JP2005135079A - Contactless automatic noncontact ticket checking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect a fare corresponding to an actually used ride route from an SF card. <P>SOLUTION: An automatic noncontact ticket checking machine used for an exit has extracting means for extracting a boarding station from data recorded on a contactless card that are read upon its touch at or flip over an antenna on a body of the automatic noncontact ticket checking machine, detecting means for detecting all ride routes present between the extracted boarding station and the station where the automatic noncontact ticket checking machine body is installed, selecting means for selecting the ride route used most between the extracted boarding station and the automatic noncontact ticket checking machine body installation station from all the detected ride routes, collecting means for collecting the fare by subtracting a fare depending on the selected ride route from stored fare data recorded on the contactless card, and notifying means for notifying the user of the fare collection depending on the selected ride route when the fare depending on the selected ride route is collected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-contact automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to a vehicle that can collect a fare from a non-contact ticket according to an actual boarding route.

  In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of users (passengers), a stored fair card (SF card) can be directly inserted into the main body of an automatic ticket gate so that entry (meaning entry or participation) can be performed. (See Patent Document 1). When this SF card is used in an automatic ticket gate, at the time of admission, predetermined admission data including the admission station and admission date and time are written on the SF card, and the fare equivalent to the initial fare is usually The amount is reduced from the stored fair data (SF data). In addition, predetermined participation data consisting of the entry station and the entry date and time are written on the SF card, and the shortage fare is calculated by subtracting the equivalent amount of the initial fare from the entry station to the entry station. The amount is reduced from the SF data of the SF card. Therefore, if the fare using the SF card is equal to the first boarding fare, the entry data is recorded without being reduced at the time of entry, and the railway company is operated so as not to reduce the first boarding fare when entering. The fare will be reduced at the time of entry.

  The above-mentioned fare reduction process for the SF card at the time of entry is between the entry station and the entry station, regardless of the actual ride route of the user, even if there are multiple ride routes between the entry station and the entry station. It is operated to collect fares based on the shortest boarding route. This will be further described with reference to the route map of FIG. 4 (a). This route map includes the Kosha line and the Otosha line, and the two company lines are inter-connected. In this route map, station B is a crossing station and can be connected to each other by no latch, and station C is a common station for both companies.

In the route map shown in Fig. 4 (a) above, the user gets on the SF line on the Kosha Line using the SF card, uses only the Kosha Line to reach Ha Station, and enters the Ha Station. In the case of the boarding route shown as route A in Fig. 4 (a) that passes through the installed automatic ticket gate (the fare for this boarding route is 300 yen) The Otosha Line is shorter than the Otosha Line, so the fare for the boarding route shown as Route B in Fig. 4 (a) (the fare for this boarding route is 250 yen) will be applied and reduced from the SF card. Is done.
JP 2000-182005 A

  However, the conventional fare reduction process from the SF card at the time of participation is performed based on the shortest boarding route when there are a plurality of boarding routes, which may lead to a decrease in revenue of the railway company. there were. In particular, on the mutual entry route as shown in FIG. 4 (a), as shown in FIG. 4 (b), if you get on the A route, However, it is regarded as a boarding route for the B route, and the Kosha line has a sales of 150 yen, and the Otosha line that is not in use is recorded with a sales of 100 yen, and the Kosha line suffers a unilateral loss. There was an inconvenience.

  In order to avoid the inconveniences described above, a fare of 300 yen for route A is collected when entering from station C, and the difference is paid when the user declares that he has taken route B (FIG. 4 (a)). In this case, it may be possible to refund 50 yen), but if the SF card is refunded in cash, the risk of the counterfeit SF card becoming cash increases, so it cannot be adopted. In addition, it is possible to write the refund amount in the SF card data, but most of these SF cards are made of magnetic cards and have punch holes that serve as a guide for usage. It has the problem that it cannot be done. Furthermore, it is possible to write the refund data while ignoring the punch holes. However, if the amount data is changed in each place without the overall management of the SF card, the SF card is illegal ( It is not possible to adopt this because it results in an increase in fraudulent accumulation).

