JPH0452991A - Automatic gate system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize efficient ticket examining operation by making a data carrying body carry data related to the opening/closing a gate, and reading this data, and executing the opening/closing control of the gate on the basis of this data. CONSTITUTION:Gate controllers 22, 32 installed at each gate are controlled by a host computer 11, and the data carried on an ID card is read by a magnetic sensor device 12. On the other hand, the data carried on a magnetic recording card is read by a magnetic card reader 23. Then, the read data is compared with reference data, and it is discriminated whether the gate may be opened or not. Thus, the gate is controlled automatically without using manual operation, and the ticket examining operation can be executed efficiently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic gate system for efficiently operating and managing ticket gates of ropeways, lifts, etc. at ski resorts and the like.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved] Ticket gates at lift stations at ski resorts and the like are generally operated manually. In other words, there is a ticket office near the gate, and skiers who purchase lift tickets at this counter pass through the lift gate one by one and board the lift, presenting their tickets to the ticket gate staff. It looks like this.

However, with this type of ticket gate system, the ticket gates are not efficient because they are checked manually, and long lines of customers often form in front of the gates. Furthermore, human rights costs will also be costly. In addition, when dealing with ride tickets, etc., there is a problem in that the collection and payment management are complicated.

In view of these points, an object of the present invention is to realize a gate system that can automatically and efficiently perform ticket inspection operations.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, data corresponding to a ticket is carried on a data carrier such as a magnetic recording card, the data on this carrier is read by a data reading means, and the content of the read data is By comparing this with reference data stored in advance in the storage means, it is determined whether or not the gate can be opened. When the gate is permitted to be opened, the gate is opened by the gate opening/closing control means.

Examples of the above-mentioned data carrier include an ID card that includes a data memory and data transmitting means that transmits data in the data memory upon receiving a control signal from the outside. When using this ID card, the data reading means reads the data carried on the ID card by transmitting a control signal to the ID card and receiving data transmitted from the control signal. A contactless card reader is used. Further, a magnetic recording card can be used as the data carrier, and in this case, a magnetic card reader is used as the data reading means.

If both of these data carriers and data reading means are placed here, for example, the ID card can be used as a one-day ticket for riding a lift, and the magnetic recording card can be used as a so-called coupon ticket. can do.

Note that, when the above-mentioned determining means determines that passage through the gate is not possible, it is preferable to arrange a display means for displaying that fact. Examples of such display means include auditory display means such as pronunciation, and visual display means such as flashing lamps.

[Effect]

An automatic gate system having this configuration is used, for example, to manage ticket gates at lift stations at ski resorts. In this case, the lift user purchases an ID card or magnetic recording card in advance. When a customer carrying an ID card approaches the lift gate, the data on the ID card is read by a contactless cart reader. The read data is then compared with reference data to determine whether the gate can be opened. If opening of the gate is permitted, the gate is opened by the gate opening/closing control means. As a result, passengers can ride the lift through the gate. On the other hand, if a customer has a magnetic recording card, by inserting the card into a magnetic cart reader, the data carried there will be read, and the gate will be opened in the same way from then on. become. Here, if opening the gate is not permitted, this will be displayed by the display means.

In this way, since the gate is automatically controlled without manual intervention, ticket inspection can be performed efficiently. Also,
Based on the data read from the card, it is possible to easily manage and analyze data such as payment, aggregation, and number of customers.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a gate facility for a ski lift platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gate facility location in this example is the first
and a second gate 2.3, each gate 2.
The inlet passage 4.5 of 3 is separated by three rows of handrail vibros, 7.8. The first gate 2 includes a three-bar gate 21, a first gate controller 22 is arranged on the side thereof, and a magnetic card reader 23 is attached to the upper surface of this controller box. In addition, as a display means, an indicator light 24 is disposed within the control box, and a speaker 2 is disposed within the box.
5 is built-in. In addition, on the front side of the gate passage 4, an antenna plate 26 for transmitting and receiving is installed in an upright state.

The second gate 3 side also has the same configuration, and a four-rotating bar gate 31, a second gate controller 32, a magnetic card reader 33, an indicator light 34, a speaker 35, and an antenna plate 36 are arranged. ing.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the control system of the gate facility facility of this example. In the figure, 11 is a host computer that controls the entire apparatus. This host computer 11 controls gate controllers 22.32 installed at each gate 2.3. Since the configuration of the control system for each gate is the same, the control system for one gate 2 will be described as an example. 12 is a magnetic sensor device to be described later, to which the antenna plate 26 described above is connected.

This magnetic sensor device 2 reads data carried on the ID card. On the other hand, the magnetic card reading device 23 reads the data carried on the magnetic recording card.

On the other hand, 13 is a gate opening/closing device, and with this device,
The gate 21 is switched to an open or closed state. 1
4 is a driver for driving an indicator light, and 15 is a driver for driving a speaker. Further, 16 is a console panel, on which push buttons and the like for forcibly opening the gate 21 in an emergency are arranged.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a non-contact data reading mechanism composed of the above magnetic sensor device and ID card will be described. First, the four ID cards consist of a one-chip IC and an antenna. On the other hand, the magnetic sensor device 12 includes a control circuit 121 and a transmission circuit 122. The transmitting circuit 122 is connected to the ID card 41
It consists of an excitation circuit section for supplying electromagnetic energy toward the ID card 41, and a receiving circuit section that receives signals transmitted from the ID card 41. Further, the control circuit 121 controls the excitation of the oscillator 122 and performs a transfer operation to send received data to the controller 22.

