JPH07296200A - Automatic ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The user can easily purchase a commuter pass by shortening the purchase time by omitting the input operation of input items such as the user's name, age, gender, and telephone number. [Structure] Card information including a card identification code capable of card payment is read, and the card information is transmitted to the host, whereby the corresponding card information is received from the host, and the commuter pass Inputs such as name, age, sex, phone number, etc. required at the time of purchase are extracted from the personal information and written as magnetic information on the commuter pass. By determining whether or not to make the card payment, the payment is made by the bill / coin counter only when the card payment is not made.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine which automatically issues a commuter pass by the operation of a user, and inputs information by using the personal information of a card host, particularly the name of the user,
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine that simplifies the operation of inputting age, gender, telephone number and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional ticket vending machine for issuing a commuter pass, for example, JP-A-50-75499 and JP-A-61-161.
It is a continuous commuter ticket that easily issues a new commuter ticket based on the magnetic information of the old commuter ticket, like the ticket issuing device described in Japanese Patent No. 294594. That is, when the old commuter pass is inserted for the card to be continuously issued, the unchanged data is recorded as it is, and the data is temporarily stored by the user keying in only the data to be changed. Issued a continuation commuter pass. However, in the above ticket vending machine, a method of utilizing the information held by the host of the card having the settlement function has not been considered at all, and the specification has not been mentioned. In addition, JP-A-58
In the commuter pass reissue machine described in Japanese Patent No. 1587873, a new commuter pass is automatically issued by reading information from the old commuter pass and information from the magnetic card inserted by the user. In other words, if you insert an old commuter pass for inputting personal information and a magnetic card for settlement and enter the personal identification number from the numeric keypad, the user will key in the ticketing information provided that the personal identification numbers match. As a result, the necessary items were printed and issued on the new commuter pass. In this case, the credit fee is settled according to the information of the card member number. That is, the magnetic card is used only for the payment function, and the multiple use of the information held by the card host for the commuter pass is not considered, and the specification is not touched at all.

[0003]

As described above, according to the above-mentioned conventional technique, in the automatic ticket vending machine which the user can operate by himself / herself to purchase a new commuter ticket, the name, age, gender, telephone number, etc. When inputting, it was necessary to input the input items one by one from the operation unit according to the guidance screen, so that there was a problem that operability was poor and operation time was long. In the past, some magnetic cards were inserted at the same time, but this is used only for the payment function, and it is used to read personal information from the card and use it as a print input for a new commuter pass. There wasn't. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and, of course, not only card payment but also input of name, age, gender, telephone number, etc. necessary for purchasing a commuter pass can be read from the card and recorded in a new commuter pass. Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine capable of improving the operability and shortening the operation time.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention has at least a guidance screen (2 in FIG. 1) for guiding a user's operation and a user according to the guidance screen. An operation unit (3) for inputting by a banknote, a bill and coin counting means (5) for settlement of cash, a ticket issuing means (4) for issuing a commuter pass, a card
Means (6) for reading information (magnetic card, etc.), communication means (7) for transmitting card information to the host computer and receiving personal information, etc., and a microprocessor for controlling these A control unit (10) including a storage unit (8, 9) for storing programs, personal information and magnetic information
It is composed of an automatic ticket vending machine body (1) equipped with. A card (credit card, cash card, etc. (17 in FIG. 2)) having information such as an identification code is inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine (1), and the identification code ( The card information (18) including 19) is read and transmitted to the host (16). As a result, the corresponding personal information (15) is received from the host (16), and the personal information (15) received from the host is compared with the input items such as name, age, sex, and telephone number necessary for purchasing the commuter pass. If the input item is included in the personal information (15), the user can omit the input operation of the input item by writing the corresponding information as magnetic information in the commuter pass, and at the same time, By performing payment by card, the input operation of the input items is simplified, the operation time is shortened, and the commuter pass can be easily purchased.

