JP4946231B2 - Validity period management device and validity period management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an effective period management device and an effective period management program for managing an effective period of a commuter pass, and in particular, an effective period in which the effective period of a commuter pass can be flexibly changed without a complicated procedure being performed by a user. The present invention relates to a management device and an effective period management program.

  In recent years, IC (Integrated Circuit) card-type commuter passes (for example, Suica (registered trademark) commuter pass; hereinafter simply referred to as commuter pass) have been widely used. The user can specify the start date of the validity period when continuously purchasing the commuter pass. Therefore, companies that provide transportation expenses to users, such as if the last day of the commuter pass validity period is the day before the holiday, the start date of the commuter pass validity period is the business day after the holiday. There is a willingness to improve the efficiency of the commuter pass fee by specifying it. (When renewing the commuter pass, considering that the effective period start date will not be a holiday, Savings).

  In addition, in the commuter pass handling system according to Patent Document 1, when a user uses an expired commuter pass, information on the expired commuter pass is received and carried out until the next purchase. A technique is disclosed that enables the user to get off after performing the settlement process by either the settlement process by credit card or the settlement process by credit card.

JP-A-8-315193

  However, since the validity period of the commuter pass is set at the time of purchase, if the user wants to use the commuter pass before the validity period, the user goes to the commuter pass counter again and once the commuter pass It was necessary to refund the ticket and purchase a new commuter pass.

  That is, since the burden on the user is large in the method as described above, it is an extremely important issue to flexibly change the validity period of the commuter pass without the user performing complicated procedures.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and an effective period management device and an effective period management apparatus capable of flexibly changing the effective period of a commuter pass without requiring a user to perform complicated procedures. The purpose is to provide a period management program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is an effective period management device for managing the effective period of a commuter pass, the effective period information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, the commuter pass The valid section information indicating the valid section information and the use trace information indicating the use trace information of the commuter pass are acquired, the acquired date is before the commuter pass valid period, and the valid section information and A determination unit that determines whether or not the use trace information matches, and an effective period setting unit that sets an effective period of the commuter pass based on a determination result of the determination unit. And

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the valid period setting means, when the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match, the date. Is set to the start date of the valid period of the commuter pass.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the valid period setting means, when the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match, the date. The end date of the effective period is set ahead by the difference between the effective date and the start date of the effective period.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein in the above-mentioned invention, when the date is before the period of validity of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match, the date is changed to the period of validity of the commuter pass. A notification means for notifying the user terminal of the commuter pass of data confirming whether or not to set the start date of the commuter pass, and a response acquisition means for acquiring a response from the terminal, and The period setting means sets the validity period of the commuter pass based on the response acquired by the response acquisition means.

  Further, the present invention is an effective period management program for managing an effective period of a commuter pass, the effective period information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, effective interval information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, and The recording procedure for acquiring the usage trace information indicating the usage trace information of the commuter pass and recording it in the recording device, and the date when the valid period information, the valid section information and the usage trace information are recorded in the recording device are The validity period of the commuter pass before the validity period of the commuter pass, based on the determination procedure for determining whether the valid section information and the use trace information match, and the determination result of the determination procedure And an effective period setting procedure for setting the computer.

  According to the present invention, the valid period information indicating the information on the valid period of the commuter pass, the valid section information indicating the valid section information of the commuter pass, and the use trace information indicating the use trace information of the commuter pass are obtained, It is determined whether the acquired date is before the commuter pass validity period and whether the valid section information and the use trace information match, and based on the determined determination result, the commuter pass validity period Therefore, the valid period of the commuter pass can be reset flexibly.

  Further, according to the present invention, the date when each piece of information (valid period information, valid section information, and use trace information) is acquired is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match. In this case, since the date is set to the start date of the period of validity of the commuter pass, the period of validity of the commuter pass can be flexibly reset while reducing the burden on the user.

  Further, according to the present invention, the date when each piece of information (valid period information, valid section information, and use trace information) is acquired is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match. In this case, since the end date of the validity period is set ahead by the difference between the date and the validity period start date, the validity period of the commuter pass can be flexibly reset while reducing the burden on the user. Can do.

  Further, according to the present invention, the date when each piece of information (valid period information, valid section information, and use trace information) is acquired is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match. In such a case, the date is set to the start date of the period of validity of the commuter pass, the user is notified of data for confirming whether the date is set, and based on the response from the notified terminal, Since the validity period of the commuter pass is set, it is possible to prevent the validity period of the commuter pass from being set against the user's intention.

  Exemplary embodiments of an effective period management device and an effective period management program according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a ticket gate having functions of an effective period management device and an effective period management program will be described as an example.

  First, the outline and features of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment will be described. The ticket gate according to the first embodiment includes an IC card type commuter pass (hereinafter simply referred to as a commuter pass), valid period information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass, and valid information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass. Use track information indicating section information and commuter pass usage information (station section where the commuter pass is actually used) is acquired, and the acquired date is before the commuter pass validity period and the valid section information The valid period of the commuter pass is reset if the valid section of the same and the used section specified by the use trace information match.

  As described above, the ticket gate according to the first embodiment resets the commuter pass validity period based on the valid period information, the valid section information, and the use trace information. Even when the card is used, the validity period of the commuter pass can be flexibly changed and used without the user performing complicated procedures.

  Next, the configuration of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ticket gate 100 includes a commuter pass medium reading unit 101, a commuter pass medium writing unit 102, an input / output control IF unit 103, a storage unit 104, and a control unit 105. Is done. In FIG. 1, only the characteristic part of the ticket gate according to the present invention is shown, and the other configuration is the same as that of a general ticket gate, so that the description thereof is omitted.

  The commuter pass medium reading unit 101 is a processing unit that controls an IC card reader (not shown) to read data (hereinafter referred to as commuter pass data) from a storage medium provided in the commuter pass. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of commuter pass data according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, this commuter pass data consists of valid section, valid period (start date), valid period (end date), boarding station, initial ride fee collection flag indicating whether or not the first ride fee has been collected, prepaid Consists of balances.

  The commuter pass medium writing unit 102 is a processing unit that controls an IC card writer (not shown) and writes various information to a storage medium provided in the commuter pass. The input / output control IF unit 103 is a processing unit that controls data input / output by the commuter pass medium reading unit 101, the commuter pass medium writing unit 102, the storage unit 104, and the control unit 105.

  The storage unit 104 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various types of processing performed by the control unit 105, and particularly closely related to the present invention, as shown in FIG. Distance data 104a, distance-based fare data 104b, initial boarding fare data 104c, and station data 104d are provided.

  Of these, the inter-station distance data 104a is data in which the distance between the stations is stored, and the fare data for each distance 104b is data in which the fare corresponding to each distance is stored. The first boarding fare data 104c is data storing the first boarding fare, and the station data 104d is data recording various data related to other stations.

  The control unit 105 has an internal memory for storing programs and control data defining various processing procedures, and is a control means for executing various processes by these, and particularly as closely related to the present invention. Includes a boarding ticket gate processing unit 105a, an exit ticket gate processing unit 105b, a fare calculation processing unit 105c, and a valid period advance processing unit 105d.

  Among these, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 105a acquires the commuter pass data from the commuter pass via the commuter pass medium reading unit 101 when the user gets on, and the valid period, the valid section included in the acquired commuter pass data, It is a processing unit that executes various boarding processes based on the prepaid balance.

  Specifically, when the current date is within the valid period of the commuter pass and the station is within the valid section of the commuter pass, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 105a passes the commuter pass medium writing unit 102. The identification information of the station is stored in the “boarding station” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 2) stored in the commuter pass storage medium.

  The ticket gate processing unit 105a calculates a prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the initial boarding fee when the current date is outside the valid period of the commuter pass, or the station is outside the valid section of the commuter pass. Via the ticket medium writing unit 102, the “departure station”, “ It is stored in the “initial charge fee collected flag” and “prepaid balance”.

  When the user gets off, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b acquires the commuter pass data from the commuter pass via the commuter pass medium reading unit 101, and the valid period, the valid section, the prepaid balance included in the acquired commuter pass data, It is a processing unit that executes various types of disembarkation processing based on the boarding station and the first boarding fee collected flag.

  Specifically, when the current date is within the valid period of the commuter pass and both the boarding station and the station are within the valid section, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b passes the commuter pass medium writing unit 102. Thus, the information stored in the “boarding station” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 2) stored in the commuter pass storage medium is deleted.

  When the current date is outside the period of validity of the commuter pass and the current date is before the validity period, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b notifies the advancement of the validity period to the processing unit 105d. Except for the above-mentioned conditions, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b is based on the presence / absence of a flag for collecting the initial ride fee, and the fare between the boarding station and this station (the fare calculation is requested to the fare calculation processing unit 105c described later). The prepaid balance is calculated, and the calculated prepaid balance is stored in the “prepaid balance” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 2) stored in the commuter pass storage medium. The information stored in the “finished flag” is deleted. (Details of other processing performed by the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b will be described in a flowchart described later.)

  When the fare calculation processing unit 105c receives a fare calculation request from the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b, the fare calculation from the “boarding station” of the commuter pass to this station is based on various data stored in the storage unit 104. It is a processing part to calculate.

  The valid period advance processing unit 105d is a processing unit for resetting the valid period of the commuter pass data stored in the commuter pass storage medium. The effective period advance processing unit 105d receives information from the disembarkation ticket gate processing unit 105b that the current date is before the validity period of the commuter pass and that the boarding station and the station (disembarking station) are the same as the effective section. Is acquired, the start date and the end date of the validity period of the commuter pass stored in the commuter pass storage medium are reset.

  Specifically, the effective period advance processing unit 105d calculates the difference in days between the start date of the effective period and the current date, and determines the advance days. Then, the start date of the validity period of the commuter pass is set as the current date, and the end date of the validity period is advanced and set to a date several minutes before.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the processing of the effective period advance processing unit 105d. As shown in the figure, when the effective period start date is “July 3, 2006”, the end date is “January 2, 2007”, and the current date is “July 2, 2006” The number of advance days that is the difference between the start date of the effective period and the current date is determined. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the number of days ahead is “1”. Then, the valid period advance processing unit 105d sets the start date of the valid period of the commuter pass as the current date “July 2, 2006” and sets the end date of the valid period ahead by the date “January 1, 2007”. Set to Day.

  In FIG. 3, the information stored in the “boarding station” and the “initial fare collection flag” is deleted by the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b, and the information stored in the “prepaid balance” is stored by the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b. The first ride fee is added.

  Next, a boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the ticket gate process of the ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the ticket gate 100, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 105a executes a commuter pass medium reading process and stores commuter pass data (at this stage, valid period information, valid section information and prepaid balance information are stored). (Step S101), and it is determined whether or not the current date is within the valid period (Step S102).

  If it is within the valid period (step S103, Yes), the boarding gate processing unit 105a determines whether or not the station is within the valid section (step S104), and if it is within the valid section (step S105). , Yes), the commuter pass medium writing process (writing the boarding station) is executed (step S106).

  By the way, when the current date is outside the valid period in step S103 (step S103, No), the boarding ticket gate processing unit 105a determines a prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the initial boarding fee from the prepaid balance (step S107). Then, a commuter pass writing process (registering the boarding station, prepaid balance and initial fare collection flag) is executed (step S108).

  Next, the unloading ticket gate processing of the ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the exit ticket gate process of the ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the ticket gate 100, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b executes a commuter pass medium reading process, and commuter pass data (at this stage, valid period information, valid section information, prepaid balance, boarding station, The information on the initial boarding fee collected flag is stored) (step S201), and it is determined whether or not the current date is within the valid period (step S202).

  When it is within the valid period (step S203, Yes), the getting-off ticket gate processing unit 105b determines whether the boarding station and the station are within the valid section (step S204). (Step S205, Yes), a commuter pass medium writing process (erasing information recorded in the boarding station) is executed (Step S206).

  On the other hand, if it is outside the valid section (step S205, No), the fare for the outside of the valid section is calculated and a separate fare generated outside the valid section of the commuter pass (hereinafter referred to as a fare other than the commuter pass). Is determined (step S207), and it is determined whether or not an initial boarding fee collection flag is set (step S208).

  When the initial boarding fee collection flag is set (step S209, Yes), the process proceeds to step S215 (explanation regarding step S215 will be described later). On the other hand, when the initial boarding fee collection flag is not set (step S209, No), the prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the fare outside the commuter pass is determined from the prepaid balance of the commuter pass (step S210), and the commuter pass medium writing process ( The boarding station and initial boarding fee collection flag are erased and the prepaid balance is written) (step S211).

  Returning to step S203, if the current date and time is outside the valid period (step S203, No), the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b determines whether the boarding station and this station are the same as the valid section (step S203). S212) If they are not the same (step S213, No), calculate the fare between the boarding station and this station, determine the fare other than the commuter pass (step S214), and from the prepaid balance, the fare other than the commuter pass and the initial fare The difference with the difference is subtracted to determine the prepaid balance (step S215), and the process proceeds to step S211.

  On the other hand, when the boarding station and this station are the same as the valid section (step S213, Yes), it is determined whether or not the current date is before the valid period (step S216). (Step S217, No), the process proceeds to Step S214.

  If the current date is before the effective period (step S217, Yes), the effective period advance processing unit 105d calculates the difference between the start date of the effective period and the current date, and determines the number of advance days (step) S218), the start date of the effective period is the current date, the end date of the effective period is advanced and the date before (step S219), the initial charge is added to the prepaid balance, and the prepaid balance is determined (step S220). The commuter pass medium writing process (sets the start date and end date of the valid period, erases the boarding station and the initial fare collection flag, and writes the prepaid balance) is executed (step S221).

  In this way, when the current date is before the commuter pass validity period, the valid period advance processing unit 105d re-registers the valid period of the commuter pass, so that the user can easily add the commuter pass before the valid period to the valid period. It can be used as a commuter pass.

  As described above, in the ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment, when the user gets off, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 105b acquires the commuter pass data recorded on the commuter pass recording medium, and uses this commuter pass data. When the start date of the stored valid period is later than the current date, the valid period advance processing unit 105d changes the start date of the valid period of the commuter pass to the current date, Since the end date is advanced and re-registered, even if the user uses a commuter pass before the validity period, the commuter pass validity period must be changed flexibly without the user having to perform complicated procedures. Can do.

  Next, the outline and features of the ticket gate system according to the second embodiment will be described. The ticket gate system according to the second embodiment acquires commuter pass valid period information, commuter pass valid section information, and commuter pass usage trace information from an IC card type commuter pass (hereinafter simply referred to as a commuter pass). If the date of acquisition of each information (current date) is before the commuter pass validity period, and the valid section information and used trace information match, whether to reset the commuter pass valid information After confirming with the user, the commuter pass validity period is reset.

  As described above, the ticket gate system according to the second embodiment resets the validity period of the commuter pass based on the validity period information, the valid section information, the use trace information, and the confirmation result of the commuter pass user. The user can flexibly change the period of validity of the commuter pass without having to perform complicated procedures. In addition, since the validity period of the commuter pass is reset based on the user confirmation result, it is possible to prevent the validity period of the commuter pass from being reset against the user's will.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the ticket gate system according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ticket gate system includes a management server 200, a ticket gate 300, and a portable terminal 400 via a network 50. Here, for convenience of explanation, only one ticket gate 300 and one portable terminal 400 are shown, but this ticket gate system includes a plurality of ticket gates and portable terminals.

  Among these, the management server 200 is a server that manages information (hereinafter referred to as “periodic data that can be brought forward”) as to whether or not the user has accepted the setting change for the validity period of the commuter pass (the advance of the valid period). In response to a request from the machine 300, this forward-possible periodic data is notified.

  The ticket checker 300 is a device for executing processing related to boarding and getting off of a user by a commuter pass and resetting the valid period of the commuter pass. When the portable terminal 400 receives information (intention confirmation email) indicating whether or not to accept the change of the validity period of the commuter pass from the ticket gate 300, the confirmation result (whether or not the change of the validity period has been accepted) from the user. This information is sent back to the ticket checker 300 as a reply mail.

  Next, the configuration of each device illustrated in FIG. 6 will be described. Since the configuration of the mobile terminal 400 is the same as that of a general mobile phone or the like, description of the configuration of the mobile terminal 400 is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the configuration of the management server 200 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the management server 200 includes an input unit 201, an output unit 202, an input / output control IF unit 203, a communication control IF unit 204, a storage unit 205, and a control unit 206. Composed.

  Among these, the input unit 201 is an input unit that inputs various types of information, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and the like. Note that a monitor (output unit 202) described later also realizes a pointing device function in cooperation with the mouse.

  The output unit 202 is an output unit that outputs various types of information, and includes a monitor (or display, touch panel), a speaker, and the like. The input / output control IF unit 203 is means for controlling input / output of data by the input unit 201, the output unit 202, the communication control IF unit 204, the storage unit 205, and the control unit 206. The communication control IF unit 204 This is mainly means for controlling communication with the ticket gate 300.

  The storage unit 205 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 206. In particular, as shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 205 can be moved forward as it is closely related to the present invention. Periodic data 205a is provided.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the forward-possible periodic data 205a. As shown in the figure, the advanceable periodic data 205a includes a periodic ID (Identification), a forward valid period (start date), a forward valid period (end date), a boarding station, a refund amount, and an intention flag.

  Of these, the advance validity period (start date) indicates the new start date of the validity period when the commuter pass validity period is advanced, and the advance validity period (end date) is when the commuter pass validity period is advanced Indicates the new end date of the validity period of.

  The refund amount is information on the amount to be added to the prepaid balance of the commuter pass identified by the commuter ID when the commuter pass valid period is reset, that is, when the valid period is advanced. The intention flag indicates information on a result of confirmation by the user as to whether or not to advance the validity period of the commuter pass. When “1” is registered in the intention flag, it indicates that the user has accepted that the period of validity of the commuter pass is advanced.

