JP2008123392A - Automatic ticket gate system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate system capable of confirming easily that a ticket medium such as a commutation ticket is used by an authorized person. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic ticket gate system is provided with an automatic ticket gate 1 for reading ticket information from the ticket medium carried by a passenger, and for permitting or prohibiting passage, based on the read ticket information, and a camera 2 for imaging the passenger passing through passages G1, G2 of the automatic ticket gate 1. An image of the passenger imaged by the camera 2 is transmitted to a preregistered contact address together with passage information of the passenger, by an electronic mail, when the passenger is permitted to pass through the gate by the automatic ticket gate 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system for providing a service for notifying traffic information of an automatic ticket gate by e-mail or the like.

  In recent years, attempts have been made to provide various services to users in an automatic ticket gate system. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a system can be used to check whether a child using a commuter pass is moving on a correct route using an automatic ticket gate at a station while staying at home. Is described. In this system, the commuter pass information and personal information are registered in the database of the transportation center in association with the ID number of the issued commuter pass, and when the commuter pass is passed through the automatic ticket gate, the read ID number The station name and passage information are notified to the user's home by telephone or e-mail with reference to the personal information registered in the database based on the above. Thereby, for example, it is possible for the parent to easily confirm the passage through the station accompanying the child's attending school at home.

JP 2002-197495 A

  However, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a commuter pass is lent to another person or a commuter pass is passed to another person due to loss, even if the other person uses the commuter pass, the side receiving notification of traffic information Then, there is a problem that it is not possible to know that.

  Also, even if a child uses an automatic ticket gate with an incorrect route, parents can rest assured if they are with close friends, and conversely, even if a child uses an automatic ticket gate with the correct route, In fact, parents cannot be relieved if they are together, but the conventional automatic ticket gate system has not been able to provide a detailed service that assumes such a case.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate system that can easily confirm that a boarding medium such as a commuter pass is being used by a person.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate system capable of easily confirming who is accompanied by the person.

  An automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention includes an imaging unit that images a passerby passing through an automatic ticket gate, a reading unit that reads ticket information from a boarding medium possessed by the passer, and ticket information read by the reading unit. A passability determination unit that determines whether or not to allow the passer to pass, a storage unit that stores a notification destination for notifying the passer's pass information in association with the ticket information, and a pass And a transmission unit that transmits the passerby image captured by the imaging unit to the notification destination stored in the storage unit together with the passer information of the passer when the passability determining unit determines to permit the passerby. .

  In the present invention, when the passer-by passes through the automatic ticket gate, the passer-by is imaged by the imaging means, and the captured image is transmitted to the notification destination together with the passing information. For this reason, the side that received the traffic information can easily check whether the person who passed the automatic ticket gate is the person who passed the automatic ticket gate by looking at the image. I can know that.

  In the present invention, there is provided a companion determination unit for determining whether or not the passerby has a companion, and when the companion determination unit determines that there is a companion, the transmission unit includes the passer's image and the passerby. In addition to the information, an image of the accompanying person may be transmitted.

  In this way, since the companion image is transmitted together with the passer's image, it is possible to easily confirm who is the companion accompanying the person.

  In this case, the companion determination means determines that a person who enters from the automatic ticket gate at the same boarding station at the same time and enters from the automatic ticket gate at the same departure station at the same time is determined as a companion. That's fine. In addition, since the companion usually passes the same passage as the passage of the ticket gate where the person has passed or the passage next to it, he / she enters from the same or adjacent automatic ticket gate where the passer-by enters. In addition, the determination accuracy of the companion can be improved by determining the person who participated from the automatic ticket gate that is the same as or adjacent to the automatic ticket gate where the passer-by participated as the companion.

  In the present invention, there is provided a boarding / unloading pattern determination means for determining whether or not a passenger's boarding / alighting pattern matches a normal boarding / alighting pattern preset based on the person's boarding / alighting history. When it is determined that the current boarding / alighting pattern of the passerby is different from the normal boarding / alighting pattern, the transmission unit may transmit the image of the accompanying person.

  In this way, if the passer's boarding / exiting pattern is the same as the normal boarding / exiting pattern, the companion's boarding / exiting pattern is not transmitted, and if the passer's boarding / exiting pattern is different from the normal boarding / exiting pattern, Sent. Therefore, it is possible to respond to a request for confirming who the accompanying person is only when the passerby gets off the bus or gets over, such as when taking a different action.

  According to the present invention, since an image of a passer-by passing through the automatic ticket gate is transmitted to the notification destination together with the passing information, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the person who passed the automatic ticket gate is the person himself / herself. If you are not the person, you can know that the boarding medium has been used by another person.

  In addition, it is possible to easily confirm who the accompanying person is by determining the presence or absence of the accompanying person and transmitting the image of the accompanying person when it is determined that the accompanying person is present.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic ticket gate 1 and a camera 2 used in an automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The automatic ticket gate 1 includes a plurality of automatic ticket gates 1a, 1b, 1c,... Installed at a ticket gate at a station. G1 is a passage formed by the automatic ticket gates 1a and 1b, and G2 is a passage formed by the automatic ticket gates 1b and 1c. X represents the direction of passage of passers-by passing through the passages G1, G2. The camera 2 is composed of a plurality of cameras 21, 22,... Installed on the ceiling or the like. The camera 21 photographs a passerby who passes through the passage G <b> 1 in the X direction from obliquely above, and the camera 22 captures the passage G <b> 2 through the X The imaging range is set so that a person who passes in the direction is photographed from diagonally above. When the X direction is the entrance direction, the camera 2 images a passerby entering from the automatic ticket gate 1, and when the X direction is the entrance direction, the camera 2 displays the passerby entering from the automatic ticket gate 1. I will take an image.

  FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the automatic ticket gate system. At the stations A, B, C,..., The automatic ticket gate 1 described above is installed, and a station server 3 is installed. The automatic ticket gate 1 and the station server 3 are connected by a cable or the like. Reference numeral 4 denotes a railway server installed in a management center of a railway company, which is connected to the station server 3 of each station via a communication line. Reference numeral 5 denotes the Internet connected to the electric railway server 4 via a communication line, and reference numeral 6 denotes a mobile phone that receives necessary information from the electric railway server 4 via the Internet 5.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1. Reference numeral 10 denotes a commuter pass as a boarding medium used in the automatic ticket checker 1, which is composed of a non-contact IC card having a wireless communication function. Reference numeral 11 denotes a control unit that controls the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 and includes a CPU, a memory, and the like. A wireless communication unit 12 communicates with the commuter pass 10 and includes an antenna, a transmission / reception circuit, and the like. Reference numeral 13 denotes a passer-by detection unit that detects a passer-by passing through the automatic ticket gate 1, and includes a plurality of optical sensors provided in the passage. Reference numeral 14 denotes a door opening / closing unit that opens and closes a door (not shown) provided at the entrance and exit of the passage, and includes a door opening / closing motor, a drive circuit thereof, and the like. An input / output unit 15 exchanges data with the station server 3 (FIG. 2). Reference numeral 2 denotes the above-described camera that images a passerby.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electric railway server 4. 41 is a control part which controls operation | movement of the electric railway server 4, Comprising: CPU, memory, etc. are comprised. A communication unit 42 communicates with the station server 3 and the Internet 5. An e-mail transmission unit 43 transmits an e-mail to the mobile phone 6 via the Internet 5. 44 is a commuter pass information storage unit that stores commuter pass information, and 45 is a usage history storage unit that stores a commuter pass usage history.

  The commuter pass information storage unit 44 stores commuter pass information such as a commuter pass ID, a commuter pass section, a valid period, a user name, presence / absence of a notification service, and a notification address as shown in FIG. The commuter pass ID is an identification number unique to each commuter pass, the commuter pass section is the valid boarding section of the commuter pass (departure station and destination station), and the valid period is the period during which the commuter pass can be used (start date and number of months) The user name is the name of the person who uses the commuter pass. The notification service is a service for notifying passer-by information of passers-by, and details will be described later. The notification address is an e-mail address of the mobile phone 6 (FIG. 2) that is a notification destination of traffic information. Of the above commuter pass information, the commuter pass ID, commuter pass section, validity period, and user name are used as commuter pass information when the commuter pass 10 is issued by a commuter pass issuing machine (not shown) installed at the station. While being recorded on the ticket 10, it is transmitted from the commuter pass issuing machine to the railway server 4 via the station server 3 and stored in the commuter pass information storage unit 44. Further, the presence / absence of the notification service and the notification address are transmitted from the staff terminal (not shown) to the electric railway server 4 via the station server 3 based on the user's application at the station window, and correspond to the commuter pass information storage unit 44. It is stored in the area of the commuter pass ID. Note that the commuter pass issuing machine may have a function of inputting the presence / absence of the notification service and the notification address, and may transmit all the commuter pass information shown in FIG.

  The usage history storage unit 45 stores usage histories such as commuter pass ID, station / unit, entrance / exit distinction, entrance / exit date and time, and images as shown in FIG. The commuter pass ID is the same as in FIG. In the station / unit, the station name code of the station where the commuter pass 10 is used and the unit number of the automatic ticket gate 1 are recorded. The distinction between admission and participation is that if the commuter pass 10 is read by the ticket gate antenna of the automatic ticket gate 1, the entry is recorded, and if the commuter pass 10 is read by the ticket collecting antenna of the automatic ticket gate 1, Participation is recorded. The date and time when the commuter pass 10 is held over the automatic ticket gate 1 are recorded as the entry / exit date and time. In the image, data of an image of a passer-by who passes through the automatic ticket gate 1 and is captured by the camera 2 every time the vehicle enters and exits is recorded.

  In the above, the camera 2 comprises one Embodiment of the imaging means in this invention. Further, the control unit 11 of the automatic ticket gate 1 constitutes an embodiment of the passage permission / inhibition determining means in the present invention, and the wireless communication unit 12 constitutes an embodiment of the reading means in the present invention. Further, the control unit 41 of the electric railway server 4 constitutes an embodiment of the accompanying person determination means and the boarding / alighting pattern determination means in the present invention, and the e-mail transmission unit 43 constitutes an embodiment of the transmission means in the present invention. The ticket information storage unit 44 constitutes an embodiment of storage means in the present invention.

  Next, an outline of the traffic information notification service in the automatic ticket gate system will be described. In FIG. 1, when a passer is allowed to pass by holding the commuter pass 10 over the antenna part of the automatic ticket gate 1b and passes through the passage G1 in the X direction, it is confirmed that the passer has reached a predetermined position in the passage G1. When detected by the person detection unit 13 (FIG. 3), the camera 21 starts an imaging operation and images a passerby passing through the passage G1. The captured image includes the commuter pass ID read from the commuter pass 10, the station name code, the number of the automatic ticket gate 1b, the entry / exit, the entry / exit date and other traffic information, and the railway server via the station server 3. 4 and recorded in the usage history storage unit 45 as shown in FIG. The electric railway server 4 refers to the commuter pass information (FIG. 5) stored in the commuter pass information storage unit 44 based on the commuter pass ID received from the station server 3, and relates to the user corresponding to the commuter pass ID. Check whether the notification service is used. If the notification service is set to be used, the notification address is read out, and the message of the passer-by information of the passer-by created based on the information recorded in the usage history storage unit 45 is displayed together with the image of the passer-by. To the mobile phone 6 corresponding to

  As a result, in the mobile phone 6 that has received the e-mail, a message 62 of traffic information is displayed on the screen 61 as shown in FIG. (A) is an example when the passer enters from the automatic ticket gate 1 at the boarding station, and (b) is an example when the passer enters from the automatic ticket gate 1 at the get-off station. Here, as the traffic information, the station name and the entry / exit are notified, but in addition to these, the user's name and entry / exit time may be notified together. On the screen 61, a button 63 for designating image browsing is displayed. When this button 63 is selected, the screen 61 is switched and a passer-by image 64 captured by the camera 2 is displayed as shown in FIG. Therefore, by looking at this image 64, it is possible to immediately know whether the passerby is the user of the commuter pass 10 or not. Thus, in this automatic ticket gate system, each time a passer goes through the automatic ticket checker 1, the pass information is notified to the mobile phone 6 in real time together with the image.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts showing the detailed procedure of the traffic information notification service. FIG. 9 shows a processing procedure in the automatic ticket gate 1, and FIG. 10 shows a processing procedure in the electric railway server 4.

  First, the processing procedure in the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described. In FIG. 9, the wireless communication unit 12 (FIG. 3) of the automatic ticket checker 1 performs polling (step S1) and checks whether there is a response from the commuter pass 10 (step S2). If the commuter pass 10 is not held over the antenna of the wireless communication unit 12 and there is no response (step S2: NO), it waits for a certain period of time to elapse (step S3), and then performs the polling of step S1 again, Steps S1-S3 are repeated until there is a response. If the commuter pass 10 is held over the antenna of the wireless communication unit 12 and there is a response (step S2: YES), the process proceeds to step S4, and whether or not the passage is permitted based on the boarding ticket information read from the commuter pass 10 judge.

  If it is determined in step S4 that the pass is not permitted due to the expiry date of the commuter pass 10 (step S4: NO), the process proceeds to step S10 and the door opening / closing unit 14 causes the automatic ticket gate to change. Close door 1 and prohibit passers-by. When it is determined that the passage is permitted (step S4: YES), the process proceeds to step S5, and the ticket information of the commuter pass 10 is updated by the wireless communication unit 12. For example, the previous entry station and entry station recorded in the commuter pass 10 are rewritten. After that, in step S6, the door of the automatic ticket gate 1 is opened by the door opening / closing part 14, and the passerby is allowed to pass.

  In step S <b> 7, it is determined based on the output of the sensor of the passer-by detection unit 13 whether or not the person permitted to pass has reached a predetermined position in the passage of the automatic ticket gate 1. When the passerby reaches a predetermined position in the passage (step S7: YES), the passerby is imaged by the camera 2 (step S8). Thereafter, the passer's pass information and the passer's image captured by the camera 2 are transmitted to the electric railway server 4 via the station server 3 (step S9).

  Next, a processing procedure in the electric railway server 4 will be described. In FIG. 10, in step S11, it is monitored whether or not the traffic information and the image are received by the communication unit 42 (FIG. 4). When the traffic information and the image are received (step S11: YES), the process proceeds to step S12, and the received traffic information and the image are stored in the usage history storage unit 45. Subsequently, the presence / absence of the notification service is checked by referring to the commuter pass information storage unit 44 based on the commuter pass ID (step S13). If the notification service is not used (step S13: NO), the process ends without executing steps S14 to S15. If the notification service is used (step S13: YES), the process proceeds to step S14, and the commuter pass A notification address corresponding to the corresponding commuter pass ID is extracted from the information storage unit 44. Then, it progresses to step S15 and the email transmission part 43 transmits the message of the traffic information produced based on the content of the utilization log | history memory | storage part 45 with an image to a notification address with an email. As a result, the mobile phone 6 corresponding to the notification address displays a message 62 (FIG. 7) of traffic information and a passer-by image 64 (FIG. 8).

  Thus, according to the above embodiment, when a passer-by passes through the automatic ticket gate 1, the camera 2 picks up the passer-by and transmits the captured image to the notification destination mobile phone 6 together with the passing information. I am doing so. For this reason, the side that has received the traffic information can easily check whether the person who has passed through the automatic ticket gate 1 is the person who has passed the automatic ticket gate 1 by looking at the passer's image 64. You can know that 10 has been used by others.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the electric railway server 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The processing procedure in the automatic ticket gate 1 is the same as in FIG. In this embodiment, the presence / absence of a companion is determined, and if there is a companion, an image of the companion is transmitted. Details will be described below.

  In step S21, it is monitored whether or not the traffic information and the image are received by the communication unit 42. When the traffic information and the image are received (step S21: YES), the process proceeds to step S22, and the received traffic information and the image are stored in the usage history storage unit 45. Subsequently, the commuter pass information storage unit 44 is referred to based on the commuter pass ID to check whether the notification service is used (step S23). If the notification service is not used (step S23: NO), the process ends without executing steps S24 to S30. If the notification service is used (step S23: YES), the process proceeds to step S24, and the commuter pass A notification address corresponding to the corresponding commuter pass ID is extracted from the information storage unit 44. About the procedure of the above steps S21-S24, it is the same as the procedure of steps S11-S14 of FIG.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S25, where the e-mail transmission unit 43 prepares to transmit the message and image of the traffic information created based on the contents of the usage history storage unit 45 to the notification address. Next, it progresses to step S26 and it is determined whether a passerby has an accompanying person. This determination is made based on information (FIG. 6) stored in the usage history storage unit 45. As a determination method, for example, a person who enters from an automatic ticket gate at the same boarding station at the same time and enters from an automatic ticket gate at the same getting off station at the same time may be determined as a companion. Here, the “same time” is a concept that includes not only the completely same time but also a range that can be regarded as the same time, for example, a time width of about several seconds.

  By the way, as described above, if a companion is determined based only on the entry / exit time and the identity of the boarding / exiting station, it may happen that another passerby who satisfies the same condition is erroneously determined as a companion. Therefore, in order to accurately determine the accompanying person, the following method can be considered. The accompanying person usually passes the same passage as the passage of the ticket gate where the person has passed or the passage next to it. Therefore, in addition to the above conditions, those who entered from an automatic ticket gate that is the same as or adjacent to the automatic ticket gate where the passer entered, and who entered from the same or adjacent automatic ticket gate as the passer entered Is determined to be a companion, the companion can be narrowed down and the determination accuracy can be improved. Whether entry / exit from the same or adjacent automatic ticket gates can be determined based on the number of the machine stored in the use history storage unit 45.

  As a result of the determination, if there is no accompanying person (step S27: NO), the process proceeds to step S30 without executing steps S28 to S29, and the message and image of the traffic information prepared in step S25 are sent to the notification address by e-mail. Send. As a result, the mobile phone 6 corresponding to the notification address displays the pass information message 62 shown in FIG. 7 and the passer-by image 64 shown in FIG. In addition, since the presence or absence of a companion is undecided at the time of entrance, the determination in step S27 is NO.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination, if there is a companion (step S27: YES), the process proceeds to step S28, and it is determined whether or not the current boarding / alighting pattern is a normal boarding / alighting pattern. For this determination, in this embodiment, there is provided a boarding / unloading pattern storage unit (not shown) that stores in advance a normal boarding / alighting pattern (hereinafter referred to as “normal pattern”) as shown in FIG. This normal pattern is set for each commuter pass user based on information in the usage history storage unit 45. In other words, one day is divided into several time zones, and for each user, the most frequent boarding / exiting patterns (boarding stations and getting-off stations) are extracted from the analysis results of usage history over a certain period of time. The normal pattern for the user is set as shown in FIG. This normal pattern may be stored in a predetermined area secured in the usage history storage unit 45. The normal pattern is preferably updated at an appropriate cycle (for example, every month).

  In step S28, the current boarding / alighting pattern is compared with the corresponding time zone pattern in FIG. 12 to determine whether the pattern matches or does not match. As a result of the determination, if both patterns match, that is, if the current getting-on / off pattern is a normal pattern (step S28: YES), the process of step S30 described above is performed without executing step S29. That is, the traffic information message prepared in step S25 and the passer-by image are transmitted to the notification address by e-mail.

  On the other hand, if the two patterns do not match, that is, if the current boarding / alighting pattern is not a normal pattern (step S28: NO), the process proceeds to step S29, and the companion image determined in step S26 is obtained from the usage history storage unit 45. Extract. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S30, and the image of the accompanying person extracted in step S29 is added to the message of the traffic information prepared in step S25 and the image of the passer-by, and is transmitted to the notification address by e-mail. As a result, the mobile phone 6 corresponding to the notification address displays the traffic information message 62 shown in FIG. 7B, and the image viewing button 63 is selected on the screen 61 shown in FIG. 7B. As shown in FIG. 13, a passer-by image 64 a and a companion image 64 b are displayed on the screen 61. In this case, a message indicating that there is a companion may be added on the screen 61 in FIG.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the presence / absence of a companion is determined, and an image of the companion is transmitted to the mobile phone 6 according to the determination result, so that it is displayed on the screen 61 of the mobile phone 6. By the displayed image, it is possible to easily confirm who is accompanying the person. Further, in this embodiment, when it is determined that there is a companion and it is determined that the current boarding / alighting pattern is different from the normal pattern, an image of the companion is transmitted. It is possible to respond to the request to confirm who the accompanying person is only when he / she takes a different action such as going over and over.

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

  In FIG. 1, one camera (for example, camera 21) is provided for one passage (for example, passage G1). However, one camera is provided for a plurality of passages so that the cameras are shared. May be.

  In FIG. 2, traffic information and passer-by images are transmitted to the mobile phone 6, but instead of the mobile phone 6, traffic information or the like is transmitted to a terminal device such as a personal computer or a PDA (personal digital assistant). You may make it do. The transmission method may be facsimile transmission or the like other than electronic mail.

  In FIG. 3, the commuter pass 10 made of a non-contact IC card is taken as an example of the boarding medium, but the commuter pass 10 may be made of a magnetic card. The boarding medium is not limited to a commuter pass, and may be a prepaid card or the like as long as it is a boarding medium that can be managed by an ID.

  In FIG. 11, the boarding / alighting pattern determination (step S28) is performed after the accompanying person presence / absence determination (step S26), but the boarding / alighting pattern determination (step S28) may be performed before the accompanying person presence / absence determination (step S26). . Further, if step S28 is omitted and there is a companion, an image of the companion may be extracted and transmitted unconditionally.

1 is an external view of an automatic ticket gate and a camera used in an automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole block diagram of an automatic ticket gate system. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the automatic ticket gate. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the electric railway server. It is a figure which shows the memory content of a commuter pass information storage part. It is a figure which shows the memory content of a usage history memory | storage part. It is an example of the message of the traffic information displayed on the screen of a mobile telephone. It is an example of a passerby image displayed on a screen of a cellular phone. It is a flowchart showing the processing procedure in an automatic ticket gate. It is a flowchart showing the process sequence in an electric railway server. It is a flowchart showing the process sequence in the electric railway server by other embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the boarding / alighting pattern in other embodiment. It is an example of the image of a passerby and a companion in other embodiments.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic ticket gate 2 Camera 4 Electric railway server 6 Mobile telephone 10 Commuter pass 11 Control part 12 Wireless communication part 41 Control part 43 E-mail transmission part 44 Commuter pass information storage part 45 Usage history storage part 61 Screen 62 Traffic information message 64, 64a Passer image 64b Companion image

Claims (5)

Imaging means for imaging passers-by passing through an automatic ticket gate;
Reading means for reading the ticket information from the boarding medium possessed by the passer-by;
Based on the ticket information read by the reading means, a passability determination means for determining whether or not a passer-by is permitted,
A storage means for storing a notification destination for notifying the passage information of the passer in association with the ticket information;
When the passability determination unit determines that the passer is allowed to pass, the image of the passer captured by the imaging unit is transmitted to the notification destination stored in the storage unit together with the passer's pass information. Means,
An automatic ticket gate system characterized by comprising: In the automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1,
A companion determination means for determining whether or not the passerby has a companion;
When the companion determination unit determines that there is a companion, the transmission unit transmits the companion image in addition to the passer's image and traffic information. In the automatic ticket gate system according to claim 2,
The companion determination means determines that a person who enters from an automatic ticket gate at the same boarding station at the same time and enters from an automatic ticket gate at the same departure station at the same time is determined as a companion. Automatic ticket gate system. In the automatic ticket gate system according to claim 3,
The companion determination means is to enter a person who enters from an automatic ticket gate that is the same as or adjacent to an automatic ticket gate that a passer-by enters, and who enters from an automatic ticket gate that is the same or adjacent to an automatic ticket gate that a passer-by enters. An automatic ticket gate system characterized by being determined to be a companion. In the automatic ticket gate system according to claim 2,
The boarding / alighting pattern determination means for determining whether or not the boarding / alighting pattern of the passer-by matches a normal boarding / alighting pattern set in advance based on the boarding / alighting history of the passer-by,
The transmission means transmits an image of the accompanying person when the boarding / alighting pattern determining means determines that the current boarding / alighting pattern of the passerby is different from a normal boarding / alighting pattern. .

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