JP2000322614A - Automatic fare adjustment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable fare adjusting processing based on a line of actually riding on the train by calculating an adjusted fare on the basis of the selected line and issuing a fare adjustment ticket when the calculated fare is put in. SOLUTION: When a communication ticket is inserted into an original ticket slot 4 of a machine body 1, data recorded on the commutation ticket are read. On the basis of the read data, a CPU performs arithmetic processing and judges whether the commutation ticket is a ticket capable of adjusting the fare at the station, where the machine body 1 is installed, or not. When the CPU decides fare adjusting processing is enabled, the display content of a display screen 5 is made into selection picture for selecting the actually utilized line. When the line (line a or b) of actually riding on the train is selected out of displayed lines, the adjusted fare is calculated on the basis of the selected line and the commutation ticket. Next, the calculated adjusted fare is displayed on the display screen 5 and when the money of that adjusted fare is put into the machine body 1, a fare adjustment ticket is issued from a ticket issuing port 9. Then, the commutation ticket is returned from the original ticket slot 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a device suitable for a no-latch station where a company's line and another company's line communicate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an automatic payment machine installed at a connecting station between a company line and a b company line and at a no latch station is:
If the company a line and the company b line are connected at a station other than the station where the main body of the automatic payment machine (hereinafter referred to as “main body”) is installed, the shorter ride section to the station where the main body of the automatic settlement machine is installed is used as the boarding company. The payment processing is performed as a line.

[0003] To further explain based on the route map of FIG.
When the company line and the company b line are connected at the X station and the Y station, respectively, and the station (Y station) where the main body 1 is installed is the Norratch station, the company company line is connected to the company b line by the company a line. A passenger (passenger) holding a commuter pass to No-Oto Station gets on from X Station, gets on to Y Station via Company Line, and the settlement process in the main body 1 installed at that Y Station It is based on the shorter one from Y station to the commuter pass section.

[0004] In the route map of FIG. 4, since the riding distance is shorter from the station B on the Company B line to the Y station than on the station A to the station Y on the Company a line, The settlement process is performed assuming that the user has boarded the train to the Y station.

[0005] In the route map of FIG. 4, the fare from the A station on the company a line to Y station is 150 yen, and the fare from the second station on the b company line to Y station is 100 yen. In addition,
In FIG. 4, G indicates an automatic ticket gate.

[0006]

However, the conventional automatic payment machine installed at the Norratch station where the company's own line and another company's line communicate with each other performs the payment processing based on the shorter boarding section. Therefore, there is a possibility that an accurate settlement fee may not be collected, and there is a possibility that an accurate totaling process may not be performed because a company line on which the passenger has actually boarded cannot be detected.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to perform a settlement process based on a company line on which a passenger has actually boarded, and thus to provide an automatic totaling process capable of performing an accurate totaling process. To provide a payment machine.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic settlement machine according to the present invention is installed at a no-latch station where a company's line and another company's line are connected, and the company's own line and another company's line are used. In an automatic checkout machine when a ticket that spans the base ticket is used as a payment base ticket, a reading unit that reads data recorded in the payment base ticket, and an effective ticket that can perform calculation processing based on the read data, When it is determined, selecting means for selecting the company line and the other company line, calculating means for calculating the settlement fee based on the selected company line, and when money satisfying the calculated settlement fee is input And a settlement ticket issuing means for issuing a settlement ticket.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic checkout machine according to one embodiment. Above a customer service surface 2 of a main body 1, a display section 3 showing an operating state of the main body 1 and a display section 3 thereof are shown.
The original ticket insertion slot 4 for inserting a settlement original ticket (here, a commuter pass a. Hereafter, the settlement original ticket will be described as a commuter pass) when an overriding boarding is performed, and an insertion amount and an amount to be described later. A touch-panel display screen 5 for guiding the selection and the like, a coin slot 6 for paying the settlement fee in coins, a bill insertion slot 7 for paying the settlement fee in bills, and a prepaid card for paying the settlement fee. And a card insertion slot 8 for performing the operation with the cards. In addition, a ticket issuing port 9 for a settlement ticket and a return port 10 for discharging change are provided below the customer service surface 2. Further, C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 in an integrated manner.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the controller C. The system program stored in the ROM 20, the working data stored in the RAM 21a, and the charge in which the charge data of the settlement fee are stored. Central processing unit (CPU) 2 that performs arithmetic processing using table 21b
2 as the center. This CPU 22 has I /
An original note processing unit provided with a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on a commuter pass A inserted from the original note insertion slot 4 via the O unit 23 or writing new data, etc. 24, a ticket processing unit 25 for writing and printing data on a settlement ticket (not shown) issued from the ticket issuing port 9 and printing the ticket, and processing the money inserted into the main body 1 and A money processing unit 26 that discharges change and a display driver 27 that drives and controls the display content of the display screen 5 are connected.

In the route map of the main body 1 shown in FIG. 4, the flow chart of FIG. 3 shows a settlement control operation when a user having a commuter pass a from the station A to the station B enters the station Y. It will be described using FIG.

Now, when the commuter pass A is inserted into the original ticket insertion slot 5 of the main body 1 (step 100, affirmative; hereinafter, the steps will be referred to as "S"), the data recorded in the commuter pass A will be described. It is read (S102).

The CPU 22 performs arithmetic processing based on the read data, and inserts the inserted settlement original ticket (commuter pass A) into the main unit 1.
It is determined whether or not the ticket is a ticket that can be settled at the station (Y station) where it is installed (S104). For example, when the payment processing cannot be performed due to the expiration of the validity period of the commuter pass A or no entry data being recorded, the attendant processing is performed (S10).
4 negation).

When it is determined that the commuter pass A inserted in the original ticket insertion slot 4 of the main body 1 can be settled (S104 affirmative), as shown in FIG. The selection screen is used to select the company line on which the person has actually boarded (S106).

When a company line (a company line or b company line) actually boarded is selected (pressed) from the company lines displayed on the display screen 5, the selected company line and the regular The settlement fee is calculated based on the ticket a (Yes at S108, S11
0).

The calculated settlement fee is displayed on the display screen 5, and when money (including cards such as prepaid cards) is inserted into the main body 1, the settlement ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port 9. Is issued, and the commuter pass A is returned from the original ticket insertion slot 4 (Yes at S112, S1
14). Therefore, the user can put the issued settlement ticket into the automatic ticket gate G of the Y station and participate.

In the above-described example, a commuter pass is shown as a settlement original ticket. However, other tickets such as coupons and the like can be used as long as they can be taken over company lines a and b. Of course, it is good.

Although omitted in the flow chart of FIG. 3, when the crossing is performed within the company line a or the company line b, the selection of the company line is not performed, and a well-known ordinary settlement process is performed. .

Further, although the display screen 5 is a touch panel, the display screen 5 may be a screen for displaying only, and the selection of the company line may be performed by separately providing a push button switch.

[0020]

The automatic settlement machine according to the present invention is installed at a Noratch station where the company's own line and the other company's line communicate with each other, and when a ticket extending between the company's own line and the other company's line is used as the original settlement ticket. In the automatic payment machine, when the reading means for reading the data recorded on the payment base ticket, and when the calculation processing based on the read data is determined to be a valid ticket capable of payment,
Selecting means for selecting the in-house line and another company line; calculating means for calculating a settlement fee based on the selected company line; and a settlement for issuing a settlement ticket when money satisfying the calculated settlement fee is input. Since the ticket issuance means, it is possible to receive an accurate settlement fee that matches the actual boarding ride, and to perform an accurate tallying process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 4 is an example of a route map.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic payment machine main body (main body) 2 Customer service surface 3 Display part 4 Original ticket insertion slot 5 Display screen 6 Coin insertion slot 7 Bill insertion slot 8 Card insertion slot 9 Ticket issue slot 10 Return slot C Controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic payment machine installed at a Norratch station where a company's own line and another company's line communicate with each other, and wherein a ticket extending between the company's own line and another company's line is used as a payment base ticket. Reading means for reading the data recorded in the data, and selecting means for selecting the company's own line and another company's line when an arithmetic processing based on the read data is determined to be a valid ticket that can be settled, An automatic settlement machine comprising: a calculation unit for calculating a settlement fee based on a company line, and a settlement ticket issuing unit for issuing a settlement ticket when money satisfying the calculated settlement fee is input. .