JP2002319044A - Automatic calculation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable fare/fee adjustment by use of an automatic ticket examination device and a conductor portable terminal, to do away with a coupon ticket by use sections, to execute the accurate fare/fee adjustment from a used section or equipment or the like, and to save labor of a user's adjustment process or an operator's business process. SOLUTION: A card ID or customer information concerning a company of the user issued from a card issuing machine 102 is stored, and a ticket wherein the use section is previously not decided is used. The automatic ticket examination device 103 reads information recorded in the ticket, and stores entry/exit ticket examination information into the ticket when permitting passage. The conductor portable terminal 104 stores a use train, equipment information, seat use propriety information or the like into the ticket. When it comes into a state that a fare/fee can be decided from the information stored in the ticket, a seat sale/adjustment system 101 calculates the fare/fee, and enables later payment thereof. Thereby, the adjustment of a used money amount is not required during use of the ticket. Because of managing only one kind of the ticket, a management cost can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic calculation method, and more particularly, to a magnetic ticket, a wireless card, an IC card, and the like in a transportation or transportation system such as a railway which has inventory of designated seats and manages it. The present invention relates to an automatic calculation method for handling a business ticket for performing a ticket inspection / inspection / payment operation that allows postpaid settlement (payment) of a use section using the same section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The current Shinkansen business ticket is, for example,
In the case of a coupon, the usable section is predetermined, and the user pays money when purchasing. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-188058 describes a system in which entrance / exit information is recorded on a card by an automatic ticket gate, the information is transferred to a host side, a fare is calculated, and postpayment is possible. Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-91823, a card which can have a prepaid card / credit card function and commuter pass / ticket information is used.
There is described an automatic ticket gate and an account settlement system which can record entrance / exit information on a card by an automatic ticket gate and make a pass through a gate or a payment from the recorded information.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional business ticket, if the destination of the business trip is suddenly changed, office procedures cannot be performed, and management such as passing or collecting the business ticket to the user is performed. The administrator of the ticket to perform had to prepare various coupons according to the business trip destination. For this reason, the conventional business ticket requires a coupon management cost. In addition, conventionally, in use, four procedures such as purchase of a ticket by an administrator, application of a use section by a user, and application of a use section for a shortage are required, which is inconvenient. Like this
Conventional business tickets are not user-friendly tickets for users.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to enable payment using an automatic ticket gate and a portable terminal for a conductor, eliminate coupons for each use section, and reduce the use of sections and facilities. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic calculation method capable of performing accurate payment and saving the user's payment processing and operator's business processing. Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the necessity of adjusting the amount of money used while using a ticket, and to improve the usage efficiency of the user. Another object of the present invention is to reduce the management cost by eliminating the need to prepare the number of times for each use section and eliminating the need for the administrator to manage the number of tickets for a plurality of sections. Still another object of the present invention is to perform accurate settlement by leaving a history of use of tickets, thereby preventing unauthorized use.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention mainly relates to a section whose use section is not determined in advance, a section used by an automatic ticket gate, a facility and a seat input by a portable terminal for a conductor. The present invention relates to a business ticket capable of having a mechanism for storing the availability or the like and billing a user's company for an amount of money according to the use content, an automatic ticket gate and an account settlement system for handling the ticket. In the present invention, for example,
It stores customer information and card identifiers issued by the card issuer and related to the user's company, and uses tickets whose use sections are not predetermined. The automatic ticket gate reads the information recorded on the ticket, and stores the entrance / exit ticket information if passage is permitted. In the conductor's portable terminal, confirmation information, sales information, change information, and the like on trains, facilities, availability of seats, and the like being used are stored in the ticket. Further, when it becomes possible to determine the fare / charge from the information stored in the ticket, the fare / charge is calculated by the seat sales / payment system, and the payment can be made later.
Therefore, according to the present invention, while the ticket is used, it is not necessary to settle the used amount. Also, since only one type of ticket needs to be managed, the management cost can be reduced.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic calculation method for adjusting a usage fee for transportation by using a card having an area for recording information as a ticket, wherein the card has an area for recording information. An identifier for identifying a card is recorded, and at the time of entry, the ticket gate device enters entry information including a station code for identifying an entrance station, a ticket code for identifying an entrance ticket type, and direction information indicating entry into the card. Record and record, if there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card between entry and entry, or if the content of the ride is confirmed, the communication terminal will In response to the sale or change or the confirmation of the boarding content, record the sales information, change information, or confirmation information on the use of transportation on the card. While recording on the card entry information including a station code for identifying a station and a ticket identification code for identifying an entrance ticket type and direction information indicating entry, the entry information, the sales information or Change information or confirmation information, read out the entry information and transmit it to the payment system via a communication line together with the identifier read from the card, the payment system, for each predetermined period, for each card, the entrance information and An automatic calculation method is provided, wherein a use section is obtained from the entry information, and a use fee of a transportation facility within the period is calculated together with the sales information, the change information, or the confirmation information.

