JPH07320104A - Automatic ticket inspecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic ticket inspecting device which can prevent such a case that the passing order of passengers and the processing order of passenger tickets are reversed to each other or a radio passenger ticket holder receives by mistake a magnetic passenger ticket of his following passenger. CONSTITUTION:The automatic ticket inspecting device 1 can deal with a magnetic passenger ticket P and a radio passenger ticket which are held by passengers. When a transmission/reception circuit included in a control part 43 of the device 1 starts communication with a radio passenger ticket via an antenna 16 a CPU of the part 43 closes a shutter 15 of a ticket slit 3 where the ticket P is inserted. Then, the CPU opens the shutter 15 of the slit 3 after a sensor 13 detects that the communication is normally finished to the radio passenger ticket and that the holder of the ticket passed the center position of a ticket inspecting path.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus installed at a station such as a train or a bus during a traffic period and capable of using both a magnetic ticket and a wireless ticket owned by a passerby.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates have become popular mainly in transportation stations, but most of them are equipped with a magnetic ticket as a ticket or a commuter ticket at the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate. It is a contact type that uses magnetic recording to make a ticket gate. In this contact type automatic ticket gate, it is necessary to insert a magnetic ticket into the main body of the device. For example, a magnetic ticket as a commuter pass is taken out from the commuter pass and inserted into the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate, and then the magnetic ticket discharged from the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate is received. It is necessary to store it in the commuter pass, and the flow of passengers is interrupted due to the work, resulting in a delay. In particular, the congestion near the automatic ticket gates during the rush hours is a serious problem.

Therefore, recently, when the automatic ticket gate is used, the operability of passengers is greatly improved, and as a measure for alleviating congestion, for example, a wireless ticket composed of an IC card as a commuter ticket is used to automatically There has been proposed a non-contact type automatic ticket gate apparatus that performs ticket processing by wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the ticket gate apparatus.

In such a non-contact type automatic ticket gate using wireless communication, a passer-by carries a valid wireless ticket, and while passing through the ticket passage, The ticket gate processing is performed by transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information by wireless communication. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not a passerby can pass by the same data processing as the contact type using the magnetic recording of the conventional magnetic ticket.

[0005]

In the conventional contact type automatic ticket gate apparatus for a magnetic ticket, the shutter of the ticket slot is closed by the insertion of a magnetic ticket by a passerby, and the magnetic ticket is processed. After the (reading, writing, confirmation) is completed normally, the shutter of the ticket slot is opened to prevent the next passer's magnetic ticket from being inserted for a certain period of time, and the passerby's passing order and the magnetic ride It corresponded to the order of inserting the tickets.

However, in the non-contact type automatic ticket gate for wireless ticket, the magnetic ticket is not inserted into the automatic ticket gate unlike the conventional magnetic ticket, so that the ticket for the magnetic ticket is not used. When there is no timing to close the shutter of the ticket slot and the magnetic ticket holder next to the wireless ticket holder tries to pass, the magnetic ticket is inserted during the data processing of the wireless ticket, The processing of the magnetic ticket ended first, and the passerby's passing order (wireless ticket holder → magnetic ticket holder) and ticket processing order (magnetic ticket → wireless ticket ) Was reversed.

When the wireless ticket holder is about to pass next to the magnetic ticket holder, the information of the wireless ticket is processed during the processing of the magnetic ticket and the wireless ticket is wirelessly processed. The processing of the ticket is completed first, so the passerby's passing order (magnetic ticket holder → wireless ticket holder) and ticket processing order (wireless ticket → magnetic ticket) In some cases, it was the other way around.

Further, in the contact-type automatic ticket gate apparatus for a magnetic ticket, the inserted magnetic ticket is processed after the ticket processing.
Although it is discharged to the ticket exit, while the magnetic ticket of the previous passerby remains at the ticket exit, it is temporarily held in the ticket transport path and the magnetic ticket of the previous passer is pulled out. Then, by ejecting the ticket to the ticket exit, it is possible to prevent the wrong magnetic ticket.

