JP2001216541A - Passenger ticket medium and automatic ticket examination machine using it - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit use of a passenger ticket medium in a time zone, when the ticket is normally not to be used, a prescribed number of times even in the case of the passenger ticket medium like a time differential type commutation ticket to which this time zone is set and to collect the fare later. SOLUTION: An automatic ticket examination machine is provided with a read means which reads data recorded in the passenger ticket medium (time differential type commutation ticket) thrown into a main body of the machine, an extraction means which extracts the frequency, with which the passenger ticket medium has been used under a prescribed condition that it is not to be used (the frequency with which it has been used in the rush hours), from read data, and a rejection means which rejects entrance/leaving at the time that the extracted frequency reaches a preliminarily determined frequency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a staggered commuter pass ticket medium which cannot be used between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning of a weekday, and an automatic ticket gate suitable for processing the ticket medium. About the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to alleviate congestion of trains (trains), a time difference type commuter pass having a discounted rate that cannot be used for a rush hour on a weekday morning has been considered. Since the time difference type commuter pass cannot be used during rush hour, for example, between 8:00 and 9:00 on weekdays, it is expected to reduce congestion.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned time-lag-type commuter pass cannot be used during rush hour, and thus has the effect of reducing congestion. However, users (passengers) cannot use the time-lag-type commuter pass. If the use time is wrong, the door of the automatic ticket gate is naturally closed and entry is refused. However, it is expected that the ticket gate will be congested by this refusal.

[0004] In addition, even if you are a user of a time zone commuter pass,
In some cases, it is necessary to get on the train during a time zone in which the time difference type commuter pass cannot be used. In this case, even if you have a commuter pass, you have to purchase a separate pass.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to use a ticket medium having a predetermined conditional ticket medium which cannot be used like a time zone type commuter pass. Allow people to enter and exit (meaning entry or exit) under certain conditions to prevent congestion at ticket gates and to improve the convenience of users It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket medium that can process the ticket and an automatic ticket gate that can process the ticket medium.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ticket medium according to the present invention is a ticket medium having predetermined non-use conditions such that the medium cannot be used in a predetermined time zone. The present invention is characterized in that a storage unit is provided for recording the number of times the ticket medium is used under predetermined non-use conditions that cannot be used for the ticket medium.
Further, the ticket medium is a commuter pass or coupon card.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket medium inserted into a main body of the automatic ticket gate; Extraction means for extracting the number of times the ticket medium has been used under predetermined conditions that cannot be used, and rejection means for rejecting entry and exit when the number of times of extraction reaches a predetermined number It is characterized by.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view when a ticket medium relating to the main body is a time zone type commuter pass.

On the face of the main body of the time difference type commuter pass (hereinafter, also referred to as a time difference type commuter pass) C, the contents of a predetermined commuter pass such as a boarding section and a validity period are printed. , A predetermined time zone (in the example shown, 8:00 in the morning)
To 9:00) indicates that it cannot be used. The ticket also states that the time difference-type commuter pass C can be used later even in the above-mentioned unusable time zone on condition that a predetermined fee is paid.

In FIG. 1, M is a memory provided in the time difference type commuter pass C, and the commuter pass data storage M1 of the memory M stores a riding section and a boarding period of the time difference type commuter pass C ( Predetermined data as a time difference type commuter pass such as an effective period) and a time zone in which it cannot be used are stored.

[0011] The number of off-hours ride number storage M2 of the memory M is stored in a time zone in which the time difference type commuter pass C cannot be used in an automatic ticket gate described later (in the illustrated example, from 8:00 in the morning to At 9:00), the number of times of use is stored.

When the time difference type commuter pass C is a magnetic ticket, the memory M is constituted by magnetic encoding. When the time difference commuter pass C is a contactless ticket consisting of an IC card having a wireless communication function, In some cases, it is composed of a memory of an IC chip.

FIG. 2 shows a main body of an automatic ticket gate machine (hereinafter, referred to as a "gate machine main body") suitable for processing a time-lag type commuter pass C when the time-lag type commuter pass C is a magnetic ticket. FIG.

The ticket gate main unit a can also process ordinary commuter passes and ordinary tickets without any use conditions, but the following description will focus on the time difference type commuter pass C.

[0015] Between the slot 1 and the outlet 2 of the ticket gate main body a, the jet-lag commuter pass C inserted into the slot 1 is sequentially taken in, and the taken-in jet-lag commuter pass C is transported. An inlet-side transport path L1 for adjusting the posture, a magnetic head H1 for reading magnetic data recorded on the time difference type commuter pass C, and magnetic data read by the magnetic head H1 mainly composed of a microcomputer (CPU). A magnetic head H2 for performing arithmetic processing by the controller b and writing the arithmetic result;
A main transport path L2 having a verifying magnetic head H3 for reading whether or not the data has been written normally; and a discharge transport path L3 for discharging the time difference type commuter pass C to the exit 2. Have been. Each of these transport paths L1
, L2, L3 are constituted by a pair of endless belts driven by a motor M.

In the ticket gate main body a, a collection conveyance path for collecting a ticket medium that does not need to be returned out of the inserted tickets into a collection box (collection box) not shown is a main conveyance path. L
Although it is provided between 2 and the discharge conveyance path L3, it is omitted here. The magnetic heads H1, H2, and H3 provided on the main transport path L2 are used when the ticket medium is inserted into the slot 1 with the front side (the printed surface of the boarding section or the like) facing up. Although only a magnetic head is shown, a magnetic head for processing a ticket medium inserted with its back side up is also provided, but is omitted here.

In the figure, D is a door provided on the side of the ticket gate main body a and opened and closed so as to permit or prevent passage through the ticket gate passage a based on the calculation result of the controller b. Although not shown, a punching unit for punching a ticket medium taken into the ticket gate main body a and a printing unit for printing predetermined contents are provided in the ticket gate main body a. Here, it is omitted to simplify the drawing.

In the drawing, S, S... Indicate a user position in a ticket gate a formed between an adjacent ticket gate body (not shown), that is, a user's approach or a ticket gate aisle. It is a human position detector for detecting exit or passage from a, a side surface of the ticket gate main body a and an arm a '.
Mounted on Further, speakers 3 are provided on both sides of the ticket gate main body a to provide a predetermined voice guidance to the user.

FIG. 3 shows the electrical configuration of the controller b for controlling the overall operation of the ticket gate main body a. The central processing unit (CPU) 10 of the controller b performs arithmetic control processing using program data stored in the ROM 11 and working data stored in the RAM 12.
10, each magnetic head H via an I / O unit 13.
1 to H3, a door driver 14 for driving the door D, and a display (see FIG. 1) provided at the rear of the upper surface of the ticket gate main body a (the upper surface on the user's advance side). (Not shown) 15, a display driver 16 for displaying a message to the user, a sensor driver 17 for receiving a detection signal from the human detectors S, an audio driver 18 for driving the speaker 3, and a motor M Is connected to a motor driver 19 that rotationally drives the motor.

In the automatic ticket gate having the above structure, the slot 1
The control operation when the time difference type commuter pass C is inserted into the vehicle will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the time difference type commuter pass C has been inserted into the insertion slot 1 (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”).

The data recorded on the time difference type commuter pass C inserted into the insertion slot 1 is read via the magnetic head H1 and provided to the CPU 10 for processing (S102). Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 4, as a result of the arithmetic processing, the basic as a commuter pass, such as outside the boarding section (valid section) or after the boarding period (valid section) has elapsed. If such conditions are not satisfied, the door D is closed and entry and exit are refused.

Now, if the time difference type commuter pass C inserted into the slot 1 is used outside of the time period when it cannot be used (S104)
Denial), because it is a normal use as a time zone commuter pass,
The process is performed as a normal time zone commuter pass.

When the time zone commuter pass C inserted into the slot 1 is used in a predetermined time zone in which it is determined that the time zone commuter pass C cannot be used (Yes at S104), the memory M (M2) of the time zone commuter pass C is used.
It is determined whether or not the number of times stored in the file has reached a predetermined number (for example, a predetermined number such as 10 or 15) (S106). When it is determined that the predetermined number of times has been reached (Yes at S106), the door D is closed, and the number of times of use during the unavailable time period is reduced to the predetermined number of times via the display screen and the speaker 3 (not shown). Is reached, the user is instructed to pay the usage fee in that time zone (S108).

[0024] Therefore, the user can contact the staff at the counter or
When a predetermined device such as an automatic checkout machine or an automatic ticket vending machine is provided with a function of paying the above usage fee, payment is made via the device. When this payment is made,
The count data stored in the memory M (M2) of the time difference type commuter pass C is set to 0.

When the number of times of use is less than the predetermined number of times (No at S106), the number of times of the memory M (M2) is incremented by one, and the door D is opened (when the ticket gate machine body a is a normally open type, As it is, entry and exit are permitted (S110, S112).

In the above example, the time difference type commuter pass C is a magnetic ticket. However, if the time difference type commuter pass C is a non-contact type ticket, the ticket gate main unit a is provided with a non-contact type Automatic ticket gate. Therefore, the phrase “inserted into the main body” in the present invention includes the fact that the contactless ticket is held over the antenna.

Further, in the above-mentioned example, the time difference type commuter pass which cannot be used during the rush hour is shown as the ticket medium, but it is a holiday commuter pass or coupon card which can be used only on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. You may.

[0028]

The ticket medium according to the present invention is a ticket medium having a predetermined non-use condition such that it cannot be used in a predetermined time zone, and has a predetermined non-use condition which cannot be used for the ticket medium. Since the storage unit for recording the number of times the ticket medium is used below is provided, entry and exit can be permitted until the number of uses is reached, and congestion at the ticket gate can be prevented before it occurs. When the ticket medium is a commuter pass or a coupon card, the convenience of the user can be improved.

An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises a reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket medium inserted into a ticket gate body, and a predetermined condition under which a ticket medium cannot be used from the read data. It consists of extraction means for extracting the number of times used below, and rejection means for refusing entry and exit when the number of extractions reaches a predetermined number, so until the predetermined number is reached Entry and exit can be permitted, and congestion at the ticket gate can be prevented before it occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view when a ticket medium is a staggered commuter pass.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controller.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Automatic ticket gate main body (gate machine main body) C Time difference type commuter pass (main body of ticket media, ticket media) M memory b Controllers H1 to H3 Magnetic head L1 Input side transport path L2 Main transport path L3 Discharge transport Road D Door 1 Inlet 2 Outlet

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ticket medium having a predetermined non-use condition that cannot be used in a predetermined time zone, wherein the ride is performed under a predetermined non-use condition that cannot be used for the main body of the ticket medium. A ticket medium comprising a storage unit for recording the number of times the main body of the ticket medium is used. 2. The ticket medium according to claim 1, wherein the ticket medium is a commuter pass or a coupon card. 3. A reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket medium inserted in a main body of an automatic ticket gate, wherein the reading means is used under predetermined conditions in which the ticket medium cannot be used from the read data. An automatic ticket gate comprising: extraction means for extracting the number of times; and rejection means for refusing entry and exit when the number of times of extraction reaches a predetermined number.