  The control unit 206 has an internal memory for storing programs and control data that define various processing procedures, and is a control means for executing various processes by these, and is particularly closely related to the present invention. Includes a data transmission / reception unit 206a and an advanceable regular data update processing unit 206b.

  Among these, the data transmission / reception unit 206 a is a processing unit that transmits the advance-possible periodic data 205 a recorded in the storage unit 205 to the ticket-separator 300 when a request for sending advance-preventable periodic data is acquired from the ticket checker 300. The advanceable periodic data update processing unit 206b is a processing unit that updates the advanceable periodic data 205a. The forward-possible periodic data update processing unit 206b, when the forward-possible periodic data is acquired from the ticket checker 300, the update portion of the advance-possible periodic data acquired from the ticket checker 300 is stored in the storage unit 205. 205a is reflected.

  Next, the configuration of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the configuration of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ticket gate 300 includes a commuter pass medium reading unit 301, a commuter pass medium writing unit 302, an input / output control IF unit 303, a communication control IF unit 304, a storage unit 305, and a control unit. Unit 306.

  The commuter pass medium reading unit 301 is a processing unit that controls an IC card reader (not shown) to read data (hereinafter referred to as commuter pass data) from a storage medium provided in the commuter pass. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of commuter pass data according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, this commuter pass data includes a commuter ID, a valid section, a valid period (start date), a valid period (end date), a boarding station, a first fare collection flag, and a prepaid balance. With.

  The commuter pass medium writing unit 302 is a processing unit that controls an IC card writer (not shown) and writes various information in a storage medium provided in the commuter pass. The input / output control IF unit 303 is a processing unit that controls data input / output by the commuter pass medium reading unit 301, the commuter pass medium writing unit 302, the communication control IF unit 304, the storage unit 305, and the control unit 306. The communication control IF unit 304 is a unit that mainly controls communication between the management server 200 and the portable terminal 400.

  The storage unit 305 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 306, and particularly closely related to the present invention, as shown in FIG. It includes distance data 305a, distance-based fare data 305b, initial boarding fare data 305c, station data 305d, commuter pass user data 305e, and advanceable periodical data 305f.

  Of these, the inter-station distance data 305a is data that stores the distance between the stations, and the fare data by distance 305b is data that stores the fare corresponding to each distance. The first boarding fare data 305c is data storing the first boarding fare, and the station data 305d is data recording various data related to other stations.

  The commuter pass user data 305e is data storing data of users who use the commuter pass. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the commuter pass user data 305e. As shown in the figure, the commuter pass user data 305e includes a commuter ID, a name, and an e-mail address.

  The advanceable periodic data 305f is the same data as the advanceable periodic data 205a held by the management server 200. The ticket checker 300 acquires the advanceable regular data 205a from the management server 200, and stores it in the storage unit 305 as the advanceable regular data 305f.

  The control unit 306 has an internal memory for storing programs defining various processing procedures and control data, and is a control means for executing various processes by these, and is particularly closely related to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a, the getting off ticket gate processing unit 306b, the fare calculation processing unit 306c, the validity period advance processing unit 306d, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e, and the user intention A reflection processing unit 306f.

  Among them, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a acquires the commuter pass data from the commuter pass via the commuter pass medium reading unit 301 when the user gets on, and the commuter pass ID, valid period, It is a processing unit that executes various boarding processes based on the valid section and the prepaid balance.

  Here, the processing executed by the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a will be described in detail by dividing it into pre-processing and post-processing. First, the pre-processing will be described. After acquiring the commuter pass data, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a requests the management server 200 for the advanceable periodic data, and stores the requested advanceable periodic data in the storage unit 305. At the same time, it is determined whether or not a record corresponding to the periodic ID is stored in the forward-possible periodic data 305f. If the record corresponding to the periodic ID is not stored in the forward-possible periodic data 305f, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a directly proceeds to post-processing.

  On the other hand, when the record corresponding to the periodic ID is stored in the advance-possible periodic data 305f, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a stores "1" in the intention flag of the corresponding record in the advance-possible periodic data 305f. It is determined whether or not (whether or not the intention flag is set). If the intention flag is not set, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a proceeds to post-processing as it is.

  When the intention flag is set, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a requests the validity period advance processing part 306d to advance the validity period of the commuter pass and prepaid via the commuter pass medium writing unit 302. Add the refund amount to the balance and delete the corresponding record of the periodic data that can be brought forward.

  Subsequently, post-processing performed by the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a will be described. The boarding gate processing unit 306a determines whether the current date is within the valid period of the commuter pass based on the valid period and valid section of the commuter pass data, and whether both the boarding station and the station are within the valid section. If the current date is within the valid period of the commuter pass and both the boarding station and the station are within the valid section, the commuter pass storage medium 302 is used to store the commuter pass storage medium. Is stored in the “boarding station” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 10) stored in the station.

  If the current date is outside the valid period or the station is outside the valid section of the commuter pass, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a calculates a prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the initial fare and writes the commuter pass medium. Through the section 302, the “boarding station” and “initial boarding fee collected” in the commuter pass data (see FIG. 10) stored in the commuter pass storage medium, the identification information of the station, the calculated prepaid balance, and the first board collected flag are stored. It is stored in “Flag” and “Prepaid Balance”.

  Furthermore, when the current date is before the valid period and this station is one end of the valid section, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a informs the user of the commuter pass to the user's intention confirmation processing unit 306e. Request to send an intention confirmation mail to confirm whether or not to change.

  When the user gets off, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b acquires the commuter pass data from the commuter pass via the commuter pass medium reading unit 301, and the commuter ID, valid period, valid section included in the obtained commuter pass data, It is a processing unit that executes various types of getting-off processing based on a prepaid balance, a boarding station, and an initial boarding fee collected flag.

