JPH0196786A - Data totalization processing system for ticket checker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain accurate monthly total processing by adding a function of conducting monthly statistic processing to the wicket equipment. CONSTITUTION: When a passenger going to exit a gate deposits a ticket to an insert port of the wicket equipment, a sensor 13 is operated, read heads 15, 16 read information such as ticket monetary amount, station code and validity recorded on a magnetic coating layer of the ticket face and the information is tentatively stored in a memory 3 under the control of a CPU 31. Then the CPU 31 calculates a fare from an entrance station till an exit station based on the station code in the memory 3 by referencing a fare memory 34 and recovers the ticket P when correct and urges passenger to make fare adjustment when the fare is deficient. The wicket processing data as above are all stored in the memory 3. Then the data from the wicket equipment are received via a transmission control circuit 42 at the end of job of the date and stored in a day total area and a month total area of a memory 5. When a person in charge reads the day total or the monthly total, each statistics is printed out and the data are deleted automatically.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is installed at, for example, a station entrance or hot spring ticket gate, and performs ticket gate processing using tickets inserted by passers-by. The present invention relates to a data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device that aggregates data regarding people passing through the ticket inspection device.

(Prior art) In recent years, for example, in transportation facilities, with the aim of saving labor in ticket inspection operations, passenger tickets, such as regular tickets or commuter passes, carried by passers-by, who are about to enter or take a bath, are captured and inspected. , automatic ticket gates that allow passengers to pass through if the ticket is deemed appropriate, and prevent the passenger from passing if it is determined to be inappropriate, are becoming popular. Such automatic ticket gates are comprised of a ticket gate, which is a terminal device that takes in and inspects passenger tickets, and a controller, such as a computer, that controls the ticket gate.

The ticket gate has a memory therein, and stores data regarding passing passengers (for example, the number of people who passed through with a commuter pass, the number of people who passed through with a regular ticket, etc.). On the other hand, the controller is connected to the ticket gate, for example, online, and controls turning on/off the power of the ticket gate, loading programs or data to the ticket gate, setting the operating mode of the ticket gate, or controlling the power of the ticket gate. It performs processing such as collecting and aggregating data stored in memory.

By the way, such automatic ticket gates collect data on daily passing passengers and monthly passing passenger data, and by investigating and analyzing these data, the trends of passing passengers can be grasped and used to assist management. What is being done is being done. In other words, data on daily passing passengers is collected from ticket gates and stored in the daily accounting area of the memory provided in the control machine, as well as being output to a printer, etc.
Hereinafter, this will be referred to as "daily business." ), and monthly passer counting operations (hereinafter referred to as ``monthly count operations'') that output the data on monthly passers accumulated in the monthly total area of the memory provided in the control machine to a printer, etc. ) is being carried out.

However, in the conventional monthly accounting work mentioned above, the period during which the work can be performed is determined within a range, such as from the 29th of the current month to the 3rd of the following month. In , monthly accounting operations can be carried out many times if the data related to passing passengers in memory is not deleted, so there are cases where multiple monthly accounting records remain, leading to confusion in administrative processing. .

In addition, the data regarding passing passengers stored in the monthly accounting area of the memory in the control machine was deleted by the staff member pressing the erase switch provided on the operation panel when the monthly accounting processing was completed. If this operation is forgotten, there is a problem in that incorrect data will be obtained in the next month's monthly accounting record. Furthermore, if the period during which monthly accounting operations can be carried out is set as fixed from the 29th of the current month to the 3rd of the following month as described above, monthly accounting operations can be carried out before the end of the month, while There was also the problem that the work could not be carried out in February.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the present invention enables the monthly accounting task to be performed many times within the period in which it can be performed, and thereby keeps multiple monthly accounting records, which is useful for administrative processing. cause confusion, and
If the staff member forgets to press the erase switch, an incorrect monthly accounting record will be obtained for the following month.Furthermore, if the period is set as above, monthly accounting operations cannot be performed in February in a normal year. The purpose of this invention is to provide a data aggregation processing method for ticket gates that allows accurate monthly accounting records to be obtained through simple operations.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The data and aggregation processing method of the ticket gate device of the present invention processes tickets inserted by passers, and accumulates and retains data regarding passers. a ticket gate machine comprising a first storage means for
A second storage means is provided for controlling the ticket gate and for reading and accumulating data regarding the passer held in the first storage means, and for storing the data stored in the second storage means. In a ticket gate apparatus comprising: a controller that performs a monthly passer tally process based on data regarding passers who have passed through the gate; , comprising a second determining means for determining whether the monthly passer counting process has not been carried out, and an erasing means for erasing data regarding passers stored in the second storage means, The next passer aggregation process can be carried out when the first judgment means judges that it is within the implementation period and the second judgment means judges that the next passer has not been carried out, and The present invention is characterized in that the erasing means erases the data regarding the passers stored in the second storage means upon completion of the passer counting process.

