JP2006190031A - Gate device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a gate device capable of outputting information related to credit function to improve convenience while protecting users' privacy. <P>SOLUTION: In the gate device, a control means is adapted to output credit output information to an output means, in a case that a determination result in a determination means is admissible and credit output information to be outputted with respect to the credit function of a storage medium is present, and to output, in a case that the determination result in the determination means is inadmissible, inadmissible information related to the inadmissible result to the output means without outputting the credit information to the output means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is, for example, an automatic ticket gate installed at a ticket gate of a railway, an airport, etc., a human gate device installed at a doorway of a building or a room inside thereof, or installed at a doorway of a parking lot or a toll road The present invention relates to a gate device that detects passage of a detection target such as a human or a vehicle, such as a vehicle gate device.

Conventionally, a credit card system has been provided so that merchandise can be purchased using a credit card instead of cash.
In this credit card system, a terminal called a CAT terminal is used to inquire of a credit card company center whether the credit card is a fraudulent credit card such as a stolen credit card or a defaulted credit card.

  Here, since the CAT terminal requires a line cost to connect to the center of the credit card company and takes a long time to search, a credit card authentication terminal device has been proposed that eliminates this (see Patent Document 1).

This credit card authentication terminal device has a negative file that stores the card number of an unauthorized credit card as a credit-related information as a member code, and displays a card invalidity when the card used corresponds to this negative file.
As a result, it is possible to check whether the credit card is an unauthorized credit card without referring to the center of the credit card company.

  However, in such a credit card authentication terminal device or CAT terminal, until the credit card is used, it is not known whether or not the own card is in default.

  For this reason, users may find that they are in default for the first time by using a credit card, or they may remember that they have defaulted, and they feel inconvenient because they cannot purchase products on the spot. was there.

  On the other hand, when a credit card defaults, the credit card company mails a postcard to the user to notify that it is in default. In order to protect the privacy of users, this postcard is composed by crimping with the default text as the inside.

Such postcard notifications are costly and time-consuming, and prompting them repeatedly is a difficult business issue considering the proof of the users.
In addition, there is a problem that the user may not be able to see the postcard when traveling, etc., and that he may forget about it after seeing the postcard.

JP-A-62-264365

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to propose a gate device that can output information related to a credit function, and to improve convenience while protecting the privacy of a user.

  The present invention relates to a reading unit that reads information from a recording medium that stores credit-related information related to a credit function and passage-related information related to whether passage is possible, a determination unit that determines whether passage is possible based on the read passage-related information, An output means for outputting information based on the result; and a control means for controlling the information. When the determination result by the determination means is passable, the control means is configured to record the recording based on the credit related information. It is determined whether or not the medium is a target for outputting credit output information as information related to the credit function. If the medium is a target for output, the credit output information is output to the output unit, and the determination result by the determination unit cannot pass. In this case, the credit output information is not output to the output means, and the passage impossibility information relating to the impossibility of passage is output to the output means. Characterized in that it is a gate apparatus with.

  The credit-related information can be constituted by information related to the credit function, such as identification information such as a credit number used for the credit function, or information on a usage limit and usage amount.

  The credit output information is related to the credit function such as default information related to default, credit function usage limit amount, credit function usage amount in the current month, remaining usable amount of the credit function in the current month, or a plurality thereof. It can consist of information to be output.

  The passage-related information includes automatic ticket gates installed at ticket gates of railways, airports, etc., gate devices for human beings installed at the entrances and exits of buildings or interior rooms, or entrances to parking lots and toll roads It can be appropriately set according to the type of gate device such as a vehicle gate device installed in the vehicle.

Specifically, if it is an automatic ticket gate, it can be composed of boarding station information and boardable section information, boarding station information and remaining amount information, or the like.
If it is a gate device for human beings, it can be constituted by passability information regarding passability or identification information such as a card number.
If it is a gate device for vehicles, it can be constituted by charged amount information or identification information such as a card number.

  The output means can be composed of a display device such as an image display device (liquid crystal or CRT) or a character display device (LED electronic bulletin board or the like), a sounding device such as a speaker, or a plurality of these.

