JP3798471B2 - Automatic ticket collection system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket collection system that automatically performs ticket gate processing and ticket collection processing based on a ticket medium possessed by passengers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, automatic ticket gates that perform automatic ticket gate processing and automatic ticket gate devices that perform automatic ticket gate processing have begun to be installed at transportation stations such as railways. In such an automatic ticket gate and an automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as an automatic ticket gate), the magnetic information recorded in the inserted ticket is read to determine whether or not it is possible to pass and if necessary. The inserted ticket is subjected to processing such as magnetic information recording or punching.
[0003]
Further, among such automatic ticket collection devices, there have been proposed devices that can handle the combined use of a plurality of tickets. The combined use of a ticket is, for example, using a combination of two or more boarding sections such as a regular ticket and a regular ticket, or a regular ticket and a regular ticket. It can also be used in combination with a prepaid card. Such an automatic ticket collecting apparatus corresponding to a plurality of sheets is used particularly in a ticket collecting process at a transfer station or a ticket collecting process in which an entrance / exit check is performed.
[0004]
First, the former, that is, the bill collection process at the transfer station will be described. For example, when transferring between the Shinkansen and the conventional line, it is necessary to receive a collection ticket when transferring from the Shinkansen to the conventional line or when transferring from the conventional line to the Shinkansen. At this time, it is assumed that the passenger has a conventional train ticket starting from or ending at the transfer station and a Shinkansen ticket starting from or ending at the transfer station. In the above-mentioned automatic ticket gate for multiple sheets, both the conventional line and the Shinkansen tickets are received, and whether or not there are frauds in the boarding section based on the data of both the tickets. Check and the bill collection process is performed.
[0005]
Further, the present invention is also applied to a case such as a transfer station between a route of Company A and a route of Company B. That is, with the above-described automatic ticket gate for multiple sheets, a company A ticket with a transfer station as a starting point or an end point and a company B ticket with a transfer station as an end point or a starting point are received. Based on the data of the ticket, it is checked whether there is any fraud in the boarding section, and the bill collection process is performed.
[0006]
Next, the latter, that is, a bill collection process in which entry / exit check is performed will be described. In recent years, a bill collection process based on entrance / exit checks has been proposed to prevent fraud in the boarding section. In the ticket collection process based on this entry / exit check, as a rule, entry is permitted only for tickets that have been subjected to entry processing. For example, it is assumed that stations exist in the order of A station → B station → C station. At this time, it is assumed that a passenger who has a commuter pass that can be boarded between B station and C station purchases a regular ticket that can be boarded between A station and B station, gets on from A station, and gets off at C station. At this time, getting off at C station requires a regular ticket that can be boarded at A station → B station and a commuter pass that can be boarded between B station → C station. In other words, the above-described automatic ticket gate for multi-sheets installed at station C can be used as a regular ticket that can be boarded at station A → B station and can be boarded between station B → C station. A commuter pass is received, the fraud of the boarding section is checked based on the data of the ordinary ticket and the commuter pass, and the ticket gate process is performed by checking that the entry process has been performed.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the above-described automatic ticket collection device for multiple sheets is designed to support the combined use of multiple tickets, the processing time of the collection ticket with one ticket is as follows: There is a problem that it is longer than a normal automatic ticket gate. The normal automatic ticket gate device is an automatic ticket gate device that can perform only pass / fail judgment processing using only one ticket.
[0008]
Reasons for the increased collection ticket processing time include separation processing of a plurality of ticket media and temporary suspension of ticket media. The separation processing of a plurality of ticket media means that some automatic ticket gates that support multiple tickets have a receiving mechanism for receiving a plurality of tickets at once. This is a process for separating a plurality of ticket media received one by one. Temporary holding of ticket media means that a single ticket received as a means of securing time for determining whether or not to pass by a combination of a plurality of tickets in an automatic ticket gate for multiple tickets A holding mechanism for holding is provided, and is a process of temporarily holding a boarding ticket received by the holding mechanism.
[0009]
The object of the present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and provides an automatic ticket collection system that can be used in combination with a plurality of ticket media and has excellent ticket collection processing efficiency. There is to do.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
This invention has been made based on the above problems,
The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention comprises a receiving means for receiving a ticket medium, a reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium, a holding means for holding the ticket medium as required, and 1 A first execution means for executing a first passage determination processing mode capable of performing passage permission determination processing by a single ticket medium and passage permission determination processing by a combination of a plurality of ticket media; and one boarding A second execution means for executing a second passage determination processing mode for exclusively performing passability determination processing by means of a ticket medium, and a passage determination result by the first passage determination processing mode or the second passage determination processing mode; Accordingly, a traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary and a discharge means for discharging the ticket medium are provided.
[0011]
The automatic ticket collection system according to the present invention comprises a receiving means for receiving a ticket medium, a reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, and a boarding received by the receiving means. A holding means for holding the ticket medium as required, and when one ticket medium is received by the receiving means, the received one ticket medium is held in the holding means, and this holding means When a plurality of ticket media satisfying a predetermined condition are received by the receiving means, a plurality of conditions satisfying the received predetermined conditions are received. A pass permission determination process based on a combination of data of a plurality of ticket mediums that hold a predetermined number of ticket media that holds the reserved ticket media in the holding means. A first execution means for executing the first traffic determination processing mode, and a second traffic determination exclusively for performing passability determination processing based on data of one ticket medium received by the receiving means. Second execution means for executing the processing mode; mode switching means for switching the traffic determination process to the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode; and the first traffic determination processing mode or the According to a traffic determination result in the second traffic determination processing mode, a traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary and a discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means are provided.
[0012]
The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is recorded on a ticket medium received by the receiving means, receiving means for receiving one ticket medium at a time, or receiving a plurality of ticket media at once. Reading means for reading data, holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as necessary, and when one ticket medium is received by the receiving means, One ticket medium is held in the holding means, a passability determination process is performed based on the data of the one held ticket medium, and a plurality of tickets are batched by the receiving means. When a medium is received, the plurality of ticket media received in a lump are held in the holding means, and a combination of data of the plurality of ticket media received in a lump is received. First holding means for executing a first passage determination processing mode for performing passage permission determination processing based on the above, and without holding one ticket medium received by the receiving means in the holding means, Second execution means for executing a second passage determination processing mode for performing the passage permission determination processing exclusively based on the data of the single ticket medium, and the passage determination processing as the first passage determination processing. Mode switching means for switching to the mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, and traffic blocking that blocks traffic as necessary according to the traffic determination result in the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode Means, a ticket medium processing means for performing a predetermined process on the ticket medium received by the receiving means as required, and a ticket medium received by the receiving means. And a discharge means that out.
