JP2005339305A - Boarding/unboarding processing system and method and control program, controller, and bus vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the technology of boarding/unboarding for easily and fairly processing even a card not subjected to unboarding processing, in the next boarding. <P>SOLUTION: A fare adjustment and unboarding processing part 35 performs processing including fare adjustment when boarding information is present, and unboarding information is absent in the same route system in which a route bus is currently in service, and reads the system information of the operation system(fare adjustment route) including a bus stop where the passenger previously boarded from a system information storing part 36, and temporarily sets it in a predetermined storage region when the bus stop of the last boarding is not present in the route system in serve. In this status, when a card is put over a reader/writer 2 for a platform, the fare adjustment and unboarding processing part 35 of a controller C performs fare adjustment related with the system for the last boarding through the reader/writer 2 for the platform, and also performs the writing of the unboarding information at that time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for boarding / exiting processing that can easily and fairly be processed on the spot even when a card that has not undergone boarding processing is next boarded.

  In recent years, with the development of information and communication technology, IC cards with excellent information capacity and security are being used as cards for carrying information such as commuter pass usage sections, prepaid amounts, and user identification information, instead of conventional magnetic cards. It is becoming popular. A device that reads / writes information to / from cards is called a reader / writer. Among IC cards, contactless IC cards that exchange information with the outside by radio waves have excellent durability for repeated use, and they are dirty and deformed. There is also known an example of introduction in an automatic ticket gate of a railway used by an unspecified number of people without causing a trouble of a reader / writer mechanism due to the above.

With the introduction of this type of cards, station staff can check commuter passes with the help of their experience and intuition, and customers can check the fare amount to the station to get off in advance and purchase tickets, pay over, etc. In addition to eliminating the complexity and administrative burden, the technique of detecting unauthorized use and closing the gate (for example, see Patent Document 1) is effective in preventing fraud such as xels. For example, in the case of a ticket using an IC card, the boarding information indicating that the user has boarded the vehicle is written on the card (boarding process) at the time of entry. Various processes are performed, such as setting the vehicle to the exited state by writing in (getting off process). As a result, for example, it is possible to reliably and easily prevent fraudulent acts such as a two-way commuter pass that does not continue between sections, such as a quill act that only enters one side and only enters the other side.
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  By the way, in the conventional technology as described above, when there is no information on the previous getting off (that is, leaving, putting out, entering) and trying to get on with a card that has not got off, it is possible to detect that and issue an alarm. However, there was an inconvenience that it was not possible to handle the entry process on the spot even if it was due to some legitimate circumstances. In such a case, in order to perform entry processing, bring the card to the counter with the staff in the railway and process it with a dedicated device, but in the one-man bus it is complicated to bring it to the sales office, and on the spot the card There was a problem such as inconvenience.

  In addition, the driver may ask for the route system of the previous boarding / exiting on the spot to perform settlement and entry processing, but the function and function may be different, depending on the route system and date and time, the fee and fee system may differ, depending on the memory However, it is inaccurate and efficient to examine and deal with materials on the spot, and questions such as fairness can be considered depending on the self-reporting of users.

  The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology for getting on and off processing that can be processed easily and fairly on the spot at the next boarding even for a card that has not undergone getting off processing. It is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a reader / writer for an entrance and a reader / writer for an entrance that reads / writes information from / to an IC card for boarding / exit management including fare adjustment in a route bus. In the controller for controlling the means and processing the information, when the computer detects the IC card by the reader / writer means for the entrance, it is boarding information indicating that the user has boarded from the IC card at which stop. If there is no such alighting information in the read information, an alarm is issued and writing of the boarding information is stopped and a predetermined confirmation operation is input. If it is done, the control means to perform the settlement of the operation system including the stop where the boarding the last time for the IC card and the writing of the getting-off information is realized. It is characterized in.

  The invention according to claim 2 is an invention in which the invention according to claim 1 is regarded as the entire boarding / alighting system including the reader / writer means in the controller of claim 1. It comprises a reader / writer means for boarding gates and a reader / writer means for exit gates for reading / writing information from / to a card, and the controller according to claim 1.

  The invention of claim 5 captures the invention of claims 1 and 2 as an entire bus vehicle, and comprises the controller of claim 1 or the boarding / exiting system according to any one of claims 2 to 4. It is characterized by.

  The invention of claim 6 captures the inventions of claims 1, 2 and 5 from the viewpoint of a method, and is used for a boarding gate for reading and writing information to and from an IC card for boarding and exit management including fare settlement on a route bus. In a boarding / alighting processing method using a controller that performs control and information processing of the reader / writer means and the reader / writer means for the exit gate, or the boarding / alighting processing system including the reader / writer means and the controller, a computer of the controller However, when the IC card is detected by the board reader / writer means, it is boarding information indicating that the boarding is carried out from the IC card, and information indicating which boarding was taken, or getting off the board Information, and when the read information does not have the getting-off information, an alarm is issued and writing of the boarding information is stopped, If the constant confirmation operation is input, and executes a control process to perform the writing of the settlement and alighting information about operating system including a stop last time boarding relates the IC card.

  The invention of claim 9 captures the inventions of claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 from the viewpoint of a computer program, and reads and writes information to and from an IC card for boarding and unloading management including fare settlement on a route bus. A controller for performing control and information processing of the reader / writer means for the entrance and the reader / writer means for the exit, or a control program of the entrance / exit processing system provided with each of the reader / writer means and the controller. When the IC card is detected by the board reader / writer means by controlling the computer of the controller, it is boarding information indicating that the boarding has been taken from the IC card. Information with information or alighting information indicating that the user has got off the vehicle, and the information If there is not, the warning is issued and the writing of the boarding information is stopped, and when the predetermined confirmation operation is inputted, the settlement of the operating system including the stop where the boarding was last and the writing of the getting-off information are made with respect to the IC card. It is characterized by that.

  In the present invention, when there is no getting off information on the card, not only is it notified or the boarding process is stopped, but also it is possible to easily and fairly pay for the previous boarding and write down the getting off information even with a one-man bus by a predetermined operation. Convenience of card usage is greatly improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the boarding / alighting processing system according to the second aspect, for each of the plurality of operating systems, for each operating system, the system information including the fare standard for performing the settlement and the getting-off processing and the identification information of each stop is stored in advance. Storage means stored therein, the control means performs processing including fare adjustment when there is boarding information on the same route system that the current bus is operating and there is no getting off information, and the stop where the last boarding was When the route system is not in operation, the system information including the last stop is read from the storage means and temporarily set in a predetermined storage area, so that the settlement and dismounting related to the route system related to the previous boarding It is characterized in that the alighting exit reader / writer is caused to perform alighting process including writing of information.

  The invention of claim 7 captures the invention of claim 3 from the viewpoint of a method. In the boarding / alighting processing method according to claim 6, the settlement and the getting-off processing are performed for each operating system for a plurality of operating systems. Using storage means that pre-stores each system information including fare standards and identification information of each stop, the control processing is performed when there is boarding information on the same route system on which the current route bus is operating and there is no getting-off information. In addition to processing including settlement, when the last stop is not a route system currently in operation, the system information including the last stop is read from the storage means and temporarily set in a predetermined storage area. By doing so, the getting-off process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the getting-off information is performed by the reader / writer for the getting-off entrance.

  In these modes, the prepaid cards that were brought in are finally stored by storing in advance system information that can be settled and alighted for a plurality of systems that the route bus may operate. Even if the boarding process is performed in this system, the corresponding system information can be used immediately to perform settlement and alighting process, thereby speeding up the process.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the boarding / alighting processing system according to the second aspect, the communication means includes a communication means for wirelessly communicating with a predetermined external server system, and the control means is for boarding the same route system on which the current route bus is operating When there is information and there is no information on getting off, processing including fare adjustment is performed, and when the stop where the last boarding is not a route system currently operating, settlement and getting off processing is performed for the route system including the last boarding station System information including the fare standard and the identification information of each stop is downloaded from the server system by the communication means and temporarily set in a predetermined storage area, so that the settlement and getting off for the route system related to the previous boarding It is characterized in that the alighting exit reader / writer is caused to perform alighting process including writing of information.

