JP6860710B2 - Ticketing machine and server equipment - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention, ticket dispenser, to and server device.

The station affairs system stores information such as validity information in the ticket and reads the information stored in the ticket by the station affairs equipment to perform various station affairs processing by the station affairs equipment. However, when trying to change or expand the station affairs processing, it may be necessary to change the format of the information stored in the ticket, and it may be difficult to flexibly change or expand the station affairs processing. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-8588

An object of the present invention is to provide, permit more flexible public transportation process changes and expansion and the issuing machine is to provide and server device.

The ticket-issuing machine of the embodiment includes a ticket-issuing machine-side communication unit, a reception unit, and a ticket-issuing machine-side control unit. The ticket issuing machine side communication unit communicates with the server device. The reception department displays a first character image for issuing a new IC card as a ticket and a second character image for registering a contactless credit card as a ticket , and either character image is displayed. Accepts the operation to select. When the ticket issuing machine side control unit receives a registration request for registering the credit card as a ticket by selecting the second character image, the ticketing machine side control unit acquires the ticketing conditions and detects the credit card to detect the credit card. The identification information is acquired, the registration request, the ticketing condition, and the identification information are transmitted to the server device using the ticketing machine side communication unit, and the ticketing machine side communication unit sends the ticketing condition from the server device. and when receiving the registration Rokusho management of the identification information is completed, performs a ticketing process of issuing a pre SL credit card ticket. Further, the ticket-issuing machine-side control unit acquires the ticketing conditions when the ticket-issuing machine-side control unit receives a ticketing request to issue the new IC card as a ticket by selecting the first character image. When the ticketing request and the ticketing condition are transmitted to the server device using the ticketing machine side communication unit, and the ticketing machine side communication unit receives a processing result for the ticketing condition from the server device, the processing is performed. The ticketing process of issuing the new IC card as a ticket is performed based on the result and the payment according to the purchase amount.

The figure which shows an example of the station affairs system 1 of embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the IC card 10 of an embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the center server 100 of an embodiment. The figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 300 of an embodiment from above. The block diagram which shows an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 of an embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the settlement machine 400 of embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the ticket issuing machine 500 of an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the station office equipment, and the center server 100 of an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10 (ticket) of embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 300, and the center server 100. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the settlement machine 400, and the center server 100 of embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the station office equipment and the center server 100 of embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the ticket issuing machine 500 and the center server 100 of an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation flow of the credit card 10A, the station office equipment, and the center server 100 of an embodiment.

Hereinafter, the ticket issuing machine, the station affairs equipment, and the server device of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, a station affairs system including a ticketing machine, a station affairs device, and a server device, and a ticketing system including a ticketing machine and a server device will be described.

Station affairs systems and ticketing systems include, for example, equipment installed at railway stations and the like. In the following description, a transportation IC (Integrated Circuit) card is illustrated as an example of a "ticket", but the "ticket" is an electronic medium such as a mobile terminal having a payment function similar to that of a transportation IC card. It may be. Further, the ticket is not limited to a ticket that stores information and can write information such as an IC card. The ticket does not have to be readable and non-writable. Further, the ticket may communicate information by wireless communication, but is not limited to this, and may be a medium in which information can be read magnetically, such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark). It may be a medium whose information can be read by the display object.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment. The station affairs system 1 includes, for example, a center server 100, a plurality of relay devices 200-1, ..., 200-N, an automatic ticket gate 300, a checkout machine 400, a ticket issuing machine 500, and a commuter pass issuing machine. Includes 600 and. In the following description, when the relay device is not distinguished from other relay devices, it is described as "relay device 200".

The relay device 200, the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600 are installed at, for example, each station in the IC card usable area. The center server 100 is connected to, for example, a relay device 200, an automatic ticket gate 300, a checkout machine 400, a ticket issuing machine 500, and a commuter pass issuing machine 600 installed at a station in an area where an IC card can be used via a communication line. To. The communication line is, for example, a network such as WAN (Wide Area Network) or VPN (Virtual Private Network).

The relay device 200 includes, for example, a communication interface circuit and a monitoring panel for monitoring the status of the automatic ticket gate 300 and the like. The communication interface circuit of the relay device 200 is, for example, an interface such as WAN or VPN that communicates with the center server 100, and a LAN (for example, LAN) that communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600. Includes interfaces such as Local Area Network).

