JP2008123077A - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To write new data into a plurality of non-contact type IC cards (cards) in prescribed order when one user simultaneously holds the cards over an antenna and enters/exits. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic ticket gate reads card data when the plurality of cards are simultaneously held over the antenna, performs prescribed arithmetic processing for the entry/exit based on the read card data, and writes the new data related to the entry/exit into the plurality of cards when it is decided that the entry/exit can be permitted as the result of the arithmetic processing. The automatic ticket gate has: a writing order setting means setting the writing order of the new data to the plurality of cards; and a writing control means writing the new data into the plurality of cards in the writing order set by the writing order setting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that allows one user to use a plurality of non-contact type IC cards at the same time, and in particular, one latch installed at a contact ticket gate between a company line and another company's line. It relates to a material suitable for a mold.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates use a non-contact IC card composed of an IC card having a wireless function as a commuter pass or an SF card as a non-contact IC card in order to improve the convenience of users (passengers). Lightly touch the antenna provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate or hold it over the communication range of the antenna (in the present invention, this touch is also included in the cover). It is becoming possible.) It has also been proposed that a single user can enter and exit by simultaneously holding multiple non-contact IC cards over the antenna for reasons such as making it easier to transfer from one company line to another. (See Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2000-123121 A JP 2000-276561 A

  When one user can enter and exit by simultaneously holding a plurality of non-contact type IC cards over the antenna, it is possible to further improve the convenience of the user. However, when a plurality of non-contact type IC cards are held over an antenna, reading is started from any non-contact type IC card, and the calculation processing result for entrance / exit is based on the read data. Whether new data is to be written is not determined, and is determined by the non-contact type IC card stacking state, holding posture, etc., and reading / writing processing is performed in order, so that the non-contact type IC card Inconvenience may occur in the use of.

  This will be further described with reference to FIG. 6. In FIG. 6, a non-contact type automatic ticket gate G ′ is shown as a one-latch type installed at a contact ticket gate between a company line and another company line. In this case, the user A stacks the non-contact IC card A for the company's own line and the non-contact type IC card B for the other company's line that are both effective on the antenna g of the main body of the automatic ticket gate G '. Then, hold it in your hand and hold it over the antenna g, and try to pass from your own line side to the other company's line side. In this case, there is no problem as long as the data entry related to the predetermined entrance / exit is completed for the non-contact type IC card A for the company line and the non-contact type IC card B for the other company line. If you pass through the ticket gate without writing the data related to the specified entry / exit to the non-contact type IC card A for use, that is, if you forcibly pass through the ticket gate, the other company's line will be for the unwritten company line Unable to write data related to participation in the non-contact type IC card A, and an abnormality occurred in the entry / exit cycle of the non-contact type IC card A (admission → entry → entry → entry → ...), and then The non-contact type IC card A may be inconvenient.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a non-contact method when one user enters and exits a plurality of non-contact type IC cards simultaneously over an antenna. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate that does not cause inconvenience in the subsequent use of a type IC card.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic ticket checker according to the present invention is characterized in that when a plurality of non-contact IC cards are simultaneously held over the antenna of the automatic ticket checker, Reads card data recorded on multiple non-contact type IC cards, performs predetermined entry / exit calculation processing based on the read card data, and determines that entry / exit is permitted as a result of the calculation processing An automatic ticket gate for writing new data related to entrance and exit to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards when the new data is written to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards. A writing order setting means for setting, and a writing control means for writing new data to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards in accordance with the writing order set by the writing order setting means. It is characterized in.
The automatic ticket gate described in claim 2 is characterized in that the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed at a contact ticket gate between the company line and the other company's line.
The automatic ticket checker according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of non-contact type IC cards include a non-contact type IC card for a company line and a non-contact type IC card for another company line. .
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 4 of the present invention, the writing order setting means is set so that the non-contact type IC card that has been on the board is written before the non-contact type IC card that will be on the board. It is characterized by.

The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 of the present invention is set by a writing order setting means for setting a writing order of new data for a plurality of non-contact type IC cards, and the writing order setting means. Write control means for writing new data to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards in accordance with the write order, so that the non-contact type IC cards are written in a predetermined order so as not to hinder subsequent use. Can be processed.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention, the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed at the contact ticket gate between the company line and the other company line, so that the one-latch type automatic ticket gate can be effectively dealt with. Can do.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention, the plurality of non-contact type IC cards are composed of a non-contact type IC card for own company lines and a non-contact type IC card for other company lines. It can effectively deal with automatic ticket gates.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 4 of the present invention, the writing order setting means is set so that the non-contact type IC card that has been on the board is written before the non-contact type IC card that will be on the board. Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent incomplete writing of the non-contact type IC card on the dismounting side that has been on board until now.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 the main body of the automatic ticket gate machine according to the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "ticket gate machine body.") Of the pair of housing constituting the G, when viewing the one casing G ₁ from the ticket gate passage P side It is a front view. On the upper surface of the entrance side (right side in FIG. 1) of the case G ₁ of the ticket gate body G, there is provided a slot 1 for loading a boarding ticket (not shown) made of a magnetic ticket, On the upper surface inside the ticket gate passage P from the slot 1 is for communication with non-contact type IC cards (hereinafter referred to as “cards”) A and B made of an IC card having a wireless communication function (not shown). An antenna 2 is provided. In the illustrated example, a state is shown in which the user A stacks two cards A and B and holds them directly on the hand and holds them over the antenna 2, but these cards A and B are not shown. Of course, the card case may be stacked and stored, and the card case may be held over the antenna 2. In the illustrated example, the card A is shown as a card for a company line, and the card B is shown as a card for another company line.

  An exit 3 is provided on the upper surface on the exit side of the housing G1 for returning the ticket from the magnetic ticket to the user. Further, inside the ticket gate main body G, although not shown, there is a card handler provided with a magnetic head or the like that conveys the ticket inserted from the insertion slot 1 to the outlet 3 or a collection box (not shown). Is provided.

In the figure, D ₁ and D ₂ are doors, of which the door D ₁ is provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P (left side in the example shown in FIG. 1), and the door D ₂ is provided on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P. It has been. These doors D ₁ and D ₂ are configured to be opened / closed by a controller, which will be described later, to allow or block the user from passing through the ticket gate passage P. The door D ₁ on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P is controlled to be opened and closed based on the tickets (the ticket including the magnetic ticket and the card according to the present invention), and the door D ₂ on the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P is The ticket gate passage P is closed when the user goes backward, that is, when the ticket gate passage P enters the entrance side from the exit side, and the ticket gate body G is closed while the operation is stopped. Yes.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 4 a to 4 f denote transmissive human detectors made of photoelectric elements, which are provided on the side surface of the casing G ₁ of the ticket gate main body G at a predetermined interval. Further, this human detector is provided in each of the sensor mounting boxes 5 provided along the passing direction of the ticket gate passage P on the side opposite to the ticket gate passage P on the upper surface of the casing G ₁ of the ticket gate main body G. It is also constituted by a distance measuring type reflection type human detector 6a to 6c using infrared rays. The reflection type human detectors 6a to 6c are configured to detect an object (user) having a predetermined height or more from the floor surface of the ticket gate passage P so that an adult user in the ticket gate passage P can be detected. ing. Therefore, when detected by both the transmission type human detectors 4a to 4f and the reflection type human detectors 6a to 6c, the user is determined to be an adult user and detected by the reflection type human detectors 6a to 6c. If it is detected only by the transmission type human detectors 4a to 4f, the user can be determined as a child (child) user.

  The transmission type human detectors 4a to 4f detect the entry and advancement of the user into the ticket gate passage P, and the transmission type human detectors 4c and 4d provided at substantially the center of the ticket gate passage P The interval is provided narrower than the other transmissive human detectors, and the traveling direction of the user can be detected by the detection order of these transmissive human detectors 4c and 4d.

_On the side surface of the casing G1 of the ticket gate main body G, a speaker 7 is attached for performing predetermined guidance by voice to the user. Further, on the outlet side of the upper surface of the housing G ₁ of the ticket gate body G, the display screen 8 for performing predetermined guide is attached by the character to the user. Further, on the upper surface of the sensor mounting box 5 of the housing G ₁ and on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P, a notification lamp L is provided for notifying an attendant that an invalid ticket has been generated and that the user is a child. ing.

In FIG. 1, C is a controller provided in the housing G ₁ that controls the control operation of the ticket gate main body G, and a block diagram showing a schematic configuration thereof is shown in FIG. The controller C includes a central processing unit (CPU) 22 that performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the system program stored in the ROM 20 and the working data stored in the RAM 21. The CPU 22 has functions of a writing order setting unit and a writing control unit of the present invention, and a card handler (not shown) that processes a boarding ticket made of a magnetic ticket via the I / O unit 23. A card handler driver 24 for driving and controlling the door, a door driver 25 for driving and controlling the door driving mechanism of the doors D ₁ and D ₂ , and a sensor amplifier for inputting detection signals of the human detectors 4 a to 4 f and 6 a to 6 c. 26 is connected. The CPU 22 is connected to the reader / writer 27 for connecting the antenna 2 and processing the cards A and B. The reader / writer 27 has a function of exchanging data with the cards A and B and a function of supplying power to the cards A and B. The I / O unit 23 is also connected with a display driver for driving and controlling the display content of the display screen 8, a lamp driver for driving and controlling the notification lamp L, etc., but are omitted here.

  The ROM 20 (or RAM 21) stores in advance a program relating to the writing order for the cards A and B. In the illustrated example, a writing order program is stored in advance so that writing to the card A is performed before the card B. In other words, regardless of the reading order for the cards A and B, this writing order program will be used for the cards in which the entry data that has been on board is written. It is determined that the writing process can be performed prior to the card being written. Here, the card A is a card for the company line that has boarded the station where the one-latch type ticket gate body G is installed, and the card B is for the company line that is going to get on after passing through the ticket gate body G. Card.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the cards A and B. Since these cards A and B have the same configuration, the card A will be described as an example. The card A is configured in the same manner as a non-contact type IC card having a known wireless communication function. That is, the card A has a communication control unit 31 for communication with the antenna 30, the ticket gate main body G side, a CPU 32 connected to the communication control unit 31 via an I / O unit (not shown), A memory 33 in which predetermined card data is stored in addition to the system program data, and a power generation circuit 34 that receives a power wave from the ticket gate main body G via the antenna 30 and generates drive power for the card A. Have.

  The memory 33 includes a card ID data storage unit 33a that stores identification data (card ID) of the card A, a commuter pass data storage unit 33b that stores predetermined commuter pass data such as a boarding section and a valid period, and a card A. Of regular tickets that reduce the fare when used outside the commuter pass section (when the commuter pass data is invalid due to expired period, etc., including the commuter pass section) And an SF data storage unit 33c for storing money amount data (SF data) having a function. Although not shown, the memory 33 is also provided with a storage unit for storing predetermined entry data and entry data, but is omitted here. The card B is similarly configured.

  Hereinafter, the control operation when the ticket gate main body G is a one-latch type automatic ticket gate installed at a contact ticket gate between a company line and another company line is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 in the same manner as shown in FIG. It demonstrates using the flowchart of these. Now, it is assumed that the ticket gate main body G is operating by the user A, and the card A for own company line and the card B for other company lines are simultaneously held over the antenna 2 of the ticket gate main body G (Yes in step 100). Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”). Here, it is assumed that these cards A and B are valid tickets that can be passed through the one-latch type automatic ticket gate.

When the cards A and B are held over the antenna 2, the card data recorded (stored) in the cards A and B are read and stored in the RAM 21, and the CPU 22 uses the stored card data to perform predetermined input. The participation calculation process is performed, and new entry / exit data as a result of the calculation process is transmitted to the cards A and B and written (stored) in the memories 33 of the cards A and B, respectively (S102, S104). , S106). This writing process will be described in detail later. Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 4, when it is determined that entry / exit is not permitted due to the expiration of the above-described arithmetic processing, the door D ₁ is closed and the ticket gate passage P is not passed. In addition to being blocked, predetermined guidance such as payment processing is performed via the speaker 7 and the display screen 8. In this case, naturally, new entry / exit data is not written to the cards A and B.

When a predetermined signal indicating that new entry / exit data has been written in the memory 33 of each of the cards A and B is received by the ticket gate body G (CPU 22) within a predetermined time (Yes at S108), the CPU 22 Determines that a series of entry / exit processing has been completed successfully and the door D ₁ is opened (if the ticket gate body G is normally open), it passes through the ticket gate P. Is permitted (S110).

If a predetermined signal indicating that new entry / exit data has been written in the memory 33 of each of the cards A and B is not received by the ticket gate body G (CPU 22) within a predetermined time (No at S108), the door D ₁ is closed and passage of the ticket gate passage P is blocked, and re-holding is guided through the speaker 7 and the display screen 8 (S109).

  Now, the above writing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When new entry / exit data as a result of the arithmetic processing performed using the card data read from the cards A and B is written into the cards A and B, the timing of the writing comes to the ticket gate body G in advance. The writing order for the set cards A and B is also instructed. In the example shown in the figure, since the ticket gate main body G is a one-latch type automatic ticket gate used when transferring from a company line to another company's line, the card A is written first and then the card B is written. The order of writing is indicated. Then, according to the instruction, first, new entry data is written to the card A (S200, S202a). In addition, when the ticket gate body G is a one-latch type automatic ticket gate used when transferring from another company's line to its own line, the order of writing that the card B is written first and then written to the card A Is instructed. Then, according to the instruction, new participation data is first written on the card B (S200, S202b).

  After the new entry data is written to the card A, the writing order is confirmed again. Here, since the writing order is from card A to card B (Yes at S204a), new entrance data is written to card B (S202b). However, when there is no write data such as new entrance data for the card B as in the case of a normal automatic ticket gate where the ticket gate body G is not a one-latch, the writing process ends when the writing to the card A is completed. (S206). In addition, when the ticket gate body G is a one-latch type automatic ticket gate used when transferring from another company's line to its own line, after the new entry data is written to the card B, the writing order is confirmed again. Done. Here, since the writing order is from card B to card A (Yes in S204b), new entrance data is written to card A (S202b). However, when there is no writing data such as new entrance data for the card A, the writing process is completed upon completion of writing to the card B (S206).

  As described above, since the writing process is performed from the card A on the participating side, even if the user A passes through the ticket gate passage P (forced breakthrough) before the writing process to the card B is completed, Since the processing is completed, there will be no inconvenience for subsequent use of the card A. In addition, since the card B which has not been written enters from the company line of the card B (here, the other company's line), there is no problem since the writing process or the like can be performed by the staff of the company line at the time of participation. .

  In the above-described example, the ticket gate main body G is a dual-purpose type that can process both a ticket and a card made of a magnetic ticket, but of course, it may be a dedicated type that processes only a card. Although the ticket gate body G is for one latch, it may be a normal automatic ticket gate for entry or entry. In this case, both cards A and B are cards for the company line. Further, in the above example, the cards are two cards A and B, but may be a case of three or more cards.

It is a front view when the ticket gate main body concerning the present invention is seen from the ticket gate passage side. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a controller. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a card | curd. It is a flowchart which shows control operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows control operation | movement of a writing order. It is explanatory drawing of the one latch type automatic ticket gate installed in the contact gate of a company line and another company line.

Explanation of symbols

A, B Non-contact IC card (card)
G Automatic ticket gate body (ticket gate body)
G ₁ housing D ₁ , D ₂ door 1 input port 2 antenna 3 outlet 4a to 4f transmission type human detector 5 sensor mounting box 6a to 6c reflection type human detector 7 speaker 8 display screen L notification lamp C controller 20 ROM
21 RAM
22 CPU
B User (passenger)

Claims (4)

When a plurality of contactless IC cards are simultaneously held over the antenna of the automatic ticket checker, the card data recorded on the plurality of contactless IC cards is read, and the read card data is used as a basis. Automatically performs new entry / exit data on the contactless IC cards when it is determined that entry / exit is permitted as a result of the calculation process. A ticket gate,
A writing order setting means for setting a writing order of new data to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards;
Writing control means for writing new data to the plurality of non-contact type IC cards according to the writing order set by the writing order setting means;
An automatic ticket gate characterized by comprising:   2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed at a contact ticket gate between a company line and another company line.   3. The automatic ticket checker according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-contact type IC cards include a non-contact type IC card for a company line and a non-contact type IC card for another company line. Ticket machine.   4. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the writing order setting means is set so that the non-contact type IC card that has been on board is written before the non-contact type IC card that will be on board. An automatic ticket gate characterized by that.

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