JP5932544B2 - Entrance machine, entry machine and automatic ticket gate system - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an automatic ticket gate and an automatic ticket gate system.

  In recent years, automation of station service equipment has progressed, and when a train user holds (or inserts) a purchased ticket over an automatic ticket gate, the boarding information of the ticket is determined by the automatic ticket gate, and the use It is determined whether or not the person can enter the station or enter the station. The boarding ticket includes a commuter pass, a regular ticket, an ICSV card, and the like.

  The ICSV card refers to an IC card that is used for transportation of passengers (users) by a function (Stored Value). Therefore, the ICSV card is a card including an ICSF (Stored Fare) card.

  On the other hand, the conventional ICSV card known as Suica (R) is not only used as a ticket or commuter pass, but also has high functionality such as being able to be used for payment of charges at the time of shopping. A railway non-contact IC card commuter pass (hereinafter referred to as an IC commuter pass) and a low-cost non-contact ICSV card with limited functions have been studied. Yes. Note that a ticket gate, a ticket gate method, and a ticket processing machine that can prevent unintended fare payment are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-197846 A

  However, the ICSV card is placed over the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) installed at the boarding station outside the IC commuter pass section, and the ticket gate (entrance machine) at the exit station in the IC commuter pass section is entered. It is a common use to hold the ICSV card and IC commuter pass over, but if the commuter pass is not captured by the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) at the disembarking station and only the ICSV card is captured, the ICSV card There was a problem of over-acquisition in order to collect all the fare for the boarding section.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. When entering from an automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) installed at a boarding station outside the IC commuter pass use section, the automatic ticket gate When entering the ICSV card and IC commuter pass, the fare of the settlement section from the boarding station to the nearest station in the commuter pass section is settled with the ICSV card, and the boarding station information and the settlement information are IC-periodic The fare information temporarily stored in the ticket and temporarily stored when holding the IC commuter pass only at the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) installed at the exit station in the IC commuter pass section It is an object of the present invention to provide an entrance machine, an exit machine, and an automatic ticket gate system that can confirm the completion of the settlement and prevent the erroneous settlement of receiving all of the above-mentioned boarding section fares.

In order to solve the above problems, the admission machine according to claim 1 includes a commuter pass section that can be boarded and exited by a commuter pass in a part of a boarding section including a plurality of stations, and the stations in these boarding sections a the installed admission machine ticket gate, a communication unit that can communicate simultaneously with each alone or these two IC card IC commuter pass and ICSV card an IC card, said IC commuter pass and ICSV card When communicating at the same time, if the station where the admission machine is installed is outside the commuter pass section of the IC commuter pass, the fare for the first settlement section from the station where the admission machine is installed to the nearest station in the commuter pass section Temporary storage in the IC commuter pass of first settlement means for settlement with the remaining charge of the ICSV card and fare settlement information indicating that the fare for the first settlement section has been settled by the first settlement means First memory to make If, you have a.

Schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate system according to Embodiment 1 The figure which shows an example of getting on and getting off by using two IC cards IC card writing status when boarding at station A outside the commuter pass section according to Example 1 and getting off at station C within the commuter pass section IC card writing status when boarding at station A outside the commuter pass section according to Example 2 and getting off at station D outside the commuter pass section The figure explaining settlement of boarding fare concerning Example 3 Flowchart for explaining a method for adjusting a boarding fare according to the third embodiment

  In the automatic ticket gate system according to the first embodiment, an automatic ticket gate 30 and a counter processor 40 are connected to a host device 50 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 60 as a communication line. The host device 50 is connected to a higher-level center device (not shown) via a communication line.

Automatic ticket gate 30 has the entrance machine used in admission to the station premises (30A) and participate machine used in the station yard contestants (30B). If it is not necessary to distinguish between them, it will be referred to as an automatic ticket gate. It has the communication part 32 and the determination part of boarding information which can communicate simultaneously with IC commuter pass T1 and ICSV card T2. Write the boarding station / admission code to the IC commuter pass T1 via the communication unit 32, and the settlement section that occurs when the commuter pass is routed from the ICSV card T2 via the communication unit 32. Settlement of boarding fares.

  When the window processing machine 40 attempts to enter or enter the ICV card or IC commuter pass legally over the automatic ticket gate at the boarding station or exit station, an obstacle such as inability to read with the automatic ticket gate occurs. Or you may not be able to participate. In such a case, a station clerk (hereinafter, clerk) operates the window processor 40 to confirm the contents of the ICSV card or IC commuter pass, and performs a settlement process or a return process as necessary. Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate system according to the first embodiment. For example, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate system 100 installed at a station A. The automatic ticket gate system 100 shown here indicates a minimum system as an automatic ticket gate system. When there are a plurality of ticket gates at the installation station, a plurality of automatic ticket gates are installed for each ticket gate according to the size of the ticket gate. An automatic ticket vending machine or the like is also connected, but the device is not described because it is not intended for the present invention.

  The automatic ticket gate 30 is provided with a magnetic ticket insertion unit 31 for inserting a magnetic ticket (ordinary boarding ticket or magnetic commuter pass) and a communication unit 32 for communicating with a non-contact type IC card at the entrance. Moreover, the magnetic ticket discharge part 33 and the guidance display 34 are arrange | positioned at an exit part.

  The communication unit 32 can perform non-contact communication simultaneously with the IC commuter pass T1 and the ICSV card T2. In this non-contact communication, reading and writing can be performed on the IC commuter pass T1 and the ICSV card T2. The contents of reading and writing will be described later.

  The counter processor 40 includes an attendant operation unit 41, a magnetic ticket processing unit 42, an IC card processing unit 43, a customer display unit 44, and the like.

  The clerk operation unit 41 operates the clerk display unit 41 in response to a request from the user, and issues a boarding ticket or changes or updates the contents of the boarding ticket. In the first embodiment, when the IC commuter pass T1 or the ICSV card T2 cannot be read by the automatic ticket checker 30, the IC commuter pass T1 or the ICSV card T2 is read over the IC card processing unit 43 and read from the host device 50. The usage history of the IC card can be acquired, and the boarding information can be confirmed, changed or updated. In the case of a magnetic ticket, the magnetic ticket is inserted into the magnetic ticket processing unit 42, and the boarding information of the magnetic ticket can be read to check, change or update the boarding information.

  The change or update information of the boarding information of the IC commuter pass T1 and ICSV card T2 is transmitted as a boarding history together with an ID (Identification) from the window processor 40 via the LAN 60. The host device 50 transmits the information to a center device not described, and performs unified management of the information. Further, the host device 50 transmits the history of the requested IC card in response to a request from the window processor 40 to the window processor 40.

  The magnetic ordinary ticket and the magnetic commuter pass are inserted into a magnetic ticket insertion unit 31 provided at the entrance, and the boarding information is read by a magnetic reading unit provided in the automatic ticket gate 30, and the boarding information of the magnetic ticket is obtained. Determined.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of boarding and getting off by using two IC cards. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an IC card writing state when boarding at station A outside the commuter pass section and getting off at station C within the commuter pass section according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to these drawings, boarding and getting off by using two IC cards according to the first embodiment will be described.

A description will be given of an example of getting on at A station and getting off at C station.
In this case, the A station to the B station section corresponds to the “settlement section 1” (first settlement section), and the B station to the C station section corresponds to the “commuter pass section”.

(1) Get on at station A.
When boarding at station A, the user holds (presents) the IC commuter pass and ICSV card over the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine).

(2) The IC card is authenticated.
The automatic ticket gate performs ID authentication of the presented IC card (in this case, an IC commuter pass and an ICSV card). For example, the IC card is authenticated as to whether it is registered as an IC card that can be used on the railway company line or whether it has expired.

(3) Admission processing a. As an entrance process for the IC commuter pass T1, a boarding station and an entrance code are written.
b. Settle the fare for “settlement section 1” with the remaining charge of the ICSV card T2 (first settlement means).
c. The fare settlement information of the “settlement section 1” is written in the IC commuter pass T1 and temporarily stored (storage means).

(4) Get off at station C.
a. When getting off at station C, the user holds the IC commuter pass T1 over the automatic ticket gate (participating machine).
b. The automatic ticket checker finishes the settlement of the boarding fare from station A to station C based on the fare settlement information for "Checkout section 1" and the boarding information for "commuter pass section" recorded on IC commuter pass T1. The participation process is performed in place of the participation information. Here, the boarding station / admission code is erased, and the fare settlement information of “settlement section 1” temporarily stored is erased.

  By performing the above processing, the user enters the A ticket station (entrance machine) by holding two IC cards, and only the IC commuter pass at the C station ticket gate (entrance machine). You can get off by holding over.

  In addition, by using this method, even if the IC commuter pass is not captured (cannot be read) when boarding, when the IC commuter pass is held when getting off, the IC commuter pass is not entered. It becomes an abnormality determination, and the fare for all sections from A station to C station is not settled with the ICSV card. In this case, the fare is settled from the remaining charge of the ICSV card by the staff at the window processing machine described above. This solves the problem of the present invention.

  If only the IC commuter pass is captured at station A, it is outside the boarding section of the IC commuter pass, so it is determined to be abnormal by the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) at station A.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when boarding from outside the IC commuter pass section, board the ICSV card and commuter pass at the boarding station, and get off within the IC commuter pass section. In that case, the fare for the settlement section is settled with the ICSV card when getting on the IC commuter pass by holding only the IC commuter pass at the disembarking station, and the boarding station information and the settlement information are temporarily stored in the IC commuter pass. In this case, when getting off in the IC commuter pass section, by referring to the temporarily stored information, it is possible to prevent the erroneous settlement of receiving all the above-mentioned boarding section fares.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an IC card writing state when boarding at A station outside the commuter pass section and getting off at D station outside the commuter pass section according to the second embodiment. In addition, since the automatic ticket gate system which comprises Example 2 is the same as that of the schematic block diagram shown in FIG. 1, the description is abbreviate | omitted. In the first embodiment, the case of getting off from the A station outside the commuter pass section and getting off at the C station in the commuter pass section has been described. However, in this embodiment, the passenger gets on the A station and gets over the commuter pass section. The case of getting off at station D will be described (see FIG. 2).

  In this case, the A station to the B station section corresponds to the “settlement section 1”, the B station to the C station section corresponds to the “commuter pass section”, and the C station to the D station section is the “settlement section 2” (No. Corresponds to the settlement section of 2).

(1) Get on at station A.
When boarding at station A, the user holds (presents) the IC commuter pass and ICSV card over the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine).

(2) The IC card is authenticated.
The automatic ticket gate performs ID authentication of the presented IC card (in this case, an IC commuter pass and an ICSV card). For example, the IC card is authenticated as to whether it is registered as an IC card that can be used on the railway company line or whether it has expired.

(3) Admission processing a. As an entrance process for the IC commuter pass T1, a boarding station and an entrance code are written.
b. The fare of “settlement section 1” is settled with the remaining charge of the ICSV card T2 (first settlement means).
c. The fare settlement information of the “settlement section 1” is written in the IC commuter pass T1 and temporarily stored (storage means).

(4) Get off at station D.
a. When the user gets off at station D, the user holds the IC commuter pass T1 and the ICSV card T2 simultaneously on the automatic ticket gate (participating machine).
b. The automatic ticket checker settles the fare for “settlement zone 2” with the remaining charge of the ICSV card T2 (second settlement means).

  Boarding from station A to station D based on the fare settlement information for “Checkout section 1”, boarding information for “commuter pass section”, and fare settlement information for “Settlement section 2” recorded on IC commuter pass T1 Participation processing is performed after the settlement of the fare has been completed. Here, the boarding station / admission code is erased, and the fare settlement information of “settlement section 1” temporarily stored is erased.

  By performing the above processing, the user enters A station by holding up two IC cards in the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine), and in the same way in the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) at D station. Hold the IC card and get off. You can get in and out of the commuter pass section only with a commuter pass, but when you get out of the commuter pass section and get out of the commuter pass section, you will get two pieces of IC commuter pass T1 and ICSV card T2. Hold the IC card at the same time and get off. If you ride outside the commuter pass section or get off outside the commuter pass section, the fare on the relevant section (for example, "Checkout section 1" and "Checkout section 2") will be settled with the remaining charge on the ICSV card T2. Depending on what you need to do.

In addition, by using this method, even when the IC commuter pass T1 is not captured (cannot be read) when boarding, the entry process of the IC commuter pass T1 is performed when the IC commuter pass T1 is held over when getting off. Therefore, it becomes an abnormality determination, and the fare for all sections from the A station to the D station is not settled with the ICSV card T2. In this case, the ICSV card T2 is read by the IC card processing unit 43 by the operation of the staff at the above-mentioned counter processing machine 40, and the fare is settled from the remaining charge of the ICSV card (settlement means) . This solves the problem of the present invention.

  If only the IC commuter pass T1 is captured at the A station, it is outside the boarding section of the IC commuter T1 and is thus determined to be abnormal by the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) at the A station.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the settlement of the boarding fare according to the third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for adjusting a boarding fare according to the third embodiment. In addition, since the automatic ticket gate system which comprises Example 3 is the same as that of the schematic block diagram shown in FIG. 1, the description is abbreviate | omitted. In FIG. 5, the user is at the A station, and the two cards consisting of the IC commuter pass T1 and the ICSV card T2 are placed on the automatic ticket gate (entrance machine) at the same time. The case of getting off the card over the automatic ticket gate will be described below.

(1) Calculate the fare for the settlement section.
Since the user pays the fare for the IC commuter pass section (between B station and C station) when purchasing the commuter pass, the IC commuter pass section becomes a free section. In this case, the total amount of the fare ab of “settlement section 1” and the fare cd of “settlement section 2” is the fare of the settlement section shown in the following formula (1). Moreover, the fare at the time of purchasing through A station-D station is shown in the following Formula (2).

Settlement fare = fare ab + fare cd (1)
Fares when purchased from station A to station D = fare ad ... (2)

(2) Compare the fare for the settlement section with the fare for purchases from A to D stations.
a. The expressions (1) and (2) are compared (S01). If (fare a b + fare cd) is lower than fare ad, (fare a b + fare cd) is set as the settlement fare (S02).
b. On the other hand, when the fare ad is lower than the (fare ab + fare cd), the fare ad is set as the settlement fare. Depending on the route, even if there is a commuter pass section on the way, the fare purchased through may be cheaper. In this case, the lower fare is set as the settlement fare.

  The settlement fare determined in this way is subtracted from the remaining charge of the ICSV card T2 as a settlement amount.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when boarding from outside the section of the IC commuter pass T1, the passenger gets on the ICSV card T2 and the IC commuter pass T1 at the boarding station, and the IC commuter pass T1. When you get off within the section, hold the IC commuter pass T1 only at the getting-off station and get off the fare in the settlement section with the ICSV card T2 at the time of boarding. Is stored in the IC commuter pass temporarily, and when getting off in the section of the IC commuter pass T1, by referring to the temporarily stored information, the above-mentioned boarding section fares are all collected. Can be prevented.

T1 IC commuter pass T2 ICSV card 30 Automatic ticket gate 32 Communication unit 34 Guide display units 35a and 35b Gate 40 Window processing unit 41 Staff operation unit 44 Customer display unit 50 Host device 60 LAN

Claims (4)

It is an entrance machine installed at the ticket gates of the stations in these boarding sections, including commuter pass sections that can be boarded and exited by part of the boarding section including multiple stations,
A communication unit capable of communicating IC commuter pass and ICSV card composed of IC cards individually or simultaneously with these two IC cards;
When communicating at the same time as the IC commuter pass and ICSV card, if the station where the entrance is installed is outside the commuter pass section of the IC commuter pass, the station from the entrance is installed to the nearest station in the commuter pass section. First payment means for paying the fare for the first settlement section with the remaining charge of the ICSV card;
First storage means for temporarily storing, in the IC commuter pass, fare settlement information indicating that the fare for the first settlement section has been settled by the first settlement means;
Admission machine with. A part of the boarding section including multiple stations includes a commuter pass section that can be boarded and exited by a commuter pass, and is an entry machine installed in these boarding sections,
A communication unit capable of communicating IC commuter passes and ICSV cards each composed of an IC card individually or simultaneously with these two IC cards;
If the station where the entry machine is installed is a station in the commuter pass section of the IC commuter pass, when the communication unit communicates with the IC commuter pass and ICSV card at the same time, the station closest to the commuter pass section from the station where the entry machine is installed When fare settlement information is stored in the IC commuter pass indicating that the fare for the first settlement section to the station has been settled by the first settlement means that settles with the remaining charge of the ICSV card, the fare settlement information Participation processing means to replace the IC commuter pass participation information,
Having a participation machine. The participation processing means further includes
When communicating at the same time as the IC commuter pass and ICSV card, when the station where the participating machine is installed is a station outside the commuter pass section of the IC commuter pass, when the communication unit communicates simultaneously with the IC commuter pass and the ICSV card The fare settlement information indicating that the fare of the second settlement section from the station where the entry machine is installed to the nearest station of the commuter pass section is settled by the second settlement means that settles with the remaining charge of the ICSV card. Participation processing means for replacing the first and second fare settlement information stored in the first and second storage units of the IC commuter pass with participation information when stored in the second storage unit of the commuter pass When,
The participation machine of Claim 2 which has. Part of the boarding section including multiple stations includes commuter pass sections that can be boarded and exited by commuter pass, entrance and exit machines installed in these boarding sections, counter processing machines operated by staff, and communication with these devices An automatic ticket gate system configured to have a host device connected via a line,
The admission machine is
A communication unit capable of communicating IC commuter pass and ICSV card composed of IC cards individually or simultaneously with these two IC cards;
When communicating at the same time as the IC commuter pass and ICSV card, if the station where the entrance is installed is outside the commuter pass section of the IC commuter pass, the station from the entrance is installed to the nearest station in the commuter pass section. First payment means for paying the fare for the first settlement section with the remaining charge of the ICSV card;
First storage means for temporarily storing in the IC commuter pass fare settlement information indicating that the fare for the first settlement section has been settled by the first settlement means;
The entry machine is
A communication unit capable of communicating IC commuter passes and ICSV cards each composed of an IC card individually or simultaneously with these two IC cards;
A second settlement means that settles the fare of the second settlement section from the station where the entry machine is installed to the nearest station of the commuter pass section with the remaining charge of the ICSV card;
Second storage means for temporarily storing in the IC commuter pass fare settlement information indicating that the fare of the second settlement section has been settled with the remaining charge of the ICSV card;
Participation processing means that replaces the fare settlement information of the first and second settlement sections stored in the first and second storage means of the IC commuter pass with participation information,
The usage history when the IC commuter pass is used with an automatic ticket gate or the usage history and the remaining charge when the ICSV card is used with an automatic ticket gate,
The window processing machine
A staff operating unit operated by the staff;
An IC card processing unit that communicates with an IC card and can read or write the IC card, and a staff member when the IC commuter pass or ICSV card presented by the user cannot be read by the entrance or exit machine. Fare settlement means for performing fare settlement from the remaining charge of the ICSV card by reading the IC commuter pass and ICSV card over the IC card processing unit,
Having automatic ticket gate system.

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