JPH10188060A - Ticket examination device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket examination device and its method which copes with the combined usage of plural sheets of train ticket media, improves ticket examination processing efficiency and improves service property. SOLUTION: When a passenger who forgets to throw in a ticket for a throw-in portion is detected by a human detecting sensor 24B at a B zone, a door 20 is closed and a speaker 27 and a display picture 16b guide the passenger to move back to the side of the throw-in port. When an approach sensor 25 detects that a next passenger does not exist near the throw-in port, the shutter of the throw-in port is opened at the point of time when the passenger is detected by a human detecting sensor 24A in an A zone, and permits the passenger to throw in the ticket. When there is a next passenger, the shutter is opened after the passenger moves back to the neighborhood of the throw in port, and the ticket is permitted to be thrown in.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket gate apparatus and a ticket gate method for automatically performing ticket gate processing based on a ticket medium possessed by a user, and more particularly to a ticket gate apparatus for improving service by controlling the timing of permitting insertion of a ticket medium. And improvement of flow inhibition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates which automatically perform ticket gate processing have been started to be installed at ticket gates such as entrances and exits of transportation stations such as railroads for the purpose of labor saving. . Such an automatic ticket gate device captures a ticket medium possessed by the user, for example, a ticket when the user using the transportation enters the station, exits from the station, or changes the transportation. The recorded magnetic information is read to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass, and the captured ticket is subjected to processing such as recording, punching, and printing of the magnetic information as necessary. In addition, when determining whether or not traffic is possible, the automatic ticket gate allows the user to pass if the ticket is appropriate, and blocks the user if the ticket is inappropriate.

[0003] Some of such automatic ticket gates include:
One that can cope with the combined use of a plurality of tickets has been proposed. The combination use of the ticket is, for example,
This is to use a combination of two or more ticket sections 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 gate for multiple sheets is used, for example, in a ticket collection process at a transfer station or a ticket collection process in which entry / exit check is performed.

In an automatic ticket gate system capable of handling a plurality of tickets, when processing a plurality of tickets, the data of all the tickets are read to determine the combination, and the illegality of the boarding section is checked to determine whether or not traffic is possible. doing.

[0005] Such an automatic ticket gate is provided with a shutter provided at a ticket slot so as to prevent a subsequent passenger from erroneously inserting the ticket when one or more tickets are inserted. Is controlled to close.

[0006]

The above-mentioned automatic ticket gate apparatus not only saves labor in the ticket gate operation, but also has a
It is an object of the present invention to enable a smooth flow of a customer by quickly determining whether a ticket medium is correct or not and determining whether a user can enter and exit.

[0007] Such an automatic ticket gate prevents the user from passing when the user tries to pass the ticket without inserting the ticket into the automatic ticket gate, and erroneously inserts the ticket for the subsequent next customer. In order to prevent this, the shutter of the ticket slot is closed. This means that, despite the fact that the user is going to pass through without a ticket without inserting a ticket, the next customer inserts a ticket of a genuine ticket, allowing the passing of a ticketless person, This is to prevent a malfunction of the automatic ticket gate device in which the next customer who possesses the ticket gate becomes a billless person and is prevented from passing.

[0008] This shutter cannot be opened unless a person without a bill returns to the vicinity of the entrance, that is, to the vicinity of the entrance of the passage of the ticket gate. Is stuck in the passage and blocks the passage. Although the user is instructed to return to the vicinity of the slot by voice or screen display,
At the time of rush, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to hear the sound, and the screen display is difficult for the inexperienced user to enter the user's field of view and read.

For this reason, guidance such as voice and screen display does not always function effectively, which hinders smooth flow of the user, and may impair serviceability to the user because accurate guidance is not provided. is there.

