JP2017117289A - Ticket examination machine and ticket issuing management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket examination machine being capable of providing a user with a ticket reserved or settled beforehand without imposing a burden on the user and having high convenience, and a station operation system.SOLUTION: According to one embodiment, a ticket examination machine includes communication means, storage means, read-out means, passage determination means, search means and ticket issuing means. The storage means stores ticket issuing information including ID information received from a ticket issuing management device. The read-out means reads out the ID information from a storage medium presented by a user and information for determining propriety of entrance. The passage determination means performs passage determination with respect to the user based on the information read out by the read-out means. The search means detects the ticket issuing information including the ID information coinciding with the ID information read out from the storage medium from the storage means. The ticket issuing means issues a ticket based on the ticket issuing information including the ID information when determining permission of passage of the user, and when detecting the ticket issuing information including the ID information coinciding with the ID information read out from the storage medium from the storage means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a ticket gate and a ticketing management apparatus.

  In transportation such as railways, tickets such as limited express tickets, designated tickets, and special tickets are issued separately from regular tickets. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, reservation purchase systems have been constructed that can make reservations or purchase tickets such as limited express tickets, designated tickets or plan tickets in advance on a network such as the Internet using a user terminal. Tickets that have been reserved or purchased in advance by the reservation purchase system are often used in exchange for actual tickets (tickets printed with ticket information) through the hands of the train station. . In some cases, a ticket that has been reserved or purchased in advance by the reservation purchase system is issued by a ticket vending machine operated by the user.

  However, in order to receive a ticket that has been reserved or settled in advance, it is a burden on the user to line up at a station counter or perform a ticket issuing operation at a ticket vending machine. For this reason, there is a demand for a highly convenient system that allows a user to efficiently receive a ticket that has been reserved or settled in advance.

JP 2004-341773 A

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an object is to provide a highly convenient ticket gate and a ticket issuing management device that can provide a ticket that has been reserved or settled in advance without burdening the user.

  According to the embodiment, the ticket gate includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a reading unit, a passage determination unit, a search unit, and a ticket issuing unit. The communication means communicates with the ticket issue management device. The storage means stores ticket issue information including ID information received from the ticket issue management device by the communication means. The reading unit reads ID information and information for determining admission permission from the storage medium presented by the user. The traffic determination unit performs a traffic determination on the user based on the information read by the reading unit. The retrieval unit detects ticket issuing information including ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium by the reading unit from the storage unit. When the ticket issuing means determines that the user is permitted to pass by the passage determining means and detects from the storage means the ticket issuing information including the ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium, the ticket issuing means includes the ID information. Issue a ticket based on the information.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of a station service system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a top view illustrating a configuration example of the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control system of the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an IC card used as a ticket for the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control system of the ticket issuing management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the ticket information management process in the ticket management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining ticket issue information management processing in the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a ticket gate process as a first operation example in the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of entrance processing as a second operation example in the ticket gate according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a participation process as a second operation example in the ticket gate according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of a station service system.
The station service system includes a ticketing management device (server) 1, a ticket gate 2, and a reservation purchase system 3. The station service system having the ticketing management device 1 and the ticket gate 2 and the reservation purchase system 3 may be separate systems. In this case, the station service system is composed of the ticket management device 1 and the ticket gate 2, and the station service system having the ticket management device 1 and the ticket gate 2 is connected to the reservation purchase system 3 so as to be communicable. Also good.

  The reservation purchase system 3 is a system that provides reservations or sales (settlement) for tickets such as limited express tickets, designated tickets, and special tickets on a network such as the Internet. The reservation purchase system 3 performs ticket reservation or sales (settlement) in response to an instruction from the user terminal 4 that is communicatively connected via a network such as the Internet. In the present embodiment, the reservation purchase system 3 is a system for reserving or selling a special ticket such as an express ticket, a designated ticket, or a plan ticket that is used in combination with an ordinary ticket as an IC card C possessed by a user. Assume that. In addition, the reservation purchase system 3 can reserve or sell a special ticket with a ticket.

  In the present embodiment described below, the reservation purchase system 3 stores ticket information regarding a special ticket that has been sold (settled) in response to an instruction from the user terminal 4 in an IC card C possessed by the user. It is provided to the ticketing management device 1 as ticketing information associated with the ID information. However, the reservation purchase system 3 does not require payment, or for special tickets such as tickets that can be settled with the IC card C in the ticket checker 2, even if only a reservation is made, ticket information relating to the special ticket is provided as ID information. It is good also as what is provided to the ticketing management apparatus 1 as ticketing information matched with this.

  The reservation purchase system 3 is configured as a system including a server and a communication device. The server of the reservation purchase system 3 has a processor, a memory, and various interfaces, and the processor implements various processing functions by executing programs stored in the memory. For example, the server of the reservation purchase system 3 has a function of communicating with the user terminal 4 via a network such as the Internet using a communication device, and performing ticket reservation and settlement processing in accordance with instructions from the user terminal 4. Further, the server of the reservation purchase system 3 has a function of communicating with the ticket issuing management device 1 via a communication line such as a dedicated line using a communication device. The reservation purchase system 3 has a function of transmitting ticket issuing information including ticket information regarding a settled ticket and user ID information to the ticket issuing management device 1.

  The ticket issuing management device 1 has a function of communicating with the reservation purchase system 3. The ticket issuing management device 1 acquires ticket issuing information for issuing a special ticket (limited express ticket, designated ticket, planned ticket, etc.) purchased by the user in advance with the reservation purchase system 3 (preliminary settlement). The ticketing management device 1 has a function of managing ticketing information acquired from the reservation purchase system 3. For example, the ticketing management device 1 has a function of storing ticketing information acquired from the reservation purchase system 3 in a database or the like. The ticket issuing management device 1 has a function of selectively distributing the acquired ticket issuing information to the ticket gate 2. Further, the ticketing management device 1 has a function of setting the ticketing information to a ticketed state based on a ticketing notification for the ticketing information from the ticket gate 2.

  The ticket gate 2 is a device that controls user traffic at a ticket gate at a station. For example, a plurality of ticket gates 2 are installed side by side at a ticket gate at each station. The ticket gate 2 has a function of reading information from an IC card C as a storage medium possessed by the user, a function of determining whether the user can pass based on information read from the IC card C, and the like. It has a traffic control function for controlling the traffic of the user based on the determination result.

  Further, the ticket checker 2 according to the present embodiment has a communication function for transmitting / receiving data to / from the ticket management apparatus 1, a function for storing the ticket information from the ticket management apparatus 1 in the memory, and a special ticket based on the ticket information stored in the memory. And a function of notifying the ticket management device 1 of the issued ticket (sending issued information indicating the issued ticket).

  The ticket gate 2 may have a function of processing not only an IC card but also a recording medium such as a magnetic storage medium as a storage medium used by a user as a ticket. However, in this embodiment, the case where the storage medium used as a boarding ticket possessed by the user is the IC card C will be described. In addition, the IC card C used as a boarding ticket is information usable as a boarding ticket (stored fair card, commuter pass, coupon ticket, etc.), ID information as unique identification information, and an input for determining traffic. A storage unit for storing participation information is included. Information stored in the storage unit of these IC cards C is information read by the ticket gate 2.

  The ticket gate 2 has a function of issuing a special ticket T. The special ticket T issued by the ticket gate 2 is issued based on the ticket issuing information distributed from the ticket management apparatus 1. The ticket issuing information is, for example, information for issuing a special ticket (limited express ticket, designated ticket, plan ticket, etc.) purchased by the user in advance with the reservation purchase system 3 (preliminary settlement). That is, the ticket gate 2 has a function of issuing a special ticket (limited express ticket, designated ticket, plan ticket, etc.) purchased by the user in advance with the reservation purchase system 3 (preliminary settlement).

  The special ticket T issued by the ticket checker 2 is a ticket used together with the IC card C having a function as a boarding ticket, and the ticket information is printed with characters and symbols that can be recognized by the user. The ticket gate 2 issues a special ticket T on which not only information such as characters and symbols that can be recognized by the user but also code information Q such as a two-dimensional code is printed. The two-dimensional code as the code information Q printed on the special ticket T may be information obtained by coding the ticket information or the like, or may be information for preventing fraud. The special ticket T issued by the ticket gate 2 may be printed on a recording medium having a fraud prevention function for preventing fraud such as duplication.

Next, the ticket gate 2 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a top view schematically showing a configuration example of the ticket gate 2 according to the embodiment.
The ticket gate 2 is installed at a ticket gate of a station. For example, the ticket gate 2 forms a ticket gate passage for a user to pass by a set of two cars. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, the user passes the passage formed by the ticket gate 2 in the direction of arrow a (entrance direction) when entering, and in the direction opposite to arrow a (entry direction) when entering. Assumed. The ticket gate 2 reads the IC card C presented by the user in the case 12a on the right side in the direction of the arrow a when entering the ticket, and the IC 12 C on the right side in the direction opposite to the arrow a when entering the ticket gate. Read card C. Although FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the entrance and exit (both uses) ticket gates 2, an entrance ticket gate 2 and an entrance ticket gate 2 may be provided at the ticket gate, respectively. .

  The ticket gate 2 is provided with a door 13 that can be opened and closed on the passage side. The door 13 is closed when the user is prevented from passing or entering the passage. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, the ticket gate 2 is provided with a door 13 for preventing the user from entering (entering) the entrance direction and a door 13 for preventing the entrance (entrance) from entering the entrance direction. It is done.

The ticket gate 2 is provided with a transmission / reception unit 14 that communicates with the IC card C. The transmission / reception unit 14 is provided at the entrance-side entrance of the housing 12a and the entrance-side entrance of the housing 12b. The ticket gate 2 performs non-contact communication with the IC card C, which is a non-contact type IC card, via the transmission / reception unit 14. In addition, the transmitter / receiver 14 is provided with a lamp 14a indicating a communication state (access state) with the IC card C.
The ticket gate 2 has a display unit 15 on the upper surfaces of the housings 12a and 12b. For example, the housing 12a is provided with a display unit 15 that displays guidance for a user who wants to pass (enter) the passage in the entrance direction (direction a). The housing 12b is provided with a display unit 15 for displaying guidance for a user who wants to pass (enter) the passage in the participation direction.

The ticket gate 2 has a ticket discharge unit 16 on the upper surface of the casing 12a on the exit side of the passage. The ticket discharge unit 16 is already placed on the exit side of the passage for a user who passes (enters) the passage in the entrance direction. The ticket discharge unit 16 discharges a ticket issued by a ticket issuing unit, which will be described later, based on the ticket issuing information. The ticket discharge unit 16 is configured to receive the discharged ticket when the user passes through the passage.
In addition, the ticket gate 2 has a human detection sensor that detects a person passing through the passage. For example, a plurality of human detection sensors are installed on the side surface on the passage side in the casing of the ticket gate 2. The ticket gate 2 performs control according to the position of the person detected by the human detection sensor.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the ticket gate 2 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control system in the ticket gate 2 according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket gate 2 includes a door 13, a transmission / reception unit 14, a display unit 15, a ticket discharge unit 16, a control unit 21, an IC card processing unit 22, a memory 23, a communication unit 24, a traffic control unit 25, An opening / closing mechanism 26 and a ticket issuing unit 27 are provided.
The control unit 21 controls the entire ticket gate 2. The control unit 21 includes a processor such as a CPU, a buffer memory that functions as a work area of the processor, a program memory that stores various programs executed by the processor, control data, and various interfaces. That is, in the control unit 21, various functions are realized by the processor executing the program.

