JP2020086772A - Management device, automatic ticket examination machine control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a management device that can switch the passable direction of an automatic ticket examination machine smoothly without blocking a passage of people going to pass through the automatic ticket examination machine.SOLUTION: A management device 10 according to the present disclosure includes: a ticket gate control unit 11 that determines at least one automatic ticket examination machine whose passable direction is to be switched among a plurality of automatic ticket examination machines that restrict a passage between the inside of a facility and the outside of the facility; and a light emission control unit 12 that, before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket examination machine determined as a target of switching to a direction of exiting to the outside of the facility, causes a light-emitting device arranged on a traffic line outside the facility toward the automatic ticket examination machine targeted for switching to emit light, or before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket examination machine targeted for switching to a direction of entering the facility, causes a light-emitting device arranged on a traffic line inside the facility toward the automatic ticket examination machine determined as a target of switching to emit light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to a management device, an automatic ticket gate control method, and a program.

The automatic ticket gate installed in the station yard or the like is designed to be able to pass in both directions, and it is possible to switch between the entrance for entering the station platform and the exit for leaving the station platform. However, in a situation where the station yard is crowded, it is difficult to manually switch the automatic ticket gates from entrance to exit or from exit to entrance.

Patent Document 1 describes performing operation management of an automatic ticket gate according to the number of users. For example, in Patent Document 1, a configuration of an operation management device that detects the amount of personnel in an area where an automatic ticket gate is installed and determines an automatic ticket gate to be operated from among a plurality of automatic ticket gates based on the detection result. Is disclosed.

JP-A-5-266287

However, when the automatic ticket gate installed in the station yard is switched from the entrance gate to the exit gate using the mobility management device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the following problem occurs. When the number of automatic ticket gates that operate for exit increases as the number of people leaving the station platform increases, the passage of people who were trying to pass through the automatic ticket gates switched to exit The problem of being disturbed occurs. The same applies to the case where the number of automatic ticket gates operating for entrance is increased as the number of people entering the station platform increases.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a management device, an automatic ticket gate control method, and a program that can smoothly switch the passable direction of an automatic ticket gate without obstructing the passage of a person who tries to pass through the automatic ticket gate. Especially.

A management device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is a ticket gate control that determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches a passable direction among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between inside and outside a facility. Part, before switching the passage direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction to exit the facility, a light-emitting element arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target, Before turning on the light emitting element arranged outside the facility, or before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction to enter the facility, to the automatic ticket gate to be switched A light-emission control unit that emits light from the light-emitting element that is arranged on the flow line toward which the light-emitting element is arranged in the facility.

An automatic ticket gate control method according to a second aspect of the present disclosure determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches a passable direction among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between inside and outside the facility. However, before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction of exiting the facility, a light-emitting element arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target, Before illuminating the light emitting element arranged outside the facility or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility, go to the automatic ticket gate to be switched The light-emitting element arranged on the flow line, the light-emitting element arranged in the facility is caused to emit light.

The program according to the third aspect of the present disclosure determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction from among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between the inside and outside the facility, and the switching target Before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as to the direction to exit the facility, it is a light emitting element arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate to be switched, and is arranged outside the facility Placed on the flow line to the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the permitted direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction of entering the facility. The computer is caused to cause the light-emitting element placed in the facility to emit light.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a management device, an automatic ticket gate control method, and a program that can smoothly switch the passable direction of an automatic ticket gate without obstructing the passage of a person who tries to pass through the automatic ticket gate. it can.

3 is a configuration diagram of a management device according to the first exemplary embodiment; FIG. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a communication system according to a second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating video data captured by the surveillance camera according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the switching process of the automatic ticket gate concerning Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows the flow of the switching process of the automatic ticket gate concerning Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows the flow of the switching process of the automatic ticket gate concerning Embodiment 2. It is a block diagram of the management apparatus concerning each embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. A configuration example of the management device 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The management device 10 may be a computer device that operates by a processor executing a program stored in a memory.

The management device 10 has a ticket gate control unit 11 and a light emission control unit 12. The components of the management device 10 such as the ticket gate control unit 11 and the light emission control unit 12 may be software or modules that are executed by the processor executing a program stored in the memory. Alternatively, the components of the management device 10 may be hardware such as a circuit or a chip.

