JP3290391B2 - 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 a ticket gate system suitable for an unmanned station or an unmanned ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of automatic ticket gates, automatic ticket gates are also being installed in unmanned stations, and when a large station has a plurality of ticket gates, personnel are required to reduce staffing and other reasons. So-called unmanned corners may occur.

[0003] By the way, in order to construct an automatic ticket gate system for preventing unauthorized use of tickets, especially commuter passes, it is necessary to make sure that entry data and entry data are paired in the entire station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. An automatic ticket gate system that needs to be monitored and thus prevents unauthorized use of commuter passes is built including automatic ticket gates installed in unmanned stations and corners.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an automatic ticket gate system capable of checking the prevention of unauthorized use of a commuter pass, there is a high possibility of improper use in which the use of a commuter pass does not coincide with entry and exit. Has reached the predetermined number of times,
In some cases, the door of the main body of the automatic ticket gate is closed to be treated as a clerk, and an explanation about the use condition of the commuter pass is requested.

[0005] Incidentally, such a check of the number of times of unauthorized use is also performed in the main body of the automatic ticket gate at an unmanned station or an unmanned corner. It is closed and entry and exit are refused, but at this time, since there is no staff nearby, there is a disadvantage that the user has no opportunity to excuse and cannot enter or exit.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket handling system that can cope with a case where entry / exit is rejected by an automatic ticket gate at an unmanned station or an unmanned corner. It is to provide a ticket gate system.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention performs arithmetic processing on data recorded on a ticket inserted into a main body of the automatic ticket gate to enter the ticket. In an automatic ticket gate system that performs entry and rejects entry when data indicating a predetermined unauthorized use state is recorded in the inserted ticket, the installation location of the main body of the automatic ticket gate and its installation A response means provided between a clerk room remote from the place and responding between the user and the clerk, and when a ticket having the data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state is inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Data transmitting means for transmitting the data content to the attendant room side, and when data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state is confirmed in the attendant room, entry / exit of a ticket having the data is performed. Release signal transmitting means for transmitting a release signal to be permitted to the automatic ticket gate side, and when the main body of the automatic ticket gate receives the release signal, entry and exit can be permitted, and entry and exit can be performed according to a predetermined unauthorized use state. Permission control means for permitting entry / exit of a ticket for which permission is not granted.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical schematic configuration of the automatic ticket gate system according to one embodiment.

A main body (hereinafter, referred to as "main body") a of the automatic ticket gate is installed in an unmanned corner, and the main body a
Is connected to a monitoring device b provided in a station office provided at a location distant from the unmanned corner.

To explain from the main body a side, the main body a is RO
System program stored in M1 and RAM2
And a central processing unit (CPU) 3 for performing arithmetic processing using the working data stored in the CPU.

The CPU 3 is connected to the I / O unit 4
A read / write unit that reads data recorded on the ticket, writes new data, and prints and punches as necessary while transporting the ticket inserted into the slot of the main body a to the exit. 5, a door drive unit 6 that drives and controls a door that opens and closes a ticket gate passage, an intercom unit 7 used when responding to a staff member in a station office, and communication control for performing communication between the monitoring device b. The unit 8 is connected.

The I / O unit 4 is connected to a human detector or the like for detecting a user in the ticket gate passage, but is omitted here. Also, intercom unit 7
Here, is shown an example provided on the main body a, but may be provided at a predetermined location in a station yard separately from the main body a.

The monitoring device b has a configuration that can be used also as a monitoring device of a well-known automatic ticket gate.
0 and system program stored in RAM 11
Has a central processing unit (CPU) 12 for performing an operation for monitoring the main body a using the working data stored in the CPU.

The CPU 12 has an intercom unit 14 for responding to the user on the main unit a via the I / O unit 13 and the number of times indicating the unauthorized use state in the main unit a has reached a predetermined value. A display unit 15 for displaying the data contents of a ticket whose permission is not granted, a release mode setting switch 16 for inputting a signal for releasing the entry / exit inhibition so that the ticket can enter and exit, and a main unit a side. A communication control unit 17 for performing communication between them is connected.

The intercom unit 7 on the main unit a side
Is provided separately from the main unit a, the intercom unit 14 on the monitoring device b side is also provided separately, and a dedicated line is provided between the two. When the main unit a is an unmanned station, a telephone network line is used as a line between the two communication control units 8 and 17.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a commuter pass is inserted into the insertion slot of the main body a (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the steps are referred to as “S”).

If the data recorded on the inserted commuter pass is read, and as a result of arithmetic processing based on the read data, entry and exit can be permitted (S102, S10).
4 is affirmative), the door is opened (if the main body a is the normally open type, the door is opened), and entry and exit of the user are permitted (S105). Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the entrance of a commuter pass such as a commuter pass of an invalid ticket whose expiration date has expired or a regular ticket is closed and entry / exit is refused.

Even if the commuter pass is within the validity period and within the boarding section, if the number of unauthorized uses recorded on the commuter pass reaches a predetermined number, for example, entry and exit When the number of times of use that does not match the number of times reaches 10, the door is closed, and the commuter pass is discharged to the outlet and returned (S106). The data content of the ticket whose number of times of unauthorized use has reached the predetermined value is transmitted to the monitoring device b and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 15 (S108).

In this case, guidance is given via a display screen or a speaker (not shown) provided on the main body to the effect that "entrance and exit cannot be permitted and that a contact should be made with a staff member via an intercom" (S110). ).

When the user who has been denied entry presses the call button of the intercom unit 7 (Yes at S112), the user can make a response with a staff member in the station office. Therefore, when the station clerk determines from this response that the entry / exit of the user can be permitted, the station clerk presses the release mode setting switch 16 (S114 affirmation), and inserts the commuter pass again to the user. I will guide you to do it.

When the setting switch 16 is pressed, the main body a
Is a state in which entry / exit is possible even with a commuter pass in which the number of times of unauthorized use has reached a predetermined value (S116). The user
It becomes possible to enter a commuter pass by inserting a commuter pass into the main body a (Yes in S100, Yes in S102, Yes in S104, S10
5).

As described above, at an unmanned station or an unmanned corner, even if the number of unauthorized uses has reached a predetermined value and entry / exit is denied, entry / exit can be made by responding to a staff member. Can be.

[0023]

The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is provided between a place where the main body is installed and a staff room distant from the place where the main body is installed. When a ticket having data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state is inserted, data transmission means for transmitting the data content to the attendant room side, and data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state in the attendant room Is confirmed, a release signal transmitting means for transmitting a release signal permitting entrance and exit of a ticket having the data to the automatic ticket gate side, and when the main body receives a release signal, the entrance and exit are Permission control means for permitting entry and exit for tickets for which entry and exit are not permitted due to a predetermined unauthorized use state, so that the number of unauthorized use has reached a predetermined value and entry and exit is rejected Since it entry and exit by the response of the attendant can improve convenience of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,10 ROM 2,11 RAM 3,12 CPU 5 read / write unit 6 door drive unit 7,14 intercom unit 8,17 communication control unit 15 display unit 16 release mode setting switch

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An entry / exit operation is performed by processing data recorded on a ticket inserted into a main body of an automatic ticket gate, and data indicating a predetermined unauthorized use state is recorded on the inserted ticket. In an automatic ticket gate system that rejects entry and exit when being performed, a response provided between the installation location of the main body of the automatic ticket gate and an attendant room away from the installation location, and responding between the user and the attendant Means, when a ticket having data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state is inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, data transmission means for transmitting the data content to the attendant room side; Releasing data transmitting means for transmitting, to the automatic ticket gate, a releasing signal for permitting entry and exit of a ticket having the data when the data indicating the predetermined unauthorized use state is confirmed; Permission control means for permitting entry and exit when the main body of the ticket gate receives the release signal, and for permitting entry and exit for a ticket for which entry and exit cannot be permitted due to a predetermined unauthorized use state; Automatic ticket gate system characterized by the following.