  The IC card processing unit 22 processes an IC card possessed by the user. The IC card processing unit 22 includes a transmission / reception unit 14. The transmission / reception unit 14 includes, for example, an antenna and transmits / receives radio waves for non-contact communication with the IC card C. The transmission / reception unit 14 supplies power to the IC card C existing in the transmission / reception area E, which is a range where radio waves from the antenna can reach, and transmits / receives radio waves for non-contact communication with the IC card C operating with this power. .

  The IC card processing unit 22 functions as a reading unit that reads information from the IC card C and a writing unit that writes information to the IC card C. For example, the IC card processing unit 22 reads information including ID information (identification information) from the IC card C existing in the transmittable / receiveable area E via the transmitting / receiving unit 14 based on an instruction from the control unit 21. Further, the IC card processing unit 22 performs a writing process of writing data such as entrance information and entry information to the IC card C according to control by the control unit 21.

  In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, a lamp 14 a such as a diode is arranged in a ring shape at the edge of the transmission / reception unit 14. When the ticket gate 2 becomes communicable with the IC card C, the control unit 21 controls the lamp 14a arranged in a ring shape to be lit. As a result, the user can visually confirm the communication state between the IC card C and the ticket gate 2 that the user has.

The memory 23 stores various programs and control data. In addition, the memory 23 stores information necessary for traffic determination. The memory 23 includes, as information necessary for traffic determination, for example, fare information necessary for fare settlement, information for route determination from the entrance station, information indicating a settlement method according to the ticket type, etc. Remember.
The memory 23 has a storage area 23a as a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The storage area 23a stores ticket issuing information for issuing a ticket by the ticket issuing unit 27. The control unit 21 stores the ticket issue information distributed from the ticket issue management device 1 in the storage area 23a, and deletes the ticket issue information of the issued ticket from the storage area 23a.

The communication unit 24 functions as a communication unit. The communication unit 24 is a communication interface for performing data communication with the ticket issuing management device 1. The communication unit 24 may communicate with the ticket issue management device 1 via a host device such as a server device or a monitoring board.
The display unit 15 displays a guidance display for the user. The display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display device, for example. The display unit 15 displays a message indicating that the passage is impossible for the user who is determined not to pass.

  The traffic control unit 25 controls user traffic. The traffic control unit 25 may be configured as a function of the control unit 21. The traffic control unit 25 controls the opening / closing of the door 13 by the opening / closing mechanism 26. For example, the passage control unit 25 performs control to close the door 13 by the opening / closing mechanism 26 when blocking the passage of the user.

  The ticket issuing unit 27 issues a ticket (special ticket) T based on the ticket issuing information. The ticket issuing unit 27 discharges the issued ticket T from the ticket discharge unit 16. The ticket issuing unit 27 issues, as a special ticket T, a recording medium on which ticket information is printed as a special ticket (limited express ticket, designated ticket, plan ticket, etc.) used together with the IC card C having a function as a boarding ticket. The ticket issuing unit 27 may issue a ticket T printed with code information Q such as a two-dimensional code as well as ticket information such as characters and symbols that can be recognized by the user. In this case, the two-dimensional code as the code information Q printed on the ticket T may be information obtained by coding the ticket information, for example. Further, the ticket issuing unit 27 may issue a ticket (special ticket) T on which ticket information is printed on a recording medium having a function of preventing duplication in order to prevent fraud. In the present embodiment, the ticket issuing unit 27 performs the ticket issuing process based on the ticket issuing information of the special ticket that has been pre-settled by the reservation purchase system 3.

Next, the configuration of the IC card C will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the IC card C.
As shown in FIG. 4, the IC card C includes a CPU 31, a communication unit 32, a ROM 33, a RAM 34, a nonvolatile memory 35, and the like.
The CPU 31 controls the entire IC card C. The CPU 31 realizes various functions by executing control programs stored in the ROM 33 or the nonvolatile memory 35. The communication unit 32 functions as a communication interface for transmitting / receiving data to / from the ticket gate 2. The communication unit 32 includes an antenna and a communication control unit.

  The ROM 33 is a non-volatile memory that stores a control program, control data, and the like. The control program stored in the ROM 33 is incorporated according to the specifications of the IC card C in advance. The RAM 34 is a volatile memory that functions as a working memory. The RAM 34 functions as a buffer memory that temporarily stores data being processed by the CPU 31. For example, the RAM 34 temporarily stores data received from the ticket gate 2 or the like via the communication unit 32 or data to be transmitted to the ticket gate 2 or the like.

The non-volatile memory 35 is configured by a non-volatile memory capable of writing and rewriting data, such as an EEPROM (registered trademark) or a flash ROM. In the nonvolatile memory 35, program files, data files, and the like are defined according to the usage of the IC card C, and data is written to these files.
The non-volatile memory 35 of the IC card C according to the present embodiment has a storage area 35a for storing ID information and information for determining passage (information usable as a ticket) and entrance / exit information. In the storage area 35a, information such as an address, name, age, sex, and user type information may be stored as user information related to the person holding the IC card C. The storage area 35a may store information such as a usage history rewritten or added by the ticket gate 2.

Next, the configuration of the ticketing management device 1 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the ticket issuing management device 1.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, the ticket issuing management device 1 includes a control unit 41, a memory 42, a database 43, a first communication unit 44, a second communication unit 45, and the like.
The control unit 41 controls the entire ticket issuing management device 1. The control unit 41 includes a processor, a buffer memory, a program memory that stores various programs, control data, and the like. In the control unit 41, various functions are realized by the processor executing programs stored in the memory. The memory 42 is a storage unit that stores information. The memory 42 includes a database 43 that stores ticket issue information acquired from the reservation purchase system 3.

  The first communication unit 44 is a communication interface for communicating with the server of the reservation purchase system 3. The first communication unit 44 communicates with the server of the reservation purchase system 3 via a dedicated line. However, the 1st communication part 44 should just be what can communicate with the reservation purchase system 3 securely, for example, may communicate with the server of the reservation purchase system 3 via networks, such as the internet.

  The 2nd communication part 45 is a communication interface for transmitting / receiving data with each ticket gate 2 which has the ticket issuing function which exists in the said station service system. The 2nd communication part 45 should just be what can communicate with each ticket gate 2 securely. For example, the second communication unit 45 is connected to each ticket gate 2 via a host device (a server provided for each station or district, or a device such as a monitoring panel to which a plurality of ticket gates 2 are connected). Communicate with the ticket gate 2. Moreover, the 2nd communication part 45 may communicate with each ticket gate 2 by radio | wireless communication etc., as long as it can communicate securely.

Next, ticket issue information management processing in the ticket issue management apparatus 1 will be described.
The ticket issuing management device 1 acquires ticket issuing information including ticket information and ID information related to a ticket that has been settled in advance from the reservation purchasing system 3, and stores the acquired ticket issuing information in the database 43. The ticket issuing management device 1 distributes the ticket issuing information stored in the database 43 to each ticket gate capable of executing ticket issuing processing. Further, the ticketing management device 1 collects information (ticketed information) related to tickets that have been issued from the ticket gates 2, accumulates the ticketed information acquired from the ticket gates 2 in the database 43, and has been ticketed. The ticket issue information indicating the issued ticket is transmitted to the ticket gate 2 that has delivered the ticket issue information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining ticket information management processing in the ticket issuing management apparatus 1.
The ticket issuing management device 1 acquires ticket issuing information including ticket information relating to a ticket that has been settled in advance and the ID information of the IC card C from the reservation purchase system 3 (S1). When ticket issue information is acquired from the reservation purchase system 3, the control unit 41 of the ticket issue management device 1 stores the ticket issue information acquired from the reservation purchase system 3 in the database 43 (S2).

  For example, the control unit 41 of the ticketing management device 1 receives the ticketing information transmitted from the reservation purchase system 3 as needed by the first communication unit 44. In this case, each time the pre-settlement is completed, the reservation purchase system 3 transmits to the ticketing management device 1 ticketing information including the ticket information regarding the settled ticket and the ID information of the IC card C possessed by the user. You can do it. In addition, the control unit 41 of the ticket issuing management device 1 may periodically acquire ticket information from the reservation purchase system 3. In this case, the reservation purchase system 3 stores ticket issue information including ticket information and ID information that have been settled in advance, and transmits the ticket issue information stored in response to a request from the ticket issue management device 1 to the ticket issue management device 1. You should do it.

  The ID information included in the ticket issue information acquired from the reservation purchase system 3 may be replaced with information that allows the ticket issue management device 1 to identify (convert) the ID information of the user's IC card C. For example, if the ticket issuing management device 1 can refer to a database in which user information (user name, telephone number, user ID, etc.) is associated with ID information, the reservation purchase system 3 can replace ID information. User information that can uniquely identify the ID information may be acquired.

  Moreover, the control part 41 of the ticketing management apparatus 1 judges whether there exists ticketing information which should be delivered to the ticket gate 2 among the ticketing information preserve | saved in the database 43 (S3). The control unit 41 determines whether or not the ticketing information stored in the database 43 should be distributed to the ticket gate 2 based on whether or not the ticketing information stored in the database 43 satisfies the conditions for allowing ticketing at the ticket gate 2. For example, when it is assumed that the ticket issuing machine 2 can issue tickets on the use date (or available period) of the special ticket, the control unit 41 indicates that the use date of the special ticket is the same as the day of the ticket issue information stored in the database 43. It is determined that it is necessary to distribute the issued ticket issue information to the ticket gate 2.

  When it is determined that there is ticketing information to be distributed to the ticket gate 2 (S3, YES), the control unit 41 selects the ticket gate 2 as a distribution destination of the ticketing information determined to be distributed (S4). For example, the control unit 41 selects a ticket gate 2 that is a delivery destination in units of stations or ticket gates. Moreover, the control part 41 may select the delivery destination of the said ticket issue information based on the issuing station of the special ticket (for example, an express ticket or a designated ticket etc.) which should be issued included in ticket issue information. In this case, the control unit 41 uses the ticket information of the ticket gate 2 installed at the departure station and the ticket gate 2 installed at a station around the departure station (for example, a station adjacent to the departure station). It can be a delivery destination. Moreover, the control part 41 is good also considering the ticket gate 2 installed in each station in the area of the ticket which should be ticketed as a delivery destination of ticketing information. Furthermore, the control unit 41 sets one or a plurality of stations designated by the user in the reservation purchase system 3 as a delivery destination, and uses the ticket gate 2 installed at the delivery destination station as a delivery destination of the ticketing information. Also good.

