JP2695719B2 - 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, and more particularly to a contactless card type automatic ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic ticket gates which are frequently used at present are constructed such that a ticket or a commuter pass is inserted into a main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as a main body) so that the automatic ticket gate is performed. However, this insertion type automatic ticket gate has a problem that a commuter pass user has to put a commuter pass in and out of a commuter pass every time the commuter pass passes through a ticket gate.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, data is exchanged between the main body and a commuter pass (card) in a contactless manner, and an automatic ticket gate is inserted without inserting the commuter pass into the main body. A non-contact card type automatic ticket gate capable of performing the above-mentioned steps has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-246687).

[0004]

However, in an automatic ticket gate of a contactless card type, a preceding user (passenger) exchanges data with a main body even if the user is a ticketless person (invalid card holder or valid card holder). In this case, there may be a disadvantage that the unlabeled person can enter and participate with the card of the subsequent user, and the subsequent user cannot enter and participate.

Normally, when there is an untagged person in advance, the communication function of the communication area of the main unit is stopped until the untied person leaves the ticket gate passage, so that the card of the subsequent user communicates with the main unit ( Communication) is not possible, but when a customer approaches and is in the ticket gate, such as during a rush hour, the card of the subsequent user is not You may be approaching the communication area. Therefore, when the card of the succeeding user is valid, the preceding unlabeled person can enter and participate by exchanging data between the card and the main body, while the succeeding user is detected as a billless person. Entrance and participation are blocked.

In the non-contact card type automatic ticket gate, when data is exchanged between the main body and the card, the communication state between the main body and the card becomes unstable, and the exchange of data is incomplete. Could be. This is because the card is carried in the user's hand and is brought closer to the communication area of the main body, so that the card may enter and exit the communicable range of the communication area, that is, a so-called swinging movement may occur. For this reason, even if you have a valid card, if data transfer is incomplete, the user will have to exit the ticket gate passage and re-enter the ticket gate again, which is inconvenient. If such a ticket gate reset occurs at the time of a rush, there is a concern that the processing capacity of the automatic ticket gate is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible for a user and a card to accurately cope with each other even when the users are approaching each other, and to provide a card and a main body. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate that can increase the communication opportunity during the period.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate which exchanges data between a main body and a card in a non-contact manner to perform an automatic ticket gate. A plurality of communication areas provided in the main body along the ticket gate passage, a detecting means for detecting a passing position of a user passing through the ticket gate passage ,
Of which corresponds to the passing position of the user detected by the detection means
Control means for controlling at least one communication area to operate . Also,
The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has the following object.
Data transfer between the main unit and the card without contact
In an automatic ticket gate that performs automatic ticket gates,
A plurality of communication areas provided before Symbol Body Te, the ticket gate
Detecting means for detecting a passing position of a user passing through a passage
According to the direction of travel of the user in the ticket gate
While sequentially operating the plurality of communication areas,
Before the user enters the designated position in the ticket gate passage
If the data is not exchanged, the user
Stop operation of all communication areas until you leave the aisle
Control means for controlling the
ing.

[0009]

In the above arrangement, the control means includes a plurality of communication devices.
Of the rear area,
Activate at least one corresponding communication area. Also,
The control means is adapted to the direction of travel of the user in the ticket gate passage.
To operate multiple communication areas sequentially,
By the time the user enters the designated position in the ticket gate,
When data transfer is not performed, the user is
The operation of all communication areas is stopped until the user leaves .

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main body a according to one embodiment, and doors 1a and 1b are provided at the front and rear of a side wall of the main body a, respectively. In FIG. 1, the user is set to be able to pass from the right side to the left side of the main body a. Therefore, a mark indicating the passing direction of the user is lit on the display panel 2 provided on the end face on the near side.

In front of the upper surface of the main body a (right side of the upper surface), a card C held by the user in the direction of the ticket gate passage is held.
A first communication area 3 and a second communication area 4 including an antenna for exchanging data with the first communication area are provided so as to be in contact with each other.

S _{1 to} S ₈ are human detectors comprising photo sensors for detecting the passage of a user, and are provided at predetermined intervals on the side wall of the main body a and the arm 5. It should be noted that the human detectors S ₄ and S ₅ provided substantially at the center of the side surface of the main body a are configured by pairing two photo sensors. If the card C cannot communicate with either of the communication areas 3 and 4 before the user is detected by one of the human detectors S ₄ and S ₅ , the user of the card C is unlabeled. It is used as a detector when judging a person. Also, the first communication area 3 and the second communication area 4
Human detectors S ₃ provided between is used when switching the communication state from the first communication area 3 to the second communication area 4.

L is a lamp for notifying the user of the availability of the main body a. When displayed in red, it means that the ticket gate processing of the user in front has not been completed, so that it cannot be used, and is displayed in blue. Indicates that it can be used. Reference numeral 6 denotes a speaker, which is used when giving guidance for urging the user to leave or other guidance. Further, reference numeral 10 denotes a controller mainly constituted by a microcomputer, which is configured to control the main body a in a comprehensive manner.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the controller 10 and the card C. The central processing unit (CPU) 11
System program stored in M12 and RAM1
The arithmetic processing is performed using the working data stored in 3. The CPU 11, the doors 1a through the I / O unit 14, a door driver 15 for driving the 1b, a lamp driver 16 which controls lighting of the lamp L, and the detection signal of each human detectors S ₁ to S ₈ A sensor driver 17 to be taken in, a voice driver 18 for performing predetermined guidance from the speaker 6, and a communication control unit 1 for exchanging data with the card C
9 are connected.

The communication control unit 19 transmits the radio waves transmitted from the card C to the antennas 3 ′ and 3 ′ provided in the first communication area 3 and the second communication area 4, similarly to a known contactless automatic ticket gate. It has a function of receiving data via the antenna 4 'and transmitting data from the main body a to the card C. The data transfer method between the main body a and the card C is not limited to the above-described radio wave method, but may be an optical communication method, an electromagnetic coupling method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like.

The electrical configuration on the card C side is the antenna 20
A communication control unit 21 having the same function as the communication control unit 19 of the main body a, an I / O unit 22, a CPU 23,
It has a memory 24 composed of a RAM and a power supply 25. Note that the power supply 25 may be configured to receive a power wave supplied from the main body a and serve as a power supply without having the power supply 25 inside the card C.

The CPU 23 controls the data in the memory 24 to be transmitted to the main unit a via the communication control unit 21 and records the data from the main unit a, that is, the ticket gate data such as the entrance and exit times in the memory 24. Control.

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, when the lamp L of the main body a is lit in blue and the main body a can be used, the first communication area 3 is in a communicable state and the second communication area 4 is in a communication cutoff state (step 100 is affirmative, step 102. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as S.).
At this time, when the user carrying the card C approaches the main unit a and communicates with the first communication area 3 and the communication is good and predetermined data is exchanged (Yes at S106), the card C The data in the memory 24 of the antenna 3 '
And received into the RAM 13. Then, a ticket inspection process is performed based on the captured data. That is, the CPU 11 performs arithmetic processing based on the data received from the card C, determines whether or not the passage through the card C can be permitted. As a result of the determination, when the passage can be permitted, the door 1b is opened. While maintaining the open state (closed to open when the main body a is the normally closed type), the ticket gate time and the like are transmitted to the card C. In the card C, the received ticket gate data is written into the memory 24, and a series of ticket gate processing ends (Yes at S108, S110).

Of course, when the judgment is that the passage cannot be permitted (No at S108), for example, when the taken data is an error card such as out-of-expiration date, the door 1b is closed (when the data is normally closed, the door 1b is closed). ) And the passage of passengers is blocked. At this time, there is a subsequent user, and all the communication areas 3 and 4 are disconnected in order to prevent the user from communicating with the first communication area 3. Note that if there is a user holding a valid card before holding the error card, the user stops entering and the door 1b is closed (S120, S12).
2, S124).

By the way, if the communication with the first communication area 3 is unsuccessful despite the fact that the holder of the valid card C has reached the point where it is detected by the human detector S ₃ , the first communication The communication state of the area 3 is disconnected and the communication state of the second communication area 4 is turned on (S130).
Yes, S132). Then, when the communication between the second communication area 4 and the card C has been successfully performed (Yes at S134), a ticket inspection process is performed in the steps after S108 described above.

[0021] However, a malfunction may communicate with the card C and the second communication area 4, and when the user it is detected that enters to where it is detected by the human detector S ₄ or S ₅ is (S134 negative , S136 affirmative), since the user is a billless person, the communication state of the second communication area 4 is also disconnected (S138), and the user (including the user when there is a subsequent user). Until the vehicle exits the ticket gate passage, the main body is in an abnormal state and is placed in a state of blocking the passage of the user (S140).

As described above, in the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment, the operating state of each of the communication areas 3 and 4 is adjusted to the traveling position of the user, so that the communication of the preceding user ends. Communication of the subsequent user is not performed before, and the card can be accurately associated with the user. Further, even if the communication between the card C and the first communication area 3 ends abnormally, if the communication with the second communication area 4 is performed well, there is an advantage that the ticket can be checked without leaving.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of communication areas is two, but it is needless to say that three or more communication areas may be provided. Also, initially, the two communication area 3 and 4 and the operating state, the communication state of the first communication area 3 may be turned OFF when a customer is detected by the human detector S _3. Therefore, the expression "corresponding to the passing position of the user" in the present invention also includes the case where all communication areas are initially in operation.

[0024]

Automatic ticket gate according to the present invention includes a plurality of communication areas provided in the main body along the wicket passage, a detecting means for detecting the passing position of the user passing through the ticket gate passage, said plurality Of the communication area, the detection means detects
At least one communication interface corresponding to the
And control means for controlling the rear to operate.
Allows accurate correspondence between the card and the user
You. In addition, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention
Communication areas provided on the main unit and the ticket gate passage
Detecting means for detecting a passing position of a user passing through the
The above-mentioned multiple
Number of communication areas are activated sequentially, and their users
Before the ticket reaches the designated position in the ticket gate passage.
If the user is not receiving or sending the ticket,
Control means for controlling the operation of all communication areas to be stopped until the user exits , so that the communication of the subsequent user is not performed before the preceding user ends the communication, so the card And the user can be accurately matched. In addition, since the communication area is substantially widened, communication opportunities between the card and the main body are increased, and the probability that a valid ticket can be used for a ticket can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main body and a card.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 First communication area 4 Second communication area 10 Controller (control means) a Main body (main body of automatic ticket gate) S ₃ Human detector (detection means)

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Wada 1-13-8 Kamikizaki, Urawa-shi, Saitama Nihon Signal Co., Ltd. Yono Works (56) References Japanese Utility Model No. 4-119142 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that performs automatic ticket inspection by exchanging data between a main body of the automatic ticket gate and a card in a non-contact manner, comprising a plurality of gates provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate along a ticket gate path. A communication area, a detecting means for detecting a passing position of a user passing through the ticket gate passage, and the detecting means detecting the detecting area among the plurality of communication areas.
At least one communication area corresponding to the user's passage position
Control means for controlling so as to operate the automatic ticket gate. 2. The non-contact between the main body of the automatic ticket gate and the card.
Automatic ticket gate that exchanges data by touch and performs automatic ticket gate
At the gate of the automatic ticket gate along the ticket gate path.
To detect the number of communication areas and the passing position of users passing through the ticket gate passage.
Exit means according to the traveling direction of the user in the ticket gate passage
Activate multiple communication areas sequentially and use them
By the time the person enters the designated position in the ticket gate,
When data is not exchanged, the user will be
Stop operation of all communication areas until you leave
Automatic ticket gate comprising: control means for performing control as described above .