Setting confirmation terminal, station equipment, and setting confirmation method

Abstract

To make it possible to efficiently perform maintenance and inspection work for a station service apparatus, and suppress a frequency at which a work error occurs.SOLUTION: An imaging unit images an optical reading code which is displayed on a screen of an apparatus-side display included in a station service apparatus and represents set values of various setting items designated in the station service apparatus. A set value acquisition unit processes the imaged optical reading code and acquires the set values of the various setting items of the station service apparatus. A comparison unit compares the set values of the various setting items of the station service apparatus, which are acquired by the set value acquisition unit, with proper values of the various setting items of the station service apparatus which are stored in a memory unit, and produces a result of the comparison. A terminal-side display unit displays the result of the comparison on the screen of a terminal-side display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for supporting maintenance and inspection work of station service equipment such as ticket vending machines, fare adjustment machines, and automatic ticket gates. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, most railways operated by electric railway companies have been operated using the AFC (Automated Fare Collection) system, which allows users to settle fares and other charges for railway travel using media such as IC cards and mobile terminals.

[0003] Furthermore, although not for station service equipment, Patent Document 1 describes the practice of attaching an RF-ID tag, the memory of which stores various data required during maintenance and inspection, to equipment such as label printers in order to streamline maintenance and inspection work. Inspection workers can read and write various data from the RF-ID tag as necessary during maintenance and inspection. The various data that is read and written from the RF-ID tag during maintenance and inspection includes the serial number, manufacturing date, adjustment data (data of settings set during maintenance and inspection (such as the voltage value of the print head)), inspection data (data of the results of inspection during maintenance and inspection (such as the number of sheets printed and the distance traveled (the distance the labels have been transported))), etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-259595 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, station equipment used in the AFC system, such as ticket vending machines, fare adjustment machines, and automatic ticket gates, does not have a USB port or the like for connecting external devices in order to prevent various security data (e.g., data used to process credit transactions) stored inside from being leaked. For this reason, during maintenance and inspection of station equipment, workers visually check the setting values ​​of various setting items printed out by a journal printer installed in the station equipment. There are several hundred setting items for station equipment (e.g., 300 to 600 types). Therefore, the task of checking the setting values ​​of various setting items was time-consuming and laborious for workers. In addition, workers sometimes overlooked incorrect setting values, resulting in work errors.

[0006] The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that the various data set in the device and the various data stored in the RF-ID tag match. On the other hand, the Patent Document 1 is configured such that an operator sets the various data in the device and stores the various data in the RF-ID tag. Therefore, due to an operational error by an operator, the various data set in the device may not match the various data stored in the RF-ID tag. In this case, the operator may not notice the setting error in the various data, resulting in an operational error.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide technology that enables maintenance and inspection work on station equipment to be performed efficiently and reduces the frequency of work errors. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the setting check terminal of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0009] The setting check terminal includes an imaging section, a setting value acquisition section, a storage section, a comparison section, and a terminal-side display section.

[0010] The imaging unit captures an optical read code that indicates the setting values ​​of various setting items set in the station service equipment, and is displayed on the screen of a device-side display device provided in the station service equipment. The station service equipment is, for example, a ticket vending machine, a fare adjustment machine, an automatic ticket gate, or a charging machine. This station service equipment may or may not be provided with a USB port or the like for connecting an external device.

[0011] The setting value acquisition unit processes the optical read code captured by the imaging unit and acquires setting values ​​for various setting items of the station equipment. The memory unit stores appropriate values ​​for the various setting items of the station equipment. The comparison unit generates a comparison result by comparing the setting values ​​for the various setting items of the station equipment acquired by the setting value acquisition unit with the appropriate values ​​for the various setting items of the station equipment stored in the memory unit. The comparison unit generates a comparison result that classifies the various setting items of the station equipment into a first group in which the setting values ​​and appropriate values ​​match, and a second group in which the setting values ​​and appropriate values ​​do not match,

[0012] The terminal display unit displays the comparison result generated by the comparison unit on the screen of the terminal display unit. The terminal display unit displays the comparison result on the screen of the terminal display unit, dividing the setting items belonging to the first group and the setting items belonging to the second group.

[0013] In this configuration, the results of comparing the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​for various setting items of station service equipment are displayed, so that workers can easily check whether the set values ​​of various setting items are set to appropriate values ​​by looking at the displayed comparison results. This makes it possible to efficiently carry out maintenance and inspection work on station service equipment and reduce the frequency of work errors.

[0014] In addition, the terminal side display unit may, for example, display the setting values ​​and appropriate values ​​of various setting items in a list on the screen of the terminal side display device, and may differ in display format between setting items belonging to a first group and setting items belonging to a second group.

[0015] In addition, the above-mentioned station service equipment may be configured to include a memory unit that stores setting values ​​of various setting items, an optical read code generation unit that generates an optical read code indicating the setting values ​​of the various setting items stored in the memory unit, and an equipment side display unit that displays the optical read code generated by the optical read code generation unit on the screen of an equipment side display.

[0016] In addition, the station service equipment is preferably configured to generate an optically readable code representing encrypted data of the setting values ​​of various setting items. Effect of the Invention

[0017] According to the present invention, maintenance and inspection work on station equipment can be carried out efficiently and the frequency of operational errors can be reduced. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1(A), (B), and (C) are schematic diagrams showing the flow of checking operations in the maintenance and inspection work of a ticket vending machine. [Diagram 2] 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a mobile terminal; FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a mobile terminal. [Figure 4] 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the ticket vending machine. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5(A) is a front view of the ticket vending machine, and FIG. 5(B) is a schematic diagram showing an attendant display 22a provided on the rear side of the ticket vending machine. [Figure 6] 13 is a flowchart showing a setting value output process of a ticket vending machine. [Figure 7] 13 is a flowchart showing a setting value confirmation process of the mobile terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for a comparison result. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a comparison result of Modification 1. [Figure 10] 13 is a flowchart showing a setting value confirmation process of a mobile terminal according to a second modification. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0020] <1. Application Examples> Here, an example will be described in which an operator performs maintenance and inspection on a ticket vending machine, which is one type of station service equipment. In this example, the maintenance and inspection work for the ticket vending machine 2 will be explained by dividing it into two tasks: diagnostic work and confirmation work. The diagnostic work involves checking the degree of deterioration of the internal components of the ticket vending machine 2 and changing the settings of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2. The diagnostic work also includes the replacement of internal components that are damaged or have a high degree of deterioration. The confirmation work involves checking whether the settings of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 are set to appropriate values, and is performed after the completion of the above-mentioned diagnostic work.

[0021] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of checking operations in the maintenance and inspection work of a ticket vending machine.

[0022] An operator performs an input operation on the ticket vending machine 2 to request the display of setting values ​​for various setting items. This input operation is valid (the ticket vending machine 2 accepts the request) when the ticket vending machine 2 is in the maintenance and inspection mode, and is invalid (the ticket vending machine 2 does not accept the request) when the ticket vending machine 2 is in the operation mode (a mode in which the ticket vending machine 2 issues tickets to users, charges IC cards, etc.). When starting maintenance and inspection work on the ticket vending machine 2, an operator switches the ticket vending machine 2 from the operation mode to the maintenance and inspection mode.

[0023] When the ticket vending machine 2 is in the maintenance and inspection mode and receives an input requesting the display of the setting values ​​of various setting items, it reads out the setting values ​​of the various setting items stored in memory. The ticket vending machine 2 generates a two-dimensional barcode 5, which is an optically readable code indicating the setting values ​​of the various setting items read out from memory, and displays it on the screen of the machine's attendant display 22a (see FIG. 1(A)). The two-dimensional barcode 5 is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark).

[0024] The attendant display 22a is provided on the rear side of the main body of the ticket vending machine 2 and cannot be seen from the customer service side (front side) where users purchase tickets, etc. In Fig. 1, the attendant display 22a is shown by a dashed line on the right side of the main body of the ticket vending machine 2 for convenience.

[0025] Although not shown, a staff operation unit that is operated by a maintenance and inspection worker is also provided on the rear side of the ticket vending machine 2 main body.