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and the object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that can reduce the fare from the SF data based on the actual boarding route. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, a non-contact automatic ticket checker according to the present invention is a non-contact automatic ticket checker used for entry, wherein the non-contact automatic ticket checker is used. The extraction means for extracting the entrance station from the data recorded on the non-contact ticket read by touching or holding the main body antenna, and the installation of the extracted entrance station and the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate The detection means for detecting all the boarding routes existing between the stations, and the most frequently used at the station where the entrance station extracted from all the detected boarding routes and the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate are installed. A selection means for selecting a boarding route, a collection means for collecting a fare based on the stored fare data recorded on the contactless ticket by reducing a fare based on the selected boarding route, and a selected boarding route. Base When you collect fares, it is characterized by having a notifying means for notifying that collect fares based on the selected ride route to the user.
In the non-contact automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention, the notification that the fare has been collected based on the selected boarding route is displayed on the display screen provided on the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate or It is characterized by being performed through a speaker.
The non-contact type automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the boarding route to be detected also includes other companies' lines connected by no latch.

The non-contact type automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 of the present invention selects an entrance station from data recorded in a non-contact ticket read by touching or holding the antenna of the main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate. Extracting means for extracting, detecting means for detecting all the boarding routes existing between the extracted entrance station and the station where the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate is installed, and among all the detected boarding routes Selection means for selecting the most frequently used boarding route at the extracted entrance station and the station where the main body of the contactless automatic ticket gate is installed, and the fare based on the selected boarding route is recorded in the contactless ticket. When collecting the fare based on the selected boarding route, the fare was collected based on the selected boarding route when collecting the fare based on the selected boarding route. So that the fare can be collected according to the most likely boarding route, and when the user declares a different boarding route, Since it is managed in a lump, refund data can be safely written on the contactless ticket, and deficiencies can be collected as needed.
In the non-contact automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention, the notification that the fare has been collected based on the selected boarding route is displayed on the display screen provided on the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate or Since it is performed via a speaker, the boarding route concerning the collected fare can be efficiently transmitted to the user.
In the non-contact automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention, the detected boarding route includes the other company's line connected by no latch, so the fare is based on the actual boarding between the company's own line and the other company's line. Can be distributed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one housing H of a pair of housings constituting a main body (hereinafter referred to as “ticket gate main body”) G of a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to the present invention. An antenna a for communicating with the non-contact ticket C is provided on the upper surface of the housing H.

  On the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the housing H, a display unit 1 is provided for informing the user of the usage state of the ticket gate body G, that is, whether or not the ticket gate passage P can be passed. 1, S, S... Are photoelectric human detectors for detecting entry of a user into the ticket gate passage P, exit from the ticket gate passage P, or passage thereof, A predetermined interval is provided on the side surface of H. Further, the human detector includes a reflective 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. It is also constituted by human detectors S ′, S ′. The human detectors S ′, S ′... Composed of the reflection type sensors can detect an object (user) higher than a predetermined height from the floor surface of the ticket gate P so that an adult user in the ticket gate P can be detected. It is configured so that it can be detected.

  A speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H, and on the exit side and the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P on the side surface of the housing H. Doors D1 and D2 are provided, respectively. In addition, a display screen 4 for giving a predetermined guidance to the user by letters is attached to a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the housing H.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a controller that controls the operation of the ticket gate main body G, and is composed mainly of a microcomputer. The controller 5 is connected to a reader / writer R (see FIG. 2 described later) to which the above-described antenna a for transferring data to and from the contactless ticket C is connected.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 5 and the non-contact ticket C. Explaining from the controller 5 side, the CPU 20 of the controller 5 performs arithmetic processing using the system program stored in the ROM 21 and the working data stored in the RAM 22 to centralize the ticket gate body G. It is configured to be controllable. The CPU 20 includes a door drive unit 24 that drives and controls the doors D 1 and D 2 via the I / O unit 23, an audio drive unit 25 that drives and controls the speaker 3, and a display screen drive that drives the display screen 4. The unit 26 is connected. Although not shown, the I / O unit 23 is provided with a communication control unit, and the controller 5 is directly or via a device (not shown) that monitors and controls station equipment provided at the station. It is connected to a host computer provided at a predetermined center such as the head office of a railway company. This host computer is configured so that non-contact tickets C used in a railway company can be managed collectively, that is, based on the ID of the non-contact ticket C. Therefore, when the contactless ticket C is used in the ticket gate main body G, the host computer can record and manage the use contents (detailed contents of one case) each time the use is made. The I / O unit 23 is also connected with a human detector unit for inputting detection signals of human detectors S, S..., S ′, S ′. .

