JP6685778B2 - Automatic ticket gates, programs, tickets, and ticket forms - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to an automatic ticket gate, a program, a ticket, and ticket paper.

  2. Description of the Related Art An automatic ticket gate that processes a ticket for using transportation such as a railroad has been conventionally known. As the ticket, a magnetic ticket, an IC ticket, and a paper ticket on which encoded code information is displayed are used. When a paper ticket on which code information is displayed is used, it is assumed that the surface on which the code information is not displayed is erroneously presented to the optical reading unit of the automatic ticket gate. At this time, the automatic ticket gate side could not notify the user that the surface on which the code information of the ticket was not displayed was presented, which was not convenient for the user in some cases. .

JP, 2014-182432, A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate, a program, a ticket, and ticket paper that can improve the convenience of the user.

The automatic ticket gate of the embodiment has an imaging unit, an output unit, a first recognition unit, a second recognition unit, and a control unit. The image capturing unit captures an image of the ticket presented by the user. The output unit outputs information to the user. The first recognition unit recognizes the first display object from the image captured by the image capturing unit, decodes the electronic information obtained from the first display object, and acquires the validity information of the ticket. . The second recognition unit is a second face, which is different from the first face of the ticket, on which the first display object is displayed, from the image captured by the imaging unit, and the effectiveness information about the ticket. The second surface is presented by recognizing the second display object displayed on the second surface on which the magnetic layer in which is encoded and decoding the electronic information obtained from the second display object. The second surface presentation information indicating that is acquired. When the efficacy information is acquired by the first recognition unit, the control unit determines whether to permit the user to enter or exit based on the efficacy information acquired by the first recognition unit. When the second recognition unit acquires the second surface presentation information, the second recognition unit causes the output unit to output information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented.

The figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 10 from the upper part. The figure which looked at reader 12 from the upper part. The figure which shows the function structure of the automatic ticket gate. The figure which shows an example of the 1st surface of the boarding ticket TIX. The figure which shows an example of the effectiveness information of the boarding ticket TIX encoded in the 1st display object OB1. The figure which shows an example of the 2nd surface of the boarding ticket TIX. The figure which shows an example of the 2nd surface of another boarding ticket TIX #. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the automatic ticket gate 10. The figure which shows an example of the image IM displayed on the upper surface display part 20. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the automatic ticket gate 10 of 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the automatic ticket gate 10 of 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a functional structure of the ticket issuing machine 100. The figure which shows an example of the roll paper R in which the 2nd display object OB2 was displayed. The figure which shows the relationship of automatic ticket gate 10A, ticket issuing machine 100, and server apparatus 200.

  Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate, a program, a ticket, and a ticket sheet of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The automatic ticket gate is provided at a ticket gate of a station, for example. The automatic ticket gate permits or prohibits the passage of the user by the ticket TIX issued by the ticket issuing machine. The boarding ticket TIX is used when a user enters the station premises or exits the station premises. In the ticket TIX according to the present embodiment, a display object such as a one-dimensional code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) is printed on a medium such as paper, and is printed on the back surface of the printing surface. A paper ticket on which a magnetic layer for functioning as a magnetic ticket is formed. The display object may be in any form as long as the content can be recognized by a machine and the content cannot be recognized by a human.

  The ticket TIX in such a mode includes an automatic ticket gate that recognizes a display object and controls the passage of the user, and an automatic ticket gate that reads information from the magnetic layer of the magnetic ticket to control the passage of the user. It is preferably used in a mixed environment. That is, a user who uses the railway using this ticket TIX can enter and exit even at a station where only one of the above automatic ticket gates is installed.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 10 seen from above. The automatic ticket gate 10 includes a housing 11, a reader 12, passage sensors 18-1 to 18-4, a top display 20, a front display 22, doors 24A and 24B, and a controller 50. May be included, but is not limited to.

  The reader 12 of the automatic ticket gate 10 reads the display object displayed on the ticket TIX presented by the user who is going to pass in the direction a of FIG. 1, and supplies the read information to the control unit 50. The automatic ticket gate for exclusive use of the magnetic ticket described above does not perform the characteristic processing of the embodiment, and therefore, illustration and description thereof will be omitted. In the case of a combined use machine that processes a magnetic ticket and a display object, for example, one of the magnetic ticket and the display object that the user prefers may be used.

  FIG. 2 is a view of the reader 12 viewed from above. The reader 12 may include, but is not limited to, the touch detection sensor St, the optical reading unit 14, and the light 16. The touch detection sensor St is formed in a panel shape and has a detection surface that detects whether or not a part of the user's body (for example, a hand) is touched. The touch detection sensor St generates a detection signal indicating that the detection surface is touched, when the user touches the detection surface of the panel when presenting the ticket TIX to the reader 12. Accordingly, the touch detection sensor St detects that the user has presented the ticket TIX to the reader 12.

  The touch detection sensor St is, for example, a resistive film type touch panel, a surface acoustic wave type touch panel, an electromagnetic induction type touch panel, an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, or the like. Further, the touch detection sensor St is a transparent (or semi-transparent) type panel that can transmit visible light, and enables an image of a display object that has been transmitted therethrough. In the automatic ticket gate 10, instead of the touch detection sensor St, the passenger presents the ticket TIX to the reader 12 by an approach detection sensor that detects the approach of an object (for example, a hand) (the user's hand. May be configured to be detected within a predetermined distance). The proximity detection sensor is realized by, for example, an infrared sensor or a stereo camera.

  The optical reading unit 14 includes a camera including a solid-state imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). Further, the optical reading section 14 may be provided with a light receiving element, an amplifier, an information decoding section (decoding section) and the like like a bar code reader.

  The optical reading unit 14 images the display object displayed on the boarding ticket TIX presented by the user with the display surface facing the reader 12. The optical reading unit 14 supplies the captured image to the control unit 50. The light 16 emits light toward the ticket TIX when the optical reading unit 14 images the ticket TIX.

  A plurality of passage sensors 18-1 to 18-4 are provided, for example, on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate 10 on the aisle side. The plurality of passage sensors 18 detect a user in the passage formed by the automatic ticket gate 10. The passage sensor 18 is realized by, for example, an infrared sensor or an optical sensor. The passage sensor 18 may detect the user in the passage in cooperation with the passage sensor provided in the opposing auxiliary machine. The automatic ticket gate 10 may include any number of passage sensors. Hereinafter, when the passage sensor is not distinguished from other passage sensors, the hyphen (-) and the following signs are omitted, and the passage sensor 18 is simply referred to.

  The upper surface display unit 20 displays the result processed by the control unit 50 when the passenger ticket TIX is presented to the reader 12. The front display unit 22 displays a mark, a figure, a character or the like indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the direction a in FIG. The display content of the front display unit 22 or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the control unit 50. The automatic ticket gate 10 may include an information output unit (not shown) that outputs information by voice or light. In this case, the control unit 50 controls the information output unit to cause the information output unit to output information by voice or lighting of light.

  The control unit 50 of the automatic ticket gate 10 controls the door portion 24A and the door portion 24B of the opposing auxiliary equipment to be in the open state or the closed state to allow the passage of the user who is going to pass in the direction a in FIG. Or prohibit. Further, hereinafter, when the door portions 24A and 24B are not distinguished from each other, the symbol A or B is omitted and the door portion 24 is simply referred to as the door portion 24.

  In addition, in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 10 is described as a paper ticket dedicated machine, but the automatic ticket gate 10 is a combined machine capable of processing both an IC card and / or a magnetic ticket and a paper ticket. It may be. Further, the automatic ticket gate 10 is not limited to one that allows the user to pass in only one direction, and may be one that allows the user to pass in both directions by including a main machine and a slave machine.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10. The control unit 50 of the automatic ticket gate 10 may include a ticket gate side storage unit 52, a first image recognition unit 60, a second image recognition unit 62, a permission determination unit 66, and a passage control unit 70. , But not limited to this. The first image recognition unit 60, the second image recognition unit 62, the permission determination unit 66, and the passage control unit 70 may be realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program. Further, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).

  The ticket gate side storage unit 52 is, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and an SD card, and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a register. And a storage medium. The ticket gate side storage unit 52 stores a program executed by the processor, a charge table 54 in which charges between stations (or usage distances) are stored, identification information of a station in which the machine is installed, and It stores information such as machine identification information and distances between stations.

  The first image recognition unit 60 performs processing such as decoding on electronic information obtained from the image captured by the optical reading unit 14, and converts the electronic information into computer-recognizable information represented by a bit string or the like. The electronic information is, for example, information in which pixel information of an image is arranged. The first image recognition unit 60 reads the content of the effect information encoded in the first display object displayed on the first surface of the ticket TIX.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the first surface of the ticket TIX. On the first surface of the ticket TIX, for example, a first display object OB1 in which the validity information of the ticket TIX is encoded, section information (entrance and departure stations, and charges corresponding to available sections), The date and time of issue of the ticket TIX and the ticket identification information are printed. The first display object OB1 is represented by, for example, a color material having a lower light reflectance than the background.

  The validity information of the ticket TIX represents, for example, a series of numbers (ticket identification information) that is incremented (or decremented) each time the ticket TIX is issued, section information, and the issue date and time of the ticket TIX. It is information including information and information indicating the issuing station where the ticket TIX was issued. The section information may include the identification information of the station in which the own apparatus is installed and the identification information of the participating station, or may include the identification information of the station in which the own apparatus is installed and the charge information such as “X station to Y yen section”. But it's okay. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the validity information of the boarding ticket TIX encoded in the first display object OB1. Note that some or all of the ticket identification information, the information indicating the issue date and time of the ticket TIX, and the information indicating the issuing station where the ticket TIX is issued may be omitted, which are included in the above-mentioned effect information.

  The second display object is displayed on the second surface which is a surface (opposite surface) different from the first surface on which the first display object OB1 of the ticket TIX is displayed. A magnetic layer is formed on the second surface. On this magnetic layer, for example, the validity information of the ticket TIX is encoded.

  The second image recognition unit 62 performs processing such as decoding on the image captured by the optical reading unit 14, and converts it into computer-recognizable information represented by a bit string or the like. The second image recognition unit 62 reads the content of the presentation information, which is the information encoded in the second display object and indicates that the second surface of the ticket TIX is presented. The optical reading unit 14 may include the image recognition function executed by the first image recognition unit 60 or the second image recognition unit 62.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the second surface of the ticket TIX. On the second surface of the ticket TIX, for example, the second display object OB2 in which the presentation information is encoded is displayed. The second display object OB2 is represented by, for example, a coloring material provided on the magnetic layer Mg.

  The second display object OB2 is represented by, for example, a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer Mg that is the background. The different light reflectances are reflectances that cause the second image recognition unit 62 to generate a brightness difference that allows the background magnetic layer Mg and the second display object OB2 to be distinguished by the binarization process. Is. The second display object OB2 is displayed in a color having a higher light reflectance than the magnetic layer Mg. The second display object OB2 is printed or drawn with ink or the like that does not cause a magnetic influence when reading the information stored in the magnetic layer Mg. The second display object OB2 may be displayed in the ground color of the ticket TIX that appears without the magnetic layer Mg being stacked.