  The invention of claim 8 captures the invention of claim 4 from the viewpoint of a method, and in the boarding / alighting processing method of claim 6, the control processing is performed by using communication means for wirelessly communicating with a predetermined external server system. If there is boarding information on the same route system in which the current bus is operating and there is no getting-off information, processing is performed including fare adjustment, and if the stop where the last bus ride is not the route system currently in service, System information including the fare standard and the identification information of each stop for the route system including the last stop is settled and set temporarily in a predetermined storage area by the communication means. By doing so, the getting-off process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the getting-off information is performed by the reader / writer for the getting-off entrance. It is characterized in.

  In these aspects, by downloading system information necessary for settlement etc. from an external server by wireless communication, work and storage means for storing the system information in advance become unnecessary, and accurate settlement and Alighting processing is possible.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when there is no getting-off information on the card, not only is it notified or the boarding process is stopped, but also the settlement of the previous boarding and the writing of the getting-off information are easily and fairly performed by a one-man bus by a predetermined operation. Therefore, the convenience of card usage is greatly improved.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that items common to the above-described conventional technology will not be restated.

[1. Constitution〕
This embodiment is a boarding / exiting system that is installed in a route bus vehicle and performs boarding / alighting management and settlement processing using an IC card that becomes a commuter pass or prepaid ticket. As shown in the configuration diagram of FIG. The reader / writer 1 and the exit / reader reader / writer 2 are connected to the controller C provided in the driver's seat and controlling the reader / writers 1 and 2 and information processing by a signal cable for transmitting serial communication, voice, and the like. Is.

  Of these, the reader / writers 1 and 2 are reader / writer means for reading and writing information to and from the IC card for boarding / alighting management including fare adjustment on the route bus, and are configured similarly to each other, and each outputs voice. Speaker 11 for control, CPU 12 for control, LED display 13 and buzzer 14 for outputting information such as operation status, and antenna 15 for communication with the IC card.

  The controller C is a unit that controls the reader / writers 1 and 2, and the voice transmission unit 31 of the controller C transmits a predetermined synthesized voice or recorded voice to the speakers 11 of the reader / writers 1 and 2. The LCD display unit 33 is a part for displaying information on the liquid crystal display panel to the driver who is an operator of the controller C. The system information storage unit 36 includes a fare standard (for example, a uniform fare or a gradual increase fare, etc.) and an identification information (for example, a stop code) for each stop for each operating system for a plurality of operating systems. This is storage means for storing each system information in advance. Then, in the controller C, the determination program 34 and the settlement getting-off processor 35 are realized as control means for realizing / executing the operation / function / control processing described below by controlling the CPU 32 of the computer by the embedded program. To do.

[2. Action)
Here, the processing procedure in this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, when a passenger who wants to get on the bus holds his IC card over a predetermined range according to the structure and display of the entrance / reader 1 for the entrance, the entrance / reader / writer 1 holds the antenna 15. The card is recognized or detected (step 1), and the CPU 32 of the controller C is notified of it. Upon receiving this notification, the CPU 32 of the controller C sends an instruction to the CPU 12 of the boarding gate reader / writer 1 to read the in-card information from the card (step 2).

  Here, the information in the card includes, for example, boarding information indicating that the user has boarded the vehicle when it is already boarded, information indicating that the car has been boarded when the vehicle is already boarded, and a stop code indicating whether the stop was previously boarded or exited. It is information represented by. Only in the case of boarding, boarding position information indicating the last boarding place may be recorded. The specific data structure is free, for example, a flag indicating that the vehicle has been boarded or exited may be used, and as the boarding position information, a final record of a history in which a plurality of stops that have been boarded and exited may be used in sequence. . In addition, if the code of the boarding place where the boarding was recorded is recorded in the predetermined data area, it becomes boarding information indicating that the boarding has been completed, and if predetermined blank data is recorded, it is used as boarding information indicating that the boarding has been completed. May be. In addition, the bus stop where each bus vehicle is currently stopped and its bus stop code are sequentially updated by communication with the bus stop post, GPS, operation by the driver, and the like.

  Then, the determination processing unit 34 of the controller C determines whether or not the card has been alighted based on the state and value of the boarding / alighting flag and the like included in the read IC card information (step 3). ”As a boarding process, the CPU 12 of the reader / writer 1 uses the flag set with the value of“ boarded ”and the instruction to write to the card, and the stop code indicating the currently stopped stop as boarding position information. (Step 4). In this case, the CPU 12 of the reader / writer 1 writes the information passed as described above to the same IC card from which the information was read in step 2 (step 6) and confirms that the card has left the predetermined communication range. (Step 7), a standby state for the next card is entered (Step 1).