  Hereinafter, the processing of the getting-off ticket gate processing unit 306b will be specifically described. After getting the commuter pass data, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b requests the management server 200 for advanceable periodic data, stores the requested advanceable periodic data in the storage unit 305, and the current date is the commuter pass. And whether the boarding station and this station are both within the valid section.

  Then, when the current date is within the validity period of the commuter pass and both the boarding station and the station are within the valid section, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b, via the commuter pass medium writing unit 302, The information stored in the “boarding station” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 10) stored in the commuter pass storage medium is deleted.

  The getting-off ticket processing unit 306b determines that the current date is outside the valid period of the commuter pass, the station is one end of the valid section, the current date is before the valid period, and the regular period When the ID is registered in the advance-possible periodic data 305f and the intention flag of the advance-possible periodic data 305f is set, the validity period advance processing unit 306d is notified to that effect and the period of validity of the commuter pass is set. Try again.

  In cases other than the above, the prepaid balance is calculated on the basis of the presence or absence of the initial fare collection flag and the fare between the boarding station and this station (the fare calculation is requested to the fare calculation processing unit 306c described later). The calculated prepaid balance is stored in the “prepaid balance” of the commuter pass data (see FIG. 10) stored in the commuter pass storage medium, and stored in the “boarding station” and the “initial fare collection flag”. The information is erased (details of other processing performed by the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b will be described in a flowchart described later).

  When the fare calculation processing unit 306c receives a fare calculation request from the getting-off ticket gate processing unit 306b, the fare from the “boarding station” of the commuter pass to this station is based on various data stored in the storage unit 305. It is a processing part to calculate.

  When the valid period advance processing unit 306d receives a setting change request from the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a or the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b, it resets the valid period of the commuter pass data stored in the commuter pass storage medium. Part.

  Specifically, the effective period advance processing unit 306d searches for the record corresponding to the corresponding periodic ID from the advanceable periodical data 305f, and includes the advance effective period (start date) and the advance effective period (end date) included in the searched record. ) Is set as the new valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid period of the commuter pass data stored in the commuter pass storage medium is reset. In addition, the valid period advance processing unit 306d deletes the corresponding record of the regular ID recorded in the advanceable periodical data 305f after resetting the valid period of the commuter pass.

  When the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e receives a request to transmit an intention confirmation mail from the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e compares the corresponding periodic ID with the commuter pass user data 305e to obtain the address of the user's mobile terminal. It is a processing unit that determines and transmits an intention confirmation mail to the determined address. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when the mobile terminal 400 receives an intention confirmation mail. The user of the portable terminal 400 selects 0 if he / she does not wish to advance the validity period of the commuter pass, and selects 1 if he / she wishes to advance the validity period. When the portable terminal 400 accepts the confirmation result as described above from the user, the portable terminal 400 transmits a reply mail including information on the confirmation result and the periodic ID recorded in the intention confirmation mail to the ticket checker 300.

  Returning to the description of the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e transmits the intention confirmation mail to the portable terminal 400 (or before transmission), and then advances the advance validity period (start date) and advance advance validity. A period (end date) is calculated, and the calculated advance valid period (start date), advance valid period (end date), boarding station, and initial boarding fee are registered in the advance-possible periodic data 305f. The method in which the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e calculates the advance effective period (start date) and the advance effective period (end date) is a method in which the effective period advance processing unit 105d illustrated in the first embodiment newly calculates the effective period. Since it is the same as that of FIG.

  When the user intention reflection processing unit 306f receives a reply mail corresponding to the intention confirmation mail from the portable terminal, the “will flag” of the forward-possible periodic data 305f based on the confirmation result and the periodic ID included in the reply mail. 1 is registered. Specifically, the user intention reflection processing unit 306f registers 1 in the intention flag of the record corresponding to the period ID when the user approves that the valid period of the period ticket is advanced. The user intention reflection processing unit 306f transmits the advance-possible periodic data 305f to the management server 200 when the registered content of the advance-possible periodic data 305f is changed, and the management server 200 manages the update contents. This is reflected in the forward-possible periodic data 205a held by the server 200.

  Next, a boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment will be described. 13 to 15 are flowcharts illustrating the boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ticket checker 300 acquires the advance data that can be brought forward from the management server 200 (step S301), and commuter pass data (at this stage, the periodic ID, the valid period information, the valid section information, and the prepaid balance). Information is recorded) (step S302), it is determined whether or not the periodic ID is registered in the forward-possible periodic data 305f (step S303). If not registered (step S304, No) ), The process proceeds to step S310 (the description of step S310 will be described later).

  If the periodic ID is registered in the advance-possible periodic data 305f (step S304, Yes), it is determined whether the intention flag of the corresponding record of the advance-possible periodic data 305f is set (step S305). If not (No at Step S306), the process proceeds to Step S310.

  On the other hand, when the intention flag of the corresponding record in the advance-possible periodic data 305f is set (step S306, Yes), the effective period advance processing unit 306d advances the advance-effective period (start date, end date) of the advance-possible periodic data 305f. ) Is reset to the valid period of the commuter pass (step S307), the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a adds the refund amount to the prepaid balance (step S308), and deletes the corresponding record of the advance data that can be advanced 305f (step S309). ).

  The boarding gate processing unit 306a determines whether or not the current date is within the valid period (step S310), and if it is within the valid period (step S311, Yes), whether or not the station is within the valid section. (Step S312), and if the station is within the valid section (step S313, Yes), the commuter pass medium writing process (writing the boarding station) is performed (step S314).

  By the way, when the current date is not within the valid period (step S311, No), or when the station is not within the valid section (step S313, No), the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a calculates the initial boarding fee from the prepaid balance. The subtracted prepaid balance is calculated (step S315), and the commuter pass medium writing process (writing boarding station, prepaid balance, initial boarding fee collected flag) is performed (step S316).

  Subsequently, the boarding ticket gate processing unit 306a determines whether or not the current date is before the valid period (step S317), and if it is after the valid period (No at step S318), the process is terminated and the valid period is reached. If it is before (step S318, Yes), it is determined whether or not the station is one end of an effective section (step S319).

  If the station is not one end of the valid section (No at Step S320), the process is terminated as it is, and if the station is one end of the valid section (Step S320, Yes), the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e. However, the user mail address of the corresponding periodic ID is read from the commuter pass user data 305e (step S321), and the difference in the number of days between the start date of the valid period and the current date is calculated (step S322).

  Then, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e sets the start date of the effective period ahead as the current date, sets the end date of the effective period ahead as many days as the previous date, and sets it as the end date of the effective period ahead (step S323). In the possible periodic data 305f, the regular ID, the advance valid period, the boarding station, and the initial boarding fee (as a refund amount) are registered (step S324), an intention confirmation mail is generated and transmitted to the corresponding user mail address (step S325). ).

  Next, a processing procedure of the user intention reflection processing unit 306f according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a process procedure performed by the user intention reflection processing unit 306f according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the user intention reflection processing unit 306f receives the mail (step S401), and determines whether the received mail is a reply mail to the intention confirmation mail (step S402).

  If the received mail is not a reply mail for the intention confirmation mail (step S403, No), the process is terminated, and if the received mail is a reply mail for the intention confirmation mail (step S403, Yes), a reply is made. The periodic ID included in the mail is read (step S404), the data of the confirmation result is read (step S405), and the advanceable periodic data 305f is updated.

  In this way, the user intention reflection processing unit 306f receives the reply mail to the intention confirmation mail from the user's portable terminal 400 and updates the advanceable regular data 305f, so that the period of validity of the commuter pass is against the user's intention. Can be prevented from moving forward.

  Next, a description will be given of the exit ticket gate processing of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment. FIGS. 17 and 18 are flowcharts illustrating the unloading ticket gate process of the ticket gate 300 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ticket checker 300 acquires the advance data that can be brought forward from the management server 200 (step S501), and the commuter pass data (period ID, valid period information, valid section information, prepaid balance, boarding station, first ride) Information on the toll collected flag) is acquired (step S502).

  The getting-off ticket gate processing unit 306b determines whether or not the current date is within the valid period (step S503), and if it is within the valid period (step S504, Yes), whether or not the station is within the valid section. If it is within the valid section (step S506, Yes), the commuter pass medium writing process (erasing information registered at the boarding station) is executed (step S507).

  On the other hand, if this station is not within the valid zone (step S506, No), the fare for the outside of the valid zone is calculated, the fare other than the commuter pass is determined (step S508), and the initial fare collection flag is set. It is determined whether or not (step S509), and if the initial boarding fee collection flag is set (step S510, Yes), the process proceeds to step S515 (the description of step S515 will be described later).

  If the initial boarding fee collection flag has not been set (step S510, No), the fare other than the commuter pass is subtracted from the prepaid balance to determine the prepaid balance (step S511), and the commuter pass medium writing process (boarding station, The initial boarding fee collection flag is erased and the prepaid balance is written) (step S512).

  By the way, when the current date is not within the valid period in step S504 (step S504, No), the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b determines whether or not the station is one end of the valid section (step S513). If it is not one end of the section (step S514, No), the fare from the boarding station to this station is calculated, the fare other than the commuter pass is determined (step S515), and the fare other than the commuter pass and the initial fare are determined from the prepaid balance. Are subtracted and the prepaid balance is determined (step S516), the process proceeds to step S512.

  On the other hand, when this station is one end of the effective section (step S514, Yes), it is determined whether or not the current date is before the effective period (step S517), and when it is not before the effective period (step S518, No), the process proceeds to step S515.

  If the current date is before the valid period (step S518, Yes), it is determined whether or not the periodic ID is registered in the advance-possible periodic data 305f (step S519), and the periodic ID can be advanced. When it is not registered in 305f (step S520, No), the process proceeds to step S515.

  On the other hand, when the periodic ID is registered in the advance-possible periodic data 305f (step S520, Yes), it is determined whether the intention flag of the corresponding record of the advance-possible periodic data 305f is set (step S521). If the intention flag is set (step S522, Yes), the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b adds the refund amount of the corresponding record of the advanceable periodic data to the prepaid balance (step S523).

  The validity period advance processing unit 306d sets the advance validity period (start date and end date) of the corresponding record in the advance-possible periodic data 305f as the validity period of the commuter pass (step S524), The station and the first boarding fee collected flag are deleted, and the valid period and the prepaid balance are written) (step S525).

  On the other hand, if the intention flag of the advance-possible periodic data 305f is not set (step S522, No), the fare between the boarding station and this station is calculated, the fare other than the commuter pass is determined (step S526), and the prepaid balance Then, the difference between the fare other than the commuter pass and the initial boarding fee is subtracted to determine the prepaid balance (step S527).

  Then, the unloading ticket gate processing unit 306b adds the difference between the fare other than the commuter pass and the first boarding fee to the refund amount of the corresponding record in the advance-possible periodic data 305f (Step S528), Delete the toll collection flag and write the prepaid balance) (step S529).

  Next, the transition of the commuter pass data stored in the commuter pass storage medium and the transition of the advanceable regular data 305f will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the forward-possible periodic data 305f when the reply mail for the intention confirmation mail is acquired before getting off, and FIG. 20 is for obtaining the reply mail for the intention confirmation mail before getting off. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the advanceable periodical data 305f when a reply mail to the intention confirmation mail is acquired after getting off the vehicle. Yes, FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of commuter pass data when a reply mail to the intention confirmation mail is obtained after getting off.

  As shown in the first row of FIG. 19, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e registers various kinds of information in the advance-possible periodic data 305f, and the user intention reflection processing unit 306f receives a reply email to the intention confirmation email. When information indicating that the user has agreed to advance the validity period of the commuter pass is included, 1 is set in the intention flag (see the second row in FIG. 19). Then, after the validity period of the commuter pass is reset by the validity period advance processing unit 306d, the corresponding record of the advanceable periodical data 305f is deleted (see the third row in FIG. 19).

  As shown in the first row of FIG. 20, after the ticket gate, the validity period of the commuter pass data is after the current date (when the current date is July 2, 2006), and the prepaid balance is the initial boarding fee. However, after getting off the ticket gate, the valid period advance processing unit 306d advances the valid period of the commuter pass data and adds the refund amount (for the first boarding fee) to the prepaid balance ( (See the second row in FIG. 20).

  As shown in the first row of FIG. 21, the user intention confirmation processing unit 306e registers various kinds of information in the forward-possible periodic data 305f. Since the reply mail was not received before getting off, the corresponding record remains registered even after getting off the ticket gate (see the second row in FIG. 21).

  After that, when a reply mail is received and information indicating that the user has agreed to advance the validity period of the commuter pass is included, the intention flag is set to 1 (see the third row in FIG. 21). Then, after the validity period of the commuter pass is reset by the validity period advance processing unit 306d, the corresponding record of the advanceable periodical data 305f is deleted (see the fourth row in FIG. 21).

  As shown in the first row of FIG. 22, after the ticket gate, the commuter pass data is valid after the current date (when the current date is July 2, 2006), and the prepaid balance is the first The fee is collected. And since the reply mail does not come before getting off, the valid period of the commuter pass has not changed even after getting off, and the prepaid balance is in a state where the fare is subtracted (see the second row in FIG. 22). See eye).

  Thereafter, when a reply mail is received and the user accepts that the period of validity of the commuter pass is advanced, after the next boarding, the period of validity of the commuter pass is advanced by the effective period advance processing unit 306d and prepaid The refund amount is added to the balance (see the third row in FIG. 22).

  As described above, in the ticket gate system according to the second embodiment, the ticket gate 300 acquires the commuter pass data from the commuter pass, the current date and time is before the valid period, and the passenger exits from the valid section and the boarding station. When the section to the station is the same, an intention confirmation email for confirming whether or not to advance the validity period is sent to the mobile terminal 400, and the validity of the commuter pass is determined according to the content of the reply email to the intention confirmation email Since the period is advanced, it is possible to change the validity period of the commuter pass flexibly without imposing a burden on the user, and it is possible to prevent the validity period of the commuter pass from being reset against the will of the user.

  In the first and second embodiments, as an example, the case where the ticket gates at each station execute the boarding ticket gate processing and the getting-off ticket gate processing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to provide a server device that is connected via a ticket, and this server device may perform a boarding ticket exit process and an unloading ticket gate process executed by each ticket gate machine.

  Incidentally, the various processes described in the above embodiments can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance by a computer. Therefore, in the following, an example of a computer that executes a program that realizes the various processes will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer constituting the ticket gate. The computer includes an input device 30 that receives data input from a user, a monitor 31, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, and a medium reading device 34 that reads a program from a recording medium on which various programs are recorded. A network interface 35 that exchanges data with other computers via a network, a reader / writer 36 that reads and writes data on a recording medium, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 37, and an HDD (Hard) Disk Drive) 38 is connected by a bus 39.

  The HDD 38 stores various programs 38b that exhibit functions similar to those of the above-described ticket gate. The CPU 37 reads out various programs 38b from the HDD 38 and executes them, thereby starting various processes 37a that realize the functions of the functional units of the mobile station described above.

  Further, the HDD 38 stores various data 38a corresponding to the data stored in the storage unit of the ticket gate described above. The CPU 37 stores various data 38 a in the HDD 38, reads the various data 38 a from the HDD 38, stores it in the RAM 32, and executes data processing based on the various data 32 a stored in the RAM 32.

  By the way, the various programs 38b are not necessarily stored in the HDD 38 from the beginning. For example, a “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an IC card inserted into a computer, or a hard disk drive (HDD) provided inside or outside the computer. Various programs 38b are stored in the “fixed physical medium”, and “another computer (or server)” connected to the computer via a public line, the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, etc. However, various programs 38b may be read out from these and executed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments in addition to the above-described embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It ’s good.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Each component of each illustrated device is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

  Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

(Appendix 1) A valid period management device that manages the valid period of a commuter pass,
Obtained effective period information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, effective interval information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, and use trace information indicating information on the use trace of the commuter pass, and the acquired date Determining means for determining whether the valid section information and the use trace information match before the valid period of the commuter pass,
An effective period setting means for setting an effective period of the commuter pass based on the determination result of the determining means;
An effective period management device comprising:

(Supplementary Note 2) The valid period setting means sets the date to the valid period of the commuter pass when the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass and the valid section information matches the use trace information. The effective period management apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the effective period management apparatus is set to a start date of the period.

(Supplementary Note 3) The valid period setting means, when the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information and the use trace information match, the date and the start date of the valid period The expiration date management apparatus according to appendix 2, wherein the expiration date of the expiration date is set ahead by the difference between the expiration date and the expiration date.

(Supplementary Note 4) When the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass and the valid section information matches the use trace information, the date is set to the start date of the valid period of the commuter pass A notification means for notifying the user's terminal of the commuter pass data for confirming whether or not the user has a response, and a response acquisition means for acquiring a response from the terminal, the validity period setting means, The validity period management device according to appendix 1, wherein the validity period of the commuter pass is set based on a response acquired by the response acquisition means.

(Appendix 5) A valid period management program for managing the valid period of a commuter pass,
Validity period information indicating information on the validity period of the commuter pass, effective period information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass, and use trace information indicating information on the use trace of the commuter pass are acquired and recorded in the recording device. Recording procedure to record,
Whether the date when the valid period information, valid section information and use trace information are recorded on the recording device is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and whether the valid section information and the use trace information match. A determination procedure for determining;
An effective period setting procedure for setting an effective period of the commuter pass based on a determination result of the determination procedure;
Is executed by a computer.

(Supplementary note 6) The validity period setting procedure sets the date to the validity period of the commuter pass when the date is before the validity period of the commuter pass and the valid section information matches the use track information. The effective period management program according to appendix 5, wherein the effective period management program is set to the start date of the period.

