JPH10198827A - Automatic ticket checking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket checking device that can collect using charge for plural persons by using a single storage medium. SOLUTION: This automatic ticket checking machined 10 comprises a housing 11, which is provided at a wicket path P, a card reading and writing part 12 that is provided on the housing 11, a display part 13 that is equipped with a touch panel 13B, which receives an entry from a user, an entrance sensor 14 and an exit sensor 14 which sense that a user goes in and goes out, an input sensor 17, which detects a user, who performs an input operation, a discriminating sensor 18 which discriminates an adult user, a door 19, which prevents an illegal user from passing and a controlling part 20, which controls the operation of each part. When plural persons use it, the number of persons is inputted through the touch panel, then the part 20 calculates the fares for the persons, and the fares are adjusted with one piece of an SF card. Thereby, plural persons can pass through and the persons who pass through are detected by each sensor 15 to 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that collects a usage fee through the use of a storage medium such as a stored fair card (hereinafter referred to as an SF card) or an IC card. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that enables multiple people to use the medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional automatic ticket gate, when a usage fee is paid through the use of an SF card or an IC card in which information such as an available amount of money is stored, the SF card or the like possessed by the user is transferred to the automatic ticket gate. , The usage fee has been collected by subtracting the amount corresponding to the usage fee from the available amount stored in the SF card or the like. Therefore, the user was able to automatically execute the settlement process when passing through an automatic ticket gate without purchasing a ticket at a ticket vending machine or the like.

[0003]

However, in the conventional automatic ticket gate, the number of users who can collect the usage fee is limited to one for one SF card or the like. If you want to pay for multiple people with one SF card, such as when using it, the user must purchase the necessary number of tickets with the SF card, etc. in advance at the ticket vending machine, etc. It was necessary to use an automatic ticket gate. Although the introduction of SF cards and the like has improved the convenience of individual users, the convenience of users in groups and the like has been almost the same as before the introduction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an automatic ticket gate capable of collecting usage fees for a plurality of persons through the use of a single storage medium.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention utilizes a storage medium in which information including an available amount of money for which a user has paid in advance is stored. In an automatic ticket gate that collects fees, a reading unit that reads an available amount of money stored in the storage medium, and an information input that inputs information about the plurality of people when paying a usage fee for the plurality of people using the storage medium. Means for calculating an available amount obtained by subtracting the usage fee for the plurality of persons from the available amount read by the reading unit based on the information input by the information input unit; and the operating unit Writing means for writing the available amount of money calculated in the storage medium, detecting means for detecting passing users, and the number of users detected by the detecting means is input by the information input means. Configured to include a passage monitoring means for monitoring whether matching number, the.

According to this configuration, when the automatic ticket gate is used by a plurality of persons using a single storage medium,
The possession of the storage medium is presented to the automatic ticket gate, the available money stored in the storage medium is read by the reading means, and information on the number of persons to be used is inputted from the information input means. The calculating means obtains a usage fee for a plurality of persons based on the information input from the information input means, and calculates an amount obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the available amount read by the reading means. Then, the usable amount of the storage medium is updated by the writing unit to the amount calculated by the calculating unit, and the usage fee for a plurality of users is settled, so that a plurality of users can pass. The user who passes through the automatic ticket gate is detected by the detecting means, and based on the detection result, the passing monitoring means monitors the coincidence between the number of people who have passed and the number of persons input by the information input means.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a guide output means for guiding a user at least of an input operation is provided. According to such a configuration, input operation guidance to the information input means is performed from the guidance output means, and the user can input information according to the guidance. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the information input means is capable of separately inputting the number of adults and the number of children among the plurality of persons, and It is assumed that the means includes a user detection unit that detects an adult user and a pediatric user separately.

[0008] According to such a configuration, the settlement of the usage fee of a plurality of users and the passage of the automatic ticket gate are managed while distinguishing the adult and the child among the plurality of users. Claim 4
According to the invention described in (3), in the invention described in (3), an entry detection unit capable of detecting an entering user, an entry detection unit capable of detecting an entering user, and the information input unit An input detection unit capable of detecting a user who performs an input operation with a pass, and a pass that determines the passage of the user based on detection results of the entry detection unit, the advance detection unit, the input detection unit, and the user detection unit. And a determination unit.

