JPH03268193A - Automatic ticket examining machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to execute proper processing corresponding to a receiving state of a contactless IC card by displaying the receiving state by a display means. CONSTITUTION:The contactless IC card receiving state of the automatic ticket examining machine is displayed on the display means 3. Thereby, a user can previously know the receiving state for examining processing at the time of passing the examining machine. When the examining machine is in a reception aborting state, the user tries the processing of the IC card by another examining machine, and if the passage is rejected even in the receiving state, the defective presenting state of the IC card or the defect of the IC card itself can be decided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed at a station ticket gate or the like.

(b) Conventional Technology Automatic ticket gates installed at station ticket gates generally perform ticket inspection processing via magnetic tickets such as tickets and commuter passes that magnetically store traffic data. The automatic ticket gate is provided with a magnetic ticket slot, and the magnetic ticket inserted through the slot is subjected to read/write of traffic data and a determination as to whether or not the ticket can be passed. However, the task of inserting the magnetic ticket into the slot of the automatic ticket gate is complicated for the user. In particular, commuter passes are usually stored in a commuter pass, etc., and the user takes the commuter pass out of the commuter pass and inserts it into the slot.
Furthermore, the commuter pass ejected from the exit must be stored in the commuter pass, making it cumbersome to take in and take out the commuter pass, which hinders the improvement of the usage rate of automatic ticket gates.

Therefore, a non-contact IC card processing means is provided which stores the user's traffic data in a non-contact IC cart and writes/writes the traffic data to a non-contact IC card located within the communication range of the communication section. Automatic ticket gates have been proposed. In this way, by storing traffic data in the contactless IC card, the user can simply place the contactless RC card within the communication range of the communication section installed at each automatic ticket gate. It is no longer necessary to take the commuter pass in and out of the commuter pass or insert it into the slot, eliminating the hassle of the user when checking the ticket gate, and improving the usage rate of the automatic ticket gate.

Problems to be Solved by the FC+ Invention However, in the automatic ticket gate machine that performs ticket gate processing via the contactless IC card, the user must place the contactless IC card within the communication range of the communication section. Therefore,
There is no means to display whether or not a ticket can be accepted, such as a shutter at a magnetic ticket insertion slot, and there is no means to display whether or not ticket processing is possible, that is, a contactless IC.
Unable to make the user aware of the card acceptance status,
When passage is refused, it is difficult to determine whether the ticket was rejected due to a defective ticket or because the ticket gate has stopped accepting applications, which poses a problem in which the user cannot take appropriate action.

In addition, there is no means to notify the location of the communication section in automatic ticket gates, making it difficult to recognize the communication range in which the contactless RC card should be placed, and the contactless IC card may not be placed accurately within the communication range. , 1 in the processing section
There was a problem that caused reading failure of m rows of data.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate in which the reception status of a non-contact IC cart is displayed on a display means provided in the automatic ticket gate, so that a user can take appropriate measures according to the reception status. There is a particular thing.

In addition, by displaying the communication range of the communication unit, the user can accurately position the contactless IC card within the communication range, thereby preventing the occurrence of reading errors by the processing device. There is a need to provide automatic ticket gates that can be used.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The automatic ticket gate of the present invention performs contactless IC card reading/writing of 1 m line data to a contactless IC card located within the communication range of the communication section. An automatic ticket gate characterized by being provided with a display means for displaying the acceptance status of an RC card.

Further, the display section may include communication range display means for displaying the communication range of the communication section.

(e) Effect In this invention, the contactless r in the automatic ticket gate
The reception status of the c-card is displayed on the display means. Therefore, when passing through an automatic ticket gate, the user can know in advance the reception status of the ticket gate process, and if the reception is canceled, the user can proceed to another automatic ticket gate, and if the user is refused passage in the reception status, the user can It can be determined that the presentation state of the non-contact IC card is defective or that the non-contact IC cart itself is defective, and the user can take appropriate measures.

Furthermore, when the communication range of the communication section is displayed using the communication range display means, the user can recognize in advance the presentation position of the non-contact IC card. Therefore, the contactless IC card is accurately located within the communication range of the communication section.

(f) Embodiment FIGS. 1(A) to 1(C) are a plan view, an arrow view in the XX direction, and a front view, respectively, of an automatic ticket gate that is an embodiment of the present invention.

