JPS5816512B2 - Ticket vending device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a ticket vending device, and more specifically, to an improvement in processing for reservation errors in a reserved ticket vending device.

When purchasing a designated ticket using such a reservation sales device,
It is necessary to input various information such as boarding date, number of passengers, riding section, and desired train.

For this purpose, recently, information such as boarding date, number of people, boarding section, train name, etc. is written on an application card such as an OCR card or OMR card, inputted into a vending device, and this information is sent to a publicly known method. It has been proposed to read the information by optical means and perform predetermined reservation processing.

According to this method, since the customer is made to fill out an application card and perform input processing for making a reservation, the time that one customer uses the vending machine exclusively is certainly shortened.

However, since such an application card is filled out by the customer, there is a risk that there may be duplicate entries or mistakes.

When such an application card is inserted into the input section of a ticket vending device, the device detects that the entry is incorrect and returns the application card.

The customer then has to correct any erroneous entries and insert the application card again into the input section of the vending machine.

In this case, all processing operations would be performed from scratch, and the customer would have a considerable amount of time to purchase the ticket.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems of the prior art such as slanting, so that even if there is an error in the application card in the ticket vending machine, it does not take much time to correct it. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ticket vending device of various types.

The present invention includes a reading control unit that reads information filled in multiple items on an application card, a first memory that temporarily stores the read application data, and a second memory that stores format information of the application card. Memory, application data and second
a format check section that detects errors in filling out the application card by comparing and checking the format data read from the memory of a display device including a first display device for displaying items to be corrected and a second display device for displaying items to be corrected; a key input section for inputting correction data; and a key input section for inputting correction data; It has an editing section that edits the application data by replacing it with the corresponding item data of the application data read from the memory of the application data, and sends the edited application data to the format checking section again for checking. It is.

If no entry errors are detected as a result of the check,
Ticket sales processing is performed based on the application data.

Of course, in the case of the reservation ticket sales process, a search process is included in the central file to determine whether or not the seat corresponding to the application data is vacant, and if there is a vacant seat, the reservation ticket is sold.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment describes a case where the present invention is applied to a train seat reservation system.

This system generally consists of a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a solid unit in a vehicle) 1 and a ticket vending machine 2 connected to the central processing unit via a communication line.

Usually, a plurality of vending devices are connected.

Customer service for sales equipment 2. On the side is the application card 2 filled out by the customer.
A card insertion section 201 for inserting 0, a display 21 for instructing customer operations, a numeric display section 22, and a key manual section 23 are provided.

Details of the application card 20 are shown in FIG.

The application card 20 is provided with a column for entering information required when reserving a designated ticket.

In other words, there are columns for the number of tickets purchased, boarding section, train name, train number (train number), ticket type, etc., and the customer selects the desired information from each column of the card and marks the corresponding area. do.

This application card 20 is inserted from the card insertion section 201 and sent to the reading control section 7 by a known feeding mechanism.

The reading control unit 7 uses a well-known OMR (0ptiical Ma
rk Roadr) A reading control unit that optically reads a mark made with a black pencil at a predetermined position on the card.

The read information is stored in the request information memory 8 and sent to the transmitter 13.

The reason why it is stored in the request information memory 8 is to prepare for correcting the corresponding part if there is an error in the entry.

The information sent to the transmitter 13 forms a message as shown in FIG. 3a, and is sent to the solid device 1 via the line 11.

The transmitted message includes, in addition to the data read from the application card 20, input data such as a device number for identifying a plurality of vending devices, the reception number of the application card 20, and data such as routes.

Note that the characters in the transmitted message are composed of 8 bits.

The solid device 1 has a receiving section 3, a transmitting section 5, a format tick section 4, and a format memory section 6.

The receiving unit 3 receives the message shown in FIG. 3a from the sales device 2.

It also has a reception buffer (not shown) that temporarily stores the received message.

Among the received messages, the data read from the application card 20 is subject to a check described later.

A plurality of formats are stored in the format memory section 6.

That is, since the application format changes depending on the train route, the format for each route is stored.

For example, the format memory section 6 stores different formats for each line, just as the format of an application card for applying for the Shinkansen between Toshu and Hakata is different from an application card for applying for the Tokyo-Morioka line. There is.

The format check section 4 checks the read data of the application card stored in the receiving section 3 and the format memory section 4.
Compare the format data read from.

Since this embodiment deals with the reservation of a reserved Shinkansen ticket between Tokyo and Hakata, the format information corresponding thereto is read out from the format memory unit 6 and is used for comparison.

In this comparison, errors such as duplicate entries and omissions in the application card are detected.