  Further, the second display object OB2 is an object of a type different from that of the first display object OB1. For example, when the first display object OB1 is a two-dimensional code such as a QR code, the second display object OB2 is preferably a one-dimensional code such as a barcode. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the user erroneously recognizes the second display object OB2 as the first display object OB1 and presents it to the automatic ticket gate 10.

  FIG. 7: is a figure which shows an example of the 2nd surface of another boarding ticket TIX #. Similar to the ticket TIX, the first display object OB1, the ticket identification information, the section information, and the like are displayed on the first surface of the ticket TIX # (see FIG. 4). On the second surface of the boarding ticket TIX #, for example, a second display object OB2 # in which the same presentation information as the boarding ticket TIX is encoded is displayed. The second display object OB2 # is represented by, for example, a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the background. The background of the second display object OB2 # may be displayed in the ground color of the ticket TIX # that appears without the magnetic layer Mg being formed, or the background color may be printed or drawn on the magnetic layer Mg. It may be

  The different light reflectance is a reflectance that causes the second image recognition unit 62 to generate a brightness difference that allows the background and the second display object OB2 # to be distinguished by the binarization process. The second display object OB2 # is displayed in a color having a lower light reflectance than the background. When the background is not the ground color of the ticket TIX #, the background color material is printed or drawn with ink or the like that does not cause a magnetic influence when reading the information stored in the magnetic layer Mg.

  In addition, a margin (blank part; quiet) displayed adjacent to the end of the second display object OB2 # in a color having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer Mg (for example, the ground color of the ticket TIX #) Zone) is provided. This margin indicates the first margin Q1 indicating before the first reference point (start point S) of the second display object OB2 #, and the second reference point (end point F) of the second display object OB2 #. It is the second margin Q2. The second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the first margin Q1 and the second margin Q2 from the image read by the optical reading unit 14, and recognizes the image element existing between the first margin Q1 and the second margin Q2. The second display object OB2 # is recognized based on the result.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the validity information is acquired by the first image recognition unit 60, the permission determination unit 66 permits entrance or exit of the user who has presented the ticket TIX or TIX # based on the validity information. Or not. When the presentation information is acquired from the second display object OB2 # by the second image recognition unit 62, the permission determination unit 66 presents the surface of the ticket TIX # on which the second display object OB # is displayed. Presentation information indicating that is displayed on the upper surface display unit 20.

  When the presentation information is acquired from the second display object OB2 in the image in which the brightness is inverted by the second image recognition unit 62, the permission determination unit 66 displays the second display object OB2 of the boarding ticket TIX. The upper surface display unit 20 displays the presentation information indicating that the displayed surface is presented.

  The passage control unit 70 executes control for permitting or prohibiting passage of the user based on the determination result of the permission determination unit 66. Further, the passage control unit 70, when the first display object OB1 is not recognized by the first image recognition unit 60, or when the second display object OB2 or OB # is not recognized by the second image recognition unit 62, the passage sensor. When the user is detected by 18, the control for prohibiting the passage of the user is performed. In addition, the passage control unit 70 detects the passage sensor when the first display object OB1 recognized by the first image recognition unit 60 or the second display object OB2 (OB #) is not decoded by the second image recognition unit 62. When the user is detected by 18, the control for prohibiting the passage of the user is performed. When performing control to prohibit the passage of the user, the passage control unit 70 causes the door portion 24 to be in a closed state, or causes the upper surface display unit 20 to display that passage is not permitted. When performing control to permit the passage of the user, the passage control unit 70 causes the door 24 to be in an open state, or causes the upper surface display unit 20 to display that passage is permitted.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 10. This flowchart is an example of processing of the automatic ticket gate 10 installed in the participating station. It is an example of processing when the boarding ticket TIX or the boarding ticket TIX # is used by the user.

  First, the automatic ticket gate 10 waits until some object is presented to the reader 12 (step S100). When an object is presented to the reader 12, the optical reader 14 causes the light 16 to irradiate the ticket TIX or TIX # with an object (the ticket TIX or the ticket TIX presented to the reader 12 by the user). TIX #) is imaged (step S102). Next, the 1st image recognition part 60 and the 2nd image recognition part 62 acquire the image picturized by Step S102, and analyze each acquired image (Step S104).

  Here, in the binarization process, the first image recognition unit 60 sets a portion having a low reflectance with respect to the background to the first gradation (black), and sets the background to have a higher luminance than the first gradation. The recognition process is performed assuming that the first display object OB1 is expressed in the first gradation portion. In the binarization process, the second image recognizing unit 62 sets the portion having a low reflectance with respect to the background as the first gradation (black), and the background having the second higher brightness than the first gradation. The recognition processing is performed assuming that the second display object OB2 # is expressed as a gradation (white) and the first gradation is expressed. First, the second image recognition unit 62 tries to recognize the second display object OB2 # displayed on the second surface of the ticket TIX # shown in FIG.

  Next, the first image recognition unit 60 determines whether or not the first display object OB1 has been recognized from the image analyzed in step S104 (step S106). When the first display object OB1 is not recognized, the second image recognition unit 62 determines whether or not the second display object OB2 # is recognized from the image analyzed in step S104 (step S108). When the second display object OB2 # is recognized, permission determination unit 66 causes top surface display unit 20 to display the presentation information that prompts the user to present the first surface (step S110), and the process proceeds to step S106. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the image IM displayed on the upper surface display unit 20. The permission determination unit 66 causes the top display unit 20 to display the presentation information, so that the user does not present the first surface on which the first display object OB1 of the ticket TIX or TIX # is displayed to the reader 12. You can recognize that.

  If the second display object OB2 # is not recognized, the second image recognition unit 62 inverts the brightness of the image captured in step S102 to analyze the image (step S112). Next, the second image recognition unit 62 determines whether or not the second display object OB2 is recognized from the image analyzed in step S112 (step S114). In the binarization process, the second image recognition unit 62 sets the second display object OB2, which has a high reflectance with respect to the background, as the first gradation (black), and the background has a luminance higher than that of the first gradation. The recognition processing is performed assuming that the second display object OB2 is expressed as a high second gradation (white) and is expressed in the first gradation part. The second image recognition unit 62 attempts to recognize the second display object OB2 displayed on the second surface of the ticket TIX shown in FIG. The second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the second display object OB2 displayed in a color having a higher light reflectance than the magnetic layer Mg by inverting the brightness of the image and analyzing the image. can do. Note that the second image recognition unit 62 may recognize the second display object OB2 by inverting the binarized result (information indicating black and white) after executing the binarization process. .

  When the second display object OB2 is recognized, the permission determination unit 66 causes the top surface display unit 20 to display information for prompting the first surface to be presented (step S110). If the second display object OB2 is not recognized in step S114, the process proceeds to step S120.

  For example, assuming that there is no process (steps S108 and S114) for the second image recognition unit 62 to recognize the second display object OB2 or OB2 #, the user who presents the second surface is the automatic ticket gate 10 , The door 24 is closed. In this case, the user must once exit the passage of the automatic ticket gate.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, after prompting the user to present the first page in step S110, the presentation of the first page is ready to be accepted, so the user immediately receives the ticket TIX or By turning the TIX # inside out and presenting the first side to the reader 12, it becomes possible to pass through quickly. As a result, the automatic ticket gate 10 can suppress the occurrence of traffic congestion in the vicinity of the own ticket gate.

  When the first display object OB1 is recognized in step S106, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the station is within the section indicated by the section information, based on the section information encoded in the first display object OB1. Is determined (step S116). The station is a station in which the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed. When the station is within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 controls the door unit 24 to be in the open state (step S118).

  If the station is not within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 causes the top display unit 20 to display information indicating that the user is required to perform the payment process, and the passage sensor 18 detects the user. Then, the door 24 is controlled to be in the closed state (step S120). Next, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the user exists in the passage based on the detection result of the passage sensor 18 (step S122). If the user is present in the passage, the process returns to step S120. If the user is not present in the passage, the process proceeds to step S118. This completes the processing of one routine in this flowchart.

  Note that, in the present embodiment, as an example, the processing when the user enters the station and then exits from the station has been described, but the same processing may be performed when the user enters the station from which the user departs. Good. For example, in the processing of step S116, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the station is an entrance station (is within the section indicated by the section information) based on the section information encoded in the first display object OB1. If it is determined that the station is an entrance station (it is within the section indicated by the section information), the door unit 24 is controlled to be in an open state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the process in which the second image recognition unit 62 analyzes the image without inverting the brightness level of the captured image and recognizes the second display object OB2 # (step S108). ), The brightness of the captured image is inverted, the image is analyzed, and the process of trying to recognize the second display object OB2 (step S114) is executed. The recognizing unit 62 analyzes the image by inverting the level of the brightness of the captured image, performs the process of trying to recognize the second display object OB2 (step S114), and then determines the brightness of the captured image. The process of analyzing the image without inverting the height and recognizing the second display object OB2 # (step S108) may be executed. For example, the automatic ticket gate 10 does not reverse the brightness level of the captured image according to the appearance frequency of the ticket TIX and the ticket TIX # (the processing frequency of the second display objects OB and OB #), and A process of trying to recognize the second display object OB2 # (step S108), and a process of inverting the brightness of the captured image to try to recognize the second display object OB2 # (step S114). The order of may be switched.

  Here, regarding the automatic ticket gate, for example, an automatic ticket gate dedicated to a magnetic ticket, an automatic ticket gate dedicated to a paper ticket that accepts a paper ticket displaying a display object without accepting the magnetic ticket, a magnetic ticket and a paper ticket There is a combined automatic ticket gate that accepts. For example, when the automatic ticket gates installed at each station are different, the ticket used when the user uses the railway needs to be a ticket that can be accepted at any station. In this case, for example, the first display object OB1 in which the effect information is encoded is displayed on the first surface of the ticket, and the magnetic layer Mg is provided on the second surface, and the effect information is provided on the magnetic layer Mg. It is stored as magnetic information.

  However, for example, when a user uses an automatic ticket gate dedicated to paper tickets, if the user presents the second surface to the optical reading unit of the paper ticket dedicated machine, the door of the machine is closed. Prohibit the passage of users. At this time, the automatic ticket gate for paper cannot notify the user of the reason why the passage is prohibited, and thus the convenience of the user may be low.

  Further, for example, displaying the first display object OB1 on the first surface and the second surface of the ticket may induce fraud. This is because, for example, one ticket may be split at the boundary between the first surface and the second surface and divided into two. Therefore, it is not desirable to display the first display object OB1 on the first surface and the second surface of the ticket.

  On the other hand, the first display object OB1 is displayed on the first surface of the ticket TIX or TIX # in the first embodiment, and the magnetic layer Mg is provided on the second surface. The efficacy information is stored in Mg as magnetic information, and the second display object OB2 or OB # is displayed on the second surface. Further, in the automatic ticket gate 10 of the first embodiment, the presentation information encoded in the second display object OB2 or OB2 # is acquired by the second image recognition unit 62 from the image captured by the optical reading unit 14. In this case, the user can recognize that the first surface is not presented to the reader 12 by causing the top display unit 20 to output the information indicating that the second surface has been presented. As a result, the convenience of the user can be improved.

