JPH0765209A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable accurate and speedy transfer at a complicated transfer station where plural lines connect when a transfer ticket is used by retrieving and displaying transfer guidance information stored in the automatic ticket examination machine according to transfer information on the ticket. CONSTITUTION:When a user who makes a transfer to another line inserts the railroad ticket 22 into the reception slot of the automatic ticket examination machine, its magnetic recording contents are read out by used heads 1 and 2 and stored in a storage part 17. A main control part 11 decides whether or not the ticket is a transfer ticket 22 for transfer to a line of another company according to whether or not a transfer station code is recorded on the railroad ticket 22. When the decision result shows the transfer, the main control part 11 carries the railroad ticket 22 to the discharge opening and retrieves a transfer information file part 18 according to the transfer station code as the read information of the railroad ticket 22 and an installation station code held in the storage part 17 of the automatic ticket inspecting gate. The transfer information on a transfer line name, a transfer station name, and a platform number is obtained to display a transfer guidance at a PDP display part 16.

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 for ticketing or collecting ticket for a recording medium such as a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates have been installed at railway stations on behalf of staff at the station by inserting tickets into the ticket gates. Further, in the railroad route network, for example, when the A company route and the B company route are in contact with each other at a station, transit tickets for these plural connecting routes are on sale. A user who purchases such a transit ticket inserts the transit ticket into the automatic ticket gate at station a using the company A line and receives the transit ticket released from the automatic ticket gate. Thus, it is possible to transfer to the company B line.

However, when a user of a transit ticket passes through an automatic ticket gate at a connecting station of such multiple lines,
For example, it is difficult to accurately and swiftly transfer at a complicated connecting station with many routes such as in a metropolitan area.

[0004]

As described above, when a user of a transit ticket passes through an automatic ticket gate at a complicated connecting station on a plurality of lines, it is possible to accurately and promptly perform a transfer ride. There was a problem that it was difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate that enables a transfer to be made accurately and quickly when using a transit ticket at a complicated connecting station on a plurality of routes.

[0006]

The automatic ticket gate of the present invention conveys the tickets inserted from the slot through the conveying path, reads the magnetic information on the tickets by the reading means during the conveyance, and In an automatic ticket gate that passes a person who inserts tickets according to a reading result, a storage unit that stores transfer guidance information when passing through the automatic ticket gate and changing trains,
When the transfer information added to the magnetic information on the ticket is read by the reading means, the transfer guidance stored in the storage means from the transfer information and the installation information in which the automatic ticket gate is placed. It comprises a search means for searching the information and a display means for displaying the transfer guidance of the transfer guidance information searched by the search means.

In the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, the tickets inserted from the slot are conveyed by the conveying path, the magnetic information on the tickets is read by the reading means during the conveyance, and the tickets are read according to the reading result. In the automatic ticket gate that allows the person who enters the class to pass through, the storage means that stores the transfer guidance information at the time of passing through the automatic ticket gate and the transfer, and the storage using the magnetic information read by the reading means The search means searches the transfer guidance information stored in the means, and the display means displays the transfer guidance of the transfer guidance information searched by the search means.

According to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, the ticket inserted from the slot is conveyed by the conveying path, the magnetic information on the ticket is read by the reading means during the conveyance, and the ticket is read according to the reading result. In the automatic ticket gate that allows the passengers of the same class to pass through, based on the storage means that stores the transfer guidance information when passing through the automatic ticket gate and when changing trains, based on the transfer guidance information stored in this storage means It is composed of display means for displaying the transfer guidance and judgment means for judging whether or not the transfer information is displayed on the display means from the magnetic information when the magnetic information on the ticket is read by the reading means. ing.

The automatic ticket gate of the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a recording medium on which information is recorded, a reading means for reading the information recorded on the recording medium received by the receiving means, and a reading means for reading the information. Determining means for determining whether or not the transfer information is included in the information, the discharging means for discharging the recording medium when it is determined by the determining means that the transfer information is included, and the discharging means. When the recording medium is ejected, the display unit is configured to display transfer guidance based on the transfer information read by the reading unit.

