JPH01196687A - Automatic ticket examining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To concretely recognize a destination name with a passenger and to prevent the erroneous inputting of a ticket by equipping a picture displaying part and a destination name setting means to set a destination name displaying. CONSTITUTION:In an automatic ticket examining device to read the recording information of a ticket inputted from a ticket inputting port 3, and after a ticket examining processing is executed based on the reading information, discharge the ticket from a ticket discharging port 6, the device is provided with a picture displaying part 4 provided near the ticket inputting port 3 and a destination name setting means to set the destination name displaying related to the present ticket examining processing to the picture displaying part 4. A destination mail name setting means to execute simultaneously the destination name displaying and the mail name displaying and a voice guiding means 7 to guide with a voice are added. Thus, the prevention effect of the ticket inputting of the passenger is further increased, and the passenger can input a ticket to an automatic ticket examining device to execute the ticket examining work for the self-mail without any mistake.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate device suitable for application to, for example, an airport boarding gate.

(Summary of the invention) In this invention, the destination name (destination airport name) or flight number (boarding flight number) related to the current ticket gate operation is displayed near the ticket (airline ticket) slot.
Alternatively, a screen display section for displaying both of these may be provided, or an audio guide means for providing audio guidance of the contents displayed on the screen together with these displays may be provided for use by passengers (passengers).

(Prior art and its problems) Airport boarding gates are equipped with automatic ticket gates, and passengers follow flight number information and perform boarding procedures at the corresponding automatic ticket gate.

The automatic ticket gate used here conveys the ticket inserted by the passenger to the reading section via a conveyance mechanism, reads the recorded information on the ticket at this reading section, and then sends it to the ticket ejection port via the conveyance mechanism. configured to eject.

The number of check-ins, the number of passengers passing through, the number of children passing through, etc. are ascertained based on the information read by the reader and the passengers' traffic signals, and ticket inspection operations, that is, boarding procedures are performed.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gates, the flight number is displayed and guided, but this flight number is a combination of numbers, so that passengers can immediately recognize the flight number by associating it with the destination. It wasn't.

For this reason, passengers on other flights may sometimes mistakenly insert their tickets into the automatic ticket gates that are handling ticket inspections for a given flight. In this case, the ticket inserted through the ticket slot will be returned and the passenger will of course be denied admission to the ticket gate, but due to this kind of trouble, the procedure for the passenger will be delayed and the ticket gate processing capacity will be reduced. It had become.

(Object of the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate device that allows passengers to specifically recognize the name of a destination and prevents incorrect ticket insertion.

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention reads the recorded information of the ticket inserted from the ticket slot, performs ticket gate processing based on the read information, and then ejects the ticket. An automatic ticket gate system configured to discharge tickets from an exit includes a screen display section provided near a ticket slot, and a destination name setting means for setting a destination name display related to the current ticket gate process on this screen display section. In addition, in the above-mentioned automatic ticket gate, instead of the destination name setting means, the screen display section displays the destination name and flight number related to the current ticket gate processing at the same time or alternately. This automatic ticket gate is equipped with a destination flight number setting means for repeated setting, and furthermore, the automatic ticket gate is provided with a destination name and a flight number, or one of them, by voice for each of the two automatic ticket gates. It has an additional voice guidance means.

According to such a configuration, the destination name is displayed on the screen display section provided near the ticket slot, so there is no risk of the passenger accidentally inserting the ticket, and smooth ticket inspection operations are possible.

Furthermore, by displaying the destination name and flight number on the screen display section, it is possible to further enhance the effect of preventing passengers from inserting their tickets. Particularly, when there are multiple flights to the same destination, the passenger can safely insert a ticket into the automatic ticket gate operating the ticket gate for his/her own flight.

Furthermore, in addition to displaying the destination name, etc. on the screen, the destination name, etc., is now announced by voice, which significantly increases the effectiveness of preventing passengers from entering the ticket incorrectly, and enables smooth ticket inspection operations. be.

(Description of Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an automatic ticket gate a according to the present invention, in which the automatic ticket gate a has a gate panel 1a.
and a gate box 1b are installed in parallel with a distance between them.

On the passenger passage side of the gate panel 1a, openable and closable fd and f7F-2 are provided to allow passengers to pass through.

There are 52 ticket slots 3 on the passenger entrance side of the gate box 1b, and a screen display 4 on the top side.
is set. Further, an attendant display/operation section 5 is provided in the middle of the upper surface of the gate box 1b, and a ticket ejection port 6 is provided at the rear of the upper surface (on the side opposite to the passenger entrance side).

Furthermore, a speaker 7 is provided on the passage side of the gate box 1b.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram showing the electrical hardware configuration of the automatic ticket gate a.

In the same figure, a control unit 10 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and is built in a gate box 1b. On the system bus of this control section 10, there is a 1lfffl sending section 11. A ticket reading section 12, an eight-voice synthesis section 13 are connected, and a screen display section 4. shown in FIG. It is connected to the staff display operation section 5.

The conveyance unit 11 transfers the tickets inserted from the ticket input port 3 to the ticket discharge port 6.
It consists of a belt conveyor for conveying the ticket to the ticket reader, and the magnetic head of the ticket reading section 12 is placed in the middle of the conveyance. Therefore, the magnetic information of the ticket inserted from the ticket slot 3 is read while the ticket is discharged to the ticket discharge slot 6.

The voice synthesis unit 13 includes a voice data ROM, a microprocessor, a digital filter, an A-D conversion circuit, etc.
The synthesized voice is output to the speaker 7.

The screen display section 4 consists of a CRT screen, and is located on the top side of the ticket slot 3, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. As shown, the destination name and flight number are displayed in parallel.

The staff display operation unit 5 sets the flight number 0 destination name on the screen display unit 4 through the staff's keyboard operation, and also sets the flight number 0 destination name on the screen display unit 4 through the staff's keyboard operation.
It is set so that the same content as the announcement from the display screen section 4 is made.

In addition, the staff display operation section 5 displays the number of check-ins based on the detection signal of a person detection sensor (not shown) provided in the gate box 1b and the ticket reading information.

The number of passengers passing through, the number of children passing through, etc. are displayed, and this information is configured to be sent to the center.

The control operation consisting of the above configuration is performed using flowchart V in Fig. 5.6.
This will be explained with reference to the following.

5 shows a control operation in which the flight number and destination name are displayed on the screen display section 4, and the contents can be guided by voice from the speaker 7.

Now, prior to the ticket inspection operation, the attendant sets the flight number related to the ticket inspection operation from the attendant display operation section 5, and also sets the destination name, that is, the destination airport name, and also sets the flight number and destination name. Speech synthesis is set up (step 100
~106).

As a result, the flight number and destination name are displayed on the screen display section 4 as shown in FIG. 4 (step 106).
Further, the flight number and destination name are repeatedly announced from the speaker 7 (Stella 1108). Thereafter, the clerk opens the door 2 and the ticket inspection operation begins (step 110).

Therefore, when the ticket gate operation has started, the flight number and destination name are displayed on the screen display section 4 provided near the ticket slot 3, and the automatic ticket gate a displays the number of flights and destinations. Since the announcement is made, it is possible to prevent the passenger from accidentally inserting the ticket into the ticket slot 3.

The above operation corresponds to the operation of the invention as claimed in claim 3, and when steps 100 and 104 of the above operations are omitted, only the destination name is displayed on the screen display section 4, and the operation of the invention as claimed in claim 1 corresponds. do.

Furthermore, when step 104 of the above operations is omitted, both the flight number and the destination name are displayed on the screen display section 4 at the same time, as shown in FIG. It corresponds to the aspect.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart V-1 in which flight numbers and destination names are alternately and repeatedly displayed on the screen display section 4, and this corresponds to another aspect of the invention as set forth in claim 2.

That is, prior to the ticket inspection operation, the staff in charge sets the number of the flight number related to the ticket inspection operation from the staff display operation section 5, and also sets the name of the destination airport, which is the destination name (step 2).
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Next, the switching signal timing generator is turned on to avoid repeatedly displaying the flight number and destination name for 5 seconds each (step 2).
04>, when there is a switching signal from the switching signal timing generator (Yes at step 206), the flight number is displayed on the screen display section 4 (step 208).

On the other hand, when there is no switching signal (step 206 negative),
The destination name is displayed on the screen display section 4 (step 210)
. In other words, since the switching signal is issued every 5 seconds, the destination name display and flight number display are repeated alternately for 5 seconds each until the ticket inspection operation is completed (steps 210 and 212 are negative).
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As mentioned above, the destination name and flight number are displayed repeatedly, making a strong visual impression on passengers.
The number of incorrect inputs into the ticket gate is significantly reduced, and the smoothness of ticket gate operations can be further improved.

Although the above explanation assumes that the automatic ticket gate is installed at the boarding gate of an airport, it may also be used at other ticket gates, such as stations, and in this case, the flight number will be the train name. Therefore, it must be understood that the flight number or destination name in the claims may change depending on the location where the automatic ticket gate is installed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing its electrical configuration, Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the ticket slot and screen display section, and Fig. 4 is a screen display section. An explanatory diagram showing an example of the display and FIGS.
- It is. 3...Ticket insertion slot 4...Screen display unit 5...Attendant display operation unit 6...Ticket output port a...Speaker 10 ... Control section 11 ... Preservation sending section 12 ... Ticket reading section 13 ... Speech synthesis section a ... Automatic ticket gate device patent applicant Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. agent Patent attorney Kazu 1) Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate device that reads recorded information on a ticket inserted from a ticket slot, performs ticket gate processing based on the read information, and then discharges the ticket from a ticket output slot. The automated ticket system is characterized by comprising: a screen display section provided near the ticket slot; and destination name setting means for setting a destination name display related to the current ticket gate process on the screen display section. ticket gate device. 2. In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, instead of the destination name setting means, the screen display unit displays a destination name and a flight number related to the current ticket gate process at the same time or alternately and repeatedly. An automatic ticket gate device characterized by being provided with a destination flight number setting means. 3. The automatic ticket gate apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a voice guidance means for providing voice guidance of a destination name and a flight number, or any one of these.