However, in the non-contact type automatic ticket gate for wireless ticket, the magnetic ticket which has been processed through the ticket gate is not taken out from the ticket exit unlike the conventional magnetic ticket. When the passporter's magnetic ticket release timing is over and the wireless ticket holder is trying to pass next to the wireless ticket holder, the next pass while the wireless ticket holder is passing through the automatic ticket gate There was a problem that the magnetic ticket of the passerby was discharged to the ticket exit, and the wireless ticket holder accidentally pulled out the magnetic ticket of the next passerby.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of preventing a situation in which a passing order of a passerby and a processing order of tickets are reversed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of preventing a wireless ticket holder from accidentally receiving the magnetic ticket of the next passerby. To do.

[0012]

The automatic ticket gate of the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a magnetic ticket, which is inserted by a passer and in which the ticket information is magnetically recorded, and a magnetic ticket accepted by the receiving means. Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the ticket, and a transmitting / receiving means for wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket information to / from a wireless ticket carried by a passer and wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket information, and the reading means. By performing the ticket gate processing based on the ticket gate information read by or the ticket gate information received by the transmitting / receiving means, the pass / fail determining means for determining whether the passerby is allowed to pass through, and the transmitting / receiving means communicating with the wireless ticket. And the acceptance prohibition means for prohibiting the acceptance of the magnetic ticket by the acceptance means, and the acceptance prohibition means accepting the magnetic ticket. After prohibiting the traffic, the passerby detecting means for detecting that a passerby carrying a wireless ticket whose communication has been started by the transmitting / receiving means has passed through the central part of the automatic ticket gate passage, and this passerby detecting means is a passerby. And a control means for canceling the acceptance prohibition state of the acceptance prohibition means.

Further, the automatic ticket gate of the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a magnetic ticket, which is inserted by a passer and in which the ticket information is magnetically recorded, and a magnetic ticket received by the receiving means. Reading means for reading the ticket gate information,
A transmitting / receiving unit that wirelessly transmits / receives the ticket gate information to / from a wireless ticket that is carried by a passer and wirelessly transmits / receives ticket gate information, and ticket gate information read by the reading unit or a ticket gate received by the transmitter / receiver unit. By carrying out a ticketing process based on the information, a passability determining means for determining passability of the passerby, and a magnetic ticket for accepting the magnetic ticket by the accepting means, the passability determining means for the magnetic ticket. The control means for prohibiting the transmission / reception operation of the transmission / reception means until the ticket gate processing is completed.

Further, the automatic ticket gate of the present invention includes a receiving means for accepting a magnetic ticket, which is inserted by a passer and in which the ticket information is magnetically recorded, and a magnetic ticket accepted by the accepting means. A reading unit for reading the ticket gate information, a transmitting / receiving unit for wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information between a passerby and a wireless ticket for wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information, and a ticket gate read by the reading unit. By carrying out a ticket gate processing based on the information or the ticket gate information received by the transmitting and receiving means, a passability determining means for determining passability of the passerby, and a wireless ticket which is permitted to pass by this passability determining means A passer-by detection means for detecting that a passerby who has carried through has passed through the central portion of the automatic ticket gate passage, and there is no corresponding action until the passerby detection means detects a passerby. After the passing propriety determining means permits the passage for formula ticket, and a magnetic ticket holding means for temporarily holding the magnetic tickets that accepted by the receiving means therein.

[0015]

According to the present invention, when the communication with the wireless ticket is started, the acceptance of the magnetic ticket is prohibited, the communication with the wireless ticket is normally completed, and the passer When passing through the central part of the ticket gate passage, if the magnetic ticket holder next to the wireless ticket holder tries to pass by canceling the prohibition state of the magnetic ticket, the wireless ticket The magnetic ticket was inserted during the data processing of the above, the processing of the magnetic ticket was completed first, and the pass order of the passerby (wireless ticket holder → magnetic ticket holder) and the ticket It is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing order (magnetic ticket → wireless ticket) is reversed.