[0010]

According to the present invention, when the transfer means for passing through an automatic ticket gate and changing trains is stored in the storage means and the reading means reads the transfer information added to the magnetic information on the tickets, The transfer guidance information stored in the storage means is searched from the transfer information and the installation information in which the automatic ticket gate is placed, and the transfer guidance of the searched transfer guidance information is displayed.

According to the present invention, the transfer guidance information when the transfer is made through the automatic ticket gate is stored in the storage means, and the magnetic transfer information read by the reading means is used to store the transfer guidance information. Is displayed and the transfer guidance of the searched transfer guidance information is displayed.

According to the present invention, transfer guidance information for passing through an automatic ticket gate and changing trains is stored, the transfer guidance is displayed on the display means based on the stored transfer guidance information, and the reading means reads the tickets. When the magnetic information is read, it is determined from this magnetic information whether or not the transfer guidance is displayed on the display means.

The present invention receives a recording medium on which information is recorded, reads the information recorded on the received recording medium, determines whether the read information includes transfer information, and determines the transfer information. When the recording medium is determined to be included, the recording medium is ejected, and when the recording medium is ejected, the transfer guidance is displayed based on the transfer information.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention. That is, at one end of the automatic ticket gate main body 21, a ticket prepaid type ticket having a monetary value such as a ticket, a coupon ticket, an admission ticket, a card, and a magnetic means such as a postpaid ticket having a monetary value, etc. A recording medium 22 (hereinafter referred to as a ticket) having a magnetic recording unit for storing information is stored in the recording medium 22 and the other end is provided with a recording medium 23.
Ejection ports 24 for ejecting the ticket 22 received in step 1 are provided respectively. In the vicinity of the outlet 24, a PD including a plasma display or the like that displays transfer guidance is displayed.
A P display unit 16 is provided. The PDP display unit 1
6 is not limited to the plasma display system, and may be a liquid crystal display system, and the point is that the user can display transfer guidance.

Between the entrance 23 and the exit 24, the ticket 22 accepted by the entrance 23 is exited 24.
A transport path 25 for transporting to is formed. In the entrance 23, a detector 26 for detecting that the ticket 22 has been received,
The outlets 24 are respectively provided with detectors 27 for detecting that the ticket 22 has been ejected.

On the transport path of the transport path 25, the magnetic information is written to the reading heads 1 and 2 for reading the magnetic information recorded in the ticket 22 and the ticket 22 along the receiving port 23 and the discharging port 24. Write heads 3, 4 and write heads 3,
The verify heads 5 and 6 are provided to determine whether or not the data has been correctly written in 4.

Further, the reading head 1 is sandwiched by the transport path 25.
2. Supporting members (rotating rollers) 30a, 30b, facing the write heads 3, 4 and verify heads 5, 6, respectively.
30c, 30d, 30e, 30f are provided, and these support members 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30 are provided.
f is attached to a base (not shown) forming one side of the automatic ticket gate body 21.

In the read head 1, the write head 3, and the verify head 5, the magnetic recording unit provided on the ticket 22 is carried in the carry path 25 with respect to the carry path, the read head 1, the write head 3, and the verify head 5. When the ticket 22 is received by the receiving port 23 in a state in which the ticket 22 is provided (here, temporarily referred to as "lower surface"), the reading head 2, the writing head 4, and the verifying head 6 are driven. Is directed toward the side where the magnetic recording portion of the ticket 22 is provided with the read head 2, the write head 4, and the verify head 6 with respect to the transport path of the transport path 25 (here, it is assumed to be “upper surface”). It is driven when the ticket 22 is received in the entrance 23 in the state.

On the transportation path of the transportation path 25, when the received ticket 22 is the ticket 22 to be discharged, for example, in the case of a transit ticket, the ticket 22 is sorted in the direction of the discharge port 24 and accepted. When the boarding ticket 22 is a boarding ticket 22 that should be collected, a distribution unit 32 that distributes the boarding ticket 22 toward the collecting section 31 for collecting the collecting tickets 22 is provided. Further, on the transportation path of the transportation path 25, detection units 33 and 34 for detecting passage of the ticket 22 to be transported are provided. Further, the automatic ticket gate apparatus main body 21 is provided with a door portion 35 and the like for closing the passage of the user by closing it.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of peripheral circuits of the read heads 1 and 2, the write heads 3 and 4, and the verify heads 5 and 6 in the above automatic ticket gate. That is, the read heads 1 and 2 and the verify heads 5 and 6 are connected to the amplifier 7, differentiator (or integrator) 8, zero-crossing detector 9, demodulator 10, and main controller 11.
An amplifier 12, a flip-flop 13, and a modulator 14 are connected to the write heads 3 and 4. The main control unit 11 also includes a determination unit 15 that determines the validity of each ticket based on the ticket face information read by the reading heads 1 and 2, and a PDP display unit 16 that displays transfer guidance and the like. It is connected.

