JP2004005242A - Information distribution system and automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution system capable of distributing the information to users passing through a passage way of an automatic thicket gate, regardless of the kind of used tickets such as a commuter pass, a thicket and a prepaid card. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic ticket gate 11 judges whether the passage through the passage way of the automatic ticket gate 11 is permitted or not on the basis of the ticket information stored in the inserted ticket 8, when two sheets of slips, that is, the ticket 8 and a member card 7 are inserted. The automatic ticket gate 1 outputs the distribution request including the identification code read out from the member card 7 to an information distribution device 21, when the permission of the passage through the passage way is judged. The information distributing device 21 transmits a distribution mail to a user 5 identified by the identification code included in the distribution request, when it receives the distribution request. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information distribution system for distributing information to registered users and an automatic ticket gate applied to the information distribution system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there has been an information distribution system for distributing information (hereinafter, referred to as distribution information) on products, stores, events, regions, and the like to users who have registered as members (hereinafter, referred to as registrants). In a conventional information distribution system, attribute information (age, gender, hobbies, preferences, and the like) indicating a user's attribute, a distribution destination of distribution information, and the like are registered in an information distribution device at the time of member registration. The information distribution apparatus extracts distribution information suitable for a hobby or a taste from a large number of distribution information based on attribute information for each registrant, and distributes the extracted distribution information to a registered distribution destination. Was.
[0003]
Information that registers an e-mail address of a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet (hereinafter, simply referred to as an e-mail address) as a distribution destination of the distribution information, and distributes the distribution information according to the location to a registrant who is out. A distribution system has been proposed. As this information distribution system, there is a system that uses an automatic ticket gate installed at a station to detect a location of a registrant. In this information distribution system, if a user who enters the station premises or exits from the station premises through a passage of an automatic ticket gate is a registrant, the vicinity of the station where the user entered or exited is set as the current location of the registrant. Detected.
[0004]
A commuter pass is used to identify a user who has passed through the passage of an automatic ticket gate. The commuter pass stores an identification code for identifying the user (owner of the commuter pass). The automatic ticket gate reads the identification code from the commuter pass inserted in the main body. In an information distribution device that distributes distribution information to registrants, the identification code of a commuter pass is registered for each registrant. The automatic ticket gate outputs the identification code of its own device, the identification code of the commuter pass, etc. to the information distribution device. The information distribution apparatus specifies whether the user who has passed through the passage of the automatic ticket gate is a registrant, and further specifies the person if the registrant, based on the identification code of the commuter pass sent from the automatic ticket gate. Further, the information distribution device detects the current location of the registrant by specifying the station where the automatic ticket gate is installed from the identification code of the automatic ticket gate transmitted from the automatic ticket gate. When the information distribution apparatus specifies the registrant and the current location of the registrant as described above, the information distribution device transmits the attribute information of the registrant and the distribution information according to the current location to the mail address of the registered mobile phone. Deliver to.
[0005]
As a result, not only the registrant's attribute information but also distribution information according to the current location can be distributed to the registrant, so that the registrant can obtain useful information for deciding subsequent actions. Can be provided. For example, JP-A-8-18523 discloses the above information distribution system.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the information distribution system to which the above automatic ticket gate applies the commuter pass for detecting the location of the registrant as described above. Many users who enter or leave the station via the automatic ticket gate aisles use other types of tickets, such as tickets and prepaid cards, rather than commuter passes. . Since the identification code for identifying the user is not stored in the ticket or the prepaid card, it is not possible to specify the user who has passed the passage of the automatic ticket gate with the ticket or the prepaid card. Therefore, there is a problem that a service provided by the information distribution system cannot be provided to a user who passes a passage of an automatic ticket gate with a ticket or a prepaid card.
[0007]
In addition, as a prepaid card which can be used as a ticket, a coupon type and a price type are in practical use.
