JP2019061721A - Transportation system, automatic ticket examination machine, server device and ticket machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a transportation system capable of improving convenience, an automatic ticket examination machine, a server device and a ticket machine.SOLUTION: The transportation system has an optical reading part, a count part and a determination part. The optical reading part optically reads ticket identification information from a ticket issued as a coupon ticket on which a display object encoding the ticket identification information that is identification information of a ticket is displayed. The count part counts the number of remaining use times as the coupon ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to reading of the ticket identification information by the optical reading part. The determination part determines the propriety of passage of a user who uses the ticket on the basis of the number of remaining use times counted by the count part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a traffic system, an automatic ticket gate, a server device, and a ticket vending machine.

  A technology is known in which a magnetic ticket having a magnetic recording surface is used as a multi-count ticket at a ticket gate or the like at a station. However, since the number of tickets used in the prior art is consumed one by one each time it is used, there is a tendency for the number of issued tickets to be increased as the number of valid times increases. For this reason, the user has to hold a plurality of tickets, which may be inconvenient.

JP 2007-149012 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a traffic system, an automatic ticket gate, a server device, and a ticket vending machine capable of improving convenience.

  The traffic system of the embodiment has an optical reading unit, a counting unit, and a determining unit. The optical reading unit optically reads the ticket identification information from the ticket, which is issued as a number ticket and on which a display object obtained by encoding the ticket identification information as identification information of the ticket is displayed. The counting unit counts the remaining number of times as the multi-purpose ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to the reading of the ticket identification information by the optical reading unit. The determination unit determines whether the user using the ticket passes or not based on the number of times counted by the counting unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The figure which shows an example of a structure of the traffic system 1 in 1st Embodiment. The figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment from upper direction. The figure which looked at the reading part 111 of the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment from upper direction. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment. A figure showing an example of functional composition of ticket vending machine 200 in a 1st embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The external appearance block diagram of the ticket vending machine 200 in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a purchase screen displayed on the touch panel unit. The figure which shows an example of the input screen which makes the issue pattern of the ticket TIX designated. The figure which shows an example of the ticket issue information 242 memorize | stored in the ticket vending machine side memory | storage part 240. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server device 300 according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the identification information database 322 stored in the server side memory | storage part 320 in 1st Embodiment. A sequence diagram showing an example of a flow of processing of traffic system 1 in a 1st embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the upper surface display part 112 (132). The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process of the ticket vending machine 200 in 1st Embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing of the server device 300 in the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of entrance processing of the server device 300 in the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the participation process of the server apparatus 300 in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of processing of entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1 in a 1st embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process of the participant side automatic ticket gate 100-2 in 1st Embodiment. A figure showing an example of discernment information database 322 stored in server side storage part 320 in a 2nd embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the traffic system 1 in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the automatic ticket gate 100 in 4th Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a process of the traffic system 1 in 4th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a traffic system, an automatic ticket gate, a server device, and a ticket vending machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a traffic system 1 in the first embodiment. The transportation system 1 of this embodiment is used, for example, to manage entry and exit at a railway station. Hereinafter, this will be described as a premise. The transportation system 1 includes, for example, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 100, a ticket vending machine 200, a relay device RL, and a server device 300. For example, the automatic ticket gate 100 and the relay device RL are respectively provided at a plurality of stations. Ticket vending machine 200 may be provided at each station, or may be provided only at a specific station. In addition to the above-described example, the traffic system 1 may be applied to, for example, one that manages the getting on and off of a vehicle such as a bus or a ferry.

  The automatic ticket gate 100 is provided, for example, at a ticket gate of a station. The automatic ticket gate 100 restricts entry and exit of users by the ticket TIX issued by the ticket vending machine 200. The ticket vending machine 200 issues a ticket TIX, which is used when a user enters the station yard or participates outside the station yard. In the present embodiment, the ticket TIX is, for example, a paper ticket on which a display object such as a one-dimensional code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) is printed on a medium such as paper. The ticket vending machine 200 issues this ticket TIX as a coupon ticket that can be used a predetermined number of times.

  The relay device RL communicates with the automatic ticket gate 100 and the ticket vending machine 200 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), for example. In addition, the relay device RL transmits the information acquired from the automatic ticket gate 100 or the ticket vending machine 200 to the server device 300 via the network NW including a LAN, a wide area network (WAN), and the like. Furthermore, the relay device RL transfers the information received from the server device 300 to the automatic ticket gate 100 or the like.

  The server device 300 performs various processes described below based on the information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 or the ticket vending machine 200 via the relay device RL and the network NW. The server apparatus 300 is an example of an information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 100, the ticket vending machine 200, and the server device 300 described above will be described. First, the automatic ticket gate 100 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a top view of the automatic ticket gate 100 in the first embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 100 includes a master 110 and a slave 130 which are disposed opposite to each other across a passage. The main unit 110 includes, for example, a reading unit 111, a top display unit 112, a front display unit 113, door units 114 and 115, and a ticket gate control unit 150. In addition, the slave unit 130 includes a reading unit 131, a top display unit 132, a front display unit 133, and door units 134 and 135.

  The reading unit 111 of the main unit 110 reads the display object printed on the ticket TIX printed by the user who tries to pass in the direction a shown in FIG. 2 and reads the information indicating the read display object from the ticket gate side control unit Send to 150. The upper surface display unit 112 displays an image based on information processed by the ticket gate-side control unit 150 or information received from the server device 300 when the ticket TIX is read by the reading unit 111. The front display unit 113 displays a mark, a figure, a character, and the like indicating whether or not it is possible to pass in the direction a shown in FIG. The display content of the front display unit 113 or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the ticket control device control unit 150.

  On the other hand, the reading unit 131 of the slave unit 130 reads the display object printed on the ticket TIX printed by the user who tries to pass in the b direction shown in FIG. 2 and reads the information indicating the read display object as a ticket gate Transmit to the side control unit 150. The upper surface display unit 132 displays an image based on the result processed by the ticket gate-side control unit 150 or the information received from the server device 300 when the ticket TIX is read by the reading unit 131. The front display unit 133 displays a mark, a figure, a character, and the like indicating whether or not passage is possible in the direction b shown in FIG. The display content of the front display unit 133 or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the ticket control unit 150.

  When the automatic ticket gate 100 is set to the operation mode that allows the user to pass in the direction a shown in FIG. 2, the ticket gate side controller 150 maintains the door portions 115 and 135 in the open state, and By controlling the door parts 114 and 134 in the open or closed state, the passage of the user in the a direction is permitted or prohibited. In addition, when the automatic ticket gate 100 is set in the operation mode that allows the user to pass in the direction b shown in FIG. 2, the ticket gate-side control unit 150 maintains the door portions 114 and 134 in the open state. At the same time, by controlling the door parts 115 and 135 in the open state or the closed state, the passage of the user in the b direction is permitted or prohibited.

  Further, the operation mode of the automatic ticket gate 100 may include an operation mode that permits both passage in the a direction and passage in the b direction shown in FIG. 2. In this case, if the user is not passing through, for example, the ticket gate-side control unit 150 controls the front display unit 113 and the front display unit 133 to display marks, figures, characters, etc. I do. Further, for example, when the user enters from either side of the a direction or the b direction and the ticket TIX is read by either the reading unit 111 or the reading unit 131, the ticket gate side control unit 150 , While invalidating the other reading unit, the display unit (front display unit 113 or front display unit 133) on the side where the user has not entered, displays a mark, a figure, a character, etc. Control.

  Although the automatic ticket gate 100 has been described as a dedicated machine for the ticket TIX on which the display object is printed in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 100 further can be a device capable of processing an IC card or a magnetic ticket. It may be Further, the automatic ticket gate 100 is not limited to one that allows the user to pass in both directions, but may be one that can be passed by the user in only one direction, which is configured of a master and an accessory.

  FIG. 3 is a top view of the reading unit 111 of the automatic ticket gate 100 in the first embodiment. The reading unit 111 includes, for example, a touch detection sensor St and a camera 116. The touch detection sensor St is formed in a panel shape, and has a detection surface that detects whether a part (for example, a hand) of the user's body has touched. When the user touches the detection surface of the panel when touching the ticket TIX to the reading unit 111, the touch detection sensor St generates a detection signal indicating that the detection surface is touched. Thereby, the touch detection sensor St detects that the medium is read by the reading unit 111 by the user. The touch detection sensor St is, for example, a touch panel of a resistive film type, a surface acoustic wave type, an electromagnetic induction type, an electrostatic capacitance type, or the like. The touch detection sensor St is a transparent (or semi-transparent) panel capable of transmitting visible light, and enables imaging of a display object transmitted therethrough. In the automatic ticket gate 100, the passenger TID is read by the user as the reading unit 111 by the proximity detection sensor that detects the proximity of an object (for example, a hand) instead of the touch detection sensor St (the user You may have a structure which detects that the hand approached within the predetermined distance. The proximity detection sensor is realized by, for example, an infrared sensor or a stereo camera.

  The camera 116 captures an image of the display object printed on the ticket TIX over the touch detection sensor St (touch panel). The camera 116 includes, for example, an image sensor such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The configuration of the reading unit 111 shown in FIG. 3 may be applied to the reading unit 131 of the slave 130 in the same manner. That is, the reading unit 131 may be configured to include the touch detection sensor St and the camera 136.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 100 in the first embodiment. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 100 further includes a speaker 140 for outputting sound in accordance with an instruction from the ticket gate-side control unit 150 and a ticket gate-side storage unit 170 for storing various information. Further, the ticket gate-side control unit 150 includes an image processing unit 152, a ticket gate-side communication unit 154, and a passage control unit 156.

  Some or all of the functional units of the ticket gate-side control unit 150 are realized by executing a program stored in a storage unit (not shown) by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). For example, the program may be downloaded from the application server via the network NW, or one stored in a portable storage medium such as an SD card may be installed in the automatic ticket gate 100. Further, some or all of the functional units of the ticket control unit-side control unit 150 are realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). It is also good.

  The ticket gate machine side storage unit 170 is, for example, a nonvolatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a non-volatile storage medium such as an SD card, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a register. And a storage medium of The ticket gate side storage unit 170 stores the program executed by the processor and also stores identification information and the like of the station where the own machine is installed.

  The image processing unit 152 extracts a display object from the image captured by the camera 116, decodes the extracted display object, and converts the display object into information (ticket identification information) recognizable by a computer represented by a bit string or the like. . For example, the image processing unit 152 converts an image captured by the camera 116 into a gray image and converts it into a binarized image. The image processing unit 152 acquires the ticket identification information included in the display object by decoding the converted binary image according to the standard for encoding. The ticket identification information will be described later. In addition. The combination of the reading unit 111 (131) and the image processing unit 152 described above is an example of the optical reading unit.

  The ticket gate side communication unit 154 transmits, for example, the ticket identification information decoded by the image processing unit 152 and information identifying the station where the own machine is installed to the server device 300 via the relay device RL. . Further, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 receives the information transmitted from the server device 300 via the relay device RL, and outputs this information to the passage control unit 156. The identification information of the station where the own machine is installed is stored in advance in the ticket gate side storage unit 170 as ticket gate installation station information.

  The passage control unit 156 performs control of permitting or prohibiting the passage of the user based on the information received by the ticket gate side communication unit 154, that is, the information transmitted by the server device 300. Further, the passage control unit 156 performs control to prohibit passage of the user when the display object is not extracted by the image processing unit 152 or when the extracted display object is not decoded. The passage control unit 156 controls the door units 114, 115, 134, 135, the speaker 140, the top display units 112, 132, the front display units 113, 133, or a combination thereof in accordance with the determination of permission or prohibition of passage. Control.

  The detailed contents of the processing of each functional unit in the above-described automatic ticket inspection machine 100 will be described later using a sequence diagram and a flowchart.

  Hereinafter, the ticket vending machine 200 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the ticket vending machine 200 in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an external view of the ticket vending machine 200 according to the first embodiment. The ticket vending machine 200 has, for example, an input unit 202, a purchase screen display unit 204, a card slot 206, a bill slot 208, a coin slot 210, a ticket slot 212, a reader / writer 214, and an encode. The system includes a / decode unit 216, a change unit 218, a ticket issuing unit 220, a ticket vending machine control unit 230, and a ticket vending machine storage unit 240.

  The input unit 202 is, for example, a user interface such as a button, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and a touch panel. When the purchase screen display unit 204 is a touch panel, the input unit 202 is integrally formed with the purchase screen display unit 204. The input unit 202 receives, for example, an input from the user instructing purchase of the ticket TIX.

  The purchase screen display unit 204 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic electroluminescence (EL) display. The purchase screen display unit 204 displays an image for purchasing the ticket TIX based on the information output by the ticket vending machine side control unit 230. Hereinafter, the purchase screen display unit 204 will be described as a touch panel unit having a function integrated with the input unit 202 described above.

  An IC card charged with electronic money is inserted into the card insertion slot 206. A bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 208. A coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 106. From the change discharge port 211, coins of the change are discharged. Of the change, the banknote is discharged from the banknote insertion slot 208. A ticket TIX is discharged from the ticket outlet 212.

  The reader / writer 214 communicates with the IC card inserted into the card insertion slot 206. The reader / writer 214 includes, for example, an antenna, and performs wireless communication with an IC card using a frequency band of ISM (Industry-Science-Medical) band such as 13.56 [MHz].

  The encode / decode unit 216 decodes the information indicating the charge balance of the electronic money read from the IC card by the reader / writer 214 and outputs it to the ticket vending machine side control unit 230 and the instruction from the ticket vending machine side control unit 230 The information is encrypted and output to the reader / writer 214. The information instructed by the ticket vending machine side control unit 230 is, for example, information obtained by subtracting the purchase amount of the ticket TIX from the balance of the electronic money. The reader / writer 214 writes the information input from the encoding / decoding unit 216 into the IC card. As a result, the balance of the electronic money from which the purchase amount of the ticket TIX has been subtracted is written in the IC card.

