JPH0816830A - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The commuter pass that gives the lowest fare in the desired boarding section and boarding period, or the commuter pass, the coupon ticket Provided is a ticket issuing device capable of purchasing a combination of ordinary tickets. [Structure] Enter the boarding section, boarding period, and necessary items for purchasing a commuter pass from the display input panel 7, and the main control unit 6
The commuter ticket charge memory 3, the coupon ticket memory 4, and the ordinary ticket charge memory 5 are searched for the most suitable commuter ticket (with the lowest fare) or a combination thereof, and the contents are searched for. By passing the ticket to the coupon ticket issuing unit 2, the ticket of each ticket type is issued. In this case, the journal printer 8 is used if a period after the purchase of a commuter pass or a boarding period is excluded from the commuter pass and the coupon ticket usage period (the remaining period fee is lower than the fee for one coupon ticket). Issue a statement with the details of its use printed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, in transportation means, a commuter ticket or a commuter ticket which is most suitable (the fare is the lowest) in a boarding section and a boarding period.
The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that issues a combination of a coupon ticket and an ordinary ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a transportation system, when a certain boarding section is used for a certain period, there is a method of using a commuter pass, a method of using a coupon ticket, or a method of using them in combination.

As an example of a conventional technique, for example, when purchasing a ticket for a period of 45 days, the purchase is made only with a commuter pass (one month commuter pass + continuous one month commuter pass), commuter pass + coupon ticket. Purchase at (1 month commuter pass + coupon ticket x 3 (3
(3 times)), purchase with commuter pass + coupon ticket + regular ticket (1
Monthly commuter pass + coupon ticket x 2 (for 22 times) + regular ticket x
(8 tickets) is possible, but which purchase method can be used at the lowest fare, the buyer side calculates based on the price list of each ticket, and each ticket is issued by each automatic issuing machine or They are purchased at the ticket sales counter.

[0004]

As described above, according to the conventional method of purchasing a ticket, a ticket that can be used for a certain boarding section and for a certain period is provided as a commuter ticket fee table, a coupon ticket table, or a normal ticket ticket. From the ticket price list, the purchaser calculates the ticket or its combination, finds the ticket with the lowest fare, or the combination, and buy each ticket with each automatic issuing machine , Since it is purchased at the ticket sales window, it takes time and effort to calculate the ticket with the lowest fare, or a combination thereof, and it causes incorrect calculation in calculation, which is incorrect. There was a problem that the ticket was purchased and the refund work for that was required.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the most suitable commuter pass (for example, the lowest fare) in the desired boarding section and boarding period is obtained without the above-mentioned calculation by the purchaser of the boarding pass. Alternatively, an object of the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing device that can purchase a combination of a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket.

[0006]

A ticket issuing device according to the present invention comprises an input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a commuter ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by the input means. It is provided with a deciding means for deciding a combination of a ticket and a coupon ticket, and an issuing means for issuing the boarding ticket decided by the deciding means.

Further, the ticket issuing device of the present invention has an input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a commuter ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by the input means. It is provided with a deciding means for deciding a combination of ordinary tickets and an issuing means for issuing the ticket decided by the deciding means.

Further, the boarding ticket issuing device of the present invention has an input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a commuter ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by the input means. A determination means for determining a combination of ordinary tickets, a first issuing means for issuing the ticket determined by the determination means, and a determination result of the determination means for a commuter ticket and other tickets. In the case of a combination, it is provided with a second issuing means for issuing a statement in which the usage details are printed.

Further, the boarding ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention has an input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a commuter ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by this input means. , A deciding means for deciding a combination of ordinary tickets, and the decision result of this deciding means is a combination of plural kinds of tickets, and if there is a commuter ticket in the combination, only the commuter ticket And a second issuing means for issuing a statement on which details of use for another ticket combined with the commuter ticket issued by the first issuing means are issued. ing.

