JP7140012B2 - TRANSPORT CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, TRANSPORT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for controlling the transportation of objects in a transportation section from a transportation start position to a transportation end position in a transportation service that transports objects such as users and luggage using railroad vehicles, aircraft, and the like.

Conventionally, an information code such as a QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone is read, and the read information code is treated as a ticket such as a passenger ticket for entry and exit processing. (see Patent Document 1). Such automatic ticket gates are installed at railway ticket gates, airport boarding gates, facility entrances, and the like.

As an example of a ticket examination system using this type of automatic ticket gate, for example, by having the reading unit of the automatic ticket gate read an already issued information code that permits boarding in the boarding section to be boarded, A system that performs entry processing and exit processing is known. As another example, the information code is read by the reading unit of the automatic ticket gate at the time of entry and exit, and then the automatic ticket gate requests the settlement server to determine whether or not the fare can be settled. A system is known in which an automatic ticket gate permits exit upon receiving a notice that payment is possible.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-112992

However, in a ticket examination system using an information code for which boarding is permitted in advance, a user needs to perform a procedure to issue the information code in advance each time he/she boardes. In addition, the ticket gate system, which receives a notification from the payment server and permits entry, not only determines the validity of the information code read at the time of entry, but also communicates with the payment server after that and sends a judgment request to the payment server. processing, determination processing performed on the payment server side, and processing to send the results of the determination processing to the automatic ticket gates. need. In this case, the user is forced to wait by the automatic ticket gate from the time when the information code is read until the time when the user is permitted to exit, and smooth exit cannot be realized. Such a problem may occur in general transportation services that transport objects such as users and luggage using railroad vehicles, aircraft, and the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide transportation control that enables smooth passage of a usage end position without making the transportation object wait in a transportation service that transports transportation objects such as users and luggage using railroad vehicles, aircraft, etc. It is to provide a system, a server device, a transportation control method, and a program.

(1) A transportation control system according to one aspect of the present invention is a transportation control system that controls transportation of objects to be transported from a transportation start position to a transportation end position. The transportation control system includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a third acquisition unit, and a transportation determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object, and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information. The second acquisition unit acquires predetermined determination information regarding a payment method corresponding to the transportation object identification information. After the determination information is acquired, the third acquisition unit acquires the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information. and the transport end position information shown. The transport determination unit determines a transport charge based on the transport start position information and the transport end position information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit, and the transport charge acquired by the second acquisition unit. The transport object is permitted to pass through the transport end position based on the determination information.

Since it is configured in this way, for example, before the transportation fee is calculated, it is possible to acquire determination information as to whether or not the transportation fee settlement process is possible. Passage of the transportation object at the transportation end location is permitted based on the determined transportation fee. As a result, the time required from the acquisition of the transportation end position to the transportation permission can be shortened compared to the case where the transportation determination is made by acquiring the determination information after the transportation fee is determined. .

(2) The transport control system of the present invention comprises a first gate device installed at the transport start position, a second gate device installed at the transport end position, the first gate device and the second gate. and a server device capable of communicating with each device. The first gate device includes a first reading unit that reads the information code held by the transportation object when the transportation object passes through the passage of the first gate device, and the information code is read by the first reading unit. and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the transportation object identification information and the transportation start position information to the server device when they are read. The second gate device includes a second reading unit that reads the information code held by the transportation object when the transportation object passes through the passage of the second gate device, and the information code is read by the second reading unit. and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the transportation object identification information and the transportation end position information to the server device when they are read. Further, the first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit are provided in the server device. In this configuration, the first acquisition unit receives the transportation target identification information and the transportation start position information transmitted by the first transmission unit, and the third acquisition unit receives the information transmitted by the second transmission unit. receiving the transport object identification information and the transport end position information;

With such a configuration, when passing through the passage of the second gate device, it is possible to smoothly pass through the use end position without making the transport object wait there.

(3) The server device includes a determination result transmission unit that transmits a determination result by the transportation determination unit to the second gate device. In this case, the second gate device includes a passage control section that opens the passage of the second gate device based on the determination result received from the server device.

As a result, it is possible to allow only the transport objects permitted to pass through the aisle of the second gate device.

(4) It is preferable that the determination information is deposit balance information registered corresponding to the transport object identification information in a settlement server that executes settlement processing based on the payment method. In this case, the second acquisition unit acquires the determination information from the settlement server. Further, the transportation determination unit permits the transportation object to pass through the transportation end position when the transportation fee is equal to or less than the deposit balance indicated by the deposit balance information.

(5) The determination information may be maximum withdrawal amount information registered in correspondence with the transport object identification information in a settlement server that executes settlement processing based on the payment method. In this case, the second acquisition unit acquires the determination information from the settlement server, and the transportation determination unit determines that, when the transportation fee is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information, the Permitting passage of the transport object at the transport end position.

(6) Further, when the information code includes the determination information, the determination information may be information on a withdrawal upper limit amount predetermined corresponding to the transportation object identification information. In this case, when the information code is acquired by the first acquisition unit, the second acquisition unit acquires the determination information included in the information code, and the transportation determination unit determines that the transportation charge is the If the amount is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information, the transportation object is permitted to pass through the transportation end position.

(7) The transport control system of the present invention further includes a billing information transmission unit that transmits billing information including the transportation fee to a settlement server that executes settlement processing based on the payment method.

(8) A server device according to another aspect of the present invention is applied to a transportation control system for controlling transportation of an object to be transported from a transportation start position to a transportation end position, and a first gate installed at the transportation start position. a second gate device installed at the transport end position; and a server device configured to be able to communicate with each of the settlement servers that execute settlement processing based on a predetermined payment method. The server device includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a third acquisition unit, and a transportation determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information to the first gate. Get from the device. The second acquisition unit acquires predetermined determination information regarding the payment method corresponding to the transport object identification information from the settlement server. After the determination information is acquired, the third acquisition unit acquires the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information. and the transportation end position information shown are acquired from the second gate device. The transport determination unit determines a transport charge based on the transport start position information and the transport end position information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit, and the transport charge acquired by the second acquisition unit. The transport object is permitted to pass through the transport end position based on the determination information.

(9) A transport control method according to another aspect of the present invention is a transport control method for controlling transport of a transport object from a transport start position to a transport end position. The transportation control method includes a first acquisition step, a second acquisition step, a third acquisition step, a charge calculation step, and a transportation determination step. The first acquisition step acquires transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object, and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information. The second acquisition step acquires predetermined determination information regarding a payment method corresponding to the transportation object identification information. In the third acquisition step, after the determination information is acquired, the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information are obtained. and the transport end position information shown. The charge calculation step calculates a transportation charge based on the transportation start position information and the transportation end position information acquired by the first acquisition step and the third acquisition step. The transportation determination step permits the transportation object to pass through the transportation end position based on the transportation fee calculated by the fee calculation step and the determination information acquired by the second acquisition step.

(10) The present invention can also be regarded as the invention of a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the transport control method, or the invention of a computer-readable recording medium in which such a program is non-temporarily recorded. can.

According to the present invention, in a transportation service that transports objects such as users and luggage using railroad vehicles, aircraft, etc., it is possible to allow the objects to smoothly pass through the use end position without making them wait.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a traffic control system according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the automatic ticket gate according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the station server according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the center device and settlement server according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of procedures of various processes executed by the traffic control system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of an entry process procedure executed by an automatic ticket gate for entry. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for transferring a balance inquiry request executed by the station server of the entering station. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of each transfer process executed by the center device. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of procedures for balance inquiry processing and settlement processing executed by the settlement server. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of procedures of balance information registration processing and passage determination processing executed by the station server of the departure station. FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an example of a procedure of passage determination request processing and exit processing executed by an automatic ticket gate for exit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It should be noted that the embodiment described below is merely an example that embodies the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Traffic control system 100]
FIG. 1 is a network diagram showing a traffic control system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. Traffic control system 100 is an example of the transportation control system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the traffic control system 100 is applied to a transportation service (railway service) that transports users using railway vehicles, and includes an automatic ticket gate 1, a station server 2, an adjustment device 3, a center device 5, And it is configured to be able to communicate with station service equipment such as the settlement server 6 .