According to a second solution of the present invention, there is provided an automatic calculation method for setting a transportation fee by using a card having an area for recording information as a ticket, wherein the card has an area for recording information. An identifier for identifying the card is recorded, and at the time of entrance, the ticket gate device enters entry information including a station code for identifying the entrance station, a ticket gate code for identifying the entrance ticket type, and direction information indicating entry into the card. Record, read the identifier from the card and send it to the checkout system via the communication line together with the entry information, and between the entry and the exit, additions or changes to the contents of the transportation used by the card holder In some cases, or when confirmation of the boarding content is performed, the communication terminal sends the card to the card according to the sale or change of the addition or change or confirmation of the boarding content. Record sales information or change information or confirmation information on the contents of use, read the identifier from the card and send it to the settlement system via a communication line together with the sales information or the change information or the confirmation information. The ticket gate device records entry information including a station code for identifying a participating station, a ticket code for identifying a participating station, and direction information indicating participation in the card, reads an identifier recorded in the card, and reads the entry information. Together with the payment system via a communication line, the payment system, for each predetermined period, for each card, the entrance information and the entry information received from each ticket gate device of the entrance station and the exit station, The usage fee of transportation within the period together with the sales information or change information or the confirmation information sent from the communication terminal Calculating a to provide an automatic calculation method comprising.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic calculation method for adjusting a transportation fee by using a card having an area for recording information as a ticket, wherein the card has an area for recording information. An identifier for identifying a card is recorded, and at the time of entrance, the ticket gate apparatus sets the entrance information including an entrance station code for identifying the entrance station, a ticket gate code for identifying the type of ticket gate, and direction information indicating entrance, and the card. Is transmitted to the checkout system via a communication line, and if there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card between entry and entry, or confirmation of the boarding content is performed. Communication terminal, the sales information or the change information or the information on the use Transmitted information and, on the settlement system via the communication line identifier read from the card,
At the time of entry, the ticket gate device adjusts, via a communication line, entry information including a station code for identifying the entry station, a ticket code for identifying the entry station, and direction information indicating entry, and an identifier read from the card. Transmitted to the system, the settlement system obtains a use section from the entrance information and the entry information for each predetermined period and for each card, and together with the sales information or change information or the confirmation information, Provided is an automatic calculation method characterized by calculating a transportation fee.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present embodiment. This system includes a seat sales / payment system 101, a card issuing machine 102, an automatic ticket gate 10
3, portable terminal 104 for conductor, dedicated line network 10
5. The mobile telephone network 106 is provided.

In FIG. 1, a card issuing machine 102 converts customer information input by an operator into a seat sales / payment system 1.
01 to register customer information. After registering the customer information, the seat sales / payment system 101 issues an identifier (card ID) for identifying the card, and returns it to the card issuing machine 102 as ticket information. Card issuing machine 10
2 stores the contents received from the seat sales / payment system 101 in a card and issues the card, and the card is used. After starting to use the automatic ticket gate 103,
Each time the user passes there, the automatic ticket gate definition information of the automatic ticket gate 103 is stored in the ticket information storage area of the card. Here, the automatic ticket gate definition information includes, for example, a station code for identifying a station, a ticket gate code for identifying a ticket gate type (eg, a conventional line, a Shinkansen, etc.), and direction information indicating entry or exit. In the train, the conductor checks the train name and the equipment information used by the card holder by the conductor terminal 104, and stores the confirmation information of the boarding content of the card. When there is an addition or change in the contents of the transportation used by the card holder, the portable terminal for conductor 104 stores the sales information or the change information on the contents of the transportation such as the train name and the equipment information in the card. You may do so.

At the time of entry, the automatic ticket gate 103 detects that the user has placed the ticket, stores the automatic ticket gate definition information on the card, and when the used boarding section and the train to be used are determined, the automatic ticket gate device 103 stores the information. In addition, the automatic ticket gate definition information of entry and exit, and the sales or change information or confirmation information are read together with the card ID and read-only line network 1
05 to the seat sales / payment system 101. The fare / charge is calculated by the seat sales / payment system 101, and the usage amount is recorded in customer information and ticket information managed by the seat sales / payment system 101 and the ticket information in the card. When the settlement date comes, the seat sales / payment system 101 calculates the usage amount for each customer, creates a bill from the result, and bills the user or the user company for the usage amount. In addition, the automatic ticket gate 103 may transmit the automatic ticket gate definition information of entry or entry to the seat sales / payment system 101 at the time of entry or entry, respectively.
Further, the automatic ticket gate device 103 may simply transmit the information to the seat sales / payment system 101 without storing the automatic ticket gate definition information.

The leased line network 105 is a network for connecting the card issuing machine 102 and the automatic ticket gate 103 to the seat sales / payment system 101. The mobile phone network 106 is a network for connecting the conductor terminal 104 to the seat sales / payment system 101. Note that these networks are examples, and an appropriate communication network may be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the seat sales / payment system 101. Seat sales / payment system 101
A communication unit 1011 for communicating with the card issuing machine 102, the automatic ticket gate 103, and the portable terminal 104 for the conductor, and a storage unit 1 for storing programs and data such as fare / charge calculation.
013, a display unit 1014 for displaying a message or the like,
A control unit 1012 for controlling these parts is provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the card issuing machine 102. The card issuing machine 102 communicates with the seat sales / payment system 101, a card input / output unit 1023 for reading / writing ticket information and the like in the card and issuing the card, and an operation in the card issuing machine 102. A printing unit 1024 for printing contents and the like, and a card issuing machine 1
02, a storage unit 102 for storing programs and data
5, an input display unit 1026 for displaying an operation such as customer registration, a message, and the like, and a control unit 1 for controlling these parts.
022. Cards are magnetic cards, IC cards,
Information such as bar codes, characters and numerals can be read / written as appropriate, and information can be read / written from / to the internal memory using appropriate transmission means such as magnetism, electrodes, radio waves, and light. In addition, the bar code on the side of the card,
Characters and numbers may be printed and read optically.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate 103. The automatic ticket gate 103 includes a communication unit 1031 for communicating with the seat sales / payment system 101 and a card input / output unit 103 for reading / writing ticket information and the like in the card.
3, a gate unit 1034, a storage unit 1035 for storing programs and data of the automatic ticket gate 103, a display unit 1036 for displaying a message to a user passing through the automatic ticket gate 103, and the like. Is provided.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the conductor terminal 104. The conductor terminal 104 for the conductor includes a communication unit 1041 for communicating with the seat sales / payment system 101 and a card input / output unit 1 for reading / writing ticket information and the like in the card.
043, a printing unit 1044 for printing a receipt and the like, a storage unit 1045 for storing programs and data of the portable terminal 104 for the conductor, an input display unit 1046 for displaying operations such as ticket inspection and seat sales, messages, and the like. And a control unit 1052 for controlling these parts.

