JP4857737B2 - Fare verification device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a fare calculation means (fare calculation program) installed in a station service device such as an automatic ticket gate, a settlement machine, and a clerk terminal installed at a station of transportation such as a railroad. The present invention relates to a fare verification device that verifies whether or not to properly perform the settlement process.

  For transportation systems such as railways, if it is necessary to set a new fare by revising the fare, opening a new line, or starting mutual entry with other companies, the automatic ticket gates, checkout machines, staff terminals, etc. Change the fare calculation program for station equipment and the fare calculation program for ticket machines.

  The new fare may be approved just before the scheduled date of change, in which case the time to change or confirm the fare calculation program is limited, so change the fare calculation program for ticket vending machines or station equipment. It is necessary to do it efficiently.

  In addition, there is a bug in the changed fare calculation program, and if the wrong fare is calculated during the checkout process of the station service device and the amount more than the regular fare is collected from the user, it will cause great inconvenience to the user. Not only that, but the reliability of the user is lowered, so it is necessary to carefully check the operation of the changed fare calculation program.

Therefore, in the past, in order to accurately perform the repair confirmation work with the automatic ticket checker when modifying software due to fare revision, the operation result of the modified software was compared with the expected result given in advance to the test data. By sending the results to the host computer, there is no need to check the automatic ticket checker at the station by changing the fare, and it is possible to check the automatic ticket checker and automatic ticket checker that can improve the accuracy of each work in a short period of time. An invention relating to the method is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-194683 A

  Recently, however, railroad companies are increasingly entering each other, and there are cases where multiple boarding routes can be selected for the section of use due to the development of the railway network. In addition, tickets, commuter passes, prepaid cards, Various boarding tickets such as a composite ticket having functions of a commuter pass and a prepaid ticket are used. For this reason, the fare calculation program must be settled according to the combination of the boarding section and the ticket, and the fare calculation is complicated. To fully verify the operation of the fare calculation program, a number of tests are required. It is necessary to use data.

  On the other hand, considering the burden on the worker and the working time during which the operation of the fare calculation program can be confirmed, the limit is about tens of thousands of test data that can be used for the operation confirmation. Therefore, when the fare calculation program was modified, there was a possibility that bugs remained even though the operation of the fare calculation program was confirmed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fare verification device that can sufficiently confirm the operation of the fare calculation means even using test data narrowed down to the minimum necessary.

  The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems.

(1) A memory for storing a distance table between two stations that associates a distance between stations for each combination between two stations in the route network, and a distance fare table that associates a range of distances between stations and a fare. Means,
A reference station selecting means for selecting a station in the route network as a reference station,
The two stops distance table, and using said distance fare table, in fares from the reference station to the reference station selection means selects the same fare group of grouping stations in the route network to said storage means stores Generating means;
Representative station extraction means for extracting one station as a representative station from each group generated by the same fare group generation means,
For each representative station extracted by the representative station extracting means, use section information generating means for generating use section information having a section with the reference station selected by the reference station selecting means as a use section;
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, a fare calculation means for calculating a fare for the use section,
For each use section information generated by the use section information generation means, a verification fare calculation means for calculating the fare of the use section with a logic different from the fare calculation means,
Determining means for determining whether the fare calculated by the fare calculating means and the verification fare calculating means is the same for each use section information;
It has.

  In this configuration, the fare verification apparatus groups stations having the same fare from the reference station selected from the route network, and extracts one representative station from each group. Also, use section information is generated with the reference station and each representative station as the use section. Then, based on the use section information, the determination means determines whether or not the fare calculated by the fare calculation means and the fare calculated by the verification fare calculation means with a logic different from the fare calculation means match. To do. When stations with the same fare from the base station are grouped, the stations between the stations in the same group and the base station are of course the same fare, so one station without having to create usage section information for each station Is extracted as a representative station, and the operation of the fare calculation means can be confirmed by creating use section information including this station. Therefore, as described above, the stations with the same fare from the reference station are grouped, and by extracting one station from each group as a representative station, the number of stations set as the use station as the boarding station or the getting-off station can be obtained. Since the number of use sections can be reduced, the use section information can be greatly reduced, and the determination of the fare calculated by the fare calculation means can be reliably performed with a small amount of use section information.

(2) A memory for storing a distance table between two stations in which distances between stations are associated with each other and a distance fare table in which ranges between the stations are associated with fare for each combination between two stations in the route network. Means,
Commuter pass information receiving means for receiving commuter pass information including valid sections;
Reference station selection means for selecting as a reference station any station in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means ,
The two stops distance table, and using said distance fare table, in fares from the reference station to the reference station selection means selects the same fare group of grouping stations in the route network to said storage means stores Generating means;
Representative station extraction means for extracting one station as a representative station from each group generated by the same fare group generation means,
To the representative station extraction means is extracted representative station every time, use to generate the use segment information to the district between the use section of with any of the stations within the effective period of the commuter pass information to the commuter pass information receiving means has received Section information generating means;
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, using the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means, a fare calculating means for calculating a settlement fare for the use section,
Verification that uses the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information accepting means for each used sector information generated by the used sector information generating means, and calculates the settlement fare of the used section with a logic different from the fare calculating means. Fare calculation means,
A determination unit that determines whether the fare calculation unit calculated by the fare calculation unit and the verification fare calculation unit match each use section information;
It has.

