JP4309698B2 - IC card reissue machine, toll collection machine, center computer, IC card reissue method, toll collection method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, an IC card reissue machine, a fee collection device, a center computer, an IC card reissue method, and a fee collection method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a magnetic recording type prepaid card is used on railways, toll roads, etc., and every time a prepaid card is used, a use history is printed on the card surface, and records other than magnetic data remain.
In recent years, instead of magnetic recording cards, IC cards such as contactless IC cards have become available. In the case of this prepaid payment system using a non-contact IC card, the remaining amount is increased by charging the non-contact IC card with a small remaining amount so that the remaining amount can be used repeatedly, so the usage history is not printed on the card surface. It is structured.
[0003]
Nevertheless, the non-contact IC card is an assembly of electronic components, and a hardware failure or other data reading failure or writing failure may occur depending on the communication environment.
[0004]
Therefore, the remaining amount of the non-contact IC card is managed by the memory inside the non-contact IC card and the center host computer, the payment itself at the terminal is performed with the remaining amount of the memory in the card, and the payment information from the terminal is sent to the center host computer. A toll road toll collection system has been proposed in which the remaining amount managed by the center host computer is updated and the card can be reissued when a failure or failure occurs in the IC card ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
In the case of the toll road toll collection system described in Patent Document 1, the ID information and the prepaid balance are stored in the memory of the contactless IC card mounted on the vehicle. On the toll road, the road unit is a contactless IC card of the vehicle. It is reduced by reading the ID information / remaining amount from the memory and transmitting it once to the data processing device, withdrawing the toll from the remaining amount with the data processing device, and sending the new remaining amount after the removal from the roadside device to the contactless IC card. The new remaining amount is written in the memory of the contactless IC card. Thereafter, the data processing apparatus intermittently transmits the ID information and the remaining amount of data described above to the center computer by batch processing, and the center computer also manages the remaining amount of each contactless IC card based on the ID information. If the contact IC card becomes abnormal and the remaining amount cannot be read, the card can be reissued by reading the remaining amount managed by the center computer using the ID information as a key.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3165505 (paragraph [0014])
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional toll road toll collection system, when a non-contact IC card is used in a terminal, the data processing unit temporarily buffers the data and intermittently transmits it to the center computer. During this time, even if the card is required to be reissued and a request to read the remaining amount is requested to the center computer, the remaining amount managed by the center computer is uncertain, so the data from the data processing device The card could not be reissued until it was received and the remaining amount of the card was updated.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and even when the update of the remaining amount of the IC card managed on the center side is delayed, the reissuing of the IC card correctly reflecting the remaining amount at the time of the reissue request It is an object of the present invention to provide an IC card reissuing machine, a fee collecting machine, a center computer, an IC card reissuing method, and a fee collecting method.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the IC card reissuing machine of the present invention is connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card. When the IC card is reissued, the remaining amount managed by the center computer is In an IC card reissuing machine that reads and reissues an IC card, input means for inputting unique card issuance information of the IC card as a reissuing source, card issuance information inputted from the input means, and this card issuance Transmitting means for transmitting reissue request data including time information at the time when information is input to the center computer; reissue card information received from the center computer as a response to the reissue request data; and the reissue Reissue information data including card issue information of the original IC card and card status information indicating that reissue is in progress It is characterized by comprising a control means for storing in the IC card.
[0010]
The IC card reissuing machine of the present invention is connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card that can add up the remaining amount. When the IC card is reissued, the remaining amount managed by the center computer is read out to read the IC card. In the IC card reissuing machine for reissuing the card, the input means for inputting the unique card issuing information and the reserve amount of the IC card as the reissuing source, the card issuing information input from the input means, and the card issuing information Transmitting means for transmitting reissue request data including time information at the time of input to the center computer, reissue card information received from the center computer as a response to the reissue request data, and the reissue Reissue information data including card issue information of the original IC card, card status information indicating that reissue is in progress, and spare It is characterized by comprising a control means for storing the forehead to the new IC card.
In the above IC card reissuing machine, when the data writing to the new IC card is normally completed by the control means, the reissuance completion data is transmitted to the center computer, and the data writing is not completed normally. In some cases, a means for transmitting reissue cancellation data to the center computer is provided.
[0011]
The toll collector of the present invention is connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card, reads the remaining amount of the IC card and collects the fee of the vehicle using the toll road, and receives data from the IC card. When the card status information included in the data read by the IC card reading means is being reissued, the card issuing information of the reissued IC card to the center computer and Transmitting means for transmitting remaining amount request data including reissue information data, receiving means for receiving remaining amount data returned from the center computer in response to the remaining amount request data, and remaining amount data received by the receiving unit. Settlement process based on the IC card with the updated balance and card status information indicating reissued Is written, it is characterized by comprising a control means for transmitting the request data scrubbing balance with respect to the center computer.
