JPH1116013A - Information transmission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information transmission system in which various information can be provided by using an IC card and extending the use of the IC card. SOLUTION: An information transmission system 100 is provided with a ticket 1 in the configuration of an IC card, and an automatic ticket examining machine 2 for checking passage through a gate 19 by using the ticket 1 without touching the ticket 1. The automatic ticket examining machine 2 includes a transmitting part 4 which transmits additional information except the passage check information necessary for checking the passage through the gate 19 to the ticket 1. The ticket 1 includes a memory 11 which stores the additional information transmitted from the automatic ticket examining machine 2. The additional information stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1 is displayed on a display device 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmission system provided with a traffic check device for checking the passage of a gate using an IC card and providing an information providing service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a card for using an automatic ticket gate, an IC card having a semiconductor chip sealed therein has been used instead of a magnetic card. Further, the information interface of the IC card is changing from a contact type to a non-contact type, and a battery-less IC card is becoming widespread.

[0003]

However, the use of conventional IC cards has been very limited. For example, the use of an IC card as a ticket has been limited to using an automatic ticket gate. In general, it has been difficult for a user of an IC card to see information stored in the IC card.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transmission system capable of expanding the uses of an IC card and providing various information using the IC card.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information transmission system comprising: an IC card provided with a communication means; and a traffic check device for checking the passage of a gate using the IC card without contacting the IC card. And a display device for displaying the information of the IC card, wherein the traffic check device is configured to convert the traffic check information required for checking the traffic of the gate and the additional information other than the traffic check information into the traffic information. Communication means for transmitting to the IC card and receiving the traffic check information from the IC card,
The IC card includes a memory that stores the additional information transmitted from the traffic check device, and the display device includes a communication unit that obtains the additional information stored in the memory of the IC card, The above object is achieved.

The traffic check device includes a first portion and a second portion different from the first portion, wherein the traffic check device transmits and receives the traffic check information from the first portion, The additional information may be transmitted from the second part.

[0007] Each of the traffic check device and the display device may supply electric power to the IC card using radio waves having a predetermined frequency.

[0008] The IC card may include a display unit for displaying the additional information transmitted from the traffic check device.

[0009] The display section may be a ferroelectric liquid crystal display section or an antiferroelectric liquid crystal display section.

[0010] The system further comprises an information providing device, wherein the information providing device stores a memory for storing the additional information, and stores information selected from the additional information stored in the memory in the IC card. And a transmission unit that transmits the data to

[0011] The information providing apparatus may supply power to the IC card using radio waves having a predetermined frequency.

[0012] The IC card may be a ticket, and the traffic check device may be an automatic ticket gate for checking the ticket.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information transmission system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The information transmission system 100 includes a ticket 1 in the form of an IC card, an automatic ticket gate 2 for automatically ticketing the ticket 1, and a display device 3 for displaying the contents of the ticket 1.

First, the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 2 will be described.

The automatic ticket gate 2 transmits information to the ticket 1 or receives information from the ticket 1, and a reader / writer unit 4 and a gate (not shown in FIG. 1; see FIG. 2). And a control unit 4b for controlling the reader / writer unit 4 and the gate opening / closing mechanism 4a. When a plurality of automatic ticket gates 2 are installed, the control unit 4b has a function of controlling communication with other automatic ticket gates 2.

The reader / writer unit 4 includes an antenna 5, a modulation / demodulation circuit 6, a controller 7, and a memory 7a.

The data stored in the memory 7a is modulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 6. The modulated data is
The signal is supplied to the antenna 5.

The reader / writer unit 4 transmits data modulated using radio waves transmitted from the antenna 5 to the ticket 1. The reader / writer unit 4 supplies electric power to the ticket 1 using radio waves transmitted from the antenna 5.

In order to transmit information to the ticket 1, radio waves having a frequency of, for example, 13.56 MHz or 3.39 MHz are used. In order to supply electric power to the ticket 1, for example, a radio wave having a frequency of 13.56 MHz is used. A radio wave having a frequency of 3.39 MHz is obtained by, for example, dividing the frequency of a radio wave having a frequency of 13.56 MHz.

The data received by the antenna 5 is
The signal is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 6. The demodulated information is
Stored in the memory 7a.

