JP2819048B2 - Admission reservation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an admission reservation device suitable for use at various expositions and leisure lands.

[Conventional technology]

At various expositions and leisure lands, when booths, pavilion or amusement facilities, etc. (collectively referred to simply as venues) become full, the gates are closed and visitors are lined up at the entrance until the next start time. Although it is made to wait, it requires a lot of staff to organize these visitors, so there is an economic problem that labor costs increase, but if the number of visitors increases, an accident due to congestion will occur In addition to the problem that the danger becomes high and that an effective space is taken up by a matrix, there have been problems such as obstruction of the related art and contamination of the surroundings with dust. In addition, there is a problem for those who line up, such as wasting time because they do not go to other venues during that time, or getting sick if they are lined up in a cold or hot place for a long time. Therefore, improvement of these problems has been strongly desired.

Therefore, in the past, the congestion due to the above-described arrangement was handed over by handing in advance an aligned ticket or a reservation ticket to the visitors, or by adopting a reservation card system as disclosed in JP-A-1-134565. It was conceived to solve various problems such as wasting time.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, the above arrangement and the issuance of a reservation ticket require a dedicated staff, so there is a problem that the number of staff must be increased accordingly, and organized according to the start time and the number of seats in the venue etc. Since it is necessary to issue a ticket or a reservation ticket, the management is very troublesome, and there is a case where a wrong number of tickets is issued or a double reservation is received, which may cause trouble to the visitors.

On the other hand, in the case of the card system described in the above-mentioned publication, since reservations are accepted in the order in which the cards are inserted into the reservation accepting device, it is possible to freely select the reservation time according to the user's own schedule. There is also a problem that, when reservations are made for a plurality of venues or facilities, it becomes impossible to enter the venue over time.

Also, even if you issue a numbered ticket or reservation ticket, or reserve a time using the above card system, visitors forget the start time, or the visitor goes to another venue at that time. There are many cases where visitors do not come back or come back, especially if the admission fee is charged, the damage will be large.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that the admission time to various venues or facilities can be freely and automatically reserved according to the will of the visitors, and the admission management by the reservation card is also automatically performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an admission reservation device that can be performed accurately and that is devised so that reservations can be canceled as little as possible.

[Means for solving the problem]

Means taken by the present invention to solve the above technical problem are as follows.

When the IC reservation card is inserted into the admission reservation machine installed at the entrance of the venue, the entrance gate opens and the admission control device that enables entry, (1) The reservation time of the venue A storage unit for storing reservation data including a band and a venue code, and a display for displaying the reservation data.

(2) The above-mentioned admission reservation machine has a display section for displaying a reservation schedule table including a reservable time slot and the number of available seats, and a reservation time slot selected from the reservation schedule table. A reservation accepting means for writing in the storage section of the IC reservation card inserted together with the code, and every time a reservation is accepted, the number of vacant seats in the reservation schedule table is counted down and displayed on the display section, and the number of vacant seats is reduced. Reservation counting means that stops accepting reservations when it runs out, and the inserted IC
Reservation check means for reading the reservation data stored in the storage section of the reservation card and opening the entrance gate to enable entry when the time zone and the venue code match is provided.

(3) While providing the amount memory on the above IC reservation card,
The above-mentioned admission reservation registration machine includes a reservation money collecting means for collecting a predetermined reservation money from the above-mentioned amount memory each time the reservation receiving means receives a reservation, and a reservation money from the admission fee from the above-mentioned amount memory at the time of admission. There shall be a balance adjustment means for collecting the balance.

[Operation] The above-mentioned element (1) includes a reservation time zone and a venue code stored in a storage unit of an IC reservation card purchased or lent in advance.
Similarly, by displaying on the display part of the IC reservation card,
Be able to accurately grasp your reservation status.

The element (2) is based on the reservation schedule table displayed on the display unit of the admission reservation registration machine, and grasps the reservation status in each time zone depending on the number of reserved seats, and matches the schedule of the user. You can reserve this time slot and store this reservation data on your own IC reservation card, but at the time of admission, insert this IC reservation card into the admission reservation registration machine, all the reservation time zone and venue code If the conditions are met, the gate opens to allow entry, thus enabling all reservation procedures and entry control to be performed automatically and accurately.

The factor of (3) above is due to the fact that the deposit is deducted from the amount memory of the IC reservation card at the time of reservation and it becomes a prepaid state,
While the ratio of unauthorized cancellation of visitors can be reduced as much as possible, the balance will be automatically deducted from the amount memory at the time of entry, eliminating the need to exchange cash for reservations and entry, and therefore significant management of entry. Enable labor saving. As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the above means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the above-described entrance reservation apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation example of an entrance reservation device according to the present invention, in which P is a venue such as various pavilions or booths or amusement facilities, and Pa is an entrance thereof.
G indicates a gate device provided at the entrance Pa, and 1 indicates an entrance
Shows the admission registration machine installed outside of Pa.

