JP6649131B2 - Commuter pass processing system, commuter pass processing device, and automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a commuter pass processing system, a commuter pass processing device, and an automatic ticket gate.

  When refunding a commuter pass from the commencement date of the commuter pass to the end date of use, the amount calculated by subtracting the commuter pass fare for the number of months used from the commencement date of the commuter pass to the date of the refund declaration from the commuter pass release amount Had refunded. However, if the date on which the refund of the commuter pass is declared is different from the date on which the commuter pass is no longer used, the refund cannot be received from the date on which the commuter pass is no longer used, and the user will be refunded. In some cases, the amount was disadvantaged.

JP 2008-243083 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a commuter pass processing system, a commuter pass processing device, and an automatic ticket gate that can improve convenience in declaring a refund date of a commuter pass.

The commuter pass processing system according to the embodiment includes a first commuter pass processing device, an information management device, and an automatic ticket gate. The first commuter pass processing device has a first communication unit, a reception unit, a first reading unit, and a first control unit. The first communication unit communicates with the information management device. The accepting unit accepts a user operation including a report of a use end date for ending use of the medium as a commuter pass . The first reading unit reads the identification information stored in the medium, regular ticket utilization interval, use start date, and a commuter pass information including the usage end date from the medium. The first control unit, when the use end date received by the reception unit is a date between the use start date and the use end date read by the first reading unit, The identification information read by the reading unit and the use end date received by the receiving unit are transmitted to the information management device using the first communication unit. The information management device has a second communication unit and a second control unit. The second communication unit communicates with the first commuter pass processing device or the automatic ticket gate. The second control unit, when receiving the identification information and the use end date from the first commuter pass processing device by the second communication unit, the received identification information and the use end date the The data is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate using the second communication unit. The automatic ticket gate has a third communication unit, a storage unit, a second reading unit, and a determination unit. The third communication unit communicates with the information management device. The storage unit stores the identification information received by the third communication unit and a use end date of the commuter pass. The second reading unit reads the identification information and the commuter pass information from a medium. The determining unit is configured to, when the identification information read by the second reading unit is stored in the storage unit, determine whether a pass of the user is based on a use end date of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit. If it is determined whether or not the identification information read by the second reading unit is stored in the storage unit, the user is determined based on the use end date of the commuter pass read by the second reading unit. Is determined .

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a commuter pass processing system 1 according to an embodiment. The block diagram showing an example of commuter pass processing device 10 of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the IC card 100 according to the embodiment. The figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 20 of embodiment from above. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate 20 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an information management device 30 according to the embodiment. The sequence figure showing an example of operation of commuter pass processing system 1 of an embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed by the commuter pass processing device 10-1 according to the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed by the automatic ticket gate 20 of the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed by the commuter pass processing device 10-2 according to the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a commuter pass processing system, a commuter pass processing apparatus, and an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The commuter pass processing device and the automatic ticket gate are installed at, for example, a railway station. In the following description, a transportation IC (Integrated Circuit) card is exemplified as an example of the “medium”. However, the “medium” is an electronic medium such as a portable terminal having a payment function similar to a transportation IC card. You may.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a commuter pass processing system 1 according to the embodiment. The commuter pass processing system 1 includes, for example, a commuter pass processing device 10, an automatic ticket gate 20, and an information management device 30. The commuter pass processing device 10 and the automatic ticket gate 20 are installed at, for example, a plurality of stations (stations A to N (N is an arbitrary natural number)) in an IC card usable area. The information management device 30 is connected via a communication line to the commuter pass processing device 10 and the automatic ticket gate 20 installed at stations within the IC card usable area.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the commuter pass processing device 10 according to the embodiment. The commuter pass processing device 10 includes, for example, a commuter pass processing-side control unit 11, a commuter pass processing-side communication unit 12, a display unit 13, an operation unit 14, a reader / writer 15, a cash processing unit 16, a printing unit, and the like. 17 is included. The commuter pass processing device 10 may be, but is not limited to, a window processing machine operated by a station staff as a user. The commuter pass processing device 10 may be a commuter pass issuing machine or an automatic ticket issuing machine operated by a user of a commuter pass as a user.