Whether or not the recording medium is a target for outputting the credit output information is determined by storing the identification information of the recording medium that has become an unauthorized credit card due to default or the like in the appropriate storage means, and the reading means from the recording medium. Judgment is made by collating with the read identification information, it is judged by inquiring whether the recording medium is an unauthorized credit card from a card company server, etc., or if the recording medium is stored as an unauthorized credit card It can be determined by an appropriate method such as reading and determining.
In addition, it is possible to make a determination based on other conditions such as that the usage amount of the current month exceeds a predetermined percentage of the usage limit amount.

  With this configuration, the gate device can output information regarding the credit function of the recording medium. Therefore, when the user passes through the gate device, the credit output information related to the credit function may be known, and the opportunity to obtain the credit output information increases, thereby improving convenience.

  Since the credit output information is not output when the passage is impossible, even if the station staff comes due to overloading or lack of charges as a result of reading the recording medium, there is no fear that the station staff will know the credit output information. Therefore, the privacy of the user can be protected and a sense of security can be given to the user.

  In addition, since the credit output information is not output when the passage is impossible, the user can be prevented from misunderstanding the cause of the passage failure. In detail, for example, when both pass-disable information and credit output information such as default are output, the user may misunderstand that the pass function is disabled due to the credit function, but this can be avoided. .

  As an aspect of the present invention, the credit output information output to the output means can be default information related to default on the credit function.

As a result, it is possible to know when the user passes the gate device that the user is in default, and convenience is improved.
For credit card companies, opportunities for notifying default other than postcards increase, and the satisfaction of credit card companies can be improved.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided storage means for storing identification information of a recording medium that is in default as to credit function as defaulting identification information, and the control means is a reading means that is identification information of the recording medium. The identification information is read, and whether or not default identification information matching the read identification information is stored in the storage means, and when there is matching default identification information, the default information to be output with respect to the credit function is It can be set as the structure judged to exist.

This makes it possible to reduce the time required for default output compared to a configuration in which a reference is made by connecting to a credit card company management device.
Therefore, even if the gate device allows the user to pass in a short time, such as an automatic ticket gate provided at the entrance of the train station, credit output information can be output within the time that the user passes. It is possible to increase the certainty to inform the user.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a communication unit that communicates with a management device that performs management related to a credit function is provided, and the control unit receives default information from the management device at a predetermined time by the communication unit, and stores the storage The default identification information stored in the means can be updated.
Thereby, the default information can be updated as appropriate, and the time lag from when the user defaults to the time when the information regarding the default is output by the gate device can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, with respect to the credit function of the recording medium, it is possible to improve convenience while protecting the privacy of the user.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, with reference to the perspective view shown in FIG. 1 and the front sectional view shown in FIG. 2, the external configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1 installed at the entrance to the train station will be described.

  The automatic ticket gate 1 is provided with two ticket gate main bodies 10 (10a, 10b) facing left and right, and a ticket gate passage 3 is configured between the facing portions. Here, the right ticket gate main body 10b is configured with the front side facing forward, and the left ticket gate main body 10a is configured with the rear surface facing forward to restrict passage and rejection of passage in both the front and rear directions.

  The ticket gate main body 10 includes an inner casing 12 on the ticket gate passage 3 side and an outer casing 11 (called a bar) that is slightly higher and narrower than the inner casing 12 connected to the outside of the inner casing 12. And the whole is formed at the height of the abdomen of an adult normal person.

  A reading surface 17 of a card reading unit that reads data from the IC card 40 is provided on the entrance side (front side in the figure) of the upper surface of the inner housing 12. The reading surface 17 is inclined with the back side slightly raised so that the user can easily hold the IC card 40.

  On the exit side (the back side in the figure) of the upper surface of the inner housing 12 is provided with a display surface 15 of a display unit for displaying whether passage is possible or defaulted. The display surface 15 is inclined with its back side slightly raised so that it can be easily seen by the passing user.

  The display surface 15 is provided at a position adjacent to the outer casing 11, and is configured such that the height of the outer casing 11 adjacent to the display surface 15 is higher than the height of the display surface 15.

