JP2000331202A - Non-contact type automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report a term of validity of a non-contact type card by reporting expiration of the validity of extracted communication ticket data and reporting the execution of entering/leaving processing on the basis of stored fare data. SOLUTION: A card C receives a power wave from a main body G through an antenna 14, and data are exchanged between the main body G and the card C. When a term of validity of the card C as a communication ticket is less than prescribed days, such a state is displayed on a display screen 4, the validity is going to end it is reported to a user that the same contents are announced through a speaker 3. When entering/leaving can be permitted with the stored remainder of an SF card at expiration of validity as the communication ticket, the expiration of the validity of the communication ticket and the execution of entering/leaving processing while using the SF card are displayed on the display screen 4 and the same contents are announced through the speaker 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a contactless automatic ticket gate capable of performing entry / exit processing by communicating with a contactless card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246687.
As shown in the official gazette, data is exchanged between the main body of the automatic ticket gate and the commuter pass in a non-contact manner, and the entrance / exit processing is performed without inserting the commuter pass into the main body of the automatic ticket gate ( Non-contact type automatic ticket gates capable of performing entrance or exit processing) have been proposed. This non-contact automatic ticket gate has a feature that it is not necessary to insert a ticket such as a commuter pass into the body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, so that the convenience of the user (passenger) can be improved. .

[0003]

However, if the automatic ticket gate becomes a non-contact type, the user does not need to insert and remove the commuter pass from the commuter pass, so the validity period is described on the commuter pass. Even if it is done, it is possible that the expiration is not noticed. In addition, since the commuter pass composed of a non-contact type card is composed of an IC card, it includes a stored fair card (SF card) in addition to commuter pass data, and the SF card is used outside the valid section of the commuter pass. It has been considered that the user can get on the vehicle or use the SF card to purchase a predetermined product at a station stand or the like. Therefore, when the validity period of the commuter pass expires, SF
If the remaining amount of the card is sufficient, an inconvenience occurs in that the fare is reduced from the SF card before the commuter pass is used without the user's knowledge.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a contactless automatic ticket gate capable of notifying the expiration date of a contactless card. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with a contactless card via an antenna provided in a main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate. In a contactless automatic ticket gate that performs data entry and exit processing by exchanging data in a contactless manner between the contactless automatic ticket gate and the contactless card by communication between the main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate and the contactless card Extracting means for extracting the stored commuter pass data, and, when the validity period of the extracted commuter pass data has expired, notifying the user of the expiration and storing stored fair data stored in the contactless card And a notifying unit for notifying that the entry / exit process is performed based on the information. Further, the entry / exit processing based on the stored fair data is started when the non-contact card is again held over an antenna provided in a main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. .

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment.

[0007] A contactless card (hereinafter, referred to as "card") C is provided on the upper surface of the housing H on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the main body (hereinafter, referred to as "main body") of the contactless automatic ticket gate. An antenna a for communicating with the antenna is provided.

At the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the casing H of the main body G, there is provided a display section 1 for displaying to the user the use state of the main body G, that is, whether or not the user can pass through the ticket gate P. I have. In the figure, S, S... Are photoelectric type human detectors for detecting the entry of a user into the ticket gate P, the exit from the ticket gate P, or the passage thereof, It is mounted on the sensor mounting arm 2. A speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H, and an exit side of the upper surface of the housing H is provided to the user. A display screen 4 for providing predetermined guidance by characters is attached.

In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer. The controller 5 is connected to a transmitter T for transmitting and receiving data to and from the card C.

The transmitter T transmits a transmission signal of data such as a station name and a date on the same day from the main body G to the card C via the antenna a, as well as a known non-contact automatic ticket gate. And the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration. The controller 5 provided in the main body G will be described. The controller 6 of the controller 5 is stored in the memory 7. The arithmetic processing is performed using the system program and the working data, so that the main body G can be totally controlled. The control unit 6 includes a door drive unit 8 for driving and controlling the doors D1 and D2 via an I / O unit (not shown), and a display screen drive unit 9 for driving and controlling the display contents and display colors of the display screen 4. And are connected. The control unit 6 is connected to an audio drive unit for driving and controlling the audio of the speaker 3 via an I / O unit, a sensor amplifier for inputting a detection signal of the human detector S, and the like. Are omitted here.