[0010] Such a problem also occurs in an automatic ticket gate for multiple sheets. That is, when a user using a combination of a plurality of tickets inserts a ticket into the slot, and forgets to insert an appropriate number of tickets in the boarding section, that is, when there is a shortage of tickets. As in the case described above, there is a possibility that the user may get stuck in the aisle, and at this time, the smooth flow of other users is hindered, and the service There is a problem that is impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to cope with the combined use of a plurality of ticket media and to improve the ticket gate processing efficiency and It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket gate device and a ticket gate method that enable smooth flow of tickets and further improve serviceability.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned problems. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing forming a passage through which a ticket ticket holder travels; A receiving means provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the housing and having a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media, and one ticket media received by the receiving means in the traveling direction. While transporting downstream
Processing means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium, performing predetermined processing as necessary, returning or collecting the data, and provided in a housing along the passage, and holding the ticket medium Position detecting means for detecting the position of the ticket medium, determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in a receiving area where the receiving means can receive the ticket medium, and a ticket from the ticket medium holder. When the ticket detecting medium holder is detected at the first position in the passage by the position detecting means without receiving the medium, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person, and the ticketless person's passage is recognized. , A guiding means for guiding the untagged person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and another ride following when the blocking means prevents the untagged person from proceeding. Ticket media holder to ticket media Opening / closing means for closing the receiving port of the receiving means for not receiving, and the determining means determining that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means that When it is detected that the vehicle has returned to the second position in the passage on the upstream side from the first position, the opening / closing means is opened to permit reception of the ticket medium possessed by the billless person. And a control means for performing such control.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing forming a passage through which the ticket medium holder travels, and one or more sheets provided on the upstream side of the casing along the traveling direction of the passage. Receiving means having a receiving port for receiving the ticket medium; reading the data recorded on the ticket medium while transporting the ticket medium received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction; Processing means for returning or collecting after performing predetermined processing as necessary, position detecting means provided on the housing along the passage, for detecting the position of the ticket ticket holder, Means for determining whether there is a ticket medium holder in the receiving area where the means can receive the ticket medium, and reading all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means, Boarding When it is determined that the medium is insufficient, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and a blocking means for preventing the ticket deficient person from proceeding along the passage, and a traveling direction for the ticket deficient person. Guide means for guiding the return to the upstream side, and receiving means for receiving the ticket medium from other subsequent ticket medium holders when the blocking means prevents advancement of the ticket deficient person. The opening / closing means for closing the mouth and the determining means determine that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means returns the ticket deficient person to a predetermined position in the passage. Control means for opening the opening / closing means and permitting reception of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person, Provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing forming a passage through which the ticket medium holder travels, and one or more sheets provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the casing. Receiving means having a receiving port for receiving the ticket medium, and transferring the data recorded on the ticket medium while conveying the ticket medium received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction. Reading, after performing predetermined processing as necessary, returning or collecting, processing means provided in the housing along the passage, and position detecting means for detecting the position of the ticket media holder, Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in a receiving area where the receiving means can receive the ticket medium; and reading all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means. , Squared When it is determined that the ticket medium is insufficient, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket-deficient person, and the position detecting means does not receive the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, and the position detecting means detects the ticket holder. When detecting the holder of the ticket medium at the position of 1, the blocking means for recognizing the holder of the ticket as a ticketless person and preventing the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person from proceeding along the passage; Guidance means for guiding a person who has a ticket shortage or a billless person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and another ticket medium that follows when the blocking means prevents the person with a ticket shortage or a billless person from proceeding. Opening / closing means for closing the receiving port of the receiving means so as not to receive the ticket medium from the holder, and the determining means determining that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and detecting the position. If the means is the ticket shortage or no bill If it is detected that the vehicle has returned to the second position on the upstream side from the first position in the passage, the opening / closing means is opened and the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person is held. Control means for controlling reception of the ticket.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing forming a passage through which the ticket medium holder travels, and one or more sheets provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the casing. Receiving means having a receiving port for receiving the ticket medium, and transferring the data recorded on the ticket medium while conveying the ticket medium received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction. Reading, after performing predetermined processing as necessary, returning or collecting, processing means provided in the housing along the passage, and position detecting means for detecting the position of the ticket media holder, Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in a receiving area where the receiving means can receive the ticket medium; and reading all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means. , Squared If it is determined that the ticket medium is insufficient, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and the first position of the passage is determined by the position detecting means without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder. When the ticket medium holder is detected at the position, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person, and the ticket deficient person and blocking means for preventing the ticketless person from proceeding along the passage, and the ticket shortage. Guide means provided in a casing on the downstream side in the traveling direction for guiding a person or a billless person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and the ticket-deficient person or billless card turned back to the upstream side in the traveling direction Guide means provided on the casing on the upstream side in the traveling direction for guiding the person to return further upstream in the traveling direction, and departs from the receiving area with respect to other subsequent ticket medium holders. Provided in the housing on the upstream side in the traveling direction to guide And a third guide means,
Opening / closing means for closing the receiving opening of the receiving means so as not to receive the ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder when the blocking means prevents the shortage of the ticket or the ticketless person from proceeding; The means determines that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means determines that the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person is located upstream of the first position in the passage. And control means for opening the opening / closing means and permitting reception of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person or the tagless person when detecting that the vehicle has returned to the position 2. There is provided a ticket gate device comprising:

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a housing forming a passage divided into first to fifth zones in order from the upstream side to the downstream side where the ticket medium holder proceeds,
A receiving means provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the housing and having a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media, and one ticket media received by the receiving means in the traveling direction. Processing means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium while carrying it toward the downstream side, performing predetermined processing as necessary, and then returning or collecting the data; and A position detecting means provided on the housing at a position corresponding to each zone of the fifth to fifth zones, for detecting a traveling position of the ticket medium holder for each zone, and the receiving means capable of receiving the ticket medium. Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in a proper receiving area, and the position detecting means receiving the ticket medium in the second zone of the passage without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder. Is detected, the ticket holder is recognized as a billless person, a blocking means for blocking the progress of the passage of the billless person, and returning to the upstream side in the traveling direction with respect to the billless person. Guiding means for guiding the opening and closing means for closing the receiving port of the receiving means so as not to receive the ticket medium from another subsequent ticket medium holder when the blocking means prevents the advance of the tagless person. When the determining means determines that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means detects that the tagless person has returned to the first zone in the passage. And a control means for opening the opening / closing means to control reception of the ticket medium possessed by the billless person.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, one or more ticket media provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of a passage in a casing forming a passage through which a ticket media holder travels can be used. A step of detecting whether or not the ticket medium is inserted into the receiving port; and transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, while being recorded on the ticket medium. Reading the data that is present, detecting whether the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the passage, and receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder without receiving the ticket medium. A step of recognizing the ticket holder as a tagless person when detecting the ticket medium holder in a first area; a step of preventing the ticketless person from proceeding along a passage; When the owner is recognized as a billless person, Closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket medium from the other ticket medium holder, and guiding the untagged person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction; and Determining whether the other ticket medium holder is in the receiving area where the ticket medium can be received, and determining that the other ticket medium holder is not in the receiving area, and When detecting that the bidder has returned to the second position on the upstream side of the first position in the passage, reception of the ticket medium possessed by the bidder is permitted. Opening the receiving port.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, one or more ticket media provided at the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the casing forming the passage through which the ticket media holder travels can be used. A step of detecting whether or not the ticket medium is inserted into the receiving port; and transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, while being recorded on the ticket medium. Reading the data that is present, and, if it is determined that the ticket medium is insufficient by reading the data, recognizing the ticket holder as a ticket deficient person; And, when the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket shortage,
Closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder; guiding the return of the ticket deficient person to an upstream side in the traveling direction; Determining whether the other ticket medium holder is in the receiving area where the ticket medium can be received, and determining that the other ticket medium holder is not in the receiving area, and When detecting that the ticket deficient person has returned to a predetermined position on the upstream side in the passage, opening the receiving port so as to permit reception of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person; Is provided.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, one or more ticket media provided at the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the casing forming the passage through which the ticket media holder travels can be used. A step of detecting whether or not the ticket medium is inserted into the receiving port; and transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, while being recorded on the ticket medium. Reading the data that is present, detecting whether the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the passage, and receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder without receiving the ticket medium. A step of recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person if the ticket medium holder is detected in the first area; and reading the data and determining that the ticket medium is insufficient. The ticket holder A step of recognizing the person as a footstep, a step of preventing the ticketless person or the person with a lack of tickets from proceeding along the path, and, when the ticket holder is recognized as a person without a ticket or a person with a shortage of tickets, the other following ride A step of closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, a step of guiding the untied person or the ticket deficient person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and Determining whether the other ticket medium holder is in the receiving area where the ticket medium can be received, and determining that the other ticket medium holder is not in the receiving area, and A second person on the upstream side of the first position in the aisle
Opening the receiving port so as to allow the receipt of the ticket medium possessed by the billless person or the ticket deficient person when detecting the return to the position of A ticket gate method is provided.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, one or more ticket media provided at the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage in the casing forming the passage through which the ticket media holder travels can be used. A step of detecting whether or not the ticket medium is inserted into the receiving port; and transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, while being recorded on the ticket medium. Reading the data that is present, detecting whether the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the passage, and receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder without receiving the ticket medium. A step of recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person if the ticket medium holder is detected in the first area; and reading the data and determining that the ticket medium is insufficient. The ticket holder A step of recognizing the person as a footstep, a step of preventing the ticketless person or the person with a lack of tickets from proceeding along the path, and, when the ticket holder is recognized as a person without a ticket or a person with a shortage of tickets, the other following ride Closing the receiving slot so as not to receive the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder; and guiding the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person facing downstream in the traveling direction to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction. A step of guiding the ticket deficient person or the no-till person who turned back to the upstream in the traveling direction to return further upstream in the traveling direction; and receiving the ticket to another subsequent ticket medium holder. Guiding the vehicle so as to deviate from the area; determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is in the receiving area where the ticket medium can be received at the receiving port; and Judge that there is no ticket media holder of And, when it is detected that the bidless person or the ticket deficient person has returned to the second position on the upstream side from the first position in the passage, the ticketless person or the ticket deficient person possesses Opening the receiving port so as to permit reception of the present ticket media.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the passage in the casing forming the passage divided into the first to fifth zones in order from the upstream side to the downstream side where the ticket medium holder travels from the upstream side to the downstream side. Detecting whether or not a ticket medium has been inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction; and moving the received ticket medium one by one. Reading the data recorded on the ticket medium while transporting downstream in the direction, and detecting whether the ticket medium holder has entered the second zone in the passage. A step of, if the ticket medium holder is detected in the second zone without receiving a ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person; Read the data and square If it is determined that the ticket medium is insufficient, a step of recognizing the ticket holder as a ticket-deficient person, a step of preventing the ticketless person or a ticket-insufficient person from proceeding along a passage, and Closing the receiving slot so as not to receive the ticket medium from another subsequent ticket medium holder when the holder is recognized as a ticketless person or a ticketless person; and A step of guiding the user to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and a step of determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is in a reception area where the ticket medium can be received at the reception port. Detecting that the other ticket medium holder is not present in the receiving area and detecting that the billless person or the ticket deficient person has returned to the first zone upstream of the second zone in the passage. If you do
Opening the receiving port so as to allow the receipt of the ticket medium possessed by the ticketless person or the ticket deficient person.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ticket gate according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
1 is a view schematically showing an external appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This automatic ticket gate can cope with a combination of a plurality of ticket media, for example, a ticket.
For example, at a transfer station between a Shinkansen and a conventional line, an automatic ticket gate installed at this transfer station uses a conventional line ticket whose starting point or end point is this transfer station and an end point or starting point at which the transfer station is located. The train ticket and the limited express ticket of the Shinkansen are accepted, and based on these data, it is possible to check whether or not there is any irregularity in the boarding section, and perform a ticket inspection process.

Hereinafter, such a ticket inspection process will be described in detail. Note that the above-described continuous ticket medium of the ticket section is referred to as a related ticket. Automatic ticket gate main body 1
0, an entrance 12 into which a ticket medium is inserted when entering the station premises or exiting from the station premises, and an exit 14 through which the ticket medium received at the entrance 12 is discharged are provided. Have been. 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.

Automatic ticket gate 10 according to this embodiment
The input port 12 can accept batch input of a plurality of ticket media. In addition, the insertion slot 12 can also receive insertion of a plurality of ticket media one by one. Of course, the ticket examination process can also be executed with one ticket medium.

As a combination of a plurality of ticket media, a regular ticket and a regular ticket, a regular ticket and an express ticket, a regular ticket and an ordinary ticket, and the like can be considered.
Furthermore, the discharge port 14 of this embodiment can collectively discharge a plurality of ticket media when a plurality of ticket media are collectively inserted. For example, the plurality of ticket media can be stacked in the order of size. It is aligned and discharged.

In the vicinity of the insertion slot 12, a shutter for preventing the 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. By the action of this shutter, erroneous insertion of the ticket medium of another person, that is, the succeeding next customer, is continuously prevented.

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 section 16 displays, for example, the remaining amount of a prepaid card or the like and various kinds of guidance for the user. The input port vicinity display section 16 has two display screens 16A and 16B that are inclined with respect to each other. The display screen 16A is provided at an angle that allows a user who wants to insert a ticket medium into the slot 12 to be visible, and displays guidance to the user. The display screen 16B is
It is provided at an angle such that a user who is located between the approximate center of the passage of the automatic ticket gate 10 and the discharge port side can be seen when looking back to the insertion port side, and guidance is displayed to this user.

