JP2008117154A - Electronic ticket and automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information useful to a user by use of an electronic ticket. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 23 of this electronic paper ticket 11 records ticket examination time and a name of an origin station into a memory 24 when passing through a ticket examination machine. The CPU 23 acquires timetable information defining an alighting station as an origin and the boarding station as a destination from the automatic ticket examination machine when passing through the ticket examination machine of the alighting station, and displays the acquired timetable information on a display part 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that performs an electronic ticket and a ticket gate for an electronic ticket.

  It has been realized that an IC card or a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip has a ticket function. It is also considered to display information around the station, map information, and advertisement information on the mobile terminal.

Patent Document 1 describes that content information is distributed to a mobile phone via the Internet network when entering and leaving an automatic ticket gate at a station using a mobile phone.
Patent Document 2 describes that a ticketing device and a ticketing device have a timetable database and print data such as departure times and arrival times of a plurality of trains at the time of ticketing ticketing or ticketing. ing.
JP-A-2005-242686 JP 2003-178335 A

By the way, when using a train, in order to know the time of a return train, a timetable is written down or a timetable is brought.
The invention of Patent Document 2 prints the departure time and arrival time on a boarding ticket, but the amount of information that can be printed on a paper boarding ticket is limited, and it is difficult to print a large number of boarding time information. . The invention of Patent Document 1 describes downloading content to a mobile phone via the Internet, but does not describe enabling a user to easily check a timetable.

  It is also possible to check the boarding route arriving at the target station at the scheduled time using the Internet. However, in order to be able to check the route search result when going out, it is necessary for the user to carry the portable terminal storing the route search result or to print and hold the route search result. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide useful information to a user using an electronic ticket.

  The electronic ticket of the present invention includes a display unit that displays part or all of the ticket surface as a display area, storage means that stores at least information about the departure station, and the departure station as the departure station at the ticket gate at the departure station. Control means for acquiring timetable information with the destination as the destination and displaying it on the display unit.

According to the present invention, there is no need to make a note of the timetable or bring a timetable, which is very convenient for the user.
In the electronic ticket of the above invention, the control means effectively sets display holding protection information that prohibits rewriting of display information on the display unit at the ticket gate of the getting-off station.

By comprising in this way, it can prevent that the display information displayed on the ticket surface of an electronic ticket is rewritten.
In the electronic ticket of the above invention, the display unit is made of electronic paper that self-holds the display state when the power is turned off.

With this configuration, the display state is maintained even when the power is turned off.
In the electronic ticket of the above invention, the control means acquires a route search result including a station name of the departure station, a departure time, a station name of the departure station, and a departure time, and displays the acquired route search result on the display unit. Let

By configuring in this way, for example, the departure time and the departure time searched by the user are displayed on the ticket surface of the electronic ticket, so that the departure time and arrival time can be easily confirmed.
In the electronic ticket of the above invention, when the control means passes the automatic ticket gate at the departure station, the control means determines whether the ticket gate time has passed the departure time of the route search result, and determines the departure time. When it has passed, the automatic ticket gate performs a route search from the departure station to the departure station, acquires a new route search result from the automatic ticket gate, and displays the acquired route search result on the display unit.

  With this configuration, when the ticket gate time passes the departure time when passing through the ticket gate, a new route search is performed, and the route search result is displayed on the electronic ticket. Can always see the correct route search results.

  In the electronic ticket according to the present invention, the control means acquires advertisement information with an expiration date, displays the advertisement information with an expiration date on the display unit, and prohibits rewriting of the advertisement information with an expiration date When holding protection information is set to be valid and wireless communication is performed with an information terminal or an automatic ticket gate at a station, it is determined whether or not the expiration date of the advertisement information with the expiration date has passed, and when the expiration date has passed , Invalidate the display retention protection information of the advertisement information with expiration date.

By comprising in this way, the display information which passed the expiration date can be rewritten to the advertising information within the expiration date or other information and displayed on the ticket surface of the electronic ticket.
The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention includes a search means for retrieving timetable information from a server, using a departure station as a departure station and a departure station at the time of boarding as a destination at a ticket gate at a departure station, and the timetable information as the electronic station Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the boarding ticket.

  According to the present invention, since the timetable of the return trip can be displayed on the display section of the ticket surface of the electronic ticket, there is no need to make a note of the timetable or bring a timetable, which is convenient for the user. improves.

