JP2017167612A - Ticket examination management device and automatic ticket examination machine system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket examination management device and an automatic ticket examination machine system capable of reducing processing time of station service processing.SOLUTION: A ticket examination management device of an embodiment comprises: a communication part; a storage part; a determination part; and a control part. The determination part determines passage propriety of a user who presented a ticket in a part or all of plural automatic ticket examination machines, based on effectiveness information stored in the storage part, when the communication part receives identification information of the ticket and first determination request information from one of the plural automatic ticket examination machines. The control part sends the identification information of the ticket and a determination result of passage propriety determined by the determination part related to information of a leaving station included in second determination request information, to an automatic ticket examination machine which is a transmission source of the second determination request information, using the communication part, when the communication part receives the identification information of the ticket and the second determination request information from one of the plural automatic ticket examination machines.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system.

  When the station service device reads information from the ticket, the station service device transmits the read information to the host device and performs station service processing based on the determination result received from the host device. The station service device needs to wait in a period during which the determination process by the host device is being performed, and the processing time from when the information is read from the boarding ticket until the station service processing is completed may be longer.

JP 2011-8588 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a ticket gate management device and an automatic ticket gate system that can shorten the processing time of station service processing.

  The ticket gate management apparatus according to the embodiment includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read the identification information of the ticket. The said memory | storage part matches and memorize | stores the identification information of the said boarding ticket, and the effectiveness information which shows the effectiveness of the said boarding ticket. When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the determination unit is based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit. Then, it is determined whether or not the user who has presented the boarding ticket can pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates. The control unit, when the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the ticket identification information, and the second The pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit regarding the information on the participating station included in the determination request information is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit.

The figure which shows an example of the automatic ticket gate system 1 of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of IC card 10 of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the center server 100 of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the account ID database 132 memorize | stored in the server side memory | storage part 130 of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the participation availability database 134 memorize | stored in the server side memory | storage part 130 of 1st Embodiment. It is the figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 300 of 1st Embodiment from upper direction. The block diagram which shows an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the ticket issuing machine 400 of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the flow of operation | movement of IC card 10, the center server 100 of 1st Embodiment, the entrance side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entrance side automatic ticket gate 300B. The figure which shows another example of the flow of operation | movement of IC card 10, center server 100 of 1st Embodiment, entrance side automatic ticket gate 300A, and entrance side automatic ticket gate 300B. The figure which shows an example of the information 340A memorize | stored in the automatic ticket gate 300 of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the automatic ticket gate system 1A of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows another example of the operation | movement flow of IC card 10, center server 100A and 100B of 2nd Embodiment, the entrance side automatic ticket gate 300a, and the entrance side automatic ticket gate 300b.

  Hereinafter, a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the description of the automatic ticket gate system according to the embodiment, a traffic IC (Integrated Circuit) card is illustrated as an example of a “ticket”, but the “ticket” has a settlement function similar to that of a traffic IC card. It may be an electronic medium such as a portable terminal. Further, the boarding ticket is not limited to one that stores information and can write information like an IC card. The ticket may be readable and not writable. Further, the ticket may communicate information by wireless communication, but is not limited to this, and may be a magnetically readable medium such as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark). A medium that can read information by a display object may be used.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment. The automatic ticket gate system 1 includes, for example, a center server 100, a plurality of relay devices 200-1,... 200-N, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300-1,. Including. In FIG. 1, M and N are arbitrary natural numbers. In the following description, when the relay device is not distinguished from other relay devices, it is described as “relay device 200”, and when the automatic ticket gate is not distinguished from other automatic ticket gates, it is described as “automatic ticket gate 300”. To do.

  The relay device 200-1, the automatic ticket gate 300-1, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are installed at, for example, the station (1), and the relay devices 200-2 to 200-N and the automatic ticket gates 300-2 to 300-N are For example, it is installed in the station (2) to the station (N). In the following description, it is assumed that the station (1) is an entrance station, and the stations (2) to (N) are candidates for an entry station.

  The relay device 200, the automatic ticket gate 300, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are station equipment that can communicate with the center server 100, for example. The center server 100 is connected to, for example, a communicable relay device 200, an automatic ticket gate 300, and a ticket issuing machine 400 via a communication line. The communication line is, for example, a network such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

  The relay device 200 includes, for example, a communication interface circuit and a monitoring panel that monitors the state of the automatic ticket gate 300 and the like. The communication interface circuit of the relay apparatus 200 includes, for example, an interface such as WAN or VPN that communicates with the center server 100, and an interface such as LAN (Local Area Network) that communicates with the automatic ticket checker 300 or the ticket issuing machine 400, for example.