Further, a passage guide display section (not shown) for displaying the guide of the passage of the automatic ticket gate is provided below the slot 12. In front of the outlet 14 is provided an outlet vicinity display section 18 for displaying various kinds of guidance to the user.

A door portion 2 is provided on a side portion of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate to close the door to prevent the passage of a user.
0 is provided. Further, a frame 22 serving as a partition for distinguishing a passage corresponding to the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate is provided on the upper part of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate. The frame 22 has 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.
Is provided.

Note that an invalid ticket is a ticket that cannot be used in combination with another ticket medium. For example, an expired ticket medium corresponds to this. What is an abnormal ticket?
The ticket cannot be read by this automatic ticket gate.
For example, credit cards having different recording formats, and tickets without magnetic recording correspond to this.

Further, the side portion of the main body 10 and the frame 22
Are provided with a plurality of human detection sensors 24 that detect the passage of a user along a corresponding passage in each of a plurality of zones. In this embodiment, there are five zones along the passage from the inlet 12 to the outlet 14. That is, from the input port 12 side to the discharge port 14 side, the human detection sensor 24A in the A zone and the human detection sensor 24 in the B zone
B and C zone human detection sensors 24C, D zone human detection sensor 24D, and E zone human detection sensor 24
E are sequentially arranged. The plurality of human detection sensors 24 detect the passage of a user, and use a transmission type or reflection type infrared sensor or the like.

On the other hand, an proximity sensor 25 is provided near the slot 12 for detecting that a person approaches a predetermined area near the slot 12 of the automatic ticket gate. A speaker 27 is provided on the side of the automatic ticket gate main body 10 to guide the user by voice.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. Inlet 12 and outlet 14
A main transport path 32 for transporting the ticket medium inserted from the input port 12 to the discharge port 14 side is formed between the main transport path 32 and the input port 12.
On the main transport path 32, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket medium conveyed on the transport path 32 and detecting passage of the ticket medium, for example, an input for detecting a ticket medium inserted from the input port 12 A plurality of mouth sensors 90, an outlet sensor 92 for detecting the ticket medium discharged to the outlet, and the like are provided. For this sensor, for example, an optical sensor is used, and the passing position can be recognized based on the light blocking timing when the ticket medium passes through the sensor.

At the entrance from the insertion port 12 to the main transport path 32, a shutter 28 for prohibiting the insertion of a ticket medium for a predetermined period is provided.
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 be included in the ticket medium A thermal head 58 for performing printing recording by coloring the heat-sensitive layer to be heated, a collective 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 reference on one side. The reversing section 38 is provided with a distribution gate 39. In order to always unify the front and back of the ticket medium, the distribution medium is supplied to the distribution gate 3 as necessary.
By 9, it is drawn into the reversing section 38 from the main transport path 32.
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, 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 print recording 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 on 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 collectively discharging a plurality of ticket media having different discharge sizes, a specific ticket is used. 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 pre-writing pool section 42 in the order of larger ticket media, that is, in the order of a large ticket, a commuter pass, and a regular ticket, transported on the main transport path 32, and aligned. Then, the large pool ticket, the commuter pass, and the ordinary ticket are coincident, and the large 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 overlapped 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 for distributing 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.

Also, the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate includes:
A plurality of motors for driving each unit are mounted. 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 gate shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The automatic ticket gate has a CPU 100 that controls the entire device. In the CPU 100, a ROM 102 storing a control program of the CPU 100, storage of information read from the ticket medium, storage of a plurality of display patterns created in a selectable manner in advance, and storage of information as a buffer of the control program A RAM 104, a fare memory 106 storing fare information from an entrance station where the use of a ticket medium has been started to a station where the automatic ticket gate is installed,
Is connected.

A reading circuit 108 for controlling the reading heads 36a and 36b and a writing circuit 110 for controlling the writing head 46 are provided in the CPU 100 of the automatic ticket gate.
And a reading circuit 112 for controlling the reading head 48 are connected. The CPU 100 includes a reading head 36a
Alternatively, a pass / fail determination process is performed based on the information read in 36b.

Further, the CPU 100 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 transport mechanism 32 for transporting the ticket medium, and a passage detection circuit 122 for detecting the passage of the person who has entered the ticket medium based on outputs from sensors such as the human detection sensors 24A to 24E and the proximity sensor 25. And a door control circuit 126 for controlling the driving of the door unit 20 and the like.

Further, the CPU 100 controls a display control circuit 128 for controlling the display screens 16A and 16B of the input port vicinity display section 16 and each display section such as the output port vicinity display section 18, and a display 26. Display control circuit 130
And a speaker control circuit 132 for controlling the speaker 27
Control circuit 1 for controlling driving of shutter 28
34, a pool control circuit 136 for controlling the driving of the pools 42 and 60, a monitoring panel interface 138 for connecting to a monitoring panel 140 for collectively monitoring a plurality of automatic ticket gates, and the like.

The CPU 100 has a timer for counting the time of a predetermined period. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the arrangement position of the human detection sensor provided in the automatic ticket gate and each zone.

At the most upstream side of the passage when the user passes the automatic ticket gate from the X zone to the Y zone, that is, in the area where the user passes the X zone first to pass the ticket medium into the slot, An A zone is formed.
A plurality of human detection sensors 24A are provided in the automatic ticket gate main body 10 and the frame 22 in the A zone. A zone B is formed on the downstream side adjacent to the zone A, that is, in a direction in which a user who intends to pass through the passage passes, and the automatic ticket gate main body 10 and the frame 22 in the zone B include a plurality of human detections. A sensor 24B is provided. On the downstream side adjacent to the B zone, a C zone is formed. The automatic ticket gate main body 10 and the frame 22 in the C zone are provided with a plurality of human detection sensors 24C. On the downstream side adjacent to the C zone, a D zone is formed. A plurality of human detection sensors 24D are provided in the automatic ticket gate main body 10 and the frame 22 in the D zone. An E zone is formed in a region adjacent to the D zone and located at the most downstream side of the automatic ticket gate.
A plurality of human detection sensors 24E are provided in the automatic ticket gate main body 10 and the frame 22 in the E zone.