  According to the present invention, the user passes the automatic ticket gate at the boarding station and the getting-off station, and the time information of the return trip is displayed on the electronic ticket in the conventional operation. You can check the departure time of the return trip simply by looking at the timetable displayed on the electronic ticket. In addition, since the timetable for the return trip can be confirmed, it is possible to schedule a train to be used for the return trip, so that time can be used effectively. Furthermore, since the departure time of the scheduled boarding can be known, it is possible to reduce the rush-in boarding just before the departure.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a ticket (electronic ticket) 11 with electronic paper according to an embodiment.
The board ticket 11 with electronic paper has an area 12 in which boarding information (for example, boarding section and expiration date of a commuter pass) is printed or displayed. Further, when the display area 13 having the display section 13 made of electronic paper made of cholesteric liquid crystal is used as the display area, a part of the display section 13 is used. A cholesteric liquid crystal is a memory-type liquid crystal display element that maintains a display state even when the power is off. The display unit 13 is not limited to a liquid crystal type display element, and may be composed of electronic paper such as an organic EL, an electrophoretic method, or an electromagnetic powder fluid. In addition, tickets and commuter passes are generally IC card type, and the ticket gate uses radio so-called non-contact type IC cards that can send and receive necessary data in a non-contact manner. Is.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal circuit of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. The ticket 11 with electronic paper includes an antenna 21, a wireless controller 22 that controls wireless data transmission / reception, a CPU 23, a memory 24, a display controller 25, a liquid crystal driver 26, and a display unit 13 made of electronic paper. The rectifier circuit 27 and the switch 28 are included. This card is equipped with a plurality of applications so that a plurality of applications such as a commuter pass, an application for clearing a fee, and an application for controlling electronic paper can be operated. For this purpose, a multi-application OS (operating system) is installed in the card and operates in cooperation with each application.

  The antenna 21 receives the radio transmitted from the radio reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket checker 31 shown in FIG. 3, and supplies the electric power generated by electromagnetic induction to the rectifier circuit 27 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper.

  When power is supplied, the rectifier circuit 27 generates a DC power supply voltage, and supplies the power supply voltage to each circuit unit including the CPU 23 and the switch 28. The switch 28 is turned on and off in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 23. When the switch 28 is in the on state, the power supply voltage is supplied to the liquid crystal driver 26 and the display unit 13. When the display unit 13 does not need to be rewritten, the switch 28 is turned off. Stop.

  The wireless controller 22 receives entrance data such as a station name, ticket gate date and time, and day of the week transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 31 by wireless communication. When entering the ticket gate of the departure station, the CPU 23 writes the entry data such as the station name of the departure station, the ticket gate date and time, and the day of the week received by the wireless controller 22 in the memory 24. Further, when leaving the ticket gate at the getting-off station, the CPU 23 acquires timetable information from the getting-off station as the departure station and the departure station as the destination from the automatic ticket gate 31 at the getting-off station, and writes it in the memory 24. Further, the timetable information is output to the display controller 25 and displayed on the display unit 13. Further, the CPU 23 operates an application related to the boarding fee clearing, and also clears the boarding fee when leaving the ticket gate. That is, the departure station is recognized based on the entry data stored in the memory 24, and the entry / exit management is performed regardless of whether the entry / exit station is within a regular section based on information from the automatic ticket gate 31 at the getting-off station. If you have boarded beyond the regular section, you can clear the boarding fee from the cash information held in the card in advance, and if you have it in the card in advance, clearing is required As described above, data is exchanged with the automatic ticket checker 31 so as to display a message on the display unit of the automatic ticket checker 31.

  The memory 24 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory that retains data even when the power is off. In the memory 24, when the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is a commuter pass type ticket, boarding information such as a boarding section, a valid period, name, age, and sex is recorded as information on the commuter pass. In addition, in the case of a ticket for precharging cash, information such as the precharged amount, entrance station, exit station, and the like is recorded.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an automatic ticket gate 31 at a station. The automatic ticket gate 31 is a wireless reader for reading information recorded in the electronic paper ticket 11 with wireless paper and wirelessly transmitting the station name, ticket gate time, timetable information, etc. to the electronic paper ticket 11. It has a writer 32 and a control unit (not shown) for performing timetable information search, route search, and the like. The wireless reader / writer 32 has a wireless communication circuit that performs wireless communication with the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11.

  The user inserts the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 into the ticket entry slot 33 of the automatic ticket gate 31 or brings the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 close to the wireless reader / writer 32 and is recorded on the IC card. The automatic ticket checker 31 reads the boarding information of the boarding section, etc., enables entry to the station, and receives the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 from the boarding ticket outlet 34. Alternatively, it is brought into contact with or close to the wireless reader / writer 32 at the top of the main body, the boarding information recorded on the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is read, and the vehicle passes through the automatic ticket gate 31 and enters the station. The control unit of the automatic ticket checker 31 reads boarding information and the like (information such as boarding period and expiration date) recorded in the memory 24 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 by the wireless reader / writer 32 and determines whether or not entry is possible. .

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The following processing is executed by the CPU 23 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Note that the flowchart of FIG. 4 also includes processing executed by the automatic ticket checker 31.

  The user inserts the ticket 11 with electronic paper into the ticket entry slot 33 of the automatic ticket gate 31a of the outbound departure station (hereinafter referred to as the automatic ticket gate 31a of the outbound departure station), or When the wireless reader / writer 32 is brought into contact with or close to the wireless reader / writer 32, the automatic ticket gate 31a transmits a radio wave. And the ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket gate 31a by the antenna 21, generates an electromotive force, and starts the supply of power to the rectifier circuit 21 (FIG. 4, S11).

