JPH03113691A - Airline ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make ticket issuing job high-speeded and smooth by providing an individual information storage means, a common information storage means, a common information selecting means and an information combining means, and combining and printing fixed form information common to every person and a small quantity of individual information transmitted from a host controller. CONSTITUTION:When an operator executes the ticket issuing job by pushing, for instance, the key of a console, the common information selecting means 40 selects the fixed form of a corresponding airline company, for instance, from among plural pieces of the fixed form information stored in the common information storage means 30. On the other hand, the individual information storage means 20 stores the individual information transmitted from the host controller 1. Then, the selected fixed form information and the stored individual information are combined by the information combining means 50, and are printed on a form. Thus, an airline ticket can be issued quickly through simple operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an airline ticket issuing device that prints and creates an airline ticket by combining fixed form information common to each person and individual individual information.

[Prior Art] FIG. 6 shows an example of an airline ticket issuing device that issues airline tickets such as boarding passes.

In the figure, a conventional airline ticket issuing device 10 includes a control device 11 including a CPU, an input/output device 12, a storage device 13 including a ROM, a RAM, etc., a printing mechanism 14, an encoding mechanism 15, and a conveying mechanism 16 including a paper feed section. Personal printed information, that is, individual information (name, seat number, boarding date, class display, etc.) transmitted from the host controller 1 to the paper sent by the transport mechanism 16.
is printed using a printing machine W414 to issue an airline ticket. Note that the print information transmitted from the host controller 1 is converted into data and sent to the input/output device 12.
．． It is temporarily stored in the storage device 13 as image data. Furthermore, printing information can be corrected, added, etc. from the console 2.

By the way, airline tickets are created by entering the above-mentioned individual information into a fixed form. This fixed form includes the airline's name/mark, the compartment border for entering individual information, and the PASS.
Generally, titles such as ENGER, 5EAT, etc. are drawn in a predetermined position, and these marks are composed of graphics data and text data, compared to simple printed information such as numbers. It's complicated.

Therefore, if all the fixed form information is transmitted from the host controller 1, the amount of data will be enormous, sometimes thousands of times larger than the individual information, so the transmitted data will be limited to only a small part of the fixed form. A method is adopted in which a limited number or all of the standard forms are printed in advance on the paper to be set in the paper feed section.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the following problems have been pointed out in the above conventional device.

That is, with the increasing number of travelers and the demand for expedited ticket issuing operations, there are cases where one airline ticket issuing device is jointly used by multiple airline companies for a limited time or at the same time.

In such a case, in a method in which only a small portion of the fixed form is transmitted from the host controller 1, the fixed form differs from airline to airline, so the amount of data to be transmitted increases and the load on the equipment increases. On the other hand, in the method using paper printed with a standard form, the operator must replace and set the paper each time, which requires troublesome work.

Furthermore, either method results in delays in ticketing operations.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide an airline ticket issuing device that can reduce the equipment and time burden of data transmission, is easy to handle, and can speed up ticket issuing operations.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides individual information storage means for storing personal individual information transmitted from a host controller, common information storage means for storing fixed form information common to each person, The common information selecting means selects one of the plurality of fixed form information stored in the common information storage means, and the information synthesizing means synthesizes the selected fixed form information and the individual information. Features.

[Function] According to the present invention, when an operator presses a key on a console to execute a ticketing operation, the common information selection means selects, for example, the airline company's information from among a plurality of fixed form information stored in the common information storage means. Select a fixed form. On the other hand, the individual information storage means stores the individual information transmitted from the host controller.

Here, the selected fixed form information and the stored individual information are combined by the information combining means and printed on the paper. Therefore, accurate airline tickets can be quickly issued with simple operations.

[Example] Hereinafter, examples of solid cotton of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

The basic configuration of the airline ticket issuing device 10 of this embodiment is the same as the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 6 above, and furthermore, as shown in FIG.
, common information selection means 40 and information synthesis means 50 are provided. Further, data transmitted from the host controller 1 and received and processed by the input/output device 12 is temporarily stored in the reception buffer 18, and then read out as appropriate by the CPU forming the control device 11 and subjected to predetermined processing. .

Now, the individual information storage means 20 is a means for storing personal printed information, that is, individual information (name, seat number, date, etc.), and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it stores graphics data. Graphics buffer 21, l0C
PI (10 characters per inch) 10 CP I text data storage means for storing text data (text buffer 23. character generator 24)
22.16CP I Storing text data 1 6C
PI text data storage means (text buffer 27
Character generator 28) Consists of 26.10CPI image buffer 25 and 16CPI image buffer 29. In this embodiment, storage device 1
3.

In the graphics buffer 21, as shown in FIG.
For example, graphics data "F" meaning first class is stored. On the other hand, the character data stored in each text buffer 23.27 is expanded with reference to each character generator 24.28 and written to each image buffer 25.29.

On the other hand, the common information storage means 30 stores fixed form information (airline company name, mark, PASSENGER, etc.) common to each person.
, 5EAT, DATE, etc.), and consists of a plurality of overlay buffers 3OA, 30B, . . . equal to the number of required fixed forms.

In this embodiment, each fixed form is formed in advance using transmission data from the host controller 1 before the ticket issuing operation starts, and each of the above-mentioned overlay buffers 30A,
30B, . . . are configured with RAM.

Therefore, each overlay buffer (30A) has
-Dan graphics buffer 21, image buffer 2
5. Among the print data stored in 29, only the data necessary for the fixed form is stored as a bit image state. That is, as shown in FIG.
lor 10CPI), etc., and is stored as print data in a state in which it is developed as a bit image.

In this embodiment, the common information storage means 30 is constituted by a RAM forming a part of the storage device 13, but it may also be constituted by, for example, an IC card that is detachable from the device 10 and has common information already written therein. Alternatively, the device 13 may be configured with a ROM that is a part of the device 13.

The common information selection means 40 is a means for selecting one form information from a plurality of fixed form information stored in the common information storage means 30, that is, means for selecting one of the fixed form information stored in the common information storage means 30, that is, any one of the overlay buffers (3
AND circuits 4 equal to the number of overlay buffers 30A to 30D shown in FIG.
It is formed from 1A to 41D and an OR circuit 42, and is driven by CPU operation based on switch operations on the console 2 and programs stored in the ROM.

Next, the information synthesizing means 50 synthesizes fixed form information and individual information, and is composed of AND circuits 51A to 51D and an OR circuit 52.

This synthesis is also performed by the operation of the CPU in the same manner as above.

Note that both means 40 and 50 are constructed from hard logic as described above for convenience of explanation;
It can be configured by a software method using functions such as U discrimination and calculation.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

First, before issuing tickets, a fixed form is created by operating a switch on the console 2.

When you operate the switch, the control code for the command to start overlay is output. Then, Figures 3 and 4
Steps 2 and 4.6 in the figure are followed to prepare for overlay processing in step 8.10.

Since the overlay flag is turned ON, subsequently transmitted data is determined to be overlayed.

Thereafter, a YES determination is made in step 2 of FIG. 3, and a NO determination is made in step 4. That is, specific data necessary to create a fixed form commanded by the console 2 is transmitted from the host controller 1. After this data is received and processed by the reception buffer 18 via the input/output device 12, it is read out by the CPU and sent to each buffer (21°, 23°) for each type.
．． 27).

In the case of graphics data, select YE in step 12.
S is determined and the data is stored in the graphics buffer 21 (
Step 14.16.18゜20), similarly, 10CP
I7-Text data is placed in the text buffer 22, 16C
The PI text data is stored in the text buffer 27 (steps 24, 26, 30, 32, 34.38.4).
0°42.44.46), and if it is determined in step 14.26.40 that the buffer is full, error handling is performed (steps 22, 36.48>).

When the overlay end command is output, the process goes through steps 2.4 and 6.8 again and returns YE in step 50 of FIG.
S is judged. Therefore, each buffer 21, 23.2
7 is expanded and combined to create fixed form information as shown in FIG. 2 and stored in the overlay buffer 30A (steps 52, 54, 5).
6).

By repeating this procedure three times, other fixed form information can be stored in each overlay buffer 30B to 30D. Here, the common information storage means 30
(30A to 30D) can store a plurality of (four) pieces of fixed form information.

If there is no need to change the type of fixed form, this work only needs to be done once.Incidentally, the common information storage means 30 or an IC card or ROM in which the fixed form has been written in advance as described above may be used.
It should be noted that this operation is unnecessary if the

Note that steps 58 and 60 are routines that are automatically overlaid when a print start command is received, and in the case of the remaining control code (step 4), step 6 is executed.
At step 2.64, the control code is processed.

Next, a case will be described in which airline tickets are issued to each person using a common fixed form stored in the overlay buffer 30A shown in FIG. 2.

The operator uses the console 2 to specify the overlay buffer 30A and specify individual information such as a person's name and seat.

Then, the host controller 1 that has performed other consistency checks etc. transmits the individual information.

Therefore, the device 10 performs step 2, 46 8.5
0.58, the data storage means 20 is prepared to be stored in the individual information storage means 20 in step 62.64, and then, again in step 2.4, the graphics data ("F" shown in FIG. 2) is Stored in the buffer 21 (steps 12.14.16, 18.20) L, 10 CPI text data (“TAROAIDA” “B1” shown in FIG.
6”2APR89”) is stored in the text buffer 23 (
Steps 24.26.30, 32.34), 16C
If PI text data is present, step 38.4
Processed at 0.42,44°46.

In this way, the individual information storage means 20 (21°, 22.
26), the individual information of the person concerned is stored, and C
PU is an AND circuit 41 forming the common information selection means 40
Turn on A. Also, based on the control signal of the CPU, the information synthesizing means 50, in this embodiment, turns the AND circuits 51A, 51B, and 51D ONL, and controls the buffer 21.
．． 23 (25>, 27 The stored contents (individual information) of (29) and the fixed form information stored in the overlay buffer 30A are combined.

Around this time, when a print command code is input (step 6), the output of the graphics buffer 21 is enabled (steps 66 and 68 in FIG. 5), and l0CPI
The data in the text buffer 22 is developed into a bit image, stored in the image buffer 25, and output is enabled (steps 70, 72, 74). Hereinafter, similar steps are performed in steps 76, 78, 80, 82, 84.
After that, the printing machine'! Drive f414 (step 86)
.

When printing is completed, the printing mechanism 14 is stopped (step 88.9).
01. Here, a combined airline ticket as shown in FIG. 2 can be issued. After that, the process returns to step 2 in preparation for issuing the next airline ticket.

However, according to this embodiment, the individual information record/column 20
, a common information storage means 30, a common information selection means 40, and an information synthesis means 50 are provided, and fixed form information common to each person is stored in advance in the device 10, and once sent from the host controller 1. Since it is configured to combine and print the stored individual information, it minimizes the amount of data transmitted from the host controller 1 and eliminates the work of preparing and replacing standard form printing paper, allowing for accurate printing. It is possible to establish an easy-to-use and economical issuing device 10 that can quickly issue airline tickets.6 In addition, the common information storage means 30 includes a plurality of (four) overlay buffers 3 equal to the number of required fixed forms.
Since it is formed from 0A to 30D and one of them can be selected by the common information selection means 40, it has great applicability that can be used commonly by many airlines, and can dramatically speed up ticketing operations. .

In addition, the fixed form information in the common information storage means 30 (30A to 30D) can be written or changed using the host controller 1, etc., so that the desired fixed form information can be saved during the break time of ticketing operations. can be created.

Furthermore, since the individual information storage means 20 is divided into sections (21, 22, 26) for each type of data, the data storage process is simplified and the storage capacity can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the individual information storage means 20 and the common information storage means 30 are configured to also serve as the storage device 13 essential to the present device 10, reliability is high and costs can be reduced.6 [Invention [Effect] The present invention provides individual information storage means 1 common information storage means, common information selection means, and information synthesis means, prestores fixed form information common to each person, and transmits this and the host controller. Since the structure is configured to combine and print a small amount of individual information, it eliminates the conventional disadvantages of preparing a standard form printed paper, replacing the set each time, and increasing the amount of data transmitted to the host controller. It is possible to provide a highly applicable airline ticket issuing device that is inexpensive, easy to handle, can be issued quickly, and can achieve high speed and smooth ticket issuing operations as a whole.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a professional drawing of the main parts showing one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining the function of combining individual information and common information, Figures 3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation, and Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a conventional airline ticket issuing device. It is. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Post controller, 10... Ticket issuing device, 11... Control device, 13... Storage device, 14... Print mix, 20... Individual information storage means, 30... Common information storage means, 40... Common information selection means, 50... Information synthesis means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Individual information storage means for storing individual individual information transmitted from the host controller, common information storage means for storing fixed form information common to each person, and a plurality of information stored in this common information storage means. An airline ticket issuing device comprising: common information selection means for selecting one of the fixed form information; and information synthesis means for synthesizing the selected fixed form information and the individual information.