JPH10162183A - System, card, and method for fare adjustment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve passenger's convenience by enabling a passenger of a vehicle, etc., to continuously pay a fare with a card, which the passenger bears without using changes, etc. SOLUTION: The fare adjustment system has a noncontact IC card 1 inserted into a fare reader writer 42 at the time of getting on and off a route bus 30 and a host computer 41 connected to vehicles by a radio line to manages the information of the card, and adjusts a fare according to the read information of the noncontact card 1. The noncontact IC card 1 has a calculation part, which calculates the fare from the getting-on lace to the getting-off place of the vehicle from fare information outputted from the fare reader writer when the passenger gets off the vehicle and a radio transmission part 43 which sends out information for automatically withdrawing the fare calculated by the calculation part from a specified banking institution of the passenger of the vehicle so as to send the said calculated fare information out to the host computer 41. Consequently, the fare can automatically be transferred from the specified banking institution continuously without using any changes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fare settlement system, a settlement card, and a settlement method, and more particularly, to a fare settlement system, a settlement card, and a settlement method using an electronic menu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pre-bade cards and IC cards have been used in order to smoothly settle railway and bus ticket gates and tolls on excellent motorways. In addition, such a card has an ID for specifying a use condition of the means of transportation.
Some have a memory for storing information in the card and have a transmission / reception control function, and others have a memory on the host computer side for registering collation information with respect to ID information of the IC card.

A system using an IC card is an IC card.
Some devices use devices such as gate means and external host computers that allow or prohibit the passage of vehicles carrying cards or users carrying IC cards.

[0004]

However, the conventional I
In a system using a C card or an IC card, for example, since a commuter pass or a pre-paid card is used, cash must be used in combination with the expiration date or expiration date, which is inconvenient for users. There is a problem that it is often forced.

Also, conventional IC cards or ICs
In systems that use cards, commuter passes or pre-paid cards are used, so when the expiration date or expiration date expires, a new card must be created, problems such as troublesomeness, problems with collection of used cards, etc. Occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a fare settlement method that allows a user, such as a vehicle, to use a card carried by the user without paying coins and the like, so that the user can continuously pay for the use of the card, thereby improving user convenience. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system, a settlement card and a settlement method.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A fare settlement system of the present invention comprises a read / write device for reading and writing a fare when a vehicle is boarded and alighting, a card inserted into the read / write device, and a card for the card. A boarding fare settlement system that has a host computer connected to the vehicle by a wireless line to manage information, and the boarding fare is settled based on the information read from the card. Calculating means for calculating the fare from the time of boarding the vehicle to the time of getting off based on the fare information output from the read / write device; and the fare calculated by the calculating means for transmitting the fare information calculated by the calculating means to the host computer. Sending means for sending information for automatically debiting from the designated financial institution of the vehicle user Than it is. In this system, the use price can be automatically deducted from the designated financial institution without using small coins and the like, so that the user can use the system easily.

[0008] Further, the boarding fare settlement card of the present invention is a calculating means for calculating a fare from the time of getting on the vehicle to the time of getting off based on the fare information output from the fare reading / writing device when the vehicle is getting off. A transmitting unit for transmitting the calculated fare information; and information for automatically deducting the calculated fare from the designated financial institution of the vehicle user can be output from the transmitting unit. This card is a non-contact type IC card, and can store user's personal information, usage count information, usage date and time information, etc., and can transmit and receive data to and from an external transceiver. .

Further, the present invention relates to a method of adjusting a fare for a boarding vehicle, comprising: a read / write device for reading and writing the fare when the vehicle is getting on and off; a card to be inserted into the reader / writer; and a vehicle for managing information on the card. It has a host computer connected by wireless line, calculates the fare based on the information read from the card, and based on the fare information output from the fare read / write device when the vehicle gets off, the fare when getting on and off the vehicle. Is calculated, and information for automatically deducting the calculated fare from the designated financial institution of the vehicle user is transmitted. This allows
The use price can be automatically dropped from the designated financial institution continuously without using coins.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a fare settlement system, a settlement card and a settlement method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a non-contact type IC according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram of a card.

The IC card shown in FIG. 1 is a non-contact type IC card carried by a user when using, for example, a route bus. In this IC card 1 of FIG.
1 stores user personal information, boarding stop information, getting off stop information, use frequency information, use date and time information, and the like. The transmission / reception unit 12 includes the memory unit 11 and the external transceiver 2 shown in FIG.
To send and receive data. The control unit 3 is a transmission / reception unit 1
2. It is connected to the memory unit 11 by a bus line, and controls the transmission / reception unit 12 and the memory unit 11. The rechargeable battery 14 has I
This is for supplying power to the main body of the C card 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an external transceiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
Is a contactless transmitting / receiving unit 21 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the contactless IC card 1 shown in FIG. 1, a fare calculating unit 22 for calculating a fare when getting off, and a fare from a designated financial account designated by a user. A line unit 23 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a host computer in a center shown in FIG. 4 to be automatically debited, and a control unit 24 for controlling these units
It consists of. The control unit 24 includes a non-contact transmission / reception unit 21, a fare calculation unit 22, and a line unit 23 by a bus line.
It is connected to the.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a position where an external transceiver is installed in a route bus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, when a passenger gets in from the entrance of the bus 30, the card is first inserted into the card reading / writing device in the external transceiver 31 beside the driver's seat. When the passenger arrives at the destination, the non-contact type IC card 1 of FIG. 1 to be carried by the card reader / writer of the external transceiver 32 at the exit is inserted. As a result, the usage fee is automatically deducted from the designated financial institution registered in the non-contact type IC card 1 in advance.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a system configuration of a fare settlement system using the IC card described above. When the IC card 1 is inserted into the card reader / writer 42, the fare information is sent to the wireless transmission unit 43, and the fare information is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission unit 43 to the host computer 41 located at a remote place. Host computer 41
Then, the user checks the balance of the user's account that has been completed in advance, and if there is a balance, the user pays off the usage fee from the account to the bus. This allows the bus user to get on the bus without having a cache, which is convenient for the user when there is no change.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a case where a user uses a route bus will be described in order.

First, a user carries the non-contact type IC card 1 and gets on the bus from the entrance. When passing through the external transceiver 31 installed beside the driver's seat, data is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 12 via the control unit 13 to the user's personal information in the storage unit 11 of the non-contact type IC card 1. For data transmission, a command is received from the external transceiver 2 in advance.

The external receiver 2 receives the transmission data from the non-contact type IC card 1 at the non-contact transmission / reception section 21 and sends the received user personal information to the line section 23 to the host computer 41 via the control section 24. , Host computer 41
Waiting for the collation result from the side, the host computer 41 transmits the boarding stop information from the contactless transmitting / receiving unit 21 via the line unit 23 and the control unit 24 from the host computer 41.

The non-contact type IC card writes the boarding stop information from the transmission / reception unit 12 to the storage unit 11 via the control unit 13, and the user goes to the seat.

The host computer side 41 has designated financial account information and judgment information on whether to deal with fixed-term items or with cash, in addition to user personal information. When the user gets off at the destination, the user goes to the exit with the non-contact type IC card 1 being carried. When passing through the external transceiver 32 installed beside the exit, the contactless IC card 1
Is inserted into the external transceiver 32 having the read / write device, the user personal information and the boarding stop information of the storage memory 11 of the non-contact type IC card 1 are transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 12 via the control unit 13. Also in this case, regarding data transmission, a command is received from the external transceivers 31 and 32 in advance. The external transmission / reception units 31 and 32 are the non-contact type IC card 1
When the non-contact transmission / reception unit 21 receives the transmission data from the communication unit 2, the data can be transmitted to the control unit 24.

After confirming the boarding stop information, the control section 24 transmits the information to the fare calculating section 23 together with the getting-off stop information, and also transmits the use frequency information and the use date / time information to the transmitting / receiving section 2. The non-contact transmission / reception unit 21 transmits the number-of-use information, the use date / time information, and the stop-off stop information to the non-contact IC card 1. This non-contact type IC card 1
The information on the number of times of use, the information on the use date and time, the information on the stop at the stop, etc. received by the transmission / reception unit 12 are stored in the storage unit 11 via the control unit 13, so that the user can get off from the exit.

Thereafter, the fare calculation section 22 calculates the fare from the information of the getting off stop, and sends it to the line section 23 via the control section 24.
To the host computer 41. The host computer 41 determines from the user and performs a process of deducting the difference from the designated financial account if the pass is within the usage range from the boarding stop information and the getting-off stop information when treating as a commuter pass. If it is out of the use range, the use date and time information is stored, and the process ends.

