JP2001134789A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exactly inform a user, who uses combined plural train tickets and is refused to leave an automatic ticket checker, of the refusal reason. SOLUTION: The automatic ticket checker for dealing with plural tickets for processing leaving on the basis of data recorded on plural tickets when these plural tickets are required for leaving of one user, is composed of a reading means for reading data recorded on the train ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket checker and a control means for refusing leaving and displaying the reason of refusing leaving on a display part provided in the main body of the automatic ticket checker when there are train tickets disabled in reading of data more than one among the plural train tickets inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket checker or containing no train ticket, on which entering data are recorded and the leaving can not be permitted.

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,
In particular, the present invention relates to a system in which, when participation using a plurality of tickets is rejected, the user can be accurately guided to the reason for the rejection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of tickets (such as ordinary tickets, coupons, commuter passes, limited express tickets, etc.) and S tickets inserted into the body of an automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as "body").
If the valid section of the card (including F cards, etc.) is over the valid section, or if the balance is insufficient, the door is closed and the valid section is over the display section of the main unit, It is configured to indicate that it is not possible, or that it is impossible to participate due to a shortage of the remaining amount, and to provide a settlement guide or a clerk process as necessary.

[0003]

Incidentally, in recent years, entry and exit of one user (passenger) such as a combination of a ticket and an express ticket, a drop-off ticket and an advance ticket, or a combination of a ticket and an SF card. When a plurality of tickets are required for processing, an automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets capable of laminating the plurality of tickets at a slot of the main body and inputting them all at once has become widespread.

In the entry processing of an automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets, the validity of each inserted ticket and the determination of the combination of each ticket are determined, and both determinations are determined to be valid. At times, the door is opened (if the main body is normally open), entry is permitted, but if either of the above determinations is invalid, the door is closed. It is configured to be rejected.

[0005] If participation is rejected, that is, if the judgment is out, it is possible to display all the judgment results of each ticket and the combination judgment result of each ticket on the display unit of the main body. When all of these determination results are displayed on a display unit having a narrow display screen, not only does the character become small and it is difficult to see, but also it is rather difficult to understand what caused the determination out.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate machine capable of accurately guiding a user of the reason of a decision out. To provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention requires a plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data recorded on a ticket, and reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, Of the plurality of tickets inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, one of which cannot read data is 1
Control means for rejecting entry when there are more than one, and displaying on the display unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate that entry has been rejected due to poor reading of the ticket. I have.

[0008] In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for participation of one user in order to achieve the above object, the plurality of tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the station are read satisfactorily, and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is an effective section.
Control means for rejecting participation when there are no tickets, and displaying, on a display unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate, that participation has been rejected outside the section of the ticket,
It is characterized by having.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for entry of one user in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. The data of the plurality of tickets that were inserted into S
If there is an F card and another SF card that has not yet entered, and the remaining amount of both SF cards is less than the fare to this station, or if the SF card already entered at this station and the non-entry valid on the day of this station If there is a ticket and the remaining amount of the SF card is less than the fare up to the valid section of the ticket, entry will be refused and the remaining amount of the SF card will be displayed on the display provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate. And a control means for displaying that entry has been rejected due to lack of information.

[0010] In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for participation of one user in order to achieve the above object, the plurality of tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the station are read well, and there is a valid ticket at this station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed. And control means for rejecting entry when it is not valid and displaying on the display unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate that entry has been rejected due to outside the validity period.

[0011] In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for participation of one user in order to achieve the above object, the tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the station are read well, and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section, and furthermore, it is valid on the day, Control means for rejecting entry when other predetermined invalid reasons are included, and displaying on the display unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate that entry has been rejected for predetermined invalid reasons. It is characterized by:

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for entry of one user in order to achieve the above object, the tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the station are properly read, and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section. If there is a ticket, but there is no other ticket valid on the day and there is no ticket already entered, refuse entry and at the time of entering the display section installed on the body of the automatic ticket gate Displays a request to insert the used ticket It is characterized by having a control means.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are required for participation of one user in order to achieve the above object, the plurality of tickets are recorded on the plurality of tickets. A plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform entry processing based on data, a reading unit that reads data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the station are properly read, and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section. There is a ticket, and among other tickets, there is a ticket that is valid on the day and has already entered,
If the valid section of the unentered ticket is not connected to the valid section of the entered ticket, and there is no other ticket for which the non-connected section is valid, entry is refused and And control means for displaying guidance on the settlement process on a display unit provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment. A ticket entry slot 1 is provided at one longitudinal end of a main body a.
On the other end side, an outlet 2 for returning the ticket to the user is provided.

In the main body a, there is provided a separating section 3 for separating a plurality of tickets (not shown) from each other when the plurality of tickets (not shown) are stacked and put in collectively from the slot 1 and a motor is provided. A well-known transport path 4 including a belt conveyor driven by the M is provided. The transport path 4 is composed of an aligned transport path 4a, a main transport path 4b, and a discharge transport path 4c. Among these, the aligned transport path 4a has a function of arranging the tickets inserted from the slot 1. are doing. Between the main transport path 4b and the discharge transport path 4c, there is provided a wing W which operates when the ticket inserted into the main body a is collected in the tag collection box 5 without returning to the exit 2. Have been.

In the transport path of the main transport path 4b, a magnetic head H1 for reading magnetic data recorded on the ticket is provided in order from the upstream side in the transport direction from the slot 1 to the outlet 2. A pool portion P for temporarily holding tickets and the like formed by a pair of stoppers S1 and S2;
The data read in 1 is processed by a controller C mainly composed of a microcomputer, and a magnetic head H2 for writing the calculation results on a ticket, and the written data are correctly recorded. A verifying magnetic head H3 is provided for checking whether or not this is the case. The discharge conveyance path 4c is provided with a grouping portion E including a stopper S3 for discharging the tickets collectively.

A pair of stoppers S1, S2 of the pool portion P
Is driven by a solenoid (not shown), and is provided in series with the main transport path 4b. As a result of arithmetic processing by the CPU, which will be described later, the tickets determined as valid tickets can be temporarily held one by one. It is configured as follows. Also,
The stopper S3 of the grouping unit E is also driven by a solenoid (not shown), and when the tickets are discharged to the exit 2 and returned to the user, the tickets are temporarily held until all the tickets are discharged to the exit 2. When all of these tickets are discharged, they are stacked on the outlet 2 and can be discharged collectively. The pool portion P is not limited to the above-described structure, and any structure can be adopted as long as the ticket inserted into the main body a can be temporarily held. Also, if the body a is 3
If more than one ticket can be accepted and processed, the number of stoppers is increased accordingly. Although not shown, on the main transport path 4b, a punching unit for punching a ticket that requires punching based on the calculation result, and a predetermined content is printed on a ticket that needs printing based on the calculation result. And a printing unit comprising a thermal head.

Reference numeral 9 in the figure denotes a display section comprising a display screen provided in the vicinity of the outlet 2, and is configured to provide a predetermined guidance to a user together with a speaker (not shown). In the figure, D is a door for opening and closing the ticket gate passage, and 10, 10,... Are human detectors for detecting a user position in the ticket gate passage A, and are provided along a predetermined direction along the ticket gate passage A. It is provided on the side surface of the main body a with an interval.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller C. The central processing unit (CPU) 20 includes a ROM
The arithmetic processing is performed using a system program stored in a non-volatile storage device (ROM in FIG. 2) 21, working data stored in a RAM 22a, and data stored in a determination data storage unit 22b. , This CPU 20 via the I / O unit 23
Read / write (R) connected to each magnetic head H1 to H3
/ W) driver 24, wing driver 25 for driving wing W, and display driver 26 for controlling display unit 9
, A solenoid driver 27 for driving solenoids (not shown) for the stoppers S1, S2, S3, a door driver 28 for driving the door D, and human detectors 10, 10,...
Is connected to the sensor amplifier 29. Note that this I
The / O unit 23 is connected with a drive driver for the motor M and various drivers such as a punching unit and a thermal head, but these are omitted here.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a plurality of tickets are stacked at the slot 1 and are collectively inserted by the user (Step 100; hereinafter, the steps are referred to as "S").

The batch-inserted tickets are separated one by one by the separation unit 3, and data recorded on the tickets are read one by one via the magnetic head H1 (S102). As a result of the reading, if there is one or more tickets whose data cannot be read out of a plurality of inserted tickets, entry is not permitted, so the door D is closed and entry is refused. At the same time, the display unit 9 provided on the main body a displays that entry is rejected due to poor reading of the ticket (No at S104, S106).

Even if all of the inserted tickets have been read successfully (Yes at S104), at least one ticket whose effective section is the station where the main unit a is installed is valid. If it does not exist, entry is not allowed, so door D
Is closed, entry is refused, and the display unit 9 provided in the main body a displays that entry has been refused due to outside the section of the ticket (Yes in S108, S11).
0).

Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the ticket is composed of a plurality of SF cards or an SF card and a ticket, and these are read well, There is a SF card that has been entered on the day and another SF card that has not been entered, and the fare to the station is less than the fare even if the balance of both SF cards is added, or the SF card that has entered the station and the day of the station If there is an unentered ticket and the remaining amount of the SF card is less than the fare up to the valid section of the ticket, participation is refused and the display section 9 provided on the main body a displays the SF It is displayed that participation has been rejected due to insufficient card balance (see * in S108 and S110).

Even if the ticket inserted into the main unit a is within the valid section of the station (No at S108), if the inserted ticket is not valid on the day, participation cannot be permitted.
The door D is closed and the entry is refused.
Is displayed on the display unit 9 provided at the end of the valid period (No at S112, S114).

Even if the ticket inserted into the main body a is a valid ticket on the day (Yes at S112), if the inserted ticket includes any other predetermined invalid reason, participation cannot be permitted, so that the door D is opened. The entry is closed and the entry is rejected, and the display unit 9 provided on the main body a displays that entry is rejected for a predetermined invalid reason (Yes at S116, S1).
18).

Even if there is no other invalid reason for the ticket entered in the main body a (No at S116), there is a ticket that has not entered yet, is valid among the other tickets on that day, and has no entry. If there is no completed ticket, entry is not permitted, so door D is closed and entry is refused,
A request to insert the ticket used at the time of entry is displayed on the display unit 9 installed on the main body a (Yes at S120, S122).

If there is no unentered ticket in the ticket inserted into the main body a (No at S120), the station where the main body a is installed is within the valid section, and furthermore, the unentered ride valid on the day There is a ticket and other tickets are valid on the day and there are already entered tickets, but the valid section of the unentered ticket and the valid section of the already entered ticket are not connected In addition, when there is no other ticket for which the section to which the connection is not made is valid, participation cannot be permitted, so that the door D is closed and the participation is refused, and the display unit provided on the main body a is provided. 9, the guidance of the production process is displayed (Yes at S124, S126).

If there is no unconnected section (No at S124), participation can be permitted with a plurality of tickets inserted in the main body a, so that the door D is opened and participation is permitted. (S128).

In the above description, when participation is rejected (S106, S110, S114, S118,
(S122, S126), all the tickets inserted into the main body a are collected by the grouping unit E, discharged collectively to the outlet 2, and returned. Even if participation is permitted (S128), tickets (commuter pass, SF card, etc.) that must be returned to the user are discharged to the exit 2, and other tickets are collected. The bills are collected in the bill box 5 and collected.

[0030]

According to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body, and data reading among a plurality of tickets inserted into the main body, are provided. When there is one or more tickets that cannot be entered, the control means for rejecting the entry and displaying on the display unit provided in the main body that the entry has been rejected due to a poor reading of the ticket. Can provide accurate guidance.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body, and reading of data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body can all be carried out well. If there is no valid ticket for this station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed and there is no valid ticket, entry will be refused and the display provided on the main body will be displayed. Since the control means displays that the participation has been rejected due to being out of the section of the ticket, accurate guidance can be provided to the user.

[0032] The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body;
All of the data of the multiple tickets entered into the main body are read successfully, and there is an SF card that has been entered on the day and another SF card that has not been entered, and the balance of both SF cards is added. Is less than the fare to the station, or there is an SF card that has entered the station and a ticket that has not yet entered on the day of the station, and the remaining amount of the SF card is less than the fare up to the valid section of the ticket Sometimes, refusing to participate,
Since the display means provided on the main body includes control means for displaying that the participation has been refused due to the shortage of the remaining amount of the SF card, accurate guidance can be provided to the user.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, the reading means for reading the data recorded on the ticket inserted into the main body, and the reading of the data of the plurality of tickets inserted into the main body can all be performed well. If there is a valid ticket at this station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed, but the ticket is not valid on the day, the entry will be refused and the display provided on the main body And a control means for displaying that the entry has been rejected outside the validity period, so that accurate guidance can be provided to the user.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, the reading means for reading the data recorded on the ticket inserted into the main body, and the reading of the data of the plurality of tickets inserted into the main body are all performed well. And the station where the main body is installed is within the valid section and is valid on the day,
When it includes other specified invalid reasons, it consists of control means for rejecting participation and displaying on the display unit provided on the main body that the participation has been rejected for predetermined invalid reasons. An accurate guidance can be provided.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body; and reading data of a plurality of tickets inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Is performed well, and the station where the main body is installed is within the valid section, and there is a non-entry ticket valid on the day, but other tickets are valid on the day, In addition, when there is no ticket that has already been entered, it is a control means that refuses entry and displays on the display unit installed in the main body a message stating that the ticket used at the time of entry is requested. Can provide accurate guidance to the person.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, the reading means for reading the data recorded on the ticket inserted into the main body, and the reading of the data of the plurality of tickets inserted into the main body are all performed well. The station where the main body is installed is within the valid section, and there is an unentered ticket valid on the day, and other tickets are valid on the day and have been entered When there is a ticket, but the valid section of the unentered ticket is not connected to the valid section of the already-entered ticket, and there is no other ticket that makes the section that is not connected valid Control means for rejecting participation and displaying guidance on settlement processing on a display unit provided in the main body of the apparatus allows accurate guidance to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) 1 Slot 2 Outlet 3 Separation unit 4 Transport path 9 Display unit 10 Human detector H1 to H3 Magnetic head E Grouping unit S1, S2, S3 Stopper C Controller (control means)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data among a plurality of ticketes input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Control means for rejecting entry when there is one or more tickets that cannot be entered, and displaying on the display unit provided in the automatic ticket gate body that entry has been rejected due to poor reading of the ticket; An automatic ticket gate having: 2. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. If there is no valid ticket for this station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed and there is no valid ticket, the entry is refused and the ticket is installed in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. And a control unit for displaying on the display unit that the entry has been rejected due to being out of the section of the ticket. 3. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. If there is a SF card that has been performed well and has been entered on the day and another SF card that has not been entered, and the sum of both SF cards is less than the fare to this station, or has already entered this station If there is an SF card and an unentered ticket valid on the day of the station, and the remaining amount of the SF card is less than the fare up to the valid section of the ticket, entry is refused and installed on the main body of the automatic ticket gate SF car is displayed on the display Automatic ticket gate, characterized by having a control means for displaying the fact that participation is rejected by the balance of insufficient. 4. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. If there is a ticket that is performed well and is valid at this station where the body of the automatic ticket gate is installed, but the ticket is not valid on the day, the entry will be refused, and Control means for displaying on the display unit provided in the main body that participation has been rejected due to outside the validity period, and an automatic ticket gate machine. 5. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. If it is performed well and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section and it is valid on the day, but it includes other predetermined invalid reasons, it will refuse participation and Control means for displaying on a display unit provided in the body of the automatic ticket gate that entry has been rejected for a predetermined invalid reason. 6. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. This station is well-performed and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section, and there are unentered tickets valid on the day, but other tickets are valid on the day Control means for rejecting entry when there is no entered ticket, and displaying, on a display unit installed in the body of the automatic ticket gate, a request to insert the ticket used at the time of entry. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: 7. An automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of tickets that performs entry processing based on data recorded in the plurality of tickets when one user needs a plurality of tickets to enter. Reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reading data of a plurality of tickets input into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. This station, which is performed well, and where the body of the automatic ticket gate is installed is within the valid section, and there are unentered tickets valid on the day, and other tickets are valid on the day. In addition, there is a ticket that has already entered, but the valid section of the ticket that has not yet entered and the valid section of the ticket that has already entered are not connected, and the section that is not connected is valid. If no ticket is available, the entry will be refused and Automatic ticket gate, characterized in that and a control means for displaying the guidance of the settlement processing on the display unit provided on the main body of the ticket gate.