In the toll collector, the control means confirms the received balance status included in the balance data received by the receiving means, and if the result of checking the received balance status is confirmed, the received received balance is confirmed. And the reserve balance written on the IC card at the time of reissuance, and the updated balance and the card status information indicating reissued are written to the IC card. And a means for updating the data of the IC card using the remaining amount after the withdrawal as a reserve remaining amount.
[0012]
The center computer of the present invention includes a database for managing the remaining amount of an IC card that can be loaded with a remaining amount, reads a remaining amount of the IC card and collects a fee for a vehicle that uses a toll road, and the IC card Is received from the IC card reissuing machine at the center computer connected to the IC card reissuing machine which reads the remaining amount managed in the database and reissues the IC card via a communication line. The database is searched using the card issuance information of the reissuing source IC card included in the reissuing request data as a key, and the status of the corresponding IC card is changed during reissuing and is included in the reissuing request data. Register the new IC card information in the database by setting the reissue request time, and register the new IC card Means for returning reissue information data including card reissue card information and card issue information of the reissue source IC card to the IC card reissue machine, and reissue completion data from the IC card reissue machine If received, means for changing the status of the IC card to completion of reissuance, and when reissuance cancellation data is received from the IC card reissuing machine, a request for reissuing the status of the IC card of the reissuing source When the balance request data is received from the toll collection unit, the means for returning the data to the state before receiving data and deleting the reissue status, and the status of the IC card of the reissue source is reissue complete, Means for returning the remaining amount data including the remaining amount information of the IC card of the reissuing source to the toll collector when the issuance request time has been closed, and the remaining amount consumption request data from the toll collector If it is received, the balance information of the re-issuer of the IC card is "0", is characterized by comprising a means for setting the card status to balance handover completion.
[0013]
In the IC card reissuing method of the present invention, the IC card reissuing machine connected to the center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card that can add up the remaining amount reads out the remaining amount managed by the center computer, and the IC card is reissued. In the IC card reissuing method to be issued, when the card issuing information unique to the IC card that is the reissuing source is input to the IC card reissuing machine, the input card issuing information and the point at which this card issuing information is input Re-issuance request data including the time information is transmitted from the IC card re-issuing machine to the center computer, and the re-issue received by the IC card re-issuing machine from the center computer as a response to the re-issuing request data. Reissue information data including issued card information and card issue information of the IC card of the reissue source, It is characterized by a step of storing the card status information to the new IC card indicating that a line.
[0014]
The toll collection method of the present invention is a toll collection method in which a toll collector connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of an IC card reads the remaining amount of the IC card and collects a fee for a vehicle that uses a toll road. When the toll collector reads the IC card data and when the card status information included in the data read by the toll collector is being reissued, the reissuer IC card Transmitting balance request data including card issuance information and reissue information data; receiving balance data returned from the center computer to the toll collector in response to the balance request data; and the received balance The toll collection machine performs payment processing based on the data, and shows the updated balance and the card status indicating reissued Writes a broadcast to the IC card, is characterized by a step of transmitting the request data scrubbing balance with respect to the center computer.
[0015]
In the present invention, when unique card issuance information of an IC card as a reissuing source is input to the IC card reissuing machine, the input card issuance information and time information at the time when the card issuance information is input are included. The reissue request data received is transmitted from the IC card reissue machine to the center computer.
The center computer searches the database using the card issuance information of the reissuing source IC card included in the reissuing request data received from the IC card reissuing machine as a key, and changes the status of the corresponding IC card to reissuing. At the same time, the reissue request time included in the reissue request data is set and the new IC card information is registered in the database. The reissue card information of the new IC card registered and the reissue source IC card The reissue information data including the card issue information is returned to the IC card reissue machine.
The IC card reissuing machine receives the reissue card information received from the center computer, the card issuance information data including the card issuance information of the IC card of the reissuance source, and the card status information indicating that reissuing is in progress. Remember to card. If a reserve balance is input, the reserve balance is also stored in a new IC card.
On the other hand, in the toll collector, when the reissued IC card data is read, if the card status information included in the read data is being reissued, the card of the reissued IC card to the center computer Remaining amount request data including issue information and reissue information data is transmitted.
In the center computer, when the remaining amount request data is received from the toll collector, the reissue is issued when the status of the IC card of the reissue source is complete and the reissue request time has been closed. The remaining amount data including the remaining amount information of the original IC card is returned to the toll collector.
Upon receipt of the remaining amount data returned from the center computer in response to the remaining amount request data, the toll collector performs a settlement process based on the received remaining amount data, and the card status information indicating the updated remaining amount and reissued Is written to the IC card, and the remaining amount consumption request data is transmitted to the center computer.
In the center computer, when the balance cancellation request data is received from the toll collector, the balance information of the IC card of the reissue source is set to “0”, and the card status information is set to the completion of the delivery of the balance.
