JP2661125B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed at a boarding gate of an airport, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate capable of smoothly processing a ticket gate of a waiting customer.

(B) Summary of the Invention When the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is applied to an airport, a serial number of a customer who can board a canceled vacant seat and a vacant seat number are stored. When a customer waits for a vacant seat, the numbered ticket with the reference number and the airline ticket (open ticket) for which the seat is not specified are accepted and the boarding procedure is performed automatically. As a result, a customer waiting for an empty seat can carry out the boarding procedure directly at the boarding gate, which facilitates boarding.

(C) Conventional technology At the airport, a numbered ticket is issued to a customer waiting for a seat such as a flight that is full, and a numbered ticket with a lower number is issued when a seat becomes available. Boarding is accepted in order from. Conventionally, in order to board, it has been necessary to show a numbered ticket on the reception counter and then convert the airline ticket (open ticket) for which the boarding flight is undecided into a boarding pass.

(D) Problems to be solved by the invention However, the reception of waiting for a seat is started immediately before departure of an airline, and it takes time to manually issue a boarding pass. It is in a place away from. For this reason, it takes time for boarding customers waiting for a seat to be vacant, leading to a hurry to the customer, leading to a deterioration in the service. In addition, there has been a problem that the departure of the flight may be delayed, which hinders smooth operation. .

In view of the above situation, the present invention is an automatic ticket gate that can accept a numbered ticket and a certificate certifying the right to pass through the gate at a ticket gate such as a boarding gate, and perform a ticket gate based on both data. The purpose is to provide.

(E) Means for Solving the Problems The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention includes: a numbered ticket in which identification information is written; a reception unit for receiving a previously issued security; and valid identification information among the identification information. Storage means for storing information about the ticket, the numbered ticket received by the receiving means is a numbered ticket in which the valid identification information is written, and the security received by the receiving means is a valid security And a release means for releasing a ticket permitting passage.

(F) Function When the present invention is applied to the response to a customer waiting for a vacant seat at an airport, the automatic ticket gate stores a seat number of a vacant seat and a vacant seating reference number for accepting boarding. At the time of reception, the numbered ticket with the reference number and the airline ticket for which the seat is not specified are received, and a boarding pass is issued to the customer by allocating a vacant seat number. As a result, the boarding procedure can be performed directly at the boarding gate when a customer waiting for a seat is boarded, and there is no need to carry out the boarding procedure at the reception counter, so that boarding can be facilitated.

(G) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention. Slot 1 for customers to enter boarding passes and air tickets
Conveyance paths 2, 8 are formed between the vehicle and the discharge port 10 from which the boarding pass is released. A cutter 4 is provided at the boundary between the transport paths 2 and 8. The cutter 4 cuts a stub of the open ticket. A magnetic head 3 for reading magnetic data of the inserted ticket is provided on the transport path 2, a temporary pool section 5 is provided on the transport path 8, and a thermal printer head 9 for printing seat designation data and the like on the face of the ticket is provided. Have been. The transport path 8 branches at branching sections 6 and 7, and the numbered ticket collection section 11 and the stub collection section 1
Connected to two. When a valid numbered ticket is inserted, the numbered ticket is temporarily pooled in the temporary pool section 5 and waits until a valid airline ticket is input. When a valid airline ticket is inserted, the stub is cut and the numbered ticket and stub are collected in the numbered ticket collection unit 11 and the stub collection unit 12, respectively. It conveys and prints the seat designation data and discharges it.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the automatic ticket gate.
This device is controlled by the microcomputer 20. The microcomputer 20 is connected with a transport control unit 21, a read / write control unit 22, a floppy disk control unit 23, and a transmission interface 24. The transport control unit 21 includes a transport belt drive unit 25 that drives the transport belts that form the transport paths 2 and 8, a flapper drive unit 26 that drives flappers provided in the branching units 6 and 7, and a cutter drive that drives the cutter 4. The unit 27 is connected. The read / write control unit 22 includes a magnetic reading unit that reads magnetic data with the magnetic head 3.
28, a thermal printer 29 for printing with the thermal printer head 9 is connected. In addition, a floppy disk 30 in which an empty seat file or the like is set is inserted into the floppy disk control unit 23. The transmission interface 24 is connected to a host computer via a line. FIG. 3 is a partial structural view of the floppy disk 30. M1 is a seat number storage area, and M2 is a seat number storage area, which stores the number of seats vacant and their seat numbers. M3
Is a serial number storage area in which serial numbers of serial numbers for boarding are stored. These data are input from the host computer via the line-transmission interface 24.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit. When data is received from the host computer at n1,
Start accepting boarding of waiting customers. It waits until the numbered ticket is inserted in n2, and when the numbered ticket is inserted, the data is read (n3), and it is determined whether or not the number is valid (n4). If it is valid, the operation proceeds to the operation of n5 or less. If it is not effective, the numbered ticket is discharged at n16 and the process returns to n2.

In n5, the numbered tickets are temporarily pooled in the pool section, and wait until an air ticket is input (n6). When the ticket is entered, the data is read (n7), and it is determined whether or not the ticket is valid (n8). If the ticket is valid, the ticket is conveyed to the position of the cutter 4 to cut the stub, and only the conveyance path 8 is driven to collect the numbered ticket and the stub (n10, n11), and the remaining boarding pass is conveyed. While printing and releasing boarding pass data (n12,
13n). Finally, the vacant seat data and the like are updated (n14), and it is determined whether or not the seat is full (n15). If the seat is full, the operation is ended. If not, the process returns to n2. If the entered air ticket is not valid, proceed to n8 → n17, discharge the numbered ticket and the air ticket, and return to (n17, n18) n2.

The floppy disk 30 (M3) corresponds to the storing means of the present invention, n2, n3, n6 and n7 correspond to the receiving means of the present invention, and n4, n8 to n13 and the thermal printer head 9 correspond to the discharging means of the present invention. Corresponding.

(H) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, a customer who possesses a numbered ticket and a security presents these tickets at another place and receives a toll ticket, and then passes through a ticket gate. Even without doing so, the customer can pass the ticket by directly putting the numbered ticket and the securities into the automatic ticket gate. As a result, it is possible to smoothly and promptly perform a ticket gate that restricts traffic based on the identification information of the numbered ticket, and it is possible to improve the service of the customer having the numbered ticket. Further, if the present invention is applied to a boarding gate at an airport, it is possible to smoothly carry on boarding customers waiting for a seat just before departure, thereby not delaying the departure of an air flight, and keeping the operation of the air flight smooth. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the automatic ticket gate, and FIG.
The figure shows a partial configuration of the floppy disk of the control unit.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit. M2: Seat number storage area, M3: Reference number storage area, 5: Temporary pool section, 9: Thermal printer head, 30: Floppy disk.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A numbered ticket on which identification information is written, and
Receiving means for receiving a security issued in advance; storage means for storing information relating to valid identification information among the identification information; and numbered tickets received by the receiving means are arranged in which the valid identification information is written. A ticket issuing unit that, when the ticket accepted by the accepting unit is a valid certificate, emits a ticket permitting passage.