JP2003303360A - Radio portable terminal, ticket check processing system and ticket check processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket check processing method that excels in notifying a ticket check result. <P>SOLUTION: A radio portable terminal transmits boarding information necessary for boarding to an automatic ticket gate device via radio communication (ST2). The automatic ticket gate device receives the boarding information from the radio portable terminal (ST3), checks whether a ticket is valid or not according to the boarding information (ST4), and transmits the ticket check result to the radio portable terminal via radio communication (ST6, ST9). The radio portable terminal receives the ticket check result from the automatic ticket gate device (ST7, ST10), and controls the operation of a vibrator according to the ticket check result to notify the ticket check result by means of the vibrator (ST8, ST11). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. The present invention also relates to a ticket gate processing system including a wireless mobile terminal and an automatic ticket gate apparatus that communicates with the wireless mobile terminal to perform a ticket gate processing. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a ticket gate processing method in which a wireless mobile terminal and an automatic ticket gate apparatus communicate with each other to perform a ticket gate processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates have been installed at railway stations and other transportation stations. The automatic ticket gate receives the ticket, reads the ticket information recorded in the ticket, determines whether the ticket can be entered or exited, and collects or returns the ticket. If the automatic ticket gate determines that the ticket is not valid due to lack of fare or expiration, based on the result of reading the ticket information, it will control the opening and closing of the door to prevent passengers from entering the station or leaving the station. To do. Furthermore, the fact is notified by voice, alarm, and display.

[0003]

However, a person having a hearing problem cannot fully hear the voice guidance or the alarm, and a person having a visual problem cannot clearly see the display guidance. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for these persons to recognize the result of the ticket examination.

When the ticket gate is crowded, noise may make it difficult to recognize voice guidance and alarms.
When the ticket gate passage is also crowded, it may be difficult to recognize which passer-by target. Furthermore, the display guidance may be difficult to recognize due to external light. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless mobile terminal, a ticket gate processing system, and a ticket gate processing method, which have been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and are excellent in notifying a ticket gate determination result.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a wireless portable terminal, a ticket gate processing system, and a ticket gate processing method of the present invention are configured as follows. (1) The wireless mobile terminal according to the present invention transmits the boarding information to the storage means for storing boarding information necessary for boarding and the automatic ticket gate device by wireless communication, and the automatic ticket gate device wirelessly communicates the ticket judgment result. And a notification unit that controls the operation of the vibrator based on the ticket-turning determination result received by the communication unit and notifies the ticket-turning determination result by the vibrator.

(2) The present invention is a ticket gate processing system comprising a wireless mobile terminal and an automatic ticket gate device which communicates with the wireless mobile terminal to perform ticket gate processing, wherein the wireless mobile terminal is boarding information necessary for boarding. And a communication unit that transmits the boarding information by wireless communication to the automatic ticket gate apparatus and receives a ticket gate determination result by wireless communication from the automatic ticket gate apparatus, and a ticket gate determination result received by the communication unit. And a notification means for controlling the operation of the vibrator based on the vibrator and notifying the ticket determination result by the vibrator, wherein the automatic ticket gate receives the boarding information from the wireless mobile terminal by wireless communication, and the receiving means. The judgment means for judging whether the ticket can be paid or not based on the boarding information received by Comprises a transmitting means for transmitting, and a passage control means for passage control of wicket passage based on wicket whether the result by the determining means by.

(3) In the ticket gate processing method of the present invention, the wireless portable terminal transmits boarding information required for boarding to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication, and the automatic ticket gate apparatus receives boarding information from the wireless portable terminal. , Determine whether or not the ticket gate based on this boarding information, and transmit the ticket gate determination result to the wireless mobile terminal by wireless communication, the wireless mobile terminal receives the ticket gate determination result from the automatic ticket gate device, The operation of the vibrator is controlled based on the result of the ticket examination, and the result of the ticket examination is notified by the vibrator.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a ticket gate processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket gate processing system includes a wireless mobile terminal 1 and an automatic ticket gate apparatus 2. The wireless mobile terminal 1 has a function as a mobile phone and a ticket. The automatic ticket gate 2 communicates with the wireless mobile terminal 1 to perform the ticket gate processing.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the wireless mobile terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless mobile terminal 1
Is a main controller 100, a microphone 101, a speaker 102,
An operation unit 103, a display unit 104, a first communication unit 105, a second communication unit 106, a storage unit 107, a vibrator drive control unit 108, and a vibrator 109 are provided.

