JP2005165853A - Device and method for managing admission, and system for managing admission/leaving - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the illegal usage of an admission ticket for entering a plurality of institutions, with a simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: Admission management information for managing admission to each of exhibition rooms 130, 140 is printed on a common admission ticket 20 as a bar code. Each of admission management devices 30, 40 reads the bar code for the exhibition room with the management device arranged therein from the common admission ticket 20, and determines the propriety of admission to the exhibition room by using the read result. When permission for admission is determined, the admission management devices 30, 40 perform processing such as printing or punching in a part where the bar code for the exhibition room with the management device arranged therein is printed concerning the common admission ticket 20, and invalidates the bar code. When it is determined that admission is not permitted, alarm is outputted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing entrance to a facility.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, there is a museum with a permanent exhibition room 130 that can be entered only with an admission fee, and a special exhibition room 140 that requires a separate fee in addition to the admission fee. In the exhibition facility 100 such as an art museum, the entrance to the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 is managed for the visitors who wish to enter the special exhibition room 140 using the method described below.

(Method 1: Method using two types of admission tickets)
At the admission ticket booth 120 provided in the entrance hall 110, two types of admission tickets are sold: an admission ticket for entering the permanent exhibition room 130 and an admission ticket for entering the special exhibition room 140. On the admission ticket for the permanent exhibition room 130, admission management information for the permanent exhibition room 130 that can be read by the admission management device 135 installed in the permanent exhibition room 130 is printed as a barcode. The admission ticket for the special exhibition room 140 is printed with a bar code of the entrance management information for the special exhibition room 140 that can be read by the admission management device 145 installed in the special exhibition room 140. The admission management information is, for example, information indicating a unique identification number for each admission ticket, a type code indicating an exhibition room that can be entered, an admission expiration date, and the like.

  The admission management device 135 reads a barcode (admission management information) from the admission ticket and determines whether or not it is possible to enter the permanent exhibition room 130 using the read admission management information. Similarly, the admission management device 145 determines whether or not it is possible to enter the special exhibition room 140 using the admission management information read from the admission ticket.

(Method 2: Method using common admission ticket)
A common admission ticket that can enter both the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 is sold at the admission ticket sales floor 120. This common admission ticket allows admission management information that can be read by both admission management devices 135 and 145 (for example, admission to both the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 unique to each common admission ticket) Identification number and admission expiration date) are printed as one barcode. In addition, the operation | movement at the time of determining the admission permission in each entrance management apparatus 135,145 is the same as the case of the above-mentioned (method 1) except the point that an admission ticket is a common admission ticket.

  Further, Patent Document 1 is a common admission ticket that can enter a plurality of venues, and is printed with one barcode indicating the attributes of the visitors and the like, and is punched for each venue. The admission ticket reader / writer installed at each venue has a predetermined perforated part, and the perforated part of the admission ticket is perforated at a position corresponding to the venue where the admission is made. An attendee management system is described in which a venue that has already been entered is identified from the position where the entrance is open so that each venue can be entered only once with a single admission ticket.

JP-A-8-235395

  By the way, when the above-described (Method 1) is used, the admission ticket office 120 must sell two tickets to visitors who wish to enter the special exhibition room 140. This will increase the operating cost. On the other hand, it is necessary for the visitors to use the two admission tickets separately to perform the procedure for entering the permanent exhibition room 130 and the procedure for entering the special exhibition room 140, which is complicated and not convenient.

  In the above-described (Method 2), only one barcode is printed on the common admission ticket, and the admission management information is shared between the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140. For this reason, for example, when a visitor enters the special exhibition room 140 using a common admission ticket, it is printed on the common admission ticket in the admission management device 145 in order to prohibit re-entry into the special exhibition room 140. If the bar code is invalidated, for example, by making a hole in the bar code, the visitors cannot enter the permanent exhibition room 130 using the common admission ticket. For this reason, the bar code printed on the common admission ticket cannot be invalidated at each admission management device 135, 145, and the visitors who have purchased the common admission ticket will purchase it unless the admission period expires. It is possible to enter the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 any number of times using the single common admission ticket. Furthermore, if an admission person who leaves the permanent exhibition room 130 or the special exhibition room 140 passes the common admission ticket to another person, the person who has been given the common admission ticket will have the permanent exhibition room 130 or the special exhibition room. You can enter 140 for free.