Further, as described above, this automatic ticket gate apparatus has a display screen 16A for displaying guidance to a user in the X zone before the ticket medium is inserted into the slot, and a B zone in the passage. The display screen 16B arranged so that the guidance can be seen when the user who is between and the D zone looks back to the upstream side, and the user who is between the A zone and the D zone in the passage is in the traveling direction, The display unit 18 is provided so that the guidance can be seen when facing the downstream side.

Next, the ticket gate processing of the automatic ticket gate will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket gate process of the automatic ticket gate according to this embodiment.

First, when the discharged ticket medium is no longer detected by the discharge port sensor 92, the shutter 28 is opened, and the insertion of the ticket medium into the insertion port 12 is permitted. That is, when the ticket medium discharged to the outlet 14 is received, the insertion of the next ticket medium is permitted, and the automatic ticket gate enters a standby state, that is, a state of waiting for a ticket insertion (ST).
1). When the discharged ticket medium is detected by the discharge port sensor 92, the shutter 28 is closed and the insertion of the next ticket medium into the insertion port 12 is prohibited. this is,
This is to prevent equipment failure or confusion when receiving the ticket media due to the loading of the ticket media of another user while the ticket media is being held at the outlet.

When the ticket medium is inserted (ST1, N
O), it is determined based on the output from the human detection sensor 24B whether or not the user who has inserted the ticket medium has entered the zone B (ST2).

When the user does not enter the zone B (ST2, NO), the counter timer provided in the CPU 100 is operated. Then, when the time of the counter timer has expired (ST3, YES), the counter timer is cleared (ST4), and the process returns to ST1 to enter the standby state. On the other hand, if the counter timer has not timed out (ST3, NO), the process returns to ST2.

When the user enters the zone B (S
T2, YES), it is determined whether or not the inserted ticket medium is insufficient (ST5). If there is no shortage in the ticket medium (ST5, YES), a normal process is executed as described later (ST6), and the process returns to the standby state in ST1.

On the other hand, if the ticket medium is insufficient (S
T5, NO), the user who inserts the ticket medium is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and the shutter of the slot is closed in order to prevent mixing with the ticket medium possessed by another subsequent passenger (ST7). ).

In the standby state (ST1, YE
S), when the human detection sensor 24B detects that the user has entered the zone B (ST8, YES), the user who attempts to pass without inserting the ticket medium is recognized as a billless person, The next customer, that is, a malfunction caused by passing a ticketless person by the ticket medium possessed by another following passenger, and preventing other users possessing the ticket medium from passing as a tagless person. To prevent this, the shutter of the input port is closed (ST7). Of course, at this time, the door is closed to prevent the passage of the user.

Subsequently, before the user recognized as a ticket deficient person or a billless person enters the C zone, at least one of the display unit 18 and the speaker 27 arranged on the user's traveling direction side, The user in the vicinity of the zone B from the zone B is instructed to go down and insert a ticket medium (ST9).

It is determined based on the output from the human detection sensor 24A disposed in the A zone whether or not the user has returned to the A zone after going down the upstream side as instructed (ST1).
0).

If the user does not return to the A zone (ST10, NO), ST8 is repeated again to prompt the user to go down by voice guidance using the speaker and screen display guidance using the display unit. In addition, when the human detection sensor 24A is turned on and it is detected that the user has not returned to the A zone even though this guidance is repeated a predetermined number of times, it is determined that a device failure has occurred. .

When the user returns to zone A (S
T10, YES), it is determined whether or not there is a next customer in the X zone based on the output from the proximity sensor 25 (ST1).
1). If it is determined that the second customer is not in the X zone (S
T11, YES), the shutter 28 closing the slot is opened (ST12), and a guide to insert the ticket medium into the slot is displayed by operating at least one of the display unit 16B and the speaker 28, Screen display guidance or voice guidance is performed for the user (ST13).

That is, when the user who is recognized as a ticket deficient person or a ticketless person is urged to go down, it is determined that the user has gone down to zone A and there is no next customer in zone X. Opens the shutter so that the user can insert the ticket medium from the position of the A zone, and further notifies the user that the ticket medium can be inserted by voice, screen display, or the like.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide the user with appropriate guidance, and the serviceability is improved. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time during which the user is stuck in the ticket gate passage, and it is possible to prevent the flow of other customers from being obstructed.

On the other hand, when there is a next customer in the X zone (S
(T11, NO), the user who has gone down to the zone A is further guided using the speaker 27 and the display screen 16B to enter the ticket medium after going down a little further (ST14).

Further, for the next customer in the X zone, the user who has been recognized as a ticket deficient person or a billless person comes down on the basis of the guidance in ST14.
A guidance to prompt the user to step down one step is displayed on the display screen 16A (ST15).

Then, it is determined by the proximity sensor 25 whether or not the next customer in the X zone has left the X zone (S)
T16). When it is determined that the next customer is not in the X zone (ST16, YES), if the user has returned to the A zone, the entry of the ticket medium from the A zone is permitted. That is, the shutter 28 closing the input port is opened (ST
17) By operating at least one of the display unit 16B and the speaker 28, a guidance to insert a ticket medium into the slot is provided to the user to provide screen display guidance or voice guidance (ST18). ).

That is, after prompting the user who has been recognized as a ticket deficient person or a ticketless person to go down, the user goes down to the A zone and the next customer who was in the X zone carries at the slot. X to the position where the ticket media cannot be inserted
If it is determined that the user has left the zone, the shutter is opened so that the user can insert the ticket medium from the position of the A zone, and further, the ticket medium can be inserted by voice and screen display. To the user.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide the user with appropriate guidance, and the serviceability is improved. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time during which the user is stuck in the ticket gate passage, and it is possible to prevent the flow of other customers from being obstructed.

