JPH10105745A - Automatic ticket examination and collection system, and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket examination and collection system and method which cope with the use of a combination of plural passenger ticket mediums and are superior in efficiency of ticket examination and collection processing. SOLUTION: Plural passenger ticket mediums collectively thrown to a throwing-in hole 12 are taken in one by one by a taking-in roll 33 and are arranged and have magnetic information read by read heads 36a and 36b and are pooled in a pre-write pool part 42. Only when the passenger ticket taken in at last meets a prescribed condition, this medium is not pooled in the pre- write pool part 42 and is subjected to processing in the succeeding stage before pooled passenger ticket mediums taken in before. Plural passenger ticket mediums are piled in a prescribed order in a collective pool part 60 and are ejected collectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket collection system and an automatic ticket collection method for automatically performing ticket processing and ticket collection processing based on a ticket medium possessed by a passenger.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates for performing automatic ticket processing and automatic ticket collection apparatuses for performing automatic ticket collection processing have begun to be installed at transportation stations such as railways. Such an automatic ticket gate and an automatic ticket gate (hereinafter, referred to as an automatic ticket gate) read magnetic information recorded on an inserted ticket to determine whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass, and as necessary, Recording or punching of magnetic information on the inserted ticket,
Processing such as printing has been performed.

Further, among such automatic ticket collection devices, there have been proposed ones which can cope with the combined use of a plurality of tickets. The combined use of a ticket is, for example, a combination of a boarding section of two or more tickets such as a regular ticket and a regular ticket, or a regular ticket and a regular ticket. It can also be used in combination with a prepaid card or the like. Such an automatic ticket collection device corresponding to a plurality of cards is used particularly in a ticket collection process at a transfer station or a ticket collection process in which entry / exit check is performed.

[0004] First, the former, that is, the ticket collection processing at the transfer station will be described. For example, when transferring between a Shinkansen and a conventional line, it is necessary to receive a ticket collection when transferring from the Shinkansen to the conventional line or from the conventional line to the Shinkansen. At this time, the passenger
It is assumed that the user has a ticket of a conventional line with the transfer station as a starting point or an end point and a ticket of a Shinkansen with the transfer station as an end point or a start point. The automatic ticket collection device for a plurality of tickets as described above receives such a ticket for both the conventional line and the Shinkansen and checks whether there is any fraud in the boarding section based on the data of both tickets. Checking is performed, and a ticket collection process is performed.

[0005] The present invention is also applied to the case of a transfer station between a line of company A and a line of company B. That is, the automatic ticket collection device corresponding to a plurality of cards as described above receives a company A ticket whose transfer station is a starting point or an end point and a company B ticket whose transfer station is an end point or a start point. Based on the data of both tickets, it is checked whether there is any irregularity in the boarding section, and the ticket collection process is performed.

Next, a description will be given of the latter, that is, a ticket collection process for executing an entrance / exit check. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a ticket collection process based on entrance / exit check has been proposed in order to prevent fraud in a boarding section. In the ticket collection process based on this entry / exit check, in principle, entry is permitted only for a ticket that has been subjected to scissors processing. For example, it is assumed that stations exist in the order of A station → B station → C station. At this time, it is assumed that a passenger who has a commuter pass that can be boarded between Station B and Station C purchases a regular ticket that can be boarded between Station A and Station B, gets on from Station A, and gets off at Station C. At this time, to get off at the station C, a regular ticket that can be boarded at the station A → the station B which has been scissors-treated at the station A → the station B → C
A commuter pass that can be used between stations is required. In other words, in the above-mentioned automatic ticket collection device corresponding to a plurality of cards installed at the station C,
Receives a regular ticket that can be boarded at Station A → Station B and a commuter pass that can be boarded between Station B and Station C, which has been scissors-treated at Station A, and based on the data of these regular tickets and commuter passes, In addition to checking for fraud, it is checked that scissors processing has been performed, and ticket inspection processing is performed.

That is, in such an automatic ticket collection apparatus, when processing a plurality of ticket media, the data of all the ticket media is read to determine the combination, and the traffic is checked by checking the illegality of the boarding section. Is determined.

[0008]

However, the automatic ticket collection apparatus for a plurality of tickets as described above is designed so as to be able to use a combination of a plurality of tickets, so that one ticket is used. However, there is a problem that the processing time of the collection ticket due to is longer than that of a normal automatic collection ticket device.
A normal automatic ticket collection device is an automatic ticket collection device that can only perform pass / fail determination processing using only one ticket.

[0009] The reason why the processing time for processing a collection of bills is long is as follows.
Separation processing of a plurality of ticket media, temporary storage of the ticket media, and the like are available.

[0010] The separation processing of a plurality of ticket media means that some automatic ticket collection devices corresponding to a plurality of tickets have a receiving mechanism for collectively receiving a plurality of tickets. This is a process for separating a plurality of ticket media received one by one from one by one.

[0011] Temporary reservation of a ticket medium means that the automatic ticket collection device corresponding to a plurality of sheets is a means for securing time for determining whether or not a plurality of ticket media can pass or not by a combination of the ticket media.
There is provided a holding mechanism for holding the received tickets one by one, and this is a process for temporarily holding the received tickets in the holding mechanism.

That is, in the case of processing a plurality of ticket media, after reading the magnetic information of all the ticket media, all the ticket media are temporarily stored in the storage mechanism after the magnetic reading process in order to determine the combination. There is a need to. When the ticket medium is conveyed via the holding bypass path, the medium is conveyed over a longer distance than when conveyed along the main conveyance path without being held, thereby increasing the processing time.

Such a holding process is executed for all the ticket media after the magnetic reading process, regardless of the conditions for loading the ticket media, for example, the conditions for combining the ticket media to be inserted into the automatic ticket collection device. Therefore, when no order is required for the subsequent processing, for example, the magnetic writing processing, for example, when processing two commuter passes, the processing time is the same as when the normal processing order is required. There is a problem that becomes longer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is directed to an automatic ticket collection system which is compatible with a combination of a plurality of ticket media and has excellent ticket collection processing efficiency. A system and an automatic ticket collection method are provided.

[0015]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made on the basis of the above-mentioned problems, and has a receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media and taking out one of the ticket media received by the receiving means. Take-out means, reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the take-out means, holding means for holding the ticket medium from which data is read by the reading means, and reading by the reading means Based on the data of all of the obtained ticket media, a determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is passable, and a plurality of ticket media that are determined to be passable by the determination unit and received by the receiving unit, When the ticket medium finally taken out from the receiving means by the take-out means is a ticket medium that does not need to define the processing order,
Control means for controlling so that the ticket medium previously held in the holding section is overtaken and conveyed without being held in the holding section, and processed preferentially. It provides a ticket collection system.

