JP2017054234A - Automatic ticket examination machine system and automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket examination machine capable of inhibiting wrongful use of a use ticket and an automatic ticket examination machine.SOLUTION: The automatic ticket examination machine system includes first and second automatic ticket examination machines. The first automatic ticket examination machine has a first optical reading part, a determination part and a printing part. The second automatic ticket examination machine has a second optical reading part and a second determination part. The first optical reading part optically reads first information from a first display object displayed on a medium. The first determination part determines whether to allow entry of a user on the basis of the first information. The printing part prints a second display object encoding second information on the medium when determining to allow the entry. The second optical reading part optically reads information from the first and second display objects. The second determination part determines whether to allow the entry of the user under the condition that the information has been read from the second display object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an automatic ticket gate system and an automatic ticket gate.

  Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate for processing a ticket for using a railway is known. As a boarding ticket, in addition to a magnetic ticket and an IC ticket, a paper ticket on which code information encoded on a paper medium is displayed is known. Paper vouchers printed with usage details are vulnerable to unauthorized use. However, in the prior art, there are cases where the effect of suppressing unauthorized use in a use ticket is not sufficient.

JP 2007-149012 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate system and an automatic ticket gate that can suppress unauthorized use of a used ticket.

  The automatic ticket gate system according to the embodiment has a first automatic ticket gate and a second automatic ticket gate. The first automatic ticket gate includes a first optical reading unit, a first determination unit, and a printing unit. The second automatic ticket gate includes a second optical reading unit and a second determination unit. The first optical reading unit optically reads the first information from the first display object displayed on the medium presented by the user. The first determination unit determines whether or not to allow the user to enter based on the first information read by the first optical reading unit. The printing unit prints the second display object encoded with the second information on the medium when the first determination unit determines to allow the user to enter. The second optical reading unit optically reads information from the first display object and the second display object displayed on the medium presented by the user. The second determination unit permits the user to participate on the condition that information is read from the second display object by at least the second optical reading unit.

The external appearance block diagram of the automatic ticket gate 10 installed in an entrance station. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a medium M. The figure which shows an example of the content of 1st information. The figure which shows the internal structure of 10 A of automatic ticket gates seen from the X direction of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the medium M on which printing was performed by the printing part. The figure which shows an example of the information included in 1st display object OB1 and 2nd display object OB2. The block diagram of 10 A of automatic ticket gates centering on the control part 50. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of entrance performed by 10 A of automatic ticket gates. The figure which shows an example of image IM which shows the information that the medium M may be taken out. The figure which shows the internal structure of the automatic ticket gate 10B seen from the X direction of FIG. The block diagram of the automatic ticket gate 10B centering on the control part 60. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the participation process performed by the automatic ticket gate 10B. The block diagram of 10 C of automatic ticket gates centering on the control part 60C of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the medium M with which a part of 1st display object OB1 was filled with the shielding object. The figure which shows the internal structure of automatic ticket gate 10D of 3rd Embodiment. The block diagram of automatic ticket gate 10D centering on control part 60D of automatic ticket gate 10D.

  Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate system and an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The illustration and description are performed using an XYZ coordinate system as necessary.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate 10 installed at an entrance station. The automatic ticket gate 10 includes, for example, a support body 12 and a housing 14 supported by the support body. The housing 14 includes an insertion port 16, a display unit 18, a speaker 19, and a control unit 50.

  The medium M is inserted into the insertion slot 16 of the automatic ticket gate 10 by a user who wants to pass in the direction a of FIG. The inserted medium M is subjected to various processes inside the automatic ticket gate 10 (described with reference to FIG. 4).