Thereby, even when the update of the remaining amount of the IC card managed on the center side is delayed, it is possible to reissue the IC card that correctly reflects the remaining amount at the time of the reissue request.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a toll collection system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fee collection system of this embodiment includes a center computer 11, an entrance terminal 12, an exit terminal 13, an office terminal 14, a contactless IC card reissue machine 15, and the like. The entrance terminal 12 is installed at the entrance toll gate on the toll road. The exit terminal 13 is installed at an exit toll gate on the toll road. The exit terminal 13 is also called a toll collection machine or a toll collection terminal. The office terminal 14 is installed in a management office of a toll gate at each entrance / exit of the toll road. The non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 is installed at a place where a vehicle can be temporarily stopped, such as an entrance toll gate, an exit toll gate, a service area, a parking area, etc.
[0017]
The center computer 11 collects data from each terminal in its own database, and distributes data such as parameters and responses necessary for the operation of each terminal from the database. The center computer 11 is connected online with the entrance terminal 12 and stores parameters necessary for entrance processing in its own database. The center computer 11 transmits the corresponding parameter from the database in response to the request received from the entrance terminal 12 during the entrance process. Since the entrance process transaction data is transmitted when the entrance process is completed at the entrance terminal 12, the center computer 11 receives this entrance process transaction data and determines that the entrance process has been completed. The center computer 11 is connected to the exit terminal 13 online, and stores parameters necessary for exit processing in its own database. The center computer 11 transmits the corresponding parameter from the database in response to the request received from the exit terminal 13 during the exit process. Since the exit process transaction data is transmitted when the exit process is completed at the exit terminal 13, the center computer 11 receives this exit process transaction data and determines the end of the exit process. The center computer 11 is connected to the office terminal 14 online and stores parameters necessary for office processing in a database. The parameter is transmitted from the database in response to the request as received from the office terminal 14 during the office process. The center computer 11 receives the office process transaction data from the office terminal 14 when the office process ends, and therefore the center computer 11 receives the office process transaction data and determines the end of the office process. The center computer 11 is connected to the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15 online, and registers and manages the balance of the non-contact IC card in its own non-contact IC card management database. The center computer 11 controls transmission / reception of data in the non-contact IC card management database and data related to reissuance of the IC card.
That is, this toll collection system stores the entrance information for the center computer 11 having a database for managing the remaining amount of the non-contact IC card capable of accumulating the remaining amount and the non-contact IC card of the vehicle using the toll road. Re-issue the entrance terminal 12, the exit terminal 13 as a toll collection device that reads the balance of the contactless IC card and the entrance information and collects the charge of the vehicle using the toll road, the office terminal 14, and the IC card In this case, it is a system in which a non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 that reads the remaining amount managed in the database and reissues the IC card is connected via the communication line 16.
[0018]
The non-contact IC card includes a flash memory as storage means for storing money amount data (remaining amount information) and a card ID (card identification information) for paying a toll road fee, and each terminal (entrance terminal) installed on the toll road (12, exit terminal 13, office terminal 14, contactless IC card reissuing machine 15 and the like) according to the request for reading the amount data from the contactless IC card reader / writer, the amount data and the card ID are read out from the flash memory. The usage history including the entrance information and exit information from the IC card reader / writer, and the amount data (addition amount to be charged, reserve balance, etc.) are received, and the usage history and amount data received by this antenna are flushed. MPU (microprogram) stored in the memory (specific data of the flash memory is explained in FIG. 8) And a processor unit) and.
[0019]
The entrance terminal 12 is a terminal that is installed in an entrance lane of a toll road and gives entrance information to a vehicle that flows into the toll road. The exit terminal 13 is a terminal that is installed in the exit lane of the toll road and collects charges from vehicles flowing out of the toll road, and is also called a toll collector. The office terminal 14 is a terminal that is installed in a toll gate office or the like on a toll road and performs processing that could not be performed at the entrance terminal 12 or the exit terminal 13. The non-contact IC card reissue machine 15 is a terminal that reissues a non-contact IC card.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the entrance terminal 12 in the fee collection system of FIG.
2, the entrance terminal 12 includes a CPU 21, a memory 22, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 23, an operation display unit 24, a transmission control unit 25, a pass ticket reader / writer 26, an I / O control unit 27, an entry detection. A detector 28, a start detector 29, an opening / closing bar 30 and the like.
The CPU 21 controls the operation of the entire entrance terminal. The memory 22 stores programs and data. The non-contact IC card reader / writer 23 writes entrance information to the non-contact IC card. The operation display unit 24 inputs information necessary for a staff member and displays a processing result. The transmission control unit 25 performs transmission control for online connection with the center computer. The pass ticket reader / writer 26 writes entrance information on the pass ticket. The I / O control unit 27 controls input / output with various peripheral devices. The approach detector 28 detects a vehicle flowing into the entrance lane. The start detector 29 detects a vehicle leaving the entrance lane (entering in the main line direction). The opening / closing bar 30 is controlled to be opened / closed by the CPU 31 through the I / O control unit 37, thereby controlling the passage of the vehicle leaving the lane (permission permission or passage prevention).
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the exit terminal 13 in the fee collection system of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the exit terminal 13 includes a CPU 31 as a control unit, a memory 32, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 as an IC card reading unit, an operation display unit 34, a transmission control unit 35, and a pass ticket reader / writer 36. , I / O control unit 37, opening / closing bar 38, and the like.
The CPU 31 controls the operation of the entire exit terminal. The memory 32 stores control programs and data that cause the CPU 31 to perform various control operations. The contactless IC card reader / writer 33 reads card information including entrance information from the contactless IC card, and writes exit settlement information after exit settlement processing. The operation display unit 34 inputs necessary information and displays the processing result. The transmission control unit 35 performs transmission control for online connection with the center computer 11. The pass ticket reader / writer 36 reads entrance information from the pass ticket, writes exit settlement information, and the like. The I / O control unit 37 controls input / output with various peripheral devices. The open / close bar 38 controls the passage of the vehicle leaving the lane (permission permission or passage prevention) by “opening / closing”.
[0022]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of the office terminal 14 in the fee collection system of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the office terminal 14 includes a CPU 41, a memory 42, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 43, an operation display unit 44, a transmission control unit 45, and the like. The CPU 41 controls the operation of the entire office terminal. The memory 42 stores programs and data. The non-contact IC card reader / writer 43 reads and writes various information with respect to the non-contact IC card. The operation display unit 44 inputs information necessary for a staff member and displays a processing result. The transmission control unit 45 performs transmission control for online communication with the center computer 11.
[0023]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the contactless IC card reissue machine 15 in the fee collection system of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 has a CPU 51 as a control means, a memory 52, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 53, an operation display section 54 as an input means, a transmission control section 55, and the like. is doing. The CPU 51 controls the operation of the entire non-contact IC card reissuing machine. The memory 52 stores control programs and data that cause the CPU 51 to perform various control operations. The non-contact IC card reader / writer 53 reads various information from the non-contact IC card, writes information related to reissuance of the non-contact IC card, and the like. The operation display unit 54 inputs information necessary for reissuing the contactless IC card (such as the card issuance number of the reissuing source) and displays the processing result. The transmission control unit 55 performs transmission control for online communication with the center computer 11.
[0024]
Here, various data in the charge collection system will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, main data exchanged between the center computer 11 and the non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 are reissuance request data 61, reissue completion data 62, reissue information data 63, reissue cancellation data. 64 or the like. The reissue request data 61 is data transmitted from the contactless IC card reissuer 15 to reissue the card, and includes original card issue information (card issue number), reissue request date, and reissue processing information ( Processing year / month / date / time, tollgate number, processing management number). The reissue information data 62 includes reissue card information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), original card issue information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), and the like. The reissuance completion data 63 includes original card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), reissuance processing information (processing date / time / date, tollgate number, processing management number), reserve balance, and the like. Reissue cancellation data 64 includes reissue card information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), original card issue information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), revocation information (processing date / time, Tollgate number, processing management number). The processing date and time are referred to as time information.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 7, data exchanged between the center computer 11 and the entrance terminal 12, exit terminal 13 and office terminal 14 are balance request data 71, balance data 72, balance cancellation data request data 73, and the like.
[0026]
The remaining amount request data 71 includes original card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), reissue card information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), remaining amount request information (for processing date / time, Tollgate number, processing management number). The remaining amount data 72 is information such as original card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), remaining amount state, card state, and remaining amount. The remaining amount state is flag information such as confirmed and unconfirmed. The card status is data for managing the transfer of the remaining amount, such as the initial state, reissuing, completion of reissuing, completion of remaining amount delivery. The remaining amount application data request data 73 includes original card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), reissue processing information (processing year / month / date / time, tollgate number, processing management number) and the like.
[0027]
As shown in Fig. 8, contactless IC card data includes card issue information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), original card issue information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), remaining balance status , Card status, remaining balance, reserve balance, entrance information (entrance year / month / date / time, entrance judgment vehicle type, entrance vehicle number, entrance toll gate number, entrance processing control number), usage history 1 (entrance year / month / date / time, entrance judgment vehicle type) , Entrance toll gate number, exit date / time, exit fixed vehicle type, exit toll gate number, toll, additional charge, remaining amount), usage history 2 (entry date / time, entrance judgment vehicle type, entrance toll gate number, exit Year / Month / Date / Time, Exit confirmed vehicle type, Exit Tollgate number, Toll, Additional charge, Remaining), Usage history n (Entry date / time, Entrance judgment vehicle type, Entrance toll gate number, Exit date / time, Exit Confirmed vehicle type, exit toll gate number, toll, product Increased amount, balance), and the like. The card status includes, for example, initial time, reissuing, completion of reissuing, and the like.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 9, the contactless IC card management database of the center computer 11 includes card issue information (card issue number, card issue date, card type), remaining amount, reissue request date, card status, reserve remaining amount, Issuance card information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), processing histories 1 to n, and the like are stored and managed. Processing history 1 includes card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), remaining amount, state 1 (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number), state 2 (processing state, entrance DB serial number) , Exit DB serial number)... State n (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number). Processing history 2 includes card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), remaining amount, state 1 (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number), state 2 (processing state, entrance DB serial number) , Exit DB serial number)... State n (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number). The processing history m is the card issuance information (card issuance number, card issuance date, card type), remaining amount, state 1 (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number), state 2 (processing state, entrance DB serial number) , Exit DB serial number)... State n (processing state, entrance DB serial number, exit DB serial number). The card state includes an initial state, reissuing, reissuing completion, remaining amount delivery completion, and the like. The processing state includes entry / exit only / completion.