Further, according to the present invention, a receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, an extracting means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, and a plurality of receiving media received by the receiving means. Recognition means for recognizing, as a final ticket medium, the last ticket medium taken out of said receiving means by said take-out means, and a ticket medium taken out by said take-out means. Reading means for reading the data which has been read, holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means, and judging whether or not traffic is possible based on the data of all the ticket media read by the reading means. And the reading means, after it is determined that the vehicle is passable by the determining means, and is recognized as the final ticket medium by the recognizing means. If the ticket medium from which the data has been read is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit is not held in the holding unit. An automatic ticket collection system is provided, comprising: control means for performing control so as to carry over and carry out processing with priority.

Further, according to the present invention, a receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, an extracting means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one, and a plurality of receiving media received by the receiving device. Recognition means for recognizing, as a final ticket medium, the last ticket medium taken out of the receiving means by the take-out means, and detecting the size of the ticket medium taken out by the take-out means. Detecting means for reading, data reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the taking out means, holding means for holding the ticket medium whose data has been read by the reading means, and Based on the data of all read ticket media,
Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass; and a ticket medium from which data has been read by the reading means after being recognized as a final ticket medium by the determining means and having been recognized as a final ticket medium by the recognizing means. If it is a ticket medium that does not need to be defined, and the detecting means detects that the size of the final ticket medium is equal to or larger than the size of the largest ticket medium that has been processed earlier. Control means for controlling so that the ticket medium previously held in the holding section is overtaken and conveyed without being held in the holding section, and processed preferentially. An automatic ticket collection system is provided.

Still further, according to the invention, a receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of ticket media, a first extracting means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, Recognizing means for recognizing, as a final ticket medium, the last ticket medium extracted from the receiving means by the first extracting means among the plurality of ticket media received by the receiving means; Detecting means for detecting the size of the ticket medium extracted by the extracting means; reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium extracted by the first extracting means;
Holding means for holding the ticket medium for which data has been read by the reading means; determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on data of all the ticket media read by the reading means; and the determining means Is determined to be passable, and the data read by the reading means after being recognized as the final ticket medium by the recognizing means is a ticket medium which does not need to define the processing order. And if the detecting means detects that the size of the final ticket medium is equal to or greater than the size of the largest processed ticket medium of the previously processed size, it does not cause the holding unit to hold, The ticket medium held in the holding section is controlled to be passed and conveyed, and processed with priority, and the final ticket medium satisfies the condition. A control means for controlling to be held in the holding unit if not carried out, and a step of taking out the ticket media held in the holding unit in descending order of size based on the detection result detected by the detecting means. 2
When the final ticket medium is overtaken and transported, the final ticket medium is overlaid with the ticket medium extracted by the second extraction means. An automatic ticket collection system is provided, comprising: a discharge means for sequentially stacking the ticket media taken out by the second take-out means and discharging a plurality of the ticket media in a lump. .

Still further, according to the present invention, receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, taking-out means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, and taking-out by the taking-out means. Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means; and data based on all the ticket mediums read by the reading means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle is passable; and, among the plurality of ticket media determined to be passable by the determining means and received by the receiving means, lastly removed from the receiving means by the removing means. In the case where the obtained ticket medium is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to specify the processing order, the ticket medium is first stored in the storage unit without being stored in the storage unit. Control means for controlling the passing of the retained ticket medium so as to pass and carry out the processing with priority; and traffic blocking means for blocking traffic when the determination means determines that the traffic is impossible. An automatic ticket collection system is provided.

Still further, according to the present invention, in the automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from the first line to the second line, the predetermined ticket can be transferred to the transfer station on the first line. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium in which a use section of the vehicle can be boarded, and a second ticket medium in which a predetermined use section of the second route from the transfer station can be boarded; Taking-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media received by the receiving means one by one; reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the taking-out means; and reading means Holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read, and judging means for judging whether or not traffic is possible, based on the data of the first and second ticket media read by the reading means. If it is determined that the passage is permitted by the determination means, and the ticket medium that is later removed by the removal means is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, without first holding it in the holding unit, Overtake and transport the ticket medium held in the holding section,
An automatic ticket collection system is provided, comprising: control means for performing control so that processing is performed with priority.

Still further, according to the present invention, in an automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from the first line to the second line, the predetermined ticket from the first line to the transfer station is provided. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium in which a use section of the vehicle can be boarded, and a second ticket medium in which a predetermined use section of the second route from the transfer station can be boarded; A take-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, a detecting means for detecting a size of the ticket medium taken out by the take-out means, and a medium taken out by the take-out means Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium, holding means for holding the ticket medium from which data has been read by the reading means, and the first means read by the reading means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of the second ticket medium and the ticket medium which has been determined to be passable by the determining means and which has been taken out later by the take-out means. If the ticket medium does not need to be stored, and the detection means detects that the size of the subsequently extracted ticket medium is larger than the size of the previously reserved ticket medium, Control means for controlling so that the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit is overtaken and conveyed without priority, and processed with priority. A tag system is provided.

Still further, according to the present invention, in an automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from the first line to the second line, the automatic ticket collection system is provided with a predetermined route from the first line to the transfer station. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium in which a use section of the vehicle can be boarded, and a second ticket medium in which a predetermined use section of the second route from the transfer station can be boarded; First extracting means for extracting the first and second ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, detecting means for detecting the size of the ticket medium extracted by the first extracting means, Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the first take-out means; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which data is read by the reading means; and reading means for reading the data by the reading means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of the first and second ticket media taken, and a ticket which is determined to be passable by the determining device and which is later taken out by the removing means If the medium is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order,
And, when the size of the later-extracted ticket medium is detected by the detecting means to be larger than the previously reserved size of the ticket medium, the reservation medium is first reserved in the reservation section without being retained in the reservation section. Control is performed so that the pasted ticket medium is overtaken and processed with priority, and if the subsequently extracted ticket medium does not satisfy the above condition, it is controlled to be held in the holding unit. Control means, second take-out means for taking out the ticket medium held in the holding section in descending order of size based on the detection result detected by the detection means, and passing the ticket medium taken out later If transported, the ticket medium taken out by the second take-out means is superimposed on the ticket medium, and if not passed, the second ticket is taken out. Overlapping tickets medium taken out by means in the order, the automatic break current tag system is provided which is characterized in that and a discharge means for discharging a plurality of ticket medium collectively.