  When the ticket gate 2 that is the distribution destination of the ticket issuing information is selected, the control unit 41 distributes the ticket information to each ticket gate 2 selected by the second communication unit 45 (S5). When distributing the ticket issuing information, the control unit 41 may store information for specifying the ticket gate at the distribution destination. For example, the control unit 41 stores, in the database 43, information indicating the ticket gate that has distributed the ticketing information in association with each ticketing information.

  Moreover, the control part 41 of the ticketing management apparatus 1 receives the information (ticketing completed information) which shows the ticketing completion from each ticket gate 2 by the 2nd communication part 45 (S6). When ticket issued information is received from one ticket gate 2 (S6, YES), the control unit 41 stores the received ticket issued information in the database 43 (S7). For example, the control unit 41 searches the database 43 for the ticket issuing information of the ticket (ticket issued) indicated by the issued ticket information, and adds information indicating that the ticket has been issued to the searched ticket issuing information. Further, the control unit 41 may delete the ticket issue information of the issued ticket from the database 43.

  When ticket issue information is received from one ticket gate 2 (S6, YES), the control unit 41 issues a ticket that has already been issued to all the ticket gates 2 that have distributed ticket issue information. A request to delete information is made (S8). For example, the control unit 41 identifies all the ticket gates 2 that have distributed the ticketing information of tickets that have been issued, and transmits a request for deleting ticket information of tickets that have already been issued to each identified ticket gate 2. .

  Further, the control unit 41 may transmit the issued ticket information to each ticket checker 2 instead of transmitting a request for deleting the issued ticket information of the issued ticket. In this case, the ticket checker 2 may delete the ticket that has been issued in accordance with the received ticket issue information. Each ticket gate 2 can delete the ticketing information of the ticket that has been issued by issuing a request for deleting the ticketing information of the ticket that has already been issued or the distribution of the ticketed information. It is possible to prevent a ticket from being issued multiple times by a plurality of ticket gates 2.

  Moreover, the control part 41 of the ticketing management apparatus 1 judges whether there exists ticketing information which should make the ticketing machine 2 ticketing impossible among the ticketing information which has not been issued (S9). For example, the control unit 41 determines whether there is ticketing information that has expired and can be issued at the ticket gate 2 out of the ticketing information that has not been issued. For example, when it is set as the operation which can issue a ticket with the ticket gate 2 only on the use day (or usable period) of a special ticket, the control part 41 of special ticket issuing information among the ticket-issued ticket issue information preserve | saved in the database 43. Identify ticketing information whose usage date (usable period) has passed.

  When ticketing information indicating that ticketing is not permitted is detected (S9, YES), the control unit 41 stores in the database 43 ticketing impossible information indicating that the detected ticketing information is not ticketable (S10). For example, the control unit 41 searches the database 43 for ticketing information determined not to be issued and adds information indicating that ticketing is not possible to the searched ticketing information. In addition, the control unit 41 may delete the ticket issue information that is determined to be not issued from the database 43.

  Furthermore, when the ticketing information that cannot be issued is detected (S9, YES), the control unit 41 deletes the ticketing information of the ticket that is not allowed to be issued to all the ticket gates 2 that have distributed the ticketing information that is not allowed to be issued. A request to send is transmitted (S11). For example, the control unit 41 identifies all the ticket gates 2 that have already been distributed ticket issue information that has not been issued, and transmits to each identified ticket gate 2 a request to delete the ticket issue information that has become unissued.

Further, the control unit 41 may transmit ticket issue disabling information indicating ticket issue information that is not ticketed to each ticket gate 2 instead of transmitting a request to delete ticket issue information that is not ticket issued. . In this case, the ticket checker 2 may delete the ticket issuing information that is not permitted to be issued in accordance with the ticket issue impossible information received. Each ticket gate 2 can delete ticketing information that cannot be issued due to expiration, etc., by issuing a request for deleting ticketing information that has become ticketing-disabled or distributing information that has already been issued. It is possible to prevent the issued ticket from being issued by the ticket gate 2.
The ticket issuing management device 1 manages the ticket issuing information for the ticket pre-settled by the reservation purchase system 3 by repeatedly executing the above-described processing of S1-S12.

Next, management of ticketing information in the ticket gate 2 will be described.
The ticket gate 2 is in a state in which communication with the ticket issuing management device 1 is possible by the communication unit 24. When the ticket issuing information from the ticket issuing management device 1 is received by the communication unit 24 (S21, YES), the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 stores the received ticket issuing information in the storage area 23a of the memory 23 (S22). By storing the ticketing information from the ticketing management apparatus 1 in the storage area 23a, the ticket gate 2 is in a state where ticketing processing based on the ticketing information is possible.

  In addition, when the ticket issuing unit 27 issues a ticket based on the ticket issuing information (S23, YES), the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 executes a ticketed process (S24 and S25). The control unit 21 transmits ticketed information indicating the ticket that has been issued to the ticketing management apparatus 1 as the ticketed process (S24). Moreover, the control part 21 deletes the ticket issue information of the ticket which has been issued from the storage area 23a as a ticket issued process (S25).

Further, when the ticket issuing information deletion request is received from the ticket issuing management device 1 by the communication unit 24 (S26, YES), the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 stores the ticket issuing information requested to be deleted in the storage area 23a of the memory 23. (S27). That is, when the control unit 21 receives a request to delete the ticket issuing information of the ticket that has been issued by another ticket gate 2, the controller 21 deletes the ticket issuing information of the ticket that has been issued from the storage area 23a. In addition, the control unit 21 deletes the ticket issue information that has become in a ticket-impossible state such as an expired period from the storage area 23 a in response to a deletion request from the ticket issue management device 1.
The ticket gate 2 manages the ticket issue information distributed from the ticket issue management device 1 by repeatedly executing the above-described processing of S21-S27.