The ticket gate control unit 11 determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between inside and outside the facility. The facility may be, for example, a theme park, a sports facility, a commercial facility such as a restaurant, or a public facility such as a platform at a station. The automatic ticket gate that restricts passage may be a device that authenticates the user when entering the facility or exiting the facility. The authentication of the user may be authentication using a communication terminal such as a card or a smartphone held by the user, or image authentication using image data of a part of the face or body of the user. ..

Switching the passable direction means, for example, that an automatic ticket gate that is used to pass from the inside of the facility to the outside of the facility is used to pass from the outside of the facility to the inside of the facility. It may be switched.

The light-emission control unit 12 is a light-emitting element arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction of leaving the facility. , The light-emitting element arranged outside the facility is caused to emit light. In addition, the light emission control unit 12 uses a light emitting element arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to the direction of entering the facility. Therefore, the light emitting elements arranged in the facility are caused to emit light.

The flow line outside the facility or inside the facility may be a route along which the user goes to the automatic ticket gate. The light emitting element is an element capable of switching between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state, and may be, for example, a light bulb such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode).

Disposing the light emitting element on the flow line may mean, for example, that the light emitting element is embedded in the floor so that the light emitting state can be visually recognized. Further, a plurality of light emitting elements may be arranged on the flow line. The light emission control unit 12 may control light emission of each light emitting element, may manage a plurality of light emitting elements as one group, and may control light emission for each group.

When switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate from the direction of leaving the facility to the direction of entering the facility, the user can make the light emitting element on the flow line to the automatic ticket gate in the facility emit light, It is possible to recognize that the automatic ticket gate is the switching target. In other words, the customer who is leaving the facility from the automatic ticket gate to be switched can exit the facility by selecting the automatic ticket gate that is not the target to be switched. In other words, by illuminating the light-emitting element on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate to be switched in the facility, it is possible to encourage the customer who goes to the automatic ticket gate to be switched to another automatic ticket gate. You can Similar effects can be obtained when switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate from the direction of entering the facility to the direction of leaving the facility.

As described above, by using the management device 10, it is possible to prompt the user who goes to the automatic ticket gate to be switched to another automatic ticket gate. As a result, it is possible to smoothly switch the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate without obstructing the passage of a person who tries to pass through the automatic ticket gate.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a configuration example of the automatic ticket gate control system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The automatic ticket gate control system includes a management device 20, a monitoring camera 30, an automatic ticket gate 40, and an LED 50. The management device 20 corresponds to the management device 10 in FIG. In FIG. 2, one surveillance camera 30, one automatic ticket gate 40, and one LED 50 are shown, but a plurality of each may be provided. The management device 20, the monitoring camera 30, the automatic ticket gate 40, and the LED 50 communicate with each other via, for example, an IP network. In other words, the management device 20, the monitoring camera 30, the automatic ticket gate 40, and the LED 50 may construct a LAN (Local Area Network). Alternatively, the management device 20 may communicate with the surveillance camera 30, the automatic ticket gate 40, and the LED 50 that construct a LAN via the Internet.

The surveillance camera 30 captures images around a plurality of automatic ticket gates. For example, the surveillance camera 30 captures images around a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict the passage of people who enter the platform of the station and those who leave the platform of the station. The periphery of a plurality of automatic ticket gates may be paraphrased as a predetermined area or area including a plurality of automatic ticket gates. The surveillance camera 30 transmits to the management device 20 video data obtained by photographing the periphery of a plurality of automatic ticket gates. The video data may be moving image data or still image data.

Under the control of the management device 20, the automatic ticket gate 40 is switched between an entrance ticket gate used to enter the platform of the station and an exit ticket gate used to exit from the platform of the station. For example, the automatic ticket gate 40 switches between the entrance ticket gate and the exit ticket gate in accordance with a switching instruction message received from the management device 20.

The LED 50 is arranged on the floor and is switched between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state under the control of the management device 20. The LED 50 switches between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state according to a switching instruction message received from the management device 20. The management device 20 may send an instruction message each time the light emitting element is switched between the light emitting state and the non-light emitting state. Alternatively, the management device 20 includes information regarding the timing of switching between the light emitting state and the non-light emitting state in the first transmitted instruction message, and the light emitting element switches the light emitting state and the non-light emitting state according to the timing included in the instruction message. May be.

Subsequently, a configuration example of the management device 20 will be described. The management device 20 includes an image acquisition unit 21, a queue determination unit 22, a calculation unit 23, an LED control unit 24, a ticket gate control unit 25, a switching execution unit 26, and a database 27. The constituent elements that configure the management device 20 may be software or modules in which processing is executed by the processor executing the program stored in the memory. Alternatively, the components of the management device 20 may be hardware such as a circuit or a chip.