[0026] The worker captures the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 with a mobile terminal 1 (smartphone, tablet terminal, etc.) with a camera function that he or she owns (see FIG. 1(B)). The mobile terminal 1 decodes the captured two-dimensional barcode 5 and obtains the setting values ​​of various setting items that are set in the ticket vending machine 2. The worker then performs an input operation on the ticket vending machine 2 to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 on the attendant display 22a.

[0027] The mobile terminal 1 compares the setting values ​​of the various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2 (setting values ​​acquired from the captured two-dimensional barcode) with the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 stored in memory. The mobile terminal 1 displays the comparison result on its display (see FIG. 1(B)). The worker checks the comparison result displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 1 to confirm whether the setting values ​​of the various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2 are appropriate. When the worker confirms that the setting values ​​of the various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2 are appropriate, he returns the ticket vending machine 2 from the maintenance and inspection mode to the normal mode, and ends the maintenance and inspection work on the ticket vending machine 2.

[0028] If the worker finds that any of the setting values ​​for the various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2 are not appropriate, he or she will carry out the work of correcting the setting value for that setting item.

[0029] <2. Configuration example> Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the mobile terminal, and Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a display control unit 12, an operation unit 13, an imaging unit 14, and a communication unit 15.

[0030] The control unit 11 controls the operation of each part of the main body of the mobile terminal 1. The control unit 11 also has a storage unit 11a, a setting value acquisition unit 11b, and a comparison unit 11c. The storage unit 11a, the setting value acquisition unit 11b, and the comparison unit 11c will be described later.

[0031] The display control unit 12 controls the screen display of a display unit 12a provided on the mobile terminal 1 body. The display control unit 12 corresponds to the terminal side display unit referred to in this invention. The display unit 12a corresponds to the terminal side display unit referred to in this invention. The operation unit 13 has a touch panel 13a attached on the screen of the display unit 12a, and accepts input operations to the mobile terminal 1 body. The imaging unit 14 captures visible light images. The communication unit 15 performs voice communication and data communication with a remote station connected via a network.

[0032] Next, a description will be given of the storage unit 11a, the setting value acquisition unit 11b, and the comparison unit 11c of the control unit 11. The storage unit 11a stores optimum values ​​of various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2, which is the target device for maintenance and inspection work. The mobile terminal 1 receives the optimum values ​​of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2, for example, through data communication in the communication unit 15, and stores them in the storage unit 11a.

[0033] The setting value acquisition unit 11b decodes the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2, which is imaged by the imaging unit 14, and acquires the setting values ​​of various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2. As will be described later, the ticket vending machine 2 is configured to generate a two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the setting values ​​of various setting items and display this on the screen of the attendant display 22a.

[0034] The comparison unit 11c compares the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 stored in the storage unit 11a with the setting values ​​of the various setting items set in the ticket vending machine 2 acquired by the setting value acquisition unit 11b, and generates a comparison result. In this example, the comparison unit 11c generates a comparison result in which the appropriate value and the setting value are associated with each setting item whose appropriate value and the setting value do not match. This comparison result does not include setting items whose appropriate value and the setting value match.

[0035] The control unit 11 of the mobile terminal 1 is composed of a hardware CPU, memory, and other electronic circuits. When the hardware CPU executes a pre-installed setting value confirmation program, it operates as a setting value acquisition unit 11b and a comparison unit 11c. The memory also has an area for developing the setting value confirmation program and an area for temporarily storing data generated during execution of the setting value confirmation program. The memory also has an area used as the storage unit 11a (an area for storing appropriate values ​​for various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2). The control unit 11 may be an LSI that integrates the hardware CPU, memory, and the like.

[0036] Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the ticket vending machine. Fig. 5(A) is a front view of the ticket vending machine, and Fig. 5(B) is a schematic diagram showing an attendant display 22a provided on the rear side of the ticket vending machine. The ticket vending machine 2 in this example includes a control unit 21, a display control unit 22, an operation unit 23, a ticket issuing unit 24, a communication unit 25, a coin processing unit 26, a bill processing unit 27, and a card processing unit 28. The ticket vending machine 2 is installed in a station, and issues tickets with the station in which it is installed (its own station) as the boarding station. The ticket vending machine 2 may or may not have a function to issue tickets other than tickets (such as coupon tickets and commuter passes).

[0037] The control unit 21 controls the operation of each section included in the main body of the ticket vending machine 2. The control unit 21 also has a set value storage section 21a and a read code generation section 21b. The set value storage section 21a and the read code generation section 21b will be described later.

[0038] The display control unit 22 has an attendant display 22a provided on the rear side of the main body and a user display 22b provided on the front side of the main body, and controls the screen display on the attendant display 22a and the user display 22b. The display control unit 22 corresponds to the device-side display unit referred to in this invention. The attendant display 22a corresponds to the device-side display referred to in this invention.

[0039] The operation unit 23 has a touch panel 23a attached on the screen of the attendant display 22a, and a touch panel 23b attached on the screen of the user display 22b. The operation unit 23 detects input operations (pressed positions on the touch panels 23a and 23b) on the touch panels 23a and 23b. The user performs input operations such as selecting the ticket to be purchased on the touch panel 23b. The touch panel 23a is provided for maintenance and inspection workers and attendants to perform input operations, and is not to be operated by users who purchase tickets. The operation unit 23 also has push button switches and the like provided around the attendant display 22a and the user display 22b as input devices.

[0040] The ticket issuing unit 24 issues passenger tickets and evacuation site information tickets. The ticket vending machine 2 is provided with a ticket issuing port 24a on the front side of the main body. The ticket issuing unit 24 dispenses passenger tickets and evacuation site information tickets to be issued to users through the ticket issuing port 24a.

[0041] The communication unit 25 controls communication with a station server (not shown) and also controls communication with other station service equipment (other ticket vending machines 2, automatic ticket gates, fare adjustment machines, etc.).

[0042] The ticket vending machine 2 is also provided with a coin slot 26a and a change coin tray 26b on the front of the main body. A user inserts coins to be used for settling the transaction amount for issuing a ticket, etc., into the coin slot 26a. The coin processing unit 26 accepts the coins inserted by the user into the coin slot 26a. The coin processing unit 26 also discharges coins for the change to be returned to the user into the change coin tray 26b. The coin slot 26a is shaped so that multiple coins (approximately 2 to 3 coins) can be inserted into the ticket vending machine 2 main body even when they are stacked. The coin processing unit 26 has a coin identification unit that identifies the denomination and authenticity of coins inserted by the user and change coins to be discharged as change to the user.

[0043] The ticket vending machine 2 is also provided with a bill insertion slot 27a and a bill discharge slot 27b on the front side of the main body. A user inserts bills to be used for settling the transaction amount for issuing a ticket, etc., into the bill insertion slot 27a. The bill processing unit 27 accepts the bills inserted by the user into the bill insertion slot 27a. The bill processing unit 27 also discharges bills corresponding to the change to be returned to the user into the bill discharge slot 27b. The bill processing unit 27 has a bill identification unit that identifies the denomination and authenticity of the bills inserted by the user and the bills discharged as change to the user.

[0044] The ticket vending machine 2 is also provided with a card insertion / ejection slot 28a on the front side of the main body. The card processing unit 28 performs processing such as charging an IC card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 28a. The card processing unit 28 may also have a credit processing function for settling the issued amount of a ticket with a credit card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 28a.

[0045] Next, the setting value storage unit 21a and the read code generation unit 21b of the control unit 21 will be described. The setting value storage unit 21a stores the setting values ​​of various setting items that are set at that time. The setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 range from several hundred types (for example, 300 to 600 types). The setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 include a station code indicating the installation station, a corner number indicating the installation location, a machine number, the own station IP address, the own station subnet mask, the own station default IP address, the counter IP address, and a credit card terminal number.

[0046] The read code generating unit 21b generates a two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit 21a for each setting item of the ticket vending machine 2. The display control unit 22 displays the two-dimensional barcode 5 generated by the read code generating unit 21b on the screen of the attendant display 22a.