  On the other hand, when the determination processing unit 34 determines that the read information does not include the above-mentioned getting-off information and has not been alighted (step 3), the LCD display unit 33 of the controller C, the reader / writer is output by the output illustrated in FIG. 1 LED display unit 13, speaker 11 and buzzer 14 issue an alarm (step 8) and stop writing the boarding information. In this case, the last boarding system and the boarding stop may be displayed on the LCD display unit 33 of the controller C, and the settlement and getting-off processing unit 35 can be used by the driver to select, for example, a menu of “unchecked card processing” from a selection button of the controller. When a predetermined operation such as selecting is performed, the settlement relating to the last travel system for the IC card and the writing of the getting-off information are performed.

  Specifically, when there is boarding information on the same route system on which the route bus is currently operating and there is no getting-off information, the settlement / departure processing unit 35 performs processing including fare settlement based on the system information of the route system. At the same time, when the last stop is not a route system currently in operation, the system information of the operation system (settlement route) including the last stop is read from the system information storage unit 36 and temporarily stored in a predetermined storage area. (Step 9). In this state, when the card is placed over the exit / reader 2, the settlement / accounting processing unit 35 of the controller C performs the fare settlement related to the route system related to the previous boarding via the exit / reader 2 ( Step 10) At this time, the getting-off information is also written.

  When this processing is completed, the settlement / alighting processing unit 35 returns the system information of the controller C to the system information that is currently in operation, so that the rider can use the IC card that has undergone the necessary settlement and alighting process for the reader / writer for the entrance. If it is set to 1, the determination processing unit 34 performs the boarding process as described in steps 1 to 4, 6, and 7.

  In addition, the settlement / disembarkation processing unit 35 of the controller C uses, for example, a commuter pass as a disembarkation process when the boarded IC card that has been boarded by the bus vehicle is held over the exit / reader 2 for the exit. Check the section, calculate the fare based on the system information from the boarding location information read from the card and the currently stopped stop code, withdrawn from the prepaid balance read from the card, the prepaid balance after withdrawal, Alighting / unloading flag set with a value of “get off” is given to the CPU 12 of the exit / reader 2 for getting off the card together with an instruction to write on the card, and a getting-off process is performed.

[3. effect〕
As described above, in the present embodiment, when there is no information on getting off the card, not only the information is canceled or the boarding process is stopped, but also the settlement of the previous boarding and the writing of the boarding information are easily and fairly performed even by a one-man bus by a predetermined operation. Therefore, the convenience of card usage is greatly improved.

  In particular, in this embodiment, by storing in advance system information that can be settled and getting off for a plurality of route systems on which the route bus may operate, a card such as a prepaid card brought in last is stored. Even if the boarding process is performed on another route system, the corresponding system information can be used immediately to perform settlement and alighting process, thereby speeding up the process.

[4. Other embodiments]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Other embodiments which are illustrated below are also included. For example, a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a predetermined external server system such as a center base is provided, and the controller C, when the last boarding station is not a route system that is currently operating, displays the system information including the last boarding station By downloading from the server system through the communication means and temporarily setting it in the reader / writer 2 for getting off the vehicle, it is possible to perform the getting-off process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the getting-off information. Good.

  In this way, by downloading the system information necessary for settlement from an external server by wireless communication, the work and storage means for storing the system information in advance becomes unnecessary, and accurate settlement is performed using the latest system information. And getting-off processing becomes possible.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the output state of each part in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

C ... Controller 1, 2 ... Reader / Writer 11 ... Speaker 12, 32 ... CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... LED display part 14 ... Buzzer 15 ... Antenna 31 ... Audio | voice transmission part 33 ... LCD display part 34 ... Judgment processing part 35 ... Settlement disembarkation processing part 36 ... System information storage part

Claims (9)