The CPU 23 receives data of the station name, the ticket gate date and time, and the day of the week transmitted wirelessly from the automatic ticket gate 31a, and records these data in the memory 24 (S12).
When the user arrives at the intended exit station, the user uses the electronic paper ticket 11 with the automatic ticket gate 31b of the outbound station (hereinafter referred to as the automatic ticket gate 31b of the outbound station). When it is inserted into the equal insertion port 33 or brought into contact with or close to the wireless reader / writer 32, the automatic ticket gate 31b at the disembarking station emits radio waves. And the ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket gate 31b by the antenna 21, generates an electromotive force, and starts supplying power to the rectifier circuit 21 (S13). ).

The ticket with electronic paper 11 receives the station name, day of the week, and ticket gate time data transmitted wirelessly from the automatic ticket gate 31b, and records the data in the memory 24 (S14).
Next, referring to the station name of the departure station and the station name of the departure station recorded in the memory 24 when the automatic ticket gate 31 enters and exits (S15), the return station gets on and off, with the departure station as the departure station and the departure station as the departure station. The route of the station is determined (S16).

  Further, with reference to the day of the week when the exit station exits recorded in the memory 24 when the automatic ticket gate 31 enters and exits (S17), if the day of the week data recorded at the time of departure is a weekday, the timetable for weekdays, holidays If so, a holiday timetable is determined (S18).

  Further, the ticket gate time of the getting-off station recorded in the memory 24 when the automatic ticket gate 31 enters and exits is referred to (S19), and the ticket gate time, that is, the time from the current time to the last train on the day is determined (S20).

  Next, the departure station, the getting-off station, the train up and down, the distinction between weekdays / holidays, the time from the current time to the last train are designated, and the timetable information that matches the designated conditions is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 31b. A request is made (S21). Upon receipt of the transmission request, the automatic ticket gate 31b receives a timetable for each station (not shown) or a special timetable (year-end / new year) based on the target alighting station, weekday or holiday schedule, and timetable information for the corresponding time zone. The timetable information of the return trip searched by the server having the file storing the timetable changed by construction) and the like is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11.

  When the electronic paper ticket 11 completes the reception of the return timetable information wirelessly transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 31b (S22), the return timetable information is recorded in the memory 24, and the CPU 23 displays the display unit (electronic paper). ) Image processing for display on the display 13 is performed, and the image is displayed on the display unit (electronic paper) 13 via the liquid crystal driver 26 (S23). Further, display retention protection is set to on (valid) in order to prohibit rewriting of the displayed timetable information (S24).

  In the display holding protection, for example, information indicating ON at a predetermined address in the memory 24 is stored in association with the timetable information displayed on the display unit 13, and the corresponding display holding protection information is set to ON. Sometimes, the CPU 23 reads and controls the address of the memory 24 so that display information is not rewritten.

  Next, when the user inserts a ticket 11 with electronic paper into the automatic ticket gate 31b of the departure station (outbound departure station) or touches or approaches the wireless reader / writer 32, the departure station automatically The ticket gate 31b transmits a radio wave. And the ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket gate 31b by the antenna 21, generates an electromotive force, and starts supplying power to the rectifier circuit 21 (S25). ).

  The ticket 11 with electronic paper records in the memory 24 the station name, ticket gate date and time, and day of the week data transmitted wirelessly from the automatic ticket gate 31b (S26). Since it is no longer necessary to display the timetable of the return route when the user enters the departure station on the return route, the timetable display holding protection information is canceled (invalidated) (S27). When passing through the automatic ticket gate 31b, a boarding fee is generally settled using a technique.

  As a result of the above processing, when leaving the ticket gate of the outgoing train station, a timetable with the outgoing train station as the departure station is displayed on the display unit 13 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11. At the same time, the display holding protection information for the displayed timetable information is set to ON, and rewriting of the timetable information is prohibited. Then, when the user enters the ticket gate of the outgoing station again, the display holding protection information of the timetable information of the return trip is released, and the display information of the electronic paper ticket 11 can be rewritten.

  When the user arrives at the destination of the return trip and inserts the ticket 11 with electronic paper into the automatic ticket gate 31a of the exit station of the return trip (outbound departure station) or touches or approaches the wireless reader / writer 32, the exit station The automatic ticket gate 31a transmits radio waves. And the ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket gate 31b by the antenna 21, generates an electromotive force, and starts the supply of power to the rectifier circuit 21 (S28). ).

The ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the station name of the alighting station, the ticket date and time, and the day of the week data transmitted wirelessly from the automatic ticket gate 31a, and records the data in the memory 24 (S29).
The ticket 11 with electronic paper refers to the station name of the departure station and the station name of the departure station recorded in the memory 24 (S30). Further, the day of the week at the ticket gate is referenced (S31), and the ticket gate time is referenced (S32). Thereafter, in step S33, the same processing as in steps S16, S18, S20, and S21 to S23 is executed. That is, the timetable information of the time zone from the current time to the last train is displayed on the display unit 13 with the departure station direction of the return route as the destination and the time specified from the current time to the last train. If the current time is after a predetermined time, the timetable acquisition range may be changed to the time zone from the current time to the next train on the next day instead of the time zone from the current time to the last train on the current day. Moreover, you may change not to the time slot | zone until the last train but to the time slot | zone for predetermined time from the present time as a starting point.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the timing for setting / releasing the display holding protection information.
When the electronic paper ticket 11 with electronic paper is inserted into, or in contact with, or close to the automatic ticket gate 31a of the departure station on the outbound route, the station name of the departure station, the ticket gate time, etc. are recorded in the memory 24 of the electronic paper ticket 11 with electronic paper and displayed at the same time. Retention protection information is canceled (invalidated).