[0008]
An object of the present invention is to distribute distribution information to a user who has passed through a passage regardless of the type of a first medium used for passing through a passage of an automatic ticket gate, such as a commuter pass, a ticket, or a prepaid card. And an automatic ticket gate applied to the information distribution system.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An information distribution system according to the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
[0010]
An information distribution device that, when receiving a distribution request for distribution information including an identification code, distributes the distribution information to a distribution destination corresponding to the identification code included in the distribution request;
Medium information reading means for reading, from the first medium inserted into the main body, traffic information used to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass through the passage, and reading an identification code from the second medium inserted into the main body;
Using the passage information read from the first medium by the medium information reading unit, to determine whether or not the passage is allowed;
An automatic ticket gate having a distribution request output unit that outputs the distribution request including the identification code read by the medium information reading unit from the second medium to the information distribution device.
[0011]
In this configuration, the medium information reading means of the automatic ticket gate reads the passage information used to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass through the passage from the first medium inserted into the apparatus body, and reads the passage information from the second medium inserted into the apparatus body. Read the identification code. For example, when the automatic ticket gate is an automatic ticket gate installed at a station, the first medium is a commuter pass, a ticket, a prepaid card, and the like, and the traffic information varies depending on the type of the first medium. , Validity period, valid section, issuing station, issue amount, remaining available number of times, available balance, etc., are the ticket information from which it is possible to determine whether entry into the station premises or exit from the station premises. The second medium is a membership card issued to a user who has registered as a member (registrant), and stores an identification code for identifying the user.
[0012]
The passage permission / non-permission judgment means of the automatic ticket gate judges passage permission / prohibition of the passage based on the passage information read from the first medium. For example, based on the above-mentioned ticket information, it is determined whether the user can enter the station premises or leave the station premises. The distribution request output unit outputs a distribution request for distribution information including the identification code read from the second medium to the information distribution device.
[0013]
Upon receiving the distribution request sent from the automatic ticket gate, the information distribution device distributes the distribution information to the distribution destination corresponding to the identification code included in the distribution request. In the information distribution device, information in which a distribution destination of distribution information is associated with each identification code is registered.
[0014]
Therefore, by issuing the second medium to the user who has registered as a member, the distribution information is distributed regardless of the type of the first medium used when passing through the passage of the automatic ticket gate. can do. For example, for a user who uses a ticket or a prepaid card to pass through the passage of an automatic ticket gate installed at a station, if the registrant has issued the second medium, the distribution information can be distributed. Thus, the service for the user can be improved.
[0015]
Further, the distribution request output means of the automatic ticket gate is configured not to transmit the distribution request to the information distribution apparatus if the result of the determination of whether or not the user can pass through the passage is judged by the permission / non-permission judgment means. Is preferred.
[0016]
For example, many of the reasons that automatic ticket gates installed at stations determine that a user is not allowed to pass through a passage are due to inappropriate tickets such as tickets outside the valid section or tickets whose validity period has expired. In this case, the user obtains an appropriate ticket, inserts the obtained appropriate ticket again into the automatic ticket gate, and passes through the passage of the automatic ticket gate.
[0017]
Note that obtaining an appropriate ticket means, for example, purchasing a ticket at a ticket vending machine, or performing settlement by a settlement machine to obtain a settlement ticket.
[0018]
Here, if the automatic ticket gate is configured to output a distribution request to the information distribution device when it is determined that the passage of the passage is not permitted, the distribution request for the user determined to be not permitted of the passage is short (several minutes). ) Are output twice. For this reason, distribution information is distributed twice to the user from the information distribution device in a short time (several minutes), and it is highly possible that the same distribution information is distributed in these two distributions. When the same distribution information is distributed twice within a few minutes, the user only feels annoyed. In addition, the load on the information distribution device is unnecessarily increased.
[0019]
Therefore, by providing a configuration in which the distribution request transmission unit does not transmit the distribution request to the information distribution device when the result of the determination by the passage permission / prohibition determination unit is that the user cannot pass through the passage, the service for the user is provided. It is possible to prevent reduction and unnecessary increase of the load on the information distribution apparatus.
