JPH07272032A - Automatic ticket examining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic ticket examining device which can normally and smoothly perform a ticket examining process for recording media having a radio communication function at all times. CONSTITUTION:The automatic ticket examining device, which sends and receives ticket examination information to and from a radio card C that is carried by a passenger and has the radio communication function by radio to decide whether or not the radio card C is proper, decides whether or not the passenger is allowed to pass according to the decision result, and performs opening/closing control over a gate 6, is provided with an antenna position display unit 22 which displays the position where the passenger shows the radio card and also provided with the radio guidance display part 10 consisting of a decision OK display unit 23 and a decision NG display unit 24 which display the decision result of the radio card C; and the decision OK display unit 23 and decision NG display unit 24 are switched according to the decision result.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is, for example, automatically installed by using a recording medium installed at a station of a transportation facility such as a train or a bus and having a function of wirelessly transmitting ticket gate information possessed by a passerby. The present invention relates to a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that processes a ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates have become widespread mainly at transportation stations, but most of them are used to insert a ticket or commuter ticket into the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate to carry out ticket gates. It is a contact type using magnetic recording. In this contact type automatic ticket gate, it is necessary to insert a commuter pass or the like into the main body of the apparatus. For example, a commuter pass is taken out of the commuter pass, inserted into the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate, and then,
It is necessary to receive the commuter pass discharged from the ticket exit of the automatic ticket gate and store it in the commuter pass case, resulting in interruption and delay in the flow of passengers due to the work. In particular, the congestion near the automatic ticket gates during the rush hours is a serious problem.

Therefore, recently, when the automatic ticket gate is used, the operability of passengers is greatly improved, and as a measure to alleviate congestion, a wireless card (recording medium) composed of an IC card is used as a commuter pass to automatically There has been proposed a non-contact type automatic ticket gate apparatus that performs ticket processing by wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the ticket gate apparatus.

In such a contactless automatic ticket gate using wireless communication, a passerby carries a valid wireless card, and while passing through the ticket gate, data is transmitted to the wireless card by wireless communication. Ticket reading processing is performed by sequentially performing reading, writing, and re-reading for checking the written contents. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not a passerby can pass by the same data processing as in the contact type using the magnetic recording using the conventional magnetized ticket.

[0005]

Generally, with respect to a wireless card, it is ideal that data can be read and written by wireless communication by utilizing the advantage of non-contact type even when it is kept in a passerby's pocket, bag, or the like. However, in reality, at ticket gates such as stations where multiple automatic ticket gates are arranged, wireless communication malfunction due to radio wave interference etc., and the above malfunction occurs within the wireless communication range. You need to restrict it from doing so.

In a conventional magnetic ticket, a passer-by confirms the position of the ticket slot and the opening state of the shutter of the ticket slot indicating reception of the magnetic ticket, and confirms whether or not the magnetic ticket can be inserted. Even when performing, throwing in and judging whether to pass or not,
There is a guidance display and warning in the vicinity of the ticket exit for returning the inserted magnetic ticket, and there is a warning, and the passerby judges the passage with the carried magnetic ticket in a smooth series of operations. be able to.

However, in the non-contact type wireless card, the only operation of the passerby is to hold (present) the wireless card over the antenna, and the position of the limited space of the communication area is recognized. Since the wireless card cannot be held over the space within the communicable limit, the wireless communication data cannot be normally read and written, and smooth ticket processing cannot be performed in some cases.

Further, when judging whether or not a passerby carrying a wireless card can pass or fail, the guide display of the ticket exit similar to that of a magnetic ticket and the warning sounding when the ticket cannot be passed are used to check the ticket exit. Passers-by must pass to the vicinity, and there are cases where smooth ticket processing cannot be performed. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus which can always and normally perform a ticket gate process on a recording medium having a wireless communication function.

[0009]

The automatic ticket gate of the present invention determines whether the recording medium is correct by wirelessly transmitting and receiving ticket gate information to and from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function. In the automatic ticket gate device that determines whether or not the passerby is allowed to pass according to the determination result,
First display means for displaying a position where the passer presents the recording medium, second display means for displaying a determination result for the recording medium, and the first to second display means. And a control means for switching the display to.

