JPH07230504A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the congestion at a ticket examination gate at rush hours by permitting entrance or exit at the time of selecting a communication ticket expired from its available period. CONSTITUTION:In the case of entering through a ticket examination gate by means of a commutation ticket C, a user inserts the ticket C into an insertion port 1. Data recorded in the ticket C inserted into the main body (a) are read out by a magnetic head H1 and supplied to the arithmetic processing of a CPU, which judges whether entrance based upon the ticket C is possible or not. When the ticket C is valid in the due railroad section and within an available period, normal valid commutation ticket processing is executed and the entrance is permitted. If the ticket C is outside the due section even when it is within the available period, the entrance is rejected. When time elapsed from the final limit of the ticket is within a prescribed period even when the final limit has elapsed, a door is opened and entrance is permitted, but a message indicating the expiration of the available period of the ticket C is displayed through a display part 7 and a similar voice guide is outputted through a speaker 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate which can enhance ticket processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a commuter ticket is inserted into an insertion opening of a main body (hereinafter referred to as a main body) of the automatic ticket gate, the data recorded on the commuter ticket is read. It is configured to be used for calculation for ticket gate processing, and entry or exit is permitted depending on the calculation result.

That is, if the commuter ticket inserted into the main body is within a predetermined boarding section and within a predetermined effective use period (hereinafter referred to as a use period), the door is opened (when the main body is a normally open type). The door is closed to prevent passage through the ticket gate passage outside a predetermined boarding section or after a lapse of a predetermined use period.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, when the commuter pass after a predetermined use period has been inserted into the main body, the entrance is uniformly blocked. In particular, there was a drawback that the efficiency of ticket processing at the time of rush hour was lowered. For example, when a user who does not know that the usage period has passed inserts the commuter pass into the main body, the door is closed and entry is denied, so that there is a drawback that the ticket gate is crowded especially during rush hours.

Therefore, in the present invention, attention is paid to the fact that the commuter pass user is a certain trusted user who continues to use for commuting to work or attending school. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate that enables entrance and exit, prevents congestion at the ticket gate, and improves ticket gate processing efficiency.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention arithmetically processes data recorded on a commuter ticket inserted in a main body and enters or exits according to the arithmetic result. In an automatic ticket gate that performs ticket processing for entry, extracting means for extracting a commuter ticket whose usage period has elapsed from the inserted commuter ticket, and a commuter ticket within a predetermined lapse period from the commuter ticket extracted by the extracting means It is characterized by having selection means for selecting and a control means for permitting entry or exit when the selection means selects a commuter pass. Also, when the selecting means selects a commuter pass,
It is characterized by having an informing means for informing the elapse of the usage period.

[0007]

In the above structure, the control means controls the commuter pass, which has been used for a long time, so that it can pass through the ticket gate passage if the elapsed time is within a predetermined period.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment, in which a main body a has an insertion opening 1 and an ejection opening 2 between
A transport mechanism 3 driven by a motor M is provided.

The transport mechanism 3 comprises a well-known alignment transport path 3a, a main transport path 3b, and a discharge transport path 3c, of which the alignment transport path 3a aligns the commuter passes C inserted from the insertion slot 1. Further, the main transport path 3b is mainly composed of a magnetic head H ₁ for reading the magnetic data recorded on the commuter pass C and a microcomputer for the magnetic data read by the magnetic head. Magnetic head H ₂ for performing arithmetic processing by the controller 5 and writing the arithmetic result
And a verifying magnetic head H ₃ for reading whether data has been normally written.

In the figure, 6 is a speaker provided on the side surface of the main body a for guiding voice, and 7 in the figure is a display section provided adjacent to the discharge port 2 for guiding by characters. Although not shown, in the main body a, a punching unit for punching an ordinary ticket taken in the main body a,
A mechanism for collecting the collected ordinary tickets in the main body a is provided, but is omitted for simplification of the drawing.

In the figure, S is a human detection for detecting the entrance or exit of a user into or through the ticket passage, which is formed between an adjacent main body (not shown). It is a vessel.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of the controller 5, which is a central processing unit (for performing arithmetic processing using a system program stored in the ROM 10 and working data stored in the RAM 11). CPU) 12
have.

