JPH11238148A - Boarding ticket examination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a ticket examination processing including even the adjustment of travel expenses by the information of a route boarded by a card user. SOLUTION: This ticket examination device 101 is provided with a line information data base 106 and a fare information data base 107 and also provided with a route confirmation processing part 103, a travel expense calculation processing part 104 and a travel expense adjustment processing part 105 as processing functions. By the information of a boarding route recorded in a boarding ticket card and the data bases, the processing parts confirms the boarding route of a passenger and perform dishonesty check and the adjustment of the travel expenses at the time of leaving a ticket gate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket for a railroad, a bus, and the like, and a ticket gate system using the ticket. Related to liquidation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a current ticket gate system, a magnetic card ticket, and a clearing device in a railway system, ticket check and calculation of travel expenses are performed only at two points, a boarding station and a disembarking station. Does not take into account the route. Therefore, if there are multiple routes to the station where you got on and the station where you got off, the fare must be set to the cheaper one, and it is not possible to collect regular fare from users who used the higher fare Was. Also, if there is more than one overridden route even if the user gets on the overriding route, the settlement should be made on the assumption that the cheapest route was used,
Either have the user select the route on which the user has boarded at the checkout device. In this case, the user is likely to select the cheapest route, and the railway company may be disadvantaged accordingly.

In order to solve such a problem, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-334593, a wireless communication means is used as a route information management device, and a transmitter transmits position information as information relating to an intermediate route. Is received by the receiving device, and the received information is stored in its own storage medium. The ticket checking process here compares and determines the information of the designated boarding section recorded in advance on the ticket with the obtained route information of the ticket user, and if they match, it is valid, and if they do not match, it is invalid. It's simple.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned invention, the information to be acquired is only the position information, for example, there is no information on the train type and the information on the railway line section peculiar to the railway system. It was not possible to judge whether to change trains. For this reason, it was not usually possible to check for fare changes due to differences in train types such as express trains. In addition, since it was not possible to confirm the railway line section and the type of train used by the user holding it from the location information stored in the ticket card, even if there was an illegal ride, it was possible to confirm on the spot was difficult.

In the ticket gate processing, it is determined whether or not the information on the route on which the user has boarded is the designated boarding section specified by the ticket, and the ticket gate processing including travel expense settlement using the route information is performed. Could not. For example, (1) In clearing over a pass using a commuter pass or the like, clearing based on a passing route could not be performed by a ticket gate device. Clearing at the ticket gate can be easily realized by using a prepaid card currently used in various transportation fields.

[0006] (2) In order to use a prepaid card in which a boarding section is not stored in advance in a boarding ticket, in the above-mentioned invention, it is not possible to withdraw a fare based on the route of the boarding ticket holder.

There was a problem that:

[0008] The present invention realizes ticket processing including information on the route on which the card user has boarded, including the settlement of travel expenses. In addition, by recording the railway line section and train type as information on the route on which the user has boarded, if there is an unauthorized ride, the user's route information recorded on the ticket card is read and displayed with a normal reader By checking the station, line section, and train type on which the user has boarded, station staff and the like can easily confirm unauthorized boarding.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems A ticket card records time information, a station name, a line section name to which the station belongs, and a type name of the train as information relating to the route on which the ticket user has boarded, The ticket gate has a route information database and a fare information database, and also has a route determination processing unit, a travel cost calculation processing unit, and a travel expense clearing processing unit as processing functions, and information on the boarding route recorded on the ticket card and These processing units determine the passenger's boarding route from the database of
It checks fraud when entering a ticket gate and clears travel expenses.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A ticket gate system in a railway system will be described below as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a ticket gate system. The ticket gate system comprises a plurality of ticket gates 1 installed at a station.
01 and a ticket gate control device 102 for controlling these.
The ticket gate device 101 receives, from the ticket card 108 of the user, information of a station at which the user got on / off or passed by train (referred to as passing station history information in the present invention), and the ticket gate control device 102 The route of the user of the ticket is determined from the above information, and a fraud check and a settlement procedure are executed if necessary based on the route information. Therefore, the ticket gate control device 102
Has a route information database 106 required to determine a route and a fare information database 107 required to calculate travel expenses. Further, the ticket gate control device 102 includes a route determination processing unit 103 and a travel expense calculation processing unit 1 as processing functions.
04, a travel expense settlement processing unit 105. Route determination processing unit 1
03: Passing station history information of the user read from the ticket card 108, the route on which the ticket user has boarded is determined from the route information database 106, and the ticket information such as the boarding section recorded on the ticket card. Checks whether the vehicle is within the designated route and checks for illegal riding. If the boarding route of the ticket user is outside the route specified by the ticket, the travel expense calculation processing unit 104 performs travel expense calculation processing based on the obtained route information and the fare information database 107. The travel expense settlement processing unit 105 executes a settlement process when travel expense settlement is necessary from the calculated travel expenses.

FIG. 2 shows that the ticket card has a wireless device,
The example of the related apparatus when the passing station information is received by radio | wireless in a railroad vehicle is shown. A passing station information transmitting device 202 is installed in the railway vehicle 201, and here, passing station information is wirelessly transmitted every time a station is updated. Ticket card 1
08 receives the passing station information from the device and records it in its own device. FIG. 3 shows an example of the transmission data at this time. As shown in the figure, the passing station name or its code name 301, the station section line name or its code name 302, the transmission time 30
3, a train type name or its code name 304, and the like. A passing station information transmitting device installed outside the train, such as a station platform, repeatedly transmits information on the station to which the device belongs, the line section to which the device belongs, etc. at regular intervals.

[0013] A non-contact IC card can be used as a ticket card having the wireless device. FIG. 4 shows an example of the I-card using a non-contact IC card as a ticket card 108.
2 shows a configuration of a C card ticket. In the non-contact IC card, a transmitting / receiving device 402 for exchanging information between the semiconductor integrated circuit 401 and an external device is embedded on a card made of plastic or the like. In the integrated circuit 401, a storage medium 40 for storing ticket information and passing station information
3 and a control unit 404 for reading / writing data to / from the storage medium 403 and performing data processing calculations. The control unit 404 determines whether to write the information received by the transmission / reception device 402 to the storage medium 403. Hereinafter, it is assumed that an IC card is used as a ticket card.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of the ticket gate 101. A ticket gate 101 includes an input / output device (reader / writer) 501 for accessing the IC card ticket 108, a display device 502 for displaying information on a fee and an error required for settlement, and I
Clearing device 50 for C card user to settle for travel expenses
3. Passage opening / closing device 504 for passing or prohibiting passage of a ticket user by opening / closing a door, control device 5 for controlling the above devices
It consists of 05.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a rough processing flow of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5. First, the ticket user attempts to enter from the ticket gate 101 using the IC card ticket 108 (601).
At this time, the ticket gate 101 reads information on the ticket from the IC card, for example, information on the boarding start station, the expiration date, the target route, the destination station, and the like from the input / output device 501. In response to this, the ticket gate controller 102 determines whether there is any abnormality in the information of these tickets (602). An abnormal condition means that the information cannot be read because the card is not the applicable card,
For example, the expiration date has passed, or the boarding start station is different. If there is an abnormality, the ticket gate control device 102
The ticket gate device 101 is instructed to close the aisle switch 504 so that the ticket user cannot enter (603).

If there is no abnormality in processing step 602,
The ticket user can pass through the ticket gate as it is,
The C card ticket 108 receives information on the entry history, such as the entry station name and the entry time, as passing station history information via the input / output device 501, and stores it in its own storage medium 403.
(604). After entry, IC card ticket 10
8 receives the passing station information from the station platform or the passing station information transmitting device 202 in the railcar 201, and sequentially stores the passing station information of the ticket user in the storage medium 403 in the own device as history information. (605). When the ticket user finishes boarding the intended section and approaches the ticket gate at the entry station (606), the ticket gate 101 turns on the input / output device 501.
The history information of the passing station stored in the IC card ticket 108 is read, and the ticket gate control device 102 determines the boarding route of the ticket user from the read passing station history information (607). Then, based on the obtained route, it is determined whether an improper check or settlement is necessary, and if necessary, a warning or a settlement process is performed (608). When the normal processing is completed, the ticket instructing device 101 is instructed to open the opening / closing device 504 to allow the ticket user to participate (609).

With respect to the outline of the above processing flow, the more detailed processing specifications of FIG. 6 will be described below regarding the processing process inside the IC card ticket 108 and the processing process of the ticket gate device 101 and the ticket gate control device 102 when the ticket gate exits. I will describe it in more detail.

FIG. 7 shows a general ticket (Edmonson ticket).
2 shows the contents of information stored in the storage medium 403 of the IC card ticket 108 as an example. The information recorded in the areas 701 to 705 is information necessary as a ticket, and the information of the station name or its code name 709 and the information of the station affiliation line section name or its code name 710 is used as the ticket designated section information 701. And the destination station, and the station on the way as needed to identify the route. In addition, the total boarding distance 702 of the designated section 701 of the ticket, date and time of purchase 703, expiration date 704, fee information 705
There is. Writing of information to these areas is performed when a ticket is purchased. As other information, the ticket gate 101
There are an entry check flag 706, passage station history information 707, error information 708, and the like, which are recorded at the time of entry into the vehicle. The contents of the error information 708 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the passing station history information 707, passing station information received by the IC card ticket 108 is sequentially written. As the information obtained from the passing station information transmitting device 202, the passing station name 71
1, transmission time 712, station section 713, train type information 714, and the like, which are written as necessary. The write processing flow will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 shows that the IC card ticket 108 is
5 shows a processing flow when the various data shown in FIG. 4 is recorded on the recording medium 403 in the own apparatus. First, the transmitting / receiving device 402 in the IC card ticket 108 receives the information on the passing station from the passing station information transmitting device 202 in the railway vehicle 201 (801). The control unit 404 in the IC card 108
Passing station history information 7 already stored in storage medium 403
07, the latest passing station information is extracted (802).
Then, the transmission time information of the received passing station information is compared with the extracted time information 712 of the latest passing station information. If there is a clear problem (803), for example, if the difference between the former time information and the latter time information is too large for normal operation, the information is written to the error information area 808 as error information (804). Cancel subsequent route tracking due to error.

If there is no problem in the time information at the processing step 803, the station name 711, line section name 713, and train type 714 of the received passing station information and the latest taken out passing station information are obtained.
Is checked, and if both names are the same (80
5) Overwrite the received transmission time information 403 of the passing station information with the latest transmission time information 712 of the passing station information recorded on the recording medium 403 (806). If at least one is not the same in processing step 805,
The received passing station information is added to the passing station history information area 707 as the latest passing station information (807).

Based on the passing station history information 707 written on the IC card ticket 108, the ticket gate apparatus 101 and the ticket gate control apparatus 102 determine the route on which the passenger has actually boarded and, if necessary, execute the settlement process. Do. Hereinafter, these two
The processing of the two devices will be described. FIG. 9 shows a processing flow of the ticket gate device 101 and the ticket gate control device 102 when a user having a normal ticket (Edmonson ticket) enters the ticket gate device. The user of the IC card ticket 108 presents the IC card ticket 108 to the ticket gate 101 when entering the outside of the station. At this time, the ticket gate device 101 is connected to the input / output device 501.
The information recorded on the recording medium 403 of the IC card ticket 108 is read (901). After receiving this information, the ticket gate control device 102 performs a ticket inspection process after performing various checks. First, the error information area 70
It is checked whether or not error information has been written in step 8 (902). This error information is, for example, information written in the processing step 804 in FIG. If this information is written, the ticket gate control device 102
01 instructs the closing door to be closed, the ticket gate 101 closes the aisle gate 504, interrupts the passage of the ticket user, displays error information on the display device 502, and issues a warning (90).
3). If a warning is displayed in the processing step 903 (hereinafter also referred to as 905 and 908), a railway manager such as a station staff checks the cause on the display device 502 or gets on the IC card using another checking device. Detailed information that has become abnormal can be easily confirmed from the ticket 108. In the case of an illegal ride, it can be easily detected by checking the passing station history information on the spot.

If there is no error information in the processing step 902, the ticket gate control device 102
It is checked whether or not an entry flag indicating that entry has been made using the card is set in the entry check flag 706 of the recorded data (904).
The ticket gate control device 102 regards this as an unauthorized ride and instructs the ticket gate device 101 to close the opening / closing door.
1 closes the aisle switch 504 and displays on the display device 502 that there is no entry check, and issues a warning (905).

When the above check is completed, the route determination processing unit 103 in the ticket gate controller 102 determines the route on which the ticket user has boarded from the passing station history information 707 stored in the IC card ticket 108. (906). Hereinafter, a detailed example of the processing step 906 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows an example of the contents of the route information database 106. Here, the distances between the stations forming the line sections are defined for each railway line section. First, the corresponding line section name or its code name 1001 and the station name or its code name (1002, 1
003) and a distance 1004 between the stations. FIG.
1 (a) shows an example of the structure of a route corresponding to the database of FIG. 10, and black circles indicate stops of express trains. FIG.
1 (b) shows a specific example of the passing station history information of 707, and FIG. 11 (c) shows the route information and the traveling distance thus obtained. FIG. 12 shows the route determination processing unit 10
3 shows a processing flow of route determination in FIG. First, the route determination processing unit 103 records the first passing station of the passing station history information 707 as it is as route information (1201). In FIG. 11, reference numeral 1101 corresponds to this. Next, when obtaining the boarding distance, the boarding distance is first reset to zero (1202). Next, the first passing station is designated as the first station (12
03), the next passing station information is read and set as the second station (1204). Then, the station name of the first station is compared with the station name of the second station (1205). This is a process performed to determine whether there has been a train transfer at the first station.
If the station names are different, this indicates that the stations have moved from one station to another, and the route determination processing unit 103
From 06, the travel distance between the two stations is calculated, and this travel distance is added to the boarding distance (1207). In the example of FIGS. 10 and 11, the first station is 1101 and the second station is 1 in the first processing.
It becomes 102. In order to determine the distance between these two stations, the route determination processing unit 103 traces the stations in the database of FIG. 10 and calculates the distance between the two nuclear stations to obtain 5.8 km. In processing step 1205, when the station name of the first station is the same as the station name of the second station, that is, this is a case where the train has been changed, and the first station is 1103 in FIG.
This corresponds to the case where the second station is 1104. At this time, the route determination processing unit 103 adds the information of the second station to the route information (1208). Steps 1207 and 120
8 proceeds to the same processing step 1209, and it is determined whether the second station is the last station of the passing station (1209). If it is not the last station, the second station is set as the first station (1210), and processing step 1
Skip to 204 and repeat the route determination process. If it is the last station, the last passing station information is recorded in the route information as the last station (1211). In FIG. 11, station information 110 is shown.
5 corresponds to this. The route information and travel distance obtained by performing the above processing flow are the information shown in FIG. 11C, and the ticket user travels to 1, 6, and 11 stations, and the total travel distance is 17. I get 6km. Also, the ticket card user can see that from 1 to 6 stations took the express running on the A line section and from 6 stations to 11 stations took the ordinary train running on the B line section. By checking this information using the display device 502 or a portable terminal connected to the input / output device, the station staff can check the route of the user. If there is an illegal ride, the detailed information of the illegal ride can be easily confirmed by displaying the route information of the ride on these devices.

Returning to FIG. 9, the description will be continued. Step 9
In 06, if the route cannot be determined even if the database is searched, or a movement that makes a round trip in a specific section is found, the route determination processing unit 103 regards this as an illegal ride. (907), the ticket gate device 101 is instructed to close the opening / closing door, and the ticket gate device 101 closes the passage switch 504 to block the passage of the ticket user and displays the reason on the display device 502 (908). Processing Step 9
At 07, if there is no abnormal or illegal route, the route determination processing unit 10
3 judges whether or not the obtained route information is within the prescribed route in the ticket description indicated in the ticket designated section information 701 (909). If the vehicle is within the prescribed route, this is a normal ride, so the control unit 40 of the IC card ticket
4 clears the information (701 to 708) on the ticket and the route written in the storage medium 403 of the IC card (910), and the ticket gate control device 102 instructs the target ticket gate device 101 to open the opening / closing door. The ticket gate 101 opens the aisle switch 504 to allow the ticket user to pass through (9
11).

On the other hand, when the route determination processing unit 103 determines in step 909 that the vehicle is over the specified route range described in the ticket, the calculation processing unit 104
With reference to the fare information database 107, an additional charge required to exit the ticket gate is calculated based on the obtained route information and the boarding distance specified in the ticket (912). FIG. 13 shows an example of the fare information database. 1301 and 1302
Indicates a range of distance, and 1303 indicates a fee within the range. The travel expense calculation processing unit 104 calculates an additional fee with reference to the database. The processing unit 104 obtains a difference between the travel distance calculated by the route determination processing unit 103 and the travel distance information 702 specified in the ticket, and obtains an additional fee corresponding to the difference from the database. Of course, the travel distance in the boarding designated section can be calculated by the route determination processing unit 103 from the boarding ticket designated section information 701.

After calculating the additional charge, the ticket control device 10
The travel expense settlement processing unit 105 in 2
1 to close the open / close door, and thereby the ticket gate 10
1 closes the aisle switch 504, displays a clearing fee on the display device 502, and requests a clearing money from the ticket user (91).
3). The ticket user clears the travel expenses by means of cash, a prepaid card, electronic money, or the like from the clearing apparatus 503, and when the travel expense clearing processing unit 105 confirms the normal end of the clearing, upon receipt of the payment, the IC card ticket 108 Control unit 4
04 clears the information (701 to 708) on the ticket and the route written in the IC card (914), and the ticket gate control device 102 opens the route switch 504 (915).
This is the end of the description of FIG.

Next, the processing when the IC card ticket 108 has a prepaid function will be described.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the contents of the storage data stored in the storage medium 503 when the IC card ticket 108 has a prepaid function. First, there are available balance information 1401, which is fee information usable with this card, an expiration date 1402, passing station history information 1403, an entrance check flag 1404, and error information 1405.

FIG. 15 shows a prepaid IC card ticket 1
It is a processing flow at the time of ticket gate entry when 08 is used. The processing flow for entering a ticket gate and taking in passing station information using the prepaid IC card ticket 108 is the same as that for the Edmonson ticket shown in FIG.
Therefore, since the processes 901 to 906 in FIG. 9 are the same, the description is omitted, and the subsequent processes will be described.
The ticket gate 101 reads the passing station history information 1403 of the IC card ticket 108, and the route determination processing unit 103 determines the route on which the ticket user has boarded (906). The processing flow at this time is the same as that shown in FIG. The travel expense calculation processing unit 104 calculates the travel expense required from the obtained route information by referring to the fare information database 108 (1501). The travel cost settlement processing unit 105 compares the available balance 1501 of the IC card ticket 108 with the obtained travel cost (1502). Control unit 4
04 re-stores the available balance 1401 described on the card as zero (1503). On the other hand, the travel expense settlement processing unit 1
05 is a passage opening / closing device 504 of the corresponding ticket gate device 101.
To close and charge the settlement fee (150
4). This can be requested by displaying the insufficient travel expenses on the display device 502 of the ticket gate 101. I
When the user of the C-card ticket clears the cash or electronic money or another prepaid card at the clearing apparatus 503, and the travel expense clearing processing unit 105 confirms the normal completion of the clearing, the IC card control unit 404 sets the IC card The passing station history information 1403, the entrance check flag 1404, and the error information 1405 in the card ticket 108 are cleared (1505). On the other hand, the ticket gate control device opens the corresponding passage switch 404 (150
6).

If the available balance is greater than the billing charge at processing step 1502, the instructor of the travel expense settlement processing unit 105 and the IC card control unit 304 subtract the calculated travel expense from the available balance 1401 and use the result as the available balance information. 140
1 is stored again. Then, the passing station history information 1403, the entrance check flag 1404, and the error information 1405 of the information in the IC card are cleared (1508), and in response to this, the ticket gate control device 102 opens the corresponding passage opening / closing device 504 (1509).

Next, an embodiment in which an IC card is applied to a commuter pass will be described. FIG. 16 shows the contents of data stored in the storage medium 403 of the IC card commuter pass 101 using an IC card pass as a commuter pass. Commuter pass prescribed route information area 1601 stores route section information effective as a commuter pass. As a configuration of the information 1601,
There are a corresponding station name or its code 1607 and a line section name or its code 1608 to which the station belongs. As shown in the figure, in addition to the information on the terminal stations in both sections that are the terminal stations on the route,
It consists of passing station information necessary for specifying the route. Other information includes commuter pass prescribed route ride distance 1602,
It includes a commuter pass expiration date 1603, error information 1604, an entrance check flag 1605, and passing station history information 1606 to which the ticket user has moved.

FIG. 17 shows the flow of processing when a ticket gate appears on an IC card commuter pass. When entering a ticket gate using an IC card commuter pass or processing flow for capturing passing station information,
The description is omitted because it is the same as the case of the Edmonson ticket already described. In FIG. 17, first, information stored in the storage medium 403 in the IC card commuter pass 101 is read from the input / output device 501 of the ticket gate 101 (1701).
The ticket gate control device 102 first checks whether error information is written in the error information 1604 (1702), and if there is an error, closes the passage opening / closing device 504 of the ticket gate device 101, displays the error information on the display device 502, and displays the commuter pass. A warning is issued so as not to pass through the user (1703). If there is no error information, the route determination processing unit 103 in the ticket gate control device 102 determines the boarding route of the commuter pass user from the passing station history information 1606 stored in the storage medium 403 (1).
704). This is the same process as in FIG. 12, and a description thereof will be omitted. Subsequently, when the route determination processing unit 103 determines that the obtained route is within the designated route range of the commuter pass prescribed route information 1601 (1705), the IC card commuter pass internal control unit 404 checks the error information 1604 and the admission check. 160
5. Clear passing station history information 1606 (170
6). At that time, the ticket gate control device 102
To open the door, the ticket gate 101 opens the aisle switch 504 to allow the ticket user to pass (1707).

In the processing step 1705, if the obtained route is out of the designated route of the commuter pass prescribed route information 1601, this requires processing such as settlement. Hereinafter, this case will be described.

If it is out of the range, the ticket gate control device 102
It is checked whether the entry check 1605 for the C card commuter pass has a flag (1708). This is to check whether a commuter pass or another ticket was used at the time of entry. When the flag is not set in the entrance check 1605, as shown in FIG. 18 (a), this indicates that the driver has entered a different ticket other than the commuter pass at the time of boarding or has entered the commuter pass due to some unauthorized entry. The entrance check flag was not described. At this time, the ticket gate 101 asks the ticket user whether to further present the ticket (170).
9) If no ticket is presented, the travel expense calculation processing unit 104 refers to the fare information in the fare information database 107 and determines the route information, the commuter pass prescribed route information 1601, and the commuter pass prescribed route riding distance 1602. The additional travel expenses are calculated (1710). The commuter pass prescribed route riding distance 1602 is the traveling distance of the commuter pass prescribed route information 1601. In FIG. 16, it is recorded in the recording area in advance, but it can be calculated from the commuter pass prescribed route information 1601. Then, the travel expense settlement processing unit 105 instructs the ticket gate device 101 to close the passage opening / closing device 504, displays the settlement fee on the display device 502, and requests a settlement money (1711). When the travel expense clearing process 105 confirms the normal completion of the clearing process in response to money, prepaid or electronic money input from a commuter pass user,
The IC card commuter pass 101 control unit 404 clears the error information 1604, the entrance check 1605, and the passing station history information 1606, which are data stored in its own storage medium (1712). In response to this, the ticket gate control device 102
The passage opening / closing device 504 of the ticket gate 101 is opened to allow the ticket user to pass (1713).

On the other hand, if the ticket is inserted in the processing step 1709, the route determination processing unit 103 determines again whether the obtained route is included in the combined route of the commuter pass and the ticket (1714). If it is out of the range, the travel expense calculation processing unit 1
05 performs the settlement process in consideration of the boarding distance 702 and the commuter boarding distance 1602 of the designated section in which the ticket is stored. Subsequent steps are Step 17 already described.
10, 1711, 1712, and 1713 are the same as those in FIG. In step 1714, if the obtained route is within the range specified by the commuter pass and the additional board, this is a regular ticket purchase, so the IC card commuter pass 101
The error information 1604, the entrance check 1605, and the passing station history information 1606 are cleared (1715), and the ticket gate control device 102 opens the passage opening / closing device 504 to pass the ticket user (1716).

Next, the case where the entry check 1605 has a flag in the processing step 1708 will be described. If there is an entrance flag, as shown in FIG. 15B, entry is made with a commuter pass and boarding is performed for a designated section of the commuter pass or more, which is a normal overriding clearing. The subsequent clearing process is the processing steps 1710 and 171 already described.
1, 1712, and 1713 are the same as those in FIG.
Further, when the prepaid function is used in combination with the commuter pass, the processing described above can be easily predicted by the processing described above, and thus the description is omitted.

As described above, the embodiment in which the moving route of the ticket user is determined based on the information on the route written in the IC card, and the entrance ticket gate is performed.

[0038]

According to the present invention, an illegal boarding can be prevented by performing a ticket gate process based on the route information of the user boarding recorded on the ticket card. In addition, even if there is an overriding ride, it is possible for the ticket gate to settle the ticket based on the information on the route on which the ride has been made. In addition, even if the ticket card is used as a prepaid card, the fare obtained from the route information of the user can be calculated, and accurate settlement processing can be performed. In addition, even if there is an illegal ride, not only the section in which the user has boarded but also the type of train can be confirmed, and such information can be immediately confirmed by using a display device or a portable terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a ticket gate system.

FIG. 2 shows a transmitter in a train.

FIG. 3 shows contents of station information in a boarding section transmitted by a transmitter.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of an IC card ticket.

FIG. 5 shows a basic configuration of a ticket gate device.

FIG. 6 shows an outline processing flow of the entire system.

FIG. 7 shows the contents of a normal ticket (Edmonson ticket), which is the content of data stored in the storage medium of the IC card ticket.

FIG. 8 shows a flow of an IC card processing process performed by a control unit in the IC card.

FIG. 9 shows a processing flow of a ticket gate using an IC card ticket.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the contents of a route information database.

FIG. 11 shows a specific example of passing station history information.

FIG. 12 shows a processing flow for obtaining route information.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a fare database.

FIG. 14 shows the contents of stored data when an IC card ticket has a prepaid function.

FIG. 15 shows a processing flow of a ticket gate when an IC card prepaid ticket is used.

FIG. 16 shows the contents of stored data when an IC card is used for a commuter pass.

FIG. 17 shows a processing flow of a ticket gate when an IC card commuter pass is used.

FIG. 18 shows an example of getting over when using a commuter pass.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: ticket gate device, 102: ticket gate control device, 10
3: Route determination processing unit, 104: Travel expense calculation processing unit, 105
... Travel expense settlement processing unit, 106 ... Route information database, 1
07: fare information database ticket gate device, 108: ticket card.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card is used as a ticket for a transportation means such as a train or a bus, and information necessary for the ticket, such as a boarding place, a destination, a validity period, and a fare, is stored in a storage medium of the card. A ticket gate that performs a ticket gate based on the information obtained by storing information related to the route on which the user holding the card has boarded on the card, and performing a check when entering the ticket gate and clearing travel expenses based on the information. Ticket gate device.