JP2001093006A - Automatic ticket examining system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to enter and exit without holding a non-contact ticket up over an antenna. SOLUTION: A prescribed entrance and exit processing is performed through communications, between an antenna embedded in the ticket examining passage of this non-contact automatic ticket examining machine and a non-contact ticket mounted on the shoes of a user.

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 system, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate system capable of more effectively using a contactless automatic ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246687.
As shown in the official gazette, data is transmitted and received between the main body of the automatic ticket gate and the commuter pass in a contactless manner, and the entrance / exit processing is performed without inserting the commuter pass into the main body of the automatic ticket gate ( Non-contact automatic ticket gates capable of performing entry or exit processing have been proposed. This non-contact automatic ticket gate has a feature that it is not necessary to insert a ticket such as a commuter pass into the body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, so that the convenience of the user (passenger) can be improved. . That is, the commuter pass user holds the commuter pass over the antenna provided on the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate or touches the antenna lightly without having to put the commuter pass in and out of the commuter pass every time entering and exiting. Is sufficient, the convenience for the user can be improved.

As described above, a non-contact automatic ticket gate is a very convenient automatic ticket gate for commuter pass users.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to perform an operation to hold a commuter pass (non-contact ticket) over an antenna provided on the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate system that does not require the above-mentioned non-contact ticket to be held over an antenna in order to further improve the convenience of the non-contact automatic ticket gate.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is mounted on an antenna buried in a ticket gate passage of a main body of a contactless automatic ticket gate and shoes of a user. A predetermined entrance / exit process is performed by communicating with the contactless ticket. Further, the invention is characterized in that a plurality of the antennas are provided along a passing direction of a ticket gate passage. Furthermore, the contactless ticket communicates via a main body of the reservation machine and an antenna buried in the floor on the customer service panel side of the main body of the reservation machine, and data for predetermined entrance and exit is recorded. It is characterized by having.

[0006]

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 used in an automatic ticket gate system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The floor F of the ticket gate passage P of the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as the "gate main body") G
1 has antennas a1 to a4 for communicating with contactless tickets C mounted on a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) shoes A along the direction of the ticket gate passage P. .

The non-contact ticket C can be attached to the shoe A by inserting it into an insertion hole provided in the heel of the shoe A, or by inserting it into the insole of the shoe A.

At the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the casing H of the ticket gate body G, a display unit 1 for displaying to the user the use state of the ticket gate body G, that is, whether or not the ticket gate P can be passed. Is provided. A speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H, and an exit side of the upper surface of the housing H is provided to the user. A display screen 4 for providing predetermined guidance by characters is attached.

In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the ticket gate main body G, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer. The controller 5 is connected to a transmitter T that transmits and receives data to and from the contactless ticket C.

The transmitter T transmits a transmission signal of data such as the station name and the date on the same day from the ticket gate main body G to the non-contact ticket C via the antennas a1 to a4, similarly to the known non-contact automatic ticket gate. It has a function of receiving card data of the boarding section and the like from the contactless ticket C.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical structure of the controller 5 of the ticket gate main body G and the contactless ticket C. The controller 5 provided in the ticket gate main body G will be described below. The control unit 6 of the controller 5 is configured to perform arithmetic processing using the system program and the working data stored in the memory 7 and to control the main unit G in an integrated manner. The control unit 6 includes an I / O (not shown).
A door drive unit 8 that drives and controls the doors D1 and D2 via an O unit and a display screen drive unit 9 that drives and controls the display contents and display colors of the display screen 4 are connected. The control unit 6 is connected to a sound drive unit for driving and controlling the sound of the speaker 3 via an I / O unit, but is omitted here.

In FIG. 2, T is a transmitter, and each of the above-mentioned antennas a1 to a1 for communicating with the contactless ticket C.
a4 is connected. The antennas a1 to a4
Includes an antenna for supplying power to the contactless ticket C when the contactless ticket C does not have a driving power source (see the battery 14 of the contactless ticket C described later).

The contactless ticket C is an IC having a wireless communication function.
The contactless ticket C includes a communication control unit 11 having an antenna 10 for communicating with the ticket gate main body G side, and a CPU 1 for integrally controlling the contactless ticket C.
2, a memory 13 in which a system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 12 is stored, and a battery 14. In the memory 13, card data having predetermined contents such as commuter pass data, SF card data, etc., in addition to a system program for the arithmetic processing of the CPU 12, are stored in advance via a reservation machine described later.

The battery 14 includes an antenna for receiving a power wave from the ticket gate main body G provided on a well-known contactless ticket, and a power generation circuit for generating power based on a signal received by the antenna. Is provided, the battery 14 can be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main body of a reservation machine (hereinafter, referred to as a "reservation machine main body") 20 for writing the above-mentioned predetermined card data on the contactless ticket C, for example, in a station yard. It is installed in a predetermined place.

The customer service panel 21 of the reservation machine main body 20 is provided with a display screen 22 of a touch panel type, a coin insertion slot 23, a bill insertion slot 24, and a change discharge slot 25.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 26 denotes a controller 20 for controlling the reservation machine main body 20 as a whole. The controller 26 is provided via a transmitter 27 on the floor surface of the reservation machine main body 20 on the customer service panel 21 side. The antenna 28 buried in F2 is connected. Note that a shoe last is drawn on the floor F2 so that the user's shoes (not shown) can be located at predetermined positions on the antenna 28.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the controller 26. That is, this controller 26
Has a control unit 30 mainly composed of a CPU, and has a memory 31 for storing a system program for performing predetermined arithmetic processing and working data. The control unit 30 controls the display content of the display screen 3, and displays an input unit 32 for inputting predetermined information from the display screen 3, and a coin slot 23.
A coin processing unit 33 for checking coins inserted from the banknotes and bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 24 and discharging change to the change discharge opening 25 as necessary, and a transmitter 27 having the antenna 20 described above. Is connected.

Next, the control operation of the reservation machine main body 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It is assumed that the user wearing the shoe with the non-contact ticket C stands in front of the customer service panel 21 of the reservation machine body 20 and operates the display screen 22 formed of a touch panel to create card data. Yes (Step 100 affirmation, Step 10
2. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”. ). The card data created by the user is, for example, commuter pass data or SF card data. In addition, the card data may be used as ticket data that can be used for a predetermined limited express train.

When the creation of the predetermined card data is completed (Yes at S102), the display screen 22 displays the reservation machine main body 20.
The user is instructed to input a predetermined amount of money. That is, since the card data is a predetermined value card such as a commuter pass or a SF card, money is required to purchase the value.

When a sufficient amount of money is inserted to purchase the card data created from the coin insertion slot 23 or the like, the card data is written (recorded) in the memory 13 of the contactless ticket C, and the writing is performed. When finished, the display screen 3
To be notified to the user (Yes at S104, S1
06). Therefore, the user can use the ticket gate main body G using the contactless ticket C.

FIG. 5B shows a control operation of the ticket gate main body G using the contactless ticket C. now,
It is assumed that a user wearing a shoe with a non-contact ticket C has entered the ticket gate passage P. By this approach, contactless ticket C becomes
It communicates with any one of the antennas a1 to a4 (Yes at S200).

The control unit 6 performs reading control so as to transmit and receive data even when communicating with one of the antennas, that is, to prevent reading errors as much as possible. Data is exchanged between the contactless ticket C and the ticket gate main body G via the side antenna a1. Then, the antenna a1 and other antennas a2 to
The position of the user in the ticket gate P is detected depending on whether or not communication with a4 is maintained (S202). Therefore, unlike the conventional automatic ticket gate, the housing H of the ticket gate main body G is not provided with a human detector including a plurality of photosensors at predetermined intervals along the passing direction of the ticket gate passage P. .

If the control unit 6 of the ticket gate machine G can permit entry / exit as a result of the predetermined entry / exit calculation processing based on the card data obtained from the contactless ticket C side (S20).
4, affirmative in S206), the door D1 is opened (when the ticket gate machine body G is of the normally open type), the passage of the ticket gate passage P is permitted, and the memory 13 of the contactless ticket C is newly stored in the memory 13. The entry / exit data is written (S208). Of course, when the predetermined entry / exit calculation processing does not permit entry / exit, the door D1 is closed and the user is prevented from passing through the ticket gate passage P (No at S206, S210).

In the case of refusal of passage, the user is notified of the reason why the vehicle cannot pass through the display screen 4 and the speaker 3 (omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 5B). Therefore, the user enters after entering a predetermined shortage fee or the like in the memory 13 of the contactless ticket C using the reservation machine main body 20 provided on the premises.

[0026]

The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention performs predetermined entry / exit processing by communicating between an antenna embedded in a ticket gate passage of the main body and a non-contact ticket attached to a user's shoes. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform an operation of holding the contactless ticket over the antenna as in the related art, and the entry / exit processing can be performed only by walking through the ticket gate passage. Further, when a plurality of antennas are provided along the passage direction of the ticket gate passage, the position of the user in the ticket gate passage can be detected based on which antenna is being communicated with. Further, when the contactless ticket is communicated via an antenna buried on the floor of the reservation machine body and the customer service panel side of the reservation machine body, data for predetermined entrance and exit is recorded, The predetermined card data can be easily recorded on the contactless ticket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ticket gate main body used in an automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller and a contactless ticket.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a reservation machine main body used in the automatic ticket gate system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Non-contact automatic ticket gate main body (gate machine main body) 5 Controller T Transmitter P Ticket gate a1 to a4 antenna a Shoe C Non-contact ticket 20 Main body of reservation machine (main body of reservation machine) 26 Controller 27 Transmitter 28 Antenna

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined entry / exit process is performed by communicating between an antenna buried in a ticket gate passage of a main body of a non-contact automatic ticket gate and a non-contact ticket mounted on a user's shoes. And automatic ticket gate system. 2. The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of antennas are provided along a passing direction of the ticket gate passage. 3. The contactless ticket communicates via a main body of the reservation machine and an antenna buried in the floor on the customer service panel side of the main body of the reservation machine, and data for predetermined entrance and exit is recorded. The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein