JP2002042179A - Transport facility reservation and fare adjustment system using memory card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems such as labor accompanying previous purchase of a ticket necessary in reservation or fare adjustment in traffic facilities or fraud usage without superior's approval or that by a thief. SOLUTION: Ticket reservation is carried out through a transport facilities reservation program via a network, reservation data transmitted from a management company is recorded, and a passage record is transmitted to the transport facilities from a ticket gate. The management company receiving the data makes a payment to the transport facilities from a customer's bank account. In a memory card, a password is recorded, so that use by others can be prevented even in case of a theft.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transportation reservation and transportation expense settlement management system, and more particularly to a transportation reservation and transportation expense settlement management system using the Internet and a memory card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of system, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328451, entitled "Travel Expense-Related Information Providing System, Ticket Cards Used in This System, and Ticket Gate Devices Used in This System". The purpose of this system is to record a usage history in which a ticket gate device reads out fare information generated by using a ticket card and contact information recorded in advance on the card, and sends the information to a designated contact.

[0003] Like a prepaid card, a ticket card can be purchased at a counter or a vending machine, and at that time, a purchaser specifies and stores contact information. Further, the ticket card records the usage balance, expiration date, and the like.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional system has the following problems.

[0005] First, in this system, when transiting a plurality of transportation means to a destination is required, there is a problem that a ticket card for each transportation means must be prepared in advance and used properly.

Further, when a company uses this system for the transportation expense reimbursement processing, the information is simply sent as it is to the contact address, and for example, using a ticket card without obtaining the approval of the boss. Unauthorized use such as using a green car becomes possible.

[0007] Furthermore, since the ticket card purchased once can be used by anyone for the denomination of use or within a certain period of time, for example, if the ticket card is stolen, it may be used illegally.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to improve the efficiency of work from transportation reservation through the Internet and reservation through the use of a memory card to use of transportation and settlement.
Another object is to construct a system capable of preventing unauthorized use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple system in which transportation can be used without cash and a fare can be automatically deducted from a designated financial account after use.

[0010]

A transportation system reservation system according to the present invention selects a destination, a date of use, and a transportation system from a terminal by using a network and makes a boarding reservation on a computer of a management company. The information of the seat type, the date of use, the elevating station, the boarding service, the elevator, and the fee are returned to the terminal via the network from the transportation agency that received the data via the management company, and the recording medium on which the information is recorded is returned. It is issued as a boarding pass.

A second mode of the transportation reservation system of the present invention is characterized in that the secret key information is recorded on the recording medium, and the secret key information is confirmed at the time of use.

A third mode of the transportation reservation system according to the present invention is further characterized in that the recording medium can be used in common between different transportations.

A fourth aspect of the transportation reservation system of the present invention is characterized in that the recording medium is a prepaid card.

Further, in the transportation expense settlement management system according to the present invention, the transportation means sends the use history of the recording medium at the time of entrance and exit to the computer of the management company via the network, and the management company transmits The payment processing is performed on behalf of the transportation facility, the terminal, and the designated financial institution connected to the network based on the usage history.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The transportation reservation and settlement system of the present invention mainly comprises a customer 1, a transportation 2, a financial unit 3, a management company 4, each terminal 5, a host computer 6, a memory card driver 7, a memory card 8, and a ticket gate 9. Be composed.

The customer 1, the transportation organization 2, the financial institution 3, and the management company 4 are connected using the Internet. Each terminal 5 of the customer 1, the transportation organization 2, and the financial institution 3 is managed by the management company 4
The reservation status, usage history, settlement, and the like are managed in real time via the host computer 6 placed in the server.

The reservation data sent from the transportation means 2 is recorded on a memory card by a memory card driver 7 via a host computer 6 located in a management company 4. Thus, the customer 1 can insert the memory card 8 into the ticket gate 9 and pass through the ticket gate 9 like a conventional ticket or ticket. Also, the memory card 8
Can be recorded repeatedly, and can be used repeatedly, and can be used with a single card even in different transportation means such as a train, an airplane, and a ship within a contracted range. The ticket gate 9 is a device that reads information of the memory card 8 when passing, and determines and records customer entrance / exit.

The ticket gate 9 is connected to the terminal 5 of the transportation means 2. The transportation means 2 requests the management company 4 for transportation expenses based on the data read when passing through the ticket gate 9. Do. The management company 4 has a system in which the transportation expenses requested by the transportation 2 are deducted from the account of each financial institution 3 designated by the memory card 8 and paid to the transportation 2.