Still further, according to the present invention, in an automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from the first line to the second line, a predetermined ticket from the first line to the transfer station is provided. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium in which a use section of the vehicle can be boarded, and a second ticket medium in which a predetermined use section of the second route from the transfer station can be boarded; Taking-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media received by the receiving means one by one; reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the taking-out means; and reading means Holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read, and judging means for judging whether or not traffic is possible, based on the data of the first and second ticket media read by the reading means. If it is determined that the passage is permitted by the determination means, and the ticket medium that is later removed by the removal means is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, without first holding it in the holding unit, Overtake and transport the ticket medium held in the holding section,
An automatic ticket collection system is provided, comprising: control means for performing control so that processing is performed with priority; and traffic blocking means for blocking traffic when the traffic is determined to be impassable by the determining means. You.

Still further, according to the present invention, a plurality of ticket media is received, the received ticket media is taken out one by one, and data recorded on the taken-out ticket media is read. Hold the ticket media from which the data has been read, and determine whether or not to pass, based on the data of all of the read ticket media, determine that the pass is possible, and receive a plurality of received tickets. If the last-removed ticket medium among the media is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, the first reserved ticket medium is conveyed without passing over, The automatic ticket collection method is characterized in that it is controlled so as to be processed.

Still further, according to the present invention, a plurality of ticket media is received, the received ticket media is taken out one by one, and the last one of the plurality of received ticket media is taken out. Recognize the read ticket medium as the final ticket medium, read the data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium, hold the ticket medium from which the data has been read, and read all the read tickets. Based on the data of the ticket medium, it is determined whether or not the pass is possible, and it is not necessary to define the processing order for the ticket medium from which the data is read after being determined as the passable and being recognized as the final ticket medium. In the case of a ticket medium, an automatic collection tag characterized by controlling so that a previously held ticket medium is overtaken and conveyed without being held, and processed with priority. The law is provided.

Still further, according to the present invention, a plurality of ticket media are received, the received ticket media are taken out one by one, and the last one of the plurality of received ticket media is taken out. The read ticket medium is recognized as the final ticket medium, the size of the taken-out ticket medium is detected, the data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium is read, and the board from which the data is read is read. Holds the ticket medium and determines whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the read data of all the ticket media, and determines whether or not the vehicle can pass, and reads the data after being recognized as the final ticket medium. The ticket medium is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, and the size of the final ticket medium is the largest of the previously processed ticket medium. If it is detected that is's more,
An automatic ticket collection method is provided in which a previously reserved ticket medium is controlled to be conveyed ahead of the previously reserved ticket medium without being suspended, and processed with priority.

Still further, according to the present invention, a plurality of ticket media are collectively received, the received ticket media are taken out one by one, and among the plurality of received ticket media, Recognizing the last-taken ticket medium as the final ticket medium, detecting the size of the taken-out ticket medium, reading data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium, and reading the data. The read ticket medium is held, and based on the data of all of the read ticket media, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass, and the data is read after it is determined that the vehicle is permitted to pass and is recognized as the final ticket medium. If the processed ticket medium is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, and the size of the final ticket medium is the largest of the previously processed size If it is detected that the size is equal to or larger than the body size, without being held, control is performed so that the previously held ticket medium is conveyed overtaking and processed preferentially, and the final ticket medium is controlled. If the condition is not satisfied, control is performed so as to be held, and the held ticket medium is taken out in descending order of size based on the detection result of the size, and when the final ticket medium is overtaken and conveyed. Is to stack the taken-out ticket medium on this final ticket medium, and in the case of not being overtaken and conveyed, sequentially take out the taken-out ticket medium and discharge a plurality of the ticket media at once. An automatic ticket collection method is provided.

Still further, according to the present invention, a plurality of ticket media is received, the received ticket media is taken out one by one, and data recorded on the taken-out ticket media is read. Holds the ticket medium from which the data has been read, determines whether or not to pass, based on the data of all of the read ticket media, determines that the pass is possible, and finally removes the ticket medium Is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, control is performed such that the previously reserved ticket medium is conveyed overtaking without being held, and processed with priority, There is provided an automatic ticket collection method characterized by blocking traffic when it is determined to be impossible.

[0029]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing the appearance of an automatic ticket collection apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

This automatic ticket collection apparatus can cope with the combined use of a plurality of ticket media. For example,
At the transfer station between the Shinkansen and the conventional line, the automatic ticket collection device installed at the transfer station includes a ticket for the conventional line starting or ending at the transfer station and an end point or starting point at the transfer station. We accept Shinkansen tickets and limited express tickets,
Based on these data, it is possible to check whether or not the boarding section is fraudulent, and to perform a ticket collection process.

Hereinafter, such a collection ticket processing will be described in detail. Note that the above-described continuous ticket medium of the ticket section is referred to as a related ticket.

[0033] The main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection device has an insertion slot 12 into which a ticket medium is inserted when entering the station or when leaving the station, and a ticket medium received at the insertion slot 12. And a discharge port 14 for discharging the air. There are various types of ticket media such as regular tickets, regular tickets, limited express tickets, limited-use tickets, multi-pass tickets, and prepaid cards, and such ticket media includes predetermined information, such as expiration date information and boarding possibilities. Section information is magnetically recorded in a predetermined format.

In this embodiment, the insertion slot 12 can receive a batch of a plurality of ticket media. The insertion slot 12 can of course also accept the insertion of one ticket medium at a time. Combinations of a plurality of ticket media include a regular ticket and a regular ticket, a regular ticket and an express ticket, and a regular ticket and a regular ticket. Further, the discharge port 14 of this embodiment is capable of simultaneously discharging a plurality of ticket media when a plurality of the ticket media are input at a time, and the plurality of the ticket media is discharged while being superposed. This batch discharge will be described later in detail.

In the vicinity of the insertion slot 12, a shutter for preventing insertion of a ticket medium is provided. The shutter prohibits the insertion of another ticket medium for a predetermined period after a predetermined time has elapsed after the insertion of the ticket medium. The function of this shutter prevents another person's ticket medium from being continuously inserted.

In addition, in front of the slot 12, there is provided a slot vicinity display section 16 for displaying various kinds of guidance to the user. The insertion port vicinity display unit 16 displays, for example, the remaining amount of a prepaid card or the like. Further, a passage guidance display unit 13 for displaying guidance of the passage of the automatic ticket collection apparatus is provided below the insertion slot 12. The passage guidance display unit 13 provides guidance for a traffic determination processing mode described later. In front of the outlet 14 is provided an outlet vicinity display section 18 for displaying various kinds of guidance to the user.

