JPH07118029B2 - Commuter ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commuter ticket issuing device for printing and issuing commuter tickets used in transportation facilities, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional commuter pass (for example, used in transportation such as a railroad, a bus, etc.), a ticket clerk checks the characters printed on the face of the commuter pass. Therefore, necessary character information is printed on the entire surface of the commuter pass.

In recent years, with the spread of automatic ticket gates, the information recording function for confirming the original validity of a commuter ticket has come to be performed by magnetic recording, and the printed portion of character information is of importance.
Is decreasing .

Therefore, in the case of the commuter pass for the section where the automatic ticket gate is installed, and when the automatic ticket gate is installed.
The format of the commuter pass is changed from that of the commuter pass for non-existing sections.
It is possible to change it.

However, at present, there are cases where all the stations within the section of the issued commuter pass are automatic ticket gates, and there are stations where some ticket gates for manned exist. For example, be made of 100% of the automatic ticket gate of one of the routes and the company line basis, there is a case in which the station of the other routes and other company line in communication there is a ticket gate of manned correspondence.

Therefore, for the manned ticket gate as described above,
There is a demand for one that automatically issues two types of commuter tickets for different types of fully automatic ticket gates in accordance with the section used.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention automatically issues two types of commuter tickets of different formats, one for manned ticket gates and one for fully automatic ticket gates, depending on the usage section. The purpose is to provide a commuter ticket issuing device that can automatically issue commuter tickets in two different formats, one for manned ticket gates and one for fully automatic ticket gates, depending on the section used. And

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The commuter pass issuing device of the present invention
Location prints the <br/> character information for validation of tickets, such as utilization interval on the surface of the ticket, magnetic for validation of tickets, such as utilization interval in the magnetic recording portion of the rear surface of the ticket When issuing a commuter pass that records information, the station from which the commuter pass should be issued,
Destination station, operation section that inputs the section of use consisting of via, station
Or are all stations automatic ticket gates for each route?
Storage means for storing in advance automatic ticket gate status information indicating whether or not
And the storage section and the storage that is input from the operation unit.
Comparison for comparing with automatic ticket gate status information stored in the means
Means, for the manned ticket gates based on the comparison result of this comparison means
Issuing a commuter pass in the format or a format for automatic ticket gates
Judgment means for determining whether a commuter pass is issued, for manned ticket gates
Format information and character patterns for this attended ticket gate
A character pattern that is smaller than the size of
On the memory where the format information for the ticket gate is registered,
By the judgment means, the format of the manned ticket gate
When it is determined that a ticket is issued, the
According to the format information for ticket gates, the entire front surface of the ticket
Stamp text information on the surface to confirm the validity of the ticket such as the section used
Imprinted and printed precautions for using the commuter pass on the back of the ticket
A first commuter pass issuing means for issuing a first commuter pass, and
By the above judgment means, the format for the automatic ticket gate is determined.
Stored in the above memory when it is determined to issue a term ticket
The front of the ticket according to the format information for automatic ticket gates
Character information to confirm the validity of tickets such as used sections
A size smaller than the size of the letter pattern for the manned ticket gate.
Printed with the letter pattern of "Z" and remaining on the surface of the ticket
The second standard printed with precautions for using the commuter pass on the
Comprised of a second commuter pass issuing means for issuing a commuter pass
It

[0009]

[0010]

According to the present invention, in the above structure, the character information for confirming the validity of the ticket such as the usage section is printed on the front surface of the ticket, and the magnetic recording unit on the back surface of the ticket stores the information of the ticket such as the usage section . Effectiveness
When issuing a commuter pass that records magnetic information for sex confirmation, the section and station or road where the commuter pass is issued
Shows whether or not all stations have automatic ticket gates for each line
Compared with the automatic ticket gate status information, and based on this comparison result
Issue a commuter ticket in the format for manned ticket gates or automatically
It is determined whether a commuter pass in the format for bills is issued, and manned
When it is determined that a commuter pass in the format for bills is issued,
A sentence for confirming the validity of the ticket such as the section used on the entire surface of the ticket
Precautions for using the commuter pass on the back of the ticket with the character information printed
Issue the 1st commuter pass with the printed
When it is determined that a Matt commuter pass is issued, one of the front
The department has text information for checking the validity of tickets such as used sections
Of a size smaller than the size of the character pattern for people wicket
The remaining part of the ticket surface is printed along with the letter pattern.
Second commuter pass with precautions printed on minutes
Is issued, and there are two types of difference, one for manned ticket gates and one for fully automatic ticket gates.
It is designed to issue a commuter pass in a different format.
It

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the commuter pass issuing device of the present invention. That is, an operation unit 10 including a departure station button group, an arrival station button group, a transit button group, a station name button or a keymat for inputting a name, an input procedure, or information input by the operation unit 10 CRT to display
Display device 11, jar with printed sales data, etc.
Journal printer 1 that issues nulls from issue port 12
3, and a magnetic disk device 14 for handling a storage device such as a magnetic disk (not shown) in which various information relating to issuance of commuter passes such as sales data or fare data is stored.

Further, there are provided an insertion slot 15 into which an application form in which purchase information is written by a purchaser is inserted, and an issuance slot 16 from which commuter tickets (securities) to be issued are discharged. Inside the insertion slot 15, which is composed of CCD or the like, a name reading section for reading the name (written by the purchaser) on the application form and converting it into pixel data (image pattern data). (Not shown) is provided, and a commuter pass processing unit 23 described later is provided inside the issuing port 16.

FIG. 3 shows a main part of the electric circuit shown in FIG. That is, the main control unit 20 that controls the whole,
Character pattern memory 21 corresponding to each button of the operation unit 10 and storing character patterns of JIS level 1 and level 2 characters, as face data when issuing a commuter pass Print data memory 2 for storing print data of
2. Printing face data of commuter pass for automatic ticket gate, or
It is composed of a commuter pass processing unit 23 which prints the face data of the commuter pass for the manned ticket gate and records the magnetic information to issue it.

The main control unit 20 is provided with an internal memory 20a for storing data. This internal memory 20a
Also stores the automatic ticket gate status information for each station or line. The automatic ticket gate status information may be, for example, information indicating a company line (own line, other company's line) at which all stations are automatically ticketed, or may be only information on stations of manned ticket gates.

As a result, the main control unit 20 issues a commuter ticket in the format for an automatic ticket gate or a commuter ticket in the format for a manned ticket, depending on the station from which the commuter ticket is issued and the automatic ticketing status information in the internal memory 20a. Determine if the ticket is issued. For example, it can be judged by comparing the company line used by the departure / arrival station with the information indicating the automatic ticket gate status information of the automatic ticket gate status information, or the station within the boarding section of the departure / arrival station and the automatic ticket gate status information. Judgment is made by comparison with the information of the station of the manned ticket gate.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the commuter pass processing unit 23 is used.
Will be described. That is, the transportation path 30 through which the issued commuter pass is transported is provided. On the conveying path 30, a ticket hopper 32, a printing unit 33, and a magnetic writing / reading unit 34 are sequentially provided on the way from the ticket hopper 31 to the outlet 16.

The ticket hopper 31 has a printing part on the front side and a plurality of commuter pass papers with the magnetic recording part on the back side. It is sent to 30. On the back side of the commuter pass paper, nothing is printed or an advertisement (color) is printed.

The ticket hopper 32 has a printing section on the front side and a plurality of commuter ticket sheets with a magnetic recording section on the back side. It is sent to 30. A notice is printed on the back side of the commuter pass paper.

The printing unit 33 prints characters on the surface of the commuter pass. For example, the departure station, the arrival station, the transit route, the effective period, the pixel data of the name, the note, etc. are printed.

The magnetic writing / reading unit 34 is a magnetic recording unit on the back surface of the commuter pass, and stores magnetic information as purchase information such as departure station, arrival station, transit, fare data, issue date, period data (usual month). Information recorded or recorded in the magnetic recording part, that is, departure station, arrival station, transit, fare data, issue date, period data
The data is read and output to the main control unit 20.