Hereinafter, as an explanation of ticket gate processing by the ticket gate machine 2 according to the present embodiment, an example of ticket gate processing (entrance processing) in the first operation example and an example of ticket gate processing (entrance processing and participation processing) in the second operation example, Will be explained.
First, the ticket gate process of the ticket gate 2 in the first operation example will be described.
In the first operation example, a ticket that is pre-settled by the reservation purchase system 3 is a ticket that is not taken into consideration for the traffic judgment at the ticket gate 2 (a ticket such as an express ticket, a designated ticket, a plan ticket, etc. different from the boarding ticket). It is assumed that there is. In other words, in the first operation example, the ticket gate 2 performs normal passage control (entrance processing) by the IC card C on the premise that the pre-settled ticket is not used for entrance (passage) determination, and in advance A ticket issuing process based on the ticket issuing information of the settled ticket is executed.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a ticket gate process (entrance process) at the time of entrance by the ticket gate 2 in the first operation example.
When the IC card processing unit 22 of the ticket gate 2 is in a state of waiting for communication with the IC card C, the IC card processing unit 22 detects the IC card C existing in the area E that can be transmitted / received by the transmitting / receiving unit 14. For example, the transmission / reception unit 14 transmits a signal requesting a response to the IC card C and waits for a response from the IC card C. When the user places the IC card C in the area E, the transmission / reception unit 14 receives a response from the IC card C. The IC card processing unit 22 detects the IC card C based on the response received by the transmission / reception unit 14 and starts non-contact communication with the IC card C. When the transmission / reception unit 14 starts communication with the IC card C, the IC card processing unit 22 may turn on the lamp 14a.

  When the IC card C is detected, the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 reads information stored in the IC card C by the IC card processing unit 22 (S31). When the ID information is read from the IC card C, the control unit 21 searches the ticket issue information stored in the storage area 23a for the ticket issue information including the ID information that matches the read ID information (S32). Moreover, when the control part 21 reads the information for traffic determination from the IC card C, the control part 21 will perform the traffic determination with respect to the said user based on the read information (S33). The process of S32 may be performed after the process of S33, or may be performed in parallel with the process of S33. Further, the process of S32 may be executed after it is determined that the user's traffic is permitted by the traffic determination described later. The process of S32 should just be performed at the timing which the ticket passing part 16 receives the ticket which the person who passes the passage issues by the ticket issuing part 27.

  When it is determined by the traffic determination that the user is not allowed to pass (S34, NO), the control unit 21 executes a traffic blocking process for blocking the user's traffic (S40). For example, as the traffic blocking process, the control unit 21 displays guidance indicating that traffic is not allowed on the display unit 5, and controls the opening / closing mechanism 26 by the traffic control unit 25 to close the door 13 and perform a ticket gate process for the user. finish.

When it determines with permitting a user's passage by traffic determination (S34, NO), the control part 21 writes entrance information in IC card C (S35). The entrance information includes information indicating that the IC card C is in the entrance state.
Further, when it is determined that the user is permitted to pass by the pass determination (S34, NO), the control unit 21 has ticket issuing information including ID information that matches the ID information read from the IC card C by the ID search of S32. Whether or not a ticket issuing process is necessary is determined based on whether or not (S36). Here, when there is ticketing information including ID information that matches the ID information read from the IC card C, the control unit 21 determines that the ticketing process based on the ticketing information is executed.

  When it is determined that ticketing processing is necessary (S36, YES), the control unit 21 causes the ticketing unit 27 to execute ticketing processing based on ticketing information including ID information that matches the ID information of the IC card C (S37). . For example, the control unit 21 generates print information to be printed on a ticket to be issued based on the ticket issue information, and instructs the ticket issue unit 27 to issue a ticket (special ticket) together with the generated print information. The control unit 21 may generate not only information on characters and symbols indicating the contents of a ticket to be issued, but also a two-dimensional code as print information. The ticket issuing unit 27 issues a special ticket on which printing information is printed on a recording medium in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 21, and releases the issued special ticket from the ticket discharge unit 16. When the ticketing is completed, the control unit 21 transmits the ticketed information to the ticketing management device 1 and deletes the ticketing information from the storage area 23a (S38) as the ticketed process (S24, S25) described above.

  In addition, when the ticketing process is completed, or when it is determined that the ticketing process is not necessary for the user who is determined to be allowed to pass (S36, NO), the control unit 21 allows the user to pass. Processing is executed (S39). For example, as the passage permission process, the control unit 21 displays guidance indicating permission of passage on the display unit 5, and opens the door 13 by the passage control unit 25, thereby ending the ticket gate process for the user. .

  According to the above process, the ticket checker 2 stores in the storage unit ticket issuing information including ticket information related to a ticket that has been pre-settled by the reservation purchase system and ID information of the user's IC card. The ID information and the information for determining admission permission are read from the IC card presented by the user, and the passage of the user is determined based on the information read from the IC card. Further, when the ticket gate determines that the user is permitted to pass and the ticket issuing information including the ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium is detected from the storage unit, the ticket gate permits the user to pass. A ticket based on the ticket issuing information including the ID information is issued.

  Thereby, the ticket gate 2 can issue a ticket that has been pre-settled at the time of admission and provide it to the user. As a result, it is possible to provide a highly convenient system that does not place a burden on the user, such as receiving a pre-settled ticket by going to a window or a ticket machine.

Next, the ticket gate process by the ticket gate 2 in the second operation example will be described.
In the second operation example, it is assumed that the ticket pre-settled by the reservation purchase system 3 includes a ticket with a boarding ticket (special ticket). As a special ticket with a boarding ticket, for example, a limited express ticket with a boarding ticket, a designated ticket with a boarding ticket, or a plan ticket in which a boarding section is defined is assumed. When a special ticket with a ticket is pre-settled, the ticket checker 2 not only reads information from the IC card C presented by the user, but also information on the ticket attached to the special ticket that has been pre-settled. Taking into account the traffic judgment. For this reason, the ticketing information for issuing a ticket with a ticket includes information on the special ticket to be issued and information on the ticket added to the special ticket (information indicating the section of the ticket and the ticket type of the ticket). Information) is included as ticket information.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the entrance process related to the second ticket gate process in the ticket gate 2.
When the IC card C is presented in the area E, the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 reads information stored in the IC card C by the IC card processing unit 22 (S41). When the ID information is read from the IC card C, the control unit 21 searches the storage area 23a for ticket issuing information including ID information that matches the read ID information (S42). When there is no ticketing information that matches the ID information read from the IC card C, or when ticketing information that matches the ID information is not ticketing information of a special ticket with a boarding ticket (S43, NO), the control unit 21 Normal traffic determination based on the information read from the IC card C is performed (S47).

  When it is determined that traffic is permitted by the traffic determination based on the information read from the IC card C (S48, YES), the control unit 21 writes the entrance information to the IC card C (S49), and proceeds to S50. Further, when it is determined that the traffic is not permitted based on the traffic determination based on the information read from the IC card C (S48, NO), the control unit 21 executes the traffic blocking process (S54) and ends the ticket gate process for the user. .

  When the ticketing information that matches the ID information read from the IC card C is ticketing information of a special ticket with a ticket (S43, YES), the control unit 21 adds a ticket added to the special ticket included in the ticketing information. Is determined in consideration of the information (hereinafter referred to as ticket information of ticket issuing information) (S44). For example, if it is in the boarding area which ticket information of ticketing information shows, the control part 21 will determine with permission of the said user by the ticket information of ticketing information. Further, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass (enter) based on the information read from the IC card C if it is outside the boarding section indicated by the ticket information of the ticket issuing information. When it is determined that traffic is permitted by the traffic determination taking account of the ticket information of the ticket issuing information (S45, YES), the control unit 21 writes the ticket information of the ticket information together with the entrance information on the IC card C (S46). As a result, the IC card C can be used as a boarding ticket attached to a special ticket pre-settled by the reservation purchase system 3.

Further, when it is determined that the traffic is not permitted by the traffic determination including the ticket information of the ticket issuing information (S45, NO), the control unit 21 executes the traffic blocking process (S54) and ends the ticket gate process for the user. .
If it is determined that the user is permitted to pass (YES in S45 or YES in S48), the control unit 21 determines whether or not there is ticketing information with ID information that matches the ID information read from the IC card C. To determine whether or not ticketing processing is necessary (S50).

  If it is determined that ticketing with ticketing information with matching ID information is necessary (S50, YES), the control unit 21 executes ticketing processing based on the ticketing information by the ticketing unit 27 (S51). The control unit 21 determines print information to be printed on the ticket to be issued based on the ticket issue information, and instructs the ticket issuing unit 27 to issue a ticket together with the determined print information. For example, the control unit 21 may generate not only character information indicating the contents of a ticket to be issued but also a two-dimensional code as the print information. The ticket issuing unit 27 issues a ticket on which printing information is printed on a medium in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 21, and discharges the issued ticket from the ticket discharge unit 16. When the ticketing is completed, the control unit 21 transmits the ticketed information and deletes the ticketing information as the ticketed process (S24, S25) described above (S52). When the ticketing process is completed, or when it is determined that the ticketing is unnecessary (S50, NO), the control unit 21 executes a passage permission process for permitting the user to pass (S53).

  According to the above processing, the ticket checker, when the ticket information added to the special ticket is included in the ticket information detected by the ID information read from the IC card, passes the ticket information included in the ticket information. While making the determination, issue a special ticket based on the ticketing information. As a result, if the special ticket that has been pre-settled in the reservation purchase system is a ticket with a ticket, not only the pre-settled special ticket is issued, but also information on the ticket that is added to the pre-settled special ticket This makes it possible to determine traffic (entrance) that takes into account.

Next, participation processing by the ticket gate 2 as a second operation example will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of entry processing by the ticket gate 2 as a second operation example.
When the IC card C is presented in the area E of the ticket gate 2 for participation, the control unit 21 of the ticket gate 2 reads information stored in the IC card C by the IC card processing unit 22 (S61). The control unit 21 determines whether valid entrance information has been read from the IC card C (S62). When it is determined that the legitimate admission information cannot be read from the IC card C (S62, NO), the control unit 21 executes a passage prevention process (S72) and ends the ticket gate process for the user.

  When it is determined that legitimate admission information has been read from the IC card C (S62, YES), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the information on the boarding ticket added to the special ticket written during the admission process has been read from the IC card C. Determine (S63). When the information on the boarding ticket added to the special ticket cannot be read from the IC card C (S63, NO), the control unit 21 performs normal traffic (participation) determination based on the information read from the IC card C (S64). ).

  In addition, when the information on the ticket attached to the special ticket is read from the IC card C (S63, YES), the control unit 21 is within the section of the ticket added to the special ticket read from the IC card C. Whether or not (S65). When it is determined that it is within the section of the ticket added to the special ticket (S65, NO), the control unit 21 determines that the user is permitted to pass and writes the entry information to the IC card C (S70). The passage permission process is executed (S71), and the ticket gate (participation) process for the user is terminated.