If there is a second customer in the X zone (S
T16, NO), as the next customer leaves the X zone,
Whether or not the user has gone down to the X zone is determined according to the output from the proximity sensor (ST19).

If the user does not return to the X zone (ST19, NO), ST14 is repeated again so that the voice guidance by the speaker and the screen display guidance by the display unit lower the user and the next customer. Prompt. Also,
If the human detection sensor 24 and the proximity sensor 25 are turned on and it is detected that the user has not returned to the X zone even though this guidance has been repeated a predetermined number of times, a device failure has occurred. Judge.

When it is determined that the user has returned to the X zone (ST19, YES), the entry of the ticket medium from the X zone is permitted. That is, the user opens the shutter 28 that has closed the slot 28 (ST20), and activates at least one of the display unit 16A and the speaker 28 to inform the user that the ticket medium should be inserted into the slot. To provide screen display guidance or voice guidance to the user (ST2).
1).

That is, after prompting the user who has been recognized as a ticket deficient person or a ticketless person to go down, a position where the next customer in the X zone cannot insert the ticket medium possessed at the insertion slot. If it is determined that the user has moved away from the X zone and the user has gone down to the X zone, the shutter is opened so that the user can insert a ticket medium from the position of the X zone, and further, audio and screen images are displayed. It informs the user that the ticket medium can be inserted by display or the like.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide the user with appropriate guidance, and the serviceability is improved. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time during which the user is stuck in the ticket gate passage, and it is possible to prevent the flow of other customers from being obstructed.

Next, the normal processing ST6 shown in FIG. 5 will be described. When the ticket medium is inserted into the slot 12, the ticket medium is detected by the slot sensor 90,
The shutter 28 is closed, and the insertion of the next ticket medium is prohibited. When only one ticket medium is inserted, the one ticket medium is taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33.
It is taken in. When a plurality of ticket media are inserted, the plurality of ticket media are separated and taken into the main transport path 32 by the take-in roller 33 one by one.

The ticket medium taken in by the take-in roller 33 is aligned by the aligning section 34. The aligned ticket medium is transported along the main transport path 32, and data recorded on the ticket medium is read by the read heads 36a and 36a.
read by b. At this time, if the data cannot be read, the inserted ticket is determined to be an abnormal ticket,
The ticket determined to be an abnormal ticket is immediately discharged. Also,
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. If it is determined that the inserted ticket is an abnormal ticket, passage through the automatic ticket gate is not permitted.

If the inserted ticket is not an abnormal ticket, the front and back of the ticket medium is recognized depending on which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the data, and if necessary, the medium is recognized. The reversing process is performed by the reversing unit 38. Then, all of the batch-inserted ticket media are pooled one by one in the pool section 42 before writing.
That is, until the ticket sensor 90 no longer detects the ticket medium, the process of taking in the ticket medium held in the insertion port 12 and pooling it into the pool section 42 before writing is repeated.

When all 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. The content of the traffic determination processing includes a boarding section and a boarding time limit. As a result of the traffic determination process, when traffic is permitted,
The passage is not blocked by the door unit 20. When traffic is not permitted, the door section 20 blocks the traffic of the user.

At the same time as the above-described passage determination processing, the processing of discharging the ticket media pooled in the pool section 42 before writing is started. 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 to the ticket medium for which data writing is required. The written information is read by the read head 48, and the written content is confirmed. Further, a punching process is performed on a ticket medium that requires a punching process.

The ticket medium, which has been processed as necessary, is conveyed through the main conveyance path 32 and detected by the first ticket detection sensor 54.
1 is started, and the ticket medium is taken into the collective pool roller 61. If the ticket medium is detected by the second ticket detection sensor while the ticket medium conveyed from the pool section 42 before writing still exists, the collective pool roller 61 holds the ticket medium in a state where the ticket medium is held. Stopped.
This is for the process of ejecting the leading edge of the next-to-be-conveyed ticket medium in alignment.

When the conveyed ticket medium is further detected by the first ticket detecting sensor 54, the rotation of the collective pool roller 61 is started at a predetermined timing, and the collective ticket medium is taken into the collective pool roller 61. .

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, the batch pool roller 61
All the ticket media arranged according to are discharged. 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, the shutter 28 prohibits the insertion of the next ticket medium.

As described above, according to one embodiment of the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention, a user having a ticket medium as a genuine ticket forgets to insert the ticket medium into the slot. In this case, even if it does not return to the vicinity of the slot, if it is determined that there is no other customer following the slot, it is possible to return to the position where the slot can be reached by reaching, and the shutter provided at the slot is opened. It is intended to smoothly guide the opening of the ticket by a user who possesses a genuine ticket, prevent a flow obstruction of the customer near the ticket gate, and improve the serviceability to the customer.

In the above-described embodiment, the ticket gate apparatus arranged at the ticket gate of a station that handles ticket media such as ordinary tickets and commuter passes in transportation such as railways is mainly described. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be applied to other ticket gate devices, for example, a ticket gate device arranged at an entrance / exit of an amusement park or the like. In this case, by recognizing a user who has forgotten to put an admission ticket to the amusement park into the ticket gate arranged at the entrance as a ticketless person, and performing the same ticket gate processing as described above, the ticket gate processing efficiency is improved. Can be provided to enable smooth flow of users, and to provide a ticket gate apparatus and a ticket gate method with improved serviceability.

