JPH05151428A - Card for recreation facilities and utilizing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the convenience in use by sticking the resonance tag, which consists of plural resonance circuits which consist of coils and capacitors respectively and have different frequencies, to a card. CONSTITUTION:A user purchases a ski card by a card issue machine 4. When he next purchases an all-day free lift ticket by an all-day free lift ticket (resonance tag seal) vending machine 7, the amount of money used for it is subtracted from the ski card, and a resonance tag seal is issued. The user sticks this issued resonance tag seal to a prescribed position on the rear face of the ski card. Then, the user passes a gate device 8 at a lift entrance. In a restaurant or for card type vending, the card with the tag where the resonance tag seal is stuck is used for a restaurant register 6 or a card type vending machine 5 as it is. Thus, he only carries one card to use all equipments.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card in an entertainment facility and a method of using the card, and more particularly to a card in an entertainment facility such as a ski resort or an amusement park and a method of using the card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In entertainment facilities such as amusement parks, there is a card system which allows various vehicles to be used by using cards. For example, if you purchase a 5000 yen card for admission and vehicle charges in advance before you enter, and pass this card at the time of admission, the admission fee of 2000 yen will be subtracted, and you will be able to process the card when you board the vehicle at the amusement park. For example, 500 yen is deducted through the machine, and when leaving the amusement park, if there is a balance, it can be settled with an automatic settlement machine. On the contrary, there is also a card use system in which a card, which also serves as a room key of a hotel, accumulates the usage fee and the like, and finally pays the total fee.

On the other hand, at ski resorts, there are coupon tickets, one-day tickets, etc. as lift tickets. The usage of the one-day ticket is such that the date is printed so that the staff can see it every time, and a bar code is printed. There is a way to check it every time,
It is made up of a magnetic card on which the date is recorded, and there are various methods such as passing through the machine every time.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned method of using the lift ticket in the ski resort, the card must be taken out from the pocket each time the rider gets on the lift, and it is very troublesome when wearing gloves. there were.

[0005] Further, not only when other expenses such as meals are paid by cash, but even if the above-mentioned prepaid payment is attempted, those cards must be carried separately from the lift ticket. However, it was very complicated.

The present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card in an entertainment facility which is more convenient for users while keeping the convenience of the conventional card and card system. It is to provide the usage method.

[0007]

The present invention relates to a card and a method of using the card, particularly in an entertainment facility such as a ski resort or an amusement park. The above object of the present invention is to record information on expenses in the entertainment facility. In a card in an entertainment facility having its readable / writable recording means, a resonance tag formed of a plurality of resonance circuits each having a different resonance frequency is formed by attaching a resonance tag. To be done.

Further, when a card in which value information is recorded in advance in the recording means is purchased by a card issuing machine and a day-use effective facility is used, a resonance tag vending machine is used to resonate according to claim 1. The card in the entertainment facility according to claim 1 is constructed by purchasing a tag and adhering the tag to the card, and a reflected wave resonating in a resonance circuit of the resonance tag by transmitting a radio wave while carrying the card. When passing through the gate device that determines whether the facility is available by receiving, and receiving the prescribed service or provision of goods, pass the card with the resonance tag pasted through the card processing machine It is achieved by subtracting the value of the value from the value information recorded in the recording means, reading the value information with a card payment machine at the end of facility use, and refunding the value. That.

Further, when the card having the recording means is received and the one-day use effective facility is used, the resonance tag of claim 1 is purchased by a resonance tag vending machine and attached to the card. According to the above, the card in the entertainment facility according to claim 1 is configured, and whether the facility can be used by transmitting the radio wave and receiving the reflected wave resonated by the resonance circuit in the resonance tag while carrying the card. When passing through a gate device for judgment and receiving a predetermined service or provision of goods, pass the card through a card processing machine to accumulate and record the value information of the value, and use the facility. At the end, it is achieved by reading the value information with a card settlement machine and paying for it.

[0010]

According to the present invention, a card in an entertainment facility having recording means capable of recording and reading information on expenses in the entertainment facility, each of which is formed of a coil and a capacitor and has a different resonance frequency. By attaching a resonance tag composed of a plurality of resonance circuits having the above, when using a facility that can be used for one day, while transmitting the card, radio waves are transmitted to the resonance circuit in the resonance tag. When passing the gate device that determines whether the facility can be used by receiving the resonated reflected wave and receiving the prescribed service or provision of goods, the card with the resonance tag attached to the card processing machine By passing the value, the value is subtracted from the value information recorded in the recording means, or added to the value information, and at the end of the facility use, the card settlement machine By a method that more refund or pay that amount by reading the information on the value, all the facilities in the entertainment facilities will be available only to carry a single card.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing case classification of usage modes of an embodiment of a card usage method in an entertainment facility of the present invention. In this example, a prepaid card and a one-day lift ticket (resonance tag seal) used when using a vending machine or the like in a ski resort without staying at a hotel or the like
This is an example of using both of the above. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the usage pattern. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining how to attach a prepaid card and a one-day lift ticket (resonance tag seal) to it. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of each device according to an embodiment of the card using method in the entertainment facility of the present invention.