  When the user arrives at the exit station of the outbound route and passes through the automatic ticket gate 31b of the exit station, the station name, day of the week, ticket gate time, etc. of the exit station are written in the memory 24 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Further, timetable information with the departure station as the departure station and the destination as the departure station on the outbound route is displayed on the display unit 13 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 and simultaneously the display holding protection information is set to ON. This can prevent the display of the timetable information from being rewritten.

  FIG. 6 shows a display state of the ticket 11 with electronic paper at the time of passing through the ticket gate of the disembarking station. When passing through the automatic ticket gate 31b of the destination station, as shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 13 displays a timetable from the current time in the direction of the departure station, which is the departure station as the departure station, to the last train. 13 is displayed in the lower display area 12 which is a part of 13 and the boarding information indicating the regular boarding section and the expiration date, which is information of the commuter pass.

  Returning to FIG. 5, when entering from the automatic ticket gate 31b of the departure station on the return route (outbound departure station), the station name, day of the week, ticket gate time, etc. are written in the memory 24 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper, and display holding protection information is displayed. Canceled.

  When the user arrives at the exit station that is the destination of the return trip and passes through the automatic ticket gate 31a of the exit station, the station name, day of the week, and ticket gate time of the exit station are written in the memory 24 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Furthermore, the timetable information with the departure station as the departure station and the destination of the outbound departure station is displayed on the display unit 13 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11, and at the same time, the display table protection protection information of the timetable information is set to ON. . In addition, when the getting-off station is a normal getting-on / off station, that is, the nearest station at home, and when a timetable is not particularly necessary, information on the commuter pass is displayed on the display unit 13 of the board 11 with electronic paper. The regular section, expiration date, name, and gender may be displayed to cancel the display retention protection.

  According to the above-described first embodiment, when the vehicle passes the automatic ticket gate 31b of the target getting-off station, the departure of the outgoing route from the outgoing station as the departure station on the display unit 13 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Since the timetable with the station direction as the destination is displayed, the user can easily obtain the departure time of the return train. Furthermore, since the display holding protection information is set to ON when passing through the automatic ticket gate 31b at the getting-off station, the timetable information displayed on the display unit 13 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is prevented from being rewritten. it can.

  In the first embodiment described above, the process of determining the destination of the timetable, the process of determining the up / down direction (movement direction), the weekday / holiday timetable, the process of setting and canceling the display holding protection information, etc. Although the case where the CPU 23 of the ticket 11 with paper executes is described, a form in which the automatic ticket checker 31b executes this processing instead of the CPU 23 is also conceivable. In that case, the automatic ticket gate 31b of the destination station of arrival arrives at the station name, date and time of the boarding station from the ticket 11 with electronic paper, and based on this, the station of departure is the departure station and departure station. Get on the return route and determine the normal route of the exit station. That is, the timetable for weekdays is determined when the automatic ticket gate b is left on weekdays, the timetable for holidays is determined on holidays, and the vertical line direction at the station is determined. Further, the time from the current time to the last train is determined by a server having a file storing a timetable of each station (not shown), a special timetable (year-end and new year, timetable changed by construction), and the like. Then, the searched timetable information of the return trip is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11. Then, the CPU 23 of the electronic paper ticket 11 may write data into the memory 24 in accordance with an instruction from the automatic ticket gate 31. In this case, the processing burden on the CPU 23 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is reduced.

  Next, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 according to the second embodiment. The following processing is executed by the CPU 23 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 also shows processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 31.

  In the second embodiment, a user searches for a boarding route using a personal computer 41 shown in FIG. 8A or a search terminal 42 installed in a station premises shown in FIG. This is an example of a case where the route search result is downloaded and displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper by a wireless reader / writer 43 or the like.

  When the route search result is downloaded from the personal computer 41 or the search terminal 42, the ticket 11 with electronic paper records the departure station, transit station, destination, departure time, transit time, and destination time in the memory 24 (FIG. 7). , S41). Further, the downloaded route search result is recorded in the memory 24 and displayed on the display unit 13. Then, in order to prevent the display information from being rewritten, the display holding protection information is set to ON (S42).

  When the user inserts the electronic paper ticket 11 with electronic paper into the automatic ticket gate 31a of the departure station, or touches or approaches the wireless reader / writer 32, the automatic ticket gate 31a transmits radio waves. And the ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless reader / writer 32 of the automatic ticket gate 31a by the antenna 21, generates an electromotive force, and starts the supply of power to the rectifier circuit 21 (FIG. 7, S43).

  When power is supplied to the ticket 11 with electronic paper, the internal CPU 23 receives the data of the station name of the departure station, the day of the week, and the ticket gate time, and records the received data in the memory 24 (S44).

Next, the departure station and departure time A of the route search result recorded in the memory 24 and the station name and ticket gate time B received from the automatic ticket gate 31a of the ticket gate station are referred to (S45).
Next, it is determined whether the ticket gate time B is before or after the departure time A of the route search result (S46). When the ticket gate time B is before the departure time A of the route search result (S46, YES), there is no need to correct the departure time, the transit time, and the arrival time of the route search result. Leave on.