The relay device 200 communicates with the center server 100 via a communication line, and also communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600. In FIG. 1, an automatic ticket gate 300, a checkout machine 400, a ticket issuing machine 500, and a commuter pass issuing machine 600 may be connected to the relay device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. A part of the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600 may be connected to the relay device 200.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the IC card 10 of the embodiment. The IC card 10 is a medium in which an IC chip (IC module) is embedded in a card base material such as resin. Identification information of the IC card 10 is read by an automatic ticket gate 300, a checkout machine 400, a ticket issuing machine 500, and a commuter pass issuing machine 600 by RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology. The IC card 10 includes, for example, a card-side communication unit 12, a card-side storage unit 14, and a card-side control unit 16.

The account ID 14A is stored in the card-side storage unit 14. The account ID 14A is identification information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. The card-side control unit 16 transmits the account ID 14A using the card-side communication unit 12 in response to the command received by the card-side communication unit 12. Further, when the card-side control unit 16 receives the account ID write request by the card-side communication unit 12, the card-side control unit 16 writes the account ID 14A to the card-side storage unit 14. The account ID 14A is information in which the identification information of the IC card 10 is encoded. Encoding refers to converting information into a state in which the content cannot be directly recognized by humans by coding, symbolization, or other methods.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the center server 100 of the embodiment. The center server 100 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 110, a server-side control unit 120, and a server-side storage unit 130.

The server-side control unit 120 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in the program memory. Further, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The server-side control unit 120 comprehensively controls the operation of the center server 100.

The server-side communication unit 110 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600 via the communication line and the relay device 200. When the server-side communication unit 110 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600, the server-side communication unit 110 outputs the received information to the server-side control unit 120. Further, the server-side communication unit 110 receives information to be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600 by the server-side control unit 120. Information is transmitted to the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600.

The server-side storage unit 130 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. Further, the server-side storage unit 130 stores various programs such as application programs, processing results by the server-side communication unit 110, and the like.

For example, the account ID 130A and the value information 130B are stored in the server-side storage unit 130. The account ID 130A is information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. The value information 130B is information necessary for the automatic ticket gate 300, the checkout machine 400, the ticket issuing machine 500, and the commuter pass issuing machine 600 to operate. The value information 130B includes, for example, validity information, entry / exit record information, and balance information. The validity information indicates the validity of the IC card 10. That is, the validity information is information that defines the usable range of the IC card 10. The validity information is set in various ways, such as the section and date of use, the amount of money that can be used, and the entrance and exit stations. The entry / exit record information includes information such as the entry station, the entry date / time, the entry station, and the entry date / time of the IC card 10. The balance information includes the charge balance of the IC card 10.

FIG. 4 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 300 of the embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes, for example, a main engine 300A and an auxiliary machine 300B arranged so as to face each other across a passage. The main engine 300A includes, for example, a CPU 312, a reader unit 330, a door unit 372, an upper surface display unit 352, and a front display unit 354. Further, the auxiliary machine 300B includes a door portion 374. In addition to those shown in FIG. 4, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a ticket gate side control unit 310, a ticket gate side communication unit 320, a ticket gate side storage unit 340, and an audio output unit 360. And the door drive unit 370.

The ticket gate side control unit 310 is realized by executing a program stored in the program memory by a processor such as a CPU 312. Further, some or all of these functional parts may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket gate side control unit 310 comprehensively controls each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300. The ticket gate side control unit 310 uses each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300 to allow or deny the passage of the user.

The ticket gate side communication unit 320 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 transmits the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 330 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket gate side control unit 310.

The reader unit 330 is a wireless communication device including an antenna, a communication circuit, and the like. The reader unit 330 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 held by the user who is going to pass in the approach direction of FIG. 4, and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket gate side control unit 310.

The ticket gate side storage unit 340 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or a RAM. Further, the ticket gate side storage unit 340 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. Further, the ticket gate side storage unit 340 stores the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 330 and the information received by the ticket gate side communication unit 320.

The display unit 350 includes a top surface display unit 352 and a front display unit 354. The top display unit 352 displays the result of processing by the ticket gate side control unit 310 when the IC card 10 is held in the reader unit 330. The front display unit 354 displays an image such as a mark, a figure, or a character indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the traveling direction of FIG. The display content of the front display unit 354 or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the ticket gate side control unit 310.

The voice output unit 360 outputs various voices to be notified to the user and a buzzer sound. The door drive unit 370 operates the door unit 372 and the door unit 374 according to the control of the ticket gate side control unit 310. The door portion 372 and the door portion 374 close when the user is denied passage.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the settlement machine 400 of the embodiment. The settlement machine 400 includes, for example, a settlement side control unit 410, a settlement side communication unit 420, a reader unit 430, a settlement side storage unit 440, a display unit 450, and a money processing unit 460.

The settlement side control unit 410 is realized by executing a program stored in the program memory by a processor such as a CPU. Further, some or all of these functional parts may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The settlement side control unit 410 performs settlement using each unit of the settlement machine 400.

The settlement side communication unit 420 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The settlement side communication unit 420 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The settlement side communication unit 420 transmits the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 430 to the center server 100. When the settlement side communication unit 420 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the settlement side communication unit 420 outputs the received information to the settlement side control unit 410.

The reader unit 430 is a wireless communication device including an antenna, a communication circuit, and the like. The reader unit 430 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 inserted into the insertion slot (not shown), and transmits the read account ID 14A to the settlement side control unit 410.

The settlement side storage unit 440 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or a RAM. In addition, various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like are stored in the settlement side storage unit 440. Further, the settlement side storage unit 440 stores the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 430 and the information received by the settlement side communication unit 420.

The display unit 450 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 450 displays an image for receiving an instruction for the settlement process, an image of the settlement result, and the like. The money processing unit 460 counts the inserted banknotes and coins, and returns the change exceeding the settlement price to the purchaser as banknotes and coins.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the ticket issuing machine 500 of the embodiment. The ticketing machine 500 may print, for example, a ticketing side control unit 510, a ticketing side communication unit 520, a reader unit 530, a ticketing side storage unit 540, a display unit 550, an operation unit 560, a money processing unit 570, and printing. Includes part 580.

The ticket-issuing side control unit 510 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in the program memory. Further, some or all of these functional parts may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket-issuing side control unit 510 issues the IC card 10 using each unit of the ticket-issuing machine 500.

The ticket-issuing side communication unit 520 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket-issuing side communication unit 520 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket-issuing side communication unit 520 transmits the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 530 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticketing side control unit 510.

The reader unit 530 is a wireless communication device including an antenna, a communication circuit, and the like. The reader unit 530 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 inserted in the insertion slot (not shown), and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticketing side control unit 510.

The ticket-issuing side storage unit 540 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a RAM, or the like. Further, the ticketing side storage unit 540 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. Further, the ticket-issuing side storage unit 540 stores the account ID 14A read by the reader unit 530 and the information received by the ticket-issuing side communication unit 520.

The display unit 550 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 550 displays an image or the like for receiving an instruction for ticketing processing. The display unit 550 is an operation device such as a button or a touch panel. The display unit 550 accepts the user's operation and outputs information indicating the operation content to the ticket issuing side control unit 510. The money processing unit 570 counts the inserted banknotes and coins, and returns the change exceeding the ticketing price to the purchaser as banknotes and coins.

The printing unit 580 includes a heater for heating the dye formed on the face of the IC card 10. The printing unit 580 operates according to the control of the ticket issuing side control unit 510. The printing unit 580 prints information such as a usage period and a usage section on the face of the IC card 10.

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, the first operation of performing a predetermined operation in response to the processing request when the processing request is received by the station affairs equipment will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the station affairs equipment, and the center server 100 of the embodiment. The station service device in the description of FIG. 8 may be an automatic ticket gate 300 or a checkout machine 400, but is not limited to this, as long as it is a device that performs a predetermined operation when the IC card 10 is detected. Good.

The station affairs equipment determines whether or not the processing request has been accepted based on the operation of the user (step S100). The station affairs equipment determines that the processing request has been accepted, for example, when the IC card 10 is detected by the reader unit (330 or 430). When the station affairs device receives the processing request, the station affairs device transmits a command from the reader unit to the IC card 10 requesting the account ID 14A stored in the card-side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The station affairs equipment receives a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10 by the reader unit. Next, the station affairs equipment transmits the processing request and the account ID 14A to the center server 100 by using the communication unit (320 or 420).