(Supplementary note 7) In the validity period setting procedure, when the date is before the validity period of the commuter pass and the valid section information and the use trace information match, the date and the start date of the valid period The effective period management program according to appendix 6, wherein the end date of the effective period is set in advance by the difference between the effective period and the end date.

(Supplementary note 8) When the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and the valid section information matches the use trace information, the date is set to the start date of the valid period of the commuter pass A notification procedure for notifying the user's terminal of the commuter pass of data for confirming whether or not the commuter pass user's terminal and a response acquisition procedure for acquiring a response from the terminal are further executed by the computer, and the validity period setting procedure. The validity period management program according to appendix 5, wherein the validity period of the commuter pass is set based on the response acquired by the response acquisition procedure.

(Supplementary note 9) A valid period management method for managing the valid period of a commuter pass,
Validity period information indicating information on the validity period of the commuter pass, effective period information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass, and use trace information indicating information on the use trace of the commuter pass are acquired and recorded in the recording device. A recording process for recording;
Whether the date when the valid period information, valid section information and use trace information are recorded on the recording device is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and whether the valid section information and the use trace information match. A determination step for determining;
Based on the determination result of the determination step, an effective period setting step of setting an effective period of the commuter pass,
An effective period management method characterized by comprising:

(Appendix 10) A valid period management system for managing a valid period of a commuter pass,
Obtain valid period information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass, valid section information indicating valid section information of the commuter pass, and use record information indicating information on the use record of the commuter pass. A determination means for determining whether or not the valid section information and the usage record information match before the commuter pass valid period; and
Based on the determination result of the determination means, a transmission means for transmitting data for confirming whether or not to set the date to the start date of the validity period of the commuter pass, to the user terminal of the commuter pass;
Based on a response from the terminal, setting means for setting the validity period of the commuter pass,
An effective period management system comprising:

  As described above, the validity period management device and the validity period management program according to the present invention are useful for a commuter pass management system that manages the validity period of a commuter pass, and in particular, burden the validity period of a commuter pass on a user. Suitable for changing without spending time.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the ticket gate concerning this Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the commuter pass data concerning the present Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the process of an effective period advance processing part. It is a flowchart which shows the boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the unloading ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the ticket gate system concerning the present Example 2. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the management server concerning Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the regular data which can be brought forward. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the ticket gate concerning this Example 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the commuter pass data concerning the present Example 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of commuter pass user data. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when a portable terminal receives an intention confirmation mail. It is a flowchart (1) which shows the boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning the present Example 2. It is a flowchart (2) which shows the boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning the present Example 2. It is a flowchart (3) which shows the boarding ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning the present Example 2. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the user intention reflection process part concerning the present Example 2. It is a flowchart (1) which shows the unloading ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning this Example 2. It is a flowchart (2) which shows the unloading ticket gate process of the ticket gate concerning the present Example 2. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the periodic data which can be brought forward when the reply mail with respect to an intention confirmation mail is acquired before alighting. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of commuter pass data at the time of acquiring the reply mail with respect to an intention confirmation mail before alighting. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the periodic data which can be brought forward when the reply mail with respect to the intention confirmation mail is acquired after getting off. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of commuter pass data at the time of obtaining the reply mail with respect to the intention confirmation mail after getting off. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the computer which comprises a ticket gate.

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30 Input device 31 Monitor 32 RAM
32a Various data 33 ROM
34 Media Reader 35 Network Interface 36 Reader / Writer 37 CPU
37a Various processes 38 HDD
38a Various data 38b Various programs 39 Bus 100 Ticket gate 101, 301 Commuter pass medium reading unit 102, 302 Commuter pass medium writing unit 103, 203, 303 Input / output control IF unit 104, 205, 305 Storage unit 104a, 305a Distance between stations Data 104b, 305b Distance-based fare data 104c, 305c Initial fare data 104d, 305d Station data 105, 206, 306 Control unit 105a, 306a Boarding ticket gate processing unit 105b, 306b Alighting ticket gate processing unit 105c, 306c Fare calculation processing unit 105d, 306d Effective period advance processing unit 200 Management server 201 Input unit 202 Output unit 204, 304 Communication control IF unit 205a Advanceable regular data 206a Data transmission / reception unit 206b Advanceable regular data update processing unit 305e Use user data 305f ahead of schedule possible regular data 306e user intention confirmation processing section 306f user intention reflection processing unit

Claims (5)

An effective period management device for managing the effective period of a commuter pass,
Obtained effective period information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, effective interval information indicating information on the effective period of the commuter pass, and use trace information indicating information on the use trace of the commuter pass, and the acquired date Determining means for determining whether the valid section information and the use trace information match before the valid period of the commuter pass,
An effective period setting means for setting an effective period of the commuter pass based on the determination result of the determining means;
An effective period management device comprising:   The valid period setting means sets the date to the valid period start date when the date is before the valid period of the commuter pass and the valid section information matches the use trace information. The effective period management device according to claim 1, wherein   The effective period setting means, when the date is before the effective period of the commuter pass, and the effective section information and the use trace information match, only the difference between the date and the effective period start date 3. The validity period management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an end date of the validity period is set ahead of schedule.   Whether or not to set the date as the start date of the period of validity of the commuter pass when the date is before the period of validity of the commuter pass and the valid section information and the use trace information match. It further comprises notification means for notifying the user's terminal of the commuter pass data to be confirmed to the user, and response acquisition means for acquiring a response from the terminal, wherein the validity period setting means is provided by the response acquisition means. The valid period management device according to claim 1, wherein a valid period of the commuter pass is set based on the acquired response. A validity period management program for managing the validity period of commuter passes,
Validity period information indicating information on the validity period of the commuter pass, effective period information indicating information on the valid period of the commuter pass, and use trace information indicating information on the use trace of the commuter pass are acquired and recorded in the recording device. Recording procedure to record,
Whether the date when the valid period information, valid section information and use trace information are recorded on the recording device is before the valid period of the commuter pass, and whether the valid section information and the use trace information match. A determination procedure for determining;
An effective period setting procedure for setting an effective period of the commuter pass based on a determination result of the determination procedure;
Is executed by a computer.

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