  According to the first embodiment described above, when the presentation information is acquired by the second image recognition unit 62, the permission determination unit 66 indicates that the second side of the ticket TIX or TIX # has been presented. By displaying the information on the upper surface display unit 20, the convenience of the user can be improved.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment will be described below. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the description of the functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the first embodiment, the second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the second display objects OB2 and OB2 # and acquires the presentation information from the second display objects OB and OB #. In the embodiment, the second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the second display object OB2 by inverting the brightness level of the captured image without recognizing the second display object OB2 #. The presentation information is acquired from the display object OB.

  When the first display object OB1 is not recognized by the first image recognition unit 60, the second image recognition unit 62 of the second embodiment reverses the brightness level of the captured image. The second image recognition unit 62 analyzes the image in which the brightness level is reversed, recognizes the second display object OB2, and acquires the presentation information from the second display object OB2.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 10 of the second embodiment. This flowchart is an example of processing of the automatic ticket gate 10 installed in the participating station.

  First, the automatic ticket gate 10 waits until some object is presented to the reader 12 (step S200). When an object is presented to the reader 12, the optical reading unit 14 images the object (the ticket TIX presented to the reader 12 by the user) with the light 16 irradiating the ticket TIX. (Step S202). Next, the first image recognition unit 60 acquires the image captured in step S202 and analyzes the acquired image (step S204).

  Next, the first image recognition unit 60 determines whether or not the first display object OB1 has been recognized from the image analyzed in step S204 (step S206). When the first display object OB1 is not recognized, the second image recognition unit 62 inverts the brightness level of the image captured in step S202 and analyzes the image (step S208).

  Next, the second image recognition unit 62 determines whether or not the second display object OB2 has been recognized from the image analyzed in step S208 (step S210). When the second display object OB2 is recognized, the permission determination unit 66 causes the top surface display unit 20 to display the presentation information that prompts the user to present the first surface (step S212). If the second display object OB2 is not recognized, the process proceeds to step S218.

  When the first display object OB1 is recognized in step S206, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the station is within the section indicated by the section information, based on the section information encoded in the first display object OB1. Is determined (step S214). When the station is within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 controls the door unit 24 to be in the open state (step S216).

  If the station is not within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 causes the top display unit 20 to display information indicating that the user is required to perform the payment process, and the passage sensor 18 detects the user. Then, the door 24 is controlled to be in the closed state (step S218). Next, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the user is present in the passage based on the detection result of the passage sensor 18 (step S220). If the user is present in the passage, the process returns to step S218. If the user is not present in the passage, the process proceeds to step S216. This completes the processing of one routine in this flowchart.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the second display object OB2 by inverting the level of the brightness of the captured image, and the permission determination unit 66 displays the second display object OB2. When the presentation information is acquired by the two-image recognition unit 62, by displaying the information indicating that the second surface of the ticket TIX has been presented on the upper surface display unit 20, the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

(Third Embodiment)
The third embodiment will be described below. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the description of the functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the first embodiment, the second image recognition unit 62 recognizes OB2 by inverting the brightness of the image, but in the third embodiment, the second image recognition unit 62 recognizes the OB2. The process of recognizing the second display object OB2 # is executed by analyzing the image without reversing the brightness level.

  When the first display object OB1 is not recognized by the first image recognition unit 60, the second image recognition unit 62 analyzes the image without inverting the brightness of the image captured by the optical reading unit 14, It is determined whether the second display object OB2 # can be recognized.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 10 of the third embodiment. This flowchart is an example of processing of the automatic ticket gate 10 installed in the participating station.

  First, the automatic ticket gate 10 waits until some object is presented to the reader 12 (step S300). When an object is presented to the reader 12, the optical reading unit 14 images the object (the ticket TIX presented to the reader 12 by the user) with the light 16 irradiating the ticket TIX. (Step S302). Next, the first image recognition unit 60 acquires the image captured in step S302 and analyzes the acquired image (step S304).

  Next, the first image recognition unit 60 determines whether or not the first display object OB1 is recognized from the image analyzed in step S304 (step S306). When the first display object OB1 is not recognized, the second image recognition unit 62 determines whether or not the second display object OB2 # is recognized from the image analyzed in step S306 (step S308).

  When second display object OB2 # is recognized, permission determination unit 66 causes top surface display unit 20 to display presentation information that prompts the user to present the first surface (step S310). If the second display object OB2 # is not recognized, the process proceeds to step S316.

  When the first display object OB1 is recognized in step S306, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the station is within the section indicated by the section information, based on the section information encoded in the first display object OB1. Is determined (step S312). When the station is within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 controls the door 24 to be in the open state (step S314).

  If the station is not within the section indicated by the section information, the permission determination unit 66 causes the top display unit 20 to display information indicating that the user is required to perform the payment process, and the passage sensor 18 detects the user. Then, the door 24 is controlled to be in the closed state (step S316). Next, the permission determination unit 66 determines whether or not the user exists in the passage based on the detection result of the passage sensor 18 (step S318). If the user is present in the passage, the process returns to step S316. If the user is not present in the passage, the process proceeds to step S314. This completes the processing of one routine in this flowchart.

  According to the third embodiment described above, the second image recognition unit 62 analyzes the image without inverting the brightness of the captured image, recognizes the second display object OB2 #, and determines the permission. When the presentation information is acquired by the second image recognition unit 62, the unit 66 displays the information indicating that the second surface of the ticket TIX # has been presented on the upper surface display unit 20 so that the convenience of the user is improved. It is possible to improve the sex.