[0047] The control unit 21 of the ticket vending machine 2 is composed of a hardware CPU, memory, and other electronic circuits. When the hardware CPU executes a pre-installed setting value output program, it operates as a read code generating section 21b. The memory also has an area for expanding the setting value output program and an area for temporarily storing data generated when the setting value output program is executed. The memory also has an area used as the setting value storage section 21a (an area for storing setting values ​​for various setting items). The control unit 21 may be an LSI that integrates the hardware CPU, memory, etc.

[0048] <3. Example of operation> Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the setting value output process of the ticket vending machine. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the setting value confirmation process of the mobile terminal. When the ticket vending machine 2 is in the maintenance inspection mode, it executes the setting value output process shown in Fig. 6. When the ticket vending machine 2 is in the normal mode, it does not execute the setting value output process shown in Fig. 6.

[0049] When an operator finishes a diagnostic operation on the ticket vending machine 2 and starts a confirmation operation, the operator performs an input operation on the operation unit 23 of the ticket vending machine 2 to request output of set values ​​for various setting items. The operator normally performs the input operation on the ticket vending machine 2 using an input device such as a touch panel 23a affixed to the screen of the attendant display 22a provided on the rear side of the main body of the ticket vending machine 2 or a push button switch arranged around the attendant display 22a, but if necessary, the operator may perform the input operation on the ticket vending machine 2 using an input device such as the touch panel 23a provided on the front side of the main body of the ticket vending machine 2. When the ticket vending machine 2 receives this input operation, it determines that there has been a request to output set values ​​for various setting items, and reads out the set values ​​stored in the set value storage unit 21a (s1, s2).

[0050] The read code generating unit 21b generates a two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the setting values ​​of the various setting items read in s2 (s3). In s3, the read code generating unit 21b preferably encrypts the setting values ​​of the various setting items and generates a two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the encrypted data.

[0051] The display control unit 22 displays the two-dimensional barcode 5 generated in s3 on the screen of the attendant display 22a (s4). The ticket vending machine 2 waits for an input operation to be performed on the operation unit 23 to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 (s5). When an input operation to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 is performed, the display control unit 22 erases the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a (s6), and the process returns to s1.

[0052] The two-dimensional barcode indicating the setting values ​​of various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 is displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a during the period from s4 to s6. The period during which this two-dimensional barcode 5 is displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a varies depending on the period from when this two-dimensional barcode 5 is displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a to when the worker performs an input operation on the operation unit 23 to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5.

[0053] Next, the setting value confirmation process of the mobile terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The mobile terminal 1 executes the process shown in FIG. 7 when executing a setting value confirmation program that is pre-installed. The worker operates the mobile terminal 1 and performs an operation to capture the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 with the imaging unit 14. As described above, in this example, the two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the setting values ​​of various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a in s4 continues to be displayed while no input operation for terminating the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 is performed. Therefore, the worker only needs to operate the mobile terminal 1 and perform an operation to capture the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 with the imaging unit 14 before performing an input operation for terminating the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 on the operation unit 23. In addition, the worker can capture an image of the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 using the imaging unit 14 of the mobile terminal 1, and then perform an input operation on the operation unit 23 of the ticket vending machine 2 to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5.

[0054] When an operator performs an imaging operation on the operation unit 13, the mobile terminal 1 operates the imaging unit 14 to capture a visible light image (s11, s12). In s12, the operator performs an operation related to imaging while keeping the 2D barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 within the imaging area of ​​the imaging unit 14.

[0055] The setting value acquisition unit 11b performs a decoding process to decode the two-dimensional barcode 5 captured in the frame image captured by the imaging unit 14 (s13), and acquires various setting items that are set in the ticket vending machine 2. Furthermore, when the two-dimensional barcode 5 indicates encrypted data of the setting values ​​of the various setting items, the setting value acquisition unit 11b decodes the two-dimensional barcode 5 and then decrypts the encrypted data, thereby acquiring the various setting items that are set in the ticket vending machine 2.

[0056] The comparison unit 11c reads out appropriate values ​​for various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 stored in the storage unit 11a (s14). The comparison unit 11c performs a comparison process in which it compares the setting values ​​of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 acquired by the setting value acquisition unit 11b in s13 with the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 read out from the storage unit 11a in s14 to generate a comparison result (s15). In s15, the comparison result is generated in which the various setting items are classified into a group in which the setting value matches the appropriate value and a group in which the setting value does not match the appropriate value.

