JPH06131523A - Automatic fare adjusting machine to be applied also to contactless card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic fare adjusting machine to be used also for a contactless type passenger ticket or commutation ticket without issuing an adjusting ticket in addition to application to magnetic tickets only by slightly changing a conventional machine. CONSTITUTION:The automatic fare adjusting machine for reading out data from an inserted magnetic card type passenger ticket or commutation ticket, operating and displaying a lacking amount, and when an amount matched with the lacking amount is injected, issuing an adjusting ticket, a contactless IC card receiving part 13 and a reader/writer 60 to be contactlessly communicated with a contactless IC card set up on the receiving part 13 are arranged on a customer panel part and a CPU executes a series of communication with the IC card through the reader/writer 60, reads out required data, computes a lacking amount based upon the read data, displays the lacking amount on a display part of the customer panel part, and when an amount matched with the lacking amount is injected, issues an adjusting ticket.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention reads required data from a ticket or a commuter ticket inserted from an insertion opening of a customer service panel section by a reader, calculates a shortage amount based on this data, and calculates the shortage amount. The present invention relates to an automatic checkout machine, which is provided with a CPU for displaying on the display section of the customer service panel section and issues a checkout ticket when an amount of money corresponding to the insufficient amount of money is inserted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, station ticket sales operations have been entrusted to automatic ticket vending machines that sell magnetic card type tickets, and not only station ticket sales operations but also automatic ticket gates have become unmanned. , Automatic settlement machines are also used to settle fees for transit and destination changes.

FIG. 4 shows the appearance of this automatic settlement machine. In the figure, 1 is the housing, 2 is the main body of the housing 1,
3 is a customer service panel unit of the housing 1, 4 is a shortage amount display unit, 5 is an insertion amount display unit, 6 is a coin insertion port, 7 is a bill insertion port, 8
Is a cancel button, 9 is a ticket, a commuter pass insertion slot, 10 is a checkout ticket exit, and 11 is a change tray. FIG. 5 shows a control system of this automatic settlement machine, 20 is a central processing unit (CPU), and 21 is a memory storing programs and data. 22 is a customer service unit control unit, 23 is an operation unit control unit, 24 is a public inspection unit control unit, 25 is a banknote unit control unit,
26 is a ticket issuing unit control unit, 27 is a reader / writer control unit, and 28 is a change unit control unit.

(1) Now, when the settlement operator inserts a boarding pass (or commuter pass) into the ticket or commuter pass insertion slot 9,
A reader / writer (not shown) controlled by the reader / writer control unit 27 reads the required data written on the magnetic film applied to the back surface of the ticket (or commuter pass).

(2) The CPU 20 reads out data related to the required data from the memory 21, collates the data, calculates the shortage amount, and displays it on the shortage amount display unit 4.

(3) The settler looks at the displayed shortage amount, and pays the amount equal to or exceeding the shortage amount to the bill or coin, the bill and the coin, the bill insertion slot 7,
Insert or insert from the coin slot 6.

(4) The bill control unit 25 reads the amount of inserted bills, and the coin inspection control unit 24 reads the amount of inserted coins.

(5) The CPU 20 calculates the total amount of money that has been input, and passes it through the customer service control unit 22 to display the input amount of money 5
In addition to displaying the amount of change, the change amount control unit 28 calculates the change amount and the change amount.
The change is sent to the change tray 11.

(6) At the same time, the ticket issuing unit controller 26 is driven to issue a checkout ticket.

(7) The settling person can pass the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate by inserting the ticket into a magnetic automatic ticket gate (not shown).

In recent years, a memory is built in together with a microcomputer or the like to allow the card itself to have data processing capability,
A storage capacity has been dramatically increased as compared with a magnetic card, and a non-contact IC card has been developed which allows wireless communication with an external device.