[0005]

In the present invention, the card information including the personal identification code is read from the card which can be settled by the card, and the card information is transmitted to the host so that the corresponding personal information is received from the host and the commuter pass is issued. By inputting the name, age, gender, telephone number, etc. necessary for purchasing the product with personal information and writing it as magnetic information on the commuter pass, it is easy to omit the input operation of the input items by the user and easily Make it possible to purchase commuter passes. That is, the user inserts the card (17) into the automatic ticket vending machine body (1) to store the card information including the personal identification code in the storage unit (8,
9) Read and send the card information to the host (16) to receive the personal information (15) corresponding to the personal identification code from the host (16), and the name of the input item required when purchasing the commuter pass. Information such as age, sex, and telephone number is extracted from the personal information (15), and the user's name, age, sex, telephone number, etc. are written as magnetic information on the commuter pass. As a result, it is possible to make payment by card, and the input operation of the input item is simplified, and the operation time is shortened.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic ticket vending machine body showing an embodiment of the present invention. A display 2 for displaying guidance to users on the automatic ticket vending machine body 1
A touch panel 3 arranged so that the input areas overlap with each other, a ticket issuing unit 4 for issuing a commuter pass and writing magnetism, and a bill / coin counter 5 for paying the commuter pass in cash. A card reader 6 for reading the contents of the card, a communication adapter 7 for delivering the card information and personal information 15 to the host computer 16, and a microprocessor and a program for controlling these. A control unit 10 having a storage unit for storing information (including a reception information storage unit 8 for storing information received from a host and a commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 for storing commuter pass magnetic information etc.) is provided. . The communication adapter 7 is connected via a communication line to a host computer 16 that stores personal information 15 such as name information 11, age information 12, sex information 13, telephone number information 14, and the like. Here, the guidance screen is for displaying a name input screen on the display 2 such as an LCD or for guiding the user's operation. The touch panel 3 is an operation unit of the user and allows the user to select an item in an area such as a button or a touch panel according to a guidance screen. The bill / coin counting machine 5 performs cash settlement processing for purchase of a commuter pass. The ticket issuing unit 4 writes and issues magnetic information to the commuter ticket. The host computer 16 has the personal information 15 such as name, age, sex, telephone number, etc., and performs settlement processing by a card. The communication adapter 7 has a reception information storage section 8 for storing a local processor and programs, and a commuter pass magnetic information storage section 9, and delivers card information and personal information to the host computer 16. . Further, the control unit 10 is a unit including a microprocessor and a program that controls a series of operations, a reception information storage unit 8 that stores personal information, magnetic information of a commuter pass, and a commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9. is there.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing internal information of a card applied in the present invention. In addition, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG.
6 to 10 are respectively operation flowcharts showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 to 10 are views of guidance screens showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the card 17 has a settlement function and has card information 18 including a personal identification code 19 necessary for that purpose. A method of allowing a user to easily purchase a commuter pass in an automatic ticket vending machine having such a configuration will be described using a processing flow and a guidance screen. The automatic ticket vending machine 1 has a display 2 on which a boarding station selection screen (FIG. 6), an alighting station selection screen (FIG. 6), a route selection screen (FIG. 7), a start date selection screen (FIG. 7), an effective date selection screen (FIG. 8). ) Are sequentially displayed, and the user inputs each of the boarding station selection, the exit station selection, the route selection, the start date selection, and the effective date selection on the touch panel 3 (step 10).
1-105). Next, a card insertion screen on the display 2
By displaying (FIG. 8) (step 106), the user inserts the card 17. When the card 17 is inserted (step 107), the card reader 6 is turned on by the card 1.
The card information 18 is read from 7 and it is determined whether or not cash settlement is desired (step 108). When the cash settlement is not desired, the control unit 10 reads the read card information 1
8 is transmitted from the communication adapter 7 to the host computer 16 for card settlement (step 109), and the corresponding personal information 15 is received from the host computer 16 and stored in the received information storage unit 8 (step 111).
Here, if the user desires cash payment, card payment is not performed (step 110), and only the personal information 15 is received from the host computer 16 (step 111).