[0020]
Further, if the other medium is not inserted before a predetermined time elapses after one of the first medium or the second medium is inserted, the output of the distribution request is stopped. In other words, the distribution request is output when the other medium is inserted before the lapse of a predetermined time after one of the first medium or the second medium is inserted. When the user who has input the first medium and the second medium is the same person, since the interval at which these media are inserted is relatively short, the first medium which the user has inserted is , And the second medium. Further, the distribution information can be distributed only to the user who has inserted the first medium and the second medium. It is possible to prevent distribution information from being distributed to a user who has input only the second medium.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate and an information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0022]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. An automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to the information distribution system of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a station, and 2 is an information distribution center. The station 1 is provided with an automatic ticket gate 11, an automatic payment machine 12, a ticket vending machine 13, and the like. In addition, the automatic ticket gate 11, the automatic payment machine 12, and the ticket vending machine 13 are connected to a host device 14 that manages passengers at the station 1. The host device 14 is connected to a railway company server device (not shown) via a dedicated line or a public line. In the information distribution center 2, an information distribution device 21 is installed. The host device 14 installed at the station 1 and the information distribution device 21 installed at the information distribution center 2 can be connected to the Internet 4 via the public network 3. The host device 14 and the information distribution device 21 are configured to be communicable. The communication path between the host device 14 and the information distribution device 21 may be a dedicated line or a route via the public network 3 or the Internet 4.
[0023]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a user, and reference numeral 6 denotes a mobile phone owned by the user 5. The mobile phone 6 has a function of connecting to the Internet 4. The mobile phone 6 is provided with a mail address so that electronic mail can be transmitted and received via the Internet 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a membership card (second medium according to the present invention), and reference numeral 8 denotes a ticket (first medium according to the present invention). The ticket 8 is a ticket, a commuter pass, a prepaid card of a coupon system, a prepaid card of an amount system, and a settlement ticket issued by the settlement machine 12.
The user 5 has a membership card 7 and a ticket 8. When the user 5 inserts the membership card 7 and the ticket 8 into the automatic ticket gate 11, the automatic ticket gate 11 reads the information. The information read by the automatic ticket gate 11 here is transmitted to the information distribution device 21 of the information distribution center 2, and the information distribution device 21 distributes the distribution information to the mobile phone 6 owned by the user 5.
[0024]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information distribution device 21. The information distribution device 21 includes a control unit 211 that controls the operation of the main body, a distribution information storage unit 212 that stores distribution information to be distributed to users, and a name, an age, a gender, and a hobby associated with an identification code for each user. An attribute information storage unit 213 that stores attribute information such as preferences, a transmission unit 214 that transmits (distributes) distribution information to a user, and a reception unit 215 that receives information transmitted from another device. Have.
[0025]
The distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit 212 is various types of information such as advertisements of companies and stores, news, weather forecasts, traffic information, and the like. The information distribution device 21 acquires various types of distribution information via the Internet 4 and stores it in the distribution information storage unit 212. The attribute information storage unit 213 stores a user identification code for identifying the user 5 for each user 5 and attribute information indicating the attribute of the user 5 in association with each other. Attribute information includes the user's name, age, gender, occupation, type of distribution information desired for distribution, distribution information not desired for distribution, necessity / unnecessity of train timetable distribution, necessity / unnecessity of train delay guidance distribution , The destination of the distribution information (email address of the mobile phone 6), the presence or absence of a distribution request at the time of boarding, the presence or absence of a distribution request at the time of getting off, the boarding section used mainly (including via stations), home phone number, work This is the telephone number or the like (see FIG. 3). The user whose user identification code is recorded in the attribute information storage unit 213 is a registrant who has registered that he or she desires distribution of distribution information by the information distribution system of this embodiment, and the registrant has a membership card 7 have been issued. The member card 7 is a magnetic card storing a user identification code as magnetic data (see FIG. 4A).
[0026]
The distribution information storage unit 212 of the information distribution device 21 stores a plurality of distribution information. The distribution information is provided with a distribution condition for distinguishing the user 5 who may distribute and the user 5 whose distribution is prohibited. The distribution condition can be freely set by the advertiser who is the provider of the distribution information. For example, when providing distribution information for women, it is possible to set distribution conditions that limit the users 6 to be distributed to women so that the distribution is not performed to men. In addition, an age group (20s, 30s, etc.), the number of times of distribution, and the like can be attached as distribution conditions.
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit. The distribution information storage unit 212 stores distribution conditions (see FIG. 5A) and distribution information (see FIG. 5B) in association with each other. The distribution information is provided with a distribution information number for identifying the distribution information. The example shown in FIG. 5 is a distribution condition in which users who may distribute distribution information are restricted to women and ages 20 to 29. The validity period of the distribution information is limited to a period from September 1, 2001 to October 31, 2001. After the validity period, the distribution information is not distributed to the user 5. The distribution limit is 300 times, and the distribution is not distributed to a total of 301 or more users 5. Further, the distribution information number is K0001.
[0028]
The automatic ticket gate 11 is a device that restricts entry and exit of the user 5 from the station premises, and is installed at a ticket gate of the station 1. The automatic checkout machine 12 is a device for adjusting the fare for the overtaken user 5 when the overridden user 5 leaves the station yard, and acquiring a settlement ticket. The ticket vending machine 13 is used by the user 5 who will enter the station yard from now on. It is a device to buy a ticket according to the section. The ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 13 stores ticket information (corresponding to traffic information in the present invention) indicating a ticketing station, a ticketing amount, a validity period (generally, a ticketing date) and the like as magnetic data. (See FIG. 4B).
[0029]
In addition to the above-mentioned ticket, a commuter pass, a prepaid card of a coupon system, a prepaid card of a monetary system, a settlement ticket issued by the settlement machine 12, etc. (The first medium in the present invention). The medium storing the plurality of types of ticket information is hereinafter generally referred to as a ticket 8.
[0030]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an appearance of the automatic ticket gate.
[0031]
The automatic ticket gate 1 includes a control unit 111 for controlling the operation of the main body, a storage unit 112 for storing information used at the time of operation and information generated at the time of operation, a clock unit 113 for clocking the current time, and a host device. A transmission unit 114 for outputting information to the main unit 14, a commutation detection unit 115 for detecting that a ticket 8 such as a commuter pass or a ticket or the membership card 7 has been inserted into the main unit, a ticket 8 or a member input to the main unit. A transport unit 116 for transporting the card 7, a reading unit 117 for reading the transported ticket 8 and magnetic data recorded on the membership card 7, and a door drive for opening and closing a door 118a for restricting the traffic of the user 6. And a part 118. The automatic ticket gate 11 closes the passage constituted by the automatic ticket gate 21 by closing the door 118a and prohibits the user 5 from passing through the passage (entry of the user 5 to the station 1). Or leave the station 1).
[0032]
The automatic ticket gate 11 has a slot 116a on the right side of the entrance of the aisle for inserting the ticket 8 and the membership card 7, and an emission slot 116b on the right side of the exit for discharging the ticket 8 and the membership card 7 inserted into the main body. It has. A transport path 116c for transporting the ticket 8 and the membership card 7 is provided between the slot 116a and the outlet 116b. Also, in the middle of the transport path 116c, a collecting path (not shown) for transporting a ticket or an adjustment ticket put into the input port 116a to a collecting box (not shown), and a kip put in the input port 116a. A transport path switching mechanism (not shown) for switching the transport destination to either the discharge port 116b or the collection box is provided. The insertion slot 116a is provided with an insertion detection sensor 115a for detecting insertion of the ticket 8 or the membership card 7. When the insertion detection sensor 115a detects the insertion of the ticket 8 or the membership card 7, the transporting unit 116 transports the ticket 8 or the membership card 7 inserted into the insertion slot 116a to the discharge port 116b. The magnetic head 117a reads magnetic data recorded on the ticket 8 or the membership card 7 being conveyed along the conveyance path 116c.
