JP2006031059A - Automatic ticket gate device and guide display method for automatic ticket gate device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide indicator for automatic ticket gate device easy to see for users, and a guide display method for automatic ticket gate device. <P>SOLUTION: When medium information recorded in a ticket or the like shows a person with color weakness, the display color of the guide indicator 310 of a guide display part 6 is changed to a color easy to see for the person with color weakness. When the medium information shows a child or a wheelchair user, a solenoid 305 is driven to retreat a stopper 304, whereby a pin 304a of the stopper 304 is released, a motor 300 is driven, and when a position detector 307a detects a detection board 312 of the guide display part 6, the motor is stopped. Further, when the guide indicator is fixed in this position, the solenoid 304 is turned off, whereby the pin 304a of the stopper 304 is fitted to a fixing hole 313 by the energizing force of a return spring 306. A guide indicator mount base 311 is thereby fixed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate for displaying guidance to a user who uses an automatic ticket gate installed at, for example, a station ticket gate, and a guidance display method for the automatic ticket gate.

  In recent years, for example, in a railway company, automatic ticket gates are installed at entrances to facilities such as railways and exit gates for the purpose of saving labor at exit gates. This automatic ticket gate reads magnetic tickets such as admission tickets, prepaid cards, commuter passes, and regular tickets that are inserted by facility users, and reads the media information recorded on these magnetic tickets to determine whether or not they can pass. The machine has a ticket gate function for displaying on the guidance display of the automatic ticket gate device whether the traffic is permitted based on the determination result and returning or collecting the magnetic ticket. In other words, if the result of reading the media information of the magnetic ticket indicates that the fare is insufficient, expired, or out of the section, the automatic ticket gate will close the door located on the automatic ticket gate and prevent the user from passing. Otherwise, the door is opened and the user is allowed to pass.

  Recently, there are automatic ticket gates that can handle multiple cards. This automatic ticket gate for multiple sheets takes in a plurality of magnetic tickets inserted by one user, reads the medium information recorded on each magnetic ticket, and reads the medium information recorded on the magnetic ticket and passes it. This is a machine that sequentially determines whether or not a plurality of users are allowed to pass on the guidance display of the automatic ticket checker based on the determination result, and returns or collects the magnetic ticket.

  In addition, there are recently automatic ticket gates that handle radio cards in addition to magnetic tickets. This wireless card-compatible automatic ticket gate apparatus has an automatic ticket gate function based on a wireless card in addition to an automatic ticket gate function corresponding to a magnetic ticket.

Such magnetic ticket-compatible automatic ticket gate devices, multiple-compatible automatic ticket gate devices, and wireless-compatible automatic ticket gate devices are all provided with the above-mentioned guidance display. Based on the reading result of the medium information recorded on the ticket medium such as the magnetic ticket or the magnetic card, the guidance indicator displays the contents of the normal process during the normal process, the contents of the abnormal process during the abnormal process, and the prepaid In the case of a magnetic ticket having a function, the remaining amount of the card is displayed. Along with this display, a determination result of whether or not the user can pass is displayed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-240975 (first page, FIG. 1)

  However, although the current guidance display uses a color LCD or the like, there is a problem that a color display that is easy for a healthy person to see is a color that is difficult for a color weak person to see.

  In addition, the current guidance indicator is located on the top surface of the top cover of the automatic ticket gate near the magnetic ticket outlet, and is easily visible when a healthy person pulls out the magnetic ticket. For children with low mobility and wheelchair users, there is a problem of being placed in a position that is difficult to see.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus including a guidance display that is easily visible to the user, and a guidance display method for the automatic ticket gate apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is an automatic ticket gate apparatus that performs a ticket gate process based on a result of reading medium information recorded on a ticket medium, wherein the ticket medium Reading means for reading the medium information recorded on the guide, and guidance display means for displaying whether or not the user can pass through the passage of the automatic ticket gate using the ticket medium based on the reading result by the reading means; Passage detecting means for detecting a user who passes using the ticket medium, and child information or wheelchair use information is included in the medium information read by the reading means, detected by the passage detecting means. And a guide display driving means for rotating the guide display means according to the passage position of the user.