A typical non-contact IC card is
When placed in the field of vibration energy generated by an external device (for example, an induction magnetic field caused by electromagnetic waves), the vibration energy is absorbed by a wave receiver such as an antenna and converted into electric power.
The data or command included in the vibration energy is taken out and signal-processed, the data is changed or added, or the identification code or the data read process based on the read command is executed, and the data is returned to the external device.

When a non-contact type IC card of this type is used for a commuter ticket, a gate device such as a ticket gate of a station will have a wireless conversation with the commuter ticket as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 30 denotes a gate of the ticket gate, which houses the fixed station 40 shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 31 is a determination display unit. Reference numeral 50 denotes a non-contact IC card held by the passenger M, which has a built-in circuit as shown in FIG.

In this structure, the fixed station 40 repeatedly emits the interrogation signal (trigger signal) So from the transmission / reception antenna (loop antenna) 41 at a constant short cycle (several 10 ms). When the non-contact IC card 50 is inserted into the communication area (within 25 cm above the antenna) as shown in FIG. 6, the non-contact IC card 50 causes the interrogation signal (trigger signal) as shown in the communication chart of FIG. signal)
After receiving So, demodulating it in the demodulation circuit 52, decoding it in the control circuit 53, and transmitting the response signal Q, fixed data such as the departure / arrival stations, transit stations, and the useful period stored in the memory 54 is predetermined. In the order of, the data is modulated by the modulation circuit 55, and the transmitting / receiving antenna (loop antenna)
Release through 51. The fixed station 40 receiving the signal carrying this data demodulates it in the demodulation circuit 42 and sends it to the control circuit 43. The control circuit 43 verifies the data with the verification data stored in the memory 44, and the passengers pass through. The permission / non-permission of is determined. In the case of permitting passage, a message to that effect and a required command are transmitted to the non-contact IC card 50 through the modulation circuit 45 and the transmission / reception antenna (loop antenna) 41. Upon receiving this signal, the non-contact IC card 50 performs a series of processes based on the above-mentioned command (variable use date, use time, use station, etc., or write command of update data, etc.) Reply to 40. The fixed station that has received this reply displays the passage permission on the determination display unit 11.

A transmitting / receiving antenna (loop antenna)
Reference numeral 41 is long enough to secure the time required to complete the series of communications with the non-contact IC card 50 of one passenger passing through the gate.

[0017]

Such a non-contact IC
When the card type gate device becomes widespread, the above-mentioned conventional settlement machine cannot be used, and even in the case of a non-contact IC card, issuing a settlement ticket reduces the value of the non-contact IC card.

The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem, and it is possible to use not only a magnetic type but also a non-contact card type ticket or a commuter ticket with a slight modification to the conventional type. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic checkout machine that can eliminate the need for issuing a checkout ticket in the case of a non-contact card type ticket or commuter pass.

[0019]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 reads required data by a reader from a magnetic card type ticket or a commuter ticket inserted from an insertion opening of a customer service panel section. In an automatic payment machine that includes a CPU that calculates a shortage amount based on this data and displays the shortage amount on the display unit of the customer service panel section, and issues a ticket when the amount corresponding to the shortage amount is input. A reader / writer that has a contactless card receiver in the contact panel panel and can contactlessly communicate with a contactless card placed in the contactless card receiver, and the CPU is the reader / writer. A series of communications is performed with the contactless card through the writer to read the required data, calculate the deficit based on this data, and The amount is displayed on the display unit of the customer panel, and configured to ticketing payment ticket and amount commensurate with the deficiency amount is turned.

In claim 2, required data is read by a reader from a magnetic ticket or a commuter ticket inserted from an insertion opening of the customer service panel section, the shortage amount is calculated based on this data, and the shortage amount is described above. In an automatic payment machine having a CPU for displaying on the display section of the customer service panel section and issuing a checkout ticket when an amount commensurate with the deficient amount is inserted, the customer service panel section has a contactless card receiving section. A reader / writer capable of communicating with the contactless card placed in the contact card receiver is provided, and the CPU performs a series of communications with the contactless card through the reader / writer to read required data,
When the shortage amount is calculated based on this data and the shortage amount is displayed on the display section of the customer service panel section, and the amount corresponding to the shortage amount is input, the leader /
Data that the settlement has been completed is written to the non-contact card through a writer so that the card can be handled as a settlement ticket.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the customer service panel has a non-contact card operation guide display.

