JP2002342794A - Portable non-contact ticket processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a station staff or a train crew to easily confirm the contents of a non-contact ticket, and to rewrite the contents. SOLUTION: In this portable non-contact ticket processor for performing data transfer in a non-contact state with a non-contact ticket constituted of an IC card equipped with a radio communication function, and for reading and displaying contents recorded in the non-contact ticket, or for rewriting the contents, the main body of a portable non-contact ticket processor is provided with a freely openable/closeable cover for covering an operating part arranged at the main body of the portable non-contact ticket processor, and the cover is provided with an antenna for communicating with the non-contact ticket.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable contactless ticket processing machine suitable for use by station staff or train crew.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to enhance the convenience of users (passengers), non-contact automatic ticket gates have been proposed in which a ticket can be automatically contacted without being inserted into the automatic ticket gate. (For example, JP-A-1-246687). Non-contact tickets used in such non-contact automatic ticket gates are:
It is composed of an IC card with a wireless communication function,
Data is exchanged between the non-contact ticket and the non-contact automatic ticket gate in a non-contact manner, and entry and exit (meaning entry or exit) processing is performed. Further, since the contactless ticket is made up of an IC card having a wireless communication function, it has a much larger storage capacity than a magnetic ticket, so that the contactless ticket has SF data (money data) and It has been conceived to allow the user to ride outside the commuter pass section of the commuter pass or to use the SF data to make shopping at a station stand. Further, since a contactless ticket has a higher cost than a magnetic ticket, it is considered that data is updated and used repeatedly. Therefore, the content of the contactless ticket has a changing property.

[0003]

As described above, since the content of the contactless ticket changes by updating, a device for confirming the content is required. For example, the validity period of a commuter pass changes due to data update, the balance changes due to the use of SF data, or the balance changes due to an increase in the amount of money.

[0004] For this reason, a person involved in a non-contact ticket, such as a station attendant, train attendant or a clerk at a station stand, needs to check the content of the non-contact ticket and rewrite the content of the non-contact ticket as necessary. Therefore, the emergence of devices that can easily respond to such demands has been awaited.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to meet the above-mentioned demands, and has as its object to provide a portable non-contact ticket processing machine capable of easily processing non-contact tickets by station staff or the like. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a portable contactless ticket processor according to the present invention transmits and receives data without contact with a contactless ticket formed of an IC card having a wireless communication function. Going, reading and displaying the content recorded on the contactless ticket, or, or a portable contactless ticket processing machine that rewrites the contents, the main body of the portable contactless ticket processing machine Along with providing an openable and closable cover for covering the operation unit provided on the main body of the portable contactless ticket processing machine,
An antenna for communicating with the non-contact ticket is provided on the cover. Further, a locking portion for locking the non-contact ticket is provided on the upper surface of the cover when the cover is opened.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views of a portable contactless ticket processor according to an embodiment, and FIG. 1 shows a state in which the cover C of the main body 1 is closed, and FIG. 2B shows a state in which the cover C of the main body 1 is open.

[0008] The main body 1 has an external shape formed to be large enough to be held by a station attendant or the like with one hand, and a display screen 2 is provided on an upper front part of the main body 1. A single-sided cover C is provided on a front portion of the main body 1. An antenna a for communicating with the contactless ticket a is provided inside the cover C.

On the front part of the main body 1 with the cover C opened,
An operation unit 3 including a numeric keypad and a predetermined symbol (only the numeric keypad is shown in the illustrated example) is provided.
On the lower side of the main body 1, the power of the main body 1 is turned on and off.
A switch 4 for flip-flop is provided.

In the drawing, reference numeral 5 denotes a locking portion, which protrudes along the lower side and one side (the right side in the illustrated example) of the upper surface (the inner side surface of the cover C) when the cover C is opened. It is provided so that the non-contact ticket C can be easily placed on the upper surface thereof.

FIG. 2 shows a controller 1 provided in the main body 1.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a contactless ticket 0 and a contactless ticket a. When explained from the side of a controller 10 provided in the main body 1, a control unit 11 including a CPU of the controller 10 is stored in a memory 12. The system 1 is configured so as to perform arithmetic processing using the system program and working data stored therein, and to control the main unit 1 as a whole. The control unit 11 includes a display unit 13 for driving and controlling the display screen 2 via an I / O unit (not shown), an input unit 14 for inputting a signal from the operation unit 3, and a communication connecting an antenna a. A control unit (reader / writer) 15 is connected. Antenna a connected to communication control unit 15
Has a function of exchanging data with the contactless ticket a and a function of supplying power to the contactless ticket a.

The contactless ticket a is an IC having a wireless communication function.
It is configured similarly to a card. That is, the contactless ticket a includes an antenna 20, a communication control unit 21 for communicating with the main body 1, and a communication control unit 21 and an I (not shown).
The CPU 22 connected via the / O unit, the memory 23 storing the system program and the card data, and the power wave from the main body 1 are received via the antenna 20, and the driving power of the contactless ticket A is received. And a power generation circuit 24 for generating power.

In order to display the contents recorded on the contactless ticket a, for example, the contents of a commuter pass, on the display screen 2 using the main body 1 having the above structure, the switch 4 is turned on and the main body 1 is turned on.
Is driven. When the contact C is lightly touched on the cover C or the contact C is held over the cover C, the content recorded on the contact C is displayed on the display screen 2.
(See FIG. 1A). Therefore, the contents of the contactless ticket a can be easily confirmed.

When it is necessary to rewrite the content of the contactless ticket a, for example, when accumulating SF data of the contactless ticket a, the contactless ticket a is placed on the upper surface of the opened cover C, The extra money is input via the operation unit 3 (see FIG. 1B). The content of the contactless ticket a can be confirmed by placing the contactless ticket a on the upper surface of the opened cover C.

[0015]

The portable contactless ticket processing machine according to the present invention comprises:
A portable non-contact type that exchanges data with a non-contact ticket composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function in a non-contact manner, reads and displays the content recorded on the non-contact ticket, or rewrites the content. A contact ticket processing machine, in which a main body is provided with an openable / closable cover for covering an operation unit provided on the main body, and an antenna for communicating with the non-contact ticket is provided on the cover, so that a simple The content of the contact ticket can be confirmed, and the content can be rewritten. Also,
When a locking portion for locking the non-contact ticket is provided on the upper surface of the cover when the cover is opened, the non-contact ticket can be easily placed on the cover.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a main body with a cover closed, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the main body with a cover opened.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body (body) of a portable non-contact ticket processing machine 2 Display screen 3 Operation part 4 Switch 5 Lock part C Cover a Antenna i Non-contact ticket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Non-contact data exchange with a non-contact ticket comprising an IC card having a wireless communication function, and reading and displaying the content recorded on the non-contact ticket, or rewriting the content A portable contactless ticket processor that performs an operation, wherein a main body of the portable contactless ticket processor is provided with an openable / closable cover that covers an operation unit provided on the main body of the portable contactless ticket processor. A portable contactless ticket processor, wherein an antenna for communicating with the contactless ticket is provided on the cover. 2. The portable contactless ticket processing machine according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion for locking the contactless ticket is provided on an upper surface of the cover when the cover is opened.