JPS6341110B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that issues payment tickets, zone change tickets, etc. at a payment counter in a station or the like by an operator's operation.

Conventional technology In addition to the general payment method for passengers who transfer on the company's own line and get off at the payment station, there are also various types of payment methods in railways, including general payment for passengers who transfer on the company's own line and get off at the payment station, and in particular when the payment station is a transfer station to another company's line or another company's line. , payment for customers who transfer to another station on the company's own line, payment for customers who transfer from the company's line to another company's line, payment for customers who transfer from the company's line to another company's line and then transfer again to another company's line, etc. Also, the method of calculating the payment amount differs depending on the type of payment, the type of ticket the customer has, whether there is a transfer to the payment station on the company's own line, etc.

Among these, for payment, the standard station (station that is the starting point for payment) is assumed to be the customer's first time at the payment station.
The shortfall fare from the payment station to the payment station is calculated, and then, assuming that the passenger is transferring from the payment station to another company's line via another company's line, the passenger gets off at another company line from the payment station via another company's line. There are two methods: one-off payment in which the fare up to and including the fare is newly calculated and the sum of both calculated fares is the amount to be paid (amount to be paid by the customer); There is a one-time payment method in which the difference between the fare (fare that is the sum of the fare and the fare of other airlines) and the amount on the ticket (the amount paid) is the amount to be paid.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, depending on the face value of the ticket and the distance traveled on the company's own line, the amount paid by discontinuation payment may be less than the amount paid by continuous payment, or conversely, it may be more. Therefore, depending on the mode of payment, customers may be disadvantaged.

The present invention provides a method for connecting from a first company line to another company's line,
To provide a ticket issuing device which can easily settle the payment so as not to disadvantage a passenger who transfers from another company's line to a second company line.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ticket issuing device according to the present invention corresponds to each station individually and distinguishes between the standard station that serves as the basis for payment and the alighting station at which the passenger intends to get off the train. an operation console having a plurality of setting switches for setting, a numeric keypad for inputting the paid face amount Dy, a display device for displaying the amount entered using the numeric keypad, and a display device for displaying the settlement amount to be received; A table that stores the distance Ax between each station on the first own line including the payment station and the payment station for each station;
A table that stores the fare By between each station on another company's line where you can transfer at the payment station and the payment station, and a table that stores the fare By between the payment station and each station on another company's line where you can transfer at the payment station, and the transfer station and the second company line where you transfer from the payment station to the second company line via the other company's line. A table that stores the distance Cx between each station on the own line, a table that stores the fare that corresponds to the distance of the own line, and a table that stores the rideable distance that corresponds to the fare of the own line. a memory having; a ticket issuing machine; and a reference station and alighting station set by the setting switch, the face amount of the ticket entered by the numeric keypad,
and a central processing unit that calculates the payment amount using the information in the memory and outputs a ticket issuing command to the ticket issuing machine; When the ticket cannot be boarded and the station to get off at is a second station on the company's own line, the reference station, station to get off at, and face value Dy input from the console.
Based on, from the memory, calculate the distance Ax and fare Ay between the reference station and the settlement station, the distance Cx and fare Cy between the transfer station and the getting off station, and the fare between the settlement station and the transfer station.
By, the distance Dx corresponding to the face amount Dy, and the distance Ax.
reading means for reading out _the fare Ey corresponding to the distance Ex of the sum _of Cy; Dy=0
), a determining means that determines the smaller amount of Fy ₁ or Fy ₂ as the settlement amount, and an issuing means that instructs the issuing machine based on the output from the determining means. It is characterized by:

Operation In a device having the above means, the central processing unit calculates the lesser of the shortfall amount due to continuous payment and the shortfall amount due to discontinuation payment based on the reference station, alighting station, and the face amount input from the setting switch and numeric keys. It shall be the settlement amount.

Example The embodiments shown in the drawings will be described below.