[0013]
The present invention relates to a receiving system for receiving a ticket medium in an automatic ticket gate system comprising a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors, and a monitoring device for monitoring the plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors. Means, reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as required, and one boarding A first execution means for executing a first passage determination processing mode capable of a passage permission determination process using a ticket medium and a passage permission determination process using a combination of a plurality of ticket mediums, and a single ticket medium Second execution means for executing a second traffic determination processing mode for performing dedicated traffic passability determination processing; and the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode. The first passage determination process by the monitoring device, the passage blocking means blocking the passage as necessary according to the traffic determination result by the door, and the discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means. It is possible to switch between the mode and the second traffic determination processing mode.
[0014]
The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is recorded on a ticket medium received by the receiving means, receiving means for receiving one ticket medium at a time, or receiving a plurality of ticket media at once. Reading means for reading data, holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as necessary, and when one ticket medium is received by the receiving means, One ticket medium is held in the holding means, a passability determination process is performed based on the data of the one held ticket medium, and a plurality of tickets are batched by the receiving means. When a medium is received, the plurality of ticket media received in a lump are held in the holding means, and a combination of data of the plurality of ticket media received in a lump is received. First holding means for executing a first passage determination processing mode for performing passage permission determination processing based on the above, and without holding one ticket medium received by the receiving means in the holding means, Second execution means for executing a second passage determination processing mode for performing the passage permission determination processing exclusively based on the data of the single ticket medium, and the passage determination processing as the first passage determination processing. Mode switching means for switching to the mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, and traffic blocking that blocks traffic as necessary according to the traffic determination result in the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode Means, discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means, and a plurality of ticket media by the receiving means in the second traffic determination processing mode. The passage determination process to be received Te and a suspend interrupt means.
[0015]
The automatic ticket collection system according to the present invention comprises a receiving means for receiving a ticket medium, a reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, and a boarding received by the receiving means. A first passage determination processing mode capable of holding a ticket medium as required, a passability determination process using a single ticket medium, and a passability determination process using a combination of a plurality of ticket media. The first execution means for executing the second execution means, the second execution means for executing the second passage determination processing mode for exclusively performing the passage permission determination processing by one ticket medium, and the passage determination processing mode are guided. Guidance means; traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary according to the traffic determination result in the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode; And a discharge means for discharging the ticket medium received by the unit.
[0016]
The present invention relates to a receiving system for receiving a ticket medium in an automatic ticket gate system comprising a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors, and a monitoring device for monitoring the plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors. Means, reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as required, and one boarding A first execution means for executing a first passage determination processing mode capable of a passage permission determination process using a ticket medium and a passage permission determination process using a combination of a plurality of ticket mediums, and a single ticket medium Second execution means for executing a second passage determination processing mode for performing the passage permission determination processing exclusively; guidance means for guiding the passage determination processing mode; and the first passage determination. In accordance with the traffic determination result in the physical mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, the traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary, and the discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means, It is possible to switch the guidance of the traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device.
[0017]
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system comprising a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors, and a monitoring device for monitoring the plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collectors, one by one ticket. Receiving means for receiving a medium or a plurality of ticket media at once, reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket medium received by the receiving means, and a boarding received by the receiving means A holding means for holding the ticket medium as required, and when one ticket medium is received by the receiving means, the received one ticket medium is held in the holding means, and this holding means When a plurality of ticket media satisfying a predetermined condition are received by the receiving means, a pass / fail determination process is performed based on the data of one ticket media. A plurality of ticket media that satisfy the predetermined conditions that are received are stored in the holding means, and a pass / fail determination process is performed based on a combination of data of the plurality of ticket media that satisfy the predetermined conditions. The first execution means for executing the first passage determination processing mode and the one ticket medium received by the receiving means are not stored in the holding means, and the data of the one ticket medium is used as a basis. The second execution means for executing the second passage determination processing mode for performing the passage permission determination processing exclusively, and the passage determination processing to the first passage determination processing mode or the second passage determination processing mode. In order to accurately guide the mode switching means for switching, the automatic ticket gate and the user using the automatic ticket collector, whether the traffic determination processing mode is the first traffic determination processing mode, According to the traffic judgment result in the first traffic judgment processing mode or the second traffic judgment processing mode according to the guidance means for guiding to the floor whether the mode is the second traffic judgment processing mode. A passage blocking means for blocking the ticket, a ticket medium processing means for subjecting the ticket medium received by the receiving means to a predetermined process as needed, and discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means. And a discharge unit that enables switching between the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device, and in conjunction with the switching of the traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device, The guidance contents in the traffic determination processing mode by the guidance means are switched.
[0018]
As a result of taking the above-mentioned means, the following effects occur.
(1) The automatic ticket collection apparatus according to the present invention is a first traffic determination processing mode capable of determining whether or not a vehicle can pass using a single ticket medium and determining whether or not a vehicle can pass using a combination of a plurality of ticket media. The first execution means for executing the second passage, the second execution means for executing the second passage determination processing mode for performing the passage permission determination processing exclusively using one ticket medium, and the passage determination processing for the first passage. Mode switching means for switching to the second traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, the collected bill processing mode can be switched according to the situation. Therefore, when there are many combinations of a plurality of ticket media at a ticket gate where a plurality of automatic ticket collection devices are installed, the first traffic determination processing corresponding to the combination of a plurality of ticket media is used. Set the mode to most automatic ticket gates. On the other hand, when only one ticket medium is frequently used, the second traffic determination processing mode capable of high-speed processing of one ticket medium is set in most automatic ticket collection devices. Thereby, the collection bill processing efficiency can be improved according to the situation.
