JP2002208046A - Portable telephone set and non-contact automatic ticket checking machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the turning on/off of the power source of a portable telephone by a non-contact automatic ticket checking machine. SOLUTION: The main body of a portable telephone set is provided with a switch means for turning on/off of the main body of a portable telephone at the time of communicating in a non-contact state with the main body of a non-contact automatic ticket checking machine device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a non-contact automatic ticket gate capable of turning on and off the power of the portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
As shown in the official gazette, data is exchanged between the main body of the automatic ticket gate and the commuter pass in a non-contact manner, and entry / exit (entrance / exit) without inserting the commuter pass into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Non-contact automatic ticket gates that can perform (or participate) processing have been proposed. This non-contact automatic ticket gate does not need to put tickets such as commuter passes into the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, and thus has the advantage of improving the convenience of users (passengers). . That is, the commuter pass user can hold the commuter pass over the antenna provided in the body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, or lightly touch the antenna without having to put the commuter pass in and out of the commuter pass every time entering and exiting. Since it is sufficient just to touch, the convenience of the user can be improved.

In recent years, portable telephones (including PHS)
Has become widespread, and many users who get on a train have mobile phones. This mobile phone is a kind of wireless communication device and has a function of transmitting radio waves. Therefore, when a mobile phone is used near a user with an implanted cardiac pacemaker,
Communication in the car is prohibited because the radio waves transmitted from the mobile phone may cause the pacemaker to become out of tune.

[0004]

As described above, the use of a portable telephone in a vehicle is prohibited, but in reality, many users use the portable telephone in the vehicle.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a mobile phone capable of controlling the power of the mobile phone by using a non-contact automatic ticket gate, and a non-contact automatic ticket gate capable of processing the mobile telephone. It is intended to be.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a portable telephone set according to the present invention is provided when a portable telephone set is contacted with a non-contact type automatic ticket gate body without contact. And a switch means for turning on and off the power of the main body of the portable telephone. Further, the mobile phone main body stores predetermined ticket data such as a commuter pass or predetermined price data for performing data entry / exit processing without contact between the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate and the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. And a storage unit is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises: a communication means for communicating between a main body of a noncontact automatic ticket gate for entrance and a main body of a portable telephone; And a power-off signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal for turning off the power of the main body of the portable telephone based on the predetermined data obtained when the power-off is performed.

In order to achieve the above object, a contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention provides a communication means for communicating between a main body of a noncontact automatic ticket gate for entry and a portable telephone, And a power-on signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal for turning on the power of the mobile phone based on the predetermined data obtained when the power-on operation is performed. Further, an entry / exit control means for performing entry / exit processing based on predetermined ticket data or predetermined amount data recorded in the mobile phone main body is provided.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a case where a user A has a mobile phone H
FIG. 2 is a general view showing a state in which the user enters from the station A and enters from the station B using the mobile phone, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main body (hereinafter, referred to as “main body”) G of the ticket gate and a mobile phone H thereof.

First, a non-contact automatic ticket gate will be described. On a top surface of a housing G 'on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the main body G, a non-contact ticket or a portable telephone (not shown) is attached. I will explain with a mobile phone including the phone itself.) H
An antenna a for communicating with the antenna is provided.

At the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the housing G 'of the main body G, there is provided a display unit 1 for displaying to the user the use state of the main body G, that is, whether or not the user can pass through the ticket gate passage P. ing. 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 thereof. It is attached to the side surface and the sensor attachment arm 2. Further, a speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing G ′, and a user is provided at the exit side of the upper surface of the housing G ′. On the other hand, 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 main body G, which is constituted mainly by a microcomputer.
A transmitter (reader / writer) T for transmitting and receiving data to and from the mobile phone H is connected to the controller 5.

The transmitter T transmits a transmission signal of data such as the station name and the date on the same day from the main body G to the mobile phone H via the antenna a, and transmits the signal from the mobile phone H, similarly to a known non-contact automatic ticket gate. It has a function of receiving predetermined data (described as “card data” in the present invention) corresponding to card data of a contactless ticket such as a boarding section.

FIG. 3 shows the controller 5 of the main body G and the mobile phone H.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 5. The controller 5 of the controller 5 includes a system program and working data stored in a memory 7. Perform arithmetic processing using
It is configured so that the main body G can be controlled comprehensively. The control unit 6 includes a door drive unit 8 for driving and controlling the doors D1 and D2 via an I / O unit (not shown), and a display screen drive unit 9 for driving and controlling the display contents and display colors of the display screen 4. And are connected. The control unit 6 is connected to an audio drive unit for driving and controlling the audio of the speaker 3 via an I / O unit, a sensor amplifier for inputting a detection signal of the human detector S, and the like. Are omitted here.

An antenna a for communicating with the portable telephone H is connected to the transmitter T. Note that the antenna a also includes an antenna for supplying power to the contactless ticket when data is exchanged with a conventional contactless ticket not shown, but is omitted here.

The portable telephone H is a member (a non-contact type I) that functions as a known contactless ticket in addition to a portable telephone unit (handset unit) h functioning as a known portable telephone.
C card) is included. That is, this mobile phone H
In addition to the mobile phone unit h, the antenna 10
, A communication control unit 11, a CPU 12, and a memory 13. The memory 13 stores a system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 12 and, as shown in the lower right part of FIG.
The commuter pass data storage unit 13a stores commuter pass data, and the price data storage unit 13B stores price data (SF data).

Commuter pass data and amount data, that is,
The storage of the card data in the memory 13 is performed by a data writer provided at a predetermined place such as a station, that is, in the same manner as writing data to a known contactless ticket. Of course, this card data writing is performed on the condition of payment of the fare regardless of whether it is prepaid or postpaid.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 14 denotes a switch circuit driven by the CPU 12, which is configured so that the power of the portable telephone unit h is turned on and off by ON / OFF control of the switch circuit 14. . Also, 15
Is a battery for powering the mobile phone H. further,
h 'is an external switch for driving the portable telephone unit h regardless of the switch circuit 14.

The communication control unit 11 and the CPU 1
2. Although the memory 13 and the switch circuit 14 are shown separately from the mobile phone unit h for ease of explanation, they are shared with common members provided in the mobile phone unit h. Of course, it is possible.

However, in order to prevent the cell phone H from being unable to enter and exit when the battery 15 of the cell phone H runs out, the battery G from the main body G provided on a known contactless ticket is used. It is desirable to provide an antenna that receives a power wave and a power generation circuit that generates power based on a signal received by the antenna so that entry and exit processing can always be performed even when the battery 15 is dead.

Next, an entry / exit control operation using the mobile phone H will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, it is assumed that the user carrying the mobile phone H tries to enter from the Kou station and holds the mobile phone H over the antenna a of the main body G (Yes at step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as "S"). I do.) When the mobile phone H is held over the antenna a, data exchange is performed between the main body G and the mobile phone H (S102).

The control unit (CPU) 6 of the main body G performs an entry processing operation based on card data (commuter pass data) from the mobile phone H obtained by data transfer, and determines the entrance as a result of the operation processing. When it can be permitted, the door D1 is opened (when the main body G is a normally open type, the door D1 is kept as it is).
While entry is permitted, entry data is written into the memory 13 of the mobile phone H, and a series of entry processing is completed, and the switch circuit 14 acts to turn off the power of the mobile phone unit h. (Yes at S104, S
106). Therefore, thereafter, the power of the mobile phone H is turned off.

When the result of the above-mentioned entry calculation processing does not permit entry, for example, when entry is not permitted due to expiration of the validity period of the commuter pass, the door D1 is closed and the cause of entry refusal is displayed on the display screen 4. The user is guided via the speaker 3 (No at S104).

The example of the above-described control operation is an entrance process using commuter pass data stored in the memory 13 of the mobile phone H. The remaining amount stored in the amount data storage unit 13b of the memory 13 is entered. Is permitted, and entry is denied if the balance is insufficient.

It is assumed that the user carrying the mobile phone H tries to enter from Otsu Station and holds the mobile phone H over the antenna a of the main body G (Yes at S108). When the mobile phone H is held over the antenna a, data is exchanged between the main body G and the mobile phone H (S110).

The control unit (CPU) 6 of the main body G performs an entry process based on card data (commuter pass data) from the mobile phone H obtained by data transfer, and determines the entry as a result of the computation process. If permission is granted, the door D1 is opened to allow entry and the memory 1 of the mobile phone H is stored.
The entry data is written in No. 3, and a series of entry / exit processing is completed, and the switch circuit 14 acts to turn on the power of the portable telephone unit h (Yes at S104, S106). Therefore, thereafter, the power of the mobile phone H is turned on.

If the result of the above-mentioned entry calculation processing does not permit the entry, for example, if the entry is outside the commuter pass section of the commuter pass, or if the entry cannot be permitted due to a shortage of SF data, etc. D1 is closed, and the cause of participation refusal is guided via the display screen 4 and the speaker 3 (No at S112).

When it is desired to use the mobile phone H urgently after entering the main body G and before leaving, the external switch h 'is operated at a predetermined safe place such as a platform outside the train to operate the mobile phone. The power of the unit h is turned on. This enables the use of the mobile phone H (omitted in FIG. 4). Of course, after using the mobile phone H, the power is turned off via the external switch h '.

[0029]

According to the portable telephone according to the present invention, when the portable telephone communicates with the portable telephone in a non-contact manner, the power of the portable telephone is turned off.
The power is controlled on and off by passing through a non-contact automatic ticket gate in a field provided with a switch means for N and OFF. When a mobile phone is provided with a storage unit for storing predetermined ticket data or predetermined amount data such as a commuter pass for performing data entry / exit processing without contact with the main body in a non-contact manner. Can enter and exit using a mobile phone.

A contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises a communication means for communicating between a main body for entrance and a mobile phone, and a power supply for the mobile phone based on predetermined data obtained at the time of communication. Power supply OF that sends out a predetermined signal to turn off
Since it is provided with the F signal transmitting means, the power of the mobile phone can be turned off when entering.

A contactless automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises a communication means for communicating between a main body for entry and a mobile phone, and a power supply for the mobile phone based on predetermined data obtained at the time of communication. And a power-on signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal to turn on the power of the mobile phone. When entry / exit control means for performing entry / exit processing based on predetermined ticket data or predetermined amount data recorded on the mobile phone is provided, entry / exit using the mobile phone is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view when entering and exiting using a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Non-contact type automatic ticket gate main unit (main unit) 3 Speaker 4 Display screen T Transmitter S Human detector a Antenna 5 Controller H Mobile phone main unit (mobile phone) 12 CPU 14 Switch circuit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A switch means for turning on / off the power of a main body of a portable telephone set when the portable telephone set communicates with the main body of a non-contact automatic ticket gate in a non-contact manner. Mobile phone. 2. Predetermined ticket data or predetermined amount data such as a commuter pass or the like for performing data entry / exit processing by contactlessly exchanging data with the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate to / from the main body of the portable telephone. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing the information. 3. A communication means for communicating between a main body of a non-contact automatic ticket gate for entrance and a main body of a mobile phone, and a communication device for the main body of the mobile phone based on predetermined data obtained at the time of communication. A power-off signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal for turning off the power supply. 4. A communication means for communicating between a main body of a non-contact automatic ticket gate for entry and a main body of a portable telephone, and a portable telephone main body based on predetermined data obtained at the time of communication. A non-contact automatic ticket gate, comprising: a power-on signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal for turning on the power. 5. An entry / exit control means for performing entry / exit processing based on predetermined ticket data or predetermined amount data recorded on a portable telephone unit. Non-contact automatic ticket gate.