Description will be made with reference to FIGS. As shown in Fig. 2, at the ski resort, you can purchase a one-day lift ticket from the one-day lift ticket vending machine 7, use a card each time you ride the lift, or use the cafeteria-style hotel cafeteria with a card. Alternatively, the card type vending machine 5 may be used with a card.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, a user purchases a ski card (prepaid card) 1 with a card issuing machine 4 (step S11). Next, when the 1-day lift ticket (resonance tag seal) vending machine 7 is purchased (positive determination in step S12), the usage amount is subtracted from the ski card 1 (step S13), and the resonance tag seal is used. 2 is issued (step S14). The user attaches the issued resonance tag seal 2 to a predetermined position on the back surface of the ski card 1 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S1).
5). As a result, the user can pass through the gate device 8 at the lift gate while carrying the card 3 with the tag.

When the user uses the cafeteria or the card type automatic vending (affirmative determination in step S16), the used amount is subtracted from the card by the cafeteria register 6 and the card type automatic vending machine 5 (step). S17). Here, for the cafeteria register 6 and the card type vending machine 5, the tag-equipped card 3 to which the resonance tag seal 2 is attached in step S15 can be used as it is. The ski (prepaid) card 1 has a thickness of about 0.23 mm, and the resonant tag seal 2 has a thickness of about 0.2 mm, which is acceptable for those devices. As shown in FIG. 3, the contents of use are printed on the front surface of the card each time the card type vending machine 5 or the like is used, and data is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 11 as a recording means on the back surface of the card. Written in. Finally, it is determined whether or not to return home (step S1
8) If the user does not return home, the process between steps S12 and S17 is repeated, and if he / she returns home, the card settlement machine 9 is used to make a payment (refund) (step S1).
9).

Although it has been described here that the user himself / herself attaches the resonance tag seal 2 to the ski (prepaid) card 1, the resonance tag seal is automatically attached to the ski card 1 received by the one-day lift ticket vending machine 7. 2 may be pasted and returned, or all the recorded information is read from the received ski card 1 and the read content is printed and recorded on the tagged card 3 to which the resonance tag 2 is attached in advance. Alternatively, the ski card 1 inserted and issued may be taken in. Further, if the resonance tag seal 2 can be purchased even in cash, the usage form will be further expanded.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the resonance tag seal. The resonance tag seal 2 is formed by adhering aluminum to a sheet-shaped insulator 16 and forming a coil 17 and a capacitor 18 by etching as shown in FIG.
14 types of resonance circuits 19 are provided. The resonance circuit is formed so as to resonate with each frequency of the radio wave as shown in FIG. 1B, and each of them can be individually enabled or disabled. Therefore, when it is applied to a one-day ski lift ticket, a specific resonance circuit 19 is enabled so as to represent date information.

On the other hand, in the gate device 8 at the lift entrance,
As shown in FIG. 6, an identification device 30 including a radio wave transmission unit 31, a reception unit 32, a CPU 33, and an identification control unit 34.
Is provided, and the transmission unit 31 transmits a radio wave having a frequency corresponding to the date information of the day. Therefore, when this radio wave from the identification device 30 resonates in the resonance circuit 19 of the resonance tag seal 2 owned by each user and the reflected wave is received by the receiving unit 32, the dates are considered to be the same. The resonance tag seal 2 is enabled and its user is allowed to pass. Further, the transmission unit 31 may transmit radio waves of all frequencies or a plurality of frequencies instead of only the frequency corresponding to the date information of the day, and may determine the date from the received content. Here, the gate device simply means a device that can identify the effectiveness of the resonance tag,
In addition to devices that automatically block traffic when the owner of an invalid card tries to pass, it is a type that does not block traffic and simply notifies the staff (sound, lamp, etc.). May be.

The date data may be set in the resonance tag at the time of issuance by the above-mentioned 1-day lift ticket vending machine 7, or the date data may be set in advance in the 1-day lift ticket vending machine 7. May be stored.

Above is 1 for ski (prepaid) card 1
This is an example in which the daily lift ticket (resonance tag seal 2) is attached, but it may be a system in which it is attached to a card that also serves as a room key when staying at a hotel. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a usage pattern of the card in that case.
You can buy a daily lift ticket from the daily lift ticket vending machine 7, use a card every time you ride the lift, use a cafeteria-style hotel cafeteria with a card, use a card type vending machine 5 with a card Doing is the same as in the case of prepaid cards. FIG. 7 is a flowchart in the case of a card that also serves as a room key.