In a controller that performs control and information processing of a reader / writer means for boarding gates and a reader / writer means for boarding gates for reading and writing information to / from an IC card for boarding / exit management including fare settlement on a route bus,
Computer
When the IC card is detected by the boarding reader / writer means, from the IC card, boarding information indicating that the boarding is carried out, accompanied by information indicating at which stop, or getting off information indicating that the boarding , Read
When there is no said getting-off information in the read information, an alarm is issued and writing of the boarding information is stopped, and when a predetermined confirmation operation is inputted, the settlement relating to the operation system including the stop where the last boarding was made with respect to the IC card and A controller characterized by realizing a control means for writing off information. A boarding gate reader / writer means and a boarding gate reader / writer means for reading and writing information to and from an IC card for boarding / alighting management including fare settlement on a route bus;
A controller according to claim 1;
A boarding / exiting system characterized by comprising: For each operating system for a plurality of operating systems, it is provided with storage means for storing in advance each system information including a fare standard for performing settlement and getting-off processing and identification information of each stop,
The control means performs processing including fare adjustment when there is boarding information on the same route system in which the current route bus is operating and there is no getting-off information, and when the stop where the last boarding is not the route system currently operating In addition, by reading out the system information including the last boarding stop from the storage means and temporarily setting it in a predetermined storage area, the disembarkation process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the disembarking information To the exit / reader / writer,
The boarding / alighting processing system according to claim 2. Comprising a communication means for wirelessly communicating with a predetermined external server system;
The control means performs processing including fare adjustment when there is boarding information on the same route system in which the current route bus is operating and there is no getting-off information, and when the stop where the last boarding is not the route system currently operating In addition, the communication means downloads system information including the fare standard and the identification information of each stop for the route system including the stop where the boarding has been made last time from the server system and temporarily stores it in a predetermined storage area. By setting it in a normal manner, the exit / read-out reader / writer is caused to perform a disembarkation process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the disembarkation information.
The boarding / alighting processing system according to claim 2.   A bus vehicle comprising the controller according to claim 1 or the boarding / exiting system according to any one of claims 2 to 4. For boarding / alighting management including fare settlement on route buses, a controller for controlling and information processing of a boarding gate reader / writer means and a boarding gate reader / writer means for reading and writing information to / from an IC card, or each of the above readers In a boarding / alighting processing method using a boarding / alighting processing system comprising a writer means and the controller,
The controller computer is
When the IC card is detected by the reader / writer means for boarding gates, it is boarding information indicating that the user has boarded from the IC card. , Read
When there is no said getting-off information in the read information, an alarm is issued and writing of the boarding information is stopped, and when a predetermined confirmation operation is inputted, the settlement relating to the operation system including the stop where the boarding was last performed with respect to the IC card and A boarding / exiting method characterized by executing control processing for writing off information. For each operating system for a plurality of operating systems, using a storage means that stores in advance each system information including the fare standard for performing settlement and getting-off processing and identification information of each stop,
The control processing includes processing including fare adjustment when there is boarding information on the same route system in which the current route bus is operating and there is no getting off information, and when the stop where the last boarding is not the route system currently operating In addition, by reading out the system information including the last boarding stop from the storage means and temporarily setting it in a predetermined storage area, the disembarkation process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the disembarking information To the exit / reader / writer,
The boarding / alighting processing method according to claim 6. Using communication means for wireless communication with a predetermined external server system,
The control process includes processing for fare adjustment when there is boarding information on the same route system in which the current route bus is operating and there is no getting-off information, and the last stop is not the route system currently in operation In addition, the communication means downloads system information including the fare standard and the identification information of each stop for the route system including the stop where the boarding has been made last time from the server system and temporarily stores it in a predetermined storage area. By setting it in a normal manner, the exit / read-out reader / writer is caused to perform a disembarkation process including the settlement of the route system related to the previous boarding and the writing of the disembarkation information.
The boarding / alighting processing method according to claim 6. For boarding / alighting management including fare settlement on route buses, a controller for controlling and information processing of a boarding gate reader / writer means and a boarding gate reader / writer means for reading and writing information to / from an IC card, or each of the above readers In a control program for a boarding / alighting processing system comprising a writer means and the controller,
By controlling the controller computer,
When the IC card is detected by the reader / writer means for boarding gates, it is boarding information indicating that the user has boarded from the IC card. , Read
When there is no said getting-off information in the read information, an alarm is issued and writing of the boarding information is stopped, and when a predetermined confirmation operation is inputted, the settlement relating to the operation system including the stop where the boarding was last performed with respect to the IC card and A control program characterized by writing off information.

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