In the case of cash use, the processing for terminating the sent fare information from the designated financial account is not performed, the use date and time information is stored, and the processing is terminated. Thereby, the ride fare can be paid by either electronic money or cash payment.

In the case of a commuter pass, the conditions for one month and three months are stored in the user's personal information on the host computer 41 side when the card is first created, and the conditions are updated every month or three months until the contract is invalidated. Once a month, it can be deducted from the designated financial account as a regular payment. Further, it is also possible to calculate and accumulate the usage charges up to a predetermined date and time and collectively withdraw the usage charges from the designated financial account at the designated date and time.

In the embodiment described above, a read / write device for reading and writing the fare when the vehicle is getting on and off the vehicle, a card to be inserted into the read / write device, and a vehicle and a radio line for managing the information of the card are used. It has a host computer connected to it, calculates the fare based on the information read from the card, and calculates the fare from the time of getting on the vehicle to the time of getting off the vehicle based on the fare information output from the fare reading / writing device when the vehicle gets off. Then, information for automatically deducting the calculated fare from the designated financial institution of the vehicle user is transmitted. As a result, the use price can be automatically deducted from the designated financial institution without using small coins or the like, which is convenient for the user and can increase the use frequency of the vehicle.

In the above-described embodiment, a description has been given by taking a route bus as an example of a vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to trains, other transportation means, and the like as long as they do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

[0026]

According to the present invention described above, the use price can be automatically deducted from the designated financial institution without using small coins, so that it becomes convenient for the user and the use of the vehicle. An effect such as an increase in frequency can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a contactless IC card applied to an embodiment of a boarding fare settlement system, a settlement card, and a settlement method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an external transceiver used in the automatic fare adjustment system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a bus when the automatic fare adjustment system of the embodiment is applied to a route bus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a fare automatic payment system of an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 non-contact type IC card 11 memory unit 12 transmission and reception unit 13 control unit 14 rechargeable battery 21 non-contact transmission and reception unit 22 fare calculation unit 23 line unit 24 control unit 30 route bus 31 external transceiver 32 external transceiver 41 host computer 42 card reading Device 43 Wireless transceiver

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A read / write device for reading and writing a fare when a vehicle gets on and off a vehicle, a card inserted into the read / write device, and a host connected to the vehicle by a wireless line for managing information on the card. A fare settlement system, comprising a computer, wherein the fare is settled based on the read information of the card, wherein the card is based on the fare information output from the fare read / write device when the vehicle gets off. Calculating means for calculating the fare from the time of getting on the vehicle to the time of getting off; and, in order to automatically deduct the fare calculated by the calculating means from the designated financial institution of the user of the vehicle, the fare information calculated by the calculating means is used by the host. And a sending means for sending to a computer. 2. The transmitting means wirelessly transmits the fare information calculated by the fare calculating means from the vehicle to the host computer, and transmits the fare calculated by the calculating means to the host computer by the host computer. 2. The fare settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the settlement for automatically debiting from the designated financial institution is performed at a designated date. 3. A boarding fare settlement card comprising a card which is inserted into a read / write device for reading and writing the fare at the time of getting on and off the vehicle, and for which the fare is settled. Calculating means for calculating a fare from the time of getting on the vehicle to the time of getting off the vehicle based on the fare information output from the fare reading / writing device, and a transmitting means for transmitting the fare information calculated by the calculating means. A fare adjustment card for outputting the set fare as information for automatically debiting from a designated financial institution of a vehicle user from the sending means. 4. The fare adjustment card according to claim 3, wherein the card is a contactless IC card. 5. A read / write device for reading and writing a fare when a vehicle gets on and off a vehicle, a card inserted into the read / write device, and a host connected to the vehicle by a wireless line for managing information on the card. A fare settlement system comprising a computer, wherein the fare is settled based on the read information of the card, wherein the boarding of the vehicle is performed based on the fare information output from the fare reading / writing device when the vehicle is disembarked. Calculating the fare at the time of getting off from the vehicle, and transmitting to the host computer information for automatically deducting the calculated fare from the designated financial institution of the vehicle user. The fare settlement method. 6. A step of wirelessly transmitting the calculated fare information from the vehicle to the host computer, and automatically transmitting the calculated fare in the host computer from a designated financial institution of a user of the vehicle for each designated date. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of performing a payment process for debiting.