  The identification number of the common admission ticket that has already been entered is registered in the memory of each admission management device 135, 145, and each admission management device 135, 145 uses the common admission ticket to determine whether or not admission is possible. If the read identification number is not registered in the memory or the identification number is collated, re-entry into the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 can be prohibited. However, in this case, the time for determining whether or not to enter is prolonged by the amount of verification with the identification number registered in the memory.

  In addition, according to the technique described in Patent Document 1, the problem of being able to enter the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 any number of times using one common admission ticket is solved. However, when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used, in addition to the bar code reader, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a perforation and the position of the perforation is required, so the admission ticket reader / writer (admission management devices 135 and 145). ) Will increase the cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object thereof is to prevent unauthorized use of an admission ticket that can enter a plurality of facilities with a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an admission management device that manages admission to one of a plurality of facilities that can be entered with a single admission ticket,
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
Reading means for reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A determination unit that determines whether or not to enter the one facility using a reading result of the reading unit;
When admission is permitted by the determination means, the admission management code of the facility 1 is processed in the admission ticket so that the admission management code cannot be read from the admission ticket Processing means to
There is provided an admission management device comprising: output means for outputting a warning when admission is not permitted by the determination means.

Further, the present invention is an admission management method for managing admission to the one facility performed by an apparatus installed in one of a plurality of facilities that can be entered with one admission ticket. And
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
A first process of reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A second step of determining whether to enter the first facility using the reading result in the first step;
When admission is permitted in the second process, the admission management code of the first facility is processed in the admission ticket and the admission management code is read from the admission ticket And a third process of outputting a warning when admission is not permitted in the second process.

  According to the present invention, the admission management device reads the admission management code of one facility managed by the admission management device from the admission ticket, and determines whether or not admission is possible using the read result. When the admission is permitted, the admission management device can process the portion of the admission ticket where the admission management code for one facility is printed and read the admission management code for the one facility from the admission ticket. On the other hand, a warning is output if admission is not allowed.

In addition, the present invention is an entrance / exit management system having an entrance management device and an exit management device installed in one facility among a plurality of facilities that can be entered with one entrance ticket,
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
The admission management device is:
Reading means for reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A determination unit that determines whether or not to enter the one facility using a reading result of the reading unit;
An output means for outputting a warning when admission is not permitted by the judging means,
The exit management device includes:
The entrance ticket is provided with processing means for processing a portion of the entrance ticket printed with the entrance management code of the facility 1 so that the entrance management code cannot be read from the entrance ticket. Provide a management system.

  According to the present invention, the admission management device reads the admission management code of one facility managed by the admission management device from the admission ticket, and uses the read result to determine whether or not admission is permitted. If there is no warning, a warning is output. On the other hand, the exit management apparatus processes the portion of the entrance ticket on which the entrance management code of one facility is printed so that the entrance management code of one facility cannot be read from the entrance ticket.

  According to the present invention, unauthorized use of an admission ticket that can be entered into a plurality of facilities can be prevented with a simple configuration.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the part which is common in FIG. 5 demonstrated in background art, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[A-1. Configuration of Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the exhibition facility 100. 5 are different from the entrance management device 30 installed near the entrance of the permanent exhibition room 130 and the entrance management device 40 installed near the entrance of the special exhibition room 140. In addition, the common admission ticket sold at the admission ticket counter 120 to visitors who wish to enter the special exhibition room 140 is different from the conventional common admission ticket.