Although two stations 8 (8A, 8B) are shown in FIG. 1, the traffic control system 100 may be configured to include station service equipment belonging to a plurality of stations 8 beyond that. Moreover, the traffic control system 100 may be configured to include at least each automatic ticket gate 1 belonging to each of the two stations 8, each station server 2, and the center device 5. FIG. Here, hereinafter, the station 8 where the user enters may be called an entry station 8A, and the station 8 where the user exits may be called an exit station 8B. Further, the station server 2 installed at the entry station 8A may be called the entry station server 2A, and the station server 2 installed at the departure station 8B may be called the departure station server 2B. The departure station server 2B is an example of the server device of the present invention.

Each station 8 is equipped with station service equipment such as a plurality of automatic ticket gates 1, a station server 2, an adjustment device 3, and a ticket vending machine (not shown). In other words, these station service equipment belong to each station 8 respectively. These station service devices are communicably connected to each other via a network N1 such as a LAN. Also, the station server 2 of the station 8 is communicably connected to a center device 5, which is a server device managed by a railway operator (railway company), via a network N2 such as a dedicated line or a public line.

In the present embodiment, the traffic control system 100 calculates a fare ( (Transportation fee) can be electronically settled using the information code 42 (see FIG. 2) owned by the user. Here, the entry station 8A is an example of the transport start position of the present invention, and the departure station 8B is an example of the transport end position of the present invention.

Further, in this embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 1 reads the information code 42 (see FIG. 2) displayed on the display screen 41 from the user terminal 4, and based on the predetermined information included in the information code 42, , passage control for permitting or prohibiting passage through the passage 9 in the automatic ticket gate 1 is possible. Here, the user terminal 4 is a mobile terminal carried and possessed by the user who uses the railway service, and is, for example, a smart phone, a mobile phone, or a tablet terminal having a display screen 41 . The information code 42 is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark), which is one of two-dimensional codes. Note that the information code 42 is not limited to a QR code, and may be a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, or other types of information code, such as a shape, pattern, or code that allows predetermined information to be optically read. It may be converted into a code represented by color or the like. In this embodiment, the information code 42 is displayed on the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4. The information code 42 may be a sheet ticket or a ticket printed on the surface of a card. may be a recording medium of

The automatic ticket gate 1 is installed at the ticket gate of the station 8. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 1 are installed at the ticket gate. As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes an automatic ticket gate 1 for entry (hereinafter referred to as an entrance ticket gate 1A) and an exit automatic ticket gate 1 (hereinafter referred to as an exit ticket gate 1B). are facing each other. Here, the entrance ticket gate 1A installed at the entrance station 8A is an example of the first gate device of the present invention. Also, the exit ticket gate 1B installed at the exit station 8B is an example of the second gate device of the present invention.

The entrance ticket gate 1A and the exit ticket gate 1B are arranged so as to face each other. A passage 9 is a space formed between the entrance ticket gate 1A and the exit ticket gate 1B, and connects the inside and the outside of the ticket gate. On the other hand, the entrance ticket gate 1A performs an entrance process (traffic control process) for a user (visitor) who enters from the outside of the ticket gate to the inside (inside the ticket gate) along the advancing direction (direction of arrow D10) at the time of admission. ). The other exit ticket gate 1B performs exit processing (traffic control processing) for users (contestants) exiting from the inside of the ticket gate to the outside (outside the ticket gate) along the traveling direction (direction of arrow D11) at the time of exit. ). In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes an entrance ticket gate 1A and an exit ticket gate 1B, and functions as both the entrance process and the exit process.

The automatic ticket gate 1 may be an entrance ticket gate 1A or an exit ticket gate 1B used as a single unit, and may perform entrance processing or exit processing for users traveling in one direction. In this case, the entrance ticket gate 1A is installed so that an IC card reader 16 and a code reader 17, which will be described later, are arranged outside the ticket gate. The exit ticket gate 1B is installed so that the IC card reader 16 and the code reader 17 are arranged inside the ticket gate.

The configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1, the station server 2, the center device 5, and the settlement server 6 that constitute the traffic control system 100 will be described below.

[Automatic ticket gate 1]
The automatic ticket gate 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic ticket gate 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1. As shown in FIG.

The automatic ticket gate 1 is installed at the ticket gate of the station 8, and performs entrance processing or exit processing in the passage 9 through which users pass. As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes an entrance ticket gate 1A and an exit ticket gate 1B which are installed facing each other.

The automatic ticket gate 1 reads the information code 42 from the user terminal 4 of the user who intends to pass through the passage 9 (see FIG. 2) at the time of entry and exit, and obtains predetermined information contained in the information code 42 . Then, the traffic control system 100 determines whether or not to permit the user to pass based on the predetermined information. Here, the predetermined information is at least a user ID for identifying the user. This user ID is an example of transportation object identification information of the present invention. The user ID is registered in the center device 5, the payment server 6, etc. in advance by the user or the station staff.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a display unit 13, a communication unit 14, a flap door 15, an IC card reading unit 16, and a code reading unit 17 ( An example of the first reading section and the second reading section of the present invention) and a human sensor 19, which are provided in the housing 10 of the automatic ticket gate 1 (see FIG. 2).

The storage unit 12 is a non-volatile storage medium such as an HDD or SSD that stores various information. The storage unit 12 stores a control program for causing the control unit 11 to execute various arithmetic processes executed by the automatic ticket gate 1, various data used in the various arithmetic processes, and the like. Further, the storage unit 12 stores a control program for causing the control unit 11 to execute an entrance process (see FIG. 7) or an exit process (see FIG. 12) executed by the automatic ticket gate 1, the entrance process and Various data and the like used for the participation process are stored. Further, the storage unit 12 stores position information indicating the installation position where the automatic ticket gate 1 is installed, and passage identification information indicating whether the automatic ticket gate 1 is set for entry or for exit. remembered. Specifically, the position information is station information indicating the station 8 where the automatic ticket gate 1 is installed, and more specifically, the station name of the station 8 . Of course, as long as the position of the station 8 can be recognized, the position information may be any information, for example, latitude and longitude coordinates indicating the location of the station 8 .

The display unit 13 displays messages to users passing through the passage 9 (see FIG. 2) in accordance with instructions from the control unit 11 . The display unit 13 is, for example, a display device having a liquid crystal panel. As shown in FIG. 2 , the display unit 13 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 10 of the automatic ticket gate 1 . Specifically, the display unit 13 is arranged on the upper surface of the housing 10 on the front side in the direction in which the user travels in the passage 9 (the direction of the arrow D10 or the arrow D11). When the user is permitted to pass, the display unit 13 displays a message indicating that the user is permitted to pass. Further, when the user is not permitted to pass, the display unit 13 displays a message indicating that the user is not allowed to pass (prohibited).

When the automatic ticket gate 1 is used for exiting, the display unit 13 may display, for example, a message indicating that the fare is insufficient, a message prompting cash settlement in the settlement device 3, or the like. The payment device 3 is provided with a code reading section similar to the code reading section 17 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later. By reading an information code 42, which will be described later, payment of the fare can be made in cash. is.

The communication unit 14 connects the automatic ticket gate 1 to the networks N1 and N2 by wire or wirelessly, and communicates with station service equipment such as the station server 2, other automatic ticket gates 1, and the center device 5 via the networks N1 and N2. It is a communication interface for executing data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol between them.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the human sensor 19 is provided on the housing 10 , and more specifically, is provided on the side surface of the housing 10 on the passage 9 side. The human sensor 19 is a sensor that detects a user who has entered the passage 9 , and the detection signal is transmitted to the controller 11 . The human sensor 19 is, for example, an optical proximity sensor that detects a user without contact. In this embodiment, a human sensor 19 is provided on each of the passage 9 on the front side (entrance side) in the traveling direction D10 at the time of entry and on the front side (exit side) in the traveling direction. In other words, the human sensor 19 is provided on the side surface of the housing 10 at a position inside the ticket gate and a position outside the ticket gate.

The flap doors 15 are provided near the passage openings 9A and 9B on both sides of the passage 9 of the automatic ticket gate 1, respectively. In other words, the flap door 15 is installed in the passage 9 at a passage opening 9A inside the ticket gate and a passage opening 9B outside the ticket gate. The former passageway 9A is an exit (passage) on the front side in the traveling direction D10 when entering, and the latter passageway 9B is the front exit (passage) in the traveling direction D11 when leaving.

The flap doors 15 are a pair of doors that can be opened and closed, and each door is rotatably provided on each side surface of the entrance ticket gate 1A and the exit ticket gate 1B. The flap door 15 receives driving force from a drive unit (not shown) such as a motor to open and close. The drive section is driven and controlled by the door drive control section 116 (see FIG. 3) of the control section 11, whereby the flap door 15 is displaced between the open position and the closed position. The flap door 15 is opened when the passage of the user is permitted, thereby allowing the user to pass through the passage 9 of the automatic ticket gate 1. - 特許庁On the other hand, when the user is not permitted to pass, the flap door 15 is closed or maintained in the closed position.

For example, when a user enters the passage 9 through the passageway 9B in a state where entry is prohibited, the flap door 15A on the side of the passageway 9A is closed by being detected by the human detection sensor 19 of the passageway 9B. or remain in the closed position. When entry is permitted, the flap door 15A can be opened or maintained at the open position regardless of the detection of the human sensor 19. FIG.

Also, when a user enters the passage 9 from the passage 9A in a state in which passage is prohibited at the time of exit, the flap door 15B on the side of the passage 9B is closed by being detected by the human detection sensor 19 of the passage 9A. or remain in the closed position. Note that, if the passage at the time of entry is permitted, the flap door 15B can be opened or maintained at the open position regardless of the detection of the human sensor 19. FIG.

Note that the flap door 15 is not limited to a physical door, and may be, for example, a door represented by a stereoscopic image using a hologram. Also, instead of the flap door 15, a voice gate that permits or prohibits passage of the user by voice may be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC card reader 16 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 10 on the front side in the traveling direction. The IC card reader 16 reads information (passenger ticket information) recorded in an IC card format ticket (hereinafter referred to as "IC card") without contact. The ticket information includes a user ID indicating the user, the charge amount (balance) charged in the IC card, the expiration date of the IC card, and the like. The IC card reading unit 16 reads the information in the IC card without contact, for example, by near field communication (NFC) defined by communication standards ISO/IEC 18092, 21481, 14443, 15696, etc. It is a reader/writer device that performs writing by contact. A user who uses the IC card holds the IC card up to the reading surface of the IC card reading section 16 to cause the IC card reading section 16 to read the ticket information.

The ticket information read by the IC card reading section 16 is temporarily stored in an internal memory provided in the IC card reading section 16 and then transmitted to the control section 11 . The control unit 11 executes entry processing or exit processing based on the ticket information. For example, the control unit 11 permits passage through the aisle 9 when the IC card is determined to be valid based on the user ID and expiration date of the ticket information, and permits passage through the aisle 9 when the IC card is determined to be invalid. Prohibit traffic. Further, in the exit ticket gate 1B, the control unit 11 determines that the IC card is valid and permits passage through the aisle 9 when the charge amount of the ticket information is equal to or greater than the boarding fare. When the amount is less than the fare, the IC card is determined to be invalid and passage through the passage 9 is prohibited.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the IC card reader 16 and the ticket insertion slot have arbitrary configurations. In other words, the automatic ticket gate 1 may not be provided with the IC card reader 16 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the code reading section 17 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 10 on the front side of the IC card reading section 16 in the traveling direction. That is, the code reading section 17 is provided at the front end of the housing 10 in the traveling direction. The code reading unit 17 reads the information code 42 held by the user when the user passes through the passage 9 of the automatic ticket gate 1 at the time of entry or exit. The code reading section 17 for reading the information code 42 in the entrance ticket gate 1A corresponds to the first reading section of the present invention, and the code reading section 17 for reading the information code 42 in the exit ticket gate 1B corresponds to the second reading section of the present invention. Corresponds to the reading unit.

The code reading unit 17 includes an imaging unit 171 (see FIG. 3), an arithmetic unit (not shown) including a CPU, and the like. The imaging unit 171 is, for example, a digital camera that captures a screen image including the information code 42 displayed on the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 and outputs it as digital image data (read data). When the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 is held over the reading surface of the code reading section 17 by the user, the imaging section 171 takes an image of the display screen 41 . When the screen image of the display screen 41 is captured by the imaging unit 171, the calculation unit of the code reading unit 17 decodes the information code 42 included in the screen image, and obtains the predetermined information code 42 included in the information code 42. Acquire information (user ID). In this embodiment, the information code 42 includes at least the user ID (transport object identification information), and the code reading section 17 acquires the user ID as the predetermined information. Whether or not the display screen 41 is held over the reading surface can be determined based on a change in the amount of light incident on the imaging section 171 .

The user ID acquired by the code reading section 17 is temporarily stored in an internal memory provided in the code reading section 17 and then transmitted to the control section 11 .

The control section 11 controls the operation of each section of the automatic ticket gate 1 . The control unit 11 has control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various kinds of arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage medium in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage medium that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) used for various arithmetic processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 11 controls the automatic ticket gate 1 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or storage unit 12 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 11 includes a reading processing unit 111, a recording processing unit 112, an entrance control unit 113, an exit control unit 114 (an example of the passage control unit of the present invention), and a transmission processing unit 115 (an example of the passage control unit of the present invention). Examples of a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit), a door driving control unit 116, a display processing unit 117, and various other processing units.

The control unit 11 functions as the various processing units as the CPU executes various kinds of arithmetic processing according to the control program. In other words, the CPU functions as processing units such as the reading processing unit 111, the recording processing unit 112, the exit control unit 114, the door driving control unit 116, the display processing unit 117, and the like by executing the control program. The control unit 11 or the CPU is an example of a computer that executes the control program. Part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 11 may be configured by electronic circuits. Further, the control program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

The reading processing unit 111 acquires each information transmitted from the IC card reading unit 16 and the code reading unit 17 and stores the information in the storage unit 12 . For example, when the user ID is transmitted from the code reading section 17 , the user ID is stored in the storage section 12 .

When the ticket information is acquired from a ticket such as an IC card, the recording processing unit 112 updates the information in the ticket to the IC card reading unit 16 or magnetic reading unit (not shown). For example, the recording processing unit 112 writes the station name of the entrance station to an IC card or a magnetic ticket. In addition, the recording processing unit 112 subtracts the amount of the boarding fare from the amount of money charged in the IC card at the time of exit, and writes the remaining amount of the subtracted amount in the information holding unit of the IC card. Also, the recording processing unit 112 writes the name of the departure station to the IC card.

As described above, the IC card reader 16 and the ticket insertion slot are not essential components of this embodiment. The recording processing unit 112 is unnecessary.

The entrance control unit 113 and the exit control unit 114 permit the user to pass through the passage 9 when predetermined conditions are satisfied, and prohibit passage when the predetermined conditions are not satisfied.

Specifically, when the admission control unit 113 and the exit control unit 114 determine that the ticket (or ticket information) such as the IC card or the magnetic ticket is valid, the user is prohibited from passing through the passage 9. When it is determined that the ticket (or ticket information) is invalid, the user is prohibited from passing through the passage 9.

Also, the entrance control unit 113 and the exit control unit 114 permit or prohibit passage through the passage 9 based on predetermined information included in the information code 42 read by the code reading unit 17 .

In this embodiment, when the entrance control unit 113 determines that the information code 42 read by the code reading unit 17 of the ticket gate 1A is valid, the entrance control unit 113 permits the user to pass through (enter) the passage 9. However, if the information code 42 is determined to be invalid, the user is prohibited from passing (entering) the passage 9 . Further, for example, when the information code 42 read at the time of entry contains entry permission information registered in advance in the ticket gate 1A, the entry control unit 113 adds the information code 42 to the user When it is determined that the ID and the entrance permission information are included, the information code 42 is determined to be valid, and passage (entrance) is permitted. In addition, the entrance control unit 113 collates the user ID acquired at the time of entrance with restricted person information registered in the entrance ticket gate 1A in advance, and if the collation does not match, the user passes through the passage 9. may be allowed to (enter).

Further, in the present embodiment, the departure control unit 114, when receiving a passage permission notification (determination result) described later from the departure station server 2B installed at the departure station 8B, instructs the user to pass through the passage 9. The user is prohibited from passing through the passage 9 when it is permitted and a passage ban notification (judgment result), which will be described later, is received from the exit station server 2B.

When passage is permitted, the flap door 15 is displaced to the open position by the door drive control unit 116, which will be described later, and the passage 9 is opened. Further, when passage is prohibited, or when the user is detected by the motion sensor 19 in a state in which passage is not permitted, the flap door 15 is displaced to the closed position by the door drive control unit 116, Passage 9 is closed.

The transmission processing unit 115 performs processing for transmitting entry information or exit information including the user ID read by the code reading unit 17 to the station server 2 through the communication unit 14 . The entrance information includes the user ID read by the code reading unit 17 at the time of entrance and station information of the entrance station 8A (hereinafter referred to as "entrance station information"). Information is associated. In addition, the departure information includes station information of the departure station 8B (hereinafter referred to as "departure station information") in addition to the user ID read by the code reading section 17 at the time of departure. It is associated with the participation information. The entry station information is an example of transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position of the present invention. Also, the exit information is an example of transport end position information indicating the transport end position of the present invention. Also, the transmission processing unit 115 that performs the process of transmitting the entry information in the entrance ticket gate 1A corresponds to the first transmission unit of the present invention, and the transmission processing unit 115 that performs the process of transmitting the entry information in the exit ticket gate 1B. corresponds to the second transmitter of the present invention.

The door drive control unit 116 controls the operation (opening/closing operation) of the flap door 15 . For example, when the user is permitted to pass through the passage 9, the door drive control unit 116 controls a drive unit (not shown) such as a motor to displace the flap door 15 to the open position. The passage 9 is thereby opened. On the other hand, when the passage of the user through the passage 9 is prohibited, the door driving control section 116 controls the driving section to displace the flap door 15 to the closed position or maintain the closed state. The passage 9 is thereby closed.

The display processing unit 117 outputs the message information to the display unit 13 for display. In this embodiment, the display processing unit 117 displays a message on the display unit 13 indicating that it is passable. If the user is not permitted to pass, the display unit 13 displays a message indicating that the user is not allowed to pass (prohibited).

[Station server 2]
Next, the station server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the station server 2. As shown in FIG.

The station server 2 is a server device installed in a station office or the like, and is provided in each station 8 . The station server 2 can communicate with a plurality of station service equipment such as an automatic ticket gate 1 connected to a network N1, which is a station network of each station 8, and controls or manages each station service equipment via the network N1. .

The station server 2 includes a control section 21 , a storage section 22 and a communication section 24 .

The communication unit 24 connects the station server 2 to the networks N1 and N2 by wire or wirelessly, and performs data communication with the automatic ticket gate 1 and the fare adjustment device 3 via the network N1 according to a predetermined communication protocol, It is a communication interface for executing data communication with the center device 5 via the network N2.

The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage medium such as an HDD or SSD that stores various information. The storage unit 22 stores a control program for causing the control unit 21 to execute various kinds of arithmetic processing, a balance inquiry request process (see FIG. 8), and a traffic judgment process (see FIG. 11), which are executed by the station server 2 (described later). Control programs and data used for

A boarding information storage unit 221 is provided in the storage unit 22 . The boarding information storage unit 221 is a storage area that stores, as a database, boarding history data including the use history of users who use railways, boarding information relating to the boarding status of the users, balance information to be described later, and the like. The boarding history data includes boarding information such as the user ID, the entering station information (entering station name), the departing station information (departing station name), the balance information described later, and the entry/exit date and time for each user ID. Registered. Such boarding information is used for calculation processing of the boarding fare by the fare calculation unit 214 described later and determination processing by the passage determination unit 215 described later.

The control unit 21 controls operations of each unit of the station server 2 . The control unit 21 has control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various kinds of arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage medium in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage medium that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) used for various arithmetic processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the station server 2 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or storage unit 22 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 21 includes a first entrance information acquisition unit 2111 (an example of the first acquisition unit of the present invention), a second entrance information acquisition unit 2112 (an example of the first acquisition unit of the present invention), Balance acquisition unit 212 (an example of the second acquisition unit of the present invention), entry information acquisition unit 213 (an example of the third acquisition unit of the present invention), fee calculation unit 214, passage determination unit 215 (transport determination unit of the present invention) example), a determination notification processing unit 216 (an example of a determination result transmission unit of the present invention), and various other processing units. That is, the station server 2 includes a first entrance information acquisition unit 2111, a second entrance information acquisition unit 2112, a balance acquisition unit 212, an exit information acquisition unit 213, a toll calculation unit 214, a passage determination unit 215, and a determination notification processing unit. 216. In the following description, an example in which the control unit 21 of the station server 2 includes the processing units described above will be described. All you have to do is In addition, the departure station server 2B belonging to the departure station 8B includes a second entrance information acquisition unit 2112, a balance acquisition unit 212, a departure information acquisition unit 213, a toll calculation unit 214, a passage judgment unit 215, and a judgment notification processing unit 216. Just be prepared.

The control unit 21 functions as the various processing units as the CPU executes various kinds of arithmetic processing according to the control program and the settlement program. The control unit 21 or the CPU is an example of a computer that executes the control program and the settlement program. Part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 21 may be configured by electronic circuits. Further, the control program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

The first entrance information acquisition unit 2111 acquires the user ID included in the information code 42 on the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 and the entrance station information associated with this user ID. Specifically, the first admission information acquisition unit 2111 acquires the admission information sent from the ticket gate 1A (see FIG. 2). When the entrance information is sent from the entrance ticket gate 1A to the entrance station server 2A, the first entrance information acquisition unit 2111 acquires the entrance information through the communication unit 24. FIG. The acquired admission information is transmitted to the center device 5 by the control unit 21 .

When the user ID is acquired by the first admission information acquisition unit 2111, the balance acquisition unit 212 stores the withdrawal source determined by the payment method as determination information regarding the payment method corresponding to the user ID. Get balance information. The balance information is an example of predetermined determination information of the present invention. Here, the balance information is the deposit balance information of the withdrawal source registered corresponding to the user ID in the settlement server 6 that executes settlement processing based on the payment method.

In this embodiment, the balance acquisition unit 212 acquires the balance information from the settlement server 6 . In this embodiment, after the user enters the entrance ticket gate 1A, the entrance station server 2A sends a balance inquiry request to the settlement server 6 via the center device 5 together with the user ID. In response, the balance information corresponding to the user ID is sent from the settlement server 6 to each departure station server 2B belonging to a plurality of departure stations 8B. In each departure station server 2B, the balance acquisition unit 212 acquires the balance information through the communication unit 24 .

