JPH10261115A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform guidance corresponding to respective conditions to plural users passing through a passage or about to advance by providing a judgement means, first and second detection means and first and second guidance display means, etc., and controlling the passing of the passage by the user. SOLUTION: At the time of judging the presence of an additionally fed ticket in the case that a ticket fed by a first customer is an invalid ticket or the like, a CPU 100 closes the shutter 28 of a feeding port and obstructs the feeding of the ticket of a second customer. Then, the guidance of urging additional feeding is displayed at an exit side display device 18 to the first customer and the guidance of inhibiting ticket feeding is displayed at an entrance side display device 16 to the second customer. Then, in the case that the additionally fed ticket of the first customer is valid and the permission of the passing is judged, the CPU 100 displays the guidance of receiving the ticket and permitting the passing at the exit side display device 18 to the first customer. At the time, the guidance of urging the feeding of the ticket is displayed to the second customer at the entrance side display device 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that is used in, for example, a transportation system such as a railway, and that takes in a ticket inserted by a user and performs a ticket gate operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, in the field of railways, for the purpose of labor saving of ticket gates, users are provided at entrances or exits of facilities such as railways, and users (passers) using the facilities are required to use the facilities. When entering or entering, or
When changing facilities, take in the ticket (recording medium) carried by the user and inspect it. If the ticket is valid, permit the user to pass, and if incorrect, prevent the user from passing Automatic ticket gates have been introduced.

[0003] This kind of automatic ticket gate system has a magnetic recording unit (for example, magnetic information recorded on a magnetic recording unit formed on one side (back side) of a ticket inserted into an entrance by a user at the time of entry and exit. , Ticket entrance information such as entrance stations and valid fares), and determines whether to permit or prevent the user from passing based on the read information, and performs a predetermined process on the ticket, for example, a printing process on the ticket surface, After performing a magnetic recording process or the like on the magnetic recording unit, the ticket is discharged to an exit.

[0004] In such an automatic ticket gate, one display unit for providing operation guidance to the user is provided on the exit side. The display unit displays permission or non-permission of passage.

For this reason, for example, when the next user (second customer) following the user (first customer) passing through the passage enters, the first customer passing through the passage is passed through the passage. And
Alternatively, it is possible to display guidance for leaving, but it is not possible to provide guidance to the next customer, such as insertion of a ticket or leaving due to leaving of a previous customer. As described above, when a plurality of users enter the passage, there is a problem that a single display cannot simultaneously display different guidances for the plurality of users.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, a plurality of users who are passing through or approaching a passage are
An automatic ticket gate that eliminates the drawback of not being able to provide guidance according to each situation, and provides guidance according to each situation to multiple users who are passing or trying to enter the passage. Machine can be provided.

[0007]

An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an insertion slot,
Judging means for judging whether or not the user who has entered the ticket has permitted or not to pass through the passage depending on whether or not the ticket accepted by the accepting means is correct; provided near the entrance of the passage, First to detect the entry of a person into the passage
Detecting means, provided near the middle of the passage, for detecting the passage of the user in the middle of the passage, guidance provided for the user who has entered the passage, provided near the entrance of the passage. A first guidance display means for displaying, a second guidance display means provided near the exit of the passage, and providing guidance for a user who is passing through the passage; A blocking means for blocking, the second detecting means detects passage of the user along the way,
And, when it is judged by the judging means that the user is not allowed to pass through the passage, the second guide display means informs the user that the passage of the passage is not allowed, and the blocking means makes the passage to the passage later. Processing means is provided for interrupting the user from inputting the ticket into the slot and guiding the first guide display means to prohibit entry into the passage.

An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with a receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an insertion slot, and passing through a passage by a user who has input the ticket based on whether or not the ticket received by the receiving means is correct. Determining means for determining whether permission or non-permission is provided, first detecting means provided near the entrance of the passage, and detecting entry of the user into the passage, provided near the middle of the passage, Second detection means for detecting passage of a user in the middle of a passage; first guidance display means provided near an entrance of the passage for providing guidance to a user who has entered the passage; A second guide display unit provided near the vehicle for providing a guidance display to a user in the middle of the passage, a blocking unit for blocking a ticket from being inserted into the slot, and the user by the second detection unit. On the way When the passage is detected and the permission of the passage of the passage by the user is determined by the determination means, the permission of passage of the passage is displayed by the second guidance display means, and the passage after the passage is detected by the blocking means. The first guide display means cancels the entry and exit of the ticket into the entrance by the user to the entrance, and the first guidance display means guides and displays the later entry of the user into the passage.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a receiving means for sequentially receiving a plurality of tickets which are sequentially inserted from the input ports by individual users, and determines whether or not the individual tickets received by the receiving means are correct. Means for judging whether or not the user who has entered the ticket passes through each passage, is provided near the entrance of the passage, and detects the entry of the user into the passage by a first means. Detecting means, provided in the vicinity of the middle of the passage, second detecting means for detecting the passage of the user in the middle of the passage, guidance display for the user entering the passage, provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the passage First guide display means for providing a guidance display, a second guide display means provided near the exit of the passage for providing a guidance display to a user who is passing through the passage, and blocking the insertion of a ticket into the entrance. Cut off Means, return means for returning the ticket inserted from the input port from the return port, third detection means for detecting removal of the ticket from the return port, and third return means in the middle of the passage by the second detection means. The first user is detected to pass, and the determination means determines whether the first user is permitted to pass through the passage, and the determination means determines whether the second user is not permitted to pass through the passage. When returning a ticket to the first user from the return port,
The first processing means returns the ticket, and before the third detection means detects the removal of the ticket, the second guidance display means displays the passage permission by guidance. After the removal of the ticket is detected by the third detection means, the second guidance display means displays the second information.
Guide display of non-permission of the user's passage through the passage, and block the blocking of the user from entering the ticket into the entrance through the later passage by the blocking means, and the first guidance display means It comprises a second processing means for guiding and prohibiting entry into the above passage.

An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with a receiving means for receiving a plurality of tickets inserted from an insertion slot, and a passage by a user who has input the ticket based on whether or not the ticket received by the receiving means is correct. Determination means for determining whether the passage of the passage is permitted or not, provided near the entrance of the passage,
First detection means for detecting the entry of the user into the passage,
A second detecting means provided near the middle of the passage to detect the passage of the user in the middle of the passage; a second detecting means provided near the entrance of the passage to provide a guidance display for a user entering the passage; 1 guide display means, 2nd guide display means provided near the exit of the passage and providing guidance to a user who is passing through the passage, and cut-off means for blocking insertion of a ticket into the slot. Return means for returning the ticket inserted from the slot through the return port, and when the passage through the passage is not permitted, the corresponding ticket is returned from the return port or not returned from the return port. Selection means for selecting whether to hold the ticket, when the return of the ticket is selected by the selection means, the second detection means detects the passage of the user along the way, and the determination means To the user When it is determined that the passage of the passage is not permitted, the ticket is returned from the return opening, the passage guidance is displayed by the second guidance display means, and the interruption is performed later by the blocking means. First processing means for interrupting the user from entering the ticket into the entrance through the entrance and guiding the prohibition of entry into the path by the first guidance display means, and boarding by the selection means When the reservation of the ticket is selected, when the second detecting means detects the passage of the user in the middle of the passage, and when the judging means judges that the passage of the user is not permitted, The ticket is held and the non-permission of the passage is guided and displayed by the second guide display means, and the blocking ticket is used by the user to enter the ticket into the above-mentioned entrance through the later passage. Shut off and the first guidance display means Ri and a first processing means for guiding displaying the prohibition of entry into the passage.

An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with a receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an insertion slot, and a first judgment for judging the presence or absence of a ticket to be continuously inserted based on the tickets received by the receiving means. Means, when it is determined by the first determining means that there is no ticket to be continuously inserted, the passage of the passage by the user who has input the ticket with the one ticket received by the receiving means. Second determining means for determining whether to permit or not; when the first determining means determines that there are tickets to be continuously inserted, the plurality of tickets accepted by the accepting means are used to determine whether or not there is a ticket. Determining means for judging whether or not the user who has entered the ticket passes through the passage, is provided near the exit of the passage, and provides a guidance display to the user who is passing through the passage. Information display Step: When the user of the third judging means is allowed to pass through the passage by the user who has input the plurality of tickets, when the plurality of tickets are all collected, the guide display means includes: Indicate the passage permission of the above passage, and when a plurality of tickets include a returned ticket, the guidance display means guides the passage permission including reception of the returned ticket. It consists of processing means for displaying.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an insertion slot, and a first determination for determining whether there is a ticket to be continuously inserted based on the tickets received by the receiving means. Means, provided near the entrance of the passage, for detecting the entry of the user into the passage, first detection means, provided near the middle of the passage, for detecting passage of the user along the passage; A second detecting means provided between the entrance and the middle of the passage, and a third detecting means for detecting that the user has returned from near the middle of the passage to near the entrance; Provided near the entrance of
First to display guidance for the user entering the above passage
A guide display means provided near the exit of the passage for providing a guidance display to a user who is passing through the passage.
Guide display means, blocking means for blocking the insertion of a ticket into the insertion slot, detection of passage of the user in the middle of the passage by the second detection means, and continuous detection by the first determination means. When it is determined that there is a ticket to be inserted, the second guidance display means indicates that there is a ticket to be inserted continuously from the insertion slot, and the blocking means indicates a later path. A first processing means for interrupting a user from inputting a ticket into the slot and guiding the first guide display means to prohibit entry into the passage, the first processing means After the processing, when the third detection means detects that the user has returned to the vicinity of the entrance, the first guidance display means displays guidance of the insertion of a ticket to be continuously inserted. And a ticket is inserted by the above-mentioned blocking means. Second processing means for releasing the blocking,
On the basis of the guidance display of the second processing means, when tickets to be successively inserted are inserted from the slot, these tickets are inserted by a plurality of tickets received by the receiving means. It comprises second determining means for determining whether the passage of the user by the user is permitted or not.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overview of an automatic ticket gate 10 according to this embodiment.

The automatic ticket gates 10 are usually installed as a set of two at a ticket gate of a station or the like, and a passage for a ticket gate (gate) through which a user (passenger) passes is formed between the two. It is possible to use a combination of tickets. Of course, it is also possible to execute a ticket collection (gate inspection) process with only one ticket.

[0015] There are types of tickets such as ordinary tickets, regular tickets, limited express tickets, limited number of tickets, stored tickets, and stored fair cards (prepaid cards). Such tickets include predetermined information, for example, Expiration date information and boardable section information are magnetically stored in a predetermined format.

As a combination of a plurality of tickets at the time of bidding (when participating), a combination of a regular ticket and a regular ticket, a regular ticket and a regular ticket, a regular ticket and a stored fair card, and the like can be considered. . Further, as a combination of a ticket at the time of a ticket gate (at the time of entrance), a normal ticket and an express ticket, a regular ticket and an express ticket, and the like can be considered.

At one end of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate 10,
A slot 12 is provided to collectively or collect one or more tickets.
We can accept the input of each sheet. In addition, the other end is provided with a discharge port (return port) 14 for discharging a plurality of tickets inserted at the time of bill collection or ticket gate,
This discharge port 14 is capable of discharging a plurality of tickets at once when a plurality of tickets are input at a time.
For example, the paper is discharged after being arranged in the order of size.

In the vicinity of the slot 12, a shutter (blocking means) 28 for preventing a ticket from being inserted is provided. By the operation of the shutter 28, erroneous insertion of a ticket of another person, that is, a subsequent next customer, is continuously prevented.

In front of the slot 12, an entrance display 16 for displaying various kinds of guidance to passengers is provided. The entrance-side display 16 displays, for example, a balance such as a stored fair card and various kinds of guidance for passengers. The entrance side display 16 has an inclined display screen. The display screen is provided at an angle such that a passenger trying to insert a ticket into the slot 12 can be seen,
The guidance is displayed for this passenger. In addition, a passage guidance display (not shown) for displaying guidance of the passage of the automatic ticket gate 10 is provided below the slot 12. In front of the outlet 14, an exit-side indicator 18 for displaying various kinds of guidance to passengers in the passage is provided.

Note that an invalid ticket is a ticket that cannot be used in combination with another ticket. For example, an expired ticket corresponds to this. An abnormal ticket is a ticket that cannot be read by the automatic ticket gate 10. For example, credit cards having different recording formats, and tickets without magnetic recording correspond to this.

A plurality of human detection sensors 1a to 1a are provided on a side surface of the main body 10 and the frame 22 along a passage through which a passenger passes.
9a, 1b to 9b are provided to detect a passenger in a passage. As these sensors, for example, a transmission type infrared sensor is used, and in the case of FIG. 4, the sensor of the automatic ticket gate 10 on the left side is a light emitter, and a light receiver is on the opposite side.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate 10 shown in FIG. Inlet 12 and outlet 1
4, a main transport path 32 for transporting the ticket inserted from the insertion port 12 to the discharge port 14 side is formed. On the main transport path 32, a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a ticket transported on the transport path and the passage of the ticket, for example,
A plurality of entrance sensors 90 for detecting a ticket inserted from the entrance 12 and a plurality of exit sensors 92 for detecting a ticket discharged to the exit 14 are provided. For example, an optical sensor is used as the sensor, and the passing position can be recognized based on the light blocking timing when the ticket passes the sensor.

At the entrance from the insertion slot 12 to the main transport path 32, a shutter 28 capable of prohibiting insertion of a ticket is provided.
Is provided. On the transport path of the main transport path 32, a take-in roller 33 that takes in one-by-one or one-by-one tickets sequentially from the input port 12 to the output port 14, and an alignment unit 34 that aligns the captured tickets. Read heads 36a and 36b for reading information magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket, an inverting unit 38 for constantly sending the front and back of the ticket unified, a write head 46 for information, and a write head 46 for recording. Read head 48 for confirming the received information, punch processing units 50 and 52 for punching a ticket, a first ticket detection sensor 54 for detecting passage of the ticket, and ink ribbon 5
A thermal head 56 for thermally transferring the ink contained in the ticket 5 to the ticket to print a record, a thermal head 58 for heating the ticket and coloring the heat-sensitive layer contained in the ticket to record the print, a plurality of rides A collective pool unit 60 for arranging a plurality of tickets to be discharged when a ticket is inserted is provided.

In the aligning section 34, the tickets inserted into the slot 12 are aligned such that a predetermined direction is set as a transport direction and is set as a reference on one side. The reversing unit 38 has a distribution gate 39.
The ticket is drawn into the reversing unit 38 from the main transport path 32 by the sorting gate 39. Reversal unit 3
The ticket drawn in 8 is reversed and returned to the main transport path 32. The necessity of pulling the ticket into the reversing unit 38 is determined by which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the information of the ticket. Pool section 42 before writing
Is to pool the tickets in order to check the validity of the tickets 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 section 44, a stopper 45, and the like. The distribution gate 43 allows a ticket to be transferred from the main transport path 32 to the pool transport section 44. The drawn-in ticket is stopped by the stopper 45 and pooled. At this time, the pooled tickets are returned to the main transport path 32 in a predetermined order as needed.

When printing is required on a ticket without a heat-sensitive layer, the entered ticket is conveyed to the thermal head 56 by the distribution gate 51. Then, the ink is transferred from the ink ribbon 55 to the ticket by the thermal head 58.

When a printed record is required for a ticket provided with a heat-sensitive layer, the inserted ticket is distributed to the distribution gate 51.
To the thermal head 58. Then, the ticket is heated by the thermal head 58 and the heat-sensitive layer is colored, so that the ticket is printed and recorded.

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, and a specific ticket is collectively discharged when a plurality of tickets having different discharge sizes are discharged collectively. This is a mechanism in which a plurality of tickets having different sizes are rearranged in order of size so as not to be overlooked, that is, not to be overlooked.

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

Then, the collective pool section 60 arranges and discharges the tickets as follows. For example, it is assumed that a normal ticket, a commuter pass, and a large ticket are put together or one by one and are pooled in the pool 42 before writing (in this embodiment, up to two sheets are stored in the pool 42 before writing). Only two pools can be pooled, but only two pools can be pooled). At this time, collective pooling is performed in the order of large-sized tickets, that is, in a state where the tips of large-sized tickets, commuter passes, and ordinary tickets are coincident, and in a state where large-sized tickets, commuter passes, and ordinary tickets are stacked in this order. It is taken in by the roller 61. At this time, if the ticket is not pooled in the pool section 42 before writing, the batch pool roller 6
The ticket taken in by the collective pool roller 61 is discharged without stopping the rotation of 1.

When a plurality of related tickets that have been stacked in this way are discharged, all the tickets can be confirmed from the side of the person who receives these related tickets. Therefore, by arranging tickets of different sizes in order of size and discharging the tickets at once, smooth ticket gate processing can be realized, and loss of the ticket can be prevented.

The sorting gate 66 is a gate for sorting between discharge and collection according to the type of the ticket. For example, a commuter pass is discharged, and a normal ticket when entering from the station yard is collected. The ticket collected by the sorting gate 66 is sorted and collected by the sorting gate 68 into the first accumulation box 70 and the second accumulation box 72 according to the type of the ticket.

The main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate 10 is provided with a plurality of motors for driving each unit. For example, a main motor (stepping motor, servo motor, etc.) for driving a transport roller for transporting a ticket, a stepping motor 76 for driving a collective pool roller, and an induction motor 78 for transporting a ticket to the outlet 14 are provided. .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate 10 described with reference to FIGS. The automatic ticket gate 10 has a CPU 100 that controls the entire device.
have. In the CPU 100, a ROM 102 storing a control program of the CPU 100 and storage of information read from a ticket, storage of a plurality of display patterns created in advance to be selectable, and information as a buffer of the control program are stored. The RAM 104 is connected to a fare memory 106 that stores fare information from the entrance station where the use of the ticket has started to the station where the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed.

Further, the CPU 100 of the automatic ticket gate 10
Are connected to a read circuit 108 for controlling the read heads 36a and 36b, a write circuit for controlling the write head 46, a read circuit 112 for controlling the read head 48, and the like. The CPU 100 performs a pass / fail determination process based on information read by the read head 36a or 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 for controlling the thermal heads 56 and 58. The control circuit 116 and the first ticket detection sensor 54 and the second ticket detection sensor 63, the entrance sensor 90, and the exit sensor 92 for detecting the ejection of the ejected ticket are output from the sensors. A detection circuit 118 for detecting a transport state, a transport control unit 120 for controlling the transport mechanism 32 for transporting the ticket;
And a passage detection circuit 1 for detecting passage of a passer-in person based on outputs from human detection sensors 1a to 9a and 1b to 9b.
22, a door control circuit 12 for controlling the driving of the door unit 20
6 are connected.

Further, the CPU 100 has a display control circuit 128 for controlling the display screen of the entrance display 16.
A display control circuit 130 for controlling the display screen of the exit display 18, a speaker control circuit 132 for controlling the speaker 27, a shutter control circuit 136 for controlling the drive of the shutter 28, and pool units 42 and 60. Pool control circuit 136 for controlling the driving of the automatic ticket gates, a monitoring panel interface 138 for connecting to a monitoring panel 140 for collectively monitoring the plurality of automatic ticket gates 10, and a ticket (illegal ticket) used illegally. Discharge from exit or automatic ticket gate 1
A hold / non-hold button 142 that can switch whether to hold (collect) within 0 is connected.

The CPU 100 has a timer for counting a predetermined time. Next, an area (zone) in a passage divided by a plurality of human detection sensors will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, the side facing the passage of the automatic ticket gate 10 main body includes 1a, 2a, 3a from the inside of the station to the outside of the station.
a, 6a, 7a, 9a, 9b, 7b, 6b, 3b, 2
Human detection sensors are provided at predetermined intervals in the order of b and 1b. Also, on the frame, human detection sensors are provided at predetermined intervals in the order of 4a, 5a, 8a, 8b, 5b, 4b from the inside of the station to the outside of the station.

The above-mentioned passage is provided with the human detection sensors 1a, 2a,
A zone as a detection zone formed by 3a, 4a, B zone as a detection zone formed by human detection sensors 6a, 7a, 5a, human detection sensors 8a, 9
C as a detection zone formed by a, 8b and 9b
Zone, D zone as a detection zone formed by human detection sensors 6b, 7b, 5b, human detection sensor 1
b, 2b, 3b, and 4b, which are divided into E zones as detection zones.

In these zones, when passing through the passage from the inside of the premises, zone A is used for detection of entry, zones B to D are used for detection of passage, and zone E is used for detection of exit. In this case, the zone E is used for detection of entry, the zones D and B are used for detection of passage, and the zone A is used for detection of exit.

Further, the end of the zone B (by the human detection sensor 6a) when passing from the inside of the premises is a limit position where a passenger cannot insert a ticket from the insertion slot. Further, the (B) zone between the A zone and the B zone may be used instead of the B zone, or the (D) zone between the D zone and the E zone may be used instead of the D zone.

Next, a passenger passing number table 104 provided in the RAM 104 for managing the number of passengers in the passage.
a and a passenger passage state table 104b for managing the passage state of the passengers in the passage will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, the passenger passing number table 104a
Is a table for managing the number of passengers passing through the passage as shown in FIG. 1-byte (8-bit) data is stored in the passenger passing number table 104a, and each bit corresponds to the number of passing persons from the right to the first to sixth persons. When it is detected that the vehicle has entered the inside, the bit corresponding to the number of people in the passage is set to 1. For example, each time the human detection sensor 4a or the like detects the entry of a passenger into the A zone, it sets 1 in order from the least significant bit of the passenger passing number table 104a, and exits the passenger from the E zone by the human detection sensor 4b or the like. Each time, the upper bit 1 is changed to 0.

The passenger passing state table 104b is
As shown in FIG. 6B, by having two pieces of position data of the current passage position and the previous passage position for one passenger in the passage, the passage state of the passenger in the passage up to a maximum of six people can be determined. It can be memorized.

Each position data managed in the passenger passage status table 104b is 1-byte data, and the A zone, the (B) zone, the B zone, the C zone, and the D zone from right (least significant bit) in units of 1 bit. Zone, (D) zone, E
The zone is associated with the zone, and the zone where the passenger is passing is set to 1, and the zone where no other passenger is present is set to 0, indicating the position of the passenger.

For example, when a passenger enters the A zone in the passage from the inside of the yard, first, based on the detection results of the human detection sensors 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a forming the A zone, FIG. As described above, only the bit corresponding to the A zone at the current passing position of the first person becomes “1”. At the same time, the rightmost bit corresponding to the first person in the number management table 104a also becomes 1.

Further, when the passenger travels in the passage toward the outside of the premises and enters the zone (B), the human detection sensor 3
Based on the detection result a, the current pass position is rewritten to the previous pass position as shown in FIG. 7B, and the current pass position is rewritten so that only the bit corresponding to the zone (B) becomes 1.

Further, when the passenger advances and enters the zone B, the current passing position is rewritten to the previous passing position as shown in FIG. 7C based on the detection results of the human detection sensors 6a, 5a and 7a. The current pass position is rewritten so that only the bit corresponding to the B zone becomes “1”.

Further, when the passenger advances and enters the zone C, based on the detection results of the human detection sensors 8a, 9a, 8b and 9b, as shown in FIG. And the current pass position is rewritten so that only the bit corresponding to the C zone becomes “1”.

When the passenger who has reached the zone B retreats from the traveling direction and enters the zone (B), based on the detection result of the human detection sensor 6a, as shown in FIG.
The current passing position is rewritten to the previous passing position, and the current passing position is rewritten so that only the bit corresponding to the zone (B) becomes 1.

Further, when the passenger retreats from the aisle and enters the A zone, the current passing position is rewritten to the previous passing position as shown in FIG. 7F based on the detection result of the human detection sensor 3a. , The current passing position is rewritten so that only the bit corresponding to the A zone becomes “1”.

Next, the passage processing of the first customer (first customer) in the automatic ticket gate 10 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. That is, the automatic ticket gate 1
No. 0 indicates that the passenger approaching the aisle is instructed to enter a ticket on the entrance-side indicator 16 when there is no passenger in the aisle (ST1). In this state, when the first customer (prior customer) enters the A zone in the passage, the CPU 100 sets the human detection sensor 1a in the A zone,
Based on the detection results of 2a, 3a, and 4a, it is determined that the process for entry from the bill collection (entry) side is to be performed (ST2), and the rightmost bit of the passenger passing number table 104a is set to 1, and FIG. As shown in a), the passenger passage status table 1
The contents of the current passenger position of the first passenger at 04b are changed.

Further, the first customer passes through the zone A,
(B) When entering the B zone via the zone, the CPU 10
0 indicates that the first customer moves from zone A to zone B in accordance with the detection results of the human detection sensors 5a, 6a, 7a in zone B (ST3), as shown in FIG. The contents of the current passenger position of the first passenger in the passenger passage status table 104b are changed.