In FIG. 2, T is a transmitter to which an antenna a for communicating with the card C is connected. The antenna a has an antenna a1 for exchanging data with the card C and an antenna a2 for supplying power to the card C.

The card C includes an antenna 10 and a communication control unit 11 similarly to a normal IC card having a wireless communication function.
, A CPU 12, a memory 13, and a power generation circuit 15 that receives a power wave from the main body G via an antenna 14 and generates driving power for the card C. Memory 13
In addition to the system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 12, card data having predetermined contents such as commuter pass data and SF card data are stored in advance. The driving power may be provided in the form of a battery inside the card C.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the user holding the card C is going to enter and exit using the main body G. Then, when the card C enters the communication area of the antenna a, the card C is
Then, driving is started by receiving a power wave from the main body G, and data transfer is performed between the main body G and the card C (Step 100, Yes, Step 102; hereinafter, the step is referred to as "S").

When the validity period of the card C as a commuter pass is longer than a predetermined number of days (four days in the example) (No at S104), the display screen 4 displays a normal display such as "Thank you". Is performed and door D
1 is opened (as it is when the main body G is a normally open type), entry and exit are permitted (S112).

If the expiration date of the validity period of the card C as a commuter pass is less than a predetermined date (for example, 3 days), it is displayed on the display screen 4 that the commuter pass expires after 3 days. Thus, the expiration of the validity period is notified (Yes at S104, No at S106, S107). Further, a content having the same meaning as the display content is announced via the speaker 3 (omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3A).

If the validity period of the card C as a commuter pass has expired and the remaining amount of the SF card stored in the card C can be allowed to enter and exit (Yes at S106, S108)
Affirmative), the display screen 4 displays that the commuter pass has expired and that this entry / exit processing is performed using an SF card (S110; see FIG. 1). Further, a content having the same meaning as the display content is announced via the speaker 3 (omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3A).

Of course, when the validity period of the commuter pass expires and the remaining amount of the SF card does not satisfy the entry / exit conditions, the door D1 is closed and entry / exit is refused (Yes at S108, S109).

In the above example, when the validity period of the commuter pass of the card C has expired, the entry / exit processing using the data of the SF card is performed without the user's consent. As shown in FIG. 3B, the process may be performed with the user's consent. That is, the flowchart of FIG. 3B is inserted between S106 and S108 of FIG. 3A. When the validity period of the commuter pass expires, the door D1 is closed once, and Card C
, The entry / exit process using the SF card data is performed by holding the antenna over the antenna a (S20).
0, S202 affirmation, S204).

[0020]

According to the present invention, there is provided a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, wherein data is exchanged between a main body and a card to extract commuter pass data stored in the card, and the extracted commuter pass data is extracted. When the expiration date of the card has expired, this fact is notified, and the S stored in the card is
Since the notification means notifies that the entry / exit processing is performed based on the F card data, the user can be notified of the expiration of the validity period of the commuter pass of the card. When the entry / exit process based on the SF card data is started when the card is again held over the antenna provided on the main body, the entry / exit process using the SF card data of the card is performed by the user. Can be done with the consent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Body of non-contact automatic ticket gate (body) 3 Speaker 4 Display screen T Transmitter S Human detector a Antenna C Non-contact card (card)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact automatic ticket gate that performs data entry / exit processing by exchanging data with a non-contact card via an antenna provided on a main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. Extracting means for extracting commuter pass data stored in the contactless card by communication between the main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate and the contactless card, and the validity period of the extracted commuter pass data is And a notifying means for notifying that it has run out, and notifying that entry / exit processing is to be performed based on stored fair data stored in the non-contact type card. Contact type card processing machine. 2. The entrance / exit process based on the stored fair data is started when the contactless card is again held over an antenna provided on the main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate. Item 1. A non-contact automatic ticket gate according to item 1.