FIG. 2 shows an external view of the above-mentioned admission reservation registration machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a large display device as a whole, and reference numeral 3 denotes an IC reservation card 10 to be described later. And the reference numeral 4 generally indicates a key device.

The display device 2 includes a general display unit 2S for displaying time and various messages, and a reservation display unit 2T for displaying a reservation schedule table. The reservation display unit 2T has a reservation code number. The display section 2a, the display section 2b for the reservation time zone, the display section 2c for the reservation cursor 2e, and the display section 2d for the number of vacant seats are respectively formed in upper and lower multiple columns, and the number of vacant seats is changed every time a reservation is made. It is a mechanism that is sequentially displayed as a countdown.

On the other hand, the above-described key device 4 includes a selection key 4a for moving the reservation cursor 2e up and down, a registration key 4b used for registering the reservation, and a correction key 4c used for correcting the reservation. It is constituted by. Further, the registration key 4b and the correction key 4c are provided with display lamps 4bR and 4cR.

In addition, the code number 1T of the venue P is displayed on both sides of the entry reservation registration machine 1, and when making a reservation, this code number 1T is written in the storage section of the IC reservation card 10 described later together with the reservation time. It is a mechanism that is embedded.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an external connection terminal used when connecting an external device such as a host computer, and 1R denotes an external connection cable.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the IC reservation card 10 described above.
In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a display for displaying reservation data, amount, or other messages; 12, an alarm device for sounding an alarm sound before the reserved time; and 13, an admission reservation register 1 shown in FIG. A signal terminal for transmitting and receiving various data between the admission registration machine 1 and the IC reservation card 10 by connecting to the main body signal terminal 5 on the side.
Shown generally at 14 is a key device.

The above-mentioned key device 14 is used for present time display key 14a, balance display key 14b, card number display key 14c, display data feed key 14d, reservation registration key 14e, and reservation. A usage amount key 14f for displaying an amount, an alarm set key 14g, an alarm registration key 14h,
It consists of an OFF key 14i.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of a card processing unit 6 provided inside the insertion slot 3 of the entrance reservation registration machine 1, wherein 3a is a guide passage, 7 is a card sensor, and 8 is a card. A motor for rotating the feed roller 8R is shown. The above-mentioned main body signal terminal 5 is provided in the inner part of the guide passage 3a, and is connected to the signal terminal 13 of the IC reservation card 10 which is fed in with the rotation of the roller 8R. It is a mechanism to connect.

Fig. 5 shows the above-mentioned admission reservation registration machine 1 and IC reservation card 10
1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the present invention, wherein a drive circuit 1K of the entrance reservation register 1 is configured using a microcomputer.

That is, reference numeral 20 in the figure is the center of the above-mentioned macro computer.
The CPU 20 includes the display device 2, the key device 4, the display lamps 4bR and 4cR, the main body signal terminal 5, the card sensor 7, and the guard feed motor 8 which constitute the card processing unit 6. Connected, and the gate device G and the gate sensor for detecting the occupant via the cable 1R.
GS is connected and memory 21 consisting of ROM and RAM
And a clock circuit 22 for generating a reference clock signal are connected.
The system is controlled and operated according to a system program stored in the ROM of the memory 21 under the monitoring of the CPU 20.

The RAM of the memory 21 stores a reservation code, a reservation time zone, or the number of vacant seats and data for a reservation schedule that has been made. In particular, the number of vacant seats is counted down every time a reservation is registered. It is configured as follows.

The IC reservation card 10 is configured using an IC chip, and 30 is a central CPU. The CPU 30 includes the display 11, the alarm device 12, the signal terminal 13, the key The device 14 is connected, furthermore, a memory 31 comprising a ROM and a RAM, a display lamp 32 embedded in each of the keys 14a to 14i of the key device 14, a battery 33, and a clock circuit 34 for transmitting a reference clock signal. Is connected.

Next, a processing procedure for reserving an admission time using the admission registration machine 1 and the IC reservation card 10, and an IC reservation card
The processing procedure when setting 10 alarm devices and this
The processing procedure when entering the venue P using the IC reservation card 10 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

To reserve the entry time, the IC reservation card 10 purchased in advance is inserted into the slot 3 of the entry reservation registration machine 1 in step S1. Then, the card feed motor 8 is driven according to the card detection by the card sensor 7, and the roller 8R is driven by the IC.
The reservation card 10 is pulled in, the signal terminal 13 is connected to the main body signal terminal 5 of the entrance reservation register 1, and the process proceeds to the next step S2.

In the next step S2, the data in the memory 31 of the IC reservation card 10 is called by the connection between the signal terminals 5 and 13, and the process proceeds to the next step S3.

In step S3, it is determined whether or not the time reservation data of the same venue already exists in the memory 31, that is, whether or not the reservation of the same venue has already been completed. If there is no reservation (NO), the next step S4 The process proceeds to step S16 if there is a reservation (YES).

In the next step S4, the remaining amount in the amount memory of the IC reservation card 10 is checked to determine whether there is an amount for which time reservation can be made for the venue. If there is an amount (YES), the process proceeds to step S5. Information on the reservation procedure and the like is displayed on the general display section 2S of the admission registration machine 1. On the other hand, when there is no amount (NO),
Proceeding to step S18, a message to the effect that the reservation is not possible due to a shortage of money is displayed on the general display section 2S, and then proceeding to step S19, the card is discharged by reverse rotation of the card feed motor 8, and the reservation process is stopped. .

In the above step S16, the display of "Do not allow double reservation of the same venue" is displayed on the general display section 2S, and then in step S17, the card is ejected to disallow double reservation.

In step S6, the visitor performs a reservation operation according to the guidance display in step S5. The reservation operation is performed by operating the selection key 4a to move the cursor 2e to the time zone to be reserved.

FIG. 2 shows a state where the cursor 2e is set to the time zone of code No. 3 because the number of vacant seats is “0” in each time zone of code No. 1 and code No. 2.

After finishing the above reservation operation, proceed to the next step S7, the reservation code No. and the reservation time zone on the general display section 2S, and
The reservation contents (data) including the seat No. and the fee are displayed. If OK, proceed to step S8 to turn on the reservation registration key 4b.
Then, each reservation registration process of steps S9, S10, S11 is executed, then the process proceeds to step S12, the reservation lamp 4bR is turned on, and further, a display completion message is displayed on the general display unit 2S in step S13. I by the card feed motor 8
The discharging step S14 of the C reservation card 10 is executed, and the reservation processing is completed by finally removing the IC reservation card 10 from the slot 3.

On the other hand, after the reservation content display of step S7 is performed,
If it is desired to change the reservation, the process proceeds to step S20 and the correction key 4c may be turned on. When the correction key 4c is turned on, the process proceeds to step S21, where the correction lamp 4cR is turned on. Further, the process proceeds to step S22, and a message indicating that the reservation is to be corrected (changed) is displayed on the general display unit 2S. The reservation processing after step S5 is performed again.

After booking the admission time as described above, if you want to set an alarm that sounds an alarm before
The processing shown in the figure is performed.

That is, first, when the alarm set key 14g of the IC reservation card 10 is turned on in step S21, the process proceeds to the next step S22, where the first (first) reservation data stored in the memory 31 is called.

In the next step S23, it is determined whether or not an alarm reservation has already been made in this reservation data.
In the case of O), the process proceeds to the next step S24, and the first data is displayed on the display 11 as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

In the next step S25, the alarm set key 14g is operated to select an alarm reservation time. The alarm reservation time can be set, for example, 60 minutes before, 30 minutes before, 2
Any one of 0 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes can be selected. When this time is selected, the next step S2
Proceed to 6 to calculate the time to sound the alarm. That is,
If the reservation time zone is from 13:00 to 13:30 and the alarm reservation time is 30 minutes before, 12:30 is the alarm set time.

When the calculation of the alarm set time is completed, step S2
Then, the process proceeds to step S7, where the set contents are displayed on the display 11, and when the alarm registration key 14h is turned on in step S28, the process proceeds to step S29, where the set contents are stored in the memory 31.
And the process ends.

On the other hand, in step S23 described above, there is an alarm reservation (YE
If determined to be S), the process proceeds to step S30 and the display
The message "Alarm reservation has already been made" is displayed in 11, and if you want to cancel the alarm reservation here,
Proceeding to step S31, the OFF key 14i may be turned on.

To change the contents of the alarm reservation, if the reservation key 14e is turned on in step S32, step S33 is executed and a change message is displayed on the display 11, and thereafter, the above-described reservation processing in step S25 and thereafter is performed. Just do it.

Further, if it is desired to make an alarm reservation for reservation data other than the first reservation data, the next page key 1 is set in step S34.
If 4d is turned on, step S35 is executed, and the reservation data of the next page is called from the memory 31, and then this reservation data is displayed on the display 11 in step S36. Thereafter, the above-described processing in step S23 and subsequent steps are performed, and an alarm reservation is set.

If the user wants to change the set contents while looking at the display of the alarm set contents in step S27 described above, the process proceeds to step S32 and turns on the reservation key 14e, so that the set contents can be changed.

Next, a processing procedure when entering the venue P using the IC reservation card 10 that has been subjected to the above-described reservation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Upon entry, when the IC reservation card 10 is inserted into the slot 3 of the admission registration machine 1 in step S41, the process proceeds to step S42, where the reservation data stored in the memory 31 of the IC reservation card 10 is called. Then, in step S43, whether or not the reservation data includes reservation data related to the venue,
That is, it is determined whether there is reservation data of the same venue code number 1T, and if there is a reservation (YES), step S44
It is determined whether or not the current time is within the reserved time, and if it is within the time (YES), the process proceeds to step S45.

In step S45, the number of visitors “1” is added to the memory 21 of the admission registration machine 1, and then the process proceeds to step S46 to perform IC
The balance of the reservation is deducted from the amount memory of the reservation card 10.

When the above settlement is completed, the process proceeds to step S47, an entrance permission message is displayed on the general display unit 2S, and then proceeds to step S48, where the reservation data stored in the memory 31 of the IC reservation card 10 is canceled, Proceed to step S49.

In step S49, the card is discharged by the card feed motor 8, and when the card is removed in the next step S50, the process proceeds to step S51, where the gate device G at the entrance Pa of the venue is set.
Activates to open the gate and allow entry.

In the next step S52, when the gate sensor GS detects a visitor entering from the entrance Pa where the gate is opened as described above, the process proceeds to step S53, where the gate device G is closed to terminate the entrance.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S43 that there is no reservation data (NO) in the venue, and when it is determined in step S44 that the reservation time is out of the reservation time (NO), step S5 is performed.
Proceeding to 4, an invalid message is displayed on the general display section 2S,
Further, in step S55, the card is ejected and entry is not permitted.

〔effect〕

Since the entrance reservation device according to the present invention is as described above, by installing the entrance reservation registration machine at the entrance of each venue, the visitors themselves can make reservations for each venue using an IC reservation card. At the time of entry, the above-mentioned IC reservation card is inserted into the entry reservation registration machine to open the gate and enable entry, so that the reception of reservations at each venue and the entrance management are automated, Enables significant labor savings.

In addition, since visitors can select an admission time that matches their schedule from the displayed reservation schedule table and make a reservation, the reservation time does not overlap with other venues,
Until the performance (opening), it is possible to go to other venues and watch entertainment, eliminating the wasteful time waiting in line at the entrance until the performance, and exhibiting the advantage that time can be used meaningfully. In connection with the fact that the reservation fee is collected in advance from the amount memory of the IC reservation card at the time of reservation, in combination with the fact that the unauthorized cancellation of the reservation can be reduced as much as possible,
It is very suitable for use in time reservations for venues or facilities where the start time of various expositions and leisure lands is fixed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an installation example of an entrance reservation device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an entrance reservation registration machine, and FIG. 3 is a front view of an IC reservation card. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a card processing part, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of an admission reservation register and an IC reservation card, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining a processing procedure for making a reservation. 7
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when an alarm is set, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure at the time of entry. 1 is an admission reservation registration machine, 2 is a display device, 2S is a general display unit,
2T is a reservation schedule display section, 3 is a card slot, 4 is a key device, 5 is a main body signal terminal, 8 is a card feed motor, 10 is an IC reservation card, 11 is a display, 12 is an alarm device, and 13 is a signal. Terminal, 14 is the key device, 20 is the CPU, 21
Is a memory, 30 is a CPU, 31 is a memory, P is a venue, Pa is an entrance, G is a gate device, and GS is a gate sensor.

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-3-48385 (JP, A) JP-A-2-16691 (JP, A) JP-A-1-134565 (JP, A) JP-A-62-168264 (JP) , A) Japanese Utility Model 1-173873 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07B 1/00-15/00 G06F 15/21

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] An IC is used for an admission registration machine installed at the entrance of the venue.
When the reservation card is inserted, the entrance gate opens to allow entry, and in the entrance management device, the IC reservation card stores the reservation data including the reservation time zone and the venue code of the venue. A display unit for displaying the reservation data, the display unit for displaying the reservation data, the admission reservation registration machine, the display unit for displaying a reservation schedule table consisting of a reservable time zone and the number of vacant seats, Reservation accepting means for storing the reservation time zone selected from this reservation schedule table in the storage section of the IC reservation card inserted together with the venue code, and the number of vacant seats in the reservation schedule table each time a reservation is accepted A reservation counting means for counting down and displaying on the display unit and stopping accepting a reservation when the number of available seats is exhausted, and reading the reservation data described in the storage unit of the inserted IC reservation card. Ri, admission reservation apparatus characterized by comprising providing a reservation check means enabling admission to open the entrance gate when the time zone and the venue code fits. 2. The above-mentioned IC reservation card is provided with an amount memory, while the admission reservation registration machine collects a predetermined deposit from the amount memory each time the reservation accepting means accepts a reservation. 2. The admission reservation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means and, upon entry, a balance settlement means for collecting a balance obtained by subtracting a reservation money from an admission fee from said amount memory.