  The automatic ticket gate apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is an automatic ticket gate apparatus that performs ticket gate processing based on the result of reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium, and the medium information recorded on the ticket medium. Reading means, guidance display means for displaying whether or not the user can pass through the passage of the automatic ticket gate using the ticket medium based on the reading result by the reading means, and reading by the reading means When the medium information includes color-blind information, the information display control means comprises a guidance display control means for changing the display color of the guidance display means.

  Furthermore, the guidance display method of the automatic ticket checker according to claim 4 of the present invention performs ticket check processing based on the result of reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium, and displays guidance to the user by the guide display means. A guide display method for an automatic ticket checker comprising: a first step of confirming whether the medium information of the ticket medium has been read; and the medium information based on the fact that the medium information has been confirmed as a result of the first step. The second step of confirming whether or not there is child information or wheelchair use information, and the result of this second step is that the child display information or wheelchair use information has been confirmed. A third step of turning to the display position 1, a fourth step of checking whether the child or wheelchair user has exited the passage of the automatic ticket gate as a result of the third step, and the fourth step As a result of the process, children or wheelchair users If is the exited out of the path of the automatic ticket gate apparatus, characterized by comprising a fifth step of rotating the display position of the guidance display unit on the second display position is the initial position.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the automatic ticket gate apparatus provided with the guidance indicator easy to see for a user and the guidance display method of an automatic ticket gate apparatus can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an overview of an automatic ticket gate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This automatic ticket gate is usually installed as a set of two at a ticket gate of a facility, and a passage through which a user passes is formed between the two. An automatic ticket gate that performs entry work and entry work is provided with a device main body 2. The device main body 2 has a ticket medium (ordinary ticket, commuter pass) when entering or leaving the facility. In addition to a ticket such as a prepaid card, an entrance 3 into which an entrance ticket or the like into the facility is inserted, and an exit 4 through which the ticket medium inserted from the entrance 3 is discharged are provided. A shutter (not shown) for preventing the ticket medium from being inserted is provided in the vicinity of the slot 3.

  A guidance display unit 6 (guidance display means) is provided in front of the discharge port 4 in the apparatus main body 2 to provide guidance to users, staff, and the like. Doors 7 that can be opened and closed are provided at both ends of the side face of the apparatus main body 2 on the passage side to control the passage of users. The door 7 is controlled to be opened and closed based on the determination result of passage.

  A pole portion (frame body) 8 for defining a user's passage is erected on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 2. A plurality of passage detectors 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 for detecting the passage of the user are provided on the side surfaces of the pole portion 8 and the apparatus main body 2 on the side of each passage. On the pole portion 8, an indicator lamp 216 is provided for displaying the operation state of the device such as the insertion of a child ticket, the insertion of an invalid ticket, and an abnormality of a device.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the automatic ticket gate.

  In the internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate, a main conveyance path 61 is formed between the slot 3 and the slot 4 to transport the ticket medium loaded from the slot 3 to the outlet 4 along the direction of the arrow a in the figure. Has been. On the conveyance path of the main conveyance path 61, along the insertion port 3 to the discharge port 4, the separation unit 62, the alignment unit 63, the reading heads 64 and 65, the reversing unit 66, the writing head 68, the reading head 69, and the distribution A gate 22a, a gutter unit 20, printing units 21 and 27, a sorting gate 22b, a stacking unit 23, and the like are sequentially provided.

  A branch conveyance path 25 branched from the main conveyance path 61 is provided, and a holding unit 67 is provided on the conveyance path of the branch conveyance path 25.

  Further, a bill collection section 28 is provided in the bill collection conveyance path 28a branched from the main conveyance path 61 by the sorting gate 22b. In the bill collection section 28, a ticket medium is collected at the end of a bill collection box 31 for collecting used ticket media and a separate bill collection transport path 32 branched from the collection transport path 28a by the sorting gate 30. There is a separate bill collection box 33 for collecting the bills in case they are forgotten.

  The insertion slot 3 can receive a plurality of inserted ticket media at a time. The separation unit 62 separates the plurality of ticket media that are collectively loaded into the insertion port 3 one by one and sends them to the alignment unit 63. The aligning unit 63 aligns the sheet media one by one sent from the separating unit 62 and sends them to the read heads 64 and 65.

  The read heads (reading means) 64 and 65 read encoded magnetic information recorded on the magnetic recording layer on the back surface of the ticket medium. The read head 65 reads the downward magnetic recording layer when the back surface of the ticket medium is conveyed downward. Platen rollers 64a and 65a are provided to face the read heads 64 and 65, respectively.