The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive the processing request and the account ID 14A transmitted by the station affairs equipment. The center server 100 performs station affairs processing based on the processing request and the account ID 14A (step S102). At this time, when the received account ID 14A is stored as the account ID 130A, the center server 100 reads out the value information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A. The center server 100 transmits the processing result of performing the station affairs processing based on the read value information 130B to the station affairs equipment together with the account ID.

When the station affairs equipment receives the processing result and the account ID, the station affairs equipment performs a predetermined operation based on the processing result (step S104).

The station affairs system 1 described above can perform station affairs processing on the center server 100 by reading the account ID from the IC card 10 and transmitting the account ID to the center server 100 when the processing request is received. According to this station affairs system 1, the information stored in the IC card 10 can be reduced, so that there is a possibility that the information in the IC card 10 does not need to be changed when the station affairs processing is changed or expanded. Can be enhanced. That is, according to the station affairs system 1, for example, when changing or expanding the information handled as the value information 130B, the value information 130B can be changed or expanded by changing the software program executed by the server-side control unit 120. Corresponding station affairs processing can be performed, and there is no need to change the IC card 10. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, more flexible station affairs processing can be changed and expanded.

Further, according to the station affairs system 1, if the account ID can be read from the ticket, the same station affairs processing can be performed even if the types of tickets are different. That is, in the station affairs system 1, the type of ticket and the station affairs processing are independent. Therefore, according to the station affairs system 1, even when the reading method of the information stored in the ticket is changed, the contents of the station affairs processing can be changed only by changing the reading unit of the station affairs equipment. No need. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, even if the ticket is changed, the change of the entire system can be suppressed, and the station affairs processing can be changed and expanded more flexibly.

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, a second operation of permitting or denying the passage of the user when the IC card 10 is detected by the automatic ticket gate 300 will be described. The second operation is an example of the first operation. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10 (ticket), the automatic ticket gate 300, and the center server 100 of the embodiment.

The automatic ticket gate 300 determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a ticket is held by the reader unit 330 to detect the IC card 10 by the reader unit 330 (step S100A). When the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the reader unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the reader unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to transmit a passability request and the account ID 14A to the center server 100. The passage determination request includes station information that identifies the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed.

The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive the pass determination request and the account ID 14A transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 300. The server-side control unit 120 performs passability determination processing based on the pass determination request and the account ID 14A (step S102A).

When the received account ID 14A is stored as the account ID 130A, the server-side control unit 120 reads out the validity information from the value information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A. The server-side control unit 120 refers to the station information included in the passage determination request and the validity information, and determines whether or not the IC card 10 satisfies the entry condition or the entry condition. When the server-side control unit 120 determines that the IC card 10 satisfies the entry condition or the entry condition, the server-side control unit 120 stores the update information such as the entry / exit station and the date / time of the IC card 10 as the entry / exit record information corresponding to the account ID 130A. Write to unit 130. Next, the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the determination result and the account ID to the automatic ticket gate 300.

When the automatic ticket gate 300 receives the determination result and the account ID using the ticket gate side communication unit 320, the automatic ticket gate 300 permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the determination result (step S104A).

When the automatic ticket gate 300 reads the account ID 14A of the IC card 10, the station affairs system 1 described above transmits the account ID 14A and the passage determination request to the center server 100, and the center server 100 has the effect corresponding to the account ID 130A. The passage determination process is performed based on the information, the determination result is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 300, and the automatic ticket gate 300 permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the determination result. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, it is possible to allow or deny the passage of the user to the automatic ticket gate 300 without changing the information stored in the IC card 10. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, the information stored in the IC card 10 can be reduced, so that the information in the IC card 10 does not need to be changed when the processing of the automatic ticket gate 300 is changed or expanded. It is possible to increase the possibility of completing the process, and to change and expand the processing of the automatic ticket gate 300 more flexibly.

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, a third operation of performing settlement when the settlement request is received by the settlement machine 400 will be described. The third operation is another example of the first operation. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the checkout machine 400, and the center server 100 of the embodiment.

The settlement machine 400 determines whether or not the settlement request has been accepted (step S100B). The settlement machine 400 determines that the settlement request has been accepted, for example, when the IC card 10 as a ticket is inserted into the insertion slot. When the settlement side control unit 410 receives the settlement request, the settlement side control unit 410 uses the reader unit 430 to transmit a command for requesting the account ID 14A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The settlement side control unit 410 receives a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10 by using the reader unit 430. Next, the settlement side control unit 410 transmits the settlement request and the account ID 14A to the center server 100 by using the settlement side communication unit 420. The settlement request includes station information that identifies the participating station in which the settlement machine 400 is installed.

The center server 100 receives the settlement request and the account ID 14A transmitted by the settlement machine 400 by using the server-side communication unit 110. The server-side communication unit 110 performs a settlement necessity determination process and a settlement amount calculation process based on the settlement request and the account ID 14A (step S102B).

When the received account ID 14A is stored as the account ID 130A, the server-side communication unit 110 reads out the validity information and the balance information from the value information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A. The server-side communication unit 110 refers to the station information included in the settlement request and the validity information, and the IC card 10 determines whether or not the settlement is necessary. When the server-side communication unit 110 determines that the IC card 10 satisfies the entry condition or the entry condition, it determines that the settlement is not necessary. When the server-side communication unit 110 determines that the IC card 10 does not satisfy the entry condition or the entry condition, it determines that the settlement is necessary. When the server-side communication unit 110 determines that settlement is necessary, the server-side communication unit 110 calculates the settlement amount and subtracts the settlement amount from the balance of the IC card 10. The server-side control unit 120 writes update information such as the balance after settlement in the server-side storage unit 130 as the balance information corresponding to the account ID 130A. When the settlement amount exceeds the balance of the IC card 10, the server-side communication unit 110 calculates the shortage amount obtained by subtracting the balance of the IC card 10 from the settlement amount. Next, the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the determination result, the remaining amount or the shortage amount of the IC card 10, and the account ID to the settlement machine 400.

When the settlement machine 400 receives the determination result, the remaining amount or the shortage amount of the IC card 10, and the account ID by using the settlement side communication unit 420, the settlement machine 400 performs the settlement (step S104B). When the settlement machine 400 does not need to perform the settlement, the settlement machine 400 displays the fact on the display unit 450. The settlement machine 400 needs to perform settlement, and when the balance of the IC card 10 is received, the balance of the IC card 10 is displayed on the display unit 450. The settlement machine 400 needs to perform settlement, and when it receives the shortage amount, the display unit 450 displays an image requesting the shortage amount. The settlement machine 400 completes the settlement when it detects that the shortfall request has been input by using the money processing unit 460.

The station affairs system 1 described above transmits the account ID 14A and the settlement request to the center server 100 when the account ID 14A of the IC card 10 is read by the settlement machine 400, and the value information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A by the center server 100. The determination result can be transmitted to the settlement machine 400 by determining whether or not the settlement is necessary based on the above, and the settlement machine 400 can perform the settlement based on the determination result. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, the settlement machine 400 can perform the settlement without changing the information stored in the IC card 10. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, the information stored in the IC card 10 can be reduced, so that it is not necessary to change the information in the IC card 10 when changing or expanding the station affairs processing. It is possible to improve the property and to change and expand the processing of the payment machine 400 more flexibly.

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, a fourth operation of issuing a ticket when a ticket issuance request is received by the station affairs equipment will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the station service equipment and the center server 100 of the embodiment. The station service device in the description of FIG. 1 may be a ticket issuing machine 500, but is not limited to this, and may be any device that performs a ticket issuing operation such as a commuter pass issuing machine 600.

The station affairs equipment determines whether or not the ticketing request has been accepted based on the operation of the user (step S200). When the station affairs equipment receives the ticketing request, it transmits the ticketing request to the center server 100 by using the communication unit (520). The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive the ticketing request transmitted by the station affairs equipment. The center server 100 performs a registration process based on the ticketing request (step S210). At this time, the center server 100 stores the new account ID in the server-side storage unit 130. Next, the center server 100 transmits the processing result and the account ID 130A stored in the server-side storage unit 130 to the station affairs equipment. Next, the station affairs equipment performs a predetermined ticketing process (step S220).

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, a fifth operation of issuing an IC card 10 as a ticket when a ticket issuance request is received by the station affairs equipment will be described. The fifth operation is an example of the fourth operation. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the ticket issuing machine 500 and the center server 100 of the embodiment.

The ticketing machine 500 determines whether or not the ticketing request and the ticketing condition have been accepted based on the operation of the user (step S200A). The ticketing conditions include, for example, the period of use and the section of use of the ticket. When the ticketing side control unit 510 receives the ticketing request and the ticketing condition, the ticketing side communication unit 520 transmits the ticketing request and the ticketing condition to the center server 100.

The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive the ticketing request and the ticketing condition transmitted by the ticket issuing machine 500. The ticketing side control unit 510 performs registration processing based on the ticketing request and the ticketing condition (step S210B). First, the server-side control unit 120 generates the account ID 130A (step S212). The server-side control unit 120 generates the account ID 130A according to the format for the ticket issued by the railway operator. The server-side control unit 120 generates validity information out of the value information 130B based on the ticketing conditions (step S214). The server-side control unit 120 calculates the purchase price of the ticket based on the ticketing conditions (step S216).

The server-side control unit 120 associates the generated account ID 130A with the value information 130B and writes them in the server-side storage unit 130. Next, the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the processing result indicating that the registration process is completed, the validity information of the account ID 130A and the value information 130B, and the purchase price to the ticket issuing machine 500. To do.

The ticket issuing machine 500 receives the processing result, the account ID, the value information, and the purchase price by using the ticket issuing side communication unit 520. The ticketing side control unit 510 requests the purchase amount by displaying the purchase amount using the display unit 550 (step S222). Next, the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 determines whether or not the ticket-issuing side storage unit 540 has accepted the payment of the purchase amount (step S224). When the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 receives the payment of the purchase amount, the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 processes the ticket issuance (step S226). The ticket-issuing side control unit 510 prints on the ticket surface using the money processing unit 570 (step S226a), writes the account ID on the IC card 10 (step S226b), and ejects the IC card 10 as the ticket issuing process. The process (step S226c) is performed.

When the ticketing machine 500 receives the ticketing request, the station affairs system 1 described above performs a process of generating the account ID 130A by the center server 100, transmits the account ID 130A to the ticketing machine 500, and causes the ticketing machine 500 to generate the account ID 130A. Tickets can be issued by writing the account ID 14A on the IC card 10. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, the IC card 10 can be issued without writing information other than the account ID 14A on the IC card 10. As a result, according to the station affairs system 1, the station affairs processing can be performed only by having the station affairs equipment read the account ID, and the information in the IC card 10 can be used when changing or expanding the station affairs processing. It is possible to increase the possibility of not having to change it, and it is possible to change and expand the station affairs process more flexibly.

Hereinafter, in the station affairs system 1 of the embodiment, a sixth operation of issuing a ticket using the credit card 10A when a ticket issuance request is received by the station affairs equipment will be described. The sixth operation is another example of the fourth operation. The credit card 10A is an example of a medium. The medium in the sixth operation may be another type of medium already held by the user to which the card ID is assigned. Like the IC card 10, the credit card 10A includes, for example, a card-side communication unit 12, a card-side storage unit 14, and a card-side control unit 16. The credit card 10A is different from the IC card 10 in that the card ID for the credit card is stored in the card side storage unit 14.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow of the credit card 10A, the station affairs equipment, and the center server 100 of the embodiment. The ticket issuing machine 500 determines whether or not the request for registering the credit card 10A as a ticket has been accepted based on the operation of the user (step S200B). The ticket-issuing side control unit 510 uses, for example, the display unit 550 to display a character image representing "issuing a new IC card" and a character image representing "issuing a ticket using a credit card". To do. When the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 accepts an operation of selecting a character image representing "issuing a ticket using a credit card", it determines that the credit card 10A will be used. When the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 accepts the operation of selecting the character image representing "issue a new IC card", it determines that the credit card 10A is not used. If the ticketing side control unit 510 determines that the credit card 10A is not used, the processing shown in FIG. 12 may be executed.

When the ticketing side control unit 510 receives the registration request, it determines whether or not the ticketing conditions have been input (step S202). When the ticketing condition is input, the ticketing side control unit 510 determines whether or not the insertion of the credit card 10A is detected (step S204). When the ticket-issuing side control unit 510 determines that the credit card 10A has been detected by the reader unit 530, it determines that the insertion of the credit card 10A has been detected.

Next, when the ticketing side control unit 510 detects the insertion of the credit card 10A, the ticket issuing side control unit 510 uses the reader unit 530 to transmit a command requesting the card ID stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the credit card 10A. The ticket-issuing side control unit 510 uses the reader unit 530 to receive a response including a card ID from the credit card 10A. Next, the ticketing side control unit 510 transmits the registration request, the ticketing condition, and the card ID to the center server 100 by using the ticketing side communication unit 520.

The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive the registration request, ticketing conditions, and card ID transmitted by the ticket issuing machine 500. The ticketing side control unit 510 performs registration processing using the credit card 10A as a ticket based on the registration request and the ticketing conditions (step S210C). At this time, the server-side control unit 120 stores the card ID as the account ID 130A in the server-side storage unit 130. Further, the server-side control unit 120 generates the value information 130B based on the ticketing condition, and stores the generated value information 130B in the server-side storage unit 130 in association with the card ID. Next, the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the card ID to the ticket issuing machine 500 as a processing result indicating that the registration process is completed.

The ticket issuing machine 500 receives the processing result and the card ID by using the ticket issuing side communication unit 520. The ticket issuing machine 500 discharges the credit card 10A (step S230). The ticketing side control unit 510 may display, for example, that the credit card 10A has been registered as a ticket using the display unit 550.

According to the station affairs system 1 described above, the card ID read from the credit card 10A by the ticket issuing machine 500 is transmitted to the center server 100 together with the processing request, and the card ID is registered as the account ID 130A by the center server 100. The medium can be issued as a ticket.

According to at least one embodiment described above, a communication unit (320 or 420) on the station affairs equipment side that communicates with the center server 100, a reading unit (330 or 430) that reads the account ID 14A from the IC card 10, and a reading unit. When the account ID 14A is read by, the account ID 14A and the processing request are transmitted to the center server 100 using the station affairs equipment side communication unit, and the station affairs equipment side communication unit responds to the account ID and the processing request from the center server 100. A server that communicates with a station affairs equipment (300 or 400), which has a station affairs equipment side control unit (310 or 410) that performs a predetermined operation based on the processing result when the processing result is received. The side communication unit 110, the server side storage unit 130 that stores the information including the validity information indicating the validity of the IC card 10 in association with the account ID 130A, and the server side communication unit 110 receive the account ID 14A and the processing request from the station affairs equipment. Is received, station affairs processing is performed based on the validity information corresponding to the account ID 130A stored in the server-side storage unit 130, and the processing result of the account ID and station affairs processing is transmitted to the server-side communication unit 110 using the server-side communication unit 110. By having the center server 100, which has the server-side control unit 120 for transmitting to the station affairs equipment, the information stored in the IC card 10 can be reduced. It is possible to increase the possibility that the information in the IC card 10 does not need to be changed, and it is possible to change and expand the station affairs processing more flexibly.

According to at least one embodiment described above, when the request is received by the ticket-issuing side communication unit 520 that communicates with the center server 100, the operation unit 560 that receives the request to issue the ticket, and the operation unit 560, the request is made. When the ticketing side control unit 510 is used to transmit the processing request based on the above to the center server 100 and the ticketing side communication unit 520 receives the processing result for the account ID and the processing request from the center server 100, based on the processing result. When the ticketing machine 500 having the ticketing side control unit 510 that performs a predetermined ticketing process, the server side communication unit 110 communicating with the ticketing machine 500, and the server side communication unit 110 receive a processing request from the ticketing machine 500, An acquisition unit (120) that acquires an account ID that uniquely identifies a ticket, a generation unit (120) that generates validity information indicating the validity of a ticket based on a processing request received by a server-side communication unit 110, and an acquisition unit. The server-side storage unit 130 that stores the account ID acquired by the server and the information including the validity information in association with each other, and the server-side communication unit 110 that stores the account ID and the validity information stored in the server-side storage unit 130 as a processing result. By having the center server 100, which has the server-side control unit 120, which transmits to the ticket issuing machine 500 using the above, the information stored in the IC card 10 can be reduced, so that the station affairs processing can be changed / expanded. In this case, it is possible to increase the possibility that the information in the IC card 10 does not need to be changed, and it is possible to change and expand the station affairs processing more flexibly.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... station affairs system, 10 ... IC card, 10A ... credit card, 12 ... card side communication unit, 14 ... card side storage unit, 16 ... card side control unit, 100 ... center server, 110 ... server side communication unit, 120 ... server side control unit, 130 ... server side storage unit, 130B ... value information, 300 ... automatic ticket gate, 310 ... ticket gate side control unit, 320 ... ticket gate side communication unit, 330 ... reader unit, 340 ... ticket gate side storage unit, 400 ... Settlement machine, 410 ... Settlement side control unit, 420 ... Settlement side communication unit, 430 ... Reader unit, 440 ... Settlement side storage unit, 500 ... Ticketing machine, 510 ... Ticketing side control unit, 520 ... Ticketing side communication unit, 530 ... Reader unit, 540 ... Ticketing side storage unit, 600 ... Regular ticket issuing machine

