JP2001312750A - Automatic fare adjuster - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the processing efficiency by making it possible to first insert an adjusted fare (lacked fare) as well. SOLUTION: The automatic fare adjuster for issuing a fare adjusted ticket when the adjusted fare calculated on the basis of the original ticket to adjust the fare inserted into the main body of the automatic fare adjuster is put into the main body of the automatic fare adjuster, is provided with a permission means for permitting the reception of the money of an amount satisfying the adjusted fare related to the original ticket to adjust the fare inserted into the main body of the automatic fare adjuster until that money is put into the main body of the automatic fare adjuster in spite of whether the original ticket to adjust the fare is inserted into the main body of the automatic fare adjuster or not during the operation of the main body of the automatic fare adjuster.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic payment machine that can improve the processing efficiency by irrespective of the order in which the media are charged into the main body of the automatic payment machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic payment machine of this type is provided with a ticket for a crossing, a so-called original payment ticket, at an original ticket insertion slot in a main body of the automatic payment machine (hereinafter, referred to as "main body"). When inserted, the data recorded on the settlement original ticket is read, and the settlement fee is calculated based on the read data. Then, the calculated settlement fee, that is, the shortage wage, is displayed on the display screen, the shutter of the coin slot is opened, and the take-in roller of the bill insertion slot can be driven, and the main body reduces the shortage wage. When paying with a card such as a prepaid card or a stored fair card (SF card), the take-in roller of the card insertion slot (which is often used also as the above-mentioned original ticket insertion slot) can be driven, and the card can be started. It is configured to allow insertion of a class. Note that, in the present invention, a state in which coins, bills, and cards can be inserted into the main body, that is, a state in which money can be received will be described with the shutter open (see FIG.
(B)).

[0003] When money (including cards) that satisfies the shortage is inserted into the main unit 1, a settlement ticket is issued from the main unit, and an original settlement ticket that needs to be returned, such as a commuter pass, is also discharged. The change is returned and, if necessary, change is also discharged.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are flow charts showing the above-described conventional settlement control operation. Steps (hereinafter, the steps are referred to as "S") 200 in the flowchart are affirmative (Y), and thereafter, the main body is operated. 1 shows a process to be performed after calculating the settlement fee.

[0005] As can be seen from this flowchart, the conventional automatic payment machine is configured to first calculate a payment fee based on the inserted payment original bill, and then process the money inserted into the main body. Have been. Therefore, the conventional automatic checkout machine is not shown in FIG.
(B) As shown in the operation status table of the unit, until the calculation of the settlement fee (deficient fee) is completed, a ticket / card processing unit that processes cards such as a settlement original ticket and a prepaid card; The shutters of the coin processing unit for processing coins and the banknote processing unit for processing bills are in a closed state, that is, configured to reject acceptance of money into the main body.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional automatic payment machine, the medium (e.g., the original payment ticket or coin) to the main body is used.
Since the order of insertion is determined, for example, a user who prepares coins to insert coins first must retract the coins once and insert a settlement base ticket, and If you insert cards and cards from the same slot, if you insert the cards first, it will be necessary to insert the settlement original ticket after the card is returned, which is inconvenient for the user However, there is an inconvenience that the processing time becomes longer if the order of loading the media is wrong.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic payment machine which does not depend on the order of charging into a main body.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic settlement machine according to the present invention is arranged such that when a settlement fee calculated based on a settlement original bill inserted in a main body is inserted into the main body. In the automatic settlement machine that issues a settlement ticket, the amount of money that satisfies the settlement fee pertaining to the settlement original ticket inserted in the main body during the operation of the main body, regardless of whether the settlement original ticket is inserted in the main body. Until the money is inserted into the main body, permission means for permitting acceptance of the money is provided. Further, the money includes a card such as a prepaid card.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic checkout machine according to one embodiment. Above a customer service surface 2 of a main body 1, a display section 3 showing an operating state of the main body 1 and a display section 3 thereof are shown.
Below the card, insert an adjustment base ticket such as a regular ticket or a commuter pass, which is the basis of the settlement when boarding an overriding board, and pay the settlement fee (shortage) with a card such as a prepaid card. An original ticket insertion slot 4 provided with a take-in roller (not shown) for inserting cards, a shortage fee (payment fee),
A display screen 5 that guides and displays the inserted amount or change amount, a coin insertion slot 6 provided with a coin driven shutter provided by a solenoid (not shown), and a coin input port 6 used when the settling fee is set out on bills. A bill insertion slot 7 provided with a take-in roller (not shown) is provided. In addition, customer service side 2
A ticket issuing port 8 for discharging a settlement ticket, and a return port 9 for discharging a change or a refund of a settlement fee are provided below. Further, C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 in an integrated manner.

Although it is possible to separate the insertion slot for cards such as prepaid cards from the insertion slot for the settlement original ticket, if both are made the same as in the above-mentioned example, the magnetic head and the like can be shared. There are features that can be done.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the controller C. The system program is stored in the ROM 20, the working data is stored in the RAM 21a, and the charge is stored with the charge data of the settlement charge. A central processing unit (CPU) 22 that performs arithmetic processing using a table 21b and a route table 21c in which route data for extracting a boarding route is recorded is mainly configured.
The CPU 22 has a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on the settlement original bill or cards inserted from the original bill insertion slot 4 via the I / O unit 23 or writing new data. ), A coin processing unit 25 that processes coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 6 of the main body 1 and discharges change into the return slot 9, and a bill insertion of the main body 1. A bill processing unit 26 that processes bills inserted into the mouth 7 and a ticket processing unit 27 that generates a settlement ticket issued from the ticket issuing port 8 are connected.

FIG. 3A is a table showing the states of the ticket / card processing unit 24, the coin processing unit 25, and the bill processing unit 26 in the operating state of the main body 1. The double underlined part in this table is shown in FIG.
14B shows a state different from the conventional example of FIG. That is,
As can be seen from this table (FIG. 3 (a)), the main unit 1 can operate the settlement source inserted in the main unit 1 during operation of the main unit 1 irrespective of whether or not the settlement original ticket is inserted into the main unit 1. Money (including cards) that satisfies the settlement fee (shortage wage) pertaining to the ticket
The shutter is opened so that the money can be accepted until the money is put into the main body 1.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the present invention corresponding to the flowcharts of FIG. 6 and FIG. According to the present invention, as can be seen from this flowchart, even if the settlement original ticket (“the ticket subject to the underpayment settlement calculation” in FIG. 4) is inserted into the main body 1 first (see S100 and S102 after affirmation),
Even if money is put into the main body 1 first (S100, S102
In each case, the settlement process is performed.

FIG. 5 is an explanation of Note 1 and Note 2 in FIG. 4 and shows that the number of the original settlement tickets is not limited to one but may be plural.

If money that satisfies the shortage of the settlement original ticket inserted into the main body 1 is inserted into the main body 1, the settlement is established in the same manner as a known automatic settlement machine (S118), and the settlement ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port 8. publish. Therefore, the user can enter from the station where the main body 1 is installed using the settlement original ticket.

In the case where the main body 1 is a transfer payment machine, it is possible to get on to a predetermined destination station using the issued payment ticket (transit transfer ticket). Therefore, the automatic payment machine of the present invention also includes a transfer payment machine.

[0017]

The automatic settlement machine according to the present invention satisfies the settlement fee for the settlement base ticket inserted into the main body during the operation of the main body, regardless of whether the settlement base ticket is inserted into the main body. Since the permission means for permitting the receipt of the money is provided until the money is put into the main body, the usability of the user can be improved and the processing time can be shortened. When money includes cards such as prepaid cards, the shortage can be paid with the cards.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

3A shows the operation state of the main body of the present invention and the operation state of each unit, and FIG. 3B shows the operation state of the main body of the present invention and the operation state of each unit of the conventional example. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

5 is an explanatory diagram of Note 1 and Note 2 in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic payment machine main body (main body) 2 Customer service surface 3 Display part 4 Original bill insertion slot 5 Display screen 6 Coin insertion slot 7 Bill insertion slot 8 Card insertion slot 9 Ticketing slot 10 Return slot C Controller

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic payment machine for issuing a payment ticket when a payment fee calculated based on a payment base ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic payment machine is input to the main body of the automatic payment machine. During operation of the payment machine, whether or not a payment original ticket has been inserted into the payment machine, whether or not the amount of money satisfies the payment fee for the payment original ticket inserted in the payment machine. An automatic payment machine, characterized in that permission means is provided for permitting acceptance of the money until the money is put into the main body of the automatic payment machine. 2. The automatic payment machine according to claim 1, wherein the money includes cards such as prepaid cards.