[0010]

According to the present invention, by simply inputting the boarding section and the boarding period, the purchaser of the ticket is most suitable for the desired boarding section and the boarding period without the troublesome calculation as in the past. (For example, the lowest fee)
You can purchase a commuter pass or a combination of a commuter pass, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket. With this, the commuter pass most suitable for the desired boarding section and boarding period, or
The purchaser does not need to calculate the purchase of a combination of a commuter pass, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket, and as a result, the time required for the calculation is not required, and further, the purchaser's erroneous calculation or the wrong purchase, or Refunds can be prevented in advance. In the present invention, the condition is that the commuter pass has a higher discount rate than the coupon ticket.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a ticket issuing device according to the present embodiment. This ticket issuing device includes a commuter ticket issuing unit 1 for issuing a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket issuing unit 2 for issuing a coupon ticket, and a rewritable commuter ticket memory (stores a charge for each ticket type of commuter ticket ( With a backup power supply) 3, Rewritable coupon ticket memory (with backup power supply) that stores the fee for each ticket type, Rewritable that stores the fee for each ticket type of ordinary ticket Ordinary ticket charge memory (with backup power supply) 5, main control unit 6 for processing such as calculation and retrieval, display section for inputting information such as boarding section, boarding period, commuter ticket purchase and various data It comprises a display input panel 7 and a journal printer 8 which issues a statement in which the details of use of the ticket are printed.

Then, the boarding section, boarding period, and necessary items for the purchase of the commuter pass are input from the display input panel 7, and the main control unit 6 makes the most suitable from the commuter pass fee memory 3 and the coupon ticket memory 4 ( Commuter pass, which has the lowest fee
Alternatively, by searching for a combination thereof and passing the contents to the commuter ticket issuing unit 1 and the coupon ticket issuing unit 2, a ticket of the corresponding ticket type is issued respectively. In this case, the journal printer 8 is used if a period after the purchase of a commuter pass or a boarding period is excluded from the commuter pass and the coupon ticket usage period (the remaining period fee is lower than the fee for one coupon ticket). Issue a statement with the details of its use printed. In addition,
The charge for the remaining period is obtained using the ordinary ticket charge memory 5.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of the main control section 6, which includes a processing control section 11, a calculation control section 12, a search control section 13, an information storage memory 14, a statement print memory 15, and the like. It is configured.

That is, the processing control unit 11 controls the overall control, and transfers information to the arithmetic control unit 12 and information to the search control unit 13. Also,
The information obtained by the arithmetic control unit 12 and the search control unit 13 is passed to the information storage memory 14 or the statement print memory 15. If necessary, each charge data can be fetched from each charge memory 3, 4, 5 in FIG.
Information stored in 4, 15 is the commuter pass issuing unit 1 of FIG.
It is handed over to the coupon ticket issuing unit 2 and the journal printer 8.

The arithmetic and control unit 12 compares the charges and calculates the boarding period. The search control unit 13 searches the information in each of the charge memories 3, 4, and 5 in FIG. Information storage memory 1
Reference numeral 4 stores the contents (each ticket data) searched by the search control unit 13, and the statement print memory 15 stores the usage detail data for printing.

Next, the operation of the above arrangement will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. Note that the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 to 5 mainly show the processing procedure of the main control unit 6.

First, when the boarding section, boarding period, and necessary items for purchasing a commuter pass are input from the display input panel 7 (S
1), based on the entered boarding section, boarding period, and necessary items for purchasing the commuter pass, search for the commuter pass with the minimum period exceeding the boarding period (S2), and then the commuter pass with the maximum period within the boarding period. Is searched (S3). If the commuter pass can be retrieved by the retrieval process of this step S3 (S4),
The data is saved (S5). Note that this saved content is (a).

Here, the boarding period and the commuter pass period are judged (S6), and if both are the same, the contents are transferred to the commuter pass issuing unit 1 and the journal printer 8. If they are not the same, the commuter pass period is subtracted from the boarding period, the result is set as the boarding period (S7), the process returns to step S3 again, and the commuter ticket with the maximum period within the boarding period is searched.

The above processing is repeated until the commuter ticket cannot be retrieved. And step S
If the commuter pass cannot be retrieved in 4, the commuter pass is searched for for the minimum period exceeding the boarding period excluding the commuter pass use period (S8), and the data is stored (S9). Note that this saved content is (a).

Thereafter, the coupon ticket data for the boarding section is searched (S10), and the coupon ticket number is set to +1 (S11). Next, the boarding period excluding the commuter pass utilization period and the coupon ticket period are compared. If the boarding period is large, the coupon ticket period is subtracted from the boarding period, and the result is taken as the boarding period (S1
3) Then, the process returns to step S11 again to repeat the above process. The coupon ticket period is [count coupon number / 2].

In step S12, if the boarding period is shorter than the coupon ticket period, the usage fee (ordinary ticket usage fee) for the ordinary ticket within the riding period is calculated (S14). In addition, the regular ticket usage fee is the ordinary ticket fee ×
Boarding period x 2

Next, the ordinary ticket use fee and the one-time ticket fee are compared (S15). Save (S16). Note that this saved content is (c).
If the above relationship is not satisfied, the number of coupon tickets is set to -1 (S17), and the coupon ticket number and data and ordinary ticket use frequency information are stored (S18). Note that this saved content is (d).

Next, the charges of (a) and (c) or (a) and (d) of the above-mentioned saved contents are compared (S19), and the saved contents with the lower price are saved according to the comparison result (S20). .
Next, the stored content (a) and the content stored in step S20 are added, the addition result is compared with the content retrieved in step S2, and the content of the one with a lower price according to the comparison result is issued by the commuter pass issuing unit. 1, the coupon ticket issuing unit 2 and the journal printer 8 respectively (S21) to issue a ticket of the corresponding ticket type, and the journal printer 8
Issue a statement with the details of its use printed.

As described above, according to the above-mentioned embodiment,
Calculated using the commuter pass rate table, coupon ticket list, and regular ticket list to purchase the ticket that is the most suitable (lowest fare) for the desired boarding section and boarding period, or a combination of them However, I asked for the required ticket and purchased it at each automatic issuing machine and the ticket sales window,
You can purchase by simply entering the boarding section, boarding period, and necessary items for purchasing a commuter pass.

As a result, the most suitable commuter pass (the lowest fare) for the desired boarding section and boarding period,
Alternatively, it becomes unnecessary for the purchaser side to make a troublesome calculation when purchasing a combination of a commuter pass, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket. As a result, the time required for the calculation becomes unnecessary, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent an erroneous purchase due to an erroneous calculation on the purchaser side or a refund thereof.

[0026]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the most suitable (for example, the fare can be set in the desired boarding section and boarding period without complicated and troublesome calculation on the ticket purchaser side. It is possible to provide a ticket issuing device capable of purchasing a commuter ticket (which is the lowest) or a combination of a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a main control unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ...... commuter ticket issuing unit 2 ...... coupon ticket issuing unit 3 ...... commuter ticket charge memory 4 ...... coupon ticket memory 5 ...... ordinary ticket charge memory 6 ...... main control unit 7 ...... display input panel 8 ...... Journal printer 11 …… Process control unit 12 …… Calculation control unit 13 …… Search control unit 14 …… Information storage memory 15 …… Details print memory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and deciding means for deciding a most suitable commuter ticket or a combination of a commuter ticket and a coupon ticket in the boarding section and boarding period inputted by the input means. And a ticket issuing unit that issues the ticket determined by the determining unit. 2. An input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a combination of a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket in the boarding section and boarding period input by the input means are determined. A ticket issuing device, comprising: a determining unit that determines whether the ticket is issued and an issuing unit that issues the ticket determined by the determining unit. 3. An input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a combination of a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by the input means are determined. And a first issuing means for issuing the ticket determined by the determining means, and if the determination result of the determining means is a combination of a commuter pass and another ticket A ticket issuing device, comprising: a second issuing means for issuing a statement with details printed thereon. 4. An input means for inputting a boarding section and a boarding period, and a most suitable commuter ticket or a combination of a commuter ticket, a coupon ticket, and an ordinary ticket for the boarding section and boarding period input by this input means are determined. And a first issuing means for issuing only the commuter ticket when the determination result of the deciding means is a combination of a plurality of types of tickets and the commuter ticket exists in the combination. , A second issuing means for issuing a statement in which details of usage for another ticket combined with the commuter ticket issued by the first issuing means are issued, apparatus.