JP2003077019A - Train fare collecting method and system utilizing portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a passenger to pass through a ticket check gate without contact and to improve the efficiency in settlement of fare. SOLUTION: An automatic ticket check machine 3 reads a ticket held in advance in an IC chip included in a portable telephone 1 without contact, when a passenger passes through the ticket check gate while holding the portable telephone 1, writes the boarding information in the IC chip without contact, when a result of the certification of the ticket is normal, and permits the passenger to pass through the ticket check gate. A server 2 at a railroad company side requires the transmission of boarding information written in the IC chip of the portable telephone every fixed period, to make the settlement of fares for the passenger on the basis of the transmitted boarding information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a train fare collection method using a mobile phone and a train fare collection system using a mobile phone. The present invention relates to a train fare collection method using a mobile phone that enables monthly post-payment using mobile banking based on train ticket information stored in an IC chip built into a car, and a train fare collection system using a mobile phone. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, railway companies have collected train fares by having users purchase a ticket or commuter pass. However, when purchasing a ticket, the user has to check the fare list and prepare coins, which is annoying when carrying luggage or in a hurry. . On the other hand, train commuter passes are
Although there is no hassle of purchasing each time as in the case of a ticket, when purchasing the ticket, it was necessary to go directly to the counter within the business hours of the counter and complete the troublesome procedure such as filling in the purchase application form. Especially in subways, there are no windows at all stations, so it took a lot of time and effort.

In addition, when the passenger gets out of the section, he / she often needs to make a line of spring in the ticket office or in a long line of the checkout machine, because the checkout is required when getting off.

Further, in either case, the passenger ticket or the commuter pass must be passed through the automatic ticket gate. However, the automatic ticket gate often suffers from a complicated mechanism and causes trouble to the user during the morning and evening rush hours. Things were often.

[0005]

The above-mentioned conventional train fare collection method has a drawback in that it requires a passenger ticket or a commuter pass, which causes various troubles to the user at the time of purchase or settlement. . In addition, the automatic ticket gate has many problems due to its complicated mechanism, which causes a great deal of trouble to the user during the morning and evening rush hours.

An object of the present invention is to use a mobile phone or PHS that most people carry around everyday so that they can pass through the ticket gates without contact and get on and off stored in an IC chip built in the mobile phone. An object of the present invention is to provide a train fare collection method that uses a mobile phone that enables monthly post-payment using mobile banking based on actual train ticket information, and a train fare collection system that uses a mobile phone.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a train fare collection method using a mobile phone, the ticket gate of a railway company is a ticket gate with the user holding the mobile phone. When a passenger passes through a vehicle, a ticket held in advance in the IC chip built in the mobile phone is read in a non-contact manner, and if the authentication result of the ticket is normal, the boarding information is written in the IC chip in a non-contact manner. After that, the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate, and the server prepared by the railway company in advance every certain period requests the transmission of the boarding information written in the IC chip of the mobile phone, and the transmitted information is transmitted. It is characterized in that the fare of the user is settled from the boarding information.

A second invention of the present application is a ticket held in advance in an IC chip built in the mobile phone of the first invention, which means that the user contracts to use a train of the railway company. This is proof information indicating that the user has been permitted, and is downloaded from the server before the user uses the train.

A third invention of the present application is characterized in that the boarding information of the first invention is proof information indicating that the boarding and alighting date and time of the user are included.

A fourth invention of the present application is that the contactless reading and writing of the ticket and the boarding information between the ticket gate and the IC chip in the first invention are wireless or infrared. Characterize.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, settlement of the fare in the first and second aspects is performed through mobile banking that is authenticated when the user makes the contract with the railway company. Characterize.

A sixth invention of the present application is characterized in that a discount service including a commuter pass and a coupon ticket is applied to the settlement of the fare in the first and fifth inventions.

A seventh invention of the present application is, in a train fare collection system using a mobile phone, when a user holds the mobile phone and passes through a ticket gate, an IC chip incorporated in the mobile phone is provided in advance. If the held ticket is read in a non-contact manner and the authentication result of the ticket is normal, the boarding information is written in a non-contact manner in the IC chip and then the railway company that permits the user to pass through the ticket gate The ticket gate at the ticket gate and the IC of the mobile phone at regular intervals
It is characterized by including a server prepared by the railway company that requests transmission of the boarding information written in the chip and setstles the fare of the user from the boarding information transmitted.