Next, the operation of issuing a commuter pass in such a configuration will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. For example, when a commuter pass purchase application is made through the application form, the clerk operates the operation unit 10 to provide predetermined data based on the content of the purchase application (for example, departure / arrival station, transit, common month, gender, age, date of issue, etc.). Enter the purchase information). In addition, the clerk inserts the application form into the insertion slot 15.

In addition, the main control unit 20 is fully automated within the valid section of the commuter ticket, or partially attended by manned personnel, based on the departure / arrival stations and the transits and the automatic ticketing status information stored in the internal memory 20a. Issuing a commuter pass in the format for an automatic ticket gate depending on whether it is a ticket gate, or whether the above-mentioned service section is a section (route) within company A that is fully automated, or includes a section of company B that is not automated It is determined whether or not a commuter pass in the format for manned ticket gates is issued.

Further, the main control section 20 reads out the character pattern from the character pattern memory 21 based on the input data, and the purchaser's own handwriting read by this character pattern and the name reading section (not shown). The print data of the corresponding commuter pass is edited and created by the pixel data corresponding to the name, and stored in the print data memory 22 and displayed on the CRT display device 11.

[0025] In this case, and format for the format and the manned ticket gate for the automatic ticket gate is different, their format is registered in the internal memory 20a, the size of the character pattern is better for the automatic ticket gate is for a manned ticket gate It is smaller than the one.

Further, fixed information (fixed items) in the name column, and character patterns for age and sex are read from the character pattern memory 21. In this case, the age and sex are determined by the purchase information.

At this time, when the commuter pass for the manned ticket is issued, the print data stored in the print data memory 22 includes purchase / departure stations, transit points, common months, sex, age, date of issue, etc. A character pattern corresponding to the fixed information (fixed item) in the information or name field is stored as the surface data of the commuter pass.

Further, when issuing the above-mentioned commuter pass for the automatic ticket gate, the print data stored in the print data memory 22 includes purchase information such as the departure / arrival station, transit, common month, sex, age, and date of issue. The current printing unit for character patterns, etc. corresponding to fixed information (fixed items) in the name and name fields is, for example, 1/2
And the additional print portion as the character pattern of the caution sentence are stored as the surface data of the commuter pass. The caution sentence can be input from the operation unit 10, and the caution sentence itself can be changed as necessary.

The main controller 20 also creates magnetic information,
It is stored in the internal memory 20a. When the creation of the print data and magnetic information is completed and the printing instruction is supplied, the main control unit 20 calculates the commuter pass fee as the fare data from the magnetic information, and the fare data is calculated. The transaction data including the data and the contents of the commuter pass is stored in a magnetic disk (not shown) by the magnetic disk device 14 and printed on a journal (not shown). Along with the storage of the transaction result, the main control unit 20 displays the commuter pass fee on a display not shown.

Further, the main control unit 20 uses the print data memory 2
The print data, the magnetic information, and the information indicating whether the commuter pass for the automatic ticket gate or the manned ticket gate is issued are output to the commuter ticket processing unit 23.

As a result, when the commuter pass processing unit 23 issues a commuter pass for an automatic ticket gate, the commuter pass processing unit 23 prints the print data on the commuter pass paper from the ticket hopper 31 and the magnetic information on the magnetic recording unit on the back surface. To record. That is, a commuter pass for an automatic ticket gate as shown in FIG. 5 is issued from the issuing slot 16.

That is, one commuter pass paper is taken out from the ticket hopper 31 to the conveying path 30. This commuter pass paper is conveyed to the printing unit 33. As a result, the printing unit 33 reduces the character patterns corresponding to purchase information such as departure / arrival stations, transits, working months, gender, age, date of issue, and fixed information (fixed items) in the name field to, for example, 1/2. The smaller format (current print section) and the character pattern of the caution sentence (additional print section) are printed on the front surface of the commuter pass paper as shown in FIG.

When issuing a commuter pass for a manned ticket gate, the commuter pass processing unit 23 prints the print data on the commuter pass paper from the ticket hopper 32, and the magnetic information is recorded in the magnetic recording unit on the back side. Record. As a result, a commuter pass for a manned ticket gate as shown in FIG. 6 is issued from the issuing port 16.

