JPS604509B2 - automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system that automatically performs ticket gate operations at, for example, railway stations.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates have been increasingly introduced at railway stations, for example, in order to save labor in ticket gate operations. However, recently, the scope of this introduction has expanded, and the need for automation for long-distance passenger tickets has increased. Conventional short-distance passenger tickets are, in principle, for midway departures (getting off).
There was no need to check for mid-way departures as they were treated as invalid, but tickets for long-distance passengers generally allow mid-way departures. Although this is one advantage, the current automatic ticket gates have the disadvantage that the tickets are collected (taken into the device) when entering the ticket gate. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to correctly determine whether a passenger departs midway through tickets, to return the tickets to the passenger without having to collect them at the time of departure, and to enable re-entry. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can prevent fraud and the like, and can also determine whether or not it is possible to leave the train midway without using ticket information from tickets.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 and Figures 2a and 2b show an example of a ticket used in the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention. It is an optical limited express ticket for automatic ticket gates, and the necessary ticket information 1 is printed on the front side, as well as identification of the validity period, valid section, ticket type, etc. on a specific part in the longitudinal direction of the surface. The application information 2 is converted into, for example, an optical barcode mark and printed and recorded in a specific color.

On the other hand, the tickets shown in Figure 2 a and b are, for example, magnetic limited express tickets for automatic ticket gates in which an unreserved seat limited express ticket and a boarding ticket are integrated, and the surface of the ticket has the following information as shown in Figure 2 a. The necessary ticket information information 3 is printed. A magnetic recording section 4 is formed on the back surface as shown in FIG.
In this magnetic recording section 4, there is a clock pulse track CP indicating the positioning of recorded information, an information track D, in which judgment information such as validity period, validity period, ticket type, etc. is converted into a known appropriate code signal and recorded. D4, parity track P for parity check to determine whether the read information has been read correctly, write track W on which no information is recorded, .
W2 is provided respectively. Therefore, an optical mid-way exit mark 5 is placed on a specific part of the surface of each ticket.
are each printed in a specific color.

This mark 5 indicating that it is possible to leave (get off) partway through the service section is given, for example, when a ticket is issued or when entering the train. The midway entry availability mark 6 may be, for example, a specific symbolic mark or an optical barcode mark converted into an appropriate code. Further, as the midway entry mark 5, either a mark common to all stations or a mark unique to the station may be used. In addition,
Reference numeral 6 in FIGS. 1 and 2 a and b is an entry mark (for example, a punched hole) that is given at the time of entry to indicate that the visitor has entered correctly. FIG. 3 shows an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, in which a receiving row 2 for accepting tickets is provided at the upper right end of the cover 11, and an exit 13 for taking out tickets is provided at the upper left end. It is being

The receiving port 12 is provided with a shutter mechanism 14 that opens and closes the receiving port 12 as necessary. A conveyance device 15 is provided in the coating body 11 for carrying the ticket inserted from the reception opening 12 to the exit 13. An alignment guide mechanism 16 is provided to align the tickets. Also,
A reading device 17 is provided in the middle of the transport device 15 . This reading device 17 includes, for example, an optical information reader comprising a plurality of light sources and a photoelectric conversion element, a magnetic information reader comprising a plurality of magnetic heads, and an optical information reader comprising a light source and a photoelectric conversion element. It is made up of mark Kendoriware,
When the ticket shown in Figure 1 is delivered, the optical information reader reads the judgment information 2, and the mark reader reads the mark 5 that allows you to leave midway through, and the ticket shown in Figures 2 a and b. When the player is transported, a magnetic information reader reads each piece of information from the magnetic recording section 4, and a mark reader reads the mid-way entry permit mark 5. However, the transport device 15
A detector 18 is provided between the alignment guide mechanism 16 and the pick-up device 17 for optically detecting the entrance mark from the ticket being conveyed. On the other hand, the conveyance device 15 in front of the reading device 17 is provided with a bill collection guide mechanism 19 that operates as required, and a bill collection box 20 is provided near this bill collection guide mechanism 19. In front of the ticket collection guide mechanism 19 and on the takeout port 13 side, a stopper mechanism 21 is provided which operates as necessary to temporarily stop the tickets being conveyed. A pair of midway entry mark applying devices, for example, stamping devices 22, 22 are disposed opposite to each other with a conveyance path in between. These stamping devices 22, 22 are for stamping a midway departure (getting off) mark on a predetermined part of the surface of a ticket that has been stopped by the stopper mechanism 21. For example, the solenoid 23 and this solenoid 23, and a marking mechanism 24 driven by 23.
The reason why the pair of stamping devices 22, 22 is provided is to stamp the front surface of the ticket regardless of whether it is inserted in the front or back direction. Next, the automatic ticket gate device according to the present invention having the above configuration will be explained in more detail.