  In the present embodiment, in the admission management devices 30 and 40 installed in the vicinity of the entrances of the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, when an admission person enters the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, whether or not admission is permitted, The case where the corresponding barcode printed on the common admission ticket is invalidated, and when the visitors leave from the exits of the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, the common admission ticket is not checked at all will be described. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the common admission ticket 20 used in the present embodiment includes an area 20 </ b> A on which the design and name of the common admission ticket 20 are printed, and a bar code (admission management information) for the permanent exhibition room 130. ) Are printed, and a region 20C is printed with a bar code (admission management information) for the special exhibition room 140. In the common admission ticket 20, the position where the barcode for the permanent exhibition room 130 is printed (area 20 </ b> B) and the position where the barcode for the special exhibition room 140 is printed (area 20 </ b> C) are set in advance for each exhibition room. It is stipulated in.

  Here, the bar code printed in the area 20B indicates an entrance identification number, an entrance expiration date, a management code, etc. for the permanent exhibition room 130. Similarly, the barcode printed in the area 20C indicates an entrance identification number, an entrance expiration date, a management code, etc. for the special exhibition room 140. By separating the bar code for the permanent exhibition room 130 and the bar code for the special exhibition room 140, for example, when the organizers of the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 are different, each organizer has its own. The set entrance identification number and management code can be used as entrance management information. Further, only the entrance identification number is used as the entrance management information for the permanent exhibition room 130, while the entrance identification number, the entrance expiration date, and the management code can be used as the entrance management information for the special exhibition room 140.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the admission management device 30 installed in the permanent exhibition room 130. In the figure, a CPU 301 controls each unit of the entrance management apparatus 30 by executing a program stored in a ROM 302 or a nonvolatile memory 308. The ROM 302 stores a program that performs basic control of each part of the entrance management device 30. The RAM 303 is used as a work area for the CPU 301. The timer 304 measures the current time (year / month / day / hour / minute / second).

  The barcode reading unit 305 reads the barcode printed on the area 20 </ b> B of the common admission ticket 20. From the read bar code, an admission identification number, admission expiration date, management code, etc. for the permanent exhibition room 130 are obtained. The position (area) where the barcode reading unit 305 reads the barcode from the common admission ticket 20 can be adjusted as appropriate. Here, since the admission management device 30 installed in the permanent exhibition room 130 is described, the barcode reading position of the barcode reading unit 305 is adjusted to the area 20B. Of course, in the case of the admission management device 40 installed in the special exhibition room 140, the barcode reading position is adjusted to the area 20C.

  When the admission to the permanent exhibition room 130 is permitted, the invalidation processing unit 306 displays, for example, characters such as “entered” on the barcode printed in the area 20B of the common admission ticket 20 A mark or a graphic indicating that the barcode is printed is printed, and the barcode printed in the area 20B is invalidated so that the barcode reading unit 305 cannot read the barcode. Of course, the barcode may be invalidated by painting the barcode printed in the region 20B or by making a hole in the region 20B. As described above, when the entry to the permanent exhibition room 130 is permitted, the invalidation processing unit 306 performs processing such as printing or punching a portion of the area 20B of the common admission ticket 20 to print in the area 20B. Disable the barcode that is being used.

  The warning unit 307 includes a display device, a warning lamp, a sound output device, and the like, and is permanently installed using a common admission ticket 20 that is suspected of unauthorized use when entry into the permanent exhibition room 130 is not permitted. A warning is issued to a person who tries to enter the exhibition room 130 or a staff member of the permanent exhibition room 130. This warning is performed by displaying a warning message on the screen of the display device, blinking a warning lamp, outputting a voice message, sounding an alarm sound, or the like. In addition, the warning unit 307 can prevent an entrance person from entering the permanent exhibition room 130 by closing an opening / closing door provided in the entrance management device 30.