Claims (7)

The communication unit on the ticket issuing machine side that communicates with the server device,
An operation of displaying a first character image for issuing a new IC card as a ticket and a second character image for registering a contactless credit card as a ticket, and selecting one of the character images. Reception desk that accepts
When a registration request for registering the credit card as a ticket is received by selecting the second character image, the ticketing conditions are acquired, the credit card is detected, and the identification information of the credit card is acquired. registration request, the ticket issuing conditions, and the identification information, using said ticket dispenser side communication unit transmits to the server device, registration of the ticket issuing machine-side communication unit the ticketing conditions and the identification information from the server device in the case of receiving that treatment has been completed, possess a ticketing machine-side control unit that performs the ticketing process for ticketing before Symbol credit card as a ticket, the,
When the ticketing machine side control unit receives a ticketing request for issuing the new IC card as a ticket by selecting the first character image, the ticketing machine side control unit acquires the ticketing condition, and sets the ticketing request and the ticketing condition. When the ticket-issuing machine-side communication unit is used to transmit to the server device and the ticket-issuing machine-side communication unit receives the processing result for the ticketing condition from the server device, the payment is made according to the processing result and the purchase price. Based on this, the ticketing process of issuing the new IC card as a ticket is performed.
Ticketing machine. When issuing the credit card as a ticket, the ticket issuing machine side control unit causes the reception unit to display that the previous credit card has been registered as a ticket.
The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1. Further having a reading unit for reading the identification information from the credit card,
The ticket issuing machine side control unit transmits the identification information read by the reading unit to the server device together with the registration request.
The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1. The communication unit on the server device side that communicates with the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1.
Wherein in the case where the server device side communication unit has received a registration request to register a contactless credit card as a ticket from the ticket issuing machine to obtain identification information and the ticket issuing condition of the credit card from the issuing machine, the When a ticketing request to issue a new IC card as a ticket is received from the ticketing machine, the server device side acquisition unit that acquires the ticketing conditions from the ticketing machine, and
When the credit card registration request and the ticketing condition are acquired by the server device-side acquisition unit, validity information indicating the validity of the credit card as a ticket is generated, and the ticketing condition of the IC card is set. When acquired, a generator that generates identification information of the IC card and validity information indicating the validity of the IC card as a ticket, and a generation unit.
A storage unit that stores the identification information acquired by the server device-side acquisition unit and information including the efficacy information generated by the generation unit in association with each other.
The processing result for the SL before stored in the storage unit the registration request or the ticketing request, the server apparatus side control unit that transmits to the ticket issuing machine with the server device side communication unit,
Server device with. The communication unit on the server device side that communicates with station affairs equipment,
The identification information of the non-contact type credit card for which registration is requested by the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1 and the information including the validity information indicating the validity of the credit card as a ticket are stored in association with each other, and the above-mentioned information is stored. A storage unit that stores identification information of a new IC card for which a ticketing machine has requested to be issued in association with information including validity information indicating the validity of the IC card as a ticket.
When the server device side communication unit receives the identification information of the credit card or the IC card and the station service equipment side processing request from the station affairs device, the effect corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage unit. A server device-side control unit that performs station affairs processing based on the information and transmits the identification information and the processing result of the station affairs processing to the station affairs device using the server device-side communication unit.
Server device with. When the station affairs device is an automatic ticket gate, the server device side control unit presents the credit card or the IC card as the station affairs process based on the effect information stored in the storage unit. It is determined whether or not a person can pass through, and the station service equipment is made to execute a control for permitting or denying the passage of the user based on the result determined by the server device side control unit.
The server device according to claim 5. When the station affairs device is a settlement machine, the server device side control unit determines the necessity of settlement based on the effectiveness information corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage unit as the station affairs processing. Then, when it is determined that the settlement is necessary, the settlement amount is calculated based on the effect information stored in the storage unit, and the station service equipment is required to be settled determined by the server device side control unit. Settlement is performed based on the result of rejection and the settlement amount calculated by the control unit on the server device side.
The server device according to claim 5 or 6.

Images