JPH0290389A - Automatic ticket examining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten time required for a fare adjustment and to efficiently execute a ticket examination processing by instructing the throwing of recording medium having a monetary value and executing the fare adjustment by its recording medium, when it is decided that the fare adjustment processing by a ticket, etc., is required. CONSTITUTION:When an excess fare is decided at the time of deciding a railway ticket, the railway ticket is stopped on a carrying path, and a gate 4 is closed. Subsequently, a fare adjustment amount is displayed by a display part 5, and it is guided to throw in a money amount card. When the money amount card is thrown into a throw-in port 2 in accordance with this guidance, the fare adjustment amount is subtracted from remaining amount data which is read from the money amount card, and a new remaining amount is calculated. Next, the new remaining amount is displayed by the display part 5, and also, remaining amount data of the money amount data is updated. In such a manner, the time required for the fare adjustment processing can be shortened and the ticket examination processing can be executed efficiently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate device used in transportation facilities such as railways.

(Prior art) In transportation systems such as railways, tickets, commuter passes,
Automatic ticket gates that accept coupons and the like for boarding and disembarking have been put into practical use.

In such an automatic ticket gate, when it becomes necessary to pay for a transfer, the payment is made at a separate payment machine or payment office. With this type of system, customers have to go to two locations for payment processing, which is very inconvenient, and when two devices are used, there is also the problem that the price becomes high.

Therefore, automatic ticket gates have been developed that have been added with a payment function that allows payment to be made by inserting cash.

However, although this type of device can avoid the drawback of having to go to a different location when paying the ticket, it also has the drawback that the payment process takes time and efficient ticket gate processing cannot be performed. Ta.

(Issue 8 to be solved by the invention) This invention eliminates the disadvantage that payment processing takes time and efficient ticket gate processing cannot be performed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can perform payment processing in a short time and can perform efficient ticket gate processing.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The automatic ticket gate device of the present invention transports tickets inserted from an input slot using a transport path, and during the transport, magnetic information on the tickets is transferred. is read by a reading means, and based on the reading result, it is determined whether the ticket is correct or not. Depending on the result of this determination, the ticket is passed through the person who inserted the ticket, and the ticket is collected or ejected from the discharge port. a determining means for determining whether or not a payment process is necessary according to the reading result by the reading means; a blocking means for preventing the person inserting the ticket from passing when the determining means determines whether the payment process is necessary; An instruction means for instructing the insertion of a recording medium having a monetary value when the determination means determines the settlement process, and the settlement fee is calculated based on the monetary value of the recording medium inserted from the input slot in accordance with the instruction of the instruction means. a first processing means for subtracting the monetary value of the recording medium; and a second processing means for discharging the recording medium processed by the first processing means from the discharge port and allowing the recording medium to pass through the inputting person. It is made up of.

(Operation) This invention instructs the insertion of a recording medium having monetary value when it is determined that payment processing using tickets is to be performed, and calculates the payment fee from the monetary value of the recording medium inserted in response to this instruction. The corresponding monetary value is subtracted.

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

FIGS. 2 to 4 show the appearance of the automatic ticket gate apparatus of the present invention. That is, 1, . . . are the main bodies of automatic ticket gates that perform entry and exit operations. 2 is a person, when taking a bath, a ticket (recording medium) such as a train ticket, commuter pass, money card (a money ticket with a predetermined face value; prepaid card) A,
An input slot into which a coupon card (a coupon ticket with a predetermined face value) is inserted; 3 is a person; an outlet from which each roll inserted when hot water is dispensed; 4 is a person; the person who inserts the ticket is prevented from passing through when hot water is dispensed. 5 is a display section that displays information such as the amount of money remaining on the money card, the number of times remaining on the number card, or various information when exiting the bath; 6 is a passageway 11 corresponding to the main body 1 of each ticket gate device;・A human detector that serves as a partition to distinguish passengers and detects the passing of passengers; 7 is a dwarf identification display section that is displayed when a dwarf is determined based on information read from tickets; 8 is a dwarf identification display section; 9 is a gate for preventing people from passing through from the direction opposite to the direction of travel when exiting the bath; 10 is an attendant switch for the attendant. .

The human detector 6 detects the passage of passengers by a plurality of detectors 6a, . . .
...Transparent type, reverse type, etc. are now being used for binding.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic structure of the internal mechanism of the main body 1. That is, the ticket inputted from the input port 2 is transferred to the conveyor belt 20. . . , etc., on the conveyance path 21 in the direction of the arrow a.

