JP2000298739A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely record data in a ticket when a magnetic ticket and a noncontact type ticket are used by inhibiting entrance/exit if the noncontact ticket is not in the communication range of a communication area when the entrance/exit can be executed with the result of an arithmetic processing based on the data recorded in the magnetic ticket and the noncontact ticket. SOLUTION: A noncontact ticket is placed on an antenna (S100), and data is transferred between the noncontact ticket and a main body (S102). When the arithmetic processing of entrance/exist is executed and the entering/exitting are permitted, the entrance/exit are permitted only by the noncontact ticket (S104). When the main body waits for the supply of a magnetic ticket, and the magnet ticket is supplied, the data of the magnetic ticket is read (S106 and 108). When the noncontact ticket goes outside of a communication range of the antenna before the arithmetic processing of the supplied magnetic ticket is terminated (S110), the entering/exitting are inhibited, and a guide for 'Place the noncontact ticket on the antenna' is shown via a display screen and a speaker (S112).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate and, more particularly, to an automatic ticket gate which can use a magnetic ticket and a contactless ticket in a mixed state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic ticket gates that are frequently used at present include a ticket or a regular ticket in which predetermined entry / exit data is magnetically recorded on a main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as a "body"). When a magnetic ticket such as a ticket is inserted, entry / exit data recorded on the magnetic ticket is read. The main body performs an arithmetic process based on the read entry / exit data, performs an entry / exit process on the basis of the operation result, and displays the entry / exit data, which is the operation result, on the magnetic ticket. I try to write it.

In recent years, the above-mentioned automatic ticket gates of the magnetic ticket insertion type have the inconvenience that the commuter pass must be taken in and out of the commuter pass every time a commuter pass user passes through the ticket gate. In order to solve this problem, the commuter pass is a non-contact ticket, which is an IC card type non-contact information recording medium having a communication function, and the non-contact ticket is output between the non-contact ticket and the main body in a non-contact manner. There has been proposed a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that transmits and receives ticket gate data and performs automatic ticket gates without inserting a commuter pass into the main body (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246687).

[0004] However, even if the above-mentioned conventional magnetic ticket input type automatic ticket gate is converted to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate in the future, it is impossible to perform the conversion at one time. For low-cost ordinary tickets, low-cost magnetic tickets are advantageous, so two types of automatic ticket gates, magnetic ticket insertion type and non-contact type, must be installed. However, there is a disadvantage that the equipment cost is increased. In order to solve such a drawback, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-25288, there has been proposed an automatic ticket gate that can process both a magnetic ticket and a non-contact ticket with one main body.

[0005]

By the way, even when the magnetic ticket and the non-contact ticket can be processed by one main body, even if the ticket is a limited express ticket and a regular ticket, or a disembarkation ticket and a forward ticket, one person can handle one ticket. It is conceivable to use the system as an automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets for processing a plurality of tickets for entry / exit processing (meaning entry processing or entry processing) of a user (passenger).

As described above, when a plurality of tickets are required, it is conceivable that one ticket is a magnetic ticket and the other ticket is a contactless ticket. A ticket gate capable of processing a ticket using a mixture of a magnetic ticket and a non-contact ticket is proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-83368.

However, in an automatic ticket gate capable of processing mixed tickets according to the above proposals (when simply referred to as tickets in the present invention, both magnetic tickets and non-contact tickets are used), mixed tickets are used. When entry and exit can be permitted with a ticket, entry and exit data must be recorded for these tickets, but the problem of recording this data has not been solved.

That is, when entry / exit processing of one user is possible with a magnetic ticket and a non-contact ticket, for example, when the magnetic ticket is inserted after the non-contact ticket is held over the antenna of the main body, When the ticket is out of the communication range of the antenna, data cannot be written on the contactless ticket, and disadvantages such as hindering subsequent use of the contactless ticket occur.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system in which data is accurately recorded on a ticket when a magnetic ticket and a non-contact ticket are used together. It is to provide an automatic ticket gate capable of recording.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention performs an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded on a magnetic ticket inserted into a slot of a main body. And a non-contact ticket that performs an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded in a non-contact ticket obtained by communication when approaching a communication area provided in the main body thereof. In an automatic ticket gate equipped with a processing unit, when the magnetic ticket is inserted into the slot of the main body, the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket and the communication area are approached. When the entry and exit can be permitted with the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded in the contactless ticket, the contactless ticket is transmitted to the communication area when it is determined that the entry and exit can be permitted. When not in range, enter and exit It is characterized in that a prohibition means for stopping. Further, when entry and exit are prohibited, a guide means is provided for guiding the contactless ticket to approach the communication area.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment, in which a magnetic ticket C1 inserted into an inlet 1 is sequentially inserted between an inlet 1 and an outlet 2 of a main body a. At the same time, the aligned conveyance path L1 for adjusting the conveyance posture of the magnetic ticket C1, the magnetic head H1 for reading the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic ticket C1, and the magnetic data read by the magnetic head H1 are read. A magnetic head H2 for performing arithmetic processing by a controller b mainly composed of a microcomputer and writing the arithmetic result, and a magnetic head for verifying for reading whether or not the data has been written normally. A main transport path L2 having H3;
A discharge conveyance path L3 for discharging the magnetic ticket C1 to the exit 2a is provided. Each of these transport paths L1, L2, L3
Are configured to be driven by a motor M.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a shutter driven by a solenoid (not shown), which is configured to open and close the insertion port 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes a holding unit driven by a solenoid (not shown), and the magnetic head H1 and the magnetic head H
2 in the main transport path L2,
The structure is such that the magnetic ticket C1 conveyed at 2 can be temporarily held.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a display screen provided adjacent to the outlet 2, and reference numeral 7 denotes a speaker, through which a user (passenger) is given predetermined characters and voices. It is configured so that the contents can be guided.

In the main body a, the inserted magnetic ticket C
A collection conveyance path for collecting 1 in a collection box (not shown) is provided between the main conveyance path L2 and the discharge conveyance path L3, but is omitted here. The magnetic heads H1, H2, and H3 provided on the main transport path L2 are used when the magnetic ticket C1 is inserted into the slot 1 with its front side (the printed surface of a boarding section or the like) facing upward. Although only the magnetic head is shown, the magnetic head for processing the magnetic ticket C1 inserted with the back face up is omitted here.

In FIG. 1, D is provided on the side surface of the main body a,
A door that opens and closes to allow or block the passage of the ticket gate P based on the calculation result of the controller b;
Although not shown, a punching unit for punching the magnetic ticket C1 taken into the main body a and a printing unit for printing predetermined contents on the magnetic ticket C1 are provided in the main body a. In the drawings, the illustration is omitted to simplify the drawings.

The front side of the upper surface of the main body a (the entrance side of the user)
Is provided with an antenna 3 for exchanging data by wireless communication with a non-contact ticket C2 possessed by the user. A predetermined area in which data is exchanged between the main body a and the contactless ticket C2 is formed in the communication area around the antenna 3.

In FIG. 1, S, S... Indicate a user position in a ticket gate P formed between an adjacent main body (not shown), that is, a user entering the ticket gate P or a ticket gate P.
This is a human position detector for detecting withdrawal or passage from the vehicle, and is attached to the side surface of the main body a and the arm a '.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the main body a and the contactless ticket C2. First, from the main body a side, the controller b
A central processing unit (CPU) 10 performs arithmetic control processing using program data stored in a ROM 11 and working data stored in a RAM 12.
The CPU 10 includes a magnetic head control unit h that controls the magnetic heads H1 to H3 via the I / O unit 13,
A door driver 16 for driving the door D and a display driver 18 for displaying a message to the user via the display screen 6
A sensor driver 19 for receiving detection signals from the human detectors S, S; a voice driver 20 for driving the speaker 7; a solenoid driver 21 for driving each solenoid of the shutter 4 and the holding unit 5; And a communication control unit (transmitter) 22 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the device. The I / O unit 13 is connected to a driver for driving the motor M to rotate.
It is omitted here.

Based on the control from the controller b, the communication control unit 22 transmits data such as the station name and the date to the contactless ticket C2 from the main unit a via the antenna 3 in the same manner as a known contactless automatic ticket gate. And a function of receiving the radio wave transmitted from the contactless ticket C2. In addition,
The communication method between the main body a and the contactless ticket C2 is not limited to the above-described radio wave method, but may be an optical communication method, an electromagnetic coupling method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like.

Next, the electrical configuration of the contactless ticket C2 will be described. This contactless ticket C2 is a normal IC having a communication function.
Similarly to the card, the antenna 30, a communication control unit 31 having the same function as the communication control unit 22 of the main unit a, an I / O unit 32, a CPU 33, a memory 34 including a ROM and a RAM, a power supply 35 have. The power supply 35 may receive the power wave supplied from the main body a and serve as the power supply without having the power supply 35 inside the non-contact ticket C2.

The control operation will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, magnetic ticket C1 and contactless ticket C
2 is going to pass through the ticket gate a using the body a. Here, the control operation when permitting insertion of the magnetic ticket C1 into the slot 1 after the contactless ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3 is shown. In addition, in order to simplify the explanation, the magnetic ticket C
1 and the contactless ticket C2 will be described as valid tickets that satisfy conditions such as a validity period.