The ticket issuing device shown in Figure 1 is. As shown in Figure 2,
Station A ₃ where you can transfer from your company's line A to another company's line B, and then to another company's line at station C ₁ via this company's line B.
It is a device installed in
, a printer 3 for payment tickets and sales data, a ticket issuing machine 4 for train tickets, and a central processing unit 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation console 1 includes a switch 11 for turning on and off the power of the entire device, and an indicator light 12 that is lit while the power is on.
An exit 13 for the payment ticket, an exit 14 for the ticket, a numeric keypad 15 for inputting the paid amount (the amount of the ticket held by the customer = the amount on the face of the ticket), and a numeric keypad 15 for displaying the entered amount. a display 16 for displaying the payment amount, a daily accounting command key 18 for instructing to compile and print one day's sales data, and a display for compiling and printing one month's sales data. A monthly accounting command key 19 that commands
A trial printing key 20 that commands trial printing, a child key 21 that inputs that payment will be made in child amount, an indicator light 22 that lights up depending on the nature of the abnormality, a date setting switch 23, and a reference station. A setting switch 24 for setting the station to get off at, and a clear key 25 for clearing the amount entered using the numeric keypad 15.
, a correction key 26 for correcting the departure station and/or destination station set by the setting keys 24 . . . , a start key 27 for inputting a command to start the payment operation, and each information input before pressing the start key 27. It is equipped with an all clear key 28 that clears all of the information.

The numeric keypad 15 is a general key used in desktop electronic computers and the like, and the console 1 is provided with a decoder that outputs a code corresponding to a depressed key of the numeric keypad. The amount input using the numeric keypad 15 is input to the central processing unit 5 via the decoder. The numeric keypad 15 is pressed down in order from the key corresponding to the number of high-order digits of the amount to be input.

The display 16 is driven by a drive circuit (not shown) based on the amount input into the central processing unit 5 using the numeric keypad 15, and the display 17 is driven based on the amount to be paid calculated by the central processing unit 5. and is driven by a drive circuit (not shown).

Each indicator light 22... is an indicator light that is lit when there is an error in the operation by the staff member, an indicator light that is lit when there is no need to make a payment, and an indicator light that is lit when there is no need to make a payment with this device. It is equipped with an indicator light that corresponds to an indicator light that is lit when a calculation error occurs in the central processing unit 5, etc., and when the indicator light is lit, it is possible to visually see the content corresponding to that indicator light. is configured to be displayed.

Each setting switch 24 corresponds to A ₁ , A ₂ ..., B ₁ , B ₂ ..., C ₁ , C ₂ ... within the range that can be settled by this device, and first the switch corresponding to the reference station is selected. Then, the switch corresponding to the station to get off at is pressed down. Each setting switch 24 is a push button switch having an indicator light (not shown), and when pressed down, the corresponding indicator light lights up. A decoder (not shown) is provided at the next stage of the setting switches 24 to output the station code (station code) corresponding to the depressed switch to the central processing unit 5.

Keys 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 2
Reference numerals 7 and 28 are push button switches, respectively, and the date setting switch is a digital switch used by an employee to set the settlement date at the start of work. These keys and date setting switch are connected to the central processing unit 5.

The reference station is the station from which payment is made, and if the ticket the customer owns is a ticket with the boarding station (departing station) name and fare printed (short-distance ticket), the boarding station, the boarding station name, and the alighting station. (Destination station) ticket with name printed (distance ticket),
For commuter passes and coupon tickets, the station closest to the payment station _A3 is the station within the travelable section. Further, the alighting station is the station where the customer actually gets off the train, or in other words, the destination station that the customer has informed the staff for payment.

The memory 2 includes a table 2a storing distances for each station from station A ₃ to other stations A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₄ . B ₁
Table 2b stores fares for each station from B to other stations B ₂ , B ₃ , B _{4 .} A table 2c that stores the distance to each station C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ . 2d, a table 2e storing distances corresponding to the fares of own lines for each fare, and tables 2f and 2g for storing sales data. Each information in the tables 2a, 2b, 2c is stored in the central processing unit by using the station code input to the central processing unit 5 as an address, as shown in FIG. The data is read out by the reading means 40 of No. 5. Each piece of information in the table 2d uses the distance read from the tables 2a, 2c or the sum of both read distances as an address, and each piece of information in the table 2e is sent to the central processing unit 5 based on the fare, especially the face amount. It is read out by the reading means 40. The table 2f is written with sales data by the central processing unit 5 each time a product is released, and stores the sales data for the day. When the daily accounting command key 18 is pressed down, the stored sales data is The data is read out by the reading means 40 of the central processing unit 5, printed by the printer 3, and then cleared. table 2
Sales data is written in by the central processing unit 5 each time a product is released, and g stores the sales data for the day. When the monthly total command key 19 is pressed down, the stored sales data is After being read out by the processing device 5 and printed by the printer 3, it is cleared. Tables 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and table 2e can be constructed of read-only memories, for example, and tables 2f and 2g are preferably constructed of non-volatile memories.

The printer 3 prints predetermined information on roll paper, and is used when a command to issue a payment ticket is input from the central processing unit 5, when a command to print sales data for daily accounting is input, and when a command to print sales data for monthly accounting is input. Operates when a command to print sales data is input. This printer 3 is equipped with a control circuit that controls the printing mechanism according to the input command when the command is input, and also sends out the printed portion of the roll paper to the outlet 13 of the operator console 1. It is set up to do so.

The ticket issuing machine 4 is a known device installed in a ticket vending machine, etc., and includes a control circuit that edits the ticket format and controls the printing mechanism when a ticket issuing command is input from the issuing means 43 of the central processing unit 5. ing. The ticket issued by this ticket issuing machine 4 is
is sent to the outlet 14 of.

The central processing unit 5 includes a register (not shown) that temporarily stores information input from the console 1 for each piece of information.
A: When the daily accounting command key 18 is pressed down, the daily sales data is read from the table 2f, and a printing command for this sales data is output to the printer 3, and B: The monthly accounting command key is pressed. When the key 19 is pressed down, the sales data in the table 2g is read out and a command to print this sales data is output to the printer 3. When the trial printing key 20 is pressed down, a command to issue a trial print ticket is sent to the printer 3. Output to the ticket issuing machine 4. Further, this central processing unit 5 has a setting key 24
When the start key 27 is pressed down following the numeric keypad 15, the readout means 40 reads out the information in the memory 2 using the pressed down setting switch and the information input using the numeric keypad, and the determination means 42 issues the information. The type of ticket to be paid is determined, the amount to be paid is calculated by the calculation means 41, and the issuing means 43 instructs the printer 3 and/or the ticket issuing machine 4 to issue a payment ticket and/or a ticket.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the operating method and operation of the above-mentioned device at the time of payment will be explained.
In addition, in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the area within the dotted line frame indicates the operation by the staff member.

;The ticket presented by the customer is a ticket for the company's own line that departs from any station on the company's line A, for example, _A1 , and shows the destination station in terms of price, and the station where the customer gets off is the payment station.
If A ₃ , press setting switch 2 on console 1.
4. Set the departure station _A1 , which is the reference station, and the settlement station _A3 , which is the alighting station, in order, and then use the numeric keypad 15 to enter the amount of the ticket "Dy" in yen,
After that, the start key 27 is pressed down. In this case, the amount “Dy” yen is a paid amount, that is, “Dy”
=0" is not the case.

In this way, the central processing unit 5 first determines that the reference station is A ₁ , the getting off station is A ₃ , and the ticket amount “Dy” yen is input, so that “the station from which the ticket originates is our own company”. It is on Line A and the station you get off at is the payment station.
A ₃ , so the ticket to be issued is a settlement ticket.”
After determining that, the reading means 40 reads the table 2d.
The calculation means 41 calculates Fy=Ay−Dy using the fare “Ay” in yen between stations ₁ and A ₃ read out and the input amount “Dy” in yen, and calculates the settlement amount.
If Fy is calculated, and the calculation result is Fy≦0, there is no need to pay, so a message to that effect is displayed on the indicator light 22 of the operation console 1. If Fy>0, the issuing means 43 issues a “Fy” The printer 3 is instructed to issue a yen payment ticket. The payment ticket issued in this manner can have the same format as known payment tickets.

;The ticket presented by the customer is a ticket for the company's own line that departs from any station on the company's line A, for example A ₁ , and indicates the destination station by price, and the ticket is for the company's line and the station where the customer gets off is the company's line B.
If it is any station within, for example _B4 ,
As in the case described above, set the reference station A ₁ and the getting off station B ₄ in order, enter the ticket amount "Dy" in yen using the numeric keypad 15, and then press the start key 2.
Press down 7.

In this way, the central processing unit 5 will determine that the reference station is A ₁ , the getting off station is B ₄ , and the ticket amount “Dy” yen is input, so that “the departure station and destination station of the ticket are Because it is on line A and the station you get off at is on another company's line B, the ticket to be issued is on another company's line B.
The station A ₁ is read out from the table 2d after determining that the ticket is for the train or the ticket and the payment ticket.
Using the fare Ay yen between A _{and 3} , the input amount Dy yen, and the fare By yen read from table 2b, calculate the settlement amount Fy by calculating Fy = (Ay - Dy) + By. And when Ay-Dy > 0, an "Ay-Dy" yen payment ticket issuance command is output to the printer 3, and a "By" yen ticket issuance command for boarding other company's line B is output to the printer 3. It is output to the issuing machine 4, and when Ay-Dy≦0, it is not necessary to issue a payment ticket, so that fact is displayed on the indicator light 22, and a “By” yen ticket for boarding another company's line B is issued. The ticket issuing machine 4 is instructed to issue the ticket.