  In this configuration, when the fare verification device accepts the commuter pass information, it selects a station in the valid section of this commuter pass as a reference station, generates a group of stations with the same fare from this reference station, One representative station is extracted from each group. In addition, use section information with each representative station and any station in the valid section of the commuter pass as a use section is combined with each representative station and any station in the valid section of the commuter pass To generate. Then, based on the use section information, the determination means determines whether the fare calculated by the fare calculation means and the fare calculated by the verification fare calculation means with a logic different from the fare calculation means match. . When stations with the same fare from the base station are grouped, the stations are the same fare between the stations included in one group and the base station, so one station can be created without creating use section information including each station. Is extracted as a representative station, and the operation of the fare calculation means can be confirmed by creating use section information including this station. Also, if you use a commuter pass and get on and off at a station in the valid zone and a station outside the valid zone, you need to settle the fare, but the usage zone information is generated as described above. The number of sections can be narrowed down, and the calculation result of the settlement fare can be confirmed with a small amount of data with high accuracy and in a shorter time than before. It should be noted that the commuter pass includes a prepaid card and a composite ticket having a commuter pass function.

(3) The reference station selecting means selects a station at the end of the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as a reference station .

  In this configuration, when the fare verification device accepts the commuter pass information, it selects the station at the end of the valid section of this commuter pass as a reference station, and generates a group for each station where the fare from this reference station is the same. Then, one representative station is extracted from each group. Moreover, the use section information which uses each representative station and any station in the effective section of the commuter pass as the use section is generated. If you use a commuter pass or compound ticket and get on and off at a station in the valid section and a station outside the valid section, the fare is settled for the section from the end station of the valid section to the station outside the valid section. Although it is necessary, by setting the usage section as described above, the settlement fare calculated by the fare calculation means can be reliably determined with the narrowed usage section information.

(4) The reference station selecting means selects a transfer station in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as a reference station .

  In this configuration, when receiving the commuter pass information, the fare verification device selects a transfer station in the valid section of the commuter pass as a reference station, and generates a group for each station having the same fare from the reference station. Then, one representative station is extracted from each group. Moreover, the use section information which uses each representative station and any station in the effective section of the commuter pass as the use section is generated. If you use a commuter pass or compound ticket, for example, board at a station in the valid section, change to another route at the transfer station, and get off at a station outside the valid section, from the transfer station in the valid section It is necessary to settle the fare for the section to the station outside the valid section, but by setting the usage section as described above, the fare calculation means can reliably determine the fare calculated by the fare calculation section. be able to. In addition, a transfer station is a station in the valid section of a commuter pass and can be transferred to another route outside the valid section of the commuter pass.

(5) Memory for storing a distance table between two stations in which distances between stations are associated for each combination between two stations in the route network, and a distance fare table in which ranges of distances between stations are associated with fares. Means,
Commuter pass information receiving means for receiving commuter pass information including valid sections;
Reference station selection means for selecting two stations in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as reference stations ;
The two stops distance table in which the storage means stores, and using said distance fare table, in fares from one reference station to the reference station selecting means selects, first it was grouped stations within the route network 1 of groupings, and fares from other reference stations, the same fare group generating means for generating a second group set which were grouped stations within the route network,
One station is extracted as a first representative station from each group of the first group group generated by the same fare group generation means, and one station is respectively extracted from each group of the second group group. Representative station extracting means for extracting as a second representative station;
A first representative station extracted by the said representative station extracting means, for each combination of the second representative stations, the utilization interval information generating means for generating a utilization interval information between the ward and utilization interval,
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, using the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means, a fare calculating means for calculating a settlement fare for the use section,
Verification that uses the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information accepting means for each used sector information generated by the used sector information generating means, and calculates the settlement fare of the used section with a logic different from the fare calculating means. Fare calculation means,
Determining means for determining whether or not the adjusted fare calculated by the fare calculating means and the verification fare calculating means is the same for each use section information;
It has.

  In this configuration, when receiving the commuter pass information, the fare verification device selects two stations in the valid section of the commuter pass as reference stations, and groups the stations with the same fare from one reference station into groups. Then, a first group group is generated, and one station is extracted from each group as a first representative station. Further, stations having the same fare from the other reference station are grouped to generate a second group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a second representative station. And the utilization area information which uses the area of a 1st representative station and a 2nd representative station as a utilization area is produced combining each 1st representative station and each 2nd representative station. Then, based on the use section information, the determination means determines whether the fare calculated by the fare calculation means and the fare calculated by the verification fare calculation means with a logic different from the fare calculation means match. . When stations with the same fare from the base station are grouped, the stations are the same fare between the stations included in one group and the base station, so one station can be created without creating use section information including each station. Is extracted as a representative station, and the operation of the fare calculation means can be confirmed by creating use section information including this station. In addition, if you use a commuter pass or compound ticket and get on and off at a station outside the valid zone and another station outside the valid zone across the valid zone, it is necessary to settle the fare. Since the use section information is generated, the use section can be narrowed down, and the calculation result of the settlement fare can be confirmed with a small amount of data with high accuracy and in a shorter time than before.