  An antenna a for communicating with the non-contact ticket C is connected to the reader / writer R. The antenna a has a function of exchanging data with the non-contact ticket C and a function of supplying power to the non-contact ticket C.

  The non-contact ticket C is configured in the same manner as an IC card having a wireless communication function. That is, the contactless ticket C includes an antenna A, a communication control unit 30 for communicating with the ticket gate main body G side, and a CPU 32 connected to the communication control unit 30 via the I / O unit 31. A power generation circuit for receiving a power wave from the gate 33 and a memory 33 storing predetermined card data in addition to the system program data and generating the driving power of the contactless ticket C via the antenna A 34. The memory 33 includes a card ID data storage unit m1 that stores identification information (ID number) of the contactless ticket C, a commuter pass data storage unit m2 that stores predetermined commuter pass data such as a boarding section and a valid period, When the contactless ticket C is used outside the commuter pass section (when the commuter pass data is invalid due to expired period, etc., including the commuter pass section), the fare is reduced. An SF data storage unit m3 for storing SF data (money amount data) having the function of an ordinary ticket is provided. Although not shown, the memory 33 is also provided with a storage unit for storing predetermined entry data and entry data.

  Hereinafter, the control operation when the above-mentioned non-contact ticket C is used in the ticket gate body G will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the route diagram of FIG. It is assumed that the commuter pass data storage unit m2 of the non-contact ticket C does not store commuter pass data that can be used between the stations A and C in the route map shown in FIG. Therefore, the non-contact ticket C uses SF data recorded in the SF data storage unit m3 in the range of the route shown in FIG. Then, when the user tries to enter through the ticket gate main body (not shown) installed at the station B, the non-contact ticket C is touched by the antenna of the ticket gate main body or is held over the antenna (hereinafter, referred to as the following). When contact is made between the contactless ticket C and the ticket gate main body, the entrance data related to the station I is written in the entrance data storage unit (not shown) of the memory 33 of the contact ticket C. At the same time, the amount corresponding to the initial fare (in this case, 100 yen) is reduced from the SF data storage unit m3 and entry is permitted (step 100 affirmative, step 102). To do.) Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the amount of SF data in the SF data storage unit m3 of the contactless ticket C is less than the initial fare, it is natural that entry from the station is refused. The

  When the user arrives at the station C, the contactless ticket C possessed by the user is touched to the antenna a of the ticket gate body G, and communication is performed between the contactless ticket C and the ticket gate body G. Then, the data (card data) stored in the memory 33 of the non-contact ticket C is read by the ticket gate main body G (controller 5), and a predetermined calculation process is performed by the CPU 20 based on the read data. (Yes at S104, S106). As a result of this calculation processing, a boarding route from the station (b) that entered with the non-contact ticket C to the station C to be entered is detected, and the presence of a plurality of boarding routes is detected in the detection. If this is done (in the example shown, two routes A and B), the most frequently used boarding route is selected from among the plurality of boarding routes from past traffic surveys (S106, S108, S110). Yes, S112).

  In the example of FIG. 4 (a), route A is generally used because it requires a transfer at station B. Which boarding route is most commonly used and is a general boarding route is determined based on the results of past transit surveys and past traffic surveys. The determined boarding route is stored in advance in the ROM 21 (or RAM 22) of the controller 5. In addition, when a user enters from Lo Station and leaves from Ha Station, the travel time on the Otosha Line is shorter than that on the Kosha Line, and the fare is cheaper, so the boarding route on the Otosha Line is common Is stored in the controller 5 as being used.

  When the selection of the boarding route is completed, the fare based on the boarding route is calculated, and the shortage fare (200 yen) excluding the initial boarding fare (100 yen) is the SF data storage unit in the memory 33 of the contactless ticket C The amount is reduced from m3 and the new remaining amount is written, and the predetermined entry data relating to the entry station (station C) is written to a location not shown in the memory 33, and the display screen 4 is route A The fact that the fare has been collected is guided (S114; see display screen 4 in FIG. 1). This guidance may be performed via the speaker 3 or may be performed on both the display screen 4 and the speaker 3.

  There is no problem if the user has boarded on the boarding route (A route) for which the above fare is collected, so it is possible to participate through the opened door D1 (No in S116, S118). However, for some reason, there are times when you change from Kosha Line to Otosha Line at Lo Station and come to Ha Station. In this case, the user reports to the staff that the boarding is the B route instead of the A route (Yes at S116). In addition, since there are many boarding routes other than the A route and the B route in FIG. 4 (a) between the stations C and C, the route actually boarded is also reported to the staff.

  If the boarding route is route B instead of route A according to the user's declaration, the person in charge passes through a non-contact ticket processing machine (not shown) installed at a predetermined place such as a clerk corner of the ticket gate or a station office. The amount of excess collected (50 yen) is returned to the SF data storage unit m3 of the memory 33 of the contact ticket C in a form in which the amount is increased (S120).

  The contactless ticket processing machine described above not only has a function of communicating with the contactless ticket C, but also has a function of controlling the contactless ticket C provided in the center of the railway company headquarters as well as the ticket gate body G. Therefore, the accumulation process by the contactless ticket processor is performed under the supervision of the host computer, so that the unauthorized accumulation is prevented. Further, in the above example, the amount (50 yen) excessively collected in the non-contact ticket C is refunded, but the boarding route (FIG. 4 (a) which is larger than the amount (300 yen) collected by the user's report). In the case of omission), the shortage is further reduced from the non-contact ticket C via the non-contact ticket processing machine (S120).

  The contactless ticket processing machine described above operates the clerk operation unit (not shown) of the ticket gate main body G to set the ticket gate main body G to the fare settlement mode, and performs the above refund processing or shortage collection processing. You may do it.

  In the detection of the above-mentioned boarding route, if there is only one boarding route (No in S110), the shortage of the first boarding fare as usual (if the railway company does not collect the first boarding fare, the full fare) is from the SF card. The amount is reduced, and further participation data is written (S115, S118).

  Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the remaining amount of the SF card C is less than the collected amount at the time of participation, the door D1 is closed and settlement information is provided via the display screen 4 and the speaker 3. Is called. In the above-described example, the boarding route is selected based on the past traffic survey or the way of transit on the way, but may be selected based on the latest train (train) that has arrived at the station. For example, at station C in FIG. 4A, route A may be selected when a train on the Kosha line arrives, and route B may be selected when a train on the Osha line arrives. In this case, the boarding route can be easily selected by inputting train arrival information to the controller 5 from a train operation management device (not shown) at station C. The selection of the boarding route of the present invention includes the use of the arrival of such a train.

It is a perspective view of one housing | casing among a pair of housing | casing which comprises the ticket gate main body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a controller and a non-contact ticket. It is a flowchart which shows control operation. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a route map, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the fare of the route map.

Explanation of symbols

G Main body of the non-contact type automatic ticket gate (main body of the ticket gate)
H Case D1, D2 Door P Ticket gate S, S 'Human detector a Antenna 5 Controller 2 Sensor mounting box 3 Speaker 4 Display screen C Non-contact ticket m1 Card ID data storage unit m2 Periodic ticket data storage unit m3 SF data Memory

Claims (3)

It is a non-contact type automatic ticket gate used for participation,
An extraction means for extracting an entrance station from data recorded in a non-contact ticket read by touching or holding the antenna of the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate;
Detecting means for detecting all the boarding routes existing between the extracted entrance station and the station where the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate is installed;
A selection means for selecting a boarding route that is most frequently used at the extracted entrance station and the station where the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate is installed from all the boarding routes detected,
Collection means for collecting the fare by reducing the fare based on the selected boarding route from the stored fare data recorded in the contactless ticket;
Informing means for notifying the user that the fare has been collected based on the selected boarding route when the fare based on the selected boarding route is collected;
A non-contact automatic ticket gate characterized by comprising:   In the non-contact automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, the notification that the fare has been collected based on the selected boarding route is made via a display screen or a speaker provided in the main body of the non-contact automatic ticket gate. A non-contact automatic ticket gate characterized by being performed.   The non-contact type automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the detected boarding route includes a competitor's line connected by no latch.

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