JP2003109046A - Non-contact type token and ticket checking and collection system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the handling of a non-contact type token in place of a normal train ticket. SOLUTION: A ticket checking and collection system has a first vending machine for ejecting one token from a magazine in a first case and issuing the token, a second vending machine for ejecting one token corresponding to a prescribed amount of money from a magazine in a second case and issuing the token, and a non-contact type automatic ticket checking and collecting machine provided with a first case provided with a magazine for housing a prescribed one type of token inserted into the non-contact type automatic ticket checking and collecting machine main body and a second case provided with a magazine for housing a prescribed plurality of tokens inserted into the ticket checking and collecting machine main body in each different denomination in a freely attachable and detachable way in the ticket checking and collecting machine main body. The first case and the second case attached to the ticket checking and collecting machine main body are mounted on a first vending machine main body and a second vending machine main body respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact type token used in a non-contact type automatic ticket gate and a ticket gate system using the non-contact type token.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of users (passengers), a non-contact type automatic ticket gate has been proposed which can perform automatic ticket gates in a non-contact manner without inserting a ticket into the automatic ticket gate. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-246687). The ticket used in such a contactless automatic ticket gate is composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function, and the contactless ticket and the contactless automatic ticket gate are not contacted with each other. It is configured such that data is transmitted and received at the entrance and exit (meaning entrance or exit) processing.

Further, since the non-contact type ticket is composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function, the manufacturing cost is higher than that of a magnetic ticket, and therefore, a one-time ordinary ticket, a one-day ticket, or a number of times If a contactless ticket such as a ticket is used for a relatively short period of time, there is a problem that the operating cost is too high and it becomes unrealistic. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, the present applicant has filed a patent application 2001
-2700, etc., proposes a ticket processing system in which a short-term ticket is used as a contactless token (hereinafter referred to as "token" including the body of the contactless token), and the token can be collected and repeatedly used. There is.

As described above, when a short-term ticket is used as a token, it is not necessary to install an automatic ticket gate for processing a magnetic ticket, and the advantage is that the facility cost can be reduced. Instead, the token can be used repeatedly, so that resource saving can be achieved.

[0005]

However, when the short-term ticket is used as a token and can be repeatedly used as described above, the token collected by the non-contact type automatic ticket gate can be easily used by the token vending machine. It was desired to make handling of tokens easy, such as by making it possible to set.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, and the purpose thereof is to handle tokens easily and to release tokens collected by the main body of a non-contact automatic ticket gate. It is intended to provide a contactless token that can be easily set on the main body of a machine and a ticket gate system using the token.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a token according to the present invention is characterized in that the invention according to claim 1 has a body of the token in a color corresponding to the kind of the body of the token. I am trying.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the ticket gate system using the token according to the present invention has the following features.
A feature is that a plurality of magazines for storing tokens are provided in a case that is detachably mounted in station service equipment, and the tokens are stored for each type in each of the magazines. Further, the ticket gate system using the token according to claim 3 of the present invention, when money satisfying a predetermined amount is thrown into the main body of the first contactless token vending machine,
A first token is issued by ejecting one token from one of a plurality of magazines provided in a first case detachably attached to the main body of the first non-contact type token vending machine.
Non-contact token vending machine and the second non-contact token vending machine main body of the second non-contact type token vending machine, when money satisfying a predetermined amount is put into the main body of the second non-contact type token vending machine A second non-contact type token vending machine that ejects and issues one token corresponding to the predetermined amount of money from a plurality of magazines provided in the mounted second case, and a non-contact type automatic A first case provided with a plurality of magazines for accommodating a predetermined type of tokens inserted in the main body of the ticket gate and a predetermined plurality of tokens inserted in the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate for each type A non-contact automatic ticket gate having a second case provided with a plurality of magazines to be housed in a detachable manner in the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. The first case attached to the main body of It is characterized in that each mounting scan and the second case to the first contactless token vending machine body and the second body of non-contact type token vending machine. The ticket gate system using tokens according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the tokens have different colors for each type. .

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ticket inspection system using a token according to an embodiment.

In FIG. 1, t1 is a main body of a non-contact type token vending machine corresponding to the first non-contact type token vending machine of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the vending machine main body"), and t2 is.
The vending machine main body corresponds to the second non-contact type token vending machine of the present invention, and is configured so that each token T can be issued. The specific configuration of these sale machine bodies t1 and t2 will be described in detail later. Further, in FIG. 1, G is a main body of a non-contact type automatic ticket gate (hereinafter, referred to as “the main body of the ticket gate”), which is configured so that entry / exit processing can be performed using the non-contact ticket and the token T. There is. The specific configuration of the ticket gate G will be described later in detail.

In FIG. 1, C1 is a case corresponding to the first case of the present invention, and C2 is a case corresponding to the second case of the present invention. These cases C1 and C2
Is configured so that it can be detachably attached (set) to predetermined positions of the sale machine bodies t1 and t2 and the ticket gate body G. And, in these cases C1 and C2, a plurality of magazines (six cylinders in the example of FIG. 1) (storage cylinders) M, which can store the tokens T in a stacked manner, can be stored. Is configured. These cases C1 and C
The specific configuration of 2 will be described later in detail.

In FIG. 1, E is a token encoder, which is constructed so that predetermined data can be written in the token T at the start of operation of the ticket gate system using this token. That is, the token encoder E is installed in a predetermined place such as a token maker, writes predetermined data such as amount data to the token T, and stores the token T in which the data is written in the magazines M, M. The magazines M, M ...
Are stored in the cases C1 and C2, respectively.

In FIG. 1, the tokens T stored in all of the magazines M, M ... Stored in the case C1 are the types of tokens with the largest sales volume at the stations where the machines t1, t2 for sale are installed. , For example, token T for one section
Is stored. In addition, in the case C2, all types of tokens T that can be sold from the stations where the machines t1 and t2 are installed
Are stored in the magazines M, M ... For each type.

Of the above-mentioned cases C1 and C2, the case C
1 is mounted in a predetermined position on the main body t1 of the selling machine, and the case C
2 is mounted at a predetermined position on the main body t2 of the selling machine. Further, cases C1 and C2 in which the magazines M, M ... Are empty are attached to the ticket gate body G, and a ticket gate system using the sale machine bodies t1 and t2 and the ticket gate body G is started. It should be noted that, in FIG. 1, a vending machine body t1 for selling one type of token T and a vending machine body t2 for selling a plurality of types of token T
And only one ticket gate main body G is shown,
This is for convenience of description, and actually, a plurality of stations are installed at one station.

In the ticket gate system using the above-mentioned vending machine bodies t1 and t2 and the ticket gate body G, the vending machine body t1 or the vending machine body t2 includes money (including cards such as prepaid cards) satisfying the purchase amount of the token T. .) Is inserted, one token T is ejected from a predetermined magazine M and handed to the user. Therefore, the user
The token T can be entered by lightly touching the antenna of the ticket gate main body G, or by holding it over the antenna, or by inserting the token T into the token slot of the ticket gate main body G.

When the user inserts the talk T into the token slot of the ticket gate main body G installed at the disembarkation station, the user is allowed to participate, and the inserted token T is According to the type of the token T, it is sorted and stored in one of the magazines M of the cases C1 and C2 provided in the main body G of the ticket gate. Of course, when the token T needs to be returned to the user such as a coupon ticket type or a round-trip ticket type, the inserted token T is returned to the return port, or the token T is sent to the antenna.
You can enter by simply touching or holding it over the antenna.

Cases C1 and C mounted on the main body G of the ticket gate
When the two magazines M, M ... Are detected as full by a sensor (not shown), the cases C1 and C2 are empty magazines M and M.
The cases C1 and C2 in which M ... are stored are replaced.
The full cases C1 and C2 removed from the ticket gate body G are
The tokens are attached to the vending machine bodies t1 and t2 and used for token sales.

Next, the ticket inspection machine main body G described above with reference to FIG.
Will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket gate main body G, in which the upper surface of the housing H on the entrance side of the ticket gate main body G is
A cover a'provided with an antenna a1 is provided inside for communicating with a non-contact ticket and a token T made of a non-contact type IC card (not shown).

At the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the housing H, a display unit 1 is provided for displaying to the user whether the main body of the ticket gate machine G is used, that is, whether or not the ticket gate passage P can be passed. . Further, in FIG. 2, S, S, ... Are photoelectric type human detectors for detecting the entrance of the user into the ticket gate passage P, the exit from the ticket gate passage P, or the passage of the user. It is provided on the side surface with a predetermined space. Further, this human detector is also configured by a reflection type sensor provided in a sensor mounting box 2 provided on the upper surface of the housing H on the side opposite to the ticket gate passage P along the passage direction of the ticket gate passage P. Has been done. This reflection type sensor is configured to detect an adult user in the ticket gate passage P.

A speaker 3 for announcing a predetermined guide to the user by voice is attached to a side surface of the housing H, and an exit side and an entrance of the ticket gate passage P on the side surface of the housing H. Doors D1 and D2 are provided on the side, respectively. Further, a display screen 4 for providing a user with predetermined guidance by characters is attached to the upper surface of the housing H at a substantially central portion thereof.

In the figure, 5 is a token insertion slot for inserting the token T into the ticket gate body G, and the antenna a1
It is provided near the ticket gate passage P on the upper surface of the housing H at a position approximately in the middle of the display screen 4a. An antenna a2 for communicating with the token T inserted into the token insertion slot 5 is provided near the token insertion slot 5. Also,
Reference numeral 6 denotes a return port, which is provided in the upper part of the side surface of the housing H on the side of the ticket gate P, and is used when returning the token T inserted from the token insertion port 5 to the user. The token slot may be provided at the center of the cover a'or in the vicinity of the antenna 1 so that one antenna a1 can process both the contactless ticket and the token T.

The cases C1 and C2 accommodating the magazines M, M ... (see FIG. 1) are removably provided in a box B which is provided on the ticket gate passage P side of the housing H so as to be able to move in and out. .

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 7 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the ticket gate body G, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer. The controller 7 has an antenna a for exchanging data with the contactless ticket and the token T.
Reader / writer R with 1 and a2 connected (see Figure 3 below)
Are connected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 7 and the token T provided in the ticket gate main body G. When the controller 7 side is described, this controller 7 C is shown.
The PU 20 is configured to perform an arithmetic process using the system program stored in the ROM 21 and the working data stored in the RAM 22 so as to be able to integrally control the ticket inspection machine main body G. And this CPU
20 through the I / O unit 23, doors D1, D2
A door drive unit 24 for driving and controlling the display screen, a display screen drive unit 25 for driving and controlling the display contents of the display screen 4,
It is connected to a solenoid drive unit 26 that drives and controls a solenoid of a shutter 5a (see FIG. 6 described later) provided in the token slot 5. This CPU
Reference numeral 20 denotes a human detector S, a sensor amplifier or a voice driver for inputting detection signals of a reflection type sensor (not shown),
Alternatively, a driver or the like for driving the solenoid of the sorter 60 described later is connected, but it is omitted here.

Antennas a1 and a2 for communicating with the contactless ticket and the token T are connected to the reader / writer R. These antennas a1 and a2 have a function of exchanging data with the contactless ticket and the token T, and a function of supplying electric power to the contactless ticket and the token T.

The token T is an IC having a wireless communication function.
It is constructed like a card. That is, the token T, the antenna A, the communication control unit 30 for communicating with the ticket gate main body G side, the CPU 32 connected to the communication control unit 30 via the I / O unit 31, and the system A memory 33 in which predetermined token data such as a program and ticket data is recorded, and a power generation circuit 34 which receives a power wave from the ticket gate main body G via the antenna A and generates driving power for the token T. have.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the above-mentioned issuing machine bodies t1 and t2. Since the issuer main bodies t1 and t2 have the same basic configuration, the issuer main body t1 will be described below as an example. On the upper part of the customer service panel 40 of the issuing machine body t1, there is provided a guide portion 41 for guiding the operating state of the selling machine body t1.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 42 denotes a display section comprising a touch panel provided in the central portion of the customer service panel 40,
In addition to the account button, it is configured to display a selection button for a child ticket and the number of sheets. In FIG. 4, 43 is a coin insertion slot for inserting coins into the vending machine t1 provided at the lower part of the customer service panel 40, and 44 is a bill insertion slot for inserting a bill into the vending machine body t1. 45 is a card insertion slot for cards such as prepaid cards, and 46
Is the outlet for change.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 47 is a token outlet provided under the customer service panel 40. The token outlet 47 is configured to discharge the token T from the magazines M, M ... Of the case C1 (the case C2 in the case of the main body t2 of the selling machine). Further, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 48 is a controller mainly composed of a CPU which controls the main body t1 of the selling machine.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 48 and the token T provided in the main body of the selling machine t1. The CPU 50 of the controller 48 is the ROM 5
1. System program and RAM 52 stored in 1
The working data stored in (1) is used to perform arithmetic processing so that the sale machine body t1 can be comprehensively controlled. Then, the CPU 50 inspects the money input from the input / output unit 54 for driving and controlling the display unit including the touch panel via the I / O unit 53, the coin insertion slot 43, and the like, and ejects the money if necessary. A cash processing unit 55 for discharging change to the exit 46, and a card insertion slot 4
The card processing unit 56 for processing the cards inserted from 5 is connected.

To the reader / writer R connected to the I / O unit 53, an antenna a0 for communicating with the token T is connected. The antenna a0 has a function of exchanging data with the token T discharged to the token outlet 47 and a function of supplying electric power to the token T. That is, the token T is written with predetermined data such as the station or the date of sale through the antenna a0. Also. Through the antenna a0, it is possible to write money data, ward number data, etc. in the token T as required.

The electrical structure of the token T shown in FIG. 5 is the same as that of the token T shown in FIG.
The description of the token T is omitted.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the cases C1 and C2 incorporated in the main body G of the ticket gate. These cases C1
, C2 are positioned at predetermined positions in the box B in the ticket inspection machine body G and are detachably mounted (set). When the box B is set at a predetermined position of the housing H, a plurality of magazines (6 in the illustrated example) magazines M1 to C1 and C2, respectively, are stored.
A sorter 60 provided above the M6 in the ticket gate body G
It is designed to match the bottom of the.

The sorter 60 is provided below a shutter 5a driven by a solenoid (not shown) that opens and closes the token slot 5. The token T inserted from the token insertion port 5 is a shooter 5a for guiding the token T to the return port 6 side or a shooter for guiding the token T to the cases C1 and C2 via a flapper F1 driven by a solenoid (not shown). It is configured to be able to move to 5b.

When the flapper F1 is located at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6, the token T inserted into the token slot 5
It is when the participation is not permitted with the data recorded in 1. In this case, the door D1 is closed and the inserted token T is returned to the return port 6. At this time, appropriate guidance such as settlement processing guidance is provided via the speaker 3 and the display screen 4. It should be noted that, at the time of entry, when the ticket gate main body G is operated so as to be able to perform entry processing even if it is put into the token slot 5, the token T put at the time of entry is returned to the return slot 6.

Token T thrown into the token slot 5
When the appearance calculation processing of the CPU 20 based on the data recorded in the table is YES, the flapper F1 is at the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 6, and the token T is guided to the shooter 5c side. Then, depending on the type of the token T, the flapper F2
Through the shooter 5d on the case C1 side or the shooter 5e on the case C2 side. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the inserted token T is stored in the magazine M1 via the flappers F3 to F7 on the side of the case C2. That is, in order for the token T inserted into the token slot 5 to be inserted into any one of the magazines M1 to M6 on the side of the case C2, one of the magazines (M1 to M6) via the flappers F2 to F7. Is selected. Also, case C1
To insert any one of the side magazines M1 to M6, one of the magazines (M1 to M6) is selected via the flappers F2 and F8 to F12.

Magazine M1 of case C1 shown in FIG.
.About.M6 are set so that the tokens T which are color-coded in white and which represent one predetermined type can be stored. Also,
The magazine M1 of the case C2 is set so that a green token T different from the above white token T can be stored. Similarly, in case C2, magazine M2 has a black token T, and magazine M3 has a blue token T.
However, the magazine M4 has a yellow token T
The red token T is stored in 5 and the same white token T as in the case C1 is stored in the magazine M6.

The color coding of the token T is, for example, according to the number of sections,
They are classified according to fare, children (children), round trips, and times. The color coding of the token T can be easily made into a desired color by selecting the kind of the synthetic resin and the colorant when the token T is manufactured using the synthetic resin.

Thus, by color-coding the token T according to the type, the handling of the token T becomes extremely easy, and the type of the token T can be easily discriminated. If the color is the same as that of the token T that stores the magazines M1 to M6, the storage error can be easily identified.

As described with reference to FIG. 1 above, the cases C1 and C2 mounted on the ticket gate body G are mounted on the vending machine bodies t1 and t2 so that the token T can be reused. When the cases C1 and C2 are mounted on the sale machine main bodies t1 and t2, each magazine M1 is operated by a discharge mechanism (not shown).
It is so constructed that one token T is discharged from the opening m provided at the lower part of M6. Regarding the mechanism for ejecting one token T from the bottom of the magazines M1 to M6, Japanese Patent Application No.
No. 0-15800, so further description will be omitted.

In FIG. 7, the above-mentioned cases C1 and C2 are made larger so that the magazines can be stored in two rows. In this case C, a total of 12 magazines M1 to M are provided.
It is configured so that 12 can be stored. Besides, in this case C, in addition to the magazines M1 to M12 being housed, a plurality (two in the illustrated example) of storage boxes C ', C "are provided.
It is provided by using. These storages C ', C "
Corresponds to a spare storage part of the magazines M1 to M12, and when the magazines M1 to M16 are assigned as shown in FIG. 8, the magazines M1 to M6 and M12 are filled with white tokens T. Nevertheless, the white tokens T are stored when the other magazines M7 to M11 still have sufficient room. When any one of the magazines M7 to M11 is full, the token T for the full magazine is stored in the storage case C ″.

The magazines M1 to M12 and storage C ',
The type of C ″ to be assigned is determined according to the usage status of the token T at the station. FIGS. 9 and 10 show other examples of the assignment.

As described above, when the number of magazines is increased, the sorter 60 is also adapted to it.

[0044]

The token according to claim 1 of the present invention is
Since the body of the token has a color corresponding to the type of the body of the token, handling of the token becomes easy and the type of the token can be easily identified.

A ticket inspection system using tokens according to claim 2 of the present invention is provided with a plurality of magazines for accommodating tokens in a case detachably mounted in station service equipment, and each of the magazines has its own magazine. Since tokens are stored for each type, there is a feature that handling of tokens is easy. Further, the ticket inspection system using the token according to claim 3 of the present invention can be detachably attached to the first vending machine main body when money satisfying a predetermined amount of money is put into the first vending machine main body. The first contactless token vending machine that ejects and issues one token from one of a plurality of magazines provided in the mounted first case, and the second vending machine main body is provided with a predetermined token. When the money that satisfies the amount of money is thrown in, the token corresponding to the predetermined amount of money is selected from the plurality of magazines provided in the second case detachably attached to the main body of the second sale machine. A second non-contact type token vending machine that ejects and issues one token, a first case provided with a plurality of magazines for storing a predetermined type of token that has been inserted into the ticket gate body, and the ticket gate body Given multiple tokens A non-contact type automatic ticket gate having a second case provided with a plurality of magazines for separately storing the detachable inside the ticket gate body, and the second case mounted on the ticket gate body. Since the first case and the second case are attached to the first and second selling machine bodies, respectively, the token can be easily reused. Further, the ticket gate system using the token according to claim 4 of the present invention has a feature that the token can be handled easily because the token has a different color for each type.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ticket inspection system using a token according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket gate body.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller and a token.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the main body of the selling machine.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller and a token.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of a token slot of the ticket gate body.

FIG. 7 is another example of a case.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of color coding of tokens.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of color coding of tokens.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing still another example of color coding of tokens.

[Explanation of symbols]

C1, C2, C case M, M1 to M12 magazine t1, t2 sale machine body (body of non-contact type token sale machine) G ticket gate body (body of non-contact type automatic ticket machine) T token (non-contact type token, Contactless token body)

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact type token in which the main body of the non-contact type token has a color corresponding to the type of the main body of the non-contact type token. 2. A plurality of magazines for storing non-contact type tokens are provided in a case detachably mounted in station service equipment, and the non-contact type tokens are stored in each of the magazines for each type. A ticket gate system that features a non-contact type token. 3. When the money of a predetermined amount is put into the main body of the first contactless token vending machine, the first
The first to issue and issue one non-contact token from one of a plurality of magazines provided in the first case detachably attached to the main body of the non-contact token vending machine
Non-contact token vending machine and the second non-contact token vending machine main body of the second non-contact type token vending machine can be detachably attached to the main body of the second non-contact type token vending machine A second non-contact type token vending machine which ejects and issues one non-contact type token corresponding to the predetermined amount of money from a plurality of magazines provided in the mounted second case; A first case provided with a plurality of magazines for accommodating a predetermined type of non-contact type token inserted into the main body of the contact-type automatic ticket gate and a predetermined case inserted into the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate A non-contact type automatic ticket gate having a second case provided with a plurality of magazines for storing a plurality of non-contact type tokens for each type detachably provided in the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate. The main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate The first case and the second case which are worn are respectively attached to the main body of the first non-contact type token vending machine and the main body of the second non-contact type token vending machine. A ticket gate system using contactless tokens. 4. The ticket inspection system using the non-contact type token according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the non-contact type token has a different color for each type.