When the first customer decides to move from the zone A to the zone B according to this decision, the first customer CPU 100 judges whether or not there is a ticket to be inserted by the first customer (ST4), and the ticket to be inserted is determined. If it is determined that there is, the reading heads 36a and 36b perform a reading process of the inserted ticket (ST5), and based on the result, determine whether the inserted ticket is an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket (ST6). When it is determined that the ticket is not an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, it is determined whether or not there is an additional inserted ticket (S
T7). At this time, when it is determined in steps 5 and 6 that the ticket has not been inserted or the inserted ticket is invalid or abnormal, an abnormal process is performed.

Here, the case of judging the existence of an additional ticket is, for example, the case of judging the additional insertion of a prepaid card or a regular ticket due to a shortage of money with respect to the insertion of a normal ticket or a regular ticket. This is a case where it is determined that another ticket such as an express ticket is to be additionally inserted with respect to the insertion of a regular ticket or a regular ticket.

When judging the presence of the additional ticket, the CPU 100 closes the shutter 28 of the slot 12 to prevent the second customer from inserting the ticket (ST8), and displays the exit information for the first customer. "Please go down and insert the ticket."
And a guidance display prompting additional input (S
T9) For the second customer (next customer), the guidance display for prohibiting the insertion of the ticket, "I am processing the previous customer. Please wait for a while." Is displayed on the entrance display 16 (ST10). ).

Subsequently, when the CPU 100 determines that the first customer moves (returns) from zone B to zone A based on the detection result of the human detection sensor 4a (ST11), the CPU 100 proceeds to FIG.
As shown in (f), the contents of the passenger passage status table 104b are changed. At this time, the CPU 100 changes the display on the entrance-side display 12 to a guidance display for prompting additional insertion of a ticket "Please insert a ticket." (ST12),
The shutter 28 of the insertion slot 12 is opened to enable the first customer to insert additional tickets (ST13).

When it is detected that the first customer has additionally inserted another ticket (additional ticket), the CPU 100 performs a reading process of the additional ticket as in the above-described steps 3 to 7 (ST14). ), It is determined whether the ticket is invalid or abnormal based on the read result (ST15).
When it is determined that the additional inserted ticket is not an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, a pass is determined by using a plurality of the additional inserted ticket and the previously inserted ticket (ST16). At this time, when the additional inserted ticket is determined to be an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, abnormal processing is performed.

When judging permission to pass by this judgment,
The CPU 100 determines whether all of the inserted plural tickets include a return ticket such as a collection ticket or a regular ticket (ST1).
7) If there is a return ticket for the first customer on the exit-side display 18, the return ticket is released from the outlet 14 (ST1).
8) A guidance display stating that the receipt and passage of the ticket "Please withdraw and pass the ticket."
In the case of all collection tickets, "Please proceed."
Is displayed (ST2).
0). At this time, the CPU 100 provides a guidance display on the entrance display 16 to prompt the second customer to insert a ticket (S
T21). Thereafter, the CPU 100 changes the contents of the passenger passage status table 104b with the movement of each zone with respect to the first customer, and changes the contents of the passenger passage number table 104a at the rightmost of the passenger passage number table 104a with the withdrawal of the first customer from the E zone. The bit is set to 0.

When determining in step 16 that the passing of a plurality of tickets is not permitted, the CPU 100
When the return of the inserted ticket is selected by the non-holding button 142 (ST22), the CPU 100 displays a guidance display for the first customer on the exit-side display 18 stating "Please remove the ticket and bring it to the counter." Perform (ST23), release the inserted ticket (ST24), and close the door 20 to prevent the first customer from passing (ST25). Thereafter, the CPU 100
The contents of the passenger passage status table 104b are changed in accordance with the movement of each zone with respect to the first customer, and the rightmost bit of the passenger passage number table 104a is set to 0 in accordance with the exit of the first customer from zone A.

When the hold (collection) of the inserted ticket is selected by the hold / non-hold button 142 (ST22),
For the first customer, a guidance display is displayed on the exit-side display 18 stating that "a clerk will arrive, please wait for a while." (ST26), and a clerk response process is performed by notifying the clerk (ST27).

After determining in step 7 that an additional ticket has been inserted, the CPU 100 sets the first
When it is determined that the customer has moved from the zone B to the zone C (ST28), the contents of the passenger passage status table 104b are changed, and the first customer is disallowed from passing through the above step 22.
To Step 27 are performed.

When determining in step 7 that there is no additional insertion, the CPU 100 performs processing on the inserted ticket in the same manner as in steps 17 to 21 described above, and the exit-side display 18 displays a message for the first customer. A guide is displayed to allow the passage (ST19, ST20), and the second display 16 on the entrance side display.
A guide to the customer about the insertion of a ticket is displayed (ST21). Thereafter, the CPU 100 changes the contents of the passenger passage state table 104b with the movement of each zone by the first customer moving in the exit direction in the aisle, and as the first customer leaves the E zone, the passenger The rightmost bit of the number-of-passers table 104a is set to 0.

Next, the passage process when a plurality of passengers are passing through the passage will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, a process when a plurality of passengers pass through the passage at the same time and a passenger whose passage is not permitted among the passengers is determined will be described.

For example, a pass is determined for the first customer passing through the zones C to E, and a return ticket is released.
A case will be described in which it is determined that the second customer passing through the C zone is not permitted to pass.

In this case, when the first customer is permitted to pass, a return ticket for the first customer is released from the outlet 14 to the first customer (ST 31), and the exit side display 18 displays “ Please pass the ticket. ", And a guidance display of receipt of the ticket and permission to pass is performed (ST32).

Thereafter, when the second customer inserts a ticket and it is determined that passage is not permitted while passing through zones A to C (ST3).
3) The CPU 100 uses the detector 92 to
It is determined whether or not the withdrawal of the return ticket released to the first customer from 4 is detected (ST34). When the withdrawal of the ticket is detected by this determination, the CPU 100 changes the guidance display of the receipt and passage permission for the first customer displayed on the exit side display 18 to the guidance display of the passage non-permission for the second customer. It is changed (ST35).

Further, the CPU 100 changes the contents of the passenger passage status table 104b with the movement of each zone of the first customer, and when the first customer leaves the E zone (ST3).
6) The door 20 is closed to prevent the second customer from passing (ST37).

As described above, when the passage of the second customer is not permitted, the shutter 28 of the slot 12 is closed to prevent the next customer from inserting the ticket, and the entrance side display 16 displays the next ticket. A guide is displayed to the customer to prohibit the insertion of tickets.

As described above, the indicators are provided near the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate and near the ticket outlet, so that passengers passing through the passage and passengers near the entrance of the passage can be used. hand,
Guidance display according to each situation can be performed.
In addition, since the position of the passenger in the passage is divided into a plurality of zones and determined, it is possible to perform processing such as guidance display according to the position and movement of the passenger in the passage.

[0072]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is provided an automatic ticket gate capable of providing a plurality of users who are passing or approaching a passage in accordance with their respective situations. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an 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.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining zones of an automatic ticket gate and arrangement positions of human detection sensors provided in each zone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a passenger passing number table and a passenger passing state table.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a change state of a passenger passage state table during passage of a passenger.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a passing process by the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a passing process by the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a process of passing a plurality of passengers by the automatic ticket gate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-9a, 1b-9b: Human detection sensor 10: Automatic ticket gate 12 ... Inlet 14 ... Exhaust 16: Entrance display 18: Exit display 28 ... Shutter 36a, 36b ... Read head 104a: Passenger passing by Table 104b: Passenger passage status table 142: Hold / non-hold button