(6) The reference station selecting means selects the stations at both ends of the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as two reference stations .

  In this configuration, when the fare verification device accepts the commuter pass information, it selects the stations at both ends in the valid section of this commuter pass as the two stations as the reference station, and the fare from one reference station is the same. Stations are grouped to generate a first group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a first representative station. Further, stations having the same fare from the other reference station are grouped to generate a second group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a second representative station. And the utilization area information which uses the area of a 1st representative station and a 2nd representative station as a utilization area is produced combining each 1st representative station and each 2nd representative station. If you use a commuter pass or compound ticket and get on and off at a station outside the valid zone and another station outside the valid zone across the valid zone, the station from one valid zone to the first representative station It is necessary to settle the fare for the section and the section from the second representative station to the station outside the other valid section. By setting the usage section as described above, the fare calculation means calculates the fare The determination can be made reliably even using the narrowed usage section information.

(7) The reference station selection means selects , as two reference stations, the end station in the valid section and the transfer station in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means .

  In this configuration, when the fare verification device accepts the commuter pass information, it selects the end station and transfer station in the valid section of this commuter pass as the reference station, and the fare from one reference station is the same. Are grouped to generate a first group, and one station is extracted from each group as a first representative station. Further, stations having the same fare from the other reference station are grouped to generate a second group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a second representative station. And the utilization area information which uses the area of a 1st representative station and a 2nd representative station as a utilization area is produced combining each 1st representative station and each 2nd representative station. If you use a commuter pass or compound ticket, for example, get on from a station outside the valid section across the valid section, change to another route at the transfer station and get off at a station outside another valid section, It is necessary to settle the fare for the section from the station outside the valid section to the first representative station and the section from the second representative station (transfer station) to the other station outside the valid section. By setting the use section, the use section information can be greatly reduced, and the determination of the fare calculated by the fare calculation means can be reliably performed with less use section information.

(8) The reference station selecting means selects two transfer stations in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as two reference stations .

  In this configuration, when the fare verification device accepts the commuter pass information, it selects a transfer station in the valid section of the commuter pass and another transfer station as a reference station, and the fare from one reference station is the same. Stations are grouped to generate a first group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a first representative station. Further, stations having the same fare from the other reference station are grouped to generate a second group group, and one station is extracted from each group as a second representative station. And the utilization area information which uses the area of a 1st representative station and a 2nd representative station as a utilization area is produced combining each 1st representative station and each 2nd representative station. Use a commuter pass or compound ticket, for example, get on from a station outside the valid section across the valid section, transfer to another line in the valid section at the transfer station, and then change to another line at another transfer station If you change and get off at a station outside the valid section, you can get to the section from one station outside the valid section to the first representative station (transfer station) and from the second representative station (transfer station) to the other valid section. It is necessary to settle the fare for the section to the station, but by setting the usage section as described above, the usage section information can be greatly reduced, and the fare calculation means calculated by the fare calculation means is less used. This can be done reliably with section information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce the use section information for verifying the operation of the fare calculation means, and the determination of the fare calculated by the fare calculation means can be performed with a small amount of use section information with high accuracy and in a shorter time than before. Can be confirmed.

  Hereinafter, a fare verification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a fare verification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fare verification apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, an HDD (hard disk) 12, an output unit 13, and an operation unit 14. In addition, the fare verification device 1 includes a test ticket generation program, a fare calculation program, a simulation program (verification) to verify the operation of the fare calculation program installed in station equipment such as automatic ticket gates, checkout machines, and clerk terminals. Fare calculation program) and a confirmation program are installed. As the fare verification device 1, for example, a computer device such as a personal computer is suitable.

  The control unit 11 controls the operation of the apparatus main body.

  The HDD 12 stores a test ticket generation program, a fare calculation program, a simulation program, a confirmation program, and the like.

  The output unit 13 converts a signal such as data into a format corresponding to the connected output device, and transmits the signal to the output device. In the present embodiment, the display device 13a is connected to the fare verification device 1 as an output device. As the display device 13a, for example, a liquid crystal display device is applicable, and an image such as data received from the output unit 13 is displayed. Note that a printing device such as a printer can be connected as the output device.

  The operation unit 14 includes a known input device such as a keyboard / mouse (not shown), and accepts an input operation by a user (operator).

  The test ticket generation program is assumed as information (hereinafter referred to as test ticket data) for testing the fare calculation program in a ticket, a commuter pass, a composite ticket having both functions of a commuter pass and a prepaid ticket, and the like. The valid section information and the use section information in various cases are generated. Here, various cases include, for example, when getting on a commuter pass from within an effective section and getting off outside the effective section, using a compound ticket from outside the effective section and getting off outside the effective section, This is the case when connecting railways between different railway companies with a single composite ticket.