An eighth invention of the present application is that a ticket held in advance in an IC chip built in the mobile phone according to the seventh invention means that the user contracts to use the train of the railway company. This is proof information indicating that the user has been permitted, and is downloaded from the server before the user uses the train.

A ninth invention of the present application is the certification information indicating that the boarding information of the seventh invention is configured to include a station name and a boarding date and time of the user.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the contactless reading and writing of the ticket and the boarding information between the ticket gate and the IC chip in the seventh invention are wireless or infrared. Characterize.

An eleventh invention of the present application is that the fare settlement in the seventh and eighth inventions is performed through mobile banking that is authenticated when the user makes the contract with the railway company. Characterize.

A twelfth invention of the present application is characterized in that a discount service including a commuter pass and a coupon ticket is applied to the settlement of the fare in the seventh and eleventh inventions.

[Operation] A user obtains a train ticket from an individual mobile phone by accessing a server managed by a railway company and making a contract. The ticket is stored in the IC chip built into the mobile phone, and the boarding information and the exiting information are added to the IC chip each time the ticket is passed without contact. Payment will be made in a monthly lump-sum payment method using mobile banking. The server managed by the railway company
The fare is calculated and settled on a monthly basis based on the boarding information and the getting-off information written in the IC chip. At that time, various discount fares are applied, such as using the price of a commuter pass for multiple uses of the same route. It is a system that allows you to perform all procedures from ticket acquisition to train ride to fare settlement using your mobile phone.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an operation explanatory view showing an embodiment relating to getting on and off a train using a mobile phone in a train fare collection method using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present system is a mobile phone 1 having a built-in IC chip 11 for storing a train ticket and boarding information, and a railway company side server for managing the train ticket acquisition system. 2 and an automatic ticket gate 3 having a function of reading and writing information of the IC chip 11 built in the mobile phone 1.

The train ticket mentioned above is proof information indicating that the user has been permitted by the contract to get on and off the train of the railway company. Further, the boarding information is information such as the name of the station where the user actually got on and off, the date and time when the user got on and off.

By accessing the server 2, the user makes a contract for obtaining a ticket (step 1) and downloads the ticket (step 2). The downloaded ticket is the IC chip 1 built in the mobile phone 1.
It is stored in 1. When passing through the ticket gate, the ticket gate 3 reads the ticket of the IC chip 11, writes the ticket information when the ticket is authenticated, and the user can pass through the ticket without contact (step 3). The ticket gate 3 reads the ticket from the IC chip 11 and writes the boarding information on the IC chip 11.
It may be performed wirelessly or infrared rays may be used.

FIG. 2 shows steps 1 and 2 of FIG.
FIG. The railway company prepares the ticket acquisition server 2 on the Internet in advance. The user acquires the ticket by accessing the server 2 from the mobile phone 1. First, the user performs a procedure for purchasing a ticket on the server operated by the railway company (step 21). In order to purchase, it is necessary to input mobile banking contract information and personal information such as name, address, telephone number, work place, etc., and if the mobile banking contract information is confirmed, the ticket can be downloaded (step 22). Downloaded ticket is IC
It is stored in the chip 11. The method of confirming the mobile banking contract information is not described here because it is a known technique.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining step 3 in FIG. 1, that is, a mechanism for passing through an automatic ticket gate in a contactless manner by an IC chip incorporated in a mobile phone. Information can be exchanged between the IC chip 11 and the automatic ticket gate 3 in a contactless manner by using wireless or infrared rays. When the user passes by, the reading device of the automatic ticket gate 3 reads and confirms the boarding ticket of the IC chip 11, and at the same time, writes the boarding information or the getting-off information in the IC chip 11.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram showing an embodiment relating to fare settlement in the train fare collection method using the mobile phone of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the system related to the fare settlement includes a mobile phone 1 having an IC chip 11 for storing a train ticket and boarding information,
While managing the system for obtaining train tickets,
It is composed of a railroad company-side server 2 that calculates and settles a fare based on boarding information written in the IC chip 11 on a monthly basis, and a mobile banking 4.

Every month, an e-mail is sent from the railway company server 2 to the personal mobile phone 1 to send the boarding information stored in the IC chip 11 to the personal mobile phone 1 (step 4).
1). Then, by the user's operation, the boarding information stored in the IC chip is sent to the railway company (step 4).
2). The server 2 on the railway company side calculates the total fare for one month based on that information (in that case, if the same route is used multiple times,
Convert to the price of commuter pass / price of multiple tickets and apply various discounted fares. ), And issues a settlement request to the mobile phone of each individual and the mobile banking 4 contracted by each individual (step 43). In accordance with the request, each individual uses the mobile banking 4 to make a transfer procedure to the railway company (step 44). In this way, the fare is transferred to the railway company every month through mobile banking (step 45). Incidentally, in the present embodiment, each individual person finally makes the transfer through the mobile banking, but it is possible that the server 2 on the railway company side automatically makes the withdrawal from the mobile banking by making an automatic transfer contract. Needless to say.