  On the other hand, if the ticket gate time B has passed the departure time A (S46, NO), the process proceeds to step S48, and a route search is requested to the automatic ticket gate 31a. Then, route search result data based on the current time is downloaded from the automatic ticket checker 31a and recorded in the memory 24 (S49). In order to display the route search result downloaded from the automatic ticket checker 31a and recorded in the memory 24, the display holding protection information is temporarily canceled (S50), and the route search result is displayed on the display unit 13 (S51). Then, the display holding protection information for the display information is set to ON (S52).

  When passing the ticket gate at the transfer station (S53, YES), the process returns to step S43 and the above-described processing is executed. That is, in step S44, the station name and ticket gate time of the transfer station are recorded in the memory 24, and in step S46, it is determined whether the transfer time is before or after the transit station time of the route search result. When the ticket gate time at the transfer station has passed the transit station time in the route search result, a new route search result is downloaded from the automatic ticket checker 31a in step S49. The processing of steps S50 to S52 is the same as that of the departure station.

  When there is no transfer station and the automatic ticket gate 31b at the getting-off station inserts the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 or contacts or approaches the wireless reader / writer 32, supply of electric power to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is started. (S54).

  The ticket 11 with electronic paper receives the data of the station name of the departure station, the day of the week, and the ticket gate time transmitted wirelessly from the automatic ticket gate 31b at the getting-off station, and records the received data in the memory 24 (S55). Since the information related to the boarding route is no longer necessary when leaving the automatic ticket gate 31b at the getting-off station, the display holding protection information for the route search result is canceled (S56).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 according to the second embodiment. When the vehicle passes the automatic ticket gate 31a at the departure station, the route search result recorded in the memory 24 of the electronic paper ticket 11 or the re-search result in the automatic ticket gate 31a is displayed on the display unit of the electronic paper ticket 11 13 and the display holding protection information is set to ON at the same time.

  The display example of the ticket 11 with electronic paper in FIG. 9 shows the departure time “12:01” when the departure station is “Yanoguchi” and the destination is “Tokyo”, and the transfer station time of the transfer station “Kawasaki” This is an example in which “12:42”, the arrival time “13:12” and the route name of “Tokyo” which is the station to get off are displayed.

  According to the second embodiment described above, information on the route search result searched by the personal computer 41 or the station search terminal 42 is displayed on the display unit 13 of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11, so that the user can , Departure time, transfer station, route name, transfer time, arrival time, etc. can be easily confirmed. In addition, when the ticketing time at the departure station or transfer station is past the departure time and the transfer time of the route search result, the route search is performed again by the automatic ticket checker 31, and the latest route search result is automatically obtained. It is displayed on the display unit 13 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Thereby, the user can always confirm the optimal departure time, transfer time, and arrival time from the display of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11.

  Note that the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above may be combined. For example, before and during boarding, the route search result is displayed on the display unit 13 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper, and at the same time, the display holding protection information for the display information is turned on. Then, the display holding protection information is canceled when passing through the automatic ticket gate 31b of the getting-off station, and the timetable information with the getting-off station as the departure station and the destination in the direction of the outgoing station as the destination is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper. Displayed on the unit 13. Further, the display holding protection information is set to ON in order to protect the display of the timetable information.

  By configuring in this way, the departure time, transit station time (transfer time), arrival time, transfer station, and the like are displayed on the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 before boarding and in the boarding section. It is possible to get on without being late. In addition, since the timetable information of the return trip is displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11 when passing through the ticket gate of the disembarking station, the user sees the timetable displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11 and looks at the timetable displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11. You can check the departure time of your return trip.

  Next, FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 according to the third embodiment of this invention. This 3rd Embodiment is an example in the case of displaying advertising content with an expiration date on the ticket 11 with electronic paper.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an information terminal 51 installed in a station, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a wireless reader / writer 52 attached to a strap of a train. By using the station information terminal 51 or the wireless reader / writer 52 of the strap, it is possible to download advertisement contents with expiration date, map information, etc. to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11.

  The user inserts the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 into the convenience store or the station information terminal 51, and obtains the advertisement content with an expiration date by contacting or bringing it close to the terminal (S61). The advertisement content with an expiration date acquired at this time, for example, a coupon, is recorded in the memory 24 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper and displayed on the display unit 13. At the same time, in order to prevent the advertising content displayed on the display unit 13 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper from being rewritten, the display holding protection information for the display information is set to ON (S62).

  Next, when the automatic ticket gate 31 (or the information terminal 51) at the station detects that the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is inserted, touched or approached, it starts supplying electric power to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 (S63). When the data on the station name, day of the week, and ticket gate time is wirelessly transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 31 to the ticket 11 with electronic paper, the data is recorded in the memory 24 (S64).

  Next, the CPU 23 of the ticket 11 with electronic paper determines whether or not the ticket transmission time wirelessly transmitted has passed the expiration date of the coupon displayed on the display unit 13, and the ticket gate time received from the automatic ticket gate 31. Compare and determine (S65).