  The fare calculation program is a program for generating first fare data for the test ticket data when the test ticket data is given as input data.

  The simulation program is a program for generating second fare data for the test ticket data when the test ticket data is given as input data in order to verify the first fare data generated by the fare calculation program. The second fare data is an expected result that the fare calculation program is assumed to generate as the first fare data from the test ticket data.

  The simulation program is created with different specifications from the fare calculation program. In other words, the simulation program is a program in which the specifications of the fare calculation program are lowered. In the simulation program of this embodiment, only the standard specifications of the fare calculation program are implemented, and the logic is different from that of the fare calculation program. To calculate the fare.

  As described above, the simulation program is created so as to satisfy a certain standard specification of the fare calculation program, but is created without considering the detailed specification of the fare calculation program. Therefore, the development period and development cost of the simulation program can be suppressed as compared with the fare calculation program.

  Here, the fare calculation program is a program that is actually incorporated in a station service device such as an automatic ticket gate, a payment machine, or a staff terminal, and the simulation program is a program used to check the operation of the fare calculation program. In the fare verification apparatus, as will be described later, the confirmation program determines whether or not the first fare data generated by the fare calculation program and the second fare data generated by the simulation program match. It is desirable to separate the developer of the fare calculation program from the developer of the simulation program. Thereby, the possibility that the same error exists in both programs can be reduced.

  The first fare data and the second fare data include data of items such as a settlement amount, a determination amount, a settlement start station, and a determination result. The settlement amount is a shortage amount that is insufficient with respect to the judgment amount in the use section, the judgment amount is the boarding fee in the use section, and the determination result of whether or not the user needs to settle out from the settlement amount etc. It is a result.

  The confirmation program gives as input data first fare data obtained by execution of the test ticket generation program and fare calculation program, and second fare data obtained by execution of the test ticket generation program and simulation program. The first fare data and the second fare data match each other. And the determination result is displayed on the display apparatus 13a for every use area information.

  Next, an outline of the operation procedure of the fare verification apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the fare verification apparatus.

  When the control unit 11 detects that the operation unit 14 has input to start the verification test of the fare calculation program, the control unit 11 reads the test ticket generation program from the HDD 12 to generate test ticket data, and stores the test ticket data in the HDD 12. (S1).

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 reads the fare calculation program and test ticket data from the HDD 12, inputs the test ticket data to the fare calculation program, and generates first fare data for each test ticket data. And the control part 11 memorize | stores the 1st fare data file which totaled all the 1st fare data in HDD12 (S2). Step S2 corresponds to the operation of the fare calculation means.

  Moreover, the control part 11 reads a simulation program and test ticket data from HDD12, inputs test ticket data into a simulation program, and produces | generates 2nd fare data for every test ticket data. Thereafter, the control unit 11 stores the second fare data file in which all the second fare data is totaled in the HDD 12 (S3). Step S3 corresponds to the operation of the verification fare calculation means.

  Furthermore, the control part 11 reads a confirmation program from HDD12, and determines whether 1st fare data and 2nd fare data correspond (S4). Specifically, the control unit 11 reads the first fare data file and the second fare data file from the HDD 12, reads the data of each item of both fare data for each test ticket data, and confirms the match / mismatch To extract the mismatched part. In the present embodiment, for example, unmatched portions are extracted with respect to data of items of a settlement fee, a judgment fee, a ticket fee, a settlement origin station, and a determination result. It should be noted that differences or inconsistencies may be extracted not only for the above item data but also for other item data. And the control part 11 totals a mismatch part and displays detailed information on the display apparatus 13a. Step S4 corresponds to the operation of the determination unit.

  The fare verification device 1 displays the data on the display device 13a as soon as the data of the mismatched portions is totaled, so that the worker can immediately start analyzing the cause of the occurrence of the difference or the mismatched portion. Can do.

  Next, the details of the execution procedure of the test ticket generation program will be described. FIG. 3 is an example of a route map and fare table of a railway company. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table between two stations and a distance fare table.

  In the following description, the route and fare of the railway company A will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 3A, the railway company A has a main line L1 connecting the a1 station to the a7 station and a branch line L2 connecting the a6 station, the a8 station, and the a9 station. Moreover, a6 station is a transfer station where the main line L1 and the branch line L2 can be changed. The distance between each station is 2 km from a1 to a2 stations, 2 km from a2 to a3, 1 km from a3 to a4, 2 km from a4 to a5, 2 km from a5 to a6, a6 to a7 The station is 7 km, the a6 to a8 stations are 2 km, and the a8 to a9 stations are 1 km. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3B, fares are set with the number of wards according to the distance. That is, 1 ward (0.5-3.0 km) is 200 yen, 2 ward (3.0-7.0 km) is 230 yen, 3 ward (7.0-13.0 km) is 260 yen, 4 ward ( 13.0 to 16.0 km) is set to 300 yen.