The image acquisition unit 21 receives the video data transmitted from the surveillance camera 30. The image acquisition unit 21 outputs the acquired video data to the matrix determination unit 22. The image acquisition unit 21 may decode the encoded video data and output the decoded video data to the matrix determination unit 22.

The queue determination unit 22 determines whether or not a queue is generated around the automatic ticket gate. Here, the video data captured by the monitoring camera 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows an in-facility area 61, an out-of-facility area 62, automatic ticket gates 41 to 48, and gates 41A to 48A. The transition area 63 will be described later in detail.

The in-facility area 61 may be, for example, an area including the station platform, and the out-of-facility area 62 may be an area that does not include the station platform. The automatic ticket gates 41 to 48 control a passable direction of a person passing through the gates 41A to 48A. A person passes through any of the gates 41A to 48A to enter the platform of the station or leave the platform of the station. Further, the dotted arrows shown in the gates 41A to 48A indicate the passable directions. The downward arrow indicates that the passable direction is the direction to leave the facility, and the upward arrow indicates that the passable direction is the direction to enter the facility. FIG. 3 shows that the automatic ticket gates 41 to 44 are used as exit ticket gates and the automatic ticket gates 45 to 48 are used as entrance ticket gates.

Further, FIG. 3 shows that a queue of people leaving the facility from the gates 41A to 44A is generated in the facility area 61. On the other hand, in the out-of-facility area 62, there is no queue. The queue determination unit 22 may determine that a queue has occurred, for example, when the number of people lined up at the gate is equal to or larger than a predetermined number. Further, the line determination unit 22 may recognize a person whose moving speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value as a person who is lined up at the gate.

The queue determination unit 22 determines, using the video data shown in FIG. 3, that there is a queue for people leaving the facility in the facility area 61. The queue determination unit 22 may analyze the image content of the video data to recognize whether or not there are people lined up at the automatic ticket gate. The analysis of the image content may be paraphrased as image processing or image recognition processing. In the image recognition processing, for example, the matrix determination unit 22 extracts the feature amount in the video data, and compares the extracted feature amount with the feature amount of the person registered in advance in the memory or the like in the management device 20. .. The matrix determination unit 22 recognizes that a person is included in the video data when the extracted feature amount matches the feature amount of the registered person or when the number of matching points exceeds a predetermined value. You may.

Further, the queue determination unit 22 may recognize the number of people and specify whether the direction in which the person is walking is toward the automatic ticket gate or away from the automatic ticket gate. For example, the matrix determination unit 22 may specify the direction in which the person is walking by specifying the direction in which the person's face is facing. Specifically, when the person's face faces the automatic ticket gate, the line determination unit 22 determines that the person's face faces the automatic ticket gate, and the person's face faces in a direction different from that of the automatic ticket gate. If there is, it may be determined that it is far from the automatic ticket gate.

The queue determination unit 22 outputs information regarding whether or not a queue has occurred to the calculation unit 23. Furthermore, the queue determination unit 22 may output information regarding the number of people in the queue to the calculation unit 23. Furthermore, the number of people who are heading to the automatic ticket gate in the in-facility area 61 and the number of people who are heading to the automatic ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62 are specified, and information regarding the number of people is output to the computing unit 23. Good.

The calculation unit 23 calculates the ratio between the number of people who are trying to use the automatic ticket gate in the in-facility area 61 and the number of people who are trying to use the automatic ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62. The number of people trying to use the automatic ticket gate may include the number of people in the queue. Further, the number of people who are going to use the automatic ticket gate may include the number of people who are not in the queue and are heading to the automatic ticket gate. Alternatively, the calculation unit 23 may calculate the ratio of the number of people heading to the automatic ticket gate in the in-facility area 61 and the number of people heading to the automatic ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62.

Further, the calculation unit 23 calculates the ratio between the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates and the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates. The arithmetic unit 23 operates an automatic ticket gate that switches from an entrance ticket gate to an entrance ticket gate or an entrance ticket gate to an entrance ticket gate so that the ratio of the number of people is substantially equal to the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates. Determine the number. That the ratio of the number of people and the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates are substantially equal includes the case where the difference between the ratio of the number of people and the number of automatic ticket gates is within a predetermined range. The arithmetic unit 23 outputs information about the number of automatic ticket gates to be switched to the ticket gate control unit 25.

Further, when the computing unit 23 receives the information indicating that the queue has not occurred, the computing unit 23 uses the information managed in the database 27 to enter from the entrance ticket gate or the exit ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate. You may decide the number of the automatic ticket gates switched to a ticket gate. For example, the database 27 may manage information about a timetable indicating arrival times or departure times of trains. The computing unit 23 may determine whether or not the train arrives within a predetermined time by using the information regarding the timetable when the queue is not generated.

When the train arrives within a predetermined time, the computing unit 23 estimates the number of people who pass through the automatic ticket gate to enter the platform of the station and the number of people who exit the platform of the station after passing the automatic ticket gate. To do. For example, the database 27 manages past changes in the number of passengers of trains, and the arithmetic unit 23 uses the information managed in the database 27 to estimate the number of passengers when a train arrives within a predetermined time. You may. For example, the calculation unit 23 may regard the number of people who board the train as the number of people who pass through the automatic ticket gate and enter the platform of the station. Further, the calculation unit 23 may estimate the number of people who get off the train as the number of people who leave the platform at the station after passing through the automatic ticket gate.

The computing unit 23 calculates the ratio between the number of people who are estimated to enter the platform of the station through the automatic ticket gate and the ratio of the number of people who are estimated to leave the platform of the station after passing the automatic ticket gate, and the automatic ticket gate. The number of the automatic ticket gates to be switched may be determined so that the ratio of the numbers of the tickets becomes substantially equal.

When the ticket gate control unit 25 acquires the information regarding the number of automatic ticket gates to be switched, it determines the automatic ticket gates to be switched. For example, the ticket gate control unit 25 selects an automatic ticket gate to be switched from an automatic ticket gate at a position where the entrance ticket and the exit ticket are adjacent to each other. For example, in FIG. 3, when the number of the automatic ticket gates that switch from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate is two, the ticket gate control unit 25 is the entrance ticket gate adjacent to the automatic ticket gate 44 which is the entrance ticket gate. The automatic ticket gate 45 is selected as an automatic ticket gate that switches to the entrance ticket gate. Next, the ticket gate control unit 25 selects the automatic ticket gate 46 which is an entrance ticket adjacent to the automatic ticket gate 45 which is an entrance ticket as an automatic ticket gate which is switched to the entrance ticket.

The ticket gate control unit 25 outputs information about the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the LED control unit 24 and the switching execution unit 26.

The LED control unit 24 sets the transition area 63 on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target. For example, when switching the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate, the LED control unit 24 shifts the area 63 on the flow line to the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target in the out-of-facility area 62. To set. In addition, when the LED control unit 24 switches the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate, in the in-facility area 61, the transition area 63 is on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target. To set. The LED control unit 24 transmits an instruction message or the like to the LEDs arranged in the transition area 63 and switches the light emitting state and the non-light emitting state of the LEDs.

The transition area 63 is an area in which the LED emits light. The transition area 63 is an area used for urging a person who goes to the automatic ticket gate of the switching target to go to an automatic ticket gate different from the automatic ticket gate that is currently heading. Alternatively, the transition area 63 may be an area used to notify a person of the automatic ticket gate to be switched. The LED control unit 24 causes the LEDs in the transition area 63 to emit light. Alternatively, the LED control unit 24 may cause the LEDs in the transition area 63 to emit light in a color different from that of the LEDs in the other areas. Alternatively, the LED control unit 24 may cause the LEDs in the transition area 63 to emit light in the shape of an arrow indicating the direction in which the person is guided.

The LED control unit 24 may set the transition area 63 at a position separated from the automatic ticket gate by a predetermined distance, as shown in the transition area 63 in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 shows that a person exists in the transition area 63. Further, FIG. 3 shows that the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 are to be switched because the transition area 63 is set on the flow line to the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 used as the entrance ticket gates. There is. For example, the LED control unit 24 may set the transition area 63 at a position 10 meters away from the automatic ticket gate.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the LED control unit 24 may extend the transition area 63 toward the automatic ticket gate with the passage of time. FIG. 4 shows the video data after a predetermined time has passed from the state of FIG. The expansion of the transition area 63 may be rephrased as expansion of the area where the LED emits light. For example, the LED control unit 24 may extend the transition area 63 toward the automatic ticket gate at a predetermined speed such as 1 meter per second. FIG. 4 shows that a person in the transfer area 63 has moved outside the transfer area 63.

When the transition area 63 reaches the automatic ticket gate, the LED control unit 24 outputs information indicating that the transition area 63 reaches the automatic ticket gate to the switching execution unit 26.

When receiving the information indicating that the transition area 63 has arrived at the automatic ticket gate from the LED control unit 24, the switching execution unit 26 determines the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target, which is received from the ticket control unit 25. Switch. The switching execution unit 26 transmits a message instructing switching to the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched. FIG. 5 shows that the ticket gate control unit 25 has switched the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate.

Here, FIG. 6 shows switching of the automatic ticket gates when a queue does not occur and a train arrives within a predetermined time. The calculation unit 23 makes the ratio of the number of people estimated to enter the platform of the station and the number of people estimated to leave the platform of the station, and the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates substantially equal, You may decide the number of the automatic ticket gates to switch. FIG. 6 shows that the ticket gate control unit 25 has decided to switch the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate based on the determination in the calculation unit 23.

FIG. 7 shows that the transition area 63 has expanded toward the automatic ticket gate after a lapse of a predetermined time from the state of FIG. In FIG. 8, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG. 7, the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 are switched from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate, and the number of people leaving the in-facility area 61 to the out-of-facility area 62 increases. It indicates that

Next, the switching operation of the automatic ticket gates will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11 when a queue does not occur and a train does not arrive within a predetermined time. FIG. 9 shows that after the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 are switched from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate, the queue that has occurred in the facility area 61 has disappeared. In this case, the ticket gate control unit 25 receives the information indicating that the queue is not generated via the calculation unit 23 or from the queue determination unit 22. After that, the ticket gate control unit 25 determines to switch the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 from the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate. The ticket gate control unit 25 outputs information about the automatic ticket gate to be switched to the LED control unit 24 and the switching execution unit 26.

When the LED control unit 24 receives the information indicating that the automatic ticket gates to be switched are the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46, as shown in FIG. 10, the LED controller 24 moves toward the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 in the in-facility area 61. A transition area 63 is set on the flow line. FIG. 11 shows that the switching execution unit 26 switches the automatic ticket gates 45 and 46 from the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate after the transition area 63 reaches the automatic ticket gate.

Subsequently, switching control processing of the automatic ticket gate in the management device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14. First, the image acquisition unit 21 acquires video data around at least one automatic ticket gate 40 from the surveillance camera 30 (S11). Next, the queue determination unit 22 determines whether or not a queue is generated around the automatic ticket gate (S12). For example, the line determination unit 22 recognizes a person existing in the video data, and further analyzes the number of people lined up at the automatic ticket gate based on the moving speed, moving direction, facing direction, etc. of the person. .. The queue determination unit 22 may determine that a queue has occurred when the number of people lined up at the automatic ticket gate exceeds a predetermined threshold.

When the queue determination unit 22 determines in step S12 that a queue has occurred, the queue determination unit 22 determines whether or not a queue has occurred in the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate (S13). For example, the queue determination unit 22 determines that the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate has a queue when the queue is generated in the facility area 61. Alternatively, when the people in the queue face the direction of the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate, the queue determination unit 22 waits at the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate. May be determined to have occurred. Or, when a person in the queue is moving toward the automatic ticket gate used as a ticket gate for entry, there is a queue at the automatic ticket gate used as a ticket gate for entry. May be determined.

When it is determined in step S13 that the automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates have queues, the number of automatic ticket gates to be changed from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate is determined (S14). .. For example, the calculation unit 23 calculates the ratio between the number of people who are trying to use the automatic ticket gate in the in-facility area 61 and the number of people who are trying to use the automatic ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62. Further, the calculation unit 23 calculates the ratio between the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates and the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates. The calculation unit 23 determines the number of automatic ticket gates that are switched from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate so that the ratio of the number of people is substantially equal to the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates. The calculation unit 23 outputs information about the number of automatic ticket gates changing from the entrance ticket gate to the exit ticket gate to the ticket gate control unit 25.

Next, the line determination unit 22 determines whether or not a person is present in the out-of-facility area 62 on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate (S15).

When it is determined in step S15 that there is a person on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62, the process proceeds to step S16. The LED control unit 24 sets the transition area 63 in the out-of-facility area 62 on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target (S16).

Next, the LED control unit 24 detects or recognizes that the gradually expanded transition area 63 has reached the automatic ticket gate (S17). For example, the LED control unit 24 may determine the timing at which the transition area 63 reaches the automatic ticket gate based on the expansion speed of the transition area 63 and the distance from the transition area 63 to the automatic ticket gate. Alternatively, when the LED control unit 24 transmits an instruction message for switching from the non-light emitting state to the light emitting state to the LED arranged immediately before the automatic ticket gate, the transition area 63 has reached the automatic ticket gate. May be recognized.

Next, when it is detected in step S17 that the transition area 63 has reached the automatic ticket gate, the switching execution unit 26 exits the automatic ticket gate for switching determined by the ticket gate control unit 25 from the entrance ticket gate. Switch to the ticket gate (S18). In step S15, when it is determined that there is no person on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate in the out-of-facility area 62, the ticket gate control unit 25 does not set the transition area, Switch automatic ticket gates. Further, when it is detected in step S17 that the transfer area 63 has reached the automatic ticket gate, the switching execution unit 26 further determines whether or not a person exists in the transfer area 63, and when there is no person, , You may switch the automatic ticket gate.

Next, FIG. 13 illustrates a flow of processing when the queue determination unit 22 determines in step S13 that a queue has occurred in the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate. Since steps S21 to S25 of FIG. 13 are executed when the entrance ticket and the entrance ticket are exchanged in steps S14 to S18 of FIG. 12, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the flow of processing when the queue determination unit 22 determines in step S12 of FIG. 12 that a queue has not occurred around the automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG. The calculation unit 23 uses the timetable managed in the database 27 to determine whether or not a train arrives within a predetermined time (S31). When it is determined that the train arrives within the predetermined time in step S31, the calculation unit 23 executes the process of step S32. The calculation unit 23 calculates the ratio of the number of people estimated to enter the platform of the station and the number of people estimated to leave the platform of the station, and the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates for the entrance and exit ticket gates. The number of automatic ticket gates to be switched is determined so that they are substantially equal (S32).

Next, the calculation unit 23 determines whether or not to switch the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate (S33). When it is determined that the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate is changed to the entrance ticket gate, the processing from step S15 of FIG. 12 is executed. If it is determined that the automatic ticket gate used as the entrance ticket gate is changed to the entrance ticket gate, the processing from step S22 of FIG. 13 is executed. When it is determined in step S31 that the train does not arrive within the predetermined time, the computing unit 23 has an automatic ticket gate that has been switched from the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate or the entrance ticket gate to the entrance ticket gate. It is determined whether or not (S34). For example, the computing unit 23 has a switched automatic ticket gate when the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates is different from the number of own ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates. May be determined. Alternatively, the calculation unit 23 is switched when at least one of the number of automatic ticket gates used as the entrance ticket gate and the number of automatic ticket gates used as the entrance ticket gate is different from the predetermined number of automatic ticket gates. It may be determined that there is an automatic ticket gate. Alternatively, when the ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates used as the entrance ticket gates to the number of automatic ticket gates used as the entrance ticket gates is different from a predetermined ratio, the calculation unit 23 switches the automatic ticket gates. It may be determined that there is an opportunity.

When it is determined in step S34 that there is a switched automatic ticket gate, the calculation unit 23 executes the processing of step S33 and thereafter, and executes the processing of returning the switched automatic ticket gate. The calculation unit 23 switches the number of automatic ticket gates used so that the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates and the number of automatic ticket gates used as entrance ticket gates become a predetermined number or ratio. To decide. The term “switch” in and after step S33 may be read as “switch back”. When the arithmetic unit 23 determines in step S34 that there is no automatic ticket gate switched, the arithmetic unit 23 ends the process.

As described above, the management device 20 may control the light emission of the LED arranged on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate to notify the user of the automatic ticket gate that the automatic ticket gate is switched. it can. Thereby, the management device 20 can prompt the customer to use an automatic ticket gate other than the automatic ticket gate to be switched. As a result, the user can switch the moving direction to the automatic ticket gate that is not the switching target.

In addition, the management device 20 can estimate the number of passengers of the automatic ticket gate by using the timetable of the train even when the queue does not occur in the automatic ticket gate. Accordingly, the management device 20 can execute switching of the automatic ticket gates before a queue occurs in the automatic ticket gates. As a result, for example, as compared with the case where the automatic ticket gate switching control is executed after detecting the queue of the automatic ticket gate, the management device 20 causes the passenger who gets off the train to wait for the automatic ticket gate. The possibility of joining the queue can be reduced. Alternatively, as compared with the case where the automatic ticket gate switching control is executed after the queue of the automatic ticket gate is detected, the management device 20 can reduce the time in the queue.

It should be noted that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

Subsequently, a configuration example of the management device 10 and the management device 20 (hereinafter, referred to as the management device 10 or the like) described in the above embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the management device 10 and the like. Referring to FIG. 15, the management device 10 and the like include a network interface 1201, a processor 1202, and a memory 1203. The network interface 1201 is used to communicate with other network node devices that make up the communication system. The network interface 1201 may include, for example, a network interface card (NIC) compliant with IEEE 802.3 series. Alternatively, the network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless communication. For example, the network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless LAN communication or mobile communication defined in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project).

The processor 1202 reads the software (computer program) from the memory 1203 and executes the software to perform the processing of the management apparatus 10 and the like described using the sequence diagram and the flowchart in the above embodiment. The processor 1202 may be, for example, a microprocessor, MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 1202 may include multiple processors.

The memory 1203 is composed of a combination of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. Memory 1203 may include storage located remotely from processor 1202. In this case, the processor 1202 may access the memory 1203 via an I/O interface (not shown).

In the example of FIG. 15, the memory 1203 is used to store a software module group. The processor 1202 can perform the processing of the management apparatus 10 and the like described in the above embodiment by reading out these software module groups from the memory 1203 and executing them.

As described with reference to FIG. 15, each of the processors included in the management device 10 and the like executes one or a plurality of programs including a group of instructions for causing a computer to execute the algorithm described with reference to the drawings.

In the above example, the program can be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to the computer. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of the non-transitory computer-readable medium include a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium (for example, a magneto-optical disk), a CD-ROM (Read Only Memory), a CD-R, a CD-R/W, and a semiconductor memory. The magnetic recording medium may be, for example, a flexible disk, a magnetic tape, or a hard disk drive. The semiconductor memory may be, for example, a mask ROM, a PROM (Programmable ROM), an EPROM (Erasable PROM), a flash ROM, or a RAM (Random Access Memory). In addition, the program may be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer-readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The transitory computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

It should be noted that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

The whole or part of the exemplary embodiments disclosed above can be described as, but not limited to, the following supplementary notes.
(Appendix 1)
Of the plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between the facility and the outside of the facility, a ticket gate control unit that determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, On the flow line to the automatic ticket gate to be switched before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility. A light emitting element disposed in the facility, the light emitting control unit causing the light emitting element disposed in the facility to emit light.
(Appendix 2)
The light emission control unit,
2. The management device according to appendix 1, wherein a light emitting element located at a predetermined distance from the automatic ticket gate is made to emit light, and an area where the light emitting element is made to emit light over time is expanded so as to approach the automatic ticket gate.
(Appendix 3)
3. The management device according to appendix 2, further comprising a switching execution unit that switches the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate after the area where the light emitting element emits light reaches the automatic ticket gate.
(Appendix 4)
The light emission control unit,
4. The management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the light emitting element is caused to emit light in a shape indicating a direction in which a person existing on the flow line is guided.
(Appendix 5)
The ticket gate control unit,
At least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction according to the number of people shown in the image taken by at least one imaging device that photographs the area inside the facility and the area outside the facility around the plurality of automatic ticket gates The management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, which is determined.
(Appendix 6)
The ticket gate control unit,
The ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to enter the facility and the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to leave the facility uses the automatic ticket gates inside the facility At least one automatic switching of the passable direction so as to approach the ratio of the number of people lined up in the line to do so and the number of people lined up in the line to use the automatic ticket gate outside the facility. The management device according to attachment 5, which determines a ticket gate.
(Appendix 7)
The ticket gate control unit,
The automatic ticket gates in the admission direction, in which the traffic direction is the direction to enter the facility, and the automatic ticket gates in the exit direction, in which the traffic direction is the direction to exit the facility, are arranged in order. The management device according to appendix 6, wherein an automatic ticket gate located at a boundary between the automatic ticket gate group in the entrance direction and the automatic ticket gate group in the exit direction is determined as an automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction.
(Appendix 8)
The ticket gate control unit,
The ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to enter the facility and the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to leave the facility exits from the vehicle arriving at the platform of the station At least 1 switchable direction to approach the ratio of the expected number of people to the number of people in line to use the automatic ticket gates used to enter the platform of the station The management device according to attachment 5, which determines one automatic ticket gate.
(Appendix 9)
The ticket gate control unit,
The management device according to appendix 8, which predicts the number of people getting off from the vehicles arriving at the platform of the station using a timetable indicating the arrival times of the vehicles and measurement data obtained by measuring the number of passengers getting off in the past.
(Appendix 10)
Among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict the passage between inside and outside the facility, at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction is determined,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, On the flow line to the automatic ticket gate to be switched before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility. A method of controlling a ticket gate, wherein the light-emitting element arranged in the above-mentioned facility is caused to emit light.
(Appendix 11)
When making the light emitting element emit light,
The automatic ticket gate according to appendix 10, wherein a light emitting element located at a predetermined distance from the automatic ticket gate emits light, and an area in which the light emitting element emits light is expanded with the passage of time so as to approach the automatic ticket gate. Control method.
(Appendix 12)
12. The automatic ticket gate control method according to appendix 11, wherein the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate is switched after the area for causing the light emitting elements to emit light reaches the automatic ticket gate.
(Appendix 13)
Among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict the passage between inside and outside the facility, at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction is determined,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, Before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in the, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility, on the flow line toward the automatic ticket gate to be switched A program for causing a computer to cause a light-emitting element disposed in the facility to cause the light-emitting element disposed in the facility to emit light.

10 management device 11 ticket gate control unit 12 light emission control unit 20 management device 21 image acquisition unit 22 matrix determination unit 23 arithmetic unit 24 LED control unit 25 ticket gate control unit 26 switching execution unit 27 database 30 surveillance camera 40 automatic ticket gates 41 to 48 automatic Ticket gate 41A-48A Gate 50 LED
61 Area inside facility 62 Area outside facility 63 Transition area

Claims (10)

Of the plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict passage between the facility and the outside of the facility, a ticket gate control unit that determines at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, On the flow line to the automatic ticket gate to be switched before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility. A light emitting element disposed in the facility, the light emitting control unit causing the light emitting element disposed in the facility to emit light. The light emission control unit,
The management device according to claim 1, wherein a light emitting element located at a predetermined distance from the automatic ticket gate is made to emit light, and an area where the light emitting element is made to emit light over time is expanded so as to approach the automatic ticket gate. .. The management device according to claim 2, further comprising a switching execution unit that switches a passable direction of the automatic ticket gate after the area for causing the light emitting element to emit light reaches the automatic ticket gate. The light emission control unit,
The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light emitting element is caused to emit light in a shape indicating a direction in which a person existing on the flow line is guided. The ticket gate control unit,
At least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction according to the number of people shown in the image taken by at least one imaging device that photographs the area inside the facility and the area outside the facility around the plurality of automatic ticket gates The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which determines the management device. The ticket gate control unit,
The ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to enter the facility and the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to leave the facility uses the automatic ticket gates inside the facility At least one automatic switching of the passable direction so as to approach the ratio of the number of people lined up in the line to do so and the number of people lined up in the line to use the automatic ticket gate outside the facility. The management device according to claim 5, which determines a ticket gate. The ticket gate control unit,
The automatic ticket gates in the admission direction, in which the traffic direction is the direction to enter the facility, and the automatic ticket gates in the exit direction, in which the traffic direction is the direction to exit the facility, are arranged in order. 7. The management device according to claim 6, wherein an automatic ticket gate located at a boundary between the automatic ticket gate group in the entrance direction and the automatic ticket gate group in the exit direction is determined as an automatic ticket gate that switches a passable direction. The ticket gate control unit,
The ratio of the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to enter the facility and the number of automatic ticket gates with a passable direction to leave the facility exits from the vehicle arriving at the platform of the station At least 1 switchable direction to approach the ratio of the expected number of people to the number of people in line to use the automatic ticket gates used to enter the platform of the station The management device according to claim 5, which determines one automatic ticket gate. Among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict the passage between inside and outside the facility, at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction is determined,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, On the flow line to the automatic ticket gate to be switched before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility. A method of controlling a ticket gate, wherein the light-emitting element arranged in the above-mentioned facility is caused to emit light. Among a plurality of automatic ticket gates that restrict the passage between inside and outside the facility, at least one automatic ticket gate that switches the passable direction is determined,
A light-emitting element arranged on a flow line toward the automatic ticket gate of the switching target before switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined as the switching target to a direction of leaving the facility, On the flow line to the automatic ticket gate to be switched before illuminating the light-emitting element arranged in, or switching the passable direction of the automatic ticket gate determined to be switched to the direction to enter the facility. A program for causing a computer to cause a light-emitting element disposed in the facility to cause the light-emitting element disposed in the facility to emit light.

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