  The relay device 200 communicates with the center server 100 via a communication line, and communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 may be connected to the relay device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket-issuing machine 400, the relay device 200 may be connected to a part of station equipment such as a settlement machine, an electronic money charging machine, and a commuter pass issuing machine.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the IC card 10 according to the first embodiment. The IC card 10 is a medium in which an IC chip (IC module) is embedded in a card substrate such as a resin. The identification information of the IC card 10 is read by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 using RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology. The IC card 10 includes, for example, a card side communication unit 12, a card side storage unit 14, and a card side control unit 16.

  The card-side storage unit 14 stores an account ID 14A as identification information. The account ID 14A is identification information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. In response to the command received by the card side communication unit 12, the card side control unit 16 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A using the card side communication unit 12. When the card side communication unit 12 receives an account ID write request, the card side control unit 16 writes the account ID 14 </ b> A into the card side storage unit 14. The account ID 14A is information in which identification information of the IC card 10 is encoded. Encoding refers to converting information into a state in which a person cannot directly recognize the content by encoding, symbolizing, or other methods.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the center server 100 according to the first embodiment. The center server 100 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 110, a server-side control unit 120, and a server-side storage unit 130. The center server 100 is an example of a ticket gate management device.

  The server-side control unit 120 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The server side control unit 120 comprehensively controls the operation of the center server 100.

  The server side communication unit 110 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 via the communication line and the relay device 200. When the server side communication unit 110 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400, the server side communication unit 110 outputs the received information to the server side control unit 120. Further, the server side communication unit 110 transmits information to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 when information to be transmitted to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 is supplied by the server side control unit 120.

  The server-side storage unit 130 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a RAM (Random Access Memory). Further, the server-side storage unit 130 stores various programs such as application programs, processing results by the server-side communication unit 110, and the like.

  The server-side storage unit 130 stores, for example, an account ID database 132 that associates an account ID 130A with validity information 130B. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the account ID database 132 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment. The account ID 130A is information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. The validity information 130B is information necessary for the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 to operate. The validity information 130B includes, for example, ticket information and remaining amount information. The ticket information indicates the effectiveness of the IC card 10. That is, the ticket information is information that defines a usable range of the IC card 10. The ticket information is variously set such as a use section and date, a usable amount, an entrance station and a departure station. The remaining amount information includes a charge balance of the electronic money of the IC card 10 and the like.

  Further, the server-side storage unit 130 stores an entry permission / prohibition database 134 in which the account ID 130A is associated with the entry station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the participation possibility database 134 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment. The entry station information 130C and the pass / fail judgment result 130D are stored in the server-side storage unit 130 for each account ID 130A. The participating station information 130 </ b> C is information that identifies candidate stations (2) to (N) that are candidates for participating stations excluding the entering station among a plurality of stations where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed in the area controlled by the center server 100. It is. The pass / fail judgment result 130D allows the user holding the IC card 10 with the account ID 130A to pass through the automatic ticket gates 300 (2) to (N) installed at the candidate station (2) to (N). It is the information showing the result of determining whether or not. The pass / fail judgment result 130D is, for example, information indicating permission, information indicating refusal, or information obtained by adding the settlement amount to the permission.

  Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 300 will be described. FIG. 6 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes a main machine 302 and an auxiliary machine 304 that are arranged to face each other across a passage. The main machine 302 includes, for example, a CPU 312, an ID reading unit 330, a door unit 372, an upper surface display unit 352, and a front display unit 354. Auxiliary machine 304 includes a door portion 374. In addition to the one shown in FIG. 6, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a ticket gate side control unit 310, a ticket gate side communication unit 320, a ticket gate side storage unit 340, a voice output unit 360, , And a door driving unit 370.

  The ticket gate side control unit 310 is realized by, for example, a processor such as the CPU 312 executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket gate side control unit 310 comprehensively controls each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300. The ticket gate side control unit 310 uses each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300 to permit or reject the passage of the user.

  The ticket gate side communication unit 320 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A read by the ID reading unit 330 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted from the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket gate side control unit 310.

