JP2007094687A - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect and monitor the passing state of a ticket gate passage by following the movement of users in the ticket gate passage. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic ticket gate comprises a human detecting means for detecting the users in the ticket gate passage; an arithmetic processing means for carrying out predetermined arithmetic processing for entering/leaving based on data recorded in information recording media held by the users; a passage permitting means for permitting passage through the ticket gate passage when determining permission to enter/leave as a result of the predetermined arithmetic processing by the arithmetic processing means; and a notifying means for notifying the occurrence of an abnormal situation when the human detecting means detects that the user has left the ticket gate passage without passing through the ticket gate passage when passage through the ticket gate passage is permitted by the passage permitting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate that can monitor and detect whether or not a user permitted to pass through a ticket gate passage surely passes through the ticket gate passage.

  Conventionally, this type of automatic ticket gate is a distance type using a transmission type human detector provided on the side of the automatic ticket gate main body on the side of the ticket gate and infrared light provided near the upper part of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. The user (passenger) in the ticket gate passage is detected by two types of human detectors including a reflection type human detector (see Patent Document 1).

  The conventional human detector used in the automatic ticket checker will be further described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 shows that one of the pair of cases constituting the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket checker is replaced with one case G1. It is a front view when it sees from the channel | path P side. On the upper surface on the entrance side (right side in FIG. 9) of the main body G ′ of this automatic ticket gate, there is provided an insertion slot 1 for inserting a ticket made of a magnetic ticket, and the ticket gate is more than the insertion slot 1. On the upper surface inside the passage P, there is provided an antenna A ′ for communicating with a non-contact card made of an IC card having an information recording medium having a wireless communication function. Further, an outlet 2 for returning the magnetic ticket to the user is provided on the upper surface on the exit side of the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate. Further, inside the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate, a card handler (not shown) that conveys the magnetic ticket inserted from the insertion slot 1 to the outlet 2 or a bill collection box (not shown) is provided. . In addition, although there is a contactless card dedicated type without a card handler in the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate, here is a combined type that can process both magnetic tickets and contactless cards. I will explain it.

  In FIG. 9, D1 and D2 are doors, of which the door D1 is provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P (left side in the example shown in FIG. 9), and the door D2 is provided on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P. . These doors D1 and D2 are controlled to be opened / closed by a controller C mainly composed of a CPU so as to allow a user to pass through the ticket gate passage P or prevent the user from passing through the ticket gate passage P. Yes. In particular, the door D1 on the exit side of the ticket gate P is a predetermined entry / exit (meaning entry or exit) based on data (card data) stored in an information recording medium possessed by the user. Opening and closing control is performed according to the result of the arithmetic processing. The door D2 on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P is closed when the user moves backward through the ticket gate passage P, that is, when the ticket gate passage P enters the entrance side from the exit side, and the ticket gate body G ′ Is configured to be closed during operation stop.

  In FIG. 9, S1 to S6 are transmissive human detectors made of photoelectric elements, and are provided on the side face of the main body G 'of the automatic ticket gate with a predetermined interval. Further, this human detector is provided in a sensor mounting box B provided along the passing direction of the ticket gate P on the opposite side of the ticket gate P on the upper surface of the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate. It is also composed of a distance measuring reflection type human detector S7 to S9 using infrared rays. The reflection type human detectors S7 to S9 are configured to detect an object (user) having a predetermined height or more from the floor surface of the ticket gate passage P so that an adult user in the ticket gate passage P can be detected. ing. Therefore, when detected by both the transmission type human detectors S1 to S6 and the reflection type human detectors S7 to S9, the user is determined to be an adult user and detected by the reflection type human detectors S7 to S9. If it is detected only by the transmissive human detectors S1 to S6, the user can be determined as a child (child) user.

  The transmission type human detectors S1 to S6 are configured to be able to detect entry and advancement of the user into the ticket gate passage P. The transmission type human detectors S3 and S4 provided in the substantially central part of the ticket gate passage P are provided with a narrower interval than the other transmission type human detectors. The moving direction of the user can be detected by the detection order of the detectors S3 and S4. Of the reflection type human detectors S7 to S9, the reflection type human detector S8 provided at the center position of the ticket gate passage P includes a person who has no bill (including a user who is determined to be an invalid ticket). A detection signal can be output so as to detect and close the door D1.

  On the side surface of the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate, a speaker 3 is attached for giving predetermined guidance to the user by voice. A display screen 4 is attached to the exit side of the upper surface of the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate for giving predetermined guidance to the user by characters. Further, on the upper surface of the sensor mounting box B, on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P, an informing lamp L is provided for informing the attendant that the invalid ticket has been generated and that the user is a child.

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  However, although the conventional automatic ticket gate is configured to detect a user in the ticket gate passage using a human detector, a user who is permitted to pass through the ticket gate passage surely enters the ticket gate passage. Since it does not have a function to detect whether or not it has passed, there is a drawback that the consistency between the data permitted to pass through the ticket gate and the data relating to the user who has passed through the ticket gate is not obtained. It was.

  Further explanation will be made by using the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. 9. When an information recording medium made of an effective magnetic ticket that can pass through the ticket gate P is inserted into the insertion slot 1, When an information recording medium comprising a contact card is touched or held over the antenna A ′, one credit data is stored in a memory (not shown) of the controller C. That is, when a predetermined calculation process for entry / exit is performed by the CPU 20 based on card data of a valid information recording medium, as a result, one credit data (flag) which is one right of passage through the ticket gate P Is stored. The generated credit is erased from the memory when the user passes through the ticket gate P, that is, when the user is detected by the transmission type human detector S6.

  By the way, when the predetermined number of credits is stored in the memory, for example, when the number of credits becomes “2”, it means that there are two users in the ticket gate passage P. At this time, in order to prevent congestion of the ticket gate passage P, a shutter (not shown) of the insertion slot 1 is closed and communication with the antenna A ′ is prohibited.

  On the other hand, the credit generated by the effective information recording medium is configured to be forcibly deleted from the memory so that the next customer can be processed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the credit generation. That is, even when an information recording medium consisting of a valid magnetic ticket is inserted into the slot 1, or even if an information recording medium consisting of a valid non-contact card is touched or held over the antenna A ′, the credit is generated. When a person exits (retreats) from the ticket gate passage P without passing through the ticket gate passage P, the credit is forcibly erased after a predetermined time has elapsed, the main body G ′ of the automatic ticket gate is reset, and the next customer processing is performed. It is configured to be able to. For this reason, the credit generated by the effective information recording medium and the user who has passed through the ticket gate passage P are not necessarily consistent.

  In particular, the above-described inconsistency problem is likely to occur when the information recording medium is a non-contact medium such as a non-contact card or a barcode card. This is because when the information recording medium is a magnetic ticket, when the magnetic ticket is used, the magnetic ticket is once removed from the user's hand and transported from the slot 1 to the outlet 2, so that the user must at least remove it. Although it is necessary to enter the ticket gate P to the exit 2, in the case of a non-contact medium, the non-contact card is touched or held over the antenna A 'provided on the entrance side upper surface of the ticket gate P of the housing G1. This is because it is sufficient to leave the ticket gate P easily.

  Also, in recent years, automatic ticket gates installed at airports such as check-in machines can make it possible to achieve consistency between the user boarding the aircraft and the baggage of the user via the main body of the automatic ticket gate. It was desired. This is because after the user deposits the baggage based on the data (card data) recorded on the boarding pass (information recording medium) possessed by the user, the body of the automatic ticket checker is used with the boarding pass. However, if the user exits without passing through the ticket gate, the user may be considered to have entered (boarded) and the baggage may be transported by aircraft.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and the purpose of the present invention is to ensure that when a credit is generated with an effective information recording medium, a user related to the credit passes through the ticket gate. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate that can monitor and detect whether or not it has been made.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is recorded on a human detection means for detecting a user in a ticket gate passage and an information recording medium possessed by the user. Calculation processing means for performing predetermined calculation processing for entry / exit based on the stored data, and when it is determined that entry / exit is permitted as a result of the predetermined calculation processing by the calculation processing means, the passage through the ticket gate And the human detection means detects that the user has exited the ticket gate passage without passing through the ticket gate passage when the passage permission device permits passage of the ticket gate passage. It is characterized by comprising notification means for notifying the occurrence of abnormal situations.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the human detection means detects by irradiating a predetermined detection signal while scanning a predetermined detection signal from above the ticket gate passage. .
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the human detection means detects and detects the ticket gate passage from above the ticket gate passage.
The automatic ticket gate described in claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the information recording medium is a non-contact card comprising an IC card having a wireless communication function.
The automatic ticket checker according to claim 5 of the present invention is characterized in that the information recording medium is a bar code card on which a bar code such as a QR code is printed on a ticket.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 6 of the present invention is characterized in that the main body of the automatic ticket gate is used at an airport.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 7 of the present invention is a predetermined clerk whose information means specifies an information recording medium related to the occurrence of an abnormal situation and manages the installation location of the automatic ticket gate, or its automatic It is characterized by notifying a predetermined management center that manages the main body of the ticket gate.

An automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 of the present invention is a predetermined entry / exit based on human detection means for detecting a user in a ticket gate and data recorded on an information recording medium possessed by the user. An arithmetic processing means for performing the arithmetic processing, a passage permission means for permitting passage of the ticket gate passage when it is determined that entry / exit is permitted as a result of the predetermined arithmetic processing by the arithmetic processing means, and the passage permission means When the passage of the ticket gate passage is permitted by the notification means for notifying the occurrence of an abnormal situation when the human detection means detects that the user has exited the ticket gate passage without passing through the ticket gate passage. Therefore, when a credit that is a right to pass through the ticket gate is generated by a valid information recording medium, an abnormal situation will occur if the user associated with the credit does not pass through the ticket gate. Since the broadcast, it is possible to reliably monitor and detect the exit who exited the way from the ticket gate passage.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention, the human detection means detects by scanning a predetermined detection signal from the upper side of the ticket gate passage toward the ticket gate passage. Can be continuously detected and tracked.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the human detection means detects and detects the ticket passage from above the ticket passage, the user in the ticket passage is always detected continuously, And can be tracked.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 4 of the present invention can easily monitor and detect user exits that are likely to occur after credit generation when the information recording medium is a non-contact card composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function. can do.
The automatic ticket checker according to claim 5 of the present invention can easily monitor the exit of a user who is likely to occur after generating a credit when the information recording medium is a bar code card with a bar code such as a QR code printed on the ticket surface.・ It can be detected.
When the main body of the automatic ticket gate is used at an airport, the automatic ticket gate according to claim 6 of the present invention can match the baggage deposited by the user with the entered user (passenger), and at least the baggage. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience of only being carried by aircraft.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 7 of the present invention is a predetermined clerk whose information means specifies an information recording medium related to the occurrence of an abnormal situation and manages the installation location of the automatic ticket gate, or its automatic Since the notification is made to the predetermined management center that manages the main body of the ticket gate, the predetermined staff who manages the installation location of the main body of the automatic ticket gate, or the predetermined management center specifies the information recording medium, In other words, it is possible to identify the user who has left and take appropriate measures promptly.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket gate main body (hereinafter referred to as a “ticket gate main body”) G according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the ticket gate passage P side. As shown in FIG. 4A, which will be described later, the ticket gate main body G is composed of a pair of casings G1 and G2 that are sandwiched between the ticket gates, and FIG. It corresponds to a front view when viewed from the side.

  Of the reference numerals shown in FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements as those shown in FIG. Accordingly, the description of these same symbols is duplicated, so that new components are denoted by new symbols.

In FIG. 1, A is an antenna portion of a reader / writer 26 which will be described later provided on the upper surface of the entrance side of the ticket gate P of the housing G2, and O is a barcode reading portion provided in the central portion of the antenna portion A. . The information recording medium reading mechanism in which the bar code reading unit O is provided in the central portion of the antenna unit A is proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-230328. This information recording medium reading mechanism has a rectangular and flat cover made of tempered glass that allows radio waves and light rays to pass through, as shown in FIG. . Around the inner side (back side) of the cover, there is provided a loop-shaped antenna portion A for communicating with a non-contact card made of an IC card having a wireless communication function (not shown).

  A bar provided with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit for reading a barcode from a barcode card (printed) with a barcode such as a QR code (not shown) at the center of the antenna portion A having a loop shape of the cover. A code reading unit O is provided. The light emitting unit is configured to irradiate a bar code card held over the bar code reading unit O with a light beam (beam light beam), and the light receiving unit receives the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit as a bar code. It is configured to receive light reflected from the card. Based on the received light beam data, the controller C, which will be described later, reads the contents printed on the barcode card.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a guide display board or a ceiling or the like positioned above the ticket gate passage P (the ceiling in the illustrated example; the structure will be described below as a ceiling). This is a distance measuring type human detector corresponding to human detection means. This human detector 5 irradiates a detected position with a light beam corresponding to the detection signal of the present invention including infrared rays from a light emitting device (not shown) in the same manner as a well-known distance measuring type human detector. Then, the light beam reflected by the irradiated light hits the object (user) is received by a light receiver (not shown), and the presence / absence of the object at the detected position and the size of the object (user height) It can be detected.

  That is, the human detector 5 irradiates light from the position provided on the ceiling 6 toward the floor surface of the ticket gate passage P, and the irradiated light hits the floor surface and is reflected again to the human detector 5. The presence / absence of the user and the height of the user based on the difference between the time until the light is received and the time until the reflected light when the user is located on the floor is received by the human detector 5 That is, it is configured to detect whether the user is an adult or a child (child).

  Further, the light emitter that emits the light beam (beam light beam) and the light receiver that receives the reflected light of the human detector 5 are configured to be rotatable, and the light beam emitted from the light emitter will be described later with reference to FIG. As shown by a solid zigzag line in (a), the entire floor surface of the ticket gate passage P, the predetermined range of the floor surface on the inlet side and the outlet side of the ticket gate passage P can be scanned. .

The human detector 5 described above has a light beam irradiation method of irradiating a light beam composed of a beam light beam, but may be an ultrasonic wave irradiation method of irradiating an ultrasonic wave instead of the beam light beam. Further, the human detector 5 replaces the irradiation method of irradiating the above-described beam or ultrasonic wave with a predetermined range of the entire floor surface of the ticket gate passage P, the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P, and the floor surface thereof on the outlet side. It is also possible to adopt an imaging method in which imaging is performed from above and detected. In the case of this imaging method, an imaging device such as a CCD camera is provided on the ceiling 6 and the imaging data captured by the imaging device is analyzed to determine whether the user is present and whether the user is an adult or Whether a child is a child is detected.

  The human detection means according to the present invention can be applied to all the floor surfaces of the ticket gate passage P, the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P, and the floor surfaces on the outlet side thereof, regardless of the light irradiation method, ultrasonic irradiation method, or imaging method. It is configured so that a user within the range can be continuously detected and the user can be tracked (FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, and 8 (to be described later). a), see (b)).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller C. As shown in FIG. The controller C has a calculation unit 20 formed around a CPU. The calculation unit 20 is configured to perform a predetermined calculation process using the system program and working data stored in the memory 21. The arithmetic unit 20 includes a card handler driver 22 for driving and controlling the card handler and a door driving mechanism for the doors D1 and D2 via an I / O device (not shown). Are connected to a door driver 23 for driving and controlling, a barcode driver 24 for driving and controlling the barcode reading unit O, and a human detection driver 25 for driving and controlling the human detector 5. In addition, a reader / writer 26 for processing a contactless card is also connected to the arithmetic unit 20. The reader / writer 26 is connected to an antenna unit A for communicating with a non-contact card. The antenna unit A has a function of exchanging data with the contactless card and a function of supplying power to the contactless card. In addition, although the lamp driver etc. which drive-control the notification lamp L are connected to this calculating part 20, it is abbreviate | omitted here. The controller C is connected to a management device including a host computer provided in a management center (not shown) via a communication control unit (not shown). Therefore, in this management apparatus, comprehensive management can be performed based on data sent from the controller C (ticket gate body G).

  Hereinafter, the control operation when the ticket gate body G is used for boarding an airport will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 5 (a), 5 (b). explain. Assume that the user A touches the antenna part A with a boarding pass made up of a non-contact card (not shown). Data (card data) recorded on the boarding pass is read by this touch (Yes at step 100. Hereinafter, step is referred to as “S”). The read data is subjected to a predetermined calculation process for entry by the CPU 20 (S102).

  On the other hand, when the user i is positioned on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P, the user i is started to be detected by the human detector 5 and the user i is tracked. That is, the solid line indicated by the zigzag in FIG. 4A and FIG. 5A indicates the scan state of the human detector 5, and a user within this scan range is always subject to monitoring / detection. It is said that. 4 (b) and 5 (b) schematically show the result of analyzing the signal received by the light receiver (not shown) of the human detector 5 by the CPU 20 of the controller C. A pair of rectangles shown with P interposed therebetween correspond to the pair of casings G1 and G2 of the ticket gate main body G. The object moving between the pair of rectangles corresponds to the user A.