  The reversing unit 66 conveys the ticket medium that has passed through the reading heads 64 and 65 to the holding unit 67 without passing through the reversing conveyance path 66a when the front and back sides of the ticket medium are correct, that is, when the magnetic recording layer faces downward. Further, the reversing unit 66, when the front and back sides of the ticket medium that has passed through the reading heads 64 and 65 are reversed, that is, when the magnetic recording layer is facing upward, By guiding from the transport path 66a to the main transport path 61 via the sorting gate 66b, the front and back of the ticket medium are reversed.

  The holding unit 67 is provided with stoppers 67a and 67b that temporarily hold the ticket medium that has passed through the reversing unit 66 and is transferred to the branch transfer path 25 via the sorting gate 22a. The ticket medium is returned to the main conveyance path 61 by releasing the hold by the stoppers 67a and 67b.

  The write head 68 records encoded magnetic information on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket medium. The read head 69 is a verify head, and reads the encoded magnetic information recorded by the write head 68. Platen rollers 68a and 69a are provided to face the write head 68 and the read head (verify head) 69, respectively.

  The slot 20 pierces the ticket medium transported along the main transport path 61 as a trap. The printing units 21 and 27 print predetermined information such as date and ticket gate place name on the ticket medium conveyed through the main conveyance path 61. The printing units 21 and 27 are constituted by, for example, a thermal transfer type printer using a thermal head and an ink ribbon.

  The stacking unit 23 stacks and puts together the ticket media that have been put together according to the size. The stacking unit 23 is provided with a stopper 23a for holding, and the stopper 23a collects the ticket media. The collected plurality of ticket media are discharged from the discharge port 4.

  The bill collection unit 28 collects the collected ticket medium in the bill collection box 31. In addition, the ticket medium that has been forgotten to be removed from the discharge port 4 is collected in the separate collection box 33.

  In the vicinity of the insertion slot 3, a detector 51 that detects the insertion of the ticket medium into the insertion slot 3 is provided. In the vicinity of the discharge port 4, a detector 52 that detects the withdrawal of the ticket medium from the discharge port 4 is provided. A plurality of detectors (not shown) are arranged on each conveyance path to detect the position of the ticket medium to be conveyed, the presence or absence of the ticket medium, and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a control method of the automatic ticket gate.

  The automatic ticket gate is controlled by the CPU 200 and connected to the host computer 1 connected via a communication line via the communication control unit 230. Therefore, the host computer 1 sets a mode for using the automatic ticket gate, such as whether to use as an entrance machine, an exit machine, or an entrance / exit machine.

  The CPU 200 is connected to a ROM 201 and a RAM 202 that are necessary for the operation of the CPU 200. The ROM 201 stores a control program. The RAM 202 stores information as a buffer for the control program, and also stores medium information read from the ticket medium. Furthermore, fare information is stored in the fare memory 203.

  The CPU 200 further includes a determination unit, an entry control circuit 209, a print control circuit 208, a stopper control circuit 210, a detection circuit 211, a conveyance control circuit 212, a passage detection circuit 213, a door control circuit 214, a guidance display control circuit 215, an indicator light The drive control circuit 216, the reader / writer 16, and the guide display drive unit 355 are connected to control them.

  The determination unit includes a reading circuit 204 that controls the reading heads 64 and 65, a writing circuit 205 that controls the writing head 68, and a reading circuit 69 that controls the verifying reading head 69, and is read by the reading heads 64 and 65. The medium information is transmitted to the CPU 200. The CPU 200 determines whether or not passage is possible based on the medium information.

  The entry control circuit 209 controls the entry unit 20 to enter (make a punch hole) into the ticket medium.

  The print control circuit 208 controls the printing units 21 and 27 including thermal heads to print the date and the like on the ticket medium.

  The stopper control circuit 210 controls the stoppers 67a, 67b, 23a, and 41 to hold the ticket medium.

  The detection circuit 211 receives an output signal from each detector such as the detectors 51 and 52, detects the conveyance status of the medium, and notifies the CPU.

  The conveyance control circuit 212 controls the main motor 40 to convey the ticket medium.

  The passage detection circuit 213 constitutes passage detection means together with the passage detectors 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and inputs output signals from the passage detectors 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and inputs the ticket medium. The detected user's passage is detected and the detection result is notified to the CPU 200.