The automatic ticket gate apparatus of the present invention determines whether the recording medium is correct by wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information to and from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function. In an automatic ticket gate that determines whether or not a passerby can pass according to a result, a first display unit that displays a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, and a second display unit that displays a determination result for the recording medium. Second display means, first control means for switching the display from the first display means to the second display means, and second display means for switching the display contents of the second display means according to the determination result.
And the control means.

Further, the automatic ticket gate of the present invention judges whether the recording medium is correct by wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information to and from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function. In an automatic ticket gate that determines whether or not a passerby can pass according to a result, a first display unit that displays a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, and a second display unit that displays a determination result for the recording medium. Second display means, first control means for switching the display from the first display means to the second display means, and second display means for switching the display contents of the second display means according to the determination result.
And a ringing unit that outputs a ringing sound when the determination result is incorrect.

Further, the automatic ticket gate of the present invention determines whether the recording medium is correct by wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information to and from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function. In an automatic ticket gate that determines whether or not a passerby can pass according to a result, a first display unit that displays a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, and a second display unit that displays a determination result for the recording medium. Second display means, first control means for switching the display from the first display means to the second display means, and second display means for switching the display contents of the second display means according to the determination result.
And a ringing unit that outputs a ringing sound that differs depending on the determination result.

Further, the automatic ticket gate apparatus of the present invention determines whether the recording medium is correct by wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information to and from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function. In an automatic ticket gate for determining whether or not a passerby is allowed to pass according to a result, a first display means for displaying a position where the passer presents the recording medium, and a legitimate display for displaying a determination result for the recording medium. Display means including a display section and an illegal display section, a first control means for switching the display from the first display means to the second display means, a legitimate display section of the second display means, and It is provided with a second control means for switching the illegal display portion according to the determination result, and a third control means for causing the illegal display portion to blink when operating the illegal display portion.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the first display means for displaying the position where the passerby presents the recording medium is provided, and the second display means for displaying the determination result for the recording medium is provided. By switching the display from the display means to the second display means, it is possible to normally and smoothly perform the ticket gate processing for the recording medium having the wireless communication function.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 2 and 3 schematically show the external configuration of the automatic ticket gate apparatus according to the present embodiment. That is, the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 has an entrance machine 2 for entering the station premises and an exit machine 3 for exiting from the station premises to the outside of the station premises arranged in parallel, and a passage for a passerby between them. 4 is forming. In addition, the number of entrance machines 2 and exit machines 3 installed in a line
It can be an arbitrary number depending on the scale of the station premises.

The entrance machine 2 is provided with gates 6 and 6 attached to the left and right ends of the main body 5 so as to block or open the passage 4 with respect to the drawing on the inner surface side, and based on the result of determination as to whether or not the vehicle can pass. The gates 6 and 6 are controlled to open and close.

At one end (the right end in the drawing) of the upper surface of the main body 5, for example, a magnetic ticket as a commuter pass (or an ordinary ticket) in which ticket information such as an effective period and a use section is magnetically encoded and recorded. Ticket slot 7 for tickets
Is provided, and the other end (the left end in the drawing) is provided with a ticket outlet 8 for ejecting the magnetic ticket received from the ticket slot 7.

In front of the ticket slot 7, a passerby carries it,
For example, wireless communication is performed with a wireless card (recording medium) C as a wireless ticket (commuter ticket or ordinary ticket) having a function of transmitting and receiving ticket gate information such as valid period and usage section by wireless communication. And an antenna unit 9 for use therein is installed to transmit / receive ticket gate information to / from a wireless card C posted in a wireless communication area in a specific range above the antenna unit,
That is, reading and writing of data to the wireless card C by wireless communication and re-reading for collating and checking the written contents are sequentially performed.

In front of the antenna section 9, a wireless guide display section 10 for displaying the determination result of the wireless card C is provided. Further, in front of the ticket exit 8 (the other end of the upper surface of the main body 5), there is provided a guide display unit 11 such as a plasma display which informs a passerby whether or not the passenger can pass.

A pole portion 12 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 5. Then, the pole portion 12 and the passage 4 of the main body 5
On the side surface on the side, a plurality of optical sensors as passerby detection means, for example, exit detectors 13, 14, a human detector 15, an entrance detector 16, etc. are provided,
The detectors 13 to 16 detect the passing state of passersby.

On the end face of the pole portion 12 on the ticket insertion slot 7 side,
A status indicator 17 is provided to let passers-by know the operating status of the device from a distance. For example, when a wireless card is available, character information such as "Handling of wireless card" is displayed. Has become.

At the left end of the drawing of the inner surface of the main body 5,
Loudspeaker 1 that informs by voice the passerby is not allowed
8 are provided. The exit unit 3 has the same configuration as the entrance unit 2 and is symmetrically arranged with the entrance unit 2.

FIG. 4 shows the antenna section 9 and the wireless guide display section 10. Antenna part 5
Indicates the position of the antenna 21 for transmission / reception for wireless communication with the wireless card C carried by a passerby, and the antenna position indicator 22 for displaying a message for guiding the presentation of the wireless card C. Is provided.

The wireless guide display unit 10 displays the determination result of the wireless card C held over the position of the antenna unit 9. The determination OK indicator (valid display unit) 23 that operates when the determination result is valid. , And a determination NG display (invalid display section) 24 that operates when the determination result is incorrect, and a built-in buzzer 25 that outputs a different ringing sound depending on the determination result of the wireless card C.

FIG. 1 shows a control system of the automatic ticket gate 1 constructed as described above. That is, the CPU
The detectors 13 to 16 are provided in the main control section 31 which is mainly composed of (central processing unit) and the like.
Is connected, and the guide display section 11 and the status indicator 17 are connected via the device status display circuit 32,
The gate 6 is connected via a gate drive unit 33, and the speaker 18 is connected via a voice guidance control unit 34. The main control unit 31 controls the entire apparatus and detects the passing state (moving state) of a passerby based on the output signals of the detectors 13 to 16.

A radio unit control unit 35 is connected to the main control unit 31, and the radio unit control unit 35 radiates a power transmission wave to a radio card C carried by a passerby. 36, a data transmission circuit 37 that modulates a power transmission wave and transmits data to the wireless card C, and a data reception circuit 38 that receives and demodulates data from the wireless card C are connected. Then, the power transmission circuit 3
6, the antenna 21 is connected to the data transmission circuit 37 and the data reception circuit 38.

The antenna position indicator 22 is connected to the wireless unit controller 35 via a wireless unit state controller 39. Further, the main controller 31 has
A wireless data determination control unit 40 is connected to the wireless data determination control unit 40, and the determination OK indicator 23, the determination N
The G display 24 and the buzzer 25 are connected.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of the wireless card C. That is, the wireless card C includes a card control unit 41 and a card control unit 4 including a CPU that controls the overall control.
1, the data memory 42 storing the control program and the ticket gate information, the data transmitting / receiving unit 43 for transmitting / receiving the wireless communication data to / from the antenna 21, and the antenna 21.
A power supply unit 45 is provided to supply necessary power to each unit via a power reception unit 44 that receives a power transmission wave radiated from the unit.

The ticket gate information stored in the data memory 42 is
For example, the ID code for identifying the owner, the ticket issuing number, the boarding section, the period of use, the gender distinction, the adult / dwarf distinction, the previous usage time of the automatic ticket gate, and the like.

The above-mentioned elements of the wireless card C are as follows.
It is composed of one or a plurality of IC chips and is arranged on one substrate to have a card-like overall shape. next,
The operation of the above configuration will be described.

First, in the case where the judgment result for the wireless card C carried by the passerby is judgment OK (valid), FIG.
This will be described with reference to the processing timing chart shown in FIG. At startup, the main control unit 31 of the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 confirms that the wireless unit control unit 35 has normally started from the initial state to the standby state, and when confirming that the wireless unit has normally entered the standby state, the wireless unit The status indicator 17 for displaying the normal status is turned on. While the automatic ticket gate 1 is operating,
When the main controller 31 determines that the wireless unit controller 35 is abnormal, the status indicator 17 is turned off, the wireless unit is disabled, and the passerby is notified that the wireless card is disabled.

When the main controller 31 determines that the wireless unit controller 35 is normal, the antenna position indicator 22 indicating the communication position of the wireless card C via the wireless unit controller 35.
Blinks to inform the user of the antenna position and availability.

In this state, when a passerby carrying the wireless card C enters the passage 4 of the apparatus and presents the wireless card C within the radio wave radiation area of the antenna 21, the wireless unit controller 35 causes the wireless card C to pass through. Start wireless communication with.
That is, when the communication request from the wireless card C is received,
The antenna position indicator 22 is switched from the blinking operation to the continuous lighting operation, and the antenna 21 reads the ticket gate information or the like from the wireless card C.

When the main control unit 31 determines that the wireless card C is valid based on the ticket inspection information read from the wireless card C, the main control unit 31 causes the gate 6 to operate via the gate drive unit 33.
Is opened and the necessary data (update data, etc.) is written to the wireless card C by the wireless unit controller 35.
Through.

When the data writing to the wireless card C is normally completed, the main control section 31 switches the antenna position indicator 22 from the lighting operation to the extinction via the wireless unit control section 35, and the entrance detector 16 turns off. After the state (passenger detection) is detected, the antenna position indicator 22 is kept off until the dark state of the human detector 15 is detected. Further, in order to inform the user that the data writing to the wireless card C has been normally completed, the main control unit 31 lights up the determination OK indicator 23 after the normal completion, at the same timing,
Buzzer 25 beeps once.

As described above, the passerby can recognize that the processing of the wireless card C to be carried is normally completed within the communication area of the antenna 21. After that, the main control unit 31 causes the antenna position indicator 22 to blink again for the passerby carrying the next wireless card C.

Next, a case where it is determined that the determination result for the wireless card C is a determination NG (illegal), for example, outside the boarding section or when the usage period has expired will be described with reference to the processing timing chart shown in FIG. In this case, description will be given after the main control unit 31 reads the ticket gate information via the wireless unit control unit 35.

When the main control unit 31 reads the ticket information of the wireless card C and makes an invalid determination such as outside the boarding section or when the usage period expires, the wireless unit control unit 31 notifies the passerby of the determination result. The antenna position indicator 22 is turned off via 35.

At the same time, the main control section 31 determines that the judgment is NG.
The display 24 is turned on, the buzzer 25 is made to ring periodically, and a voice guidance such as "I cannot pass this wireless card" is given by the speaker 18 via the voice guidance control unit 34.

As a result, the passerby does not have to enter the guide display section 11 near the ticket exit 8 at which the inserted ticket is returned, like a conventional magnetic ticket, and carries the wireless card with him. The judgment NG of C can be known.

Next, the judgment result for the wireless card C is a judgment OK (valid), but when updating the ticket gate information, the wireless communication error occurs because it is out of the communication area space (processing error).
The case where it is determined to be will be described with reference to the processing timing chart shown in FIG. In this case, as in the case of FIG. 7, description will be made after the main control unit 31 reads the ticket gate information via the wireless unit control unit 35.

The main controller 31 judges that the wireless card C is O
K (legitimate), that is, if it is determined that the passage is possible after reading the ticket gate information, and when it is determined that the wireless communication is abnormal (processing abnormality) because it is out of the communication area space when updating the ticket gate information, the passage In order to inform the operator of the processing abnormality, the judgment N
The G indicator 24 is made to blink periodically, and the buzzer 25 is made to ring periodically.

Further, the main control section 31 synchronizes the antenna position indicator 22 with the buzzer 25 in order to re-process the update of the ticket inspection information of the wireless card C, that is, to have the wireless card C held in the communication area again. Blinking and
From the speaker 18 via the voice guidance control unit 34, for example, "look down and hold the wireless card again"
Voice guidance display such as. As a result, the passerby can smoothly perform the reprocessing operation.

As described above, in order to perform normal and smooth transmission / reception to / from the wireless card, the wireless antenna position display is performed so that the passerby can understand it. In order to make a passerby notice a communication abnormality (processing abnormality), the wireless antenna position display, the judgment result display, and the tone color of the judgment result sound are changed to smoothly judge whether or not the passenger can pass and The ticket gate processing can always be performed normally and smoothly.

[0045]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus which can always and normally perform the ticket gate processing on a recording medium having a wireless communication function.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control system of an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the external appearance of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing portions of an antenna unit and a wireless guide display unit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless card.

FIG. 6 is a processing timing chart for explaining the operation when the determination result of the wireless card is OK (valid).

FIG. 7 is a processing timing chart for explaining the operation when the determination result of the wireless card is NG (illegal).

FIG. 8 is a processing timing chart for explaining an operation when the determination result of the wireless card is NG (processing abnormality).

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Automatic ticket gate, 2 ... Entrance machine, 3 ... Exit machine, 4
...... Passage, 5 ...... Main body, 6 ...... Gate, 7 ...... Ticket slot, 8 ...... Ticket exit, 9 ...... Antenna section, 10 ...... Wireless guide display section, 13 to 16 ...... Detector , 21 ... Antenna, 22 ... Antenna position indicator, 23 ... Judgment OK indicator (valid display section), 24 ... Judgment NG indicator (illegal display section), 25 ... Buzzer, 31 ... Main control Department, 33 ...
Gate drive unit, 35 ... Wireless unit control unit, 36 ...
Power transmission circuit, 37 ... Data transmission circuit, 38 ... Data reception circuit, 39 ... Wireless unit state control unit, C ...
Wireless card.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A passerby carries out wireless transmission / reception of ticket gate information with a recording medium that is carried by a passerby and has a wireless communication function, thereby determining whether the recording medium is correct or not, and according to the determination result, the passerby In an automatic ticket gate for determining passability, a first display means for displaying a position at which the passerby presents the recording medium, a second display means for displaying a determination result for the recording medium, and the first display means. And a control unit for switching the display from the display unit to the second display unit. 2. A passerby wirelessly transmits and receives ticket gate information to and from a recording medium that has a wireless communication function, and the passerby determines whether the recording medium is right or wrong. In an automatic ticket gate for determining passability, a first display means for displaying a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, a second display means for displaying a determination result for the recording medium, the first display means. A first control means for switching the display from the second display means to the second display means, and a second control means for switching the display content of the second display means according to the determination result. An automatic ticket gate featuring 3. The pass / fail of the recording medium is determined by wirelessly transmitting and receiving the ticket gate information to and from a recording medium that is carried by a passerby and has a wireless communication function, and the passerby of the passerby is determined according to the determination result. In an automatic ticket gate for determining passability, a first display means for displaying a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, a second display means for displaying a determination result for the recording medium, the first display means. The first control means for switching the display from the display means to the second display means, the second control means for switching the display content of the second display means according to the determination result, and the determination result An automatic ticket gate device comprising: a ringing unit that outputs a ringing sound when it is improper. 4. The pass / fail of the recording medium is judged by wirelessly transmitting / receiving the ticket gate information to / from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function, and the passerby of the passerby is judged according to the result of the decision. In an automatic ticket gate for determining passability, a first display means for displaying a position at which the passer presents the recording medium, a second display means for displaying a determination result for the recording medium, the first display means. The first control means for switching the display from the display means to the second display means, the second control means for switching the display content of the second display means according to the determination result, and the determination result. An automatic ticket gate device, comprising: a ringing unit that outputs a ringing sound that differs in accordance with the ringing sound. 5. The pass / fail of the recording medium is wirelessly transmitted / received to / from a recording medium carried by a passerby and having a wireless communication function, and the passerby of the passerby is determined according to the determination result. In an automatic ticket gate for determining passability, a first display means for displaying a position where the passerby presents the recording medium, and a legitimate display section and an illegal display section for displaying a determination result for the recording medium. The second display means, the first control means for switching the display from the first display means to the second display means, and the legitimate display portion and the invalid display portion of the second display means as the determination result. An automatic ticket gate device comprising: a second control unit that switches in accordance with the above; and a third control unit that causes the improper display unit to blink when the improper display unit operates.