JP3585955B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system in which, when an error such as an out-of-section occurs in the automatic ticket gate system, that effect is printed in a different color on the ticket face.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, for example, in the field of railways, provided at the entrance or exit of facilities such as railways for the purpose of labor saving of ticket gates, users who use facilities enter or exit facilities or transfer facilities. At this time, automatic ticket gates have been introduced which take in and inspect a ticket carried by the user, permit the user to pass if the ticket is appropriate, and prevent the user from passing if the ticket is inappropriate.
[0003]
This automatic ticket gate reads magnetic information (for example, the number of wards) magnetically recorded on a ticket inserted by a user at the time of entry, exit or transfer, and based on the read information, the user's The decision is made to allow or block the passage.
Automatic ticket gate systems using such magnetic tickets have become widespread.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such an automatic ticket gate system, if you try to enter from the automatic ticket gate at a station outside the section of the ticket, a simple message (for example, "out of section") will be displayed on the plasma display of the automatic ticket gate. Is displayed.
[0005]
However, when a user takes a ticket, the message displayed on the plasma display disappears, and when a station employee comes to the site, only the ticket remains, so the station employee has no idea what caused the error. There was a problem that it was difficult to respond because it was not possible to determine whether there was any.
[0006]
In addition, the error of such an automatic ticket gate is not only an error caused by a ticket but also an error inside the automatic ticket gate. That is, there is a reading error of a magnetic head for reading magnetic information of a ticket. In this case as well, the fact is displayed on the plasma display, but, as in the case described above, the message disappears when the ticket is taken, so the station staff is the cause of the error. There was a problem that it could not be determined.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate device that, when an error occurs in an automatic ticket gate, prints that fact in a color different from the ticket surface on the ticket surface. Is to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein information on a printing color which has been printed on a ticket surface and which is recorded on a ticket, which is recorded on a ticket configured so that coloring layers emitting colors in different colors in different temperature regions are laminated. Reading means for reading magnetic information including: a determining means for determining whether the ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means; and when the determining means determines that the ticket is valid, When the ticket is determined to be invalid by the processing means for performing the ticket gate processing and the determining means, the ticket is pre- printed on the ticket based on the information on the printing color of the magnetic information read by the reading means. A print control unit for printing an error content indicating that the ticket is invalid in a color different from the print color being printed.
[0009]
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2, wherein information on a printing color which is recorded on a ticket surface in advance and which is recorded on a ticket which is configured so that coloring layers which emit different colors in different temperature regions are stacked. Reading means for reading magnetic information including the following, first determining means for determining whether a ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means, and determining whether the reading of the magnetic information by the reading means has been performed normally. The second determining means for determining, the processing means for performing a ticket gate process when the ticket is determined to be valid by the first determining means, and the reading of magnetic information by the second determining means. If it is determined that not performed normally, printing to print the error contents indicating that reading of the magnetic information in a color different from the print color is printed in advance Kenmen above ticket is defective Characterized by comprising a control means.
[0010]
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3, wherein information on a printing color which is recorded on a ticket surface and which is recorded in advance on a ticket, which is configured so that coloring layers which emit different colors in different temperature regions are stacked. Reading means for reading magnetic information including the following, first determining means for determining whether a ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means, and determining whether the reading of the magnetic information by the reading means has been performed normally. When the ticket is determined to be valid by the second determining means and the first determining means, the ticket processing is performed by the first determining means, and the ticket is invalidated by the first determining means. If it is determined that there is an error indicating that the ticket is invalid with a color different from the printing color of the ticket surface on the ticket based on the information on the printing color of the magnetic information read by the reading means. Mark content And, when the reading of the magnetic information is determined to not performed normally by the second determination means, the printing color printed in advance Kenmen above ticket read magnetic information in different colors Print control means for printing an error code indicating a failure.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic ticket gate according to any one of the first to third aspects, the print control unit controls a width of a print pulse to be printed on the thermal head to form a specific coloring layer of the ticket. It is characterized in that it is controlled so that
[0012]
[Action]
2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein when the inserted ticket is determined to be invalid (for example, out of the section), the error content of the ticket is different from the printing color of the ticket surface. Is printed.
[0013]
In claim 2, in the automatic ticket gate, when it is determined that the inserted ticket is invalid (for example, outside the section) or when it is determined that the magnetic information is not normally read, The error content is printed on the ticket in a color different from the printing color of the face of the ticket.
[0014]
In the third aspect, when it is determined in the automatic ticket gate that the inserted ticket is invalid, the error content is printed on the ticket in a color different from the printing color of the ticket surface, and the magnetic information is printed. If it is determined that the reading of the ticket is not performed normally, the error code is printed on the ticket in a color different from the printing color of the ticket surface.
[0015]
The ticket of the automatic ticket gate according to the fourth aspect is configured such that coloring layers that emit different colors in different temperature regions on the surface thereof are laminated in multiple layers, and the print control means includes a thermal head. By controlling the width of the printing pulse to be applied, a specific color-forming layer is controlled to be colored.
[0016]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows an external structure of an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention. That is, it is constituted by the main body 1 of the automatic ticket gate that performs the entry service. The main body 1 has an entrance 3 into which a ticket (or a commuter pass, a coupon, a stored fair card, etc.) 2 is inserted at the time of entry from the ticket gate of the station, that is, the yard, and a ticket accepted at the entrance 3 2 are provided respectively.
[0017]
On the upper surface of the main body 1 of the automatic ticket gate, a display unit 5 on which operation guidance is displayed is provided near the slot 3.
A door portion 9 is provided on a side portion of the main body 1 of the automatic ticket gate to close the main body 1 of the automatic ticket gate, thereby preventing a passer of the ticket 2 from passing therethrough. Are provided on the side and upper part of the vehicle as partitions for distinguishing the passage corresponding to the main body 1 of the automatic ticket gate, and human detectors 10 for detecting the passage of the user are provided.
[0018]
The human detectors 10,... Detect the passage of a user, and a transmission type, a reflection type, or the like is used as the detector. However, in the case of the transmissive type, light from a light emitting unit provided on another opposing main body is guided.
[0019]
A transport path is formed in the main body 1 between the above-described input port 3 and the output port 4, and along this transport path, an alignment unit (not shown) and a magnetic information reading unit (magnetic head; ) 14, 15; magnetic information recording units (magnetic head; write head) 16, 17; magnetic information read units (magnetic head; read head) 18, 19; and a thermal head 20.
[0020]
Next, a control system of the automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG. The control system of the automatic ticket gate includes a central processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU) 30 for controlling the entire automatic ticket gate, and a read-only memory 31 (hereinafter referred to as a ROM) storing a control program of the CPU 30. Abbreviated), a random access memory 32 (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM) for storing information read from the ticket 2 and storing the information as a buffer for a control program, and used when used with a present-day ticket or a prepaid card. A fare memory 33 storing fare information corresponding to an entrance station (or an entrance station code corresponding to the entrance station) where use of a ticket or a prepaid card has been started, a reading circuit 34 for controlling the reading heads 14 and 15, Circuit 35 for controlling read heads 16 and 17 and read circuit 3 for controlling read heads 18 and 19 , A ticket detection circuit 59 for detecting the transport state of the ticket 2 based on the outputs of the detectors 12, 13, 23, 24, and a transport control circuit for controlling the transport motor 40 for transporting the ticket 2 along the transport path 11. 41, a passage detection circuit 42 for detecting the passage of the passer of the ticket 2 by the output of the human detectors 10,..., A door control circuit 44 for controlling a door opening / closing mechanism 43 for driving the door unit 9, an automatic ticket gate 1 Transmission control circuit 45 for transmitting information to a control panel (not shown) or a host computer, etc., for controlling the display, printing control for controlling printing on the thermal head 20 for printing on the display unit 5 and the ticket 2. It is composed of a circuit 21 and the like.
[0021]
By the way, the ticket 2 is provided with two coloring layers as shown in FIG. 4 so that two colors can be colored. FIG. 4 shows a cross section of the ticket 2. 51 is paper, 52 is a magnetic recording layer provided on the back surface of the paper 51, 53 is a red coloring layer laminated on the surface of the paper 51 and emitting red. Is a black coloring layer laminated on the surface of the red coloring layer 53. Then, the red coloring layer 53 and the black coloring layer 54 develop colors in different temperature regions as shown in FIG. That is, the red coloring layer 53 develops a color at a lower temperature than the black coloring layer 54.
[0022]
The print control circuit 21 outputs a pulse having a longer pulse width to the thermal head 20 according to the print control signal output from the CPU 30 when the black coloring layer 54 is colored than when the red coloring layer 53 is colored. . That is, the black print pulse for forming the black coloring layer 54 has a pulse width W1 as shown in FIG. 6A, and when the red coloring layer 53 is to be colored, the pulse has a pulse width as shown in FIG. It has a width W2. Here, W2 <W1.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described. First, when the ticket 2 is inserted into the slot 3 by the user (step S1), a detection signal from the detector 12 is output to the CPU 30. Thus, the CPU 30 determines that the ticket 2 has been inserted, and drives the transport motor 40 that transports the transport belt (not shown), the transport rollers 20, and so on. Thereby, the ticket 2 is taken in from the slot 3, and is conveyed on a conveyance path (not shown).
[0024]
Then, the ticket 2 taken in and conveyed from the insertion slot 3 reaches the reading heads 14 and 15 after being positioned by a positioning unit (not shown). At this time, if the back surface of the ticket 2, that is, the magnetic recording layer 52 is on the lower side, the encoded magnetic recording content is read by the read head 14 and output to the CPU 30 (step S 2). When the back side of the ticket 2, that is, the magnetic recording layer 51 is on the upper side, the magnetic recording contents encoded by the read head 15 (entrance station information, number of valid zones, colors previously printed on the ticket surface) ) Is read and output to the CPU 30 (step S2).
[0025]
Then, the CPU 30 determines whether reading of the encoded magnetic recording content is defective (step S3).
If the determination in step S3 is "NO", that is, if the reading is determined to be normal, the contents read from the reading head 14 or 15, that is, the entry station information, the number of valid zones, and the automatic ticket gate from the entry station. The number of wards is compared to the station where is installed, and it is determined whether the number of wards in the ticket is sufficient and participation is possible (step S4).
[0026]
If it is determined that participation is possible based on the result of this determination, the door 9 is opened, and the ticket 2 is collected in a ticket collection unit (not shown) (step S5). Thereby, the user can participate.
[0027]
On the other hand, if "YES" is determined in the above-described determination in step S3, "reading failure" is displayed on the display unit 5 (step S6), and an error code is displayed as shown in FIG. “01” is printed on the area 51 in a color (red) different from the printing color (black) previously read on the face read in step S2.
[0028]
In printing on this area 51, the print pulse output from the print control circuit 21 to the thermal head 20 is changed to a red print pulse as shown in FIG. Then, the read error code "01" can be printed in red in the area 51 (step S7). Then, with the door closed, the ticket 2 is discharged from the discharge port 4 (step S8).
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 8, the ticket 2 discharged from the outlet 4 prints an error code in the area 51 in a color (red) different from the printing color (black) of the ticket surface. As a result, the station staff can check the ticket 2 to see what kind of error has occurred, and take appropriate measures.
[0030]
On the other hand, if "NO" is determined in step S4 described above, that is, if it is determined that the ticket 2 is out of the section, the display unit 5 displays "out of section" (step S4). S6) As shown in FIG. 7, “out of section” is printed on the end 52 of the ticket 2 in a color (red) different from the printing color (black) of the ticket surface.
[0031]
In printing on this area 51, the print pulse output from the print control circuit 21 to the thermal head 20 is changed to a red print pulse as shown in FIG. Then, "out of section" can be printed in red on the end 52 of the ticket 2 (step S7). Then, with the door closed, the ticket 2 is discharged from the discharge port 4 (step S8).
[0032]
In this way, as shown in FIG. 7, the ticket 2 discharged from the discharge port 4 has an error code printed on the end 52 in a color (red) different from the printing color (black) on the ticket surface. As a result, the station staff can see the ticket 2 and confirm what kind of error has occurred, and can take appropriate measures.
[0033]
Note that it is determined whether the ticket is an abnormal ticket in the determination in step S4, and if it is determined that the ticket is abnormal, the fact may be printed in red in the area 53 or 54. good.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when an error occurs in the automatic ticket gate, the fact is printed on the ticket in a color different from the ticket, so that the station staff can view the ticket. Thus, it is possible to confirm what kind of error has occurred, and to provide an automatic ticket gate that can take appropriate measures.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing control contents of the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the ticket of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the relationship between the temperature of the coloring layer and the reflection density of the ticket of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a waveform of a print pulse applied to the thermal head of the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of error printing on a ticket according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of error printing on a ticket according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body, 2 ... Ticket, 3 ... Slot, 4 ... Exit, 5 ... Display part, 9 ... Door part, 10 ... Human detector, 14, 15 ... Magnetic information reading part, 16, 17 ... Magnetic information Recording unit, 18, 19: magnetic information reading unit, 20: thermal head, 21: printing control circuit, 30: CPU, 31: ROM, 32: RAM, 33: fare memory.

Claims (4)

Reading means for reading magnetic information including information about a printing color previously printed on a ticket surface, which is recorded on a ticket configured to be stacked with a coloring layer that develops a different color in a different temperature region ,
Determining means for determining whether the ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means;
Processing means for performing a ticket inspection process when the ticket is determined to be valid by the determination means;
When it is determined that the ticket is invalid by the determining means, the print color previously printed on the ticket surface on the ticket based on the information on the print color of the magnetic information read by the reading means is: An automatic ticket gate device comprising: a print control unit that prints an error content indicating that the ticket is invalid in a different color. Reading means for reading magnetic information including information about a printing color previously printed on a ticket surface, which is recorded on a ticket configured to be stacked with a coloring layer that develops a different color in a different temperature region ,
First determining means for determining whether the ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means;
Second determining means for determining whether the reading of the magnetic information by the reading means has been performed normally;
Processing means for performing a ticket inspection process when the first determination means determines that the ticket is valid;
Above for the reading of the magnetic information is determined not to normally performed by the second determination means, the print color is printed in advance Kenmen above ticket read magnetic information in different colors An automatic ticket gate device comprising: a print control unit that prints an error content indicating a defect . Reading means for reading magnetic information including information about a printing color previously printed on a ticket surface, which is recorded on a ticket configured to be stacked with a coloring layer that develops a different color in a different temperature region ,
First determining means for determining whether the ticket is valid based on the magnetic information read by the reading means;
Second determining means for determining whether the reading of the magnetic information by the reading means has been performed normally;
Processing means for performing a ticket inspection process when the first determination means determines that the ticket is valid;
If the first determining means determines that the ticket is invalid, the printing color of the ticket differs from the printing color of the ticket surface based on the information on the printing color of the magnetic information read by the reading means . An error content indicating that the ticket is invalid is printed in color, and if the second determination unit determines that the magnetic information has not been read normally, it is printed on the ticket in advance on the ticket. An automatic ticket inspection apparatus comprising: a print control unit that prints an error code indicating that reading of magnetic information is defective in a color different from the printing color. 4. The printing control means according to claim 1, wherein the printing control means controls a width of a printing pulse to be printed on the thermal head so that a specific coloring layer of the ticket is colored. Automatic ticket gate according to any one of the above.

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