JP2000200373A - Non-contact commutation ticket and automatic ticket checking machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit a case where the railroad fare is unconditionally subtracted from the SF(stored fare) data when the available period of a non-contact commutation ticket is expired. SOLUTION: A memory of the non-contact commutation ticket includes a commutation ticket data storage part which stores the prescribed commutation ticket data such as the available sections and the available period of a commutation ticket, an SF data storage part which stores the SF data from which the railroad fares of sections excluding the available ones of the commutation ticket can be subtracted and a subtraction inhibition data storage part which inhibits the subtraction to the SF data when a riding section includes the available sections of the commutation ticket and also the prescribed data on the commutation ticket is invalid.

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 commuter pass and an automatic ticket gate capable of processing the same, and more particularly to a non-contact type commuter pass when its validity period has passed. The present invention relates to a method in which reduction processing from included SF data (stored fair data) can be prohibited.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246687, an IC having a radio communication function
Non-contact commuter pass for cards (hereinafter referred to as "non-contact ticket")
There has been proposed an automatic ticket gate capable of exchanging data between the non-contact ticket and the main body of the automatic ticket gate and performing an entrance / exit process without contact.

[0003] If the entry / exit processing is performed using the contactless ticket in this way, the user only needs to hold the contactless ticket over the antenna provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. There is a feature that is more convenient than when you insert a commuter pass.

[0004] Further, since the contactless ticket has a much larger data recording amount than the conventional commuter pass composed of a conventional magnetic card, it records various data such as SF data in addition to the commuter pass data, and records the contactless ticket. It has been considered to increase the number of functions and make effective use of contactless tickets.

[0005] As described above, when the non-contact ticket is provided with SF data, and when the non-contact ticket is used outside the valid section (riding section) of the commuter pass, the fare outside the valid section,
That is, when entering from within the valid section of the commuter pass and entering from within the valid section, when entering from within the valid section of the commuter pass and entering from outside the valid section, or entering from outside the valid section of the commuter pass Then, it is conceivable that the fare outside the valid section when the player enters from outside the valid section via the valid section is reduced from the SF data.

[0006]

However, as described above, if the non-contact ticket is multifunctional and the fare outside the valid section is unconditionally reduced from the SF card, the non-contact ticket cannot be used. If the contact ticket is used without knowing the expiration of the validity period, that is, without knowing that the commuter pass has expired, there is a drawback that the holder of the contactless ticket spends a large amount of money.
In other words, the commuter pass fare is set much lower than the normal fare, so if a non-contact pass is used without noticing that the commuter pass has run out, there is a disadvantage that the reduction from SF data will be large. is there.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned concerns, and an object of the present invention is to prohibit unlimited reduction of SF data when a commuter pass expires. It is an object of the present invention to provide a contactless ticket that can be used and an automatic ticket gate using the contactless ticket.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a contactless ticket according to the present invention has a commuter pass data storage section for storing predetermined commuter pass data such as a valid section and a valid period as a commuter pass. And an SF data storage unit that stores SF data capable of reducing the fare outside the valid section of the commuter pass, and that the boarding section includes the valid section of the commuter pass, and
When the predetermined pass data of the pass is invalid, the S
And a reduction prohibition data storage unit that stores data for prohibiting the reduction processing from the F data.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is an automatic ticket gate that performs non-contact data transfer between a main body of a non-contact type automatic ticket gate and a non-contact ticket to perform entrance / exit processing. In the ticket gate, when the non-contact ticket is used outside the valid section of the commuter pass, reduction processing means for reducing the fare outside the valid section from the SF data included in the non-contact ticket, The boarding section includes a valid section of a commuter pass, and a reduction prohibition unit that prohibits a reduction process from the SF data when the commuter pass data included in the contactless ticket is invalid. And

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a contactless ticket according to an embodiment and a contactless automatic ticket gate capable of processing the contactless ticket.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a controller for controlling the automatic ticket gate G as a whole, which is mainly constituted by a microcomputer (CPU). The controller 1 includes a transmitter 2 for exchanging data with the non-contact ticket C.
Is connected. The transmitter 2 has a function of exchanging data with the contactless ticket C via the antenna 2a.

The controller 1 has a door drive unit 3 for driving a door and a user in a ticket gate passage, in addition to the transmitter 2 described above, similarly to a known non-contact automatic ticket gate. A sensor amplifier 4 of a human detector (not shown), a guidance / display unit for providing guidance to a user by voice or text, and the like are connected.

The contactless ticket C is a signal that receives a signal from the automatic ticket gate G side and transmits the received signal to the automatic ticket gate G side, like a well-known IC card having a wireless communication function. An antenna 10 for transmitting a phase-modulated reflected signal and receiving a power wave, a receiving unit 11 for processing a signal received by the antenna 10, and storing data from the automatic ticket gate G side and storing predetermined data A CPU 12 having a memory M for storing (card data);
A transmission unit 13 configured to include a modulation circuit for modulating the phase of the reflection signal with the card data, and a power generation unit 14 that generates power for driving the contactless ticket C based on the received power wave include: Is provided. The power generation unit 14 is omitted when the contactless ticket C has a battery.

An example of a map of the memory M is shown on the lower side of FIG. That is, the memory M includes a commuter pass data portion m1 for storing commuter pass data including a valid section of the commuter pass, an expiration date, etc., for the contactless ticket C to be used as a commuter pass, and a contactless ticket C. An SF data portion m2 for storing amount data to be used as an SF card, and data (flag) indicating that the amount reduction process from the SF data portion m2 is prohibited in a predetermined case as described later. A reduction prohibition data storage unit m3 is provided.

In the memory M, in addition to the above card data, the name of the holder of the contactless ticket C, an identification number (ID) of the contactless ticket C, a personal identification number, etc. Card data such as personal unique data is recorded.

The data (flag) recorded in the reduction prohibition data recording section m3 includes SF data when the user has expired the validity period of the commuter pass and unconditionally paid for the fare within the valid section of the commuter pass. It is recorded when it is desired not to be deducted from the section m2. When the non-contact ticket C is issued by the attendant or when the non-contact ticket C is issued by an automatic ticket issuing machine, the user can select it. Recorded by

Here, the data exchange between the non-contact ticket C and the automatic ticket gate G will be described. When a transmission signal transmitted from the antenna 2a is received by the antenna 10, a receiving unit having a detection circuit, a demodulation circuit, and the like is provided. At 11, transmission data from the automatic ticket gate G side is extracted and stored at a predetermined position in the memory M of the CPU 12. The CPU 12 serializes the card data (digital signal) to be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate G and outputs the card data to the transmitting unit 13.

When the antenna 2a of the transmitter 2 receives the reflected signal reflected by the antenna 10, a receiving circuit (not shown) detects, filters and amplifies and extracts data from the contactless ticket C side. Then, the extracted card data is sent to the controller 1 of the automatic ticket gate G, and is used for a predetermined calculation process for the automatic ticket gate.

Next, the control operation between the automatic ticket gate G and the contactless ticket C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, it is assumed that a user having the non-contact ticket C attempts to participate and the non-contact ticket C is held over the automatic ticket gate G to exchange data (Yes at Step 100, Step 102; hereinafter, Step 102). The step is referred to as “S”.)

When the commuter pass data in the commuter pass data section m1 is valid, that is, when the contactless ticket C can be used as a commuter pass, and the station from the entrance station to the entry station is within the valid section of the commuter pass, the commuter pass data is used. The normal entry process that has been performed is performed (S104).
positive).

If the participating station is outside the valid section of the commuter pass and does not include any valid section of the commuter pass from the entrance station to the participating station (No at S104, No at S106), the data is stored in the SF data section m2. The fare is reduced from the amount of money that has been paid, and entry processing is performed (S114). Of course, in this case,
If the remaining amount stored in the SF data section m2 is insufficient for the fare, participation is rejected (omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 2).

When the valid section of the commuter pass is included in the boarding section from the entrance station to the entry station (Yes at S106),
Of the fare from the entrance station to the departure station, the fare excluding the valid section of the commuter pass is reduced from the SF data part m2 (Yes at S108, S114).

In the case where the valid section of the commuter pass is included in the boarding section from the entrance station to the departure station and the validity period of the commuter pass has expired (commuter ticket expired), further reduction prohibition data recording is performed. When the flag of the section m3 is set (S1
08 No, S110), even if the remaining amount of the SF data portion m2 satisfies the fare, the reduction processing is not performed and the processing is abnormal (S112). In this case, the door (not shown) is closed and entry is refused, and the user is notified that the commuter pass has run out via a display screen or a speaker (not shown). Therefore, the user can update the commuter pass data via an automatic ticket issuing machine or at a counter.

In the above-described example, the case where the entry is made using the non-contact ticket C has been described. However, when entering from within the valid section of the commuter pass using the non-contact ticket C whose commuter pass has expired, abnormal processing is performed. Admission is denied.

When no flag is set in the reduction prohibition data recording section m3 of the contactless ticket C, that is, when the user accepts the reduction processing from the SF data section m3 when the commuter pass expires. In the process, the fare reduction processing is performed from the SF data section m3.

As described above, since the non-contact ticket C has the reduction prohibition data recording section m3, the reduction processing of the fare from the SF data section is performed unconditionally when the commuter pass expires. Can be banned.

[0028]

The contactless ticket according to the present invention includes a commuter pass data storage section for storing predetermined commuter pass data such as a valid section and a validity period as a commuter pass, and a ride fare outside the valid section of the commuter pass. S for storing SF data that can be reduced
An F data storage unit and stores data indicating that a reduction process from the SF data is prohibited when a boarding section includes a valid section of a commuter pass and predetermined commuter pass data of the commuter pass is invalid. Since it has a reduction prohibition data storage unit,
When the commuter pass expires, it is possible to prohibit unconditional reduction of the fare from the SF data section.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when the non-contact ticket is used outside the valid section of the commuter pass, the fare outside the valid section is calculated from the SF data contained in the non-contact commuter pass. Reduction processing means for performing reduction processing, and reduction for prohibiting reduction processing from the SF data when the boarding section includes a valid section of a commuter pass and the commuter pass data included in the contactless ticket is invalid. Since the prohibition unit is provided, it is possible to prohibit unconditional reduction of the fare from the SF data section when the commuter pass expires.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate and a contactless ticket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Automatic ticket gate 1 Controller 2 Transmitter 2a Antenna 3 Door drive unit 4 Sensor amplifier 5 Display / guide unit C Non-contact commuter pass (non-contact coupon) 10 Antenna 11 Receiver 12 CPU 13 Transmitter M Memory m1 Commuter pass data Section m2 SF data section m3 reduction prohibition data recording section

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A commuter pass data storage unit that stores predetermined commuter pass data such as a valid section and a validity period as a commuter pass, and SF data that can reduce a fare outside the valid section of the commuter pass. SF data storage unit for storing, and when the boarding section includes the valid section of the commuter pass, and when the predetermined commuter pass data of the commuter pass is invalid, data for prohibiting the reduction processing from the SF data is stored. A non-contact type commuter pass, comprising: a reduction prohibition data storage unit for storing. 2. An automatic ticket gate that performs data entry and exit processing by contactlessly exchanging data between the body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate and the non-contact type commuter pass, wherein the non-contact type commuter pass is a commuter pass. Deduction processing means for reducing the fare outside the valid section from the SF data included in the non-contact commuter pass when used outside the valid section of the commuter pass; Includes, and when the pass data included in the contactless commuter pass is invalid,
An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a reduction prohibition unit for prohibiting a reduction processing from the SF data.