(Ticketing machine)
Hereinafter, the ticket issuing machine 100 that issues the boarding ticket TIX will be described. In the present embodiment, an example in which the ticket issuing machine 100 issues a boarding ticket TIX will be described, but the ticket issuing machine 100 may issue a boarding ticket TIX #. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the ticket issuing machine 100. The ticket issuing machine 100 includes, for example, an input unit 102, a purchase screen display unit 104, a bill insertion slot 108, a coin insertion slot 110, a ticket ejection slot 112, a coin inspection section 118, and a roll paper storage section 120. A cutting unit 122, a ticket issuing unit 124, a ticket issuing machine side control unit 130, and a ticket issuing machine storage unit 140 are provided.

  The input unit 102 is, for example, a user interface such as a button, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and a touch panel. When the purchase screen display unit 104 is a touch panel, the input unit 102 may have a partial function of the purchase screen display unit 104. The input unit 102 receives, for example, an input from a user instructing purchase of a ticket TIX which is a ticket.

  The purchase screen display unit 104 includes a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display. The purchase screen display unit 104 displays an image for purchasing the boarding ticket TIX based on the information output by the ticket issuing machine side control unit 130. Hereinafter, the purchase screen display unit 104 will be described as a touch panel unit having a function integrated with the input unit 102 described above.

  The coin inspection unit 118 counts the money inserted into the bill insertion slot 108 or the coin insertion slot 110, and outputs the counting result to the ticket issuing machine side control section 130.

Roll paper is stored in the roll paper storage unit 120. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of roll paper (passenger ticket paper) R on which the second display object OB2 is displayed. Roll paper R is
It is a ticket sheet that becomes a ticket TIX when cut. The first display object OB1 formed by a two-dimensional rule in which the validity information of the ticket TIX is encoded is printed on the first surface of the ticket paper. The first display object OB1 which is different for each ticket medium is printed on the first surface. On the second surface different from the first surface, a magnetic layer Mg in which the validity information of the ticket TIX is written is formed. In addition, on the second surface, a second display object OB2 formed by a one-dimensional rule in which information indicating that the second surface of the ticket TIX has been presented is encoded is displayed in the longitudinal direction of the roll paper R. It is displayed along with. The second display object OB2 is displayed, for example, across the ticket medium units. The second display object OB2 may be displayed with a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer Mg of the ticket TIX, or a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer Mg of the ticket TIX. It may be displayed in a color having a reflectance of light different from that of the magnetic layer Mg or the background with the coloring material having the background.

  The cutting unit 122 cuts the roll paper R on which the second display object OB2 is displayed into a predetermined size (size of the boarding ticket TIX).

  Under the control of the ticket issuing machine-side control unit 130, the ticket issuing unit 124 has a first surface on the surface (first surface) opposite to the surface of the roll paper R cut by the cutting unit 122 on which the magnetic layer Mg is formed. The display object OB1 is formed (printed) as an image. Further, the ticket issuing unit 124 magnetically stores the validity information of the ticket TIX in the magnetic layer Mg on the second surface. The ticket issuing unit 124 prints the ticket TIX in which the first display object OB1 is printed on the first surface, the effect information is stored in the magnetic layer Mg, and the second display object OB2 is displayed on the second surface. The ticket is discharged from the ticket exit 112. As a result, the ticket issuing unit 124 issues the ticket TIX.

  The ticket issuing machine side control unit 130 includes, for example, a ticket issuing machine side communication unit 132, a ticket issuing machine side display control unit 134, and an issuing control unit 136. The ticket issuing machine side communication unit 132 transmits, for example, a processing process and a processing result processed by the ticket issuing machine 100 to a server device (not shown). The ticket issuing machine side display control unit 134 causes the touch panel unit to display a purchase screen of the boarding ticket TIX. The issuance control unit 136 calculates the purchase amount of money required to issue the boarding ticket TIX based on the usage section or the like input to the touch panel unit. At this time, the ticket issuing machine side display control unit 134 displays the purchase amount calculated by the issuance control unit 136 on the touch panel unit. As a result, coins corresponding to these are inserted into the bill insertion slot 108 and the coin insertion slot 110. The issuance control unit 136 determines whether or not the calculated purchase amount is satisfied with reference to the counting result by the coin inspection unit 118. When the count result satisfies the purchase amount, the issuance control unit 136 causes the ticket issuing unit 124 to issue the ticket TIX. The ticket issuing machine storage unit 140 stores a program executed by the processor, and also stores a ticket issuing machine fare table 142 in which fares between stations are stored.

  The ticket issuing machine 100 described above has the first surface on which the first display object OB1 in which the validity information of the ticket TIX is encoded is displayed and the second surface different from the first surface, and the ticket TIX. The second surface on which the second display object OB2 or OB2 # is displayed, on which the magnetic layer Mg in which the effect information regarding the information is encoded is formed, and the information indicating that the second surface of the ticket TIX has been presented is encoded. By including and, it is possible to easily issue the ticket TIX in which the second display object OB2 or OB # is displayed.

(Modifications according to the first to third embodiments)
Hereinafter, modified examples according to the first to third embodiments will be described. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the description of the functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the first to third embodiments, whether or not the automatic ticket gate 10 can allow the user to enter or exit based on the validity information encoded in the first display object OB1. Was decided. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the server device 200 enters the user's entrance or the entrance based on the validity information (ticket identification information) acquired from the first display object OB1 acquired by the automatic ticket gate 10A. Determine whether you can allow participation.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship among the automatic ticket gate 10A, the ticket issuing machine 100, and the server device 200. The automatic ticket gate 10A and the ticket issuing machine 100 communicate with the server device 200 via the relay device RL and the network NW, respectively. The ticket issuing machine 100 of the present embodiment includes a communication unit that communicates with the server device 200.

  The relay device RL communicates with the automatic ticket gate 10A and the ticket issuing machine 100 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Further, the relay device RL transmits the information received from the automatic ticket gate 10A or the ticket issuing machine 100 to the server device 200 via the network NW. In addition, the relay device RL transmits the information received from the server device 200 to the automatic ticket gate 10A. The network NW includes, for example, LAN, WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like.

  The server device 200 may include the server-side communication unit 210, the server-side storage unit 220, and the server-side permission determination unit 230, but is not limited thereto. The server-side communication unit 210 acquires, from the automatic ticket gate 10A, the information held by the automatic ticket gate 10A (the validity information of the ticket TIX presented by the user) as a result of the processing of the automatic ticket gate 10A. The server-side communication unit 210 also acquires from the ticket issuing machine 100 the processing result of the ticket issuing machine 100 or the information held by the ticket issuing machine 100.

  The server side storage unit 220 stores the processing results of the ticket issuing machine 100 and the automatic ticket gate 10A as a ticket information table. In the ticket information table, information indicating whether or not the ticket display information is the first display object OB1 for which the entrance processing has been performed, the entrance time, the entrance station, and the exit processing are performed for the ticket identification information of the ticket TIX. Information indicating whether or not it is the first display object OB1 that has been broken, information indicating whether or not the ticket is the ticket identification information associated with the ticket TIX issued by the ticket issuing machine 100, and the ticket TIX Efficacy information and the like are associated.

  The server-side permission determination unit 230 refers to the ticket information table and determines whether the acquired ticket identification information is the ticket identification information associated with the ticket TIX issued by the ticket issuing machine 100. . Further, the server-side permission determination unit 230 determines whether or not the ticket TIX associated with the acquired ticket identification information can enter or exit based on the section information stored in the ticket information table. judge. Further, the server-side permission determination unit 230 determines whether or not the ticket TIX associated with the acquired ticket identification information is the ticket TIX that has been used in the entrance process, or the ticket TIX that has been used in the exit process. Or not.

  The server-side permission determination unit 230 permits the passage of the user when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition is ticket identification information in which the acquired ticket identification information is associated with the ticket TIX issued by the ticket issuing machine 100, for example, when performing the user's entrance process, and the user enters. That is, the station is within the section indicated by the section information, and the ticket TIX is not used in the entrance processing and the exit processing. The predetermined condition is ticket identification information in which the acquired ticket identification information is associated with the ticket TIX issued by the ticket issuing machine 100, for example, when the user participates in the exit process, and the user participates. That is, the station is within the section indicated by the section information, and the ticket TIX is used in the entrance process but not in the exit process. The server device 200 transmits the determination result of the server-side permission determination unit 230 to the automatic ticket gate 10A.

  Based on the determination result transmitted from the server device 200, the automatic ticket gate 10A controls the door part 24 to be in an open state when permitting passage of the user, and when not permitting passage of the user, the door The part 24 is controlled to the closed state. The permission determination unit 66 requests the server device 200 to determine whether the user is permitted to enter or exit, and if the determination result is not returned from the server device 200 within a predetermined time, the permission determination unit 66 enters the user's own device. Alternatively, the permission for participation may be determined. Further, in the present embodiment, the function of the permission determination unit 66 of the automatic ticket gate 10A to determine whether or not to permit the user to enter or exit based on the validity information of the ticket TIX may be omitted. .

  The automatic ticket gate 10A of the modified examples of the first to third embodiments described above can improve the convenience of the user as in the first embodiment.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, an image capturing unit that captures a ticket presented by a user, an output unit that outputs information to the user, and an image captured by the image capturing unit. , A first recognition unit that recognizes a first display object and decodes electronic information obtained from the first display object to acquire validity information of the ticket, and from an image captured by the imaging unit Recognizing a second display object displayed on the second surface of the ticket that is different from the first surface on which the first display object is displayed and on which the magnetic layer is formed. A second recognizing unit that decodes electronic information obtained from the second display object to obtain second surface presentation information indicating that the second surface has been presented; and the first recognizing unit, efficacy When the information is acquired, it is determined whether or not the user is allowed to enter or exit based on the efficacy information acquired by the first recognizing unit, and the second recognizing unit determines the second information. When the two-sided presentation information is acquired, the convenience of the user can be improved by having a control unit that causes the output unit to output information indicating that the second side of the ticket has been presented. it can.

The embodiment described above can be expressed as follows.
An imaging unit for imaging the ticket presented by the user,
An output unit for outputting information to the user,
When the image captured by the image capturing unit includes the first display object, the decoding process is performed on the data obtained by digitizing the pixel pattern acquired from the first display object included in the image, and A first recognition unit that acquires the validity information of the ticket,
When a second display object is included in the image captured by the image capturing unit, a first display object in the ticket that displays the first display object is included in the image including the second display object. A second display object displayed on the second surface, which is a second surface different from the surface and on which a magnetic layer is formed, is recognized, and a pixel pattern acquired from the second display object is digitized. A second recognizing unit that performs a decryption process on the data to obtain second surface presentation information indicating that the second surface has been presented;
When the efficacy information is acquired by the first recognition unit, based on the efficacy information acquired by the first recognition unit, it is determined whether or not the user is allowed to enter or exit, A control unit that causes the output unit to output information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented when the second surface presentation information is acquired by the second recognition unit;
Automatic ticket gate equipped with.

  Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and the gist of the invention.