In the present invention, the station has a lube antenna,
An input / output circuit for exchanging signals with the CPU and a modulation / demodulation circuit are provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the contactless card receiving portion of the customer service panel portion is a bottom portion of a recess opening in the front surface, and the loop antenna of the reader / writer is arranged on the wall surrounding the recess. It was configured.

In the sixth aspect, the writing is performed by directly connecting the reader / writer and the card.

[0025]

In the present invention, not only the magnetic type but also a contactless card type ticket, a commuter ticket, etc. can be used. Since it can be dispensed with, it is possible to reduce running costs and failures.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 12 is a recess provided in the customer service panel section 3, and the bottom of the recess 3 serves as a contactless card receiving section 13. Reference numeral 14 denotes a non-contact card operation guide display section provided on the customer service panel section 3.

FIG. 2 shows a control system. Reference numeral 60 is a non-contact card reader / writer (fixed station), and 29 is a non-contact card operation guide control unit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed station 60 is provided with an input / output circuit (I / O circuit) 61, a modulation circuit 62, a demodulation circuit 63, and rune / receiver runners 64 and 65 for input / output. The circuit 61 is connected to the CPU 20.

(1) Non-contact card operation guide display section 14
Is a contactless IC card (contactless IC card type commuter pass)
It also displays that 50 is available.

Further, the fixed station 60 repeatedly emits an interrogation signal (trigger signal) So from a transmitting antenna (loop antenna) 64 at a constant short cycle (several tens of ms).

(2) Now, the settler pays the card 5 on the non-contact card stand 13 of the automatic settlement machine of the embodiment at the transit station.
It is assumed that 0 is placed or that it is held in the hand and is inserted into the recess 12.

(3) The non-contact IC card 50 receives the interrogation signal (trigger signal) So and demodulates it.
After demodulating in 2, the control circuit 53 decodes it, transmits a response signal Q, reads out the required data from the data stored in the memory 54, modulates the data with the modulation circuit 55, and transmits / receives the data to / from the transmitting / receiving antenna (loop antenna ) 51 and discharge. Fixed station 20 that received the signal carrying this data
Is demodulated by the demodulation circuit 22.

The demodulated data is transmitted to the CPU 20 through the I / O circuit 61.

(4) The CPU 20 collates the data with collation data stored in the memory 21, calculates the shortage amount, and displays it on the shortage amount display unit 4.

(5) The settler looks at the displayed amount of shortage, and pays the amount of money equal to or exceeding the amount of shortage, the bill or coin, the bill and the coin, the bill insertion slot 7,
Insert or insert from the coin slot 6.

(6) The bill control unit reads the amount of inserted bills, and the censorship control unit reads the amount of inserted coins.

(7) The CPU 20 calculates the total amount of money that has been input, passes it through the customer service control unit 22, and displays the input amount of money 5
In addition to displaying the amount of change, the amount of change and the amount of change are calculated, and if there is change, the change control unit causes the change to be delivered to the change tray 11.

(8) At the same time, the ticket issuing unit controller is driven to issue a checkout ticket.

(9) The settling person can pass the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate by inserting the ticket into the automatic ticket gate.

In the above example, the ticket is issued, but by issuing the following program, issuing the ticket can be dispensed with. That is, (10) When the shortage is settled, the CPU 20
Instruct "value for the shortage", write some data in the memory of the card 50 through the fixed station 60,
"Value the shortfall" to indicate that the shortfall has been settled.

(11) During this writing, the non-contact card operation guide display unit 14 displays that "writing".

(12) When this writing is completed, the non-contact card operation guide display unit 14 displays that the processing is completed, for example, "please remove the card."

(13) According to this display, the settlement operator puts the card 30 on which the "value of the shortage amount has been added" on the table 13
When the card is taken out from the car and is presented in the communication area of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. 6, it can pass through the gate (in this case, the ticket gate).

In each of the above embodiments, the reader / writer 60 and the card 50 are exchanged wirelessly.
The control circuit 53 of the card 50 placed on the third card may be directly connected to the I / O circuit 61 of the reader / writer 60.

Here, in order to improve the reliability of communication,
Although the receiving portion is provided, it may be left in a pocket or the like.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, not only the magnetic type but also the non-contact card type ticket or commuter ticket can be used by slightly modifying the conventional type.
In the case of a non-contact card type ticket, commuter pass, etc., it is possible to eliminate the need to issue a checkout ticket, so that it is possible to reduce running costs and breakdowns.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a control system of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a reader / writer in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional automatic settlement machine.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a control system of the conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a non-contact IC card type gate device.

FIG. 7 is a conventional circuit configuration diagram of a non-contact IC card type gate device.

FIG. 8 is a communication chart in the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic payment machine casing 3 Customer service panel 12 Recess 13 Receiving part 14 Non-contact card operation guide display part 20 CPU 21 Memory 30 Gate 31 Display part 40 Fixed station 50 Non-contact type IC card 60 Reader / writer 61 Input / output circuit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A reader reads necessary data from a magnetic card type ticket or commuter pass inserted through an insertion opening of a customer service panel section, calculates a shortage amount based on this data, and calculates the shortage amount by the customer service panel. In the automatic payment machine, which has a CPU for displaying on the display section of the department and issues a checkout ticket when the amount corresponding to the above-mentioned shortage is inserted, the customer service panel section has a contactless card receiving section and the contactless card receiving section. A wireless reader / writer capable of contactlessly communicating with a non-contact card placed in an IC card receiver is provided, and the CPU performs a series of communications with the non-contact card through the reader / writer to perform required communication. The data is read, the shortage amount is calculated based on this data, and the shortage amount is displayed on the display section of the customer service panel section. Automatic adjustment machine of the non-contact card also used, characterized in that the ticketing settlement ticket and the amount of money to meet the foot amount of money is turned on. 2. A reader reads necessary data from a magnetic card type ticket or a commuter pass inserted from an insertion opening of a customer service panel section, calculates a shortage amount based on this data, and calculates the shortage amount by the customer service panel. In an automatic settlement machine which has a CPU for displaying on the display section of the department and issues a settlement ticket when an amount corresponding to the above-mentioned shortage is inserted, the customer service panel section has a non-contact card cradle section and this non-contact A wireless reader / writer capable of communicating with a contactless card placed in an IC card receiver is provided, and the CPU performs a series of communications with the contactless card through the reader / writer to read required data. , Calculating the shortage amount based on this data and displaying the shortage amount on the display section of the customer service panel section,
When the amount of money corresponding to the above shortfall is entered, data indicating that the settlement has been completed is written to the contactless card through the station and the card can be handled as a settlement ticket. Adjustment machine. 3. The customer service panel section has an operation guide display section for a non-contact card.
An automatic checkout machine that doubles as the contactless card described. 4. The automatic settlement for a contactless card according to claim 1, wherein the reader / writer has a lube antenna, an input / output circuit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the CPU, and a modulation / demodulation circuit. Machine. 5. The contactless IC card receiving portion of the customer service panel portion is a bottom portion of a recess opening on the front side, and a loop antenna of a reader / writer is arranged on a wall surrounding the recess. 3. The automatic settlement machine which also functions as a non-contact card according to claim 1 or 2. 6. The automatic payment machine for a contactless card as claimed in claim 2, wherein writing is performed by directly connecting a control circuit of the card to an input / output circuit of a reader / writer.