  In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket checker 10 is described as a paper ticket dedicated machine, but the automatic ticket checker 10 can process both an IC card, a magnetic ticket, or both of them, and a paper ticket. A combination machine may be used. Further, the automatic ticket gate 10 is not limited to permitting only one-way passage of the user, and may allow the user to allow two-way passage.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the medium M. The medium M is, for example, a paper ticket in which the first display object OB1 is printed on a paper medium. The medium M is a boarding ticket that is issued by, for example, a ticketing machine installed outside the station and is used to use the railway. The “first display object” is, for example, a code image in which the first information is encoded. The first display object is a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark). Further, the first display object may be a one-dimensional code such as a barcode. Any “first display object” may be used as long as it is code information capable of mechanically reading information. The “first information” is information that enables entry into the station where the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of the first information. The “first information” includes, for example, identification information of the medium M, information indicating a usable section of the railway, date and time when the medium M was issued (issue date and time), a station where the medium M was issued (issue station), and the like. Information is included. Further, the first information may include an effective period of the medium M on which the first display object OB1 is displayed. The first information is for permitting or prohibiting the user from entering the station premises by determining whether or not the station is within the usable section at the station where the user intends to enter. Used as judgment material.

  The display unit 18 displays information (such as admission permission and an available section) obtained as a result of processing the first information, for example. The speaker 19 outputs, for example, information obtained as a result of processing the first information (such as admission permission or admission permission) by voice.

  The automatic ticket gate 10 includes an automatic ticket gate 10A for entry and an automatic ticket gate 10B for entry. Each of these will be described below. It has both functions of an automatic ticket gate 10A for entry and an automatic ticket gate 10B for entry, and functions as an automatic ticket gate 10A for entry by switch operation or the like, or functions as an automatic ticket gate 10B for entry. It can also be set as the structure which can be switched.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10A viewed from the X direction of FIG. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 10 </ b> A includes, for example, an approach detection sensor 20, a first light 22, a camera 26, and a printing unit 28.

  The approach detection sensor 20 is for detecting the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16. The proximity detection sensor 20 is realized by, for example, an infrared sensor or a sensor using a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When detecting the medium M inserted through the insertion port 16, the approach detection sensor 20 outputs a detection signal indicating that the medium M has been detected to the control unit 50. In response to this, the control unit 50 outputs an operation signal to the first light 22.

  The first light 22 emits light toward the medium M when an operation signal is input from the control unit 50. For example, the first light 22 emits light having a predetermined wavelength. The light having the predetermined wavelength is, for example, visible light.

  The camera 26 includes a solid-state image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). The camera 26 images the first display object OB1 displayed on the medium M irradiated with light from the first light 22 based on the imaging instruction signal from the control unit 50, and controls data of the captured image. The image is output to the image analysis / determination unit 52 (described later) of the unit 50.

  The printing unit 28 prints the second display object on the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 by the user based on the control of the control unit 50. The printing unit 28 prints the second display object OB2 (described later) on the medium M with a colorant that can be optically read by irradiating light having a wavelength outside the visible light region. The light having a wavelength outside the visible light region is, for example, ultraviolet light. The printing unit 28 has, for example, a movable unit (not shown), and the colorant discharge unit (not shown) of the printing unit 28 comes close to the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 by operating the movable unit. The printing unit 28 discharges the colorant from the colorant discharge unit in a state of being close to the medium M, and prints the second display object OB2 on the medium M.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the medium M on which the printing unit 28 performs printing. The second display object OB2 printed on the medium M is obtained by encoding the second information by the printing unit 28 when the control unit 50 determines that the user is allowed to enter. The second display object OB2 is, for example, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code or a one-dimensional code such as a barcode. Any “second display object” may be used as long as the code information is mechanically readable. The second display object OB2 is printed, for example, so as to partially or entirely overlap with the first display object OB1.

  The “second information” is information indicating that the medium M has been inserted into the insertion slot 16 and processed. “Second information” includes, for example, entrance information indicating a station that has entered, and an entry date and time. The second information is to allow or prohibit users from participating in stations outside the station by determining whether the user is using the media processed at the entrance station at the station where the user is about to participate. It is used as a judgment material for

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of information included in the first display object OB1 and the second display object OB2. As described above, the information (first information) included in the first display object OB1 includes the ticket ID, which is identification information as a ticket of the medium M, the usable section, the issuing station of the medium M, and the date and time when the medium M is issued. Etc. Information (second information) included in the second display object OB2 is an entrance record such as an entrance station and an entrance date and time. Note that the information included in the first display object OB1 may be included in the information included in the second display object OB2.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of the automatic ticket gate 10A centering on the control unit 50. The control unit 50 includes, for example, an image analysis / determination unit 52, an entrance processing unit 54, an output control unit 56, and a print control unit 58. The image analysis / determination unit 52, the admission processing unit 54, the output control unit 56, and the print control unit 58 are realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program. Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).

  The image analysis / determination unit 52 performs decoding processing by analyzing an image captured by the camera 26, and reads information encoded in the first display object OB1. Then, when the image analysis / determination unit 52 can read the information encoded in the first display object OB1 from the analysis result of the image captured by the camera 26, the image analysis / determination unit 52 sends the read result to the admission processing unit 54. Output. The image analysis / determination unit 52 indicates that the information encoded in the first display object OB1 cannot be read from the analysis result of the image captured by the camera 26 and cannot be read. Is output to the admission processing unit 54. Note that the image analysis function may be a function of an apparatus attached to the camera 26.

  The admission processing unit 54 acquires information encoded in the first display object OB1 inserted into the insertion port 16 from the user from the image analysis / determination unit 52. Based on the information output from the image analysis / determination unit 52, the admission processing unit 54 determines whether or not to allow the user to enter the station. The entrance processing unit 54 outputs an information output signal to the output control unit 56 based on the determination result. The information output signal is a signal for causing the display unit 18 or the speaker 19 to output the processing result of the entrance processing unit 54.

  The output control unit 56 displays an image corresponding to the information output signal output from the entrance processing unit 54 on the display unit 18. Further, the output control unit 56 causes the speaker 19 to output sound in accordance with the information output control signal output from the entrance processing unit 54.

  The print control unit 58 controls the printing unit 28 to print the second display object OB2 on the medium M when the admission processing unit 54 determines to allow the user to enter the station.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of entrance processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 10A. First, it waits until the proximity detection sensor 20 detects that the medium M has been inserted into the insertion slot 16 by the user (step S100). When it is detected that the medium M has been inserted into the insertion slot 16, the first light 22 irradiates light toward the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 (step S102). Next, the camera 26 images the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 by the user in a state where the medium M is irradiated with light by the first light 22 (step S104). Hereinafter, an image captured in this process is referred to as a “first image”.

  Next, the image analysis / determination unit 52 analyzes the first image (step S106). Next, the image analysis / determination unit 52 determines whether or not the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 displayed on the medium M has been read based on the first image. (Step S108). If the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 cannot be read based on the first image, the entrance processing unit 54 executes error processing, closes the door, and closes the user. Is prohibited (step S110). Here, the error processing is, for example, processing for causing the display unit 18 to display an image that prompts the user to perform settlement at the staff's window without opening the door unit 40. When the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 cannot be read based on the first image, the first information that can be read from the first image is read. Indicates that it was not possible. That is, there is a high possibility that a medium that cannot allow the user to enter is inserted into the insertion slot 16.

  When the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 can be read based on the first image, the entrance processing unit 54 acquires the first display object OB1 acquired from the image analysis / determination unit 52. It is determined whether or not the user satisfies the admission permission condition based on the first information encoded in step S112. The admission processing unit 54 determines whether or not the station (the station where the automatic ticket gate 10A is installed) is within the usable section, and if the station is within the usable section, admission permission It is determined that the above condition is satisfied. On the other hand, when the station is outside the usable section, the admission processing unit 54 determines that the admission permission condition is not satisfied.

  If the admission permission condition is not satisfied, the admission processing unit 54 executes the error processing described above and prohibits the passage (step S110). When the admission permission condition is satisfied, the admission processing unit 54 generates second information (step S114), and prints the second display object OB2 encoded with the generated second information on the medium M. Is printed (step S116).