  As a result of the above arithmetic processing, when it is determined that the passage of the ticket gate passage P can be permitted (Yes in S104), that is, when it is determined that the aircraft can be boarded, the door D1 is opened (the ticket gate). If the main body G is a normally open type), the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate passage P.

  If it is determined that the passage of the ticket gate passage P cannot be permitted as a result of the above-described arithmetic processing (No in S104), the door D1 is closed to prevent the passage of the ticket gate passage P, and the speaker 3 and the display screen are displayed. The reason for the passage refusal, for example, whether the aircraft to be boarded is different or the boarding start time has not yet arrived is notified and notified via S4 (S105).

  When it is determined that the passage through the above-described ticket gate P can be permitted, one credit is stored in the memory 21 together with the boarding pass identification data (boarding pass ID), and the boarding pass ID is managed by a management center (not shown). Sent to the device. When the human detector 5 detects that the user A has passed through the ticket gate passage P, data relating to the completion of the passage is transmitted to the management device of the management center and is stored in a memory (not shown) of the management device. The boarding pass ID is specified and stored. When it is detected that the user A has passed through the ticket gate passage P, the credit stored in the memory 21 of the controller C of the ticket gate main body G is deleted (S107).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the passage of the ticket gate passage P can be permitted and one credit is generated, the ticket passage passage P is not passed (No in S106, S108 affirmative), that is, FIG. As shown in (b), when the human detector 5 detects that the user I has exited (retreated) from the ticket gate passage P, the notification lamp L flashes red to indicate that the nearby staff is abnormal. The occurrence of the situation is notified, and data related to the occurrence of the abnormal situation specifying the boarding pass ID related to the user A is transmitted to the management device of the management center and stored together with the time of occurrence (S110). ).

  When the above-mentioned abnormal situation occurs, although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the user A has already checked the baggage using the boarding pass, the baggage identification data (boarding pass ID) and usage are used. It is possible to prevent the boarding pass ID of the person A from collating and carrying only the baggage on the aircraft.

  When the above-mentioned abnormal situation occurs, the door D1 of the ticket gate main body G is closed and the use of the ticket gate main body G is prohibited, and the clerk processing unit (not shown) of the ticket gate main body G after the appropriate processing of the clerk for the abnormal situation is completed. And the next customer process is started. The credit stored in the memory 21 by this reset process is erased.

  A ticket gate main body G shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by realizing the human detection means according to the present invention with a galvanometer mirror 30. The galvano mirror 30 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the housing G2, and as shown in FIG. 7, the beam rays emitted from the light emitter 31 are directed to the reflecting mirror 32 provided on the ceiling 6. The mounting position of the reflecting mirror 32 is determined so that the beam beam reflected by the reflecting mirror 32 faces the ticket gate passage P. Therefore, the beam emitted from the light emitter 31 is irradiated toward the ticket gate passage P through the galvano mirror 30 and the reflecting mirror 32 as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. If a is present, the user a is irradiated, and if the user does not exist, the irradiated light is irradiated to the floor surface of the ticket gate passage P or the casings G1 and G2 of the ticket gate body G. The

  Since the beam beam irradiated from the reflecting mirror 32 to the ticket gate passage P side is reflected when the object is irradiated, the reflected beam (reflected light) is shown by a broken line in FIG. Light is received by the light receiver 34 via the reflecting mirror 32 and the galvanometer mirror 30. The timing at which the light beam irradiated from the light emitter 31 is received by the light receiver 34 varies depending on the position of the object irradiated with the beam light beam. That is, the time until the light beam irradiated from the light emitter 31 is applied to the object (user A) on the ticket gate P and reflected is received by the light receiver 34 is the floor surface of the ticket gate P. The light beam reflected by the user i in the ticket gate passage P is shorter than the light beam reflected by the user a by the height of the user i. Therefore, the user A in the ticket gate P can be detected by the time difference, and when the user I is an adult, the time is shorter than that of a child. It is possible to determine whether the user is an adult user or a child user.

  Further, the beam beam irradiated to the ticket gate passage P side is scanned by the rotation of the mirror 33 of the galvano mirror 30, and is further irradiated to the ticket gate passage P and the ticket gate main body G. Since the time of the reflected light beam, that is, the time from when the light beam is emitted from the light emitter 31 to when it is received by the light receiver 34 is constant, by tracking the light receiving position at the varying time, Can be easily tracked.

  The solid line indicated by the zigzag in FIG. 8A shows the scanning state of the beam of the galvanometer mirror 30, and the scanning state in the vicinity of the entrance and exit side of the ticket gate passage P by the mirror 33 of the galvanometer mirror 30. Is shown. FIG. 8B schematically shows the result of processing the timing of the beam rays emitted from the light emitter 31 and the timing at which the reflected light of the emitted beam rays is received by the light receiver 34 by the CPU 20 of the controller C. FIG. In FIG. 8B, the black rectangle is based on the reflected light reflected on the casings G1 and G2 of the ticket gate main body G, and the image is fixed.

  When there is a user A in the ticket gate passage P, a light transmission / reception time different from the fixed light transmission / reception time based on the casings G1, G2 and the floor surface of the ticket gate passage P is obtained. A shape corresponding to the user A as shown by a black circle in b) is extracted as an image. Moreover, since the video indicated by the black circle moves as the user A moves, the user in the ticket gate passage P can be easily and continuously tracked.

  Therefore, even when this galvanometer mirror 30 is used, a user who has exited from the ticket gate passage P after credit generation can be reliably detected, similarly to the case where the above-described human detector 5 is used. In addition, when this galvano mirror 30 is used, it is only necessary to attach the reflecting mirror 32 to the structure such as the ceiling 6, and no wiring is required outside the ticket gate main body G, and human detection means can be realized at low cost. Can do.

  In the above example, the ticket gate main body G is applied to an airport. However, the ticket gate main body G may be provided at the entrance / exit of a predetermined facility such as a railway, a bus or a ship, or an event venue. In particular, as described above, when the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is used for an airport, it is possible to accurately match the user boarding the aircraft with the baggage of the user loaded on the aircraft.

  In the above example, an example of a contactless card is shown as the information recording medium. However, the information recording medium may be a magnetic ticket inserted into the slot 1 of the ticket gate main body G, or the ticket gate main body G. A barcode card printed with a barcode such as a QR code held over the barcode reading unit O may be used.

It is a front view when the ticket gate main body which concerns on this invention is seen from the ticket gate path side. It is a block diagram of a controller. It is a flowchart figure which shows control operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows control operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows control operation. It is a front view when the ticket gate main body when using a galvanometer mirror as a human detection means is seen from the ticket gate passage side. It is explanatory drawing of a galvanometer mirror. It is explanatory drawing explaining the detection operation | movement of a galvanometer mirror. It is a front view when the conventional ticket gate main body is seen from the ticket gate passage side.

Explanation of symbols

G ticket gate main body G1, G2 case P ticket gate passage D1, D2 door L warning light C controller A antenna part O barcode reading part 1 inlet 2 outlet 3 speaker 4 display screen 5 human detector 30 galvanometer mirror 31 light emission 32 Reflector 33 Mirror 34 Receiver

Claims (7)

Human detection means for detecting users in the ticket gate,
Arithmetic processing means for performing predetermined arithmetic processing for entry and exit based on data recorded on an information recording medium possessed by the user;
As a result of predetermined arithmetic processing by the arithmetic processing means, when it is determined that entry / exit can be permitted, passage permission means for permitting passage of the ticket gate passage,
When passage of the ticket gate is permitted by the passage permission unit, an abnormal situation is notified when the human detection unit detects that the user has exited the ticket gate without passing through the ticket gate. Notification means;
An automatic ticket gate characterized by comprising 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the human detection means detects a predetermined detection signal while scanning a predetermined detection signal from above the ticket gate passage toward the ticket gate passage. Automatic ticket gate. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the human detection means detects and detects the ticket gate passage from above the ticket gate passage. 4. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the information recording medium is a non-contact card made up of an IC card having a wireless communication function. 5. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the information recording medium is a bar code card on which a barcode such as a QR code is printed on a ticket surface. 6. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the automatic ticket gate is used at an airport. 7. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the notification means specifies an information recording medium related to the occurrence of an abnormal situation and manages the installation location of the automatic ticket gate main body. Or an automatic ticket checker for notifying a predetermined management center which manages the main body of the automatic ticket checker.

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