  The fare verification device 1 stores a two-station distance table Ta1 and a distance fare table Ta2 shown in FIG. Moreover, the fare verification apparatus 1 stores the distance table Ta1 between the two stations and the distance fare table Ta2 for each railway company. FIG. 4 shows a distance table Ta1 between two stations and a distance fare table Ta2 for one railway company. As shown in FIG. 4A, the two-station distance table Ta1 is a table in which two stations are associated with the distance between the two stations. That is, it is a table set for each distance between two stations, a1 station to a9 station, based on the distance between the stations shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the distance fare table Ta2 is a table in which a distance range is associated with a fare applied to the distance in this range.

  In the fare verification device 1, the fare calculation program and the verification fare calculation program calculate the fare of the use section using the distance table Ta1 between the two stations and the distance fare table Ta2.

  Here, a station with a route network is set as a reference station, and stations included in the same fare group grouped under the condition that the fare from this reference station is the same, no matter which station is selected The fare to the base station is the same. Therefore, without generating a section including each station and the reference station and calculating the fare separately, one station is extracted from each group as a representative station, and usage section information including this representative station and the reference station is generated. By doing so, it is possible to verify the fare calculation program. In addition, as described above, stations with the same fare from the reference station are divided into groups, and one station is extracted as a representative station from each group, thereby reducing the number of stations set as boarding stations or getting-off stations. Therefore, the usage section information can be significantly reduced, and the determination of the fare calculated by the fare calculation means can be reliably performed with a small amount of usage section information.

  Therefore, in the present invention, even if the number of test use section information generated by the test ticket generation program is reduced, the test use is performed in the following procedure so that the operation of the fare calculation program can be verified accurately. Generate section information. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for generating use section information of the test ticket generation program. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for generating use section information of the test ticket generation program.

  First, a description will be given of a case where the fare verification apparatus 1 generates usage section information for verifying whether or not the fare calculation program correctly calculates the fare between two stations. As shown in FIG. 5, when the control unit 11 detects an input for starting generation of usage section information in the operation unit 14 (S11), the control unit 11 selects a reference station from all stations in the route network based on preset conditions. Select (S12). For example, the control unit 11 selects the a4 station as the reference station as in the route network illustrated in FIG. And the control part 11 groups each station on the conditions that the fare from this reference station is the same (S13). For example, the control unit 11 groups the stations on the condition that the fare from the a4 station selected as the reference station is the same. That is, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the a2 station, the a3 station, and the a5 station are stations in the 1st district where the distance from the a4 station is 0.5 to 3.0 km and the fare is 200 yen. The station is group G1. In addition, a1 station, a6 station, a8 station, a9 station will be station of 2 wards where the distance from a4 station is 3.0-7.0km and the fare is 230 yen, so these stations will be group G2 . Furthermore, since the a7 station is a station in the third ward where the distance from the a4 station is 7.0 to 13.0 km and the fare is 260 yen, this station is set as a group G3. In addition, the process of step S12, S13 is equivalent to the same fare group production | generation means of Claim 1.

  Moreover, the control part 11 extracts one representative station from each group (S14). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6B, the control unit 11 extracts a5 station as a representative station from the group G1, extracts a6 station as a representative station from the group G2, and selects a7 station as a representative station from the group G3. Extract. In addition, the process of step S14 is equivalent to the representative station extraction means of Claim 1.

  Furthermore, the control part 11 produces | generates the utilization area information which uses the area of this representative station and the said reference station as a utilization area for every representative station (S15). For example, when the control unit 11 selects the a4 station as the reference station and extracts the a5 station, the a6 station, and the a7 station as the representative stations of each group as described above, as illustrated in FIG. , A4 station to a5 station (group G1), a4 station to a6 station (group G2) and a4 station to a7 station (group G3) are generated as test ticket data. In addition, the process of step S15 is equivalent to the utilization area information generation means of Claim 1.

  And the control part 11 memorize | stores the utilization area information produced | generated by step S15 in HDD12 as test ticket data (S16).

  Then, the control part 11 performs the process after step S2 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In this way, if the stations in the route network are selected as reference stations, and the stations from the reference network are grouped on the condition that the fare from the reference station is the same, each station included in one group Of course, the fare is the same for the reference station, so even if you do not create the use section information that includes each station, you can extract one station as a representative station and create the use section information that includes this station. Can be verified. Therefore, the number of stations set as boarding stations and getting-off stations is reduced by grouping stations with the same fare from the reference station as described above and extracting one station from each group as a representative station. Therefore, the use section information can be significantly reduced, and the fare between the two stations calculated by the fare calculation program can be reliably determined even with a small use section information.

  Next, when the fare verification device 1 verifies the settlement process of the fare calculation program when a commuter pass or a composite ticket is used, the control unit 11 generates valid section information of the commuter pass or the composite ticket. Alternatively, the valid section information of a commuter pass or a composite ticket is extracted from a database (not shown) stored in the HDD 12. And the use section in a route network is produced | generated based on this effective area information with a test ticket production | generation program.