Next, each file configuration will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of a configuration diagram of the storage unit 1013 in the seat sales / payment system 101. The storage unit 1013 stores the customer information file 1013a, the ticket information file 1013
b, a customer negative information file 1013c and a card negative information file 1013d. Here, the term “negative” means that it cannot be used for some reason such as theft, loss, failure, or expiration date. An unusable card registration file for making it unusable for a specific customer is a customer negative information file 1013c, and an unusable card registration file for making it unusable for a specific card is a card negative information file 1013d. .

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of the customer information file 1013a managed by the seat sales / payment system 101. This file contains a customer ID for uniquely managing customers, a customer name, a card ID which is an identifier for uniquely managing a card as unique (unique and unique), and a card ID from the settlement date. Includes items for each card usage amount, customer phone number, payment account number for debiting the usage amount at checkout, and discount type to be applied when calculating the fare / fee.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a ticket information file 1013b managed by the seat sales / payment system 101. In the ticket information file 1013b, a record is created and managed for each card ID each time a boarding section or a train to be used is determined. This file is used by the conductor to check the card ID for uniquely managing the card, the ticket information recorded by the automatic ticket gate 103 passed by, and the train name and equipment information used by the card holder. It includes train information recorded on the mobile terminal 104 and usage amounts recorded as a result of calculating fares / charges by the seat sales / payment system 101. Furthermore, the ticket gate information includes conventional line ticket information and Shinkansen / express ticket gate information depending on the ticket type such as a conventional line or a Shinkansen / Limited Express, and is configured separately because the calculation method is usually different. The amount is also configured separately. In addition, each ticket information includes entry information and entry information, and can record a station code for identifying a station where the automatic ticket gate 103 that has passed is installed and a use date / time. In addition, the train information includes information on the used trains and used facilities, and is separately configured because of different calculation methods.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of the customer negative information file 1013c managed by the seat sales / payment system 101. The customer negative information file 1013c is an unusable registration in which an unusable customer such as a customer who does not want to use a card for a specific customer for some reason such as theft, loss, failure, or expiration is registered. File. This file includes a customer ID, a customer name, a customer's telephone number, and a reason why the user cannot be used for uniquely managing the customer.

FIG. 10 shows a seat sales / payment system 101.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a card negative information file 1013d managed by. The card negative information file 1013d is an unusable registration file for registering a card that the user does not want to use for some reason as described above. This file includes a card ID, which is an identifier for uniquely managing the card, and a reason why the card cannot be used.

When the customer negative information stored in the customer negative information file 1013c is updated, the seat sales / payment system 101 stores the customer information file 1013a in the customer I file.
The search is performed using D or the customer name, the card ID owned by the corresponding customer is obtained, and the card ID is automatically registered in the card negative information file 1013d. The seat sales / payment system 101 transmits the updated card negative information,
By reading from the card negative information file 1013d and distributing it to the automatic ticket gate 103 and the conductor's portable terminal 104, it is used to prevent unauthorized use. Further, the seat sales / payment system 101 includes a customer negative information file 101.
The customer ID or the customer name may be read out from 3c and distributed to the automatic ticket gate 103 or the portable terminal 104 for the conductor. The automatic ticket gate 103 and the conductor's portable terminal 104 acquire and store card negative information or customer negative information via a communication line, and the identifier read from the card matches the stored negative information identifier. Indicates that the card cannot be used on each display device.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate definition information file managed by the automatic ticket gate 103. This file includes a station code for identifying the station where the automatic ticket gate 103 is installed, an installed ticket code that defines the type of ticket gate for a conventional line or a ticket for Shinkansen / express, and whether it is an entrance direction. Includes entry / exit directions that define direction information for the entry direction.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a ticket information file managed in the card. The file structure of the ticket information stored in the card is also the same as that shown in FIG.
Ticket information file 10 managed by the settlement system 101
13b, and one record thereof is stored.
Each of these files is stored in the seat sales / payment system 10
1. By the control units of the card issuing machine 102, the automatic ticket gate 103, and the conductor's portable terminal 104, they can be read / written as appropriate.