The data read by the read heads 1 and 2 is amplified by the amplifier 7, demodulated by the demodulator 10 via the differentiator 8 and the zero-crossing detector 9, and read as read data by the main control unit 1.
Sent to 1.

The write data sent from the main control unit 11 is modulated for writing by the modulator 14, amplified by the amplifier 12 via the flip-flop 13, and transferred by the write heads 3 and 4 to the transfer board. It is written on the magnetic recording surface such as a ticket.

Further, the main control section 11 includes read heads 1 and 2.
It has a storage unit 17 that stores the information of the ticket read in step 1. The storage unit 17 also includes a transfer information file unit 18 that stores transfer information.

FIG. 3 shows one record of the transfer information file section 18, where the installation station code 40 and the transfer station code 4 are shown.
1, a transfer line name 42, a transfer station name 43, and a home number 44. In addition, this transfer information file can obtain information (line name, station name, home number) for PDP display from the installed station code where the automatic ticket gate 21 is placed and the transfer station code obtained from the ticket information. is there.

Next, with the above-mentioned structure, the transfer operation by the transfer ticket will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. Now, when a user getting off at the connecting station and transferring to another route inserts the ticket 22 into the entrance 23 of the automatic ticket gate 21, the ticket 22 is transported on the transport path 25 in the direction of arrow a. . Then, the passing of the ticket 22 is detected by the detector 26 and the detector 33 and reaches the reading heads 1 and 2.

At this time, when the back surface of the ticket 22, that is, the magnetic recording surface is the lower surface, the magnetic recording contents are read by the reading head 1 and stored in the storage unit 17. Further, when the magnetic recording surface of the ticket 22 is the upper surface, the magnetic recording content is read by the reading head 2 and stored in the storage unit 17.

The main control unit 11 diffracts the storage contents stored in the storage unit 17, the recording method is the MRZ-1 system, and the recording contents correspond to the ticket 22. Determine the input. The front and back of the ticket 22 are determined according to which of the reading heads 1 and 2 has read the ticket 22 based on the content of the data.

Further, the main control unit 11 processes the contents stored in the storage unit 17 according to the judged recording method, so that the contents of the magnetic recording unit of the boarding ticket 22, that is, the boarding ticket 22.
Data, date data, time data, departure station data,
The machine number data and the transfer station data are read, and the determination unit 15 determines that the ticket is the correct ticket 22 using the data indicating the ticket 22 and the like. At this time, it is also checked whether entry and exit are performed on the same day, and whether or not they have participated after an apparently excessive time elapses with respect to the standard predetermined movement time.

Next, the main control section 11 judges whether or not the previous entrance was correctly performed based on the supplied machine number and the entrance data. That is, when the entry data is added to the previous data (not deleted), it is determined that the correct boarding is performed, and the entry data is not added (deleted). If it is), the illegal boarding is judged.

When the result of the determination is incorrect, the main control section 11 conveys the ticket 22 to the discharge port 24 and the gate 35.
By closing the door, the passage of the passenger is blocked, an alarm (not shown) is sounded, and the ticket 22 is displayed on the screen of the PDP display unit 16.
Is displayed abnormally.

When it is determined that the correct boarding is being performed, the main control section 11 determines whether the transfer ticket 22 for connecting to another company's route is used depending on whether or not the transfer station code 41 is recorded in the ticket 22. Determine if there is.

When the result of the determination is that there is no transit, the main control section 11 distributes the tickets 22 transported on the transport path 25 to the sorting section 3.
In 2 the distribution to the bill collecting section 31 direction, collecting the bills in the bill collecting section 31, P
The display of passing is displayed on the screen of the DP display unit 16.