[0029]
The operation of this fee collection system will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
First, the reissue operation in the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0030]
At the entrance toll gate or exit toll gate, when a non-contact IC card is applied to a non-contact IC card reader / writer, the data of the non-contact IC card cannot be read, or the process ends without error. In this case, the card is reissued by the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15 installed in the management office or the like.
The operation display unit 54 of the non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 is provided with a card reissuing button (hereinafter referred to as a “reissuing button”). A message prompting the user to enter the issue number of the IC card (hereinafter referred to as the original card) and an issue number input field are displayed. The message is, for example, a message such as “Please enter the card issue number”.
Here, when the clerk inputs the issue number of the IC card (hereinafter referred to as the original card) to be reissued from the operation display unit 54, the CPU 51 accepts the entered issue number (S101: S is Step) A message as to whether or not to deposit the reserve balance is displayed on the operation display unit 54, and input is awaited.
Here, when the reserve remaining amount is input (Yes in S102), the CPU 51 sets the input reserve amount to “reserve remaining amount” (S103).
Further, when there is no input of the reserve remaining amount (No in S102), the CPU 51 sets “0” to the “reserve remaining amount” in the memory 52 (S104).
[0031]
The CPU 51 sets the current date measured by the internal clock function to the date of the reissue request data in the memory 52 (S105), and sends the reissue request data 61 to the center computer 11 through the transmission control unit 55. Transmit (S106).
When the reissue information data 62 sent back from the center computer 11 is received through the transmission control unit 55 after the reissue request data 61 is transmitted (S107), the CPU 51 receives the reissue information obtained from the reissue information data 62 and the reissue information data 62. The original card information and the “reserve balance” are transferred to the contactless IC card reader / writer 53 and written to the contactless IC card for reissuance (hereinafter referred to as a new card), and the “card status” of the new card is “reissued” Rewrite to "medium" (S108).
When the writing of data to the new card is completed normally (Yes in S109), the CPU 51 transmits the reissue completion data 63 in the memory 52 to the center computer 11 through the transmission control unit 55 (S110).
If writing has not been completed normally in the process of S109 (No in S109), the CPU 51 displays an error on the operation display unit 54 (S111), displays a cancel button and a retry button, and continues the process. A message prompting the button operation whether to cancel the process is displayed.
Here, when the retry button is pressed (No in S112), the CPU 51 repeats the process from the data writing process to the new card of Setp 108 again.
When the cancel button is pressed (Yes in S112), the CPU 51 determines that the reissue process is cancelled, and transmits reissue cancel data to the center computer 11 (S113).
[0032]
Next, an operation for processing a new card reissued by the contactless IC card reissuer 15 for the first time at the exit terminal 13 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the issued new card is inserted into the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 for processing at the exit terminal 13, the information stored in the new card is read by the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 (S201). Passed.
The CPU 31 checks the card status in the information received from the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 (S202). If the card status is “Reissuing” (Yes in S202), the remaining amount request data 71 is transmitted. The data is transmitted to the center computer 11 through the control unit 35 (S203).
When the remaining amount data 72 transmitted from the center computer 11 is received by the transmission control unit 35 as a reply to the remaining amount request data 71 (S204), the CPU 31 checks whether or not the received “remaining amount state” is “confirmed”. (S205).
If the result of this check is “confirmed” (Yes in S205), the CPU 31 deducts the charge from the sum of the received remaining amount and the reserve remaining amount (S206), calculates a new remaining amount after the withdrawal, and creates a new card The remaining amount after withdrawal and the card status = “reissued” are written into the flash memory (S207).
As a result of the check, if the “remaining amount status” is “indeterminate” (No in S205), the CPU 31 deducts the charge from the reserve remaining amount (S208), calculates a new reserve remaining amount after the withdrawal, The reserve amount after the withdrawal is written in the flash memory (S209).
[0033]
Thereafter, the CPU 31 checks whether or not the data writing to the flash memory of the new card has been completed normally (S210).
If the result of this check is that the writing has ended abnormally (No in S210), normal “non-contact IC card writing error processing” is performed (S211). “Non-contact IC card writing error processing” is, for example, processing for displaying a message that an error has occurred in writing data to the non-contact IC card on the operation display unit 34 and notifying the staff.
In addition, if the result of the check in S209 indicates that data writing to the flash memory of the new card has been completed normally (Yes in S210) and the received balance status is `` Confirmed '' (Yes in S212), the remaining amount erased data 73 is transmitted to the center computer 11 through the transmission control unit 35 (S213).
