JP2002373354A - Non-contact type automatic ticket checker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-contact type automatic ticket checker to be easily operated even by a user on a wheelchair or a child. SOLUTION: The non-contact type automatic ticket checker processes entrance and exit based on data recorded on a non-contact ticket which is touched with antennas arranged in the main body of the ticket checker or which is held up to the antennas. The antennas are disposed at two places, that is, on the upper surface of a case at the entrance side of a ticket check passage in the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket checker and on the side surface at the ticket check passage side of the case.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to a non-contact automatic ticket gate suitable for a wheelchair user or a child user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of users (passengers), a commuter pass is made into a contactless ticket composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function, and an automatic ticket gate is used to process the contactless ticket. It has been proposed to provide a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that can perform the operation.

If the automatic ticket gate becomes a non-contact type automatic ticket gate capable of processing a non-contact ticket, the user can use the non-contact type automatic ticket gate without inserting and removing the commuter pass from the commuter pass as in the prior art. Entry / Exit by holding a contactless ticket over the communication range of the antenna provided on the entrance side upper surface of the main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as “body”) or lightly touching the antenna with the contactless ticket (Meaning entry or exit).

[0004] Further, since the non-contact ticket is made up of an IC card, it has a much larger storage capacity than a conventional magnetic ticket. Therefore, a memory is provided with money data in addition to commuter ticket data, that is, stored fairs. Card (SF card)
It is conceived that shopping can be performed at a stand at a station or a passenger can ride outside of a commuter pass section.

[0005]

The above-mentioned conventional non-contact automatic ticket gate can enter and exit by holding the non-contact ticket over the antenna or by lightly touching it, thereby improving the convenience of the user. It has the feature of. However, since the position of the antenna is provided on the upper surface of the housing constituting the main body, the position of the antenna is too high for a wheelchair user or a short child (child) user, and it is difficult for these users to operate. There was a disadvantage.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact automatic ticket gate that is easy to operate even for a wheelchair user or a child user. It is in.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a non-contact ticket which is touched by an antenna provided on a main body or held over the antenna. In the non-contact automatic ticket gate that performs entrance / exit processing based on data recorded in the main body, the antenna is provided at two locations: an upper surface of a casing on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage of the main body and a side surface of the casing on the ticket gate passage side. It is characterized by being provided in. The antenna provided at each of the two locations is controlled to communicate with a contactless ticket alternatively.

[0008]

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 according to one embodiment, in which the upper surface of a casing H on the entrance side of the ticket gate P of the main body G and the side surface of the casing H on the ticket gate P side. Are antennas a1 for communicating with the contactless ticket C,
a2 are provided respectively.

At the entrance side of the ticket gate P of the casing H 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 P. I have. In the figure, S, S... Are photoelectric type human detectors for detecting entry of a user into the ticket gate P, exit from the ticket gate P, or passage therethrough. Are provided at predetermined intervals. Furthermore, this human detector is also constituted by a reflection type sensor provided in a sensor box provided along the direction of passage of the ticket gate P on the opposite side of the ticket gate P on the upper surface of the housing H. I have. The reflection type sensor is configured to detect an adult user in the ticket gate P.

A speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H. Further, a display screen 4 is provided on the upper side of the upper surface of the housing H for providing predetermined guidance to the user by text.

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. The controller 5 is connected to a reader / writer (transmitter) R for exchanging data with the non-contact ticket C.

The reader / writer R receives predetermined card data such as commuter pass data and amount data from a non-contact ticket C via an antenna, as well as a non-contact It has a function of transmitting predetermined data such as the balance and entry / exit data to the ticket C.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 5 and the contactless ticket C. The control unit 6 of the controller 5 will be described from the side of the controller 5 provided in the main body G.
Is configured to perform arithmetic processing using the system program and working data stored in the memory 7 so that the main body G can be totally controlled. The control unit 6 includes a door drive unit 8a that drives and controls the doors D1 and D2 via an I / O unit (not shown);
A display screen driving unit 8b for driving and controlling the display contents of the display screen 4;
c is connected. The control unit 6 is connected to a human detector S, a sensor amplifier for inputting a detection signal of a reflection type sensor (not shown), and the like, but is omitted here.

The reader / writer R is connected with antennas a1 and a2 for communicating with the contactless ticket C. The antennas a1 and a2 have a function of exchanging data with the contactless ticket C and a function of supplying power to the contactless ticket C.

The contactless ticket C includes an antenna 10 and a communication control unit 1 like an ordinary IC card having a wireless communication function.
1, a CPU 12, a memory 13, and a power generation circuit 14 that receives a power wave from the main body G via the antenna 10 and generates driving power for the contactless ticket C. The memory 13 stores a system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 12 and predetermined data such as a card ID (identification information) of the contactless ticket C, and a commuter pass data storage unit (not shown) of the memory 13. Stores predetermined commuter pass data such as a commutation section of the commuter pass, and a predetermined amount data storage unit (not shown) records predetermined amount data.

Hereinafter, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the user on the wheelchair has entered the ticket gate passage P. Then, it is assumed that the contactless ticket C carried by the wheelchair user is touched or held over the antenna a2 provided on the side surface of the housing H located at the eye level of the wheelchair user (step 10).
0 negation, step 102 affirmation. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”.
And ).

When the contactless ticket C is kept in communication with one antenna a2, communication with the other antenna a1 is prohibited and interference is effectively prevented (S104 or S10).
0 affirmation, S106).

When the contactless ticket C is touched or held over the antenna a2, data is exchanged between the main body G and the contactless ticket C (S108). And the controller 5 of the main body G
Then, the entry / exit calculation processing is performed based on the card data obtained from the contactless ticket C. As a result of the calculation processing, when entry / exit can be permitted, the door D1 is opened (the main body G is normally open type). In this case, the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate passage P. In addition, as a result of the arithmetic processing, the ticket gate passage P may be out of the commuter pass section or shortage of the fare.
Is not permitted, the door D1 is closed and predetermined guidance such as a settlement process is performed via the speaker 3 and the display screen 4 (S110).

An antenna a provided on the upper surface of the housing H
When the non-contact ticket C is touched or held over 1, the same processing is performed as when the non-contact ticket C is touched or held over the antenna a 2.

[0020]

In the non-contact automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, the antennas are provided at two places: the upper surface of the casing on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage of the main body and the side surface of the casing on the ticket gate passage side. Therefore, it is possible to make it easy for a wheelchair user or a child user to operate. When the antennas provided at the two locations are selectively controlled to communicate with the contactless ticket, interference can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate 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 flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) H housing a1, a2 antenna C contactless ticket (information recording medium) a wheelchair

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact type automatic ticket gate that touches an antenna provided on a main body of a non-contact type automatic ticket gate, or performs entry / exit processing based on data recorded on a non-contact ticket held over the antenna. In the ticket gate, the antenna is provided at two places: an upper surface of a casing on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage of the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate, and a side surface of the casing on the ticket gate passage side. Non-contact automatic ticket gate. 2. The non-contact automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the antennas provided at the two locations are controlled to communicate with a non-contact ticket alternatively.