Next, the processing and operation of this embodiment will be described. For example, for the following operation examples 1 to 3, processing can be executed according to the following flowcharts. Automatic ticket gate 103, conductor terminal 1
04, In each description of the flowchart of the seat sales / payment system 101, the operation examples 1 to 3 will also be described in detail. (Operation Example 1) In the case where information is transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 103 to the seat reservation / payment system 101 at the time of entry (operation 2), the automatic ticket gate 103 at the time of entry, the conductor terminal 104, and the automatic ticket gate 103 at the time of entry When the information is transmitted from each of the above (Operation example 3) The information is not recorded on the card, and each of the automatic ticket gate 103 at the time of entry, the portable terminal 104 for the conductor, and the automatic ticket gate 103 at the time of entry, When sending information each time

First, FIG. 13 is a processing flowchart when the card issuing machine 102 issues a card. The card issuing machine 102 first turns on the power (step 11).
01), the control unit 1022 connects to the seat sales / payment system 101 via the communication unit 1021 (step 11).
02). Thereafter, the control unit 1022 sets the input display unit 102
6 displays the main menu (step 1103)
Then, a user of the card issuing machine 102 is caused to select a task.
When the customer registration operation is selected by the input display unit 1026 (step 1104), after all the contents to be registered in the necessary customer information are input, the control unit 1022 transmits the seat sales / request via the communication unit 1021. The customer information is transmitted to the settlement system 101 (step 1105). When the card issuing business is selected by the input display unit 1026 (step 1109), the user of the card issuing machine 102 inputs the registered customer name and telephone number to the input display unit 1026.
The control unit 1022 transmits the information to the seat sales / payment system 101 as card issuance information. In either case (step 1105 or 1110), the card issuing machine 102 receives the answer from the seat sales / payment system 101 (step 1106). If the received content is an error (step 1107), the error content is Display (step 1111) and return to the main menu (step 1103). If there is no error (step 1107), the card issuing machine 10
2 sets the pre-issued card in the card input / output unit 1023, records the received content on the card, issues the card (step 1108), and returns to the main menu display (step 1103).

On the other hand, the control unit 1022
26, the main menu is displayed (step 110)
3) When done, the user selects the work end (step 1)
112), the seat sales / payment system 101
After disconnecting the connection (step 1114), the power is turned off (step 1115), and the process as the card issuing machine 102 is terminated. Also, when the main menu is displayed (step 1103), the customer registration business, the card issuing business,
If a task other than the task termination is selected (step 1112), the other selected task processing is performed (step 1).
113), the main menu is displayed after the business process is completed (step 1103).

Next, FIG. 14 is a processing flowchart in the automatic ticket gate 103. Automatic ticket gate 103
First, after the power is turned on (step 1201), the control unit 1032 uses the communication unit 1031 to connect to the seat sales / payment system 101 and to store the card negative information file 1
The latest card negative information is obtained from 013d (step 1202). The control unit 1032 confirms that the power-off instruction has not been issued (step 1204), and returns to step 1203 until the sensor provided in the gate unit 1034 detects a person (step 1205). Since there is a possibility that the card negative information is updated before the sensor detects a person, the control unit 1032 acquires the latest card negative information from the seat sales / payment system 101 each time (step 1203). Gate section 103
4. If the sensor detects a person (step 1205),
The control unit 1032 uses the card input / output unit 1033 to read the ticket information in the card (step 1206), confirm that there is a card ID (step 1207), and confirm whether the read card does not correspond to the latest card negative information (step 1206). Step 1208). The control unit 1032 controls the card I
If it is determined that there is no D (step 1207), the display unit 1036 of the automatic ticket gate 103 displays that the card has a problem (step 1215), and the gate unit 10
34 performs entry / exit prohibition processing such as closing a door (step 1218). Also, when the control unit 1032 determines that the information corresponds to the latest card negative information (step 1208), the control unit 1032 displays the reason for the use failure corresponding to the display unit 1036 of the automatic ticket gate 103 (step 1216). An entry / exit prohibition process such as closing a door is performed (step 1218). It should be noted that, similarly to the card negative information, the process of disabling the use may be performed using the customer negative information.

When it is determined that there is no problem with the card (step 1208), the control unit 1032 stores the automatic ticket gate definition information in the automatic ticket gate definition information file, and records the content on the card as necessary (step 1209). ) And, if necessary, transmit the contents to the seat sales / payment system 101 via the communication unit 1031 (step 1).
210). Here, “as needed” means that, for example, the processing of either step 1209 or step 1210 may be omitted. The automatic ticket gate definition information is
For example, information on the entry / exit direction is obtained by the gate unit 1034, and the installed ticket gate code and the installed station code are determined by preset values in the automatic ticket gate 103. And
Installation ticket code, entry / exit direction,
Corresponding to the installed station code, the ticket information for the conventional line or the Shinkansen / Limited Express, entry information or entry information, and the station code are stored. Further, the automatic ticket gate 103 has an internal time, obtains a use date and a use time from the internal clock, and stores the same on the card as ticket information. After receiving the response from the seat sales / payment system 101 (step 1211), if the response content includes the usage amount (step 1212), the control unit 1032 records the usage amount in the usage amount column of the card (step 1212). 1213) If it is not included (step 1212), the gate unit 1034 performs entry / exit permission processing such as opening a door (step 1214) without doing anything, and returns to step 1203. On the other hand, when the power is turned off (step 1204),
The control unit 1032 disconnects the connection with the seat sales / payment system 101 (step 1218), performs entry / exit prohibition processing such as closing a door (step 1218), and ends the processing of the automatic ticket gate 103.

The processing in steps 1209 and 1210 by the automatic ticket gate 103 in each of the operation examples 1 to 3 will be described below. In the first operation example, the information is transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 103 to the checkout system at the time of entry. Therefore, at the time of entry, the automatic ticket gate 103 uses, as the automatic ticket definition information, the station code for identifying the entrance station and the entrance ticket type. Is recorded on the card (step 1209), and the entrance information is not transmitted to the checkout system (step 12).
10 is omitted). In this case, at the time of participation, the automatic ticket gate 10
3 records, as automatic ticket gate definition information, entry information including a station code for identifying the entry station, a ticket code for identifying the entry ticket type, and entry information indicating entry, on the card (step 1209); The recorded entry information, sales information or change information or confirmation information relating to the use of transportation, and entry information are read and transmitted to the account settlement system via the communication line together with the identifier read from the card (step 1210).

In the operation example 2, information is transmitted from each of the automatic ticket gates 103 at the time of entry and exit, respectively, so that at the time of entrance, the automatic ticket gate 103 transmits the station code for identifying the entrance station and the entrance code. Entrance information including a ticket identification code for identifying a ticket type and direction information indicating entry is recorded on the card (step 1209), an identifier is read from the card, and transmitted to the account settlement system via the communication line together with the entry information (step 1210). ). In this case, at the time of entry, the automatic ticket gate 103 records entry information including a station code for identifying the entry station, a ticket gate code for identifying the entry station, and direction information indicating entry (step 120).
9) Read the identifier recorded on the card and send it along with the entry information to the settlement system via a communication line (step 1210).

In the operation example 3, since the information is transmitted from each of the automatic ticket gates 103 at the time of entry and exit without recording the information on the card, the automatic ticket gates 103 at the time of entrance, The entrance information including the entrance station code for identifying the entrance station, the ticket identification code for identifying the ticket gate type, and the direction information indicating the entrance, and the identifier read from the card are transmitted to the checkout system via the communication line (step 1210). The entry information is not recorded on the card (step 1209 is omitted). In this case, at the time of entry, the automatic ticket gate 103 transmits, via a communication line, entry information including a station code for identifying the entry station, a ticket code for identifying the entry station, and direction information indicating entry, and an identifier read from the card. (Step 1210), and the entry information is not recorded on the card (Step 1209 is omitted).

FIG. 15 is a processing flowchart in the conductor terminal 104. In the conductor portable terminal 104, after the power is first turned on (step 1301), the control unit 1042 connects to the seat sales / payment system 101 and the card negative information file 101 by the communication unit 1041.
The latest card negative information is obtained from 3d (step 1302). Thereafter, the following processes are performed, and the process returns to step 1303 repeatedly. This is the conductor terminal 1
Since there is a possibility that the card negative information may be updated during the business process in 04, the seat sales /
The latest card negative information is obtained from the settlement system 101 (step 1303). After that, the control unit 1042 displays the main menu on the input display unit 1046 (step 1304), and causes the conductor to select a task. When the end of the job is selected (step 1312) without selecting the ticket inspection service by the input display unit 1046 (step 1305), the control unit 1042 controls the seat sales / payment system 101.
Disconnects the connection with the communication unit 1041 (step 1313)
Then, the power is turned off, and the processing as the conductor terminal 104 is terminated. If any other than the inspection work or the end of the work is selected by the input display unit 1046, the control unit 1042
Performs other selected business processes (step 1
315) After the processing is completed, the flow returns to step 1303.

When the ticket inspection service is selected by the input display unit 1046 (step 1305), the control unit 104
2 reads the ticket information in the card by the card input / output unit 1043 (step 1306), confirms that there is a card ID (step 1307), and checks whether the read card does not correspond to the latest card negative information (step 1).
308). If the control unit 1042 determines that there is no card ID (step 1307), the conductor terminal 10
A display indicating that the card has a problem is made on the input display unit 1046 of No. 4 (step 1316), and the routine goes to step 1319. Also, when the control unit 1042 determines that the latest card negative information has been applied (step 1308), the control unit 1042 displays the reason for the unavailable use on the input display unit 1046 of the conductor terminal 104 (step 1317), and proceeds to step 1319. Transitions to. If the control unit 1042 determines that the information at the time of entry through the automatic ticket gate 103 has not been recorded (step 1309), the conductor checks the entry station with the card user, and determines the entry station. The data is input from the input display unit 1046 of the conductor terminal 104 and recorded on the card (step 1318). When it is determined that there is no problem with the card, the control unit 1042 displays the fact on the input display unit 1046. The conductor checks the boarding contents of the transportation such as the train name and facilities used by the card user, operates the conductor terminal 104 using the input display unit 1046, and if necessary, checks the boarding. The confirmation information regarding the contents is recorded on the card, and if necessary, the control unit 1042 transmits the confirmation information, which is the confirmed contents, and the ticket information of the card to the seat sales / payment system 101 via the communication unit 1041. (Step 13
10). Here, the process of recording or transmitting the confirmation information may be omitted. Upon receiving the answer from the seat sales / payment system 101, the control unit 1042 records the received ticket information (for example, the amount of use) on the card (step 131).
0), transit to step 1319. Step 1319
Then, the control unit 1042 determines that the inspection operation selected on the main menu is to be continued as it is (step 131).
9) In the case, the process proceeds to the step 1306 of reading the information in the card, and on the other hand, the input display unit 104 indicates that the ticket inspection operation is to be ended.
6 (step 1319), the process proceeds to a step 1303 of acquiring the latest card negative information.