  (1) First, the case where the use section information which makes the use section from the station in this effective section to the station outside the effective section based on the effective section information of the composite ticket (commuter pass) will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for generating use section information of the test ticket generation program. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for generating use section information of the test ticket generation program.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 11 generates use section information having a use section from a station in the effective section of the composite ticket (commuter pass) to a station outside the effective section, and this use section information and When the input for starting the verification test of the fare calculation program is detected in the operation unit 14 based on the valid section information of the composite ticket (commuter pass), (S21), the valid section information of the composite ticket or the commuter pass Ti is created, Alternatively, the valid section information of the composite ticket or commuter pass Ti is extracted from a database (not shown) stored in the HDD 12 (S22). For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (A), data of commuter pass Ti in which the stations at both ends of the effective section are the a1 station and the a3 station are extracted. In addition, the process of step S22 corresponds to the commuter pass information receiving means of claim 2.

  The control part 11 makes a3 station which is a station of the one end of an effective area a reference | standard station (S23). Subsequently, the control unit 11 groups the stations under the condition that the fare from the reference station is the same (S24). For example, when the data of commuter pass Ti whose stations at both ends of the above effective section are a1 station and a3 station is extracted, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), outside the effective section where the same fare is obtained from a3 station Stations a4 and a5 (1st station) are group G11, a6 and a8 stations (2nd station) are group G12, and a7 and a9 stations (3rd station) are group G13. Note that the processing of steps S23 to S24 corresponds to the same fare group generation means of claim 2.

  When the grouping is completed, the control unit 11 extracts one station from each group as a representative station. That is, as described above, when there are three groups G11 to G13 having the same fare from the reference station a3, as shown in FIG. The a4 station is extracted as the representative station, the a6 station is extracted as the representative station of the group G12, and the a7 station is extracted as the representative station of the group G13 (S25). In addition, the process of step S25 is equivalent to the representative station extraction means of Claim 2.

  Further, the control unit 11 sets the representative station extracted in step S24 as one of the boarding station and the getting-off station (S26). Furthermore, the control part 11 selects one station from the stations in the effective area of a commuter pass, and sets it as the other boarding station or alighting station (S27). For example, the a2 station which is a station in the valid section of the commuter pass is set as the other of the boarding station and the getting-off station. In step S27, of course, the reference station a3 station and the a1 station which is the end station of the valid section in the commuter pass can be set as the other of the boarding station and the getting-off station.

  And the control part 11 produces | generates utilization area information combining one of the boarding station or alighting station set by step S26, and the other of the boarding station or alighting station set by step S27 (S28). That is, as shown in FIG. 8C, the control unit 11 is a combination of a2 station and a4 station / a6 station / a8 station, a2 station to a4 station (group G11), a2 station to a6 station (group). G12), three use section information of a2 station to a7 station (group G13) is generated as test ticket data. In addition, the process of step S26-S28 is corresponded to the utilization area information generation means of Claim 2.

  Further, the control unit 11 causes the HDD 12 to store, as test ticket data, information on the usage section generated in step S28 and information on the commuter pass or compound ticket created or extracted in step S22 (S29).

  Then, the control part 11 performs the process after step S2 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a test ticket data generation procedure of a conventional test ticket generation program. Here, in the conventional test ticket generation program, when the commuter pass data is extracted as test data, as the use section information, the stations in the valid section of the commuter pass in the route network and the commuter pass valid section outside I made a combination of all stations with other stations. For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (A), when data of commuter pass Ti whose stations at both ends of the valid section are a1 and a3 stations is extracted, as shown in FIG. As the use section information, combinations of all stations of the stations in the valid section of the commuter pass on the route of the railway company A and the stations outside the commuter pass valid section have been created. Therefore, in the conventional method, 18 types of use section information are created as combinations of 3 stations from the a1 station to the a3 station and 6 stations from the a4 station to the a9 station.

  In contrast, in the present invention, as described above, when the valid section of the commuter pass Ti is a1 station to a3 station, three types of use section information are created and the fare calculation is performed for the fare in this commuter pass. Verify the calculation results of the program.

  In this way, by creating usage section information from any station in the valid section of the commuter pass to the representative station outside the valid section, the fare from the station at the end of the valid section to the representative station outside the valid section in the commuter pass is calculated. Since the fare calculation program calculates the adjusted fare, the accuracy of the operation check of the fare calculation program can be further improved.

  Here, in the above description, as one station of the use section information, it is the station at the end of the effective section of the composite ticket (commuter pass), but the transfer station that transfers from the inside of the effective section to another route is the use section information. It is also possible to set one station. In this case, the fare calculation program will calculate the fare from any station in the valid section of the commuter pass to another station at the transfer station to the station outside the valid section as the adjusted fare. It is possible to verify the fare calculation program with a small amount of information by reducing the usage zone information even for the important usage zone.

  (2) Next, based on the valid section information of the composite ticket (commuter pass), use section information is generated with the section from the station outside the valid section to another station outside the valid section across this valid section. The case where it does is demonstrated. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for generating usage section information different from that in FIG. 7 of the test ticket generation program. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for generating use section information different from that in FIG. 8 of the test ticket generation program.