In FIG. 4, it is next judged whether or not the name information 11 is included in the personal information 15 in the reception information storage section 8 (step 112).
Copy the name information 11 to the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9
(Step 114), the name information 11 is the received information storage unit 8
If it is not in the personal information 15 of (step 11
2) By displaying the name input screen (FIG. 9) on the display 2, the user inputs the name (step 113). The name entered by the user is stored in the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 of the control unit 10 as magnetic information.
(Step 115). Next, it is determined whether or not the age information 12 is present (step 116), and if it is present, it is copied to the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 (step 118). If it is not present, the age input screen is displayed. By displaying (FIG. 9), the user inputs the age (step 117).
The entered age is stored in the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 as magnetic information (step 119). Next, sex information 1
It is judged whether or not there is 3 (step 120), and if there is, it is copied to the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 (step 122), and if there is not, the gender input screen (FIG. 10) is displayed. Then, the user inputs the gender (step 121). The entered gender is stored in the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 as magnetic information (step 123). Next, if the telephone number information 14 is stored in the reception information storage unit 8 (step 124), the telephone number information 14 is copied to the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 (step 126). If not, the user inputs the telephone number by displaying the telephone number input screen (FIG. 10 (10)) (step 12).
5). The input telephone number is stored in the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 as magnetic information (step 127). next,
When payment is not made by credit card
At step 128, the user performs cash settlement processing using the bill / coin counter 5 (step 129). afterwards,
Information such as name information, age information, sex information, and telephone number information stored in the commuter pass magnetic information storage unit 9 of the control unit 10 is written as magnetic information from the ticket issuing unit 4 to the commuter pass,
Tickets are issued (step 130). In addition, the banknote / coin counter 5 dispenses change. The user receives the issued new commuter pass (step 131). By performing such a configuration and processing, the user can
It is possible to omit the input operation of gender, telephone number, etc., and it becomes possible to easily purchase a commuter pass.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By reading the card information including the personal identification code and sending it to the host computer, the corresponding name information,
By receiving information such as age information, gender information, and telephone number information from the host computer and writing these in the commuter pass, the user can omit the input operation of name, age, sex, telephone number, etc. easily. You can purchase a commuter pass.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automatic ticket vending machine body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of card information used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a part (1) of a processing flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another part (2) of the same processing flowchart.

FIG. 5 is another part (3) of the same processing flowchart.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a guidance screen portion for selecting a boarding station and a picking-up station according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a guidance screen portion for route selection and start date selection of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram of a guidance screen portion for selecting an effective date and for inserting a card according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram of a guidance screen portion for a name input screen and an age input screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of a guidance screen portion for gender input and telephone number input of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main body of vending machine, 2 ... Display, 3 ...
..Touch panel, 4 ... ticket issuing unit, 5 ... bill / coin counter, 6 ... card reader, 7 ... communication adapter, 8 ... received information storage unit, 9 ...・ Passport magnetic information storage unit, 10 ... control unit, 11 ... name information, 12 ... age information, 13 ... sex information, 14 ...
Telephone number information, 15 ... personal information, 16 ... host computer,
17 ... Card, 18 ... Card information, 19 ... Identification code.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket vending machine that is online connected to a host for card payment and is operated by the user to purchase a commuter pass. At least a guidance display means for guiding the user's operation and at least an identity verification code. Card reading means for reading information from the stored card, and communication means for transmitting the personal identification code in the card information read by the card reading means to the host computer and receiving the personal information from the host computer. The presence or absence of each item in the personal information by comparing the personal information stored in the storage unit with the storage unit for storing the personal information received by the communication unit and the item displayed by the guidance display unit. Comparing means for determining whether or not the result of collation by the comparing means is displayed on the guidance display means, and the card settlement is performed. Alternatively, a new commuter pass, which is a control means for determining whether to make a cash payment, an operation section for inputting necessary items according to the display contents of the guidance display means, and printing and magnetic writing based on the input information from the operation section An automatic ticket vending machine comprising: a ticket issuing means for issuing a card and a bill and coin counting means for making a payment by cash if the payment is not made by a card.