  The non-volatile memory 308 stores a program for controlling an admission permission determination process (see FIG. 4) described later. The nonvolatile memory 308 stores admission management information for the permanent exhibition room 130 read from the common admission ticket 20.

  The admission management device 40 installed in the special exhibition room 140 has a point that the barcode reading position from the common admission ticket 20 is not the area 20B but the area 20C, or the barcode read from the area 20C (admission management information). ) Is different from the entrance management device 30 in that the admission of the special exhibition room 140 is determined and the bar code to be invalidated is a bar code printed in the area 20C.

[A-2. Operation of the embodiment]
First, a visitor who wishes to enter the special exhibition room 140 purchases a common admission ticket 20 that can enter both the permanent exhibition room 130 and the special exhibition room 140 at the admission ticket sales floor 120. In the common admission ticket 20, as shown in FIG. 2, the barcode for the permanent exhibition room 130 is printed in the area 20B, while the barcode for the special exhibition room 140 is printed in the area 20C. . Visitors go to the entrance of the permanent exhibition room 130 or the special exhibition room 140 with this common admission ticket 20. In the operation example shown below, a case where a visitor enters the permanent exhibition room 130 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the admission / rejection determination process executed in the admission management device 30. This admission permission determination process is executed by the CPU 301 when the common admission ticket 20 is inserted into the ticket insertion slot of the admission management device 30.

  First, the CPU 301 drives a conveyance unit (not shown) to convey the common admission ticket 20 inserted into the ticket insertion slot to the barcode reading unit 305. Next, the CPU 301 controls the barcode reading unit 305 to read the barcode printed on the area 20B of the common admission ticket 20 (step S101). As described above, in the case of the entrance management device 30, the barcode reading position by the barcode reading unit 305 is adjusted to the area 20 </ b> B of the common entrance ticket 20.

  Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not the barcode has been read from the common admission ticket 20 (step S102). Here, when the barcode cannot be read, the visitor has already entered the permanent exhibition room 130 once using this common admission ticket 20, and is printed in the area 20B by the process shown in step S110 described later. This is the case when the barcode is invalidated. Therefore, if it is determined NO in step S102, the CPU 301 does not permit entry into the permanent exhibition room 130 (step S103), controls the warning unit 307, and uses this common admission ticket 20 for permanent installation. A warning is issued to a visitor who intends to enter the exhibition room 130 or a staff member of the permanent exhibition room 130 (step S104). In addition, the CPU 301 controls the warning unit 307 to close the open / close door, and prevents the admission person from entering the permanent exhibition room 130 using the common admission ticket 20 suspected of unauthorized use (step S105).

  On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S102, the CPU 301 obtains admission management information for the permanent exhibition room 130 from the barcode read in step S101 (step S106). The admission management information obtained here includes an admission identification number for the permanent exhibition room 130, an admission expiration date, a management code, and the like. Next, the CPU 301 acquires the current time (year / month / day / hour / minute / second) measured by the timekeeping unit 304 (step S107). Then, the CPU 301 determines whether or not the current time is within the entrance validity period included in the entrance management information (step S108).

  As a result, when the current time has passed the admission expiration date (step S108: NO), the CPU 301 proceeds to step S103. Further, the CPU 301 can read the barcode printed in the area 20B of the common admission ticket 20 in step S102 if the current time is within the admission validity period (step S108: YES), and If the current time is within the admission validity period, admission to the permanent exhibition room 130 is permitted (step S109). Then, the CPU 301 controls the invalidation processing unit 306 to display characters such as “entranced”, a mark or a graphic indicating that the admission has been completed on the barcode printed in the area 20B of the common admission ticket 20. And the barcode printed in the area 20B is invalidated so that the barcode reading unit 305 cannot read the barcode (step S110). Of course, the barcode may be invalidated by painting the barcode printed in the region 20B or by making a hole in the region 20B. Thereafter, the CPU 301 drives a transport unit (not shown) to transport the common admission ticket 20 to the ticket discharge port and discharge it from the ticket discharge port, and then the processing shown in FIG.

