Patent ID: 6398110
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
A method for determining a fare for utilization of a traffic facility in a utilization fare system including a ticket inspection machine installed at the traffic facility and an IC card for transferring information to and receiving information from said ticket inspection machine, said IC card executing the following steps:previously storing birthday information relating to a birthday of a user, balance information which is changed in accordance with the utilization fare of said traffic facility, and information representative of a reduction rate which is applied to the utilization fare of said traffic facility which is determined in accordance with an elapsed time beginning at said user's birthday, in said IC card information; storing entrance station identification information received from a ticket inspection machine installed at an entrance station utilized by said user and date information representative of a date on which said user utilizes said traffic facility, in said IC card; transferring said entrance station identification information to a ticket inspection machine installed at an exit station utilized by said user; receiving fare information representative of the utilization fare of said traffic facility determined in accordance with said transferred entrance station identification information; calculating a period between said birthday information and said date information; adjusting said balance information based on said period, said reduction rate, and said fare information.