On the side of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection device,
A door unit 20 is provided for closing the door to prevent the passer of the ticket medium from passing. Also, on the upper part of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection device, the main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection device is provided.
A frame 22 is provided as a partition for distinguishing the passage corresponding to. The frame 22 is provided with a display 26 for notifying of the insertion of a child ticket, the insertion of an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, or an abnormality of a device. Furthermore, body 1
A plurality of human detection sensors 24 for detecting the passage of a user are provided on the side portion of the frame 0 and the frame 22. The human detection sensor 24 detects the passage of a user, and a transmission type, a reflection type, or the like is used.

It is to be noted that an invalid ticket is a ticket that cannot be used even when combined with another ticket medium. For example, an expired ticket medium corresponds to this. What is an abnormal ticket?
The ticket cannot be read by the automatic ticket collection device. For example, credit cards having different recording formats, and tickets without magnetic recording correspond to this.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket collection apparatus shown in FIG.

A main transport path 32 for transporting the ticket medium inserted from the input port 12 to the output port 14 is formed between the input port 12 and the output port 14. On the main transport path 32, a sensor for detecting a ticket medium transported on the transport path 32, for example, an input port sensor 90 for detecting a ticket medium inserted from the input port 12, and discharging to an output port There are provided a plurality of outlet sensors 92 and the like for detecting the printed ticket medium.

A shutter 28 for prohibiting the insertion of a ticket medium for a predetermined period is provided at an entrance from the insertion port 12 to the main transport path 32.
Is provided. The predetermined period is a period until the inserted ticket medium is received from the outlet 14. The shutter 28 closes at the moment when the ticket medium is inserted. As a result, a distinction is made between the first inserted ticket medium and the next inserted ticket medium.

The input port 12 is located on the transport path of the main transport path 32.
The take-in roller 33 for taking in the bulk or one by one of the ticket media loaded one by one in the order along the discharge port 14, the aligning section 34 for aligning the captured ticket media, and the magnetic recording layer of the ticket media. Read heads 36a and 36b for reading magnetically recorded information, a reversing unit 38 for constantly feeding the front and back of the ticket medium unified, a pooling unit 42 before writing for pooling the ticket medium before writing the information, a ticket medium , A write head 46 for recording predetermined magnetic information, a read head 48 for confirming information recorded by the write head 46, punch processing units 50 and 52 for punching a ticket medium,
A first ticket detection sensor 54 for detecting the passage of the ticket medium, a thermal head 56 for thermally transferring the ink contained in the ink ribbon 55 to the ticket medium for printing and recording, and heating the ticket medium to form a heat-sensitive layer. Thus, a thermal head 58 for printing and recording, a batch pool unit 60 for aligning a plurality of ticket media discharged when a plurality of ticket media are inserted, and the like are provided.

In the aligning section 34, a predetermined direction of the ticket medium inserted into the insertion port 12 is set as a transport direction and is aligned so as to be a one-side reference.

The reversing section 38 is provided with a sorting gate 39, so that the ticket medium can be reversed from the main transport path 32 by the sorting gate 39 as needed in order to always unify the front and back of the ticket medium. It is drawn to 38. The ticket medium drawn into the reversing section 38 is reversed and returned to the main transport path 32. The necessity of pulling the ticket medium into the reversing unit 38 is determined based on which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the information on the ticket medium.

The pre-writing pool section 42 pools the ticket media in order to check the validity of the ticket media by combining a plurality of tickets, for example, to check whether or not the available sections are continuous. .

The pre-writing pool section 42 is provided with a distribution gate 43, a pool transport path 44, a stopper 45, and the like. The distribution gate 43 allows the ticket medium to move from the main transport path to the pool transport path 44. The retracted ticket medium is stopped by the stopper 45 and pooled. At this time, the sorting gate 43 is operated so that a plurality of ticket media do not overlap each other in the pool transport path 44, that is, one by one is pooled in another pool transport path 44.
The pooled ticket media is returned to the main transport path 32 in a predetermined order as needed.

When printing is required on a ticket medium having no heat-sensitive layer, the inserted ticket medium is conveyed to the thermal head 56 by the distribution gate 51. And
The ink is transferred from the ink ribbon 55 to the ticket medium by the thermal head 56.

When print recording is required for a ticket medium having a heat-sensitive layer, the inserted ticket medium is conveyed to the thermal head 58 by the distribution gate 51.
Then, the ticket medium is heated by the thermal head 58, and the heat-sensitive layer is colored, whereby printing is performed on the ticket medium.

The collective pool section 60 is provided with a collective pool roller 61, a distribution gate 62, a second ticket detection sensor 63, and the like. When a plurality of ticket media having different discharge sizes are collectively discharged, a specific This is a mechanism in which a plurality of ticket media having different sizes are rearranged in the size order so that the media are not lost, that is, not overlooked.

Here, the type and size of the ticket medium will be described. The size (in mm) of each ticket medium is 30 × 57.5 for regular tickets, 57.5 × 85 for regular tickets and prepaid cards, and 57.5 × 1 for large tickets.
20 and the like. When a plurality of such related tickets having different sizes are processed, if the related tickets are discharged one by one at the time of discharging, a smooth ticket gate processing is hindered. However, when trying to discharge them all at once, a small-sized ticket may be overlooked behind a large-sized ticket and may be missed.

Therefore, the ticket medium is arranged and discharged by the batch pooling section 60 as follows. For example, a regular ticket, commuter pass, and large ticket
It is assumed that sheets are inserted one by one and are pooled in the pre-write pool unit 42 (in this embodiment, only two sheets can be pooled in the pre-write pool unit 42, but two or more sheets can be pooled. Shall be). At this time, the ticket is discharged from the pool section 42 before being written in order from the larger ticket medium, that is, a large ticket, a commuter ticket, and a regular ticket, and is conveyed on the main conveyance path 32.

First, when a large ticket is conveyed and this large ticket is detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started and the collective pool roller 61 is moved to the collective pool roller 61 by the distribution gate 64. Is taken in for a predetermined time. As a result, a large ticket is taken into the collective pool roller 61. When the captured large ticket is detected by the second ticket detection sensor 63, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is stopped. That is, the batch pool roller 6
A large ticket is temporarily pooled at a predetermined position.

Next, when the commuter pass is detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54, the lump pool roller 61 is moved so that the leading end of the pooled large ticket coincides with the leading end of the commuter pass.
Is started, and the commutation pass is taken into the collective pool roller 61 by the distribution gate 64 for a predetermined time. As a result, the leading edge of the commuter pass coincides with the leading end of the large ticket, and the commuter pass is taken into the collective pool roller 61 in a state where the commuter pass is overlaid on the large ticket. When the taken-in large-sized ticket and commuter pass are detected by the second ticket detection sensor 63, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is stopped. That is, the large ticket and the commuter pass are overlapped at a predetermined position of the collective pool roller 61, and are temporarily pooled in a state where the leading ends thereof are matched.

Finally, when the ordinary ticket is detected by the first ticket detecting sensor 54, the lump pool is set so that the leading end of the large-sized ticket and commuter pass previously pooled coincides with the leading end of the ordinary ticket. At the same time as the rotation of the roller 61 is started, the normal gate ticket is taken into the collective pool roller 61 by the distribution gate 64 for a predetermined time. As a result, the large pool ticket, the commuter pass, and the ordinary ticket are coincident, and the large pool ticket, the commuter ticket, and the ordinary ticket are stacked in this order and are taken into the collective pool roller 61. At this time, if the ticket medium is not pooled in the pool section 42 before writing, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is not stopped, and the ticket medium taken into the collective pool roller 61 is discharged.

When a plurality of related tickets stacked in this way are discharged, all the tickets can be confirmed from the side of the person who receives these related tickets. Therefore, by arranging the ticket media having different sizes in order of size and discharging the ticket media at once, it is possible to realize a smooth ticket inspection process and prevent the ticket media from being lost.

The distribution gate 66 is a gate that distributes discharge and collection according to the type of the ticket medium. For example,
Commuter passes are discharged, and ordinary tickets for entry from the station yard are collected. The ticket medium collected by the sorting gate 66 is sorted and collected by the sorting gate 68 into the first ticket collection box 70 and the second ticket collection box 72 according to the type of the ticket medium.

Further, a plurality of motors for driving each unit are attached to the main body 10 of the automatic ticket collection apparatus. For example, a main motor (stepping motor, servo motor, etc.) 74 for driving a transport roller for transporting a ticket medium, a stepping motor 76 for driving a batch pool roller, and an induction motor 78 for transporting the ticket media to the outlet 14 are provided. Have been.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket collection apparatus described with reference to FIGS.

The entire automatic ticket collection apparatus is controlled by the CPU 100. The CPU 100 includes the CPU 100
ROM 102 storing the control program of the above, RAM 104 storing the information read from the ticket medium and storing the information as a buffer of the control program, and the fare information from the entrance station to the station where the automatic ticket collection device is installed. A stored fare memory 106, a read circuit 108 for controlling the read heads 36a and 36b, and a write head 46.
And a reading circuit 112 for controlling the reading head 48 are connected. This CPU1
00 performs pass / fail determination processing based on information read by the read head 36a or 36b.

The CPU 100 further includes a distribution control circuit 114 for controlling the distribution gates 39, 43, 51, 59, 62, 64, 66, 68 and the like, and a thermal head control circuit for controlling the thermal heads 56 and 58. 116, a detection circuit 118 for detecting the transport status of the ticket medium based on signals from the first ticket detection sensor 54, the second ticket detection sensor 63, the input port sensor 90, the output port sensor 92, and other signals. A transport control circuit 120 for controlling the main motor 74 for transporting the ticket medium, a passage detection circuit 122 for detecting the passage of the passer of the ticket medium by an output from the human detection sensor 24, and a door opening and closing for driving the door unit 20 A door control circuit 126 for controlling the mechanism 124 and the like are connected.

Further, the CPU 100 includes a display control circuit 12 for controlling each display unit such as a passage guidance display unit 13, an input port display unit 16, and an output port display unit 18.
8, a display control circuit 130 for controlling the display 26,
A punch processing control circuit 132 for controlling the punch processing units 50 and 52; a shutter control circuit 134 for controlling the drive of the shutter 28; a batch pool control circuit 136 for controlling the drive of the batch pool unit 60; A monitoring panel interface 138 and the like for connecting to a monitoring panel 140 that collectively monitors the billing devices are connected.

Next, the traffic judgment processing mode will be described.

This traffic judging mode is a traffic judging process capable of performing a ticket collection process using a plurality of related tickets.
Note that the collection ticket processing in this traffic determination processing mode is C
It is controlled by the PU 100.

Hereinafter, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 6, the ticket collection processing in the traffic judgment processing mode will be described.

The ticket collection process is started when a ticket medium is inserted. When the discharged ticket medium is no longer detected by the outlet sensor 92 (ST10, YES), the shutter 28 is opened (ST12), and the insertion of the ticket medium into the slot 12 is permitted. That is, when the ticket medium discharged to the outlet 14 is received, the next ticket medium is permitted to be inserted. When the discharged ticket medium is detected by the discharge sensor 92 (ST10,
NO), the shutter 28 closes (ST14), and the input port 12
The entry of the next ticket medium into the airport is prohibited. This is to prevent equipment failure or confusion when receiving the ticket medium due to the insertion of another ticket medium while the ticket medium is being held at the outlet.

When the ticket medium is inserted into the slot 12 (ST16, YES), the ticket medium is detected by the slot sensor 90 (ST18), and the shutter 28 is closed (ST20). Is prohibited. When only one ticket medium is inserted, this one ticket medium is taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33 (ST22). When a plurality of ticket media are inserted in ST14, the plurality of ticket media are separated and taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33 one by one (ST22).

The ticket medium taken in by the take-in roller 33 is aligned by the aligning section 34 (ST24). The aligned ticket medium is transported along the main transport path 32, and the data recorded on the ticket medium is read by the read head 36.
a and 36b (ST26). At this time, if the data cannot be read, it is determined that the inserted ticket is an abnormal ticket (YES in ST28), and the ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket is immediately discharged (ST31).
In addition, if there is a ticket that has been inserted at the same time as the ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket, this ticket is also immediately discharged. When it is determined that the inserted ticket is an abnormal ticket, passage through the automatic ticket collection device is not permitted.

If the inserted ticket is not an abnormal ticket (S
(T28, NO), the front and back of the ticket medium is recognized depending on which of the read heads 36a and 36b has read the data (ST3).
0), inversion processing is performed by the inversion unit 38 as necessary (ST32). Then, the batch-inserted ticket media are all pooled one by one in the pool section 42 before writing (ST).
32). That is, until the ticket sensor is no longer detected by the slot sensor 90, the process of taking in the ticket medium held in the slot 12 and pooling it into the pool section 42 before writing is repeated (ST36). Note that, in this traffic determination processing mode, when only one piece of the ticket medium is batch-inserted, the subsequent processing is executed on the ticket medium without being pooled in the pool section 42 before writing. You.

As will be described later, it is not necessary to pool all the ticket media in the pool section 42 if the combination condition of the batch-inserted ticket media satisfies a predetermined condition.

When all of the batch-inserted ticket media are pooled in the pool 42 before writing, that is, when all the data of the batch-inserted ticket media are read, the data of the batch-inserted ticket media is used. A traffic determination process is performed (S
T38). The content of the traffic determination processing includes a boarding section and a boarding time limit. As a result of the traffic determination processing, when the traffic is permitted (ST40, YES), the blocking of the traffic by the door unit 20 is not performed (ST42). When the passage is not permitted (ST40, NO), the passage is blocked by the door unit 20 (ST44).

At the same time as the above-described traffic determination processing, the processing of discharging the ticket media pooled in the pool section 42 before writing is started (ST46). The ticket media pooled in the pool section 42 before writing is sent out to the main transport path 32 in descending order of size, for example. At this time, predetermined information is written by the write head 46 on the ticket medium for which data writing is required (ST48, YES) (ST50). The written information is read by the reading head 48, and the written contents are confirmed (ST52). Further, the ticket media requiring punch processing include (ST54, YE
S), a punching process is performed (ST56).

The ticket medium subjected to the necessary processing is conveyed through the main conveyance path 32 and detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54 (ST58, YES). Then, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started at a predetermined timing (ST60), and the ticket medium is taken into the collective pool roller 61 (ST62). If the ticket medium conveyed from the pool 42 before writing still exists (ST64, YES), and the second ticket detection sensor detects the ticket medium (ST66, YES), the ticket medium is detected. Is suspended, and the pool roller 61 is stopped (step ST68). This is for the process of ejecting the leading edge of the next-to-be-conveyed ticket medium in alignment.

Further, when the conveyed ticket medium is detected by the first ticket detecting sensor 54 (ST58), the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started at a predetermined timing (ST60), and the collectable ticket medium is collected. It is taken into the pool roller 61 (ST62).

The predetermined timing is a timing at which the leading end of the ticket medium held first in the collective pool roller coincides with the leading end of the ticket medium taken into the collective pool roller next. is there. That is, by rotating the collective pool roller 61 at a predetermined timing, the leading ends of a plurality of ticket media can be aligned.

When there is no ticket medium conveyed from the pool section 42 before writing (ST64, NO), all the ticket media aligned by the collective pool roller 61 are discharged (ST70). At this time, the ticket medium is ejected in such a manner that the ticket medium is not lost, that is, the small-sized ticket medium is not hidden behind the large-sized ticket medium. Further, during a period in which the discharged ticket medium is detected by the outlet sensor 92 (ST72), the shutter 28 prohibits the insertion of the next ticket medium.

As described above, according to the automatic ticket collection apparatus according to the above-described embodiment, when processing a plurality of ticket media, the ticket media are inserted at a time and the traffic determination process is performed. After being performed, the inserted ticket media is discharged in a lump.

Next, a case where it is not necessary to pool all the ticket media when a plurality of ticket media are inserted is described. In other words, after the magnetic data of the ticket medium is read by the read heads 36a and 36b, it may not be necessary to define the order of the subsequent processing, for example, the magnetic writing processing and the punching processing.

As an example of this, there is a case where a plurality of, for example, two commuter passes are processed in an automatic ticket collection apparatus arranged at a transfer station. For how to handle such cases,
Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, when a user inserts a plurality of ticket media into the slot 12 of the automatic ticket collection device 10 arranged at, for example, a transfer station, the slot sensor 90 detects the ticket medium. Then, the inlet sensor 90 is turned on. Then, the inserted plurality of ticket media is subjected to separation processing, and is taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33 one by one.

Subsequently, the ticket medium taken in by the take-in roller 33 is sorted by the sorting unit 34.
The sorted ticket medium is transported along the main transport path 32, and the magnetic data recorded on the ticket medium is read by the read heads 36a and 36b. Then, all of the ticket media are pooled one by one in the pool section 42 before writing.

The processing from the fetching to the pool before writing is repeated until the slot sensor 90 no longer detects the ticket medium.

When the input port sensor 90 is turned off, the taken-in ticket medium, that is, the last taken-in ticket medium of a plurality of batch-inserted ticket mediums is similarly aligned. After that, the reading process of the magnetic data is executed.

If the last taken-in ticket medium is determined to be a conforming ticket that satisfies the predetermined conditions in the reading process, this ticket medium is stored in the pool 42 before writing. The sheet is conveyed along the main conveyance path 32 without being pooled. In other words, the last captured ticket medium is
The subsequent processing is executed first, overtaking the ticket medium that has been taken in and pooled in the pool 42 before writing.

Here, the conformity ticket which satisfies the predetermined conditions is the last taken-in ticket medium, and the magnetic reading processing is performed as in the case where both the batch-inserted ticket mediums are commuter passes. Later, the subsequent processing is only a magnetic writing process, and is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the order of the subsequent processing, and is equivalent to the size of the previously acquired and pooled ticket medium. Or, it defines a ticket medium having a size larger than that.

The conforming ticket for which the subsequent processing has been executed is taken into the pool roller 61 of the collective pool section 60.

On the other hand, if the last-taken ticket medium is not a conforming ticket, it is pooled in the pool 42 before writing and is processed in the same manner as described above with reference to FIGS. .

After the conforming ticket is taken into the collective pool unit 60, the ticket media taken in first and pooled in the pre-writing pool unit are sorted one by one in a predetermined order, for example, in descending order of the size of the ticket media. After the sheets are taken out one by one and the subsequent processing is executed, they are pooled on the collective pool roller 61.

Then, all the ticket media are superimposed on each other in the order of size, that is, the large-sized ticket media are disposed below and the small-sized ticket media are superimposed and discharged all at once.

As described above, when the collectively inserted ticket medium is, for example, two commuter passes, the first ticket medium is read and processed, and then the second ticket medium is read. Is executed to determine the combination of the ticket media. In this case, it is not necessary to define the order for the rear magnetic writing process or the like, and any of the two commuter passes inserted can be processed first. Then, when the combination is determined to be appropriate by the determination process, the second ticket medium is transported on the main transport path without being held in the holding unit via a bypass that increases the transport distance, The second stage processing such as magnetic writing is executed while passing the reserved first ticket medium. Therefore, by executing such processing, it is possible to improve the processing speed as compared with the case where all the ticket media are once pooled.