As the payment method, various payment methods such as a so-called prepaid system, a post-pay system, and a just-pay system can be applied. In addition, in any payment method, various payment methods such as credit payment, immediate payment by withdrawal from a bank account at a financial institution, electronic payment using electronic money, and payment using virtual currency can be applied. is possible. In this case, the withdrawal source is the credit card or debit card owned by the user, the bank account of the financial institution associated with the information code for immediate settlement, etc., the money or virtual currency held by the user is digitized. monetary information, points having monetary value, and the like. The settlement server 6 includes a credit card management server that manages credit card information held by the user, an electronic money management server that manages electronic money held by the user, and a virtual currency that manages virtual currency held by the user. A management server or the like. The electronic payment using electronic money is, for example, electronic payment using a two-dimensional code (information code) such as a QR code. Payment services that enable such electronic payments are known by names such as "Alipay", "WeChat Pay", "LINE Pay", "Origami Pay", and "Rakuten Pay" (all of which are registered trademarks). known payment services.

The second entrance information acquisition unit 2112 acquires from the center device 5 the user ID corresponding to the balance information and the entrance station information indicating the entrance station where the user has entered. In this embodiment, the admission information acquired by the first admission information acquisition unit 2111 is transmitted to the center device 5, and when the admission information is sent from the center device 5 together with the balance information, the second admission information acquisition unit 2111 receives the admission information. The unit 2112 acquires the entry station information including the user ID and the entry station information through the communication unit 24 .

In the center device 5, when the user ID and the entrance station information are added to the header area of the balance information, the balance acquisition unit 212 obtains the user ID by acquiring the balance information. and acquire the entrance station information together. In this case, the balance acquisition section 212 corresponds to the first acquisition section and the second acquisition section of the present invention.

The balance information acquired by the balance acquisition unit 212, the user ID and the entrance station information acquired by the second entrance information acquisition unit 2112 are stored in the boarding history data of the boarding information storage unit 221 for each user ID. registered with

The departure information acquisition unit 213 acquires the user ID included in the information code 42 on the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 and the departure station information associated with this user ID. Specifically, the entry information acquisition unit 213 acquires the entry information sent from the exit ticket gate 1B (see FIG. 2). When the exit information is sent from the exit ticket gate 1B to the exit station server 2B, the exit information acquisition section 213 acquires the exit information through the communication section 24 . The acquired departure station information and user ID are registered in the boarding history data of the boarding information storage unit 221 for each user ID.

The fare calculation unit 214 performs a fare calculation process for calculating the fare for the boarding section in which the user rides, based on the boarding information registered in the boarding history data of the boarding information storage unit 221 . In other words, the fare calculation unit 214 calculates a boarding section according to the distance of the boarding section from the entry station where the user entered to the departure station based on the entry station information and the exit station information registered in the boarding history data. ask for a fee. For example, the station server 2 stores a fare database and fare calculation formulas corresponding to all sections from a predetermined station to a predetermined station. A fare is obtained based on the fare database and the fare calculation formula. When the fare calculation unit 214 obtains the fare, billing information indicating the fare is transmitted to the center device 5, transferred from the center device 5 to the settlement server 6, and used for settlement processing in the settlement server 6. - 特許庁

Note that the charge database and the charge calculation formula may be stored in the storage unit 52 of the center device 5 . In this case, the fare calculation unit 214 transmits the user ID and the boarding section to the center device 5, causes the center device 5 to calculate the fare, and receives the calculation result from the center device 5 to calculate the fare for the user. can be obtained.

Based on the fare calculated by the fare calculation unit 214 and the balance information acquired by the balance acquisition unit 212, the passage determination unit 215 determines the passage of the user at the departure ticket gate 1B of the departure station 8B. Passage judgment processing for judging whether or not to permit is performed. Specifically, the passage determination unit 215 compares the boarding fare with the balance amount indicated by the balance information, and if the boarding fare is equal to or less than the balance amount, the ticket gate 1B at the departure station 8B can be used. Permission to pass (participate)

The determination notification processing unit 216 transmits the determination result by the passage determination unit 215 to the exit ticket gate 1B through the communication unit 24 . Specifically, when the boarding fare is equal to or less than the balance amount, the notification of permission to pass is transmitted to the exit ticket gate 1B as a determination result. Further, when the boarding fare exceeds the balance amount, the traffic ban notification is transmitted to the exit ticket gate 1B as a determination result. The traffic permission notification and the traffic prohibition notification are used for traffic control by the entry control unit 114 .

[Center device 5]
Next, the center device 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

The center device 5 is a central monitoring device managed by a railway operator that operates a railway business including stations 8, and station service equipment such as station servers 2 and automatic ticket gates 1 for all stations 8 operated by the railway operator. is a server device that manages The center device 5 is connected to the network N2 and performs data communication with the station server 2 and the automatic ticket gate 1 via the network N2 according to a predetermined communication protocol. Also, the center device 5 is connected to a network N3 such as a dedicated line or a public line, and performs data communication with the settlement server 6 via the network N3 according to a predetermined communication protocol.

As shown in FIG. 5, the center device 5 includes a control section 51, a storage section 52, and a communication section . The control unit 51 controls the operation of the center device 5 . The storage unit 52 stores programs and information necessary for various arithmetic processing executed by the control unit 51 . The communication unit 54 controls data communication with the payment server 6 and the plurality of station servers 2 connected via the networks N2 and N3.

The center device 5 has a data transfer relay function for transferring various information sent from the entrance station server 2A and the settlement server 6. FIG. Specifically, when the control unit 51 receives the balance inquiry request sent from the entrance station server 2A, the control unit 51 performs processing for transferring the balance inquiry request to the settlement server 6 . Further, when the control unit 51 receives the balance information sent from the settlement server 6, the control unit 51 performs a process of transferring the balance information to the departure station server 2B. Further, when the control unit 51 receives the billing information indicating the boarding fare sent from the departure station server 2B, the control unit 51 performs a process of transferring the billing information to the settlement server 6. FIG. The entry information (user ID, entry station information), the balance information, and the billing information transmitted and received together with the balance inquiry request are stored in the storage unit 52 for each user ID.

The control unit 51 has control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The control unit 51 controls the center device 5 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or the storage unit 52 and a relay program for executing relay processing (see FIG. 9), which will be described later. Control.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 51 includes processing units such as a transfer station setting unit 511 and a charge information transmission unit 512 (an example of the charge information transmission unit of the present invention). The control unit 51 functions as the various processing units as the CPU executes various kinds of arithmetic processing according to the control program and the relay program. The control unit 51 or the CPU is an example of a computer that executes the control program and the settlement program. Part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 51 may be configured by electronic circuits. Further, the control program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

When the balance information is received from the settlement server 6, the transfer station setting unit 511 performs transfer station setting processing for setting the transfer destination station 8 to which the balance information is transferred. For example, the transfer station setting unit 511 may set all the stations 8 to which the traffic control system 100 is applied as transfer destinations of the balance information. Alternatively, the transfer station setting unit 511 may set, as the transfer destination, one or a plurality of stations 8 determined based on the entry station information and the balance information included in the received entry information. In this case, all the stations 8 included in the range where the transfer can be made with the amount indicated by the balance information from the entry station 8A indicated by the entry station information may be set as transfer destinations. Alternatively, boarding history information is accumulated and stored in the storage unit 52 for each user ID included in the entrance information, and based on this boarding history information, one or a plurality of stations 8 to which the user exits is determined. It may be predicted and the predicted station 8 may be set as the transfer destination. For example, as the boarding history information, for each user ID, the date and time of passing through the automatic ticket gate 1 (entry and exit date and time), the day of the week, the station used (entrance station, exit station), etc. are stored in the storage unit 52 as a database. The transfer station setting unit 511 uses machine learning to predict stations 8 that have a high possibility of exiting from the actual entry station 8A from each of these pieces of information, and sets the predicted station 8 as a transfer destination. may be When a transfer station is set by the transfer station setting unit 511, the control unit 51 transfers the balance information to the station server 2 of the transfer station.

When the charge information transmitting section 512 receives the charge information indicating the boarding fare calculated by the charge calculation section 214 , the charge information transmission section 512 transmits the charge information to the center device 5 . The payment server 6 receives the billing information and performs payment processing for the user's ride fee.

[Payment server 6]
Next, the settlement server 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

The payment server 6 is a server device managed by a payment business operator (for example, a credit card company). The settlement server 6 is connected to the network N3 and performs data communication with the center device 5 via the network N3 according to a predetermined communication protocol.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the settlement server 6 includes a control section 61 , a storage section 62 and a communication section 64 . The control unit 61 controls operations of the settlement server 6 . The storage unit 62 stores programs and information necessary for various arithmetic processing executed by the control unit 61 . The communication unit 64 controls data communication with the center device 5 connected via the network N3.

Upon receiving various requests sent from the center device 5, the settlement server 6 performs processing according to the requests. Specifically, when the control unit 61 receives the balance inquiry request sent from the center device 5, it performs conventionally known balance inquiry processing. Specifically, the control unit 61 acquires the balance information of the withdrawal source corresponding to the user ID of the specific user according to the balance inquiry request, and transmits the balance information to the center device 5 . Further, upon receiving the payment request and the billing information sent from the center device 5, the control unit 61 performs conventionally well-known payment processing for the amount indicated by the billing information according to the payment request.

The control unit 61 has control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The control unit 61 controls the center device 5 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or storage unit 62 and a relay program for executing relay processing (see FIG. 9), which will be described later. Control.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 61 includes processing units such as a balance inquiry processing unit 611 that performs the above-described balance inquiry processing, a payment restriction processing unit 612, and a payment processing unit 613 that performs the above-described payment processing. The control unit 61 functions as the various processing units as the CPU executes various kinds of arithmetic processing according to the control program and the relay program. The control unit 61 or the CPU is an example of a computer that executes the control program and the settlement program. Part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 61 may be configured by electronic circuits. Further, the control program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

When the balance inquiry request is received and the balance information is acquired, the settlement restriction processing unit 612 performs settlement restriction processing for setting a predetermined withdrawal restriction for the settlement processing executed by the settlement processing unit 613. . For example, the payment restriction processing unit 612 sets the usage limit so that the balance of the payment source is not less than the maximum fare for all routes to which the traffic control system 100 is applied. The payment restriction processing is performed to ensure that the payment of the boarding fare, which is determined after the balance information is obtained, is performed. When the fare is settled, the payment restriction processor 612 cancels the withdrawal restriction. If the balance of the payment source at the time the balance information is obtained is less than the maximum fare, payment other than the fare will not be accepted until the payment for the fare is completed. impose a money limit.

Hereinafter, an example of procedures of various processes executed in the traffic control system 100 will be described with reference to each flowchart of FIGS. . In each figure, S1, S2, . . . indicate processing procedure numbers (step numbers).

First, with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 6, a series of flow of passage control performed from the time when the user passes (enters) through the entrance ticket gate 1A until the user passes (exits) through the exit ticket gate 1B will be described. do. Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of various processes executed by the traffic control system 100. As shown in FIG.

The user holds the information code 42 (see FIG. 2) displayed on the user terminal 4 over the reading surface of the code reading section 17 when passing (entering) the passage 9 of the ticket gate 1A. In the entrance ticket gate 1A, when the information code 42 is read by the code reading section 17, the control section 11 executes an entrance process (S1). In this entrance process (S1), the entrance information is transmitted to the entrance station server 2A of the entrance station 8A.

In the entrance station server 2A, when the entrance information is received, the control unit 21 executes a balance inquiry request process (S2). In this balance inquiry request process (S2), the balance inquiry request is transmitted to the center device 5. FIG.

In the center device 5, when the balance inquiry request is received, the control unit 51 executes a balance inquiry request transfer process (S3). In this transfer process (S3), the balance inquiry request is transferred to the settlement server 6. FIG.

In the settlement server 6, upon receiving the balance inquiry request, the control unit 61 executes balance inquiry processing (S4). In this balance inquiry process (S4), the balance information of the user's withdrawal source is acquired and transmitted to the center device 5. FIG.

In the center device 5, when the balance information is received, the control section 51 executes the transfer processing (S5) of the balance information. In this transfer process (S5), the balance information is transferred to the departure station server 2B.

In the departure station server 2B, when the balance information is received, the control section 21 executes registration processing (S6) for registering the balance information in the boarding history data of the storage section 22. FIG. After this registration process (S6) is performed, the departure station server 2B enters a standby state to wait for reception of the departure information.

The user holds up the information code 42 (see FIG. 2) displayed on the user terminal 4 to the reading surface of the code reading unit 17 when passing (exiting) the passage 9 of the exit ticket gate 1B. When the information code 42 is read by the code reading section 17 in the exit ticket gate 1B, the control section 11 executes passage determination request processing (S7) for transmitting a passage determination request. In this passage determination request process (S7), a passage determination request is transmitted to the departure station server 2B of the departure station 8B.

In the exit station server 2B, when the passage determination request is received, the control unit 21 executes passage determination processing (S8). In this passage judgment processing (S8), a passage judgment result notification (passage permission notice, passage ban notice) is sent to exit ticket gate 1B, and billing information indicating the fare is sent to center device 5.

When the exit ticket gate 1B receives the notification of the passage determination result, the control unit 11 executes exit processing (S9).

In the center device 5, when the billing information is received, the controller 51 executes the billing information transfer process (S10). In this transfer process (S10), the billing information is transferred to the settlement server 6. FIG.

In the payment server 6, when the charging information is received, the control unit 61 executes payment processing (S11) for the fare indicated by the charging information.

Next, each process of steps S1 to S11 in FIG. 6 will be described in detail with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 7 to 12. FIG. Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of the procedure of the entrance processing executed by the entrance ticket gate 1A, and FIG. 8 shows an example of the procedure of the balance inquiry request transfer processing executed by the entrance station server 2A. 9 shows an example of the procedure for each transfer process executed by the center device 5, FIG. 10 shows an example of the procedure for balance inquiry processing and payment processing executed by the payment server 6, and FIG. 12 shows an example of procedures of balance information registration processing and passage determination processing executed by server 2B, and FIG. 12 shows an example of procedures of passage judgment request processing and exit processing executed by exit ticket gate 1B.

[Entrance processing in step S1]
When the user enters the passage 9 of the entrance ticket gate 1A of the entrance station 8A for admission, the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 is held over the reading surface of the code reading section 17, as shown in FIG. Thus, the control unit 11 causes the code reading unit 17 to read the information code 42 on the display screen 41 (S101). Then, when the information code 42 is read, the control unit 11 determines whether or not to permit entry based on predetermined information included in the information code 42 (S102). In this embodiment, if the information code 42 includes the user ID that can identify the user, entry is permitted, and if the user ID is not included, entry is prohibited.

If it is determined in step S102 that the user is not permitted to enter and that the user has entered the passage 9 based on the detection signal from the human sensor 19, the control unit 11 prohibits the user from passing through the passage 9, The flap door 15 is displaced to the closed position (S105). As a result, the user is prohibited from passing (entering) the passage 9 of the entrance ticket gate 1A. After that, the control unit 11 displays an error message indicating that there is an error in reading the information code 42 on the display unit 13 of the ticket gate 1A, and prompts the user to read the information code 42 again (S106). ). After that, the process returns to step S101, and the processes after step S101 are performed.