  The visitors receive the common admission ticket 20 discharged from the admission management device 30 and enter the permanent exhibition room 130. Here, the common admission ticket 20 received by the visitors is printed on the barcode printed in the area 20B so that the barcode cannot be read or a hole is formed. If the admission ticket 20 is used to enter the permanent exhibition room 130 again, NO is determined in step S102 shown in FIG. 4 and entry into the permanent exhibition room 130 is blocked (steps S103 to S105). .

  Also, in the admission management device 40 installed in the special exhibition room 140, the bar code for the special exhibition room 140 printed in the area 20C of the common admission ticket 20 is processed in the same manner as the process shown in FIG. Done. As a result, the admission management device 40 reads the barcode (admission management information) printed in the area 20C of the common admission ticket 20 to determine whether or not to enter the special exhibition room 140, and when admission is permitted, When the bar code printed in the area 20C is invalidated and entry is not permitted, a warning message is notified.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, each of the entrance management devices 30 and 40 reads the barcode for the exhibition room where the device is installed from the common entrance ticket 20 and uses the read result to enter the exhibition room. Judgment of admission. When the admission management devices 30 and 40 determine to permit admission, the admission management devices 30 and 40 print or punch holes in the common admission ticket 20 where the barcode for the exhibition room where the device is installed is printed. While this processing is applied to invalidate this barcode, a warning is output if it is determined that entry is not permitted. Therefore, the illegal use of the common admission ticket 20 such that a single common admission ticket 20 allows you to enter the permanent exhibition room 130 or the special exhibition room 140 many times even though you pay only one time. Can be prevented. Further, unlike the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is not necessary to incorporate sensors for detecting presence / absence of perforations and positions of perforations in the entrance management devices 30 and 40. Therefore, unauthorized use of the common admission ticket 20 can be prevented with a simple configuration.

[B. Modified example]
The above-described embodiments are merely examples of one aspect of the present invention, and for example, the following modifications can be considered.
(1) The place where the entrance management devices 30 and 40 are installed is not limited to the exhibition rooms 130 and 140. For example, the entrance management devices 30 and 40 are installed in the entrance hall 110 near the entrance of the exhibition rooms 130 and 140. Also good. In addition, the admission management devices 30 and 40 do not invalidate the barcode printed on the common admission ticket 20 at the time of admission, and when the admission person leaves the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, The printed barcode may be invalidated. However, in this case, in FIG. 1, each entrance management device 30, 40 is provided between the entrance and the exit of the exhibition rooms 130, 140, and the visitors can enter the common entrance even when leaving the exhibition rooms 130, 140. It is necessary to insert the ticket 20 into the entrance management devices 30 and 40. Further, the entrance and exit of each exhibition room 130, 140 are combined into one entrance, and each entrance management device 30, 40 determines whether or not admission is permitted when the admission person enters the exhibition room 130, 140. When the visitors leave the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, the barcode printed on the common admission ticket 20 may be invalidated. Thus, the entrance management devices 30 and 40 may be entrance / exit management devices that manage entrance / exit and exit.

(2) In FIG. 1, an exit management device is installed in the vicinity of the exits of the exhibition rooms 130 and 140, and when the visitors leave the exhibition rooms 130 and 140 in this exit management device, they are printed on the common entrance ticket 20. You may invalidate the barcode. However, in the case of an entrance / exit management system having the entrance management device 30 and the exit management device in this way, it is not necessary to invalidate the barcode in the entrance management device 30.

(3) For example, when the admission to the special exhibition room 140 is valid for two days and the admission is permitted once a day, the bar for the special exhibition room 140 is included in the common admission ticket 20. Two codes are printed, one for even days and one for odd days, and the admission management device 40 specifies whether the day is an even day or an odd day based on the time measured by the time measuring unit (current time). The barcode reading position in the common admission ticket 20 may be changed between the case where the barcode is an odd day and the case where it is an odd day. If the end of the month is up to the 31st, and the 31st and the 1st of the following month are the valid period, a check across months is performed.