  The commuter pass processing side control unit 11 is realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 controls the processing of the commuter pass in general.

  The commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 communicates with the information management device 30. The commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 transmits the information to the information management device 30 when the transmission of the information is requested by the commuter pass processing side control unit 11. Communication between the commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 and the information management device 30 is performed via a network such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The display unit 13 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display device. The display unit 13 displays various images for processing the commuter pass based on the image data output by the commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 so that the user can visually recognize the images. Note that the display unit 13 is not limited to the display unit 13 and may include a speaker mechanism that outputs sound as a unit that outputs information to the user.

  The operation unit 14 is an operation device such as a button or a touch panel. The operation unit 14 receives the operation of the user and outputs information indicating the operation content to the commuter pass processing side control unit 11.

  The reader / writer 15 includes an insertion slot (not shown) of the IC card 100, an antenna, a communication control circuit (not shown), and the like. The reader / writer 15 performs wireless communication with the IC card 100 using, for example, a frequency band of 13.56 [MHz]. The reader / writer 15 transmits a read command from the antenna under the control of the commuter pass processing side control unit 11. The reader / writer 15 receives the information stored in the IC card 100 and outputs the received information to the commuter pass processing side control unit 11. Further, the reader / writer 15 transmits a write command including the information instructed to the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 from the antenna to the IC card 100 under the control of the commuter pass processing side control unit 11. Thus, the reader / writer 15 writes information to the IC card 100.

  The money processing unit 16 is provided to receive a commuter pass fee. The money processing unit 16 counts the inserted bills and coins, and returns the bills and coins as change to the purchaser when the price of the commuter pass is exceeded. When refunding the commuter pass, the money processing unit 16 returns the refunded amount in bills or coins. Further, the money processing unit 16 may store the refund amount as electronic money in the IC card.

  The printing unit 17 includes a heater for heating the dye formed on the face of the IC card 100. The printing unit 17 operates according to the control of the commuter pass processing side control unit 11. The printing unit 17 prints information such as the end date of use of the commuter pass and the use section on the face of the IC card 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the IC card 100 according to the embodiment. The IC card 100 is, for example, a medium in which an IC chip (IC module) is embedded in a card base material such as a resin. The IC card 100 transmits and receives information to and from the commuter pass processing device 10 and the reader / writer of the automatic ticket gate 20 using RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology. The IC card 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

  The storage unit 120 stores medium identification information IDi for identifying the IC card 100. When the IC card 100 is used as a commuter pass, the storage unit 120 stores commuter pass information. The commuter pass information includes a use section, a use start date, and a use end date. Further, the storage unit 120 stores identification information of an entrance station, a charge balance of electronic money, and the like.

  The control unit 130 transmits the medium identification information IDi and other information to the communication unit 110 in response to the command received by the communication unit 110, and stores the commuter pass information, the entry station identification information, Write information such as the balance of money charged.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram of the automatic ticket gate 20 of the embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic ticket gate 20 of the embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 20 includes, for example, a main unit 20A and an auxiliary unit 20B that are arranged to face each other across a passage as shown in FIG. The main machine 20A includes, for example, a ticket gate control unit 21, a reader / writer 23, a door unit 27A, a top display unit 25A and a front display unit 25B. Auxiliary device 20B includes a door 27B. The automatic ticket gate 20 includes, in addition to those shown in FIG. 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a ticket gate-side communication unit 22, a ticket gate-side storage unit 24, a voice output unit 26, and a door driving unit 27. including.

  The ticket gate control unit 21 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a program memory. Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA. The ticket gate side control unit 21 performs a passage permission / prohibition process of determining whether or not the user is permitted to pass through the automatic ticket gate 20. In addition, the ticket gate control unit 21 controls the operation of the automatic ticket gate 20 comprehensively.