On the other hand, when entry is permitted in step S102, the control unit 11 permits the passage (entrance) of the user through the passage 9, and displaces the flap door 15 to the open position (S103). As a result, the user can enter the ticket gate through the passage 9 of the ticket gate 1A. After that, the control unit 11 transmits the entry information including the user ID included in the information code 42 and entry station information (entry station name) indicating the entry station 8A to the entry station server 2A.

[Balance Inquiry Request Processing in Step S2]
As shown in FIG. 8, when the entrance station server 2A receives the entrance information from the entrance ticket gate 1A (S201), the control unit 21 sends to the settlement server 6 the balance of the withdrawal source corresponding to the user ID. In order to ask for an inquiry, the entrance information is sent to the center device 5 together with a balance inquiry request (S202).

[Transfer processing of balance inquiry request in step S3]
As shown in FIG. 9, in the center device 5, when the balance inquiry request is received from the entrance station server 2A (S301), the control unit 51 receives the entrance information (user ID and entrance station) received together with the balance inquiry request. information) is stored in the storage unit 52 (S302). After that, the control unit 51 transfers the balance inquiry request and the user ID to the settlement server 6 (S303).

[Balance Inquiry Processing in Step S4]
As shown in FIG. 10, when the settlement server 6 receives the balance inquiry request from the center device 5 (S401), the control unit 61 generates balance information indicating the balance of the withdrawal source corresponding to the received user ID. (S402). After that, the control unit 61 transmits the obtained balance information and the user ID to the center device 5 (S403). After that, the control unit 61 performs the above-described settlement restriction processing for setting a predetermined withdrawal restriction for the settlement processing (S406) to be performed later.

[Transfer processing of balance information in step S5]
As shown in FIG. 9, when the center device 5 receives the user ID together with the balance information from the settlement server 6 (S304), the control unit 51 sets the transfer destination station 8 for transferring the balance information. The transfer station setting process described above is performed (S305). In the next step S306, the admission information stored in the storage unit 52 is transferred to the station server 2 of the station 8 set in step S305 together with the balance information. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the station server 2 of the station 8 to which the balance information has been transferred will be referred to as a departure station server 2B.

[Registration processing of balance information in step S6]
As shown in FIG. 11, when the departure station server 2B receives the balance information and the entrance information from the center device 5 (S501), the control unit 21 receives the balance information, the user ID, and the entrance information. The entry station information included in the information is associated and registered in the boarding history data of the storage unit 52 (S502). By registering the balance information and the entry information in the boarding history data, when the user causes the exit ticket gate 1B of the exit station 8B to read the information code 42, the control unit 21 performs a passage operation described later. Judgment processing can be performed. In step S501, the process of receiving the balance information is an example of the second obtaining step of the present invention, and the process of receiving the admission information is an example of the first obtaining step of the present invention.

[Passage determination request processing in step S7]
When the user enters the aisle 9 of the exit ticket gate 1B of the exit station 8B to exit, the display screen 41 of the user terminal 4 is held over the reading surface of the code reading unit 17, as shown in FIG. Thus, the control unit 11 causes the code reading unit 17 to read the information code 42 on the display screen 41 (S601). Then, when the information code 42 is read, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the information code 42 includes a user ID (S602). If it is determined in step S602 that the user ID is included, the control unit 11 transmits the departure information together with the passage determination request to the departure station server 2B (S603). Here, the departure information is information including the user ID included in the information code 42 and departure station information (departure station name) indicating the departure station 8B. If it is determined in step S602 that the user ID is not included, the control section 11 prohibits the user from passing through the passage 9 and displaces the flap door 15 to the closed position (S607). As a result, the user is prohibited from passing (exiting) the passage 9 of the exit ticket gate 1B. After that, the control unit 11 displays an error message indicating a reading error of the information code 42 or a message prompting cash settlement in the settlement device 3 on the display unit 13 of the exit ticket gate 1B (S608).

[Passage judgment processing in step S8]
As shown in FIG. 11, when the departure station server 2B receives the exit information together with the passage determination request from the exit ticket gate 1B (S503), the control unit 21 responds to the user ID of the user who is going to exit. It is determined whether or not the balance information to be used is registered in the boarding history data of the boarding information storage unit 221 . This determination process extracts data corresponding to the user ID received together with the passage determination request from the ride history data, and determines whether or not the balance information is included in the data. Note that step S503 is an example of the third acquisition step of the present invention.

In step S504, when it is determined that the balance information is registered in the boarding history data (Yes in S504), the control unit 21 controls the user ID of the user who is going to participate and the The entry station information is read from the boarding history data and acquired (S506). After that, the above-described charge calculation processing is performed to obtain the charge for the boarding section from the entry station 8A to the exit station 8B used by the user (S506). On the other hand, if the balance information is not registered in the boarding history data (No in S504), there is a possibility that the boarding fare cannot be paid. (S505). Note that step S506 is an example of the charge calculation step of the present invention.

When the user's boarding fare is calculated, in the next step S507, the control unit 21 performs the above-described passage determination processing based on the calculated boarding fare and the balance information. It determines whether or not to allow the user to pass through (participate) in. Specifically, the control unit 21 compares the fare and the balance amount indicated by the balance information, and when it is determined that the fare is less than the balance amount (Yes in S507), the user to the exit ticket gate 1B (S508). After that, the control unit 21 transmits charging information including the fare to the center device 5 (S509). On the other hand, when it is determined that the boarding fare is equal to or greater than the balance amount (No in S507), the control unit 21 transmits the traffic prohibition notice to the exit ticket gate 1B (S505). It should be noted that step S507 is an example of the transportation determination step of the present invention.

[Participation processing in step S9]
As shown in FIG. 12, when exit ticket gate 1B receives the traffic prohibition notification from exit station server 2B (S604), control unit 11 prohibits the passage (exit) of the user in passage 9, and the flap door is opened. 15 to the closed position (S607). As a result, the user is prohibited from passing (exiting) the passage 9 of the exit ticket gate 1B. After that, the control unit 11 displays a message prompting cash settlement in the settlement device 3 on the display unit 13 of the exit ticket gate 1B (S608).

Further, upon receiving the passage permission notification from the exit station server 2B (S605), the control unit 11 permits the passage (exit) of the user through the passage 9, and displaces the flap door 15 to the open position (S606). As a result, the user can go out of the ticket gate through the passage 9 of the exit ticket gate 1B.

If neither the traffic ban notification nor the traffic permission notification is received within the predetermined time, the process from step S607 is performed.

[Transfer processing of billing information in step S10]
As shown in FIG. 9, when the center device 5 receives the balance information from the departure station server 2B (S307), the control unit 51 sends a payment request to the payment server 6 for payment processing, and the received balance information. is transferred to the settlement server 6 (S308).

[Payment processing in step S11]
As shown in FIG. 10, when the payment server 6 receives the payment request from the center device 5 (S405), the control unit 61 calculates the amount of the user's fare based on the received payment request and the billing information. Settlement processing is performed (S406). After that, the control unit 61 cancels the withdrawal restriction set in step S404 (S407). This completes the series of traffic control processes.

As described above, in the traffic control system 100 according to the present embodiment, the exit station server 2B acquires the user ID and the entry station information together with the balance information (S501), and then passes through the exit ticket gate 1B. When exit information including departure station information is obtained together with a determination request (S503), the fare is calculated (S506), and if the fare is less than the amount indicated by the balance information, a passage permission notice is sent to the exit ticket gate. 1B (S509). In the exit ticket gate 1B, when the passage permission notice is received, the flap door 15 is displaced to the open position and the passage 9 is opened, so that the user can exit from the passage 9 to the outside of the ticket gate. becomes. Since such processing is performed, the balance information used for determining whether or not the settlement of the fare is possible is acquired before the fare is determined. Passing through the exit ticket gate 1B is permitted based on the boarding fare. As a result, compared to the case where the balance information is acquired after the boarding fare is determined and the passage is judged, the time from the time when the user causes the exit ticket gate 1B to read the information code 42 to the passage is permitted is reduced. The time required can be shortened.

