JP3637103B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention, for example, is installed in a transportation station such as a train or a bus, and uses both a magnetic ticket (magnetic recording medium) and a wireless ticket (wireless recording medium) carried by a passerby in combination. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, for example, in the railway industry, when a user (passenger) who uses a facility enters or exits the facility, it is provided at the entrance or exit of a facility such as a railroad for the purpose of labor saving in ticket gate work. Or, when changing facilities, take a magnetic ticket (passport or commuter pass) carried by the user and inspect it, and if the magnetic ticket is valid, allow the user to pass, Automatic ticket gates have been introduced to prevent users from passing if they are unfair.
[0003]
This type of automatic ticket gate is a magnetic information recorded in a magnetic recording part formed on one side (back side) of a magnetic ticket inserted into the slot by the user at the time of entry, departure or transfer. (E.g., ticket gate information such as entrance station and valid fee) is read, and based on the read information, permission or blocking of the user's passage is determined, and the magnetic ticket is subjected to predetermined processing, for example, for the ticket surface. After performing a printing process, a magnetic recording process on the magnetic recording unit, and the like, the magnetic ticket is discharged to the outlet.
[0004]
In addition, recently, by using a wireless card (wireless ticket) having a function of transmitting and receiving ticket information wirelessly, the antenna part provided in the automatic ticket checker is wirelessly inserted without inserting the ticket into the automatic ticket checker. The development of a wireless automatic ticket gate device that can read / write (send / receive) ticket gate information and perform ticket gate processing by simply holding the card is progressing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, such an automatic ticket gate corresponding to a wireless card has not been generally known yet, and a passerby who uses it erroneously inserts the wireless card into the slot of the magnetic ticket from the conventional practice. As a result, there is a problem that the wireless card is taken in and transported in the same manner as the magnetic ticket, and the wireless card is destroyed.
[0006]
Therefore, the present invention can prevent a passerby who uses a wireless recording medium from accidentally inserting the wireless recording medium into the magnetic recording medium insertion unit and destroying the wireless recording medium. An object is to provide an automatic ticket gate.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An automatic ticket gate according to a first aspect of the present invention is a loading unit for loading a magnetic recording medium in which ticket ticket information carried by a passer is magnetically recorded, and a magnetic recording medium loaded in the loading unit is received. The wireless communication between the reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the received magnetic recording medium and the wireless recording medium provided near the input unit and wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information carried by the passerby. Wirelessly via the antenna between the antenna whose communication area is set in a range including the input section and the wireless recording medium presented in the communication area of the antenna. Transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving ticket information by communication, and insertion prohibition for prohibiting insertion of the wireless recording medium into the input section when the transmission / reception means transmits / receives the ticket information Means and, by performing the ticket gate processing based on the ticket gate information received by the ticket gate information or the transmitting and receiving means read by the reading means, and a passage propriety determining means for determining a traffic whether the passer.
[0008]
An automatic ticket gate apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention receives a magnetic recording medium loaded with a magnetic recording medium in which ticket information carried by a passerby is magnetically recorded, and accepts the magnetic recording medium loaded in the loading unit. The wireless communication between the reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the received magnetic recording medium and the wireless recording medium provided near the input unit and wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information carried by the passerby. Wirelessly via the antenna between the antenna whose communication area is set in a range including the input section and the wireless recording medium presented in the communication area of the antenna. By performing a ticket gate process based on ticket gate information read by the reading means or ticket gate information received by the transmission / reception means, transmission / reception means for transmitting and receiving ticket gate information by communication, A passage permission determining means for determining whether or not a person can pass; a detection means for detecting when the wireless recording medium enters the communication area of the antenna; and the detection means for detecting the wireless recording medium. When a medium is detected, a loading prohibiting means for prohibiting loading of the wireless recording medium into the loading unit is provided.