If the ticket gate time has not passed the expiration date of the coupon (S65, NO), the process proceeds to step S66, and the display holding protection information is kept on.
When the ticket gate time has passed the expiration date of the coupon (S65, YES), the process proceeds to step S67, and the display holding protection information is released. Following step S66 or S67, new advertisement coupon information is downloaded (S68).

  If the expiration date of the coupon has not passed, the display holding protection information is kept on. Therefore, when new coupon information is downloaded in step S68, the downloaded coupon information is stored in the memory 24. It is recorded in a predetermined area (S69).

  On the other hand, if the ticket gate time has passed the expiration date of the coupon, the newly downloaded coupon information is displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11 in step S70, and the displayed coupon information is protected in step S71. Set display retention protection information to ON.

  When the user receives a coupon discount service recorded on the electronic paper ticket 11 at the coupon issuer (S72), the payment terminal of the coupon issuer detects the insertion, contact or proximity of the electronic paper ticket 11. (S73), a coupon discount is applied to make a settlement (S74). Since the coupon has been used at this time, the coupon display retention protection is canceled (S75).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the next coupon information is recorded in the memory 24 (S76). When the coupon information is recorded in the memory 24 (S76, YES), the process proceeds to step S77, the next coupon information is displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11 and the process returns to step S62.

  On the other hand, if the next coupon information is not recorded in the memory 24 (S76, NO), the process proceeds to step S78, and the display of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is not rewritten, and the process returns to step S61.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display state of the ticket 11 with electronic paper. The ticket 61 with electronic paper shown in FIG. 13 is composed entirely of electronic paper such as cholesteric liquid crystal, and usually the boarding section and the validity period, which are boarding information of the commuter pass, are displayed on the entire ticket, When content such as a map or coupon is downloaded from an information terminal or the like, boarding information is displayed on a part of the ticket surface, and downloaded content is displayed in another area.

With reference to FIG. 13, the information displayed on the ticket 61 with electronic paper and its rewriting timing will be described.
If the board 61 with electronic paper is brought close to the wireless reader / writer 62a of the terminal 62 in the store in the non-boarding section and the content, for example, a map is downloaded, the display of the ticket surface is rewritten. Information on the commuter pass is displayed on a part of the ticket surface, and a map downloaded by the user is displayed in another area.

  Further, when the ticket 61 with electronic paper is brought into contact with the wireless reader / writer 63 of the automatic ticket checker 31 at the station, the map information that has been displayed in a partial area of the ticket surface up to that point is rewritten with the information of the commuter pass. . The automatic ticket gate 31 at the station is connected to a server 65 via a communication network 64, and can download timetable information and boarding route information stored in the server 65.

  In the train, various information can be downloaded by bringing the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 in contact with or close to the reader / writer 52 built in the strap. For example, when coupon information is downloaded from the reader / writer 52, the display of the ticket surface of the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11 is rewritten, and as shown in FIG. 13, information on the commuter pass is displayed on a part of the ticket surface. Coupon information is displayed. At this time, the display holding protection information is set to ON, and the display of the coupon information is protected. The wireless reader / writer 52 can transmit / receive data to / from a server 66 in a train by using wireless communication, and the server 66 in the vehicle is connected to a communication network 64 via a wireless base station 67.

  In the case of a commuter pass ticket with electronic paper 11, the age, sex, etc. of the user are recorded in the memory 24 of the electronic paper ticket 11, so that information is stored by the wireless reader / writer 52. By reading, advertisement information suitable for the user's age and gender can be retrieved from the server 65 and wirelessly transmitted to the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11. Thereby, it is possible to provide advertisement information that each user is likely to be interested in.

  When purchasing a product using a coupon at a convenience store, the coupon is used when the electronic paper ticket 11 with electronic paper is brought close to the wireless reader / writer 69 of the payment terminal 68, and the display protection protection information of the coupon is canceled. Is done. As a result, the display of the coupon displayed on the ticket 61 with electronic paper is rewritten, and information recorded in the memory 24, for example, a timetable starting from the getting-off station is displayed.

  According to the third embodiment described above, the user can freely advertise information from the information terminal 51 in the station, the information terminal 62 in the store, the wireless reader / writer 52 built in the strap of the train, or the like. It can be downloaded and displayed on the tickets 11 and 61 with electronic paper. At the same time, since the display holding protection information for the coupon information is set to ON, the coupon information can be prevented from being rewritten. And when it passes the automatic ticket gate 31 using the tickets 11 and 61 with electronic paper, it is determined whether the expiration date of the coupon has passed, and if the expiration date has passed, the display is retained. The protection information is canceled and the next coupon information or timetable is displayed. Therefore, information useful to the user is always displayed on the tickets 11 and 61 with electronic paper.

  When the user purchases a product using the coupon displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11, 61, the display holding protection information for the coupon is canceled by the payment terminal, and the electronic paper ticket 11, The display automatically switches to display of the next coupon information recorded in 61 or other contents (for example, timetable). Thereby, coupon information that can always be used or information useful to the user is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper.