[0089]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to cope with the combined use of a plurality of ticket media, and to improve the ticket gate processing efficiency to enable a smooth flow of the user. In addition, it is possible to provide a ticket gate device and a ticket gate method with further improved serviceability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining zones of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. 1 and positions of human detection sensors provided in each zone.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket gate process by the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Automatic ticket gate main body 12 ... Slot 14 ... Exit 16 (A, B) ... Display screen 18 ... Display part 24 (A, B, C, D, E) ... Human detection sensor 25 ... Proximity sensor 27 ... Speaker 33 ... Intake roller 34 ... Alignment section 36a, 36b, 48 ... Read head 42 ... Pool section before writing 46 ... Write head 50, 52 ... Punch processing section 56, 58 ... Thermal head 60 ... Batch pool section 61 ... Batch pool Roller 100 CPU

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A housing forming a passage through which a ticket media holder travels, and a receiving port provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of the passage in the housing and receiving one or more ticket media. Receiving means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium while carrying the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, and performing predetermined processing as necessary; Processing means for returning or collecting, a position detecting means provided on the housing along the passage, for detecting the position of the ticket medium holder, and the receiving means receiving the ticket medium Means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in the receiving area where the ticket is available, and said boarding at the first position in the passage by said position detecting means without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder Ticket media When a holder is detected, the ticket holder is recognized as an untagged person, and blocking means for preventing the progress of the untagged person's passage, Guiding means for guiding back; opening and closing the receiving port of the receiving means so as not to receive the ticket medium from another subsequent ticket medium holder when the blocking means prevents the advance of the tagless person; Means, the determining means determines that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means determines that the tagless person is in a passage upstream of the first position in the passage. And control means for opening the opening / closing means and permitting reception of the ticket media possessed by the untagged person when detecting that the vehicle has returned to the position of 2. Features ticket gates. 2. A housing forming a passage through which a ticket media holder travels, and a receiving port provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of the passage in the housing to receive one or more ticket media. Receiving means, while transporting the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, reading data recorded on the ticket media, and performing a predetermined process as necessary. Processing means for returning or collecting, a position detecting means provided in the housing along the passage, for detecting a position of the ticket medium holder, and wherein the receiving means receives the ticket medium. Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in a possible receiving area; and reading all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means, and determining that the ticket medium is insufficient. Judgment In this case, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and a blocking means for preventing the ticket deficient person from proceeding along the path, and guiding the ticket deficient person to return to the upstream in the traveling direction. A guiding means for closing the opening of the receiving means so as not to receive a ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder when the blocking means prevents the ticket-deficient person from proceeding; If the determining means determines that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means detects that the ticket deficient person has returned to a predetermined position in the passage, Control means for opening the opening / closing means and controlling to permit receipt of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person. 3. A casing forming a passage through which a ticket media holder travels, and a receiving port provided at an upstream side of the casing along a traveling direction of the passage and receiving one or more ticket media. Receiving means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium while carrying the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, and performing predetermined processing as necessary; Processing means for returning or collecting, a position detecting means provided on the housing along the passage, for detecting the position of the ticket medium holder, and the receiving means receiving the ticket medium Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in the receiving area where the ticket medium is available; and reading out all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means, and the ticket medium is insufficient. And judgment In this case, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and the position detection means does not receive the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, and the position detecting means holds the ticket medium at the first position in the passage. When a person is detected, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person, blocking means for preventing the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person from proceeding along the passage, and the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person. Guide means for guiding the vehicle to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and when the blocking means prevents the ticket-deficient person or the ticketless person from proceeding, does not receive the ticket medium from the subsequent other ticket medium holder. Opening / closing means for closing the receiving opening of the receiving means, the determining means determines that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means has the ticket deficient person or no bill Person in the first position in the passage When it is detected that the vehicle has returned to the second position on the more upstream side, the opening / closing means is opened and control is performed so as to permit reception of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person or the billless person. A ticket gate device comprising: control means; 4. A casing forming a passage through which a ticket media holder travels, and a receiving port provided at an upstream side of the casing along a traveling direction of the passage and receiving one or more ticket media. Receiving means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium while carrying the ticket media received by the receiving means one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, and performing predetermined processing as necessary; Processing means for returning or collecting, a position detecting means provided on the housing along the passage, for detecting the position of the ticket medium holder, and the receiving means receiving the ticket medium Determining means for determining whether or not there is a ticket medium holder in the receiving area where the ticket medium is available; and reading out all the ticket media received from the ticket medium holder by the processing means, and the ticket medium is insufficient. And judgment In this case, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, and without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, the position detecting means identifies the ticket ticket holder at the first position in the passage. If it is detected, the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person, a blocking means for blocking the passage of the ticket deficient person and the ticketless person, and proceeding with respect to the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person. First guide means provided on a casing on the downstream side in the traveling direction for guiding the vehicle to return to the upstream side in the direction, and further upstream in the traveling direction with respect to the ticket deficient person or the billless person who turned to the upstream side in the traveling direction. A second guide means provided in a casing on the upstream side in the traveling direction for guiding back to the side, and an upstream side in the traveling direction for guiding the other subsequent ticket medium holders out of the receiving area. A third guiding means provided on the housing; Opening / closing means for closing a receiving port of the receiving means so as not to receive a ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder when the means prevents the shortage of tickets or a ticketless person from proceeding; It is determined that there is no other ticket medium holder following the receiving area, and the position detecting means determines that the ticket deficient person or the ticketless person has a second position upstream of the first position in the passage. Control means for opening the opening / closing means and permitting reception of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person or the tagless person when detecting that the vehicle has returned to the position. Ticket gate device characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. A housing which forms a passage divided into first to fifth zones in order from an upstream side to a downstream side where a ticket medium holder travels, and a passage along a traveling direction of the passage in the housing. A receiving means provided on the upstream side and having a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media; and transporting the ticket media received by the receiving device one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction, Processing means for reading data recorded on the ticket medium, performing predetermined processing as necessary, and returning or collecting the data; and corresponding to each of the first to fifth zones along the passage. Position detecting means provided on a casing of a position, for detecting a traveling position of the ticket medium holder for each zone; and a receiving area where the receiving means can receive the ticket medium. Determine whether or not Judging means, and if the ticket medium holder is detected in the second zone of the passage by the position detecting means without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder, the ticket holder is untagged. Blocking means for recognizing the person as a person and blocking the advance of the path of the untagged person; guiding means for guiding the untagged person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction; Opening / closing means for closing the receiving port of the receiving means so as not to receive the ticket medium from the other ticket medium holder following when the advance of the travel is prevented; and If it is determined that there is no medium holder and the position detecting means detects that the untagged person has returned to the first zone in the passage, the opening / closing means is opened to hold the untagged person. To receive the ticket media Control means for controlling to permit, and a ticket gate device. 