[0057] The display control unit 12 causes the display 12a to display a screen based on the comparison result generated in s15 (s16), and this process ends.

[0058] The display control unit 12 displays on the display 12a a screen in which the set value and the appropriate value are associated with each other for each setting item classified into a group in which the set value and the appropriate value do not match. For example, if the setting items classified into a group in which the set value and the appropriate value do not match are the tabulator IP address and the credit terminal number, as shown in Fig. 8, the display 12a displays the set value and the appropriate value associated with each other for the tabulator IP address and the credit terminal number, but does not display other setting items (setting items in which the set value and the appropriate value match).

[0059] This allows the worker to easily check which setting items in the ticket vending machine 2 have mismatched settings and appropriate values. This allows efficient maintenance and inspection of the ticket vending machine 2 and reduces the frequency of operational mistakes.

[0060] In the above explanation, the ticket vending machine 2 displays the two-dimensional barcode 5 indicating the setting values ​​of various setting items on the screen of the attendant display 22a, but it may also be displayed on the screen of the user display 22b.

[0061] <4. Modifications> Variation 1 This modification 1 differs from the above example in that the display control unit 12 of the mobile terminal 1 changes the screen of the comparison result displayed on the display 12a in the above s16 to the screen shown in Fig. 9. In this modification 1, the display control unit 12 displays on the display 12a a screen in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​are associated with each other for all the setting items of the ticket vending machine 2. The display control unit 12 also displays on the screen of the display 12a different display forms for the setting items classified into a group in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​match and the setting items classified into a group in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​do not match. For example, the display control unit 12 highlights (displayed by hatching in Fig. 9) the setting items classified into a group in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​do not match.

[0062] In this case, too, the worker can easily check which setting items in the ticket vending machine 2 have mismatched settings and appropriate values. This allows efficient maintenance and inspection of the ticket vending machine 2 and reduces the frequency of operational mistakes.

[0063] Variation 2 This variant example 2 differs from the above example in that, rather than displaying a comparison result between the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​for various setting items of the ticket machine 2, the comparison result is displayed by comparing the set values ​​that were set before the diagnostic work began (set values ​​before the diagnostic work began) with the set values ​​that are set after the diagnostic work is completed (set values ​​after the diagnostic work is completed).

[0064] The mobile terminal 1 and the ticket vending machine 2 have the same configuration as in the above example. The ticket vending machine 2 executes the setting value output process shown in Fig. 6. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 1 executes the setting value confirmation process shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing the setting value confirmation process of the mobile terminal according to the second modification.

[0065] In this second modification, the worker performs an input operation to request the output of setting values ​​for various setting items on operation unit 23 of the ticket vending machine 2 before starting the diagnostic work and when starting the confirmation work. That is, the worker performs an input operation to request the output of setting values ​​for various setting items twice on operation unit 23 of the ticket vending machine 2. When the ticket vending machine 2 accepts the input operation to request the output of setting values ​​for various setting items, it executes the process shown in FIG.

[0066] As in the above example, the worker operates the mobile terminal 1 to capture an image of the two-dimensional barcode 5 displayed on the screen of the attendant display 22a of the ticket vending machine 2 with the imaging unit 14. When the worker performs an imaging operation on the operation unit 13, the mobile terminal 1 operates the imaging unit 14 to capture a visible light image (s21, s22). The setting value acquisition unit 11b performs a decoding process to decode the two-dimensional barcode 5 captured in the frame image captured by the imaging unit 14 (s23), and acquires various setting items that are set in the ticket vending machine 2. Steps s21 to s23 are the same as steps s11 to s13 described above.

[0067] As described above, in this modified example 2, before starting the diagnostic work and when starting the confirmation work, the worker performs an input operation to request output of the setting values ​​of various setting items on the operation unit 23 of the ticket vending machine 2. For this reason, the worker performs an input operation on the operation unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1 to indicate whether the current timing is before the start of the diagnostic work or when the confirmation work starts.

