JP2966174B2 - Automatic ticket gate system - 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 system, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate system having not only a commuter pass processing function but also an automatic payment function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic ticket gate system that is frequently used at present is such that when a ticket or a commuter pass (hereinafter referred to as a card) is inserted into an automatic ticket gate body (hereinafter referred to as a main body), the boarding is performed. Data recorded on a ticket or card is taken into the main body. The main body performs an arithmetic process based on the data, performs entry and exit processing based on the arithmetic result, and writes the arithmetic result on the ticket or card to perform a ticket inspection process. ing.

In recent years, the above-mentioned insertion type automatic ticket gate has
In order to solve the problem that the commuter pass user has to put the card in and out of the commuter pass every time he passes the ticket gate, an IC type card having a communication function in the card. Non-contact type automatic ticket gates have been proposed in which data is exchanged between the card and the main body in a non-contact manner and an automatic ticket gate is inserted without inserting the card into the main body. (For example, JP-A-1-246687).

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional insertion-type automatic ticket gates and the proposed non-contact type automatic ticket gates, when a card is inserted or approached, the ticket gate is closed. The range that can be processed is limited to a predetermined section of the card, and when the card is out of the predetermined section, that is, when the boarding is performed by the card, the account is settled at a window or an automatic payment machine. It had to be a hassle.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to allow a main body to perform a settlement process when a passenger rides on a card. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate system capable of performing efficient ticket gate processing.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is provided with an approaching car to achieve the above object.
De between the de - a body for automatic ticket gates to perform the transfer of data, the mosquito - season ticket de having a data commutation ticket that is used to allow a predetermined boarding section provided in the de - data And a postpaid data provided for permitting a ride outside the predetermined ride section provided on the card.
A ticket data portion having data and a commuter pass data of the commuter pass data portion of the card when the card approaches the main body within a predetermined boarding section. When the card is approached to the main body outside the predetermined boarding section , post-paid data of the card data section of the card is calculated. And a control unit for performing an automatic ticket gate calculation process for the settlement process based on the information.

[0007]

In the above construction, when the card approaches the main body in a predetermined boarding section, the control unit controls the commuter pass on the basis of the data of the commuter pass data unit of the card. When the card approaches the main body outside the predetermined boarding section, the data is processed based on the postpaid data in the ticket data section of the card. Performs an automatic ticket gate calculation process for checkout processing.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the main body G is a non-contact type, and has doors 1a and 1b for opening and closing a ticket gate passage on the front and rear side surfaces of the housing H. On the front and rear sides, a display unit 2 for displaying a passable direction to a user is provided.

A communication area 3 for exchanging data with a non-contact type card C carried by a user by wireless communication is provided at an upper portion of a front portion and a rear portion of the housing H. An antenna 4 connected to a communication control unit described later faces these communication areas 3.

[0010] s is a human detector for detecting the entry of a user into a ticket gate passage formed with an adjacent main body (not shown), the exit from the ticket gate passage, or the passage of the user. H is attached to the side surface and the arm 5. Further, speakers 6 for broadcasting predetermined guidance to the user are attached to both side surfaces of the housing H.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is constituted mainly by a microcomputer.
Its electrical configuration is shown in FIG. That is, the central processing unit (CPU) 11 of the controller 7 performs an arithmetic control process using the program data stored in the ROM 12 and the data stored in the RAM 13. This CPU
11, doors 1a, 1b via an I / O unit 14.
, A sensor 16 that amplifies and takes in the detection signal of the human detector s, an audio driver 17 that drives the speaker 6, and a communication control unit 18 that sends and receives data to and from the card C. It is connected.

The communication control unit 18 is composed of a microcomputer separate from the controller 7 and, like the well-known non-contact automatic ticket gate, transmits the station name and the date of the day from the main body G to the card C via the antenna 4. And the like, and a function of receiving radio waves transmitted from the card C. The communication method between the main body G 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 card C has a well-known IC type card form as shown in FIG. 3, and has commuter pass items printed on its surface.

Next, the electrical configuration of the card C will be described.
This card C has an antenna 20, a communication control unit 21 having the same function as the communication control unit 18 of the main body G, and an I / O unit 2, similarly to a normal IC card having a communication function.
2, a CPU 23, a memory 24 including a ROM and a RAM, and a power supply 25. In addition, the power supply 25
Instead of having it inside the card C, the power wave supplied from the main body G may be received and used as a power source.

As shown in the data map of FIG. 4, the memory 24 has the same data as the data of the conventional commuter pass.
In addition to the commuter pass data section 24a where the data is recorded, there is provided a ticket data section 24b which is the same data as the prepaid card and in which the data of the amount is recorded. ing.

Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket gate system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Now, it is assumed that the main body G is set to be a two-way type as shown in FIG. 1 and a user having the card C is going to participate.

When the card C reaches the communicable range of the communication area 3 of the main body G (Yes at step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as S), a command from the main body G is transmitted to the card C.
Is received. Then, in the card C, the CPU 23 performs a predetermined ticket inspection process based on the data obtained from the main body G, and returns the result to the main body G side. When the response from the card C is received by the main body G, the main body G performs an arithmetic processing for a predetermined ticket gate processing. (S102).

When the result of the arithmetic processing can be entered, the door 1b is opened via the door driver 15 (when the main body G is of the normal open type, the ticket gate processing is performed (Yes at S104, S106).

[0019] However, if the result of the arithmetic processing can not be played, ie commuter pass de in the memory 24 - de of the season ticket based on the data portion 24a - the case is based on the data that can not be allowed to participate, for example Norikoshi the case of a ride Is determined as the calculation result based on the data of the ticket data part 24b in the memory 24 (No at S104, S108). If the card itself is an invalid ticket due to the expiration of the card C or the like, the door 1b is closed and the passage of the user is blocked and abnormal processing is performed, similarly to a known automatic ticket gate. (No at S108, S110).

Now, when an overriding ride is performed (S10
8 Affirmative), if the current balance of card C is equal to or greater than the overriding fare, then the overriding fare is reduced from the remaining balance, and
After the settlement process, the process proceeds to S106, where a ticket inspection process is performed. Of course, if the remaining amount is less than the fare, the entry is rejected and abnormal processing is performed (No at S112, S110).

As described above, in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present embodiment, when the boarding is carried out on the card C, the card G is used when the card C has a remaining amount exceeding the fare. , The user can participate in the process, and the user does not need to perform a payment process at a window or an automatic payment machine as in the related art, which is extremely convenient.

[0022] In the above embodiment, ticket data of the memory 24 - an example is shown in which data is stored, Ca - - The data portion 24b prepaid de after de use financial institutions or al debits Alternatively, postpaid data that can be stored may be stored. In particular, since the card C is an IC card type, a large amount of data can be stored in the memory 24, and the postpaid type can be easily realized. When the card C is of the postpaid type, when the overdraft amount from the speaker 6 of the main body G becomes a predetermined amount, an announcement urging the settlement is made,
Alternatively, payment may be made when the card C is updated. Moreover, since the card C is an IC card type, the memory 2
4 is easy to update, so that the card C can be used repeatedly. Further, since the storage capacity of the memory 24 is large, data recording in consideration of security can be performed as compared with data recording on a magnetic card.

[0023]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic ticket gate system for transmitting and receiving data to and from an approaching card, and automatically setting a ticket gate provided on the card. constant Kikende has data commuter pass that is used to allow the - data part and the force - postpaid used to allow the ride than the predetermined boarding section provided in de data A ticket data section having a card and a card when the card approaches the main body within a predetermined boarding section.
The automatic ticket gate for the commuter pass is calculated based on the commuter pass data in the commuter pass data section of the card, and when the card approaches the main body outside the predetermined boarding section, the The control section performs the calculation processing of the automatic ticket gate for the payment processing based on the postpaid data of the card ticket data section, so if the card is overtaken, In this case, it is possible to participate by performing a payment process based on postpaid data in the ticket data section. Therefore, the user can save the trouble of checking out even if the power of Ri over at the counter and automatic checkout machine. Further, since the card is an IC card type, the storage capacity of the memory is large, and therefore, the above-described processing can be easily realized. Moreover, since the card is of the IC card type, the data in the memory can be easily updated, and the card can be used repeatedly. Further, since the storage capacity of the memory is large, it is possible to store data in consideration of security.

[0024]

[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 front view of the card.

FIG. 4 is a data map of a memory.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G main body (automatic ticket gate main body) C card 7 controller (control section) 24 memory 24a commuter pass data 24b ticket data

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Junichiro Harada 11-2, Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Nihon Signal Co., Ltd. Utsunomiya Office (56) References JP-A-1-246687 (JP, A JP-A-61-25288 (JP, A) JP-A-2-183887 (JP, A) JP-A-3-250283 (JP, A) JP-A-3-273378 (JP, A) JP-A-60-1985 254390 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07B 1/00-9/02 G07B 11/00-17/04 G06F 15/20-15/20 102 G06F 15 / 21 G06F 15/24-15/28 G06K 17/00 G06K 19/00-19/08

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate for automatically transmitting and receiving data to and from an IC card type card approached, and permitting a predetermined boarding section provided on the card. constant Kikende has data commuter pass that used to - have a postpaid data used to allow the ride than the predetermined boarding section provided in the de - and data unit, the mosquito
A ticket data portion of the card, and, when the card approaches the automatic ticket gate main body within a predetermined boarding section, a commuter ticket of the commuter ticket data portion of the card.
The automatic ticket gate for the commuter pass is calculated on the basis of the above data, and when the card approaches the automatic ticket gate body outside a predetermined boarding section, the ticket data of the card is used. Part of
An automatic ticket gate system, comprising: a control unit for performing an automatic ticket gate calculation process for settlement processing based on postpaid data.