  When it is determined that it is outside the section of the ticket attached to the special ticket (S65, YES), the control unit 21 determines a settlement method for the section outside the section (S66). Here, it is assumed that the control unit 21 determines whether to settle the difference outside the section or to close the settlement. The difference adjustment is to adjust the difference between the actual fare for the boarding section and the fare for the section of the ticket. Censoring settlement is to settle the fee when boarding a section outside the section. For example, the control unit 21 determines whether the difference is to be settled or to be canceled depending on the type of the ticket. When it is determined that the difference is to be settled (S66, YES), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the traffic is permitted depending on whether or not the difference can be settled based on information stored in the IC card C (for example, remaining amount information) (S67). If it is determined that the payment is to be terminated (S66, NO), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass depending on whether or not the payment can be settled based on information stored in the IC card C (for example, remaining amount information) (S68).

  When it is determined that the passage is permitted by the passage determination of S64, S67, or S68 (S69, YES), the control unit 21 determines that the user is permitted to pass, writes the entry information to the IC card C (S70), and passes. The permission process is executed (S71), and the ticket gate (participation) process for the user is terminated. Further, when it is determined that the passage is impossible due to the passage determination of S64, S67, or S68 (S69, NO), the control unit 21 executes the passage prevention process (S72) and ends the ticket gate (participation) process for the user. .

  According to the above process, the ticket checker 2 stores in the storage unit ticket issuing information including ticket information related to a ticket that has been pre-settled by the reservation purchase system and ID information of the user's IC card. The ticket checker reads ID information and information for determining admission permission from an IC card presented by the user, and detects ticket issuing information including ID information that matches the read ID information. When the ticketing information detected includes information on the ticket used for the traffic determination, the ticket checker performs a traffic determination on the user based on the information on the ticket included in the ticketing information and the information read from the storage medium. Do. Further, when the ticket gate determines that the user is permitted to pass and the ticket issuing information including the ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium is detected from the storage unit, the ticket gate permits the user to pass. A ticket based on the ticket issuing information including the ID information is issued.

  Thereby, the ticket gate 2 can perform the traffic determination in consideration of the ticket added to the special ticket settled in advance when the ticket pre-settled at the time of entrance is a special ticket with a ticket. Special tickets that have been settled in advance can be issued and provided to users. As a result, even if the pre-paid ticket is a special ticket with a boarding ticket, it is possible to provide a highly convenient system that does not place a burden on the user such as going to the counter or a ticket vending machine.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  C: IC card, 1 ... ticketing management device, 2 ... ticket gate, 3 ... reservation purchase system, 21 ... control unit (search means, passage determination means, data deletion means, notification means, data processing means), 22 ... IC card Processing unit (reading unit), 23 ... Memory, 23a ... Storage area (storage unit), 24 ... Communication unit (communication unit), 25 ... Traffic control unit, 27 ... Ticketing unit (ticketing unit), 41 ... Control unit (distribution) Means, processing means, second processing means), 42 ... memory, 43 ... database, 44 ... first communication unit (acquisition means), 45 ... second communication unit (communication means).

Claims (9)

A communication means for communicating with the ticketing management device;
Storage means for storing ticket issue information including ID information received from the ticket issue management device by the communication means;
Reading means for reading ID information and information for determining admission from a storage medium presented by the user;
Search means for detecting ticket issue information including ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium by the reading means;
A traffic determination unit that performs a traffic determination for the user based on the information read by the reading unit;
When it is determined that the passage of the user is permitted by the passage determination unit, and ticket issue information including ID information that matches the ID information read from the storage medium is detected from the storage unit, the ticket issue information including the ID information Ticketing means for issuing a ticket based on
Having a ticket gate. In the case where the ticket issue information detected by the search means includes information on the ticket used for the passage determination, the passage determination unit is based on the ticket information included in the ticket issue information and the information read from the storage medium. To determine the traffic for the user,
The ticket gate according to claim 1. Furthermore, it has a data deletion means for deleting the ticket issuing information of the ticket issued by the ticket issuing means from the storage means,
The ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 and 2. Furthermore, it has a notification means for notifying the ticket management apparatus by the communication means that the ticket issued by the ticket issuing means has been issued.
The ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In addition, when receiving a ticket issue information deletion request from the ticket issue management device by the communication means, it has a data processing means for deleting the ticket issue information requested to be deleted,
The ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The storage medium presented by the user is a non-contact type IC card,
The ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Communication means for communicating with a plurality of ticket gates constituting the station service system;
Obtaining means for obtaining ticket issuing information for issuing a ticket with a ticket gate capable of communication by the communication means from an external device;
A database for storing the ticketing information acquired by the acquisition means;
Distribution means for distributing ticket issue information stored in the database to a ticket gate selected according to predetermined conditions by the communication means;
When ticket-issued information indicating that a ticket has been issued is received using the ticket-issuing information distributed by the distribution means, a request for deleting the ticket-issuing information of the ticket that has been issued indicated by the received ticket-issued information is transmitted to the ticket gate Processing means to
A ticketing management device. The distribution means detects ticketing information that is possible to issue tickets based on ticketing information from the ticketing information stored in the database, and distributes the detected ticketing information to the selected ticketing machine.
The ticketing management device according to claim 7. Furthermore, it has a second processing means for detecting ticketing information that is not permitted to be issued from the ticketing information stored in the database, and transmitting a request for deleting the ticketing information that is not permitted to be issued to the ticket gate.
The ticket management apparatus according to claim 7 or 8.