On the conveyance path 21, in order from the input slot 2 side, there is a sorting section 22 for sorting each ticket, a reading head 23 for reading magnetic information on the bottom surface of each ticket, and a reading head 23 for reading magnetic information on the top surface of each ticket. A reading head 24, a writing head 25 that writes magnetic information on the bottom surface of each ticket, and a writing head 26 that writes magnetic information on the top surface of each ticket.
, a reading head 27 for reading the magnetic information written on the bottom surface of each ticket by the writing head 25, a reading head 28 for reading the magnetic information written on the top surface of each ticket by the writing head 26, each ticket. Thermal head 29 prints on the bottom surface of
, a thermal head 30 that prints on the top surface of each ticket, a perforation that detects whether or not there is a perforation on one end (the end perpendicular to the conveyance direction) or the other end of the amount card A or the number card. Detection parts 31 and 32, a perforation part 33 that makes a perforation on the amount card or the number card to indicate the start of use and a perforation to indicate that it has been used at one end (the end perpendicular to the conveyance direction) or the other end, and a branch part 34. is provided.

The perforation section 33 is composed of two punch sections 33a133b and a stopper section 33c.

Further, at the lower part of the branching section 34, there are two ticket collection sections 35a,
35b is provided, and the tickets (used tickets) branched from the conveyance path 21 by the branching section 34 are sent to the ticket collection sections 35a, 3 via the branch conveyance path 37.
5b.

Further, an amount card accumulation section 38 in which new amount cards A are accumulated is provided below the reading head 23, 24, and amount cards sent out from this amount card accumulation section 38 by a sending section (not shown). is the delivery conveyance path 3
9 to a position corresponding to the alignment section 22 on the conveyance path 21.

Note that detectors 40, . . . are provided on each of the conveyance paths to detect passage of bills.

The ticket is issued by a ticket vending machine (not shown), and information such as the place of purchase, date of purchase, segment information, discount information for the disabled, and whether the ticket is for adults or children is printed on its surface. In addition, a magnetic recording section (not shown) consisting of a magnetic barcode etc. is provided on the back of the ticket.
The magnetic information (machine-readable information) recorded in this magnetic recording section is the place of purchase,
Purchase date, section information, disability discount information, adult/child classification, etc. are recorded, and at the time of entry, data such as date, time, departure station, entry data, and car number are recorded.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the amount card A. That is, on the front side 51, the place where the ticket was purchased, the date of purchase,
Prepaid fees and the like at the time of purchase are recorded in advance in the recording area 50a. An entry date information printing area 50b1 and a hot water outlet information printing area 50c are provided, which are recorded in pairs for one use (entry, exit), and these areas 5
0b150c is prepared so that it can be printed for multiple uses.

The entry date information printing area 50b includes the date and time of use,
A 50g discount mark (*), the departure station (corresponding to the entrance mark), and the machine number used (corresponding to the machine type, e.g., ticket vending machine, automatic ticket gate number) are printed. In the hot water exit information printing area 5CLc, the arrival station (corresponding to the hot water exit mark), the machine number used (corresponding to the machine type, e.g. ticket vending machine, automatic ticket gate number), and the remaining amount are printed. Further, the surface 51 is provided with a recording area 50d to which a used mark is added when the printing area is full.

Further, the surface 51 is provided with a used perforation 50e1 or a used perforation 50f.

In addition, a magnetic recording section (not shown) consisting of a magnetic barcode or the like is provided on the back side of the money card A.
The magnetic information (machine-readable information) recorded in this magnetic recording section includes data such as the date, time, station of departure (place of entry), entry data, and machine number when entering the bath, and upon arrival at the bath. Data such as the station (hot spring location), hot spring data (deleting entry data), machine number used, whether or not it is a discounted rate, and the remaining amount (remaining amount) are recorded, and data indicating the amount card and face value data are recorded in advance. has been done. The magnetic recording section is magnetically recorded using the F2F method, for example, and consists of eight rows of tracks, with each row having four bits (eight bits) having the meaning of one piece of data.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the electric circuit. That is, 70 is a CPU (central processing unit) that controls the whole, 71 is an amplifier that amplifies the signal from the read head 23, 72 is an amplifier that amplifies the signal from the read head 24, and 73 is the write amplifier. a driver that drives the head 25 according to recorded data such as entry data, date data, update data, and collection data;
74 writes the write head 26 into entry data, date data,
75 is an amplifier that amplifies the signal from the read head 27; 76 is an amplifier that amplifies the signal from the read head 28; 77 and 78 are respective amounts. Print the date, time, departure station, discount fare mark, arrival station, machine number, and remaining amount on the card, or print the date, time, departure station, arrival station, machine number, and remaining number of times on the number card. 79.80 is a driver that excites solenoids 81.82 and drives punches 33a and 33b to make a starting hole or a used hole on the ticket. 83 is a driver that drives the stopper mechanism 84 that moves the stopper 33c; 85 is a display control unit that controls the display of the display 5; 86 is a display control unit that controls the display of the display 5;
A driver 88 that drives a conveyance mechanism 87 such as the conveyor belt 20, etc., which conveys the conveyor belt 20, etc., receives various entrance station data supplied from the CPU 70, and discounts or premiums depending on the usage time. 89.90 is the fare table that stores fare data according to the usage section of the gate 4.9, respectively.
91 is a determination unit that determines the validity of each volume based on time data, departure station data, entry data, date data, etc. supplied from the CPU 70; 92 is a driver that drives the branching unit 34;