The wireless mobile terminal 1 functions as both a mobile phone and a ticket. The main control unit 100 is
It controls various operations as a mobile phone and various operations as a ticket. Microphone 101 and speaker 1
02 enables a call as a mobile phone. The operation unit 103 includes a numeric keypad and various function keys, and receives various inputs from the user. Display 1
Reference numeral 04 displays various information as a mobile phone, a ticket determination result, and the like. The first communication unit 105 functions as a mobile phone and communicates with a base station. Second
The communication unit 106 is for functioning as a ticket and communicates with the automatic ticket gate 2. The storage unit 107 stores various kinds of information necessary for functioning as a mobile phone, and also stores boarding information necessary for boarding to function as a ticket. The boarding information includes at least one of the boarding condition information and the fare amount information.
The boarding condition information includes information such as a boarding valid section and a boarding expiration date. That is, this boarding condition information is information equivalent to the information recorded on the ordinary boarding ticket, the commuter pass, or the like. On the other hand, the amount information as the fare is the same as the information recorded on the prepaid card or the like. The vibrator drive control unit 108 controls driving of the vibrator 109 as necessary.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of the automatic ticket gate apparatus. As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic ticket gate 2
Is a main control unit 200, a storage unit 201, a wireless communication unit 20.
2. Magnetic ticket processor 203, ticket determination processor 20
4, a ticket gate operation control unit 205, a display unit 206, and a voice guidance unit 207.

The main controller 200 controls various operations related to the ticket gate processing. The storage unit 201 stores information necessary for the ticket gate processing. The wireless communication unit 202 communicates with the wireless mobile terminal 1, receives boarding information from the unauthorized mobile terminal 1, and transmits a ticket examination result to the wireless mobile terminal 1.
The magnetic ticket processing unit 203 receives the magnetic ticket, reads the information recorded on the magnetic ticket, and writes the information as necessary. The ticket gate determination processing unit 204
Whether or not the ticket is available is determined based on the boarding information received from the wireless mobile terminal 1 or the information read from the magnetic ticket. The ticket gate operation control unit 205 controls the operation of each unit based on the result of the ticket gate availability determination. For example, when it is determined that the ticket is not available, the opening / closing drive of the door is controlled to block the passage through the ticket passage.
The display unit 206 displays, for example, a ticket gate adequacy determination result.
The voice guidance unit 207 voice-guides, for example, the result of the ticket determination.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the ticket inspection process using the vibration function of the wireless mobile terminal. A user carrying the wireless mobile terminal 1 holds the wireless mobile terminal 1 over a predetermined area of the automatic ticket gate 2. Along with this, the wireless mobile terminal 1 and the automatic ticket gate 2 start communication (ST1, YES), the wireless portable terminal 1 transmits boarding information to the automatic ticket gate 2 (ST2), and the automatic ticket gate 2 (ST3).

The automatic ticket gate apparatus 2 determines whether the ticket gate is available based on the received boarding information (ST4). For example, when the boarding information includes only the boarding condition information, the ticket examination is determined only by the boarding condition information. When the boarding information includes only the amount information as the fare, the ticket gate is determined only by the amount information (remaining amount). If the boarding information includes both boarding condition information and price information as a fare, the boarding condition information has priority and is used for determining the ticket gate. The amount information of is used together.

When the ticket gate is permitted (ST5, YE
S), the automatic ticket gate 2 notifies the wireless mobile terminal 1 of the ticket approval and ticket information (ST6), and the wireless mobile terminal 1 receives the ticket (ST7). In the wireless mobile terminal 1 that has received the ticket-granting permission and the ticket-giving information, the vibrator drive control unit 108 drives the vibrator 109 in response to the ticket-giving permission (ST8). Along with this, for example, the wireless mobile terminal 1 vibrates intermittently. Further, the ticket gate permission is displayed on the display unit 104 (ST8), and the ticket gate permission is voice-guided by the speaker 102 (ST8). Therefore, the user can check the ticket-granting permission by looking at the display unit 104, or can listen to the ticket-granting permission guidance by placing the ear on the speaker 102. Further, the ticket inspection information notified together with the ticket inspection permission is stored (updated) in the storage unit 107. The ticket gate information is, for example, history information regarding entry and exit.

When the ticket gate is not permitted (ST5, N
O), the automatic ticket gate 2 notifies the wireless mobile terminal 1 that the ticket is not permitted (ST9), and the wireless mobile terminal 1 receives the ticket (ST10). In the wireless mobile terminal 1 that has received the ticket-granting permission and the ticket-giving information, the vibrator driving control unit 108 drives the vibrator 109 in response to the ticket-giving permission (ST11). Along with this, for example, the wireless mobile terminal 1 continuously vibrates. Further, ticket disapproval is displayed on the display unit 104 (ST11), and the speaker 102 is voice-guided by the speaker 102 (ST11). Therefore, the user can check the ticket refusal by looking at the display unit 104, or can listen to the ticket refusal guidance by listening to the speaker 102. While the ticket gate processing is continued (ST12, YES), the processing of ST1 to ST11 is continued. As described above, the ticket determination result is notified by the vibration function, the display function, and the call function of the wireless mobile terminal 1. This makes it possible to reliably receive the ticket gate determination result.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified at the stage of implementation without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, the respective embodiments may be combined as appropriate as much as possible, in which case the combined effects can be obtained. Further, the embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent elements are deleted from all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment, the problems described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effects described in the section of the effect of the invention If you get
A configuration in which this component is deleted can be extracted as an invention.