FIG. 14 is a comparison table of rewrite timings of display holding protect information in the first to third embodiments described above.
When the timetable of the return route is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper, when the ticket 11 with electronic paper is used to pass through the automatic ticket gate 31 of the departure station of the outbound route (entrance ticket gate), with electronic paper The display holding protection information of the ticket 11 is canceled. Next, when the vehicle passes the automatic ticket gate 31 of the outgoing station (outside ticket gate), the timetable information of the return route is displayed, and at the same time, the display holding protection information for the timetable information is turned on (protected state). Become. When the vehicle passes the automatic ticket gate 31 at the departure station on the return route, the display holding protection information of the timetable information on the return route is released. Furthermore, when passing through the automatic ticket gate 31 of the return station, the timetable with the return station as the departure station and the destination of the return station as the destination is displayed on the electronic paper ticket 11 at the same time. Display retention protection information of display information is set to ON.

  When the route search result is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper, the route search result is first downloaded from the terminal device to the ticket 11 with electronic paper, and the route search result is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper. At the time of display, the display holding protection information for the display information is set to ON.

  Next, when the ticket 11 with electronic paper is used to pass the automatic ticket gate 31 at the departure station, it is determined whether the ticket gate time is before or after the scheduled departure time of the route search result. If is before the scheduled departure time, the display retention protection information of the route search result is kept on. At this time, if the entry gate time is the same as or exceeds the scheduled departure time, the display holding protection information is canceled to rewrite the route search result. Then, the automatic ticket checker 31 performs a route search and displays the route search result on the electronic paper-equipped ticket 11. When the route search result is rewritten, the display holding protection information for the display information is set to ON.

  Next, when the ticket 11 with electronic paper is used and passes the automatic ticket gate 31 of the transfer station, it is determined whether the ticket gate time is before or after the transfer time of the route search result. If the transfer ticket gate time is before the transfer time, the display holding protection information is kept on. On the other hand, if the ticket gate time at the transfer station has passed the transfer time, the display holding protection information is temporarily canceled and the route search is performed again. Then, a new route search result is displayed on the ticket 11 with electronic paper, and the display holding protection information is set to ON again.

  Next, when the ticket 11 with electronic paper is used to pass the automatic ticket gate 31 at the disembarking station, the route search result becomes unnecessary, and the display holding protection information of the display information is released.

  When displaying advertisement information with an expiration date on the ticket 11 with electronic paper, the user downloaded the advertisement information with expiration date (for example, coupon information) from the terminal device to the ticket 11 with electronic paper and displayed it. At that time, the display holding protection information of the display information is set to ON.

  Next, when the ticket 11 passes through the automatic ticket gate 31 using the electronic paper ticket 11, it is determined whether the expiration date of the coupon is before or after the ticket gate time (update time). When the expiration date is after the ticket gate time and within the validity period of the coupon, the display holding protection information of the display information is kept on. On the other hand, when the expiration date of the coupon has passed, the display holding protection information of the display information is canceled.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and may be configured as follows, for example.
(1) In the embodiment, a case has been described in which a user performs a route search in advance using a search terminal and downloads a route search result to a ticket 11 with electronic paper. As in the case of purchase, when the departure station and the departure station are recorded in the electronic paper ticket 11 with electronic paper in advance, the automatic ticket gate 31 performs a route search when passing through the automatic ticket gate 31 of the departure station, You may make it display the boarding ticket with electronic paper on a boarding route, a transfer station, and several departure time, transfer time, arrival time, etc.
(2) The display area of the display unit 13 of the ticket with electronic paper may be divided, and a plurality of information may be displayed at the same time, and display holding protection information may be set for each display information. By comprising in this way, the some display information which a user wants to use can be displayed simultaneously like a timetable information and coupon information, for example.
(3) Although the embodiment has been described for the case where the electronic ticket is a commuter pass, the present invention is not limited to the commuter pass but can be applied to other tickets.