According to this configuration, the user passing through the automatic ticket gate is detected by the entry detecting section, the advance detecting section, and the input detecting section in accordance with the position of the user, and each of the detecting section and the user detecting section is detected. The passage determination unit determines whether the user has passed based on the detection result. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as a specific configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the storage medium transmits stored information to the outside and receives a signal from the outside. It is assumed that the contactless IC card has a communication function to perform the communication.

[0010] According to this configuration, communication of information between the automatic ticket gate and the non-contact IC card is performed in a non-contact manner.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic ticket gate according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 10 includes, for example, a pair of casings 11 provided at a predetermined interval along a ticket gate P of a station or the like (however, in FIG. ), A card reading / writing unit 12 provided on the upper surface on the entrance side of the housing 11,
Display unit 1 provided to protrude from the upper surface on the exit side of housing 11
3, a speaker 14 provided on the side surface of the housing 11 below the display unit 13, an entrance sensor 15 provided as an entry detection unit provided on the entrance side surface of the housing 11,
An exit sensor 16 provided on the side surface on the exit side as an advance detection unit, an input sensor 17 provided as an input detection unit provided on the side surface of the housing 11 below the display unit 13, and a display unit 1
3, a discriminating sensor 18 as a user detecting unit, a door 19 provided on the exit side of the housing 11 so as to protrude toward the ticket gate P, and a door 19 provided inside the housing 11. And a control unit 20 for controlling the operation of the automatic ticket gate 10 as indicated by a broken line in the figure.

The card read / write unit 12 reads information stored in a SF card or the like as a storage medium possessed by a user when the card is inserted, for example.
Further, writing to the SF card is performed to update the storage information. In this SF card, for example, a usable amount of money for which the user has paid in advance is stored in a rewritable manner. Here, the card reading / writing unit 12 functions as a reading unit and a writing unit.

The display unit 13 displays an operation guide and a processing result of the control unit 20, which will be described later (whether or not to allow the user to pass through), for a user who proceeds through the ticket gate P.
3A, the surface of the display screen 13A is a touch panel 13B. When a user touches a desired display portion, an input signal corresponding to the display portion is sent to the control unit 20.

From the speaker 14, operation guidance, processing results of the control unit 20, and the like are provided to the user by voice.
Thus, the display unit 13 and the speaker 14 function as guidance output means, and the display unit 13 also functions as information input means. The entrance sensor 15, the exit sensor 16, and the input sensor 17 are provided at predetermined positions on the side surface of the housing 11, for example, facing a photo sensor or the like.
, The user entering from the ticket gate P and the user performing input operation on the display unit 13 are detected, respectively.
The detection signal is sent to the control unit 20.

The discrimination sensor 18 is provided with the above-mentioned entrance sensor 15.
Similarly to the above, for example, a photo sensor or the like is arranged above the display unit 13 to detect a user having a height equal to or higher than a certain height passing through the ticket gate P, and send a detection signal to the control unit 20. Here, the user detected by the determination sensor 18 is regarded as an adult, and the user not detected by the determination sensor 18 is regarded as a child.

The door 19 opens and closes in response to a control signal from the control unit 20. When a user who is not allowed to pass a ticket gate enters, the door 19 protrudes toward the ticket gate passage P and prevents the user from entering. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 20 is formed around a microcomputer 21 for controlling the operation of the automatic ticket gate 10, and the microcomputer 21 includes:
A control driver 22 for controlling the operation of the card read / write unit 12, and a display driver 23 for controlling the display content of the display screen 13A and taking in an input signal from the touch panel 13B
A voice driver 24 for controlling voice guidance output from the speaker 14, a sensor amplifier 25 for inputting and amplifying detection signals from the sensors 15 to 18, and a door control driver 26 for controlling opening and closing operations of the door 19. , Are connected. As described later, the control unit 20 functions as a calculation unit, a passage determination unit, and a passage monitoring unit.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. Here, a case is considered in which, as a plurality of users, for example, payment of a usage fee for three adult users and one child user is performed with one SF card. However, the available amount of money sufficient for the above three people's usage fee is S
It is assumed that it is stored in the F card.

