JP2000036065A - Non-contact type automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a trouble in communication and to exactly deal with a card user by starting the exchange of data between the main body of a non- contact type automatic ticket examination machine and a non-contact type card when a touch sensor detects touch. SOLUTION: On the assumption that a card C owned by a user to try to enter (or to leave) is touched to a touch sensor 7 of an antenna part (a), the detection of the card C through the sensor 7 means that the card C is located at a position capable of most satisfactory communication within the prescribed communication range of the antenna part (a). When the touch sensor 7 detects the card C, the exchange of data is started between the card C and a main body G, on the main body G, the ticket examination processing of entering (or leaving) is performed based on the data obtained from the card C. Then, when the card C is discriminated valid, a door D1 is opened, passing through a ticket examination passage P is permitted but when that card C is discriminated invalid, the door D is closed and passing through the ticket examination passage P is blocked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate which eliminates communication problems and can accurately correspond to a non-contact type card and a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246687, data is transmitted and received between the main body of an automatic ticket gate and a commuter pass in a non-contact manner, and the main body of the automatic ticket gate is disclosed. There has been proposed a non-contact automatic ticket gate that can perform an automatic ticket gate without inserting a commuter pass into the ticket gate. This non-contact automatic ticket gate simply holds a non-contact card storing communication ticket data such as a commuter pass with a communication function over an antenna unit provided in the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. ,
Since there is no need to insert tickets as in the related art, it has a feature that user convenience can be improved.

[0003]

However, in a conventional non-contact automatic ticket gate, when a non-contact card is held over a communication area of an antenna section having a predetermined communication range,
Since data transfer starts between the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate and the non-contact card, if the subsequent user holds the non-contact card over the communication area first, There is a drawback that the ticket checking process is performed first, and the contact between the contactless card and the user cannot be taken.

If the non-contact type card is not securely held over the communication area of the antenna unit, for example, if the non-contact type card fluctuates (shakes) near the boundary of the communication area,
There was a drawback that the ticket could not be processed due to communication failure.

By the way, in the case of a non-contact automatic ticket gate, the user confirms that the non-contact card has been securely held over the antenna unit and obtains a sense of security. In many cases, the contact-type card touches the antenna unit, that is, the touch-and-go action is naturally performed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has also been made by utilizing the behavior of a user in a ticket gate passage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a non-contact automatic ticket gate which starts data transfer between the automatic ticket gate and a non-contact card.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, a contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention provides a contactless card via an antenna section provided in a main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate. In a non-contact automatic ticket gate that performs automatic ticket inspection by exchanging data between the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate and the non-contact automatic ticket gate, a touch sensor provided in the antenna unit, It is characterized by having control means for starting data exchange between the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate and the non-contact card when a touch is detected.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment. At the entrance side of the ticket gate P of the housing H of the main body (hereinafter referred to as "main body") G of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, the use state of the main body G, that is, whether or not it can pass through the ticket gate P is used. A display unit 1 for displaying to a user is provided. Also, in the figure, S, S ... are photoelectric type human detectors for detecting the entry of a user into the ticket gate P, the exit from the ticket gate P, or the passage,
It is attached to the side surface of the housing H and the sensor attachment arm 3. In addition, a speaker 4 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H, and an exit side on the upper surface of the housing H is provided to the user. A display screen 5 for providing predetermined guidance by characters is attached.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer. The controller 6 is connected to a transmitter T that transmits and receives data to and from a non-contact card (hereinafter, referred to as a “card”) C. The transmitter T has an antenna section a on the upper surface of the housing H on the entrance side of the ticket gate P, similarly to a known non-contact automatic ticket gate.
Is provided. The main unit G has a function of transmitting a transmission signal of data such as a station name and the date of the day from the main unit G to the card C via the antenna unit a and receiving data of the boarding section and the like from the card C. .

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the antenna section a. That is, a touch sensor 7 for detecting that the card C is touched on the upper surface of the antenna section a is provided.
And an antenna a ′ connected to the transmitter T via the conductive line L below the touch sensor 7. This touch sensor 7
It is possible to employ a well-known touch sensor used in a touch input type display screen such as an ATM such as a sensor made of a resistive pressure sensor, a stacked electrode plate, or a photoelectric sensor. it can. Note that the touch sensor in the present invention includes not only detecting that the card C directly touches the upper surface of the antenna unit a, but also detecting that the card C is located near the upper surface.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration. To explain from the main body G side, a transmitter T having an antenna a 'connected to a controller 6 via a conductive line L is connected. And the doors D1 and D1 are connected to the touch sensor 7 via the conductive line L '.
2 is connected to a door drive unit 8 for controlling the operation of the door. Note that the controller 6 is connected to a sensor amplifier or the like that inputs signals from the human detectors S, S, but is omitted here.

The card C is the same as a normal IC card having a wireless communication function, and thus detailed description is omitted. However, the receiving antenna and the data transmitted from the card C to the main body G are phase-modulated and reflected. A reflecting antenna for generating a signal, a receiving unit for processing a signal received by the receiving antenna, and a CPU for storing data from the main body G and having a memory for storing data (card data) of a boarding section and the like; A phase modulation unit for modulating the subcarrier from the CPU with the card data to modulate the phase of the reflected signal, a power generation circuit for receiving a power wave from the main body G and generating a power supply for driving the card C, and the like. Is provided.

The control operation when a user enters and exits will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, it is assumed that the user is about to enter (or enter). Then, it is assumed that the card C possessed by the user is touched on the touch sensor 7 of the antenna unit a (Yes at Step 100). The fact that the card C is detected by the touch sensor 7 means that the card C is located at the position where the communication can be performed best in the predetermined communication range of the antenna unit a. It can be prevented beforehand. When the card C receives a power wave from the main body G, that is, when the card C receives a power wave from the power wave transmitting antenna among the antennas a ′ and uses the power wave as a drive power source for the card C, Since it is located at a position where the power wave can be received reliably, the card C can be driven reliably, and from this point of view, communication malfunction can be prevented.

When the card C is detected by the touch sensor 7 (Yes at step 100), data transfer is started between the card C and the main body G (step 102).
Ticket entry processing for entry (or entry) is performed based on the data obtained from the card C (step 104).

In the above-mentioned ticket gate processing, if the card C is determined to be a valid ticket, the door D1 is opened to permit passage through the ticket gate passage P, and if the card C is determined to be an invalid ticket, the door D1 is opened. D1 is closed and passage through the ticket gate P is blocked.

Since the above-mentioned ticket inspection process is performed based on data transfer when the card C is detected by the touch sensor 7, it is performed while accurately associating the user with the card C.

The touch sensor 7 may be provided with a light emitting means such as an LED which emits light when the card C is touched or which emits light in a different color from the touch. In this case, there is an effect that the user can confirm the communication state of the card C more.

[0019]

According to the present invention, there is provided a non-contact type automatic ticket gate, comprising a contactless card and a main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate via an antenna section provided on the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate. In a non-contact automatic ticket gate that performs data exchange in a non-contact manner between terminals and performs automatic ticket inspection, a touch sensor provided in the antenna unit, and when the touch sensor detects a touch, the non-contact automatic ticket gate Since it is composed of a control unit for starting data transfer between the main body of the ticket gate and the non-contact type card, communication malfunction can be prevented beforehand, and correspondence between the card and the user can be accurately taken. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an antenna unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Body of non-contact automatic ticket gate (body) T Transmitter S Human detector a Antenna part a 'Antenna C Non-contact card (card) P Ticket gate 7 Touch sensor

Claims (1)

[Claims] The present invention relates to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate, wherein an automatic transmission is performed by exchanging data between a non-contact type card and the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate through an antenna provided in the main unit of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate. In a non-contact automatic ticket gate that performs a ticket inspection, a touch sensor provided in the antenna unit, and when a touch is detected by the touch sensor, a main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate and the non-contact card A non-contact automatic ticket gate, comprising: control means for starting data transfer.