SubscribeCzech National Railway Services uses an integrated computer system in its daily on-board duty processes such as ticketing, reservation and transport information, all controlled and managed by the central system of “PARIS”.
Czech National Railway Services-Portable Cash Register
This centralized system is configured with many desktop terminals "UNIPOK" and individual terminals of "POP" at its end which stands for portable cash register.
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Importer/Distributor | FAST Ltd. |
| Solution Provider | ODP-software, Ltd. |
| Customer | Czech National Railway Services |
| Location | Nationwide in Czech Republic |
| Product | CASIO IT-3000 Industrial Data Terminal |
| Application | Transportation |
Czech National Railways Services
The portable cash register, POP terminal, is a compact electronic device with all required application program installed that enables a conductor of the Czech National Railway Services to promptly and operationally issue tickets of any predefined type for all destinations throughout European continent. The POP terminal can issue also other various tickets including proof ticket, surcharge ticket and fine ticket. The assortment of these tickets can be also changed very flexibly..
 IT-3000 on the train |  A close look of IT-3000 |
Record of all issued tickets by the conductor is generated and saved in the POP terminal for accounting and statistical evaluation purposes. The recorded data is transmitted via IrDA to UNIPOK system which is used as a data collection computer, and farther to the PARIS central database system.
Tickets printed by the POP
A train transit information system, MIDOS, has been also integrated in the POP terminal.
The POP terminal works on the principle of real-time evaluation of a transport link problem using tariff dependence. This enables instant issuing of ticket on passenger demand.
The CASIO IT-3000 terminal which forms the core part of the POP terminal are backpacked with a contact-less chip card reader (Philips Mifare 1K, 4K abnd DesFire standards). A different hardware version with integrated bar code scanner is also available. The bar code scanner is integrated as a part of the chip card reader on the back of the POP terminal.
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| IT-2000 with backpacked chip card reader | Bar code scanner backpacked on IT-2000 |
The POP terminal does not require the conductor to download all applications for every on-board duty performed by the conductor while he is on duty. The applications installed in all the terminals are the same irrespective of the models of the POP terminal. However, for implementation of a new application program or new data version is downloaded very quickly via IrDA interface integrated on each terminal from the data collection computer connected on-line to the central database system if tariff or timetable is changed.
IT-3000 with POP program
ODP-software Ltd., a solution provider, has developed and offered the POP system integrated in the CASIO IT-3000 and IT-2000 terminals as the best solution that is second to none in collaboration with FAST Ltd., the authorized distributor in Czech Republic for the CASIO system solution products.