[0068] When an input operation is performed indicating that the current timing is before the start of diagnostic work, the mobile terminal 1 stores the setting values ​​of the various setting items acquired in s23 in the memory unit 11a as pre-diagnostic work setting values ​​(s24, s26), and terminates this process.

[0069] Furthermore, when an input operation is performed indicating that the current timing is the start of the checking work, the mobile terminal 1 reads out the pre-diagnostic work setting values ​​stored in the storage unit 11a (s25, s27). The comparison unit 11c performs a comparison process (s28) in which the setting values ​​(post-diagnostic work setting values) of the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2 acquired by the setting value acquisition unit 11b in the immediately preceding s23 are compared with the pre-diagnostic work setting values ​​read out from the storage unit 11a in s27 to generate a comparison result. In s28, as in s15 described above, a comparison result is generated in which the various setting items are classified into a group in which the pre-diagnostic work setting values ​​and the post-diagnostic work setting values ​​match, and a group in which the pre-diagnostic work setting values ​​and the post-diagnostic work setting values ​​do not match.

[0070] The display control unit 12 displays a screen based on the comparison result generated in s28 on the display 12a (s29), and this process ends.

[0071] In s29, the display control unit 12 causes the display 12a to display a screen that associates the pre-diagnostic work setting value with the post-diagnostic work setting value for each setting item classified into a group in which the pre-diagnostic work setting value and the post-diagnostic work setting value do not match (displaying a screen similar to the screen shown in Figure 8).

[0072] In this second modification, the worker can easily check which setting items have had their settings changed in the current diagnostic work among the various setting items of the ticket vending machine 2. This allows the worker to easily check whether there are any setting items for which settings should be changed, whether the setting values ​​have been changed appropriately, and further whether the setting values ​​of setting items for which settings should not be changed have been changed. This allows the maintenance and inspection work on the ticket vending machine 2 to be performed efficiently and reduces the frequency of work errors.

[0073] Also, in s29, the display control unit 12 causes the display device 12a to display a screen in which the set values ​​before the diagnostic work are associated with the set values ​​after the diagnostic work is completed for all setting items of the ticket vending machine 2. The display control unit 12 may also cause the display device 12a to display in different display forms (display a screen similar to the screen shown in FIG. 9) setting items classified into a group in which the set values ​​before the diagnostic work are the same as the set values ​​after the diagnostic work is completed and setting items classified into a group in which the set values ​​before the diagnostic work are the same as the set values ​​after the diagnostic work is completed but not the same.

[0074] In this case, too, the operator can easily check whether there are any setting items for which the setting values ​​need to be changed, whether the setting values ​​have been changed appropriately, and further whether the setting values ​​of setting items for which the setting values ​​should not be changed have been changed. Therefore, maintenance and inspection work on the ticket vending machine 2 can be performed efficiently, and the frequency of occurrence of operational mistakes can be reduced.

[0075] Also, in s5 of Figure 6, the ticket vending machine 2 waits on the operation unit 23 for an input operation to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5, but it may be configured to end the display of the two-dimensional barcode 5 after a certain period of time (e.g., 5 to 10 seconds) has elapsed.

[0076] In addition, in the above explanation, the equipment subject to the maintenance and inspection work has been described as the ticket vending machine 2, but the equipment subject to the maintenance and inspection work may also be other types of station service equipment such as a fare adjustment machine, automatic ticket gate, or charging machine that has a display (at least one of the attendant display 22a or the user display 22b).

[0077] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and that the components can be modified and embodied in the implementation stage without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, components from different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

