JP5292748B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate capable of properly processing a ticket check process relating to transit of a user at a 2-latch transit station by optically reading ticket information printed on a ticket surface. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic ticket gate 1bb for leaving which is installed in a two-latch transit station acquires transit ticket information on a ticket capable of leaving therefrom for transiting a line, and stores the acquired transit ticket information into a storage unit 12. Then transit person passing information on the ticket is output when the ticket which memorizes the transit ticket information is used. An automatic ticket gate 1ab for entering which is installed in the two-latch transit station acquires the transit person passing information output by the automatic ticket gate 1bb for leaving, then stores it into the storage unit 12. Then entrance for transiting the line can be permitted to a user when the ticket which memorizes the transit ticket information is used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, the user passes through the ticket gate of one station, enters the station from the station of one station, and then passes through the ticket gate of the other station and enters the station of the other station. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that is installed at a two-latch transit station that enters and transits a track, and performs ticket gate processing for users who enter the station.

  Conventionally, at a railway station, a ticket gate process is performed by an automatic ticket gate for users who enter the station or users who enter the station. As is well known, the automatic ticket gate reads ticket information recorded on a ticket possessed by a user who enters the station through the ticket gate or a user who enters from the station. Then, the automatic ticket gate determines whether or not to allow the user to pass through the ticket gate (entrance into the station or entry from the station) based on the read ticket information. The automatic ticket gate opens the door provided on the exit side for the user when allowing the user to pass through the ticket gate, and closes the door when not permitting the user to pass the ticket gate.

  In general, tickets (tickets) issued by ticket vending machines are magnetic tickets in which ticket information is recorded as magnetic data. For this reason, the automatic ticket gate is provided with a configuration for transporting the inserted magnetic ticket and a configuration for reading and writing magnetic data with respect to the magnetic ticket being transported as a configuration for processing the magnetic ticket. It was. The provision of a configuration for processing the magnetic ticket was one of the factors that hindered downsizing and cost reduction of the automatic ticket gate main body. In addition, various station service equipment such as ticket machines and payment machines must be configured to process magnetic tickets, and the use of magnetic tickets also reduces the size and cost of these station service equipment. It was a factor that hindered down.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes an automatic ticket gate that processes a ticket in which ticket information is printed on a ticket surface with a two-dimensional barcode (so-called QR code). Since this automatic ticket checker is configured to optically read the two-dimensional bar code placed on the reading unit, the structure for processing the magnetic ticket can be eliminated, and the automatic ticket checker body can be reduced in size and cost. . In addition, other station service devices such as ticket vending machines do not require a configuration for processing magnetic tickets, so that these station service devices can also be reduced in size and cost. Furthermore, since a ticket without a magnetic recording surface can be used, the used ticket can be easily reused, and the cost for issuing the ticket (especially the cost for paper) can be reduced. Since the ticket printed with the ticket information can be easily counterfeited by copying it, security against the counterfeit ticket is required. In Patent Document 1, this security is ensured by the following configuration.

The ticket vending machine notifies the higher-level device of the issue information including the issue number of the issued ticket. This issue number is included in the ticket information printed on the ticket surface of the issued ticket with a two-dimensional barcode. For each ticket issued by the ticket vending machine, the host device notifies the issuance information to the automatic ticket gate at the station where the ticket is likely to be used. Each automatic ticket gate stores the issue information notified from the host device. Also, each ticket gate reads the ticket information printed with a two-dimensional barcode, and compares the read ticket information with the stored issuance information to determine whether the ticket is an appropriate ticket. Is judged. In addition, each automatic ticket checker notifies the host device of the ticket information for the ticket permitted to pass, and the host device informs each automatic ticket checker of this ticket information as negative information for refusing admission thereafter. Notify other automatic ticket gates. Each automatic ticket checker rejects passage of tickets for which negative information is registered when collating the read ticket information with stored issuance information.
JP 2006-59249 A

  However, the train network passes through the ticket gates of one station, enters the station from the station of one station, and then enters the station of the other station through the ticket gate of the other station. There is a 2-latch transit station that connects the tracks. A user who uses the 2 latch transit station to transfer the track purchases a ticket at the boarding station, enters the boarding station with this ticket, and enters from one station of the 2 latch transit station. For this reason, the issue information of the ticket purchased by this user is registered as negative information. Therefore, when the user enters the other station of the two-latch transit station for transiting the track, the passage of the ticket gate is not permitted by the above-described negative information. That is, Patent Document 1 does not consider the transfer of the user's track at the 2-latch transfer station, and cannot properly handle the transfer of the user at the 2-latch transfer station.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate capable of optically reading ticket information printed on a ticket surface and appropriately processing a ticket gate process related to a user's connection at a two-latch connection station. There is.

  The automatic ticket gate of the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object.

  In this automatic ticket gate, the user passes through the ticket gate passage of one station, enters the station from the station of this one station, then passes through the ticket gate passage of the other station, and then the station of this other station. A ticket gate process is performed for a user who enters the station and installs in the other station of the two-latch transit station that transfers the track and enters the station via the ticket gate passage of the other station. That is, it is an automatic ticket gate for entrance installed at a 2-latch transit station.

In this automatic ticket gate, the reading means optically reads the ticket information including the issue number printed on the ticket surface. The ticket information is printed on the ticket surface with, for example, a known barcode or a two-dimensional barcode (so-called QR code (registered trademark) ). In addition, the transferer participation information receiving means transmits the transferer participation information including the ticket issue number that has been transmitted about the user who has participated from the one station through the ticket gate passage of the one station. Receive. The issuance information receiving means receives the issuance information including the issuance number of the ticket issued by the ticket issuing device installed at the other station. Then, the transitor participation information storage unit stores the transitor participation information received by the transitor participation information receiving unit, and the issuance information storage unit stores the issuance information received by the issuance information receiving unit. . It is desirable that the transmission of the transferer participation information is performed only for a user who can transfer the track at the 2-latch transfer station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. In other words, at the 2-latch transit station where this automatic ticket gate is installed, the transit attendance information storage means is configured to store transit attendance information only for users who can transit the track. Is desirable. The determination means does not store the transferer participation information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means in the transferer participation information storage means , and corresponds to the ticket information read by the reading means. If the issuance information to be stored is not stored in the issuance information storage means, it is determined that the user is not permitted to enter the station.

In this way, this automatic ticket gate does not store the transit attendance information in the transit attendance information storage means , and if the issuance information is not stored in the issuance information storage means , the station Admission to the premises is prohibited . When the automatic ticket gate stores the transit attendance information in the transit attendance information storage means, or when the issuance information is stored in the issuance information storage means, the automatic ticket gate can enter the station premises. you permission. The user who stores the transferer participation information in the transferer participation information storage means is a user who can enter the station premises for the transfer of the track. The user who stores the issue information in the issue information storage means is a user who can enter the station with a ticket purchased at the station. Therefore, at the 2-latch transit station, it is possible to appropriately process the ticket gate processing for the user's transit, and it is also possible to appropriately process the ticket gate processing for the user who purchased the ticket at the station.

In addition, the judging means not only determines whether or not the transitor entry information or issuance information is stored, but also uses the ticket information read from the ticket surface, etc., to comprehensively determine whether the user can enter the station. What is necessary is just to judge.

  According to the present invention, the ticket information printed on the ticket surface is optically read, and the ticket gate processing for the user's connection at the two-latch connection station can be appropriately processed.

  Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate as an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a track network with two latch transit stations. FIG. 1 shows two lines, a first line and a second line. Stations A and B are stations on the first track, and stations C and D are stations on the second track. Station B and station C are two-latch transit stations that can transfer between the first track and the second track. At the 2-latch transit station, the user once enters from one station and then enters the other station and transfers the line. Station A and station D are stations that cannot be transferred to other tracks (hereinafter referred to as general stations). For example, a user who moves from the station A to the station D moves from the station A to the station B on the first track and enters from the station B, which is a two-latch transit station. After that, the train enters station C, which is a 2-latch transit station, and moves from station C to station D on the second track. Also, the user can transfer from the first track to the second track with a ticket purchased at station A. A user moving from the station D to the station A moves along the reverse route.

  Although there are stations other than the stations A to D on the first track and the second track, the illustration is omitted here.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a station service system that manages a track network having two latch transit stations. In FIG. 2, the stations A to D shown in FIG. 1 are shown, and the other stations are not shown. In each station, a station server 3 is installed together with an automatic ticket gate 1, a ticket vending machine 2, station equipment such as an unillustrated checkout machine and a staff terminal. Station service devices such as the automatic ticket gate 1 and the ticket vending machine 2 are connected to the station server 3 via a network such as a LAN. The station server 3 at each station is connected to the center device 4 of the railway company via a network such as a dedicated line or a public line. The automatic ticket gate 1 includes an automatic ticket gate 1a for performing ticket gate processing for users entering the station, and an automatic ticket gate 1b for performing ticket gate processing for users entering from the station. There is. In addition, the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance is used for entrance automatic ticket gates 1aa installed at station A and station D, which are general stations, and station B and station C, which are two-latch transit stations. There is an automatic ticket gate 1ab. The automatic ticket gate for entry 1b includes an automatic ticket gate for entry 1ba installed at station A and station D, which are general stations, and an automatic ticket gate for entry installed at stations B and C, which are two-latch transit stations. There is a machine 1bb. These automatic ticket gates 1 have substantially the same configuration in hardware, but the control program for operating the main body differs depending on the application. The automatic ticket gate 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is an automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance installed at a station B or a station C that is a two-latch transit station.

  In the following description, the automatic ticket checker 1 will be described when the uses are not distinguished, and the automatic ticket checkers 1a and 1b will be described when the use is distinguished for entry and exit. Further, in addition to entering and entering, the ticket gates 1aa, 1ab, 1ba, and 1bb will be described when distinguishing between ordinary stations and two-latch transit stations.

  In addition, the station server 3 includes a station server 3a for general stations installed at the stations A and D, which are general stations, and a station for transfer stations installed at the stations B and C, which are two-latch transit stations. And a server 3b. Similar to the automatic ticket gate 1, these station servers 3 have substantially the same hardware configuration, but the control program for operating the main body differs depending on the application. In the following description, the station server 3 will be described when the uses are not distinguished, and the station servers 3a and 3b will be explained when the uses are distinguished between the general station and the 2-latch transit station.

  Here, the station server 3b is installed in each of the station B and the station C which are two-latch transit stations, but the station B which is a two-latch transit station with one station server 3b, And it is good also as a structure which manages the station service apparatus installed in the station C.

  The ticket vending machine 2 is installed near a ticket gate of a station and issues a ticket which is a boarding ticket to a user. When the ticket vending machine 2 at each station issues a ticket, the ticket vending machine 2 obtains the ticket issue number from the station server 3. The ticket vending machine 2 issues, as a ticket, a ticket in which ticket information including an issue number and an issue time is printed on a ticket surface with a two-dimensional barcode (so-called QR code).

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the automatic ticket gate. The automatic ticket gate 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a reading unit 13, a communication unit 14, and a door opening / closing unit 15. The control unit 11 controls the operation of each part of the automatic ticket gate 1 main body. The control unit 11 is provided with a timer that measures the current date and time. The storage unit 12 includes a storage medium such as a memory or a hard disk, and stores the issue information, the transit ticket information, the transferer participation information, and the negative information transmitted from the station server 3 as necessary. Details of the issuance information, transit ticket information, transit appearance information, and negative information will be described later. The issue information is stored in the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a. The transit ticket information is stored in the automatic ticket gate for entry 1bb installed at the 2-latch transit station. The transferer participation information is stored in the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance installed at the 2-latch transfer station. The negative information is stored in the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation. That is, the automatic ticket checker 1 has different information stored in the storage unit 12 according to its application. The reading unit 13 optically reads the two-dimensional barcode printed on the ticket surface of the ticket and obtains ticket information of the ticket. The communication unit 14 controls data communication with the station server 3. The door opening / closing part 15 opens and closes a door provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage, and restricts the passage of users in the ticket gate passage. The control unit 11 uses the ticket information read from the ticket by the reading unit 13 and information stored in the storage unit 12 (issue information, transit ticket information, transit information, negative information, etc.). Then, it is determined whether or not the user can pass through the ticket gate, and the door opening / closing unit 15 is instructed to open / close the door based on the determination result. The door opening / closing unit 15 opens and closes the door according to instructions from the control unit 11.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the ticket vending machine. The ticket vending machine 2 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a cash processing unit 23, an operation unit 24, and a ticket issuing unit 25. The control unit 21 controls the operation of each part of the ticket vending machine 2 main body. The control unit 21 is provided with a timer that measures the current date and time. The communication unit 22 controls data communication with the station server 3. The cash processing unit 23 receives banknotes and coins inserted by the user and discharges change to the user as necessary. Here, although this cash processing part 23 is demonstrated as a structure which settles the value concerning the ticket issued with respect to a user with cash, it is a structure which receives media, such as a prepaid card and a credit card, and settles with this medium. There may be. The operation unit 24 includes a display that displays an operation guidance screen for the user and a touch panel attached to the screen of the display, and accepts an input operation by the user. The ticket issuing unit 25 issues a ticket in which the ticket information is printed with a two-dimensional barcode on the ticket surface. The ticket issuing unit 25 prints and issues the ticket information on a sheet having a thickness of 0.1 mm, for example, with a two-dimensional barcode. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a ticket issued by a ticket vending machine. As shown in the drawing, a two-dimensional bar code is printed on the ticket surface of the issued ticket, and a part of the ticket information is printed in characters so that the user can check it. In the ticket issuing unit 25, a sheet on which this two-dimensional barcode is printed and issued as a ticket is set.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the station server, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the center device. The station server 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a first communication unit 33, and a second communication unit 34. The control unit 31 controls the operation of the station server 3 main body. The storage unit 32 stores information necessary for operation control of the main body in the control unit 31. The first communication unit 33 controls data communication with the station service equipment, and the second communication unit 34 controls data communication with the center device 4. In addition, the center device 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, and a communication unit 43. The control unit 41 controls the operation of the center device 4 main body. The storage unit 42 stores information necessary for operation control of the main body in the control unit 41. The communication unit 43 controls data communication with the station server 3 at each station. In the storage unit 32 of the station server 3 and the storage unit 42 of the center device 4, the above-described issue information, transit ticket information, transit information, negative information, and the like are stored as necessary.

  Here, issue information, transit ticket information, transit appearance information, negative information, etc. will be described. As described above, when the ticket vending machine 2 issues a ticket, it obtains the ticket issue number from the station server 3. Each time the ticket vending machine 2 issues a ticket, the ticket machine 2 transmits the issued ticket issue information to the station server 3. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the issue information. The issuance information includes a station name code, ticket vending machine code, issuance date, issuance time, issuance ticket type, amount, issuance number, and processing status code. The station name code is a code indicating the station that issued the ticket (that is, the station where the ticket vending machine 2 is installed). The ticket machine code is a code indicating the ticket machine 2 that issued the ticket. The issue date indicates the issue date of the ticket, and the issue time indicates the issue time of the ticket. The issued ticket type is a code indicating whether the ticket is for adults (1) or children (0). The amount indicates the value of the ticket. The issue number is a number assigned by the station server 3 for each ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2, and identifies the issued ticket. The processing status code is a code indicating whether the user has entered the station using the ticket of the issuance information (unprocessed (0) or processed (1)).

  The ticket information that the ticket vending machine 2 prints on the ticket surface of the ticket with a two-dimensional barcode includes a station name code, a ticket vending machine code, an issue date, an issue time, an issue ticket type, an amount, and an issue number. (See FIG. 9). That is, the issue information and the ticket information are substantially the same, but differ in that the ticket information does not include a processing state code.

  The station server 3 stores the issuance information transmitted from the ticket vending machine 2 in the storage unit 32. Further, the station server 3 transmits the issuance information transmitted from the ticket vending machine 2 to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a and the center device 4 at the station where the station server 3 is installed.

  The station server 3 may be configured to transmit the issuance information transmitted from the ticket vending machine 2 also to the automatic ticket gate 1b for entry at the station where the station is installed. However, in this embodiment, since the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation does not use the issue information, here, the station server 3 will be described as a configuration in which the issue information is not transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation.

  The automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance stores the issuance information transmitted from the station server 3 in the storage unit 12. That is, the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance stores the issue information for each ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at the station where it is installed. Further, the center device 4 stores the issuance information transmitted from the station server 3 in the storage unit 42. That is, the center device 4 stores the issuance information for each ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at each station. Further, the center device 4 is a two-latch transit station that can transfer a track with a ticket issued information transmitted from the station server 3, and is installed at a station on the user's entry side. Issuance information transmitted from the ticket vending machine 2 is transmitted to the server 3b as transit ticket information. That is, the transit ticket information and the issue information are information having the same content. Further, the center device 4 does not transmit the transit ticket information to the station server 3a of the general station. In addition, even if it is a two-latch transit station, the ticket information is not transmitted to the station server 3b of the participating station that cannot transfer the track with the issued ticket.

  The station server 3b stores the transit ticket information transmitted from the center device 4 in the storage unit 32 and transmits it to the automatic ticket gate 1bb for entry at the station where the station server 3b is installed.

  The station server 3b may be configured to transmit the transit ticket information transmitted from the center device 4 also to the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance at the installed station. However, in this embodiment, since the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance does not use the transit ticket information, a description will be given here in which the station server 3b does not transmit the transit ticket information to the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance.

  The automatic ticket gate 1bb for participation installed in the 2-latch transit station stores the transit ticket information transmitted from the station server 3b in the storage unit 12. In addition, since the transit ticket information is not transmitted to the station server 3a as described above, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1aa and the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ba installed in the general station are not stored.

  In addition, the automatic ticket gate 1bb for entry at the 2-latch transit station stores transit ticket information corresponding to the ticket information printed in a two-dimensional barcode on the ticket face of the ticket possessed by the participating user. If it is memorized in section 12, transit appearance information is created and notified to station server 3b. This transitor participation information is information obtained by adding the passing time of the user (the time when the ticket gate processing for participation was performed) and the participating station code indicating the station that participated to the above-described ticket information (FIG. 10). reference). The station server 3b of the 2-latch transit station stores the transit attendance information transmitted from the attendance automatic ticket gate 1bb in the storage unit 32 and transmits the transit attendance information to the center device 4. The center device 4 stores in the storage unit 42 the transferer participation information transmitted from the station server 3b of the 2-latch transfer station, and the transferer participation information becomes the entrance side of the corresponding user. It transmits to the station server 3b of the 2 latch transit station.

  The station server 3b stores the transferer participation information transmitted from the center device 4 in the storage unit 32 and transmits the transferer participation information to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab of the station where the station server 3b is installed.

  In addition, the station server 3b may be configured to transmit the transferer participation information transmitted from the center device 4 to the automatic ticket gate 1bb for participation in the station where the station is installed. However, in this embodiment, since the automatic ticket gate for participation 1bb does not use the transferer participation information, here, the station server 3b will be described as a configuration in which the transferer participation information is not transmitted to the automatic ticket gate for participation 1bb. .

Further, the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation creates negative information including the issue number of the ticket possessed by the user who has participated, and transmits this to the station server 3. This negative information includes the entry time (the time at which the ticket gate processing for entry) was performed. The station server 3 stores the negative information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation, and transmits this negative information to the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation at the station where the station is installed. The automatic ticket gate 1b for participation stores the negative information transmitted from the station server 3 in the storage unit 12. In other words, for each station, each ticket gate 1b installed at the station is processed by the ticket gate 1b at any station in the station, and the ticket possessed by the user who entered the ticket The negative information including the issue number is stored.

  The station server 3 may also be configured to transmit negative information for the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a of the installed station. However, in this embodiment, since the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance does not use negative information, the station server 3 will be described here as a configuration in which the negative information is not transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance.

  Next, the operation of this station service system will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the ticket issuing process in the ticket vending machine. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the station server installed at the general station, and FIGS. 13 and 14 are flowcharts showing the operation of the station server installed at the 2-latch transit station. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the center apparatus. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate for entrance installed at a general station, and FIGS. 17 and 18 illustrate the operation of the automatic ticket gate for entrance installed at a 2-latch transit station. It is a flowchart to show. Further, FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate for entry installed at a general station, and FIGS. 20 and 21 show the operation of the automatic ticket gate for entry installed at a 2-latch transit station. It is a flowchart which shows.

  In addition, about the same process in FIG. 12, FIG. 13, FIG. 14, the same process in FIG. 16, FIG. 17, FIG. 18, and the same process in FIG. 19, FIG. 20, FIG. The same step number is attached.

  First, a ticket issuing process in the ticket vending machine 2 will be described. The ticket issuing process in the ticket vending machine 2 is the same regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ticket vending machine 2 accepts cash inserted by the user in the cash processing unit 23 (s1). When the ticket vending machine 2 performs an input operation for selecting a ticket that can be purchased with cash entered by the user into the cash processing unit 23 in the operation unit 24 (s2), the ticket vending machine 2 will issue a ticket to be issued to the station server 3 in the future. An issue number is requested (s3). The notification relating to this request is transmitted from the communication unit 22 to the station server 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the station server 3 receives a notification requesting the ticket issue number from the ticket vending machine 2 (s11), it generates a unique issue number for this request (s12). . The station server 3 returns the issue number generated here to the ticket vending machine 2 that has requested the issue number this time (s13). For example, the station server 3 stores the issue number last returned to the ticket vending machine 2, and generates a number obtained by incrementing this number by 1 as the current issue number. At this time, the station server 3 also increments the stored issue number by one. In this case, the station server 3 generates an issuance number as a serial number in response to the issuance number request from the ticket vending machine 2. The station server 3 executes the processes according to s11 to s13 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the ticket vending machine 2 receives the notification of the issue number from the station server 3 in the communication unit 22 (s4), the ticket vending machine 2 creates issue information including the issue number notified from the station server 3 this time ( s5) A ticket printed with the two-dimensional barcode printed on the ticket information corresponding to the issued information is issued (s6). The issue information created in s5 includes information shown in FIG. The station name code is a code indicating the station where the ticket vending machine 2 is installed. The ticket machine code is a code indicating the ticket machine 2. The issue date is today's date, and the issue time is the current time. The issued ticket type indicates whether the ticket selected in s2 is for adults or for children. The amount indicates the value of the ticket issued this time (the ticket selected in s2). The issue number is the number received from the station server 3 in s4. At this point, the processing status code is unprocessed indicating that the user has not entered the station using the ticket of the issuance information. In s6, items other than the processing status code are used as the ticket information from the issue information generated in s5, and the ticket issuing unit 25 prints the ticket printed on the sheet with a two-dimensional barcode to the user. And release. That is, the ticket information printed on the ticket does not include the processing status code, and the rest is the same as the issue information. Further, if the ticket vending machine 2 needs to release change to the user, the cash processing unit 23 performs change release processing (s7, s8). Furthermore, the ticket vending machine 2 notifies the issue information created in s5 to the station server 3 (s9), and ends this process.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the station server 3 receives the issue information from the ticket vending machine 2 (s14), the station server 3 stores the issue information in the storage unit 32 (s15) and uses the issue information for data communication. It transmits to the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance connected with the line (s16). That is, the station server 3 notifies the issuance information transmitted from the ticket vending machine 2 to the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance at the installed station. This issuance information is transmitted by simultaneous broadcast delivery to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a. Further, the station server 3a transmits this issuance information to the center device 4 (s17). The station server 3 executes the processes related to s14 to s17 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station.

  As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, when receiving the issuance information transmitted from the station server 3 (s51), the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a stores the issuance information in the storage unit 12 (s52). As described above, each time the ticket vending machine 2 issues a ticket, the ticket server 2 notifies the station server 3 of the issuance information related to the ticket, and the station server 3 receives the issuance information notified from the ticket vending machine 2. To the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance at the station where it is installed. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance stores the issuance information in the storage unit 12 for each ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at the station where it is installed. For example, the issuance information relating to the ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 installed at the station A is stored in the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance installed at the station A. Further, as described above, the issue information notified from the ticket vending machine 2 to the station server 3a has an unprocessed processing status code. The automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance executes the processes related to s51 and s52 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the center device 4 receives the issuance information transmitted from the station server 3 (s41), is there a two-latch transit station that can transfer the track with the currently issued ticket? It is determined whether or not (s42). In s42, in the railway track network, a movable range is detected based on the value of the issue information received this time, and it is determined whether or not there is a two-latch transit station within the detected range. However, it is determined that the railway cannot be connected to the 2-latch transit station located at the boundary of the movable range. If the center device 4 has a two-latch transit station that can transfer the track, the user who purchased the ticket of the issued information received this time will transfer to the two-latch transfer that becomes the participation side for this user. Stations are extracted (s43). For example, for a user who has purchased a ticket that can move to station D at station A, station B is extracted in s43. Conversely, for a user who has purchased a ticket that can be moved to station A at station D, station C is extracted in s43. In addition, for a user who has purchased a ticket that can only move to station B at station A, station B and station C are not determined to be two-latch transit stations capable of transiting the tracks in s42 (railway transit cannot be performed 2). Judge as latch transit station.) In s43, a plurality of two-latch transit stations may be extracted. The center device 4 transmits the above-mentioned transit ticket information to the station server 3b for each station extracted in s43 (s44). As is clear from the above description, the center device 4 does not transmit transit ticket information to the station server 3a installed at a general station.

  The center device 4 stores the issue information received in s41 in the storage unit 42. The transit ticket information transmitted at s44 is the issue information received at s41 this time as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the station server 3b installed in the 2-latch transit station receives the transit ticket information transmitted from the center device 4 (s18), the received transit ticket information is stored in the storage unit. 32, and this transit ticket information is transmitted to the entry automatic ticket gate 1bb of the station where the station is installed (s19, s20). As described above, since the transit ticket information is not transmitted from the center device 4, the station server 3a installed in the general station does not execute the processes related to s18 to s20. In other words, the station server 3a installed at the general station does not need to be provided with a function for executing the processes related to s18 to s20.

  As shown in FIG. 20, when the automatic ticket gate for entry 1bb installed at the 2-latch transit station receives the transit ticket information transmitted from the station server 3b (s91), the transit ticket information is displayed. It memorize | stores in the memory | storage part 12 (s92). Therefore, the automatic ticket gate for entry 1bb installed at the 2 latch transit station will enter at the station where the user is installed, and then enter the other station and transfer the track, The transit ticket information is stored in the storage unit 12. As for the automatic ticket gate 1ba for participation installed at a general station, there is no need to provide a function for executing the processing related to s91 and s92 because no transit ticket information is transmitted from the station server 3a. .

  Next, the ticket gate process in the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance will be described. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a reads a two-dimensional bar code printed on a ticket placed on the reader 13 by a user who enters the station through the ticket gate. When read by the unit 13 (s53), the ticket information is acquired from the two-dimensional barcode read here (s54). The automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance determines whether or not the station name code included in the ticket information acquired in s54 indicates a station installed (s55). That is, it is determined whether or not the ticket possessed by the user is issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at the station where the user is installed.

If the entrance automatic ticket gate 1aa installed at a general station determines that it is not a ticket issued at the installed station in s55, it prohibits the passage of users (entrance into the station premises) in the ticket gate. (S56). In s56, the door opening / closing part 15 closes the door provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage. On the other hand, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab installed at the 2-latch transit station executes the processes after s71 described later. Processing of s71 and later, by determining whether a user can travels by line, a process of determining the passing row-friendly not the user at ticket gate passage, admission installed in general station This is an unnecessary process in the automatic ticket gate 1aa.

If the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance is determined to be a ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at the station installed in s55, the elapsed time from the issue time is determined in advance by the ticket information acquired in s54. It is determined whether it is within a certain time (within the second time referred to in the present invention) (s57). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the issue date included in the ticket information acquired in s54 is the current day and the elapsed time from the issue time is within a predetermined time. Normally, when a user purchases a ticket, the user enters the station premises through the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance and uses the railway. The ticket vending machine 2 is installed near the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a, and the travel time of the user from the ticket vending machine 2 to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a is several minutes. For this reason, most users pass the ticket gate of the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance within 10 minutes after purchasing a ticket at the ticket vending machine 2 and enter the station. is there. In addition, after purchasing a ticket, there are some users who are aware of advertisements, products, etc. that suit their own preferences and do not enter the station immediately. Enter the station within minutes. In other words, it is estimated that there are few users who enter the station more than 30 minutes after purchasing the ticket. From this, this automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance is a forged ticket created by copying or the like when it is determined in s57 that the elapsed time from the issue time is not within a predetermined time (within 30 minutes). It is determined that the possibility is high, and in s56, the passage of the user in the ticket gate (entrance into the station premises) is prohibited.

  As described above, when the ticket gate information read from the ticket determines that the elapsed time from the issue time is not within a predetermined time, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a prohibits the user from passing through the ticket gate. To do. Therefore, considering the time required to copy the ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 and obtain a counterfeit ticket, set the elapsed time from the ticket issuing time when it is determined that the user is not permitted to pass through the ticket gate By doing so, it is possible to ensure security against counterfeit tickets created by copying or the like.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance determines that the elapsed time from the issue time is within a predetermined time in s57, it searches for the issue information stored in the storage unit 12, and if there is corresponding issue information. The issue information is read (s58, s59). The automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance searches the issue information stored in the storage unit 12 using the issue number of the ticket information acquired this time as a key. If the issuance information corresponding to the storage unit 12 is not stored in the storage unit 12, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a determines that the ticket used this time is a counterfeit ticket (a ticket not issued by the ticket vending machine 2), and the ticket gate passage in s56. Prohibit user traffic in.

  When the entry automatic ticket gate 1a reads the corresponding issuance information from the storage unit 12, it determines whether or not the processing status code included in the issuance information is unprocessed (s60). As described above, the processing status code of the issuance information is unprocessed when it is transmitted from the station server 3 to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a. As will be described later, the processing status code of the issuance information is updated to have been processed for a ticket used in any of the entrance automatic ticket gates 1a. Therefore, when the processing status code of the issuance information has been processed, the use of the current ticket is not the first time. If the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a determines that the processing status code has been processed in s60, it determines that the ticket has been illegally used, and prohibits the passage of the user in the ticket gate in s56.

If the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance determines that the processing status code is unprocessed in s60, the items of the ticket information acquired in s54 and the issue information read from the storage unit 12 in s59 are displayed for each item. Collation is performed to determine whether or not they match (s61). If there is at least one item that does not match both pieces of information, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a determines that the ticket is a forged ticket, and prohibits the user from passing through the ticket gate at s56. If the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance determines that all items of both pieces of information match in s61, it permits the user to pass through the ticket gate (s62). In s62, the door opening / closing part 15 opens the door provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage. Further, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a updates the processing status code of the issuance information corresponding to the ticket used by the user permitted to pass through the ticket gate this time from unprocessed to processed (s63). When the user enters the station via the ticket gate (s64), the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance transmits a processed notification including the issue number of the ticket used this time to the station server 3 (s65). Processing according to this s65 corresponds to words cormorants notification means in this invention. The automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance executes the processes related to s57 to s65 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station. The process relating to s57 to s65 is a ticket gate process using a ticket issued by a ticket vending machine at an installed station.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the station server 3 receives the processed notification from the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a (s21), the station server 3 stores the corresponding issuance information stored based on the processed notification. The processed code is updated from unprocessed to processed (s22). Further, the station server 3a transmits the processed notification received this time to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a at the station where the station is installed (s23). That is, when the station server 3a receives the processed notification transmitted from the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a at the station where the station is installed, the station server 3a receives the processed notification from the station at which the station is installed. Transfer to machine 1a. This processed notification is transmitted by simultaneous broadcast distribution to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a. In other words, this processed notification is also transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 1a as the transmission source. The station server 3 executes the processes related to s21 to s23 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station.

As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 18, when the entrance automatic ticket gate 1a receives the processed notification from the station server 3 (s66), it searches the issue information stored in the storage unit 12 (s67), The processing status code of the corresponding issue information is updated from unprocessed to processed (s68). Processing according to this s68 corresponds to words cormorants setting means in this invention. In this way, the ticket that has been ticketed by one of the automatic ticket gates for entry 1a is updated from the unprocessed state to the processed state for the issuance information stored in the other automatic ticket gates for entry 1a. The Therefore, it is possible to secure security against unauthorized use in which the ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2 is used a plurality of times at the issuing station.

  In addition, when the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance receives the processed notification about the ticket processed by itself, the processing status code of the corresponding issue information has already been updated from unprocessed to processed in s63. In practice, in the process related to s68, the process status code of the corresponding issue information is not updated from unprocessed to processed. Also, the processing status code of the corresponding issue information may be updated from unprocessed to processed in s68 for the ticket that has been processed by the own machine without the processing related to s63.

  As described above, according to this station service system, it is possible to improve security against counterfeit tickets by copying or the like, and it is possible to secure security against unauthorized use in which tickets issued by the ticket vending machine 2 are used multiple times at the issuing station.

  In addition, the processing related to s63 and s68 described above may be replaced with a deletion processing for deleting the corresponding issue information from the storage unit 12. In this way, since the total number of issue information stored in the storage unit 12 is reduced, it is possible to shorten the time required for the search processing for the issue information stored in the storage unit 12, and as a result, use in the ticket gate Time required for determining whether or not a person can pass can be shortened. In addition to reducing the total number of issue information to be stored, the processing status code can be eliminated from the issue information, so that the storage capacity required for the storage unit 12 can be further reduced.

Next, an operation related to the ticket gate process of the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation will be described. As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the automatic ticket gate 1b for entry is a reading unit that reads a two-dimensional bar code printed on a ticket placed on the reading unit 13 by a user who enters from a station premises through a ticket gate passage. If it is read at 13 (s93), the ticket information is obtained from the two-dimensional barcode read here (s94). Based on the ticket information acquired in s94, the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation compares the value of the ticket with the fare from the issuing station to the station where it is installed, and determines whether the fare is insufficient ( s95). If it is determined that the fare is insufficient in s95, the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation prohibits the passage of the user (participation from the station premises) in the ticket gate (s96). In s96, the door opening / closing part 15 closes the door provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage.

  When determining that the fare is not insufficient in s95, the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation determines whether or not the issue number of the ticket information acquired in s94 is stored as negative information in the storage unit 12 (s97). As described above, this negative information includes the issue number of the ticket that has already undergone the ticket gate processing for entry at any of the automatic ticket gates 1b for entry at the station where the entry ticket gate 1b is installed. Information. If the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation determines that the issue number is stored as negative information in the storage unit 12 in s97, that is, if it is determined that the current use is not the first ticket, the ticket gate 1b in the ticket gate passage is determined in s96. Prohibit user traffic. Therefore, it is possible to ensure security against multiple use of tickets even at participating stations.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1ba for participation installed in the general station determines that the issue number is not stored as negative information in the storage unit 12 in s97, as shown in FIG. 19, the passage of the user in the ticket gate Is permitted (s98). In s98, the door opening / closing part 15 opens the door provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage. In addition, the automatic ticket gate 1ba for participation stores the issuance number of the ticket used by the user permitted to pass through the ticket gate this time in the storage unit 12 as negative information (s99). In addition, the automatic ticket gate 1ba for entry installed in a general station creates negative information including the issue number of the ticket used this time when the user enters from the station premises through the ticket gate (s100). It transmits to the station server 3a (s101).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the automatic ticket gate for entry 1bb installed at the 2-latch transit station has an issue number that is not stored as negative information in the storage unit 12, as shown in FIG. The stored transit ticket information is searched (s104), and if there is no corresponding transit ticket information (s105), the processing relating to s98 to s101 described above is executed. The automatic ticket gate 1bb for entry stores the transfer ticket information for the ticket that can be entered at the station where the user is installed and can enter the other station and transfer the line at s92. That is, in s104 and s105, it is determined whether or not the ticket can be used to transfer the track.

  This determination can also be made based on the issuance information printed on the ticket face of the ticket without using the transit ticket information, but whether this ticket is a ticket issued by the ticket vending machine 2, In order to improve the accuracy of determining whether the ticket is a forged ticket, the processing relating to s104 and s105 is performed.

  If there is transit ticket information applicable at s105, the entry automatic ticket gate 1bb installed at the 2-latch transit station has a transit time (time at this time) and an entry station code ( The transit appearance information to which the code indicating the station where the own aircraft is installed is added (s106). And the automatic ticket gate 1bb for participation installed in the 2 latch transit station performs the same process as s98-s101 mentioned above in s107-s110, and also uses the transiter appearance information created in s106 as a station server. It transmits to 3b (s111).

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the station server 3 receives the negative information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation (s24), the station server 3 uses the received negative information for participation in the installed station. It transmits to the automatic ticket gate 1b (s25). As described above, since the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation transmits negative information to the station server 3 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a 2-latch transit station, the station server 3 executes the processing relating to s24 and s25 regardless of whether the installed station is a general station or a two-latch transit station. When receiving the negative information transmitted from the station server 3 (s102), the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation stores the received negative information in the storage unit 12 (s103), as shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. . In this way, the automatic ticket gate 1b for participation stores the issuance number of the ticket processed at the station where it is installed in the storage unit 12 as negative information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when the station server 3b installed at the 2-latch transit station receives the transit appearance information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate for participation 1bb (s26), the station server 3b received this time. Transfer attendance information is transferred to the center device 4 (s27). The station server 3a installed at the general station does not execute the processes related to s26 and s27 because the transferer participation information is not transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 1ba for participation.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when the center device 4 receives the transferer participation information transmitted from the station server 3b (s45), the center device 4 uses the participation station code included in the transferer participation information received this time, When the user according to the transit appearance information received this time transits a track, a 2-latch transit station that becomes the entrance side for this user is extracted (s46). For example, when the transferer participation information whose participation station code is the station B is received, the station C is extracted in s46. On the other hand, when the transferer participation information whose participation station code is station C is received, the station B is extracted in s46. The center device 4 transmits the transit attendance information received this time to the station server 3b installed at the station extracted in s46 (s47). The center device 4 does not transmit transit member participation information to the station server 3a installed at a general station.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the station server 3b receives the transferer participation information transmitted from the center device 4 (s28), the station server 3b stores the transferer participation information in the storage unit 32 and is installed. It transmits to the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance of the station which exists (s29, s30). As shown in FIG. 18, the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entry at the 2-latch transit station receives the transit appearance information transmitted from the station server 3b (s69), and stores the received transit appearance information. Store in the unit 12 (s70). Thus, in addition to the ticket issue information issued by the ticket vending machine 2 at the station where the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance at the 2 latch transit station is entered, the user must enter for transit. The transferer participation information is stored in the storage unit 12 for tickets that can be used.

  Here, a process when the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance installed at the 2-latch transit station determines that it is not a ticket issued at the installed station at s55 described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance searches for the transit attendance information stored in the storage unit 12, and if there is transit attendance information corresponding to the ticket information acquired in s54. The transit information is read out (s71, s72). The entrance automatic ticket checker 1ab searches for the transferer entry information stored in the storage unit 12 using the issued ticket information issue number acquired this time as a key. If the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance does not store the transferer participation information corresponding to the storage unit 12, the ticket used this time is determined to be a forged ticket, and the passage of the user in the ticket gate is prohibited in s56. .

  The automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance determines whether or not the processing status code included in the transit appearance information is unprocessed when the corresponding transit appearance information is stored in the storage unit 12. (S73). At the point of time when the station server 3b has transmitted the ticket to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab, the processing status code of the transit attendance information is not processed. Further, as will be described later, the processing status code of the transit attendance information is updated to “processed” for any ticket used in any of the entrance automatic ticket gates 1ab. Therefore, when the processing status code of the transit information is already processed, this use is not the first time. If the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance determines that the processing status code has been processed in s73, it determines that the ticket is illegally used, and prohibits the passage of the user in the ticket gate in s56.

If the entrance automatic ticket checker 1ab determines that it is unprocessed in s73, the elapsed time from the transit time included in the transit attendance information is within a predetermined transitable time (the first in this invention). It is determined whether it is within 1 time (s74). This transferable time may be determined in consideration of the time required to move from one station to the other of the two-latch transfer stations. If the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab determines that it is not within the transferable time, it prohibits the passage of the user in the ticket gate passage in s56. On the contrary, if it is determined that it is within the transferable time, each item of the ticket information acquired in s54 and the transferer appearance information read from the storage unit 12 are collated for each item, and these match. It is determined whether or not (s75). If there is at least one item that does not match both pieces of information, the entrance automatic ticket checker 1ab determines that the ticket is a counterfeit ticket and prohibits the passage of the user in the ticket check passage in s56. If the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab determines in s75 that all items of both information match, it permits the user to pass through the ticket gate (s76). In addition, the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance updates the processing status code of the transit information corresponding to the ticket used by the user who has permitted passage through the ticket gate this time from unprocessed to processed (s77). When the user enters the station via the ticket gate passage (s78), the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab transmits a transit entrance notification including the issued ticket number used this time to the station server 3b (s79). . Processing according to this s79 corresponds to words cormorants notification means in this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the station server 3b receives the transit entrance notification transmitted from the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab, the corresponding transit appearance information stored in the storage unit 32 has been processed. The code is updated from unprocessed to processed (s31). Further, the station server 3b transmits the transit attendance notification received this time to the automatic ticket gate 1ab for entrance at the station where the station is installed (s32). That is, when the station server 3b receives the transit entrance notification transmitted from the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab of the installed station, the station server 3b receives the transit transit entrance notification of the other station that is installed. Transfer to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab. This transit entrance notification is transmitted by simultaneous broadcast delivery to the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab. That is, this transit entrance notification is also transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 1ab of the transmission source.

Upon receiving the transit entrance notification from the station server 3b (s80), the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab searches for transit transit information stored in the storage unit 12 (s81), and the corresponding transit attendance is entered. The information processing status code is updated from unprocessed to processed (s82). Processing according to this s82 corresponds to words cormorants setting means in this invention. As described above, the transferer appearance information relating to the ticket ticket processed by any of the automatic ticket gates for entry 1ab is also processed for the transferer appearance information stored in the other automatic ticket gates for entry 1ab. The code is updated from unprocessed to processed. Therefore, it is possible to secure security against unauthorized use in which the same ticket is used multiple times for entry at the 2-latch transit station.

  In addition, when the automatic ticket gate 1a for entrance receives a transit entrance notification for a ticket processed by itself, it updates the processing status code of the corresponding transit location information from unprocessed to processed. Therefore, the processing status code of the corresponding transit appearance information is not updated from unprocessed to processed in the processing related to s82. In addition, the processing status code of the issue information corresponding to the ticket that has been processed by the user's own machine may be updated from unprocessed to processed in step s82 without the processing in s77.

  In this way, the automatic ticket gate 1bb for entry installed at the 2-latch transit station acquires the transit ticket information about the ticket that can participate in the transit of the track, and uses the obtained ticket information. Store in the storage unit 12. When the ticket storing the transit ticket information is used, the transit information about the transit is output for this ticket.

  On the other hand, the entrance automatic ticket gate 1ab installed at the 2-latch transit station acquires the transit pass information output by the entrance automatic ticket gate 1bb and stores it in the storage unit 12. When the ticket storing the transit ticket information is used, the user is permitted to enter the railway for transit.

  Therefore, it is possible to appropriately handle the change of the user's line in the two-latch connection.

  In the above description, the ticket information is printed on the surface of the ticket with a two-dimensional barcode. However, if it is optically readable, the ticket information is printed in another form such as a one-dimensional barcode. It may be configured to print on.

In the above description, the communication between the station servers 3 at each station is configured to be performed via the center device 4, but may be configured to directly communicate between the station servers 3. In this case, the function of the center device 4 described above may be provided in the station server 3.

It is the schematic which shows the track network with 2 latch connection stations. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the station service system which manages the track network with a 2 latch connection station. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of an automatic ticket gate. It is a figure which shows the structure of the principal part of a ticket vending machine. It is a figure which shows the ticket issued with the ticket vending machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of a station server. It is a figure which shows the structure of a center apparatus. It is a figure which shows issue information. It is a figure which shows boarding ticket information. It is a figure which shows transit person appearance information. It is a flowchart which shows the issuing process of the ticket in a ticket vending machine. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the station server installed in the general station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the station server installed in the 2 latch connection station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the station server installed in the 2 latch connection station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a center apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for entrance installed in the general station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for entrance installed in the 2 latch connection station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for entrance installed in the 2 latch connection station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for participation installed in the general station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for participation installed in the 2 latch connection station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate for participation installed in the 2 latch connection station.

Explanation of symbols

1-Automatic ticket gate 1a, 1aa, 1ab-Automatic ticket gate for entry 1b, 1ba, 1bb-Automatic ticket gate for entry-2 Ticket vending machine 3, 3a, 3b-Station server 11-Control unit 12-Storage unit 13-Reading Part 14-communication part 15-door opening and closing part

Claims (4)

A user passes through the ticket gate of one station and then enters the station from the station of the other station, and then enters the station of the other station through the ticket gate of the other station. In an automatic ticket gate that is installed at the other station of the two-latch transit station that transfers trains and performs ticket gate processing for users who enter the station via the ticket gate passage of the other station,
Reading means for optically reading the ticket information including the issue number printed on the ticket surface;
Passenger appearance information receiving means for receiving the passport appearance information including the issue number of the ticket that has been transmitted for the user who has participated from the one station through the ticket gate passage of the one station,
Issuance information receiving means for receiving issuance information including the issuance number of the ticket issued by the ticket issuing device installed at the other station;
A transit attendance information storage means for storing the transit attendance information received by the transit attendance information receiving means;
An issuing information storage means you store the issuing information which the issuing information received by the receiving means,
Passenger participation information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means is not stored in the transit appearance information storage means , and issuance information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means is An automatic ticket checker comprising: determination means for determining that entry of a user into the station premises is not permitted unless stored in the issuance information storage means . And notification means that notifies the including input field notification to other devices the issue number of tickets that the judgment means has authorized the admission of the user to the station premises,
When notified that the entering lot notification from another device, issuing the corresponding stored in the corresponding transit who participate information and the issuing information storing means stores the transfer's participation information storage means comprising a set means to set the information to the processed, the,
The determination means determines that entry of the user to the station premises is not permitted if the transferer participation information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means or the issuance information is set to processed. , automatic ticket gate as claimed in claim 1. The transit appearance information includes the entry time at which the user entered from the one station through the ticket gate passage of the one station,
The determination means may be configured such that the elapsed time from the entry time of the one station included in the transit ticket entry information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means exceeds a predetermined first time. if, you determined not to allow the admission of the user to the station premises, the automatic ticket gate machine according to claim 1 or 2. The issue information includes the issue time when the ticket was issued,
If the elapsed time from the issuance time included in the issuance information corresponding to the ticket information read by the reading means exceeds a predetermined second time, the determination means is a user to the station premises. The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein it is determined that admission of the vehicle is not permitted.

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