The operation of this mechanism will be explained. Electromagnetic waves are constantly being sent out from the antenna plate 26 of the magnetic sensor device 12. ID
When the card 41 is placed in an area where the electromagnetic waves have a certain intensity or more, the ID card 41 is driven. That is, when the ID card 41 receives or removes electromagnetic waves of a certain intensity or more with its antenna, it performs a rectifying operation and generates its own power.

Data regarding permission to pass through the gate is written in advance in the data memory of the IC card, and this data is read out and converted into parallel/serial (P/S) under the control of the main control unit. The signal is then modulated by the antenna and then transmitted from the antenna toward the magnetic sensor device 12. On the side of the magnetic sensor device 12, an antenna plate 26
It receives and receives a signal from the ID card side through the , demodulates it, converts it from serial to parallel, and then transfers it to the gate controller 22 side. In this way, I
The data held on the D card 41 is read through transmission and reception with the magnetic sensor device 12.

On the other hand, the magnetic card reading device 23 is a so-called contact type sensor, and by inserting the magnetic recording card 51 into a magnetic recording card insertion slot formed here, the data carried therein can be read. be exposed. In addition to this, it is also possible to rewrite the data held there.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the gate opening/closing control operation in the gate facility of this example. The gate opening/closing operation will be explained according to this figure. In addition, in this figure, "◎" represents an AND condition (control shifts to the next step when the condition is satisfied).

First, when the power is turned on to the host computer 11 and initial data is input, it becomes ready (
Step 5TI). After this, when a skier carrying the ID card 41 enters the passage 4 of the gate 2, this is detected by the magnetic sensor device 12 via the antenna 26, and the data carried on the ID card 41 is read (step ST21). , step 5T2). or,
When the skier in possession of the magnetic recording card 51 inserts the magnetic recording card 51 into the magnetic card reading device 23 of the gate 2, data is read from this card (steps 5T22 and 5T2).

After the data has been read, the data is displayed on the monitor (step 5T3), and a data check operation is performed (step 5T4). In this example, for example, the ID card 41 is used as a free ticket that allows you to freely use the lift for one day, and the magnetic recording card 51 is used as a coupon ticket that records the number of times you ride the lift. Therefore, in this data check operation, based on the read data, it is determined whether the card is valid or not, the ticket type is determined whether it is an ID card or a magnetic recording card, and whether or not the gate can be opened. and so on.

If the card is a normal card, control passes through step ST5 and proceeds to step ST6. If the card is an adult ticket, the corresponding card processing is performed in step 5T14, and the card is a child ticket. If it is a field, the corresponding card processing is performed in step 5T15. In either case, in step 5T25, the indicator light 24 is driven to turn on the blue lamp, and in step 5T26, the speaker 25
to generate the message "Please move forward." Further, in parallel with this, in step 5T27, the gate opening/closing device 13 is driven to open the gate 21. Here, if the card is in the dwarf world, furthermore,
In order to display this, in step 5T25,
Make the yellow lamp blink.

After this, the read data is cumulatively processed, each part is returned to its initial state, and control is returned.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the card is abnormal, the control moves from step ST5 to step 5T13, where an abnormality processing operation is performed. That is, in step ST25, the indicator light 24 is driven to turn on the red lamp, and in step ST26, the speaker 25 is driven to generate a message saying ``This card cannot be used.'' Also, along with this,
In step 5T24, the buzzer is activated. After such an abnormality display continues for a certain period of time, the initial state is restored again.

In an emergency, the gate 21 can be forcibly opened by pressing the buttons arranged on the console panel 16 (step ST29.27).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, a data carrier such as a magnetic recording card carries data related to gate opening/closing, the data on this data carrier is read, and the opening/closing of the gate is controlled based on the read data. That's what I do. Therefore, if the system of the present invention is applied to gate facilities such as ski lifts, manual operations such as ticket sales and ticket inspection can be omitted, and efficient ticket inspection operations can be performed. Furthermore, based on the read data, it is possible to comprehensively manage the number of passengers, payment management, etc., making it possible to perform overall efficient gate management.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a ski lift gate facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the control system of the facility shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a non-contact reading mechanism consisting of a magnetic sensor device and an ID card, and FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart mainly showing the gate opening/closing control operation of the gate facility of FIG. 1. [Explanation of symbols] l...Gate facility equipment 1...Host computer 12...Magnetic sensor device 13...Gate opening/closing device 14.15...Driver 16...Console panel 2L31...Gate 22.32... Controller 23.33... Magnetic card reader 24.34.
... Indicator light 25.35 ... Speaker 26.36 ... Antenna 41.51 ... Card.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) At least one gate, a data carrier carrying data related to the opening and closing of the gate, a data reading means for reading the data carried on the data carrier, and a reference data related to permission to open and close the gate that is stored in advance. Discrimination means that compares the stored storage means with the data of the data carrier read by the data reading means and the reference data supplied from the storage means, and determines whether or not passage through the gate should be permitted. and gate opening/closing control means for opening and closing the gate based on the determination result of the determination means. (2) In claim 1, the data carrier is an ID card comprising a data memory and data transmitting means for transmitting data in the data memory upon receiving a control signal from the outside; The data reading means transmits a control signal to the ID card and receives data transmitted from the ID card to read the ID card.
An automatic gate system characterized by being a contactless card reader adapted to read data carried on a card. (3) In claim 2, the data reading means includes a magnetic card reader together with the contactless card reader, and the data carrier includes a magnetic recording card together with the ID card. An automatic gate system, further comprising data writing means for updating data carried on the magnetic recording card. (4) In claim 3, the determining means:
An automatic gate system characterized by having a display means for displaying when it is determined that passage through the gate is not permitted.