  As a result, as shown in the front sectional view of FIG. 2 which is a sectional view on the front side of the display surface 15, if the user normally walks, the display for the adjacent ticket gate passage 3 is displayed. The surface 15 is made invisible. At this time, the outer casing 11 functions as a peep prevention means.

  On the side surface of the inner housing 12 on the ticket gate passage 3 side, doors 25 are provided on the entrance side and the exit side, respectively. The door 25 is configured to be opened and closed by appropriate driving means, and is configured to perform an opening operation when it can pass and a closing operation when it cannot pass.

  With the above configuration, when the IC card 40 is held over the reading surface 17 by a passerby, it is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass from the boarding related information stored in the IC card 40 and to restrict the passage by the door 25.

Next, the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The automatic ticket gate 1 is connected to the control unit 21, and the card reading unit 22, display unit 23, door control unit 24, door 25, notification unit 26, speaker 27, lamp 28, determination unit 30, storage unit 31, credit card A related information storage unit 32 and an upper transmission unit 33 are provided.

The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and drives and controls various connected devices according to a program stored in the ROM.
As a control operation performed in accordance with the program, when the automatic ticket gate 1 is turned on, the credit-related information stored in the credit-related information storage unit 32 is received from the electric railway server 53 by the higher-level transmission unit 33 and stored in the credit-related information storage unit 32. A process of updating (negative file) is also executed.
The credit-related information may be updated every day at a fixed time, not only when the power is turned on.

The card reading unit 22 reads the data stored in the storage unit of the IC card 40 by the induction electromagnetic field in a non-contact manner according to the control signal of the control unit 21.
The display unit 23 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and displays characters and figures in accordance with control signals from the control unit 21.

The door control unit 24 opens and closes the door 25 by driving means such as a motor in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 21.
The notification unit 26 performs voice notification or alarm sound generation by the speaker 27 and lighting or blinking of the lamp 28 according to the control signal of the control unit 21.

Based on the card data of the IC card 40, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not it can pass and whether or not it is an unauthorized credit card.
The storage unit 31 enables necessary data and programs, and executes reading and writing of data and programs in accordance with control signals from the control unit 21.

  As shown in the data configuration diagram of FIG. 4, the credit related information storage unit 32 stores credit related information in which the credit number of the IC card 40 that is an unauthorized credit card due to default is stored.

The upper transmission unit 33 communicates with the electric railway server 53 according to the control of the control unit 21. The electric railway server 53 is communicably connected to the server of the credit company 51 via the communication network 52, and downloads and stores the credit number of the IC card 40, which is an unauthorized credit card, as needed.
Therefore, the credit number of the IC card 40 that is an unauthorized credit card can be downloaded from the electric railway server 53 by the upper transmission unit 33.

  With the above configuration, unauthorized data can be stored in the credit-related information storage unit 32, traffic can be restricted by determining whether or not it can be passed, and it can be displayed on the display unit 23 that it is an unauthorized credit card.

Next, the configuration of card data stored in the IC card 40 will be described with the data configuration diagram shown in FIG.
The card data is composed of items of a ticket number, a ticket type, a section, a validity period, a prepaid balance, a name, a TEL, and a credit number. In the figure, for convenience of explanation, card data of a plurality of IC cards 40 are displayed side by side.

In the ticket number, a serial number assigned for each ticket is stored.
The ticket type stores the type of the IC card 40 such as whether it is a commuter pass or a prepaid card.
In the section, if there is a section that can be boarded, that section is stored.

In the effective period, if there is a period during which use is permitted, that period is stored.
In the prepaid balance, the balance for the prepaid function is stored.
In the name, the name of the user who holds the IC card 40 is stored.

The telephone number of the user who holds the IC card 40 is stored in TEL.
In the credit number, when the IC card 40 is of a type having a credit function, the credit number of the credit card is stored.

  The boarding-related information used to determine whether or not to pass is the section and valid period if the ticket type is a commuter pass, the prepaid balance if the ticket type is a prepaid card, and the ticket type is a ticket. If there is a section, it corresponds.

With the above configuration, the automatic ticket gate 1 can read the card data of the IC card 40 to determine whether or not it can pass and whether or not it is an unauthorized credit card.
More specifically, if the ticket type is a commuter pass, it is determined that the pass is possible if the station of the automatic ticket gate 1 that has read the card data is in the section and the current date is within the valid period that has been read. Yes, otherwise it can be determined that it cannot pass.

When the ticket type is a prepaid card, it can be determined that the ticket can be passed if the prepaid balance is higher than the fare from the boarding station to the departure station, and otherwise it can be determined that the card cannot pass.
When the ticket type is a boarding ticket, it can be determined that the ticket can be passed if the station of the automatic ticket gate 1 that has read the card data is within the section, and otherwise, it can be determined that the ticket cannot be passed.

  Whether the credit card is an unauthorized credit card is checked by comparing the credit number of the read credit related information with the credit number in the credit related information storage unit 32, and if there is a matching credit number, it can be determined as an unauthorized credit card. It can be judged that it is not.

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 when the user passes through the ticket gate 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The control unit 21 stands by until the card reading unit 22 can detect the IC card 40 (step n1: No). If the IC card 40 can be detected (step n1: Yes), the card reading unit 22 uses the card data of the IC card 40. Is read (step s2).

The control unit 21 refers to the card data section and the expiration date or the prepaid balance as the ticket information, and if it can be determined that the card can be passed (step n3), the control unit 21 determines whether the card is an unauthorized credit card (step n4).
In the determination process in step n4, it is searched whether the credit number of the read card data is present in the credit number of the credit related information (FIG. 4) in the credit related information storage unit 32. If it is judged and it is not hit, it is judged that it is not an unauthorized credit card.
If it is determined that the card is an unauthorized credit card, it is determined that the IC card 40 that has read the card data is an object to be output on the display surface 15 regarding the credit function.

If it is not an unauthorized credit card (step n4: No), as shown in the screen image diagram of FIG. 7 (A), display is made on the display surface 15 (FIG. 1) (step n5). .
Note that the remaining card amount displayed here is the remaining card amount of the prepaid card function and has nothing to do with the credit function.

  The control unit 21 controls the door control unit 24 to open the door 25 to allow passage (step n6), and ends the process.

  If it is determined in step n4 that the credit card is an unauthorized credit card (step n4: Yes), the display screen 15 (FIG. 1) displays that it is an unauthorized credit card as shown in the screen image diagram of FIG. 7B. Specifically, the text indicating that it cannot be withdrawn from the account due to default is displayed (step n7), the process proceeds to step n6, and the door 25 is opened.

  At this time, only the display unit 23 is used as a notification unit for notifying the user that the credit card is an unauthorized credit card, and no output is performed from the notification unit 26 which is another notification unit. This prevents other people from knowing that the credit card is fraudulent by default.

If the passage is impossible at step n3 (step n3: No), as shown in the screen image diagram of FIG. 7C, the cause of the passage impossibility such as overpass or lack of charge is displayed (step n8).
Here, the cause of the inability to pass is displayed, but an unauthorized credit card relating to the credit function is not judged or displayed.

  The control part 21 controls the door control part 24, closes the door 25, and alert | reports with the alerting | reporting part 26 (step n9). In this notification, an alarm sound or warning sound is emitted from the speaker 27, and the lamp 28 is turned on.

With the above operation, the user can know if the IC card 40 is an unauthorized credit card when using the automatic ticket gate 1.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being informed of default and the like for the first time when using the credit function of the IC card 40, thereby preventing troubles caused by the failure to purchase the product.

  Since the credit ticket function is displayed on the automatic ticket gate 1 only when it is determined that passage is possible, the user may misunderstand that the credit function cannot be passed if the passage is impossible. Can be prevented.

In other words, by limiting the output warning information (passover warning, illegal credit card warning, etc.) to one type, the user can easily understand and prevent misunderstanding.
Moreover, even if there are a plurality of types of warnings, priority is given to warnings regarding whether or not passage is possible, so that warnings regarding whether or not passage is a main function can be reliably notified to the user, and misunderstandings can be prevented.

  In addition, since information regarding the credit function is not displayed when it is not possible to pass, there is no concern that information such as default will be known even if the station staff is called, and the privacy of the user can be protected.

  In this way, it is possible to solve both the conflicting issues of increasing the chances of notifying users of information related to credit functions such as default and protecting the privacy of users regarding information related to credit functions. It can be improved significantly.

  Further, since the credit related information storage unit 32 is provided for each automatic ticket checker 1, it is possible to determine whether or not it is an unauthorized credit card within a short period of time when the user passes through the ticket check passage 3.

  Further, since the credit related information stored in the credit related information storage unit 32 is updated every time when the automatic ticket checker 1 is turned on at the start of business every day, the latest information can be determined.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the state that the credit card is not displayed even though it is in default, or that it is recognized as default and continues to be displayed as an unauthorized credit card even after the transfer has been completed. it can.

  Further, since the outer casing 11 close to the outside of the display surface 15 functions as a peep prevention wall, it is difficult for others passing through the adjacent ticket gate passage 3 to see the display surface 15 and to be peeped. It can be prevented as much as possible.

  In the above embodiment, the IC card 40 is used. Instead, a portable information terminal such as a mobile phone having a non-contact communication function (for example, built-in IC tag) using an induction electromagnetic field or an infrared communication function is used. You may do it.

  Further, the display unit 23 may be configured by a liquid crystal display device with a narrow viewing angle, or may be configured to overlap the display surface 15 with a peeping prevention filter (a transparent filter that limits the viewing angle). Thereby, it can prevent as much as possible that it is peeped by the other person who passes the adjacent ticket gate path 3. FIG.

  The card data stored in the IC card 40 is preferably provided with appropriate security measures such as encryption and storage in order to prevent unauthorized reading by other devices.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The gate device of the present invention corresponds to the automatic ticket gate 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The control means corresponds to the control unit 21,
The determination means corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes Step n3,
The reading means corresponds to the card reading unit 22,
The output means corresponds to the display unit 23,
The storage means corresponds to the credit related information storage unit 32,
The default identification information corresponds to the credit related information in the credit related information storage unit 32,
The communication means corresponds to the upper transmission unit 33,
The credit related information corresponds to the credit number of the card data of the IC card 40,
The reading identification information corresponds to the credit number of the card data of the IC card 40,
The passage related information corresponds to the card data section and expiration date of the IC card 40, and the prepaid balance,
The recording medium corresponds to the IC card 40,
The management device corresponds to the railway server 53,
Credit output information and default information correspond to information that cannot be withdrawn from the account,
The non-passable information corresponds to the information of getting over,
The predetermined time corresponds to when the power is turned on,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The perspective view of an automatic ticket gate. Front sectional view of an automatic ticket gate. The block diagram which shows the structure of an automatic ticket gate. The data block diagram of the credit relevant information in a credit relevant information storage part. The data block diagram of the card data in an IC card. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of an automatic ticket gate. Explanatory drawing of the screen image displayed on a display surface.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate 21 ... Control part 22 ... Card reading part 23 ... Display part 32 ... Credit related information storage part 33 ... High-order transmission part 40 ... IC card 53 ... Electric railway server

Claims (4)

Reading means for reading information from a recording medium storing credit-related information related to the credit function and passage-related information related to whether or not passage is possible;
Determining means for determining whether or not to allow passage based on the read passage-related information;
An output means for outputting information based on the determination result;
Control means for controlling these,
The control means is
If the determination result by the determination means is passable, based on the credit related information, it is determined whether or not the recording medium is a target for outputting credit output information as information regarding a credit function, and is a target for output. Output the credit output information to the output means,
A gate apparatus configured to output, to the output unit, non-passable information regarding non-passability without outputting the credit output information to the output unit when the determination result by the determination unit is non-passable. 2. The gate device according to claim 1, wherein the credit output information output to the output means is default information related to default on the credit function. A storage means for storing identification information of a recording medium that is in default as to the credit function as default information;
The control means;
Read the reading identification information which is identification information of the recording medium by the reading means,
Search whether the default identification information matching the read identification information is stored in the storage means,
The gate device according to claim 2, wherein when there is matching default identification information, it is determined that there is default information to be output regarding the credit function. Comprising a communication means for communicating with a management device for managing credit functions;
The control means;
Receive default information from the management device at a predetermined time by the communication means,
4. The gate device according to claim 3, wherein the default identification information stored in the storage means is updated.

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