6. A ticket medium is inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of a passage in a casing forming a passage through which a ticket medium holder travels. Detecting whether or not the data has been received; reading the data recorded on the ticket media while transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction; Detecting whether or not the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the first area; and receiving the ticket medium from the first area without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder. When a holder is detected, a step of recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person, a step of preventing progression of the passage of the untagged person, and recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person The other following ticket media holder Closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket medium, guiding the unlabeled person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and receiving the ticket medium at the receiving port. Determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is present in the receiving area, and determining that the other ticket medium holder is not present in the receiving area, and the untagged person is in the passage. When detecting that the first position is returned to the second position on the upstream side, opening the reception port so as to permit reception of the ticket medium possessed by the tagless person; A ticket gate method comprising: 7. A ticket medium is inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of a passage in a casing forming a passage through which a ticket medium holder travels. Detecting whether or not the data has been received; reading the data recorded on the ticket medium while transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction; If it is determined that the ticket medium is insufficient by reading the ticket, a step of recognizing the ticket holder as a ticket insufficient person, a step of preventing the ticket insufficient person from proceeding along the path, When the holder is recognized as a ticket deficient person, a step of closing the receiving port so as not to receive a ticket medium from another subsequent ticket medium holder, and an upstream side in the traveling direction with respect to the ticket deficient person. Guide to return to Determining whether the other ticket medium holder is in a receiving area where the ticket medium can be received in the receiving port; and the other ticket medium holder in the receiving area. When it is determined that there is no ticket, and when it is detected that the ticket deficient person has returned to a predetermined position on the upstream side in the passage, the receipt of the ticket medium possessed by the ticket deficient person is permitted. A ticket opening method, comprising the steps of: opening a receiving slot; 8. A ticket medium is inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of a passage in a casing forming a passage through which a ticket medium holder travels. Detecting whether or not the data has been received; reading the data recorded on the ticket media while transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction; Detecting whether or not the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the first area; and receiving the ticket medium from the first area without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder. If a holder is detected, the step of recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person; and reading the data to determine that the ticket medium is in short supply. A process of recognizing that the ticket is insufficient, A step of preventing the ticketless person or the ticket-less person from proceeding along the passage; and, when the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person or a ticket-less person, the ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder. Closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket, guiding the untied person or the ticket deficient person to return to the upstream side in the traveling direction, and receiving the ticket medium in the receiving port Determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is present in the receiving area, and determining that the other ticket medium holder is not present in the receiving area, and the untagged person or the ticket deficient person When it is detected that the vehicle returns to the second position on the upstream side from the first position in the aisle, the receipt of the ticket medium possessed by the billless person or the ticket deficient person is permitted. Opening the receiving slot; Law. 9. A ticket medium is inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more ticket media provided at an upstream side along a traveling direction of a passage in a casing forming a passage through which a ticket medium holder travels. Detecting whether or not the data has been received; reading the data recorded on the ticket media while transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction; Detecting whether or not the ticket medium holder has entered the first area in the first area; and receiving the ticket medium from the first area without receiving the ticket medium from the ticket medium holder. If a holder is detected, the step of recognizing the ticket holder as an untagged person; and reading the data to determine that the ticket medium is in short supply. A process of recognizing that the ticket is insufficient, A step of preventing the ticketless person or the ticket-less person from proceeding along the passage; and, when the ticket holder is recognized as a ticketless person or a ticket-less person, the ticket medium from another following ticket medium holder. Closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket; guiding the return of the ticket-deficient person or the billless person facing the downstream in the traveling direction to the upstream in the traveling direction; and A step of guiding the turned-back person or ticketless person to return further upstream in the traveling direction; and a step of guiding other subsequent ticket medium holders out of the receiving area. Determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is in the receiving area where the ticket can be received at the receiving port; andthere is no other ticket medium holder in the receiving area. Judge, and said no-tag person or ticket When detecting that the insufficient person has returned to the second position on the upstream side of the first position in the passage, the reception of the ticket medium possessed by the billless person or the person who lacks the ticket is permitted. Opening the receiving port so as to perform the following steps. 10. A housing which forms a passage divided into first to fifth zones in order from the upstream side to the downstream side where the holder of the ticket medium travels is provided on the upstream side along the traveling direction of the passage. Detecting whether or not the ticket medium is inserted into a receiving port for receiving one or more received ticket media; and transporting the received ticket media one by one toward the downstream side in the traveling direction. Reading data recorded on the ticket medium, detecting whether or not the ticket medium holder has entered the second zone in the passage; and If the ticket medium holder is detected in the second zone without receiving a ticket medium from the vehicle, the step of recognizing the ticket holder as a billless person; reading the data to obtain the ticket medium; Determined to be missing If so, a step of recognizing the ticket holder as a ticket deficient person; a step of preventing the ticketless person or the ticket deficient person from proceeding along a passage; and When recognized as a person, the step of closing the receiving port so as not to receive the ticket medium from the subsequent other ticket medium holder, and on the upstream side in the traveling direction with respect to the ticketless or ticket shortage Guiding back; determining whether or not the other ticket medium holder is in a receiving area where the ticket can be received at the receiving port; and the other boarding in the receiving area. When it is determined that there is no ticket medium holder, and when it is detected that the untied person or the ticket deficient person has returned to the first zone upstream of the second zone in the passage, the untied person or Permitting receipt of ticket media owned by people with insufficient tickets Wicket wherein the further comprising a receiving open mouth step, to so that.