For example, when a passenger inserts the ticket shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 a, b into the reception port 12 in order to exit (get off) midway, the inserted ticket is transferred to the ejection port by the conveyance device 15. 13, and during the transportation, the cutting device 17 optically or magnetically reads judgment information and the like. That is, when the ticket shown in Fig. 1 is inserted, the judgment information 2 printed and recorded on its surface is read with an optical reader, and the mark 5 allowing midway entry is read with a mark reading device. When the ticket shown in FIG. 2 is inserted, the judgment information recorded in the magnetic recording section 4 is read by a magnetic information reader, and the mark 5 for allowing midway exit is read by the mark reader. Then, each of the read information is transmitted to an information processing determination section (not shown), where the information is processed by a known appropriate means to determine whether or not it is possible to participate in the game midway through. That is, normally, the section determining section first uses the read determination information and compares it with the contents of the station closing information at the foot station to determine whether or not it is possible to leave midway. For example, if the service section is from station A to station D, and you enter the race at station C, station C is halfway between station A and station D. As a result, it is possible to participate midway through the judgment information. Next, by using the output signal of the mark reader in the mark determination section, it is determined whether or not the mark 6 that allows for late entry is correct, or whether there is a mark 5, and whether or not the mark 5 that allows for late entry is correct. Alternatively, if he has a mark of 5, he will be able to participate midway through. If it is determined that the player can participate in the middle of the match based on the results of both determinations, then the player is allowed to participate in the middle of the game for the first time. In this way, it is normally determined whether or not it is possible to participate in the game on the basis of both the determination information and the late appearance possibility mark 5. However, at this time, if the optical information detector of the detector 17 cannot read the determination information sufficiently, or if the section determination section of the information processing determination section is down, processing and determination of the read determination information cannot be performed. If the train runs out, or if you want to slow down the processing speed such as during rush hours, the judgment information recorded on the ticket will not be used to determine whether or not it is possible to leave the train mid-way. do.

That is, in this case, the section determiner does not determine whether or not it is possible to participate in the middle of the game, but only the mark determination section determines whether or not the mark 5 that allows midway participation is correct, or whether there is a mark 5, as described above. By determining whether the mark 5 that allows midway participation is correct, or if there is mark 5, it is determined that the player is allowed to participate midway. That is, in the present invention, it is determined whether or not it is possible to leave midway through by reading at least the mark 5 that allows midway exits given to the ticket before entry. If it is determined in the above determination that it is possible to participate in the game midway through, the player is permitted to participate by allowing the player to pass through an opening/closing gate (not shown).

If it is determined that the participant is unable to participate midway through, in principle, the participant will be prevented from passing through the opening/closing gate to prevent the participant from participating. If it is determined that it is possible to exit midway, when the read ticket reaches the stopper mechanism 21, the stopper mechanism 21 and the stamping device 22 are operated at a predetermined timing to move the conveyed ticket to a predetermined position. The player is made to stop temporarily, and a mid-way entry mark 7 is stamped in a specific color on a predetermined portion of the surface as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 6. here,
FIG. 4 shows the case of the ticket shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 shows the case of the ticket shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b. The late entry mark 7 may be, for example, a specific symbolic mark or a barcode mark converted into an appropriate code. Further, as the midway exit mark 7, either a mark common to all stations or a mark unique to the exit station may be used. However, if the mark is unique to the exit station, by reading and determining the mid-way exit mark 7, it will be possible to re-enter if, for example, the mid-way exit is outside the allowable range due to returning from the exit station or trouble at the exit station. can be prevented. The ticket stamped with the late entry mark 7 is then conveyed to the exit 13 and returned to the passenger.
In addition, in the above explanation, the late participation mark 7 is stamped based on the judgment result of whether or not the late participation is possible based on the ticket information and the late participation possible mark 5 or the late participation possible mark 5 only. It is also possible to add a determination of the presence or absence of the entrance mark given at the time of entrance, and stamp the midway entry mark 7 based on the results of both determinations.

In other words, generally when entering the
As shown in the figure, an entry mark 6 indicating correct entry is added to the ticket, and a detector 18 detects the presence or absence of this entry mark 6 at the time of exit to make a determination.
Therefore, the late entry mark 7 is stamped only when it is determined in the presence/absence determination of the entrance mark that there is an entrance mark and it is determined that it is possible to enter the room midway. In this way, for example, it is possible to prevent one passenger from purchasing multiple tickets and allowing others to use them fraudulently. In addition, in the above embodiment, a case was described in which the present invention is implemented in an automatic ticket gate device that automatically performs ticket gate operations at a railway-related station, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to automatic ticket gates that automatically perform ticket gate operations at airports, amusement parks, theaters, and the like.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a mark that allows for mid-way exit is attached to the ticket before admission, and when a train ticket with this mark that allows for mid-way exit is accepted, the ticket By reading at least the mark that allows for late entry, it is determined whether or not it is possible to make a late entry, and based on the judgment result, tickets accepted by Kamiaoki are given a late entry mark and returned. It is possible to correctly determine whether a passenger leaves the train midway through the train, and returns the ticket to the passenger without having to collect tickets at the time of exit.It also prevents fraudulent re-entry, and even if the driver leaves the train midway through the train without using information read from the ticket. It is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can obtain various effects such as being able to determine whether or not the ticket gate is available.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 a and b show an example of a ticket, FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate, and FIGS. The figure is a diagram showing how mid-way entry marks are added to tickets. 1, 3...Ticket face information, 2...Judgment information, 4...Magnetic recording section, 5...Possibility to participate midway through mark, 6... ...Entrance mark, 7...
Intermediate entry mark, 12...Reception entrance, 13...
. . . Takeout port, 15 . . . Conveyance device, 17 . . . Reading device, 22 . Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Tickets with a visible mid-way entry mark and ticket judgment information printed and recorded with an optical barcode, as well as tickets with a visible mid-way entry mark and ticket judgment information printed and recorded with a magnetic barcode. An automatic ticket inspection device that accepts any of the tickets recorded in the above-mentioned manner from the reception opening, checks the ticket, and releases it from the takeout opening, and includes a conveyance device for conveying the ticket received from the reception opening, and a conveyance device for the conveyance device. a mark reading device that determines whether or not the ticket allows for late entry by searching at least the above-mentioned mark for allowing mid-way entry from the ticket provided on the way and being conveyed; The device is equipped with a late-participation mark adding device that, when detected, adds a late-participation mark to the ticket in a visually visible pattern, and a discharge port that discharges the ticket to which the late-participation mark has been given by the late-participation mark giving device. An automatic ticket gate device characterized by: