RU58756U1 - PASSENGER TRANSPORT DEVICE AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to automated metering of passenger traffic, and can be used to control travel documents and to account for fare on public transport of urban and suburban traffic. According to the first aspect, a passenger transportation accounting device is claimed, which comprises an information storage and processing module, connected in a bilateral mode with a central controller included in the device, with which a document reader and an encoding of travel documents, a location determination means, also included in the device are connected in a bilateral mode vehicle, at least one means of connecting and exchanging data with external devices for collecting, storing and processing consolidated information on the outside of the vehicle, as well as at least one port for connecting and exchanging data with the means of providing control and accounting of payments on board the vehicle. According to a second aspect, a passenger transportation accounting system is claimed, which includes at least one stationary primary information collection center and at least one vehicle equipped with means of controlling travel documents at the entrance to the vehicle, including mechanical means for controlling entry to the passenger compartment vehicle and / or exit from the passenger compartment, and means of accounting for fare at the exit of the vehicle. moreover, these means of control and accounting are connected to the passenger transportation device mentioned on board the vehicle. As a result, effective payment control for passenger transport is ensured. 2 n.a. P.F., 15 C.P.F., 2 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to automated metering of passenger traffic, and can be used to control travel documents and to account for fare on public transport of urban and suburban traffic.

A passenger transportation accounting system is known from the prior art, including, in particular, passenger vehicles equipped with travel document control points, as well as central and station complexes, configured to store data on the division of the transport network, traffic intervals between stations, as well as with the possibility of forming a route scheme for each station, tariffs of route schemes and tariff coefficients, and points of sale of travel documents are included a station complex (see. RU 2176106, IPC G 07 B 15/00, publ. 20.11.2001).

The known system provides for dividing the entire route into zones with differentiated fare depending on the duration of the trip (the number of intersected zones), however, there is no mechanism for controlling the correctness of payment in the known system. In particular, after acquiring a ticket at a station, passengers can drive a larger number of areas on a vehicle than is stipulated by the ticket, in the absence of control at the exit from the vehicle. As a result, the efficiency of the system known from RU 2176106 can be significantly reduced.

This problem is partially solved in a system known from EP 465456, IPC G 07 B 15/00, publ. 01/08/1992, which includes at least one stationary center for the primary collection of information and at least one

a vehicle equipped with means of controlling travel documents at the entrance to the vehicle and accounting for tolls at the exit of the vehicle, said control and accounting means being connected to a passenger transportation metering device on board the vehicle containing at least a storage module and information processing, providing at least the collection and storage of data about the fare, and the specified device is configured to exchange data with the specified monitoring and accounting means, as well as with the possibility of two-way connection with the specified center for the primary collection of information. According to the totality of features and the achieved result, the system known from EP 465456 is selected as the closest analogue of the claimed system, and the fare metering device known from the same is selected as the closest analogue of the claimed device of the same purpose.

A disadvantage of the known system is its lack of reliability, as indicated in the description of EP 465456, as well as the complexity of the toll collection scheme. Control of travel documents at the entrance and accounting of payment at the exit is carried out by means of photo sensors and contact sensors installed near each of the vehicle doors, built into the steps at the entrance to the vehicle interior, fixing the passenger passage and the direction of this passage, as well as contactless registrars providing remote reading information from a travel document of an incoming or outgoing passenger and transmitting this information to an on-board transportation accounting device. As you can see, in the well-known solution, the vehicle is not equipped with means that impede the passenger from leaving the vehicle if the paid cost of his travel document is less than the cost of the actual route traveled (i.e., if the number of zones passed is more than actually paid). In addition, the on-board metering device in the known solution only collects data on entry and exit and helps to prevent only passengers without a ticket from entering the cabin

or on an invalid ticket, not providing the opportunity to purchase a ticket directly from the driver, as well as to prevent the passenger from exiting the paid travel limit. Given these features of the implementation of the accounting system and device to ensure the correct fare payment, the known solution proposes to record the travel data of each passenger, transfer them to the primary information collection center and then to the central accounting system, which will make direct debit of funds from the banking passenger's account (with his bank card). This method of levying tolls substantially narrows the scope of the system, since levying fees for certain categories of passengers who do not have a personal bank account (and / or bank card) seems to be a big problem in this case. In addition, for the correct collection of fares for passengers with a bank account, it is necessary to enter into the system and store in it an excessive amount of personal data, which, in addition to information about the transportation, would include information about the passenger’s identity, including information about his bank details, which significantly increases the cost of storing and processing information in the system, while reducing its effectiveness, ease of use and speed.

Among other disadvantages of the known system, it should be noted that the means of measuring the distance traveled, by which the current location of the vehicle is determined and, accordingly, the current zone of the route is determined, is an odometer located separately from the transportation accounting device, which complicates the layout of the system in terms of location of its elements on the vehicle and each time requires zeroing the odometer at the beginning of the route.

The objective of this utility model is the creation of an on-board passenger metering device with enhanced functionality that would help to ensure that the fare is correctly paid, with the possibility of a surcharge in case of passenger excess

paid limit of his travel document, and which would ensure the issuance and sale of new travel documents directly in the cabin of the vehicle.

This problem is solved in that the passenger metering device, comprising at least a data storage and processing module, providing at least collection and storage of data on fare payment, and configured to exchange data with payment monitoring and accounting devices located in vehicle interior, as well as with the possibility of two-way connection with external devices for collecting, storing and processing consolidated information outside the vehicle, according to The first aspect of the utility model includes a central controller and a module for reading and encoding travel documents, means for determining the location of a vehicle, at least one means for connecting and exchanging data with said external devices outside the vehicle, and also at least one port for connecting and exchanging data with said means for providing control and accounting of payment on board a vehicle.

In the particular case, the device contains one means of connecting and exchanging data with external devices outside the vehicle.

Moreover, this tool can be a port for wired connection to an external device connected to the controller via a data bus, or a wireless module, in particular, a short-range communication module with a connection range of 100 m to 400 m or a module that supports data exchange in the GPRS standard having the ability to connect a GPRS antenna to it.

In another particular case, the device may simultaneously contain means for wired and wireless connections and data exchange with external

devices, moreover, as in the previous case, the means of wired connection and data exchange is a port connected to the controller via the data bus for wired connection, and the means of wireless connection and data exchange can be a short-range communication module and / or GPRS module.

Further, the module for reading and encoding travel documents can in a particular case include a controller for reading and recording travel documents, which has two-way communication with an antenna that provides contactless reading of information from travel documents and their contactless encoding, as well as a processor, connected in a two-way mode with one sides with the specified read and write controller, and on the other hand, with the central controller.

Further, the information storage and processing module preferably comprises a memory device, which in a particular case may be an electrically programmable read-only memory device (the so-called flash memory module), connected in a two-way mode with a central controller.

Preferably, the vehicle positioning means is a navigation module, connected in a two-way mode to the central controller, as well as to the navigation antenna.

Another objective of the utility model is the creation of a passenger transportation accounting system, which, in comparison with the prior art, provides more effective control over the correctness of fare payment on routes with zonal division, is characterized by higher convenience of its operation and enhanced functionality, including the possibility of controlled entry -exit of passengers through all doors of the vehicle, which is part of the system, by compact placement of control devices in Alone vehicle.

This problem is solved in that in a system that includes at least one stationary center for the primary collection of information and at least one vehicle equipped with means for controlling travel documents at the entrance to the vehicle and accounting for the fare at the exit of the vehicle, moreover, these means of control and accounting are connected to the passenger transportation metering device on board the vehicle, also configured to exchange data with the indicated center For the primary collection of information, in accordance with the second aspect of the utility model, said metering device includes at least an information storage and processing module connected in a bilateral mode with a central controller included in the device, with which in turn are connected in a bilateral mode also included in the accounting device is a module for reading and encoding travel documents, means for determining the location of a vehicle, at least one means for connecting and exchanging data and with at least one of these stationary centers for the primary collection of information, as well as a port for connecting and exchanging data with the indicated means of ensuring control and accounting of payments on board the vehicle, and the said means of control and accounting include mechanical means of regulating the entrance into the passenger compartment of the vehicle and exit from the passenger compartment, as well as means of controlling travel documents, each of which is associated with one of the indicated mechanical means of regulation, as well as connected to a yard on-line mode with a fare metering device, said control means being capable of supplying control actions to the associated mechanical means of regulation to ensure that the entrance to the passenger compartment is released if the incoming passenger's travel document is valid, to ensure that the passenger leaves the passenger compartment if the ticket does not exceed the paid limit and with the provision of blocking the entrance to the salon or exit from the salon in all other cases.

Preferably, the travel documents are contactless smart cards, and the travel document control means includes a unit for reading information from the contactless smart card and writing information to it, connected in a two-way mode to a controller, which in turn is in a two-way mode with a payment metering device and in one-sided mode - with the appropriate mechanical means of regulating the passage with the possibility of applying control actions to it based on the results of the check odnosti contactless smart card, said check said controller is provided.

In the particular case, each of these mechanical means of regulation is a turnstile, and at least one of the turnstiles is equipped with a built-in means of control of travel documents.

In another particular case, each of these mechanical means is also a turnstile containing a mechanical part and a turnstile control unit connected to it, the mechanical part being configured to block or release the passage through the turnstile depending on the control actions generated by the control unit, and the latter is connected with the specified means of control of travel documents, made in the form of a separate device.

The indicated embodiment of the transportation accounting device when it is installed in the driver’s cab allows combining the functions of determining the exact location of the vehicle, controlling devices controlling the entry and exit of passengers in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and the functions of interaction with stationary collection and processing centers in one driver-controlled device information, and at the same time allows the sale of travel documents directly in the vehicle interior and oizvodit extra passenger in case of exceeding the prepaid limit travel (prepaid number of zones).

In combination with the advantages provided by the payment metering device, the described implementation of the transportation accounting system allows controlling the payment of transport fares, including with the zoned passenger transportation system, monitoring the entry and exit of passengers at all doors of the vehicle, as well as recording essentially everything information on transportation (data on the passage of the route, the number of passengers, their routes, payment of fares, etc.) to the system logbook with the possibility of processing and transferring them transmitting via wireless and / or wired channel (for example, using a USB interface) to a remote computer located in a stationary center for collecting and storing information.

The utility model is explained in more detail below on a specific example of its implementation with reference to the accompanying drawings, which depict:

- figure 1 is a diagram of a specific implementation of the payment metering device;

- figure 2 is a diagram of a specific implementation of a transportation accounting system.

In accordance with the diagram shown in FIG. 1, the payment metering device includes a cross-board 1 on which a central controller 2 is mounted, connected by data buses to a vehicle positioning module 3 (navigation module) also installed on the cross-board 1 and wireless communication modules with external devices, a short-range communication module 4 with a built-in antenna and a long-distance communication module 5 (GPRS module), preferably having the ability to connect to a GPRS antenna 6.

The central controller 2 can in particular be an 8-bit PIC programmable processor manufactured by Microchip, USA, with 32 kilobytes of RAM with built-in support for the CAN protocol (working with the CAN bus). As the module for determining the location of the vehicle 3 can be used, for example, a navigation module manufactured by Lassen, USA, which allows you to receive a navigation signal (coordinates, time, speed, acceleration, etc.) and transmit it via

NMEA 0183 protocol to the central controller 2. Navigation module 3 can be connected with a signal cable to the external connection connector of navigation antenna 7. As a short-range communication module 4, a near-channel data exchange module with an integrated OSA 104 antenna manufactured by Altonika, Russia, which interacts, can be used with a central controller 2 based on the PIC processor via RS 232 protocol, and whose range is up to 300 m. As a long-distance communication module 5, the Siemens MC35i GPRS-module can be used and Siemens, Germany, also interacts with the controller 2 of the protocol RS 232. This GPRS-module 5 may have a built-in slot for GPRS-antenna connections 6.

For wired connection of the payment metering device to the computer of the stationary center for collecting and storing information on the cross-board 1, a USB port 8 can also be installed, connected to the central controller 2, and for connecting with control devices installed on board the vehicle, on the cross- the board can have at least one port 9 connected to the central controller 2 by a data bus (in particular, transmitting via CAN protocol). If necessary, several ports similar to port 9 can be executed.

Further, the module for reading and encoding travel documents (in particular, contactless smart cards) contains, in the described case, a board 10 on which a processor 11 is installed (which is, in particular, another PIC processor) connected by a data bus to the central controller 2, and connected by another data bus to the controller 12 for reading and writing travel documents (contactless smart cards), which in turn is connected by a data cable to the antenna 13 for contactless reading and encoding of smart cards. As a controller 12, a Mifare controller (Mayfair) manufactured by Philips, the Netherlands, can be used, and as an antenna 13, a Mifare antenna, respectively.

The device also contains a module for storing and processing information, containing in this case a board 14 on which a memory device 16 is installed, which can be used as a standard flash memory module (flash module) of, for example, 32 MB, connected by a data bus to the central controller 2.

In other particular cases, the implementation of the utility model with the central controller 2 can also be connected in two-way mode not shown in figure 1:

- an indication unit including a liquid crystal display and an adapter connected to the controller 2;

- receipt printing module, which can be used in particular as a thermal printer manufactured by Mercury, Russia;

- a standard keyboard (using, for example, up to 20 characters) for the driver to manually enter various data (for example, an authorization code assigned to the driver, codes necessary for encoding various types of travel documents, etc.);

- a control panel for the information board, which can be installed in the vehicle cabin to inform passengers about the current conditions of the trip (for example, zone number, name of the next stop, current time, etc.); the specified module may include an adapter connected to the controller 2 having a built-in connector for wired connection to the specified information board.

The dimensions of the above components of the payment metering device make it possible to combine them in a small-sized terminal device, which can be easily installed directly in the driver's cab of the vehicle. This device may comprise a housing, for example, similar to that of a cash register machine, onto which a USB port 8, a port 9 for connecting to control devices in the cabin, are output

vehicle, as well as a connector for connecting the navigation antenna 7. In addition, the cross-board 1 can be installed inside the housing, and the GPRS module 5 can be located on the cross-board 1 so that the connector for connecting the GPRS antenna 6 built into the module 5 is also was accessible from the outside of the case. On the outside of the case can also be located the display of the display unit, a keyboard, as well as a loading slot for installing a contactless smart card in it so that using the antenna 13 it is possible to read and / or write information from / to the BSK. In addition, a receipt printing module (thermal printer) may be located in the cavity of the housing under the hinged lid on its outer surface.

Figure 2 shows a diagram of a specific embodiment of the transportation accounting system in accordance with the second aspect of the present utility model, which includes a stationary primary data collection center 17 (located, for example, in a bus and trolleybus depot, tram depot, etc.) and at least at least one vehicle 18 assigned to this stationary center 17.

Despite the insignificance of this for the purposes of this utility model, it should be noted that the claimed system can contain the number of stationary centers 17, much larger than one, as well as contain much more than one vehicle 18 assigned to the corresponding center 17. In addition, stationary centers 17 can then be connected by communication channels to second-level information processing centers, each of which can accumulate information on transportation coming from several stationary centers assigned to it of the centers 17, as well as the transfer to each of the said centers 17 of the respective approved schedules for the movement of vehicles along the routes, maps of the zonal division of routes, fares for different zones of the route, tariff coefficients for various categories of passengers, etc. In turn, information processing centers second level can be further combined within processing centers

information of the following levels, and the number of system levels is determined only by the appropriateness of one degree or another of its branching, based on the number of routes available in a given area, the number of vehicles used and passenger flow.

Returning to the description of an example implementation of the transportation accounting system depicted in FIG. 2, the vehicle 18 is equipped with a passenger transportation accounting device 19, a specific example and additional particular cases of which have been given above with reference to FIG. 1. The device (terminal) 19 is installed in the driver’s cabin of the vehicle, while inside the passenger compartment (passenger compartment) of the vehicle, control and accounting means 20 are installed, each of which is connected to terminal 19. These control means 20 may contain, in particular, mechanical control means passage 21, as well as means of control of travel documents 22 associated with the indicated mechanical means 21, as well as connected in a bilateral mode with the terminal 19.

Mechanical controls 21 are. preferably turnstiles, the number and type of which is selected, for example, depending on the structure of the vehicle compartment 18 and the number of doors through which passengers can enter and exit. In particular, for the most efficient control of passenger flow, it is preferable to install turnstiles 21 directly in the aisle near each door of the vehicle 18 so that the possibility of placing passengers in the space between the door of the vehicle 18 and the turnstile 21 would be minimal or (in the most preferred case) completely was absent. However, if necessary, when solving a particular particular problem, the turnstiles 21 can be installed not in the passages directly near the doors, but at the beginning and at the end of the passages between the seats in the passenger compartment of the vehicle 18, however, this option of placing the turnstiles can reduce the efficiency of the claimed system,

as a result, it is not considered as the most preferred. The type of turnstiles 21 can also be individually selected for each specific case of the implementation of the utility model.

In particular, when installing turnstiles 21 in the “narrow” doors of vehicles 18 (that is, in doors through which only one passenger can pass at a time), it is advisable to use well-known tripod-type turnstiles, which usually contain a mechanical part and connected to her control unit. The main element of the mechanical part of the tripod is a rotary assembly mounted on a fixed base, the axis of rotation of which is located at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the vertical, and on which through the equal angles (approximately 120 °) three rods are installed to block the passage so that one of the rods is in a locked state occupies a horizontal position, preventing passage through the turnstile. The control unit allows you to lock and unlock the rotation of the rotary node using solenoids (retracting or pushing) installed in the mechanical part of the tripods and electrically connected to the control unit. The control unit is usually connected with external devices, from which it receives logical signals about the need to perform one or another action (block / unblock the rotation of the rotary assembly), and depending on the incoming commands, the control unit transmits a signal to the solenoids to apply or remove voltage from their windings.

When installing turnstiles 21 in the "wide" doors of vehicles 18 (that is, in doors through which more than one person can pass at a time), it may be advisable to install two tripods near this "wide" door, one of which will only work for landing (its rotary unit will rotate in one direction), and the other on the landing (its rotary unit will rotate, respectively, in the opposite direction). However, in addition to tripods, when installed near the "wide" door, other types of turnstiles can be used, the dimensions of which will allow them to be placed near such

doors of a particular vehicle (in particular, vestibule turnstiles with two obstacle lines, conventional folding turnstiles with one obstacle line, etc.), which, like tripods, usually contain a mechanical part and an associated control part (electronic - control unit) .

Means of control of travel documents 22 can either be integrated directly into the turnstile 21 connected to each of such means, or they can be implemented as a separate device and connected to the turnstile control unit 21 with a data cable. The main elements of the means 22 are essentially similar to the elements of the previously described reading and contactless coding module BSK used in the terminal 19.

In particular, each of the means 22 preferably comprises a unit 23 for reading information from the BSK and writing information to it (including, in particular, a Mayfair controller and a Mayfair antenna connected to it), connected in a bilateral mode with the controller 24 (in particular, a PIC processor) . In turn, the controller 24 through the CAN bus can in a bilateral mode connect to the terminal 19 (via port 9), and also, if the tool 22 is made as a separate device, with the turnstile control unit 21 (preferably also via the CAN interface, and while the turnstile control unit preferably also contains a controller, for example, based on a PIC processor, directly providing reception of signals from the controller 24 and transmission of control actions to the solenoids).

If the tool 22 is executed integrated in the turnstile 21, then it can perform a dual function (include the function of the turnstile control unit by the controller 24). Moreover, in another particular case, the BSK control means 22 may further comprise a storage device (for example, a smaller flash memory module) connected by a data bus to the controller 24 and designed to store various route data received from terminal 19, as well as storing actual data on the read and write sessions from / to the BSK.

The accounting system for transportation in transport and the accounting device for fare collection in its composition work as follows.

At the beginning of movement along the route, the driver of the vehicle must activate a portion of the system on board the vehicle (means of control and accounting 20, traffic accounting device 19). For this, it is necessary to connect the power supply to all these devices (19, 20) and put the terminal 19 into working mode.

The power supply of all devices of the on-board section of the system can be carried out, for example, from one or more batteries. installed on board the vehicle. In particular, turnstiles 21 are directly connected to the battery first, after which, if there are remote control devices BSK 22 (i.e. made in the form of separate BSK validator devices separate from the turnstiles 21), power is then supplied to these funds 22 from the associated ones turnstiles 21. In turn, one of the means 22, for example, closest to the driver’s cabin, is connected by an electric cable to the terminal 19. If all the BSK control means 22 are built into the turnstiles 21, power is supplied to the terminal 19 through a step-down circuit an informant from the turnstile 21 closest to the terminal 19 (usually installed in the aisle at the front door of the passenger compartment of the vehicle 18).

After the terminal 19 is connected to the network, at the request of the central controller 2, the latest version of the system log stored in the memory 16 is initialized, which may contain, in particular, permanent data (driver authorization codes) and variable data (for example, a zone division map of the last traveled vehicle Route 18, tariff tables for each of the zones of this route and tariff coefficients for various categories of passengers, etc.). The central controller 2 also polls all on-board monitoring and accounting means 20 (by connecting to the corresponding controllers 24) for their

readiness for work and determines by polling the navigation module 3 the current coordinates of the vehicle 18, which are transmitted further to the system log. The transfer of terminal 19 to the operating mode can be carried out by the driver either by entering his authorization code directly from the keyboard of terminal 19. or using the driver’s personal BSK. In this case, the obtained driver data is loaded into the storage device 16 and stored there in the current state throughout the route.

Next, the driver can initialize the downloading of relevant data on the route that vehicle 18 must travel from the stationary center 17 (from the server installed in the center 17 or from the workstation) via a wireless channel or by direct wired connection to the center 17. In the first case, the installed on the cross-board 1, the short-range communication module 4 with a built-in antenna, and it is clear that a stationary center 17 (a server or workstation located there) should be equipped with a similar short-circuiting module, and in the second In this case, a direct connection can be carried out using a data cable connected to terminal 19 via USB port 8, and to a stationary center 17 (server or workstation) in any convenient way (for example, also via a USB port). Initialization of the actual data request by the driver can be carried out by entering a predefined request code from the keyboard, or due to the program stored in the central controller 2, the actual data can be requested and downloaded when terminal 19 is put into operation (programming of all the controllers / processors included in the composition system, can be carried out in the manufacture of the terminal 19). The route data obtained from the stationary center 17 is loaded into the system log stored in the memory 16. If necessary, part of the route data (for example, the coordinates of the current location of the vehicle 18 and the route zone corresponding to these coordinates) can be transmitted to the on-board means 22 for controlling travel documents why each of these

means can be additionally equipped with memory modules (in particular, flash memory modules of less than 32 MB, capacity) connected to the controller 24 of the corresponding means 22, which allows you to keep an event log for each of the monitoring and accounting means 20 separately, accumulating this data also in the main system log in terminal 19.

After initializing and verifying the readiness of all on-board elements of the system, as well as after loading the actual data from the stationary center 17 into the system log of the terminal 19, the driver takes the vehicle 18 to the route.

The functioning of the system at stops is carried out on the basis of the “entry-exit” principle, which means passengers enter and exit through any of the doors, and the passenger will need to use his travel document twice: to enter and exit the vehicle.

The passenger can purchase a travel document from the driver at the entrance to the vehicle cabin 18 or at specially designated kiosks for the sale of travel documents. When selling a travel document (BSC), information about the place and time of its sale, the duration of its validity, the registration number in the system and the number of paid zones can be entered. When selling a BSK in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, the driver can attach a BSK with the registration number already fixed on it to the antenna 13, after which enter the number of zones paid by the passenger from the keyboard. This information, as well as the time of sale (determined by the system time), the point of sale (determined by the current coordinates of the vehicle in relation to the map of the zone division of the route) is entered in the corresponding BSK registers.

Further, to enter the vehicle interior 18, the passenger must attach a travel document (BSC) to the antenna of the information reading unit 23

one of the means of controlling travel documents 22. Information recorded on the passenger’s BSK (registration number, number of paid zones) is then transmitted sequentially from controller 24 to central controller 2, from where it is transferred to the system log in memory 16, where the validity of this BSK can be checked to use. When you try to use an invalid card (expired, with a travel limit expended, etc.) to the central controller 2 and then to the controller 24, a signal is received about the refusal to accept this BSK and the prohibition of passage to the salon. If necessary, the passenger can be given the appropriate sound or visual signal by means of a buzzer or LED connected to the tool 22, located on the tool body 22 or on the turnstile case 21 (especially if the tool 22 is built into the corresponding turnstile 21). If the BSK is deemed suitable, the information read from it is transmitted to the system log, where it is recorded together with additional indicators (in particular, with the system time and the coordinates of the passenger's entry point into the passenger compartment). Entries in the system log can be assigned an internal code, which is transmitted in the opposite direction through the central controller 2, controller 24 to block 23, which writes this code to one of the BSK registers.

When allowing entry into the cabin, the controller 24 of the corresponding BSK control means 22 sends a corresponding logical command to the control unit controller of the mechanical means of regulating the passage (turnstile) 21, after which the specified controller generates a control action on the solenoids of the mechanical part of the turnstile 21 (if the control means 22 is executed as isolated device), or sends a signal directly to the solenoids, if the tool 22 is built into the turnstile 21 and the controller 24 simultaneously performs the functions of ontroller of the turnstile control unit 21. As a result of supplying the specified control action (on supply or removal of voltage on the solenoid windings, depending on

whether it is pushing or retracting) the mechanical part of the turnstile 21 is unlocked and the passenger passes into the passenger compartment of the vehicle 18. In accordance with the current technology, after the passage of the passenger is completed, the mechanical part of the turnstile 21 can be locked again until the validity of the travel document of the next passenger is confirmed.

When the vehicle 18 is moving along the route between stops, the central controller 2, in accordance with the program laid down, can periodically poll all on-board system elements for their operability, as well as request and transmit to the system log data on the current location of the vehicle 18 through navigation module 3. It should be noted that in another case, the determination of the current coordinates of the vehicle 18 can be requested by the driver only at stops by entering in advance for given code of this operation from the keyboard. With the described execution of the terminal 19 and the entire system as a whole, it is also possible to periodically transmit the current coordinates of the vehicle 18, as well as data on the number of passengers carried, the health of the on-board system elements and other necessary information to the stationary center 17 via the long-distance communication channel using the GPRS module 5 with a GPRS antenna 6. Obviously, in this case, the remote computer — the server or workstation in the stationary center 17 — must also have GPRS equipment.

Further, when the passenger leaves the passenger compartment of the vehicle 18, the passenger must again attach his BSK to the antenna of the information reading unit 23 of one of the means of controlling the travel documents 22. The reading unit 23 interrogates the BSK register, in which the internal recording code was recorded in the passenger's entrance to the passenger compartment system log corresponding to this BSK (this passenger). The specified code is transmitted through controller 24 to the central controller 2 of terminal 19, from where, together with information about the time and coordinates of the exit point from the passenger compartment (determined using the navigation module 3 and antenna 7), it is transmitted to the information storage and processing module for

checks in the system log stored in the memory 16. The verification may consist in determining the distance traveled by the passenger. the number of route zones crossed at the same time and the correspondence of the prepaid number of zones to actually passed.

In the event that it is established that the prepaid travel limit has been fully spent, but not exceeded, or has not been fully spent, a signal is issued to the controller 24 of the corresponding travel document control means 22 to permit passage. At the same time, according to the results of calculations made in the system log, along with the signal about permission to exit to control means 22, information can also be transmitted about the remaining travel limit on this BSK (for example, the number of paid zones), which, when received on block 23, is recorded on BSK ( by overwriting the corresponding register) simultaneously with resetting the register to this BSK, where the internal code of the record in the system log is stored. In turn, the permission signal is transmitted from the controller 24 to the mechanical part of the turnstile 21 (as described above - through the control unit of the turnstile 21 or directly to the solenoids of the mechanical part of the turnstile 21), as a result of which the turnstile is unlocked, allowing the passenger to leave the vehicle.

In the event that it is established by the results of the check that the passenger’s prepaid travel limit is not only exhausted, but also exceeded, or that the storage register at the BSK of the internal system log entry code is reset (this is possible if several people try to use this card for sequential exit passengers), to the control means 22 a signal is issued to prohibit the exit, which can then be converted into an audio or visual signal informing the passenger that he needs to make additional the fare for the driver.

The driver conducts a preliminary check of the BSK of this passenger, applying it to the antenna 13 of the BSK reading and coding module on his

terminal 19. At the same time, a request is sent to the system log in the storage device 16, which may be identical to the previously described request, which comes initially from the travel document control means 22, but may also contain additional fields, in particular, the BSK registration number in case the storage register the internal code on it has been reset, and it will not be possible to determine the corresponding entry in the system log by this parameter. Upon request of the central controller 2 in the system log, the desired record is searched (by record number or, if it is reset in the BSK register, by registration card number). If the record number is not reset in the BSK register, the excess of the travel limit is calculated on this card in the information storage and processing module (in the same way as the remaining limit is calculated in the case described above), during which the excess value (number of zones) is calculated and Based on the tariff grid stored in the system log (with the involvement, if necessary, of tariff coefficients for various categories of passengers), the amount to be paid is calculated by the number of zones covered without payment, which is transferred to the cent cial controller 2, which, for clarity, may be displayed on display terminal 19 and / or directly to the printer for a receipt printing. After making the payment, the driver can enter a predefined code that corresponds to the successful payment, after which changes are made in the system log to record the correct payment of the fare, as a result of which the passenger reapplies it to the control means 22 after the driver returns the card to him travel documents, which, after the verification of the correctness of payment on this card described earlier, taking into account the changes made to the system journal, issues a permission to exit the passenger and salon.

If it is established that the register for storing the internal code of the entry in the system log for some BSK is reset, penalties may be applied to the passenger. In particular, the rules for the carriage of passengers in the system may establish that a passenger is required to pay a large fine,

obviously exceeding the fare on the entire route from the beginning to the end, or after finding the corresponding BSK entry in the system log by the registration number of the card, the passenger will be required to re-pay the full fare (determined by the entry point to the passenger compartment and the exit point) regardless that he might not have exceeded the prepaid travel limit. In addition, the card of this passenger can be canceled and withdrawn by the driver.

After completing the route, upon returning the vehicle 18 to the park, the system logbook for transportation along this route is transmitted to the stationary center 17 via a wireless or wired communication channel (via the short-range communication module 4 or via the USB port 8), where the data on the route, quantity and categories transported passengers, their routes, information about the fare for this route and other data that can be stored in the system log are accumulated, I can be subjected to preliminary analysis and / or transfer atsya of communication channels in the previously mentioned collecting a higher level of information centers.

As a result, along with effective control of payment of fare on vehicles and charging fair fare in the claimed system, a large amount of actual data on passenger traffic in various directions (routes), the specific gravity of certain categories of passengers in the total number of passengers carried can be additionally collected the time of their movement, the preferred directions of their movement, the state of the fleet of vehicles 18, coming on line on various routes tach, as well as other data necessary for a more effective solution to the problems of urban and suburban transport management.

In conclusion, it should be noted that the above example of a specific implementation of the utility model in its various aspects is provided only for a better understanding of its essence and does not in any way limit the scope of the requested legal protection, since many other possible options will be clear to the specialist

cases of the implementation of the claimed utility model, not going beyond the scope of the claims, fully determined exclusively by the attached formula of the utility model.

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1. A metering device for passenger traffic, comprising at least a module for storing and processing information, at least collecting and storing data on tolls, and configured to exchange data with payment monitoring and accounting devices located in the vehicle interior, as well as with the possibility of two-way connection with external devices for collecting, storing and processing consolidated information outside the vehicle, characterized in that the specified module is stored information processing and bilaterally connected to the central controller included in the device, with which the reader and encoder of travel documents, means for determining the location of the vehicle, at least one means of connecting and exchanging data with the specified external devices outside the vehicle, as well as at least one port for connecting and exchanging data with the specified means is provided I control and metering on board the vehicle. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains one means of connecting and exchanging data with external devices outside the vehicle. 3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that said means is a port for wired connection to an external device, connected to the controller via a data bus. 4. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that said means is a wireless communication module. 5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that said wireless communication module is a short-range communication module with a connection range of 100 to 400 m. 6. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that said wireless communication module is a module that supports data exchange in the GPRS standard, having the ability to connect a GPRS antenna to it. 7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it simultaneously contains means for wired and wireless connections and data exchange with these external devices. 8. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the module for reading and encoding travel documents includes a controller for reading and writing travel documents having two-way communication with an antenna that provides contactless reading of information from travel documents and their contactless encoding, as well as a processor, in two-way mode, connected on the one hand with the specified read and write controller, and on the other hand, with the central controller. 9. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the information storage and processing module comprises a storage device, which is an electrically programmable read-only memory device (the so-called flash memory module), connected in a bilateral mode with a central the controller. 10. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that the information storage and processing module comprises a storage device, which is an electrically programmable read-only memory device (the so-called flash memory module), connected in a bilateral mode with a central controller. 11. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or 10, characterized in that the vehicle’s positioning means is a navigation module, connected in a bilateral mode with the central controller, as well as with the navigation antenna. 12. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that the means of determining the location of the vehicle is a navigation module, connected in a bilateral mode with the central controller, as well as with the navigation antenna. 13. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the means of determining the location of the vehicle is a navigation module, connected in a bilateral mode with the central controller, as well as with the navigation antenna. 14. The system of accounting for passenger traffic, which includes at least one stationary center for the primary collection of information and at least one vehicle equipped with means for controlling travel documents at the entrance to the vehicle and accounting for tolls at the exit of the vehicle, these control and accounting tools are connected to the passenger transportation meter on board the vehicle, also configured to exchange data with the specified center primary collection of information, characterized in that the said accounting device includes at least an information storage and processing module, connected in a two-way mode with a central controller included in the device, to which, in turn, in turn are connected also included in the composition accounting devices, a module for reading and encoding travel documents, means for determining the location of a vehicle, at least one means for connecting and exchanging data with at least one of these stationary centers for the primary collection of information, as well as a port for connecting and exchanging data with the indicated means of ensuring control and accounting of payments on board the vehicle, and the said means of control and accounting include mechanical means of regulating the entrance to the vehicle and / or exit from the passenger compartment, as well as means of controlling travel documents, each of which is associated with one of the indicated mechanical means of regulation, and is also connected in a bilateral mode with the device ohm of transportation accounting, moreover, these control means are made with the possibility of submitting control actions on the associated mechanical means of regulation, ensuring the release of the entrance to the passenger compartment in case of validity of the travel document of the incoming passenger, ensuring the release of the passenger exit if the travel document does not exceed the paid limit and with providing barriers to entry or exit from the cabin in all other cases. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the travel documents are contactless smart cards, and the control tool for travel documents includes a unit for reading information from a contactless smart card and writing information to it, connected in a bilateral mode with a controller, which, in turn, in a two-way mode is connected with a fare metering device and in a one-way mode with an appropriate mechanical means of regulating the passage with the possibility of applying control actions to it along Based on the results of the validation of the contactless smart card, the specified verification is provided by the specified controller. 16. The system according to 14 or 15, characterized in that each of these mechanical means of regulation is a turnstile, and at least one of the turnstiles is equipped with at least one built-in means of control of travel documents. 17. The system according to 14 or 15, characterized in that each of these mechanical means is a turnstile containing a mechanical part and a turnstile control unit connected to it, the mechanical part being configured to block or release the passage through the turnstile, depending on the control impacts generated by the control unit, and the latter is connected to the specified means of control of travel documents, made in the form of a separate device.