  The change portion 218 counts the money inserted into the bill insertion slot 208 or the coin insertion slot 210, and outputs the counting result to the ticket vending machine side control unit 230.

  The ticket issuing unit 220 forms (prints) a display object as an image on a previously set stamp under the control of the ticket vending machine side control unit 230. For example, the ticket issuing unit 220 forms a display object on a stamp by a thermal transfer method or an inkjet method. The ticket issuing unit 220 discharges the stamp on which the display object is formed, that is, the ticket TIX from the ticket outlet 212. In this way, the ticket issuing unit 220 issues a ticket TIX.

  The ticket vending machine side control unit 230 includes, for example, a ticket vending machine side communication unit 232, a ticket vending machine side display control unit 234, a ticket identification information generation unit 236, and an issuance control unit 238. Some or all of these functional units are realized by execution of a program stored in the ticket vending machine-side storage unit 240 by a processor such as a CPU. For example, the program may be downloaded from the application server via the network NW, or one stored in a portable storage medium such as an SD card may be installed in the ticket vending machine 200. In addition, some or all of the functional units of the ticket vending machine control unit 230 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA. Further, the encoding / decoding unit 216 may be a software function unit realized by the processor of the ticket vending machine side control unit 230.

  The ticket vending machine-side storage unit 240 is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, or an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM or a register. The ticket vending machine side storage unit 240 stores not only a program executed by the processor but also ticket issue information 242 described later and a fare table 244.

  The ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 associates, for example, the information input to the touch panel unit with the ticket identification information generated by the ticket identification information generation unit 236 described later, and the server device 300 via the relay device RL. Send to

  The ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a purchase screen of the ticket TIX. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the purchase screen displayed on the touch panel unit. The purchase screen is provided with, for example, buttons B1 to B4 for selecting the type of ticket TIX which can be issued. For example, when the touch panel unit is displaying such a purchase screen, when the button B3 for designating issuance of a coupon is touched by the user, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the button B5 for designating a boarding section. , And B6 on the touch panel unit. For example, the button B5 is a button for specifying the boarding station, and the button B6 is a button for specifying the getting-off station. When the button B5 is touch-operated, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a list of stations that can be selected as a boarding station, and allows the user to select one station from the list of stations. In addition, when the button B6 is touched, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a list of stations that can be selected as the getting-off station, and allows the user to select one station from the list of stations. . By this, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the user to input a valid section. The ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 may display, for example, an input screen for inputting a section fee on the touch panel unit, in addition to the screen for inputting the valid section. For example, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 refers to the fare table 244 stored in advance in the ticket vending machine side storage unit 240, and causes the touch panel unit to display a screen for selecting a fare determined for each section. As a result, a ticket TIX that can be used from any boarding station is issued.

  In addition, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 may cause the touch panel unit to display an input screen for specifying the valid period of the ticket TIX selected as the ticket. For example, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a screen for selecting an effective period such as one month, three months, or six months. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, the valid period of the ticket TIX will be described as being predetermined in a certain period.

  In addition, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 may cause the touch panel unit to display an input screen for specifying the number of times the ticket TIX can be used as a number ticket. For example, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a screen for selecting the number of effective times such as 10 times, 20 times, and 30 times. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, it is assumed that the number of valid times of the ticket TIX is predetermined to a certain fixed number.

  In addition, when issuance of a coupon is designated by the user, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display an input screen for designating an issuance pattern of the ticket TIX. The issue pattern of the ticket TIX is represented by a combination of the number of valid times n of the ticket TIX and the number k of issued tickets. More specifically, the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX exists in a range satisfying k <n; (k is a number divisible by n). For example, when the maximum number of valid times of the ticket TIX is twelve times, the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX includes a pattern of giving the validity of the maximum number of valid times 12 times to one ticket TIX, and two tickets Give TIX a pattern that gives half the effectiveness of 12 times, that is, 6 times, and 3 tickets TIX, give 1/3, that is the effectiveness of 12 times, that of maximum 12 times. The pattern and the pattern that gives the validity of four times the maximum number of valid times 12 times to four tickets TIX, that is, the pattern for three times, and the maximum number of times of validity 12 times each of six tickets TIX There are six patterns, ie, a pattern for giving the effect of 2 times, and a pattern for giving 12 tickets TIX a maximum of 12 times of 1/12, ie, the effect of 1 timeThe ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display an input screen for selecting such an issue pattern of the ticket TIX. In addition, the issue pattern of the ticket TIX may have a pattern which does not evenly divide the maximum number of valid times without satisfying the above-mentioned condition k <n; (k is the number divisible by n). For example, when the maximum number of valid times is 12, the issue pattern of ticket TIX is not valid 12 times at maximum, such as 6 times ticket TIX, 4 times ticket TIX, and 2 times ticket TIX. It may be equally divided to issue a ticket TIX.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of an input screen for designating an issue pattern of the ticket TIX. A button B7 shown in FIG. 8 is for selecting a pattern for giving the validity of the maximum valid number of 12 times to one ticket TIX, and B8 shows the validity of six times for each of the two tickets TIX. It is to select a pattern to be given. In addition, B9 selects a pattern for giving the effect of four times to three tickets TIX, and B10 applies a pattern for giving the effects of four times to three tickets TIX. It is a choice.

  The ticket identification information generation unit 236 increments the identification information of the station where the ticket vending machine 200 which is the own device is installed, the date and time information indicating the date and time of issue of the ticket TIX, and each time the ticket TIX is issued (or Information in combination with a series of numbers to be decremented is generated as ticket identification information for identifying each of the issued ticket TIX. Hereinafter, the identification information of the station where the ticket vending machine 200 is installed is referred to as issuing station identification information, the date and time information representing the issue date and time of the ticket TIX is referred to as issue date information, and a series of steps corresponding to the issue of the ticket TIX. The number is called an issue number. For example, identification information of a station where the ticket vending machine 200 is installed is stored in advance in the ticket vending machine-side storage unit 240.

  The issuance control unit 238 calculates the purchase price required to issue the ticket TIX based on the valid section, the valid period, and the number of valid times input to the touch panel unit. At this time, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display the purchase price calculated by the issuance control unit 238. As a result, money corresponding to these is inserted into the bill insertion slot 208 and the coin insertion slot 210. The issuance control unit 238 refers to the counting result of the change unit 218 and determines whether the calculated purchase price is satisfied. When the counting result satisfies the purchase amount, the issuance control unit 238 causes the ticket issuance unit 220 to issue the ticket TIX in accordance with the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX input to the touch panel unit. For example, the issuance control unit 238 encodes the ticket identification information generated by the ticket identification information generation unit 236 to generate a two-dimensional code, and uses the two-dimensional code as a display object for printing. Output to The issuance control unit 238 controls the ticket issuance unit 220 so as to form the output display object on the number of stamps indicated by the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX, and causes the ticket TIX to be issued. In addition, when the counting result does not satisfy the purchase amount, the issuance control unit 238 subtracts the shortfall not sufficient for the purchase amount from the charge balance of the electronic money of the IC card read by the reader / writer 214 to issue a ticket. The part 220 may issue a ticket TIX. The issuance control unit 238 does not cause the ticket issuing unit 220 to issue a ticket TIX when the counting result does not satisfy the purchase amount and the charge amount is insufficient for the shortage amount not sufficient for the purchase amount. At this time, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display information indicating that the amount of money is insufficient.