[0009]
An automatic ticket gate apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is an apparatus main body that forms a passage through which passers-by passes, and ticket gate information that is provided on the entrance side of the passage of the apparatus main body and carried by a passerby entering the passage. A slot for loading a magnetic recording medium that is magnetically recorded; a reading means for receiving the magnetic recording medium loaded in the slot; and reading the ticket information from the received magnetic recording medium; A door that is openable and closable on the exit side of the passage of the apparatus main body and that controls the passage of passers-by, and an upper part of the apparatus main body that is provided in the vicinity of the input port, and a passer-by who enters the passage For wireless communication using radio waves with a wireless recording medium that wirelessly transmits and receives the ticket gate information to be carried. An antenna whose communication area is set to a range including the insertion slot, and this antenna A detection unit that outputs a predetermined radio wave and detects the presence of the wireless recording medium when the wireless recording medium is presented in the communication area; and A shutter that prohibits the insertion of the wireless recording medium into the insertion slot in response to the detection of the presence of the wireless recording medium, and the wireless recording medium when the detecting means detects the presence of the wireless recording medium; Transmitting / receiving means for transmitting and receiving ticket information by wireless communication via the antenna, and the magnetic recording medium or the wireless recording based on the ticket information read by the reading means or the ticket information received by the transmitting / receiving means A determination unit that determines whether the medium is correct and a control unit that controls opening / closing of the door according to a determination result of the determination unit are provided.
[0013]
[Action]
According to the first invention, the wireless recording medium is magnetically set by setting the communication area of the antenna for performing wireless communication with the wireless recording medium to a range including the magnetic recording medium insertion portion. Since communication with the wireless recording medium can be started before being inserted into the charging unit of the magnetic recording medium, for example, when the communication is started, the wireless recording medium is inserted into the charging unit of the magnetic recording medium. By prohibiting it, it is possible to prevent the wireless recording medium from being erroneously inserted into the magnetic recording medium insertion portion. Further, even when a wireless recording medium is presented in the vicinity of the magnetic recording medium insertion portion, communication with the wireless recording medium can be performed.
[0014]
According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the communication area of the antenna for performing wireless communication with the wireless recording medium is set to a range including the magnetic recording medium insertion portion, and the communication area is within this communication area. When a wireless recording medium intended to be erroneously inserted into the magnetic recording medium insertion portion enters, the magnetic recording medium is used by detecting it and prohibiting the insertion of the wireless recording medium into the insertion portion. Without affecting the passer's operation of inserting the magnetic recording medium, it is possible to prevent the passerby using the wireless recording medium from erroneously inserting the wireless recording medium into the magnetic recording medium insertion part. It is possible to prevent the wireless recording medium from being conveyed and destroyed.
[0017]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an external configuration of an automatic ticket gate that can process both a magnetic ticket as a magnetic recording medium and a wireless card (wireless ticket) as a wireless recording medium according to the present embodiment. It is shown schematically. The automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 is usually installed as a set of two cars at a ticket gate of a station, and a passage through which a passerby passes is formed between the two.
[0018]
At one end of the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate main body 2, for example, as a loading section into which a magnetic ticket (commuter pass, ordinary ticket, etc.) in which ticket information such as a valid period and a use section is magnetically encoded is inserted. The other end is provided with an outlet 4 for discharging the magnetic boarding ticket received from the inlet 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port 3 is provided with a shutter 15 that opens and closes it as necessary.
[0019]
In front of the slot 3 on the main body 2, a passerby carries, for example, exchanges ticket information with a wireless card having a function of transmitting and receiving ticket information such as a valid period and a use section by wireless communication. An antenna 5 is provided. Here, the communication area 5a of the antenna 5 is set to a range including the slot 3 of the magnetic ticket as shown by the hatched lines in FIG. 1, and the slot 3 is erroneously inserted into this slot 5a. When a wireless card is entered, it is detected.
[0020]
A guidance display unit 6 is provided in front of the outlet 4 on the main body 2 to provide guidance to passers-by and station staff.
In addition, doors 7 and 7 that can be opened and closed are provided at both ends of the side face of the main body 2 on the side of the passage, and the doors 7 and 7 can be opened and closed based on the determination result. Is controlled to open and close.
[0021]
A frame-shaped pole portion (frame body) 8 for defining a passer's passage is erected on the upper portion of the main body 2. A plurality of optical sensors as passer-by detection means, for example, exit detectors 9 and 10, entry detectors 11 and 12, and a central passage are provided on the side surfaces of the pole portion 8 and the main body 2 on the side of each passage. Each detector 13 is provided. The exit detector 9 detects a passerby that passes through the portion of the insertion port 3, the exit detector 10 detects a passerby that passes through the portion of the guide display unit 6, and the entrance detector 11 Detecting passers who pass through the part, the entry detector 12 detects passers who pass through the part of the outlet 4, and the central pass detector 13 detects the passers through the central part of the passage. It is.
[0022]
Further, on the pole section 8, a state display section 14 is provided for displaying the operation state of the apparatus (insertion of a child ticket, insertion of an invalid ticket, abnormality of equipment, etc.).
FIG. 4 schematically shows the internal configuration of the main body 2. That is, a conveyance path 21 for conveying the magnetic ticket P inserted from the insertion port 3 to the outlet 4 is formed between the insertion port 3 and the outlet 4. A plurality of detectors 22, 23, 24, and 25 are provided on the transport path 21, and the passage of the magnetic ticket P transported on the transport path 21 is detected by these detectors 22, 23, 24, and 25. . Each detector 22-25 is an optical sensor which consists of a light source and a light receiving element, for example, and the magnetic boarding ticket P is light-shielded when the magnetic boarding ticket P passes between between a light source and a light receiving element. It comes to detect.
[0023]
On the transport path 21, reading heads (magnetic heads) 26, 27 as reading means for reading magnetic information recorded in the magnetic recording part of the magnetic ticket P between the slot 3 and the outlet 4. Write heads (magnetic heads) 28 and 29 as writing means for writing magnetic information to the magnetic recording portion of the magnetic ticket P, and reading means for reading the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic ticket P Read heads (magnetic heads) 30 and 31 are provided.
[0024]
Each of the read / write heads 26 to 31 is provided with rotating rollers 32 to 37 so as to leave a predetermined interval as the conveyance path 21 and maintain the respective intervals.
[0025]
Each of the read / write heads 26 to 31 can read and write magnetic information with respect to the magnetic recording portion on the back side even when the magnetic ticket P is inserted in either the front or back side. As shown, one pair is provided above and below the conveyance path 21.
[0026]
On the conveyance path 21, sorting gates 38 and 39 for sorting the magnetic tickets P are provided. Since the sorting gate 38 is different from the ordinary ticket and the other ones in post-processing, depending on the width of the magnetic ticket P, for example, a stored fair card (hereinafter abbreviated as “SF card”) is SF. The ordinary tickets are distributed to the thermal printer 41 and the punching punch 42 on the processing unit 40 side. The distribution gate 39 distributes the ticket P in the direction of the exit 4 when the inserted magnetic ticket P is to be discharged, and the input magnetic ticket P collects the ticket. If it should be, the ticket P is distributed in the direction of the bill collection unit 43.
[0027]
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the control system of the automatic ticket gate configured as described above. That is, the control system includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 that controls the entire automatic ticket gate, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 52 that stores a control program of the CPU 51, and a magnetic ticket P. Alternatively, storage of information read from the wireless card, and entry into the RAM (Random Access Memory) 53, magnetic ticket P or wireless card as storage means for storing information as a control program buffer is started. A fare memory 54 storing fare information corresponding to a station (or an entrance station code corresponding to an entrance station), a read circuit 55 for controlling the read heads 26, 27, 30, 31 and the write head 28, 29, respectively, and a gate for driving and controlling the sorting gates 38 and 39, respectively. A control circuit 57, a print control circuit 58 for controlling the thermal printer 41, a punch control circuit 59 for controlling the punching section 42, a shutter control circuit 60 for driving and controlling the shutter 15, and the display sections 6 and 14, respectively. A display control circuit 61 for controlling, a human detector control circuit 62 for detecting a passing situation of a passer-by based on the detection outputs of the detectors 9-13, and a magnetic boarding based on the detection outputs of the detectors 22-25. A boarding ticket detection circuit 63 that detects the transportation status of the ticket P, an SF processing control circuit 64 that controls the SF processing unit 40, and a transportation control that drives and controls a transportation motor 65 that drives a transportation system such as the transportation path 21. Transfer of ticket information between the circuit 66, the door control circuit 68 for controlling the door opening / closing mechanism 67 for driving the door 7, and the wireless card via the antenna 5. Receiving circuit 69 which performs, and, and a like transmission control circuit 70 with the host computer as a host device (not shown) for controlling the device to transmit information.
[0028]
FIG. 6 schematically shows the configuration of the wireless card. That is, the wireless card C includes a CPU 81 that performs overall control, a data memory 82 that stores a control program of the CPU 81 and ticket gate information, a transmission / reception switching unit 83, a reception unit 84 that receives various information from the automatic ticket gate device 1, A demodulating unit 85 that demodulates a received signal from the receiving unit 84, a modulating unit 86 that modulates transmission information, a transmitting unit 87 that converts the signal modulated by the modulating unit 86 into a radio wave and transmits it to the automatic ticket gate device 1, In addition, a battery 88 that supplies necessary power to each unit is provided.
[0029]
The ticket gate information stored in the data memory 82, for example, when used as a commuter pass, for example, an ID code for identifying the owner, a ticket issuing number, a usage period, a valid period, gender sex, child / adult distinction, previous usage time, etc. It has become.
[0030]
Each of the above-described elements of the wireless card C is composed of one or a plurality of IC chips, and is arranged on a single substrate so that the overall shape is a card shape.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0031]
When the power of this apparatus is turned on, first, the CPU 51 sends a shutter opening command to the shutter control circuit 60 to open the shutter 15 of the insertion port 3 (S1), and waits for the insertion of the magnetic ticket P. At the same time, by sending a radio wave output command to the transmission / reception circuit 69, a radio wave for communication is output from the antenna 5 (S2), and the wireless card C is put on standby.
[0032]
In this state, when a magnetic ticket P is inserted into the insertion slot 3 (S3), a correct / incorrect determination process for the magnetic ticket P is performed. In other words, the inserted magnetic ticket P is transported to the outlet 4 by the transport path 21, but is magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket P by the reading head 26 (or 27) during the transport. The ticket gate information is read (S4) and sent to the CPU 51 via the reading circuit 55. At this time, the CPU 51 sends a shutter close command to the shutter control circuit 60 to close the shutter 15 of the insertion slot 3 and prohibit the insertion of the magnetic ticket P.
[0033]
The CPU 51 determines the validity of the magnetic ticket P from the read information. If the result of the determination is that it is valid (S5), the CPU 51 moves the write head 28 (or 29) via the writing circuit 56. By controlling, the admission date and time and the admission information such as the admission station are written to the magnetic ticket P (S6). The magnetic ticket P processed in this way is discharged to the outlet 4 and waits for the magnetic ticket P to be extracted from the outlet 4.
[0034]
If it is determined that the magnetic ticket P is valid, the CPU 51 sends a door opening command to the door control circuit 68, thereby opening the door 7 on the traveling direction side (exit side) (S7) and passing. Is permitted, and a shutter opening command is sent to the shutter control circuit 60 to open the shutter 15 of the slot 3 (S8), and the process returns to step S3 to insert the magnetic ticket P, or a wireless card. Wait for C to present.
[0035]
If it is determined in step S5 that the magnetic ticket P is not valid, the CPU 51 sends a door close command to the door control circuit 68 to close the door 7 on the traveling direction side and pass the passerby. (S9) and the reason why the door is closed is displayed on the guidance display unit 6 via the display control circuit 61 (S10).
[0036]
Here, the CPU 51 checks each state of the detectors 9 to 13 to check whether or not a passerby who has been prevented from passing returns from the entrance side to the outside (S11). If so, the shutter 15 of the slot 3 is opened (S8), and the process returns to step S3 to wait for the insertion of the magnetic ticket P or the presentation of the wireless card C.
[0037]
On the other hand, if the magnetic ticket P is not inserted in step S3, it is checked whether or not the wireless card C is detected (S12). That is, a radio wave for communication is always output from the antenna 5, and the communication area 5a is set in a range including the insertion port 3 as shown by hatching in FIG.
[0038]
In this state, for example, if a passerby mistakenly tries to insert the wireless card C into the insertion slot 3, the wireless card C to be erroneously inserted is presented in the communication area 5a near the insertion slot 3. The circuit 69 can start communication with the wireless card C at that time. Therefore, the CPU 51 determines that the wireless card C is detected when the communication is started.
[0039]
If the wireless card C is not detected in step S12, the process returns to step S3 to wait for the insertion of the magnetic ticket P or the presentation of the wireless card C. If the wireless card C is detected in step S12, the shutter 15 of the insertion slot 3 is closed (S13), and the insertion of the wireless card C is prohibited. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the passerby of the wireless card C from erroneously inserting it into the insertion slot 3 of the magnetic ticket P.
[0040]
Next, the CPU 51 performs correct / incorrect determination processing for the wireless card C presented in the communication area 5a. That is, the transmission / reception circuit 69 communicates with the wireless card C via the antenna 15 to read the ticket gate information stored in the data memory 82 of the wireless card C (S14) and send it to the CPU 51.
[0041]
The CPU 51 determines the validity of the wireless card C from the read information. If the result of the determination is that it is valid (S15), the CPU 51 enters the data memory 82 of the wireless card C, such as the entry date and time and the entry station. In order to write information, the admission information is transmitted from the transmission / reception circuit 69 to the wireless card C via the antenna 15 (S16).
[0042]
When it is determined that the wireless card C is valid, the CPU 51 opens the door 7 on the traveling direction side (exit side) (S7), allows the passer-by and allows the shutter 15 of the insertion port 3 to open. Open (S8), return to step S3, and wait for the insertion of the magnetic ticket P or the presentation of the wireless card C.
[0043]
If it is determined in step S15 that the wireless card C is not valid, the CPU 51 closes the door 7 on the traveling direction side to prevent the passer-by from passing (S9), and closes the door on the guidance display unit 6. The reason for the failure is displayed (S10). Then, it is checked whether or not the passerby is prevented from passing through the passage and goes out from the entrance side (S11). If the passerby goes out, the shutter 15 of the insertion port 3 is opened (S8), step. The process returns to S3 and waits for the insertion of the magnetic ticket P or the presentation of the wireless card C.
[0044]
As described above, according to the above embodiment, the communication area 5a of the antenna 5 for performing wireless communication with the wireless card C is set to a range including the slot 3 of the magnetic ticket P, When a wireless card C intended to be erroneously inserted into the insertion slot 3 enters this communication area 5a, it is detected and the shutter 15 of the insertion slot 3 is closed to prohibit the insertion of the wireless card C into the insertion slot 3. Thus, the passer-by who uses the wireless card C can enter the slot 3 of the magnetic ticket P without affecting the insertion operation of the magnetic ticket P of the passer-by who uses the magnetic ticket P. It is possible to prevent erroneous insertion of C, and it is possible to prevent the wireless card C from being conveyed and destroyed.
[0045]
In addition, although the said Example demonstrated the case where the communication area 5a of the antenna 5 for performing radio | wireless communication between the radio | wireless cards C was set to the range including the insertion port 3 of the magnetic-type ticket P, this case was demonstrated. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the antenna 5 is detected with the first antenna 51 for performing wireless communication with the wireless card C, and the wireless card C is detected. And a dedicated second antenna 52 for only. The second antenna 52 is installed in the vicinity of the slot 3 and its radio wave output area 5b is set in the slot 3 so that the magnetic ticket P is slotted as in the above embodiment. 3 can be detected.
[0046]
The configuration of the control system in this embodiment is as shown in FIG. That is, only the points different from FIG. 5 will be described. The first antenna 51 is connected to the transmission / reception circuit 69, the second antenna 52 is connected to the wireless card detection circuit 71, and the wireless card detection circuit 71 is connected to the CPU 51. Is done. The radio card detection circuit 71 always outputs a radio card detection radio wave from the second antenna 52, and the radio card C that is about to be erroneously inserted into the insertion slot 3 is presented in the radio wave output area 5b. And it is supposed to detect it.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a passerby who uses a wireless recording medium erroneously inserts the wireless recording medium into the magnetic recording medium insertion unit, and destroys the wireless recording medium. It is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can prevent the occurrence of the accident.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 schematically shows the appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view seen from above, and (b) is a side view seen from the inside.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an external appearance of an automatic ticket gate device.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show details of a portion of an insertion slot. FIG. 3A shows a state where the shutter is opened, and FIG. 3B shows a state where the shutter is closed.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control system.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a wireless card.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.
FIGS. 8A and 8B schematically show the appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 8A is a plan view seen from above, and FIG. 8B is a side view seen from the inside.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control system in another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate apparatus, 2 ... Automatic ticket gate apparatus main body, 3 ... Insertion opening (input part), 4 ... Exit, 5 ... Antenna, 51 ... 1st antenna, 52 ... 2nd Antenna, 5a ... Communication area, 5b ... Radio wave output area, 7 ... Door, 9-13 ... Detector, 15 ... Shutter, 21 ... Transport path, 26, 27 ... Read head, 28, 29 ...... Write head, 51... CPU, 52... ROM, 53... RAM, 55... Read circuit, 56 ..Write circuit, 60 .. Shutter control circuit, 62. 65 …… Conveyance motor, 66 …… Conveyance control circuit, 67 …… Door opening / closing mechanism, 68 …… Door control circuit, 69 …… Transmission / reception circuit, 71 …… Wireless card detection circuit, P …… Magnetic ticket ( Magnetic recording medium), C ... wireless card (wireless recording medium).

Claims (3)

A loading unit for loading a magnetic recording medium in which ticket gate information carried by a passerby is magnetically recorded;
A reading means for receiving the magnetic recording medium loaded in the loading unit, and reading the ticket gate information from the received magnetic recording medium;
Provided in the vicinity of the input unit, for performing wireless communication with a wireless recording medium that wirelessly transmits and receives ticket gate information carried by a passerby, the communication area is within the range including the input unit A set antenna,
Transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving ticket information by wireless communication with the wireless recording medium presented in the communication area of the antenna,
When sending and receiving the ticket gate information by this sending and receiving means, insertion prohibiting means for prohibiting the insertion of the wireless recording medium to the input unit,
A passability determination means for determining passability of the passerby by performing a ticket gate process based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means or the ticket gate information received by the transmission / reception means;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: A loading unit for loading a magnetic recording medium in which ticket gate information carried by a passerby is magnetically recorded;
A reading means for receiving the magnetic recording medium loaded in the loading unit, and reading the ticket gate information from the received magnetic recording medium;
Provided in the vicinity of the input unit, for performing wireless communication with a wireless recording medium that wirelessly transmits and receives ticket gate information carried by a passerby, the communication area is within the range including the input unit A set antenna,
Transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving ticket information by wireless communication with the wireless recording medium presented in the communication area of the antenna,
A passability determination means for determining passability of the passerby by performing a ticket gate process based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means or the ticket gate information received by the transmission / reception means;
When the wireless recording medium enters the communication area of the antenna, detection means for detecting it via the antenna;
When the detection unit detects the wireless recording medium, a loading prohibiting unit that prohibits the loading of the wireless recording medium into the loading unit;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An apparatus main body that forms a passage for passers-by;
A slot for loading a magnetic recording medium that is provided on the entrance side of the passage of the apparatus body and magnetically records ticket gate information carried by a passerby entering the passage;
Reading means for receiving the magnetic recording medium inserted into the insertion slot and reading the ticket gate information from the received magnetic recording medium;
A door that can be opened and closed on the exit side of the passage of the apparatus body, and controls the passage of passers-by;
An apparatus for performing wireless communication by radio waves with a wireless recording medium that is provided in the vicinity of the insertion port at the upper part of the apparatus body and wirelessly transmits and receives ticket gate information carried by a passerby entering the passage. And an antenna whose communication area is set in a range including the inlet,
Detecting means for outputting a predetermined radio wave from the antenna and detecting the presence of the wireless recording medium when the wireless recording medium is presented in the communication area;
A shutter that is provided at the insertion port and prohibits the insertion of the wireless recording medium into the insertion port in response to detection of the presence of the wireless recording medium by the detection unit;
When the detecting means detects the presence of the wireless recording medium, transmitting / receiving means for transmitting and receiving ticket gate information by wireless communication with the wireless recording medium via the antenna;
A determination unit that determines whether the magnetic recording medium or the wireless recording medium is correct based on the ticket gate information read by the reading unit or the ticket gate information received by the transmission / reception unit;
Control means for controlling the opening and closing of the door according to the determination result of the determination means;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising:

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