  Here, depending on the route network, it is necessary to pay fares from a station outside the valid section across the valid section of the commuter pass or compound ticket to a station outside the valid section via a transfer station in the valid section There is a case. For example, in the route map shown in FIG. 3 (A), use a composite ticket in which the a7 and a8 stations are both ends of the valid section, get on from the a9 station, and go from the branch line L2 to the main line L1 at the a6 station. For example, change trains and get off at a4 station.

  Therefore, the valid section information of the composite ticket (commuter pass), the use section information from the station outside the valid section across the valid section to the station outside the valid section via the transfer station in the valid section, A case of creating test ticket data including the will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 11 calculates a fare for a fare from a station outside the valid section across the valid section of the composite ticket (commuter pass) to another station outside the valid section via the transfer station. When the operating section 14 detects an input for creating the usage section information to be calculated by the program and starting the verification test of the fare calculation program (S31), it creates valid section information for the composite ticket or the commuter pass Ti, or The valid section information of the composite ticket or commuter pass Ti is extracted from a database (not shown) stored in the HDD 12 (S32). For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, data of a composite ticket Tj in which the stations at both ends of the valid section are the a7 station and the a8 station are extracted. In addition, the process of step S32 corresponds to the commuter pass information receiving means of claim 5.

  The control unit 11 sets the a8 station, which is one station of the effective section, as the first reference station, and the a6 station, which is the transfer station in the effective section, as the second reference station (S33). Subsequently, the control unit 11 groups the stations under the condition that the fare from the first reference station is the same (S34). Moreover, the control part 11 groups each station on the conditions that the fare from the 2nd reference station is the same (S35). For example, when the commuter pass data of the a7 station and the a8 station are extracted from the stations at both ends of the valid section of the composite ticket Tj, as shown in FIG. 11B, the a9 station (the same fare from the a8 station) Station 1) is group G31. Also, a5 station (1st station) that has the same fare from a6 station is group G32, a2 station, a3 station, a4 station (2nd station) is group G33, and a1 station (3rd station) is Let it be group G34. The group G31 corresponds to the first group group described in claim 5, and the groups G32 to G34 correspond to the second group group described in claim 5. Moreover, the process of step S33-S34 is equivalent to the same fare group production | generation means of Claim 5.

  When the grouping is completed, the control unit 11 extracts one station from each group as a representative station. That is, as described above, when the first group group is one of G31 and the second group group is three of G32, G33, and G34, as shown in FIG. For example, a9 station is extracted as a representative station of group G31 (S36). Moreover, the control part 11 extracts a5 station as a representative station of group G32, a3 station as a representative station of group G33, and a1 station as a representative station of group G34 (S37). In addition, the process of step S36, S37 is equivalent to the representative station extraction means of Claim 5.

  Further, the control unit 11 generates use section information from the representative station to another representative station via the transfer station across the valid section of the commuter pass (S38). That is, as shown in FIG. 11 (C), the control unit 11 is a combination of a9 station and a5 station / a3 station / a1 station, a9 station (group G31) to a5 station (group G32), a9 station ( Three use section information of group G31) to a3 station (group G33) and a9 station (group G31) to a1 station (group G34) is generated as test ticket data. In addition, the process of step S38 corresponds to the use section information generation means of claim 5.

  Further, the control unit 11 causes the HDD 12 to store, as test ticket data, information on the usage section generated in step S38 and information on the commuter pass or compound ticket created or extracted in step S32 (S39).

  Then, the control part 11 performs the process after step S2 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In this way, let the fare calculation program calculate the fare from the representative station outside the valid section of the commuter pass to the representative station outside the valid section via the transfer station in the valid section, that is, the fare for the two sections Therefore, the test ticket data (usage section information) can be greatly reduced, and the period required for checking the operation of the fare calculation program can be greatly shortened.

  Here, in the above description, a case has been described in which use section information is generated as a use section from a station outside the valid section of the commuter pass to a station outside the valid section via a transfer station in the valid section. It is not restricted to this, It is possible to select another station as a reference station and generate use section information.

  For example, by selecting the stations at both ends in the valid section of the commuter pass as the first reference station and the second reference station, it is effective from the first representative station outside the valid section across the valid section without going through the transfer station. Use section information up to the second representative station outside the section can be generated.

  If there are two or more transfer stations within the valid section of the commuter pass that transfer to another route, select one transfer station as the first reference station and select another transfer station as the second reference station. By doing so, it is possible to generate use section information from the first representative station outside the effective section via the two transfer stations in the effective section to the second representative station outside the effective section.

  As described above, in the conventional test ticket generation program, use section information is created for a combination of two stations selected from all stations, but in the present invention, stations having the same fare from the reference station are grouped. Thus, since one station is extracted as a representative station from each group and the use section information including each representative station is generated, the use section information can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional case. As a result, the fare calculation program and the verification fare calculation program can greatly reduce the amount of fare and settlement fare, and the test section information has been narrowed down to the minimum necessary. Operation can be confirmed sufficiently.