(4) Bar code reading may employ a method of capturing an image and identifying the barcode in the captured image by image recognition. In addition, an image of the entire common admission ticket 20 is captured, a barcode to be read is specified from a plurality of barcodes in the captured image, and the barcode is identified by image recognition. Good.

(5) The barcode printed on the common admission ticket 20 may be a two-dimensional barcode, or a code represented by an image other than the barcode. Moreover, you may print admission management information on the common admission ticket 20 with character data. Moreover, you may make it print these barcodes and character data on the back surface of the common admission ticket 20. FIG.

It is a figure which illustrates the composition of exhibition facility 100 concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates the outline | summary of the common admission ticket 20 which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the hardware constitutions of the entrance management apparatus 30 which concerns on the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of admission permission determination processing executed in an admission management device 30 according to the embodiment. It is a figure which concerns on a prior art and illustrates the structure of the exhibition facility.

Explanation of symbols

  20 ... Common admission ticket, 20A, 20B, 20C ... Area, 30, 40 ... Admission management device, 100 ... Exhibition facility, 110 ... Entrance hall, 120 ... Admission ticket office, 130 ... Permanent exhibition room, 135 ... Admission management device, 140 ... Special exhibition room, 145 ... Admission management device, 301 ... CPU, 302 ... ROM, 303 ... RAM, 304 ... Time measuring unit, 305 ... Bar code reading unit, 306 ... Invalid processing unit, 307 ... Warning unit, 308 ... Non-volatile Sex memory.

Claims (6)

An admission management device that manages admission to one of a plurality of facilities that can be entered with a single admission ticket,
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
Reading means for reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A determination unit that determines whether or not to enter the one facility using a reading result of the reading unit;
When admission is permitted by the determination means, the admission management code of the facility 1 is processed in the admission ticket so that the admission management code cannot be read from the admission ticket Processing means to
An admission management apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs a warning when admission is not permitted by the determination unit. When the admission is permitted by the determination means, the processing means prints on the admission management code of the one facility printed on the admission ticket and reads the admission management code from the admission ticket. The admission management device according to claim 1, wherein the admission management device is configured so as not to be able to. When the admission is permitted by the determination means, the processing means opens a hole in the admission ticket at a position where the admission management code of the facility 1 is printed, and the admission management code is extracted from the admission ticket. The admission management device according to claim 1, wherein the admission management device is configured such that it cannot be read. In the admission ticket, a plurality of admission management codes for managing admission to the facility 1 are printed.
A time measuring means for measuring time;
The entrance according to claim 1, further comprising changing means for changing a position at which the reading means reads an entrance management code of the one facility from the entrance ticket according to a time measured by the time measuring means. Management device. An entrance / exit management system having an entrance management device and an exit management device installed in one of a plurality of facilities that can be entered with one entrance ticket,
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
The admission management device is:
Reading means for reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A determination unit that determines whether or not to enter the one facility using a reading result of the reading unit;
An output means for outputting a warning when admission is not permitted by the judging means,
The exit management device includes:
The entrance ticket is provided with processing means for processing a portion of the entrance ticket printed with the entrance management code of the facility 1 so that the entrance management code cannot be read from the entrance ticket. Management system. An admission management method for managing admission to the one facility performed in a device installed in one of a plurality of facilities that can be entered with one admission ticket,
In the admission ticket, an admission management code for managing admission to the facility is printed for each facility,
A first process of reading the entrance management code of the facility 1 from the entrance ticket;
A second step of determining whether to enter the first facility using the reading result in the first step;
When admission is permitted in the second process, the admission management code of the first facility is processed in the admission ticket and the admission management code is read from the admission ticket And a third process of outputting a warning when admission is not permitted in the second process.

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