Further, the CPU 70 is connected to the dwarf determination display section 7, the disabled person determination display section 8, the attendant switch 1o, and the perforation detectors 31 and 32.

In addition, a magnetic recording section (not shown) consisting of a magnetic barcode or the like is provided on the back of the above-mentioned train ticket, commuter pass, or coupon ticket. It is recorded in 8 rows of tracks, and each column (8 bits) has the meaning of one piece of data.

The recording pitch of this NRZ-1 system is wider than the recording pitch of the F2F system.

Further, a monitoring device 100 as an external device is connected to the CPU 70. This monitoring device 100 is a device for an attendant, and includes, for example, a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices 1,...
It is installed in the checkout office and displays the amount to be paid at the automatic ticket gate 1, . . . at the time of checkout.

Also connected to the monitoring device 100 is a card processing machine 101 which has a magnetic processing function for processing the money card A, a printing function, and a punching function in the same way as the automatic ticket gate device 1 described above. This card processing machine 101 erases the entry mark recorded in the magnetic recording section when the staff performs payment processing for commuter passes and coupon tickets, and when the automatic ticket gate device 1 side cannot process the ticket gate. ticket,
It is capable of processing ticket gates for commuter passes, coupon tickets, value cards, and coupon cards, and is capable of erasing at least the entry mark recorded on the magnetic recording section of each volume.

Next, the ticket gate processing operation for tickets in such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 1(a), (b), and (c). First, boarding (entrance; ticket gate) using a ticket will be described in a state where the main body 1 is used as an automatic ticket gate device for performing entrance operations. Now, when a passenger inserts a ticket into the slot 2, the ticket is conveyed on the conveyance path 21 in the direction of arrow a. Then,
After the ticket is aligned in the alignment section 22, it is read by the reading head 23.
Reach 24. At this time, if the back side of the ticket, that is, the magnetic recording surface is the bottom side, the magnetically recorded contents are read by the reading head 23 and stored in the internal memory 0g. Further, when the back side of the ticket, that is, the magnetic recording surface is the top side, the magnetically recorded contents are read by the reading head 24 and stored in the internal memory 70g.

The CPU 70 diffracts the stored contents stored in the internal memory 70a, and determines whether to insert the ticket since the recording method is the MRZ-1 method and the recorded contents correspond to the ticket. Further, based on the content of the data, it is determined whether the ticket is inserted from the front or the rear, and whether the ticket is front or back is determined depending on which of the reading heads 23, 24 is used to read the ticket.

In addition, the CPU 70 processes the stored contents of the internal memory 70a according to the recording method and insertion direction determined above, thereby processing the contents of the magnetic recording section of the ticket, that is, data indicating the ticket, date data, time data, and the issuing direction. The station data and the car number data are read, and using these data indicating the ticket, etc., the determining section 91 determines that the ticket is correct and is a ticket.

Then, the CPU 70 uses the write head 2 based on this determination result.
5 or 26 to record the machine number and admission data on the magnetic recording section of the ticket. Thereafter, the contents of the magnetic recording section of the ticket are read by the reading head 27 or 28 and supplied to the CPU 70. Then, the CPU 70 checks whether the data recorded on the ticket is correct, and if the result of this check is correct, the CPU 70 uses the thermal head 29 or 30 depending on the direction in which the ticket is inserted to record the entry data from the departure station. Print data. Also, CPU70
The ticket is discharged from the discharge port 3 while the gate 4.9 remains open, that is, the ticket is allowed to pass through. As a result, the passenger passes through the aisle 11 and receives the ticket.