  The ID reading unit 330 is, for example, a wireless communication device that includes an antenna and a communication circuit. The ID reading unit 330 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 deceived by the user who wants to pass in the entry direction of FIG. 6 and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket gate side control unit 310. The ID reading unit 330 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10. However, the ID reading unit 330 is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 330 magnetically reads the account ID 14A. The ticket images and analyzes the display object and reads the account ID 14A.

  The ticket gate side storage unit 340 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or a RAM. The ticket gate storage unit 340 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket gate storage unit 340 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 330 and information received by the ticket gate communication unit 320.

  The display unit 350 includes an upper surface display unit 352 and a front display unit 354. The upper surface display unit 352 displays the result processed by the ticket gate side control unit 310 when the IC card 10 is tricked into the ID reading unit 330. The front display unit 354 displays an image such as a mark, a figure, or a character indicating whether or not it can pass in the traveling direction of FIG. The display contents of the front display unit 354 or the presence / absence of display is determined by the ticket gate control unit 310.

  The sound output unit 360 outputs various sounds to be notified to the user and a buzzer sound. The door driving unit 370 operates the door unit 372 and the door unit 374 according to the control of the ticket gate side control unit 310. When the door part 372 and the door part 374 refuse a user's passage, they are closed.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the ticket issuing machine 400 according to the first embodiment. The ticket issuing machine 400 includes, for example, a ticket issuing side control unit 410, a ticket issuing side communication unit 420, an ID reading unit 430, a ticket issuing side storage unit 440, a display unit 450, an operation unit 460, a money processing unit 470, A printing unit 480.

  The ticket issuing side control unit 410 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket issuing side control unit 410 issues the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket using each part of the ticket issuing machine 400.

  The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A read by the ID reading unit 430 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket issuing side control unit 410.

  The ID reading unit 430 is a wireless communication device including an antenna and a communication circuit, for example. The ID reading unit 430 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 inserted into the insertion slot (not shown), and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The ID reading unit 430 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10, but is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 430 magnetically reads the account ID 14A or boarding. When a display object is printed on the ticket, the display object is imaged and analyzed to read the account ID 14A.

  The ticket issuer storage unit 440 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or a RAM. Further, the ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 430 and the information received by the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.

  The display unit 450 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. Display unit 450 displays an image or the like for accepting an instruction for ticketing processing. The display unit 450 is an operation device such as a button or a touch panel. The display unit 450 receives a user operation and outputs information indicating the operation content to the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The money processing unit 470 counts, for example, inserted banknotes and coins, and returns the change that has exceeded the price of ticketing to the purchaser as banknotes and coins.

  The printing unit 480 includes a heater that heats the dye formed on the face of the IC card 10. The printing unit 480 operates according to the control of the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The printing unit 480 prints information such as a usage period and a usage period on the ticket surface of the IC card 10.

  When issuing a boarding ticket, the ticket-issuing machine 400 receives a ticketing request and ticketing conditions based on a user's operation. The ticketing conditions include, for example, the use period and use section of the ticket. When the ticket issuing side control unit 410 receives the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition, the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition to the center server 100 using the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.

  Hereinafter, in the automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment, when the center server 100 receives the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the automatic ticket gate 300, a plurality of automatic ticket gates are based on the validity information 130B. A process for determining whether or not the user who has presented the IC card 10 for a part or all of 300 can pass is described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entrance station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300A”, and the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entry station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300B”.

  The entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S100). When the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, it uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 </ b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 </ b> A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to transmit passability determination request information (first determination request information) including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300A is installed and the account ID 14A to the center server. To 100.

  When the center server 100 receives the pass / fail determination request information from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, the center server 100 performs entrance determination processing (step S102). The server-side control unit 120 extracts the validity information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A included in the server-side storage unit 130 based on the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail determination request information. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not the extracted efficacy information 130B satisfies the entrance condition. The server-side control unit 120, for example, when the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is included in the use section of the ticket information and the current date and time is within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount If it is above, it is determined that the admission condition is satisfied. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is more than a predetermined amount. If there are too few, it is determined that the admission conditions are not satisfied.

  The server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A. When the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the entrance determination result (step S104).

  Next, the center server 100 performs participation determination processing (step S106). The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not a user who is allowed to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. The preset automatic ticket checker 300 is, for example, a part or all of the automatic ticket checker 300 installed at a station in an area controlled by the center server 100. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not the user who presented the center server 100 can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300 in the automatic ticket checker system 1 (determination unit).

