JP2007188177A - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate which permits a user with his or her infant having a user's ticket to pass through a ticket gate, when the ticket is valid. <P>SOLUTION: When the user who must buy the ticket for passing the ticket gate enters the ticket gate without carrying the ticket, and there is any user who does not need the ticket and enters the ticket gate while carrying the ticket among users satisfying predetermined conditions, the ticket information associated with the user carrying the ticket is associated with the user who has entered the gate without carrying the ticket. The user therefore can enter and pass through the ticket gate while his or her infant carries the user's own ticket. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed at a ticket gate of a station or an entrance / exit of a facility.

  Conventionally, automatic ticket gates have been installed at the ticket gates of stations. As is known, an automatic ticket gate is a device that performs ticket gate processing for users who enter or exit from a station via a ticket gate. The automatic ticket gate receives a ticket such as a ticket or a commuter pass held by a user who has entered the ticket gate, and acquires the ticket information recorded on the ticket. Then, based on the acquired ticket information, it is determined whether or not the user can pass through the ticket gate, and the door provided in the ticket gate is opened or closed according to the determination result. The user is permitted or prohibited to pass through the ticket gate passage by opening and closing the door.

  The conventional automatic ticket gate permits one user to pass through the ticket gate whenever it is determined that the user is permitted to pass through the ticket gate based on the acquired ticket information. Specifically, the automatic ticket checker has a counter (correct ticket counter) that counts the number of users who are allowed to pass through the ticket gate, and allows the user to pass through the ticket gate based on the acquired ticket information. Every time it is determined that permission is granted, the genuine ticket counter is incremented by one. Also, every time it is detected that the user has advanced from the ticket gate, this correct ticket counter is decremented by one. That is, the automatic ticket gate manages the number of users who are permitted to pass through the ticket gate by using the number of the ticket counter. When the ticket counter is 0, the automatic ticket checker It was configured to prohibit traffic. However, such a conventional automatic ticket gate detects an adult with a sensor capable of detecting a person of a certain height or higher, and does not detect a user who does not need a ticket such as an infant with a short height. Therefore, when an infant uses a ticket, the above-mentioned ticket counter only counts up, and since it is not detected that the infant has advanced from the ticket gate, the ticket counter is not counted down. There was a problem that unaccompanied users could always pass unconditionally.

On the other hand, for each user who has entered the ticket gate, including infants (users who do not require a ticket), the ticket information read from the ticket possessed by this user is associated with each user. By detecting the position in the ticket gate, even if multiple users with mixed adults and infants are entering the ticket gate, users who have the proper ticket pass through the ticket gate. In addition, there has been proposed an automatic ticket gate that can more accurately implement the prohibition of passage of the ticket gate passage for users who do not have an appropriate ticket (Patent Document 1, etc.).
JP-A-10-105748

  However, as described above, the conventional automatic ticket gate correlates the ticket information read from the ticket possessed when the user enters the ticket gate passage for each user, and for each user. By detecting the position in the ticket gate, the passage of the passage is permitted to the user who has the proper ticket, and the passage of the passage to the user who does not have the proper ticket. The configuration was prohibited. That is, in the conventional automatic ticket gate, the user who is permitted to pass through the passage is the user who has the proper boarding ticket when entering the passage. For this reason, when an infant who does not require a ticket and an adult who is a guardian of the infant (a user who needs a ticket) enter the ticket gate in order, If you enter the ticket gate and bring it into the ticket gate, the ticket gate associates the ticket with the infant, so adults who are guardians of the infant, etc. are prohibited from passing through the ticket gate as a person without a ticket To do. In this way, in the conventional automatic ticket gate, the ticket gate is given to the infant carrying the ticket when entering the ticket gate passage even though the user has an appropriate ticket. Passage of passage is prohibited. However, infants are permitted to pass through the ticket gate. There are relatively many scenes described above where an infant has a ticket and enters the ticket gate. For example, when there is a lot of baggage or the like, there are many users who enter the passage of an automatic ticket gate with an infant carrying their ticket. For this reason, conventional automatic ticket gates are inconvenient for the user because they do not take sufficient measures according to the usage status of the user. In addition, if the passage of the user is prohibited in the ticket gate, the user who has entered the ticket gate after this user must return and go out of the ticket gate, resulting in a crowded ticket gate. There is also a problem.