  In addition, the issuance control unit 238 may issue a ticket TIX in which an incentive is given to the number of effective times with a purchase amount equal to the purchase content designated by the user. For example, when a pattern for giving the effect of six times to each of the two tickets TIX is selected, the issuance control unit 238 adds the number of valid times one more time for each ticket TIX, for a total of seven times. You may give the effect of Further, the issuance control unit 238 may provide an incentive (for example, one free charge) to the number of times of validity of any one of the issued ticket TIX. The effective number of times given as an incentive may be one as in the example described above, or two or more.

  The ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 described above uses the ticket identification information (ticket ID) of the ticket TIX issued for each ticketing pattern, the valid count, the valid period, the valid section, and the section charge for this valid section. And the ticket issue information 242 associated with each other to the server device 300. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the ticket issue information 242 stored in the ticket vending machine side storage unit 240. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, in ticketing information 242, the ticket identification information (ticket ID) of the ticket issued for each ticketing pattern includes the number of valid times, the valid period, the valid section, and the section charge of this valid section. Are associated. For example, in the case of a ticketing pattern (maximum number of valid times 12 times / two tickets) in which the maximum number of valid times is equally divided into two tickets, each of the ticket identification information B-1 and B-2 different from each other A common number of valid times, valid periods, valid sections, and section charges are associated. The ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 transmits such ticket issuance information 242 to the server device 300 via the relay device RL every time the ticket TIX is issued.

  Hereinafter, the server device 300 will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server device 300 in the first embodiment. The server device 300 includes, for example, a server-side control unit 310 and a server-side storage unit 320. The server-side control unit 310 includes a server-side communication unit 312, a storage control unit 314, a counting unit 316, and a determination unit 318. Some or all of these functional units of the server-side control unit 310 are realized by execution of a program stored in the server-side storage unit 320 by a processor such as a CPU. For example, the program may be downloaded from the application server via the network NW, or may be installed in the server apparatus 300 that is stored in a portable storage medium such as an SD card. Also, some or all of the functional units of the server-side control unit 310 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA.

  The server-side storage unit 320 is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, and an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM and a register. The server-side storage unit 320 stores a program executed by the processor and also stores an identification information database 322, a fare table 244, and station list information 326, which will be described later.

  The server side communication unit 312 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 100 described above and the ticket issuance information 242 transmitted by the ticket vending machine 200. Further, the server side communication unit 312 transmits the processing result of the server side control unit 310 to the automatic ticket gate 100.

  The storage control unit 314 causes the server-side storage unit 320 to store the ticket issuance information 242 received by the server-side communication unit 312 and manages the information as the identification information database 322.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the identification information database 322 stored in the server-side storage unit 320 in the first embodiment. As illustrated, in the identification information database 322, the number of valid times, the valid period, the section fee, the number of remaining times, the number of valid times, and the entrance flag are associated for each ticket identification information (ticket ID). The number of remaining times is information representing the number of remaining times of the ticket TIX as a ticket. The storage control unit 314 rewrites the remaining number according to the counting result of the counting unit 316 described later. The entry flag is information indicating whether the user is currently entering any of the station yard and using the railway. For example, the entry flag stores information such as True when the user enters the station and is using the railway, and information such as False is stored when the user does not enter the station . When the ticket issue information 242 is newly registered (stored) in the identification information database 322, False is stored as a default value in the entrance flag. As a result, the entry flag is rewritten from false to true if the user is permitted to pass at the time of entry.

  The counting section 316 counts the remaining number of times as the multi-purpose ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to the ticket identification information being read from the ticket TIX on the automatic ticket gate 100 side. For example, in the automatic ticket gate 100 where the ticket TIX is issued at the time of entry, the counting unit 316 decodes ticket identification information from the display object of the ticket TIX, and the decrypted ticket is determined by the determination unit 318 described later. Each time the user's passage is permitted based on the identification information, the remaining number of the ticket TIX is decremented by one.

  The determination unit 318 determines, based on the remaining number counted by the counting unit 316, whether or not the user using the ticket TIX can pass. For example, the determination unit 318 determines whether the ticket identification information transmitted by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 already exists in the identification information database 322 stored in the server side storage unit 320, If ticket identification information exists on the identification information database 322, it is determined whether the remaining number associated with the ticket identification information is 1 or more. If the remaining number is one or more, the determination unit 318 determines to permit passage of the user using the ticket TIX having the ticket identification information.

  In addition, when the remaining number is one or more, the determination unit 318 determines the ticket identification information based on the information representing the valid period and the valid section associated with the target ticket identification information and the entrance flag. The passability determination of the user who uses the ticket TIX having the The detailed description of the determination unit 318 will be described later using a sequence diagram and a flowchart.

  FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the process flow of the traffic system 1 in the first embodiment. The ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 performs a process for issuing a ticket TIX (step S100). The details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 transmits the ticket issue information 242 to the server device 300 for each issued ticket TIX (step S102). The server device 300 (server side communication unit 312, storage control unit 314) receives this, stores the ticket issue information 242 in the server side storage unit 320, and manages it as the identification information database 322 (step S104). In this way, the server apparatus 300 is ready to determine whether or not the user can pass.

  For example, the user operates the ticket vending machine 200 to obtain the ticket TIX, and then passes the purchased ticket TIX to the automatic ticket gate 100 installed at the station to which the user intends to enter. In the following description, in particular, the automatic ticket gate 100 for passing the ticket TIX when the user enters the station yard is referred to as the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1, and the user competes from the station yard. The automatic ticket gate 100 for issuing a ticket TIX is particularly referred to as a participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2.

  The reading unit 111 (131) of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 picks up and reads a display object displayed on the ticket TIX, when the ticket TIX is reversed (step S106). Next, the image processing unit 152 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 decodes the ticket identification information from the image of the display object read by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S108).

  Next, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1 transmits the ticket identification information decoded by the image processing unit 152, the ticket gate installation station information, and the server device via the relay apparatus RL. It transmits to 300 (step S110). The server side communication unit 312 receives this.

  Next, the determination unit 318 determines whether the user can pass (step S112). The details will be described later with reference to FIGS. Next, when the determination unit 318 determines that the user is allowed to pass, the storage control unit 314 rewrites the entry flag attached to the ticket identification information of the ticket TIX from False to True (step S114).

  Next, the server-side communication unit 312 transmits the determination result of the determination unit 318 as the processing result of the server-side control unit 310 to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 (step S116). The ticket gate side communication unit 154 receives this. The passage control unit 156 performs control for permitting or prohibiting the passage of the user based on the determination result of the determination unit 318 (step S118).

  As mentioned above, the user who entered the station yard gets on the train from the entrance station and moves to another station, and then, when participating from this destination station to the outside of the station yard, it is provided at the destination station Pass the ticket TIX to the participant side automatic ticket gate 100-2. In this case, the traffic system 1 performs the following process.

  When the ticket TIX is issued, the reading unit 111 (131) of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 picks up and reads a display object displayed on the ticket TIX (step S120). Next, the image processing unit 152 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 decodes the ticket identification information from the image of the display object read by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S122).

  Next, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 transmits the ticket identification information decoded by the image processing unit 152, the ticket gate installation station information, and the server device via the relay device RL. It transmits to 300 (step S124). The server side communication unit 312 receives this.

  Next, the determination unit 318 determines whether the user can pass (step S126). Next, when the passage of the user is permitted by the determination unit 318, the counting unit 316 counts the remaining number of the ticket TIX (step S128). Next, the server side communication unit 312 transmits information including the determination result of the determination unit 318 to the automatic ticket gate 100-2 (step S130). The ticket gate side control unit 150 of the participant side automatic ticket gate 100-2 receives this.

  Next, the ticket control machine side control unit 150 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 performs control to permit or prohibit the passage of the user who has stolen the ticket TIX based on the determination result of the determination unit 318 (step S132). In addition, the ticket control machine side control unit 150 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 displays the information indicating the remaining number of times of the ticket TIX and the information indicating the validity period of the ticket TIX, in the upper display portion 112 (132), It is output to the front display unit 113 (133) and / or the speaker 140 (step S134).

  FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the upper surface display unit 112 (132). As illustrated, the passage control unit 156 causes the upper surface display unit 112 (132) to display the remaining number and valid period of the ticket TIX. By this, the user can grasp how many more times the ticket TIX can be used by the time the player participates in the station yard. This is the end of the description of the processing procedure of the traffic system 1 shown in this sequence diagram.

  Hereinafter, the flow of processing of each device of the traffic system 1 in the first embodiment will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing of the ticket vending machine 200 in the first embodiment. The process of this flowchart is started when the touch panel unit is operated in the sleep state or when the approach of the user is detected by an approach detection sensor such as a human sensor (not shown).

  First, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display a purchase screen for selecting the type of ticket TIX that can be issued (step S200). Next, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 determines whether or not the purchase of the ticket TIX is selected as the number ticket (step S202), and when the purchase of the ticket TIX is selected as the number ticket, the touch panel unit A screen for selecting purchase details such as a boarding section and a ticketing pattern is displayed (step S204). On the other hand, when the ticket vending machine side control unit 230 does not select the purchase of the ticket TIX as the ticket, the ticket vending machine side control unit 230 displays the purchase screen of the ticket TIX of another type and displays the other screen. Issue ticket type TIX. By this, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Next, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 determines whether or not an input for determining various purchase details has been made while displaying a screen for selecting purchase details on the touch panel unit (step S206), and makes various purchases. When the input for determining the content is made, the purchase price of the ticket TIX is displayed on the touch panel unit (step S208). On the other hand, when there is no input for determining various purchase details, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to continuously display a screen for selecting the purchase details.

  Next, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 determines whether the sum of the counting result of the changer unit 218 and the charge balance of the electronic money of the IC card read by the reader / writer 214 satisfies the purchase amount. It determines (step S210). If the purchase amount is not satisfied, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 causes the touch panel unit to display information indicating that the amount is insufficient (step S212), and returns to the process of step S210. On the other hand, when the purchase amount is satisfied, the ticket identification information generation unit 236 generates information as a combination of the issuance station identification information, the issue date information, and the issue number as ticket identification information (step S214). For example, the ticket identification information generation unit 236 generates ticket identification information for the number based on the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX input to the touch panel unit. Specifically, for example, when two ticket issuance patterns of the ticket TIX are issued, the ticket identification information generation unit 236 is a number where the same issuance station identification information and issuance date information, and the issuance number are shifted by one each other. To generate two types of ticket identification information.

  Next, the issuance control unit 238 encodes the ticket identification information generated by the ticket identification information generation unit 236 (step S216), and generates, for example, a two-dimensional code. For example, when the ticket identification information generation unit 236 generates a plurality of ticket identification information, the issuance control unit 238 encodes each of the plurality of ticket identification information.

  Next, the issuance control unit 238 controls the ticket issuance unit 220 to form different two-dimensional codes on the number of stamps indicated by the issuance pattern of the ticket TIX (step S220). A TIX is issued (step S222). As a result, different display objects (for example, two-dimensional code) are displayed as printed images on each of the ticket TIX.

  Next, the ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 uses the ticket identification information (ticket ID) of the ticket TIX issued for each ticketing pattern, the number of valid times, the valid period, the valid section, and the section of this valid section The ticket issue information 242 associated with the charge is sent to the server 300 (step S224). By this, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Next, the flow of processing including the passability determination performed by the server device 300 in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of processing of the server device 300 in the first embodiment.

  First, the server side control unit 310 determines whether or not the ticket issue information 242 has been received from the ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 (step S300). When the ticket issuing information 242 is received, the storage control unit 314 stores the ticket issuing information 242 in the server side storage unit 320 and manages it as the identification information database 322 (step S302). On the other hand, when the ticket issuance information 242 is not received, the server-side control unit 310 skips the process of step S302.

  Next, the server-side control unit 310 determines whether or not the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information have been received from the ticket gate-side communication unit 154 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 (step S304). ). When the server side control unit 310 receives the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information from the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1, the server side control unit 310 performs an entrance process (step S306).

  On the other hand, when the server side control unit 310 does not receive the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information from the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1, the entry side automatic ticket gate 100-2 It is determined whether ticket identification information and ticket gate installation station information have been received from the ticket gate side communication unit 154 (step S308). When the server side control unit 310 receives the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information from the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entry side automatic ticket gate 100-2, the server side control unit 310 performs the entry process (step S310). On the other hand, when the server side control unit 310 does not receive the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information from the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entry side automatic ticket gate 100-2, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Hereinafter, the entrance process of step S306 and the participation process of step S310 will be described using another flowchart. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of entrance processing of the server device 300 according to the first embodiment. The process of this flowchart corresponds to the process of step S306 described above.

  First, the determination unit 318 determines whether the ticket identification information transmitted by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 already exists in the identification information database 322 stored in the server storage unit 320 (step S400). When the ticket identification information exists on the identification information database 322, the determination unit 318 determines whether the remaining number associated with the ticket identification information is one or more (step S402). .

  On the other hand, when the ticket identification information does not exist in the identification information database 322, the determination unit 318 determines that the validity of the ticket TIX deceived by the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is invalid, and this ride A determination is made to prohibit passage of the user using the ticket TIX (step S414).

  When the remaining number of times is one or more, the determination unit 318 identifies station identification information included in the ticket gate installation station information transmitted together with the ticket identification information by the ticket gate unit communication unit 154 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1. And the station list information 326 stored in the server-side storage unit 320 to determine whether the station on which the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is installed is a station included in the effective section (step S404). ). The station list information 326 is information in which identification information for identifying each station is associated with position information of each station for each of a plurality of stations covered by the transportation system 1. The position information of the station is, for example, information indicating which section on the railway route network the station is located. More specifically, the location information of a station indicates what number of stations from a reference station (for example, a departure station, an arrival station, etc.) along a railway line. For example, the determination unit 318 extracts, from the station list information 326, the identification information of the same station as the station identification information included in the ticket gate installation station information, and the station associated with the station identification information Based on the position information, it is determined whether the station where the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is installed is present in the section of the boarding station determined as the effective section and the getting-off station.