Further, according to the present invention, when the magnetic ticket is accepted, until the processing (reading, writing, confirmation, etc.) of the magnetic ticket is completed, transmission / reception of ticket information with the wireless ticket When the wireless ticket holder is trying to pass next to the magnetic ticket holder by prohibiting the operation,
During the processing of the magnetic ticket, the information of the wireless ticket is processed, and the processing of the wireless ticket ends first, and the pass order of the passerby (magnetic ticket holder → wireless It is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing order (wireless ticket → magnetic ticket) of the passenger and the ticket is reversed.

Further, according to the present invention, after the ticket processing of the wireless ticket is normally completed, until the wireless ticket holder reaches the exit or the ticket exit in the automatic ticket passage. By holding the magnetic ticket of the next passerby in the holding section in the ticket transport path and not discharging it to the ticket exit, the magnetic ticket holder tries to pass next to the wireless ticket holder In this case, while the wireless ticket holder is passing through the automatic ticket gate passage, the magnetic ticket of the next passerby is discharged to the ticket exit, and the wireless ticket holder mistakenly detects the magnetic field of the next passerby. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the ticket is pulled out.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to this embodiment, which can use both a magnetic ticket and a wireless ticket together. The automatic ticket gate 1 is usually installed as a set of two at a ticket gate of a station or the like, and a passage for passers-by is formed between the two. At one end of the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate apparatus body 2, for example, a magnetic ticket as a commuter ticket (or ordinary ticket) in which ticket information such as valid period and usage section is magnetically encoded and recorded is inserted. A slot 3 is provided, and the ticket slot 3 is provided at the other end.
A ticket outlet 4 is provided for ejecting the magnetic ticket received from.

In front of the ticket slot 2, a passerby carries it,
For example, a commuter pass (or a ticket that has the function of transmitting and receiving ticket gate information such as valid period and usage section by wireless communication)
An antenna unit 5 for transmitting / receiving ticket gate information and the like to / from a wireless ticket as an ordinary ticket is provided.

In front of the ticket exit 4 (the other end of the upper surface of the main body 2), there is provided a guide display section 6 for informing the passerby whether or not the ticket can be passed. At both ends of the side surface of the main body 2 on the aisle side, openable and closable gates 7 and 7 are respectively provided to control passage of pedestrians. It is supposed to be done.

A pole portion 8 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 2. On the side surfaces of the pole portion 8 and the main body 2 on the side of each passage, a plurality of optical sensors as a passerby detection means, for example, the exit detectors 9 and 10, the entrance detector 11,
12 and a center passage detector 13 are provided respectively. The exit detector 9 detects a passerby passing through a portion of the ticket slot 2, the exit detector 10 detects a passerby passing through a portion of the guide display portion 6, and the entry detector 11 is an antenna portion. The pass detector 12 detects a passerby passing through the section 5 and the entrance detector 12 detects a passerby passing through the section 4 of the ticket exit.
The center passage detector 13 detects a passerby passing through the center of the passage.

On the pole portion 8, there is provided a status indicator 14 for displaying the operation status of the apparatus (child ticket insertion, invalid ticket insertion, device abnormality, etc.). 3 and 4
Shows the details of the ticket slot 3 and the antenna section 5. The ticket slot 3 is for receiving a magnetic ticket inserted by a passerby, and in the vicinity thereof, a shutter 1 as a prohibition means for prohibiting the insertion of a magnetic ticket.
5 is provided so that it can be opened and closed.

The antenna section 5 indicates the position of a transmitting / receiving antenna 16 (not shown) for performing wireless communication with a wireless ticket carried by a passerby, and for guiding the wireless ticket. The display 17 for displaying the wording and the display 18 for displaying whether or not the ticket inspection information can be read from the wireless ticket are provided.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the internal structure of the main body 2. That is, a transport path 21 for transporting the magnetic ticket P received from the ticket slot 3 to the ticket slot 4 is provided between the ticket slot 3 and the ticket slot 4. Transport path 2
1 is branched before the ticket exit 4, and a distribution flapper 22 is provided at this branch. The sorting flapper 22 guides the processed magnetic ticket P to the ticket exit 4 when it is released to the outside of the machine, and to the ticket storage section 23 when collecting the ticket inside the machine.