  An object of the present invention is to allow a user who has his / her own ticket to an infant to allow passage of a passage if the ticket is appropriate, thereby improving convenience for the user. The purpose is to provide an automatic ticket gate.

  The automatic ticket gate of the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

(1) User detection means for detecting whether a user has entered the passage,
A recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium possessed by the user, and acquiring passability determination information recorded in the recording medium and used for determining whether or not the user can pass in the passage;
Associating the user who has detected that the user detecting means has entered the passage with the passability determination information possessed by the user and recorded on the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. An association means for storing
A determination unit that determines whether the user detected by the user detection unit as having entered the passage is a user who does not need the recording medium when passing through the passage;
When the user who is associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is determined by the determination unit to be a user who does not need the recording medium, the user enters the passage after the user. A user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination means if there is a user whose passability determination information is not associated by the association means. Correspondence correction means for correcting the passability determination information associated with the user to which the passability determination information is not associated, and
For each user who passes through the passage, the passage restriction means for restricting the passage of the user in the passage using the passage permission / inhibition determination information associated with the user.

  In this configuration, in the association unit, the correspondence between the user who has entered the passage detected by the user detection unit and the passability determination information acquired from the recording medium possessed by the user by the recording medium reception unit A ending is made. Further, the determination means determines whether the user who has entered the passage is a user who does not need the recording medium when passing through the passage. The user who does not need a recording medium for passage through the passage here is an infant who does not need a ticket (recording medium) for using the railway, for example, if it is a railway. For users who need a medium, users who need a regular ticket to use it (herein referred to as adults) and users who need a dwarf ticket to use it (here, dwarfs) Is included.)

  It should be noted that, when using the railway, there is no problem even if a child uses a normal ticket that is more expensive than a dwarf ticket, and there is no problem if an infant uses a dwarf ticket or a normal ticket.

When the user who has entered the passage is determined to be a user (infant) who does not need a recording medium for passage through the passage, the correspondence correcting means passes the passage after the user (infant). If there is a user who has entered the path and the passability determination information is not associated by the association means, the user is associated with a user (infant) who does not require a recording medium for passage through the passage. The passability determination information is associated with a user who is not associated with the passability determination information. For example, when an infant who is a user who does not need a recording medium for passage through an aisle and an adult such as a guardian of the infant pass through the passage, the infant should have this adult recording medium, When the infant enters the passage in the order of the adult, the passage permission determination information temporarily associated with the infant is corrected so as to correspond to the adult who has entered the passage after the infant. For this reason, if the recording medium is appropriate, infants and adults are allowed to pass through the passage. As a result, convenience for users who pass an automatic ticket gate with infants can be improved, and as a result, services for users can be improved and congestion of users can be reduced. No ticket is required. If the configuration is such that the correspondence is corrected for the user who has entered the passage while the infant who is the user is in the passage, it has no relation to this infant and entered the passage without possessing a recording medium. Occurrence of a situation corresponding to a user can be prevented.

(2) user detection means for detecting whether a user has entered the passage;
A recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium possessed by the user, and acquiring passability determination information recorded in the recording medium and used for determining whether or not the user can pass in the passage;
Associating the user who has detected that the user detecting means has entered the passage with the passability determination information possessed by the user and recorded on the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. An association means for storing
A determination unit that determines whether the user detected by the user detection unit as having entered the passage is a user who does not need the recording medium when passing through the passage;
When the user associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination unit, the user is placed in the passage before the user. If there is a user who has entered and has not been associated with the passability determination information by the association means, the use determined by the determination means as a user who does not need the recording medium An association correction means for correcting the passage permission / inhibition information associated with the person to the user not associated with the passage permission / inhibition information;
For each user who passes through the passage, the passage restriction means for restricting the passage of the user in the passage using the passage permission / inhibition determination information associated with the user.

In this configuration, when an infant who is a user who does not need a recording medium for passage through the passage and an adult such as a guardian of the infant pass through the passage, the infant has the recording medium of the adult. In the case of entering the passage in the order of adults and infants in the reverse order of the above (1), the passage of the passages can be permitted for the infants and adults. As a result, as in (1) above, the convenience for the user who passes the automatic ticket gate with the infant can be improved, and as a result, the service for the user can be improved and the congestion of the user can be reduced. In addition, the service for the user can be further improved by combining with the above (1).

  (3) The correspondence correcting means enters the passage within a predetermined time range based on the timing when the user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determining means enters the passage. A user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination unit for a user who has not been associated with the passability determination information by the association unit It is a means for performing a correction for associating the passability determination information associated with.

  In this configuration, the correspondence of the ticket information to the user who entered the passage within a predetermined time, for example, within 3 seconds before and after, is corrected based on the timing when the user who does not need the recording medium enters the passage. As a result, there is a situation in which the passage permission determination information associated with the infant is associated with the user who has not been associated with the infant and has entered the passage without having the recording medium. It can be surely prevented.

  (4) The association correction means is predetermined after the user who has been determined by the determination means to be a user who does not need the recording medium enters the passage, and after the user has advanced the passage. For the user who has entered the passage until the passage of time elapses and the passability determination information is not associated by the association unit, the determination unit needs the recording medium. It is a means for performing a correction for associating the passability determination information associated with the user who has been determined not to be a user.

  In this configuration, as in (3) above, there is no relationship with the infant who entered the aisle with a ticket and is associated with the infant who entered the aisle without having a recording medium. It is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of the situation of associating existing passability determination information.

  In addition, the user who says here to advance from a passage means that the user who entered the passage passes the passage in the approach direction and advances from the passage. ) It does not mean to advance from the entry side.

  (5) The association correction means is a user who has entered the passage within a predetermined number of people based on a user determined by the determination means as a user who does not need the recording medium. In addition, a user who is not associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is associated with a user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination unit. This is a means for correcting the passage permission / inhibition determination information in association with each other.

  In this configuration, since the user who does not need the recording medium is used as a reference, the correspondence of the recording medium is corrected for the user who has entered the passage within a predetermined number of people, for example, within two people before and after, Preventing the occurrence of a situation in which the passability determination information associated with an infant is associated with a user who has not been associated with the infant and has entered the passage without having a recording medium. can do.

  (6) The association correction unit associates the passability determination information associated with another user with the user determined by the determination unit as a user who does not need the recording medium. Includes means to prohibit modification.

  In this configuration, the passability determination information associated with other users is not associated with a user who does not need a recording medium. That is, only the user who needs the recording medium is corrected to associate the passability determination information associated with the user who does not need the recording medium.

  (7) If the passability determination information of the user to which the passability determination information is associated by the association means is the passability determination information for the dwarf, the association correction means is the passability determination information. Including means for prohibiting the modification of associating with other users.

  In this configuration, the passage permission determination information for the dwarf is not corrected to be associated with other users.

  (8) The passage restriction unit is a unit that permits passage of a passage for a user whose passage permission determination information is associated with another user by the association correction unit.

  In this configuration, for example, when an infant who is a user who does not require a recording medium when passing through the passage and an adult who is a guardian of the infant pass through the passage, the adult recording medium is used as the infant. If it is, the passage of the passage is not restricted for this infant.

  According to the present invention, when a user such as an infant who does not require a recording medium for passage through the passage and a user such as an adult who requires a recording medium for passage through the passage pass by the infant, Even when this adult recording medium is carried and a passage is entered, passage of the passage can be permitted for an infant and an adult. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who passes the automatic ticket gate with the infant and to reduce congestion around the automatic ticket gate. In addition, it is not related to an infant who has entered a passage with a recording medium, and is associated with the passability determination information associated with the infant for a user who has entered the passage without having a recording medium. The occurrence of a situation can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate as an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment is configured by arranging a pair of automatic ticket gate parts 1a and 1b facing each other across a ticket gate passage. 2A is a side view of one automatic ticket gate part 1a on the ticket gate passage side, FIG. 2B is a top view of the automatic ticket gate, and FIG. 2C is an automatic ticket gate side. It is a front view. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic ticket gate of this embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment is installed at a ticket gate of a station. The user's passage direction in the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment may be either the A direction or the B direction shown in FIG. 1 or both. For example, the A direction is the direction in which the user enters the station, and the B direction is the direction in which the user enters from the station. As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment includes a control unit 2 that controls the operation of the apparatus main body, and tickets such as tickets and commuter passes possessed by users entering the ticket gate. A ticket accepting unit 3 that accepts, a user detecting unit 4 that detects a position in the ticket gate passage for each user, and a door opening and closing unit 5 that opens and closes a door provided on the exit side of the user who has entered the ticket gate passage And a display unit 6 for displaying guidance for the user. For the ticket accepting section 3, the door opening / closing section 5, and the display section 6, for users who pass through the ticket gate passage in the A direction (for visitors) and for users who pass through the ticket gate passage in the B direction (participants) And) individually. That is, the boarding ticket receiving unit 3a, the door opening / closing unit 5a, and the display unit 6a are configured for users who pass through the ticket gate passage in the direction A, and the boarding ticket receiving unit 3b, the door opening / closing unit 5b, and the display unit 6b. Is a configuration for users who pass through the ticket gate passage in the B direction.

  In addition, when the user's passage direction in the automatic ticket gate 1 is limited to one direction, the ticket accepting unit 3a (or 3b), the door opening / closing unit 5a (or 5b) in the other direction, and The display unit 6a (or 6b) may not be provided.

  A ticket accepting unit 3a for a user who passes the ticket gate in the direction A is provided in an automatic ticket gate part 1a located on the right side of the user, and accepts a ticket for a user who passes the ticket gate in the direction B. The part 3b is provided in the automatic ticket gate part 1b located on the right side of the user. The boarding ticket receiving units 3a and 3b receive the magnetic ticket and the non-contact medium as a boarding ticket. The magnetic ticket is a ticket in which the ticket information is recorded as magnetic data, and the non-contact medium is a ticket having a wireless communication function and storing the ticket information in a memory. The ticket accepting unit 3a is a magnetic ticket transport unit (for transporting a magnetic ticket inserted into the magnetic ticket slot 11a to a magnetic ticket outlet 12a or a collection box (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate part 1a. (Not shown) and a magnetic ticket processing unit (not shown) for reading the ticket information recorded on the magnetic ticket transported by the magnetic ticket transport unit and recording the ticket information for the magnetic ticket. is doing. As shown in the figure, the magnetic ticket slot 11a is provided near the entrance of the ticket gate for users who pass through the ticket gate in the direction A, and the magnetic ticket outlet 12a is provided in the approximate center of the ticket gate. . Further, the ticket accepting unit 3a reads the ticket information stored in the non-contact medium and transmits the ticket information for the non-contact medium by wireless communication with the non-contact medium close to the antenna coil 13a. A non-contact medium processing unit (not shown) for rewriting is provided. As shown in the drawing, the antenna coil 13a is provided near the entrance for a user who passes through the ticket gate passage in the direction A. The non-contact medium used as a boarding ticket is a structure which obtains operating electric power by electromagnetic coupling with this antenna coil 13a when it approaches the antenna coil 13a as is well known. Since the magnetic ticket used as a boarding ticket and a non-contact medium are well-known, description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  The automatic ticket gate part 1b is also provided with a magnetic ticket slot 11b, a magnetic ticket outlet 12b, a magnetic ticket processing unit, an antenna coil 13b, and a non-contact medium processing unit. The magnetic ticket slot 11b and the antenna coil 13b are provided near the entrance for the user who passes through the ticket gate passage in the direction B, and the magnetic ticket outlet 12b is provided substantially at the center of the ticket gate passage.

  The user detection unit 4 includes a user position detection unit 4a that detects the user's entry into the ticket gate passage and the position of the user in the ticket gate passage, and a user who has entered the ticket gate passage when the ticket gate passage passes. A user type determination unit 4b that determines whether the user needs a boarding ticket or a user who does not need a boarding ticket. The user position detection unit 4a includes a plurality of light emitting units 21 provided at substantially equal intervals (for example, 15 cm intervals) on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate part 1a along the ticket gate path, and the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate part 1b. And a plurality of light receiving portions 22 provided at substantially equal intervals (for example, at intervals of 15 cm) on the side surface on the passage side. The light emitting unit 21 and the light receiving unit 22 are attached to face each other. Further, the light emitting unit 21 and the light receiving unit 22 are attached to a height that can detect an infant who does not need a ticket when passing through the ticket gate, a height of about 800 mm. The user position detection unit 4 a receives light emitted from the light emitting unit 21 because no user exists at the mounting position of the light receiving unit 22 that receives light emitted from the light emitting unit 21. It is determined that there is a user at the mounting position of the light receiving unit 22 that is not. The user position detection unit 4 tracks the position in the ticket gate passage for each user by detecting the position of the user in the ticket gate passage at regular intervals, for example, every 100 ms. In addition, the user type determination unit 4b includes reflection sensors 25 and 26 that detect reflected light of emitted light. The reflective sensors 25 and 26 are provided on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate parts 1a and 1b on the ticket gate passage side, and are provided at two places on the both sides of the ticket gate passage (a total of four places). The reflective sensors 25 and 26 are attached in such a direction as to irradiate light obliquely upward. The light emitted from the reflective sensors 25 and 26 reaches a height of approximately 1250 mm at the center in the width direction of the ticket gate passage.

  In the following description, a user who does not require a ticket when passing through the ticket gate is called an infant, and a user who needs a ticket when passing through the ticket gate is called an adult.

  The door opening / closing part 5a opens and closes the door 31 provided on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate parts 1a, 1b on the ticket gate passage side. The door 31 is provided on the exit side for a user who passes through the ticket gate passage in the A direction. On the other hand, the door opening / closing part 5b opens and closes the door 32 provided on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate parts 1a and 1b on the ticket gate passage side. The door 32 is provided on the exit side for a user who passes through the ticket gate passage in the B direction. The display unit 6a controls display on the display 41a provided on the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate part 1a, and the display unit 6b controls display on the display 41b provided on the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate part 1b. The indicators 41a and 41b are provided in the approximate center of the ticket gate passage.

  Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment will be described. When the automatic ticket gate 1 is set to be normally open, the doors 31 and 32 are all opened when there is no user in the ticket gate passage. Each time the user enters the ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate 1 performs an entry-time association process that associates the ticket information with the entered user. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing this approaching association process. The automatic ticket gate 1 repeatedly determines whether or not the user has entered the ticket gate (s1). When a user enters the ticket gate, when one of the light receiving portions 22 at both ends receives no light emitted from the facing light emitting portion 21, the light receiving portion that has entered this state. It is determined that the user has entered the ticket gate passage from the side where 22 is provided.

  When it is determined that the user has entered the ticket gate, the automatic ticket checker 1 accepts the ticket at the ticket accepting unit 3 (s2) or waits for the user to reach the no-ticket detection position (s3). The no-ticket detection position is a position on the traveling direction side a little more than the reflective sensor 25 provided on the entrance side for the user who has entered the ticket gate passage, and the user can enter the ticket slot 11a (or 11b) or The position is on the back side of the antenna coil 13a (or 13b). Therefore, the automatic ticket gate 1 usually accepts a boarding ticket before the user who has entered the ticket gate reaches the no-ticket detection position. When the automatic ticket checker 1 accepts the ticket, it acquires the ticket information recorded in the ticket, associates the user with the acquired ticket information (s4), and the user has no ticket. Wait until the detection position is reached (s5). That is, by the process relating to s4, the user (infant or adult) who has entered the ticket gate is associated with the ticket information recorded in the ticket possessed by the user.

  If the automatic ticket checker 1 determines that the user has reached the no-tag detection position in s3 or s5, the automatic ticket checker 1 determines whether the user who has reached the no-card detection position this time is an adult or an infant. (S6). The determination relating to s6 is provided on the entrance side of the automatic ticket gate parts 1a and 1b between the time when the user has entered the ticket gate passage and the time when the user reaches the no-ticket detection position. The two reflection sensors 25 (or 26) receiving the reflected light and the light receiving unit 22 provided on the entrance side (the light receiving unit 22 provided in the vicinity of the reflection type sensor 25). If the user does not receive the light emitted from the light-emitting unit 21 at the same time, it is determined that the user who has entered the ticket gate this time is an adult, and the above two states occur simultaneously. If there is no time, it is determined that the child is an infant. The automatic ticket gate 1 includes a user, ticket information acquired from a ticket possessed by the user, information indicating whether the user is an adult or an infant (judgment result according to s6), and the user The user information associated with the time when the vehicle entered is stored in the memory (not shown) of the control unit 2 (s7). In s7, even if an infant has a ticket and enters the ticket gate, user information associated with the ticket information is stored. On the other hand, even if it is an adult, when this user enters the ticket gate without having a ticket, user information not associated with the ticket information is stored.

  Further, the automatic ticket gate 1 performs a no-tag detection position process shown in FIG. 5 for the user who has reached the no-card detection position. The automatic ticket checker 1 determines whether the user who has reached the no-card detection position this time is an adult who needs a ticket or an infant who does not need a ticket (s11). When the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that it is an adult in s11, whether or not the ticket information is associated with the user information of the user, that is, the user has entered the ticket gate passage with the ticket. Whether or not is determined (s12). When it is determined that the ticket gate information is a user associated with the ticket information, the automatic ticket gate 1 is a user who has entered the ticket gate passage more than a predetermined number of people before the user (for example, two or more people before). If there is an infant associated with the ticket information, the ticket information associated with the infant is cleared (s13). In addition, the ticket checker 1 supports the ticket information among users who have entered the ticket gate more than a predetermined time (for example, three seconds or more) before the user who has reached the no-ticket detection position this time. If there is an attached infant, the ticket information associated with the infant is cleared (s14). In s13 and s14, on the basis of the user information stored in the memory of the control unit 2, the ticket information is included among the users who have entered the ticket gate passage more than a predetermined number of people (for example, two or more people before). Determine if there is an associated infant and if there is an infant associated with the ticket information among the users who entered the ticket gate more than a predetermined time ago (for example, more than 3 seconds ago) is doing.

  In addition, since the infant whose ticket information is cleared in s13 and s14 is a user who does not need a ticket when passing through the ticket gate, the ticket passage is restricted even if the ticket information is cleared. There is no particular problem. The ticket information cleared in s13 or s14 is the ticket information stored in the process of s23 described later.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines in s12 that the ticket information is an adult user not associated with the ticket information, the control area 2 stores the ticket information in the processing of s23 described later ( The stored ticket information is read from (not shown) (s15). The number of users within a predetermined number of people (for example, two people) who entered the ticket gate passage earlier than the adult user, and the timing difference when entering the ticket gate passage is determined for a predetermined time with respect to this adult user. It is determined whether or not there is an infant associated with the ticket information among the users who are in the list (s16). The process according to s16 is performed based on the user information stored in the memory of the control unit 2. When the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that there is a corresponding user (infant) in s16, it is determined that the ticket information associated with the corresponding infant is not associated with the current ticket information. Correspondence correction processing for associating with the user is performed (s17). When the automatic ticket checker 1 completes the process related to s17, it performs the process related to s13 and s14. Further, when it is determined that there is no corresponding user in s16, the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that this user is a no-tender (s18), and performs the processes related to s13 and s14.

  Therefore, even if the infant has a ticket and enters the ticket gate, an adult who has entered the ticket gate with a delay within a predetermined time and within a predetermined number of people can enter the automatic ticket gate 1. Even if you do not have a ticket, the ticket information temporarily associated with the infant is associated with this adult. For this reason, when an infant who does not require a ticket and two guardians enter the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1, the infant will be given the ticket and enter the ticket gate passage in the order of infant and guardian. In this case, the ticket information is temporarily associated with the infant, but finally, the ticket information of the ticket possessed by the infant is associated with the guardian. In addition, when an infant and two guardians (guardians A and B) enter the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1, the infant B and the guardian are provided with the guardian B's ticket. Even if you enter the ticket gate passage in the order of A and parent B, the ticket information of the parent B's ticket is temporarily associated with the infant. The ticket information of the guardian B's ticket is associated with the guardian B. In addition, the condition for correcting the ticket information associated with the infant to another adult user is an adult who has entered the ticket gate passage within a predetermined time and with a predetermined number of delays for the infant. Thus, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the ticket information associated with the infant is associated with the user unrelated to the infant.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the child is an infant in s11, it determines whether the ticket information is associated with the infant (s19). If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the ticket information is not associated in s19, the automatic ticket checker 1 performs processing related to s13 and s14. If the automatic ticket checker 1 determines that the ticket information is associated in s19, the ticket information associated with the infant is a dwarf ticket or a regular ticket (so-called adult ticket). It is determined whether or not (s20). When the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the ticket information is a ticket for a child ticket, the automatic ticket checker 1 performs a process related to s13 and s14. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ticket information is not a dwarf ticket but an adult ticket, it is a user within a predetermined number of people (for example, two people) who entered the ticket gate passage earlier than the infant, and the ticket gate passage It is determined whether or not there is an adult whose ticket information is not associated among the users whose entry timing is within a predetermined time for the infant user (s21). The process concerning s21 is performed based on the user information stored in the memory of the control unit 2. If it is determined that there is a corresponding user (adult) in s21, the automatic ticket gate 1 associates the ticket information associated with the infant who has reached the no-ticket detection position this time. Correlation correction processing is performed (s22). When it is determined that there is no corresponding user in s21, the automatic ticket gate 1 stores the ticket information associated with the infant (s23). When the automatic ticket checker 1 completes the process related to s22 or s23, it performs the process related to s13 and s14.

  Therefore, the automatic ticket gate 1 allows an infant who has entered the ticket gate to the adult within a predetermined time and with a delay within a predetermined number of people even if the adult has entered the ticket gate without having a ticket. If the user has a ticket, the ticket information temporarily associated with the infant is associated with the adult. For this reason, when an infant who does not require a ticket and two guardians enter the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1, the infant must have the ticket and enter the ticket gate passage in the order of the guardian and the infant. In this case, the ticket information is temporarily associated with the infant, but finally, the ticket information of the ticket possessed by the infant is associated with the guardian. In addition, when three persons, an infant and two guardians (guardians A and B) enter the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1, the guardian B, the guardian B, Even when the guard A and the infant enter the ticket gate in order, the ticket information of the guardian B's ticket is temporarily associated with the infant, but eventually the infant possesses it. The ticket information of the guardian B's ticket is associated with the guardian B. In addition, the condition for correcting the ticket information associated with the infant to another adult user is that the adult entering the ticket gate passage is within a predetermined time and a predetermined number of people in advance. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the ticket information associated with the infant is associated with the user unrelated to the infant.

  In addition, ticket information associated with other infants is not associated with the infant. In other words, only the adult user who needs the ticket is corrected to associate the ticket information associated with the infant. Also, the ticket information for the dwarf is not corrected to be associated with other users.

  Further, when a user who needs a ticket when passing through the ticket gate passage passes through the approximate center of the ticket gate passage, the automatic ticket gate 1 performs a passage control process for the ticket gate passage for the user. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing this traffic control processing. In the automatic ticket gate 1, when the light receiving unit 22 provided in the approximate center of the ticket gate passage is not receiving the light emitted from the light emitting portion 21, the user has reached the center of the ticket gate passage. Determine (s31). If it is determined in s31 that the user has reached the center of the ticket gate, the automatic ticket checker 1 determines whether this user is a user who needs a boarding ticket (s32). The process relating to s32 is performed based on the user information stored in the memory of the control unit 2. If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the user who has reached the center of the ticket gate this time in s32 is a user (infant) who does not need a boarding ticket, the door 31 provided on the exit side for this user. (Or 32) is opened (s35). Therefore, a situation in which passage of the passage is restricted does not occur for a user (infant) who does not require a ticket.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines in s32 that the user who has reached the center of the ticket gate this time is a user who needs a ticket, the ticket information included in the user information of this user Is read (s33), and it is determined whether or not the ticket gate passage is permitted based on the ticket information read here (s34). If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the passage of the ticket gate is permitted in s34, the door opening / closing part 5 opens the door 31 (or 32) provided on the exit side for the user (s35). As a result, a user associated with appropriate ticket information can pass through the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1. On the other hand, if the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the passage of the ticket gate is not permitted in s34, the door opening / closing part 5 closes the door 31 (or 32) provided on the exit side for the user (s36). ). Thereby, it is possible to restrict the passage of the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket checker 1 to users who are not associated with appropriate ticket information. The users whose passage through the ticket gate is restricted are users who have a boarding ticket, but the boarding ticket is not appropriate, or users who have not had a boarding ticket.

  Thus, according to the automatic ticket gate of this embodiment, when an infant who does not require a ticket and the guardian of the infant pass through the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1, the guardian's ticket is transferred to the infant. Even if they enter the ticket gate, the infant and guardian can pass through the ticket gate. For this reason, a user with an infant can pass through the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket checker 1 by holding a ticket for the accompanying infant when there is a large amount of baggage. In addition, the ticket information of the ticket that the infant had when entering the ticket gate is not associated with a user who is not related to this infant, and the ticketless person passes by mistake. It can be prevented from occurring.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the adult user who performs correction which matches the ticket information matched with the infant is within the range of a predetermined number of people before and after this infant with respect to this infant. However, it may be an adult user who has entered the ticket gate passage after the infant, but it may be a user who has entered the ticket gate passage later than the infant (for adult users who have entered the ticket gate passage earlier than the infant, It may be an adult user who has entered the ticket gate passage before the infant (as opposed to an adult who has entered the ticket gate passage after the infant). For users, no correction is made to associate ticket information associated with infants.)

  Further, in the above embodiment, on the basis of the timing when an infant who does not need a ticket enters the ticket gate passage with a ticket, a ticket that has entered the ticket gate passage without having a ticket within a predetermined time is required. The ticket information associated with the infant is corrected to be associated with the infant, but the infant who does not need the ticket enters the ticket gate passage with the ticket, Ride that corresponds to this infant for users who need a ticket that has entered the ticket gate passage without having a ticket between the time the infant has entered the passage and the predetermined time has elapsed You may make it perform the correction which matches ticket information.

  In addition, the user who says here to advance from a passage means that the user who entered the passage passes the passage in the approach direction and advances from the passage. ) It does not mean to advance from the entry side.

  Furthermore, when the infant is in the ticket gate passage, the adult user who is in the ticket gate passage simultaneously with the condition that the ticket information associated with the infant is corrected is to be an adult user. Conditions may be provided.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the matching process at the time of approach of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the no-ticket detection position process of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the traffic control process of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention.

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1-Automatic ticket gate 1a, 1b-Automatic ticket gate parts 2-Control unit 3 (3a, 3b) -Passenger ticket receiving unit 4-User detection unit 5 (5a, 5b) -Door opening / closing unit 6 (6a, 6b)- Display section

Claims (8)

User detection means for detecting whether a user has entered the aisle;
A recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium possessed by the user, and acquiring passability determination information recorded in the recording medium and used for determining whether or not the user can pass in the passage;
Associating the user who has detected that the user detecting means has entered the passage with the passability determination information possessed by the user and recorded on the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. An association means for storing
A determination unit that determines whether the user detected by the user detection unit as having entered the passage is a user who does not need the recording medium when passing through the passage;
When the user who is associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is determined by the determination unit to be a user who does not need the recording medium, the user enters the passage after the user. A user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination means if there is a user whose passability determination information is not associated by the association means. Correspondence correction means for correcting the passability determination information associated with the user to which the passability determination information is not associated, and
An automatic ticket checker comprising, for each user passing in the passage, passage restriction means for restricting the passage of the user in the passage by using the passability determination information associated with the user. User detection means for detecting whether a user has entered the aisle;
A recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium possessed by the user, and acquiring passability determination information recorded in the recording medium and used for determining whether or not the user can pass in the passage;
Associating the user who has detected that the user detecting means has entered the passage with the passability determination information possessed by the user and recorded on the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. An association means for storing
A determination unit that determines whether the user detected by the user detection unit as having entered the passage is a user who does not need the recording medium when passing through the passage;
When the user associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination unit, the user is placed in the passage before the user. If there is a user who has entered and has not been associated with the passability determination information by the association means, the use determined by the determination means as a user who does not need the recording medium An association correction means for correcting the passage permission / inhibition information associated with the person to the user not associated with the passage permission / inhibition information;
An automatic ticket checker comprising, for each user passing in the passage, passage restriction means for restricting the passage of the user in the passage by using the passability determination information associated with the user.   The association correction means is a user who has entered the passage within a predetermined time range based on the timing at which the user who has been determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination means has entered the passage. In addition, the user who is not associated with the passability determination information by the association unit is associated with the user who is determined to be a user who does not need the recording medium by the determination unit. The automatic ticket checker according to claim 1 or 2, which is a means for performing a correction for associating the passability determination information being made.   The association correction means is configured to elapse a predetermined time after a user who has been determined by the determination means to be a user who does not require the recording medium enters the passage, and the user enters the passage. In the meantime, a user who has entered the passage and does not need the recording medium by the determination means for a user whose passability determination information is not associated by the association means. The automatic ticket checker according to claim 1 or 2, which is a means for correcting the passage permission / inhibition information associated with the user determined to be as follows.   The association correction means is a user who has entered a passage within a predetermined number of people based on a user determined by the determination means to be a user who does not need the recording medium, and Passability determination that is associated with a user who is determined not to require the recording medium by the determination unit for a user whose passage permission determination information is not associated by the association unit. The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is a means for performing a correction for associating information.   The association correction unit prohibits correction of associating the passability determination information associated with another user with a user determined by the determination unit as a user who does not need the recording medium. The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising means for performing the operation.   If the passability determination information of the user associated with the passability determination information by the association means is the passability determination information for the dwarf, the association correction unit may change the passability determination information to other information. The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising means for prohibiting a correction associated with a user.   The passage restriction means is means for permitting passage of a passage for a user whose passage permission determination information is associated with another user by the association correction means. Automatic ticket gate as described.

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