In the above-described embodiment, the user passes through the passage 9 of the automatic ticket gate 1 of the station 8. It can also be applied to, for example, luggage transportation services. As the transport service, for example, a service of transporting or delivering a package using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drones) flying by remote control or autonomous control can be considered. In this case, the above information code 42 is attached to the package to be transported, and the information code 42 is obtained at each of the departure and arrival positions of the unmanned aerial vehicle. By applying the invention to such a transportation service, it is possible to quickly receive the package at the arrival position.

In the above-described embodiment, the center device 5 is interposed between the departure station server 2B and the settlement server 6, and the center device 5 transfers each piece of information. Examples are not limited. For example, by causing the departure station server 2B to perform each process executed by the center device 5, each information can be directly transmitted and received between the departure station server 2B and the settlement server 6 without intervening the center device 5. The present invention can also be applied to configurations. Similarly, although the example in which the station server 2 is interposed between the automatic ticket gate 1 and the center device 5 has been exemplified, by causing the center device 5 to perform each process executed by the station server 2, The present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which information is directly transmitted and received between the automatic ticket gate 1, the center device 5, and the settlement server 6 without intervening the station server 2. In this case, the center device 5 is an example of the server device of the present invention.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of the determination information of the present invention, the balance information indicating the deposit balance of the withdrawal source used for settlement of the ride fare was exemplified, but the determination information is limited to the balance information. do not have. For example, the determination information of the present invention may be information (maximum withdrawal amount information) that defines an upper withdrawal amount registered in the settlement server 6 corresponding to each user ID. In this case, in the above-described embodiment, the maximum withdrawal amount information is used instead of the balance information, and in step S507, if the fare is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information, In some cases, the notice of permission to pass is sent to the exit ticket gate 1B.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example of acquiring the balance information from the settlement server 6 was illustrated, but the determination information may be included in the information code 42, for example. In this case, it is preferable that the determination information is upper limit withdrawal amount information predetermined for each user ID. In this configuration, when the information code 42 is read by the code reading section 17 of the exit ticket gate 1B, the maximum withdrawal amount information is acquired, and in step S507, the boarding fare is read as the withdrawal amount. When the amount is equal to or less than the withdrawal upper limit amount indicated by the money upper limit amount information, the passage permission notification is transmitted to the exit ticket gate 1B. Even in this embodiment, it is possible to shorten the time required from the time when the user causes the exit ticket gate 1B to read the information code 42 until the passage is permitted.

1: Automatic ticket gate 2: Station server 4: User terminal 5: Center device 6: Settlement server 8: Station 11: Control unit 12: Storage unit 13: Display unit 14: Communication unit 15: Flap door 16: IC card reading Unit 17: Code reading unit 171: Imaging unit 19: Human sensor 21: Control unit 2111: First admission information acquisition unit 2112: Second admission information acquisition unit 212: Balance acquisition unit 213: Participation information acquisition unit 214: Fee calculation Section 215 : Passage decision section 216 : Decision notification processing section 221 : Boarding information storage section 51 : Control section 511 : Transfer station setting section 512 : Billing information transmission section 61 : Control section 611 : Balance inquiry processing section 612 : Payment restriction processing section 613: Settlement processing unit 100: Traffic control system 111: Reading processing unit 112: Recording processing unit 113: Entrance control unit 114: Exit control unit 115: Transmission processing unit 116: Door drive control unit 117: Display processing unit

Claims (7)

A transportation control system for controlling transportation of objects to be transported from a transportation start position to a transportation end position,
a first acquisition unit for acquiring transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information;
a second acquisition unit that acquires predetermined determination information regarding a payment method corresponding to the transport object identification information;
After the determination information is acquired, the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and transportation end position information indicating the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information a third acquisition unit that acquires
Based on the transportation charge obtained based on the transportation start position information and the transportation end position information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit and the determination information acquired by the second acquisition unit and a transportation determination unit that permits passage of the transportation object at the transportation end position ,
The information code includes the determination information,
the determination information is information on a withdrawal upper limit amount predetermined corresponding to the transportation object identification information;
When the information code is acquired by the first acquisition unit, the second acquisition unit acquires the determination information included in the information code,
The transportation determination unit permits the transportation target to pass through the transportation end position when the transportation fee is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information . A first gate device installed at the transportation start position, a second gate device installed at the transportation end position, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the first gate device and the second gate device. prepared,
The first gate device is
a first reading unit that reads the information code held by the transportation object when the transportation object passes through the passage of the first gate device;
a first transmission unit configured to transmit the transportation object identification information and the transportation start position information to the server device when the information code is read by the first reading unit;
The second gate device is
a second reading unit that reads the information code held by the transport object when the transport object passes through the passage of the second gate device;
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the transportation target identification information and the transportation end position information to the server device when the information code is read by the second reading unit;
The first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit are provided in the server device,
The first acquisition unit receives the transportation object identification information and the transportation start position information transmitted by the first transmission unit,
2. The transportation control system according to claim 1, wherein said third acquisition unit receives said transportation object identification information and said transportation end position information transmitted by said second transmission unit. The server device includes a determination result transmission unit that transmits a determination result by the transportation determination unit to the second gate device,
3. The transport control system according to claim 2, wherein said second gate device includes a passage control section that opens said passage of said second gate device based on said determination result received from said server device. 4. The transportation control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a billing information transmission unit that transmits billing information including the transportation fee to a settlement server that executes settlement processing based on the payment method. A first gate device installed at the transportation start position, a second gate device installed at the transportation end position, which is applied to a transportation control system that controls transportation of objects to be transported from a transportation start position to a transportation end position, and a server device configured to communicate with each settlement server that executes settlement processing based on a predetermined payment method,
a first acquisition of acquiring, from the first gate device, transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information; Department and
a second acquisition unit that acquires predetermined determination information regarding the payment method corresponding to the transportation object identification information from the payment server;
After the determination information is acquired, the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and transportation end position information indicating the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information a third acquisition unit that acquires from the second gate device;
Based on the transportation charge obtained based on the transportation start position information and the transportation end position information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the third acquisition unit and the determination information acquired by the second acquisition unit and a transportation determination unit that permits passage of the transportation object at the transportation end position ,
The information code includes the determination information,
the determination information is information on a withdrawal upper limit amount predetermined corresponding to the transportation object identification information;
When the information code is acquired by the first acquisition unit, the second acquisition unit acquires the determination information included in the information code,
The transport determination unit is a server device that permits the transport object to pass through the transport end position when the transport charge is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information . A transportation control method for controlling transportation of an object to be transported from a transportation start position to a transportation end position,
a first acquisition step of acquiring transportation object identification information included in an information code held by the transportation object and transportation start position information indicating the transportation start position associated with the transportation object identification information;
a second acquisition step of acquiring predetermined determination information regarding a payment method corresponding to the transport object identification information;
After the determination information is acquired, the transportation object identification information included in the information code held by the transportation object and transportation end position information indicating the transportation end position associated with the transportation object identification information a third obtaining step of obtaining;
a charge calculation step of calculating a transportation charge based on the transportation start position information and the transportation end position information acquired by the first acquisition step and the third acquisition step;
a transportation determination step of permitting passage of the transportation object at the transportation end position based on the transportation fee calculated by the fee calculation step and the determination information acquired by the second acquisition step; ,
The information code includes the determination information,
the determination information is information on a withdrawal upper limit amount predetermined corresponding to the transportation object identification information;
the second obtaining step obtains the determination information included in the information code when the information code is obtained by the first obtaining step;
The transportation determining step permits the transportation target to pass through the transportation end position when the transportation fee is equal to or less than the maximum withdrawal amount indicated by the maximum withdrawal amount information . A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the transportation control method according to claim 6 .

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