If the result of the determination is a transit, the main control unit 11
Transfers the ticket 22 to the outlet 24, and from the transfer station code 41 which is the read information of the ticket 22 and the installed station code 40 which is stored in the storage unit 17 of the automatic ticket gate 21, the transfer information file section Search for 18.

The main control unit 11 includes a transfer information file unit 18
By searching for, the transfer line name 42, the transfer station name 43, and the transfer information to be displayed on the PDP display unit 16 of the home number 44 are obtained,
The transfer guidance is displayed on the PDP display unit 16.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of the PDP display section 16 at this time. Following "Please take the ticket", "Transfer of TK line is at XX station, XX platform".
Is displayed.

The passenger receives the ticket 22 and
It is possible to accurately and swiftly perform a transfer by looking at the transfer guidance displayed on the PDP display unit 16. As described above, according to the above embodiment, since the transfer guidance is displayed,
It is possible to provide the information necessary for the transfer from the transfer ticket purchased by the user, which enables an accurate and quick transfer. Also, by reducing the work required for transfer guidance for station staff,
It is possible to improve work efficiency.

In the above embodiment, the transfer ticket is displayed at the automatic ticket gate at the connecting station. However, at the automatic ticket gate at the first entrance station, the transfer information such as the transfer route name, transfer station, transfer platform number, etc. is displayed. It may be done.

In the above embodiment, the transfer information file is searched by using the transfer station code which is the read information of the ticket and the installed station code which the automatic ticket gate has, but the read information of the ticket, for example, You may make it search for a transfer information file using an alighting station code. In short, it is sufficient if the transfer ticket can be displayed at the automatic ticket gate at the connecting station. Further, the automatic ticket gate of the present invention can be applied not only to a transportation system such as a railway but also to an entrance / exit system of an amusement park, a museum or the like.

[0039]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate that enables accurate and quick transfer when using a transit ticket at a complicated connecting station on multiple routes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of a read head and a write head of an automatic ticket gate in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of one record of a transfer information file.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining an operation that shows transfer guidance using a transit ticket.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display example on a PDP display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 ... Read head 3, 4 ... Write head 5, 6 ... Verify head 11 ... Main control unit 15 ... Judgment unit 16 ... PDP display unit 17 ... Storage unit 21 ... Automatic ticket gate 22 ... Ticket

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ticket inserted from an insertion slot is transported by a transport path, magnetic information on the ticket is read by a reading means during the transportation, and the ticket is passed by a reader according to the reading result. In the automatic ticket gate, the storage means for storing the transfer guidance information at the time of changing trains after passing through the automatic ticket gate, and the transfer information given to the magnetic information on the tickets by the reading means are read. In this case, a search means for searching the transfer guidance information stored in the storage means from the transfer information and the installation information in which the automatic ticket gate is placed, and the transfer guidance information searched by the search means. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a display unit for displaying guidance. 2. A ticket inserted from an insertion slot is conveyed by a conveying path, magnetic information on the ticket is read by a reading means in the middle of the conveyance, and a ticket is passed by a reader according to the reading result. In the automatic ticket gate, the storage means stores transfer guidance information for changing trains passing through the automatic ticket gate, and the magnetic information read by the reading means is stored in the storage means. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a search means for searching the transfer guidance information; and a display means for displaying the transfer guidance of the transfer guidance information searched by the search means. 3. A ticket inserted from an input port is conveyed by a conveying path, magnetic information on the ticket is read by a reading means in the middle of the conveyance, and the ticket is passed by a reader according to the reading result. In the automatic ticket gate, a storage means for storing the transfer guidance information when changing trains after passing through the automatic ticket gate, and a display for displaying the transfer guidance based on the transfer guidance information stored in the storage means Means and a judgment means for judging whether or not the transfer information is displayed on the display means from the magnetic information when the magnetic information on the ticket is read by the reading means. Automatic ticket gate. 4. Receiving means for receiving a recording medium on which information is recorded, reading means for reading the information recorded on the recording medium accepted by the receiving means, and transfer information for the information read by the reading means. Determination means for determining whether or not the recording medium is included, ejection means for ejecting the recording medium when the determination means determines that the transfer information is included, and ejection means for ejecting the recording medium. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a display unit that displays transfer guidance based on the transfer information read by the reading unit.