JP2625631B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that is installed at a transportation station such as a train or a ship and that automatically performs ticket gate processing using an information medium for wirelessly transmitting ticket gate information possessed by passengers. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional automatic ticket gate, a passenger puts a commuter pass or the like into the automatic ticket gate at a certain station so that the passenger can get on and off at that station unconditionally. It is usual to carry out the conventional ticket gate processing function by a station staff.

[0003] In this case, the passenger inserts a commuter pass or the like into the slot, and moves the commuter pass or the like conveyed to the take-out port to that position and removes it. Can be easily taken.

However, in the case of an information medium using a wireless card that has been put into practical use in recent years, when passing through an automatic ticket gate, a passenger simply passes through the vicinity of the automatic ticket gate without releasing his / her own information medium. However, even if the passing state can be detected, there is a problem that it is not possible to take correspondence between the owner and the information medium during the ticket processing.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional automatic ticket gate, it is not possible to establish correspondence between the information medium using the wireless card and the owner.

As a result, when a plurality of passengers holding a wireless card appear at a ticket gate where a plurality of automatic ticket gates are arranged, interference occurs between each passenger's wireless card and the automatic ticket gate, An automatic ticket gate that communicates with a certain passenger's wireless card may be different from an automatic ticket gate that the passenger actually tries to pass through, and as a result, the automatic ticket gate that the passenger actually tries to pass is in progress. A state of preventing the occurrence of the error.

That is, the communication capabilities of the plurality of automatic ticket gates with the wireless card cannot be so large as to cross each other.

On the other hand, if the communication capability of each automatic ticket gate with the wireless card is too small, it will not be possible to accurately transmit and receive ticket gate information with the wireless card.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of appropriately and smoothly performing ticket gate processing for a passenger having an information medium using wireless communication without interference.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An automatic ticket gate that performs ticket gate processing by communicating ticket gate information wirelessly with an information medium possessed by a passenger,
Communication means for performing wireless communication with the information medium in a communication area of the second communication area and a second communication area larger than the first communication area; and controlling the communication means so that the communication area becomes the first communication area. When receiving ticket information including information for specifying the information medium from the information medium, the communication area of the communication means is switched from the first communication area to the second communication area, and the communication means is switched to the second communication area. And control means for transmitting the ticketed information to the information medium specified by the ticket information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control means includes:
A first amplifier having a low communication output and a second amplifier having a high communication output
Of the amplifier.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the automatic ticket gates are arranged and arranged, and the communication distance of the first area formed by each communication means of each automatic ticket gate is a distance between adjacent automatic ticket gates. It is set smaller than.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic ticket gate device for performing ticket gate processing by wirelessly communicating ticket gate information with an information medium possessed by a passenger, wherein the first area is provided with the information medium. Communication means for communicating ticket gate information in a second area larger than the first area, and communication control for specifying information for specifying an automatic ticket gate to an information medium via the communication means in the first area. Control means for switching the communication area of the communication means to the second area when receiving response information to the specific information from the information medium, and transmitting the ticket gate processed information to the information medium specified by the response information. Have. The invention according to claim 5, wherein the automatic ticket gate system in an automatic ticket gate system in which a plurality of automatic ticket gates that perform ticket gate processing by communicating the ticket gate information wirelessly with an information medium possessed by a passenger are arranged,
Communication means for performing wireless communication with the information medium in a first communication area smaller than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates and a second communication area equal to or greater than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates; Is controlled so as to be the first communication area, causing the information medium to transmit specific information for specifying the automatic ticket gate, and including information for responding to the specific information from the information medium and specifying the information medium. When receiving the ticket information, switching the communication area of the communication means from the first communication area to the second communication area, controlling the communication means so that the communication area becomes the second communication area, And control means for transmitting the ticketed information to the information medium specified by

[0014]

The operation of the above-described automatic ticket gate will now be described.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the first aspect, the ticket gate information is wirelessly communicated with the information medium possessed by the passenger, and when performing the ticket gate processing for the information medium, the communication means means comprises: Communication with the information medium is performed in a communication area and a second communication area larger than the first communication area.
The control means switches a communication area of the communication means from the first area to the second area when receiving ticket information specifying the information medium from the information medium.

[0016] Thereby, the communication with the automatic ticket gate determined by the ticket identification information specifying the information medium is reliably executed irrespective of the communication area of the other automatic ticket gate, and the information medium using wireless communication is possessed. It is possible to optimize the ticket gate processing for passengers.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the second aspect,
As the control means, a first amplifier having a small communication output and a second amplifier having a large communication output are used, so that the ticket gate process is reliably executed regardless of the communication area of another automatic ticket gate. As a result, it is possible to optimize the ticket gate processing for a passenger who possesses an information medium using wireless communication.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the third aspect,
A plurality of automatic ticket gates are arranged and arranged, and the communication distance of the first area formed by each communication means of each automatic ticket gate is set smaller than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates. Passenger ticket information is wirelessly communicated with each information medium possessed by the passenger of the passenger, and when performing the ticket gate processing for each information medium, the specific information for identifying the automatic ticket gate and the response information to the specific information from the information medium are transmitted. The communication can be performed without causing interference between adjacent automatic ticket gates, whereby the ticket gate processing by each automatic ticket gate can be smoothly performed.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the fourth aspect,
In addition to the function of the automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, the control means transmits the ticket-exited information to the information medium specified by the response information in the second area formed by the communication means, so that the communication means is formed. Even if a plurality of information media are present in the second area, interference between them can be prevented, and the ticket gate processing by the automatic ticket gate can be smoothly executed. In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 5, the first communication area is set smaller than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates, and the second communication area is set to be equal to or larger than the interval between the adjacent automatic ticket gates, An operation similar to the operation of the first aspect can be performed.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

The automatic ticket gate 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has an entrance machine 2 for entering the station premises and an exit machine 3 for exiting from the station premises to the outside of the station. Is provided with a passage 4 for passenger passage. Further, another adjacent entrance machine 2A having the same configuration as the entrance machine 2 is provided along the exit machine 3. The number of the entrance machines 2, 2A and the exit machines 3 can be arbitrarily set according to the scale of the station premises.

The entrance machine 2 has a gate 9 which is attached to a side surface of the ticket gate main body 6 so that the passage 4 can be shut off or opened.

In addition, on the upper surface of the ticket gate main body 6, an insertion port 10 as an intake means is provided at an end outside the station yard, and the gate 9 is provided.
And a display means such as a liquid crystal display for guiding information about an information medium such as a commuter pass or a ticket in front of the discharge port 11 in the traveling direction. 12 are provided.

At the outside end, inside end, and center of the ticket gate main body 6, a corner display for displaying the operating state of the automatic ticket gate 1 in, for example, a blue operating state and a red stopping state. Sections 13a and 13b and a central display section 13c are provided.

Further, the ticket gate body 6 is provided with transmission / reception means comprising antennas 41 and 42 located outside and inside the premises, and a wireless card (IC card) C which stores ticket information, which is a kind of information medium, is provided. Ticket information is transmitted and received between the members.

A detecting means 4 is provided on the side of the entrance unit 2.
The light emitting element 55 constituting the detector 4 is mounted on the side of the exit unit 3 and the light receiving element 56 constituting the detecting means 44 is mounted on the side face of the exit unit 3 so as to face each other.

The exit unit 3 has the same configuration as the entrance unit 2.
It is arranged symmetrically with the entrance machine 2.

FIG. 3 shows a control system of the automatic ticket gate 1.

The automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 includes a control means 37 comprising a program memory 35, a control unit 36, and a transmission / reception area variable unit 47. The control unit 36 controls a transport system constituting a transport system provided in the ticket gate body 6. Motor 30, alignment means 1
5, magnetic read means 18, discriminating means 38, front and back unifying processing means 19, magnetic writing means 21, magnetic check means 23, thermal printer 24, scissors means 25 and display means 12 are controlled. .

Further, the control unit 36 has the detecting means 44,
The first amplifier 45 and the second amplifier 46 constituting the transmission / reception area variable section 47 are connected.

Further, a changeover switch 48 constituting a transmission / reception area variable section 47 is connected to the output side of the first amplifier 45 and the second amplifier 46.

The transmission / reception amplification degree of the first amplifier 45 constituting the transmission / reception area variable section 47 is small, and the second amplifier 46
The transmission / reception amplification degree is set to be large, whereby the transmission / reception area by the antenna 41 (or 42) is reduced or increased to the E area and the F area having directivity as shown in FIG. .

As shown in FIG. 5, in the transmission / reception area by the antenna 41 (or 42), the boundary of the E area is smaller than the interval W between the entrance unit 2 and the exit unit 3, and the F area is the entrance unit 2 Each E region of 2A is completely covered.

In order to switch the transmission / reception area, the control unit 36 sends specific information for specifying the automatic ticket gate 1 to the wireless card C via the transmission / reception area variable unit 47 and the antenna 41, and the wireless card C When the response information to the information is returned, the control unit 36 switches the changeover switch 48 to connect the antenna 41 to the first amplifier 45.
To the second amplifier 46.

FIG. 4 shows a control system of the wireless card C. The wireless card C has a card controller 61 for controlling the entire wireless card C, and a data memory for storing a control program and ticket inspection information. 62, a transmission / reception switching unit 63, a reception unit 64 for receiving various information from the automatic ticket gate 1, a demodulation unit 65 for demodulating a signal from the reception unit 64, and modulating data from the data memory 62. It comprises a modulation section 66, a transmission section 67 for transmitting a signal modulated by the modulation section 66 to the automatic ticket gate 1, and a battery 70 for supplying necessary power to each section.

A display unit 69 is connected to the card control unit 61 via a display controller 68. The display controller 68 applies an electric field to the display section 69 to cause the display section 68 to develop a color, and applies a reverse electric field to eliminate the color development.

The ticket information stored in the data memory 62 includes an ID code for identifying an owner, a ticket number, a boarding section, a use period, gender of a man and a woman, a distinction between a child and an adult, and the last use time of the automatic ticket gate 1. And so on.

Each of the above-mentioned components of the wireless card C is constituted by an IC chip, and is arranged on one substrate to have a card-like overall shape.

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 having the above-described configuration will be described by taking communication with one wireless card C as an example.

The wireless card C is located near the automatic ticket gate 1.
When the passenger carrying the automatic ticket gate approaches, the control unit 36 of the automatic ticket gate 1 sends the identification information (specific number) identifying the automatic ticket gate 1 to the receiving unit 64 of the wireless card C via the transmission / reception area variable unit 47 and the antenna 41. ) Is transmitted to the preset E region. When the card control unit 61 of the wireless card C existing in the area E returns response information indicating that the specific information has been received from the automatic ticket gate 1 via the transmission unit 67 as shown in FIG. The unit 36 is the switch 4
8 to switch the antenna 41 from the first amplifier 45 to the second amplifier 46.

As a result, the transmission / reception area by the antenna 41 is switched from the E area to the F area. As a result, the communication with the automatic ticket gate 1 determined by the specific information for the wireless card C is changed to another automatic ticket gate. 1 is reliably performed regardless of the transmission / reception area, and it is possible to optimize the ticket gate processing for a passenger who has a wireless card.

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 having the above-described configuration will be described by taking communication with a plurality of wireless cards C as an example.

Initially, the transmission / reception area by the antenna 41 is set to the E area shown in FIG.
A transmits the specific information for specifying each to the E area through the antenna 41.
For example, by microwave.

When, for example, two passengers each having the wireless card C approach the E area of each of the entrance machines 2 and 2A, the receiving unit 6 of the wireless card C of one of the passengers passing through the entrance machine 2
4 receives specific information for specifying the entrance device 2.

The receiving section 64 of the wireless card C of the other passenger passing through the entrance unit 2A receives specific information for specifying the entrance unit 2A.

In this case, as described above, the entrance machines 2, 2
Since the communication distance in the area E of A is smaller than the distance W between the entrance unit 2 and the exit unit 3, the entrance unit 2 and one passenger's wireless card C
And communication between the entrance device 2A and the wireless card C of the other passenger does not occur.

When the card control unit 61 of the wireless card C existing in the area E returns response information indicating that the specific information has been received from the automatic ticket gate 1 via the transmission unit 67 as shown in FIG. Also, no interference occurs between the communication between the entrance machine 2 and the wireless card C of one passenger and the communication between the entrance machine 2A and the wireless card C of the other passenger.

According to such an operation, when performing the ticket processing for the wireless cards C of a plurality of passengers, no interference occurs between the automatic ticket gates 1 adjacent to each other. Can be executed smoothly.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the card control unit 61 of each wireless card C existing in the E area receives response information indicating that the specific information has been received from the entrance machines 2 and 2A via the transmission unit 67 as shown in FIG. When a reply is received, each control unit 36 sends a switch signal to the switch 48 to switch the antenna 41 from the first amplifier 45 to the second amplifier 46.

As a result, the transmission / reception area of each antenna 41 becomes an F area wider than the E area, and the exchange of ticket information from each wireless card C of each passenger passing beside the entrance machines 2 and 2A, ie, ID code specifying the owner, ticket number, boarding section, period of use, gender of male and female, distinction between children and adults, ID code received based on response information such as last time the automatic ticket gate 1 was used, current use time,
The above-mentioned ID code is used for transmitting the ticket processing information, such as the use section and the station name code, to each wireless card C, and returning the response information from each wireless card C to the entrance machines 2 and 2A to the effect that they have been received. Can be accurately performed with the individual wireless card C specified by

Then, the entrance machines 2, 2A as described above
If the communication with each wireless card C is proper, the gates of the entrance machines 2 and 2A are opened, and each passenger can proceed quickly to the premises.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention.

[0053]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the above-described configuration makes it possible to reliably and properly perform a ticket inspection process for a passenger possessing an information medium using wireless communication. Can be provided.

In the present invention, since the ticket information is received from the information medium in the first communication area which is relatively or relatively small, when the information medium is owned by a plurality of users and a plurality of information mediums are present, for example. It is also easy to specify the information medium to be communicated, and the transmission of the ticketed information to the information medium causes the information medium specified by the ticket information to be transmitted in a second communication area larger than the first communication area. Therefore, even when the user moves, there is an excellent effect that the transmission can be reliably performed.

Further, according to the present invention, when performing a ticket inspection process for each information medium, communication of specific information for specifying an automatic ticket gate and response information to specific information from the information medium may cause interference between adjacent automatic ticket gates. This can be performed without any occurrence, thereby providing an automatic ticket gate that can smoothly execute the ticket gate processing.

Further, according to the present invention, since the ticket information is received from the information medium in the first communication area smaller than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates, the information medium is possessed by a plurality of users, and In such a case, it is easy to identify the information medium to be communicated while preventing interference, and the transmission of the ticketed information to the information medium is performed more easily than the first communication area for the information medium specified by the ticket information. Since the transmission is performed in the second communication area longer than the interval between the automatically adjacent automatic ticket gates, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that the transmission can be reliably performed even when the user moves.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a wireless card used in the device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between large and small transmission / reception areas of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing communication contents between a wireless card and an antenna of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic ticket gate 37 Control means 41 Antenna 47 Transmission / reception area variable part C wireless card

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that performs ticket gate processing by wirelessly communicating ticket gate information with an information medium possessed by a passenger, comprising: a first communication area and a first communication area larger than the first communication area;
A communication hand that performs wireless communication with the information medium in the communication area 2
And the communication means may be such that the communication area is the first communication area.
Information that specifies the information medium from the information medium.
Communication area of the communication means when receiving ticket information including
Is switched from the first communication area to the second communication area.
Communication means so that the communication area becomes the second communication area.
To the information medium specified by the ticket information
Automatic gate apparatus, characterized in the finished information that and a control means for transmitting. 2. The control means according to claim 1, wherein said first communication means has a small communication output.
2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, further comprising an amplifier and a second amplifier having a large communication output. 3. The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the automatic ticket gates are arranged and arranged, and a communication distance of a first area formed by each communication means of each automatic ticket gate is set smaller than a distance between adjacent automatic ticket gates. Item 2. The automatic ticket gate according to Item 1. 4. An automatic ticket gate apparatus for performing ticket gate processing by wirelessly communicating ticket gate information with an information medium possessed by a passenger, wherein the first area and the first area are connected to the information medium. communication means for communicating more wicket information with a large second region, through the identification information for identifying the automatic ticket gate apparatus to the information medium via the communication means in said first region
Control means for transmitting the ticket gate processed information to the information medium specified by said response information to switch the communication area by the communication unit to the second region when receiving the response information for a particular information from the information medium as well as signal control An automatic ticket gate device comprising: 5. An automatic ticket gate system in an automatic ticket gate system in which a plurality of automatic ticket gates for performing ticket gate processing by wirelessly communicating ticket gate information with an information medium possessed by a passenger are arranged. Communication means for performing wireless communication with the information medium in a first communication area smaller than the interval between ticket gates and a second communication area equal to or greater than the interval between adjacent automatic ticket gates; 1 to control the information medium to transmit specific information for specifying the automatic ticket gate device, and transmit the ticket information including information for specifying the information medium in response to the specific information from the information medium. When receiving, the communication area of the communication means is switched from a first communication area to a second communication area, and the communication means is controlled so that the communication area becomes the second communication area. Automatic gate apparatus characterized by comprising a control means for sending the ticket gate completion information to the information medium specified by broadcast.