If the non-contact ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3 before the magnetic ticket C1 is inserted into the slot 1 (Yes at S100), data is exchanged between the non-contact ticket C2 and the main unit a (S100). S102) The CPU 10 performs an entry / exit calculation process. Then, as a result of the arithmetic processing, if entry and exit can be permitted, that is, if only the non-contact ticket C2 satisfies the entry and exit conditions, entry and exit with only the contact ticket C2 is permitted (Yes at S104). .

If the entry / exit condition is satisfied by the non-contact ticket C2 held over and the magnetic ticket C1 possessed by the user (No at S104), the main unit a sets the magnetic ticket C1. If the magnetic ticket C1 is inserted into the insertion slot 1 at this time, the data recorded on the magnetic ticket C1 is read (Yes at S106, S108).

When the entry / exit calculation processing based on the data recorded on the inserted magnetic ticket C1 is completed, if the contactless ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3, the contactless ticket C2 is transferred to the antenna 3. The entry / exit data is written, and a series of entrance / exit processing ends (Yes at S110). Therefore, the door D is opened (when the main body a is the normally open type), the passage of the ticket gate a is permitted.

If the contactless ticket C2 is out of the communication range of the antenna 3 before the entry / exit calculation processing of the magnetic ticket C1 inserted into the slot 1 is completed (No at S110),
Guidance is given via the display screen 6 and the speaker 7 that "the contactless ticket C2 should be held over the antenna 3" (S11).
2). When the contactless ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3 again,
Entrance / exit data is written in the contactless ticket C2,
Entrance / exit data is also written on the magnetic ticket C1 held in the holding section 5, and the passage through the ticket gate a is permitted. In addition,
The guidance can be performed on either the display screen 6 or the speaker 7.

When the magnetic ticket C1 is inserted into the slot 1 before the non-contact ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3 (No at S100, Yes at S114), the CPU 10 executes the processing based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket C1. An arithmetic process is performed. As a result of the arithmetic process, if entry and exit can be permitted, that is, if only the magnetic ticket C1 satisfies the entry and exit conditions, entry and exit with only the magnetic ticket C1 is permitted ( S116,
S118 affirmation).

If the entry and exit conditions are satisfied by the magnetic ticket C1 inserted earlier and the contactless ticket C2 possessed by the user (No at S118), the magnetic ticket C1 inserted earlier is satisfied. Is a contactless ticket C2 temporarily held by the holding unit 5.
Is awaited (No at S120). At this time, if the non-contact ticket C2 is held over the antenna 3 (Yes at S120), data is exchanged between the main body a and the non-contact ticket C2 (S122), and the data is exchanged between the magnetic ticket C1 and the non-contact ticket C2. The entry conditions are satisfied and entry and exit are permitted. Therefore,
The entry / exit data is written via the magnetic head H2 to the magnetic ticket C1 temporarily held in the holding unit 5, and the above-described data transfer is also performed to the non-contact ticket C2 (S22).
2), entry and exit data are written. Then, the door D is opened and the passage of the ticket gate a is permitted.

In the above example, entry and exit data are shown as data to be written on the ticket. However, when the ticket has SF data, a deduction process is performed in addition to writing the entry and exit data. Done.

[0028]

According to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, when a magnetic ticket is inserted into the slot of the main body, the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket and the proximity of the communication area are obtained. When the entry and exit can be permitted with the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the contactless ticket, the contactless ticket communicates with the communication area when it is determined that the entry and exit can be permitted. When it is not within the range, the prohibition means for prohibiting entry and exit is provided, so that entry and exit data can be accurately recorded on the ticket. In addition, when entry / exit is prohibited, when guide means for guiding the contactless ticket to approach the communication area is provided, the guideability to the user can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main body and a contactless ticket.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) C1 Magnetic ticket C2 Non-contact ticket b Controller H1 to H3 Magnetic head L1 Alignment transport path L2 Main transport path L3 Discharge transport path D Door M Motor 1 Inlet 2 Outlet 3 Antenna 4 Shutter 5 Reservation section 6 Display screen 7 Speaker

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic ticket processing unit for performing an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded on a magnetic ticket inserted into a slot of a main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a magnetic ticket processing unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. An automatic ticket gate equipped with a contactless ticket processing unit for performing an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded on a contactless ticket obtained by communication when approaching a communication area, The result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket when the magnetic ticket was inserted into the slot of the main body of the machine, and the result of the arithmetic processing recorded on the non-contact ticket approached to the communication area. If entry / exit can be permitted with the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data, and if the contactless ticket is not in the communication range of the communication area at the time it is determined that the entry / exit can be permitted, entry / exit Prohibition means have been set Automatic ticket gate to the butterflies. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, further comprising a guide means for guiding a non-contact ticket to approach a communication area when entry / exit is prohibited.