(Operation) The present invention determines a certain period during which the monthly passer counting process can be reliably carried out, and only when the monthly passer counting process for that month has not been carried out, the monthly passer counting process is performed. By making it possible to carry out the process of counting passers-by, it prevents administrative confusion by preventing the creation of multiple monthly records. By erasing data related to individuals, the system prevents staff from forgetting to erase data.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a ticket gate apparatus according to the present invention. That is, 1 is a ticket gate for entrance, and 2 is a ticket gate for hot water exit, which is installed, for example, at the entrance or hot water exit ticket gate of a railway station. Reference numeral 3 denotes a memory (first storage means) provided inside the ticket gate 1.2, which temporarily stores information stored in the ticket or data handled by the control program, and stores data related to passing passengers. It is stored cumulatively. 4 is a control machine installed in a place away from the ticket gate, such as a station staff room, and
．． 2 is connected online, and performs control such as turning on/off the power, loading programs or data to the ticket gate 1.2, and setting the operating mode.
Data is collected from the memory 3 of each ticket gate 1.2 and stored in the built-in memory (second storage means) 5, and daily or single total processing is performed according to instructions from the operation panel 6 by the staff. It performs the following steps and outputs the results to a printer.

FIG. 3 schematically shows the configuration of the ticket gate 1.2. That is, 1.2 is a ticket gate main body, and an input slot 10 for inserting the ticket P is provided at the top of one end of the main body 1.2, and an exit port 11 for taking out the ticket P is provided on the top surface of the other end. It is being A transport path 12 is formed between the input port 10 and the output port 11 for transporting the inserted ticket P.

The input slot 10 has a detector 1 for detecting the inserted ticket P.
3, each of the exit ports 11 is provided with a detector 14 for detecting the ticket P to be ejected.

In the middle of the conveyance path 12, in order from the input slot 10 side, there are read heads (magnetic heads) 15 and 16 for reading magnetic information from the magnetic recording section of the ticket P, and a writing head for writing magnetic information. Heads (magnetic heads) 17 and 18 are provided. Here, read head 16 and write head 1
The reading head 15 and the writing head 17 are used when the ticket P is inserted with its front side facing down.

Moreover, 19.20 is a detector for detecting the ticket P being conveyed. A door 21 is provided on the exit side of the main body 1.2 to prevent passengers from passing through, and is normally set in an open state.

FIG. 5 schematically shows the control system of the ticket gate 1.2. In other words, 31 is a CPU that controls the entire ticket gate.
(Central Processing Φ Unit), 32 is a ROM (read-only memory) that stores control programs for the CPU 31, 34 is a fare memory that stores fare information corresponding to the station code, and 35 is a reading head 1.
5.16, a read circuit that controls the write head 17.
18 is a write circuit that controls 37 is a detector 13.14.1
9. A ticket detection circuit that recognizes the conveyance state of the ticket P based on the output of 20, 38 a conveyance control circuit that controls the conveyance motor 39 that drives the conveyance path 12 of the ticket P, and 40 that drives the door 21. A door control circuit 42 controls the door opening/closing mechanism 41, and a transmission control circuit 42 sends and receives data to and from the controller 4.