In the above-described flowchart, an example has been shown in which confirmation information for confirming the contents of transportation used by the card holder is input using the conductor terminal 104 during the period from entry to entry. In addition to this, the present embodiment can also be applied to the case where the contents of the transportation used by the card holder are added or changed, and in this case,
A conductor or a user may use the conductor terminal 104 to input additional information on transportation, a train name, sales information or change information on equipment used, etc., using the conductor terminal 104. The above-described processing is performed by the conductor's portable terminal 104.
However, the present invention is not limited to a conductor type or a portable type, and a communication terminal used by a user or a driver or an appropriate communication terminal other than a portable type such as a fixed type may be used.

The processing in Steps 1310 by the conductor's portable terminal 104 in each of the operation examples 1 to 3 will be described below. In the first operation example, the automatic ticket gate 103
Is transmitted to the seat reservation / payment system 101 from the time of entry, so if there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card or confirmation of the boarding content between entry and entry When the conductor's portable terminal 104 confirms the sales or changes of additions or changes or the details of the boarding, the sales information or change information or the confirmation information regarding the use of the transportation means is recorded on the card, Information reservation / settlement system 10
Do not send to 1.

In the operation example 2, since the information is transmitted from each of the automatic ticket gates 103 at the time of entry and exit, each time the information is transmitted, between the entry and the exit, the transportation system used by the card holder is used. When there is an addition or change in the content or when the content of the boarding is confirmed, the conductor's portable terminal 104 performs the sale or change or the content of the boarding for the addition or change, and informs the card of the contents of use of the transportation. The sales information, the change information, or the confirmation information is recorded, the identifier is read from the card, and transmitted to the seat reservation / payment system 101 via the communication line together with the sales information, the change information, or the confirmation information.

In the third operation example, the information is not recorded on the card, but the information is transmitted from each of the automatic ticket gates 103 at the time of entry and exit, respectively. When there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder or when the details of the boarding are confirmed, the conductor's portable terminal 104 sells or changes the added or changed or checks the details of the boarding, and The sales information or change information or confirmation information relating to the use contents of the institution and the identifier read from the card are transmitted to the seat reservation / payment system 101 via the communication line.

FIG. 16 shows a seat sales / payment system 101.
5 is a processing flowchart at the time of normal operation. The control unit 1012 of the seat sales / payment system 101 first responds to a connection request from the card issuing machine 102, the automatic ticket gate 103, or the conductor terminal 104 via the communication unit 1011 or the seat sales / payment system. A connection request is transmitted from 101, and connection is made with the card issuing machine 102, the automatic ticket gate 103, or the conductor's portable terminal 104 (step 1401). After receiving data from each device (step 1402), the control unit 1012 determines whether the received data is customer information (step 1403) or ticket information (step 1403). If the control unit 1012 determines that the information is customer information, the control unit 1012 searches the customer negative information file 1013c using the customer name and telephone number as keys (step 140).
9) Whether it corresponds to customer negative information (step 1410)
Check. If this is the case, the control unit 1012 returns the unusable reason in the customer negative information to the transmission source via the communication unit 1011 (step 1411), and transitions to waiting for data reception from each device (step 1402). . If not, the control unit 1012 sends the card issuing machine 102
It is confirmed whether or not a card is issued based on the information received from (step 1414). If the card is not issued, the control unit 1012 creates the customer information according to the received data and stores it in the customer information file 1013a (step 141).
5). On the other hand, if the card issuance, the control unit 1012 skips the creation of the customer information because the customer information already exists in the customer information file 1013a. Next, the control unit 10
12 issues a card ID number, creates ticket information (step 1416), and returns updated ticket information to the transmission source (step 1417), thereby completing customer information registration and card issuance. The flow shifts to a wait for data reception from the device (step 1402).

Further, the control unit 1012
If it is determined in step 3 or the like that neither the customer information registration nor the card issuance operation is performed, other operation processing is executed (step 14).
12) Wait for data reception from each device (step 140)
Transition to 2). If the control unit 1012 determines that the received data is ticket information (step 140)
4) Ascertain that the card is being used for operation. Further, when the control unit 1012 determines that the entry information is included in the ticket information, the user sets the automatic ticket gate 103
Therefore, the fare / charge is calculated (step 1406), and the ticket information including the received participation information and the calculation result are recorded in the ticket information file 1013b and the customer information file 1013a of the seat sales / payment system 101 (step 1406). (Step 1407), and returns the updated ticket information to the transmission source (Step 1408). On the other hand, the control unit 1
012, if it is determined that the entry information is not included in the ticket information (step 1405), the entry information or the confirmation information / sales information / change information received from the automatic ticket gate 103 as necessary is converted to the ticket information file 1013b. (Step 1413). Note that the ticket information may be further recorded in the seat sales / payment system 101 for backup. Next, the updated ticket information is returned to the transmission source (step 1408). The entry to the seat sales / payment system 101 may be determined as the timing of the payment by determining that the card has not been re-entered within a predetermined valid time and period.

FIG. 17 shows a seat sales / payment system 101.
It is a processing flowchart at the time of the amount cutoff. The seat sales / payment system 101 has an internal clock / calendar. When the control unit 1012 determines that the payment date has come from the internal calendar, the seat sales / payment system 101 calculates the usage amount for each customer and, as a result, (Step 1501), and bills the user or the company for the usage amount. This claim will be sent to the appropriate network,
A communication line may be used or mail may be sent.

Hereinafter, steps 1406 and 1413 by the seat sales / payment system 101 will be described.
The processing in each of Operation Examples 1 to 3 will be described. In the first operation example, the information is transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 103 to the seat reservation / payment system 101 at the time of entry. Therefore, the seat reservation / payment system 101 uses the entrance information and entry information, and the contents of transportation at the time of entry. Record sales information, change information, or confirmation information regarding (step 1406),
For each predetermined period and for each card, a use section is obtained from the entry information and the entry information, and the usage fee of the transportation in that period is calculated together with the sales information, the change information, or the confirmation information.

In the operation examples 2 and 3, the automatic ticket gate 103 for entry and exit and the portable terminal 10 for the conductor between the entrance and exit are provided.
In this case, the information is transmitted from each of the automatic ticket gates 103 and the entrance information (step 1413) received from each automatic ticket gate 103 for each predetermined period and for each card. Using the information (step 1406), the sales information or change information or the confirmation information (step 1413) regarding the use of the transportation transmitted from the conductor terminal 104, the usage fee of the transportation within the period is calculated.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation model when a system and a card according to the present embodiment are used. In this operation model, as an example, take the conventional line from Shin-Kawasaki Station, board the Shinkansen `` Hikari No., reserved for ordinary cars '' at Tokyo Station, change to the conventional line from the Shinkansen at Mishima Station, and switch to the Numazu Station The explanation will be made assuming that the conventional line will be disembarked. The card before boarding manages ticket information to which only a card ID is given. When passing the automatic ticket gate 103 for the conventional line at Shin-Kawasaki Station,
For the card, based on the automatic ticket gate definition information file set in the automatic ticket gate definition information file, the station code is recorded in each data of the installed ticket gate code and the ticket information corresponding to the entry / exit direction content (see underline) The same applies hereinafter.). At this time, the date and time of passage of the automatic ticket gate is also recorded. When passing through the automatic ticket gate 103 for Shinkansen at Tokyo Station, the automatic ticket gate 103 performs the same processing on the card. You change trains from Tokyo Station to the Shinkansen. The fare charged depends on whether the train you board is reserved for reserved seats, whether you are using reserved seats or unreserved seats, and whether the facilities are ordinary or green. Therefore, when the conductor checks the ticket in the train, the conductor or terminal 104 checks the train or equipment used by the card user and records the contents of use in the ticket information in the card. In the case of this model, the train name is Hikari and the equipment is a standard car and reserved seats. When you transfer from the Shinkansen to the conventional line at Mishima Station, the automatic ticket gate 103 for Shinkansen
Shinkansen participation information is recorded on the card as ticket information. This is because when passing through the automatic ticket gate 103, the entrance / exit of the automatic ticket gate definition information installed by the gate unit 1034 /
This is because the entry direction is recorded in the entry information of the card. At Mishima Station, the Shinkansen boarding section is determined from Tokyo Station to Mishima Station, and at Numazu Station, the conventional boarding section is determined from Shin Kawasaki Station to Numazu Station. Therefore, at the time of entry, the seat sales / payment system 101 receives the entry information from the automatic ticket gate 103, judges the finalization, and determines the fare /
The fee is calculated, and the calculation result is recorded as a usage amount in the ticket information file 1013b and the customer information file 1013a of the seat sales / payment system. Further, the seat sales / payment system 101 transmits the calculation result to the automatic ticket gate 103, and the automatic ticket gate 103 records the received calculation result in the ticket information in the card as a usage amount.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of information handled by each device for each card use status. As described above, when a card is newly issued or used, it is described in the processing flowchart and the operation model. When disposing of the card, use the card issuing machine 1
From 02, the card ID and the information as the card disposal are transmitted to the seat sales / payment system 101. Meanwhile, seat sales /
The settlement system 101 deletes the card ID from the customer information file 1013a, and deletes the card negative information file 101.
The card is registered as an unusable card for a certain period in 3d, and managed so that the card ID to be discarded cannot be used. Also, when the customer information is discarded, the same processing as when the card is discarded is performed.

In the example of the operation model described above, the use method applied particularly to the connection between the conventional line and the Shinkansen has been described. In the present embodiment, however, the train connection such as the Shinkansen and the limited express train, In transit (from private railway to subway), etc.
The information can be used by writing entry / exit information, facility information, and the like using an automatic ticket gate or a conductor's portable terminal. Further, the present embodiment can be used not only by trains but also by combinations of airplanes, buses, and taxis. In the above description, the timing of the settlement is described by calculating the fare / charge at the time of automatic ticket gate entry. However, a method of performing the collective calculation in the last state where all the fares / charges can be calculated is also possible. .
Also, in the above description, tickets could be used without limit,
By limiting the trains and facilities that can be used and by setting the period during which they can be used, discounts can be controlled by the central host, and a wider range of services can be provided.

Further, the card can use an appropriate recording medium such as a magnetic stripe, a non-contact type memory, a contact type memory, optical recording, printing of characters and symbols, various codes such as bar codes, and the like. Correspondingly, it is possible to read / write various information to / from the card.

