JP3095087B2 - Boarding section confirmation system for route bus - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a boarding section confirmation system which is used for a fare settlement and a passenger getting on / off survey of a route bus and for confirming a boarding section (or a stop) where a passenger has boarded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when boarding a route bus, a numbered ticket issued from a numbered ticket issuer provided at a boarding gate is extracted, and the numbered ticket indicates a boarding section (or a stop) at which the boarding was carried at that time. Is printed, and when getting off, the number of the numbered ticket and the corresponding fare are known from the display on the fare indicator, and the money and the numbered ticket are put into the fare box provided at the exit. The number of the numbered ticket is read in the fare box, the fare is calculated from the boarding section and the current boarding section, and it is checked whether the fare matches the entered money. In this way, the fare settlement was used to confirm the boarding section.

[0003] Also, from the number of the numbered ticket inserted in the fare box, the boarding section where the passenger boarded and the boarding section (disembarking section) when the numbered ticket was inserted are stored. Passenger getting on and off surveys are being conducted.

[0004]

Conventionally, the boarding section is confirmed by reading the number printed on the numbered ticket with an optical reader. This optical reader has a relatively low reading speed and the reading reliability is not so high.
In other words, if the numbered ticket is soiled or bent,
Misreads or becomes unreadable. Also, since the numbered ticket is inserted into the fare box together with the coin, the numbered ticket is first separated from the coin and then supplied to the reader, which slows down the reading from this point, the time for the fare adjustment becomes longer, The customer is stagnant, which is undesirable.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a numbered ticket including a memory for storing a code indicating a boarding section and a transmitting means capable of transmitting the stored code by electromagnetic waves. The ticket issuer stores the boarding section code in the numbered ticket memory and issues the numbered ticket to the passenger. When the numbered ticket is put into the fare box, a signal from the numbered ticket is received by the receiver, and the boarding section is detected from the storage code received and demodulated by the receiver.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a numbered ticket having a memory for storing a personalized code and a transmitting means capable of transmitting the stored personalized code by electromagnetic waves is used. When issued, the personalized code stored in the numbered ticket is read, and the personalized code is transmitted to the boarding section reading means provided at the exit and stored there together with the boarding section at that time. . When the numbered ticket is put into the fare box, the signal from the numbered ticket is received by the receiver,
The demodulated personal code is compared with the personal code stored therein by the boarding section reading means, and the boarding section of the numbered ticket is detected.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. A numbered ticket issuing device 11 is provided at a vehicle entrance of a route bus. The numbered ticket issuing unit 11 sends out a numbered ticket from the numbered ticket storage unit 13 under the control of the control unit 12 constituted by a microcomputer, prints the number indicating the boarding section on the numbered ticket by the printing unit 14, and issues an issuing port 15. A part of the numbered ticket 16 is projected outside. When the passenger removes the numbered ticket 16, the control unit 12 immediately sends the next numbered ticket 16 to the issuing port 15. When the change of the boarding section and the boarding section signal indicating the new boarding section are input, the control section 12 changes the boarding section number printed by the printing section 14 to the new boarding section number.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2A, a numbered ticket 16 having a memory 17 for storing a code indicating a boarding section and a transmitting means for transmitting the stored code by electromagnetic waves is used. That is, the coil antenna 18 is built in the numbered ticket 16, and a modulation circuit 19 and a demodulation circuit 21 including a high-frequency oscillator are connected to the antenna 18. The modulation circuit 19 and the demodulation circuit 21 are connected to the control circuit 22 and the control circuit 22. Is connected to the memory 17 and the whole IC
As a result, it is built into the numbered ticket 16 as a module.

The numbered ticket 16 does not have a built-in power supply, and a high-frequency radio wave is externally applied to the antenna 18, and the circuits 19, 21, and 22 are generated by the induced power induced in the antenna 18.
Each part such as is operated. A command signal included in the high-frequency radio wave from the outside is demodulated by a demodulation circuit 21, and the command signal is decoded by a control circuit 22. In the case of a response command, the control circuit 22 reads a code from the memory 17 and reads the code. The modulation circuit 19 modulates the high-frequency signal and transmits the modulated signal from the antenna 18. If the command signal is a storage command, the control circuit 22 stores in the memory 17 a code indicating the boarding section received following the command signal.

In this example, the numbered ticket 16 is a case where the print indicating the boarding section is rewritable. For example, numbered ticket 1
6 has a rectangular plate shape as shown in FIG. 2B, at least one of which is a printing surface, and a number 23 indicating a boarding section is printed thereon. In this example, both sides are used as printing surfaces. As shown in FIG. 2C, the cross section of the numbered ticket 16 has a part thereof in the base layer 24 made of a synthetic resin material as shown in FIG.
Modules 25 such as 1 and 22 are embedded. On both surfaces of the base layer 24, a light reflection layer 26 for increasing the contrast is formed as necessary, and a recording layer 27 is formed on both light reflection layers 26, and on both the recording layers 27 as necessary. A protective layer 28 of a transparent material is formed.

The recording layer 27 is made of, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-35673.
JP-A No. 2000-205, in which an organic low-molecular substance is dispersed in a matrix material such as a thermoplastic resin, and two state transition temperatures t ₁ and t ₂ (t ₁ <t) higher than the temperature t _0.
Has _2), turbid upon cooling to t ₀ less after heating held in t ₂ or more, the opaque state is maintained at room temperature, heated and held the recording layer of the opaque state, to a temperature less than t ₁ or t ₂ After cooling to t ₀ or less, it becomes transparent, and its transparent state is maintained at room temperature.

The numbered ticket 16 in the numbered ticket storage unit 13 in FIG.
The recording layer 27 of, for example, is entirely opaque, and the printing unit 14 uses a thermal head similar to a printer with a thermal head for normal thermal paper. Printing is performed by heating between t ₁ and t _{2 in a} pattern. The numbered ticket 16 issued by the numbered ticket issuer 11 has its memory 17
Write a code indicating the boarding section in. Therefore, a loop antenna 29 surrounding the numbered ticket passage between the numbered ticket storage unit 13 and the issuing port 15 is provided, and a modulation circuit 31 including a high-frequency oscillator is connected to the antenna 29. Is transmitted from the antenna 29 as a high-frequency radio wave with the storage command and the boarding section code. The high frequency radio wave is received by the numbered ticket 16 passing through the antenna 29, and the boarding section code is stored in the memory 17 of the numbered ticket 16 as described above.

A fare box 32 is provided at the exit of the vehicle, and the fare box 32 is provided with the numbered ticket 16 and the coin 3 inserted into the slot 33.
4 are separated by a coin separating unit 35, the numbered tickets 16 are stored in a numbered ticket storage unit 36, the coins 34 are sorted by coin type in a coin sorting unit 37, and the number of each coin is counted. It is sent to a control unit 38 constituted by a microcomputer, and the control unit 38 obtains the amount of money input. The sorted coins are stored in the coin storage unit 39.

In the present invention, the boarding section is detected by receiving the code transmitted from the numbered ticket 16. For this reason, a loop antenna 41 is provided near the insertion port 33 so that the inserted numbered ticket 16 passes through the loop antenna 41, and the antenna 41 includes a modulation circuit 42 including a high-frequency oscillator.
And the demodulation circuit 43 are connected, and the modulation circuit 42 and the demodulation circuit 43 are connected to the control unit 38. The control unit 38 controls the modulation circuit 42 to emit a response command from the antenna 41 as a high-frequency radio wave.
The code in the memory 17 is returned from the numbered ticket 16 passing through 1 as a high-frequency radio wave, and is demodulated by the demodulation circuit 43. This code is taken into the control unit 38, and the boarding section of the inserted numbered ticket 16 is detected. You.

The control unit 38 obtains a fare from the detected boarding section and the current boarding section by referring to the fare table in the fare memory 44, and determines whether the fare matches the amount entered in the fare box 32. Is checked, and if they do not match, the fact is displayed on the passenger display 45 and the driver display 46, and an audible alarm is generated if necessary. Display 4
5, 46, it is possible to display the input amount and that the amount matches the fare. The control unit 38 sets the current boarding section, that is, the getting-off section, the boarding section detected and received by the antenna 41, and the time of the
2 is stored in the cassette memory 48 which is detachably attached, that is, the boarding / alighting investigation data is stored.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the present invention, a numbered ticket 16 in which a unique code fixed to the numbered ticket is fixedly stored in a memory 17 is used, and the numbered tickets 16 issued from the numbered ticket issuer 11 are different from each other in advance. The personalized code is stored, that is, the personalized code is already stored in the numbered ticket stored in the numbered ticket storage unit 13.

When the numbered ticket 16 is issued to the passenger, the unique code of the numbered ticket 16 is read. Therefore, the numbered ticket issuer 11 is provided with a demodulation circuit 51 connected to the antenna 29 and the control unit 12, and the control unit 12 controls the modulation circuit 31 to send a response command to the numbered ticket 16 to be issued. The demodulation circuit 51 demodulates the signal modulated by the unique code read from the memory 17 and returned from the numbered ticket 16 and demodulates the demodulated unique code to the control unit 3 of the fare box 32.
8 is transmitted.