FIG. 6 schematically shows the control system of the controller 4.

That is, 51 is a CPU that controls the entire controller, 52
5 is a ROM that stores control programs, etc. for the CPU 51;
3 is a calendar circuit that generates date information; 5 is a ticket gate; 1.
54 is a control panel control circuit that controls switches on the control panel 6, 55 is a printer control circuit that controls the printer 7, and 56 is a memory for storing data related to passing passengers from 1.2 and other data; This is a transmission control circuit that sends and receives data to and from 2.

Note that FIG. 4 shows an example of the operation panel 6 of the controller 4, on which push button switches, etc. for the daily count, policy, data output, etc. are arranged.

Next, the operation of such a configuration will be explained using FIGS. 3 to 6. Now, when a passenger going to take a bath puts the ticket P in his possession into the slot 10 of the ticket gate device 2, the detector 13 detects it and the conveyance path 12 is activated, and the ticket P that has been inserted is removed. It is transported toward the exit 11. This transported ticket P is read by the reading head 15 (16).
When passing through, the reading head 15 (16) reads the contents of the magnetic recording part of the ticket P, such as the ticket amount, the station code (boarding station) written at the time of admission, and the expiration date. The information obtained is temporarily stored in the memory 3 under the control of the CPU 31. Also, at the time of this reading, the ticket type is determined, such as whether the inserted ticket P is a regular ticket or a commuter pass, and based on the result of this determination, the cumulative input of each ticket type is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 3. The number of tickets (cumulative number of passengers) is stored.

Next, the CPU 31 calculates the fare from the entry station to the exit station based on the station code in the memory 3 with reference to the fare memory 34 . Then, the CPU 31 compares the ticket amount in the memory 3 with the calculated fare. For example, if the ticket P is a regular ticket, and the ticket price is greater than the fare, the CPU 31 allows the passenger to pass. At the same time, the ticket P is guided to a collection section (not shown) provided branching off from the transport path 12 and collected. On the other hand, if the ticket price is less than the fare, the door 21 is closed to prevent the passenger from passing through, and an alarm is used, for example, to prompt the passenger to pay. In addition, if the ticket P is a commuter pass, the validity of the boarding route or the validity of the expiration date are checked, and if these conditions are met, the ticket P is ejected to the exit 11 and released to the passenger. receives the ejected ticket P from the exit and taps the hot water. On the other hand, if the above conditions are not met, the door 21 is closed to prevent the passenger from passing, and an alarm is used, for example, to prompt the passenger to settle the bill, as in the case of the regular ticket.

Furthermore, even if the ticket P is fraudulent, the door 21 is closed to prevent the passenger from passing through, and an alarm is used, for example, to prompt the passenger to pay. The cumulative number of fraudulently inserted tickets is also stored in a predetermined area of the memory 3.

Furthermore, the number of occurrences of failure of the ticket gate 1.2 is similarly stored in a predetermined area of the memory 3.

In this way, various data generated at the ticket gate 1.2 are stored in the memory 3, and these stored data are
At the end of the day's work, the data is collected in the controller 4 via the transmission control circuit 42. The controller 4, under the control of the CPU 51, receives the data from the ticket gate 1.2 via the transmission control circuit 56, stores it in the daily record area secured in a predetermined area of the memo V5, and also stores it in the daily record area secured in a predetermined area of the memo V5. Accumulate and store in area. . The data related to passing passengers accumulated in the controller 4 in this way is outputted to the printer by the staff pressing the daily record switch on the operation panel 6, which is the data related to the passing passengers on that day. Ru.

In addition to the above-mentioned daily accounting operations, monthly accounting operations are conducted once a month in order to collect data regarding monthly passing passengers. This monthly accounting operation is started by the clerk pressing the monthly accounting switch on the operation panel 6, and the processing shown in FIG. 1 is performed. That is, first, in step S1, the validity of the processing date is checked. This validity check is performed by the CPU 51 referring to the date information generated from the calendar circuit 53 to determine whether the processing date (the day the monthly total switch was pressed) is between the last day of the month and the third day of the next month. can be investigated. If it is outside this period, the process ends immediately. This prevents monthly accounting from being processed outside of the permitted period. On the other hand, if the conditions for the above-mentioned period are satisfied, the process proceeds to step S2, and it is checked whether monthly accounting processing has already been carried out within the above-mentioned period. If the monthly accounting process for that month has already been performed, the process ends immediately. This prevents multiple monthly accounting records for the same month from being output. On the other hand, if the above-mentioned monthly accounting process has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S3, where the data regarding passing passengers stored in the force meter area in the memory 5 is retrieved and the monthly accounting process is performed.
Output the results to the printer. When this process is completed, the process advances to step S4, and the data in the dynamometer area in the memory 5 is automatically erased. This eliminates the need for the clerk to press the delete switch, and therefore, there is no effect on the next month's monthly accounting process due to the clerk forgetting to press the delete switch.

In addition, although the above-mentioned example explained the case where it was applied to a ticket inspection device that performs ticket inspection processing using a ticket, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a stored Φ
It can also be applied to a ticket gate device that processes ticket gates using a value card or the like.

In addition, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a ticket gate installed at a ticket gate of a railway-related station, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can be similarly applied to ticket gates installed at ticket gates of airplanes, amusement parks, etc. [Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, the period during which monthly accounting operations can be carried out can be For a certain period of time starting from the last day of the current month, if the monthly accounting task has not been performed in the current month, it can be executed to prevent duplicate execution, and data deletion when the monthly accounting task is completed can be done without manual intervention. Since this is done automatically, it is possible to provide a data aggregation processing method for a ticket gate device that allows accurate monthly accounting records to be obtained through simple operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing the procedure for counting monthly passers, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the entire ticket gate, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the ticket gate. A schematic configuration diagram, Figure 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a control panel, Figure 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the control system of the ticket gate, and Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the control system of the controller. It is a block diagram. 1... Ticket gate for entrance, 2... Ticket gate for hot springs, 3...
・Memory (first storage means), 4...controller, 5...
-Memory (second storage means), 6...operation panel, 7...
・Printer. . Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (11)

[Claims] (1) A ticket gate equipped with a first storage means for processing tickets and the like inserted by passers and accumulating and retaining data regarding the passers; comprising a second storage means for reading and accumulating data regarding the passer held in the means;
In a ticket gate device comprising a controller that performs a monthly passing sound aggregation process based on data regarding passers stored in the second storage means, it is possible to implement a monthly passer aggregation process that is performed for each month. a first determining means for determining the period; and a second determining means for determining whether the monthly passer aggregation process has not been performed.
and an erasing means for erasing data related to passers stored in the second storage means, and the monthly passer counting process is performed within an executable period by the first judge. It can be carried out when it is determined that there is, and the second judgment means judges that it has not been carried out, and the erasing means is stored in the second storage means upon completion of the monthly passing sound aggregation process. A data aggregation processing method for a ticket gate device, which is characterized by erasing data regarding people passing through the ticket gate. (2) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the monthly passer aggregation process is started by an instruction from an attendant. (3) A data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 1, wherein there is a plurality of said ticket inspection machines. (4) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the executable period for the first determination means is from the last day of the current month to the third day of the next month. (5) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the data regarding the passers-by is the number of passers-by. (6) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data regarding the passers is the number of unauthorized passers who are attempting to pass. (7) The data regarding the passers-by is the number of times ticket processing errors have occurred.
Data aggregation processing method for the ticket gate device described in Section 1. (8) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the tickets are tickets such as regular tickets and commuter passes used in transportation facilities. (9) Claim 8, wherein the data regarding the passers-by is the number of passers-by who used regular tickets.
Data aggregation processing method for the ticket gate device described in Section 1. (10) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection device according to claim 8, wherein the data regarding the passers-by is the number of passers-by using commuter passes. (11) The data aggregation processing method for a ticket inspection apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the data regarding the passers-by is the number of passers-by who used fraudulent tickets.