Referring to FIG. 7, the hotel guest first checks in when he arrives at the hotel and receives an IDP card that also serves as a room key (step S2).
1). Next, one day lift ticket (resonance tag seal) vending machine 7
If the one-day lift ticket is purchased at (Yes determination in step S22), the amount of use is added to the card (step S23), and the resonance tag seal 2 is issued (step S24). The user attaches the issued resonance tag seal 2 to a predetermined position on the back surface of the card as shown in FIG. 3 (step S25). As a result, the user can pass through the gate device 8 at the lift entrance while carrying the card.

When the user uses the cafeteria or the card type automatic vending (affirmative determination in step S26), the used amount is accumulated in the card by the cafeteria register 6 or the card type automatic vending machine 5 (step S26). S27). Here, for the cafeteria register 6 and the card type vending machine 5, the card to which the resonance tag seal 2 is attached in step S25 can be used as it is. Finally, it is determined whether or not to check out (step S28), and if not to check out, the process between steps S22 and S27 is repeated, and if checking out, payment (payment) is performed (step S29). ..

The above two examples are examples of the system at the ski resort, but the system according to the present invention is effective not only at the ski resort but also at an entertainment facility in which a one-day ticket and ones paid each time are mixed. Can be applied to. Further, although the example in which the resonance tag is attached to the card has been described, an integrated card may be issued instead of attachment.

[0023]

As described above, according to the card in the amusement facility and the method of using the card according to the present invention, the card can be processed when the facility is used in the amusement facility, and the resonance tag is introduced to be integrated with the card. Therefore, especially in an entertainment facility where one-day tickets and pay-as-you-go payments are mixed, such as at ski resorts, by carrying one of these cards, it can be used as a one-day lift ticket such as a lift or as a prepaid card in a cafeteria. Available. Therefore, such a flexible card and card usage method not only improves the convenience of users of the entertainment facility, but also makes it unnecessary for the management side to prepare change and collect sales. Work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing case classification of usage modes of an embodiment of a card usage method in an entertainment facility of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a usage mode in blocks.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining how to attach a prepaid card and a one-day lift ticket (resonance tag seal) to it.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of each device according to an embodiment of the card using method in the entertainment facility of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a resonance tag seal.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an identification device 30 provided in the gate device 8 of the lift entrance.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart in the case of a card that also serves as a room key when staying at a hotel.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a mode of use when a resonance tag seal is attached to a card that also serves as a room key.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ski Card 2 Resonant Tag Sticker 3 Card with Tag 4 Card Issuing Machine 5 Card Type Vending Machine 6 Dining Room Register 7 1 Day Lift Ticket Vending Machine 8 Gate Device 9 Card Checkout Machine 11 Magnetic Stripe 16 Insulator 17 Coil 18 Capacitor 19 Resonant Circuit 30 identification device 31 transmission unit 32 reception unit 33 CPU 34 identification control unit

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card in an entertainment facility having recording means capable of recording / reading information on expenses in the entertainment facility, wherein a plurality of resonances each formed of a coil and a capacitor and having different resonance frequencies. A card in an entertainment facility, characterized in that a resonance tag composed of a circuit is attached. 2. The resonance tag vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when a card in which value information is recorded in advance in the recording means is purchased by a card issuing machine and a day-use effective facility is used, a resonance tag vending machine is used. The card in the entertainment facility according to claim 1 is constructed by purchasing a tag and adhering the tag to the card, and a reflected wave resonating in a resonance circuit of the resonance tag by transmitting a radio wave while carrying the card. When passing through the gate device that determines whether the facility is available by receiving, and receiving the prescribed service or provision of goods, pass the card with the resonance tag pasted through the card processing machine The value of the minute is subtracted from the value information recorded in the recording means, and when the use of the facility is finished, the value information is read by a card settlement machine and the amount is refunded. How to use the card in amusement facilities. 3. Receiving a card having the recording means,
When using a one-day-use-effective facility, the resonance tag vending machine is used to purchase the resonance tag according to claim 1 and attach it to the card to configure the card in the entertainment facility according to claim 1. , While carrying the card, it passes through a gate device that determines whether facility is available by transmitting a radio wave and receiving a reflected wave resonating in a resonance circuit in the resonance tag, and a predetermined service or article When receiving the donation, the card is passed through a card processor to accumulate and record the value information in the recording means, and at the end of facility use, the card settlement machine reads the value information and A method of using a card in an entertainment facility, which is characterized by paying the minute. 4. The resonance tag is purchased with the card in the entertainment facility according to claim 1, and the resonance tag vending machine dispenses a card to which the resonance tag is attached. How to use the card at the entertainment facilities listed.