  Next, the admission processing unit 54 causes the display unit 18 to display information indicating that the medium M may be taken out (step S118). FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image IM indicating information indicating that the medium M may be taken out. For example, the display unit 18 displays information indicating that the second display object OB2 has been printed, information indicating that the automatic ticket gate 10A is to be passed, and the like based on the control of the output control unit 56. Thereby, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

  As described above, the automatic ticket gate 10A optically reads the first information from the first display object OB1 displayed on the medium M presented by the user using the first light 22 and the camera 26. Based on the first information read using the first light 22 and the camera 26, the admission processing unit 54 determines whether or not to allow the user to enter. The printing unit 28 prints the second display object OB2 encoded with the second information on the medium M when the admission processing unit 54 determines that the user is allowed to enter. Thereby, the automatic ticket gate 10A can display on the medium M the second display object OB2 encoded with information indicating that the user has entered.

  Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 10B installed in the participating station will be described. Here, the difference from the automatic ticket gate 10A installed at the entrance station will be mainly described, and the description of the functions common to the automatic ticket gate 10A will be omitted. The external appearance of the automatic ticket gate 10B installed at the entry station is the same as the external structure of the automatic ticket gate 10A installed at the entrance station, and the description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 1).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10B viewed from the X direction of FIG. The automatic ticket gate 10B includes a second light 24 in addition to the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10A installed at the entrance station. Moreover, the printing part 28 may be abbreviate | omitted in the automatic ticket gate 10B installed in a participating station.

  The second light 24 irradiates light toward the medium M at a timing different from the timing at which the first light 22 irradiates light based on the control from the control unit 60. For example, the first light 22 irradiates the medium M with light having a wavelength in the visible region, and the second light 24 irradiates the medium M with light having a wavelength outside the visible region such as ultraviolet light. The second light 24 irradiates light having a wavelength different from that of the first light 22 after the first light 22 irradiates light when processing for the user to enter the station is performed. .

  FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of the automatic ticket gate 10 </ b> B centering on the control unit 60. The control unit 60 includes, for example, an image analysis / determination unit 62, an entry processing unit 64, an output control unit 66, and a storage unit 70.

  The image analysis / determination unit 62 performs a decoding process by analyzing an image captured by the camera 26 at the timing when the first light 22 irradiates light, and reads information encoded in the first display object OB1. . Further, the image analysis / determination unit 62 performs decoding processing by analyzing an image captured by the camera 26 at the timing when the second light 24 irradiates light, and information encoded in the second display object OB2 Read.

  Then, when the image analysis / determination unit 62 can read the information encoded in the first display object OB1 from the analysis result of the image captured by the camera 26, the image analysis / determination unit 62 sends the read result to the participation processing unit 64. Output. In addition, when the image analysis / determination unit 62 can read the information encoded in the second display object OB <b> 2 from the analysis result of the image captured by the camera 26, the read result is input to the participation processing unit 64. Output. The image analysis / determination unit 62 could not read the information encoded in the first display object OB1 or the information encoded in the second display object OB2 from the analysis result of the image captured by the camera 26. In this case, a signal indicating that the reading could not be performed is output to the participation processing unit 64. Note that the image analysis function may be a function of an apparatus attached to the camera 26.

  The participation processing unit 64 uses the second light 24 and the camera 26 to permit the user to participate on the condition that at least the second information is read out of the read information. The function of the output control unit 66 is the same as the function of the output control unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 10A.

  The storage unit 70 is realized by a storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), or a flash memory, for example. The storage unit 70 stores a fare table 72 in which the fare between stations is stored. The participation processing unit 64 refers to the fare table 72 and determines whether or not the user who has inserted the medium M into the insertion slot 16 is permitted to participate outside the station premises.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of participation process executed by the automatic ticket gate 10B. First, it waits until the proximity detection sensor 20 detects that the medium M has been inserted by the user (step S200). When the user inserts the medium M into the insertion slot 16, the first light 22 emits light toward the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 (step S202), and the camera 26 is changed by the user. The medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 is imaged in a state where the medium M is irradiated with light by the first light 22 (step S204). The first image in the present embodiment is an image captured at the time of irradiation with the first light 22.

  Next, the second light 24 emits light toward the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 (step S206), and the camera 26 removes the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 by the user. The image is taken in a state where light is irradiated on the medium M by the second light 24 (step S208). The second image in the present embodiment is an image captured at the time of irradiation with the second light 24.

  Next, the image analysis / determination unit 62 analyzes the first image (step S210), and further analyzes the second image (step S212).

  Next, the image analysis / determination unit 62 determines whether or not the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 displayed on the medium M has been read based on the first image. (Step S214). If the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 cannot be read based on the first image, the participation processing unit 64 executes error processing, closes the door, and prohibits passage. (Step S216). This is because if the first information cannot be read, the first display object OB1 may not be a valid medium that is not printed.

  When the first information encoded in the first display object OB1 can be read based on the first image, the image analysis / determination unit 62 is displayed on the medium M based on the second image. It is then determined whether the second information encoded in the second display object OB2 has been read (step S218). If the second information encoded in the second display object OB2 cannot be read based on the second image, the entry processing unit 64 executes error processing, closes the door, and prohibits passage. (Step S216). This is because, if the second information encoded in the second display object OB2 cannot be read, there is a possibility that the entrance ticket is not processed in the automatic ticket gate 10A at the entrance station.

  When the second information encoded in the second display object OB2 can be read based on the second image, the participation processing unit 64 determines whether or not the user satisfies the participation permission condition ( Step S220). For example, when the second information is read from the second display object OB, the participation processing unit 64 determines that the user satisfies the conditions for permission to participate. On the other hand, when the second information is not read, the participation processing unit 64 determines that the participation permission condition is not satisfied.

  Specifically, the entry processing unit 64 determines whether or not the second information is read and the station (the station where the automatic ticket gate 10B is installed) is included in the first information as an available section. judge. When the second information is read and the station is an available section, the participation processing unit 64 determines that the condition for participation permission is satisfied. On the other hand, if the second information is not read or if the station is not an available section, the participation processing unit 64 determines that the participation permission condition is not satisfied.

  When the information indicating the available section is included in the second information, the participation processing unit 64 determines whether or not the station is within the usable section included in the second information. May be. For example, the available section is encoded again to the second display object OB2 by the automatic ticket gate 10A at the entrance station, and printed on the medium M by the printing unit 28. In this case, the participation processing unit 64 can determine whether or not the user satisfies the participation permission condition using only the second display object OB without using the first display object.

  If the participation permission condition is not satisfied, the participation processing unit 64 executes an error process and prohibits the passage (step S216). If the condition for participation permission is satisfied, the participation processing unit 64 permits the user to participate (step S222). Thereby, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

  In the process of step S220, the entry processing unit 64 compares the entry record included in the second information with the time when the user is going to enter the station, and the time recorded in the entry record and the entry It may be determined whether or not the time to be within is within a preset time, and if it is within the preset time, the user may be allowed to participate.

  The automatic ticket checker 10A described above uses the first light 22, the second light 24, and the camera 26 to display the first display object OB1 and the second display displayed on the medium M presented by the user. The first information and the second information are optically read from the object OB2, and at least the second information of the read first information and second information is read. Judge whether to allow participation. As a result, the automatic ticket gate 10A can determine whether or not the entrance process has been appropriately performed at the entrance station for the user.

  In the automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment described above, when the admission processing unit 54 determines that the admission of the user is permitted, the second display object OB2 encoded with information indicating the admission record is displayed. The user is allowed to participate on the condition that information is read from the second display object OB2 by the automatic ticket gate 10A having the printing unit 28 for printing on the medium M, the second light 24, and the camera 26. By using the automatic ticket gate 10B having the entry processing unit 64 that determines whether or not the ticket is used, unauthorized use of the use ticket can be suppressed.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. The automatic ticket gate 10C of the second embodiment is an automatic ticket gate installed at a participating station. The automatic ticket gate 10C according to the second embodiment includes the colored printing unit 29, and the medium M used at the participating station is filled with the first display object OB1 by the colored printing unit 29, so that the first display is performed. Object OB1 is invalidated.

  FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate 10C centering on the control unit 60C of the second embodiment. The second automatic ticket gate 10C includes a print control unit 68 and a coloring printing unit 29 in addition to the functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10B according to the first embodiment.

  The print control unit 68 can permit the user to enter the station premises based on the information encoded in the first display object OB1 of the medium M inserted by the user into the insertion slot 16 by the participation processing unit 64. If it is determined, a print instruction signal is output to the colored printing unit 29.

  Based on the print instruction signal acquired from the print control unit 68, the coloring printing unit 29 covers part or all of the first display object OB1 using a colorant for invalidating the first display object OB1. The shielding object is printed on the medium M.

  When the participation processing unit 64 permits the user to participate, the printing control unit 68 controls the coloring printing unit 29 to print the shielding object P on a part of the first display object OB1 of the medium M.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the medium M in which a part of the first display object OB1 is filled with the shielding object. The shielding object P is a band-like region provided in the direction of the short side S of the medium M so as to cover a part of the first display object OB1 and the second display object OB2. The shielding object P is painted in the same color as the color of the first display object OB1, for example. The occlusion object P reduces the visual discrimination power of the first display object OB1 that overlaps the occlusion object P. For example, when the first light 22 is irradiated with visible light, the shielding object P reflects light having the same color as that of the first display object. Thereby, even if the camera 26 images the first display object OB1 in a state where light is emitted from the first light 22, an image that allows the first display object OB1 to be identified cannot be obtained. As a result, even when the user inserts the medium M into the insertion port 16 again, the shielding object P blocks the reading of the object displayed on the medium M, so that the used medium M is prevented from being reused. can do.

  The automatic ticket gate 10C according to the second embodiment described above includes the printing unit 29 that prints the visible colorant on the medium M so as to overlap a part or all of the first display object OB1. It is possible to prevent the medium M from being reused illegally.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, a third embodiment will be described. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the third embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 10D includes a guiding unit 100. The guiding unit 100 takes in the medium M processed at the participating station and collects it in the housing 14 of the automatic ticket gate 10D.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10D according to the third embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 10D according to the third embodiment further includes a guiding unit 100 and a storage unit 110 in addition to the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10B according to the first embodiment.

  The guiding portion 100 is disposed near the insertion port 16. The guiding unit 100 has a transport mechanism for taking the medium M into the automatic ticket gate 10C. The guide unit 100 takes in the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 by the user using the transport mechanism, and transports the medium M above the storage unit 110. The guide unit 100 includes, for example, a conveyance belt 102 and a motor 104. The conveyor belt 102 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 16 and takes in the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 into the housing 14 of the automatic ticket gate 10C. The conveyance belt 102 is driven by, for example, a plurality of rollers, and conveys the medium M from the conveyance belt 102 to above the accumulation unit 110. The motor 104 drives a plurality of rollers that drive the conveyance belt 102. In the storage unit 110, the medium M conveyed by the guide unit 100 is stored.

  FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of the automatic ticket gate 10D centering on the control unit 60D of the automatic ticket gate 10D. The control unit 60D further includes a guidance control unit 69 in addition to the function of the automatic ticket gate 10B of the first embodiment. The guidance control unit 69 drives the motor 104 of the guidance unit 100 for a predetermined time when the participation processing unit 64 determines that the user's participation is permitted. When the motor 104 is driven, the conveyor belt 102 is operated. Then, the transport belt 102 transports the medium M inserted into the insertion port 16 to the storage unit 110.

  The automatic ticket gate 10D according to the third embodiment described above guides the medium M inserted into the insertion slot 16 into the housing 14 of the automatic ticket gate 10D, and stores the guided medium M in the storage unit 110. . Thereby, the automatic ticket gate 10D can suppress the reuse of the used medium M illegally.

  The guiding unit 100 of the automatic ticket gate 10D sucks air in the communication path that connects the insertion port 16 and the storage unit 110 to generate negative pressure in the communication path, and sucks the medium M in the direction of the storage unit 110. The medium M may be guided to the storage unit 110 by suction of the suction unit.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, a first optical reading unit and a first optical reading unit that optically read first information from a first display object displayed on a medium presented by a user. Based on the first information read by the unit, the first determination unit for determining whether or not to allow the user to enter, and the first determination unit determined to allow the user to enter. In such a case, a first automatic ticket gate having a printing unit that prints a second display object encoded with second information on a medium, and a first display object displayed on the medium presented by the user And a second optical reading unit that optically reads information from the second display object, and at least the second optical reading unit reads information from the second display object Preparative to the condition, a second determination unit to allow participation of the user, by having the second automatic ticket gate with, it is possible to suppress unauthorized utilization ticket.

The embodiment described above can be expressed as follows.
A first optical image of the first display object encoded with the first information displayed on the medium presented by the user, and optically reading the first information by performing a decoding process on the captured image Reading unit,
A first determination unit that determines whether to allow the user to enter based on the first information read by the first optical reading unit; and
A printing unit that prints the second display object encoded with the second information on the medium when the first determination unit determines to allow the user to enter;
A first automatic ticket gate having
The first display object encoded with the first information displayed on the medium presented by the user and the second display object encoded with the second information are imaged, and composite processing is performed on the captured image. A second optical reader that optically reads the first information and the second information; and
A second determination unit that allows the user to participate on the condition that at least information is read from the second display object by the second optical reading unit;
A second automatic ticket gate having
Automatic ticket gate system equipped with.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate system, 10A to 10D ... Automatic ticket gate, 14 ... Housing, 16 ... Insert, 18 ... Display part, 20 ... Proximity detection sensor, 22 ... First light, 24 ... Second light, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 26 ... Camera, 28 ... Printing part, 50 ... Control part, 52, 62 ... Image analysis and determination part, 54 ... Entrance processing part, 56, 66 ... Output control part, 58, 68 ... Print control part, 64 ... Entrance process Part, 70 ... storage part, 100 ... guidance part, 110 ... storage part

Claims (9)

A first optical reader that optically reads first information from a first display object displayed on a medium presented by a user;
A first determination unit that determines whether to allow the user to enter based on the first information read by the first optical reading unit; and
A printing unit that prints the second display object encoded with the second information on the medium when the first determination unit determines to allow the user to enter;
A first automatic ticket gate having
A second optical reading unit that optically reads information from the first display object and the second display object displayed on the medium presented by the user; and
A second determination unit that allows the user to participate on the condition that at least information is read from the second display object by the second optical reading unit;
A second automatic ticket gate having
Automatic ticket gate system equipped with. The printing unit of the first automatic ticket checker prints the second display object on the medium with a colorant that is optically readable by irradiating light having a wavelength outside the visible region.
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1. The printing unit of the first automatic ticket gate prints the second display object on the medium so that a part of the second display object overlaps the first display object.
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 2. A second optical reading unit of the second automatic ticket gate irradiates the medium with light having a wavelength outside the visible region and optically reads information from the second display object;
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 2 or 3. The second optical reading unit of the second automatic ticket gate irradiates the medium with light having a wavelength outside the visible region and optically reads information from the second display object; An operation of irradiating the medium with light of a wavelength and optically reading information from the first display object at different timings,
The automatic ticket gate system according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The second automatic ticket gate further includes a second printing unit that prints a visible colorant on the medium so as to overlap a part or all of the first display object.
The automatic ticket gate system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The second automatic ticket gate is
An insertion hole into which the medium is inserted by the user;
A guiding portion for guiding the medium inserted into the insertion hole into the housing of the device;
An accumulating unit for accumulating the medium guided in the housing by the guiding unit;
Further comprising
The automatic ticket gate system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. When the second determination unit determines to allow the user to participate, the second determination unit operates the guide unit.
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 7. A first optical reader that optically reads first information from a first display object displayed on a medium presented by a user;
A first determination unit that determines whether to allow the user to enter based on the first information read by the first optical reading unit; and
When the first determination unit determines that the user is allowed to enter, the second information is encoded by the colorant that is optically readable by irradiating light having a wavelength outside the visible region. A printing unit for printing the second display object on the medium,
Having automatic ticket gate.

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