The controller 7 controls a read / write operation for the memory 7a, a modulation / demodulation operation of the modulation / demodulation circuit 6, and a transmission / reception operation of the antenna 5.

Next, the structure of the ticket 1 will be described.

The ticket 1 is an IC card in which a semiconductor chip is enclosed. The ticket 1 includes an antenna 8, a modulation / demodulation circuit 9, a controller 10, a memory 11, and a power reproduction circuit 12.

As the memory 11 of the ticket 1, a writable and non-volatile memory is used. The memory 11 is, for example, a ferroelectric memory or an EEPROM.

The radio wave transmitted from the antenna 5 of the automatic ticket gate 2 is received by the antenna 8 of the ticket 1. The power regeneration circuit 12 generates a voltage in response to a radio wave received by the antenna 8. In this way, the power regeneration circuit 12 supplies power to each part of the ticket 1. The power regeneration circuit 12 includes, for example, a rectifier circuit using a diode bridge and a capacitor.

The data received by the antenna 8 is
The signal is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 9. The demodulated data is stored in the memory 11 via the controller 10.

Next, the configuration of the display device 3 will be described.

The display device 3 includes an antenna 13, a modulation / demodulation circuit 14, a controller 15, a liquid crystal display section 16, and a battery 17.

The display device 3 has a function corresponding to the reader / writer unit 4 of the automatic ticket gate 2 except for the display unit 16.
The display device 3 reads data stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1 and displays the read data.

When the ticket 1 is mounted on the display device 3 so that the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 and the antenna 13 of the display device 3 are close to each other, the display device 3 uses the radio wave transmitted from the antenna 13 to transmit the ticket. 1, and receives data from the ticket 1 via the antenna 13. Antenna 13
Is demodulated by the modem circuit 14. The demodulated data is supplied to the controller 15. The controller 15 controls each unit of the display device 3 and controls the display unit 16 so that necessary data among the demodulated data is displayed on the display unit 16.

The battery 17 supplies power to each part of the display device 3.

When the display device 3 is a small-sized display device, the display unit 16 is preferably a liquid crystal display unit. When the display device 3 is installed at a railway station or the like,
The display unit 16 may be a cathode ray tube, a light emitting diode, a plasma display, or the like.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the automatic ticket gate 2. A radio wave supply port 18a and a radio wave supply port 1
8b. The radio wave supply port 18a and the radio wave supply port 18b are both connected to the reader / writer unit 4. The reader / writer unit 4 transmits different data from different radio wave supply ports. For example, the reader / writer unit 4
Information for determining whether or not a person holding the ticket 1 is allowed to pass through the gate 19 (ie, traffic check information) is transmitted from the radio wave supply port 18a, and information from the ticket 1 is transmitted. To receive. The reader / writer unit 4
Transmits information other than the traffic check information (that is, additional information) from the radio wave supply port 18b. In this case,
Both the traffic check information and the additional information are stored in the memory 7a of the reader / writer unit 4.

Alternatively, the radio wave supply port 18a and the radio wave supply port 18b may be connected to different reader / writer units. For example, the radio wave supply port 18a is connected to the reader / writer section 4, and the radio wave supply port 18b is connected to another reader / writer section (not shown) different from the reader / writer section 4.
May be connected. The other reader / writer has the same function and configuration as the reader / writer 4.
In this case, the traffic check information may be stored in the memory 7a of the reader / writer unit 4, and the additional information may be stored in the memory (not shown) of another reader / writer unit.

The length of the radio wave supply port 18b is
It is preferable that the radio wave supply port 18a and the radio wave supply port 18b are formed so as to be longer than the length a. This is because more information can be transmitted from the radio wave supply port 18b than information transmitted from the radio wave supply port 18a. Assuming that a person walks at a constant speed, the longer the length of the radio wave supply port along the direction in which the person passes, the more information can be transmitted from the radio wave supply port.

Here, the "length of the radio wave supply port" refers to the length along the direction in which a person walks when passing through the automatic ticket gate 2. In FIG. 2, the length of the radio wave supply port 18a is represented by L1, the length of the radio wave supply port 18b is represented by L2, and the direction in which a person passes is represented by an arrow X.

Radio wave supply port 18a for transmitting and receiving traffic check information and radio wave supply port 1 for transmitting additional information
8b can be provided separately from those who do not want to receive the service of the additional information. That is,
A person who does not want to receive the service of the additional information may pass through the gate 19 so that the ticket 1 does not pass over the radio wave supply port 18b.

The gate 19 is opened and closed by the gate opening and closing mechanism 4a of the automatic ticket gate 2. The gate opening / closing mechanism 4a
It is controlled by the control unit 4b.

In FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 2 has a structure provided with two radio wave supply ports 18a and 18b. Alternatively, the automatic ticket gate 2 may have a structure in which a single radio wave supply port is provided. In this case, the traffic check information and the additional information are transmitted and received via a single radio wave supply port to which a single reader / writer is connected.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information transmission system 100 will be described.

The ticket 1 is an IC card. Ticket 1
Is a commuter pass or a prepaid (stored fair or prepaid) ticket. The memory 11 of the ticket 1 has a memory capacity larger than a memory capacity necessary for performing an automatic ticket gate. This is so that information irrelevant to performing the automatic ticket gate (ie, additional information) can be stored in the memory 11 in addition to the information necessary for performing the automatic ticket gate (ie, the traffic check information). is there.

The ticket 1 is transmitted from the radio wave supply port 18 of the automatic ticket gate 2
When passing above a, the ticket 1 receives a radio wave transmitted from the reader / writer unit 4 of the automatic ticket gate 2. Electric power is supplied to the ticket 1 by the received radio waves. Thus, the ticket 1 and the reader / writer unit 4 of the automatic ticket gate 2 can communicate with each other.

The automatic ticket gate 2 transmits the traffic check information to the ticket 1 via the radio wave supply port 18a, or receives the traffic check information from the ticket 1. The traffic check information is, for example, data indicating a valid boarding section, a valid period, a boarding station, a remaining amount, a time at which the vehicle passed the gate 19, a place where the gate 19 is installed, and the like.

The automatic ticket gate 2 checks the validity of the ticket 1 by communicating the ticket 1 and the traffic check information. Such confirmation is performed, for example, by determining the traffic check information received from the ticket 1. If the ticket 1 is valid, the gate 19 is opened. As a result, a person carrying the ticket 1 can pass through the gate 19. On the other hand, when the ticket 1 is invalid, the gate 19 remains closed.

As described above, the automatic ticket gate 2 checks the passage of the person holding the ticket 1 through the gate 19 without contacting the ticket 1.

The automatic ticket gate 2 transmits additional information other than the traffic check information to the ticket 1 via the radio wave supply port 18b. The additional information is, for example, data indicating a map around the station where the automatic ticket gate 2 is installed, a public building around the station, a famous historic site, a timetable, and the like. Such additional information is stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1. Such additional information is useful for those who leave the station premises through the automatic ticket gate 2. This is because additional information can be obtained by performing a normal operation of passing through the automatic ticket gate 2.

The contents of the additional information can be displayed by the display device 3. The display device 3 is installed, for example, near the exit of the automatic ticket gate 2. In order to display the contents of the additional information, the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 and the antenna 13 of the display device 3 are displayed.
What is necessary is just to mount the ticket 1 on the display device 3 so that it may approach. The display device 3 supplies electric power to the ticket 1 using radio waves having a predetermined frequency, reads out additional information stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1 by communicating with the ticket 1, and reads out the additional information. The additional information is displayed.

In the above-described example, an example has been shown in which the data transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 2 is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display device 3 may display data unique to the ticket 1 (for example, the expiration date of the ticket 1 and the balance in a prepaid ticket). Ticket 1
Is also stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1. Which data of the data stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1 is to be displayed is, for example,
It can be selected by a key provided on the display device 3.

The position of the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 and the display device 3
In order to match the position of the antenna 13 with good adhesion,
The display device 3 preferably has a ticket storage slot for storing the ticket 1. Alternatively, the display device 3 preferably has a depression for matching the position of the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 with the position of the antenna 13 of the display device 3.

Further, in order to reduce the load on the battery 17 of the display device 3, a sensor for detecting whether or not the ticket 1 exists in the ticket storage opening or the positioning recess is provided. It is preferable to transmit and receive a radio wave from the antenna 13 of the display device 3 only when the operation is performed.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 shows a configuration of an information transmission system 200 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Information transmission system 200 is similar to that of the first embodiment.
In addition to the ticket 1, the automatic ticket gate 2, and the display device 3 described in the above, the information providing device 20 is further included.
3, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The information providing device 20 is used to obtain more information than the information provided from the automatic ticket gate 2. The information providing device 20 includes a menu selection switch 2
1 and a reader / writer unit 22 for transmitting data to the ticket 1
And

The reader / writer unit 22 includes an antenna 23,
It includes a modulation / demodulation circuit 24, a controller 25, and a memory 26.

The menu selection switch 21 is
Is used to select data to be downloaded to the ticket 1 among the data stored in the. The selected data is modulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 24. The modulated data is supplied to the antenna 23.

The reader / writer section 22 transmits data modulated using radio waves transmitted from the antenna 23 to the ticket 1. The reader / writer unit 22 includes an antenna 23
Power is supplied to the ticket 1 using radio waves transmitted from.

The data received by the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 9. The demodulated data is stored in the memory 11 via the controller 10.

In this way, the menu selection switch 2
1 is stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1
Downloaded to

The method of viewing the data provided to the ticket 1 by the information providing device 20 is as follows.
This is the same as the method of viewing the contents of the data transferred to. That is, the content of the data stored in the memory 11 of the ticket 1 is displayed by the display device 3. In order to display the contents of the data, the ticket 1 may be attached to the display device 3 so that the antenna 8 of the ticket 1 and the antenna 13 of the display device 3 are close to each other.

The reader / writer unit 22 of the information providing device 20 can communicate with the display device 3 in addition to the communication with the ticket 1. In this case, unlike the case where the display device 3 communicates with the ticket 1, the display device 3 does not need to supply power to the information providing device 20 using radio waves having a predetermined frequency. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the display device 3 from transmitting radio waves for power supply.

FIG. 4 shows the appearance of an information providing apparatus 20a of the type installed in or near a station. Information providing device 2
0a has the same function and configuration as the information providing apparatus 20 of FIG.

When the ticket 1 is held over the front of the area 23a of the information providing device 20a, one of a plurality of menu items displayed on the display 21 is selected to correspond to the selected menu item. The information is transferred from the information providing device 20a to the ticket 1. Display 2
The menu items displayed on the top 1 include, for example, a timetable, restaurants, sightseeing spots, recreational spots, and the like around the place where the information providing device 20a is installed. Selection of a menu item is performed using, for example, a touch panel. Alternatively, selection of a menu item may be performed using an input device such as a mouse.

FIG. 5 shows the appearance of an information providing apparatus 20b of a type installed in a transportation system such as a train or a bus. The information providing device 20b has the same function and configuration as the information providing device 20 of FIG.

The information providing device 20b has a function of displaying the operation status of a transportation facility (for example, a train). For example, the lamp 27 indicates at which station the train will stop next. By holding the ticket 1 in front of the area 23b of the information providing device 20b in a state where the lamp 27 is lit, information around the stop station corresponding to the lit lamp 27 is transmitted from the information providing device 20b to the ticket. Transferred to 1.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 6 shows a configuration of an information transmission system 300 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

The information transmission system 300 uses the ticket 28
, An automatic ticket gate 2, and an information providing device 20. 6, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The ticket 28 further includes a display unit 29 in addition to the structure of the ticket 1 shown in FIGS. The display unit 29 has a property of maintaining a display state even after power supply is stopped. The display unit 29 may be, for example, a ferroelectric liquid crystal display unit or an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal display unit.

By providing the display section 29 on the ticket 28, the ticket 28 can be moved out of the range of influence of the radio waves from the reader / writer section 4 of the automatic ticket gate 2 or the reader / writer section 22 of the information providing device 20. As a result, the display state of the display unit 29 can be maintained even after the supply of power to the ticket 28 is stopped.

According to the information transmission system 300, an automatic ticket gate can be performed by the ticket 28 and the automatic ticket gate 2, and information from the automatic ticket gate 2 and the information providing device 20 can be received in the ticket 28, It can be displayed.

If the display of the ticket 28 on the display unit 29 is not sufficient, the display device 3 can be used. The function and configuration of the display device 3 are as described in Embodiments 1 and 2.