A magnetic head 24 as reading means for reading the ticket information as magnetic information recorded on the magnetic ticket P sequentially from the ticket slot 3 to the ticket exit 4 on the transport path 21, 25, magnetic heads 26, 27 as writing means (recording means) for writing (recording) magnetic information on the magnetic ticket P, and information written by the magnetic heads 26, 27 is read and written correctly. The magnetic heads 28 and 29 for checking whether or not they have been inserted, and the scissors section 3 for punching used when the magnetic ticket P is an ordinary ticket.
A holding unit 31 is provided as a holding unit that temporarily holds 0 and the processed magnetic ticket P in the cabin.

Each magnetic head 24, 25, 26, 27, 2
Rotating rollers 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 for pressing the conveyed magnetic ticket P against the recording surface of the magnetic head are provided at portions facing 8 and 29, respectively. Here, the magnetic heads 24, 26, 28 are used when the magnetic ticket P is inserted with its magnetic recording portion facing down, and the magnetic heads 25, 27, 29 are used for the magnetic ticket P. Is used when the magnetic recording section is turned up.

A detector 38 for detecting receipt of the magnetic ticket P is provided in the ticket slot 3, and a detector 39 for detecting ejection of the magnetic ticket P is provided at the ticket exit 4. , Respectively. Further, detectors 40 and 41 for detecting passage of the magnetic ticket P to be conveyed are provided in front of the magnetic head 24 on the conveying path 21 and in front of the magnetic head 27, respectively.

Reference numeral 42 is a conveyance motor for driving the conveyance path 21, and 43 is a control unit which will be described in detail later. Figure 5
Shows the configuration of the control unit 43 in detail. That is, the CP as a control unit that controls the entire apparatus.
A U (Central Processing Unit) 51 stores an R for storing a control program for the CPU 51.
RA that functions as an OM (Read Only Memory) 52, storage of ticket gate information read from a magnetic ticket or a wireless ticket, and a buffer for a control program
M (random access memory) 53, a transmitting / receiving circuit 54 for transmitting / receiving ticket gate information to / from a wireless ticket via the antenna 16, a reading circuit 55 for controlling the magnetic heads 24 and 25, the magnetic Head 26,2
Write circuit 56 for controlling the respective 7 and the magnetic head 2
8, a reading circuit 57 for controlling each of the display units 29, a display control circuit 58 for controlling each of the guide display unit 6 and the status display unit 14, a display control circuit 59 for controlling each of the display units 17, 18, and opening / closing the gate 7. A gate control circuit 61 for controlling the gate opening / closing mechanism 60 to be driven, a shutter control circuit 62 for controlling the shutter 15, a transport control circuit 63 for controlling the transport motor 42, the scissor unit 3.
A scissors control circuit 64 for controlling 0, a holding section control circuit 65 for controlling the holding section 31, and a transmission control circuit for transmitting / receiving information to / from a host device such as a host computer (not shown) which controls the apparatus. 66 and the like are connected.

Further, the CPU 51 is provided with the detectors 9-1.
3 and detectors 38 to 41 are connected to each other.
FIG. 6 shows the structure of the wireless ticket C. That is, the wireless ticket C has the CPU 7 that controls the entire operation.
1, a data memory 72 storing a control program of the CPU 71, ticket gate information, etc., a transmission / reception switching unit 73, a receiving unit 74 for receiving various information from the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1, a demodulating unit 75 for demodulating signals from the receiving unit 74, Data memory 7
It is provided with a modulator 76 for modulating the data from the device 2, a transmitter 77 for transmitting the signal modulated by the modulator 76 to the automatic ticket gate 1, and a battery 78 for supplying necessary power to each unit.

The ticket gate information stored in the data memory 72 is
For example, the ID code for identifying the owner, the ticket issuing number, the boarding section, the period of use, the gender of men and women, the distinction between children and adults, the time when the automatic ticket gate was used last time, and the like.

