JP2007233502A - Information recording medium-using system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording medium-using system which records detailed boarding history information when vehicles of transport facilities are used. <P>SOLUTION: The information recording medium-using system reads out user information from IC cards which users carry with them and records boarding information when the users pass through boarding gates of vehicles, counts the number of people boarding the vehicles, grasps the crowdedness of each vehicle based on the counted number of the boarding people, and informs the users in each vehicle of the existence of vehicles which are not crowded with people, if any. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention uses, for example, a non-contact (wireless) IC card as a ticket, and when using a railway vehicle, the IC card possessed by the user when the user passes through the entrance of the vehicle The present invention relates to an information recording medium utilization system that records boarding information or reads user information recorded on the IC card and uses it for various processes.

For example, by recording personal information and fee information on an IC card that contains a CPU or memory chip IC chip in a plastic card, the IC card is used for security authentication, payment of usage fees in transportation, shopping, etc. A system has been developed and put into practical use.
Recently, an IC card utilization system that rewrites information in an IC card as a boarding ticket by non-contact (wireless) communication has been put into practical use in the collection processing of a railway vehicle usage fee in transportation.

  In addition, using such an IC card, the fact that the user has passed the automatic ticket gate installed at the railway station (passing time, passing position, etc.) is automatically sent to a specific pre-registered notification destination. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Further, a technique for performing transfer guidance, getting-off guidance or the like by a commuter pass (wireless IC card) having a communication unit and a terminal device connected to the commuter pass and a communication network is known (for example, Patent Document 2). reference).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-16011 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-302098

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, although the history of the station using the automatic ticket gate device remains, detailed history information such as the station to which the train has been transferred or the train that has been transferred does not remain, so that it cannot be known.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium utilization system capable of recording detailed boarding history information when using a vehicle for transportation.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium utilization system that can disperse congestion by, for example, grasping the congestion status from the number of passengers in the vehicle and notifying the user of a vacant vehicle. .

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium utilization system that can change the contents of in-car broadcasts, in-car advertisements, and the like based on, for example, vehicle congestion, user gender, and age.

  Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium utilization system capable of preventing a male from getting on a female exclusive vehicle by mistake.

  The information recording medium utilization system of the present invention is for a user who has an information recording medium as a ticket on which at least user information is recorded in addition to the information necessary as a ticket to get on a vehicle of transportation. When passing through the entrance of the vehicle, the user information is read from the information recording medium possessed by the user, and the first reading / recording means for recording the boarding information at this time, and the first Each time the reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium, the first passenger counting means for counting the number of passengers on the vehicle, and the number of passengers counted by the first passenger counting means. The first guide who grasps the congestion status of the vehicle on the basis of the information and performs guidance according to the situation by at least one of voice and image to the user in the vehicle It is provided with a door.

  In addition, the information recording medium utilization system of the present invention allows a user who has an information recording medium as a ticket on which at least user information such as age and gender is recorded in addition to information necessary as a ticket to In order to get on the vehicle, when passing through the entrance of the vehicle, the user information is read from the information recording medium possessed by the user, and the third reading / recording for recording the boarding information at this time A second ride that counts the number of passengers on the vehicle for each age and sex based on the user information each time the recording means and the third reading / recording means read the user information from the information recording medium. Based on the number of people counting means and the number of passengers for each age and gender counted by the second number of passenger counting means, the age and gender bias is examined, and guidance is given accordingly. And and a second guide means carried out by at least either of the audio and video to the user in both.

  Furthermore, the information recording medium utilization system of the present invention is a system in which a user who possesses an information recording medium as a ticket on which at least user information such as age and gender is recorded in addition to the information necessary as a ticket. In order to get on the vehicle, when passing through the entrance of the vehicle, the user information is read from the information recording medium possessed by the user, and the fifth reading / recording for recording the boarding information at this time Recording means, first determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle is a female-only vehicle when the fifth reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium; Whether the user is a man based on the user information read from the information recording medium by the fifth reading / recording means. The And when the second determination means determines that the user is a male, at least the user is informed that the vehicle is a female-only vehicle by voice and image. And a third guiding means performed by at least one of them.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information recording medium utilization system which can record detailed boarding history information at the time of vehicle use of a transportation system can be provided.

  Further, according to the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide an information recording medium utilization system capable of dispersing congestion by grasping the congestion situation from the number of passengers of the vehicle and notifying the user of the vacant vehicle.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information recording medium utilization system that can change the contents of in-car broadcasts, in-car advertisements, and the like based on, for example, the congestion of the vehicle, the gender and age of the user.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide an information recording medium utilization system that can prevent a male from getting on a female-only vehicle by mistake.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of an information recording medium utilization system according to the present embodiment. This information recording medium utilization system is installed at the entrance / exit of a contactless (wireless) IC card 11 and a railway vehicle (train) as an information recording medium carried by a user as a boarding ticket. Wireless IC card reader / writer 12 as a reading / recording means for processing, installed in railway vehicles, voice guidance device 13 as guidance means for performing guidance broadcasting by voice for each vehicle, installed in each railway vehicle, In-vehicle display device 14 as a guide means for performing advertisement broadcasting (CM broadcasting) as an image for users in the vehicle, and a dedicated wireless IC card reader / writer installed in a railway station and processing IC card 11 The terminal device 15, the wireless IC card reader / writer 12, the voice guidance device 13, the in-vehicle display device 14, and a management device that is a higher-level device of the dedicated terminal device 15 And a server 16.

  The wireless IC card reader / writer 12, the voice guidance device 13, the in-vehicle display device 14, the dedicated terminal device 15 and the management server 16 are connected to be communicable with each other via a wired or wireless network (not shown).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 is installed in the vicinity of the entrance 22 of the railway vehicle (train) 21, such as the upper part of the entrance 22 and holds the IC card 11. When the user M passes through the entrance / exit 22, data communication is performed in a non-contact (wireless) manner with the IC card 11.

  The management server 16 includes a database 17 as storage means for managing boarding information and the like when a lost item is found. The management server 17 may be installed in the vehicle for each connected vehicle (train), may be installed in each station, or centrally manages several stations by one server. It may be a method.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the user obtains (purchases) the IC card 11 as a boarding ticket, for example, at a ticket machine installed in advance at the boarding station. At this time, the user inputs at least user information such as his / her age and sex.

  Here, the IC card 11 is a non-contact (wireless) IC card that incorporates an IC chip having functions such as wireless communication, encryption processing, CPU, and memory (storage means), and is non-contact (wireless). It is assumed that data communication is possible. In addition to information for automatic ticket gates (information necessary as a ticket), the memory stores at least user information such as age and gender of the card holder (user) entered above. The boarding information such as the train name, vehicle number, boarding / departure number, boarding time, route name, etc. on which the car was boarded at the time of getting on and off is recorded.

  Now, when the user carrying the IC card 11 passes the automatic ticket gate installed at the ticket gate of the boarding station for boarding and then passes through the gate of the vehicle to board the desired vehicle. (Step S1) The wireless IC card reader / writer 12 installed at the entrance / exit reads out the user information (age, sex, etc.) from the IC card 11 carried by the user, and at this time Boarding information (train name, vehicle number, gate number, boarding time, route name, etc.) is recorded (step S2).

  User information read from the IC card 11 by the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 is sent to the management server 16. Each time the management server 16 receives user information, the management server 16 counts up the total number of passengers, the number of passengers for each age, and the number of passengers for each gender (step S3).

  Next, the management server 16 determines whether or not the vehicle on which the user has boarded is a female-only vehicle by referring to vehicle identification information registered in advance in the database 17 (step S4). If the vehicle is a female-only vehicle, it is determined based on the user information read from the IC card 11 whether or not the user is a male (step S5).

  As a result of this determination, if the user is a male, the management server 16 uses the voice guidance device 13 to give a guidance broadcast to the effect that the vehicle is a female-only vehicle only by voice. Step S6).

  If it is determined in step S4 that the vehicle is not a woman-only vehicle, or if it is determined in step S5 that the user is not a man, or when the processing in step S6 is completed, the management server 16 counts in step S3. Based on the total number of passengers, the congestion status of each vehicle is grasped, and if there is a vacant vehicle, a guidance broadcast to that effect is given to the users in the vehicle by the voice guidance device 13 (step S7). Thereby, congestion can be disperse | distributed.

  Next, the management server 16 checks the age and gender bias of each vehicle based on the number of passengers for each age and the number of passengers for each gender counted in step S3, and the in-car broadcast corresponding to each vehicle is transmitted to the voice guidance device 13. Or in-vehicle advertisement corresponding to each vehicle is performed by the in-vehicle display device 14 (step S8). For example, for a vehicle with many female users, cosmetic advertisements (CMs) are played by the voice guidance device 13 or the in-vehicle display device 14.

  Now, when the user gets out of the vehicle, the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 installed at the entrance is carried by the user in the same way as when getting on the vehicle. The user information is read out from the IC card 11 and the boarding information at this time is recorded (step S9).

  User information read from the IC card 11 by the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 is sent to the management server 16. Each time the management server 16 receives user information, the management server 16 counts down the total number of passengers, the number of passengers for each age, and the number of passengers for each gender (step S10).

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, detailed boarding information (train name, vehicle number, entrance / exit) without taking out the IC card when passing the boarding gate of the vehicle simply by carrying the IC card. Number, boarding time, route name, etc.) can be recorded on the IC card or the like. In addition, user information (such as age and gender) and boarding information recorded on the IC card can be read and used for various processes.

  For example, by counting the total number of passengers, the number of passengers by age, and the number of passengers by gender, the number of users carrying the IC card of each vehicle can be specified, and the number of passengers of each vehicle It is possible to disperse the congestion by grasping the congestion situation and notifying the vacant vehicle.

In addition, contents such as in-car broadcasts and in-car CMs can be changed based on the degree of crowding, passenger gender and age. In addition, it is possible to prevent men from accidentally getting on the women-only vehicle.
In addition, when a user forgets something on the train, the user can know the exact time and place from the boarding information recorded on the IC card without having to remember exactly when and where he forgot.

Furthermore, by recording information on lost items found in the vehicle on an IC tag or the like, it is possible to reduce labor for managing and searching for lost items. This will be described in detail below.
For example, when an attendant finds a lost item in a vehicle, the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 relates to the lost item with respect to the IC tag 18 by attaching the IC tag 18 to the lost item and passing through the entrance / exit. As information, the boarding information at this time (train name, vehicle number, gate number, boarding time, route name, etc.) is recorded.

  Next, the wireless IC card reader / writer 12 sends the boarding information for the lost item recorded in the IC tag 18 to the management server 16. The management server 16 manages the boarding information by registering (recording) it in the database 17 as information on the lost items.

  When searching for a lost item according to a request from the user, a staff member of the dedicated terminal device 15 puts the IC card 11 carried by the user over the reading unit of the dedicated terminal device 15 so that the dedicated terminal device 15 The boarding information recorded on the IC card 11 is read out and sent to the management server 16. The management server 16 searches the database 17 based on the boarding information, and searches for boarding information on the corresponding lost items, thereby identifying the lost items.

  Also, for example, by installing a ticket vending machine equipped with a wireless IC card reader / writer for processing the IC card 11 at the station, the IC card 11 carried by the user is set in the ticket vending machine, and the IC The boarding information recorded on the card 11 can be read out and displayed or printed. Since the route name, the station name, and the like are recorded as boarding information when the vehicle passes through the entrance / exit of the vehicle, for example, information such as the station to which the transfer was made without passing through the automatic ticket gate device can be easily understood.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an information recording medium utilization system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram explaining the installation state with respect to the vehicle of a wireless IC card reader / writer. The flowchart explaining operation | movement.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Non-contact (wireless) IC card (information recording medium), 12 ... Wireless IC card reader / writer (reading / recording means), 13 ... Voice guidance device (guidance means), 14 ... In-vehicle display device (guidance) Means), 15 ... Dedicated terminal device, 16 ... Management server (management device), 21 ... Vehicle (train), 22 ... Entrance / exit, M ... User.

Claims (7)

When a user who has at least an information recording medium as a ticket in which user information is recorded in addition to the information necessary as a ticket passes the vehicle entrance / exit to get on the vehicle of transportation, First reading / recording means for reading the user information from the information recording medium possessed by the user and recording the boarding information at this time;
First passenger counting means for counting the number of passengers on the vehicle each time the first reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium;
Based on the number of passengers counted by the first number-of-passengers counting means, the crowded situation of the vehicle is grasped, and a corresponding guidance is given to the user in the vehicle by at least one of voice and image. And guiding means,
An information recording medium utilization system comprising:   The first guiding means grasps the congestion status of each vehicle based on the number of passengers counted by the first passenger counting means, and if there is a vacant vehicle, the guidance to that effect is used in each vehicle. 2. The information recording medium utilization system according to claim 1, wherein the system is performed by at least one of voice and image. When the user gets out of the vehicle to get out of the vehicle, the user information is read from the information recording medium possessed by the user and the boarding information at this time is recorded. A second reading / recording means;
First passenger number subtracting means for subtracting the number of passengers counted by the first passenger number counting means each time the second reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium;
The information recording medium utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising: In addition to the information necessary for a ticket, at least the entrance / exit of the vehicle for a user who has an information recording medium as a ticket that records user information such as age and gender, A third reading / recording means for reading the user information from the information recording medium possessed by the user when the vehicle passes and recording the boarding information at this time;
Second passenger number counting means for counting the number of passengers on the vehicle for each age and sex each time the third reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium. ,
Based on the age and the number of passengers for each gender counted by the second number-of-passengers counting means, the age and gender bias is checked, and guidance according to the difference is given to the user in the vehicle at least one of voice and image Second guiding means performed by one side;
An information recording medium utilization system comprising:   The second guide means checks the age and gender bias of each vehicle based on the age and the number of passengers counted by the second passenger counting means, and performs in-car broadcasts, advertisements, etc. 5. The information recording medium utilization system according to claim 4, wherein the information recording medium utilization system is performed by at least one of voice and image for a user in the vehicle. When the user gets out of the vehicle to get out of the vehicle, the user information is read from the information recording medium possessed by the user and the boarding information at this time is recorded. A fourth reading / recording means;
Second passenger number subtracting means for subtracting the number of passengers counted by the first passenger number counting means each time the fourth reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium;
5. The information recording medium utilization system according to claim 4, further comprising: In addition to the information necessary for a ticket, at least the entrance / exit of the vehicle for a user who has an information recording medium as a ticket that records user information such as age and gender, A fifth reading / recording means for reading the user information from the information recording medium possessed by the user and recording the boarding information at this time;
When the fifth reading / recording means reads user information from the information recording medium, the first judging means for judging whether or not the vehicle is a female-only vehicle;
When the first determination means determines that the vehicle is a female-only vehicle, the user is a man based on the user information read from the information recording medium by the fifth reading / recording means. Second determination means for determining whether or not,
When it is determined by the second determination means that the user is a male, at least one of voice and image is given to the user that the vehicle is a female-only vehicle. A third guiding means;
An information recording medium utilization system comprising:

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