JP3042733B2 - Card-type ticket settlement method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention fare <br/> for the vehicle <br/> Oite in, card-type ticket storing the settlement information, such as the possible use amount of money the so-called cashless ticket, such as bus routes The present invention relates to a card-type ticket settlement method for performing settlement of a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, card-type tickets for railways and buses are:
The value of the predetermined amount is stored by magnetic recording or the like, and information is stored in a form different from the magnetic information, for example, a magnetic bar code, in order to prevent forgery of the card. Then, for each use, the usage amount is deducted from the amount information stored in the magnetic information.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 5, a card-type ticket settlement apparatus is a ticket-entry card processing device 11 installed near the entrance.
And the exit card processing device 12 installed near the exit.
It is composed of Bus door card processing apparatus 11 in this example is integrally embedded in the ticket issuer 13, alighting port card processor 12 is integrally embedded in the fare box 14. The passengers utilizing card type ticket, when the ride inserts the card type ticket 15 to bus door card processing apparatus 11. Conventionally, at this time, the validity of the magnetic information of the card-type ticket 15 is determined using the information of the magnetic bar code as a key, and if valid, the boarding section is magnetically recorded. At the time of disembarkation, the card-type ticket 15 is inserted into the exit card processing device 12. The exit card processing unit 12 determines the validity of the magnetic information read first by using the information of the magnetic bar code as a key, and if valid, determines the fare from the information stored at the time of boarding, and calculates the fare. To replace the information with the remaining amount. For rewriting this information, one or most of the information is encrypted using a magnetic bar code as a key. These details are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-12 / 1987.
944.

[0004]

However, in the conventional method, a card processing device having a magnetic bar code reader, for example, for preventing unauthorized use is required at each of the entrance and the exit, so that the method is expensive. Had become something.
In particular, the economic burden has become greater for route buses with a wide entrance for urban transportation. That is, in the district passenger transportation amount is large, in order to shorten the stoppage time of riding, to widen the bus door, in order to quickly Ri receipt of ticket 16, ticket issuing two as shown in FIG. 5 The container 13 is mounted. Therefore, in such a car both, it becomes two also ride opening card processing device 11 was a matter of course. Therefore, three card processing devices are used for one bus, and the price of the devices increases, which is a factor that hinders the spread.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problem and solve the problem.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-type ticket settlement method which enables an inexpensive and highly reliable card-type ticket settlement device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to reduce the cost of a boarding card processing device provided on the boarding side, a special reader added for preventing unauthorized use is eliminated, and furthermore, information is stored. A card processing device for reading that does not have a rewriting function. That is, the entrance card processing device is a read-only one of the first information storage means storing the settlement information.

That is, according to the present invention, the magnetic stripe
Storing the first validity determination information for determining the settlement information and its efficacy become more first information storage unit, a magnetic barcode
Using the second information second validity determining information <br/> the stored card type ticket in a storage unit consisting of over de in bus door card processor effectiveness of adjustment information by reading the first validity determination information Is determined. The exit card processing device reads the second validity determination information and determines the validity of the settlement information.

[0008]

EXAMPLES First will be described using Figure 1 the configuration of the card-type passenger ticket accounting equipment used in the method of the present invention. Card type ticket 15 to be used in the settlement system, a variety of information to memorize,
Moreover as it can be read that remembers the information, magnetic <br/> gas card is used. That is, the card type ticket 15 magnetic stripe 17 by the first information storage means are provided in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the rectangular card, the magnetic stripe 17
The unique number of the card-type ticket is stored together with the settlement information. Further, as a second information storage unit having a form different from that of the first information storage unit, validity determination information (second validity determination information) is stored in a magnetic barcode 18. Remembers data on the magnetic stripe 17, a part or most of by the validity determination information of the magnetic bar code 18 on the key is encrypted. The magnetic bar code 18 of the validity determination information equivalent data (first validity determination information) is remembers <br/> as magnetic data determined position magnetic strip 17.

[0009] bus door card processor 11 in the vicinity of the boarding passage of bus door 21 of the bus 19, alighting port card processing apparatus 12 are respectively provided in the vicinity of the drop-off port 22, alighting port mosquito <br/> over de is the signal connected to the processing unit 12, motorman (crew)
Is provided, for example, near the driver's seat. The bus door card processor 11 Waso of through passage 24, by passing the card type ticket 15, for reading memorize information of the magnetic stripe 17 of the card type ticket 15 by the reading head 25.

When the card-type ticket 15 is inserted into the passage 24 and detected (step S ₁ ) (FIG. 2), the control unit 26 starts operating, and the control unit 26 starts the motor 27. (Step S ₂ ), the inserted card-type ticket 15 is transported. The card-type ticket 15 is read by the read head 25 along with various data such as usable amount, validity period, card-type ticket unique number and the like in this example (step S). ₃ ),
By its first validity determination information determines whether another read data is valid (Step S _4), it is determined to be a valid card type ticket 15 is conveyed. If there is no usable amount from the read data, if the validity period has expired, or if it is determined that the validity period is not valid, a reverse rotation command is issued to the motor 27 (step S ₅ ), and the card-type ticket 15 is issued. Will be returned. At this time, the passenger is informed of the contents by the display 28 and the speaker 29 (step S ₆ ).

[0011] Of the read data, at least the unique number of the card-type ticket is transferred to the exit card processing device 12. The card-type ticket 15 determined to be valid is sent to the exit, the motor 27 is stopped, and the card-type ticket 1
5 available amount stored is displayed (step S _7), and the card type ticket 15 into the hands of passengers over.