[0019]
(2) Since the automatic ticket collection system according to the present invention enables switching between the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device, a plurality of the automatic ticket collection system in this automatic ticket collection system. It is possible to easily control the traffic judgment processing mode of the automatic bill collection device.
[0020]
(3) In the automatic ticket collection system according to the present invention, in order to accurately guide the user who uses the automatic ticket collection device, the traffic determination processing mode is the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode. Since it is provided with guidance means for guiding whether it is the traffic determination processing mode, the bill collection process in the traffic determination processing mode set for each automatic ticket collection device can be made smoother.
[0021]
(4) The automatic ticket collection system according to the present invention enables switching between the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode by a monitoring device, and switching of the traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device. Since the guidance of the traffic judgment processing mode is switched in conjunction with this, the guidance of the traffic judgment processing mode and the traffic judgment processing mode of a plurality of automatic ticket collection devices installed in the automatic ticket collection system is easily controlled. be able to.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the external appearance of an automatic bill collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
This automatic ticket collection apparatus can cope with the combined use of a plurality of ticket media. For example, at a transfer station between a Shinkansen and a conventional line, the automatic ticket collection apparatus of the present invention installed at the transfer station is a conventional line ticket starting from or at the transfer station and the transfer station. It is possible to accept Shinkansen tickets and limited express tickets starting from, and check whether there is any fraud in the boarding section based on these data, and perform the collection ticket processing. Hereinafter, such a bill collection process will be described in detail. In addition, the above-mentioned ticket medium in which the boarding sections are continuous is referred to as a related ticket.
[0024]
A main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate apparatus discharges a ticket slot 12 into which a ticket medium is inserted when entering or exiting the station, and a ticket medium received at the slot 12. A discharge port 14 is provided. There are various types of ticket media such as regular tickets, regular tickets, limited express tickets, number-of-times tickets, prepaid cards, etc., and such ticket media can be given information such as expiration date information and boarding The section information is magnetically recorded in a predetermined format.
[0025]
In this embodiment, the case where the insertion slot 12 is a multi-sheet batch-loading type that accepts batch loading of a plurality of ticket media, and the single-sheet loading-type that accepts only the insertion of a single ticket media Assuming that In the case where the insertion slot 12 is compatible with the batch loading of a plurality of sheets, of course, it is possible to accept a single ticket medium. As a combination of a plurality of ticket media, a regular ticket and a regular ticket, a regular ticket and a limited express ticket, a regular ticket and a regular ticket, and the like can be considered. Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the discharge port 14 enables collective discharge of a plurality of ticket media and the case where only one sheet can be discharged. When a plurality of sheets can be discharged at once, a plurality of ticket media are stacked and discharged. This collective discharge will be described in detail later.
[0026]
In the vicinity of the insertion slot 12, a shutter for preventing the insertion of the ticket medium is provided. This shutter prohibits the insertion of another ticket medium for a predetermined period of time after the ticket medium is inserted. Due to the action of the shutter, it is possible to prevent another person's ticket medium from being continuously inserted.
[0027]
Further, in front of the insertion port 12, a vicinity of the insertion port display unit 16 is provided for displaying various guidance to the user. This insertion slot vicinity display part 16 displays the remaining amount, such as a prepaid card, for example. Further, a passage guidance display unit 13 for displaying the guidance of the passage of the automatic bill collection device is provided below the insertion port 12. This passage guidance display unit 13 displays a guidance for a passage determination processing mode to be described later. In front of the discharge port 14, a discharge port vicinity display unit 18 that displays various guidance to the user is provided.
[0028]
A door portion 20 is provided on the side surface portion of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection device so as to block the passage of a passenger of the ticket medium by closing. In addition, a frame 22 serving as a partition for distinguishing a passage corresponding to the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate apparatus is provided on the upper part of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate apparatus. The frame 22 is provided with a display 26 for notifying the insertion of a child ticket, the insertion of an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, or an abnormality of a device. Furthermore, a plurality of human detection sensors 24 that detect the passage of the user are provided on the side surface portion of the main body 10 and the frame 22. The human detection sensor 24 detects the passage of the user, and a transmission type, a reflection type, or the like is used.
[0029]
An invalid ticket is a ticket that cannot be used in combination with other ticket media. For example, an expired ticket medium corresponds to this. An abnormal ticket is a ticket that cannot be read by the automatic bill collection device. For example, a credit card with a different recording format or a ticket that is not magnetically recorded corresponds to this.
[0030]
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket collecting apparatus shown in FIG.
Between the insertion port 12 and the discharge port 14, a main conveyance path 32 that conveys the ticket medium loaded from the insertion port 12 to the discharge port 14 is formed. On this main conveyance path 32, a sensor for detecting a ticket medium conveyed on the conveyance path 32, for example, a slot sensor 90 for detecting a ticket medium loaded from the slot 12, and discharging to a discharge port. A plurality of discharge port sensors 92 and the like for detecting the used ticket medium are provided.
[0031]
A shutter 28 is provided at the entrance from the slot 12 to the main transport path 32 to prohibit the loading of the ticket medium for a predetermined period. The predetermined period is a period until the inserted ticket medium is received from the discharge port 14. The shutter 28 is closed at the moment when the boarding ticket medium is inserted, regardless of whether the insertion slot 12 is for a plurality of sheets or a single sheet. As a result, a distinction is made between the first-passed ticket medium and the next-passed ticket medium.
[0032]
In the case where the slot 12 is a single-sheet loading type, when the ticket collection is not permitted with only the first loaded ticket medium, the inserted ticket medium is not an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket. On the condition that the shutter is opened, the next ticket medium is allowed to be inserted for a predetermined time. At this time, when the next ticket medium is inserted, the collected ticket is formed by a combination of the inserted ticket medium and the first inserted ticket medium.
[0033]
On the transport path of the main transport path 32, in order from the slot 12 to the outlet 14, a take-in roller 33 that takes in the one-time or one-by-one pass ticket media and aligns the taken-in ticket media. An aligning section 34, reading heads 36a and 36b for reading information magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket medium, a reversing section 38 for constantly sending out the front and back of the ticket medium, and a ticket medium before writing information A pool section 42 before writing, a write head 46 for recording predetermined magnetic information on the ticket medium, a read head 48 for confirming information recorded by the write head 46, and a punching process on the ticket medium Punch processing sections 50 and 52, a first ticket detection sensor 54 for detecting the passage of the ticket medium, a thermal head 56 for performing print recording on the upper surface of the ticket medium, and a print record on the lower surface of the ticket medium. To the thermal head 58, such as collective pool section 60 to align a plurality of ticket medium by size it is provided.
[0034]
In the aligning unit 34, alignment is performed such that a predetermined direction of the ticket medium loaded into the slot 12 is a transport direction and serves as a one-side reference.
The reversing unit 38 is provided with a sorting gate 39. In order to always unify the front and back of the ticket medium, the ticket medium is pulled into the reversing unit 38 from the main transport path 32 by the sorting gate 39 as necessary. It is. The ticket medium drawn into the reversing unit 38 is reversed and returned to the main conveyance path 32. The necessity of drawing the ticket medium into the reversing unit 38 is determined by which of the reading heads 36a or 36b has read the information on the ticket medium.
[0035]
The pre-writing pool unit 42 pools the ticket medium in order to check the validity of the ticket medium based on the combination of a plurality of sheets, for example, whether or not the possible sections are continuous. The pooling of the ticket medium to the pre-writing pool unit 42 is performed only in the first traffic determination processing mode described later.
[0036]
The pre-writing pool section 42 is provided with a sorting gate 43, a pool transport path 44, a stopper 45, and the like, and the ticket gate medium is drawn from the main transport path into the pool transport path 44 by the sorting gate 43, The drawn ticket medium is stopped by the stopper 45 and pooled. At this time, a plurality of ticket mediums are not overlapped in the pool conveyance path 44, that is, one by one is pooled in another pool conveyance path 44. The pooled ticket media are returned to the main transport path 32 in the order of the size of the ticket media. That is, the ticket medium is rearranged in order of size by the pre-writing pool section.
[0037]
When printing recording is required on the surface of the ticket medium, for example, when the inserted ticket medium is a normal ticket, it is conveyed to the thermal head 56 by the sorting gate 51. When printing recording is required on the back surface of the ticket medium, the ticket is conveyed to the thermal head 58 by the sorting gate 51.
[0038]
The collective pool unit 60 is provided with a collective pool roller 61, a sorting gate 62, a second ticket detection sensor 63, and the like, and a specific ticket medium is collected when a plurality of ticket media having different discharge sizes are discharged at once. A number of these different sizes so that they are not spoiled, that is, not overlooked.
This is a mechanism for rearranging and aligning the ticket media in order of size.
[0039]
Here, the type and size of the ticket medium will be described. The size (in mm) of each ticket medium is, for example, an ordinary ticket: 30 × 57.5, a regular ticket and a prepaid card: 57.5 × 85, a large ticket: 57.5 × 85, and the like. When a plurality of related tickets having different sizes are processed, if the related tickets are discharged one by one at the time of discharge, smooth ticket gate processing is hindered. However, when trying to eject all at once, the small ticket may be overlooked and hidden behind the large ticket, which may be lost.
[0040]
Therefore, the collective pool unit 60 prepares and discharges the ticket media as follows. For example, it is assumed that ordinary tickets, commuter passes, and large-sized tickets are put together or one by one and are pooled in the pool section 42 before writing (in this embodiment, up to two in the pool section 42 before writing). It is shown that only pooling is possible, but it is possible to pool two or more.) At this time, it is discharged from the pre-writing pool section 42 in order of large size ticket medium, that is, large ticket, commuter pass, and ordinary ticket, and is conveyed on the main conveyance path 32.
[0041]
First, when a large ticket is conveyed and this large ticket is detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54, rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started and a large ticket to the collective pool roller 61 by the sorting gate 64 is started. Is taken in for a predetermined time. As a result, the large ticket is taken into the collective pool roller 61. When the taken large ticket is detected by the second ticket detection sensor 63, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is stopped. That is, a large ticket is temporarily pooled at a predetermined position of the collective pool roller 61.
[0042]
Next, when the commuter pass is detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started so that the tip of the large ticket previously pooled matches the tip of the commuter pass. The commuter pass is taken into the collective pool roller 61 by the minute gate 64 for a predetermined time. As a result, the commuter pass is taken into the collective pool roller 61 in a state in which the tip of the commuter pass coincides with the tip of the large ticket and the commuter pass is superimposed on the large ticket. When the taken large ticket and commuter pass are detected by the second ticket detection sensor 63, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is stopped. That is, the large-sized ticket and the commuter pass are stacked at a predetermined position of the collective pool roller 61, and are temporarily pooled with their tips aligned.
[0043]
Finally, when the ordinary ticket is detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54, the collective pool roller 61 is set so that the leading edge of the large ticket and the commuter pass previously pooled with the leading edge of the ordinary ticket. The rotation is started, and the regular ticket is taken into the collective pool roller 61 by the sorting gate 64 for a predetermined time. Thus, the large pool, the commuter pass, and the ordinary ticket are taken into the collective pool roller 61 in a state in which the leading ends of the large ticket, the commuter pass, and the ordinary ticket are overlapped, and the large ticket, the commuter pass, and the ordinary ticket are stacked in this order. At this time, if the ticket medium is not pooled in the pool section 42 before writing, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is not stopped and the ticket medium taken into the collective pool roller 61 is discharged.
[0044]
When a plurality of related tickets overlapped in this way are discharged, all the tickets can be confirmed as viewed from the side of the recipient of these related tickets. Therefore, by arranging the ticket media having different sizes in order of size and discharging them together, a smooth ticket gate process can be realized, and the loss of the ticket media can be prevented.
[0045]
The sorting gate 66 is a gate that sorts between discharge and collection depending on the type of ticket medium. For example, a commuter pass is discharged, and a regular ticket when entering from a station premises is collected. The ticket medium collected by the sorting gate 66 is sorted and collected by the sorting gate 68 into the first bill collection box 70 and the second bill collection box 72 according to the type of the ticket ticket medium.
[0046]
Further, a plurality of motors for driving each part are attached to the main body 10 of the automatic bill collection device. For example, a main motor (stepping motor, servo motor, etc.) 74 that drives a transport roller that transports the ticket medium, a stepping motor 76 that drives a collective pool roller, and an induction motor 78 that transports the ticket medium to the discharge port 14 are provided. It has been.
[0047]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic bill collection device described in FIGS. 1 and 2.
The automatic ticket gate is controlled by the CPU 100 as a whole. The CPU 100 includes a ROM 102 that stores the control program of the CPU 100, a RAM 104 that stores information read from the ticket medium and a buffer for the control program, and an automatic ticket gate device installed from the entrance station. A fare memory 106 that stores fare information to the station, a read circuit 108 that controls the read heads 36a and 36b, a write circuit 110 that controls the write head 46, and a read circuit 112 that controls the read head 48 Etc. are connected. The CPU 100 performs passability determination processing based on information read by the reading head 36a or 36b.
[0048]
The CPU 100 further includes a distribution control circuit 114 that controls the distribution gates 39, 43, 51, 59, 62, 64, 66, and 68, a thermal head control circuit 116 that controls the thermal heads 56 and 58, and the like. A detection circuit 118 for detecting the state of transport of the ticket medium based on signals from the respective sensors such as the first ticket detection sensor 54 and the second ticket detection sensor 63, the slot sensor 90, the outlet sensor 92, and the ticket medium A conveyance control circuit 120 for controlling the main motor 74 to be conveyed, a passage detection circuit 122 for detecting the passage of a passenger of the ticket medium by an output from the human detection sensor 24, and a door opening / closing mechanism 124 for driving the door unit 20. A door control circuit 126 to be controlled is connected.
[0049]
Further, the CPU 100 includes a display control circuit 128 that controls each display unit such as the passage guide display unit 13, the inlet vicinity display unit 16, and the outlet vicinity display unit 18, and display control that controls the display 26. A circuit 130, a punch processing control circuit 132 that controls the punch processing units 50 and 52, a shutter control circuit 134 that controls driving of the shutter 28, a batch pool control circuit 136 that controls driving of the batch pool unit 60, and a plurality of A monitoring panel interface 138 for connecting to the monitoring panel 140 that collectively monitors the automatic bill collection device is connected.
[0050]
Next, the traffic determination processing mode will be described. The automatic ticket collection apparatus according to the present invention includes a first traffic determination processing mode and a second traffic determination processing mode, and can switch the mode as necessary to execute the ticket collection processing. The first traffic determination process mode is a traffic determination process in which a bill collection process using a plurality of related tickets is possible. In this first traffic determination processing mode, regardless of whether one or more ticket media are inserted, they are always pooled in the pre-writing pool section 42. Of course, it is also possible to perform a bill collection process for only one boarding ticket medium in the first traffic determination processing mode. The second traffic determination processing mode is a traffic determination processing mode in which only the ticket collection processing for one ticket medium is possible. Note that the bill collection process in these traffic determination processing modes is controlled by the CPU 100.
[0051]
Hereinafter, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 8, the bill collection process in the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode will be described.
First, the bill collection process in the first traffic determination process mode will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. Here, the case where the insertion port 12 is of a type corresponding to batch loading of a plurality of sheets will be described.
[0052]
The bill collection process is started by inserting a ticket medium. When the ticket medium discharged by the discharge port sensor 92 is no longer detected (ST10, YES), the shutter 28 opens (ST12), and the insertion of the ticket medium into the input port 12 is permitted. That is, when the ticket medium discharged to the discharge port 14 is received, the next ticket medium is permitted to be inserted. When the ticket medium discharged by the discharge port sensor 92 is detected (ST10, NO), the shutter 28 is closed (ST14), and the next ticket medium is prohibited from being inserted into the insertion port 12. This is to prevent equipment breakdown or confusion when receiving the ticket medium due to the insertion of another ticket medium when the ticket medium is held at the discharge port.
[0053]
When a ticket medium is inserted into the slot 12 (ST16, YES), the ticket medium is detected by the slot sensor 90 (ST18), the shutter 28 is closed (ST20), and the next ticket medium is inserted. It is forbidden. If only one ticket medium is inserted in ST14, this one ticket medium is taken into the main conveyance path 32 by the take-in roller 33 (ST22). When there are a plurality of ticket media inserted in ST14, the plurality of ticket media are taken into the main conveyance path 32 by the take-in roller 33 one by one so as to be separated (ST22). Since the take-in process by the take-in roller 32 is based on the premise that a plurality of ticket media are taken in separately, it takes more time than the take-in process when a single ticket media is taken in. Processing.
[0054]
The ticket medium taken in by the take-in roller 33 is aligned by the alignment unit 34 (step ST24). The aligned ticket media are conveyed along the main conveyance path 32, and data recorded on the ticket media are read by the read heads 36a and 36b (step ST26). At this time, if the data cannot be read, it is determined that the inserted ticket is an abnormal ticket (ST28, YES), and the ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket is immediately discharged (ST31). In addition, if there is a ticket that is inserted at the same time as the ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket, this ticket is also immediately discharged. When it is determined that the ticket inserted in this way is an abnormal ticket, naturally, passage through the automatic ticket collection apparatus is not permitted.
[0055]
If the inserted ticket is not an abnormal ticket (ST28, NO), the front and back of the boarding ticket medium is recognized depending on which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the data (ST30). A reversing process is performed by the reversing unit 38 as necessary (ST32). Then, all of the ticket media that have been put together are pooled one by one in the pre-writing pool section 42 (ST32). That is, until the ticket medium is no longer detected by the slot sensor 90, the process of taking the ticket medium held in the slot 12 and pooling it into the pre-writing pool section 42 is repeated (ST36). In the first traffic determination processing mode, the ticket collection process using a plurality of related ticket media is possible, so even if only one ticket media is loaded at a time, this one ticket media. Are pooled in the pool section 42 before writing. This is because the data on the ticket medium cannot be analyzed instantaneously in the course of transporting the ticket medium, and therefore, the traffic judgment is made after the data is temporarily pooled in the pool section 42 before writing.
[0056]
When all of the ticket media entered in a lump are pooled in the pre-writing pool unit 42, that is, when all the data of the ticket media entered in a lump is read, the traffic determination processing by the lump-sum ticket media entered in a lump Is performed (ST38). The contents of the traffic determination process are a boarding section and a boarding time limit. As a result of the traffic determination process, when traffic is permitted (ST40, YES), traffic blocking by the door unit 20 is not performed (ST42). When the passage is not permitted (NO in ST40), the passage is blocked by the door unit 20 (ST44).
[0057]
Together with the above-described traffic determination process, the discharge process of the ticket medium pooled in the pre-writing pool unit 42 is started (ST46). The ticket media pooled in the pre-writing pool section 42 are sent to the main transport path 32 in order of size, for example. At this time, predetermined information is written by the writing head 46 (ST50) on the ticket medium that requires data writing (ST48, YES). The written information is read by the reading head 48, and the written content is confirmed (ST52). Further, the ticket medium that requires punching (ST54, YES) is subjected to punching (ST56).
[0058]
The ticket medium that has been processed as necessary is transported through the main transport path 32 and detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54 (YES in ST58). Then, rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started at a predetermined timing (ST60), and the boarding ticket medium is taken into the collective pool roller 61 (ST62). When the ticket medium conveyed from the pre-writing pool section 42 still exists (ST64, YES), and the ticket medium is detected by the second ticket detection sensor (ST66, YES), the ticket medium The collective pool roller 61 is stopped in a state in which is suspended (step ST68). This is for the process of discharging the ticket medium to be transported next and the leading edge.
[0059]
When the transported ticket medium is further detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54 (ST58), rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started at a predetermined timing (ST60), and the collective ticket medium is collected by the collective pool roller 61. (ST62). This predetermined timing is a timing at which the leading edge of the ticket medium initially held by the collective pool roller coincides with the leading edge of the ticket medium that is then taken into the collective pool roller. That is, by rotating the collective pool roller 61 at a predetermined timing, it is possible to align the front ends of a plurality of boarding ticket media.
[0060]
When there is no ticket medium conveyed from the pool section 42 before writing (ST64, NO), the ticket medium aligned by the collective pool roller 61 is discharged (ST70). At this time, the ticket medium is discharged so as not to be lost, that is, in a state where the small ticket medium is not hidden by the shadow of the large ticket medium. Further, during the period in which the discharged ticket medium is detected by the discharge port sensor 92 (ST72), the shutter 28 prohibits the insertion of the next ticket medium.
[0061]
In the above description of the first traffic determination processing mode, the case where the insertion slot 12 is a multiple-sheet batch loading type has been described, but here the case where the insertion slot 12 is a single-sheet loading compatible type will be described. Since the first traffic determination processing mode presupposes processing of a plurality of related tickets, when the insertion slot 12 is a single-sheet input compatible type, a plurality of related ticket media are input one by one. It will be. The problem here is the determination of the ticket collection process using a plurality of related tickets and the ticket collection process using only one ticket medium. In the case of the collection ticket processing using a plurality of related tickets, it is necessary to determine whether or not traffic is permitted after all the related tickets are received. On the other hand, in the case of the collection ticket processing using only one ticket medium, it is only necessary to determine whether or not it is possible to pass every time one ticket medium is received.
[0062]
It is assumed that the determination as to whether the received ticket medium is one of the related ticket media or only one ticket media is made based on the data written in the ticket media. In order to make this determination, all received ticket media are once pooled in the pre-writing pool section 42. When the first received ticket medium satisfies a predetermined condition and the passage cannot be permitted only with this one ticket medium, guidance is given by display or voice to insert the ticket medium. Passage determination is performed including the ticket medium inserted according to this guidance. The above-mentioned predetermined conditions are conditions such as an expiration date. Ticket media that have expired are not subject to assessment. In the case where passage is permitted with only one ticket medium, of course, guidance for additional insertion of the ticket medium is not performed.
[0063]
As described above, in the first traffic determination processing mode, since processing of a plurality of related tickets is premised, separation processing of a ticket medium in ST22 and temporary suspension of a ticket medium in ST34 are necessary. . For this reason, in the first traffic determination processing mode, an extra processing time is spent on the ticket collection processing for only one boarding ticket medium.
[0064]
Next, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 to 8, the ticket collection process in the second traffic determination process mode will be described. Here, the case where the insertion port 12 is of a type corresponding to batch loading of a plurality of sheets will be described.
[0065]
The bill collection process is started by inserting a ticket medium. When the ticket medium discharged by the discharge port sensor 92 is no longer detected (ST100, YES), the shutter 28 opens (ST102), and the insertion of the ticket medium into the input port 12 is permitted. That is, when the ticket medium discharged to the discharge port 14 is received, the next ticket medium is permitted to be inserted. When the ticket medium discharged by the discharge port sensor 92 is detected (ST100, NO), the shutter 28 is closed (ST104), and the insertion of the next ticket medium into the input port 12 is prohibited. This is to prevent equipment breakdown or confusion when receiving the ticket medium due to the insertion of another ticket medium when the ticket medium is held at the discharge port.
[0066]
When the ticket medium is inserted into the slot 12 (ST106, YES), the ticket medium is detected by the slot sensor 90 (ST108), the shutter 28 is closed (ST110), and the next ticket medium is inserted. It is forbidden. Next, the entered ticket medium is taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33 (ST112). Based on the detection state of the slot sensor 28 at this time, it is possible to recognize whether the number of inserted ticket media is one or more. In other words, when a single ticket medium is taken in by the take-in roller 33 and the ticket medium is continuously detected by the slot sensor 28, a plurality of the ticket mediums are put together. Will be. When there are a plurality of inserted ticket media (ST114, NO), all of the inserted ticket media are discharged (ST122). This is because the second traffic determination processing mode does not support processing of a plurality of related ticket media.
[0067]
When the number of inserted ticket media is one (ST114, YES), the ticket media taken in by the take-in roller 33 are aligned by the aligning unit 34 (step ST116). The aligned ticket media are conveyed along the main conveyance path 32, and data recorded on the ticket media are read by the read heads 36a and 36b (step ST118). At this time, if the data cannot be read, it is determined that the inserted ticket is an abnormal ticket (ST120, YES), and the ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket is immediately discharged (ST122). When it is determined that the ticket inserted in this way is an abnormal ticket, naturally, passage through the automatic ticket collection apparatus is not permitted.
[0068]
If the inserted ticket is not an abnormal ticket (ST120, NO), the front and back of the boarding ticket medium is recognized depending on which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the data (ST124). A reversing process is performed by the reversing unit 38 as necessary (ST126). In parallel with the processing for such a ticket medium, a traffic determination process using a single ticket medium is performed (ST128). The contents of the traffic determination process are a boarding section and a boarding time limit. As a result of the traffic determination process, when traffic is permitted (ST130, YES), traffic blocking by the door unit 20 is not performed (ST132). When the passage is not permitted (ST130, NO), the passage is blocked by the door unit 20 (ST134).
[0069]
Then, predetermined information is written by the writing head 46 (ST138) on the ticket medium that requires data writing (ST136, YES). The written information is read by the reading head 48, and the written content is confirmed (ST140). Further, the ticket medium that requires punching (ST142, YES) is subjected to punching (ST144). The ticket medium subjected to each processing is discharged from the discharge port 14. Further, during the period when the discharged ticket medium is detected by the discharge port sensor 92 (ST148), the shutter 28 prohibits the insertion of the next ticket medium. In the description of the second traffic determination processing mode described above, the case where the insertion slot 12 is a batch loading type has been described, but the insertion slot 12 may be a single sheet loading correspondence type.
[0070]
Here, common items of both the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode described above will be described.
First, supplementary information regarding the method of discharging the ticket medium. In the automatic ticket collection apparatus that handles a plurality of ticket media as described above, it is necessary to surely return the ticket media inserted at the time of discharging the ticket media to the person who has entered it. For this purpose, for example, the following discharging method is adopted.
[0071]
When the traffic determination process is performed on the ticket media that are entered in a lump, the entered ticket media are ejected in a lump. This is because the ticket media entered in a lump should have been put in by the same person, so it is discharged in a lump.
[0072]
When the passage determination process is performed on the ticket medium that is inserted in several times and the passage is permitted, the ticket media that are input in several times are discharged together. This means that even if the ticket medium is inserted in several times, when the passage is permitted in the passage determination process, the section where the boarding is possible is continuous, and it can be inserted by the same person. Because it is extremely high, it is discharged in a lump.
[0073]
If the passage determination process is performed on the ticket medium that is inserted in several times and the passage is not permitted, the ticket media that are input in several times are discharged one by one. This is a ticket medium that has been inserted in several times, and when passage is not permitted in the traffic determination process, it is unlikely that the ticket has been inserted by the same person, so that it is discharged one by one so that it cannot be mistaken.
[0074]
By changing the method for ejecting the ticket medium according to the state of being inserted as described above and the determination result of the ticket medium, it is possible to prevent mistakes in the ticket medium and to perform a smooth ticket check process.
[0075]
Second, the processing when the number of inserted ticket media exceeds the allowable number of sheets processed by the automatic ticket collection apparatus will be described. If the number of ticket media inserted in a batch or one by one exceeds the pool allowable number in the pre-writing pool section 42 or the batch pool section 60, the inserted ticket media are discharged without determining whether or not to pass. To do. Further, when the number of pre-writing pool sections 42 and the collective pool section 60 exceeds the allowable number of sheets due to the ticket medium inserted in accordance with the request for inserting the next ticket, the same is discharged.
[0076]
Thirdly, a case will be described in which another ticket medium is included in the inserted ticket medium in addition to the permitted ticket medium. For example, when boarding a section that can be boarded by a combination of the ticket medium A and the ticket medium B, if the ticket medium C is inserted in addition to the ticket medium A and the ticket medium B, the ticket medium is temporarily Even if it is not an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, it is prohibited to use these ticket media. Thereby, a ticket gate process can be performed smoothly.
[0077]
Here, the advantages and disadvantages of the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode will be briefly summarized. The advantage of the first traffic determination processing mode is that a plurality of related ticket media can be handled. On the contrary, the disadvantage of the first traffic determination processing mode is that the bill collection processing time with only one ticket medium is slow. On the other hand, the advantage of the second traffic determination processing mode is that the bill collection processing time using only one ticket medium is fast. Conversely, a disadvantage of the second traffic determination processing mode is that a plurality of related ticket media cannot be handled.
[0078]
Improve bill collection processing efficiency by setting the mode of automatic ticket collection equipment installed in the station so that the advantages of the first traffic judgment processing mode and the second traffic judgment processing mode can be brought out. Can be made.
[0079]
Here, an example of mode setting of the automatic bill collection device will be described. For example, in the transfer ticket gate processing from the conventional line to the Shinkansen during morning and evening rush hours, the ticket gate processing using a regular ticket is mainly performed. Most of the regular tickets used at this time include a ticket and an express ticket, and the use of only one such regular ticket increases in the ticket gate processing. On the other hand, in the transfer ticket gate processing from the conventional line to the Shinkansen at the time of homecoming rush, the number of users who have a separate ticket and limited express ticket increases. Under such circumstances, the traffic judgment processing mode of the automatic ticket collection device is set to the second traffic judgment processing mode during morning and evening rush hours, and the traffic judgment processing mode of the automated ticket collection device is set to the first during the homecoming rush. By setting the traffic determination processing mode, the bill collection processing efficiency can be improved.
[0080]
In addition, in a transfer ticket gate at a transfer station between different railway companies, a lot of ticket gate processing using a plurality of commuter passes is performed. Therefore, it is possible to improve the ticket collection processing efficiency by setting the traffic determination processing mode of the automatic ticket collection apparatus installed for the transfer ticket gate of such a transfer station to the first traffic determination processing mode. it can.
[0081]
Next, guidance for the traffic determination processing mode will be described. As described above, since the traffic judgment processing mode is set for each automatic ticket collection device, the user is guided to the traffic judgment processing mode for each automatic ticket collection device in order to realize a smooth ticket collection processing. Is required.
[0082]
It is assumed that a plurality of automatic ticket collection apparatuses 10 are installed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, it is assumed that a plurality of automatic ticket gates dedicated to ticket gates and a plurality of automatic ticket gates dedicated to ticket collection are installed. At this time, switching of the traffic determination processing mode of each automatic bill collection device is performed by the monitoring panel 140. Further, along with the switching of the traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring panel 140, the traffic determination processing mode is guided. The guidance includes display guidance by the floor display device 142 and voice guidance by the speaker 144.
[0083]
First, display guidance by the floor display device 142 will be described. The floor surface display device 142 guides the traveling direction with a triangular shape, guides the user to the automatic ticket gate dedicated to the ticket gate at the time of ticket check, and guides the user to the ticket gate dedicated to the ticket collection at the time of ticket collection. Guide to the device.
[0084]
As shown in FIG. 10, the floor surface display device 142 displays a guidance on the collection form of the automated ticket collection apparatus to be guided. For example, in the case of guiding to an automatic ticket gate device set in the first traffic determination processing mode, a guidance display such as “a plurality of tickets can be handled” is displayed as shown in FIG. When leading to the automatic ticket collection apparatus set in the second traffic determination processing mode, as shown in FIG. 10B, a guidance display such as “It is a single ticket handling machine” is displayed. Such processing guidance of the automatic ticket gate device may be displayed on the passage guidance display unit 13 of each automatic ticket gate device. The display contents of the floor display device 142 and the passage guidance display unit 13 are controlled by the monitoring panel 140.
[0085]
Next, voice guidance by the speaker 144 will be described. Each automatic ticket gate device is assigned a machine number, and voice guidance is given to which machine number is in what processing form. For example, “No. 1 to 3 is a ticket collection machine that can handle multiple tickets”, “No. 4 is a ticket collection machine that can handle only one ticket” “No. 5 to 6 are multiple tickets It is a special ticket gate machine that can be handled. " Further, the voice guidance of the speaker 144 is controlled by the monitoring panel 140.
[0086]
By performing such display guidance and voice guidance, it is possible to make the ticket collection process in the passage determination processing mode set for each automatic ticket collection apparatus more smoothly.
[0087]
【The invention's effect】
The automatic ticket collection apparatus according to the present invention executes a first passage determination processing mode in which a passage permission determination process using a single ticket medium and a passage permission determination process based on a combination of a plurality of ticket mediums are possible. A first execution means, a second execution means for executing a second passage determination processing mode for performing a passability determination process exclusively for one boarding ticket medium, and the passage determination process as the first passage determination. Since the mode switching means for switching to the processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode is provided, the bill collection processing mode can be switched according to the situation.
[0088]
Therefore, when there are many combinations of a plurality of ticket media at a ticket gate where a plurality of automatic ticket collection devices are installed, the first traffic determination processing corresponding to the combination of a plurality of ticket media is used. Set the mode to most automatic ticket gates. On the other hand, when only one ticket medium is frequently used, the second traffic determination processing mode capable of high-speed processing of one ticket medium is set in most automatic ticket collection devices. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket collection system that can be used in combination with a plurality of ticket media and is excellent in ticket collection processing efficiency.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an external appearance of an automatic bill collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of an automatic bill collection device.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic bill collection device.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a bill collection process in a first traffic determination process mode.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a bill collection process in a first traffic determination process mode.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a bill collection process in a first traffic determination process mode.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a bill collection process in a second traffic determination process mode.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a bill collection process in a second traffic determination process mode.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an automatic ticket collection system.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of guidance display on the floor display device.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Automatic ticket gate
12 ... slot (reception means)
14 ... discharge port (discharge means)
13 ... passage guidance display part (guidance means)
16: Input port vicinity display section
18 ... Discharge port vicinity display part
20 ... Door part (traffic blocking means)
28 ... Shutter
36a, 36b, 48 ... Reading head (reading means)
42 ... Pool part before writing (holding means)
46. Writing head (passage ticket medium processing means)
50, 52 ... punch processing section (passage ticket medium processing means)
56, 58 ... thermal head (passage ticket medium processing means)
60 ... Collective pool part (discharge means)
61 ... Batch pool roller (discharge means)
100 ... CPU (first execution means, second execution means, interruption means)
140 ... Monitoring panel (mode switching means)
142 ... Floor display device (guide means)
144. Speaker (guidance means)

Claims (2)

A receiving means for receiving the ticket medium one by one;
Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means;
A holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as needed;
One or a plurality of ticket media received by the receiving means is held in the holding means, and a pass / fail judgment process is performed based on the data of the one or more ticket media held. First execution means for executing the first traffic determination processing mode;
A second traffic determination processing mode for determining whether to pass based on the data of the single ticket medium without holding the single ticket medium received by the receiving means in the holding means. Second execution means for executing
Mode switching means for switching the traffic determination processing to the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode;
According to the traffic determination result in the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary,
A ticket medium processing means for performing predetermined processing on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, if necessary;
Discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means;
An automatic ticket collection system characterized by comprising: In an automatic ticket gate system comprising a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collection devices, and a monitoring device for monitoring the plurality of automatic ticket gate devices and automatic ticket collection devices,
A receiving means for receiving the ticket medium one by one;
Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means;
A holding means for holding the ticket medium received by the receiving means as needed;
One or a plurality of ticket media received by the receiving means is held in the holding means, and a pass / fail judgment process is performed based on the data of the one or more ticket media held. First execution means for executing the first traffic determination processing mode;
A second traffic determination processing mode for determining whether to pass based on the data of the single ticket medium without holding the single ticket medium received by the receiving means in the holding means. Second execution means for executing
Mode switching means for switching the traffic determination processing to the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode;
In order to accurately guide the user using the automatic ticket gate and the automatic ticket collector, whether the traffic determination processing mode is the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode is determined. Guidance means for guiding to the floor surface;
According to the traffic determination result in the first traffic determination processing mode or the second traffic determination processing mode, traffic blocking means for blocking traffic as necessary,
A ticket medium processing means for performing predetermined processing on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, if necessary;
Discharging means for discharging the ticket medium received by the receiving means,
Switching between the first traffic determination processing mode and the second traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device is possible, and the traffic determination processing mode by the guide means in conjunction with the switching of the traffic determination processing mode by the monitoring device. Automatic ticket collection system, characterized by the fact that the guide contents are switched .

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