[0029]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

The first effect is that once the user obtains the boarding ticket from the server, he / she can repeatedly board the boarding ticket, so that various troublesome and troublesome procedures at the time of purchase, such as a conventional ticket or commuter ticket, can be obtained. Is unnecessary.

The second effect is that by using the IC chip incorporated in the mobile phone for exchanging information, the ticket gate can be passed without contact. As a result, the automatic ticket gate becomes less likely to malfunction because it is computerized, and it is less likely to bother the user even during rush hours in the morning and evening.

The third effect is that the IC chip stores the boarding information and the getting-off information, and the payment is made using this information.
The troublesome over-the-board checkout is unnecessary.

The fourth effect is that by using the mobile banking function, the user can get on and off the train without worrying about the money he has, and the railway company can also reliably charge the fare to the user. That is.

The fifth effect is that the railway company side can statistically process the boarding information and the getting-off information with a computer to obtain user trend data. This data will be useful in various cases such as urban development, timetable revision, station / home remodeling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an operation explanatory diagram showing an embodiment relating to getting on and off a train using a mobile phone in a train fare collection method using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of step 1 and step 2 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining step 3 in FIG. 1, that is, a mechanism for passing through an automatic ticket gate in a contactless manner by an IC chip incorporated in a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram showing an embodiment relating to fare settlement in the train fare collection method using the mobile phone of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile phone 2 Railway company side server 3 automatic ticket gates 4 Mobile banking 11 IC chip

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. In a train fare collection method using a mobile phone, a ticket gate at a ticket gate of a railway company has an IC built in the mobile phone when a user holds the mobile phone and passes through the ticket gate. Non-contact reading of a ticket held in advance in the chip, if the authentication result of the ticket is normal, the boarding information is written in the IC chip in a non-contact manner, and then the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate. However, the server prepared by the railway company in advance every certain period of time requests transmission of the boarding information written in the IC chip of the mobile phone, and the fare of the user is settled from the boarding information transmitted. A method of collecting train fares using a mobile phone. 2. The ticket held in advance in an IC chip built in the mobile phone is proof information indicating that the user is permitted to use the train of the railway company by contract. The train fare collection method using a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the user downloads the train fare from the server before using the train. 3. The train fare using the mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the boarding information is proof information indicating that the boarding / alighting station name and the boarding / alighting date / time of the user are included. Collection method. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein contactless reading and writing of the ticket and the boarding information between the ticket gate and the IC chip are performed by wireless or infrared rays. How to collect the train fare used. 5. The settlement of the fare is performed through mobile banking that is authenticated when the user makes the contract with the railway company.
How to collect train fares using the listed mobile phones. 6. The train fare collection method using a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein a discount service including a commuter pass and a coupon ticket is applied to the settlement of the fare. 7. In a train fare collection system using a mobile phone, when a user holds the mobile phone and passes through a ticket gate, a passenger ticket previously held in an IC chip incorporated in the mobile phone is used. Contactless reading If the authentication result of the ticket is normal, the passenger information is written in the IC chip contactlessly and then the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate at the ticket gate of the railway company And a server prepared by the railway company that requests the transmission of the boarding information written in the IC chip of the mobile phone at regular intervals and setstles the fare of the user from the boarding information transmitted. A train fare collection system that uses a mobile phone. 8. The ticket held in advance in an IC chip built in the mobile phone is proof information indicating that the user is permitted to use a train of the railway company by contract, The train fare collection system using a mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the user downloads the train fare from the server before using the train. 9. The train fare using a mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the boarding information is proof information indicating that the boarding / alighting station name and the date / time of boarding / alighting of the user are included. Collection system. 10. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein non-contact reading and writing of the ticket and the boarding information between the ticket gate and the IC chip are performed by wireless or infrared rays. Train fare collection system used. 11. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the payment of the fare is performed through mobile banking that is authenticated when the user makes the contract with the railway company. Train fare collection system used. 12. The train fare collection system using a mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein a discount service including a commuter pass and a coupon ticket is applied to the settlement of the fare.