[0018]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wireless portable terminal, a ticket gate processing system, and a ticket gate processing method which are excellent in notifying the ticket gate determination result.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a wireless mobile terminal.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a ticket examination process using a vibration function of a wireless mobile terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wireless portable terminal, 100 ... Main control part, 101 ... Microphone, 102 ... Speaker, 103 ... Operation part, 104 ... Display part, 105 ... First communication part, 106 ... Second communication part, 1
07 ... storage unit, 108 ... vibrator drive control unit, 10
9 ... Vibrator, 2 ... Automatic ticket gate device, 200 ... Main control unit, 201 ... Storage unit, 202 ... Wireless communication unit, 203 ... Magnetic ticket processing unit, 204 ... Ticket determination processing unit, 205 ...
Ticket gate operation control unit, 206 ... Display unit, 207 ... Voice guidance unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing boarding information required for boarding, and a communication means for transmitting the boarding information to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication and receiving the ticket gate determination result from the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication. A wireless mobile terminal, comprising: a notification unit that controls the operation of a vibrator based on the ticket-turning determination result received by the communication unit and notifies the ticket-turning determination result by the vibrator. 2. A first communication means for transmitting / receiving a voice signal to / from a base station by wireless communication, an input / output means for inputting / outputting the voice signal, and a storage means for storing boarding information necessary for boarding. And a second communication unit that transmits the boarding information to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication and receives a ticket gate determination result from the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication; and a ticket gate determination result received by the second communication unit. And a notification unit for notifying the ticket-turning determination result by the vibrator and outputting a voice signal corresponding to the ticket-turning determination result from the input / output unit. Terminal. 3. A ticket gate processing system comprising a wireless mobile terminal and an automatic ticket gate apparatus that communicates with the wireless mobile terminal to perform ticket gate processing, wherein the wireless mobile terminal stores a boarding information required for boarding. And a communication unit that transmits the boarding information to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication and receives the ticket gate determination result from the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication, and the operation of the vibrator based on the ticket gate determination result received by the communication unit. Controlling means for notifying the ticket determination result by the vibrator; and the automatic ticket inspection apparatus, receiving means for receiving boarding information by wireless communication from the wireless mobile terminal, and boarding received by the receiving means. Determination means for determining whether or not the ticket can be turned on the basis of information, and a result of the ticket determination by the determination means is transmitted to the wireless mobile terminal by wireless communication Ticket gate processing system comprising: the transmitting unit, and a passage control means for passage control of wicket passage based on wicket whether the result by the determining means that. 4. A ticket gate processing system comprising a wireless mobile terminal and an automatic ticket gate device which communicates with the wireless mobile terminal to perform a ticket gate processing, wherein the wireless mobile terminal communicates with a base station by voice communication with a voice signal. A first communication means for transmitting and receiving information, an input / output means for inputting / outputting the voice signal, a storage means for storing boarding information necessary for boarding, and transmitting the boarding information by wireless communication to an automatic ticket gate. Then, the second communication means for receiving the ticket examination result by wireless communication from the automatic ticket examination device and the operation of the vibrator on the basis of the ticket examination result received by the second communication means, and the ticket examination result is controlled by the vibrator. Notifying means for notifying and outputting a voice signal corresponding to the ticket-judgment determination result from the input / output means, wherein the automatic ticket gate is the wireless portable terminal. Receiving means for receiving the boarding information by wireless communication, judging means for judging whether or not the ticket gate is possible based on the boarding information received by the receiving means, and the ticket judgment result by the judging means is transmitted to the wireless mobile terminal by wireless communication. A ticket gate processing system comprising: a transmission means; and a passage control means for controlling passage of a ticket passage based on a result of the determination by the determination means. 5. The wireless mobile terminal transmits boarding information necessary for boarding to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication, the automatic ticket gate apparatus receives boarding information from the wireless mobile terminal, and the boarding information is received. Whether the ticket gate is determined based on, the wireless ticket is transmitted to the wireless mobile terminal by wireless communication, the wireless mobile terminal receives the ticket determination result from the automatic ticket gate, based on the ticket determination result A ticket gate processing method characterized by controlling the operation of a vibrator and notifying a ticket gate determination result by the vibrator. 6. The mobile phone transmits boarding information required for boarding to the automatic ticket gate apparatus by wireless communication, the automatic ticket gate apparatus receives boarding information from the cell phone, and based on this boarding information Whether or not the ticket gate is determined, the ticket determination result is transmitted to the mobile phone by wireless communication, the mobile phone receives the ticket determination result from the automatic ticket inspection device, and operates the vibrator based on the ticket determination result. A ticket gate processing method which controls and notifies the ticket gate determination result by a vibrator and outputs a voice signal corresponding to the ticket gate determination result from a speaker.