The CPU 12 drives the read / write driver 14 for driving and controlling the magnetic heads H _{1 to} H ₃ , the voice driver 15 for driving and controlling the speaker 6, and the display unit 7 via the I / O unit 13. Display driver 1 to control
6 and are connected. The I / O unit 13 has
Although the sensor amplifiers of the human detectors S, S ... Are connected, they are omitted because they are not directly related to the description of the present invention.

Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket gate according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The commuter pass C is stored in the ROM so that the commuter pass can be entered and exited within a predetermined period after the use period e.g., within 5 days.
10 and the RAM 11 store data to that effect.

Now, it is assumed that the user tries to enter using the commuter pass C and inserts the commuter pass C into the insertion slot 1. (Step 100 is affirmative. Hereinafter, step is referred to as S).

The data recorded on the commuter pass C inserted in the main body a is read by the magnetic head H1 and is read by the CPU 12
Is subjected to the arithmetic processing of (1), and it is determined whether or not the commuter pass C can enter (S102, S104).

When the commuter pass C is within the boarding section and within the use period (No at S106), the normal valid commuter pass processing is performed and the entrance is permitted. Of course, even if it is within the usage period, entry is blocked if it is outside the boarding section.

By the way, when the period of use of the commuter pass C has elapsed and the elapsed period is within a predetermined period (for example, within 5 days) (S106 affirmative, S108 affirmative), the door D is opened. As shown in FIG. 4, the entrance is permitted, and the fact that the period of use of the commuter pass C has expired is displayed on the display unit 7, and a similar voice guidance is given by the speaker 6.
(S110).

Therefore, the user can enter even after the period of use of the commuter pass C has passed, and congestion of the ticket gate can be avoided. Then, the user of the commuter pass C can participate using the commuter pass C. In this case also, as in the case described above, the elapse of the usage period is notified via the display 7 and the speaker 6. Therefore, the user can know that the period of use of the commuter pass has expired and can take the renewal procedure.

When the railway company issues the commuter pass, the fare commensurate with the round-trip fare within the above-mentioned predetermined period (for example, 5 days) should be added to the commuter fare and collected as a deposit. If you leave it, you can reduce the damage. Then, if the deposit is settled with the renewal fixed fee, the user will not be in any loss.

Further, only the commuter pass for which the above deposit has been collected may be allowed to enter and exit within a predetermined period after the usage period has elapsed. That is, if the deposit data is written in the commuter pass and the main body a permits the entry and exit when the data is extracted, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use.

When the expired commuter pass is used at times other than during the rush hour, there is little risk of congestion at the ticket gates. You may

[0023]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with an extracting means for extracting a commuter ticket whose usage period has passed from the inserted commuter ticket and a commuter ticket within a predetermined lapse period from the commuter ticket extracted by the extracting means. Since it consists of a selection means for selecting a commuter pass and a control means for permitting entry or exit when the selection means selects a commuter pass, it is possible to enter and exit within a certain period after the usage period elapses. It is possible to prevent congestion at the ticket gates during rush hours and improve ticket gate processing efficiency.

Further, when the notifying means for notifying the elapse of the use period is provided when the selecting means selects the commuter pass, it is possible to notify the user of the use period and perform the update procedure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing in section a part of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Insertion port 3 Transport mechanism 5 Controller 6 Speaker 7 Display part a Main body of the automatic ticket gate (main body) C Commuter pass

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that performs arithmetic processing on data recorded in a commuter ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic ticket gate and performs entrance or exit ticket processing according to the calculation result. From the extracting means for extracting the commuter pass of which the valid use period has passed, the selecting means for selecting the commuter pass within a predetermined lapse period from the commuter tickets extracted by the extracting means, and the selecting means selected the commuter pass An automatic ticket gate, characterized by having control means for permitting entry or exit at times. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, further comprising informing means for informing of the elapse of the valid use period when the selecting means selects a commuter pass.