  The server-side control unit 120 extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID permitted to enter by the entrance determination process from the account ID database 132. For example, if the participating station is included in the use section of the ticket information and today is the use period of the ticket information, or if the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount or more, the server-side control unit 120 It is determined that it satisfies. The server-side control unit 120 enters the entrance if the participating station is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is less than a predetermined amount. It is determined that the condition is not met. The server-side control unit 120 creates the participation permission / inhibition database 134 by associating the account ID 130A with the participation station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D.

  Next, in the automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment, when the pass / fail judgment request information including the account ID and the station information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the account ID and the station information 130C. A process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the above to the automatic ticket checker 300 will be described.

  The entry-side automatic ticket checker 300B determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S200). When the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, it uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 </ b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 </ b> A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to obtain passability determination request information (second determination request information) including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A. It transmits to the center server 100.

  The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive passability determination request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A transmitted by the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. The server-side control unit 120 performs a search process based on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A (step S202). The server-side control unit 120 searches the participation permission / prohibition database 134 for the received account ID 14 </ b> A and the passage permission determination result 130 </ b> D regarding the participating station. The server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station as the search result to the participation-side automatic ticket gate 300B that is the transmission source of the passability determination request information. .

  When the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the participating station using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B permits or rejects the user based on the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the entry station. (Step S204).

  According to the center server 100 of the first embodiment described above, when the account ID 14A and the information on the entrance station are received from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 is based on the validity information 130B. When the account ID 14A and the information on the participating station are received from the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the participating station is sent to the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B. Send. As a result, according to the center server 100, when the pass / fail judgment request information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the entry station is obtained without performing the pass / fail judgment process. It can be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to the center server 100, it is possible to reduce the time from the reception of the pass / fail determination request information to the transmission of the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station. The time from when the IC card 10 is detected to when the pass / fail control is performed can be shortened.

  Further, according to the center server 100, it is determined whether or not a user can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 based on the validity information 130B, and the participation permission database 134 is created. When the account ID 14A and the entry station information are received from the machine 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D corresponding to the account ID 14A and the take-off station is retrieved from the attendance availability database 134, and the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the searched entry station is searched. Is sent to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to the center server 100, it is possible to obtain the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station only by performing a search process on the determination request information, and the passability determination request rather than the passability determination process. It is possible to shorten the time from when the information is received to when the determination result 130D regarding whether or not to pass the station is transmitted.

  Hereinafter, a pass / fail judgment result 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 in which the entry-side automatic ticket gates 300B are installed is transmitted to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100. Will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment.

  The center server 100 performs participation determination processing for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 on which the entry-side automatic ticket gates 300B are installed (step S106), and then part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300. A distribution process for distributing the pass / fail determination result 130D to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300B is performed. The server-side control unit 120 transmits passability determination results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 using broadcast communication. When the automatic ticket checker 300 receives the pass / fail determination result 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300, the automatic check checker 300 stores the received pass / fail determination result 130D in the ticket check side storage unit 340 (step S40). S200). As a result, the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the participation possibility database 134 stored in the center server 100 in the ticket gate storage unit 340.

  The center server 100 may distribute the pass / fail determination result 130D to the automatic ticket checker 300 after performing the participation determination process, but is not limited to this, as long as the server-side storage unit 130 is transmitted at an arbitrary timing. Good. For example, the center server 100 may transmit the pass / fail determination result 130 </ b> D at a timing when the processing load of the own device is low without the entry determination process and the entry determination result being transmitted in the own device. .

  The server-side control unit 120 may transmit the pass / fail judgment result 130D to all the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100 using broadcast communication, but is not limited thereto. The server-side control unit 120 determines that the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed in the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the participating station among the pass / fail judgment results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300. The pass / fail judgment result 130D may be selected and transmitted. In this case, the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the account ID 130A in association with the pass / fail determination result 130D. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information 340A stored in the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment.

  When the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket is deceived by the ID reading unit 330 and the ID reading unit 330 detects the IC card 10 (step S200), the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Receive. The participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the passage determination result 130D regarding the participating station among the passage determination results 130D stored in step S120 (step S210).

  The center server 100 may distribute all of the pass / fail judgment results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the automatic ticket gate 300, but is not limited thereto. For example, the center server 100 may distribute to the automatic ticket checker 300 the passability determination result 130D of which the user is permitted to participate in the passability determination result 130D. In this case, the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits the user to pass when the account ID included in the pass permission determination request information matches the account ID stored in the ticket check storage unit 340, and allows or disallows the pass. If the account ID included in the determination request information does not match the account ID stored in the ticket gate storage unit 340, the user's passage is rejected.

  According to the center server 100 of the first embodiment described above, the passability determination result 130D obtained by determining the passability of the user for some or all of the plurality of participating stations based on the efficacy information 130B is automatically registered. Distributed to the machine 300. Thereby, when the automatic ticket checker 300 detects the IC card 10, the automatic ticket checker 300 can permit or reject the passage of the user based on the passability determination result 130D distributed from the center server 100. Thereby, according to the automatic ticket gate system 1, it is possible to shorten the time from when the IC card 10 is detected by the automatic ticket gate 300 until the user's passage is permitted or rejected.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described. The automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment communicates between the center servers 100 via a communication line, and passes through the entry station where the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by each center server 100 are installed. It differs from the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment in that it determines whether or not it is possible. Hereinafter, this point will be mainly described, and description of the same parts as those in the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment will be omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment. In the automatic ticket gate system 1A, the center server 100A and the center server 100B communicate via a communication line. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are connected to the center server 100A via relay devices 200A-1 to 200A-N. The plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N are connected to the center server 100B via relay devices 200B-1 to 200B-N. The plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A. The area under the control of the center server 100A and the center server 100B may be, for example, a station in a route managed by a business operator, or a station in a route included in an area.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center servers 100A and 100B, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b according to the second embodiment. In the description of FIG. 13, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is described as “entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a” included in the area managed by the center server 100A, and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is controlled by the center server 100B. It is described as “participating side automatic ticket gate 300b” included therein.

  The center server 100A transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100B. As a result, the center server 100B stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100A in the server-side storage unit 130. The center server 100B transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100A. Thereby, the center server 100A stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100B in the server-side storage unit 130.

  When the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a detects the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket (step S100a), it uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ticket gate communication unit 320 to transmit to the center server 100A passability determination request information including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300a is installed and the account ID 14A.

  When the center server 100A receives a pass permission request from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A transmits pass permission determination request information (third pass permission determination request information) including the installed station and the account ID 14A to the center server 100B. To do. When the center server 100B receives the installed station and the account ID 14A from the center server 100A, the center server 100B performs participation determination processing (step S106b). The center server 100B determines whether or not to permit participation of a user who is permitted to enter a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. A plurality of preset stations are stations in which automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N are installed in an area controlled by the center server 100B, for example. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not the user who presented the center server 100 can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300 in the automatic ticket checker system 1 (determination unit).

  The center server 100B extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail determination request information from the account ID database 132 received from the center server 100A. The center server 100B determines whether or not the participation condition is satisfied based on the use section and use period of the ticket information or the remaining amount information. The center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.

  When the center server 100A receives the pass / fail determination request information from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A performs entrance determination processing (step S102a). The center server 100A transmits the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a using the server-side communication unit 110. When the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a permits or rejects the user's passage based on the entrance determination result (step S104b). Next, the center server 100A performs participation determination processing (step S106a). The center server 100A determines whether or not a user who has been permitted to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. A plurality of preset stations are stations where, for example, automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N in an area controlled by the center server 100A are installed. Thereby, the center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.

  Next, in the automatic ticket gate system 1A of the second embodiment, when the center server 100B receives the pass / fail determination request information including the account ID and the station information from the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b, the center server 100B Describes the process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the account ID and the entry station information 130C to the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b.

  If the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b detects the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket (step S200b), it uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14A. Next, the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b transmits to the center server 100B passability determination request information including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b is installed and the account ID 14A.

  When the center server 100B receives the installation station and account ID 14A transmitted by the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b, the center server 100B determines whether or not the entry station can pass based on the installation station and account ID 14A of the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. The search process is performed (step S202b). The center server 100B transmits to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B the pass / fail judgment result 130D related to the entry station retrieved from the entry availability database 134.

  When the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b receives the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station from the center server 100B, the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station (step S204b). ).

  In addition, although the center server 100A has received the pass / fail judgment request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100B has described the process of creating the attendance propriety database 134. Not limited to this, when the center server 100B receives passability determination request information from the automatic ticket checker 300b, the center server 100A can perform a process of creating the participation permission / inhibition database 134.

  When the center server 100A of the second embodiment described above receives the passability determination request information including the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A receives the received passability determination request information. To the center server 100B. In addition, when the center server 100A receives the pass / fail judgment request information from the center server 100B, the center server 100A determines whether or not the user can pass through the entry station where the automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are installed, The participation possibility database 134 is created. According to the center server 100 of the second embodiment, it is possible to create the participation / prohibition database 134 beyond the area covered by the own device, and the automatic ticket gate 300 in the area managed by the other center server 100. It is possible to determine whether or not a user who has passed through can participate.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, when the server side communication unit 110 receives the account ID and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300, it is stored in the server side storage unit 130. Based on the effect information 130B, the determination unit (120) for determining whether or not the user who presented the IC card 10 for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 can pass, and the server-side communication unit 110 includes a plurality of When the account ID and the second determination request information are received from one of the automatic ticket gates 300, the server side displays the account ID and the pass / fail determination result regarding the entry station information included in the second determination request information. By having the server side control unit 120 that transmits to the automatic ticket checker 300 that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit 110, the participation side When receiving the determination request information passableness from dynamic ticket gate 300B, it is possible to transmit the determination result of the passableness without performing the determination process to compete side automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to at least one embodiment, it is possible to reduce the time from receiving the pass / fail judgment request information to transmitting the pass / fail judgment result, so that the IC at the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B can be shortened. It is possible to shorten the time from when the card 10 is detected until when the passage is controlled.

  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 embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Automatic ticket gate system, 10 ... IC card, 12 ... Card side communication part, 14 ... Card side memory | storage part, 16 ... Card side control part, 100 ... Center server, 110 ... Server side communication part, 120 ... Server Side control unit, 130 ... Server side storage unit, 130B ... Efficacy information, 130C ... Participating station information, 130D ... Pass / fail judgment result, 132 ... Account ID database, 134 ... Participation propriety database, 300 ... Automatic ticket gate, 310 ... Ticket side control unit, 320 ... Ticket side communication unit, 330 ... ID reading unit, 340 ... Ticket side storage unit, 400 ... Ticketing machine

Claims (7)

A communication unit that communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read identification information of a ticket;
A storage unit that associates and stores identification information of the ticket and efficacy information indicating the efficacy of the ticket;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, A determination unit that determines whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of the automatic ticket gates can pass;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, it is included in the ticket identification information and the second determination request information. A control unit that transmits the pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit related to the information of the participating station to be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit;
A ticket gate management device. The determination unit stores the determination result on whether or not the vehicle can pass in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the ticket,
The control unit, when the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the pass / fail determination result stored in the storage unit Information corresponding to the entry station information included in the second determination request information is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit. ,
The ticket gate management apparatus according to claim 1. A communication unit that communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read identification information of a ticket;
A storage unit that associates and stores identification information of the ticket and efficacy information indicating the efficacy of the ticket;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, A determination unit that determines whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of the automatic ticket gates can pass;
A determination unit that transmits a determination result by the determination unit to a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates at an arbitrary timing using the communication unit,
A ticket gate management device. The communication unit communicates with another ticket gate management device different from the own device,
When the control unit receives the first determination request information, the control unit causes the determination unit to determine the automatic ticket gates in the area in which the control unit has jurisdiction, and the third for the automatic ticket gates outside the area in which the control unit has jurisdiction. The determination request information is transmitted to the other ticket gate management device using the communication unit,
The determination unit, when the third determination request information is received from the other ticket management device by the communication unit, based on the third determination request information, an automatic ticket gate in an area under its jurisdiction Determining whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of
The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the first determination request information is received by the communication unit, the determination unit, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, passes to the entrance station of the user who presented the ticket If the passage of the entrance station is permitted, determine whether or not the user who presented the boarding ticket for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates,
The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An automatic ticket gate side communication unit that communicates with the ticket gate management device, a reading unit that reads identification information from the boarding ticket, the identification information read by the reading unit, and information on a station where the own device is installed, the automatic ticket gate Automatic ticket gate that transmits to the ticket gate management device using a side communication unit and permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the pass / fail judgment result received from the ticket gate management device by the automatic ticket gate side communication unit An automatic ticket gate having a machine-side control unit,
An automatic ticket gate system. The automatic ticket gate includes an automatic ticket gate storage unit,
The automatic ticket gate side control unit stores the identification information of the ticket received from the ticket management device by the automatic ticket gate side communication unit and the pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit in the automatic ticket gate side storage. When the identification information read by the reading unit matches the identification information of the ticket stored in the automatic ticket gate-side storage unit, the matching ticket is presented. Allow users to join,
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 6.

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