In the first to third embodiments described above, an information transmission system including a ticket in the form of an IC card and an automatic ticket gate has been described as an example of the information transmission system.
However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

The present invention can be applied to any system including an IC card and a traffic check device that checks the passage of the gate using the IC card. Transferring information other than the traffic check information required for the passage of the gate (ie, additional information) from the traffic check device to the IC card;
Any system having a function of displaying this additional information is included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, the present invention can be applied to a system for collecting tolls on roads. The IC card is used at a toll gate to pay a road toll. Typically, the IC card is placed on the dashboard of a car. The IC card and the fee check device communicate wirelessly. The charge checking device updates the charge balance stored in the memory of the IC card. In this way, a toll on the road is collected.

The additional information is transferred from the fee checking device to the IC card. The additional information is stored in the memory of the IC card. The additional information stored in the memory of the IC card can be displayed by the display device. The additional information is, for example, a map around the toll gate. Or,
The additional information may be traffic information such as accident information or traffic information.

The present invention can also be applied to a building entrance / exit check system. The IC card is used to determine whether or not a person carrying the IC card is allowed to pass through the entrance of the building. The IC card and the traffic check device communicate wirelessly. The traffic check device accesses information stored in the memory of the IC card. In this way, it is determined whether or not a person carrying the IC card is permitted to pass through the entrance of the building.

The additional information is transferred from the traffic checking device to the IC card. The additional information is stored in the memory of the IC card. The additional information stored in the memory of the IC card can be displayed by the display device. The additional information is, for example, a guide map of the building.

The building may be, for example, an amusement park pavilion. In this case, the additional information may be information on articles displayed in the pavilion or information on vehicles in the pavilion.

In this specification, a “gate” is defined to include not only a gate that has a physical structure and can be opened and closed but also a virtual gate. For example, in a system for collecting tolls on a road, a gate (for example, a circuit breaker) having a physical structure and an openable and closable device may not be provided so that a vehicle can pass through a tollgate smoothly. preferable. Nevertheless, systems that collect tolls on roads have "gates". The place where the fee checking device is arranged corresponds to a virtual gate. In the entrance / exit check system for a building, the entrance of the building corresponds to a virtual gate regardless of whether or not a gate having a physical structure and capable of opening and closing is provided.

[0080]

According to the present invention, information (ie, additional information) other than the traffic check information required for checking the traffic of the gate is transmitted from the traffic check device or the information providing device to the IC card. You. The additional information transmitted to the IC card is displayed on a display unit provided on the IC card or a display device provided separately from the IC card. Thereby, the user of the IC card can obtain additional information by passing through the gate, and can know the contents of the additional information. As a result, a new use of the IC card can be created in addition to the use of the IC card for checking the passage of the gate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an information transmission system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a zero.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the appearance of the automatic ticket gate 2;

FIG. 3 is an information transmission system 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a zero.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an information providing apparatus 20a.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an information providing apparatus 20b.

FIG. 6 is an information transmission system 30 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a zero.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 28 ticket 2 automatic ticket gate 3 display device 4, 22 reader / writer unit 20, 20a, 20b information providing device

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An IC card provided with a communication means, a traffic check device for checking the passage of a gate using the IC card without contacting the IC card, and a display device for displaying information of the IC card The traffic check device transmits to the IC card traffic check information required to check the traffic of the gate and additional information other than the traffic check information, and the traffic from the IC card is transmitted. Communication means for receiving check information; the IC card includes a memory for storing the additional information transmitted from the traffic check device; and the display device includes the memory stored in the memory of the IC card. An information transmission system including communication means for obtaining information. 2. The traffic check device includes a first portion and a second portion different from the first portion, wherein the traffic check device transmits and receives the traffic check information from the first portion. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the additional information is transmitted from the second part. 3. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein each of said traffic check device and said display device supplies electric power to said IC card using radio waves having a predetermined frequency. 4. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the IC card includes a display unit that displays the additional information transmitted from the traffic check device. 5. The information transmission system according to claim 4, wherein said display unit is a ferroelectric liquid crystal display unit or an antiferroelectric liquid crystal display unit. 6. The system further comprises an information providing device, wherein the information providing device stores a memory for storing the additional information and information selected from among the additional information stored in the memory. And a transmitting unit for transmitting to the IC card.
The information transmission system according to claim 1. 7. The information transmission system according to claim 6, wherein the information providing device supplies power to the IC card using radio waves having a predetermined frequency. 8. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the IC card is a ticket, and the traffic check device is an automatic ticket gate that checks the ticket.