Each of the above-mentioned elements of the wireless ticket C is composed of one or a plurality of IC chips and is arranged on one substrate to have a card-like overall shape. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First,
A case where a passerby who has the wireless ticket C tries to pass through the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7.

When the wireless ticket holder approaches the ticket gate passage, the transmission / reception circuit 54 starts communication with the wireless ticket C via the antenna 16 (step S1). CP
Upon detecting the start of communication with the wireless ticket C, the U51 immediately sends a shutter close command to the shutter control circuit 62 to close the shutter 15 of the ticket slot 3 (step S2). This prevents (prohibits) the insertion of the magnetic ticket P when the next passerby is a magnetic ticket holder.

When the transmission / reception circuit 54 normally receives (reads) the ticket gate information of the wireless ticket C by wireless communication (step S3), the CPU 51 identifies the wireless ticket C based on the received ticket information. The effectiveness is determined (step S4).

If the result of this determination is valid, the CPU 5
1 transmits the entrance information to the wireless ticket C from the transmission / reception circuit 54 via the antenna 16 in order to write the entrance date and time and the entrance information such as the entrance station to the wireless ticket C (step). S5).

Next, in order to confirm that the transmitted entrance information has been normally written on the wireless ticket C, the transmitter / receiver circuit 54 writes information to be transmitted from the wireless ticket C after writing. Is received (step S6). The CPU 51 checks whether or not the writing is normally completed by matching the transmission information (information transmitted for writing) with the reception information (writing information received for checking) (step S7).

In the CPU 51, the position and the traveling direction of the passerby in the passage are determined by the plurality of detectors 9 to 1 in the CPU 51.
It is recognized by the bright and dark state of 3 (detection result). Now,
When the writing is normally completed in step S7, the wireless ticket holder passes through the passage as it is (step S8), and the detector 13 detects that it has reached the central point in the passage. By doing so, the CPU 51 is notified (step S9).

When the detector 13 detects that the passerby has reached the central point in the passage, the CPU 51 immediately sends a shutter open command to the shutter control circuit 62 to open the shutter 15 of the ticket slot 3. Open (Step S
10), enabling the next passer to insert the magnetic ticket P.

If it is determined in step S4 that the wireless ticket C is not valid, or if the writing is not normally completed in step S7,
The CPU 51 sends a gate closing command to the gate control circuit 61 to close the gate 7 on the traveling direction side to prevent passage of a passerby, and the guide display unit 6 is closed via the display control circuit 58. The reason for the display is displayed (step S
11).

Next, regarding the case where the magnetic ticket holder tries to pass immediately after that at the time of the processing based on the flowchart of FIG. 7 (passing by the wireless ticket holder with a normal wireless ticket) Will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

In step S10, immediately after the shutter 15 of the ticket slot 3 is opened, the next passer inserts the magnetic ticket P into the ticket slot 3 (step S12), and the detection signal is detected by the detector 38. Sent to the CPU 51. As a result, the CPU 51 sends a shutter close command to the shutter control circuit 62, so that the shutter 15 of the ticket slot 3 is closed.
Is closed (step S13), and when the next passerby is a magnetic ticket holder, the insertion of the magnetic ticket P is prohibited.

At the same time as closing the shutter 15, the CPU 51 prohibits the transmitting / receiving operation of the transmitting / receiving circuit 54 with the wireless ticket C, and when the next passerby is the wireless ticket holder,
Reading of ticket inspection information from the wireless ticket C is prevented (step S14).

Magnetic ticket P inserted in ticket slot 3
Is transported to the ticket exit 4 by the transport path 21,
During the transportation, the magnetic head 24 (or 25)
Thus, the ticket inspection information magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket P is read (step S15) and sent to the CPU 51 via the reading circuit 55.

The CPU 51 determines the validity of the magnetic ticket P from the read information (step S16).
If the result of this determination is that it is valid, the CPU 51 controls the magnetic head 26 (or 27) via the writing circuit 56 to enter the entrance date and time and entrance information for the magnetic ticket P. Is written (step S17).

Next, the CPU 51 checks the information written on the magnetic ticket P via the reading circuit 57 in order to confirm that the entrance information is normally written, and the magnetic head 28 (or 29). Is read by (step S18). CPU
At 51, the write information (written information) and the read information (information read for checking) are collated to check whether the writing is normally completed (step S19).

As a result of this check, if the writing is completed normally, the CPU 51 sends a prohibition cancellation command to the transmission / reception circuit 54 to cancel the prohibition of the transmission / reception operation with the wireless ticket C, and the wireless ticket C The reading prohibition of the ticket gate information from is canceled (step S20). Further, the magnetic ticket holder passes through the passage as it is (step S2).
1).

When the passer-by in front of the magnetic ticket holder is a wireless ticket holder, the CPU 51 causes the wireless ticket holder to detect the passage by the detection result of a specific detector, for example, the detector 12. It is determined whether or not a predetermined position therein (for example, the portion of the ticket exit 4, the point A) has been reached (step S22).

As a result of this judgment, when the wireless ticket holder has not reached the predetermined position (point A) in the passage, the CPU
51 is the magnetic ticket P that the magnetic ticket holder has put in
After the reading, writing, and confirmation of the magnetic information with respect to is completed, by sending a hold command to the hold section control circuit 65,
The magnetic ticket P is temporarily held in the holding unit 31 (step S23).

The wireless ticket holder advances in the passage,
When the predetermined position (point A) is reached and detected by the detector 12, the CPU 51 releases the holding state of the holding unit 31 by sending a holding release command to the holding unit control circuit 65. As a result, the temporarily held magnetic ticket P is discharged to the ticket exit 4 via the sorting flapper 22 (step S24).

When the detector 39 detects that the magnetic ticket P that has been temporarily held is released to the ticket exit 4, the CPU 51 sends a shutter open command to the shutter control circuit 62, whereby the ticket is opened. The shutter 15 of the slot 3 is opened (step S25), and the next passerby's magnetic ticket P is opened.
Can be input.

Now, the passerby receives the magnetic ticket P discharged at the ticket exit 4 and goes out of the passage (step S).
26). If it is determined in step S16 that the magnetic ticket P is not valid, or if the writing is not normally completed in step S19,
The CPU 51 sends a gate closing command to the gate control circuit 61 to close the gate 7 on the traveling direction side to prevent passage of a passerby, and the guide display unit 6 is closed via the display control circuit 58. The reason for the display is displayed (step S
27).

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, at the time when communication with the wireless ticket is started, the shutter of the ticket slot for inserting the magnetic ticket is closed and the wireless ticket is used. When communication with the ticket is completed normally and the detector detects that the passerby has passed through the center of the ticket gate passage, the shutter of the ticket slot is opened, and the magnetic type next to the wireless ticket holder. When the ticket holder is about to pass, the magnetic ticket is inserted during the data processing of the wireless ticket, the processing of the magnetic ticket ends first, and the passerby's passing order (wireless It is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing order of the ticket holder (magnetic ticket holder → magnetic ticket holder) and the ticket (magnetic ticket → wireless ticket) is reversed.

Further, by prohibiting the reading (transmission / reception) of information from the wireless ticket until the processing (reading, writing, confirmation) of the magnetic ticket is completed at the time of inserting the magnetic ticket, When a wireless ticket holder next to a magnetic ticket holder attempts to pass through, the wireless ticket information is processed during the processing of the magnetic ticket, and the wireless ticket processing is performed. Will end first, and the pass order of passersby (magnetic ticket holder → wireless ticket holder) and processing order of ticket (wireless ticket → magnetic ticket) will be reversed. It is possible to prevent such a situation.

Further, after the ticket processing of the wireless ticket is normally completed, the magnetic ticket of the next passerby is displayed until the wireless ticket holder reaches a predetermined position in the ticket passage. If the magnetic ticket holder tries to pass next to the wireless ticket holder by holding it in the holding section in the transport path and not discharging it to the ticket exit, the wireless ticket holder will While passing through the ticket gate, the magnetic ticket of the next passerby is discharged to the ticket exit, and the wireless ticket holder mistakenly receives the magnetic ticket of the next passerby. It can be prevented from occurring.

[0054]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of preventing a situation in which a passing order of a passerby and a processing order of a ticket are reversed.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus which can prevent a situation in which a wireless ticket holder erroneously receives the magnetic ticket of the next passerby.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the details of a ticket slot and an antenna section when the shutter is open.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the details of a ticket slot and an antenna portion when the shutter is closed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a wireless ticket.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Automatic ticket gate, 2 ... Automatic ticket gate, 3 ...
Ticket slot (acceptance means), 4 ... Ticket exit, 5 ... Antenna section, 7 ... Gate, 9-13 ... Detector (passer detection means), 15 ... Shutter (acceptance prohibition means), 16
... antenna (transmission / reception means), 21 ... transport path, 24,
25 ... Magnetic head for reading (reading means), 26, 27
... magnetic head for writing, 28, 29 ... magnetic head for reading, 31 ... holding section (holding means), 43 ... control section, 51 ... CPU (control means), 52 ... ROM, 5
3 ... RAM, 54 ... transmission / reception circuit (transmission / reception means), 5
5 ... Reading circuit (reading means), 61 ... Gate control circuit, 62 ... Shutter control circuit (acceptance prohibition means), 6
5 ... Reservation section control circuit (reservation means), P ... Magnetic ticket, C ... Wireless ticket.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page (72) Inventor Fusao Otake 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within East Japan Railway Company (72) Inventor Tadashi Nakao 70 Yanagimachi, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Stock Company Toshiba Yanagimachi factory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for accepting a magnetic ticket, which is inserted by a passer and in which the ticket information is magnetically recorded, and a reading means for reading the ticket information from the magnetic ticket accepted by the accepting means. , A ticket carrying information carried by a passerby and wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information to / from a wireless ticket, and ticket receiving information read by the reading means or received at the transceiver means By performing a ticket examination process based on ticket examination information, a passability determination means for determining passability of the passerby, and detection that the transmission / reception means has started communication with the wireless ticket, are performed by the acceptance means. Acceptance prohibition means for prohibiting acceptance of the magnetic ticket, and the transmission / reception means for communicating after the acceptance prohibition means prohibits acceptance of the magnetic ticket Passenger detection means for detecting that a passerby carrying the started wireless ticket has passed through the central part of the automatic ticket gate passage, and when this passerby detection means detects a passerby, the acceptance prohibition means is prohibited. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a control unit for canceling the state. 2. A receiving means for accepting a magnetic ticket, in which ticket information is magnetically recorded, which is inserted by a passerby, and a reading means for reading the ticket information from the magnetic ticket accepted by the accepting means. , A ticket carrying information carried by a passerby and wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information to / from a wireless ticket, and ticket receiving information read by the reading means or received at the transceiver means A passability determining unit that determines passability of the passerby by performing a ticket processing based on ticket information, and a passability determining unit for the magnetic ticket when the magnetic ticket is accepted by the accepting unit. The automatic ticket gate apparatus, comprising: a control unit for prohibiting the transmission / reception operation of the transmission / reception unit until the ticket inspection process is completed. 3. A receiving means for accepting a magnetic ticket, which is inserted by a passer and in which the ticket information is magnetically recorded, and a reading means for reading the ticket information from the magnetic ticket accepted by the accepting means. , A ticket carrying information carried by a passerby and wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information to / from a wireless ticket, and ticket receiving information read by the reading means or received at the transceiver means By performing a ticket gate processing based on the ticket gate information, a passability determination means for determining passability of the passerby, and a passerby carrying a wireless ticket permitted to pass by this passability determination means an automatic ticket passage The passerby detection means for detecting that the vehicle has passed through the central part of the, and until the passerby detection means detects a passerby, the passable part can be passed to the corresponding wireless ticket. After the determination means permits the passage, the automatic ticket gate apparatus being characterized in that anda magnetic ticket holding means for temporarily holding therein a magnetic ticket was accepted by the receiving means.