JP2010218179A - Automatic ticket gate, transfer guidance information system, and method and program for transfer guidance information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate, a transfer guidance information system, and a method and a program for transfer guidance information which provide transfer information easily and simply. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic ticket gate includes: a means for transmitting transfer guidance information search key to transmit a search key; a transfer guidance information receiving means for receiving transfer guidance information corresponding to the search key; and a transfer guidance information outputting means for outputting transfer guidance information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, a transfer guide system, a transfer guide method, and a program, and more particularly to a transfer guide for public transportation.

  A service that allows users of public transportation such as railways to obtain information (hereinafter referred to as “transfer information”) such as the departure time and arrival time of trains to be boarded, transfer stations, and fares (hereinafter referred to as “transfer information”) ")". A user of the transfer guidance service inputs a search key such as a departure station, an arrival station, and a departure time into a server providing the service. The server searches the route information, timetable, fare information, etc. based on the input search key, and provides the user with appropriate route, fare, and transfer guidance information for the boarding / transfer times.

  In the transfer guidance service as described above, there is a problem that an operation for inputting a search key is troublesome for a user.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for performing boarding / exiting guidance and transfer guidance by causing an IC card reader of a terminal device provided in a ticket gate or a train to read an IC (Integrated Circuit) card possessed by a user. Yes.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for providing restaurant information, operation information, and the like of a boarding section based on information read by an automatic ticket gate from a mobile phone with an IC chip of a user.

JP 2002-302041 A JP 2004-272621 A

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the operation is still troublesome because information cannot be obtained unless the user operates a dedicated terminal device.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a problem that a user cannot obtain transfer guidance information such as a route and a fare.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate, a transfer guidance system, a transfer guidance method, and a program that solve the above-described problems.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is:
A transfer guide information search key transmitting means for transmitting a search key;
A transfer guide information receiving means for receiving transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
And a transfer guide information output means for outputting transfer guide information.

The transfer guidance system according to the present invention includes:
Automatic ticket gates,
A transfer guidance server that receives a search key from the automatic ticket checker and transmits transfer guide information to the automatic ticket checker.

The transfer guidance method according to the present invention includes:
Automatic ticket gate
A transfer guide information search key transmission step for transmitting a search key;
A transfer guide information receiving step for receiving transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
A transfer guide information output step for outputting transfer guide information.

The program according to the present invention is:
To the automatic ticket gate computer,
A transfer guide information search key transmission process for transmitting a search key;
A transfer guide information receiving process for receiving the transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
A transfer guide information output process for outputting transfer guide information is executed.

  The automatic ticket gate, the transfer guidance system, the transfer guidance method, and the program according to the present invention can easily provide the transfer guidance information.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the main function structures of the automatic ticket gate in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the system structure of the transfer guidance system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the main functional structures of an automatic ticket gate. It is a sequence diagram explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a screen image figure which shows an example of the transfer guidance information displayed on the display part. It is a functional block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the transfer guidance system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and the main functional configurations of an automatic ticket gate. It is a sequence diagram explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the transfer guidance system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention, and the main functional configurations of an automatic ticket gate. It is a sequence diagram explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the main functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The automatic ticket gate 2 according to the present embodiment is installed in a public transportation station such as a railway. A user of public transportation passes through the automatic ticket gate 2 and enters or exits a station or the like.

  The automatic ticket gate 2 includes a transfer guide information search key transmission unit 22, a transfer guide information reception unit 23, and a transfer guide information output unit 24. The functional components provided in the automatic ticket checker 2 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software executed by a computer (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket checker 2.

  The transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 creates and transmits a search key in the transfer guide service. The transmission destination of the search key may be, for example, a server device that provides a transfer guidance service. The search key includes a departure station and an arrival station. Alternatively, the search key may include either the departure time or the arrival time in addition to the departure station and the arrival station. For example, the transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 sets the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed as the search key departure station. For example, the transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 sets an arrival station (sometimes referred to as a disembarkation station or a disembarkation station) included in information stored in a boarding ticket as an arrival station of a search key.

