JP4216035B2 - Billing system for time lending equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, a billing system when a massage device provided in a health center and various game devices provided in a game center are used for a predetermined time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, cash, pre-purchased tickets, and the like have been required every time an amusement facility such as an amusement park or a theme park uses various attractions, events, restaurants, and shops.
[0003]
Handling of cash and tickets in such an amusement facility causes various troubles, and management becomes complicated. Also, it must be lined up for a long time for use in attractions and events.
[0004]
In order to use such amusement facilities, admission reservations for attractions and events can be reserved, and an amusement facility management system that allows cashless spending in the facility has been developed and proposed.
[0005]
This amusement facility operating system allows customers entering and leaving the amusement facility to carry wristband electronic media with identification information that identifies the individual customer, and includes all the attractions used by the customer within the facility. Collect personal identification information of wristband electronic media carried at event venues and cafeterias and stalls in a non-contact manner, collect usage fees and purchase fees, and identify identification information and usage fees for each customer. Centrally collect and collect purchase fees, pay when you leave the facility, or subtract from the amount prepaid to the wristband format electronic media, collect and settle, and pre-reserve reservations for events and events from the wristband format electronic media When the reservation time approaches, an alarm is issued from the wristband format electronic medium to notify the reservation time arrival. Which is way (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0006]
[Patent Literature]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-184999.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the amusement facility operating system of Patent Document 1, the wristband format electronic medium carried by the customer is at least an identification information storage and transmission function, a time measurement function, a reservation information input and reservation notification function, and various information displays. It is necessary to have a function or the like, and it is also necessary to have a prepaid function as necessary.
[0008]
Also, in the amusement facility, the identification information recorded on the wristband format electronic medium is read in a non-contact manner at the entrances and exits of attractions and event venues, and dining halls, and the attraction and event venues that read the identification information are read. Personal identification based on the identification information and date / time data, terminal equipment for entering item information and price at the cafeteria store, terminal equipment for reservation input, and information from those terminal equipment Computer devices that are large and capable of high-speed processing are used to quickly manage usage purchase data for each piece of information, calculate and purchase usage charges, prepaid processing, reservation management, and the like.
[0009]
Such a facility management system eliminates individual cash payments within the facility, which eliminates cash troubles and cumbersome management. The side has the advantage of being able to understand customer behavior and preferences.
[0010]
However, such a facility management system has a high-performance wristband format electronic medium, a large number of terminal devices that transmit and receive various types of information in a contactless manner with the wristband format electronic medium, and a large amount of information via the terminal devices. Therefore, it is necessary to use high-speed and large-capacity computer equipment for processing and recording information data at a high speed, which is an effective system in a large-scale amusement facility.
[0011]
On the other hand, for example, in a relatively small facility where a plurality of bathing facilities such as a health center and a massage device for receiving a massage between bathing or a game device such as a video game can be played, A system with a large configuration such as an operation system and a huge cost is not adopted, and cash is inserted from a coin insertion hole provided in a massage device or a game device.
[0012]
However, the customer wants to be able to use massage equipment and game equipment without carrying cash in the facility because of the use of the bathing facility in the health center.
[0013]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and uses a time lending device that is driven and used for a predetermined time, such as a massage device or a game device, in a cashless manner, and a time lending device that charges the usage fee of the utilized device. The purpose is to provide a billing system.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The charging system for the time lending device of the present invention stores individually set identification information, the identification information can be read from the outside, and the device information and the charging information can be written from the outside, and is portable for each individual. Mobile identification means provided for each time lending device, reading identification information of the portable identification means, transmitting the read identification information and identification information of the time lending device, and identifying information from the portable identification information means Display means for displaying that the device has been read, start instruction means for instructing the start of driving of the time lending equipment, and drive control of the equipment when permission to use the equipment is given based on the operation of the start instruction means and power off means, the writer means and a timer means, the identification information of the portable identification means sent from the reader-writer unit, rental time Determines usability from the identification information of the vessel, transmits the determination result to the reader-writer unit, characterized by comprising a management unit for performing a charging process of the charge for rental that time, the.
[0016]
2. The time lending device charging system according to claim 1, wherein the portable identification means of the time lending device charging system of the present invention is formed in a wristband format or a card format.
[0018]
In the billing system for the time lending device of the present invention, the identification information means stored in the portable identification information means is a time lending device having a reader / writer means, in which only the identification information is stored. By managing the usage information of the time lending device with the management means, the customer does not need to carry cash, and the facility side has improved the management efficiency of the time lending device.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of an embodiment of a billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0020]
For example, instead of a driving unit that detects the insertion of coins and drives the devices in time lending devices 11a to 11n such as massage devices and game devices that are driven for a predetermined time when coins are conventionally inserted, reader / writer boxes 12a to 12n are used. Is provided.
[0021]
The reader / writer boxes 12a to 12n drive and control the reader / writers 13a to 13n that read identification information of the wristband 1 described later and the reader / writers 13a to 13n, and the read identification information to the computer device 16 described later. In addition to transmission, the control unit 14a includes control units 14a to 14n that drive and control device drive units 15a to 15n, which will be described later, based on control signals from the computer device 16.
[0022]
For example, in the case of a massage device, the device drive unit 15 is a motor or vibrator that rotates or vibrates a massage hammer or roller, a moving mechanism that moves the position of the hammer or roller, and drive control thereof. It consists of a circuit.
[0023]
The computer device 16 is a personal computer, transmits and receives various information data and control signals to and from the control units 14a to 14n of the time lending devices 11a to 11n, and determines the drive and use of all the time lending devices 11a to 11n. Charges for fee calculation.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the wristband 1 is a semiconductor medium that is wound around a customer's wrist and stores an ID code (hereinafter simply referred to as an ID code) that is individual identification information of the wristband 1. An IC chip 2 is embedded.
[0025]
Alternatively, instead of the wristband 1, as shown in FIG. 2B, an IC chip 4 similar to the wristband 1 is embedded in a substantially business card type card 3. The wristband 1 and the card 3 are preferably formed with a waterproof structure.
[0026]
Although the wristband 1 and the card 3 are different in the carrying state of the customer, their functions and operations are the same, so the following description will be made using the wristband 1 unless otherwise specified.
[0027]
Next, the configuration of the reader / writer boxes 12a to 12n provided in the time lending devices 11a to 11n will be described with reference to FIG.
[0028]
The reader / writer box 12 includes a lamp 17, a start button 18, a timer 19, and an electromagnetic switch 20 in addition to the reader / writer 13 and the control unit 14.
[0029]
The control unit 16 transmits and receives various control signals and information data to and from the computer device 16. Based on these control signals, the control of the reader / writer 13, the lamp 17 on / off control, and the start button 18 are controlled. Operation detection, start of timer 19 and time-up detection, and opening / closing drive control of electromagnetic switch 20 are performed.
[0030]
The reader / writer 13 reads the ID code of the wristband 1 under the control of the control unit 13 and transmits it to the computer device 16.
[0031]
The lamp 17 is composed of a lamp and a lighting circuit for reading the ID code of the wristband 1 by the reader / writer 13 and notifying the customer that the ID code has been read when the read ID code is confirmed by the computer device 16. ing.
[0032]
The start button 18 is pressed to start driving the time lending device 11 after the ID code of the wristband 1 is read by the reader / writer 13 and the lamp 17 is turned on and the ID code reading completion is displayed. It is a button for operation.
[0033]
The electromagnetic switch 19 is a switch for turning on / off the supply of a commercial power source (for example, AC100V) that drives the device driving unit 15 of the time lending device 11, and is controlled when the start button 18 is turned on. The unit 14 turns on the electromagnetic switch 20 together with the start of the timer count of the timer 19, supplies commercial power to the device driving unit 15, and drives the time lending device 11. When the timer count of the timer 19 reaches a predetermined count value, the control unit 14 turns off the electromagnetic switch 20 to stop the commercial power supply to the device driving unit 15.
[0034]
The reader / writer boxes 12a to 12n of the time lending devices 11a to 11n are, for example, installed in the vicinity of the elbow rest of the massage device in place of a conventional coin-insertion box. As shown in FIG. Includes a reading surface of the reader / writer 13, a “reading completion” notation displayed by a lamp 17 that is lit when reading of the ID code of the wristband 1 is completed, and a start button 18 for starting the driving of the time lending device 11. It has been.
[0035]
That is, when the ID code of the wristband 1 is read by the reader / writer 13 and the reading completion is confirmed and the lamp 17 is turned on, and the start button 18 is operated and input, the time lending device 11 is driven for a predetermined time. It has become.
[0036]
The operation processing of the computer device 16 relating to drive control and billing of the time lending device having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
[0037]
When the customer is seated in the time lending device 11, for example, a massage device, and the wristband 1 held by the customer is brought close to the reader / writer box 13 installed near the armrest of the massage device, the control unit 14 Controls the reader / writer 13 to read the ID code recorded in the customer's wristband 1 in step S1, and when the control unit 14 normally receives the ID code read by the reader / writer 13 in step S2. In step S3, the control unit 14 controls lighting of the reading completion lamp 17 to display the ID reading completion.
[0038]
The customer can confirm that the ID code of the wristband 1 that the customer owns has been read by the lamp display of the ID code reading completion in step S3.
[0039]
After confirming the reading completion display in step S3, when the customer presses the start button 18 of the reader / writer box 12 to drive the massage device, the control unit 14 in step S2 by the ON information of the start button 18 In step S5, the ID code received normally and the usage fee data of the time lending device 11 that has read the ID code are transmitted to the computer device 16.
[0040]
Whether the ID code transmitted from the control unit 14 in step S5 is the ID code of the wristband 1 carried by the customer who has checked in and registered in the computer device 16 is inquired of the computer device 16 in step S6.
[0041]
In this check-in registration, when the customer enters the facility, for example, when the use of the facility is accepted, the ID code of the wristband 1 given to the individual customer is registered in the recording memory of the computer device 16 as a visitor.
[0042]
If it is determined in step S6 that the ID code of the customer registered for check-in from the computer device 16 is not present, in step S7, the control unit 14 is not registered for check-in from the computer device 16 and the time lending device 11 is registered. A signal that is an unusable ID code is received, and control is performed so that the time lending device 11 maintains the drive stop state even if the start button 18 is turned on.
[0043]
In this case, for example, the reading stop lamp 17 of the reader / writer box 12 blinks to indicate that the device cannot be driven, and the customer is notified.
[0044]
If it is determined in step S6 that the ID code is registered for check-in, in step S8, the control unit 14 stores data indicating that the ID code uses the time lending device 11 in the recording memory of the computer device 16. Register and record. This data registration record includes, for example, the date and time, the identification number of the time lending device 11 to be used, and the usage fee.
[0045]
Next, when the data registration record of the ID code and the time lending device 11 used in the recording memory of the computer device 16 in the step S8 is completed, the computer device 16 transmits registration completion data to the control unit 14. When the control unit 14 receives the ID code from the computer device 16 and the end of the data registration record of the time lending device 11 in step S6, the control unit 14 is lit to display the reading completion in step S3 in step S10. In step S11, the electromagnetic switch 20 is closed and commercial power is supplied to the device driving unit 15 of the time lending device 11 and the timer 19 starts counting.
[0046]
When the electromagnetic switch is turned on in step S10 and the timer count is started in step S11, the device driving unit 15 is activated in step S12.
[0047]
Next, in step S13, when the control unit 14 detects that the timer count of the timer 19 reaches a predetermined count value and has timed up, in step S14, the control unit 14 opens the electromagnetic switch 20, The supply of power is stopped, and the driving of the time lending device 11 is stopped in step S15.
[0048]
In this way, the customer reads the ID code by bringing the wristband 1 carried by the reader / writer 13 of the reader / writer box 11 of the time lending device 11 close, and after the reading completion lamp 17 of the reader / writer box 11 is turned on, When the start button 18 is pressed, the time lending device 11 can be driven for a predetermined time, and the computer device 16 connected to the reader / writer box of the time lending device 11 is connected to the customer who uses the time lending device 11. The ID code, the time lending device 11 and the usage fee can be collected and collected.
[0049]
Whether or not the time lending device 11 for each ID code collected and collected in the computer device 16 is used, and data such as the charge when used are recorded in the wristband 1 ID code and the computer device 16 at the time of check-out by the customer. Compared with the usage data of the time lending device 11, the usage fee data of the ID code using the time lending device 11 is output and is erased from the check-in registration data.
[0050]
As described above, the billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention is an IC chip comprising a semiconductor element in which an ID code for identifying the wristband 1 is recorded on the wristband 1 or the card 3 to be carried by the customer. It can be formed simply and inexpensively with only 2 and 4.
[0051]
The reader / writer box 12 installed in the time lending device 11 includes a reader / writer 13 for reading the ID code of the wristband 1 or the card 3, a lamp 17 for displaying the ID code reading completion, and a start start button 18 for the time lending device. The timer 19 for measuring the driving time of the time lending device, the electromagnetic switch 20 for supplying the driving power to the time lending device, and the reader / writer 13, the lamp 17, the start button 18, the timer 19, and the electromagnetic switch 20 are driven. The control unit 14 is configured to control and transmit / receive various information and data to / from the computer device 16, and can be formed with general components with a relatively simple configuration.
[0052]
The computer device 16 connected to the control unit 14 of the reader / writer box 12 of the plurality of time lending devices 11 can use an inexpensive personal computer having a relatively small data recording memory capacity.
[0053]
Furthermore, since the wristband 1 carried by the customer does not have any display function, when the ID code is read by the reader / writer box 12, it is wondering whether it has been read correctly, but the reader / writer box When the 12 lamps 17 are turned on, the ID code reading can be confirmed, and a sense of security is generated.
[0054]
Furthermore, if an ID code is accidentally read by the reader / writer box 12 of the time lending device 11, the time lending device 11 is not driven unless the start button 18 is operated, and an inadvertent time lending device is not used. Use can be prevented.
[0055]
In the above description of the present invention, the usage record of the time lending device 11 for each ID code of the wristband 1 is recorded in the recording memory of the computer device 16, but the ID is stored in the IC chip 2 of the wristband 1 carried by the customer. In addition to the code, it has a memory capable of recording information such as the date and time of use of the time lending device, identification information of the time lending device, and usage fee, and is written from the computer device 16 via the control unit 14 and the reader / writer 13. The charging information may be stored in the wristband 1 including the fee of the time lending device 11 used by the customer.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
The billing system for the time lending device according to the present invention is capable of centrally managing the use permission and the use record of the time lending device by the simple function wristband recording the identification information and the identification information of the wristband, and is simple and inexpensive. The billing system can be constructed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a wristband and a card used in a billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a reader / writer box of a billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the surface of a reader / writer box of a billing system for a time lending device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the time lending device billing system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card, 2, 4 ... IC chip, 3 ... Card, 11 ... Time lending apparatus, 12 ... Reader / writer box, 13 ... Reader / writer, 14 ... Control part, 15 ... Equipment drive part, 16 ... Computer equipment, 17 ... Read complete lamp, 18 ... start button, 19 ... timer, 20 ... electromagnetic switch.

Claims (2)

Individually set identification information is stored, the identification information can be read from the outside, and device information and billing information can be written from the outside, portable identification means carried for each individual,
Provided for each time lending device, reads the identification information of the mobile identification means, transmits the read identification information and the identification information of the time lending device, and displays that the identification information has been read from the portable identification information means Display means, start instruction means for instructing start of driving of the time lending equipment, power on / off means for controlling driving of the equipment when permission to use the equipment is given based on the operation of the start instruction means, and timer means A reader / writer means comprising:
It is determined whether or not it can be used from the identification information of the portable identification means transmitted from the reader / writer means and the identification information of the time lending device, and the determination result is transmitted to the reader / writer means, and the time lending usage fee is charged. Management means for processing,
A billing system for time-lending equipment, comprising: 2. The billing system for a time lending device according to claim 1, wherein the portable identification means is formed in a wristband format or a card format .

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