The ticket issued in this way has the issuing station name _A3 or _B1 , the destination station _B4 or "By" yen, and is a ticket that allows you to transfer to the B line from the payment station _A3 . Further, the payment ticket is the same as the payment ticket issued as described above.

;The ticket submitted by the customer is a ticket for a company line that departs from any station on company line A, for example, _A1 , and indicates the destination station by price, and the station at which the customer gets off is on company line C. If it is any station, for example C ₄ , the user sets the reference station A ₁ and the getting off station C ₄ , inputs the ticket amount "Dy", and then presses the start key 27 in the same manner as described above.

In this way, the central processing unit 5 uses the reading means 40 to read tables 2a, 2b, 2c, Distance AxKm between stations A ₁ and A ₃ read from 2d and 2e, fare Ay yen, station
Fare between B ₁ and B ₄ By yen and distance between stations C ₁ and C ₄
Based on CxKm and the fare Cy yen, the calculating means 41 first calculates Ax+Cx=Ex(Km), and reads the fare "Ey" yen corresponding to ExKm from the table 2d. Next, perform the calculation Fy ₁ = (Ey−Dy) + By to calculate the shortfall amount Fy ₁ due to full payment.
Calculate the yen and get Fy ₂ = (Ay-Dy) + By + Cy (However, even if Ay-Dy < 0, Ay-Dy =
(set to 0) to calculate the shortfall amount due to termination and settlement.
Calculate Fy ₂ yen. After that, the determining means 42 compares the magnitude of the shortage amount Fy ₁ yen and Fy ₂ yen, and if Fy ₁ ≦Fy ₂ , the settlement amount Fy to be received is "Fy ₁ " yen.
The issuing means 43 instructs the ticket issuing machine 4 to issue a section change ticket, and if Fy ₁ > Fy ₂ , "Fy ₂ " is the settlement amount Fy to be received.
As, “Ay－Dy” yen payment ticket and “By＋Cy”
The printer 3 and ticket issuing machine 4 are instructed to issue a yen ticket. Note that the payment ticket is not issued when Ay-Dy≦0, and instead, the indicator light 22 displays that only a ticket will be issued.

The area change ticket issued in this way has the issuing station name as the payment station A ₃ (if the payment process is outsourced to a corporate entity of company B's line, it may be set as B ₁ ), the departure station as A 1 , and the arrival station as A ₃ . The name of the station to get off at is C ₄ (it can also be used as the fare Ey yen for corporate entities on company lines A and C), and this section change ticket includes the following information: that it is a section change ticket, that it is for a route via B line, and “ The receipt amount in Fy ₁ ” yen is also printed. In addition, the above-mentioned ticket has the name of the issuing station as the payment station A ₃ (or B ₁ ), the departure station as the transfer station C ₁ , and the destination station as the alighting station C for ₄ people (or the fare for C line may be Cy yen). This ticket allows you to take the B line from station _B1 , and the receipt amount of "Fy ₂ " yen is also printed on this ticket. Further, the payment ticket is the same as the payment ticket issued by the above-mentioned.

;If the ticket presented by the customer is a commuter pass, a coupon ticket, or a ticket displaying the name of the destination station that allows boarding between stations on the company's own Line A, the ticket may be used at any of the stations within the boardable section.
The station closest to station A ₃ is set as the reference station, and the setting switch 24 is used to sequentially set the reference station and the getting off station.
After inputting "0" yen using the numeric keypad 15, the start key 27 is pressed down.

In this way, the central processing unit 5 assumes that the face value of the ticket is "0" yen, and performs the same operations as described above or in accordance with the station at which the user gets off.

;The section in which the ticket presented by the customer can be boarded is payment station A ₃
If the transfer station is between a station on your company's line A and a station on your company's line B or a station on your company's line C, you can transfer from your company's line A to another company's line B. There is no need to pay at the payment station _A3 , so it is only necessary to explain to the customer that they can pay at the station they get off at.