The automatic ticket gate is configured as a pair of two unit bodies 100a and 100b, and these two unit bodies 100a
, 100b. Note that the unit main body 101b is one of the unit main bodies constituting another adjacent passage. Each of the unit bodies 100a and 100b includes a ticket insertion slot 1a, ib, and a roll number exit 2a, 2.
b, traffic prevention fa5a (not shown), 5b, 6a, 5b
, handrail-like frames 7a, 7b and indicators 3a, 31+ are provided. When passing in the direction of arrow A shown in Figure 1 (A) using a magnetic ticket, the ticket insertion slot 1a, the roll number exit 2
a and traffic blocking R6a, 6b are used.

Furthermore, a plurality of transmission type photoelectric sensors 10a to 19b are provided in the unit bodies 100a and 100b. The unit body 100b and the transmission type photoelectric sensor/receiver 10b
~ ] 9I) are provided, and the unit main body 100a opposite thereto is provided with light transmitters 10a to 19a (as shown in the figure -U).

Senry 16-19 has unit body 1.00a, 100
They are provided on handrail-like frames 7a and 7b that protrude upward from b. These handrail-like frames 7a and 7b are provided to detect the height of people and objects passing through the ticket gate.

In addition, the display devices 3a and 3b are antennas 4a and 4b of the communication section.
It is located near the. These antennas 4a and 4b constitute the communication section of the non-contact IC ticket, and the unit main body 10
Antenna 4a, 4b in each of 0a and 100b
A predetermined range above the position where is provided is the communication range.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a display device provided in the automatic ticket gate.

The display 3 is provided in a portion surrounded by an antenna 4 formed in a rectangular frame shape. The display section 3 is equipped with a ticket defect indicator 31, a ticket normal indicator 32, a process prohibition indicator 33, a process permission indicator 34, a process execution indicator 35, and a process end indicator 36. Each display 31 to 36 is LE
It can be configured by D.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 3, an antenna position indicator 37 may be provided on the outer periphery of the antenna 4. This antenna position indicator 37 can be composed of a plurality of LEDs. By lighting the antenna position indicator 37, the communication range of the communication unit can be displayed to the user.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control section of the automatic ticket gate.

The CPU 40 controls the entire automatic ticket gate. ROM
4-1 has CPU 4. A processing program for O is written in advance. In addition, R A M 42 has each sensor.
An area is provided for temporarily storing the on/off status of the vehicle and counting the number of people passing by. Indicator light driver 51.5
2 controls the lighting of the indicators 31 to 36 and the antenna position indicator 37 of the display section 3, respectively. The transport mechanism 59 is a mechanism for guiding magnetic tickets inserted into the ticket insertion slots 1a and LL+ to the roll number exits 'la and 2b via a magnetic ticket processing section (not shown), and the transport control circuit 53 controls the transport side. Do f[l.

The magnetic head 60 reads and writes traffic data magnetically recorded on the ticket being transported.

The read/write control wholesale circuit 54 controls the reading or writing of traffic data by the magnetic head 60. 5
, 6 are traffic blocking doors whose opening and closing are controlled by a door opening/closing control circuit 55. The shutter 61 is the ticket insertion slot 1a, l.
Open or close b to permit or prohibit insertion of a magnetic ticket. A shutter control circuit 56 controls opening and closing. The read/write control circuit 57 reads or writes traffic data to and from the non-contact IC ticket 8 via the antenna 4.

The light transmission type sensors 10 to 19 constituted by a light transmitter and a light receiver are subjected to detection control by a sensor control circuit 58.The respective drive circuits 51, 52 and control circuits 53 to 58 are connected to the interfaces 43 to 50. Each is connected to the Hass line via.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the control section of the automatic ticket gate.

While waiting for the insertion of a magnetic ticket and the presentation of a non-contact IC ticket, the antenna position indicator 37 is lit, the shutter 61 is opened, and the processing permission indicator 34 is lit (nl, n2); Next, the normal ticket flag FM and the abnormal ticket flag Frr are reset (n3). These flags Fy and Fn store the state of whether the inserted or presented ticket is normal or defective. In this way, it is possible to insert a magnetic ticket and present a contactless IC ticket, and wait for these to be inserted or presented (n4 to n6).

When the magnetic ticket is inserted into the ticket insertion slot 1a, lb, the non-contact IC
The processing by the ticket read/write control circuit 57 is stopped (r17), and the processing prohibition indicator 33 is turned on (n8). In this state, read/write the traffic data for the inserted magnetic ticket (n, 9), and if the magnetic ticket is normal, set the flag F)+, and if it is abnormal, set Fn. . Further, the ticket normal indicator 32 or the ticket defect indicator 31 is turned on depending on whether the magnetic ticket is normal or abnormal (n10). Next, the contents of the flag Fn are checked to 0, and if the flag Fn has been reset, that is, if no abnormal ticket has been inserted, the process returns to n4 to I]6.

When a non-contact IC ticket is presented, the shutter 61 is closed to close the ticket insertion slots 1a and lb, and the processing indicator 3
5 is lit to indicate that contactless IC ticket processing is being executed (n5→n12°n13). When the processing in the read/write control circuit 57 is completed, the processing completion indicator 36 is turned on (n14), and the process proceeds to nlO. n 4~n
When the sensor υ'' control circuit 58 detects the passing of an object during the standby period of step 5, the state of the flag FM is checked (
n6→n19). If a normal magnetic ticket or contactless IC ticket is inserted or presented and the flag Fy is set in nlO, the process returns to nl.

If the inserted or presented ticket is a defective ticket and flag FJ1 is marked in n11, or if no normal ticket was inserted or presented before passing the object and n19
If the flag Fy is reset in step 1, the access blocking door 5.6 is closed, the shutter 61 is also closed, and access is stopped (n15). Further, in the display section 3, a ticket defect indicator 31 and a processing prohibition indicator 33 are displayed.
Turn on r+16), and return to 1] after the tickets in the automatic ticket gate and objects in the aisle are removed.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control section of an automatic ticket gate according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared to the configuration shown in FIG.
is the same except that the display unit 3 and antenna position indicator 37 are replaced with a display 39. In addition to configuring the display unit as the display 39 in this way, the R○M 41 stores the image data related to each display message (thereby, as shown in FIG. A display indicating the status can be performed (n21.n27.n31, n34.
n 36). In this case, by simultaneously displaying the position of the antenna while accepting a non-contact IC ticket, that is, while displaying the processing permission state, it is possible to eliminate the dedicated display 1 2 that is used to display the position of the antenna.

Although this embodiment has been described using an automatic ticket gate that can process both magnetic tickets and non-contact IC tickets, the present invention can be implemented in the same way in an automatic ticket gate that processes only non-contact IC tickets. It's coming. Further, in this embodiment, the display means displays the reception status using visual information, but the reception status may be announced using audio information as well.

Furthermore, the position of the display section in the unit body is not limited to the vicinity of the antenna, but may be placed further forward in accordance with the field of view of users passing through the passage.

(g1 Effect of the Invention According to this invention, since the reception status of the non-contact IC card is displayed using the display means, the user can easily grasp the reception status of the automatic ticket gate, and Appropriate measures can be taken in response to the situation.For example,
If processing is prohibited, wait or move to another passage, if processing is in progress, wait until processing is completed, and if a reading fails, take measures such as re-presenting.
Ticket processing using automatic ticket gates can be carried out efficiently,
It has the advantage of increasing the number of people processing.

In addition, by displaying the communication range of the communication department, accurate ticket gate processing can be realized, and the presentation of the contactless IC card can be performed accurately and quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 (A) to (C) are a plan view, an arrow view in the X-X direction, and a front view of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows a display section of the automatic ticket gate. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a display unit according to another embodiment. Figure 4 is a block diagram of the control section of the automatic ticket gate, and Figure 5 is a block diagram of the control section of the automatic ticket gate.
The figure is a flowchart of the control section. Furthermore, FIGS. 6 and 7 are block diagrams of a control section of an automatic ticket gate according to another embodiment and a flowchart showing its processing procedure. 3 4 3-display section, 4-antenna (communication section), contactless IC ticket.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An automatic ticket gate that reads/writes traffic data to a contactless IC card located within the communication range of the communication department is characterized by being equipped with a display means for displaying the acceptance status of the contactless IC card. automatic ticket gate. (2) The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes communication range display means for displaying the communication range of the communication section.