  The ticket gate communication unit 22 communicates with the information management device 30. When receiving the information transmitted by the information management device 30, the ticket gate communication unit 22 outputs the received information to the commuter pass processing control unit 11. The communication between the ticket gate communication unit 22 and the information management device 30 is performed via a network such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The reader / writer 23 is a wireless communication device including an antenna, a communication circuit, and the like. The reader / writer 23 reads information stored in the IC card 100 held by the user who is going to pass in the approach direction in FIG. 4 and transmits the read information to the ticket gate control unit 21. Further, the reader / writer 23 writes, for example, the result of the charge collection processing from the electronic money to the IC card 100.

  The ticket gate storage unit 24 is realized by, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a read only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM). Further, the ticket gate storage unit 24 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket gate storage unit 24 stores information for the ticket gate control unit 21 to determine whether the ticket can pass.

  The display unit 25 includes a top display unit 25A and a front display unit 25B. The upper display unit 25A displays a result processed by the ticket gate control unit 21 when the IC card 100 is held over the reader / writer 23. The front display unit 25B displays an image such as a mark, a graphic, or a character indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the traveling direction in FIG. The display content of the front display unit 25B or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the ticket gate control unit 21.

  The sound output unit 26 outputs various sounds to be notified to the user and a buzzer sound. The door 27A and the door 27B are closed when passage is rejected by the ticket gate control unit 21. The door driving unit 27 operates the door unit 27A and the door unit 27B under the control of the commuter pass processing side control unit 11.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the information management device 30 according to the embodiment. The information management device 30 includes, for example, an information management side communication unit 32, an information management side control unit 34, and an information management side storage unit 36.

  The information management side control unit 34 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a program memory. Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA. The information management-side control unit 34 controls the operation of the information management device 30 as a whole.

  The information management side communication unit 32 communicates with the commuter pass processing device 10 and the automatic ticket gate 20. When receiving the information transmitted by the commuter pass processing device 10, the information management side communication unit 32 outputs the received information to the information management side control unit 34. In addition, when the information to be transmitted to the commuter pass processing device 10 or the automatic ticket gate 20 is supplied by the information management side control unit 34, the information management side communication unit 32 transmits the information to the commuter pass ticket processing device 10 or the automatic ticket gate 20. Send

  The information management side storage unit 36 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, a RAM, or the like. The information management storage unit 36 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by the information management communication unit 32, and the like. In addition, information transmitted by the commuter pass processing device 10 is stored in the information management side storage unit 36. The information management side storage unit 36 stores the medium identification information IDi and the use end date in association with each other. The use end date stored in the information management side storage unit 36 is the use end date accepted by the commuter pass processing device 10.

  Hereinafter, control of the automatic ticket gate 20 based on the use end date declared by the user by the commuter pass processing system 1 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the commuter pass processing system 1 according to the embodiment. In the description of FIG. 7, the commuter pass processing device 10 will be described on the assumption that there are two commuter pass processing devices 10-1 and 10-2.

  First, the commuter pass processing device 10-1 transmits the medium identification information IDi and the use end date to the information management device 30 based on a user operation. When receiving the medium identification information IDi and the use end date transmitted by the commuter pass processing device 10-1, the information management device 30 transmits the medium identification information IDi and the use end date to the automatic ticket gate 20. The commuter pass processing device 10-2 transmits, to the information management device 30, a request for requesting transmission of the use end date including the medium identification information IDi based on a user operation. When the use end date is registered corresponding to the medium identification information IDi included in the received request, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 transmits a response result including the use end date to the commuter pass processing device 10-2. Reply to. When the use end date is not registered in correspondence with the medium identification information IDi included in the received request, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 periodically sends a response result indicating that the use end date is not registered. Reply to ticket processing device 10-2.

  Drawing 8 is a flow chart which shows an example of processing performed by commuter pass processing device 10-1 of an embodiment. The commuter pass processing side control unit 11 first determines whether or not the IC card 100 has been inserted into the insertion slot of the reader / writer 15 (step S100). When the IC card 100 is inserted into the insertion slot of the reader / writer 15, the commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 determines whether or not a report of the use end date has been received by the operation unit 14 (step S102).

  The commuter pass processing device 10-1 terminates the process when the operation unit 14 has not received the report of the use end date. When the commuter pass processing device 10-1 receives the report of the use end date from the operation unit 14, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 stores the declared use end date (report date) in the IC card 100. It is determined whether or not the date is before the use end date (step S104).

  When the declared date is a date before the use end date stored in the IC card 100, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 determines that the medium identification information IDi recorded on the IC card 100 and the accepted use end date are used. Is transmitted from the commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 to the information management device 30 using the commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 (step S106). That is, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 transmits the medium identification information IDi and the use end date to the information management device 30, and maintains the commuter pass use end date stored in the IC card 100 as it is. The commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 ends the process when the declared date is not a date before the use end date stored in the IC card 100.

  Note that the commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 sends the medium identification information IDi to the information management device 30 even if the declaration date is before the use end date stored in the IC card 100 and there is no refund amount. Alternatively, the process may be ended without transmitting the use end date. For example, if the refund amount is calculated on a monthly basis, and if the date of the month to which the use end date stored in the IC card 100 belongs is declared, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 determines that there is no refund amount. judge.

  When accepting a report of the end date of use, the commuter pass processing device 10-1 returns the IC card 100 without updating the end date of use printed on the face of the IC card 100. Further, when accepting the report of the end date of use, the commuter pass processing device 10-1 does not change the use end date of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit 120, and also stores the reported use end date in the storage unit 120. Do not memorize. The commuter pass processing device 10-1 does not change the printing of the ticket face, does not change the use end date stored in the storage unit 120, or does not store the declared use end date in the storage unit 120, so that at a later date, Further, when a change in the use end date is reported, it is possible to eliminate the need to perform complicated processing such as printing and writing on the IC card 100.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed by the automatic ticket gate 20 of the embodiment. First, the ticket gate control unit 21 determines whether or not the reader / writer 23 has detected the IC card 100 (step S201). When the reader / writer 23 detects the IC card 100, the ticket gate control unit 21 causes the reader / writer 23 to read the medium identification information IDi and the information recorded on the IC card 100 (step S202).

  The ticket gate control unit 21 determines whether the IC card 100 is a commuter pass based on the information read by the reader / writer 23 (step S204). At this time, when the information read by the reader / writer 23 includes commuter pass information, the ticket gate controller 21 determines that the IC card 100 is a commuter pass. When the IC card 100 is not a commuter pass, the ticket gate control unit 21 ends the process.

  When the IC card 100 is a commuter pass, the ticket gate control section 21 searches the ticket gate storage section 24 for a use end date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi (step S206). At this time, the ticket gate control unit 21 searches for information in the ticket gate storage unit 24 using the medium identification information IDi read in S202 as a key. The ticket gate control unit 21 determines whether the use end date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi is stored in the ticket gate storage unit 24 (step S208).

  When the end-of-use date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi is stored, the ticket gate control unit 21 performs pass / fail processing of the user based on the use end date stored in the ticket gate storage unit 24 ( Step S210, determination unit). At this time, the ticket gate control unit 21 determines that the use section is within the commuter pass section and that the date of today is between the use start date stored in the IC card 100 and the use end date stored in the ticket gate storage unit 24. In some cases, permit the user to pass. The ticket gate control unit 21 determines that the usage section is within the commuter pass section and that the date of today is not between the usage start date stored in the IC card 100 and the usage end date stored in the ticket gate storage unit 24. Subtracts the fare from the balance of electronic money charged in the IC card 100, and permits the user to pass. When the charge balance of the electronic money is smaller than the fare, the ticket gate control unit 21 does not permit the passage of the user.

  If the end date of use corresponding to the medium identification information IDi is not stored, the ticket gate side control unit 21 performs a pass / fail process of the user based on the end date of use stored in the storage unit 120 (step S212). , Determination unit). At this time, the ticket gate control unit 21 determines that the usage section is within the commuter pass section and that today's date is between the usage start date stored in the IC card 100 and the usage end date stored in the storage unit 120. Allows the user to pass through. The ticket gate side control unit 21 determines that if the usage section is within the commuter pass section and the date of today is not between the usage start date stored in the IC card 100 and the usage end date stored in the storage unit 120, The fare is subtracted from the balance of the electronic money charged in the IC card 100 to permit the user to pass. When the charge balance of the electronic money is smaller than the fare, the ticket gate control unit 21 does not permit the passage of the user.

  Drawing 10 is a flow chart which shows an example of processing performed by commuter pass processing device 10-2 of an embodiment. First, the commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 determines whether or not the operation unit 14 has received a commuter pass refund operation (step S301). When it is not determined that the commuter pass refund operation has been received, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 waits.

  When determining that the commuter pass refund operation has been accepted, the commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 causes the reader / writer 15 to read the medium identification information IDi and the commuter pass information from the storage unit 120 (step S302). Next, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 uses the commuter pass processing side communication unit 12 to send a request to transmit the use end date corresponding to the read medium identification information IDi. To the information management device 30 (step S304).

  The commuter pass processing side control unit 11 determines whether or not the use end date corresponding to the read medium identification information IDi has been received (step S306). When receiving the use end date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi, the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 executes a refund process using the received use end date as a refund report date (step S308, processing unit). At this time, for example, when calculating the refund amount on a monthly basis, the commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 calculates the use end date registered from the use start date stored in the storage unit 120 from the full commuter pass fare. Calculate the refund amount after deducting the commuter pass fare for the number of months of use up to the month to which you belong. The commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 pays out the calculated refund amount as money by the money processing unit 16. After the refund process, the commuter pass processing side controller 11 deletes the print of the IC card 100 and deletes commuter pass information from the storage unit 120.

  If the commuter pass processing side control unit 11 does not receive the use end date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi, the commuter pass processing unit 11 executes the refund process with today's user's declared refund report date (step S310, processing unit). After the refund process, the commuter pass processing side controller 11 deletes the print of the IC card 100 and deletes commuter pass information from the storage unit 120.

  When the refund date declared by the user is earlier than the use end date received from the information management device 30, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 does not need to perform the commuter pass refund process. Thereby, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 determines whether to calculate the refund amount based on the refund date declared by the user or to calculate the refund amount based on the use end date received from the information management device 30. Can be selected.

  Further, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 performs the process of receiving the use end date from the information management device 30 (steps S304 and S306), and then reads the medium identification information IDi and commuter pass information from the IC card 100 (step S304). S302) may be performed.

  A specific example in the commuter pass processing system 1 of the embodiment will be described. As commuter pass information stored in the storage unit 120, it is assumed that the use start date is January 1, xx, and the use end date is June 30, xx. The calculation of the refund amount shall be performed on a monthly basis. It is assumed that the user goes to the commuter pass processing device 10-1 on May 30 and performs an operation to report the end date of use on May 31. In this case, by transmitting May 31 to the information management device 30, the commuter pass processing device 10-1 causes the information management device 30 to store May 31 as the end date for using the commuter pass. The registered use end date (May 31) is distributed to the automatic ticket gate 20 installed in the usable area of the IC card 100 together with the medium identification information IDi.

  The automatic ticket gate 20 stores the distributed medium identification information IDi and the use end date (May 31). Thereby, the automatic ticket gate 20 can perform the processing after June 1 assuming that the IC card 100 storing the medium identification information IDi is not a commuter pass.

  As a result, the commuter pass can be used from the declaration date using the commuter pass processing device 10-1 to the use end date (May 31). This is because the use end date (May 31) declared using the commuter pass processing device 10-1 is stored in the information management device 30. In addition, the refund of the commuter pass can be implemented on a day after the use end date (May 31). As a result, the user does not always have to go to the declaration on the use end date (May 31). On the other hand, since the use end date (May 31) is stored in the automatic ticket gate 20, it is possible to prevent the commuter pass from being used after the use end date (May 31).

  It is assumed that the user has applied for a refund of a commuter pass to a station staff at the station on June 10. By operating the commuter pass processing device 10-2, the window counter station staff reads out June 30, XX as the use end date stored in the storage unit 120 of the IC card 100, and reads the medium. A request including the identification information IDi is transmitted to the information management device 30. In this case, the commuter pass processing device 10-2 determines that the use end date of May 31 is the period of use of the commuter pass, since May 31 is registered in the information management device 30. Refund the commuter pass fare.

  The commuter pass processing system 1 described above transmits the use end date received by the commuter pass processing device 10-1 to the information management device 30, and transmits the use end date to the commuter pass processing device 10 by the information management device 30. . Then, the automatic ticket gate 20 determines whether or not the user can pass based on the use end date received by the information management device 30. According to the commuter pass processing system 1, a date before the use end date stored in the storage unit 120 stored in the IC card 100 can be declared as a commuter pass refund date. Thus, according to the commuter pass processing system 1, there is no need to go to the station to operate the commuter pass processing device 10 for a refund, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

  Further, the commuter pass processing system 1 may perform a refund process using the end-of-use date stored in the information management device 30 as a refund report date when the commuter pass processing device 10 receives an operation to refund the commuter pass. it can. Thus, according to the commuter pass processing system 1, when a user goes to the station and cannot refund, for example, due to moving or a change in the commuting route, the date of actually going to the window of the station is used as the refund report date. It is possible to suppress the amount of the refund from being reduced by calculating the amount.

  Further, according to the commuter pass processing system 1, by operating the commuter pass processing device 10, the user can declare the use end date, and refund can be made at the window of the station after the declared use end date. Thus, according to the commuter pass processing system 1, it is possible to disperse the days of going to the station for reimbursement, thereby dispersing the time at which the commuter pass reimbursement work by the station staff is concentrated.

  Further, the commuter pass processing device 10 sets the date when the use end date received by the operation unit 14 is between the use start date read by the reader / writer 15 and the use end date (including the use start date in some cases. When the usage end date is not included), the medium identification information IDi and the received usage end date are transmitted to the information management device 30. As a result, according to the commuter pass processing device 10, it is possible to cause the information management device 30 to store the date on which the user is scheduled not to use the commuter pass as the use end date. Further, according to the commuter pass processing device 10, the commuter pass refund process is performed based on the use end date stored in the information management device 30, so that the use end date stored in the information management device 30 is used as the refund report date. Refund processing can be performed. As a result, according to the commuter pass processing device 10, it is not necessary to go to the station for refund and operate the commuter pass processing device 10, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

  In addition, when the automatic ticket gate 20 stores the use end date corresponding to the medium identification information IDi read by the reader / writer 23, the automatic ticket gate 20 based on the stored use end date of the commuter pass, It is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass. According to the automatic ticket gate 20, it is not necessary to go to the station and operate the commuter pass processing device 10 for a refund, so that the convenience for the user can be improved.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, when the use end date accepted by the user's operation is a date between the use start date and the use end date read from the IC card 100, the IC card A commuter pass processing device 10 (10-1) including a commuter pass processing-side control unit 11 for transmitting the medium identification information IDi read from the device 100 and the use end date accepted by a user operation to the information management device 30; When the medium identification information IDi and the use end date are received from the commuter pass processing device 10, the information management device 30 transmits the received medium identification information IDi and the use end date to the automatic ticket gate 20, and receives the information from the information management device 30. A ticket-side storage unit 24 for storing the media identification information IDi and the end date of use of the commuter pass, and a media identifier read from the IC card 100. When the information IDi is stored in the ticket gate side storage unit 24, whether or not the user can pass is determined based on the end date of use of the commuter pass stored in the ticket gate side storage unit 24, so that the information IDi is stored in the IC card 100. The date before the use end date stored in the storage unit 120 can be declared as the commuter pass refund date. Thus, according to the embodiment, since it is not necessary to go to the station for refund and operate the commuter pass processing device 10, the convenience of the user can be improved.

The above embodiment can be expressed as follows.
A first communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A receiving unit that receives a user operation and converts it into an electric signal;
A first reading unit that electromagnetically reads identification information and commuter pass information including a commuter pass usage section, a use start date, and a use end date from a medium having a memory, and
When the use end date accepted by the accepting unit is a date between the use start date and the use end date read by the first reading unit, the use date read by the first reading unit is used. A first commuter pass processing device having a first control unit that transmits identification information and a use end date received by the reception unit to the information management device using the first communication unit;
A second communication unit that communicates with the first commuter pass processing device or the automatic ticket gate, and
When the identification information and the use end date are received from the first commuter pass processing device by the second communication unit, the received identification information and the use end date are transmitted using the second communication unit. Said information management device having a second control unit to transmit to said automatic ticket gate,
A third communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A storage unit for storing the identification information received by the third communication unit and a use end date of the commuter pass,
A second reading unit that reads the identification information and the commuter pass information from a medium, and
When the identification information read by the second reading unit is stored in the storage unit, determine whether the user can pass based on the end date of use of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit, When the identification information read by the second reading unit is not stored in the storage unit, whether or not the user can pass is determined based on the use end date of the commuter pass read by the second reading unit. An automatic ticket gate having a determination unit for determining,
A commuter pass processing system comprising:

The above embodiment can be expressed as follows.
A second communication unit that communicates with the first commuter pass processing device or the automatic ticket gate, and
When the identification information and the use end date are received from the first commuter pass processing device by the second communication unit, the received identification information and the use end date are transmitted using the second communication unit. A communication unit that communicates with an information management device having a second control unit that transmits the information to the automatic ticket gate;
A receiving unit that receives a user operation and converts it into an electric signal;
From a medium having a memory, a reading unit that reads the commuter pass information from the medium by an electromagnetic method,
When the accepting unit accepts an operation for refund of a commuter pass, a request for requesting transmission of a use end date corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit is transmitted to the information management unit using the communication unit. Transmitting to the device, in response to the request, when the use end date corresponding to the transmitted identification information is received by the communication unit, the commuter pass refund process based on the received use end date Do,
Second commuter pass processing device.

The above embodiment can be expressed as follows.
A communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A storage unit for storing the identification information received by the communication unit and the use end date of the commuter pass,
From a medium having a memory, a reading unit that reads the identification information and commuter pass information including a commuter pass usage section, a use start date, and a use end date by an electromagnetic method,
When the identification information read by the reading unit is stored in the storage unit, based on the use end date of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit, determine whether the user can pass, When the identification information read by the reading unit is not stored in the storage unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not the user can pass based on the use end date of the commuter pass read by the reading unit,
An automatic ticket gate.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are provided by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope of the invention and the scope of the invention as well as in the scope and the gist of the invention, as well as in the scope and the gist of the invention.

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Claims (7)

A first communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A receiving unit that receives a user operation, including a report of a use end date for ending use of the medium as a commuter pass ,
A first reading unit that reads, from the medium , identification information stored in the medium, and commuter pass information including a commuter pass usage section, a use start date, and a use end date; and
When the use end date accepted by the accepting unit is a date between the use start date and the use end date read by the first reading unit, the use date read by the first reading unit is used. A first commuter pass processing device having a first control unit that transmits identification information and a use end date received by the reception unit to the information management device using the first communication unit;
A second communication unit that communicates with the first commuter pass processing device or the automatic ticket gate, and
When the identification information and the use end date are received from the first commuter pass processing device by the second communication unit, the received identification information and the use end date are transmitted using the second communication unit. Said information management device having a second control unit to transmit to said automatic ticket gate,
A third communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A storage unit for storing the identification information received by the third communication unit and a use end date of the commuter pass,
A second reading unit that reads the identification information and the commuter pass information from a medium, and
If the identification information read by the second reading unit is stored in the storage unit, determine whether the user can pass based on the end date of use of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit, When the identification information read by the second reading unit is not stored in the storage unit, whether or not the user can pass is determined based on the use end date of the commuter pass read by the second reading unit. An automatic ticket gate having a determining unit for determining ,
A commuter pass processing system comprising: A receiving unit that receives a user's operation, including a report of a use end date to end using the medium as a commuter pass,
A first reading unit that reads, from the medium, identification information stored in the medium and commuter pass information including a commuter pass usage section, a use start date, and a use end date; and
When the use end date accepted by the accepting unit is a date between a use start date and a use end date read by the first reading unit, the identification information read by the first reading unit; A commuter pass processing device having a first control unit that transmits a use end date accepted by the accepting unit to an information management device;
The information management device having a second control unit that transmits the identification information and the use end date received from the commuter pass processing device to an automatic ticket gate,
A storage unit that stores the end date of use of the identification information and the commuter pass received from the information management device,
A second reading unit that reads the identification information and the commuter pass information from a medium, and
When the identification information read by the second reading unit is stored in the storage unit, the pass / fail of the user is determined based on a use end date of the commuter pass stored in the storage unit; When the identification information read by the second reading unit is not stored in the storage unit, a determining unit that determines whether or not the user can pass based on a use end date of the medium read by the second reading unit. An automatic ticket gate equipped with
A commuter pass processing system comprising: The first commuter pass processing device transmits the identification information and the use end date to the information management device, and maintains the use end date of the commuter pass stored in the medium as it is,
The commuter pass processing system according to claim 1. A fourth communication unit that communicates with the information management device;
A second receiving unit that receives a user operation,
A third reading unit that reads the identification information and the commuter pass information stored in the medium, and, when an operation for refunding the commuter pass is received by the accepting unit, the third reading unit that is read by the third reading unit. A request for transmission of a use end date that is a use end date corresponding to the identification information and that is received by the reception unit of the first commuter pass processing device and held by the information management device is sent to the information management device. In response to the request, when the use end date corresponding to the transmitted identification information is received by the fourth communication unit, a commuter pass refund process is performed based on the received use end date. Further comprising a second commuter pass processing device having a processing unit for performing
The commuter pass processing system according to claim 1. The processing unit of the second commuter pass processing device, if the refund date declared by the user is before the use end date received from the information management device, does not perform the refund process of the commuter pass,
The commuter pass processing system according to claim 4 . A communication unit that communicates with the information management device according to claim 1;
A receiving unit that receives a user operation;
A reading unit that reads the commuter pass information from the medium,
When an operation of performing a refund of a commuter pass is received by the receiving unit, the use end date corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit is received by the receiving unit of the first commuter pass processing device. A request for requesting transmission of a use end date held by the information management device is transmitted to the information management device using the communication unit, and the request corresponds to the identification information transmitted. When the use end date is received by the communication unit, perform a refund process of the commuter pass based on the received use end date,
Second commuter pass processing device. A reading unit that reads commuter pass information including identification information and a use section of the commuter pass, a use start date, and a use end date from the medium;
When the identification information read by the reading unit is the identification information of the medium that has received the use end date at which the commuter ticket processing device ends using the medium as a commuter pass, the identification information is received by the commuter pass processing device. The use end date is determined based on the use end date, and if the use end date is not the identification information of the received medium, the pass / fail of the user is determined based on the use end date of the medium read by the reading unit. A deciding unit for deciding,
A ticket gate equipped with.

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