(Supplementary note 1) A display unit having a part or all of the ticket face as a display area;
Storage means for storing at least information about the departure station;
An electronic ticket comprising control means for acquiring timetable information with the departure station as a departure station and the departure station as a destination at the departure ticket gate and displaying the information on the display unit.
(Additional remark 2) The said control means is an electronic ticket of Additional remark 1 which sets effectively the display holding protection information which prohibits rewriting of the display information of the said display part at the ticket gate of an alighting station.
(Additional remark 3) The said display part is an electronic ticket of Additional remark 1 which consists of electronic paper which self-holds a display state at the time of power-off.
(Additional remark 4) The said control means acquires the route search result which consists of the station name of departure station, departure time, the station name of alighting station, and alighting time, and displays the acquired said route search result on the said display part. Electronic ticket.
(Additional remark 5) When the said control means passes the automatic ticket gate of a departure station, it determines whether the ticket gate time has passed the departure time of the said route search result, and when the said departure time has passed, The electronic ticket according to appendix 4, wherein the automatic ticket gate performs a route search from a departure station to a departure station, acquires a route search result from the automatic ticket gate, and displays the acquired route search result on the display unit.
(Supplementary note 6) The electronic ticket according to supplementary note 4, wherein when the route search result is displayed on the display unit, the control means effectively sets the display protection information that prohibits rewriting of display information.
(Appendix 7) When the control means passes the automatic ticket gate at the departure station, it determines whether the ticket gate time has passed the departure time of the route search result, and when the departure time has passed, Disabling the display holding protection information, causing the automatic ticket gate to perform a route search from a departure station to a disembarking station, obtaining a new route search result from the automatic ticket gate, and obtaining the obtained route search result from the display unit The electronic ticket according to appendix 6, wherein the display protection information for the acquired route search result is set to be valid when the information is displayed.
(Supplementary note 8) The electronic ticket according to supplementary note 6, wherein the control means invalidates the display holding protection information with respect to the route search result when passing the ticket gate of the disembarking station.
(Supplementary Note 9) The control means acquires advertisement information with an expiration date, displays the advertisement information with an expiration date on the display unit, and enables display holding protection information that prohibits rewriting of the advertisement information with an expiration date. When the wireless communication with the information terminal or the automatic ticket gate of the station is performed, it is determined whether or not the expiration date of the advertisement information with an expiration date has passed, and when the expiration date has passed, the expiration date The electronic ticket according to supplementary note 1 or 2, wherein the display holding protection information of the supplementary advertisement information is invalidated.
(Additional remark 10) The search means which searches the timetable information which makes a departure station a departure station and a departure station at the time of boarding a destination from a server at the ticket gate in a departure station,
An automatic ticket gate comprising: wireless communication means for performing wireless communication of the timetable information to the electronic ticket.
(Additional remark 11) The said search means sets display holding protection information which prohibits rewriting of display information at the time of displaying timetable information on the display part of the said electronic ticket at the ticket gate at alighting station. The automatic ticket gate according to appendix 10.
(Additional remark 12) The said search means acquires the route search result which consists of the station name of a departure station, departure time, the station name of an alighting station, and alighting time at the ticket gate of a departure station, and the said route search result is acquired in the said electronic ticket The automatic ticket gate according to appendix 10, which is displayed on the display section of the ticket face.

It is an external view of a ticket with electronic paper. It is a circuit diagram of a ticket with electronic paper. It is an external view of an automatic ticket gate. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the boarding ticket with electronic paper of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the timing of a setting and cancellation | release of display holding | maintenance protection information. It is a figure which shows the display state of the ticket with an electronic paper of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the ticket with an electronic paper of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a search terminal. It is a figure which shows the display state of the boarding ticket with electronic paper of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the ticket with an electronic paper of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information terminal installed in the station premises. It is a figure which shows the radio | wireless reader / writer incorporated in the strap. It is a figure which shows the display state of a boarding ticket with electronic paper. It is a comparison table of rewriting timing of display holding protection information.

Explanation of symbols

11, 61 Ticket with electronic paper 13 Display unit 21 Antenna 22 Wireless controller 23 CPU
24 Memory 31 Automatic ticket gate 32, 52 Wireless reader / writer 42 Search terminal 51 Information terminal

Claims (10)

A display unit having a part or all of the ticket surface as a display area;
Storage means for storing at least information about the departure station;
An electronic ticket comprising: control means for acquiring timetable information having the departure station as a departure station and the departure station at the time of boarding as a destination when displaying the ticket at the departure station, and displaying the information on the display unit.   The electronic ticket according to claim 1, wherein the control means effectively sets display holding protection information for prohibiting rewriting of display information on the display unit at a ticket gate at a disembarking station.   The electronic ticket according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is made of electronic paper that self-holds a display state when the power is turned off.   The electronic ticket according to claim 1, wherein the control means acquires a route search result including a station name of the departure station, a departure time, a station name of the departure station, and a departure time, and displays the acquired route search result on the display unit. .   The control means determines whether or not the ticket gate time has passed the departure time of the route search result when passing through the automatic ticket gate at the departure station, and when the departure time has passed, the automatic ticket gate 5. The electronic ticket according to claim 4, wherein a route search from the departure station to the departure station is performed, a route search result is acquired from the automatic ticket checker, and the acquired route search result is displayed on the display unit.   The electronic ticket according to claim 4, wherein the control means sets the display protection information for prohibiting rewriting of display information when the route search result is displayed on the display unit.   The control means determines whether the ticket gate time has passed the departure time of the route search result when passing the automatic ticket gate at the departure station, and when the departure time has passed, the display holding protection Invalidate the information, let the automatic ticket gate perform a route search from the departure station to the getting-off station, obtain a new route search result from the automatic ticket gate, and display the acquired route search result on the display unit The electronic ticket according to claim 6, wherein the display protection information for the obtained route search result is set to be valid at the time.   The electronic ticket according to claim 6, wherein the control means invalidates the display holding protection information for the route search result when passing the ticket gate of the disembarking station.   The control means acquires advertisement information with an expiration date, causes the advertisement information with an expiration date to be displayed on the display unit, and sets display hold protection information that prohibits rewriting of the advertisement information with an expiration date, to be valid, When wirelessly communicating with an information terminal or an automatic ticket gate at a station, it is determined whether or not the expiration date of the advertisement information with an expiration date has passed, and when the expiration date has passed, The electronic ticket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display holding protection information is invalidated. A search means for searching the timetable information from the server at the departure station, using the departure station as the departure station and the departure station at the time of boarding as the destination;
An automatic ticket gate comprising: wireless communication means for performing wireless communication of the timetable information to the electronic ticket.