  In the present embodiment, a program such as a confirmation program is stored in the HDD 12, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and may be stored in a recording medium such as a RAM built in the main body.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the fare verification apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a fare verification apparatus. It is an example of a route map and a fare table of a railway company. It is a figure which shows the table between 2 stations, and a distance fare table. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information of a test ticket production | generation program. It is a figure for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information of a test ticket production | generation program. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information of a test ticket production | generation program. It is a figure for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information of a test ticket production | generation program. It is a figure for demonstrating the test ticket data generation procedure of the conventional test ticket generation program. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information different from FIG. 7 of a test ticket production | generation program. It is a figure for demonstrating the production | generation procedure of the utilization area information different from FIG. 8 of a test ticket production | generation program.

Explanation of symbols

1-Fare verification device 11-Control unit 12-HDD (hard disk)
13-Output unit 13a-Display device 14-Operation unit

Claims (8)

Storage means for storing, for each combination between two stations in the route network, a distance table between two stations that associates the distance between the stations, and a distance fare table that associates the range of the distance between the stations and the fare;
A reference station selecting means for selecting a station in the route network as a reference station,
The two stops distance table, and using said distance fare table, in fares from the reference station to the reference station selection means selects the same fare group of grouping stations in the route network to said storage means stores Generating means;
Representative station extraction means for extracting one station as a representative station from each group generated by the same fare group generation means,
For each representative station extracted by the representative station extracting means, use section information generating means for generating use section information having a section with the reference station selected by the reference station selecting means as a use section;
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, a fare calculation means for calculating a fare for the use section,
For each use section information generated by the use section information generation means, a verification fare calculation means for calculating the fare of the use section with a logic different from the fare calculation means,
Determining means for determining whether the fare calculated by the fare calculating means and the verification fare calculating means is the same for each use section information;
Fare verification device equipped with. Storage means for storing, for each combination between two stations in the route network, a distance table between two stations that associates the distance between the stations, and a distance fare table that associates the range of the distance between the stations and the fare;
Commuter pass information receiving means for receiving commuter pass information including valid sections;
Reference station selection means for selecting as a reference station any station in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means ,
The two stops distance table, and using said distance fare table, in fares from the reference station to the reference station selection means selects the same fare group of grouping stations in the route network to said storage means stores Generating means;
Representative station extraction means for extracting one station as a representative station from each group generated by the same fare group generation means,
To the representative station extraction means is extracted representative station every time, use to generate the use segment information to the district between the use section of with any of the stations within the effective period of the commuter pass information to the commuter pass information receiving means has received Section information generating means;
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, using the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means, a fare calculating means for calculating a settlement fare for the use section,
Verification that uses the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information accepting means for each used sector information generated by the used sector information generating means, and calculates the settlement fare of the used section with a logic different from the fare calculating means. Fare calculation means,
A determination unit that determines whether the fare calculation unit calculated by the fare calculation unit and the verification fare calculation unit match each use section information;
Fare verification device equipped with. The reference station selection means selects as a reference station to station end of the effective section in the commuter pass information the commuter ticket information receiving unit receives, fare verification apparatus according to claim 2. The reference station selection means selects as a reference station to transfer station within the effective period of commuter pass information the commuter ticket information receiving unit receives, fare verification apparatus according to claim 2. Storage means for storing, for each combination between two stations in the route network, a distance table between two stations that associates the distance between the stations, and a distance fare table that associates the range of the distance between the stations and the fare;
Commuter pass information receiving means for receiving commuter pass information including valid sections;
Reference station selection means for selecting two stations in the valid section in the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means as reference stations ;
The two stops distance table in which the storage means stores, and using said distance fare table, in fares from one reference station to the reference station selecting means selects, first it was grouped stations within the route network 1 of groupings, and fares from other reference stations, the same fare group generating means for generating a second group set which were grouped stations within the route network,
One station is extracted as a first representative station from each group of the first group group generated by the same fare group generation means, and one station is respectively extracted from each group of the second group group. Representative station extracting means for extracting as a second representative station;
A first representative station extracted by the said representative station extracting means, for each combination of the second representative stations, the utilization interval information generating means for generating a utilization interval information between the ward and utilization interval,
For each use section information generated by the use section information generating means, using the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information receiving means, a fare calculating means for calculating a settlement fare for the use section,
Verification that uses the commuter pass information received by the commuter pass information accepting means for each used sector information generated by the used sector information generating means, and calculates the settlement fare of the used section with a logic different from the fare calculating means. Fare calculation means,
Determining means for determining whether or not the adjusted fare calculated by the fare calculating means and the verification fare calculating means is the same for each use section information;
Fare verification device equipped with. The reference station selection means selects the station across the effective section in the commuter pass information the commuter ticket information receiving unit receives the two reference stations, freight verification apparatus according to claim 5. The reference station selection means selects the station end of the effective period of the commuter pass information receiving unit commuter ticket information received, the transfer station in the valid interval, as two reference stations, according to claim 5 The fare verification device described in 1. The reference station selection means selects the two transfer station of the effective period of commuter pass information the commuter ticket information receiving unit receives the two reference stations, freight verification apparatus according to claim 5.

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