When entering the station yard using the automatic ticket gate 10, a user (following an adult) carrying an SF card among the four users first enters the ticket gate passage P, The other three people wait outside the ticket gate P. When the first user enters the ticket gate passage P, the entry is detected by the entrance sensor 15, and a detection signal is sent to the control unit 20.
The control unit 20 outputs a detection signal to the microcomputer 21 via the sensor amplifier 25. The microcomputer 21 that has received the detection signal drives the control driver 22 so that the card reading / writing unit 12 can read the SF card. Further, the display driver 23 and the voice driver 24 are driven to display and provide voice guidance to the user to insert the SF card into the card reading / writing unit 12.

The first user inserts his SF card into the card reading / writing unit 12 according to the guidance, and proceeds to the display unit 13. In the card reading / writing section 12, S
Information such as the available amount of money stored in the F card is read, and the read information is sent to the control unit 20. When the user arrives in front of the display unit 13, the user is detected by the input sensor 17 and the determination sensor 18, and a detection signal is sent to the control unit 20.

The control unit 20 includes a card reading / writing unit 1
2. The microcomputer 21 having received the information from the input sensor 17 and the discrimination sensor 18 calculates the usage fee for one person, and subtracts the usage fee for one person from the read usable amount to obtain the remaining card amount. The calculation is performed, and the calculation result is displayed on the display screen 13A via the display driver 23. At this time, a display for prompting the user to select whether or not a plurality of users is used is displayed on the display screen 13A. FIG.
(A) shows an example of the display screen 13A at this time. Then, in the card reading / writing unit 12, the available amount stored in the SF card is updated to an amount obtained by subtracting the usage fee for one person, and when the available amount is updated, the SF card is returned to the user. .

The user confirms the contents displayed on the display screen 13A, and selects a part used by a plurality of persons by touching it with a finger or the like. When the use by multiple users is selected, a corresponding signal is generated from the touch panel 13B, and the signal is sent to the control unit 20. In the control unit 20, the microcomputer 21 drives the display driver 23 and the audio driver 24 to allow the user to input information on a plurality of users, for example, the number of adults and the number of children. Display and voice guidance. FIG.
(B) shows an example of the display screen 13A at this time. still,
In the case of using alone, it is sufficient to pass through without selecting the use by a plurality of persons.

The user inputs the number of adults and the number of children from the touch panel 13B according to the above-mentioned guidance, and the input information is sent to the microcomputer 21. However, here, the number of persons excluding the first user is input. The microcomputer 21 calculates the usage fee for the three users according to the input number of adults and the number of children, and displays the result on the display screen 13A. At the same time, in order to update the available amount stored in the SF card to the amount after use, the first user is sent to the card read / write unit 12 again by the S
A guide to insert the F card is provided. In FIG. 3 (C),
An example of the display screen 13A at this time is shown.

When the SF card is inserted into the card reading / writing section 12 and the available money is rewritten, the microcomputer 21 displays the processed contents on the display screen 13A.
At the same time, a guidance prompting each person to pass through the automatic ticket gate is displayed. FIG. 3D shows an example of the display screen 13A at this time. The first user who confirms the completion of the process receives the SF card and advances from the ticket gate passage P. The first passage of the user is determined when the generation of the detection signal from the input sensor 17 disappears and the generation of the detection signal from the exit sensor 16 disappears.
When it is confirmed that the first user has passed, the remaining number of permitted passers is displayed on the display screen 13A while distinguishing between adults and children. FIG. 3E shows an example of the display screen 13A at this time.