In this embodiment, the exit terminal 13 has been described as an example. However, the entrance terminal 12 only does not withdraw the toll from the remaining amount, and the office terminal 14 also withdraws the remaining amount. Similar to the exit terminal 13, when the remaining amount is not withdrawn, the toll fee is not withdrawn. The basic process is the same as that of the exit terminal 13, and the same process as described above can be performed with other terminals.
[0034]
Finally, the processing operation of the CPU at the time of data reception in the center computer 11 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
The center computer 11 is a general server computer, and includes a CPU, a memory, a hard disk device, and a communication interface device for data communication via a communication line with other terminals. A database for managing the remaining amount and reissuance of IC cards has been established.
The CPU of the center computer 11 always checks the data received from the terminals such as the entrance terminal 12, the exit terminal 13, the office terminal 14 and the contactless IC card reissuer 15 through the communication line 16 at any time. It is determined whether it is data, that is, the type of data is determined, and processing corresponding to the type of data is performed.
If the received data is, for example, the reissue request data 61 from the non-contact IC card reissuer 15 (S301), the CPU performs a process for the reissue request (S302).
If the received data is, for example, reissue completion data 63 from the non-contact IC card reissuer 15 (S303), the CPU performs processing on the reissue completion data (S304).
When the received data is, for example, reissue cancellation data 64 from the non-contact IC card reissuer 15 (S305), the CPU performs processing for the reissue request (S306).
If the received data is, for example, the remaining amount request data 71 from the exit terminal 13 (S307), the CPU performs processing for the remaining amount request (S308).
When the received data is the remaining amount consumption request data 73 from the exit terminal 13 (S309), the CPU performs processing for the remaining amount consumption request (S310).
[0035]
As a result of the data type determination, when processing for a reissue request is performed (S302), the CPU uses the “original card issue number” of the received reissue request data 61 as a key, as shown in FIG. The IC card management database (see FIG. 9) is searched, the card status of the card is set to “Reissuing”, and the received reissue request date is set to “Reissue Request Date” (S401).
Further, the CPU registers information on a reissue card (new card) to be newly issued in the non-contact IC card management database, and further registers it in “reissue information” of the original card (S402). Thereafter, the CPU transmits the reissue information data 62 to the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15 (S403).
[0036]
When the reissue completion data 63 is processed as a result of the data type determination (S304), as shown in FIG. 14, the CPU uses the “original card issue number” of the received reissue completion data 63 as a key. Then, the contactless IC card management database is searched, and the card status, which is one of the original card data, is updated to “reissue complete” (S421).
[0037]
As a result of the data type determination, when processing is performed on the reissue cancellation data 64 (S306), as shown in FIG. 15, the CPU uses the “original card issue number” of the received reissue cancellation data 64 as a key. The contactless IC card management database is searched, the card status of the card is deleted as “initial state”, “reissue request date” and “reissue information” are deleted, and the respective data are updated (S431). Also, the CPU deletes the information of the newly registered new card from the non-contact IC card management database (S432).
[0038]
As a result of the data type determination, when the remaining amount request is processed (S308), the CPU uses the “original card issue number” of the received remaining amount request data 71 as a key as shown in FIG. The management database is searched, and the “card status” and “reissue request date” of the corresponding original card are checked (S441).
As a result of this check, if the “card status” is “reissue complete” (Yes in S442) and the date of the “reissue request date” has been completed (Yes in S443), the CPU Set (update) the “remaining amount status” of the card to “confirmed” (S445).
[0039]
On the other hand, as a result of the check in S442 and S443, if the card status is not "Reissuing" (No in S442), or the date of the "Reissue Request Date" is not yet closed (No in S443), the CPU The “remaining amount state” is set to “indeterminate” (S445).
Then, the CPU transmits the remaining amount data 72 of the original card to the exit terminal 13 (S446).
[0040]
As a result of the data type determination, when processing for the remaining amount consumption request is performed (S310), as shown in FIG. 17, the CPU uses the “original card issue number” of the received remaining amount consumption request data 73 as a key. The contactless IC card management database is searched, and the “card status” of the corresponding original card is updated to “remaining amount delivery completed” and “remaining amount” = 0 (S451).
[0041]
That is, when a non-contact IC card is set in the non-contact IC card reader / writer of a terminal on a toll road, when a non-contact IC card is reissued by the non-contact IC card reissuer 15 due to the occurrence of a failure or the like, When the unique card issuance information of the original card is input from the operation display unit 54, the CPU 51 receives the reissue request data 61 including the “original card issuance information” and the “date” at the time when the original card is input. 11 and the reissue information data 62 including “reissue card information” and “original card issue information” received from the center computer 11 as a response, and “reissued” as card status information are stored in the new card. When the data writing to the new card is normally completed, the reissue completion data 63 is transmitted to the center computer 11 and the data If the writing is not completed normally transmits a reissue cancel data 64 to the center computer 11.