The control unit 38 sequentially stores the transmitted personalized code in a memory 52 in the control unit 38 as a set, for example, as shown in FIG. 4A. When the numbered ticket 16 and the coin 34 are inserted into the fare box 32, FIG.
In the present invention, the individual code is read from the numbered ticket 16 and is processed as shown in FIG. That is, when it is detected that the numbered ticket 16 has been inserted (S ₁ ), the unique code is read (S ₂ ), and it is determined whether or not the read unique code is valid. Is performed (S ₃ ), and if it is not valid, an error is displayed on the indicators 45 and 46 (S ₄ ). If it is valid, the unique code in the memory 52 is searched and the same code is searched. If there is no one, an error display is performed. If there is the same one, the boarding section code stored together with the personalized code is read, and the boarding section of the inserted numbered ticket 16 is detected (S ₆ ). calculated fares from the detected riding section and the current boarding section with reference to the fare table (S _7), or is consistent with the entered amount at the same time as the fare is checked (S _8), they match Is displayed on the indicators 45 and 46 (S ₉ ), the time at that time,
And detected boarding section, is stored in the cassette memory 48 with the current boarding section (getting off period) as a set (S _10). When the input amount does not match the calculated fare, a mismatch display is displayed on the indicators 45 and 46.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the numbered ticket 16 is formed in a disk shape, and when its diameter is different from the diameter of the coin 34,
The numbered ticket 16 and the coin 34 can be easily separated from each other by the difference in diameter. In the above, on the fare box 32 side,
Instead of using the numbered ticket 16 to calculate the fare, the detected boarding section may simply be displayed on the indicators 45 and 46, and the driver may look at this and determine whether or not the inserted amount is correct.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the code of the boarding section or the private code is electrically extracted from the numbered ticket 16 on the fare box 32 side, and the boarding section of the numbered ticket is detected. As a result, the time from the entry of a numbered ticket to the detection of a boarding section is shorter than before, and the fare settlement process and collection of boarding / alighting survey data can be performed in a shorter time, and passengers getting off at the fare box can be stagnant. Less.

Further, even if the numbered ticket is soiled or bent, the boarding section can be detected accurately and reliably. If it is made possible to rewrite the print of the boarding section as a numbered ticket, the numbered ticket stored in the numbered ticket storage unit 36 can be repeatedly used by deleting the print of the boarding section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a block diagram illustrating an example of the electrical configuration of the numbered ticket 16, FIG. 2B is a perspective view illustrating an example of the external shape of the numbered ticket 16, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention of claim 2;

4A is a diagram showing a storage example of a memory 52 in FIG. 3, and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of the appearance of the numbered ticket 16.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example on the fare box side in FIG. 3;

Continuation of front page (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07B 15/00 G06F 17/60 G06K 17/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A power supply power code and a code indicating a boarding section are transmitted.
And means for receiving at wave, means for displaying the boarding section, a memory for storing a code indicating the boarding section received in the electromagnetic wave, and transmission means capable of transmitting the stored code of the memory electromagnetic And a loop antenna that is provided at the entrance of the vehicle and through which the numbered ticket passes.
Hand that transmits the boarding section code and power supply power to the ticket using electromagnetic waves
A numbered ticket issuing device provided with a step, means for displaying the boarding section on the numbered ticket, and means for issuing the numbered ticket to the passenger; and a passenger who is disposed at the exit of the vehicle and gets off the vehicle. ticket
And a loop door that almost surrounds the entrance of the fare box for inserting money
Has antenna, a receiving means for receiving a signal from the entered the ticket is received by the receiving means, means for detecting the boarding section from the demodulated above memory code, tickets that are above turned
And a means for transmitting power from the power source to a route bus. 2. A means for receiving power supply power by electromagnetic waves, a display means for displaying a boarding section, a memory for storing a unique code of a numbered ticket, and a unique code of a numbered ticket stored in the memory being represented by an electromagnetic wave.
The numbered ticket described above, comprising a transmitting means capable of transmitting.
Is provided at the entrance of the vehicle , transmits power power to the numbered ticket by electromagnetic waves, and
Received the unique code of the above numbered ticket and arrange it in the fare box
A numbered ticket issuance including means for transmitting a unique code of the ticket, means for displaying the boarding section on the numbered ticket, and means for issuing the numbered ticket to passengers
And the unique code of the numbered ticket provided at the exit of the vehicle and sent from the numbered ticket issuer.
Storage means for storing the current boarding section as a set, and the fare for the disembarking passenger to insert the numbered ticket and money
It has a loop antenna that almost surrounds the input port of the box.
Reception to receive the signal of the unique code of the numbered ticket from the ticket issuer
Means and transmitting the power supply power to the numbered ticket by electromagnetic waves
Means and a unique code of the numbered ticket received and demodulated by the receiving means.
Means for detecting a boarding section by referring to the upper storage means from the
A boarding section confirmation system for a route bus, comprising: