JP2008004019A - Boarding medium processor, automatic ticket gate device, automatic exit fare device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent erroneous acceptance of a fare by certainly discriminating a fault when there is the fault in determination logic. <P>SOLUTION: This boarding medium processor is provided with a determination board A determining on each determination item of passing propriety, a settlement route and a settlement amount based on information of a boarding medium read by a reader-writer 11, and a determination board B determining on each determination item of the passing propriety, settlement route and settlement amount by determination logic different from the determination board A. The determined result of the determination board A and the determined result of the determination board B are compared for every determination item, and when the determination results on the respective determination items are all coincident, processing of passing permission or passing prohibition is performed based on the coincident determined results of passing propriety, and when either one of the determined results is not coincident, guide processing to a person in charge is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a boarding medium processing apparatus such as an automatic ticket gate apparatus and an automatic settlement apparatus, and more particularly to a multiplexing determination technique for preventing erroneous receipt of fares.

  The automatic ticket gate has a built-in determination board for determining passability, settlement amount, settlement route, etc. based on information read from the loaded boarding medium. This judgment board is equipped with a memory that stores judgment programs, fare data, etc., but if the memory fails or an electrical abnormality such as a short circuit occurs on the circuit board, accurate judgment can be made. It becomes impossible to make an erroneous determination. In this case, if the door of the automatic ticket gate is closed and the passage of the user is prohibited, the processing is performed by a staff member, so there is no possibility that the fare is excessively collected. However, if the passage is permitted even if there is a misjudgment, the user himself / herself may not be aware that the misjudgment has been made, and there is a possibility that the fare has been misreceived.

Therefore, as a countermeasure against the above problem, Patent Document 1 below discloses a technique for preventing a ticket gate process from being performed based on an erroneous determination due to a defect occurring in a part of hardware. In this document, the determination process based on the same determination logic is executed on the main CPU board and the determination CPU board with respect to the ticket information read from the boarding medium, and the determination results are not matched. Is judged to be abnormal, and the ticket gate processing is interrupted.
JP 2004-185210 A

  However, although the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 can cope with a hardware defect, since the determination processing is performed by the same determination logic on two boards, there is a problem that it is not possible to cope with a defect in the determination logic itself.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a boarding medium processing apparatus capable of reliably discriminating this and preventing erroneous receipt of a fare when there is a defect in the determination logic. .

  The boarding medium processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a reading unit that reads information recorded on the boarding medium, and a determination logic that is different from each other based on the information read by the reading unit. A plurality of determination means for determining a plurality of determination items including, a comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item, and a predetermined process based on the comparison result by the comparison means And control means for performing When all the determination results for the respective determination items match as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, the control means performs processing based on the matching determination result of the suitability of the boarding medium. If any of the determination results for the determination items does not match, guidance processing to the staff is performed.

  In this way, when a determination process due to a defect in the determination logic is performed by performing a multiplexed determination that compares the determination results of a plurality of determination means having different determination logics, the determination result of any determination item And the guidance process to the clerk is performed, so that it is possible to prevent erroneous receipt of the fare by handling the clerk.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, even if the determination result of whether or not the boarding medium is appropriate, if either the determination result of the settlement route and the determination result of the settlement amount do not match, guidance to the staff Perform processing. According to this, even if a plurality of determination means determine that the boarding medium is appropriate in determining whether the boarding medium is appropriate, if the settlement route and the judgment result of the settlement amount are different, the guidance process to the staff is performed. It is possible to prevent erroneous receipt of fares by handling staff.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, a comparison presence / absence setting unit for setting in advance whether or not to perform comparison by the comparison unit for each determination item is provided. According to this, since the judgment items to be compared can be selected by the user, by setting the judgment items that do not directly affect the erroneous fare collection, the setting is made so that the comparison is not performed, and thus the equipment due to frequent judgment result mismatches. A decrease in operating rate can be avoided.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, for each determination item, a main / sub setting unit is provided for presetting which one of the plurality of determination units is “main” and which is “sub”. According to this, when there is a failure factor in the determination content of the determination means on the “main” side when a discrepancy in determination results occurs, the other determination means can be set to “main” for the determination item. , Accurate determination can be made. Further, it is possible to perform an operation based on only the determination result of the determination unit set to “main” without comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination units.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if the determination result of whether or not the boarding medium is appropriate matches and the boarding medium is inappropriate, and either the settlement route determination result and the settlement amount determination result do not match Then, processing is performed based on the determination result of the determination unit set to “main” by the main / sub-setting unit for the determination item of suitability for the boarding medium. If all of the judging means judge that the boarding medium is inappropriate, even if there is a discrepancy in the settlement route and the judgment result of the settlement amount, the fare is not collected for the boarding medium. Since processing such as prohibition and return of boarding media is performed, there is no problem of wrong fare collection. Therefore, by doing as described above, it is unnecessary to deal with staff, and it is possible to avoid a reduction in the operating rate of the device.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit collects the mismatch information of the determination result and outputs the mismatch information to the higher-level device. According to this, by analyzing the inconsistency information, it is possible to pursue the cause of the failure of the determination logic in the determination means.

  Next, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention includes a reading unit that reads information recorded on the boarding medium, and a determination logic that is different from each other based on the information read by the reading unit. A plurality of determination means for determining a plurality of determination items including, a comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item, and a predetermined process based on the comparison result by the comparison means The control means for performing the comparison, the comparison presence / absence setting means for presetting whether or not to perform the comparison by the comparison means for each determination item, and the plurality of determination means for each determination item, which is “main”, and which is “ And a main / sub setting means for setting in advance whether the sub is set. The comparison means compares the determination results for the determination items including whether the passage is permitted or not when the comparison is performed by the comparison presence / absence setting means. When all the determination results for the respective determination items match as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, the control means performs a process based on the matching determination result on whether or not to allow traffic. In addition, when any of the determination results for the respective determination items does not match as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit, the control unit determines whether the pass is permitted or not if all of the determination results are not passable. A process based on the determination result of the determination means set to “main” by the main / sub setting means is performed, and if at least one of the determination results on whether or not traffic is permitted is not permitted, guidance processing to an attendant is performed.

  In this way, when a determination process due to a defect in the determination logic is performed by performing a multiplexed determination that compares the determination results of a plurality of determination means having different determination logics, the determination result of any determination item And the guidance process to the clerk is performed, so that it is possible to prevent erroneous receipt of the fare by handling the clerk. In addition, since the judgment items to be compared can be selected by the user, by setting so that the judgment items that do not directly affect the fare misreception are not compared, the equipment operation rate due to frequent judgment result mismatches Can be avoided. In addition, if there is a cause of failure in the determination content of the determination means on the “main” side when a discrepancy in the determination results occurs, the other determination means can be accurately set to “main” for the determination item. Determination can be made. Further, it is possible to perform an operation based on only the determination result of the determination unit set to “main” without comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination units. In addition, if all the pass / fail judgment results are impassable and the settlement route and the settlement price judgment result do not match, the process based on the judgment result of the “main” judgment means will be performed, so the staff can handle It becomes unnecessary and can avoid a reduction in the operating rate of the equipment.

  An automatic payment apparatus according to the present invention includes a reading unit that reads information recorded on a boarding medium, and a plurality of information including whether or not a payment is made, a payment route, and a payment amount, based on information read by the reading unit and different determination logics. A plurality of determination means for determining each determination item, a comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item, and a control for performing a predetermined process based on the comparison result by the comparison means A comparison presence / absence setting unit for setting in advance whether or not to perform comparison by the comparison unit for each determination item, and a plurality of determination units for each determination item, which is “main” and which is “sub” Main / sub setting means for presetting whether to do. The comparison means compares the determination results for the determination items including whether or not the settlement is set when the comparison is performed by the comparison presence / absence setting means. When all the determination results for the respective determination items match as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, the control means performs a process based on the matching determination result on whether payment is possible. In addition, as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if any of the determination results for the respective determination items is inconsistent, the control means determines whether the adjustment is possible if all the determination results for the adjustment are not adjustable. A process based on the determination result of the determination means set to “main” by the main / sub-setting means is performed. If at least one of the determination results on whether payment is possible is not settled, guidance processing to the staff is performed.

In this way, when a determination process due to a defect in the determination logic is performed by performing a multiplexed determination that compares the determination results of a plurality of determination means having different determination logics, the determination result of any determination item And the guidance process to the clerk is performed, so that it is possible to prevent erroneous receipt of the fare by handling the clerk. In addition, since the judgment items to be compared can be selected by the user, by setting so that the judgment items that do not directly affect the fare misreception are not compared, the equipment operation rate due to frequent judgment result mismatches Can be avoided.
In addition, if there is a cause of failure in the determination content of the determination means on the “main” side when a discrepancy in the determination results occurs, the other determination means can be accurately set to “main” for the determination item. Determination can be made. Further, it is possible to perform an operation based on only the determination result of the determination unit set to “main” without comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination units. In addition, if all the determination results of settlement availability are not settled, and the settlement route and settlement amount judgment results do not match, processing based on the judgment result of the “main” side judgment means is performed, so the staff can handle It becomes unnecessary and can avoid a reduction in the operating rate of the equipment.

  According to the present invention, when there is a defect in the determination logic, the determination results of the plurality of determination means are inconsistent and guidance processing to the clerk is performed. And the reliability of the determination process can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. A control unit 10 controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and includes a CPU, a memory, an interface, and the like. A reader / writer 11 reads information recorded on a boarding medium such as a magnetic ticket or a non-contact IC card, and writes predetermined information on the boarding medium. The boarding medium includes various things such as tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards. Reference numeral 12 denotes a ticket transport unit that transports a boarding medium loaded in the automatic ticket gate device 1, reference numeral 13 denotes a door opening / closing unit that opens and closes a door (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate device 1, and reference numeral 14 denotes guidance for passengers. It is a display part which performs. Reference numeral 100 denotes a host device connected to the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1, which is installed in a staff room of a station, for example. The host device 100 is further connected to a host device (not shown) installed in the center.

  The automatic ticket gate 1 has two determination boards A and B as shown in the figure. The determination board A is equipped with a memory (not shown) in which a determination program Pa, fare data Da, and determination output data Xa are stored. The determination board B is equipped with a memory (not shown) in which a determination program Pb, fare data Db, and determination output data Xb are stored. The determination board A is manufactured by company A, for example, and the determination board B is manufactured by company B, for example. Therefore, the determination program Pa and the fare data Da are unique to the company A, and the determination program Pb and the fare data Db are unique to the company B. Therefore, the determination logic when the determination is performed by the determination board A is different from the determination logic when the determination is performed by the determination board B. In the determination board A, every time the boarding medium is read by the reader / writer 11, some determination items described later are determined according to the determination program Pa, and the determination results are output as determination output data Xa. In parallel with this, the determination board B performs the same determination according to the determination program Pb, and outputs the determination result as determination output data Xb.

  The determination items determined by the determination programs Pa and Pb include “accessibility”, “settlement route”, “settlement amount”, “write data”, “single item data”, “passage information data”, and “control data”. “Passability” is an item for determining whether to permit or prohibit passage according to the suitability of the loaded vehicle. “Settlement route” is an item for determining a boarding route to be settled, and “Settlement amount” is an item for determining a fare for the settlement route. “Writing data” is an item for determining the presence / absence of writing to the boarding medium and writing data. The “one case detail data” is an item for determining one piece of detail data for managing the boarding history of the boarding medium (mainly IC card). “Passage information data” is an item for determining passage information data indicating which station ticket gate apparatus the boarding medium has passed. “Control data” is an item for determining control data used for door opening / closing, screen display, and the like.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the setting table 15 for making a predetermined setting for each determination item described above. The setting table 15 is provided in a predetermined area of a memory (not shown) provided in the control unit 10. In this setting table 15, for each determination item, the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are compared (hereinafter, this comparison is referred to as “match”). And which of the determination board A and the determination board B is set to “main” and which is set to “sub”. The operation for this setting can be performed in the host device 100, or can be performed in a staff operating unit (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1. For a determination item that makes a match, the entry / off setting is set to “ON”, and for a determination item that does not make a match, the entry / OFF setting is set to “OFF”. In the example of FIG. 2, “passability”, “settlement route”, “settlement amount”, “write data”, “single item data” are collated, and “passing information data” “control data” are collated. There is no such thing. Further, the main / sub setting of the determination board is performed by setting “main” and “sub”. In the example of FIG. 2, the determination board A is set to “main” for all the determination items, and the determination board B is set to “ “Secondary” is set. FIG. 3 shows an example of changing the entry / cut-off setting and the main / sub setting, which will be described later.

  In the above, the reader / writer 11 constitutes an embodiment of the reading means in the present invention, the determination boards A and B constitute an embodiment of the determination means in the present invention, and the control unit 10 includes the comparison means and control in the present invention. The setting table 15 constitutes an embodiment of the comparison presence / absence setting means and the main / sub setting means in the present invention.

  By the way, the determination program Pa mounted on the determination board A and the determination program Pb mounted on the determination board B have the same basic specifications except for the determination logic (the contents of the program). The determination result that is finally output should be essentially the same. For example, if you use a commuter pass with a valid section of Kyoto-Osaka and get off at Kyoto Station and get off at Kobe Station, the settlement amount determined by the judgment program Pa (passover fee) matches the settlement amount judged by the judgment program Pb. If they do not match, one (or both) of the judgment programs is defective. Therefore, in this embodiment, for each of the determination items for which the matching is set to “ON”, a multiplexing determination is performed to match the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B, and the determination result A predetermined process is performed in accordance with the match / mismatch. Details of the multiplexing determination will be described below based on a specific example.

  In the railway line as shown in FIG. 4, an example is described in which determination processing is performed by the automatic ticket gate device 1 installed at M station for a commuter pass made of an IC card that can be charged. Here, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that the determination is made for three items of “acceptability”, “settlement route”, and “settlement amount” among the judgment items. That is, in the setting table 15 described above, it is assumed that the match is set to “ON” for the above three items. Actually, it is needless to say that the determination may be performed not only for the three items but also for other items. “Passability” is determined based on whether or not the boarding medium is appropriate. If the boarding medium is appropriate, it is determined that the car is allowed to pass. If the boarding medium is inappropriate (for example, insufficient remaining amount or expired), it is determined that the vehicle is not passable. The “settlement route” and “settlement amount” are determined based on data such as valid sections and transit stations read from the commuter pass.

  FIG. 5 is a table showing various patterns of determination processing at M station. “Read data” in FIG. 5 is information read by the reader / writer 11 from the boarding medium. Based on the read data, each of the determination boards A and B uses the determination programs Pa and Pb and the fare data Da and Db. A determination is made for each item. “Final processing” is processing performed by the control unit 10.

  In FIG. 5, the case (1) is an example in which a valid section is F station-M station (via N station) with a commuter pass (no remaining balance) boarding from F station and getting off at M station. In this case, there is no settlement because the commuter pass is within the valid section. In the determination board A, “passability” is determined to be permitted, “settlement route” is not a problem, and “settlement amount” is determined to be 0 yen. On the other hand, also in the determination board B, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is not a problem, and the “settlement amount” is determined to be 0 yen. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results are the same for all three determination items. In this case, the control unit 10 performs a process based on the matching determination result regarding whether or not to pass, that is, the determination result of “passable”. Specifically, a message indicating that traffic is allowed is displayed on the display unit 14, and the door is opened by the door opening / closing unit 13 to allow passengers to pass.

  The case of (2) in FIG. 5 is an example in which the valid section rides from F station with a commuter pass (no remaining balance) between F station and N station, and gets off at M station. In this case, since the area between N station and M station is outside the valid section of the commuter pass, a settlement occurs. However, since there is no remaining commuter pass, the settlement amount cannot be withdrawn. In the determination board A, it is determined that “passability” is not possible because the remaining amount outside the section is insufficient, the “settlement route” is determined as N station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 150 yen. On the other hand, even with the judgment board B, it is determined that “trafficability” is impassable due to a shortage of balance outside the section, the “settlement route” is determined as N station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 150 yen. To do. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results are the same for all three determination items. In this case, the control unit 10 performs processing based on the matching determination result regarding whether or not to pass, that is, the determination result of “impossible to pass”. Specifically, a message indicating that the remaining amount is insufficient is displayed on the display unit 14 and the passage is impossible, and the door is closed by the door opening / closing unit 13 to prohibit the passage of passengers. In this case, the passenger can pass the automatic ticket gate by charging the commuter pass with the amount charging device installed on the premises, or by inserting the commuter pass into the automatic settlement device and performing settlement. Become.

  The case of (3) in FIG. 5 is an example in which the valid section is a commuter pass (no remaining balance) of C station-F station (via H station), boarding from C station and getting off at M station. In this case, if you get on to M station via H station, you will get on and off within the valid section of the commuter pass, so there is no settlement. On the other hand, if you get on to M station without going through H station (via D station), between C station and F station will be outside the valid section of the commuter pass, so there will be payment, but the remaining amount of commuter pass Because there is no, the settlement amount cannot be withdrawn. In the determination board A, it is determined that “passability” is permitted as boarding / exiting within the valid section, the “settlement route” is not a problem, and the “settlement amount” is determined to be 0 yen. On the other hand, in the judgment board B, it is determined that the passage between the C station and the F station is outside the valid section, and the remaining amount outside the section is insufficient, so that the passage is impossible, and the “settlement route” is determined as C station → F station. Is determined to be 200 yen. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results do not match for all three determination items. In this case, the control unit 10 performs a guidance process to a station staff. Specifically, a message that guides the user to go to the attendant room is displayed on the display unit 14 because an abnormality has occurred, and the door is closed by the door opening / closing unit 13 to prohibit the passage of passengers. In parallel with this, the control unit 10 notifies the higher-level device 100 together with the determination result that a determination mismatch has occurred. The details of the determination result are displayed on the monitor of the host device 100 installed in the staff room. The clerk confirms the determination contents and then performs a predetermined response to the passenger (for example, a passage permission process for the boarding medium).

  The case of (4) in FIG. 5 is an example in which the valid section is a commuter pass (no remaining balance) between C station and M station (via H station), boarding from C station and getting off at M station. In this example, it is assumed that the commuter pass has expired. In this case, the boarding medium cannot be used as a commuter pass, so even if you get to M station via H station, payment will occur between C station-H station-M station. Since there is no payment, the settlement amount cannot be withdrawn. On the other hand, if you get to M station without going through H station (via F station), payment will occur between C station-F station-M station, but there is still no commuter pass balance, I can't take it away. In Judgment Board A, “Passability” is determined to be impassable because the commuter pass has expired, “Checkout Route” is determined as C Station → H Station → M Station, and “Checkout Amount” is 200 yen. Is determined. On the other hand, in the determination board B, it is determined that the passage is impossible because the remaining amount outside the section is insufficient, the “payment route” is determined as C station → F station → M station, and the “payment amount” is 220. Judge as a circle. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination result for the “passability / non-permission” matches that the determination result cannot pass, and the “settlement route” and the “settlement amount” are determined. The results do not match. In this case, the control unit 10 performs processing based on the determination result of the determination board A that is set to “main” for “passability”. That is, a message indicating that the passage is not allowed due to the expiration date is displayed on the display unit 14, and the door is closed by the door opening / closing unit 13 to prohibit the passage of passengers. In this case, the passenger can pass through the automatic ticket checker by charging the commuter pass with the money using the money charge device installed on the premises.

  The case of (5) in FIG. 5 is an example in which the valid section is a commuter pass (remaining 800 yen) between C station and H station (via G station), boarding from C station and getting off at M station. In this case, settlement occurs between the H station and the M station, but since the remaining amount of the commuter pass is 800 yen, the settlement amount can be withdrawn. In the determination board A, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is determined as H station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 180 yen. On the other hand, in the determination board B, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, and “accounting route” is determined as H station → M station, but “adjustment amount” is determined as 150 yen. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results for the “passability” and the “settlement route” match, and the determination results for the “settlement amount” match. do not do. In this case, the control unit 10 performs guidance processing to the staff as in the case (3).

  The case of (6) in FIG. 5 is an example in which the valid section is a commuter pass (remaining 800 yen) between B station and J station (via D station), boarding from B station and getting off at M station. In this case, if you ride to M station via H station, the commuter pass will be settled because the area between C station-H station-M station is outside the valid section of the commuter pass, but the remaining amount of commuter pass is 800 yen Because there is, it is possible to withdraw the settlement amount. In addition, if you ride to M station via F station, the commuter pass is not valid between D station, F station and M station, so there is a checkout, but the remaining amount of the commuter pass is 800 yen. , The settlement amount can be withdrawn. In the determination board A, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is determined as C station → H station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 200 yen. On the other hand, in the determination board B, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is determined as D station → F station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 200 yen. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results for the “passability” and “settlement amount” are the same, and the determination results for the “settlement route” are the same. do not do. Also in this case, the control part 10 performs the guidance process to a staff member similarly to the case of (3).

  The case of (7) in FIG. 5 is an example in the case where the determination result of the settlement amount matches in the case of (5). In the determination board A, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is determined as H station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 150 yen. On the other hand, also in the determination board B, it is determined that “passability” is permitted, the “settlement route” is determined as H station → M station, and the “settlement amount” is determined as 150 yen. Therefore, when the determination result on the determination board A and the determination result on the determination board B are matched, the determination results are the same for all three determination items. In this case, the control unit 10 performs a process based on the matching determination result regarding whether or not to pass, that is, the determination result of “passable”. Specifically, a message indicating that traffic is allowed is displayed on the display unit 14, and the door is opened by the door opening / closing unit 13 to allow passengers to pass. In addition, a process is performed in which the fare is collected by deducting the settlement amount of 150 yen from the remaining 800 yen of the commuter pass, and the remaining amount of the commuter pass is rewritten to 650 yen. The display unit 14 also displays the remaining amount after rewriting.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in each of the control unit 10 and the determination boards A and B. In the control unit 10, when the reader / writer 11 reads the information recorded on the boarding medium (step S1), the control unit 10 refers to the setting table 15 (FIG. 2) to check whether there is a determination item to be matched (see FIG. 2). Step S2). When there is a collision item, that is, when there is at least one determination item set to the collision “ON” (step S2: YES), the read data read by the reader / writer 11 is used as the determination board A and the determination board B. It transmits to each (step S3).

  In the determination board A, based on the data received from the control unit 10, the determination process is performed for the determination item that is set to “on” according to the determination program Pa and the fare data Da (step S4). The determination result is temporarily stored in the memory as determination output data Xa, and then the determination output data Xa is transmitted to the control unit 10 (step S5). The determination board B also performs determination processing for the determination item that is set to “ON” according to the determination program Pb and the fare data Db based on the data received from the control unit 10 (step S6). Then, after the determination result is temporarily stored in the memory as determination output data Xb, the determination output data Xb is transmitted to the control unit 10 (step S7).

  The control unit 10 matches the determination result (determination output data Xa) sent from the determination board A and the determination result (determination output data Xb) sent from the determination board B (step S8). As a result of the match, if the determination result of the determination board A and the determination result of the determination board B all match for each determination item (step S9: YES), the determination of the determination board A set to “main” Based on the result, normal OK (passable) / NG (passable) processing is performed (step S10). The cases of (1), (2), and (7) in FIG. 5 correspond to this case.

  On the other hand, if the result of the match is that the determination result of the determination board A and the determination result of the determination board B do not match for any of the determination items (step S9: NO), next, the determination of whether or not passage is possible It is confirmed whether or not the result is NG (impossible to pass) in both the determination board A and the determination board B (step S11). When both the determination results regarding passability are NG (step S11: YES), normal NG (impossible to pass) processing is performed based on the determination result of the determination board A set to “main”. (Step S12). The case of (4) in FIG. 5 corresponds to this case. Thereafter, the control unit 10 collects determination results (mismatch information) for the mismatched items as log data, and outputs the log data to the higher-level device 100 (step S13). When both the determination results are not NG regarding passability, that is, when at least one of the determination results is not NG (step S11: NO), the above-described guidance process to the attendant is performed (step S14). The cases of (3), (5), and (6) in FIG. 5 correspond to this case. Thereafter, the control unit 10 collects the determination results (mismatch information) for the mismatch items as log data, and outputs the log data to the host device 100 (step S15).

  In step S2, if there is no entry item, that is, if there is no determination item set to entry “ON” (step S2: NO), the control unit 10 reads the read data read by the reader / writer 11. The data is transmitted to the determination board A set to “main” (step S16). In the determination board A, based on the data received from the control unit 10, the determination program Pa and the fare data Da are used to determine each determination item (step S17). Then, after the determination result is temporarily stored in the memory as determination output data Xa, the determination output data Xa is transmitted to the control unit 10 (step S18). The control unit 10 performs normal OK (passable) / NG (passable) processing based on the determination result of the determination board A set to “main” (step S19).

  According to the above-described embodiment, when there is a problem in the determination logic due to the multiplexing determination that matches the determination results of the two determination boards A and B having different determination logics, (3) and ( As in the cases of 5) and (6), the determination result of one of the determination items becomes inconsistent, and guidance processing to the staff is performed. For this reason, a situation in which the fare is excessively collected from the boarding medium without the passenger being aware does not occur, and the erroneous receipt of the fare can be prevented beforehand by handling the staff. However, even if there is a discrepancy in the determination result, if the pass / fail determination result does not pass and matches, based on the determination result of the determination board A on the “main” side as in the case of (4) in FIG. Normal NG processing is performed, and guidance processing to the staff is not performed. This is because, if both the determination results are impassable, as a result, the fare is not collected for the boarding medium and the traffic prohibition process is performed, so that the problem of erroneous fare collection does not occur. In addition, by doing so, it is unnecessary to deal with staff, and it is possible to avoid a reduction in the operating rate of the equipment.

  Moreover, according to embodiment mentioned above, in the setting table 15, since it can be set beforehand whether or not to make a match for each determination item, the match item can be selected by the user. For this reason, by setting the judgment items that do not directly affect the wrong fare receipt (for example, single item detail data) to avoid reconciliation, the decline in equipment availability due to frequent judgment result mismatches is avoided. can do.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the main / sub of the determination boards A and B can be set in advance in the setting table 15. Therefore, when a determination result mismatch occurs, the determination on the “main” side is performed. If there is a failure factor in the determination contents of the board A, the determination board B can be set to “main” for the determination item, so that an accurate determination can be made. For example, in FIG. 2, when it is found that the determination result for “write data” is inconsistent between the determination board A and the determination board B and the cause of the failure is on the determination board A side, FIG. As in a), for the determination item of “write data”, the determination board A is switched to “sub”, the determination board B is switched to “main”, and the entry / off setting of the item is switched to “off”. As a result, regarding the determination of “write data”, the determination result of the determination board B without the cause of failure is always adopted, so that highly reliable determination can be performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the failure factor is on the determination board B side, as shown in FIG. 3B, the main and sub determination boards A and B are left as they are for the “write data” determination item. Switch the on / off setting to “Off”. As a result, regarding the determination of “write data”, the determination result of the determination board A without any failure factor is always adopted, so that a highly reliable determination can be made. In addition, since the main and sub of the determination boards A and B can be set as described above, one of the determination boards A and B set on the “main” side without performing the multiplexing determination by the determination boards A and B. Operation that performs processing based only on the determination result of the determination board becomes possible.

  Furthermore, according to the above-described embodiment, when there is a mismatch in the determination results, the control unit 10 collects the mismatch information and outputs the mismatch information to the higher-level device 100. By analyzing the information, it is possible to pursue failure factors of the determination programs Pa and Pb and the fare data Da and Db in the determination boards A and B.

  In the embodiment described above, the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 is exemplified as the boarding medium processing apparatus. However, the present invention can be applied not only to the automatic ticket gate apparatus but also to the automatic checkout apparatus. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the automatic settlement apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the same or corresponding blocks as those in FIG. A control unit 20 controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and includes a CPU, a memory, an interface, and the like. A reader / writer 21 reads information recorded on a boarding medium such as a magnetic ticket or a non-contact IC card, and writes predetermined information on the boarding medium. The boarding medium includes various things such as tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards. Reference numeral 22 denotes a money processing unit that processes money (coins and banknotes) inserted into the automatic settlement apparatus 2, 23 a ticket issuing unit that issues a settlement ticket, and 24 a display unit that displays a settlement amount.

  In the above, the reader / writer 21 constitutes one embodiment of the reading means in the present invention, the determination boards A and B constitute one embodiment of the determination means in the present invention, and the control unit 20 includes the comparison means and control in the present invention. Constitutes an embodiment of the means.

  The control unit 20 is provided with a setting table similar to the setting table 15 shown in FIG. This setting table constitutes an embodiment of the comparison presence / absence setting means and the main / sub setting means in the present invention. In the case of the automatic check-in device 2, “passability” in FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6 is simply replaced with “check-in / out”, and the determination method is the same as in the case of the automatic ticket checker 1. If it is determined that the boarding medium is appropriate and can be settled, a settlement ticket is issued and a ticket is issued. If it is determined that the boarding medium is inappropriate and cannot be settled, the boarding medium that was entered without being settled. Will be returned. Therefore, even when the present invention is applied to the automatic checkout apparatus 2, the same effect as in the case of the automatic ticket checker 1 described above can be obtained.

  In the present invention, the following embodiments can be adopted in addition to the embodiments described above.

  In the present invention, since it is assumed that two independent determination boards A and B having different determination logics are used, it is meaningless to use a determination board having the same determination logic as in Patent Document 1 described above. Therefore, a vendor ID for identifying the manufacturer is assigned to each of the determination boards A and B. When the determination boards A and B are mounted, the vendor IDs are read and compared, and the determination boards of the same vendor ID are used. When is attached, an abnormality may be notified.

  The multiplexing determination as in the present invention is particularly effective when the route is complicated, but it is not always necessary to perform the multiplexing determination when the route is simple. Therefore, the user side has specifications that allow two determination boards A and B to be mounted, but whether to perform multiplexing determination by mounting two determination boards or whether to perform single determination by mounting only one determination board. It may be possible to set with.

  When the fare is revised or the consumption tax is revised, the new fare data and new judgment program are sent from the host device to the automatic ticket gate 1 and the automatic settlement device 2, respectively, and the fare data of each judgment board A, B Although Da and Db and determination programs Pa and Pb are rewritten, if data or a program is not downloaded to both determination boards A and B, the discrepancy between the determination results of both boards increases abnormally, resulting in confusion. Therefore, it is determined whether or not data or a program has been downloaded to both of the determination boards A and B. If only one of them is downloaded, the device is not started, and if it is downloaded to both, the device is started. You may do it.

  The present invention is not limited to the case where two determination boards A and B are used, and can also be applied to a case where multiplexing determination is performed using three or more determination boards. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 on which the determination boards A, B, and C are mounted. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the automatic checkout apparatus 2 on which the determination boards A, B, and C are mounted. In each drawing, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Pc, Dc, and Xc are a determination program, fare data, and determination output data in the determination board C, respectively. In the embodiment of FIGS. 8 and 9, the same processing as in the case of using the above-described two determination boards A and B is performed depending on whether or not the determination results of the determination boards A, B, and C all match. Can be done.

It is a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a setting table. It is an example in the case of changing a setting. It is an example of a railway line. It is the table | surface which showed the various patterns of the determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in a control part and a determination board. It is a block diagram of the automatic adjustment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the automatic adjustment apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic ticket gate apparatus 2 Automatic settlement apparatus 10,20 Control part 11,21 Reader / writer 15 Setting table 100 Host apparatus A, B Judgment board Pa, Pb Judgment program Da, Db Fare data Xa, Xb Judgment output data

Claims (8)

Reading means for reading information recorded on the boarding medium;
Based on the information read by the reading means, a plurality of determination means for determining a plurality of determination items including suitability of a boarding medium, a settlement route, a settlement amount, by mutually different determination logics,
Comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item;
Control means for performing predetermined processing based on the comparison result by the comparison means,
The control means includes
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if all the determination results for the respective determination items match, a process based on the matching determination result of the boarding medium suitability is performed,
The boarding medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if any of the determination results for the respective determination items is inconsistent as a result of the comparison by the comparison means, a guidance process for an attendant is performed. The boarding medium processing device according to claim 1,
If the result of the comparison by the comparison means matches the determination result of whether or not the boarding medium is appropriate, if the determination result of the settlement route and the determination result of the settlement amount do not match, the control means guides the staff The boarding medium processing apparatus characterized by performing. The boarding medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
A boarding medium processing apparatus comprising: a comparison presence / absence setting unit that sets in advance whether or not to perform comparison by the comparison unit for each determination item. The boarding medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A boarding medium processing apparatus, comprising: a main / sub-setting means for presetting which of the plurality of determination means is set to “main” and which is set to “sub” for each determination item. The boarding medium processing apparatus according to claim 4,
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if the determination result of whether or not the boarding medium is appropriate and the boarding medium is unsuitable and coincides, and either the settlement route judgment result and the settlement amount judgment result do not match, A boarding medium processing apparatus that performs processing based on a judgment result of a judgment unit that is set to “main” by the main / sub-setting unit for a judgment item of whether or not the boarding medium is suitable. The boarding medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The boarding medium processing apparatus, wherein the control means collects mismatch information of determination results and outputs the mismatch information to a host device. Reading means for reading information recorded on the boarding medium;
Based on the information read by the reading means, a plurality of determination means for determining a plurality of determination items including passability, a settlement route, and a settlement amount by mutually different determination logics;
Comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item;
Control means for performing predetermined processing based on a comparison result by the comparison means;
Comparison presence / absence setting means for setting in advance whether or not to perform comparison by the comparison means for each determination item;
For each of the determination items, a main / sub setting unit that presets which of the plurality of determination means is `` main '' and which is `` sub '',
The comparison means compares the determination result for the determination items including whether or not passage is set when the comparison is performed by the comparison presence / absence setting means.
The control means includes
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if all the determination results for the respective determination items match, a process based on the matching determination result of whether to pass is performed,
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if any of the determination results for the respective determination items is inconsistent, if all the determination results for the passability are not passable, the main / sub setting means for the passability determination item The automatic ticket gate device performs processing based on the determination result of the determination means set to “main” by the above, and performs guidance processing to the clerk if at least one of the determination results is not permitted . Reading means for reading information recorded on the boarding medium;
Based on the information read by the reading means, a plurality of determination means for determining a plurality of determination items including the possibility of settlement, the settlement route, and the settlement amount by mutually different determination logics;
Comparison means for comparing the determination results by the plurality of determination means for each determination item;
Control means for performing predetermined processing based on a comparison result by the comparison means;
Comparison presence / absence setting means for setting in advance whether or not to perform comparison by the comparison means for each determination item;
A main / sub setting unit that presets which of the plurality of determination means for each determination item is `` main '' and which is set to `` sub '',
The comparison means compares the determination results for the determination items including whether or not settlement is set when the comparison is performed by the comparison presence / absence setting means,
The control means includes
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, when all the determination results for the respective determination items match, a process based on the matching determination result of the settlement possibility is performed.
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, if any of the determination results for the respective determination items is inconsistent, if all the determination results of the settlement availability are not settlement, the main / sub setting means for the settlement items The automatic settlement apparatus is characterized in that the processing based on the determination result of the determination means set to "main" is performed, and if at least one of the determination results of settlement availability is not settlement, guidance processing to the staff is performed. .

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