[0042]
The exit terminal 13 includes “original card information” and “reissue information” for the center computer 11 when the card state included in the data read from the non-contact IC card is “reissued”. When the balance amount request data 71 is transmitted and the balance amount data 72 is received from the center computer 11 in response to this request, the exit terminal 13 performs a settlement process based on the balance amount data 72 and is updated. The remaining amount is written in the non-contact IC card, “reissued” is stored as the card state, and the remaining amount consumption request data 73 is transmitted to the center computer 11.
[0043]
In the center computer 11, with respect to the reissue request data 61 received from the non-contact IC card reissuer 15, the status of the IC card being managed is “reissued” using “original card issue information” as a key. And set the “Date” as the “Reissue Request Date”, register the new card information in the database, and reissue the reissue information data 62 including the reissue information of the registered new card. Reply to machine 15. Thereafter, when the center computer 11 receives the reissue completion data 63 from the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15, the center computer 11 sets the status of the card in the database to “reissue complete”. When the center computer 11 receives the reissue cancellation data 64 from the non-contact IC card reissue machine 15, the state of the original card in the database is returned to the state before the reception, and the reissue status is deleted. To do.
Further, when the center computer 11 receives the remaining amount request data 71 from the exit terminal 13, the state of the original card in the database is “reissue complete” and the date closing of the “reissue request date” has been completed. In this case, when “remaining amount data” including “original card remaining amount information” is returned to the exit terminal 13 and the remaining amount erasure request data 73 is received from the exit terminal 13, the remaining amount of the card in the database is set to “0”. And the card status is “completion of remaining amount delivery”.
[0044]
As described above, according to the toll collection system of this embodiment, the remaining amount stored in the flash memory of the contactless IC card is transmitted from each terminal on the toll road to the center computer 11 and managed by the user. When the card issuance number of the original card is input to the contactless IC card reissuer 15 at the time of the application, the reissue request data is transmitted to the center computer 11, and the center computer 11 receives the card of the received original card. When registering new card issuance information in the database based on the issuance number, information indicating the card status (such as reissuing) is added to manage the transfer timing of the remaining amount from the original card to the new card. Reissue card (new card) can be issued at the time of request from, and reissue when using new card on toll road at a later date If the tightening of the day date is carried out was, it is possible to take over the balance of the original card to the new card on the spot.
[0045]
Moreover, when managing the remaining amount by the center computer 11, a reissue card can be issued when a request is made by the user, and the date of the reissue is closed when the next use is made at the terminal. If not, the toll will be deducted from the amount paid at the time of reissuance (reserve balance), and when the remaining amount of the original card is finally finalized, the remaining amount of the original card will be added to the remaining reserve amount and used. Can do.
As a result, even if the update of data managed on the center side is “intermittent data transmission” or delayed due to the occurrence of a failure, the remaining amount of the IC card at that time is reflected in the new card, and there is no mistake The card can be reissued.
[0046]
In addition, this invention is not limited only to the said embodiment.
In the above embodiment, the non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 having an independent hardware configuration has been described as an example. However, the non-contact IC card reissuing function is provided to other terminals (entrance terminal 12, exit terminal 13, It may be placed on the office terminal 14).
The non-contact IC card reissuing machine 15 not only re-issues only the non-contact IC card, but also sells the non-contact IC card, charges the amount data to the non-contact IC card, checks the balance, and passes the ticket. It may have a function such as reading, and in this case, it functions as an IC card processor or the like.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even if the update of the remaining amount (management data) of the IC card managed by the center side is delayed, the IC card is reissued reflecting the remaining amount at the time of the reissue request. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an entrance terminal in the fee collection system of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an exit terminal in the fee collection system of FIG. 1;
4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an office terminal in the fee collection system of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a contactless IC card reissue machine in the fee collection system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data format of data exchanged between a center computer and a non-contact IC card reissue machine.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data format of data exchanged between a center computer and an entrance terminal / exit terminal / office terminal.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a format of data stored in an internal memory of a non-contact IC card.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a format of a database related to non-contact IC card management in the center computer.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the non-contact IC card reissue machine.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing of an egress terminal.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing of the center computer.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing when the center computer receives reissue request data.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing when reissue completion data is received in the center computer.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing processing when reissuance cancellation data is received in the center computer.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing processing when the center computer receives remaining amount request data.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing processing when the center computer receives the remaining amount consumption request data.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Center computer, 12 ... Entrance terminal, 13 ... Exit terminal, 14 ... Office terminal, 15 ... Non-contact IC card reissue machine, 13 ... Exit terminal, 31, 51 ... CPU, 32, 52 ... Memory, 33, 53 ... Non-contact IC card reader / writer, 34, 54 ... Operation display part, 35, 55 ... Transmission control part, 36 ... Passport reader / writer, 37 ... I / O control part, 38 ... Opening / closing bar, 61 ... Reissue request Data, 62 ... Reissue information data, 63 ... Reissue completion data, 64 ... Reissue cancellation data.

Claims (8)

In the IC card reissuing machine that is connected to the center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card and reissues the IC card, the remaining amount managed by the center computer is read and the IC card is reissued.