  The transfer guide information receiving unit 23 receives transfer guide information. The transfer guide information output unit 24 outputs the received transfer guide information to the user. The transfer guidance information to be output may be displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal display provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. Alternatively, it may be transmitted as data to a terminal device or a storage medium owned by the user. Or both may be performed. The transfer guide information includes departure time, arrival time, transfer station, fare, and the like.

  The transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 creates a search key in the transfer guidance service and transmits the created search key. Next, the transfer guidance information receiving unit 23 receives the transfer guide information corresponding to the transmitted search key. And the transfer guidance information output part 24 outputs the received transfer guidance information to a user, when a user passes the automatic ticket gate 2 and enters a station.

  As described above, the transfer guide system according to the first embodiment of the present invention can easily and easily provide transfer guide information. That is, the user can obtain transfer guidance information from the automatic ticket gate 2 when entering the station or the like through the automatic ticket gate 2. The reason is that the automatic ticket gate 2 acquires transfer guidance information and outputs it to the user.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the system configuration of the transfer guidance system according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the main functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate in the system. The transfer guidance system according to the second embodiment includes a user terminal 1 that is a portable terminal device, an automatic ticket gate 2, and a transfer guidance server 3 that provides a transfer guidance service. The user terminal 1 may be a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a smartphone. The automatic ticket gate 2 and the transfer guidance server 3 are connected so that data can be transmitted and received. Any connection method may be used as long as data communication is possible, such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a telephone line, a dedicated line, and wireless communication.

The user terminal 1 includes a ticket information storage unit 11 and a display unit 12.
The boarding ticket information storage unit 11 stores information for using the user terminal 1 as a boarding ticket, such as information identifying a departure station, an arrival station, a boarding section, a valid period, and a user. The display unit 12 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The user can use the user terminal 1 as a ticket by causing the automatic ticket checker 2 to read information stored in the ticket information storage unit 11.

  The automatic ticket gate 2 includes a ticket information input unit 21, a transfer guide information search key transmission unit 22, a transfer guide information reception unit 23, and a transfer guide information output unit 24. The ticket information input unit 21 reads information contained in the ticket information storage unit 11 of the user terminal 1 when the user passes the automatic ticket gate 2. Any reading method may be used as long as it can read information contained in the ticket information storage unit 11 such as a magnetic reader / writer, a non-contact IC chip reader / writer, or a barcode reader. The configuration of the automatic ticket checker 2 is the same as that shown in FIG. 1 except for the ticket information input unit 21, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the processing operation of the transfer guidance system will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the user terminal 1 is a mobile phone with a non-contact type IC chip. Moreover, the information memorize | stored in the boarding ticket information storage part 11 shall contain the information which shows the two stations which are the both ends of a boarding area which is the information for using the user terminal 1 as a regular boarding ticket.

  When entering the station, the user causes the automatic ticket checker 2 to read the ticket information stored in the user terminal 1. Specifically, for example, the user terminal 1 is brought close to a non-contact IC chip reader / writer provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. By doing so, the ticket information input part 21 inputs the information which the ticket information storage part 11 memorize | stores (S101).

Next, the transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 includes information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed, the current time, and the two information input by the ticket information input unit 21 from the ticket information storage unit 11. Information indicating the station (referred to as station A and station B) is acquired. And the search key in a transfer guidance service is produced as follows.
(1) Let the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed be the “departure station” (2) If one of the stations A and B is the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed, The station is “arrival station” (3) the current time is “departure time” Information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed is stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. Also good. The current time may be provided by a clock function (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2.

  When neither the A station nor the B station is a station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed, the automatic ticket gate 2 may end the processing without performing the subsequent processing. Alternatively, two search keys may be created: a search key that sets A station as “arrival station” and a search key that sets B station as “arrival station”. Alternatively, one of station A and station B may be selected on the condition of the current time and the search key may be created with the selected station as “arrival station”. Specifically, for example, station A may be selected when the current time is in the morning, and station B may be selected when the current time is in the afternoon.

  The “departure time” may be a value obtained by adding the travel time of the user to the current time, such as when the distance from the automatic ticket gate 2 to the place to board is long.

  The transfer guide information search key transmitting unit 22 transmits a search key including “departure station”, “arrival station”, and “departure time” created as described above to the transfer guide server 3 (S102).

  When receiving the search key, the transfer guide server 3 searches for route information, timetable, fare information, etc. based on the received search key (S103). Then, appropriate transfer guidance information corresponding to the search key is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 2. The transfer guide information receiving unit 23 receives the transmitted transfer guide information. (S104).

  The transfer guide information output unit 24 outputs the transfer guide information received by the transfer guide information receiving unit 23 to the user terminal 1 (S105). Specifically, for example, data including transfer guidance information is transmitted to the user terminal 1 through a non-contact IC chip reader / writer provided in the automatic ticket gate 2.

  The user terminal 1 presents the received transfer guidance information to the user by displaying it on the display unit 12 (S106).

  The automatic ticket gate 2 also performs a ticket gate process for determining the validity of the ticket based on the information read by the ticket information input unit 21 in parallel with the series of processes described above. However, since the ticket gate process is not directly related to the present invention, a detailed description of the ticket gate process is omitted.

  Hereinafter, an example of the processing operation of the transfer guidance system will be described with a specific example.

  The boarding ticket information storage unit 11 of the user terminal 1 stores “Tokyo Station” and “Yokohama Station” as the boarding section of the commuter pass. The automatic ticket gate 2 stores “Yokohama Station” as a station where the automatic ticket gate 2 itself is installed. Assume that the current time is 7:30 am. In the above case, it is assumed that the process up to the information input process (S101) by the ticket information input unit 21 has been completed.

The transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 creates a search key in the transfer guide service as follows.
(1) Yokohama Station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed is set as the “departure station” (2) One of the two stations input from the ticket information storage unit 11 is installed with the automatic ticket gate 2 Because it is a station (Yokohama Station), the other station, Tokyo Station, is set as the “arrival station”. (3) The current time, 7:30 am, is set as the “departure time”. The transmission unit 22 sets the search keys as “departure station: Yokohama station”, “arrival station: Tokyo station”, and “departure time: 7:30”. And this search key is transmitted to the transfer guidance server 3 (S102). The transfer guidance information receiving unit 23 receives the transfer guide information corresponding to the search key created and transmitted in this way (S104). Then, the transfer guide information output unit 24 transmits the received transfer guide information to the user terminal 1 (S105).

  The display unit 12 of the user terminal 1 displays the received transfer guidance information (S106). FIG. 4 is a screen image diagram showing an example of transfer guidance information displayed on the display unit 12 in the above case.

  In the second embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 2 transmits the transfer guidance information to the user terminal 1. Instead, the automatic ticket gate 2 may display the transfer guidance information on a display device such as a liquid crystal display provided in the automatic ticket gate 2 itself. Alternatively, the automatic ticket gate 2 may perform both transmission and display of transfer guidance information.

  Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 2 provided the user with the transfer guidance information based on the information for using the user terminal 1 as a boarding ticket. Instead, transfer guidance information based on the boarding section designated by the user may be provided to the user. For example, the user stores information indicating the arrival station of the transfer guide information in the ticket information storage unit 12 in advance. And ticket information input part 21 may read this information, and may make it the arrival station of a search key.

  As described above, the transfer guidance system according to the second embodiment of the present invention can easily and easily provide the transfer guide information as in the first embodiment. That is, when the user passes through the automatic ticket gate 2 and enters the station or the like, the user can obtain the transfer guidance information only by performing a general operation of causing the automatic ticket gate 2 to read the ticket. . The reason is that the automatic ticket gate 2 inputs information necessary for reading information from the user terminal 1 to perform the ticket gate processing, acquires transfer guidance information based on the input information, and outputs it to the user. Because it does.

  In addition, the transfer guidance system according to the second embodiment of the present invention can provide transfer guide information without burdening the user with communication costs. This is because the user terminal 1 does not need to directly communicate with the transfer guidance server 3 via the Internet or the like.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the transfer guidance system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, before the user visits the automatic ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate 2 acquires the transfer guide information, thereby providing the transfer guide information in a short time.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the system configuration of the transfer guidance system according to the third embodiment of the present invention and the main functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate in the system. As a structural difference from the second embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 2 in the third embodiment includes a user arrival station storage unit 25. The other configuration is the same as that shown in FIG.

  The user arrival station storage unit 25 stores a user ID (Identification) for uniquely identifying a user and information indicating the user's arrival station.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system according to the third embodiment. Hereinafter, the processing operation of the transfer guidance system will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the user terminal 1 is a mobile phone with a non-contact type IC chip. The information stored in the ticket information storage unit 11 includes a user ID. The user arrival station storage unit 25 stores the user ID and information indicating the user arrival station indicated by the user ID. The information stored in the user arrival station storage unit 25 may be input from the user terminal 1 connected via a network or the like prior to the series of processing of FIG. Or you may input from another terminal. Alternatively, it may be input from an information input function (not shown) such as a keyboard provided in the automatic ticket gate 2.

  First, a process in which the automatic ticket gate 2 acquires transfer guidance information before the user visits the automatic ticket gate 2 will be described.

The transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 indicates information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed, a current time, a user ID stored in the user arrival station storage unit 25, and a user arrival station. Get information and. And the search key in a transfer guidance service is produced as follows.
(1) The station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed is the “departure station” (2) The user's arrival station is the “arrival station” (3) The current time is the “departure time” The information indicating the station where 2 is installed may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. The current time may be provided by a clock function (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2.

  The “departure time” may be a value obtained by adding the travel time of the user to the current time, such as when the distance from the automatic ticket gate 2 to the place to board is long.

  The transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 transmits a search key including “departure station”, “arrival station”, and “departure time” created as described above to the transfer guidance server 3 (S201).

  When receiving the search key, the transfer guide server 3 searches for route information, timetable, fare information, etc. based on the received search key (S202). Then, appropriate transfer guidance information corresponding to the search key is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 2.

  The transfer guide information receiving unit 23 receives the transmitted transfer guide information. (S203). The received transfer guidance information is stored in association with the user ID in a storage unit (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2, for example. Then, after a predetermined time, the transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 performs the search key generation and transmission processing in S201 again. As described above, the automatic ticket gate 2 repeats the processing of S201 and S203 at predetermined intervals, for example, every minute.

  Next, processing when the user enters the station will be described.

  When entering the station, the user causes the automatic ticket checker 2 to read the ticket information stored in the user terminal 1. Specifically, for example, the user terminal 1 is brought close to a non-contact IC chip reader / writer provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. By doing so, the ticket information input part 21 inputs the information which the ticket information storage part 11 memorize | stores (S204).

  The transfer guidance information output unit 24 acquires the user ID input by the ticket information input unit 21 from the ticket information storage unit 11. And the thing corresponding to the said user ID is extracted from the transfer guidance information which the transfer guidance information receiving part 23 received. Then, the latest transfer information extracted, that is, the last received information is output to the user terminal 1 (S205). Specifically, for example, data including transfer guidance information is transmitted to the user terminal 1 through a non-contact IC chip reader / writer provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. If there is no transfer guide information corresponding to the user ID, the transfer guide information output unit 24 does nothing and ends the process.

  The user terminal 1 displays the received transfer guidance information on the display unit 12 and presents it to the user (S206).

  The automatic ticket gate 2 also performs a ticket gate process for determining the validity of the ticket based on the information read by the ticket information input unit 21 in parallel with the series of processes described above. However, since the ticket gate process is not directly related to the present invention, a detailed description of the ticket gate process is omitted.

  Hereinafter, an example of the processing operation of the transfer guidance system will be described with a specific example.

  The ticket information storage unit 11 of the user terminal 1 stores the user ID “00001” of the user terminal 1. The user arrival station storage unit 25 of the automatic ticket gate 2 stores a user ID “00001” and “Tokyo Station” as the arrival station of the user. The automatic ticket gate 2 stores “Yokohama Station” as a station where the automatic ticket gate 2 itself is installed. Assume that the current time is 7:30 am.

In the above case, the transfer guide information search key transmission unit 22 creates a search key in the transfer guide service as follows.
(1) The Yokohama station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed is set as the “departure station”. (2) The Tokyo station that is the arrival station of the user indicated by the user ID “00001” is set as the “arrival station” (3 ) The current time 7:30 am is set as the “departure time” As described above, the transfer information search key transmission unit 22 sets the search keys to “departure station: Yokohama station”, “arrival station: Tokyo station”, “ Departure time: 7:30 ". Then, this search key is transmitted to the transfer guidance server 3 (S201). The transfer guide information receiving unit 23 receives the transfer guide information corresponding to the search key created and transmitted in this way (S203). The received transfer guidance information is stored in association with the user ID “00001”. Then, the automatic ticket gate 2 repeatedly creates and transmits these search keys and receives transfer guidance information at predetermined intervals.

  When the user enters, the ticket information input unit 21 inputs the user ID “00001” (S204). The user transfer guidance information output unit 24 extracts the last received transfer guide information corresponding to the input user ID “00001” and transmits it to the user terminal 1 (S205).

  The display unit 12 of the user terminal 1 displays the received transfer guidance information (S206). The displayed transfer guidance information is the same as that in the second embodiment (see FIG. 4).

  The user arrival station storage unit 25 may store a plurality of sets of user IDs and arrival stations. In this case, in the process of S201, a plurality of search keys corresponding to a plurality of user IDs may be created and transmitted. In the process of S203, transfer guidance information corresponding to a plurality of user IDs may be stored.

  Moreover, the transfer guidance information search key transmission part 22 may perform search key creation and transmission processing at a predetermined timing. For example, the transfer guidance information search key transmission unit 22 may perform the process at a predetermined time. Further, the user arrival station storage unit 25 may store the predetermined time. The predetermined time may be, for example, a time immediately before a scheduled time when the user visits the automatic ticket gate 2.

  Further, the transfer guide information output unit 24 may extract the corresponding transfer guide information using the arrival station as a key instead of the user ID. That is, the ticket information storage unit 11 and the user arrival station storage unit 25 store the arrival station of the user in advance. Then, the transfer guidance information output unit 24 extracts the transfer guide information corresponding to the arrival station input by the ticket information input unit 21 from the ticket information storage unit 11.

  Also in the third embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 2 may display the transfer guidance information on a display device such as a liquid crystal display provided in the automatic ticket gate 2 itself, instead of transmitting the transfer guidance information to the user terminal 1. . Alternatively, the automatic ticket gate 2 may perform both transmission and display of transfer guidance information.

  Thus, the transfer guide system according to the third embodiment of the present invention can provide transfer guide information in a shorter time than the second embodiment. That is, in the time from when the automatic ticket gate 2 reads the information from the user terminal 1 until the transfer guidance information is output, the time for creating / transmitting the search key, searching for the transfer guide information, and receiving the transfer guide information Is shortened. The reason is that the automatic ticket gate 2 acquires transfer guidance information before the user enters based on the arrival station stored in the user arrival station storage unit 25 or the like.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention controls the entrance of the user according to the content of the acquired transfer guidance information.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a system configuration of a transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention and main functional configurations of an automatic ticket gate in the system. As a structural difference from the second embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 2 in the fourth embodiment includes a user entrance control unit 26. The other configuration is the same as that shown in FIG.

  The user entrance control unit 26 determines whether there is an appropriate route from the departure station of the search key to the arrival station based on the transfer guide information received by the transfer guide information receiving unit 23. When there is no appropriate route, the user entrance control unit 26 prevents the user from entering. The absence of an appropriate route from the departure station to the arrival station indicates, for example, a case where a route that cannot be used occurs and a route that bypasses the route does not exist. An unusable route refers to, for example, a route that has temporarily stopped due to suspension of service, or a route that has finished its last train. Deterring entry of a user means, for example, operating a flapper gate device (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2 to close the passage. Alternatively, it means notifying that the user cannot enter by sounding a warning sound or warning sound, displaying a warning message, or the like.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining the processing operation of the transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment. Hereinafter, the processing operation of the transfer guidance system will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, since the process of S101-S106 is the same as that of FIG. 3, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  When the process of S105 ends, the user entrance control unit 26 determines whether there is an appropriate route from the departure station to the arrival station based on the transfer guide information received by the transfer guide information receiving unit 23 ( S307). Specifically, for example, when there is no transfer guide information, that is, when no transfer guide information corresponding to the search key is searched, it may be determined that there is no appropriate route. Alternatively, for example, when information indicating the suspension or the end of the last train included in the transfer guidance information is detected, it may be determined that there is no appropriate route. Alternatively, for example, when the current time is between the last train and the first train in the timetable, it may be determined that there is no appropriate route because the last train has ended. Or, for example, when the time of arrival and departure of the train at the transfer station straddles the time from the last train to the first train, it may be determined that there is no appropriate route because the last train has ended.

  When there is an appropriate route from the departure station to the arrival station (Y in S307), the user entrance control unit 26 ends the process without performing the subsequent processes. When there is no appropriate route (N in S307), the user entrance control unit 26 suppresses the entry of the user (S308). Specifically, for example, a flapper gate device (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 2 is operated to close the passage. In this case, the automatic ticket gate 2 may cancel the user's ticket gate processing. Specifically, it is not necessary to perform billing processing such as writing an entry record on a ticket or deducting a prepaid fare.

  As described above, the transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention can quickly and surely notify the user when there is no appropriate route from the departure station to the arrival station. The reason is that the admission is suppressed, so that the user can surely know at the time of admission that there is no appropriate route.

  In addition, the transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention can prevent the user from paying an unnecessary fare when there is no appropriate route from the departure station to the arrival station. The reason is that the admission is prevented, so that even if there is no appropriate route, the user can be prevented from entering and billing processing such as deduction of prepaid fares is performed.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope described in each claim.

  The user terminal 1 may be configured such that a medium used as a boarding ticket and a terminal device having a communication function with the medium separately exist instead of a non-contact type IC chip mobile phone or the like. .

  The automatic ticket gate 2 may be anything other than a railway station, as long as it is installed in a public institution included in the transfer guidance service, such as a bus stop, a ship anchorage port, an airport where passenger planes take off and land. Of course, the boarding ticket in the present invention may be a boarding ticket or an air ticket.

  In FIG. 8, the processing operation of the transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment in the case where the search key is transmitted to the transfer guidance server after the user has visited the automatic ticket gate as in the second embodiment will be described. did. However, the transfer guidance system according to the fourth embodiment can also be applied to the case where the search key is transmitted to the transfer guidance server before the user visits the automatic ticket gate as in the third embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal 11 Boarding ticket information storage part 12 Display part 2 Automatic ticket gate 21 Boarding ticket information input part 22 Transfer guidance information search key transmission part 23 Transfer guidance information reception part 24 Transfer guidance information output part 25 User arrival station memory | storage part 26 User Admission Control Section 3 Transfer Guide Server

Claims (28)

A transfer guide information search key transmitting means for transmitting a search key;
Transfer guide information receiving means for receiving transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
An automatic ticket gate comprising a transfer guide information output means for outputting the transfer guide information. Further comprising ticket information input means for reading information contained in a ticket located in a predetermined area,
The transfer guidance information search key transmission means creates the search key based on information indicating an arrival station included in the boarding ticket and information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. Item 1. Automatic ticket gate according to item 1. Further comprising user arrival station storage means for storing information indicating the arrival station of the user, and ticket information input means for reading information contained in a ticket located in a predetermined area,
The transfer guidance information search key transmission means creates the search key based on information indicating the arrival station stored in the user arrival station storage means and information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed,
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the transfer guidance information output means outputs the transfer guide information corresponding to information indicating the user included in the boarding ticket.   4. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission means repeatedly transmits the search key at a predetermined interval.   The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission means transmits the search key at a predetermined time.   6. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2, wherein the ticket is a mobile terminal device.   The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the transfer guide information output means transmits the transfer guide information to the boarding ticket. A display means,
The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transfer guidance information output means displays the transfer guidance information on the display means.   It is further characterized by further comprising user entrance control means for determining whether there is an appropriate route corresponding to the search key based on the transfer guidance information and, if not present, inhibiting user entry. The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 8. An automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A transfer guidance system comprising: a transfer guidance server that receives the search key from the automatic ticket checker and transmits the transfer guide information to the automatic ticket checker. Automatic ticket gate
A transfer guide information search key transmission step for transmitting a search key;
A transfer guide information receiving step for receiving transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
A transfer guide information output step of outputting the transfer guide information. A ticket information input step for reading information included in a ticket located in a predetermined area;
The transfer guidance information search key transmission step includes:
12. The transfer guidance method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of creating the search key based on information indicating an arrival station included in the boarding ticket and information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. . A user arrival station storage step for storing information indicating the user's arrival station, and a ticket information input step for reading information included in a ticket located in a predetermined area,
The transfer guidance information search key transmission step includes:
Creating the search key based on information indicating the user's arrival station and information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate is installed;
12. The transfer guide method according to claim 11, wherein the transfer guide information output step includes a step of outputting the transfer guide information corresponding to information indicating the user included in the boarding ticket.   14. The transfer guidance method according to claim 13, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission step includes a step of repeatedly transmitting the search key at a predetermined interval.   15. The transfer guidance method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission step includes a step of transmitting the search key at a predetermined time.   16. The transfer guidance method according to claim 12, wherein the boarding ticket is a mobile terminal device.   17. The transfer guide method according to claim 12, wherein the transfer guide information output step includes a step of transmitting the transfer guide information to the boarding ticket.   18. The transfer guide method according to claim 11, wherein the transfer guide information output step includes a step of displaying the transfer guide information on a display unit provided in the automatic ticket gate.   It further comprises a user admission control step of determining whether there is an appropriate route corresponding to the search key based on the transfer guidance information, and if not, deterring user admission The transfer guidance method according to claim 11. To the automatic ticket gate computer,
A transfer guide information search key transmission process for transmitting a search key;
A transfer guide information receiving process for receiving transfer guide information corresponding to the search key;
A program for executing a transfer guide information output process for outputting the transfer guide information. Causing the computer of the automatic ticket checker to further execute a ticket information input process for reading information contained in a ticket located in a predetermined area;
The transfer guidance information search key transmission process includes:
21. The program according to claim 20, further comprising a process of creating the search key based on information indicating an arrival station included in the ticket and information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. The computer of the automatic ticket checker further executes a user arrival station storage process for storing information indicating a user's arrival station and a ticket information input process for reading information included in a ticket located in a predetermined area. ,
The transfer guidance information search key transmission process includes:
Including a process of creating the search key based on information indicating an arrival station of the user and information indicating a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed,
21. The program according to claim 20, wherein the transfer guidance information output process includes a process of outputting the transfer guide information corresponding to information indicating the user included in the ticket.   23. The program according to claim 22, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission process includes a process of repeatedly transmitting the search key at a predetermined interval.   The program according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the transfer guidance information search key transmission process includes a process of transmitting the search key at a predetermined time.   The program according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein the boarding ticket is a mobile terminal device.   The program according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein the transfer guidance information output process includes a process of transmitting the transfer guide information to the ticket.   27. The program according to claim 20, wherein the transfer guidance information output process includes a process of displaying the transfer guide information on a display unit provided in the automatic ticket gate.   Based on the transfer guidance information, it is determined whether or not an appropriate route corresponding to the search key exists, and if not, user entrance control processing for suppressing user entry is further performed on the computer of the automatic ticket gate 28. The program according to claim 20, wherein the program is executed.

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