[0078] Furthermore, the correspondence between the configuration according to the present invention and the configuration according to the above-mentioned embodiment can be described as follows. <Additional Notes> an imaging unit (14) for imaging an optical read code (5) that indicates the setting values ​​of various setting items set in the station service equipment (2) and is displayed on a screen of an equipment side display (22a) provided in the station service equipment (2); a setting value acquisition unit (11b) that processes the optically readable code (5) captured by the imaging unit (14) and acquires setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment (2); A memory unit (11a) that stores appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment (2); a comparison unit (11c) that generates a comparison result by comparing the setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment (2) acquired by the setting value acquisition unit (11b) with the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment (2) stored in the storage unit (11a); a terminal display unit (12) for displaying the comparison result generated by the comparison unit (11c) on a screen of a terminal display (12a); The comparison unit (11c) classifies the various setting items of the station service equipment (2) into a first group in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​match, and a second group in which the set values ​​and appropriate values ​​do not match, The terminal side display unit (12) displays the setting items belonging to the first group and the setting items belonging to the second group separately on the screen of the terminal side display (12a), a setting confirmation terminal (1). [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1. Mobile device 2. Ticket vending machine 5...2D barcode 11…Control unit 11a...Storage section 11b...Setting value acquisition section 11c…Comparison section 12...Display control unit 12a…Display unit 13...Operation unit 13a…Touch panel 14…Imaging unit 15…Communications Department 21…Control unit 21a...Setting value storage section 21b...Reading code generating unit 22...Display control unit 22a…Staff display 23...Operation unit 23a…Touch panel

Claims

1. An imaging unit that captures an optical read code that indicates the setting values ​​of several hundred types of various setting items that are set in the station service equipment and are checked during maintenance and inspection, the optical read code being displayed on a screen of an equipment display device installed in the station service equipment; A setting value acquisition unit that processes the optically readable code captured by the imaging unit and acquires setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment; A memory unit that stores appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment; A comparison unit that generates a comparison result by comparing the setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment acquired by the setting value acquisition unit with the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the station service equipment stored in the storage unit; a terminal display unit that displays the comparison result generated by the comparison unit on a screen of a terminal display unit, The comparison unit classifies the various setting items of the station service equipment into a first group in which the set value and the appropriate value match, and a second group in which the set value and the appropriate value do not match, The terminal-side display unit displays the various setting items belonging to the second group on the screen of the terminal-side display unit, and does not display the various setting items belonging to the first group.

2. 2. The setting confirmation terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal side display unit displays on the screen of the terminal side display device a corresponding setting value and an appropriate value for the various setting items belonging to the second group, but does not display the various setting items belonging to the first group.

3. 3. The setting check terminal according to claim 1, wherein the various setting items include at least an IP address.

4. A station service device that outputs setting values ​​of various setting items to the setting confirmation terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A storage unit that stores the setting values ​​of the various setting items; an optical read code generating unit that generates an optical read code indicating the setting values ​​of the various setting items stored in the storage unit; A station service equipment comprising: an equipment display unit that displays the optical reading code generated by the optical reading code generation unit on the screen of an equipment display.

5. The station service equipment according to claim 4 , wherein the optically readable code indicates encrypted data of the setting values ​​of the various setting items.

6. An operation unit that receives an input operation on the device-side display unit, The station service equipment of claim 4 or 5, wherein when the equipment-side display unit receives an input operation requesting the output of setting values ​​for the various setting items, it displays the optical reading code generated by the optical reading code generation unit on the screen of the equipment-side display, and continues to display the optical reading code until an input operation to end the display of the optical reading code is performed.

7. A station service equipment as described in any of claims 4 to 6, wherein when in a maintenance and inspection mode, the equipment side display unit accepts an input operation requesting the output of the setting value and displays the optical reading code generated by the optical reading code generation unit on the screen of the equipment side display, and when in a normal mode, does not accept an input operation requesting the output of the setting value.

8. A computer of a setting confirmation terminal having an imaging unit, a first step of processing an optical read code that indicates the setting values ​​of several hundred types of various setting items that are set in the station equipment and checked during maintenance and inspection, the optical read code being displayed on a screen of an equipment display device installed in the station equipment and captured by the imaging unit, and acquiring the setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station equipment; A second step of generating a comparison result by comparing the setting values ​​of the various setting items of the station equipment acquired in the first step with the appropriate values ​​of the various setting items of the station equipment stored in a storage unit; A third step of displaying the comparison result on a screen of a terminal-side display device is executed; The second step is a step of classifying the various setting items of the station service equipment into a first group in which the set value and the appropriate value match, and a second group in which the set value and the appropriate value do not match, The third step is a step of displaying the various setting items belonging to the second group on a screen of a display device of the setting confirmation terminal, and not displaying the various setting items belonging to the first group.

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