[0033]
The automatic ticket gate 11 for entrance is installed in a direction in which the traffic direction shown in FIG. 7 goes to the station premises, and the automatic ticket gate 11 for exit shown in FIG. 7 is installed in a direction in which the traffic direction goes out of the station premises. . The storage unit 114 also stores a gate code for identifying the own device, and information indicating whether the own device is for entry or exit.
[0034]
By arranging the automatic ticket gate 11 for entrance and the automatic ticket gate 11 for exit opposite each other across the passage, one passage is used for two-way (entrance and exit directions) traffic. it can.
[0035]
Hereinafter, the operation of the information distribution system of this embodiment will be described. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate of this embodiment, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information distribution device, and FIG. 11 shows the flow of information in the information distribution system of this embodiment. FIG.
[0036]
When the automatic ticket gate 11 detects that a ticket has been inserted into the insertion slot 116a by the insertion detection sensor 115a (s1), the automatic ticket gate 11 conveys the ticket inserted into the insertion slot 116a toward the discharge slot 116b. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 1 reads information stored as magnetic data on the ticket being conveyed toward the discharge port 116b by the magnetic head 117a (s2), and within a predetermined time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds). It waits until the second ticket is inserted into the insertion slot 116a (s3, s4). By the processes of s3 and s4, it is determined whether or not one user 5 has inserted two tickets, and the two tickets inserted by one user can be associated with each other.
[0037]
If the second ticket is not inserted into the slot 116a within a predetermined time, the automatic ticket gate 11 determines whether the first ticket is a ticket 8 (commuter ticket, ticket, prepaid card, settlement ticket, etc.) (S5), and if it is the ticket 8, it is determined whether or not the user 5 who has inserted the ticket 8 is allowed to pass through the passage (s6). The determination at s5 and s6 is made based on the magnetic data (ticket information) read at s2.
[0038]
When the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the passage is permitted in s6, the automatic ticket gate 11 opens the door 118a (s7), opens the passage, permits the user 5 to pass through the passage, and ends the processing. At this time, the ticket 8 inserted into the insertion slot 116a is discharged at the discharge port 116b or collected in the collection box. Normally, the automatic ticket gate 11 for entry discharges the ticket 8 inserted into the input slot 116a at the discharge port 116b without being collected in the collection box, but the automatic ticket gate 11 at exit is inserted into the input slot 116a. If the ticket 8 is a commuter pass or a prepaid card, it is released at the release port 116b, and if it is a ticket or a ticket, it is collected in a collection box.
[0039]
In addition, the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the ticket inserted into the main body in s5 is not the ticket 8 (when the user mistakenly inserts a ticket other than the ticket 8) or permits the passage in the passage in s6. If not, the door 118a is closed (s8), the passage is closed, the passage of the user 5 is prohibited, and the process is terminated. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 11 discharges the ticket inserted into the insertion port 116a at the discharge port 116b without collecting it in the collection box. The automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the passage of the passage is not permitted in s6 when the inserted ticket 8 is an improper one such as the validity period has expired and the validity period has not passed.
[0040]
At s8, the door 118a is closed, and the user who is not permitted to pass through the passage receives the ticket released at the release port 116b, and then obtains an appropriate ticket 8. Acquiring the appropriate ticket 8 means, for example, purchasing a ticket at the ticket vending machine 13 or adjusting the fare with the adjusting machine 12 to obtain an adjusting ticket.
[0041]
Next, the operation when two tickets are inserted into the automatic ticket gate 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0042]
When detecting that the second ticket has been inserted into the insertion slot in s3, the automatic ticket gate 11 conveys the second ticket inserted into the insertion slot 116a toward the discharge port 116b. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 1 reads the magnetic data stored in the second ticket being conveyed toward the discharge port 116b by the magnetic head 117a (s9). The automatic ticket gate 11 determines whether the first ticket inserted into the main body is the ticket 8 (s10). If it is determined that the first ticket inserted into the main body is not the ticket 8, it is determined whether the second ticket inserted into the main body is the ticket 8 (s11).