Next, the operation of the transportation reservation and settlement system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The customer 1 accesses the host computer 6 of the management company 4 using the Internet, and selects and reserves a transportation system, a transportation route, and a use date to be used. Here, since the host computer 6 of the management company 4 is connected to the terminal 5 of each transportation means 2 in real time, the reservation is completed instantaneously. In addition, this system is based on the use of transportation by advance reservation, and the use in the company can be approved in advance by the responsible person (boss), which prevents unauthorized use of employees.

Next, the reservation information is sent from the host computer 6 to the terminal 5 of each transportation means 2 and recorded in the database of permission to pass the ticket gate 9. At the same time, the reservation data is sent from the host computer 6 to the terminal 5 of the customer 1, and the customer 1 records this data on the memory card 8 by the memory card driver 7.

In order to read / write the memory card 8 by the memory card driver 7, a user ID and a password given by the management company 4 when joining the present system are required, and these data are also sent to the memory card 8 at the same time. Be recorded. The user ID is used to identify a customer, and the password is used to prevent unauthorized use of the memory card 8.

The customer 1 uses the memory card 8 in the same manner as a conventional ticket or ticket, and inserts the memory card 8 into the ticket gate 9 of the transportation system 2 to verify the reservation data,
It is possible to pass through the ticket gate 9. When passing through the ticket gate 9, a decision is made to pass the ticket gate 9, and the reservation data and the passage record read from the memory card 8 are recorded in the terminal 5 of each transportation facility 2, and at the same time, the memory card 8 The history is also recorded. The customer 1 can refer to the reservation data and the use history of the memory card 8 by inserting the memory card 8 into the memory card driver 7 and inputting the password.

The transportation organization 2 requests the management company 4 for transportation expenses based on the passage record data. Then, the management company 4 debits the transportation expenses billed by each transportation means 2 from the account of the financial machine 3 specified in advance by the memory card 8,
Pay to Transportation 2. This allows the customer to automatically pay.

If the memory card 8 to which the reservation data has been input is not used, the management company 4 will be canceled if the cancellation is notified to the management company 4. If not used, the usage history is not sent to each transportation means 2 and no charge is made.

Next, the security aspect will be described. All registration numbers are recorded on the memory card 8, and this number cannot be normally erased or rewritten. When the customer 1 loses the memory card 8, the user ID is notified to the management company 4, and the management company records in the host computer 6 that the memory card 8 of the registration number cannot be used. The host computer 6 of the management company 4 is connected in real time to the terminals 5 of the respective transportation means 2, collated at the terminals 5 of the respective transportation means 2 when passing through the ticket gate 9, and lost and registered with the memory card 8. In this system, no permission is given here.

Even if the customer 1 is not aware of the loss of the memory card 8, a password is required for reading and writing the memory card 8, so that no unauthorized use is made.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The customer 1 without the terminal 5 and the memory card driver 7 can use the terminal 5 and the memory card driver 7 installed in a store such as a convenience store 10 to use the memory card owned by the customer. -The access reservation and clearing system can be used in the same way by means of code 8. The convenience store 10 can also prepaid transportation expenses.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. By including the accommodation facility 11 in the network with the management company 4, it is possible to reserve the accommodation facility 11 and to easily reserve a hotel for overseas travel.

[0031]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

First, since the transportation route and the fare are set in advance in the transportation means, there is no need to purchase a ticket, and the payment can be automatically deducted from the account of the designated financial institution. The advantage is that transportation expenses can be settled more efficiently.

Further, since it is possible to refer to actual reservations and records of traffic routes, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use. In addition, by not using traffic other than advance reservations,
Expense management and behavior management can also be performed reliably.

Finally, if the purchaser is a company and the company manages the account of the designated financial institution,
The process of reimbursement of transportation expenses is greatly simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the structure and operation of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Customer (user) 2 Transportation 3 Financial institution 4 Management company 5 Terminal 6 Host computer 7 Memory card driver 8 Memory card 9 Ticket gate 10 Convenience store 11 Accommodation

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) G06F 17/60 322 G06F 17/60 322 510 510 G07B 15/00 G07B 15/00 E

Claims (5)

[Claims] When a destination, a date of use, and a transportation system are selected from a terminal using a network and boarding reservation is made on a computer of the management company, seats are received from the transportation system via the management company after receiving the reservation data. Transportation information, wherein information on species, use date, elevating station, boarding service, elevator, and fare is returned to the terminal via the network, and a recording medium on which the information is recorded is issued as a boarding pass. system. 2. The transportation reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the secret key information is recorded on the recording medium, and the secret key information is confirmed at the time of use. 3. The transportation reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium can be used in common between different transportations. 4. The transportation reservation system according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium is a prepaid card. 5. The transportation means sends a use history of the recording medium at the time of entry / exit to the computer of the management company via the network, and the management company connects to the network based on the use history. A transportation expense settlement management system, which performs settlement processing on behalf of the connected transportation agency, the terminal, and a designated financial institution.