10, 10A ... Automatic ticket gate, 12 ... Reader, 14 ... Optical reading section, 20 ... Top display section, 24 ... Door section, 50 ... Control section, 52 ... Ticket gate side storage section, 54 ... Charge table, 60 ... No. 1 image recognition unit, 62 ... Second image recognition unit, 66 ... Permission determination unit, 70 ... Passage control unit, 100 ... Ticket issuing machine, 124 ... Ticket issuing unit, 130 ... Ticketing machine side control unit, 200 ... Server device, 210 ... Server-side communication unit, 220 ... Server-side storage unit, 230 ... Server-side permission determination unit, TIX ... Ticket, OB1 ... First display object, OB2, OB2 # ... Second display object

Claims (16)

An imaging unit for imaging the ticket presented by the user,
An output unit for outputting information to the user,
A first recognition unit that recognizes the first display object from the image captured by the image capturing unit, decodes electronic information obtained from the first display object, and acquires the validity information of the ticket;
From the image captured by the image capturing unit, a second surface different from the first surface on which the first display object is displayed in the ticket, and a magnetic layer in which effect information regarding the ticket is encoded Recognizing the formed second display object displayed on the second surface, decoding electronic information obtained from the second display object, and presenting the second surface indicating that the second surface has been presented. A second recognition unit for acquiring information,
When the efficacy information is acquired by the first recognition unit, based on the efficacy information acquired by the first recognition unit, it is determined whether or not the user is allowed to enter or exit, A control unit that causes the output unit to output information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented when the second surface presentation information is acquired by the second recognition unit;
Automatic ticket gate equipped with. If the first recognition unit does not recognize the first display object, the second recognition unit attempts to recognize the second display object, and if the second display object is not recognized, the second recognition The unit inverts the brightness level of the image, and again recognizes the second display object,
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1. If the first recognizing unit does not recognize the first display object, the second recognizing unit inverts the level of the brightness of the image to try to recognize the second display object, and then the second display object is detected. If the display object is not recognized, the second recognition unit recognizes the second display object again without inverting the brightness of the image.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1. When the first recognizing unit does not recognize the first display object, the second recognizing unit recognizes the second display object without inverting the brightness of the image, and the second recognizing the brightness of the image. The process of recognizing the second display object can be switched,
The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The second recognition unit, on the second surface of the ticket, an image captured by the imaging unit of a second display object represented by a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer. Recognizing the second display object drawn with the magnetic layer as the background by reversing the brightness of the
The automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The second recognition unit is represented by a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the background, with a background having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer on the second surface of the ticket. Recognizing the second display object,
An automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 2 to 5. The second recognition unit, from the image captured by the imaging unit, a first blank portion indicating a start point of the second display object and a second blank portion indicating an end point of the second display object. And acquiring the electronic information from the second display object formed by a one-dimensional rule between the first blank portion and the second blank portion,
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 6. The first recognition unit recognizes the first display object formed by a two-dimensional rule from the image captured by the imaging unit,
The second recognition unit recognizes the second display object formed by a one-dimensional rule from the image captured by the imaging unit,
An automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the control computer of the automatic ticket gate,
A first process of recognizing the first display object from the image of the ticket taken by the imaging unit, decoding the electronic information obtained from the first display object, and acquiring the validity information of the ticket; ,
From the image of the ticket taken by the imaging unit, the effect information regarding the ticket is encoded on the second surface different from the first surface on which the first display object of the ticket is displayed. Recognizing the second display object displayed on the second surface on which the magnetic layer is formed and decoding electronic information obtained from the second display object to indicate that the second surface is presented. A second process of acquiring the two-sided presentation information,
When the efficacy information is acquired by the first process, a third process of determining whether or not to permit the user to enter or exit based on the efficacy information acquired by the first process When,
When the second surface presentation information is acquired by the second processing, fourth processing for causing the output unit to output information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented,
A program to execute. A first surface on which a first display object in which the validity information of the ticket is encoded is displayed;
A second surface, which is different from the first surface, is formed with a magnetic layer in which validity information about the ticket is encoded, and information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented is encoded. A second surface on which the second display object is displayed,
A ticket that includes. On the second surface, a second display object represented by a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer is displayed.
The ticket according to claim 10. On the second surface, the second display object represented by a color material having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer or the background with a portion having a light reflectance different from that of the magnetic layer as a background. Is displayed,
The ticket according to claim 10 or claim 11. The first display object formed by a two-dimensional rule is displayed on the first surface,
On the second surface, the second display object formed by a one-dimensional rule is displayed.
The ticket according to any one of claims 10 to 12. It is a ticket paper that becomes a ticket by being cut,
The first surface on which the first display object formed by the two-dimensional rule in which the validity information of the ticket is coded is printed, and the first display object which is different for each ticket medium is printed Face and
A second surface different from the first surface is formed with a magnetic layer in which the validity information of the ticket is written, and information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented is encoded 1 A second display object formed according to a dimensional rule, a second surface displayed along the longitudinal direction of the ticket paper,
The ticket paper including the above. An imaging unit for imaging the ticket,
An upper surface display section provided on the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate,
When the first display object is recognized from the image captured by the image capturing unit, the suitability is determined based on the validity information of the ticket obtained by decoding the electronic information obtained from the first display object. From the image captured by the image capturing unit, a second surface different from the first surface of the ticket on which the first display object is provided, and a magnetic layer on which effect information regarding the ticket is encoded When recognizing the second display object provided on the formed second surface, a control unit that causes the upper surface display unit to display information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented,
Said automatic ticket gate. An imaging unit for imaging the ticket,
An output section for outputting information,
When the first display object is recognized from the image captured by the image capturing unit, the suitability is determined based on the validity information of the ticket obtained by decoding the electronic information obtained from the first display object. From the image captured by the image capturing unit, a second surface different from the first surface of the ticket on which the first display object is provided, and a magnetic layer on which effect information regarding the ticket is encoded When recognizing the second display object provided on the formed second surface, a control unit that causes the output unit to output information indicating that the second surface of the ticket has been presented,
Automatic ticket gate equipped with.

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