In the exit card processing device 12, when the unique number of the card-type ticket is sent from the entrance card processing device 11, the control section 31 determines the unique information for each boarding location (boarding section, boarding stop). The numbers are classified and stored in the data storage memory 32. The electrical and mechanical configuration of the exit card processing device 12 includes a write head 33, a read head 34 for checking whether data has been rewritten normally, and a magnetic bar code. The read head 35 is added. When it is detected that the card-type ticket 15 has been inserted into the exit card processing device 12 (step S ₈ ) (FIG. 3), the motor 36 is activated (step S ₉ ), and the magnetic bar code 18 and the magnetic stripe are activated. 17 is read out (step S ₁₀ ), and the magnetic stripe 17 is determined based on the validity determination information of the magnetic bar code 18.
Effectiveness of magnetic recording information is determined (step S _11),
Magnetic recording data unique number of the ticket if the valid read (step S ₁₂₎ to determine the boarding locations from the unique number stored while riding the control unit 31 (step S _13), based on the determination fare incidental is performed (step S _14),
Data writing of the settlement result is performed by the write head 33 (step S ₁₅ ). When the validity determination result by the second determining validity information of the magnetic bar code 18 in step S ₁₁ becomes an error, then hold internally temporarily card type ticket 15 (step S _16), that an error Tell crew at the input operation unit 23 (step S _17). When the crew designates the next validity determination process by key input of the input operation unit 23 (step S ₁₈ ), the validity is determined by the first validity determination information of the recording information of the magnetic stripe 17 (step S ₁₈ ).
_19), if valid will fare settlement process proceeds to step S ₁₂ (step S _20), if disabled display the contents of the error (step S _21), and returns the card to the insertion port side.

Normally, a lot of cards can enter the fare settlement because they have already been judged valid by the first validity judgment information at the time of boarding. The crew can also check the card with the error display by hand, thus completely preventing unauthorized use. Also at the time of getting off, the passenger is notified of the balance amount and the like by the display 37 (step S).
₂₂ ) As a result, the passenger can always know the effective amount of the card-type ticket 15 and can use it many times until the effective amount is exhausted. When the card-type ticket 15 is sent to the exit of the exit card processing device 12, the motor 36 is stopped. The checking operation performed after writing is omitted from the flowchart.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a card-type ticket 15. This
In the example, two magnetic stripes 17 are formed, and second validity determination information coded by printing a soft magnetic material is recorded as a magnetic barcode 18. First validity determination information 39 corresponding to the second validity determination information is recorded at a predetermined location on the magnetic stripe 17 .

[0015] If in descending car port card processor 12 is determined by the second validity judgment information becomes an error will automatically determine the effectiveness by the first validity determination information immediately if it is a valid , A payment process may be performed. In this case, the crew is notified that the validity determination based on the second validity determination information was invalid. If it is determined to be invalid according to the second validity determination information and is determined to be valid according to the first validity determination information and a payment process is performed, it is determined whether or not the card-type ticket 15 is invalid, that is, the card-type ticket 15 is copied. The crew can check whether the card is a fraudulent one such as a card-type ticket, thereby preventing fraud.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the board entry card processing device determines the validity based on the first validity determination information stored in the first information storage means in which the settlement information is recorded . because not determined validity on the basis of the two validity determination information, it is not necessary to provide a reading hand stage of the magnetic bar code, also without writing information, for reading only, the processing time of the bus door card processor The configuration can be short and simple, and can be configured at low cost. On the other hand, a magnetic bar code
Since the validity is determined using the second validity determination information, the validity of the card-type ticket can be reliably detected.

If the exit card processing device determines that the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid, the validity is determined using the first validity determination information .
For example, scratches with a magnetic bar code portion, becomes invalid determination by the second determining validity information Ri, valid card type ticket is refused fare settlement, the crew and the holder of the card type ticket trouble can be avoided such a problem that occurs, and can check crew when it is determined that the validity only the first validity decision information to the fare settlement can find unauthorized between .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a card-type ticket settlement apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a process on the boarding side according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a process on the exit side according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a card-type ticket.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of a card-type ticket settlement apparatus.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first information storage device comprising a magnetic stripe.
A first validity decision information remembers with settlement information to stage, magnetic
A second validity judging information card type ticket that stores used in the second information storage unit ing from the bar code, reading the information stored in the first information storing means in bus door card processor, alighting port card processing a freight settlement to the settlement information card type ticket settlement process performed by the apparatus, with the bus door card processing apparatus, the read validity of settlement information of the card type ticket by the first validity determination information determine, at the getting-off port card processing apparatus, the first information storage means and the second information storing means to memorize been information to read <br/> up respectively, the second validity determination took read A card-type ticket settlement method, wherein the validity of the settlement information is determined based on information. If wherein a determination is invalid validity by the second validity judgment information, the disabled informed, crew by the settlement based on Symbol first validity determination information in response to a command next step operation 2. The card-type ticket settlement method according to claim 1, wherein the validity of the information is determined, and if the information is valid, the fare settlement is performed. If 3. is invalid determination of validity by the second validity judgment information, based on Symbol first validity determination information
To determine the validity of the payment information, if enabled performs the fare settlement, according to claim 1, characterized in that notifying that the validity determination by the second determining validity information is invalid Card-type ticket settlement method.