[0048]

According to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to perform settlement using an automatic ticket gate and a conductor's portable terminal.
Elimination of coupons for each use section enables accurate settlement from the used sections and facilities, etc., and saves the user's settlement processing and operator's business processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram showing the overall structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the card issuing machine 102.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate 103.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conductor terminal 104 for a conductor.

FIG. 6 shows a storage unit 10 in the seat sales / payment system 101.
13 is a configuration diagram.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a customer information file 1013a managed by the seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a ticket information file 1013b managed by the seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a customer negative information file 1013c managed by the seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a card negative information file 1013d managed by the seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate definition information file managed by the automatic ticket gate device 103.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a ticket information file managed in the card.

FIG. 13 is a processing flowchart when the card issuing machine 102 issues a card.

FIG. 14 is a processing flowchart in the automatic ticket gate 103.

FIG. 15 is a processing flowchart in the conductor terminal 104;

FIG. 16 is a processing flowchart during normal operation of the seat sales / payment system 101;

FIG. 17 is a processing flowchart at the time of closing the amount of money of the seat sales / payment system 101.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation model when a system and a card according to the present invention are used.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of information handled by each device for each card use status.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 seat sales / payment system 102 card issuing machine 103 automatic ticket gate 104 conductor terminal for conductor 105 dedicated line network 106 mobile phone network

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic calculation method for using a card having an area for recording information as a ticket and paying a transportation fee, wherein an identifier for identifying the card is recorded in a recording area of the card. At the time of entry, the ticket gate device records on the card entry information including a station code for identifying the entry station, a ticket code for identifying the entrance ticket type, and direction information indicating entry, and during the period from entry to exit. If there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card, or if confirmation of the boarding content is performed, the communication terminal responds to the sale or change of the addition or change or confirmation of the boarding content. Then, record sales information, change information, or confirmation information on the use of transportation on the card, and at the time of entry, the ticket gate will use the station code identifying the participating station and the entry change. Record entry information including a ticket identification code identifying a ticket type and direction information indicating participation in the card,
The admission information, the sales information or change information or confirmation information recorded on the card, the entry information is read and transmitted to a payment system via a communication line together with an identifier read from the card, and the payment system includes: For each predetermined period, for each card, determine a use section from the entrance information and the entry information, and calculate the use fee of the transportation in the period together with the sales information, change information or confirmation information. Characteristic automatic calculation method. 2. An automatic calculation method for using a card having an area for recording information as a ticket to settle a transportation fee, wherein an identifier for identifying the card is recorded in the recording area of the card. Upon entry, the ticket gate device records entry information including a station code for identifying an entrance station, a ticket identification code for identifying an entrance ticket type, and direction information indicating entry on the card, and reads an identifier from the card. The information is transmitted to the checkout system via a communication line together with the entry information, and between the entry and the entry, if there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card or confirmation of the boarding content is performed. In this case, when the communication terminal confirms the sale or change of the addition or the change or the content of the boarding, the sales information on the contents of use of transportation is stored in the card. Or the change information or the confirmation information is recorded, the identifier is read from the card, and transmitted to the checkout system via a communication line together with the sales information or the change information or the confirmation information. Record entry information including a station code for identifying a station, a ticket identification code for identifying the entry station, and direction information indicating entry on the card, read an identifier recorded on the card, and send a communication line together with the entry information to the communication line. The settlement system transmits the entry information and the entry information received from each of the ticket gates at the entrance station and the exit station for each predetermined period and for each card, and transmits the information from the communication terminal. Calculating the usage fee of the transportation in the period in combination with the sales information, the change information or the confirmation information received. Dynamic calculation method. 3. An automatic calculation method in which a card having an area for recording information is used as a ticket and a usage fee for transportation is settled, wherein an identifier for identifying the card is recorded in the recording area of the card. Upon entry, the ticket gate device transmits, via a communication line, entry information including an entry station code for identifying an entry station, a ticket code for identifying a ticket type, and direction information indicating entry, and an identifier read from the card. If there is an addition or change in the contents of transportation used by the holder of the card between entry and entry, or when confirmation of the boarding content is performed, the communication terminal Read the sales information, change information, or confirmation information about the use of transportation in accordance with the sale or change for the change or the confirmation of the content of the ride, and read from the card. Transmitted to the checkout system via a communication line, and at the time of entry, the ticket gate includes station information for identifying the entry station, ticket entry code for identifying the entry station, and entry information including direction information indicating entry. And transmitting the identifier read from the card to a settlement system via a communication line, and the settlement system obtains a use section from the entry information and the entry information for each card for each predetermined period, and sells the card. An automatic calculation method characterized by calculating a usage fee of a transportation facility in the period in combination with information, change information, or the confirmation information. 4. The ticket checking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: transmitting information via a communication line to said settlement system when said card passes through said ticket examination system and then enters said card, and further calculates a usage fee calculation result from said settlement system. The automatic calculation method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises receiving the information and recording the usage fee on the card. 5. The payment system according to claim 1, wherein the theft, loss, breakdown,
Further referencing an unusable registration file in which an unusable card or a customer identifier registered due to expiration or the like has been registered, the ticket gate device or the communication terminal further transmits the contents of the unusable registration file via a communication line. If the identifier read from the card matches the identifier registered in the unusable card registration file, the card is used in the ticket gate device or the display device of the communication terminal. The automatic calculation method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein information indicating that the calculation is impossible is displayed.