As a result of the check, if an entry error is detected, the transmitted message is set in the transmitter 5.

This transmitted message is structured as shown in Figure 3.
The answer type code indicates the mode to be corrected.

In this example, even if there is an error in the application card,
The key manual section 23 for inputting corrections is composed of numeric keys, and the only items that can be corrected and inputted there are the number of tickets and the number.

On the other hand, items other than these cannot be corrected from the key personnel section 23.

In this case, the application card 20 will be returned.

Therefore, the answer type code is also made to correspond to these modes, and when it is "Reconsideration 1", it indicates the state of errors in the number of boarding fields, numbers, etc., and when it is "Reconsideration 2", it indicates the state that includes errors in items other than the above. shows.

In the transmitted message shown in FIG. 3, item reference data is data indicating an incorrectly entered item, and this data is used to designate a position for lighting an item indicator 212, which will be described later.

The output data in the message is, for example, the device number, reception number, etc.

Such a transmission message is sent from the transmitter 5 of the solid device 1 to the receiver 15 of the vending device 2 via the line 12.

Among the answer information obtained by the receiving section 15, the answer type code is sent to the rotary display control section 9, which controls the rotary display 211.

The rotary display 211 is a known multi-sided display with guidance written on each side to allow the customer to perform a certain operation, and is rotated and controlled by the rotary display control unit 9 so that a certain guidance is displayed. .

As mentioned above, the answer type codes include “Reconsideration 1” and “Reconsideration 2.”
” are set, and the operations that the customer should take differ depending on these.

In other words, in "Reconsideration 1", the guidance "Please re-enter the following items from the Key Human Resources Department.

” will be displayed, and the guidance “The following items are incorrect” will be displayed by “Reconsideration 2”.

The rotation indicator 211 is controlled so as to display "Please confirm".

In the reply message, item reference data is sent to the item display control section 10.

The item display 212 is for displaying incorrectly filled items.
An item name is written on its surface, and a lamp is arranged inside it, and the lighting of the lamp of the item indicated by the item backlighting data is controlled.

In this way, if the customer makes a mistake in filling out the application card, the display 21 will display the items and actions that the customer should operate next.

A key manual section 23 is provided for correct input.

This key manual section 23 is composed of numeric keys and correction key reservation keys.

The information input from the key human power section 23 is encoded by the key information reading control section 12 and sent to the editing section 14.
It is displayed on the numeric display tube 22 via the numeric display control section 11.

The editing section 14 replaces the application data previously stored in the request information memory 8 with the information (numeric information in the case of this embodiment) inputted from the key manual section 23 for each item.

If the answer type code is "Reconsideration 1", the key human power section 23 instructs you to make corrections, so the application data corrected by the editing section 14 is sent to the solid equipment 1 side via the receiving section 13. Sent.

In reality, it is considered that the probability that there will be an error in entry for two or more numerical items is quite small, so in this embodiment, the editing unit 14 edits each item one by one.

That is, when editing of one item is completed, the edited data is sent to the solid device and checked again.

If an error is detected again in this check, the vending machine 2
The corresponding item will be edited again.

The control unit 16 controls each part of the vending machine 2 in order to control transmission/reception operations, input/output operations, etc.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

An application card 20 with required information filled in by the customer is inserted into the vending device 2 through a card insertion section 201.

The mark on the application card 20 is read by the reading control unit 7, and the read application data is stored in the request information memory 8, and as shown in the request information telegram in FIG. The application data in which the presence or absence of the mark is configured in bits is transmitted from the transmitter 13 to the solid device 1.

The solid device 1 receives the above-mentioned message through the reception section 3, reads out the corresponding format stored in advance in the format memory section 6, and compares and verifies this format with the received application data in the format check section 4. Let's do it.

For example, in the case of the boarding date item, the correct way to fill in the application card is as shown in Figure 2. There are 31 marking places in 3 rows, and it should be marked in one of these places. It is an error if a mark is entered in more than one place (duplicate entry) or if a mark is not entered in the - place (missing entry).

Therefore, each entry item is checked for errors such as duplicate entries or omissions.

As a result of the check, if an error is found in the items that can be entered using the numerical keys of the key human power section 23, such as the number of tickets per day and the number, the response type will be changed to "Reconsideration 1" and the item in which the error occurred will be dealt with. Item yellow fever data bit 1
", response information shown as a response information telegram in FIG. 3 is transmitted from the transmitter 5 to the vending device 2.

In the vending device 2, the receiving unit 15 receives this response information, and the control unit 16 receives the control codes STX, ETX, and BCC codes in the response information, performs vertical and horizontal parity checks, and confirms that the reception operation was performed correctly. After confirming this, the controller 1 notifies the solid device 1 that the temperature reception operation has been performed correctly, and completes one data communication with the solid device 1.

Next, the control unit 16 of the vending device 2 determines whether or not the response type code in the stored content temporarily stored in the receiving unit 15 is “Reconsider I”.

If the result is "Reconsideration 1", the operation of the key information reading control unit 12 is enabled, and in response to "Reconsideration 1", the rotating display 90 rotates the display message "Please input the following items from the key human resources section. Rotary display control unit 9 so as to display "Please"
and controls the item display control unit 10 to turn on the lamp of the item corresponding to 51'' in the item yellow fever data.

After seeing this guidance, the customer, who is the operator, can
Please make corrections and additional inputs for the applicable items.

The key information reading control section 12 reads the pressed keys, stores them one digit at a time, and displays the input numbers on the display 22 under the control of the number display control section 11.

When a key on the key operator unit 23 is pressed, the control unit 16 changes the message displayed on the rotary display 211 to “Please press the reservation button.”
The rotary display controller 9 is controlled so as to prompt the customer to perform the next operation.

When the reservation button is pressed, the contents stored in the key information reading control section 12 are converted into a mark code and sent to the editing section 14.

The editing section 14 replaces and edits the items to be corrected in the previously transmitted application data stored in the request information memory 8.

This edited application data is transmitted from the transmitter 5 to the solid device 1 as a request information message as shown in FIG. 3a.

On the other hand, in the format check section 4 of the solid device 1, items that cannot be entered using the numerical keys of the key manual section 23, namely,
If an error is found in entries such as boarding section, train name, ticket type, etc., the application card 20 will be returned and the answer type code will be set to "Reconsideration 2" and the error will be corrected. 81 item yellow fever data bits corresponding to the item
"The transmission section 5 then transmits it to the vending device 2.

In the vending device 2, the receiving unit 15 receives the response information, the control unit 16 checks whether the receiving operation was performed correctly, and notifies the solid device 1 that the correct receiving operation was performed. One data communication with device 1 is completed.

Next, the control unit 16 of the vending device 2 determines that the answer type code in the memory contents temporarily stored in the receiving unit 15 is “Reconsideration 2”, issues a return command to the reading control unit 7, and issues the application card 20. In addition to returning it to the insertion section 201, the display text on the rotary display 211 corresponding to "Reconsideration 2" should be changed to [The following items are incorrect.

The rotary display control section 9 is controlled to display a message such as "Please confirm", and the item display control section 10 is controlled to display an item corresponding to 81" in the item yellow fever data.

In this case, the customer corrects the relevant items on the application card and then reinserts the card from the insertion section 201.

Incidentally, if no entry error is detected by the check in the formant check section 4, the reservation ticket sales process is performed based on the application data.

That is, the central file is searched to determine whether or not the seat based on the application data is vacant.

If the seat is vacant, the corresponding seat in the central file will be reserved and the ticket will be sold.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications.

For example, although the above embodiment has been described on the premise that the application card must be filled out by the customer, the application card may be created by a dedicated operator in response to the customer's application request.

Furthermore, in addition to the numeric keys (a), the key input unit 23 may be provided with a key for inputting the name of the item.
It would be easy to configure the system so that all item data can be corrected using the following code.

Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to devices other than reservation ticket sales devices, such as devices that perform sales processing using application cards.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a device that sells tickets using an application card, even if there is an error in the entry on the application card, it does not take much time to correct it, and the ticket sales time can be reduced. A substantially shortened ticket vending device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a designated ticket reservation sales system for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an application card, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the format of transmitted and received messages.
Figure 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. Explanation of the symbols: 1 is a solid device, 2 is a sales device, 4 is a format check section, 6 is a format memory section, 14 is an editorial department, and 20 is an application card.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Process the specified item information entered on the application card,
A ticket vending device that sells desired tickets includes a reading control section that reads information entered across multiple items on the application card, a first memory that temporarily stores the read application data, and an application card. A second memory that stores format information of the application card is compared with the application data read by the reading control unit and the format information read from the second memory to detect an error in the entry on the application card. a format check section, a display that displays items to be operated by the operator and items to be corrected when an entry error is detected, a key manual section for inputting corrected data, and a key manual section for inputting corrected data. an editing section that edits the application data so as to replace the data read from the first memory with a corresponding item title of the application data, and sends the edited application data to the format check section again. A ticket vending device characterized in that the ticket vending device performs a ticket vending process when no entry error is detected as a result of the check.