An input means for inputting unique card issuance information of an IC card as a reissuing source,
Transmitting means for transmitting reissue request data including card issue information input from the input means and time information at the time when the card issue information is input to the center computer;
Reissue information data including reissue card information received from the center computer as a response to the reissue request data, card issue information of the IC card of the reissue source, and card status information indicating that reissue is in progress And an IC card reissuing machine characterized by comprising a control means for storing in a simple IC card. In an IC card reissue machine that is connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of an IC card that can add up the remaining amount and reissues the IC card, the remaining amount managed by the center computer is read and the IC card is reissued ,
An input means for inputting the unique card issuance information of the IC card that is the reissuance source and the reserve balance,
Transmitting means for transmitting to the center computer card issuing information input from the input means and reissuance request data including time information when the card issuing information is input;
Reissue information data including reissue card information received from the center computer as a response to the reissue request data and card issue information of the reissue source IC card, card status information indicating that reissue is in progress, and reserve balance And an IC card reissuing machine comprising a control means for storing the information in a new IC card. In the IC card reissuing machine according to claim 1 or 2,
When the data writing to the new IC card is normally completed by the control means, the reissue completion data is transmitted to the center computer, and the reissue cancellation is performed when the data writing is not normally completed. An IC card reissuing machine comprising means for transmitting data to the center computer. In a toll collector connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of the IC card, and reads the remaining amount of the IC card and collects the fee of the vehicle using the toll road,
IC card reading means for reading data from the IC card;
When the card status information included in the data read by the IC card reading means is being reissued, a remaining amount request including the card issue information and reissue information data of the reissue source IC card to the center computer A transmission means for transmitting data;
Receiving means for receiving the balance data returned from the center computer in response to the balance request data;
The settlement processing is performed based on the remaining amount data received by the receiving means, the updated remaining amount and the card status information indicating reissued are written to the IC card, and the remaining amount consumption request data is sent to the center computer. A toll collector characterized by comprising control means for transmitting. In the toll collecting machine according to claim 4,
The control means includes
Means for confirming a received balance state included in the remaining amount data received by the receiving means;
If the result of checking the remaining balance status is confirmed, the card status indicating the updated balance and the reissued status, if settlement is made based on the received balance received and the reserve balance written to the IC card at the time of reissuance Toll collection, characterized in that, when information is written to the IC card, if it is not confirmed, settlement processing is performed based on the reserve balance, and the IC card data is updated using the balance after withdrawal as the reserve balance Machine. A database for managing the remaining amount of an IC card that can add up the remaining amount, a toll collector that reads out the remaining amount of the IC card and collects a fee for a vehicle that uses a toll road, and when reissuing the IC card, In a center computer connected via a communication line to an IC card reissuing machine that reads the remaining amount managed in the database and reissues the IC card,
Search the database using the card issuance information of the reissuing source IC card included in the reissuing request data received from the IC card reissuing machine as a key, and change the state of the corresponding IC card during reissuing, The reissue request time included in the reissue request data is set to register the new IC card information in the database, and the reissued card information of the registered new IC card and the reissue source IC card Means for returning reissue information data including the card issue information to the IC card reissue machine;
Means for changing the state of the IC card to completion of reissuance when reissuance completion data is received from the IC card reissuing machine;
When reissue cancellation data is received from the IC card reissue machine, a means for returning the state of the IC card of the reissue source to the state before receiving the reissue request data and erasing the reissue status;
When the remaining amount request data is received from the toll collector, the reissuing source IC card is in a state where the reissuing source IC card is in a state where the reissuing has been completed and the reissuing request time has been closed. Means for returning the remaining amount data including the remaining amount information of the card to the toll collector;
And means for setting the remaining amount information of the IC card of the reissuing source to “0” and setting the card state to completion of the remaining amount delivery when the remaining amount cancellation request data is received from the toll collector. And the center computer. In an IC card reissuing method in which an IC card reissuing machine connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of an IC card that can add up the remaining amount reads out the remaining amount managed by the center computer and reissues the IC card. When unique card issuance information of the issuing IC card is input to the IC card reissuing machine, a reissue request including the entered card issuance information and time information at the time this card issuance information is entered Transmitting data from the IC card reissue machine to the center computer;
Reissuance information data including reissuance card information received by the IC card reissuing machine from the center computer as a response to the reissuance request data and card issuance information of the reissuing source IC card; Storing the card status information to be stored in a new IC card. In a toll collection method in which a toll collector connected to a center computer that manages the remaining amount of an IC card reads out the remaining amount of the IC card and collects a fee for a vehicle that uses a toll road.
Reading the IC card data by the toll collector;
If the card status information included in the data read by the toll collector is being reissued, the remaining amount request data including the card issue information and reissue information data of the reissuing IC card is sent to the center computer. Sending, and
Receiving the remaining amount data returned from the center computer to the toll collector in response to the remaining amount request data;
The toll collector performs a settlement process based on the received remaining amount data, writes the updated remaining amount and the card status information indicating reissued to the IC card, and transmits the remaining amount consumption request data to the center computer. And a toll collection method.

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