Next, in a state where the main body 1 is used as an automatic ticket gate device for dispensing hot water, disembarking with a ticket (departing hot water; collecting tickets)
I will explain about it. The ticket is now inserted into slot 2 by the passenger.
When the ticket is inserted, the ticket is conveyed on the conveyance path 21 in the direction of arrow a. Then, after the ticket is aligned in the alignment section 22, it reaches the reading head 23,24. At this time, if the back side of the ticket, that is, the magnetic recording side is the bottom side,
The magnetically recorded contents are read by the read head 23 and stored in the internal memory 70a. Further, when the back side of the ticket, that is, the magnetic recording surface is the top side, the magnetically recorded contents are read by the reading head 24 and stored in the internal memory 70a.

The CPU 70 diffracts the stored contents stored in the internal memory 70a, and determines whether to insert the ticket since the recording method is the MRZ-1 method and the recorded contents correspond to the ticket.

Furthermore, it is determined whether the ticket is inserted from the front or the rear depending on the content of the data, and whether the ticket is front or back is determined depending on which reading head 23 or 24 reads the ticket.

In addition, the CPU 70 processes the stored contents of the internal memory 70a according to the recording method and insertion direction determined above, thereby processing the contents of the magnetic recording section of the ticket, that is, data indicating the ticket, date data, time data, departure station. The data and the car number data are read, and using the data indicating the ticket, etc., the determining section 91 determines that the ticket is correct and is a ticket.

At this time, a check is also made to see if the person is taking a bath on the same day, or whether the person is taking a bath after a clearly excessive amount of time has elapsed compared to the standard predetermined travel time.

Next, the CPU 70 determines whether or not entry was performed correctly last time based on the supplied machine number and entry data. In other words, if admission data is added to the previous data (not deleted), it is determined that the ride is correct, and if admission data is not added (deleted), it is determined that the boarding is fraudulent. Determine the ride.

If the CPU 70 determines that the boarding is correct, the CPU 70 leaves the gate 4.9 open, that is, allows the passenger to pass through.
Collect the tickets to the ticket collection section 35a or 35b.

In addition, when determining the above ticket, if it is determined that the train is transiting, C.
The PU 70 stops the ticket on the transport path 21 and passes it to the gate 4.
By closing the door, the person who enters the bath is prevented from passing through (hot water is prohibited)
are doing. In this case, the CPU 70 displays the amount to be paid on the display unit 5 (displayed as a minus), and also provides guidance to the user to make the payment by inserting the amount card.

When the customer inserts the amount card A into the slot 2 in accordance with this guidance, the amount card A moves along the arrow a on the conveyance path 21.
conveyed in the direction. Then, the amount card A is placed in the alignment section 22.
After being aligned at , the read head 23,24 is reached. At this time, if the back surface of the money card A, that is, the magnetic recording surface is the lower surface, the magnetically recorded contents are read by the reading head 23 and stored in the internal memory 70a. Also, if the back side of the money card A, that is, the magnetic recording side is the top side,
The magnetically recorded contents are read by the read head 24 and stored in the internal memory 70a.

The CPU 70 diffracts the content stored in the internal memory 70a, and determines whether to insert the money into the money card based on the fact that the recording method is the F2F method and the recorded content corresponds to the money card.

That is, if the pitch of the recording bits is narrow and each 4 bits (8 bits each) in the longitudinal direction constitutes meaningful data, it is determined that the F2F method is used. Also, based on the content of the data, it is determined whether the ticket is inserted from the front or from the rear, and the reading head 23.
The front and back sides of the ticket are determined depending on which of the two four ways the ticket is read.

In addition, the CPU 70 processes the stored contents of the internal memory 70a according to the recording method and insertion direction determined above, thereby processing the contents of the magnetic recording section of the amount card A, that is, the data indicating the amount card, and the remaining amount (balance) data. is read, and the determination unit 9 uses data indicating the amount card, etc.
1, it is determined that the ticket is correct and is an amount card.

Then, when it is determined that the amount card A is inserted, the CPU
70 calculates a new balance amount by subtracting the above-mentioned settlement amount from the remaining amount data read from the inserted amount card A.

Then, the CPU 70 determines the subtracted amount as a new remaining amount, displays the new remaining amount on the display section 5, and uses the writing head 25 or 26 depending on the above-mentioned input direction to write the amount on the magnetic recording section. Update the contents, that is, the remaining amount data. After this, the amount card A according to the above-mentioned direction of insertion.
The contents of the magnetic recording section are read by the reading head 27 or 28 and supplied to the CPU 70. Then, C.P.
The U70 checks whether the data recorded (updated) in the magnetic recording section is correct or not, and if the result of this check is correct, the money card A is loaded using the thermal head 29 or 30 depending on the direction of insertion. Print the arrival station data, machine number data, and new balance amount on the top.