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an input port, and whether or not a user who has input the ticket is allowed or not to pass through a passage depending on whether or not the ticket received by the receiving means is correct. Determining means for determining whether or not the user has entered the passage, and first detecting means for detecting entry of the user into the passage; and detecting means provided near the middle of the passage, Second detection means for detecting passage in the middle of the passage; first guidance display means provided near the entrance of the passage for displaying guidance for a user who has entered the passage; and proximity to the exit of the passage A second guide display means for providing a guidance display to a user on the way of the passage, a blocking means for blocking the insertion of a ticket into the slot, and the second detection means On the way of the elderly Is detected, and when it is determined that the user is not permitted to pass through the passage by the determination means, the second guide display means displays the guidance that the user is not permitted to pass through the passage, and the blocking means provides the guidance later. Processing means for interrupting a user from entering a ticket into the entrance through a passage to the passage, and prohibiting entry into the passage by the first guidance display means. Automatic ticket gate. 2. A receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an input port, and whether or not a user who has inserted the ticket has passed or not passed through a passage depending on whether or not the ticket received by the receiving means is correct. Determining means for determining whether or not the user has entered the passage, and first detecting means for detecting entry of the user into the passage; and detecting means provided near the middle of the passage, Second detection means for detecting passage in the middle of the passage; first guidance display means provided near the entrance of the passage for displaying guidance for a user who has entered the passage; and proximity to the exit of the passage A second guide display means for providing a guidance display to a user on the way of the passage, a blocking means for blocking the insertion of a ticket into the slot, and the second detection means On the way of the elderly Is detected, and when the permission of the passage of the passage by the user is determined by the determination means, the permission of the passage of the passage is displayed by the second guidance display means, and the passage to the later passage is performed by the blocking means. Processing means for canceling the cut-off of the ticket into the slot by the user, and displaying the first guide display means to guide the later entry of the user into the passage. A featured automatic ticket gate. 3. A receiving means for sequentially receiving a plurality of tickets which are sequentially inserted from an input port by each user, and inserting these tickets according to whether or not the individual tickets received by the receiving means are correct. Determining means for determining whether or not the passage of the user by each of the passages is permitted or not; first detecting means provided near the entrance of the passage and detecting entry of the user into the passage; A second detecting means provided near the middle of the passage for detecting passage of the user in the middle of the passage; and a guidance display provided for the user entering the passage provided near the entrance of the passage. First guidance display means; second guidance display means provided near the exit of the passage for providing guidance to a user who is passing through the passage; and blocking the insertion of a ticket into the entrance. Blocking means Returning means for returning the ticket inserted from the input port from the return port; third detecting means for detecting removal of the ticket from the return port; and The passage of the first user is detected, the permission of the passage of the passage by the first user is judged by the judging means, and the permission of the passage of the passage of the passage by the second user is judged by the judgment means. The first processing means for returning the ticket to the first user from the return port, and the ticket is returned by the first processing means.
Before detecting the removal of the ticket by the detecting means, the second guide display means displays a guide to permit passage of the passage, and after detecting the removal of the ticket by the third detecting means, A guide display means for indicating that the second user is not permitted to pass through the passage, and a blocking means for blocking a user from entering the ticket into the entrance through a later passage, And a second processing means for guiding and prohibiting entry into the passage by the first guidance display means, and an automatic ticket gate. 4. A receiving means for receiving a plurality of tickets inserted from an input port, and whether or not the user who has input the ticket is allowed to pass through a passage depending on whether or not the ticket received by the receiving means is correct. Determining means for determining whether or not permission is provided; first detecting means provided near the entrance of the passage and detecting entry of the user into the passage; Second detection means for detecting the passage of a user in the middle of the passage, first guidance display means provided near the entrance of the passage and providing guidance to a user who has entered the passage, and retraction of the passage. A second guidance display unit provided near the exit and providing guidance to a user in the middle of the passage, a blocking unit for blocking insertion of a ticket into the slot, Return ticket above Selecting means for selecting whether to return the corresponding ticket from the return port or to hold without returning from the return port when the passage through the passage is not permitted; When the return of the ticket is selected by the means, the second detecting means detects the passage of the user in the middle of the path, and the determination means determines that the user is not permitted to pass through the path. At this time, the ticket is returned from the return port, the second guide display means displays a guide indicating that the passage is not permitted, and the blocking means returns to the entry port by the user to the path later. A first processing means for interrupting the insertion of the ticket of the above, and a guidance display for prohibiting entry into the passage by the first guidance display means; and when the reservation of the ticket is selected by the selection means, In addition, the second detecting means When the user detects the passage of the user in the middle of the passage, and when the determination unit determines that the user is not permitted to pass through the passage, the ticket is held and the passage is displayed by the second guidance display unit. Is displayed as guidance, and the blocking means blocks the user from entering the ticket into the entrance at a later time on the passage, and the first guidance display means enters the passage. And a first processing means for guiding and displaying the prohibition of the automatic ticket gate. 5. A receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an input port, a first determining means for determining whether there is a ticket to be continuously input based on the ticket received by the receiving means, When it is determined by the determining means that there is no ticket to be continuously inserted, the passage of the passage by the user who has input the ticket is permitted or not permitted by the one ticket received by the receiving means. A second judging means for judging whether or not there is a ticket to be inserted continuously by the first judging means, the plurality of tickets accepted by the accepting means are used for these tickets. Third determining means for determining whether the passage of the passage by the user who has entered the road is permitted or not, and a guidance display provided near the exit of the passage and providing a guidance display to a user who is passing through the passage. Means and the above By means of the third determination means when the passage of the passage by the user who has input a plurality of ticket is permitted, if the ticket plurality are all recovered, by the guidance display means,
Indicate the passage permission of the above passage, and when a plurality of tickets include a returned ticket, the guidance display means guides the passage permission including reception of the returned ticket. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: processing means for displaying. 6. A receiving means for receiving a ticket inserted from an input port, a first determining means for determining whether there is a ticket to be continuously input based on the ticket received by the receiving means, and the passage A first detection means provided near the entrance of the user and detecting the entry of the user into the passage; and a second detection means provided near the middle of the passage and detecting passage of the user along the passage. Detecting means, provided between the entrance of the passage and the middle of the passage, for detecting that the user has returned from near the middle of the passage to the vicinity of the entrance; First guide display means provided near the entrance and providing guidance to a user who has entered the passage; and guidance display means provided near the exit of the passage for passing along the passage. Second guidance display means; Blocking means for blocking the entry of a ticket into the entrance; and a second ticket detecting means for detecting passage of the user in the middle of the passage, and a ticket to be continuously inserted by the first determining means. When it is determined that there is, the second guide display means displays a guide indicating that there is a ticket to be continuously inserted from the slot, and the blocking means allows the user to enter the passage later. First processing means for interrupting the insertion of a ticket into the slot and guiding and prohibiting entry into the passage by the first guidance display means; and after the processing by the first processing means, When the third detection means detects that the user has returned to the vicinity of the entrance, the first guidance display means guides and displays the insertion of a ticket to be continuously inserted, and the blocking means To release the cut-off of the ticket (2) based on the guidance display of the second processing means, based on the guidance display of the second processing means, when a ticket to be continuously inserted is inserted through the slot, the plurality of tickets are received by the receiving means. A second judging means for judging whether the user who has entered the ticket has passed or not allowed to pass through the aisle, and an automatic ticket gate.