[0043]
When the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that both of the two tickets inserted into the insertion slot 116a are not the ticket 8, the automatic ticket gate 11 closes the door 118a (s8), closes the passage, and prohibits the user 5 from passing. This processing ends. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 11 discharges the two tickets inserted into the main body at the discharge opening 116b in a state of being stacked.
[0044]
When the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the first or second ticket inserted into the main body is the ticket 8, the user 5 determines the ticket 5 based on the ticket 8 information read from the ticket 8. It is determined whether the vehicle is allowed to pass through the passage (s12). When the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the passage of the passage is not permitted in s12, the automatic ticket gate 11 closes the door 118a (s13), closes the passage, prohibits the passage of the user 5, and ends this processing. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 11 discharges the two tickets inserted into the main body at the discharge port 116b in a state of being stacked.
[0045]
On the other hand, when the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the passage of the passage is permitted in s12, the automatic ticket gate 11 opens the door 118a (s14), opens the passage, and permits the passage of the user 5. In addition, the automatic ticket gate 11 determines whether the member card 7 has been inserted into the main body separately from the ticket 8 (s15). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the other ticket that is not the ticket determined to be the ticket 8 in s10 or s11 is the membership card 7. When the automatic ticket gate 11 determines that the member card 7 has been inserted into the main body in s15, it outputs a distribution request including the identification code read from the member card 7 to the information distribution device 21 (s16), and ends this processing. I do.
[0046]
Conversely, if it is determined that the member card 7 has not been inserted into the main body, the process ends without outputting a distribution request in s16. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 1 may collect the ticket 8 inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate 1 into the collection box without discharging the ticket 8 at the discharge port 116b as described above. The ticket other than the ticket 8 (such as the membership card 7) is released at the discharge port 116b.
[0047]
When releasing the two inserted bills at the discharge port 116b, the two tickets are released in a stacked state.
[0048]
As described above, in the automatic ticket gate 11 of this embodiment, the ticket 8 and the membership card 7 are successively inserted into the main body, and the ticket 8 stored in the inserted ticket 8 is stored. If the information is appropriate, a distribution request is output to the information distribution device 21 in s16. In other words, even if two tickets, the ticket 8 and the membership card 7, are successively inserted into the main body, if the information of the ticket 8 stored in the inserted ticket 8 is not appropriate, the information distribution device 21 Do not output delivery requests to
[0049]
The distribution request output from the automatic ticket gate 11 to the information distribution device 21 in s16 includes the identification code read from the member card 7, the gate code for identifying the own device, and the like. The distribution request output from the automatic ticket gate 11 is input to the host device 14, and the host device 14 transmits the distribution request to the information distribution device 21.
[0050]
As is clear from FIGS. 8 and 9, the order in which the user puts the ticket 8 and the membership card 7 into the automatic ticket gate 11 may be any order. Therefore, the user does not have to particularly care about the order in which these two tickets are inserted.
[0051]
Next, the operation of the information distribution device that has received the distribution request will be described with reference to FIG. When the receiving unit 215 receives the distribution request output from the automatic ticket gate 11 in the receiving unit 215 (s21), the information distribution device 21 specifies the user 5 based on the identification code included in the distribution request (s22). . The information distribution device 21 searches for attribute information of each user stored in the attribute information storage unit 213 using the identification code included in the distribution request as a key, and specifies the user 5.
[0052]
When the user is identified in s22, the information distribution device 21 selects an appropriate one of the multiple pieces of distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit 212 based on the attribute information registered for the user 5 identified here. Distribution information is extracted, and a distribution mail including the distribution information extracted here is created (s23). In s23, not only the attribute information of the user 5 specified in s22, but also the current location of the user 5 (the station where the automatic ticket gate 11 that outputs the distribution request is installed) based on the gate code included in the distribution request. ), And by using the current location of the user 5 identified here, appropriate distribution information is extracted from a large number of distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit 212, and the location of the user 5 is extracted. Create a delivery mail according to.