  The door control circuit 214 controls opening / closing of the door 7.

  The indicator lamp drive control circuit 216 performs on / off control of the indicator lamp 216 including a child lamp, a disabled person lamp, an illegal lamp, an abnormal lamp, and the like. In other words, a child lamp that lights up when a child ticket is inserted, a disabled lamp that lights up when a disabled ticket is inserted, an illegal lamp that lights up when the pass judgment is NG, an abnormality that lights up due to equipment abnormality, etc. Each lamp is lit in a different color.

  The reader / writer 16 includes a wireless communication control circuit 217 and an antenna 16a. The wireless communication control circuit 217 wirelessly communicates with the wireless card 105 by controlling the antenna 16a, reads the medium information of the wireless card 105, records the medium information, and deletes the medium information.

  The guidance display unit 6 includes a guidance display control circuit 215, a guidance display (guidance display means) 310, and a guidance display drive unit 355. The guidance display control circuit 215 performs display control of the guidance indicator 310. The guidance display 310 can perform color display such as a plasma display, and performs display color and wording generation and on / off control of the guidance display 310 by this display control.

  The guide display drive unit (guide display drive means) 355 is provided with a motor control circuit 350 that controls the motor 300 for rotating the guide display mounting base on which the guide display 310 is mounted. Further, there are provided a stopper 304 for fixing the guide display mounting base at a predetermined position, a solenoid 305 for driving the stopper 304, and a solenoid drive circuit 352 for driving and controlling the solenoid 305. Further, position detectors 307a to 307d for detecting the position of the guidance display 310 and a detection circuit 351 for the position detectors 307a to 307d are provided.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the wireless card 105 and the reader / writer (reading means) 16. The wireless card 105 includes an antenna 105a, a communication control unit 105b, and a power supply unit 105c inside the card. The antenna 105a is connected to the communication control unit 105b, is controlled by the communication control unit 105b, and is an antenna for performing wireless communication with the reader / writer 16. The communication control unit 105b is connected to the antenna 105a and the power supply unit 105c, and communicates with the reader / writer 16 through the antenna 105a. The power supply unit 105c generates electromotive force by the radio wave received by the antenna 105a and generates power for operating the wireless card.

  The reader / writer (reading means) 16 performs wireless communication with the wireless card 105 via the antenna 16a. Further, the medium information read from the wireless card 105 is transmitted from the wireless communication control circuit 217 to the CPU 200. Then, the medium information determination result by the CPU 200 is transmitted to the wireless communication control circuit 217.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a communication procedure among the wireless card 105, the wireless communication control circuit 217, and the CPU 200.

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 sends a polling command 500 to the wireless card 105 via the reader / writer 16 at regular time intervals.

  When the user holds the wireless card 105 over the reader / writer 16, wireless data transmission / reception is performed between the reader / writer 16 and the wireless card 105. That is, in response to the polling command 500, a polling response 501 that is a reply signal is transmitted from the wireless card 105 to the reader / writer 16.

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 transmits a read command 502 for reading the medium information of the wireless card 105 to the wireless card 105.

  The wireless card 105 transmits the medium information as a read response 503 to the wireless communication control circuit 217.

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 transmits the medium information received from the wireless card 105 to the CPU 200 (read data transmission 504).

  The CPU 200 determines whether or not to allow traffic based on the received medium information. When the determination result is OK, the CPU 200 transmits the determination result to the wireless communication control circuit 217 (determination result transmission 505).

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 transmits a write command 506 to write the received determination result to the wireless card 105.

  The wireless card 105 performs writing based on the received write command 506 and transmits a write response 507 to the wireless communication control circuit 217 when the writing is completed.

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 transmits a closed command 508 for ending the processing to the wireless card 105 because the read (read) and write (write) processing related to the wireless card is completed.

  In response to the received closed command 508, the wireless card 105 transmits a closed response 509 to the wireless communication control circuit 217.

  The wireless communication control circuit 217 transmits a normal end notification 510 to the CPU 200.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a drive mechanism of the guidance display unit 6. The guidance display unit 6 includes a guidance indicator 310 that guides whether or not traffic is permitted, and a guidance indicator mounting base 311 to which the guidance indicator 310 is attached. The guidance display unit 6 is provided in front of the user in the upper part of the apparatus main body 2. Yes.

  The guide display driving unit 355 for rotating the guide display unit 6 includes a motor 300 for rotating the guide display mounting base 311 and a stopper unit for fixing the guide display mounting base 311 at a predetermined rotational position. 304, position detectors 307a to 307d for detecting the rotation position of the guide display mount 311 are provided.

  The guide indicator mount 311 is provided with a rotation fulcrum shaft 301 for rotating the guide indicator mount 311, and is pivotally supported on the apparatus main body 2 by the rotation fulcrum shaft 301. A gear 302 for transmitting a driving force to the rotation fulcrum shaft is provided at the shaft end of the rotation fulcrum shaft.

  The motor (driving means) 300 is provided with a gear 303 that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft in order to transmit the driving force of the motor 300. Accordingly, the driving force of the motor 300 is transmitted to the gear 302 via the gear 303. The rotating shaft 301 of the gear 302 is rotated by the transmitted driving force, and the mounting base 311 is rotated. By rotating the guide display mounting base 311, the guide display (guide display means) 310 fixed to the guide display mounting base 311 rotates to a predetermined position. The guide indicator mounting base 311 is fixed by a stopper 304 at a predetermined rotation position by a fixing method described later.

  The stopper 304 (fixing means) has a plurality of pins 304a for fixing the guide indicator mounting base 311 at a predetermined stop position set in stages, and is provided in the vicinity of the opposite end of the pin 304a. The fulcrum 304b is pivotally supported on the apparatus main body 2.

  Further, the stopper 304 is provided with an arm 305a arranged on one side around the fulcrum 304b and a solenoid 305 coupled to the arm 305a. Therefore, by energizing the solenoid 305, the stopper 304 is rotated to the right about the fulcrum 304b, and the fixing by the pin 304a is released.

  Further, the stopper 304 is provided with a spring 306 on the opposite side of the arm 305a around the fulcrum 304b. The stopper 304 is urged by the spring 306, the stopper 304 rotates to the left about the fulcrum 304 b, and the pin 304 a passes through the fixing hole 313, thereby fixing the guide display mounting base 311. The guide indicator 310 is fixed by fixing the guide indicator mounting base 311.

  The position detectors (position detecting means) 307a to 307d detect the rotation position of the guide display mounting base 311 by detecting the detection plate 312 that has reached the detection range 308 of each of the position detectors 307a to 307d. . In the embodiment, the positions a to d are set in four stages step by step.

  Next, the operation of the drive mechanism of the guide display mount 311 will be described. The guide indicator mounting base 311 can be fixed in a designated position (here, four locations a, b, c, and d), and accordingly, the guide indicator 310 is also fixed. The movement range is a range of positions a to d.

  As is clear from the above description, the guide display 310 fixed to the guide display by the rotation and rotation position fixing of the guide display mounting base 311 is similarly rotated and fixed in the rotation position. Therefore, hereinafter, the rotation and rotation position fixing of the guide display mounting base 311 are used as synonyms for the rotation and rotation position fixing of the guidance display 310.

  Let b be the initial standby position of the guidance display 310. The initial standby position b refers to a state in which the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6 is detected by the position detector 307b. Thereafter, when rotating from the initial standby position b to the position c, the solenoid 305 is driven to retract the stopper 304, and the motor 300 is driven to stop when the position detector 307c detects the detection plate 312. To do.

  Similarly, when rotating from the position c to the position b, the solenoid 305 is driven to retract the stopper 304, the motor 300 is driven, and the motor 300 is detected when the position detector 307b detects the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6. To stop. Further, when the guidance indicator 310 is fixed at any of the stoppable positions a, b, c, and d, the motor 300 is stopped and the solenoid 305 is turned off. As a result, the pin 304 a of the stopper 304 is fixed by being fitted into the fixing hole 313 provided in the guide indicator mounting base 311 by the urging force of the return spring 306. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the pin 304a of the stopper 304 is inserted into the fixing hole 313 and fixed at the position d.

  FIG. 7 is a layout diagram of the passage detectors 9 to 13 for explaining the operation of passage detection. First, a user position detection method will be described. The passage detection of the automatic ticket gate is constituted by a plurality of detectors composed of passage detectors 9-13. The passage detectors 9 to 13 determine the passage of the user and detect the position of the user in the apparatus. Here, it is possible to detect three locations from region 1 to region 3. That is, if detected by the passage detector 9 and the detector 11, it is detected that the region 1 is passing, if detected by the detector 13, it is detected that the region 2 is passing, and if detected by the detector 12 and the detector 10, the region. 3 is detected as passing.

  For example, the user inserts a ticket medium into the slot 3 of the apparatus main body 2 or enters the passage of the automatic ticket gate by holding the ticket medium (in this case, the wireless card 105) over the reader / writer 16 of the apparatus main body 2. An example of this will be described. When the ticket medium is inserted, the ticket medium discharged from the outlet 4 is removed and then the ticket gate is withdrawn from the passage of the automatic ticket gate. You will leave the aisle. At this time, as the user passes, the position of the user is sequentially detected as region 1 → region 2 → region 3.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the guidance display unit 6 when the color weak person uses the automatic ticket gate. The guidance display unit 6 is controlled by a guidance display control circuit 215. Further, it is assumed that data indicating that the color is weak is written in the ticket medium possessed by the color weak person, and the color weak person inserts the ticket medium into the apparatus main body 2 or the ticket medium to the reader / writer 16. A case will be described as an example where (in this case, the wireless card 105) is held up and the path of the automatic ticket gate is entered in the direction of the arrow X shown in FIG.

  First, the medium information recorded on the ticket medium is read by the reading heads 64 and 65 or the reader / writer 16 (S1). If the reading of the medium information is not completed, it is read until it is completed (No in S1).

  When the reading of the medium information is completed (Yes in S1), it is determined whether the medium information includes color weak person information (S2). As a result of this determination, if there is no color weak person information, the display color of the guidance display 310 of the guidance display unit 6 is displayed in the normal display (S3).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the color weak person information is read from the medium information (Yes in S2), the display color of the guidance display unit 310 of the guidance display unit 6 is designated in advance for the color weak person. In addition, the handicapped lamp that indicates that the display lamp 216 is a color weaker is turned on (S4, S5).

  After that, it waits until the user who is weak in color leaves the passage of the automatic ticket gate (No in S6), and when this user leaves the passage of the automatic ticket gate (Yes in S6), a guidance display is displayed. The display color of the device 310 is restored and the disabled lamp is turned off (S7).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the guidance display when a child and a wheelchair user use an automatic ticket gate. Here, as described above, the state can be held at a designated number of locations (here, four locations a, b, c, and d), and the movement range is a to d. The initial standby position is position b.

  In order for the guidance indicator 310 to have an optimum angle according to the user's line of sight, when the user is in the area 1, the guidance indicator 310 is in the position b (the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6 is the position detector 307b). When the user is in the area 2, the guidance display 310 is in the position c (the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6 is detected by the position detector 307c), and the user is in the area. When 3, the guidance display 310 is rotated to the position d (the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6 is detected by the position detector 307d).

  First, the media information of the infant media carried by the user is read. In the determination of the child of the child medium, the child data written on the ticket medium is read by the reading heads 64 and 65 or the reader / writer 16 (S10). Then, it is confirmed whether reading of the medium information is completed (first step). As a result of the confirmation, if the reading of the medium information is not completed, it is read until it is completed (No in S10).

  When the reading of the medium information is completed (Yes in S10), it is confirmed whether there is child or wheelchair user information (second step, S11). As a result of the confirmation, if it is determined that there is child or wheelchair user information (Yes in S11), the solenoid 305 is driven to retract the stopper 304, and the motor 300 is driven to rotate the guide display mounting base 311. When the position detector 307a detects the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6, the motor 300 is stopped to rotate from position b to position a (first display position) (third step, S12). When fixing at this position a, the motor 300 is stopped and the solenoid 305 is turned OFF. As a result, the pin 304 a of the stopper 304 is fixed by being fitted into the fixing hole 313 provided in the guide indicator mounting base 311 by the urging force of the return spring 306. In this operation, the display 310 is rotated by the motor 300 until the detection plate 312 of the guide display unit 6 is detected by the position detector 307a so that the position of the guide display 310 is the position a.

  As a result of the above confirmation, in the case of a child, the child lamp of the indicator lamp 216 is turned on. Similarly, in the case of a wheelchair user, the disabled lamp of the indicator lamp 216 is turned on (S13).

  Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not the user has left the passage of the automatic ticket gate (fourth step). When it has not left, it waits until it leaves (No of S14). When this user leaves the passage of the automatic ticket gate (Yes in S14), the child lamp or the disabled person lamp of the indicator lamp 216 is turned off (S15).

  Thereafter, the guidance display 310 is rotated to the position b (second display position) which is the initial standby position (fifth step), S16). In this state, the system waits for processing for the next user.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the guidance display when a normal user passes through the automatic ticket gate. Here, similarly to the description of FIG. 9, the initial standby position is b (second display position).

  First, the guidance display unit 6 at the initial standby position b confirms whether the user has entered the area 1 (first area) (first step).

  Based on the confirmation result, when the detector 11 detects the user (Yes in S20), it is confirmed that the guidance display 310 is at the position b (second display position) that is the initial standby position. . If the guidance indicator 310 is not at position b, the solenoid 305 is driven, the pin 304a of the stopper 304 is released and retracted, the drive motor 304 is driven, and the position detector 307b is When the detection plate 312 is detected, the motor 300 is stopped. Thereafter, by turning off the solenoid 305, the guide indicator 310 is fixed at the position b of the stopper 304 (second step, S21).

  Thereafter, it is confirmed by the detector 13 whether the user has further advanced from the region 1 and has reached the region 2 (second region) (third step, S22).

  Based on the confirmation result, when the user reaches the area 2 (Yes in S22), the solenoid 305 is driven, the pin 304a of the stopper 304 is released and retracted, the motor 300 is driven, and the position detector 307c ( When the third display position) detects the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6, the motor 300 is stopped. At this time, the position of the guidance display 310 is the position c (fourth step, S23).

  Thereafter, it is confirmed by the detector 12 whether the user has further advanced from the region 2 and has reached the region 3 (third region) (fifth step, S24).

  Based on the confirmation result, when the user reaches the region 3 (Yes in S24), the motor 300 is driven again, and the position detector 307d (fourth display position) detects the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6. Then, the motor 300 is stopped. At this time, the position of the guidance display 310 becomes the position d (sixth step, S25).

  Thereafter, it is confirmed by the detector 10 whether the user has left the passage of the automatic ticket gate (seventh step, S26).

  As a result of this confirmation, when there is no next user in the passage of the automatic ticket gate (No in S27), in order to return the guidance display unit 6 to the position b (second display position) which is the initial standby position, When the drive motor 304 is driven and the position detector 307b detects the detection plate 312 of the guidance display unit 6, the motor 300 is stopped. Thereafter, by turning off the solenoid 305, the guide display unit 6 is held at the position b of the stopper 304, and in this state, it waits until the next user comes (eighth step, S28).

  In step S27, when the next user is in the passage of the automatic ticket gate, the fixed position of the guidance indicator 310 differs depending on the place in the passage of the automatic ticket gate. That is, when the detector 9 detects that the next user has already come to the area 1, the guidance display unit 6 rotates to the position b, and the next user has already come to the area 2. When the detector 13 detects that there is, the guidance display unit 6 is rotated to the position c. Further, when the detector 12 detects that the next user has already come to the area 3, it turns to the position d (9th step, S29).

  When it is necessary to hold at each position, the guide display unit 6 can be fixed by the pin 304a of the stopper 304 by turning off the solenoid 305 after stopping the motor 300.

  Thus, the guidance display unit 6 rotates in conjunction with the progress of the user, so that the user can easily see the guidance display unit 6.

The perspective view which shows roughly the external appearance of the automatic ticket gate apparatus by the Example of this invention. The figure which shows the internal structure of an automatic ticket gate apparatus roughly. The block diagram explaining the control method of an automatic ticket gate apparatus. The block diagram which shows the structure of a wireless card and a reader / writer. The figure explaining the communication procedure between a radio | wireless card, a radio | wireless communication control circuit, and CPU. The perspective view which shows schematically the drive mechanism part of a guidance display part. The layout diagram of the passage detector explaining the operation of passage detection. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of a guidance display in case a color weak person uses an automatic ticket gate apparatus. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the guidance indicator when a child and a wheelchair user use an automatic ticket gate apparatus. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of a guidance indicator when a user passes an automatic ticket gate.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host computer 2 Apparatus main body 3 Inlet 4 Outlet 6 Guidance display part 7 Door 8 Pole part 9-13 Passing detector 16 Reader / writer 16a Antenna 20 Input part 21, 27 Printing part 22a, 22b, 30, 66b Vibration Branch gate 23 Accumulation unit 25 Branch conveyance path 28 Label collection unit 61 Main conveyance path 62 Separation unit 63 Alignment units 64, 65, 69a Read head 68 Write head 200
215 Guide display control circuit 216 Indicator lamp 230 Communication control unit 300 Motor 301 Rotation fulcrum shaft 302, 303 Gear 304 Stopper 304a Pin 304b Support 305 Solenoid 305a Arm 306 Return spring 307a, 307b, 307c, 307d Position detector 310 Guide indicator 311 Guide display mounting base 312 Detection plate 313 Fixing hole 355 Guide display drive unit

Claims (5)

An automatic ticket gate device for performing ticket gate processing based on a result of reading medium information recorded on a ticket medium,
Reading means for reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium;
Guidance display means for displaying passability to the user who passes the passage of the automatic ticket gate using the ticket medium based on the reading result by the reading means;
Passage detection means for detecting a user who passes using the ticket medium;
When the medium information read by the reading means includes pediatric information or wheelchair use information, a guide display driving means for rotating the guide display means according to the user's passing position detected by the passage detecting means. An automatic ticket gate device characterized by comprising: An automatic ticket gate device for performing ticket gate processing based on a result of reading medium information recorded on a ticket medium,
Reading means for reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium;
Guidance display means for displaying passability to the user who passes the passage of the automatic ticket gate using the ticket medium based on the reading result by the reading means;
An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: a guidance display control unit that changes a display color of the guidance display unit when color weak person information is included in the medium information read by the reading unit. The guidance display driving means includes
A rotation fulcrum shaft that pivotally supports one end face of the guidance display means on the main body of the automatic ticket gate;
Driving means for applying a driving force to the rotating fulcrum shaft;
Position setting means for setting a position when the display position of the guidance display means is rotated by the driving means;
Position detecting means for detecting that the guidance display means has reached the position set by the position setting means;
Fixing means for fixing the position of the guidance display means at a predetermined location;
And a guide display drive control means for fixing the guide display means by the fixing means based on detection by the position detection means that the guide display means has moved to the position set by the position setting means. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein: A guide display method for an automatic ticket checker that performs ticket check processing based on the result of reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium and displays a guide display by a guide display means to the user,
A first step of confirming whether the medium information of the ticket medium has been read;
As a result of the first step, based on the fact that the media information has been confirmed, a second step of confirming whether the media information includes childhood information or wheelchair use information;
As a result of this second step, based on the fact that child information or wheelchair use information has been confirmed, a third step of rotating the display position of the guidance display means to the first display position;
As a result of this third step, a fourth step of confirming whether the child or wheelchair user has left the passage of the automatic ticket gate,
As a result of the fourth step, when the child or wheelchair user leaves the passage of the automatic ticket gate device, the fifth step of rotating the display position of the guidance display means to the second display position which is the initial position. And a guide display method for an automatic ticket gate. A guide display method for an automatic ticket checker that performs ticket check processing based on the result of reading the medium information recorded on the ticket medium and displays a guide display by a guide display means to the user,
When the user enters the passage of the automatic ticket gate, a first step of confirming whether or not the first area for detecting the entry has been reached;
As a result of the confirmation in the first step, it is confirmed that the user has reached the first area, and the display position of the guidance display means is changed to the second display position (initial standby position). A second step of rotating;
After this second step, a third step of confirming whether the user has advanced further and reached the second region;
As a result of confirmation in the third step, based on the confirmation that the user has reached the second area, the display position of the guidance display means is rotated to the third display position. And the process of
After this fourth step, a fifth step for confirming whether the user has reached the third region,
As a result of confirmation in the fifth step, based on the confirmation that the user has reached the third area, the display position of the guidance display means is rotated to the fourth display position. Process,
After this sixth step, a seventh step for confirming whether the user has exited the passage of the automatic ticket gate,
As a result of the confirmation in the seventh step, it is confirmed that the user has moved out of the passage of the automatic ticket gate and that the next user is not in the apparatus. An eighth step of rotating to the display position (initial standby position) of
As a result of the confirmation in the seventh step, the user leaves the passage of the automatic ticket gate,
Based on the fact that the next user is confirmed to be in the apparatus, it is confirmed in which area the next user is in the apparatus, and the guidance display means is rotated based on the result of the confirmation. An automatic ticket gate guidance display method comprising the steps of:

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