The passage of the second and subsequent users is determined by the disappearance of the detection signal from the entrance sensor 15 and the disappearance of the detection signal from the exit sensor 16. In addition, for the distinction between an adult and a child, the user who has generated the detection signal from the discrimination sensor 18 is determined to be an adult. Each time the passage of one user is confirmed, the corresponding number of permitted persons is subtracted. When the number of permitted persons of both adults and children becomes zero, the door control driver 26 controls the door 19.
Is in a closed state protruding toward the ticket gate passage P side, and the passage of the user is prevented, and the state returns to the standby state. Display screen 1 at this time
FIG. 3F shows an example of 3A.

The above operation completes entry of a plurality of persons into the station premises. Also, the operation when entering from the station premises is the same as the operation when entering, so the description is omitted here. As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display unit 13 for inputting information on a plurality of users is provided, and the usage fee for a plurality of users is calculated according to the input information and stored in the SF card. By updating the available amount of money and detecting the users who pass through the ticket gates with the sensors 15 to 18, as in the past, a ticket for the number of people is purchased in advance with a ticket vending machine or the like and the ticket passes through the automatic ticket gate. This eliminates the necessity and allows the payment of a fee for a plurality of persons with one SF card when passing through the automatic ticket gate 10, so that it is possible to improve the convenience of users in a group or the like.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
In the second embodiment, instead of the SF card used as the storage medium in the first embodiment, a non-contact IC having a memory for storing information such as available money and a data communication function
An automatic ticket gate when a card is used as a storage medium will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic ticket gate of the second embodiment.

In FIG. 4, the structure of the automatic ticket gate 10 'differs from the structure of the automatic ticket gate 10 of the first embodiment described above.
Is provided with an antenna unit 12 'and a control unit 20', and is a doorless type without a door 19. The other configurations of the automatic ticket gate 10 ′ are the same as the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10 and thus the description is omitted here.

The antenna unit 12 'receives a radio signal transmitted from a non-contact IC card possessed by a user and sends it to the control unit 20', and transmits a signal from the control unit 20 'to the non-contact IC card. I do. The transmission and reception of signals between the antenna unit 12 'and the non-contact IC card are performed by the user bringing the non-contact IC card close to the antenna unit 12'. Therefore, when the automatic ticket gate reads or writes information stored in the storage medium, in the above-described first embodiment, the user has to insert the SF card into the card reading / writing unit 12. In this embodiment,
It is only necessary for the user to bring the non-contact IC card close to the antenna unit 12 '. Also, in the memory of the non-contact IC card,
In addition to the available amount for which the user has paid in advance,
For example, a lot of information can be stored, such as personal information of the owner and card use history.

As shown in FIG. 5, a control driver 22 'of the control unit 20' controls the operation of the antenna unit 12 '.
Further, unlike the control unit 20 (FIG. 2) of the first embodiment,
The configuration does not include the door control driver 26. Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. Again, the first
Similar to the embodiment, the case where payment of the usage fee for three adult users and one child user is performed with one non-contact IC card is considered.

First, when entering the station premises, as in the operation of the first embodiment, the entry of the first user holding the non-contact IC card is detected by the entrance sensor 1 of the automatic ticket gate 10 '.
5, the antenna unit 1 is detected by the user.
A signal transmitted from the non-contact IC card approaching 2 'is received by the antenna section 12', and a display for selecting whether or not the user is using a plurality of persons is displayed on the display screen 13A. When the first user selects multiple users and inputs the number of adults and the number of children from the touch panel 13B, a signal corresponding to the input information is transmitted to the antenna unit 12 '.
, And information relating to a plurality of uses is registered in the non-contact IC card. After confirming that the registration has been completed, the first user passes through the automatic ticket gate 10 ', and then other users also pass through the automatic ticket gate 10' and enter the station premises as in the first embodiment. Admission to

Next, when entering from the station premises, a signal transmitted from a non-contact IC card brought close to the antenna unit 12 'by the first user is received by the antenna unit 12' and controlled, as in the case of entry. Sent to the unit 20 '. In the control unit 20 ', based on the signal from the antenna unit 12',
Information on a plurality of uses registered in the non-contact IC card is identified, and a usage fee for a plurality of people is calculated. Then, a signal for reducing the calculated usage fee from the available amount stored in the non-contact IC card is transmitted from the antenna unit 12 ', and the available amount of the non-contact IC card is updated. In this way, at the time of participation, the usage fee for a plurality of users is settled without the first user performing an input operation.

The automatic ticket gate 10 'is a doorless type having no door for preventing the passage of a user.
Although it is possible for more users than the number entered on the touch panel 13B to illegally pass through the automatic ticket gate 10 ',
For such unauthorized use, the unauthorized use is recorded in association with the personal information stored in the non-contact IC card, and the individual is directly warned.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the first
Contactless IC as a storage medium in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.
Using the card, the antenna section 12 'is attached to the automatic ticket gate 10'.
And the control unit ′ allows the user to
The information stored in the non-contact IC card can be read and written by the automatic ticket gate 10 'without releasing the hand from the C card. Because it disappears, it becomes an automatic ticket gate that is more convenient.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the case of an automatic ticket gate installed at a ticket gate of a station or the like has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, leisure facilities It can also be applied to automatic ticket gates installed at the airport.

[0035]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, information relating to a plurality of users is inputted by the information input means, and a plurality of users are inputted by the arithmetic means in accordance with the input information. The usage fee is calculated, the available amount stored in the storage medium is updated by the writing means, and the user passing through the automatic ticket gate is detected by the detection means and monitored by the passage monitoring means. When paying for multiple people using a single storage medium, there is no need to purchase a ticket for the number of people using a ticket vending machine and then pass through an automatic ticket gate. Since the use fee for a plurality of people can be settled at the time of passage, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user in a group or the like.

The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
In addition to the effects of the invention described in the above, the provision of the guidance output means allows the user to perform an input operation to the information input means in accordance with the operation guidance from the guidance output means. Is required, it is possible to input information about a plurality of persons without fail. Further, according to the invention described in claims 3 and 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the information input means can input by distinguishing between an adult and a child, and the detecting means detects the user. The automatic ticket gate can identify and process adult users and pediatric users, so even if the fee is different for adults and children, multiple people can use a single storage medium. Can be used.

In addition to the above-described effects, the invention according to claim 5 provides a non-contact IC card as a storage medium, so that a user can release a non-contact IC card without releasing his / her hand from the non-contact IC card. Since the information stored in the IC card is read and written, an automatic ticket gate that is more convenient can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10 'automatic ticket gate 11 housing 12 card reading / writing unit 12' antenna unit 13 display unit 13A display screen 13B touch panel 14 speaker 15 entrance sensor 16 exit sensor 17 input sensor 18 discrimination sensor 19 door 20, 20 'control unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Naoya Kobayashi 1-13-8 Kamikizaki, Urawa-shi, Saitama Japan Signaling Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that collects a usage fee through the use of a storage medium storing information including an available amount for which a user has prepaid a fee, wherein the available amount stored in said storage medium is Reading means for reading, information input means for inputting information about the plurality of persons when paying a usage fee for a plurality of persons on the storage medium, and information read by the reading means based on the information inputted by the information input means. Calculating means for calculating an available amount obtained by subtracting the usage charges for the plurality of persons from the read available amount; writing means for writing the available amount calculated by the operating means into the storage medium; Detecting means for detecting a user; and passing monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the number of users detected by the detecting means matches the number input by the information input means. An automatic ticket gate characterized by being formed. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, further comprising guidance output means for guiding a user at least to an input operation. 3. The information input means is capable of inputting a distinction between the number of adults and the number of children among the plurality of persons,
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a user detection unit configured to detect an adult user and a child user separately. 4. An entrance detecting section capable of detecting an entering user, an entering detecting section capable of detecting an entering user, and a user performing an input operation by the information input means. An input detection unit, and a pass determination unit that determines the passage of a user based on detection results of the entry detection unit, the advance detection unit, the input detection unit, and the user detection unit. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3, wherein 5. The non-contact IC card having a communication function for transmitting stored information to the outside and receiving a signal from the outside, wherein the storage medium is provided. The railway usage fee management device according to one of the above.