Then, the CPU 70 opens the gate 4, that is, allows the user to pass through, and discharges the money card A from the discharge port 3.

As a result, the customer passes through the aisle 11 and receives the inserted money card A.

Further, if the amount card A is not inserted even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the instruction to insert the amount card A (if the user does not have the amount card A), the CPU 70 ejects the ticket from the ejection port 3,
In addition, using the display unit 5, passengers can bring their tickets to the checkout counter (
You will be advised to pay at the machine).

Further, if the remaining amount of the amount card A is less than the payment amount, the CPU 70 sends the ticket from the outlet 3 to the amount card A.
is discharged, and the display unit 5 is used to instruct the passenger to take the ticket and pay at the checkout station (machine).

In response to the above-mentioned guidance, the passenger takes the ejected ticket and goes to the staff, that is, the checkout counter. In this case, the clerk makes a payment according to the payment amount displayed on the monitoring device 100.

In addition, in the case of commuter passes and coupon tickets, payment processing using an amount card can be performed in the same manner as in the case of the above-mentioned train tickets.

However, the admission data on the commuter pass will be erased from the magnetic recording section before it will be returned to the customer.

In addition, if the customer does not have the amount card A at the time of payment and goes to the staff with the ejected commuter pass, that is, to the payment booth, the staff will check the payment amount displayed on the monitoring device 100. In addition to making the appropriate payment, the card processing machine 1
01- is used to delete entry data in the magnetic recording section.

If the CPU 70 determines that the entry data is not recorded and that it is illegal boarding (use),
The ticket is discharged from the discharge port 3, and the gate 4 is closed to prevent the person who inserted the ticket from passing through. Also, at this time, CP
U70 sends the alert to another device for the attendant.

As a result, the staff member checks whether departure station data as admission data is printed on the returned ticket, and if the data is printed correctly, permits access to the bath.

Furthermore, if the departure station data in the entry data is not recorded, the staff member will take action against unauthorized boarding.

In this case, both staff and passengers can visually check whether the date and departure station data (admission data) are recorded.
Unauthorized boarding can be confirmed not only mechanically but also visually, preventing disputes between both parties.

As mentioned above, when the payment process for a ticket, commuter pass, etc. is determined, an instruction is given to insert the amount card, and the payment amount is deducted from the amount card inserted in response to this instruction. Since customers do not have to insert coins or the like, payment processing can be completed in a short time, and ticket inspection processing can be performed efficiently.

The automatic ticket gate device of the present invention can be applied not only to transportation systems such as railways, but also to entrance/exit systems of amusement parks, museums, etc.

Further, although the remaining amount is printed on the amount card, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remaining amount may be displayed by punching. In this case, the magnetic information may include data indicating the amount card and the remaining amount.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can perform payment processing in a short time and can perform efficient ticket gate processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the operation at the time of entering and exiting the bath, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams schematically showing the overall configuration. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the internal mechanism, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of printing of a money card, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically showing the structure of the electric circuit. 2... Input port, 3... Outlet port, 4.9... Gate, 5... Display section, 6... Human detection section, 7... Dwarf judgment display section, 8...・Disability determination display section, 10... Attendant switch, 11... Passageway, A... Amount card, 2
0, ~... Conveyance belt, 21... Conveyance path, 23.2
4.27.28...Reading head, 25.26...Writing head, 29.30...Thermal head, 31.3
2... Perforation detector, 33... Perforation part, 70...C
P.U. 88... Fare table, 91... Judgment section, 100.
...Monitoring device, 101...Card processing machine. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Tickets inserted from the input slot are transported using a conveyance path, and during this transportation, magnetic information on the tickets is read by a reading means, and the correct ticket is determined according to the reading result. Determine whether or not
Depending on the result of this judgment, the person who inserted the ticket is allowed to pass through, and the automatic ticket gate that collects the ticket or discharges it from the exit exit determines whether payment processing is necessary or not, depending on the result of the reading by the reading means. a deterrent means for preventing the passage of the person inserting the ticket or the like when the judgment means determines the settlement process; and a blocking means for preventing the insertion of a recording medium having monetary value when the judgment means judges the settlement process. an instruction means for instructing; a first processing means for subtracting the monetary value corresponding to the settlement fee from the monetary value of the recording medium input from the input slot in accordance with the instruction of the instruction means; An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: second processing means for discharging the recording medium processed by the processing means from the discharge port and allowing the person who inserted the recording medium to pass through.