  When the station where the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is installed is a station included in the effective section, the determination unit 318 determines whether the date and time when the ticket identification information is received by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 is within the effective period. It is determined (step S406). On the other hand, when the station where the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is installed is not a station included in the effective section, the determination unit 318 performs the process of step S414 described above.

  If the reception date and time of the ticket identification information is within the valid period, the judging unit 318 assumes that the validity of the ticket TIX passed over by the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is valid, and uses this ticket TIX. A determination is made to permit the passage of the user (step S408). On the other hand, when the reception date and time of the ticket identification information is not within the valid period, the determination unit 318 performs the process of step S414 described above.

  Next, the server-side communication unit 312 transmits information indicating that the passage of the user is permitted or prohibited as the determination result of the determination unit 318 to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 (step S410). Next, the storage control unit 314 rewrites the entry flag set to False (specified value) to True (step S412). By this, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Hereinafter, the participation process of step S310 described above will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the participation process of the server apparatus 300 in the first embodiment. The process of this flowchart corresponds to the process of step S310 described above.

  First, the determination unit 318 determines whether the ticket identification information transmitted by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 already exists in the identification information database 322 stored in the server storage unit 320 (step S500).

  When the ticket identification information is not present in the identification information database 322, the determination unit 318 determines that the validity of the ticket TIX declined by the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 is invalid. Then, it is judged that the passage of the user using this ticket TIX is prohibited (step S518). After step S518, the server communication unit 312 transmits information indicating that the passage of the user is prohibited as the determination result of the determination unit 318 to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 (step S520). By this, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  On the other hand, when the ticket identification information exists on the identification information database 322, the determination unit 318 determines whether the entrance flag is True in the ticket identification information (step S502).

  When the entry flag is True, the determination unit 318 determines the station identification information included in the ticket gate installation station information transmitted together with the ticket identification information by the ticket gate unit communication unit 154 of the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2. The station list information 326 stored in the server-side storage unit 320 is compared to determine whether the station on which the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 is installed is a station included in the effective section (step S504). .

  If the station on which the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 is installed is a station included in the effective section, the determination unit 318 determines whether the date when the ticket identification information is received by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 is within the effective period. It is determined (step S506).

  If the reception date and time of the ticket identification information is within the valid period, the determination unit 318 determines that the validity of the ticket TIX passed to the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2 is valid, and uses the ticket TIX. It is determined to permit the passage of the user who has made the request (step S508).

  If the entry flag is not True, the determination unit 318 determines that the station on which the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 is to be installed is not a station included in the valid section, or if the reception date of the ticket identification information is not within the valid period. After performing the process of step S518 described above, the server communication unit 312 performs the process of step S520, and ends the process of this flowchart.

  When the determination unit 318 determines that the user is allowed to pass, the counting unit 316 determines the remaining number associated with the ticket identification information of the ticket TIX that has been declined by the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2. 1 is decremented (step S510). At this time, the storage control unit 314 rewrites the remaining number of times in the identification information database 322 to the number subtracted by the counting unit 316.

  Next, the server-side communication unit 312 transmits the determination result of the determination unit 318, the subtraction result of the remaining number of times by the counting unit 316, and information indicating the validity period of the ticket TIX to the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2. (Step S512).

  Next, the storage control unit 314 determines whether or not the remaining number subtracted by the counting unit 316 is zero (step S514). If the remaining number after subtraction is zero, the remaining number is zero. The ticket identification information is deleted from the identification information database 322 (step S516). Thus, the server-side control unit 310 can prevent the ticket TIX whose number of effective times has become zero from being used again. On the other hand, when the number of remaining times after subtraction is not zero, the server-side control unit 310 ends the processing of this flowchart.

  Next, the flow of processing of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of the process flow of the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1 in the first embodiment.

  First, the ticket control machine side control unit 150 determines whether or not the ticket TIX has been reversed by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S600). For example, the ticket gate-side control unit 150 determines whether the ticket TIX has been overturned by the reading unit 111 (131) based on detection values of the touch detection sensor St, the approach detection sensor, and the like.

  When the ticket TIX is not passed by the reading unit 111 (131), the ticket control machine side control unit 150 stands by until the ticket TIX is passed. On the other hand, the reading unit 111 (131) captures an image of the display object displayed on the ticket TIX, when the ticket TIX is overturned by itself (step S602).

  Next, the image processing unit 152 extracts a display object from the image captured by the reading unit 111 (131), and determines whether or not the ticket identification information can be decoded from the extracted display object (step S604).

  When the ticket identification information is decoded by the image processing unit 152, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 transmits the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information to the server device 300 (step S606). On the other hand, when the ticket identification information is not decoded by the image processing unit 152, the passage control unit 156 causes the top display unit 112 (132), the front display unit 113 (133) and / or the speaker 140 to display objects from the ticket TIX. The error information indicating that the (ticket identification information) is not read is output (step S608), and the doors 114 and 134 are controlled to be closed to prohibit the user from passing (step S610). End the process.

  Next, the ticket gate-side communication unit 154 determines whether information such as a determination result has been received from the server device 300 as a response to the process of step S606 described above (step S612). When the information such as the determination result is not received from the server device 300, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 stands by until the information is received.

  On the other hand, when the information such as the determination result is received from the server device 300, the passage control unit 156 determines whether the determination result received by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 is a determination to permit the user to pass. (Step S614).

  If it is determined that the user's passage is permitted, the passage control unit 156 controls the doors 114 and 134 to be in the open state to permit the passage of the user (step S616), and ends the processing of this flowchart. On the other hand, if it is determined that the passage of the user is prohibited, the passage control unit 156 performs the process of step S610 described above, and ends the process of this flowchart.

  Next, the flow of the process of the automatic ticket gate 100-2 in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing of the automatic ticket gate 100-2 in the first embodiment.

  First, the ticket control machine side control unit 150 determines whether or not the ticket TIX has been stolen by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S700). When the ticket TIX is not passed by the reading unit 111 (131), the ticket control machine side control unit 150 stands by until the ticket TIX is passed. On the other hand, when the ticket TIX is overturned by itself, the reading unit 111 (131) captures a display object displayed on the ticket TIX (step S702).

  Next, the image processing unit 152 extracts a display object from the image captured by the reading unit 111 (131), and determines whether or not the ticket identification information can be decoded from the extracted display object (step S704).

  When the ticket identification information is decoded by the image processing unit 152, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 transmits the ticket identification information and the ticket gate installation station information to the server device 300 (step S706). On the other hand, when the ticket identification information is not decoded by the image processing unit 152, the passage control unit 156 causes the top display unit 112 (132), the front display unit 113 (133) and / or the speaker 140 to display objects from the ticket TIX. The error information indicating that the (ticket identification information) is not read is output (step S 708), and the doors 114 and 134 are controlled to be closed to prohibit the user from passing (step S 710). End the process.

  Next, the ticket gate-side communication unit 154 determines whether information such as a determination result has been received from the server device 300 as a response to the process of step S706 described above (step S712). When the information such as the determination result is not received from the server device 300, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 stands by until the information is received.

  On the other hand, when the information such as the determination result is received from the server device 300, the passage control unit 156 determines whether the determination result received by the ticket gate side communication unit 154 is a determination to permit the user to pass. (Step S714).

  When it is determined that the user is permitted to pass, the pass control unit 156 controls the doors 114 and 134 to be in the open state to allow the user to pass (step S716), and the upper display 112 (132), The front display unit 113 (133) and / or the speaker 140 are made to output information indicating the remaining number of tickets and the validity period of the ticket TIX (step S718). On the other hand, if it is determined that the passage of the user is prohibited, the passage control unit 156 performs the process of step S710 described above, and ends the process of this flowchart.

  According to the traffic system 1 in the first embodiment described above, it is possible to use optical information from the ticket TIX on which a display object is displayed which is issued as a ticket and encodes ticket identification information which is identification information of a ticket. The reading unit 111 (131) reads the image of the display object, the image processing unit 152 decodes the ticket identification information from the image of the display object read by the reading unit 111 (131), and the reading unit 111 (131) In accordance with the image of the display object being read, the ticket ticket TIX is counted based on the number counted by the counting unit 316 and the counting unit 316 that counts the remaining number of times as the ticket associated with the ticket identification information. By determining the passability of the user who uses the Can it is possible to reduce the issuance of tickets TIX. As a result, the transportation system 1 can improve the convenience of the user.

Second Embodiment
The traffic system 1 in the second embodiment will be described below. In the traffic system 1 according to the second embodiment, one valid number is assigned to each set of ticket TIX issued according to the issue pattern of the ticket TIX, and the valid number is shared in the set of ticket TIX. And the traffic system 1 in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description will focus on the differences, and the description of the common parts will be omitted.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the identification information database 322 stored in the server-side storage unit 320 in the second embodiment. As illustrated, in the identification information database 322, the number of valid times, the valid period, the section fee, the number of remaining times, the number of valid times, and the entrance flag are associated for each ticket identification information (ticket ID). As shown in the figure, for example, when a pair of two tickets TIX is issued according to the issue pattern of the ticket TIX, each of the ticket identification information B-1 and B-2 of these tickets TIX is 1 Common validity number and remaining number are associated. The common validity number and the remaining number are set equal to the pattern of giving the validity of the maximum number of validity to one ticket TIX. Therefore, when any one ticket TIX is used among a pair of tickets TIX issued simultaneously, the number of validity of the remaining tickets TIX is subtracted by this number of validity. As a result, the traffic system 1 in the second embodiment can reduce the number of issued tickets TIX available as a multi-pass ticket as in the above-described first embodiment, and can be used for the frequency of use of the user. It can be adjusted. For example, when sharing a set of tickets TIX simultaneously issued by the family and using them, the transportation system 1 in the second embodiment shares the effective number of people who use the ticket TIX less frequently among the families. can do. As a result, the traffic system 1 in the second embodiment can further improve the convenience of the user.

Third Embodiment
The traffic system 1 in the third embodiment will be described below. In the traffic system 1 in the third embodiment, the traffic system 1 in the first and second embodiments is that the medium on which the display object is displayed is the portable terminal device 400 such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet. It is different from. Therefore, the description will focus on the differences, and the description of the common parts will be omitted.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the traffic system 1 in the third embodiment. The traffic system 1 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 100, relay devices RL, server devices 300, portable terminal devices 400, and wireless base stations 500. For example, the portable terminal device 400 communicates with the server device 300 via the wireless base station 500, and performs wireless communication with the automatic ticket gate 100 and the frequency band of the ISM band. For example, the user operates the mobile terminal device 400, accesses the website where the ticket TIX can be purchased, and purchases the ticket TIX. Thereby, a display object is displayed on screens, such as a display with which the portable terminal device 400 is provided. Note that the ticket vending machine 200 may communicate with the mobile terminal device 400 to transmit the image information of the display object to the mobile terminal device 400 of the communication partner instead of issuing the ticket TIX. Thus, the mobile terminal device 400 can display the display object.

  The user passes the automatic ticket gate 100 by turning the portable terminal 400 on which the display object is displayed on the automatic ticket gate 100 when entering the station or entering from the station. When the server apparatus 300 determines that the user is allowed to pass based on the ticket identification information decoded by the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2, information indicating the remaining number of tickets TIX and the valid period Are transmitted to the portable terminal apparatus 400 via the radio base station 500 as one-time information. In addition, when the automatic ticket gate 100-2 controls the doors 114 and 134 to be in the open state and permits the passage of the user, the remaining number and valid period of the ticket TIX received from the server device 300 are used. The indicated information may be transmitted to the mobile terminal device 400 by wireless communication. As a result, the remaining number and valid period of the ticket TIX are displayed on the portable terminal device 400 when passing through the participant automatic ticket gate 100-2. As a result, the traffic system 1 in the third embodiment can further improve the convenience of the user.

Fourth Embodiment
The traffic system 1 in the fourth embodiment will be described below. The traffic system 1 in the fourth embodiment is different from the traffic system 1 in the first to third embodiments in that the passage control unit 156 of the automatic ticket gate 100A includes the determination unit 156a. Therefore, the description will focus on the differences, and the description of the common parts will be omitted.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 100 in the fourth embodiment. The passage control unit (determination unit 156a) inquires the server device 300 about the remaining number of the ticket TIX, and when the remaining number is one or more, determines whether the user using the ticket TIX can pass.

  Hereinafter, the flow of processing of the traffic system 1 in the fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 23 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a process flow of the traffic system 1 in the fourth embodiment. First, the ticket vending machine side display control unit 234 performs a process for issuing a ticket TIX (step S800). Next, the ticket vending machine side communication unit 232 transmits the ticket issue information 242 to the server device 300 for each issued ticket TIX (step S802). The server device 300 (server side communication unit 312, storage control unit 314) receives this, stores the ticket issue information 242 in the server side storage unit 320, and manages it as the identification information database 322 (step S804).

  Next, the reading unit 111 (131) of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 picks up and reads the display object displayed on the ticket TIX, when the ticket TIX is reversed (step S806). Next, the image processing unit 152 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 decodes the ticket identification information from the image of the display object read by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S808).

  Next, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 inquires the server device 300 about the remaining number of the decrypted ticket identification information (step S810). In response to the inquiry, the server side communication unit 312 extracts the remaining number of the corresponding ticket identification information from the identification information database 322 (step S812), and the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance side automatic ticket gate 100-1. Information indicating the remaining number of times is transmitted to (step S814).

  Next, when the remaining number of times transmitted by the server communication unit 312 is one or more, the determination unit 156a of the passage control unit 156 determines whether or not the user can pass (step S816). Next, the passage control unit 156 performs control to permit or prohibit passage of the user based on the determination result (step S818). When the determination unit 156a determines that the passage is permitted, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 transmits information indicating that the passage is permitted to the server 300 together with the ticket identification information. (Step S820). The storage control unit 314 rewrites the entry flag from false to true according to the information (step S822).

  Next, the reading unit 111 (131) of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 picks up and reads a display object displayed on the ticket TIX, when the ticket TIX is forged (step S824). Next, the image processing unit 152 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 decodes the ticket identification information from the image of the display object read by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S826).

  Next, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the participant-side automatic ticket gate 100-2 inquires of the server device 300 whether or not the entrance flag of the decrypted ticket identification information is True (step S828). In response to this inquiry, the server-side communication unit 312 sends back the information (True or False) stored in the entrance flag (step S 830).

  Next, the determination unit 156a of the passage control unit 156 determines whether or not the user can pass when the entry flag is True (step S832). When the determination unit 156a determines that the passage is permitted, the ticket gate side communication unit 154 of the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 100-1 transmits information indicating that the passage is permitted to the server 300 together with the ticket identification information. (Step S834). The server device 300 receives this.

  Next, counting section 316 receives information indicating that the passage is permitted, and subtracts 1 from the remaining number (step S 836). Next, the storage control unit 314 rewrites the identification information database to the remaining number decremented by the counting unit 316 (step S 838). This is the end of the description of the processing procedure of the traffic system 1 shown in this sequence diagram.

  According to the traffic system 1 in the fourth embodiment described above, as in the first to third embodiments described above, it is possible to reduce the number of issued tickets TIX that can be used as a number ticket. As a result, the transportation system 1 can improve the convenience of the user.

Hereinafter, other embodiments (modifications) will be described.
In the traffic system 1 according to the first to fourth embodiments described above, the automatic ticket gate 100, the ticket vending machine 200, and the server device 300 have been described as performing communication via the relay device RL, but the invention is limited thereto. Absent. For example, the relay device RL may be omitted in the traffic system 1, and in this case, the automatic ticket gate 100, the ticket vending machine 200, and the server device 300 directly communicate wirelessly or by wire.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, it is possible to optically display the display object from the ticket TIX on which the display object is displayed which is issued as a ticket and has encoded the ticket identification information which is identification information of the ticket. A reading unit 111 (131) for reading an image, an image processing unit 152 for decoding ticket identification information from an image of a display object read by the reading unit 111 (131), and an image of the display object by the reading unit 111 (131) The use of the ticket TIX based on the count counted by the counting unit 316 and the counting unit 316 that counts the number of times remaining as a ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to reading A boarding device that can be used as a multi-slip ticket by including a determination unit 318 that determines whether a person can pass or not It is possible to reduce the issuance of TIX. As a result, the transportation system 1 can improve the convenience of the user.

The above embodiment can be expressed as follows.
An image of a ticket is displayed on which a display object is displayed which is issued as a ticket and encoded the ticket identification information which is identification information of the ticket, and the information obtained from the captured image is decoded to obtain the ticket identification information An optical reading unit to read
A counting unit that counts the number of times remaining as the numbered ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to the reading of the ticket identification information by the optical reading unit;
A determination unit that performs passability determination of a user who uses the ticket based on the number of times counted by the counting unit;
Transportation system equipped with

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Traffic system, 100 ... Automatic ticket gate, 111, 131 ... Reading part, 150 ... Ticket gate side control part, 152 ... Image processing part, 154 ... Ticket gate side communication part, 156 ... Pass control part, 170 ... Ticket gate Side storage unit 200: ticket vending machine 202: input unit 204: purchase screen display unit 220: ticket issuing unit 230: ticket vending machine side control unit 232: ticket vending machine communication unit 234: ticket vending machine side display Control unit 236 ticket ticket identification information generation unit 238 issue control unit 240 ticket machine side storage unit 242 ticketing information 244 fare table 300 server device 310 server side control unit 312 Server side communication unit, 314: storage control unit, 316: counting unit, 318: determination unit, 320: server side storage unit, 322: identification information database, 324: fare table, 326: station list information, RL The relay device, TIX ... tickets

The traffic system of the embodiment has an optical reading unit, a counting unit, and a permission unit. The optical reading unit optically reads out the ticket identification information from the ticket, which is issued as a usable ticket a predetermined number of times and on which a display object obtained by encoding the ticket identification information which is identification information of the ticket is displayed. The counting unit counts the number of remaining usable tickets of the ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to the reading of the ticket identification information by the optical reading unit, and the specific two or more tickets For the identification information, one remaining common count is counted . The permission means permits passage of the user using the ticket based on the number of times counted by the counting portion.

Claims (11)

An optical reading unit which optically reads the ticket identification information from a ticket, which is issued as a ticket and on which a display object obtained by encoding the ticket identification information which is identification information of the ticket is displayed;
A counting unit that counts the number of times remaining as the numbered ticket associated with the ticket identification information in response to the reading of the ticket identification information by the optical reading unit;
A determination unit that performs passability determination of a user who uses the ticket based on the number of times counted by the counting unit;
Transportation system equipped with The display object is obtained by further encoding ticketing information of the ticket,
The optical reading unit reads ticketing information of the ticket from the ticket.
The determination unit further determines passability of a user who uses the ticket based on ticketing information of the ticket read by the optical reading unit.
A traffic system according to claim 1.   The count unit decrements the remaining number of the multi-pass ticket every time the optical reader reads the ticket identification information and the determination unit determines that the passage is permitted. Transportation system described. The display device may further include a display unit that displays the remaining number counted by the counting unit.
The traffic system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The determination unit determines that the passage is not permitted when the ticket identification information is not read from the ticket by the optical reading unit.
The traffic system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An automatic ticket gate installed at a station, and an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the automatic ticket gates installed at a plurality of the stations;
The automatic ticket gate comprises the optical reading unit;
The information processing apparatus includes the counting unit;
The automatic ticket gate or the information processing apparatus includes the determination unit.
The traffic system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An optical reading unit which optically reads the ticket identification information from a ticket, which is issued as a ticket and on which a display object obtained by encoding the ticket identification information which is identification information of the ticket is displayed;
A communication unit that transmits the ticket identification information read by the optical reading unit to an external device, and receives information indicating the remaining number of times of the ticket from the external device;
A determination unit that performs passability determination of a user who uses the ticket based on the information indicating the remaining number received by the communication unit;
Automatic ticket gate equipped with. The determination unit prohibits the passage of the user when the ticket identification information is not read by the optical reading unit.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 7. The display device further includes a display unit that displays the remaining number of the coupon.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 7 or 8. A communication unit that receives ticket identification information that is identification information of a ticket optically read by the automatic ticket gate from an automatic ticket gate installed at a station;
A counting unit that counts the remaining number of the ticket as a numbered ticket based on the ticket identification information received by the communication unit;
A determination unit that determines whether the user can pass or not based on the number of times counted by the counting unit and causes the communication unit to transmit the determination result to the automatic ticket gate;
Server device comprising An input unit that receives an input of purchase content indicating the number of remaining times as a coupon;
A ticket issuing unit for issuing a ticket on which a display object obtained by encoding ticket identification information is displayed;
A communication unit that transmits the purchase content accepted by the input unit and the ticket identification information that is the source of the display object to the information processing apparatus that counts the remaining number based on the reading result of the display object When,
Vending machine equipped with.