In the above embodiments, instead of issuing a payment ticket and a train ticket, a ticket that serves as both a payment ticket and a train ticket may be issued. Further, the printer 3 or the ticket issuing machine 4 may issue the payment ticket and the ticket. Furthermore, when the result of the above calculation is Fy ₁ =Fy ₂ , instead of performing a continuous payment, an abortive payment may be performed.

In addition, in the case of one-time payment, a sector change ticket is issued as it is considered a sector change, but the longer the distance to change the sector, the larger the amount to be paid, so if the payment process is outsourced to another company, In general, the scope of handling section changes is limited. In this case, if the reference station is outside the area change handling range, it is sufficient to use an aborted settlement in which the passenger gets off once at the settlement station, even if the amount due to the full settlement is smaller than the amount due to the aborted settlement.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by simply inputting the reference station, the station to get off at, and the face amount of the paid ticket, the payment amount will be displayed and a predetermined ticket will be issued.
The staff does not need to be familiar with the fare from the payment station to each station, how to calculate the payment amount, etc., and even an inexperienced person can easily carry out the payment work. Also,
The ticket presented by the customer is a ticket that does not allow rides on other company's lines,
If the station you get off at is a second station on your own line, the shortfall fare Fy ₁ due to full settlement and the shortfall amount due to cutoff settlement
Since Fy ₂ is calculated and the small amount missing is used as the settlement amount, there is no disadvantage to the customer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electric circuit showing an example of a ticket issuing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a route network, FIG. 3 is an embodiment of an operation console, and FIGS. 4A and 4B. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the device. 1: Control console, 2: Memory, 3: Printer, 4:
Ticket issuing machine, 5: central processing unit, 15: numeric keypad,
16, 17: Display, 24: Setting switch, 4
0: reading means, 41: calculating means, 42: determining means, 43: issuing means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ticket issuing device that performs payment for customers who transfer from a first company's line to another company's line, and then from the company's line to a second company's line, which corresponds to each station individually, and A plurality of setting switches 24 that set the reference station that is the basis for payment and the alighting station where the customer is about to get off, and the face amount of the paid ticket.
Numeric keypad 15 for inputting Dy and this numeric keypad 1
Display device 16 that displays the amount input by 5.
and a display 17 that displays the payment amount to be received; a table 2a that stores the distance Ax between each station on the first company line, including the payment station, and the payment station for each station;
and a table 2b that stores the fare By between each station on another company's line where you can transfer at the payment station and the payment station,
Distance between the transfer station from the settlement station to the second company line via the other company's line and each station on the second company line
Table 2c that stores Cx and table 2d that stores fares corresponding to the distance of the own line
and a table 2e storing the rideable distance corresponding to the fare of the own line; a ticket issuing machine 4; and the reference station and alighting station set by the setting switch 24, input by the numeric keypad 15. a central processing unit 5 that calculates a settlement amount using the issued ticket amount and information in the memory 2, and outputs a ticket issuing command to the ticket issuing machine 4; When the ticket presented by the customer is a ticket that does not allow boarding on another company's line, and the station to get off at is a second station on the company's own line, the reference station, the station to get off at, and the face value of the ticket entered from the console 1.
Based on Dy, from the memory, the distance Ax and fare Ay between the reference station and the settlement station, the distance Cx and fare Cy between the transfer station and the getting off station, and the fare By between the settlement station and the transfer station , distance Dx corresponding to the face amount Dy, distance Ax
reading means 40 for reading out the fare Ey corresponding to the distance _Ex of _the sum of and Cy; Ay−Dy=0
Fy 1 , Fy ₁ ,
A ticket issuing device comprising a determining means 42 which determines the smaller amount of Fy ₂ as the settlement amount, and an issuing means 43 which instructs the ticket issuing machine 4 based on the output from the determining means 42. 2 The central processing unit 5 satisfies Fy ₁ ≦Fy ₂ (or Fy ₁ <
In the case of Fy ₂ ), the payment amount is Fy ₁ , the departure station is the reference station, the destination station is the name of the station you get off at or the amount Ey, and you transfer to the second company line at the transfer station via another company's line. Outputs a command to issue tickets that can be boarded, and then Fy ₁ >
When Fy ₂ (or Fy ₁ ≧ Fy ₂ ), the payment amount is Fy ₂ , the transfer station is the departure station, the name of the getting off station or the amount Cy is the destination station, and the transfer is made via another company's line at the transfer station. 2
2. The ticket issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the ticket issuing device outputs a command to issue a ticket that can be used to transfer to the company's own line.