[0053]
Furthermore, the configuration may be such that a delivery mail is created by using whether the user 5 has entered the station 1 or exited from the station 1.
[0054]
The information distribution device 21 transmits the distribution mail created in s23 to the registered mail address (mail address of the mobile phone 6) of the user 5 (s24), and ends this processing.
[0055]
The user 5 can confirm the delivery mail transmitted from the information delivery device 21 on the display screen of the mobile phone 6 as shown in FIG. 12, and obtain useful information for deciding subsequent actions. it can.
[0056]
As described above, in the information distribution system of this embodiment, information distribution is also performed to the user 5 who uses the ticket 8 such as a ticket or a prepaid card in which the identification code for identifying the user 5 is not recorded. The distribution information according to the current location of the user 5 can be distributed from the device 21, and the service for the user can be improved.
[0057]
Also, if the user 5 does not insert the appropriate ticket 8 into the automatic ticket gate 11, the automatic ticket gate 11 does not output a distribution request to the information distribution device 21, so that the user 5 has a short time ( The same distribution information is not repeatedly transmitted within several minutes). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user 5 from feeling annoying, and the service for the user 5 can be improved. In addition, in the information distribution device 21, since a useless distribution mail is not transmitted to the user 5, the load is suppressed. Further, when a person other than the registrant passes through the passage of the automatic ticket gate 11, the member card 7 is not inserted into the automatic ticket gate 11, so that a distribution request is not output to the information distribution device 21. . Therefore, the load on the information distribution device 21 can be further reduced.
[0058]
In the above-described embodiment, the information distribution device 21 creates a distribution mail in s23 after receiving the distribution request. However, the information distribution device 21 creates a distribution mail for each registrant in advance at night when there is no user of the automatic ticket gate 11. You may leave.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, distribution information can be distributed to users who have registered as members regardless of the type of the first medium used to pass through the passage of the automatic ticket gate. Thus, the service for the user can be improved.
[0060]
Further, since the same distribution information is not repeatedly transmitted to the user in a short time (several minutes), the user does not feel troublesome. Further, it is possible to prevent the load on the information distribution apparatus from being increased unnecessarily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information distribution device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing attribute information.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining magnetic data recorded on a membership card and a ticket.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating distribution information.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information distribution device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating distribution information and a flow of data in the information distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on a mobile phone that has received a distribution mail.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-station
2- Information distribution center
11-Automatic ticket gate
21-Information distribution device

Claims (4)

An information distribution device that, when receiving a distribution request for distribution information including an identification code, distributes the distribution information to a distribution destination corresponding to the identification code included in the distribution request;
Medium information reading means for reading, from the first medium inserted into the main body, traffic information used to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass through the passage, and reading an identification code from the second medium inserted into the main body;
Using the passage information read from the first medium by the medium information reading unit, to determine whether or not the passage is allowed;
An information distribution system comprising: an automatic ticket gate having a distribution request output unit that outputs the distribution request including the identification code read from the second medium by the medium information reading unit to the information distribution device. Medium information reading means for reading, from the first medium inserted into the main body, traffic information used to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass through the passage, and reading an identification code from the second medium inserted into the main body;
Using the passage information read from the first medium by the medium information reading unit, to determine whether or not the passage is allowed;
Upon receiving a distribution request for distribution information including the identification code, the medium information reading unit transmits the distribution information to an information distribution apparatus that distributes the distribution information to a distribution destination corresponding to the identification code included in the distribution request. And a distribution request output unit that outputs the distribution request including the identification code read from the second medium. 3. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2, wherein the distribution request output unit does not output the distribution request to the information distribution device when the result of the determination by the passage permission / prohibition determination unit is that the passage is not permitted. 4. After one of the first medium or the second medium has been inserted, has an insertion determination means for determining whether or not the other medium has been inserted before a predetermined time has elapsed;
4. The distribution request output unit outputs the distribution request when it is determined that the other medium has been inserted before a predetermined time has elapsed after the one of the media has been inserted by the input determination unit. Automatic ticket gate described in.

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