JP3325857B2 - PHS exchange, gate passage management system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a good PHS exchange and a gate passage management system for managing the passage of a PHS terminal when a holder of the terminal passes a specific gate.
The present invention relates to beam.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, when a user uses a facility, a gate is provided at an entrance or an exit of the facility in order to collect a fee from the user. For example, when a train is used as a facility, a station is provided with an entrance ticket gate (gate) and an exit ticket gate (gate). The user passes through these gates with a ticket or commuter pass corresponding to the section of use of the train. Then, when the user passes the ticket gate, the ticket or commuter pass is confirmed. As a result, the gate passage management as to whether the ticket or the commuter pass has passed the ticket gate according to the contents of the commuter pass is performed. In addition, when the user gets on a train using a prepaid card such as an orange card, the passage control of the gate is performed at the ticket gate, and the billing process according to the gate passed is performed at the ticket gate at the exit. You.

When a toll road is used as a facility, the toll road is generally provided with an entrance interchange (gate) and an exit interchange (gate). The user receives a ticket for specifying the entrance interchange at the entrance interchange, and pays a fee based on the ticket at the exit interchange. In this way, even on useful roads,
Gate management such as which interchange the user enters and exits from is performed, and charging is performed according to the gate from which the user enters and exits.

[0004] As another example, when using an amusement park, the entrance of the amusement park,
Alternatively, a gate is provided at the entrance of the facility in the amusement park. Then, when passing through these gates, the user pays a usage fee or presents a ticket to use the facility. Also in this case, the gate passage management for the user is performed, and the process related to the billing according to the gate that passes is performed.

[0005]

By the way, there is a demand to centrally manage the use status of facilities such as stations and toll roads and the passing status of gates. However, gates provided at facilities, such as automatic ticket gates, are devices specialized for the facilities. As described above, since these devices are dedicated devices, it is difficult to connect these devices to a public network such as a telephone network or a dedicated line to which a management center for centrally managing information is connected. It is difficult to prepare facilities for centrally managing usage.

At a station, a user must pass a ticket or a commuter pass through an automatic ticket gate, which places a burden on the user. In addition, since tickets or commuter passes must be passed through automatic ticket gates, there is a problem that ticket gates are crowded during commuting and commuting hours. On toll roads, the user must receive a ticket at the entrance interchange and must pay for the toll at the exit interchange. Therefore, these places a burden on the user and further causes traffic congestion at the interchange. Furthermore, in an amusement park, a user must pay a fee or present a ticket at a gate. Therefore, they impose a burden on the user and further cause congestion at the gate.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a PHS exchange and a gate passage management system capable of easily centrally managing passage information of gates such as gates and interchanges provided in facilities. With the goal. In addition, the present invention provides a PHS exchange that can eliminate congestion at the gate,
The purpose is to provide a management system .

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an antenna (21) installed near a gate through which a PHS terminal passes, and a receiving number common to a target PHS terminal. A storage means (26) for storing a common destination number, a calling number for identifying a PHS exchange, and a gate ID for identifying a gate where the antenna is installed or a facility where the gate is installed; When performing a call setting process for the PHS terminal using the called number, the calling number is added to the outgoing signal and the PHS terminal
Outgoing connection processing is performed only in the case of a connection request by the calling number.
A calling / receiving processing means (24) for performing the transmission and reception of the PHS terminal by storing the terminal ID for specifying the PHS terminal which has been subjected to the transmission connection processing when passing through the gate in the storage means; A PHS exchange provided with information processing means for transmitting to a management center that manages a PHS terminal asynchronously with connection processing. The calling / receiving processing means performs a call setting process using a common called number common to the PHS terminals to be managed. Therefore, PHS terminals that pass through the gate and all PHS terminals to be managed can receive calls,
The gate passage management of all the PHS terminals passing through the gate becomes possible. The calling / calling processing means adds a calling number for specifying the PHS exchange when making a call setting process using the common called number, and transmits the call. This allows the PHS to be managed
The terminal can acquire the number to be the outgoing connection destination near the passing gate without previously storing the number of the outgoing connection destination in the memory, and the outgoing connection to the PHS exchange installed for the passing gate is possible. Further, the storage means (26) further stores a gate ID for identifying a gate where the antenna is installed or a facility where the gate is installed, and the information processing means (25) transmits the gate ID when passing through the gate. The terminal ID of the connected PHS terminal is stored in the storage means (26, 30), and the stored terminal ID and gate ID are transmitted to the management center asynchronously with the outgoing connection processing of the PHS terminal. The PHS in the present invention
An exchange is a wireless base station or a wireless base station and an IS.
Refers to a device made of MA.

Further, the calling / receiving processing means performs the calling connection processing only when the PHS terminal requests connection by calling number. Therefore, the PHS exchange does not perform outgoing connection processing for a connection request other than the calling number, and consequently responds only to the PHS terminal to be managed.

The antenna (21a) includes a PHS
Under the condition that the terminal moves linearly at a relatively high speed with respect to the antenna, the directivity of the PHS terminal with respect to the moving direction of the PHS terminal is strong. For example, when a PHS terminal mounted on a car is used for gate management, communication between the PHS terminal and the PHS exchange can be performed accurately.

The antenna (21 or 21 aor 21)
The output of b) is adjusted according to the moving speed of the PHS terminal. A certain time is required for connecting the PHS exchange and the PHS terminal. Therefore, by setting the output of the antenna to be strong when the moving speed of the PHS terminal is fast and to be weak when the moving speed of the PHS terminal is slow, the connection between the PHS exchange and the PHS terminal can be accurately performed. Here, the “moving speed” is the moving speed of the owner of the PHS terminal or the object equipped with the PHS terminal. In particular, when the moving speed of the PHS terminal is slow, it is possible to prevent a PSH terminal that does not pass through the gate from reacting erroneously.

[0012]

Further, the present invention provides an antenna (21) installed near a gate through which a PHS terminal passes, a common destination number which is a common receiving number for a target PHS terminal,
Storage means (26) for storing a calling number which is a number for specifying an S exchange, and a gate ID for identifying a gate where the antenna is installed or a facility where the gate is installed;
When, with the addition to the oscillation signal of the calling number when making a call setting process for the PHS terminal using the common deposition number
Only in the case of a connection request from the PHS terminal using the calling number
An outgoing / incoming processing means (24) for performing outgoing and incoming connection processing, and a terminal ID for specifying the PHS terminal subjected to outgoing and incoming connection processing when passing through the gate is stored in the storage means, and the stored terminal ID is stored.
PHS exchange having information processing means for transmitting a PHS terminal to a management center for managing the PHS terminal asynchronously with the outgoing connection processing of the PHS terminal, and storage means for storing a common called number which is a common called number A gate provided with a PHS terminal comprising (46) and transmission processing means (44) for making a connection request using a number added to the incoming call when the PHS exchange receives an incoming call with the common called number. Provide a passage management system. The PHS terminal responds only when the common called number stored in the memory matches the common called number used in the call setting process of the PHS exchange. Therefore, the passage control of the gate can be performed only for the PHS terminal to be managed, and the normal PHS terminal and the PHS terminal that is not managed are PHS terminals for the gate management.
There is no response to the call from the HS exchange. Since the transmission processing means makes a connection request using the number added to the incoming signal, it is possible to obtain the number to be the outgoing connection destination near the passing gate without storing the number of the outgoing connection destination in advance in the memory. , P installed for the passing gate
An outgoing connection to the HS exchange becomes possible.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a PHS exchange and a PHS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system using a PHS exchange and a PHS terminal of the present invention. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the PHS exchange 1 is connected to a public network 6 such as a telephone network.
And accommodates the PHS terminal 4 passing through the gate. Further, a management center 5 for centrally managing the gate passage information of the PHS terminal 4 is connected to a public network 6. Here, the “gate” is a dedicated PHS for gate management.
It refers to a terminal or a place for managing the passage of its owner. That is, a place to be an entrance or an exit of the equipment, specifically, a ticket gate at a station, an interchange on an expressway, an entrance at an amusement park, or a company entrance / exit. In addition,
In the present embodiment, the PHS exchange 1 is described as being connected to the public network 6, but is not limited to this.
The PHS exchange 1 includes a public network 6 and a LAN (Local Arrangement).
ea Network) or a private line.

A PHS exchange 1 accommodates a PHS terminal 4 and performs radio communication with the PHS terminal 4 (CS: Co: Cos).
rdless Station) and ISM with radio link control function
A (I Interface Subscriber Module Adapter) 3. Here, the ISMA 3 is composed of the wireless base station 2 and the IS
M (not shown). The ISM is a module for an I-interface subscriber, and is a module added to a digital office switch for an ISN network service. Also, the I interface is
An international standard interface between the ISDN network and user terminals. In addition, the ISMA 3 generally performs simultaneous calling of PHS terminals, authentication of PHS terminals, registration / management of subscriber information of PHS terminals, location registration control, and the like. The ISM generally connects to the ISMA3, collects billing information, and creates detailed information. Here, the PHS exchange 1 may include an ISM. Further, the PHS exchange 1 may be provided with a normal ISMA or ISM as a configuration, or may be configured with an ISMA or ISM having only the functions required in the present invention in comparison with a normal ISMA or ISM. It may be provided. The radio base station 2
An antenna 21 for communicating with the PHS terminal 4 is provided. The antenna 21 is installed near the gate and has characteristics suitable for a system in which the PHS exchange 1 and the PHS terminal 4 of the present invention are used. The antenna 2
The characteristics of 1 include presence / absence of directivity, strength of output, and the like. In the communication performed by the PHS exchange 1 or the PHS terminal 4, processing such as encryption and communication protocol conversion is also performed, but the details are as per the standard and will not be described. It should be noted that a PHS exchange generally means ISMA3, but in the present embodiment, a device including the radio base station 2 and ISMA3 is referred to as a "PHS exchange".

Next, the configurations of the PHS exchange 1 and the PHS terminal 4 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 shows the PHS of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an exchange 1 and a PHS terminal 4; FIG.
Thus, the radio base station 2 in the PHS exchange 1 according to the present invention includes an antenna 21, a communication processing unit 22, a sequence processing unit 2
3 and a memory 26. Here, the memory 26 has a common destination number 27 which is a PHS terminal to be managed and which is a receiving number common to PHS terminals dedicated to the system.
And a calling number 28 which is a number for specifying the PHS exchange. Further, the memory 26 stores unique data 29 corresponding to an application field, such as a gate at which the antenna 21 is installed or a gate ID for specifying a facility at which the gate is installed. The memory 26 stores the PHS terminal 3
The log data 30 for storing the information collected from 0 for a predetermined period is stored.

The communication processing unit 22 performs a normal PHS communication sequence control between the ISMA 3 and the radio base station 2 and between the PHS terminal 4 and the radio base station 2. The sequence control unit 23 performs a special sequence control provided for facilitating centralized management of information necessary for passing through gates such as ticket gates and interchanges provided at facilities. The sequence control unit 23 includes an outgoing / incoming processing unit 24 for performing a special outgoing / incoming call sequence, and an information processing unit 25 for performing a sequence control for exchanging information according to a system applied after a call is started.
And The outgoing / incoming processing unit 24 performs a call setting process for the PHS terminal using the common destination number 27, and at this time, adds the calling number 28 to the outgoing signal to perform the call setting process for the PHS terminal. In addition, the calling / received processing unit 24 performs the calling connection process only in the case of a connection request by the calling number 28 from the PHS terminal. After the start of the call, the information processing unit 25 performs transmission / reception sequence control for acquiring, from the PHS terminal 4, information necessary for the management center to manage the passage of the PHS terminal through the gate. Further, the information processing unit 25 performs a sequence control for transmitting the terminal ID of the connected PHS terminal, the gate ID in the unique data 29, and the like to the management center 5. The information processing unit 24 also performs processing such as saving and reading of information exchanged during the sequence control, as necessary. Here, the communication processing unit 22 and the sequence processing unit 23 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and the communication processing unit 22 and the sequence processing unit 23 are configured by a memory and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A program (not shown) for realizing the functions of the communication processing unit 22 and the sequence control unit 23
May be loaded into a memory and executed to realize the function.

FIG. 2 shows that the PHS terminal 4 of the present invention
Is composed of an antenna 41, a communication processing unit 42, a sequence processing unit 43, and a memory 46. here,
The memory 46 includes data 47 necessary for functioning as a PHS terminal or for a system to be applied,
A common called number 48, which is a called number common to PHS terminals determined according to the system to be applied, is stored. Further, the memory 46 is provided with an area for temporarily storing the calling number 49 sent from the PHS exchange 1.
The data 47 is described in more detail.
Terminal ID that is a contract terminal number assigned to each HS terminal
And basic data such as an authentication number and an encryption key required to function as a PHS terminal, and individual data that is an area for storing information according to an applied system.

The communication processing section 42 performs a normal PHS communication sequence control between the PHS terminal 4 and the radio base station 2. The sequence control unit 43 performs a special sequence control provided for facilitating centralized management of information on passage of gates such as ticket gates and interchanges provided at facilities. The sequence control unit 43 includes a transmission processing unit 44 for performing a special outgoing / incoming call sequence, and an information processing unit 45 for performing sequence control for exchanging information according to a system applied after a call is started. . When there is an incoming call with the common called number 48, the calling processing unit 44 extracts the calling number added to this signal, and stores the calling number in the memory area 49. In addition, the transmission processing unit 4
4 makes a connection request to the PHS exchange 1 using the stored calling number. The information processing section 45 performs sequence control on the PHS exchange 1 to transmit and receive information necessary for managing the passage of the PHS terminal through the gate at the management center. At this time, the information processing section 45 also performs processing such as storage and reading of information exchanged during the sequence control as necessary. The communication processing unit 42 and the sequence processing unit 43 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and the communication processing unit 42 and the sequence processing unit 43 are configured by a memory and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). , The communication processing unit 42 and the sequence processing unit 43
A program (not shown) for realizing the function may be loaded into a memory and executed to realize the function.

Next, a configuration example of the management center 5 for centrally managing the passage of the PHS terminal through the gate will be described with reference to FIG.
2, the management center 4 includes a communication processing unit 51, an information management unit 52, a user information database 53, and a related information database 55. Here, the user database 53 is information necessary to manage PHS terminals in PHS terminal units, and user data 54, PHS terminal owners (facility users) for each PHS terminal. ... is accumulated. Here, the user data includes a terminal ID for specifying the PHS terminal, basic data necessary for managing the PHS terminal, and the like. The related information database 53 is a database constructed according to the system to which it is applied. As an example, information indicating the relationship between the calling number for identifying the gate and the installation location of the gate, information generated by processing information acquired for gate management, and the like. The data sent from the PHS exchange 1 is stored in the user database 53 or the related information database 5 according to the system to which the PHS exchange 1 is applied.
5 is stored.

The communication processing unit 51 performs a normal communication sequence control between the public network 6 and the management center 5. The information management unit 52 performs transmission / reception sequence control for acquiring information necessary for managing the passage of the PHS terminal through the gate at the management center after the start of the call. At this time, the information management unit 52 also performs processing such as saving and reading of information exchanged during the sequence control as necessary. The information management unit 52 also performs processing of processing the acquired information and storing the processed information in the related information database. The communication processing unit 5
1 and the information management unit 52 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and the communication processing unit 51 and the information management unit 52 are configured by a memory and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Alternatively, a program (not shown) for realizing the function of the information management unit 52 may be loaded into a memory and executed to realize the function.

Next, a communication sequence between the PHS exchange 1 and the PHS terminal 4 according to the present invention will be described. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a communication sequence between the PHS exchange 1 (radio base station 2) and the PHS terminal 4. The incoming / outgoing call processing unit 24 in the PHS exchange 1 constantly or at a predetermined cycle uses the common incoming call number 27 stored in the memory 26 for incoming call connection processing to the PHS terminal (call setting: SETP).
U) (step S31). At this time, the incoming / outgoing call processing unit 24 transmits the calling number 28 stored in the memory 27 via a signal via the antenna 21.

The PHS terminal 4 receives a signal transmitted via the antenna 21 of the PHS exchange 1 when passing through the vicinity of the gate. At this time, if there is an incoming call at the common destination number 48 in the memory 46, the calling processing unit 44 in the PHS terminal 4 extracts the calling number added to the signal by the PHS exchange 1 and stores the calling number in the memory area 49. (Step S32). Next, the transmission processing unit 43 makes a transmission connection request (call setting: SETUP) using the stored calling number (step S33). Note that the PHS exchange 1 does not perform the outgoing connection processing of the PHS terminals other than the management target, so the following sequence is performed only when the outgoing connection request from the PHS terminal matches the calling number 28 stored in the memory 26. continue processing.

The PHS terminal 4 after step S33
And the sequence between the radio base station 2 and ISMA4
The sequence between the (resident ISMA) and the home ISMA is:
It is the same as the normal sequence until the call starts. That is, before the start of the call, capture of PSN data from home ISMA, terminal authentication, and the like are performed. It should be noted that a process for calling a connection destination is performed following the terminal authentication. Here, the connection destination according to the outgoing connection request of the PHS terminal 4 is PH
It is the S exchange 1 itself. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the connection of the call between the PHS terminal 4 and the PHS exchange 1 is completed immediately after the terminal authentication, and the call starts. Note that these sequences are performed by the communication processing units 22 and 42. The terminal ID obtained at the time of the above sequence is temporarily stored in the memory 26. The above is a common sequence regardless of the system applied.

Next, the information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1
And the information transmission / reception unit 45 in the PHS terminal 4 transmits and receives data necessary for performing gate passage management according to a predetermined communication protocol (step S34). At this time, the information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1 and the information transmission / reception unit 45 in the PHS terminal 4 also perform processing such as storage of transmitted / received information and readout of the stored information or prestored information as necessary. Do. The detailed sequence of this step S34 depends on the system to be applied.

After step S34 is completed, the sequence between the PHS terminal 4 and the radio base station 2 is the same as the normal sequence until the call is disconnected. However, call is PH
Since it is between the S terminal 4 and the wireless base station 1, the call disconnection process is performed during this time. The sequence from step S34 is performed by the communication processing units 22 and 42.

By the way, the PHS terminal 4 determines in step S3
Sequence processing for location registration may be performed between 2 and S33. Since this process is not different from the normal process, the details are omitted. As described above, the sequence between the PHS exchange 1 and the PHS terminal 4 is performed.

The PHS exchange 1 stores, in the log data 30, information exchanged with the PHS terminal 4 that has passed through the gate for the purpose of managing the passage of the gate. The PHS exchange 1 is controlled by the sequence processing unit 23 and the PHS terminal 4
Asynchronous with the call to
A connection is made to the management center by calling using the number (not shown) of the management center 5 stored in the memory 26. Then, the PHS exchange 1 transmits the accumulated log data to the management center 5. Thereby, the management center 5 can centrally manage the passage of the PHS terminal 4 at each gate where the PHS exchange 1 is installed.

As described above, the antenna 21 of the PHS exchange 1 is provided near the gate, and the PHS
By performing the incoming call connection process using the common destination number 27 common to the HS terminals, incoming calls can be made to all the PHS terminals 4 that are the PHS terminals 4 that pass through the gate and that are to be managed. Therefore, the PH dedicated to the system passing through the gate
The gate passage management of the S terminal 4 becomes possible. Also, PHS
The terminal 4 uses the common destination number 48 stored in the memory and the PHS
Only when the common destination number 27 used in the incoming connection processing of the exchange 1 matches, the sequence processing from step S31 is performed. Therefore, the P for the system to be managed
Gate passage management can be performed only for HS terminals, and ordinary PHS terminals and unmanaged PHS terminals do not respond to calls from the PHS exchange 1 for gate management. Further, the PHS exchange 1 executes step S3
1 when performing the call setting process using the common called number 27
A calling number 28 specifying the HS exchange 1 is added and the call is transmitted. On the other hand, when an incoming call with the common destination number 48 stored in the memory matches, the PHS terminal 4 obtains the calling number added to the signal, and makes an outgoing connection request (call setting: SETUP) using this calling number. . Thereby, the PHS terminal 4
Can acquire the number to be the outgoing connection destination in the vicinity of the passing gate without storing the outgoing connection destination in the memory in advance,
An outgoing connection to the PHS exchange 1 installed for the passing gate is possible. In addition, these processes are performed by PHS
This is also effective in preventing the terminal 4 from making an outgoing connection to the PHS exchange 1 installed for different gates.

In the PHS communication processing, since authentication and encryption are performed, confidentiality of communication contents can be easily maintained, and manufacture of a clone PHS terminal becomes difficult. In addition, since the PHS communication is provided with an authentication / charging function, these functions can be used in PHS terminal authentication and charging processing. Also, PHS
Has an I interface, so that it is easy to connect to the communication network 6, and as a result, the PHS exchange 1
Can easily connect to the management center 5 connected to the communication network 6. In the PHS, technology of terminals, antennas, and signal systems is established, and it is easy to realize a small-sized, low-cost system at an early stage.

In the following, the PHS exchange 1 of the present invention and the PH
An example of a system to which the S terminal 4 is applied will be described. In the following, information necessary for gate management at that time, and
Description will be made focusing on a specific sequence example of step S34 in FIG.

[Application Example to Toll Road] The first application example is an application of the PHS exchange 1 and PHS terminal 4 of the present invention to a system for managing the passage of an interchange (gate) on a toll road. . This system is
A system for performing billing processing in accordance with an interchange exiting from an entering interchange. Also, PH
The S terminal is used as a prepaid card and is mounted on a car. Further, it is assumed that all vehicles passing through the interchange have PHS terminals for this system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of a system when applied to a toll road. In FIG.
Is an antenna connected to the PHS exchange 1a. The vehicle equipped with the PHS terminal 4a for this system is almost straight and fast in the direction indicated by A in FIG.
[Km / h] or more. In such a state, it is assumed that the antenna 21a has a strong directivity and a relatively strong output in a direction (moving direction) in which the vehicle approaches. Here, the antenna 21a having high directivity is: 1) a road adjacent to a toll road, so that a car traveling on a road other than the toll road does not receive an incoming call to the PHS terminal 4a 2) a PHS terminal It takes a predetermined time to perform communication required for gate management between the PHS switch 4a and the PHS exchange 1a, but the car moves at high speed. Therefore, the reason is that a predetermined time for communicating with the PHS terminal 4a mounted on the vehicle is sufficiently ensured. Also, antenna 2
1a adjusts the output according to the straight-line distance of the road before the antenna 21a is installed, and enables communication with the PHS terminal 4a in the vehicle even if the distance to the antenna 21a is long. Note that the antenna 21a having strong directivity is connected to the WLL (Wi-Fi).
reless Local Loop).

The management center 5a shown in the figure collects information from the PHS exchanges 1a,... Installed at each interchange, accumulates information relating to billing, and performs congestion prediction using the collected information. Go. Symbol 31 is
The camera is installed behind the antenna 21a, and is installed so that the camera angle faces the traveling direction A of the vehicle. Then, the camera 31 is provided to perform photographing for specifying a car that has passed through the interchange when a communication error occurs with the PHS terminal 4a for some reason. The PHS exchange 1a corresponds to the PHS exchange 1 in FIG. 2, the PHS terminal 4a corresponds to the PHS terminal 4 in FIG. 2, and the management center 5a corresponds to the management center 5 in FIG. Below we provide the information needed for this application,
These transmission and reception will be described in detail.

FIG. 5 shows a PHS terminal 4 for this application.
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in each of a PHS exchange 1a and a management center 5a. Reference numeral 61 indicates PHS
An example of items included in the individual data of the data 47 in the terminal 4a is shown. Here, since the PHS terminal is used as a prepaid card, the individual data 61 includes a memory area “balance amount” indicating a usable amount, and a memory area “input interface” for storing an ID for specifying an interchange included therein. ID ”and a memory area“ entry date and time ”for storing the date and time when the interchange was entered. Reference numeral 29 indicates an example of an item included in the unique data 29 by the PHS exchange 1b. The unique data 29 is "Inter ID" for specifying an interchange, and indicates whether the interchange where the PHS exchange 1a is provided is an entrance or an exit. "
Further, the unique data 29 further includes a toll table for obtaining a toll road usage fee from the entrance ID and the exit ID.
2 is a user database 53 in the management center 5b.
Of the collected data included in the user data 54,. The collected data 62 is provided to accumulate the entry and exit of the interchange of the PHS terminal 4a, the date and time thereof, and to manage the balance amount. Reference numeral 55 indicates an example of information included in the related information database 55 in the management center 5b. The management center 5a uses the collected data 62 to calculate the traffic volume in a predetermined section of the toll road, and stores it as traffic volume information 63.

In the system of this application example, the PHS
There is a dedicated device for using the terminal 4a as a prepaid card, and the owner of the PHS terminal 4a deposits money into the device, so that this device adds the amount corresponding to the amount to the memory of the PHS terminal 4a. Update the area "balance amount". Further, this apparatus also notifies the management center 5a of the deposit amount together with the terminal ID so that the balance amount management in the management center 5a can be performed.

Next, how the transmission / reception of information for gate management shown in step S34 of FIG. 3 is performed in this application example will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication sequence during a call when a vehicle equipped with the PHS terminal 4a passes through an interchange serving as an entrance. When a call between the PHS terminal 4a and the PHS exchange 1a starts, the information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1a
Referring to the exit / entrance flag in the unique data 29, it is determined whether the interchange is an exit or an entrance (step S4).
1). If the interchange is at the entrance, the information processing unit 25
Is the inter ID (input inter I
D) and the current date and time (entry date and time) are transmitted to the PHS terminal 4a (step S42). The entry date and time is obtained from a clock (not shown) in the PHS exchange 1a. The information processing unit 25 stores the entry date and time in the log data 30 in association with the terminal ID obtained at the time of terminal authentication. Upon receiving the incoming inter ID and the incoming date and time, the information transmitting and receiving unit 45 of the PHS terminal 4a stores them in the memory area corresponding to the individual data 61 (step S44),
Control is performed to notify the S exchange 1a of the completion of the process (step S45).

The above steps S41 to S45 correspond to the PHS terminal 4a and the PHS for managing the gate during a call.
This is a transmission / reception sequence of information between the HS exchanges 1a. Here, transmission and reception of information for gate management is performed by the PHS terminal 4.
a and the management center 5a. However, if there are many cars passing through the interchange, the communication traffic to the management center 5a and the processing amount of the management center 5a become enormous. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the management center 5a, transmission and reception of information for each gate, that is, the gate management, is performed by the PHS terminal 4a and the PHS exchange 1a.
I try to do it between.

The log data 3 in the PHS exchange 1a
In 0, the terminal ID of the PHS terminal 4a mounted on the car passing through the interchange where the antenna 21a of the PHS exchange 1a is installed and the entry date and time are sequentially accumulated. The PHS exchange 1a performs a line connection to the management center 5a periodically or irregularly under the control of the transmission / reception processing unit 24. When the line is connected, the information processing unit 25 of the PHS exchange 1a sets the gate to the
D, control to transmit the exit / entry flag to the management center 5a and to transmit the stored information (log data) of the set of the terminal ID and the entry date / time to the management center 5a (step S46). Information management unit 5 in management center 5a
When all the information from the PHS exchange 1a has been normally received, the second performs control to notify that the reception has been normally performed (step S48). Further, the information management unit 52 searches the user database using the received terminal ID as a search key, and searches for user data including the search key. Then, the information management unit 52 knows from the received out / in flag that the entry is an interchange, so the items “in inter ID” and “” in the collected data 62 in the searched user data shown in FIG. The information received at the entry date and time is set (step S47). Thereby, the history of the passage status of the interchange for each user can be stored.

On the other hand, the information processing section 25 of the PHS exchange 1a, which has been notified of the normal reception, clears the storage contents of the log data 30 to the management center 5a in order to prevent double transmission of the same contents ( Step S49).

Next, an example of a communication sequence during a call when a vehicle equipped with the PHS terminal 4a passes through an interchange serving as an exit will be described with reference to FIG. PH
When the S terminal 4a and the PHS exchange 1a start talking,
The information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1a stores the unique data 2
9 to determine whether the interchange is an exit or an entrance (step S51). If the interchange is an exit, the information processing unit 25
Control is performed to request a to transmit the balance amount and the incoming inter-ID (step S52).

When receiving the transmission request, the information transmission / reception unit 45 of the PHS terminal 4a sets the memory area "" of the individual data 61.
The balance amount, the input inter ID, and the like are read from the “balance amount” and the “inter inter ID” (step S53).
D is transmitted to the PHS exchange 1a (step S55). Note that the information transmitting / receiving unit 45 also reads and transmits the entry date and time.

When receiving the incoming inter ID, the information processing section 25 of the PHS exchange 1a stores the outgoing date and time in the log data 30 in association with the terminal ID obtained at the time of terminal authentication.
The date and time of departure is obtained from a clock in the PHS exchange 1a. Also, the information processing unit 25 receives the received inter ID
And the inter ID in the unique data 29, the toll table in the unique data 29 is referred to, and the toll road usage fee is obtained. Then, the information processing unit 25 calculates the balance amount after using the toll road by subtracting the usage fee from the received balance amount, and logs the balance amount calculated in association with the terminal ID stored in step S56. It is stored in the data 30 (step S57). At this time, the information processing unit 25 checks whether the received date and time with respect to the output date and time are not unnatural. Subsequently, the information processing unit 2
5 performs control to transmit the calculated balance amount to the PHS terminal 4a (Step S58). When receiving the balance amount, PH
The information transmitting / receiving unit 45 of the S terminal 4a stores these in the memory area “balance amount” of the individual data 61 (step S5).
8) The PHS exchange 1a is notified of the completion of the process (step S60).

The above steps S51 to S60 correspond to the PHS terminal 4a and the PHS terminal for managing the gate during a call.
This is a sequence for transmitting and receiving information between the HS exchanges 1a.
As a result, while reducing the burden on the management center 5a, the PH
Traffic management can be performed on the S exchange 1a side.

The log data 3 in the PHS exchange 1a
0 is the terminal I of the PHS terminal 4a mounted on the car passing through the interchange where the PHS exchange 1a is installed.
D, departure time, and balance amount are sequentially accumulated. PHS exchange 1
a makes a line connection to the management center 5a periodically or irregularly under the control of the caller / receiver processor 24. The sequence shown in steps S61 to S64 is performed by the PHS exchange 1a.
And between the management center 5a. Step S61
Steps S64 to S64 are almost the same as steps S46 to S49 in FIG. 6, and a description thereof will be omitted. Thereby, the management center 5a can save the history of the passage status of the interchange for each user. Further, since the management center 5a also receives the balance amount from the PHS exchange 1a, the management center 5a can also use the balance amount recorded on the management center 5a side and the received balance amount to check whether an illegal operation has been performed on the balance amount.

The information management unit 52 in the management center 5a
Processes information acquired from each PHS exchange 1a at regular time intervals, for example, obtains traffic volume in a predetermined section, and stores it as traffic volume information 63. Then, the management center 5a may perform a service of providing the traffic information 63 via the public network 6 to each PHS terminal 4a. Further, the management center 5a stores the related information database 5
A service for notifying the accident situation may be provided by storing the information concerning the accident situation in 5. In this case, the PHS terminal 4a
Comprises a liquid crystal display device for displaying information. In this application example, a case where charging is performed according to a use section of a toll road is taken as an example. However, a case where a uniform charging is performed at an entrance or an exit of a toll road can be easily performed. In this application example, the PHS terminal 4a is used as a prepaid card. However, it is possible to easily cope with a system for deducting a usage fee from a specific bank account by using a credit card. As described above, by applying the PHS terminal and the PHS exchange of the present invention to a toll road,
A car equipped with an HS terminal only needs to pass through an interchange, and can eliminate crossing at the interchange.

[Application Example to Station] In a second application example, the PHS exchange 1 and the PHS terminal 4 of the present invention are applied to a system for managing passage through a ticket gate (gate) of a station. This system is a system for performing a billing process in accordance with a ticket gate exited from an entered ticket gate. The PHS terminal is used as a commuter pass, and it is assumed that the user has a PSH terminal for this system when using a train.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of a system when applied to a ticket gate of a station. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 21b
Is an antenna connected to the PHS exchange 1b. The user having the PHS terminal 4b for this system has a relatively low speed (ex. 15 [Km / h]) in the direction indicated by B in the figure.
Below). In such a state, the antenna 21b has a weak output near the ticket gate so that the PHS terminal 4b and the PHS exchange 1b can transmit and receive information for gate passage management near the ticket gate without any problem. Here, the antenna 21b having a weak output is: 1) A PHS terminal that does not pass through a ticket gate, so that there is no incoming call to the PHS terminal 4a of a user who moves near the ticket gate. 2) The PHS terminal 4b and the PHS It takes a predetermined time to perform communication necessary for gate management with the exchange 1b, but since the user's moving speed is not so fast, the P
This is because the radio wave from the HS exchange 1b does not need to reach a wide range.

The management center 5b in the figure is a PHS exchange 1b installed in the ticket gate shown in FIG.
Information is collected from the HS exchange, and the collected information is used to analyze the use status of the station. The PHS exchange 1b
Corresponds to the PHS exchange 1 in FIG. 2, the PHS terminal 4b corresponds to the PHS terminal 4 in FIG. 2, and the management center 5b corresponds to the management center 5 in FIG. Hereinafter, information necessary for this application example and transmission and reception thereof will be described in detail.

FIG. 9 shows a PHS terminal 4 for this application.
FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the PHS exchange 1b and the management center 5b, respectively. Reference numeral 71 indicates PHS
It shows an example of items included in the individual data in the data 47 in the terminal 4b. Here, since the PHS terminal 4b is used as a commuter pass, the individual data 71 includes a memory area “valid section” indicating a section of an available station, a memory area “valid section” indicating a valid term, A memory area “station ID” for storing an ID for specifying the station used last, a memory area “out / in flag” for storing a flag for specifying whether the vehicle has entered or left the station used last; Memory area "date and time" to store the date and time when you entered or left the station
including.

Reference numeral 29 indicates an example of items included in the unique data 29 in the PHS exchange 1b. Unique data 2
9 includes a "station ID" for specifying a station, and an "out / in flag" indicating whether the station is an entrance or an exit. Code 7
2 is the user data 54 in the management center 5b,.
2 shows an example of the configuration of basic data included in. It is assumed that the basic data 54 includes a valid section and a valid period contracted on a regular basis to prevent improper valid sections and valid periods. Reference numeral 55 indicates an example of information included in the related information database 55 in the management center 5b. In the management center 5b, log data for accumulating data collected from the PHS exchanges 1b,..., And station-by-station and time-period statistics in which the log data is used to analyze station use by station and by time zone Information and the like are stored in the related information database 55.

In the system of this application example, the PHS
There is a dedicated device for using the terminal 4b on a commuter pass basis, and the owner of the PHS terminal 4b uses the device to select a station section to be used and a time limit, and deposits an amount corresponding to these to thereby make this payment. The apparatus sets the contents selected in the memory area “valid section” and “valid term” of the PHS terminal 4b. Further, this apparatus notifies the management center 5a of the valid section and the expiration date together with the terminal ID so that the management center 5b can also perform the management. The “valid section” is set using the station ID.

Next, how the transmission and reception of information for gate management shown in step S34 of FIG. 3 is performed in this application example will be described. FIG. 10 shows the PHS terminal 4b
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence during a call when a user having a telephone passes through a ticket gate serving as an entrance to a station. PHS terminal 4b and PHS provided at entrance ticket gate
When the telephone exchange with the exchange 1b starts, the information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1b performs control to request the PHS terminal 4b to transmit the individual data in the PHS terminal 4b (step S71). When a transmission request is received, the PHS
The information transmitting / receiving unit 45 of the terminal 4b reads out the individual data 71 (Step S72). The individual data 71 includes an effective section, an expiration date, a station ID, an in / out flag, a date and time, and so on, as shown in FIG. Then, the information transmitting / receiving unit 45 performs control of transmitting the read individual data (step S73).

The information processing unit 25 in the PHS exchange 1b
Referring to the exit / entry flag in the unique data 29, it is determined whether the ticket gate is an exit or an entrance (step S74). When the ticket gate is at the entrance, the information processing unit 25 uses the station ID in the unique data 29, the date and time at the time of passing the ticket gate (here, referred to as “boarding date and time” for convenience), the received valid section, and the validity period. It is determined whether or not it is possible to get on (step S75).
Further, the information processing section 25 compares the “date and time” in the received individual data with the current date and time and confirms whether there is any unauthorized use.
Further, the information processing unit 25 performs the processing in the received individual data.
It checks whether the flag indicates "out" and whether the flag indicates "out." As described above, the information processing section 25 checks whether or not the boarding is possible. If the boarding is possible, the boarding date and time, the station ID and the in / out flag in the unique data 29 are entered into the PHS terminal 4b.
Control to be transmitted. On the other hand, the information processing unit 25
Performs control to transmit an error if it is not possible to board the vehicle (step S75). The information processing unit 25 stores the boarding date and time in association with the terminal ID obtained at the time of terminal authentication. If the result of step S75 is that boarding is impossible, the information processing section 25 adds information to that effect to the terminal ID and stores it in the log data 30 (step S7).
6).

When the station ID, the exit / entry flag, and the boarding date and time are received, the information transmitting / receiving unit 45 of the PHS terminal 4b stores them in the corresponding memory area of the individual data 71 (step S78). Control to notify the completion of the process (step S79). When an error is received, the information transmitting / receiving unit 45 of the PHS terminal 4b performs step S78 so that a user who cannot ride can be specified.
, A control to sound a buzzer (not shown) of the PHS terminal 1b is performed.

The above steps S71 to S79 correspond to the PHS terminal 4b and the PHS for managing the gate during a call.
It is a transmission / reception sequence of information between the HS exchanges 1b. Here, transmission and reception of information for gate management is performed by the PHS terminal 4.
b and the management center 5b. However, if there are many users who pass the ticket gate, the communication traffic to the management center 5b and the processing amount of the management center 5b become enormous. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the management center 5b, transmission and reception of information for gate management is performed by the PHS terminal 4.
b and the PHS exchange 1b.

As in the case of the application to the toll road, the PH
The log data 30 in the S exchange 1b includes the PHS exchange 1
The terminal ID and the boarding time of the PHS terminal 4b possessed by the user who passes the ticket gate where the antenna 21b of b is installed are sequentially accumulated. Therefore, the PHS exchange 1b periodically or irregularly establishes a line connection to the management center 5a under the control of the transmission / reception processing unit 24, and establishes a connection between the PHS exchange 1b and the management center 5b in step S80 shown in FIG. To S83 are performed. Steps S80 to S83 correspond to steps S46 to S49 in FIG.
And the description is omitted. Step S8
1 is that the information management unit 52 in the management center 5b adds the received information to the log data in the related information database 55 shown in FIG. This allows
The management center 5b can save the history of the passing status of each ticket gate. Note that the communication sequence during a call when a user having the PHS terminal 4b passes through a ticket gate serving as an exit from a station is the same as that in FIG. Note that the only difference is that the exit / entry flag indicates "out" in step S74, and that the exit is confirmed in step S75.

The information management unit 52 in the management center 5b processes the log data in the related information database 55 at regular time intervals, and for example, uses the log data to determine the use status of the station by station and time zone. The analyzed statistical information for each station and each time zone is stored in the related information database 55. As a result, the management center 5b can process the log data to obtain station use status and the like almost in real time. Here, an example in which the PHS terminal 4b is used as a commuter pass is described, but a system for deducting a fare from a specific bank account, that is, a credit card-like usage can be easily performed. Further, it is possible to easily cope with a system in which the PHS terminal 4b is used as a prepaid card, as in an application example of a toll road.

As described above, the PHS terminal of the present invention
By applying the S exchange to the ticket gate of the station, the owner of the PHS terminal only needs to pass through the ticket gate, and can further cancel the crossing at the ticket gate. When the PHS terminal is used like a credit card, the user does not need to buy a ticket. Furthermore, ticket collection does not need to be performed at a ticket gate, and space can be saved as compared with a conventional automatic ticket gate. Further, the management center 5b can observe the use status and the balance of the stations nationwide almost in real time. The PHS terminal 4b used in the application example here
Is preferably small in size for easy carrying.

[Other Examples] The PHS terminal of the present invention, PH
The following can be considered as other application examples of the S exchange. 1) Application to an amusement park As a result, personnel reduction at the entrance of an amusement park can be achieved. In addition, by providing the information (sex, age) of the owner to the PHS terminal, the management center can easily collect user information. 2) Application to an office building A PHS terminal is used as a card of a time clock, and a gate (PHS exchange) manages which terminal ID entered and exited at which time at which time. This allows
At the management center, based on the information collected from the PHS exchange,
Working hours can be managed and salary calculation can be performed.

In the above embodiment, the wireless base station 2 has been described as including the sequence processing section 23 and the memory 26, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, ISMA3 may include these. That is,
What is necessary is just to provide the sequence processing part 23 and the memory 26 as a PHS exchange. In FIG. 2, the calling number 28 stored in the PHS exchange 1 and the ID in the unique data for specifying the gate are determined according to the system to be applied.
They may be the same or different. For example, when there is only one gate to the facility, the management becomes easy if the calling number 28 and the ID for specifying the gate match. On the other hand, when there are a plurality of gates to the facility and it is desired to manage the gates without distinguishing them, the IDs of the gates to be integrally managed are the same, and the calling number to the PHS exchange 1 installed at each gate is It is good to make it different for every PHS exchange so that this antenna functions effectively for each installed gate.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

[0064]

As described above, the PH according to the present invention is
According to the S exchange and the gate passage management system , the following effects can be obtained. The present invention relates to a PHS exchange, PH
Since the S terminal is improved, it is easy to connect to the public network, and as a result, the information collected by the gate can be easily transmitted to the management center for centrally managing the information of the gate.

At this time, the information collection omission from the PHS terminal must be included in the content at the gate, but the PHS exchange of the present invention performs the call setting process using the common destination number common to the managed PHS terminals. This allows incoming calls to all PHS terminals to be managed by the PHS terminal passing through the gate. Therefore, it is possible to manage the gate passage of all PHS terminals passing through the gate. Also, PH
The S terminal responds only when the common called number stored in the memory matches the common called number used in the call setting process of the PHS exchange. Therefore, the passage control of the gate can be performed only for the PHS terminal to be managed, and the normal PHS terminal and the PHS terminal not to be managed do not respond to the transmission of the PHS exchange for the gate management. . Further, when performing the incoming connection process using the common called number, the PHS exchange adds the calling number for specifying the PHS exchange and transmits the call. Thereby, the PHS terminal can acquire the number to be the calling connection destination in the vicinity of the passing gate without storing the calling connection destination in the memory in advance,
An outgoing connection to the PHS exchange installed for the passing gate is possible. Also, the owner of the PHS terminal of the present invention only needs to pass through the gate, and as a result, the congestion at the gate can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system using a PHS exchange and a PHS terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a PHS exchange and a PHS terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a communication sequence between a PHS exchange and a PHS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of a system when applied to a toll road.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the storage contents of each device when applied to a toll road.

[Fig. 6] When entering an interchange on a toll road,
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication sequence during a call.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence during a call when exiting from an interchange on a toll road.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of a system when applied to a ticket gate of a station.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the storage contents of each device when applied to a ticket gate of a station.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence during a call when entering a ticket gate at a station.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a, 1b PHS exchange 2 Radio base station (CS) 3 ISMA 4, 4a, 4b
PHS terminal 5, 5a, 5b Management center 6 Public network (dedicated line) 21 Antenna 22 Communication processing unit 23 Sequence processing unit 24 Outgoing / incoming processing unit (outgoing / incoming processing unit) 25 Information processing unit (information processing unit) 26 Memory 27 Common Called number 28 Calling number 29 Specific data 30 Log data 41 Antenna 42 Communication processing unit 43 Sequence processing unit 44 Transmission processing unit (transmission processing means) 45 Information transmission / reception unit 46 Memory 48 Common destination number 49 Calling number 51 Communication processing unit 52 Information management Part 53 User database 55 Related information database

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An antenna installed near a gate through which a PHS terminal passes, a common called number that is a common called number for a target PHS terminal, a calling number that is a number specifying a PHS exchange, and the antenna Storage means for storing a gate ID for identifying a gate at which a gate is installed or a facility at which the gate is installed; and, when performing a call setting process for a PHS terminal using the common called number, the calling number to an outgoing signal. Add and PH
Make a call only when a connection request is made from the S terminal by the calling number
A calling / receiving processing means for performing connection processing, and a terminal ID for specifying a PHS terminal which has been subjected to transmission / connection processing when passing through a gate is stored in the storage means, and the stored terminal ID and gate ID are transmitted from the PHS terminal. A PHS exchange comprising: information processing means for transmitting to a management center that manages a PHS terminal asynchronously with connection processing. 2. The PHS exchange according to claim 1, wherein the calling / receiving processing means performs the calling connection processing only when the PHS terminal requests connection by the calling number. 3. The antenna according to claim 2, wherein the PHS terminal has a high directivity in a moving direction of the PHS terminal with respect to the PHS terminal under a condition that the PHS terminal moves linearly at a relatively high speed with respect to the antenna. 1 or Claim 2
The PHS exchange as described. 4. The PHS exchange according to claim 1, wherein an output of the antenna is adjusted according to a moving speed of the PHS terminal. 5. A gate passage management system for managing passage through a specific gate, the gate passage management system comprising: (a) an antenna installed near a gate through which a PHS terminal passes; A common called number, which is a common receiving number for the PHS terminal, a calling number, which is a number for specifying the PHS exchange, and a gate ID for identifying a gate where the antenna is installed or a facility where the gate is installed, are stored. storage means, PH with added to the outgoing signal to the calling number when making a call setting process for the PHS terminal using the common deposition number
Make a call only when a connection request is made from the S terminal by the calling number
A calling / receiving processing means for performing connection processing, and a terminal ID for specifying a PHS terminal which has been subjected to transmission / connection processing when passing through a gate is stored in the storage means, and the stored terminal ID and gate ID are transmitted from the PHS terminal. A PHS exchange provided with information processing means for transmitting to a management center that manages the PHS terminal asynchronously with the connection processing; (b) storage means for storing a common called number which is a common called number; A PHS terminal having transmission processing means for making a connection request to the PHS exchange using a number added to an incoming signal when an incoming call is received by a common called number. Management system.