As another example to which such processing is applied, in the case of processing a plurality of ticket media, the ticket media that has been finally separated and conveyed by the separating unit and subjected to the magnetic reading process is used. As a result of the combination determination, (1) when the subsequent processing is required with the highest priority, or (2) when the ticket medium is determined to be an error ticket, or when the ticket medium is determined to be the combination determination. As a result, in the case where it is determined to be non-conforming, when the conditions for stacking in order of size in the pool processing before the discharge processing are satisfied, the overtaking processing as described above becomes possible,
Processing speed can be improved.

As described above, conventionally, when a plurality of tickets are inserted, all the ticket media are always reserved in order to execute the combination determination after the magnetic reading process. Even when it is not necessary to define the order for the subsequent processing, as in the case of processing a commuter pass, extra time is required to pass through the bypass holding unit, and a long processing time is required.

However, by enabling the overtaking process as in the automatic ticket collection apparatus of the present invention, the processing time can be reduced even when a plurality of tickets are inserted. .

Further, in order to pass through the bypass route, there is a high possibility that a trouble of transporting the ticket medium due to bending of the ticket medium or the like, that is, a ticket jam or the like will occur. Although it was necessary to pass through a guide and a merging route, the last processed ticket medium is transported only on the main transport path by the overtaking process, so that the occurrence rate of failure can be reduced. .

[0094]

As described above, according to the present invention, an automatic ticket collection system including an automatic ticket collection device which is compatible with a combination of a plurality of ticket media and has an excellent collection ticket processing efficiency. A system and an automatic ticket collection method can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an external appearance of an automatic ticket collection apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket collection device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket collection device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket collection process in a traffic judging process mode applied to the automatic ticket collection device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a ticket collection process in a traffic determination process mode.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a collection ticket processing in a traffic determination processing mode;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an overtaking process applied to the automatic ticket collection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an overtaking process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Automatic ticket gate main body 12 ... Input port 14 ... Exit port 33 ... Intake roller 34 ... Alignment part 36a, 36b, 48 ... Read head 42 ... Pool part before writing 46 ... Write head 50, 52 ... Punch processing part 56 Reference numeral 58: Thermal head 60: Batch pool 61: Batch pool roller 100: CPU