That is, one commuter pass sheet is taken out from the ticket hopper 32 to the conveying path 30. This commuter pass paper is conveyed to the printing unit 33. As a result, the printing unit 33 displays character patterns corresponding to purchase / departure information such as departure / arrival stations, transit months, service months, gender, age, date of issue, and fixed information (fixed items) in the name field as shown in FIG. Then, it is printed on the surface of the commuter pass paper. As a result, the clerk receives the commuter pass fee displayed on the display (not shown) from the purchaser,
Pass the issued commuter pass to the purchaser.

As described above, in the case where the character information such as the usage section is printed on the front surface of the commuter pass paper and the commuter ticket in which the magnetic information such as the usage section is recorded in the magnetic recording section on the back surface of the commuter ticket paper is issued. , It is judged whether all stations or routes in the usage section of the issued commuter pass are fully automatic ticket gates, and there are two different formats for manned ticket gates and fully automatic ticket gates depending on the judgment result. Issuing a commuter pass. As a result, it is possible to automatically issue two types of commuter passes in different formats, one for a manned ticket gate and one for a fully automatic ticket gate. In addition,
In the above-described embodiment, the case of using a train as an example of transportation has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used in a bus or the like.

[0036]

Further, although the format for purchase information for manned ticket gates and the like are different from the format for purchase information for automatic ticket gates, the reduction rate of the same format may be changed. In addition, the notes printed on the additional printing section on the surface of the commuter pass for the automatic ticket gate are
It may be printed in advance.

[0038]

[0039]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to automatically issue two types of commuter passes for manned ticket gates and automatic ticket gates in different formats according to the usage section, and it is automatically determined whether it is for automatic ticket gates or manned ticket gates. , The clerk does not need to specify each time it is issued, the labor of the clerk can be reduced, and in the case of automatic ticket gates, there is no need to print precautions on the back side of the commuter pass in advance. It is possible to provide a commuter pass issuing device which can reduce the cost of printing and can print advertisements on the back of the commuter pass.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of issuing a commuter pass.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a commuter pass issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part of an electric circuit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a commuter pass processing unit.

FIG. 5 is a plan view for explaining a printed state of a front surface of a commuter pass for an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining a printed state of a front surface of a commuter pass for a manned ticket gate.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Operation unit, 16 ... Issuing port, 20 ... Main control unit, 20a
... internal memory, 21 ... character pattern memory, 22 ... print data memory, 23 ... commuter pass processing unit.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The use section etc. on the surface of the ticketValidate the ticket
ForPrint the character information and use it on the magnetic recording area on the back of the ticket.
For sectionsTo check the validity of the ticketRecorded magnetic information
In the commuter ticket issuing device that issues commuter tickets,Use of commuter pass issuance station, arrival station and transit station
An operation unit for inputting a section, All stations have automatic ticket gates for each station or line
A memory hand that stores in advance the automatic ticket gate status information indicating whether or not
Dan, Use section designated by the operation unit and the storage unit
Means for comparing with automatic ticket gate status information stored in
When, Based on the comparison result of this comparison means,
Issuing a mat commuter pass or a format for automatic ticket gates
A determination means for determining whether a commuter pass is issued, Format information for manned ticket gates and the text for this manned ticket gate
Character patterns smaller than the size of the character pattern
Format information for automatic ticket gates consisting of
Memory and By the above-mentioned judgment means, the format of the manned ticket gate is determined.
Stored in the above memory when it is determined to issue a term ticket
The front of the ticket according to the format information for attended ticket gates
Character information to confirm the validity of tickets such as used sections is displayed on the entire surface
Print it, and print the notes for using the commuter pass on the back of the ticket.
And a first commuter pass issuing means for issuing a first commuter pass, By the above judgment means, the format for the automatic ticket gate is determined.
Stored in the above memory when it is determined to issue a term ticket
The front of the ticket according to the format information for automatic ticket gates
Character information to confirm the validity of tickets such as used sections
A size smaller than the size of the letter pattern for the manned ticket gate.
Printed with the letter pattern of "Z" and remaining on the surface of the ticket
The second standard printed with precautions for using the commuter pass on the
A second commuter pass issuing means for issuing a commuter pass, A commuter pass issuing device comprising: