JP6161442B2 - System, information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and an information processing method.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a thin client type system is known in which IC card determination processing in a plurality of automatic ticket gates is centrally managed by a server device.
In the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the server device manages the identification information of the passenger's boarding medium (IC card or the like) and boarding information relating to entry / exit processing in an automatic ticket gate, for example. .

JP 2011-8588 A

However, since the system disclosed in Patent Document 1 manages a series of processes for each identification information, there is a problem that the process for another passenger cannot be executed until the process for one passenger is completed. there were. In other words, the server device of the system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 has a problem that it cannot process the processing requested from a plurality of automatic ticket gates within a practical time and return the processing result almost simultaneously.
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to allow a server device to process a request from a plurality of automatic ticket gates within a practical time and return a processing result almost simultaneously. And

  Therefore, the present invention is a system including a plurality of automatic ticket gates and a server device capable of communicating with the automatic ticket gates, wherein the automatic ticket gates have IC card identification information for identifying an IC card from an IC card. A reading unit that reads, a request transmission unit that transmits a request including the IC card identification information read by the reading unit to the server device, and the server device that is executed based on the request transmitted by the request transmission unit Execution information receiving means for receiving execution information related to the processing performed from the server device; and opening means for opening the door based on the execution information when the execution information is received by the execution information receiving means; The server device includes a request receiving means for receiving the request transmitted by the request transmitting means from the automatic ticket gate, and the request In response to the request received by the communication means, processing execution means for executing a process constituting a series of IC card processes related to the automatic ticket gate, and the IC card included in the request received by the request receiving means Storage means for associating identification information with process identification information for identifying the process executed by the process execution means and storing it in the storage device as related information; and execution information relating to the process executed by the process execution means. An execution information transmitting unit that transmits the request to the automatic ticket gate that has received the request by the request receiving unit; and a cutting unit that disconnects communication with the automatic ticket gate that has received the request by the request receiving unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible for the server device to process the processing that requests from a plurality of automatic ticket gates almost simultaneously and return the processing result within a practical time.

It is a figure which shows an example of a system configuration. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of an automatic ticket gate. It is a figure which shows an example of the software structure of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of related information. It is a figure which shows an example of the software configuration of an automatic ticket gate. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of a process with a server apparatus and an automatic ticket gate. It is a figure which shows an example of the relevant information updated sequentially. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process of a server apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration in the system of the present embodiment.
The system of this embodiment includes a server device 11, a network 12, and automatic ticket gates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d (hereinafter, automatic ticket gates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d are collectively referred to as automatic ticket gates 13). Have. For convenience of explanation, the system according to the present embodiment will be described as having four automatic ticket gates, but the number of automatic ticket gates is not limited to this. The server device 11 may be a server device that centrally manages automatic ticket gates at all stations, or may be a server device that is installed at each station and manages the automatic ticket gates at each station. .

  The server device 11 manages IC card processing in a plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 connected via the network 12. More specifically, the server device 11 has an IC card processing request (hereinafter simply referred to as a request) including IC card identification information (hereinafter simply referred to as IC card identification information) for identifying an IC card received from the plurality of automatic ticket gates 13. In response to the above, a process constituting a series of IC card processes is executed. At this time, the server apparatus 11 stores related information in which the IC card identification information is associated with the process identification information for identifying the executed process (hereinafter simply referred to as process identification information). The processing executed by the server device 11 that can communicate with the automatic ticket gate 13 via the network 12 is an example of information processing.

  The automatic ticket gate 13 reads the IC card identification information of the IC card owned by the user (passenger or the like), and transmits a request including the read IC card identification information to the server device 11. The automatic ticket gate 13 receives execution information related to processing executed by the server device 11 in response to the transmitted request, and reads and writes information from and to the IC card based on the received execution information. Moreover, the automatic ticket gate 13 performs a customer service process with respect to a user. Here, the customer service processing includes customer service processing such as detecting a person entering the automatic ticket gate 13 to open / close the door, providing voice guidance, and turning on / off the lamp. It is done. Details of the processing of the automatic ticket checker 13 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the server apparatus 11.
The server device 11 includes, as hardware configurations, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, an interface device 202, an HD (Hard Disk) 203, an input device 204, a display device 205, a recording medium drive device 206, and a ROM. (Read Only Memory) 208 and RAM (Random Access Memory) 209.

The CPU 201 controls the server device 11. The CPU 201 reads out a program stored in the HD 203, stores it in the RAM 209, and executes the program, whereby a function (software configuration) of the server device 11 to be described later, a process and a flowchart related to the server device 11 in the sequence diagram are shown. Such processing is realized.
The interface device 202 is an interface that connects the server device 11 to the network 12 or the like.
The input device 204 includes a keyboard and a mouse that are operated by an administrator of the server device 11, and is used to input various operation information and the like to the server device 11.
The display device 205 includes a display used by the administrator of the server device 11 and is used to display various types of information or screens.

The program of the server device 11 is provided to the server device 11 by a recording medium 207 such as a CD-ROM, or is downloaded through a network or the like. The recording medium 207 is set in the recording medium drive device 206, and the program is installed from the recording medium 207 to the HD 203 via the recording medium drive device 206.
The ROM 208 stores a program that is read first when the server apparatus 11 is powered on.
The RAM 209 is a main memory of the server device 11.
In addition to the program executed by the CPU 201, the HD 203 stores, for example, the above-described IC card identification information, process identification information, related information, and the like. Note that all or some of the information such as the IC card identification information, the processing identification information, and the related information may be stored in the HD of another device connected to the server device 11 via the network. .

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the automatic ticket gate 13.
The automatic ticket gate 13 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, an interface device 302, an HD (Hard Disk) 303, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 304, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 305, as hardware configurations. Have The automatic ticket gate 13 further includes a guide device 306, a ticket processing device 307, a human detection device 308, and a door opening / closing device 307.

The CPU 301 controls the automatic ticket gate 13. The CPU 301 reads out the program stored in the HD 303, stores it in the RAM 305, and executes the program, thereby performing processing related to the function (software configuration) of the automatic ticket checker 13 described later and the automatic ticket checker 13 in the sequence diagram. Realize.
The interface device 302 is an interface that connects the automatic ticket gate 13 to the network 12 or the like.
The boarding ticket processing device 307 performs processing such as reading and writing on the boarding medium. The ticket processing apparatus 307 may include an IC reader / writer having an IC touch unit that can perform processing such as reading and writing on a recording medium such as an IC card. Since reading processing and writing processing with respect to the IC card by the IC reader / writer are known techniques, description thereof will be omitted. Here, based on the instruction received from the server device 11, the CPU 301 turns on the IC card touch part of the boarding ticket processing device 307 so as to indicate that the IC card touch can be accepted, or indicates that the IC card touch cannot be accepted. Can be turned off. For example, it is assumed that the station staff has reset the automatic ticket gate 13. In that case, the CPU 301 controls the ticket processing device 307 to close the ticket slot and transmits to the server device 11 that a reset operation has been detected. Then, the server device 11 transmits an instruction to the automatic ticket gate 13 to turn off the IC card touch unit. Further, when detecting the end of the reset process, the CPU 301 controls the ticket processing device 307 to open the ticket slot and transmits to the server device 11 that the reset process has ended. Then, the server device 11 transmits an instruction to the automatic ticket gate 13 to light the IC card touch part. Here, the case where the station staff resets the automatic ticket gate has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when maintenance personnel change the parameters of the automatic ticket gate, the IC card touch becomes invalid until the parameter change is reflected, or the IC card touch is invalid because the user has inserted a ticket into the ticket slot. The case where it becomes.

The ROM 304 stores a program that is read first when the automatic ticket gate 13 is powered on.
A RAM 305 is a main memory of the automatic ticket gate 13.
In addition to the program executed by the CPU 301, the HD 303 stores recording information such as IC card identification information, boarding information, charge amount (prepaid amount) information, and regular section information read by the ticket processing device 307 from the IC card. To do.

The guidance device 306 guides the user who uses the automatic ticket checker to the guide information regarding the usage amount, the remaining amount, the entrance process result, the entry process result, the operation status of the automatic ticket checker, and the like. The guidance device 306 includes a display device that performs the guidance by screen display, a voice device that performs voice guidance, and a lighting device that performs lighting of a lamp.
The boarding ticket processing device 307 performs processing such as reading and writing on the boarding medium. Note that the ticket processing device 307 includes an IC reader / writer that can perform processing such as reading and writing on a recording medium such as an IC card.
The human detection device 308 detects a user who enters the automatic ticket gate.
The door opening / closing device 309 opens and closes the door of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of the server apparatus 11.
The request receiving unit 41 receives a request including IC card identification information from the automatic ticket gate 13.
The process execution unit 42 executes processes constituting a series of IC card processes in response to the request received from the automatic ticket checker 13 by the request reception unit 41. For convenience of explanation, a series of IC card processes in the present embodiment is composed of four processes of process 1, process 2, process 3, and process 4, and further, processes that are executed in order from process 1 to process 4. Suppose that The HD 203 stores a program corresponding to execution of each process constituting the series of IC card processes. For example, execution of “Process 2” by the process execution unit 42 is realized by the CPU 201 executing a program corresponding to “Process 2”.

Hereinafter, more specific examples will be described.
First, it is assumed that the storage unit 43 stores table data as shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of related information in which IC card identification information is associated with process identification information.
Based on the IC card identification information included in the request received by the request receiving unit 41 from the automatic ticket checker 13, the process execution unit 42 uses the IC card identification information included in the related information stored in the HD 203 or the like. Search for. And the process execution part 42 specifies the process identification information linked | related with the said IC card identification information based on the relevant information containing the IC card identification information which corresponds to the searched IC card identification information, and has already performed the process Identify and execute the next process.

For example, when the process execution unit 42 receives a request including the IC card identification information “100a” from the automatic ticket checker 13, the process execution unit 42 searches for related information as illustrated in FIG. 5 based on the IC card identification information “100a”. To do. Then, the process execution unit 42 executes “process 2” next based on the process identification information “1” associated with the IC card identification information that matches the searched IC card identification information “100a”. Identify that.
The process execution unit 42 executes the first process (process 1) when the IC card identification information does not exist in the related information.

The storage unit 43 stores the related information described above in the HD 203. In addition, when a process is newly executed by the process execution unit 42, the storage unit 43 updates the related information using the process identification information of the executed process.
When the process is executed by the process execution unit 42 and the process identification information related to the executed process is stored in the HD 203 by the process execution unit 42, the automatic ticket checker that has received the request by the request reception unit 41 Execution information regarding the execution result (determination result, etc.) of the process is transmitted to 13.

When the execution information is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 13 by the execution information transmission unit 44, the cutting unit 45 disconnects communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13 to which the execution information transmission unit 44 has transmitted the execution information. To do. And the process execution part 42 refers to the table data regarding related information, connects with the other automatic ticket checker 13 in order to perform the next process, and performs the said process.
In other words, the server device 11 of the present embodiment does not complete all processing (processing from processing 1 to processing 4) in response to an IC card processing request received from the automatic ticket checker 13, but performs other automatic processing. It is possible to respond to the request received from the ticket gate 13.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the automatic ticket gate 13.
The read / write unit 51 reads and writes information from and on a recording medium such as an IC card owned by the user by controlling the ticket processing device 307. For example, the read / write unit 51 reads the record information such as IC card identification information, boarding information, charge amount information, or regular section information from the IC card, or the charge amount information after deducting the boarding fee from the charge amount. Or write to.
The request transmission unit 52 transmits a request including the IC card identification information read by the read / write unit 51 to the server device 11. Further, the request transmission unit 52 transmits not only the IC card identification information but also the other recording information described above to the server device 11 in response to a request to the server device 11.

The execution information receiving unit 53 receives execution information related to processing executed by the server device 11 from the server device 11. For example, the execution information receiving unit 53 receives information related to the determination result of the user's IC card authentication process, information related to the determination result of the charge determination (including the pass determination result of the automatic ticket checker), and the like from the server device 11. Note that the read / write unit 51 reads and writes information on the above-described IC card based on information on the determination result received by the execution information receiving unit 53 by controlling the ticket processing device 307.
The ticket processing unit 54 controls the ticket processing device 307 to open and close the ticket slot, take in the ticket, transport the ticket, pay out the ticket, and the like.

The human detection unit 55 controls the human detection device 308 to detect a user entering or passing through the automatic ticket gate.
The door opening / closing unit 56 opens and closes the door of the automatic ticket gate by controlling the door opening / closing device 309.
The guide unit 57 performs screen display guidance by controlling a display device included in the guidance device 306, and performs voice guidance by controlling a voice device included in the guidance device 306. In addition, the guide unit 57 controls the lighting device included in the guide device 306 to turn on or off the lamp, and provides guidance regarding permission to pass through the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing of the server device 11, the automatic ticket gate 13a, and the automatic ticket gate 13b.
In SQ1, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13a reads the IC card identification information (referred to as 100a) of the user's IC card by controlling the ticket processing device 307. Here, when the human detection unit 55 of the automatic ticket gate 13a detects the reverse entry of the user by controlling the human detection device 308, the door opening / closing unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the door opening / closing device 309. To close the automatic ticket gate. At that time, the guide unit 57 of the automatic ticket gate 13a prompts the user to evacuate by controlling the guide device 306 to provide voice guidance. Further, the automatic ticket gate 13a transmits to the server device 11 that reverse entry has been detected. Thereby, the server apparatus 11 transmits an instruction to turn off the IC touch part of the ticket processing apparatus 307 to the automatic ticket gate 13a. Thereafter, when the server device 11 receives a notification that the exit of the user who has entered backward from the automatic ticket checker 13a is detected, the server device 11 transmits an instruction to the automatic ticket checker 13a to light the IC touch part of the ticket processing device 307. To do. In addition, although the case where the user made a reverse entry was described here as an example, the case where the user entered without touching the IC touch unit or the case where the user entered without inserting a ticket (hereinafter referred to as a no-card entry) The same processing is executed for the above.
In SQ2, the request transmission unit 52 of the automatic ticket gate 13a transmits a request including the IC card identification information “100a” to the server device 11.
In SQ3, the ticket processing unit 54 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the ticket processing device 307 to close the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate.

In SQ4, the process execution unit 42 searches related information stored in the HD 203 based on the IC card identification information “100a” included in the request. Here, as shown in FIG. 8A, it is assumed that the HD 203 has not yet stored related information. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of related information that is sequentially updated by the server device 11.
In SQ5, the process execution unit 42 performs an IC card authentication process as the first process in the series of IC card processes (referred to as process 1). Here, it is assumed that the process execution unit 42 confirms the validity (IC card authentication) of the IC card.
In SQ6, the storage unit 43 stores related information as shown in FIG. 8B in which the IC card identification information “100a” and the processing identification information “1” regarding the processing 1 are associated with each other in the HD 203.
In SQ7, the execution information transmitting unit 44 transmits to the automatic ticket gate 13a execution information indicating that the validity of the IC card has been confirmed in the IC card authentication process. In this embodiment, the case where the process execution unit 42 can confirm the validity of the IC card in SQ5 will be described as an example. However, if the validity cannot be confirmed, the execution information transmission unit 44 performs automatic processing in SQ7. Execution information for closing the door is transmitted to the ticket gate 13a. For example, when the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket checker 13a reads the IC card identification information in SQ1, if there is an IC card touch failure or the like with respect to the IC touch unit of the ticket processing device 307, the process execution unit 42 selects SQ5. I cannot confirm the validity of the IC card. In addition, when the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13a reads the IC card identification information in SQ1, the processing is performed even when the user touches a negative card (invalid IC card or the like) on the IC touch unit of the ticket processing device 307. The execution unit 42 cannot confirm the validity of the IC card in SQ5. Therefore, in SQ7, the execution information transmitting unit 44 transmits execution information indicating that the door is closed to the automatic ticket gate 13a.
In SQ8, the disconnection unit 45 disconnects communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13a.

In SQ9, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13a reads the record information of the IC card whose validity has been confirmed by controlling the ticket processing device 307. More specifically, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the ticket processing device 307 to read record information such as charge amount information, boarding section information, and regular section information from the IC card.
In the following description, it is assumed that the process by the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket checker 13b in SQ10 is executed during the execution of the process by the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket checker 13a in SQ9.
In SQ10, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13b reads the IC card identification information (referred to as 100b) of the user's IC card by controlling the ticket processing device 307. Here, the processing performed when the automatic ticket checker 13b detects the reverse entry of the user or the case where the automatic ticket checker 13b detects that the user has entered no bill is the same as that described in SQ1, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.
In SQ 11, the request transmission unit 52 of the automatic ticket gate 13 b transmits a request including the IC card identification information “100b” to the server device 11.
In SQ12, the ticket processing section 54 of the automatic ticket gate 13b controls the ticket processing device 307 to close the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate.

In SQ13, the process execution unit 42 searches related information stored in the HD 203 based on the IC card identification information “100b” included in the request. Here, the HD 203 stores related information as shown in FIG. 8B as described above in SQ6. Here, since there is no related information including the IC card identification information “100b” in the related information, the process executing unit 42 specifies the process to be executed as the first process of a series of IC card processes.
In SQ14, the process execution unit 42 performs an IC card authentication process as the first process (referred to as process 1) of a series of IC card processes. As in SQ5, here, it is assumed that the process execution unit 42 confirms the validity (IC card authentication) of the IC card.
In SQ15, the storage unit 43 stores, in the HD 203, related information as shown in FIG. 8C in which the IC card identification information “100b” and the process identification information “1” regarding the process 1 are associated with each other.
In SQ16, the execution information transmitting unit 44 transmits execution information indicating that the validity of the IC card is confirmed in the IC card authentication process to the automatic ticket checker 13b. In this embodiment, the case where the process execution unit 42 can confirm the validity of the IC card in SQ 14 will be described as an example. However, if the validity cannot be confirmed, the execution information transmission unit 44 in SQ 16 Execution information for closing the door is transmitted to the ticket gate 13a. A more specific example is the same as the contents described in SQ7, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
In SQ17, the disconnection unit 45 disconnects communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13b.
In SQ18, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13b reads the record information of the IC card whose validity is confirmed by controlling the ticket processing device 307.

When the automatic ticket checker 13a finishes reading the recorded information by the read / write unit 51 in SQ9, in SQ19, the request transmission unit 52 sends a request including the IC card identification information “100a” and the recorded information to the server device 11. Send to.
In SQ20, the process execution unit 42 searches related information stored in the HD 203 based on the IC card identification information “100a” included in the request. Here, the HD 203 stores related information as shown in FIG. 8C as described above in SQ15. Here, the process execution unit 42 executes the next process based on the process identification information “1” corresponding to the IC card identification information “100a” retrieved from the related information as shown in FIG. Specify process 2).

In SQ21, the process execution unit 42 determines whether or not the user may pass the automatic ticket checker based on the recorded information included in the request. More specifically, the process execution unit 42 determines whether or not the user may pass the automatic ticket gate based on boarding section information, IC card charge amount information, IC card regular section information, and the like. To do. Here, it is assumed that the process execution unit 42 determines that the user may pass the automatic ticket gate.
In SQ22, the storage unit 43 stores, in the HD 203, related information as shown in FIG. 8D in which the IC card identification information “100a” is associated with the process identification information “2” regarding the process 2.
In SQ23, the execution information transmitting unit 44 transmits execution information including fee information, determination information, and the like related to user passage determination to the automatic ticket gate 13a. The execution information may include information indicating that the IC card is valid.
In SQ24, the cutting unit 45 cuts communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13a.

In SQ25, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the ticket processing device 307 to write fee information, determination information, and the like based on the execution information transmitted in SQ23 to the IC card.
In SQ26, the door opening / closing unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the door opening / closing device 309 to open the door of the automatic ticket gate. Further, the guide unit 57 of the automatic ticket gate 13a controls the guide device 306 to turn on the lamp. In the present embodiment, the case where the process execution unit 42 determines passage permission in SQ21 will be described as an example. However, if the passage permission determination is not performed, the door opening / closing unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 13a is a door opening / closing device. By controlling 309, the door of the automatic ticket gate is closed.
In SQ27, when the human detection unit 55 of the automatic ticket gate 13a detects the passage of the user by controlling the human detection device 308, the guide unit 57 of the automatic ticket gate 13a turns off the lamp by controlling the guide device 306. To do.

On the other hand, in the automatic ticket gate 13b, when reading of the recording information by the read / write unit 51 in SQ18 is completed, in SQ28, the request transmission unit 52 sends a request including the IC card identification information “100b” and the recording information to the server. Transmit to device 11.
In SQ 29, the process execution unit 42 searches related information stored in the HD 203 based on the IC card identification information “100b” included in the request. Here, the HD 203 stores related information as shown in FIG. 8D as described above in SQ22. Here, the process execution unit 42 executes the next process based on the process identification information “1” corresponding to the IC card identification information “100b” retrieved from the related information as shown in FIG. Specify process 2).

In SQ30, the process execution unit 42 determines whether or not the user can pass through the automatic ticket checker based on the recorded information included in the request. Details of the processing in SQ30 are the same as in SQ21, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Here, it is assumed that the process execution unit 42 determines that the user may pass the automatic ticket gate.
In SQ31, the storage unit 43 stores, in the HD 203, related information as shown in FIG. 8E in which the IC card identification information “100b” and the processing identification information “2” regarding the processing 2 are associated with each other.
In SQ32, the execution information transmission unit 44 transmits execution information including fee information, determination information, and the like related to user passage determination to the automatic ticket gate 13b. The execution information may include information indicating that the IC card is valid.
In SQ33, the disconnection unit 45 disconnects communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13b.

In SQ34, the read / write unit 51 of the automatic ticket gate 13b controls the ticket processing device 307 to write fee information, determination information, and the like based on the execution information transmitted in SQ32 to the IC card.
In SQ35, the door opening / closing unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 13b controls the door opening / closing device 309 to open the door of the automatic ticket gate. Further, the guide unit 57 of the automatic ticket gate 13b controls the guide device 306 to turn on the lamp. In the present embodiment, the case where the process execution unit 42 determines passage permission in SQ30 will be described as an example. However, if the passage permission determination is not performed, the door opening / closing unit 56 of the automatic ticket gate 13b is a door opening / closing device. By controlling 309, the door of the automatic ticket gate is closed.
In SQ 36, when the human detection unit 55 of the automatic ticket gate 13 b detects the passage of the user by controlling the human detection device 308, the guide unit 57 of the automatic ticket gate 13 b turns off the lamp by controlling the guide device 306. To do.

As described above, in the system according to this embodiment, the server device 11 executes a series of IC card determination processes conventionally performed by the automatic ticket checker 13. Then, the automatic ticket gate 13 reads and writes information with respect to the IC card based on the execution information related to the IC card determination process received from the server device 11, and executes the above-described customer service process. Thereby, the system of this embodiment can perform processing by a plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 connected to the server device 11.
In addition, according to the system of the present embodiment, the determination function related to a series of IC card determination processing, such as the above-described IC card authentication function and pass determination function, which the automatic ticket checker 13 had in the past is transferred to the server device 11. Can be made. That is, in the system of the present embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 13 does not need to have the determination function, so that the cost of the automatic ticket gate 13 can be reduced.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the server apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment.
In S101, the request reception unit 41 determines whether or not a request including IC card identification information is received from the automatic ticket checker 13. If it is determined that the request is received, the process proceeds to S102. On the other hand, if the request reception unit 41 determines in S101 that the request has not been received, the request reception unit 41 waits until the request is received. Here, it is assumed that the request receiving unit 41 has received a request including the IC card identification information “100a” from the automatic ticket gate 13.
In S102, the process execution unit 42 searches related information stored in the HD 203 based on the IC card identification information included in the request received in S101, and advances the process to S103. Here, the process execution part 42 demonstrates below as an example the case where the relevant information as shown in FIG.8 (c) is searched based on IC card identification information "100a".

In S103, the process execution unit 42 determines whether or not the related information includes the IC card identification information included in the request received in S101. If it is determined that the related information includes the IC card identification information, the process proceeds to S104. On the other hand, if the process execution unit 42 determines in S103 that the IC card identification information is not included, the process proceeds to S108. In the case of the example described above, in S103, the process execution unit 42 determines that the related information includes the IC card identification information.
In S103, the process execution unit 42 determines whether or not the related information includes IC card identification information and automatic ticket checker identification information for identifying the automatic ticket checker 13 (hereinafter simply referred to as automatic ticket checker identification information). You may make it determine. A more specific example will be described below.

  For example, it is assumed that the HD 203 stores related information in which IC card identification information, automatic ticket checker identification information, and process identification information are associated. In S101, it is assumed that the request receiving unit 41 receives a request including the IC card identification information and the automatic ticket checker identification information from the automatic ticket checker 13. In this case, if the process execution unit 42 determines that the related information includes the IC card identification information included in the request and the automatic ticket checker identification information, the process proceeds to S104. On the other hand, if the process execution unit 42 determines that it is not included, the process execution unit 42 displays, for example, an error message on the display device 205. Accordingly, the process execution unit 42 is different from the automatic ticket checker identification information after performing IC card authentication in response to a request including the IC card identification information and the automatic ticket checker identification information in SQ14 shown in FIG. 7, for example. When a request including automatic ticket checker identification information is received, for example, an error message can be displayed without making a pass determination in SQ21.

In S104, the process execution unit 42 identifies the number of processes that have been executed among the processes constituting the series of IC card processes, and advances the process to S105. More specifically, the process execution unit 42 searches for the related information based on the IC card identification information, and based on the related information that matches the searched IC card identification information, the process execution unit 42 Determine if it has been executed. For example, in the case of the above-described example, the process execution unit 42 specifies that “process 1” has been executed.
In S105, the process execution unit 42 executes a process next to the currently executed process specified in S104, and advances the process to S106. For example, in the example described above, the process execution unit 42 executes “process 2”.

In S106, the storage unit 43 stores related information in which the IC card identification information is associated with the process identification information for identifying the process executed in S105 in the HD 203, and the process proceeds to S107. At that time, the storage unit 43 updates and stores the related information already stored in the HD 203. For example, in the case of the above-described example, the process execution unit 42 stores related information in which the IC card identification information “100a” is associated with the process identification information “2” of “Process 2” in the HD 203.
In S107, the disconnecting unit 45 disconnects the communication between the server device 11 and the automatic ticket gate 13 that has received the request, and returns the process to S101.
On the other hand, in S108, the process execution unit 42 executes the first process among the processes constituting the series of IC card determination processes, and advances the process to S106.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the server device 11 can execute a process constituting a series of IC card processes in response to a request including the IC card identification information received from the automatic ticket checker 13. Thereby, the server apparatus 11 can process the process which a request | requirement from the several automatic ticket checker 13 substantially simultaneously processes within a practical time, and can return a process result.

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Moreover, this embodiment is implement | achieved also by performing the following processes. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

  As mentioned above, according to each embodiment mentioned above, the server apparatus 11 can process the process which a request | requirement from several automatic ticket gates 13 substantially simultaneously processes within a practical time, and can return a process result. .

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present embodiment is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

11 server device, 12 network, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d automatic ticket gate

Claims (8)

A system including a plurality of automatic ticket gates and a server device capable of communicating with the automatic ticket gates,
The automatic ticket gate
Reading means for reading the IC card identification information for identifying the IC card from the IC card;
Request transmitting means for transmitting a request including the IC card identification information read by the reading means to the server device;
Execution information receiving means for receiving, from the server apparatus, execution information relating to processing executed by the server apparatus based on the request transmitted by the request transmitting means;
When the execution information is received by the execution information receiving means, an opening / closing means for opening and closing the door based on the execution information;
Have
The server device
Request receiving means for receiving from the automatic ticket gate the request transmitted by the request transmitting means;
In response to the request received by the request receiving means, a process execution means for executing a process constituting a series of IC card processes related to an automatic ticket gate;
Storage means for associating the IC card identification information included in the request received by the request reception means with the process identification information for identifying the process executed by the process execution means and storing it in the storage device as related information When,
Execution information transmission means for transmitting execution information related to the processing executed by the processing execution means to the automatic ticket gate that has received the request by the request reception means;
Cutting means for cutting off communication with the automatic ticket gate that has received the request by the request receiving means;
Having a system.   The processing execution means searches the related information stored in the storage device based on the IC card identification information included in the request received by the request reception means, and includes the IC card identification information The system according to claim 1, wherein when the related information exists, the process is specified based on the process identification information included in the related information, and the next process of the series of IC card processes is executed. The request transmission means transmits a request including the IC card identification information and the recording information of the IC card to the server device,
When the execution information receiving means that the IC card is valid is received by the execution information receiving means, and the execution information that permits the opening of the door based on the recorded information is received by the opening / closing means The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the door is opened.   The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening / closing means closes a door when execution information indicating that the IC card is invalid is received by the execution information receiving means. The automatic ticket gate
It further has human detection means for detecting a user entering the automatic ticket gate,
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening / closing means closes the door regardless of the execution information when the human detection means detects reverse entry of the user. The automatic ticket gate
It further has human detection means for detecting a user entering the automatic ticket gate,
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening / closing means closes the door regardless of the execution information when the human detection means detects that a user has entered the billless state. The automatic ticket gate
7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising guide means for guiding guide information according to opening / closing of the door by the opening / closing means. An information processing method in a system including a plurality of automatic ticket gates and a server device capable of communicating with the automatic ticket gates,
A step of reading the IC card identification information for identifying the IC card from the IC card by the automatic ticket gate;
A request transmission step in which the automatic ticket gate transmits a request including the IC card identification information read in the reading step to the server device;
A request receiving step in which the server device receives the request transmitted in the request transmitting step from the automatic ticket gate;
A process execution step in which the server device executes a process constituting a series of IC card processes related to an automatic ticket gate in response to the request received in the request reception step;
The server device stores the IC card identification information included in the request received in the request reception step in association with the processing identification information for identifying the processing executed in the processing execution step as related information. A storage step for storing
An execution information transmission step in which the server device transmits execution information related to the processing executed in the processing execution step to the automatic ticket checker that has received the request in the request reception step;
A disconnecting step in which the server device disconnects communication with the automatic ticket checker that has received the request in the request receiving step;
An execution information receiving step in which the automatic ticket checker receives the execution information transmitted in the execution information transmission step from the server device;
When the automatic ticket gate receives the execution information by the execution information receiving step, an opening and closing step for opening and closing a door based on the execution information;
An information processing method including:

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