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[Claims] 1. Receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, taking-out means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one, and recording on the ticket media taken out by the extracting means. Reading means for reading the data which has been read; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means; and determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of all the ticket media read by the reading means. Determining means, and among the plurality of ticket media determined to be passable by the determining means and received by the receiving means, the last one of the ticket media extracted from the receiving means by the extracting means is processed. If the ticket medium does not need to specify the order, without holding in the holding unit, the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit Is conveyed to come have automatic break current label system characterized by comprising a controller that controls so as to preferentially processed. 2. A receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, an extracting means for extracting the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one, and a plurality of ticket media received by the receiving device. And recognition means for recognizing the last ticket medium extracted from the receiving means by the extraction means as a final ticket medium, and reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium extracted by the extraction means. Holding means for holding the ticket medium for which data has been read by the reading means; determining means for determining whether or not traffic is possible based on data of all the ticket media read by the reading means; The data is read by the reading means after it is determined that the vehicle is passable by the determining means and is recognized as the last ticket medium by the recognition means. If the ticket medium is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, without holding in the holding unit, the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit is overtaken and transported, An automatic ticket collection system comprising: control means for performing control so that processing is performed with priority. 3. A receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, an extracting means for taking out the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one, and a plurality of ticket media received by the receiving device. A recognition unit that recognizes the last ticket medium extracted from the receiving unit by the extraction unit as a final ticket medium; a detection unit that detects a size of the ticket medium extracted by the extraction unit; Reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the take-out means; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means; and all the rides read by the reading means Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass based on the data of the ticket medium; The data is read by the reading means after being recognized as the final ticket medium, and is a ticket medium for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, and the detecting means detects the final ticket medium. If it is detected that the size of the ticket medium is equal to or greater than the size of the largest processed ticket medium of the previously processed size, the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit is not held in the holding unit. Control means for controlling so as to overtake and carry out processing with priority. 4. A receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of ticket media, a first removing means for removing the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one, and a plurality of receiving media received by the receiving device. Recognition means for recognizing, as a final ticket medium, the last ticket medium taken out of the receiving means by the first take-out means among the pieces of ticket media, and a board taken out by the first take-out means Detecting means for detecting the size of the ticket medium; reading means for reading the data recorded on the ticket medium taken out by the first take-out means; and holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means Holding means for determining whether or not to pass, based on data of all the ticket media read by the reading means; Is determined, and the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means after being recognized as the final ticket medium by the recognition means is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, And when the detecting means detects that the size of the final ticket medium is equal to or larger than the size of the largest processed ticket medium of the previously processed size, the holding unit does not hold the first ticket medium. The control is performed such that the ticket medium that is held in the vehicle is overtaken and conveyed, and the processing is performed with priority, and when the final ticket medium does not satisfy the condition, the control is performed so as to be held in the holding unit. Means for extracting the ticket media held in the holding section in descending order of size based on the detection result detected by the detection means. When the last ticket medium is overtaken and conveyed, the ticket medium taken out by the second take-out means is superimposed on the last ticket medium, and when not passed, the second An automatic ticket collection system comprising: a stacking means for sequentially stacking the ticket media taken out by the taking-out means, and discharging a plurality of the ticket media in a lump. 5. A receiving means for receiving a plurality of ticket media, an extracting device for extracting the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one, and a recording medium recorded on the ticket media extracted by the extracting device. Reading means for reading the data which has been read; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means; and determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of all the ticket media read by the reading means. Determining means, and among the plurality of ticket media determined to be passable by the determining means and received by the receiving means, the last one of the ticket media extracted from the receiving means by the extracting means is processed. If the ticket medium does not need to specify the order, without holding in the holding unit, the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit Control means for controlling the transport so as to carry over the paper, and performing processing with priority; and traffic blocking means for blocking traffic when the determination means determines that the traffic cannot be performed. Billing system. 6. An automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from a first line to a second line, wherein a predetermined use section can be boarded to the transfer station on the first line. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium, a second ticket medium on which a predetermined use section on the second route from the transfer station can be boarded, and Take-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media one by one; reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket media taken out by the take-out means; Holding means for holding the ticket medium; determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of the first and second ticket media read by the reading means; If it is determined, and the ticket medium that has been taken out later by the take-out means is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, without being held in the holding section, it is first held in the holding section, An automatic ticket collection system comprising: control means for performing control so that a given ticket medium is conveyed overtaking and processed with priority. 7. An automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from a first line to a second line, wherein a predetermined use section can be boarded to the transfer station on the first line. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium, a second ticket medium on which a predetermined use section on the second route from the transfer station can be boarded, and Take-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media one by one; detecting means for detecting the size of the ticket media taken out by the take-out means; and recording on the ticket media taken out by the take-out means. Reading means for reading data read by the reading means; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which the data has been read by the reading means; and data of the first and second ticket media read by the reading means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the above, and the ticket medium which is determined to be able to pass by the determining means and which is later taken out by the taking out means does not need to define the processing order. In the case, and when it is detected by the detection means that the size of the ticket medium taken out later is larger than the size of the previously reserved ticket medium, without first holding in the holding unit, Control means for controlling so that the ticket medium held in the holding section is conveyed overtaking and processed with priority. 8. An automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from a first route to a second route, wherein a predetermined use section can be boarded to the transfer station on the first route. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium, a second ticket medium on which a predetermined use section on the second route from the transfer station can be boarded, and A first take-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media one by one; a detecting means for detecting a size of the ticket media taken out by the first take-out means; and a first take-out means. Reading means for reading data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium; holding means for holding the ticket medium from which data has been read by the reading means; and the first and second means read by the reading means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of the ticket medium; and it is not necessary to define the processing order for the ticket medium which is determined to be passable by the determining means and which is subsequently taken out by the taking out means. In the case of a ticket medium, and when the detecting means detects that the size of the subsequently extracted ticket medium is larger than the size of the previously reserved ticket medium, it is reserved in the retaining unit. Without controlling the control so that the ticket medium previously held in the holding unit is overtaken and conveyed first, and processed with priority,
Control means for controlling the ticket medium taken out afterward not to satisfy the condition, so as to hold the ticket medium in the holding section; and the ticket medium held in the holding section is detected by the detection means. A second take-out means for taking out in descending order of size based on the detection result, and when the subsequently taken-out ticket medium is overtaken and conveyed, the second take-out means is taken out on the ticket medium by the second take-out means. And stacking the ticket media taken out by the second take-out device in order, and discharging the plurality of ticket media at once. An automatic ticket collection system characterized by the following. 9. An automatic ticket collection system arranged at a transfer station capable of changing from a first line to a second line, wherein a predetermined use section can be boarded to the transfer station on the first line. Receiving means for collectively receiving a first ticket medium, a second ticket medium on which a predetermined use section on the second route from the transfer station can be boarded, and Take-out means for taking out the first and second ticket media one by one; reading means for reading data recorded on the ticket media taken out by the take-out means; Holding means for holding the ticket medium; determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the data of the first and second ticket media read by the reading means; If it is determined, and the ticket medium that has been taken out later by the take-out means is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, without being held in the holding section, it is first held in the holding section, Control means for controlling the passing of the present ticket medium so as to pass it, and processing with priority, and traffic blocking means for blocking the traffic when the determination means determines that the traffic is impossible. Automatic ticket collection system. 10. Receiving a plurality of ticket media, taking out the received ticket media one by one, reading data recorded on the taken ticket media, and reading the data. The ticket medium is held, and based on the data of all of the read ticket media, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is allowed to pass, and it is determined that the vehicle is allowed to pass, and the last one of the plurality of received ticket media is taken out. If the ticket media that has been set is a ticket media for which it is not necessary to define the processing order, control is performed so that the previously reserved ticket media is conveyed overtaking without priority and processed with priority. Automatic billing method characterized by performing. 11. Receiving a plurality of ticket media, taking out the received ticket media one by one, and finally taking out the last one of the plurality of received ticket media, Recognize as a ticket medium, read data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium, hold the read ticket medium, and based on the read data of all of the read ticket media. In the case where it is determined that the vehicle is passable, it is determined that the vehicle is passable, and the ticket medium from which the data is read after being recognized as the final ticket medium is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, An automatic ticket collection method characterized in that a previously reserved ticket medium is conveyed overtaking without being reserved, and is controlled so as to be processed with priority. 12. A plurality of ticket media are received, the received ticket media is taken out one by one, and the last one taken out of the plurality of received ticket media is taken as a final one. Recognizing it as a ticket medium, detecting the size of the taken-out ticket medium, reading data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium, holding the read-out ticket medium from which the data has been read, Based on the data of all the read ticket media, it is determined whether or not traffic is possible, and the ticket media from which the data is read after it is determined that the traffic is permitted and is recognized as the final ticket media is determined in the processing order. If it is a ticket medium that does not need to be specified, and it is detected that the size of the final ticket medium is equal to or larger than the size of the largest ticket medium of the previously processed size. In this case, the automatic ticket collection method is characterized in that, in such a case, a control is performed so that the previously reserved ticket medium is conveyed overtaking without prioritizing the reservation, and processed with priority. 13. A plurality of ticket media are collectively received, the received ticket media are taken out one by one, and the last one of the plurality of received ticket media taken out is received. Recognizing the medium as the final ticket medium, detecting the size of the taken-out ticket medium, reading the data recorded on the taken-out ticket medium, and holding the read-out ticket medium Then, based on the data of all the read ticket media, it is determined whether or not to pass, and the ticket media from which the data has been read after being determined to be passable and recognized as the final ticket media, If it is a ticket medium that does not need to specify the processing order, and if the size of the final ticket medium is equal to or larger than the largest ticket medium of the previously processed size If it is detected, without being held, control is performed so that the previously held ticket medium is conveyed overtaking and processed with priority, and when the final ticket medium does not satisfy the above conditions, Is controlled so as to be reserved, and the reserved ticket medium is taken out in descending order of size based on the detection result of the size, and when the final ticket medium is overtaken and conveyed, this final ticket medium is Put the picked-up ticket medium on top of
The automatic ticket collection method, wherein the picked-up ticket media are stacked one by one when the overtaking transport is not performed, and a plurality of ticket media are discharged in a lump. 14. Receiving a plurality of ticket media, taking out the received ticket media one by one, reading data recorded on the taken ticket media, and reading the data. It is necessary to hold the ticket medium, determine whether or not to pass on the basis of the data of all the read ticket media, determine that the pass is possible, and define the processing order for the lastly taken ticket medium. If it is a ticket medium without, without carrying out the above-mentioned holding, control is performed so that the previously held ticket medium is conveyed overtaking and processed preferentially, and if it is determined that the passage is impossible, An automatic ticket collection method characterized by blocking traffic.