JP2003099826A - Automatic ticket gate system and automatic ticket gate device constituting the automatic ticket gate system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] An automatic ticket gate system capable of exchanging ticket information data between a portable telephone having virtual ticket information and an automatic ticket gate. A ticket information inspection unit (13) for inspecting ticket information.
A ticket gate system 1 comprising an automatic ticket gate 13 having a communication means 136 for transmitting and receiving ticket information between the terminal 3 and a terminal 73 to be described later, and a management device 11 for managing the premises, and a general management device for managing the system 1 And a ticket reservation service system 71 for transmitting and receiving ticket information to and from the terminal 73 via the Internet service 7 and notifying the ticket information to the device 3 via the Internet service 7 via the communication network 5. An automatic ticket gate system including a portable communication terminal 73 that has a function of communicating with the device 13 and a function of communicating with the device 13 and stores a virtual ticket made of electronic data, 13 to allow passage.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system and an automatic ticket gate for controlling entrance and exit to and from a closed space according to the contents of a mobile communication terminal or a physical ticket possessing electronic virtual ticket information. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that constitutes a system and a mobile communication terminal that allows the automatic ticket gate to pass through.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic ticket gate system that controls entrance and exit to a closed space such as a station premises or an event venue controls entrance and exit by judging whether there is a ticket or ticket, or whether it is reserved. ing.

An example of the configuration of a conventional automatic ticket gate system at a railway station will be described with reference to FIG. Generally, an automatic ticket gate system is configured by connecting a plurality of on-site ticket gate systems 1 with a communication network 5 such as a WAN or a dedicated line, and connecting with the central management device 3 via the communication network 5. Each on-site ticket gate system 1 manages the station ticket management device 11 including the information device at the green window, the ticket vending machine, the payment machine, and the other station management system, and the automatic ticket gate device 13 'by connecting it to the LAN 15 or a dedicated line. ing.

On the other hand, the service functions of mobile phones have become diversified, and Internet services including i-mode services etc. 7
Provides ticket reservation service 71 and the like. The user can use the ticket reservation service 71 via the provider 72 and the dedicated network 74 by using the mobile phone 73 ′.

However, the service network of the station and the service network of the mobile phone are operated independently of each other, and information cannot be directly exchanged with each other via the network.

The outline of the construction of the conventional ticket gate system 1 which constitutes the conventional automatic ticket gate system will be described with reference to FIG.

The on-site ticket gate system 1 is a system for controlling entrance / exit to and from a station yard, and is constructed by connecting a station management device 11 and a plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 'with a LAN 15 or a dedicated line.

The station management device 11 includes a ticket information inspection unit 133.
The station management device 11 is composed of a data writing / checking control device 111 'for writing and checking data according to the contents of 1. and a station management device 11 including a station staff / monitoring station / settlement station 112.

The automatic ticket gate 13 'includes a sensor 130 for detecting the approach or entry of a person, a ticket slot 131, a ticket receiving section 132, a ticket information inspection section 133, an automatic ticket gate passage closing plate 134, and a display panel 135. It is equipped with.

A plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 'are installed to form an automatic ticket gate.

When the conventional automatic ticket gate system having such a structure is used, after the user purchases a ticket,
We will briefly explain the typical flow from entering the station to leaving the station. The user purchases a ticket to the destination before entering the station and passes the ticket through the automatic ticket gate 13 'to receive the ticket inspection. Automatic ticket gate 1 when getting off
By passing the ticket through 3 ', it is inspected whether there is a shortage of fare such as transit and the ticket has expired.

When a regular ticket is purchased, the ticket is stored and stamped with the purchase station (departure station), fare (arrival station), date of purchase, etc. recorded or stamped. When this ticket is inserted into the ticket slot 131 of the automatic ticket gate 13 'to enter the station, the necessary information such as the station name stored in the ticket by the ticket information inspection unit 133, the name of the station currently passing through the ticket, the passing time, and the deadline are displayed. If the ticket is checked and the ticket is valid or correct, it is possible to pass through the ticket gate and enter the station yard without closing the automatic ticket gate passage closing plate 134 of the automatic ticket gate 13 '.

When the player enters from the station yard, the ticket information inspecting unit 133 causes the fare stored in the ticket and the fare from the stored station name to the station currently passing through the ticket gate, and the stored date of purchase. Then, through the ticket gates, necessary items such as whether the date and time recognized by the automatic ticket gate are valid or correct are checked. If the ticket is valid or correct, the ticket can pass through the ticket gate and exit from the station yard without closing the automatic ticket gate passage closing plate 134 of the automatic ticket gate 13 '.

When entering or exiting the station yard, if there is a shortage of charges, the expiration of a regular period, illegal use, or false detection by a machine, the automatic ticket gate closing plate 134 cannot be closed. In this case, including the person who passed the ticket, all the users who lined up behind the ticket gates once returned to the outside of the ticket gate, and either the person inspected the ticket again or another ticket gate, or the charge was insufficient at the checkout machine, etc. Must be corrected. If you have to change trains, you have to purchase tickets for changing trains at the station staff / monitoring station / settlement point 112 and make clearings for the overruns. Inconvenience occurs and users are very inconvenient.

On the other hand, in recent years, the population of mobile phones has increased, and various services have been provided. In purchasing tickets as well, services such as i-mode (a text information service that NTT DoCoMo started targeting mobile phones in February 1999) are being considered, and ticket-less and cash-less mobile phones are a substitute for wallets. Is about to become.
However, services such as mobile phones and services at stations are not linked to each other and are operated independently, and existing automatic ticket gate systems still have a function that directly supports ticket reservation services such as i-mode. I have no
Even if a ticketless person who purchased a mobile ticket etc. through the mode service tries to pass through the automatic ticket gate as it is, the automatic ticket gate is closed and cannot pass. In addition, in the current automatic ticket gate,
Even if the purchased ticket-less / mobile ticket information is displayed on the mobile phone, it is difficult to check and recognize the screen, which makes it inconvenient to use the ticket-less system on the mobile phone.

That is, since the current automatic ticket gate system is compatible with physical tickets, a ticket reservation service 71 is used by the i-mode service 7 or the like to purchase a ticket for the portable communication terminal 73 'and enter the station premises. In this case, you cannot enter the campus because you do not have a physical ticket. Therefore, when entering the station, it is necessary to convert the ticket data obtained by the ticket reservation service 71 into a physical ticket with a ticket issuing machine. In order to improve this, it is conceivable to provide the automatic ticket gate with a scanner or the like for reading the display contents of the ticket displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 73, but such a scanner or the like is installed. Not now, mobile phone 7
Even if data indicating a ticket is stored in 3 ', the ticket cannot be passed.

Even if service functions such as mobile tickets become widespread in the future, the station service network and the mobile phone service network are independent of each other and cannot be operated in cooperation with each other. Infrastructure development such as an automatic ticket gate system is delayed. In such a state, such a service cannot be provided.

As described above, in the conventional automatic ticket gate system, an automatic ticket gate is designed to improve work efficiency and reduce costs, and a normal station staff / monitoring station / clearing station has two stations.
~ Since there are often only 3 station staff stationed,
Even if a virtual ticket set on a mobile phone instead of a physical ticket (hereinafter referred to as a mobile ticket) becomes widespread, it is not possible to consider increasing the number of station staff just to check the screen. Even if the number of station staff is increased, there are various types of mobile phones, such as the number of types of mobile phones, how to display a ticket on the display, how the display is shaded and how the user presents it, etc.
Moreover, it is almost impossible to instantly determine what is not left as a ticket and judge whether it is good or bad.

[0019]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above automatic ticket gate system, the present invention provides a mobile telephone (mobile communication terminal) having virtual ticket information and contents of virtual ticket information through a simple communication system such as Bluetooth. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate system capable of exchanging ticket information data with an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of making a judgment.

[0020]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate when passing through an automatic ticket gate,
The ticket information is confirmed by wirelessly passing the ticket information between mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PHSs, PDAs (mobile information terminals) having mobile ticket information (virtual ticket information).

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a ticket gate system for reading ticket information, a ticket reservation service system for providing ticket reservation service, and a central management device for centrally managing the ticket gate system. In an automatic ticket gate system consisting of a mobile communication terminal that stores a virtual ticket that possesses ticket information as electronic data while coordinating through a communication network, checks the correctness of the content of the ticket information in the private ticket gate system. A ticket reservation service system comprising an automatic ticket gate having a ticket information inspection unit and communication means for transmitting and receiving ticket information between the mobile communication terminal and a management device for managing the automatic ticket gate on the premises Send and receive ticket information to and from the mobile communication terminal via a service, and pass it to and from the mobile communication terminal Tickets information through the communication network and a system for notifying the supervisor device,
The mobile communication terminal is provided with a function of communicating with the ticket reservation service system and a function of communicating with the automatic ticket gate device, and the mobile phone that obtains ticket information as electronic data from the ticket reservation service system. The communication terminal communicates with the automatic ticket gate so that the automatic ticket gate can pass through.

According to the present invention, in the above automatic ticket gate system, the ticket information detecting means of the automatic ticket gate constituting the indoor ticket gate system is a ticket information obtained by wireless communication by Bluetooth or the like, or a physical ticket inserted into a ticket slot. A means for checking the correctness of the content of the ticket information obtained from the ticket was provided.

According to the present invention, in the above automatic ticket gate system, the mobile communication terminal is a mobile phone, PHS, PDA (personal digital assistant) or the like equipped with a wireless communication means such as Bluetooth, and with the automatic ticket gate apparatus. Bluetooth
This is a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication by th.

According to the present invention, in the above automatic ticket gate system, the ticket information is held in at least the local ticket gate system or the portable communication terminal.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises a ticket gate system for reading the ticket information, a ticket reservation service system for providing a ticket reservation service, and an integrated management device for centrally managing the ticket gate system. , The ticket information is read from the physical ticket in the automatic ticket gate device which is linked through the communication network and constitutes the automatic ticket gate system which is composed of the portable communication terminal storing the virtual ticket which holds the ticket information as electronic data. Communication means for transmitting and receiving the ticket information and / or the mobile communication terminal ID between the ticket information reading means and the mobile communication terminal constituting the automatic ticket gate system, and the correctness of the content of the ticket information and / or the mobile communication terminal ID Ticket information inspection means to inspect, display means to display ticket information, ticket information and / or
Alternatively, the automatic ticket gate passage closing means is provided to allow passage when the content of the mobile communication terminal ID is correct.

In the present invention, the communication means is Bluetooth.
The wireless communication means such as oth. Bluetooth is a new wireless communication standard for wirelessly connecting peripheral devices such as mobile terminals, personal computers, printers, etc. It has a feature that it is possible to construct a small-scale, power-saving, inexpensive network and is resistant to noise and hard to eavesdrop. Moreover, since it is a universal standard, it is a wireless communication means that anyone can easily use.

When the Bluetooth specification is adopted,
The automatic ticket gate side is the master, and the mobile phone, PHS, or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) of the user with a mobile ticket is the slave terminal, and the automatic ticket gate master and the mobile phone slave of the user with a mobile ticket communicate with each other to obtain a ticket. Check if it is a purchaser. As a result, even an automatic ticket gate can pass through the ticket gate even if the screen confirmation, which is the ticket information of the mobile phone, PHS, or PDA (personal digital assistant), cannot be confirmed. The relationship between the master and the slave may be such that the automatic ticket gate side is the slave and the mobile phone, PHS, or PDA side is the master.

[0028]

According to the present invention, an unexpected emergency occurs without having to go to a ticket vending machine or a green window to buy a physical ticket, have a ticket for boarding, or have a wallet. Even if the above occurs, there is an effect that the train can be used, and further, there is an effect that even if the destination is changed, the boarding time is changed, etc., it can be flexibly and easily dealt with. In addition, since it is not necessary to increase station staff, data can be managed centrally,
It is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding, etc., convenience, versatility,
It has an effect on improving economic efficiency and user service.

It is possible for the user to be released from the restriction such as replacement of tickets even if the destination is changed or the designated boarding time is changed. In addition, the conventional physical ticket purchaser can take the same ticket passing method as before.

At the time of getting off, when passing through the automatic ticket gate master for getting off, communication with the user side slave by Bluetooth is again made to check whether it is an appropriate boarding section. In the case of fraud, the automatic ticket gate will be closed or the account will be deducted from the account. The withdrawal from the account will be done by means such as withdrawal by contract from the mobile terminal or contract. For the reserved seat purchaser, Bluetooth is added to the vehicle.
h By installing a wireless device and communicating with it, it is checked whether it is a designated place or a person who has not purchased a designated seat, and if it is a non-purchased person, payment at the time of getting off or payment from the account will be deducted.

The withdrawal from the account is performed by a method such as withdrawal according to an instruction from the mobile terminal or an automatic withdrawal contract. If there is no boarding ticket and there is no money left in the account, the automatic ticket gate will close and you will not be able to exit from the station yard.

The boarding section and the fare are displayed on the display section of the automatic ticket gate. When you exit the automatic ticket gate, the display section of your mobile phone will display the boarding section, fare, boarding time, and account balance, if necessary.
It is possible to collate with the invoice. It is possible for the user to selectively set whether to erase / leave the record.

In the train, the seat reservation and seating status confirmation terminal carried by the conductor operates as a Bluetooth master, and the mobile ticket operates as a slave to confirm whether the seat reserved by the user is correct or whether there is a ticket. Customers can improve their customer service by knowing if there is any, sleep on the moving train will not be disturbed due to ticket inspection, and they will not rush to find a ticket in the bag or baggage. Master,
As for the slave relationship, the seat reservation and seating status confirmation terminal carried by the conductor may be the slave and the mobile ticket may be the master.

A user who does not have a mobile terminal, or a mobile terminal which does not have a communication means or a user who turns off the power of the mobile terminal will receive the inspection of the conductor as in the conventional case.

Since the data management is performed between the seat setting and the seat status confirmation terminal of the Bluetooth wireless device installed in the vehicle and the Bluetooth wireless device carried by the conductor, the conductor can check the user's condition without going to each vehicle. It can be carried out. When a ticket is purchased by proxy and given to the purchaser, it is transferred by Bluetooth or Internet access. At that time, it is possible to select whether to transfer only the ticket information, the ticket information and the charge, or only the charge. The receiving side can reject the transfer contents. After the transfer is completed, the ticket information of the substitute purchaser of the ticket becomes invalid, and the ticket information becomes invalid even when the transfer is rejected by the receiving side. Blue
Since the tooth net and the ticket information net such as i-mode are connected to each other and the data is shared and the information is centrally managed, it is possible to flexibly and immediately respond to the change of the user.

An example of wireless communication using Bluetooth between the automatic ticket gate and a mobile phone having a mobile ticket (or PHS, PDA: mobile phone) when passing through the automatic ticket gate is as follows. Confirm.

On the automatic ticket gate side for entering the station yard, the presence or absence of a mobile ticket, the destination, the ticket fee, the presence or absence of confirmation of reserved seats and reservations for use of green seats, the time when the ticket gate passes, etc. are checked.
In addition, in the automatic ticket gate for getting off from the station yard, in addition to the presence of a mobile ticket, the destination, the ticket fee, the confirmation of reserved seats and green seat reservations, the passage time of the ticket gate, etc., the appropriate boarding section or destination It is solved by means such as checking the change history, normality of charges, and account balance. Alternatively, the settlement amount can be confirmed from the account, and it may be possible to pass if the presence or absence of the account balance can be confirmed to some extent. These are solved by making the check items selectable depending on the system configuration.

[0038] When the departure time is approaching or the getting-off time is approaching, the ticket can be activated by a mobile phone, and the user can be notified by voice or screen display. This makes it possible for users to select it and use the station or train comfortably.

[0039]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the structure of an automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is shown in FIGS.
Will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention connects a plurality of on-site ticket gate systems 1 to a central unit 3 via a communication network 5 such as a WAN or a leased line, and a ticket reservation service. An Internet service 7 including a system is connected to the communication network 5 via a communication line 51 such as WAN.

The on-site ticket gate system 1 includes a station management device 11
And a plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 connected to the communication network 15
It is configured by connecting via. A wireless communication function such as Bluetooth is added to each automatic ticket gate 13.

The Internet service 7 includes various services 71 such as a ticket reservation service, a provider 72 connected to these various services 71 via a dedicated network 74, and a mobile communication terminal 73 wirelessly connected to the provider 72. Composed.

The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention is a WA
By connecting the communication network 5 between stations such as N and a dedicated line to the mobile phone service network 7 such as an i-mode service via the WAN 51 and a dedicated line, the central management device 3 shares both data. Then you can edit the required data. Bl on the mobile phone 73
A wireless communication function such as Bluetooth is added, and the ticket reservation service 71 can be used by the Internet service 7 including i-mode as in the past, and the service provided by wireless communication by Bluetooth or the like can also be used. Is possible.

In the conventional mobile phone 73 ', the virtual electronic ticket (hereinafter referred to as a mobile ticket), which has the ticket information obtained by the ticket reservation service as electronic data in the mobile communication terminal, is directly used in the automatic ticket gate system of the station. Although it was not possible, the mobile ticket can be used in the automatic ticket gate system by adopting the configuration of the automatic ticket gate system shown in FIG.

A bluet according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The configuration of the on-site ticket gate system 1 constituting the automatic ticket gate system using ooth will be described.

The on-site ticket gate system 1 of the present invention is constructed by connecting a station management device 11 and a plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 via a LAN 15 or a dedicated line.

The station management device 11 has a ticket information inspection unit 133.
Data writing / checking / carrying ticket information control device 111 for performing conventional data writing / checking and processing of caring ticket information, and station staff / monitoring station / clearing station 112
It is configured with.

The data writing / checking / portable ticket information control device 111 writes data to the ticket according to the content of the check result of the ticket information sent from the ticket information inspecting section 133, and the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving section 13
Data is written to the mobile ticket according to the content of the inspection result of the mobile ticket information sent from the device 6.

The station staff station / monitoring station / settlement station 112 is a means for performing settlement of an insufficient amount of money.

The automatic ticket gate 13 includes a sensor 130 for detecting the approach or entry of a person, a ticket slot 131, a ticket receiving section 132, a ticket information inspection section 133 with a modified function, an automatic ticket gate passage closing board 134, and a display board 135. A Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 136 that is newly included. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 13 are installed to form an automatic ticket gate.

The sensor 130 detects that a person approaches or enters the automatic ticket gate 13, and the detection result is used as a ticket information inspection unit 133 or a Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136.
Notify to.

The ticket input port 131 is a means for guiding the input ticket to the ticket information inspection section 133, and also has a function of controlling the ticket information so that no other ticket is input during the inspection.

The ticket take-out port 132 is a ticket information inspection unit 13.
It is a means to take out a ticket that has passed 3.

The ticket information inspecting unit 133 acquires ticket information such as the boarding station, alighting station, and expiration date stored in the physical ticket, and the acquired ticket information or the portable ticket information acquired by the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 136, The necessary items such as the station where the automatic ticket gate is installed, the date and time, and the passing time are compared and inspected to check whether the ticket is valid or correct, and when it is correct, the closing of the automatic ticket gate passage closing plate 134 is stopped. When the ticket is invalid or incorrect, the automatic ticket gate closing plate 134 is closed.

The display board 135 is means for displaying ticket information and the like acquired by the ticket information inspection unit 133 and the like.

The Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 is means for communicating with the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit of the mobile communication terminal 73 to obtain mobile ticket information and to transmit data and instructions to the mobile communication terminal 73.

In addition to the function as a mobile communication terminal, the mobile phone 73 having the Bluetooth function further includes a Bluetooth transmission / reception function unit 731, a data storage unit 732 for storing mobile ticket information and other information.
The mobile ticket information display unit 733 is used.

These operations will be described in detail for each function.

Not only in the station yard from the mobile phone 73, but when a ticket is needed, a telephone application service provided by various companies (for example, NTT DoCoM
A ticket is obtained by the i-mode character information service for mobile phones, which was started in February 1999. The storage unit of the mobile phone 73 stores the boarding station, the getting off station, the boarding fare, the limited express fare, the departure time, the presence or absence of the designated reservation, the presence or absence of the green reservation, the presence or absence of the smoking cessation designation, the purchase date, the expiration date, and the like. An area is provided and necessary information is stored.

At the same time, the ticket information is transmitted from the network 7 dedicated to the mobile phone service by the i-mode or the like to the W
WAN connected by communication means 51 such as AN or leased line
Via the communication network 5 between stations such as
It is taken into the integrated management device 3 as portable ticket information.

First, when a passenger holds a portable ticket (mobile phone) 73 and confirms the passage of a person by the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket gate 13, it is determined whether or not a ticket has been inserted into the ticket slot 131. , Bluetooth transceiver 1
The person who put in the ticket by judging whether or not there is a response by wireless transmission / reception between the 36 and the mobile ticket 73 is Bluetooth.
It is determined whether or not the user is the owner of the portable telephone 73 capable of transmitting and receiving.

The person who put in the ticket is Bluetooth
If you are the owner of the mobile phone 73 that can send and receive
If the automatic ticket gate 13 side is the master and the mobile phone 73 side is the slave mode and there is a response, the ticket information inspection unit 1
Numeral 33 is the station information such as the boarding station, alighting station, boarding fare, limited express fare, departure time, whether there is a designated reservation, whether there is a green reservation, whether smoking is prohibited, smoking date, purchase date, expiration date, etc. , The portable ticket information in the control device 111 is collated, and when the necessary ticket information is judged to be proper, the passage is possible.

If the ticket information is incorrect as a result of the collation, it is possible to check with the information of the mobile telephone 73 of the automatic ticket gate system. In this mode, the system operator selects and sets it during operation. To do.

The outline of the ticket information inspection unit 133 and the ticket information inspection function of the automatic ticket gate 13 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The ticket information inspecting unit 133 of the automatic ticket gate 13 includes a work RAM unit 1331 that temporarily reads and writes to change ticket information and settings, a CPU unit 1332 that controls the ticket data checking unit, and a ROM that stores operation patterns and check patterns. Section 1333, clock section 1334 for recording communication records and passage records, station management device 1
1, a WAN, a network interface unit 1335 for connecting to a network such as a dedicated line, and a peripheral power output control unit 1336 for controlling display on the display panel 135 are connected by a bus 1337.

Further, the ticket information inspecting unit 133 uses the bus 1
Sensor 1 to check the comings and goings of people through 337
30 and a Bluetooth for transmitting / receiving and modulating / demodulating wireless signals
Bluetooth that analyzes the signals from the Bluetooth section 1361 and the RF section and controls the transition to each operation mode.
It is connected to the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 having the baseband unit 1362.

The Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136
Bluetooth RF unit 1361, and Bluetooth
and a th baseband portion 1362.

The mode of processing in this automatic ticket gate system when a ticket is reserved in the mobile communication terminal will be described below with reference to FIG. The user connects the mobile communication terminal 73 to the ticket reservation service 71 and performs ticket reservation processing (S
1). The reservation center 71 has reservation information 1 including ticket information.
Is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S2) and is also transmitted to the overall management apparatus 3 via the communication network 5 (S3).

The mobile communication terminal 73 that has received the reserved information 1
Stores the ticket data in the data storage unit 73 to make a virtual ticket (S4).

The integrated management device 3 which has received the edit reserved information 1 stores and manages the ticket data, and edits the ticket information necessary for the automatic ticket gate 13 to create the edit reserved information 2 (S5). Send to the automatic ticket gate 13 (S
6).

When the user who possesses the virtual ticket approaches the automatic ticket gate 13 to enter the station yard (S7), the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket gate 13 which detects the approach of a person is activated, and the Bluetooth transceiver unit 136 is activated. Is activated (S8). When the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 calls the mobile communication terminal 73 as a master (S9), the mobile communication terminal 73 returns a response (S10). Bluetooth
When the oth transmitter / receiver 136 calls the virtual ticket information to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S11), the mobile communication terminal 73
Sends out ticket data (virtual ticket information) including its own ID (S12).

The automatic ticket gate apparatus 13 verifies the qualification of the received virtual ticket information by using the already-acquired editing reserved information 2 (S13), and obtains the qualification verification information indicating the qualification verification result from the central management unit 3 (S14).

The general control device 3 knows that the virtual ticket has entered the premises and updates the ticket data (S1).
5).

If the settlement is required as a result of the qualification verification in step S13, the automatic ticket gate apparatus 13 calculates the settlement amount (S16) and displays the settlement amount on the display panel 135 (S1).
7) The passage closing plate 134 is controlled to allow the entry of the virtual ticket holder (S18). The automatic ticket gate device 13 notifies the mobile communication terminal 73 and the central management device 3 of the settlement information (S19).

The integrated management device 3 which has obtained the settlement information creates and stores the final ticket data (S20).

In this way, the user who possesses the portable communication terminal 73 who has reserved a ticket can pass through the automatic ticket gate 13 without possessing a physical ticket. Even when the player exits from the inside of the station, the automatic ticket gate 13 can be passed through the processing after step S7.

A process in the case where a user who has a portable communication terminal that does not reserve a ticket passes through the automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG. When the user carrying the mobile communication terminal 73 approaches the automatic ticket gate 13 to enter the station yard (S31), the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket gate 13 that detects the approach of a person is activated, and the Bluetooth transceiver 1
36 is activated (S32). When the Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 136 calls the mobile communication terminal 73 as a master (S33), the mobile communication terminal 73 returns a response (S3).
4). The Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 calls the virtual ticket information to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S35).
Since the mobile communication terminal 73 has not made a ticket, the mobile communication terminal 73 sends out ticket data having its own ID in which the ticket information is empty (S36).

When the automatic ticket gate 13 detects that there is no ticket data (S37), it uses the ID of the portable communication terminal 73 to request the qualification data of the portable communication terminal to the central control device 3 (S38).

The general control device 3 is the ID of the portable communication terminal.
The qualification data obtained by using is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 13 (S39).

Automatic ticket gate 13 that received the qualification data
Verifies the qualification of the mobile communication terminal 73 using the data (S40). If the mobile communication terminal 73 is qualified, the information such as the boarding station, the passage ticket gate, the passage time, and the first boarding fee Ticket data is created (S41) and is sent to the mobile communication terminal 73 and the integrated management device 3 together with the ID of the mobile communication terminal (S42).

The mobile communication terminal 73 stores the received ticket data and acts as a virtual ticket (S43).

The integrated management device 3 stores and manages the received ticket data (S44).

The automatic ticket gate 13 calculates the settlement amount (starting fare) based on the ticket data created (S4
5) The payment amount is displayed on the display panel 135 (S46), and the passage closing plate 134 is controlled to allow the user who owns the virtual ticket to pass through (S47).

The automatic ticket gate 13 notifies the mobile communication terminal 73 and the general manager 3 of the settlement information (S4).
8).

The integrated management device 3 which has obtained the settlement information creates the final ticket data and stores it (S49).

A mode of processing when changing ticket data reserved in the mobile communication terminal will be described below with reference to FIG. The user sets the mobile communication terminal 73 to the ticket reservation service 7
The ticket reservation process is performed by connecting to 1 (S51). The reservation center 71 transmits the reserved information 1 including the ticket information to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S52) and the general management device 3 via the communication network 5 (S53).

The portable communication terminal 73 which has received the reserved information 1
Stores the ticket data in the data storage unit 73 to make a virtual ticket (S54).

Upon receipt of the edit-reserved information 1, the integrated management device 3 stores and manages the ticket data, and edits the ticket information required for the automatic ticket gate 13 to create the edit-reserved information 2 (S55). Send to the automatic ticket gate 13 (S5
6).

(Modification Reservation Example 1) A user who wants to change the ticket data reserved by using the ticket reservation service 71 before passing through the automatic ticket gate 13 is a mobile communication terminal 73.
Is connected to the ticket reservation service 71 to execute reservation data change processing (S57). The reservation center 71 creates the changed reserved information 1 including the changed ticket information and transmits the changed reserved information 1 to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S58) and also to the central management device 3 via the communication network 5 (S59). .

The mobile communication terminal 73 which has received the change reserved information 1 updates the ticket data stored in the data storage section 73 to make a new virtual ticket (S60).

The integrated management device 3 which has received the change reserved information 1 updates the ticket data which has already been stored and managed, and the automatic ticket gate device 1 based on the updated ticket data.
The ticket information necessary for 3 is edited to create the changed reservation information 2 (S61), and it is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 13 (S6).
2).

(Modification Reservation Example 2) Before passing through the automatic ticket gate 13, a user who intends to change ticket data by using wireless communication such as Bluetooth of other services in the station yard controls the mobile communication terminal 73. The reservation data change process is executed for the integrated management device 3 by connecting to the management device 3 (S63).

Having received the change of the reservation data from the mobile communication terminal 73, the central control device 3 transmits the change information to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S64) and updates the ticket data (S65).

The mobile communication terminal 73 which has received the change information from the central management unit 3 updates the ticket data (S66).

When the user possessing the updated virtual ticket approaches the automatic ticket gate 13 to enter the station yard (S68), the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket gate 13 which detects the approach of a person is activated, and Bluetooth is activated. Transmitter / receiver 1
36 is activated (S69). When the Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 136 calls the mobile communication terminal 73 as a master (S70), the mobile communication terminal 73 returns a response (S7).
1). When the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 calls the updated virtual ticket information to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S72), the mobile communication terminal 73 sends ticket data (virtual ticket information) including its own ID (S73). .

The automatic ticket gate apparatus 13 verifies the qualification of the received virtual ticket information using the already-acquired edit reserved information 2 (S74), and obtains the qualification verification information indicating the qualification verification result from the central management unit 3 To (S75).

The overall control device 3 knows that the virtual ticket has entered the premises and updates the ticket data (S7).
6).

(Modification Reservation Example 3) When ticket data is changed using the ticket reservation service 71 after passing through the automatic ticket gate 13, the mobile communication terminal 73 uses the ticket reservation service 71.
To execute reservation data change processing (S77).

The ticket reservation service 71 transmits the change information for changing the reservation data to the mobile communication terminal 73 (S7).
8). Further, the ticket reservation service 71 creates the changed reservation completion information 1 and notifies the central management device 3 (S79).

The mobile communication terminal 73 which has received the change information,
The ticket data is updated (S80).

The integrated management device 3 which has received the change reservation information 1
Updates the ticket data to create the changed reserved information 2 (S81) and notifies the automatic ticket gate 13 (82).

(Modification Reservation Example 4) When the ticket data is changed after passing through the automatic ticket gate 13 by using wireless communication such as Bluetooth of other services in the station yard, the mobile communication terminal 73 makes a reservation to the central management device 3. The data change is notified (S83), and the central management device 3 returns the change information (S84). The mobile communication terminal 73 updates the ticket data (S85). The overall management apparatus 3 updates the ticket data (S85) and notifies the automatic ticket gate 13 of the change information (S87).

The automatic ticket gate 13 calculates the settlement amount as a result of the change reservation information 2 (S82) after the qualification verification and the ticket data updating (S81, S86) in step S74 and the result of the change information, if the settlement is necessary. Then, the payment amount is displayed on the display panel 135 (S89), and the passage closing plate 134 is controlled to allow the virtual ticket holder to enter (S90). The automatic ticket gate device 13 notifies the mobile communication terminal 73 and the central management device 3 of the settlement information (S91).

The integrated management device 3 which has obtained the settlement information creates and stores the final ticket data (S92).

A process for enjoying other services from the automatic ticket gate system using the mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIG. The integrated management device 3 manages the ticket data (S101), and the mobile communication terminal 73 possesses the ticket data (S102).

The mobile communication terminal 73 is the communication network 5
A service registration request is made to the central management device 1 via S (S103). The integrated management device 3 is a mobile communication terminal 73.
The service is notified to the service provider as needed (S104).

When the mobile communication terminal 73 approaches the automatic ticket gate 3 to receive the service (S105), the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket gate 13 detects the approach and the Bluetooth is detected.
The oooth transmission / reception unit 136 is activated (S106).

The Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 136 of the automatic ticket gate 13 calls the mobile communication terminal 73 as a master (S107), and the mobile communication terminal 73 returns a response as a slave (S108). The Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 causes the mobile communication terminal 73 to read the ticket data (S109), and the mobile communication terminal 73 sends the ticket data to the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 136 (S11).
0).

The automatic ticket gate apparatus 13 verifies the qualification of the received virtual ticket information by using the already-edited reservation reserved information 2 (S111), and obtains the qualification verification information indicating the qualification verification result from the central management unit 3 (S112).

The general control device 3 knows that the virtual ticket has entered the premises and updates the ticket data (S11).
3).

If the settlement is required as a result of the qualification verification in step S111, the automatic ticket gate 13 calculates the settlement amount (S115) and displays the settlement amount on the display panel 135 (S1).
16) Then, the passage closing plate 134 is controlled to allow the entry of the virtual ticket holder (S117). The automatic ticket gate device 13 notifies the mobile communication terminal 73 and the central management device 3 of the settlement information (S118).

The integrated management device 3 which has obtained the settlement information creates the final ticket data (S119), and the portable communication terminal 73
A service is provided as needed (S120).

Processing of the seat designation service in the vehicle will be described with reference to FIG. In this example, the automatic ticket gate system has a vehicle terminal 91 in the vehicle, which has a function of communicating with the central management device 3 via the communication network 5 and a function of communicating with the conductor terminal 92 or the mobile communication terminal 73 via Bluetooth communication. With the provision of
A conductor terminal 92 having a communication function is provided and configured.

The overall management apparatus 3 holds ticket data such as seat designation held by the mobile communication terminal 73 (S131). The mobile communication terminal 73 holds ticket data such as seat designation acquired from the ticket reservation service (S132).

The overall management device 3 notifies the vehicle terminal 91 of ticket data information such as seat designation information via the communication network 5 (S133). Upon receiving the ticket data information, the vehicle terminal 91 sends the ticket data information to the Bluetooth
Transfer to the conductor terminal 92 via the oooth transmitter / receiver (S
134).

The portable communication terminal 73 of the user who gets on the designated vehicle becomes the master and notifies the vehicle terminal 91 of the boarding information including his / her own ID and seat designation information (S1).
35) and also notifies the conductor terminal 92 (S13).
6).

Upon receiving the boarding information, the vehicle terminal 91 transfers the boarding information to the conductor terminal 92 (S137).

The conductor terminal 92 verifies the qualification of the mobile communication terminal based on the ticket data information already received and the boarding information received from the mobile terminal 73 or the vehicle terminal 91 (S138). The conductor terminal 92 notifies the mobile communication terminal 73 and the vehicle terminal 91 of the qualification verification information that is the verification result (S139). The vehicle terminal 91 transfers the qualification verification information to the overall management device 3 (S140).

When the virtual ticket information possessed by the mobile communication terminal 73 is valid, the conductor terminal 92 provides the mobile communication terminal 73 with a service allowing seating in a designated seat (S141). Alternatively, the overall management device 3 notifies the vehicle terminal 91 of the service provision (142), and the vehicle terminal 91
The mobile communication terminal 73 is provided with a service that allows a reserved seat to be seated (S143).

In this way, the user who possesses the virtual ticket on the mobile communication terminal 73 can take the reserved seat.

Even when the ticket is issued, if the sensor 130 of the automatic ticket issuing machine confirms the passage of a person, whether or not a ticket is inserted in the ticket slot 131 and Bluetooth400
The presence or absence of a response is determined by wireless transmission and reception. If the automatic ticket gate side is the master and the mobile phone side is in the slave mode and there is a response, the ticket information inspection unit 133 will take you to the boarding station, the getting off station, the boarding fare, the limited express fare, the departure time, whether there is a designated reservation, whether there is a green reservation, or no smoking. Whether smoking is designated, purchase date, time,
The required mobile ticket information such as the expiration date is downloaded and collated with the mobile ticket information in the control device. If the necessary information is judged to be appropriate, it can be passed. In the case of improperness, the automatic ticket gate closing plate 134 is closed and cannot pass. Or, the cleared amount will be deducted from the account. Withdrawal from the account may be done by an instruction from the terminal, an automatic withdrawal or the like.

Even if there is a change such as a change in the boarding section during boarding, a telephone application service (eg NT
This can be handled by using the i-mode provided by TDoCoMo), and is reflected and taken in as mobile ticket information in the integrated management device 3. Also, as an application example, while riding
In the case of changes within the station premises, Bluetooth within the vehicle and wireless service via Bluetooth within the station premises will be possible, and for passengers who have purchased reserved seats, Bluetooth within the vehicle will be available.
There is an oth master device and a position information device installed in the vehicle seat or the like, and by communicating with them, the designated place of the owner of the mobile ticket or the person who has not purchased the reserved seat is checked. If you have not purchased a reserved seat, please pay when you get off. Or the payment will be deducted from your account. Also, the terminal carried by the conductor is also a Bluetooth master, and it is possible to know whether the location of the reserved seat of the user is correct or whether there is a ticket. A person with the correct ticket will not find the ticket for ticket checking or disturb his sleep on the phone while he is on the move. A mobile phone that does not have a mobile phone, or does not have Bluetooth communication means, or a user who turns off the power of the mobile phone, receives the ticket inspection as before. As mentioned above, you can use the telephone application service (eg N
Even without using the TTDoCoMo-served i-mode), changes and reservations can be made using Bluetooth communication means.

In the case of fraud, the automatic ticket gate passage closing plate 134 is closed. Or the payment will be deducted from your account. For withdrawal from the account, instructions from the mobile phone 73 (1
There are mobile banking services that use mobile phones such as NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, which started in 999, and withdrawals by contract credit companies. )
We will take measures such as withdrawal by contract and automatic withdrawal by contract beforehand. If there is no boarding ticket and there is no money left in the account, the automatic ticket gate closes and you cannot get on or off the train. The boarding section fare information and the like are displayed on the display panel 135 of the automatic ticket gate 13 at the time of getting off. Further, when exiting the automatic ticket gate, the boarding section, fare, boarding time, and, if necessary, the balance of the account are displayed on the display unit 733 of the mobile phone 73. These display contents are also recorded on the mobile phone as a record, and can be collated with the bill. The user can choose whether to erase or leave the record. Since the Bluetooth net and application services such as ticket sales for train use (i-mode etc. served by NTT DoCoMo) are connected on the net and information is managed centrally,
Data is shared among the masters of the automatic ticket gate system at each station. You can easily purchase tickets and make changes with a mobile ticket, and you can flexibly use the station even if you do not go to the green window or ticket vending machine, you do not have a physical ticket, or if you change the ticket on the way. It will be possible.

Information such as the boarding station, alighting station, boarding fare, limited fare, departure time, whether or not there is a designated reservation, whether or not there is a green reservation, whether or not smoking is designated, the date and time of purchase, the expiration date, etc. are recorded on the mobile phone 73. If it cannot be displayed or cannot be displayed, it can be managed by the user's telephone number (ID) as described above. Also on the application service net 120, the user's mobile number (ID) is used to indicate the boarding station, alighting station, boarding fare, limited express fare, departure time, whether there is a specified reservation,
Information such as whether or not a green reservation is made, whether or not smoking is designated, smoking, date and time of purchase, expiration date, and the like can be added and held, and information is shared with the general management information 120.

[0124] The user accesses the application service net or the database in the Bluetooth net to access the boarding station, alighting station, boarding fare, express fare, and departure time added to the user's mobile phone number (ID). You can search for information such as whether or not you have a designated reservation, whether you have a green reservation, whether you have designated smoking cessation, date of purchase, expiration date, etc., and can confirm it as data or as a screen on the display. As a service of the automatic ticket gate system, it is possible to notify the user by activating a vibrator of a mobile ticket or by displaying a voice or a screen when the departure time is approaching or the getting-off time is approaching. Since users can select the use of service functions, they can use stations and trains more comfortably than ever.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to judge whether or not the payment has been made, and it is possible to enter and exit without ticketing or without tickets (paperless tickets) without human intervention, and it is easy to prevent fraud. Automatic ticket gate system characterized by being able to judge, for example, in the case of using a station, even if the user changes after purchasing a ticket or changes while boarding, there is no need to do it at the green window or checkout point, It is possible to provide a device having excellent flexibility and convenience.

When there is a change such as a boarding section change before the ticket gate, a telephone application service (for example, NT
This can be dealt with by using the i-mode) serviced by TDoCoMo, and is reflected and taken in as cell phone ticket information in the central management device 3.

Since it is possible to send and receive a portable ticket in a pocket or bag without taking out the ticket, it is convenient even if there is a lot of luggage.

In the above description, the ticket information is stored in the portable terminal device 73.
I explained the example of holding it in both the automatic ticket gate system and
The ticket information does not need to be held in both the mobile phone 73 and the automatic ticket gate system including the central management device 3, but can be held only in the automatic ticket gate system side. In this case, the automatic ticket gate system stores the telephone number (ID) of the user's mobile phone 73 and the ticket reservation contents in association with each other, so that the memory of the user terminal is not wastefully used, It is also possible to immediately respond to inquiries and display requests from the person's terminal.

In the automatic ticket gate system described above,
Table 1 shows the stored contents and check items of the automatic ticket gate 13 of the present invention, Table 2 shows the stored contents of the mobile communication terminal 73, and Table 3 shows the stored contents, check items, and service items of the integrated management device 3.

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[Table 1]

[0131]

[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

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According to the present invention, even if this function is used as described above, the service function of the mobile phone is degraded due to ticket reservation, and the information area for the original call purpose is wasted. There is nothing to do.

Further, according to the present invention, when the mobile ticket is used in the automatic ticket gate system, the mobile phone 73 shown in Table 1 is used.
It is possible to arbitrarily set the ticket information stored in the inside, the memory contents and check contents in the ticket information inspection unit 133 of the automatic ticket gate 13, the memory contents and checks and service items in the central management device 3 according to the operation state. , Optimization is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a local ticket gate system that constitutes the automatic ticket gate system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the internal configuration of a ticket information inspection unit of the on-site ticket gate system that constitutes the automatic ticket gate system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating processing in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional automatic ticket gate system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a conventional ticket gate system that constitutes the conventional automatic ticket gate system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 premises ticket system 11 Station management device 111 Data write / check / portable ticket information control device 112 Station staff station / monitoring station / clearing station 13 Automatic ticket gate 131 ticket slot 132 Ticket retrieval section 133 Ticket information inspection department 134 Automatic ticket gate Passage closure plate 135 display board 136 Bluetooth transceiver 15 LAN 3 Integrated management device 5 Communication network 51 LAN 7 Internet service 71 Ticket reservation service 72 Provider 73 Mobile communication terminals (mobile phones) 731 Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 732 data storage 733 display 74 dedicated network

Front page continuation (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ identification code FI theme code (reference) G06F 17/60 ZEC G06F 17/60 ZEC G07B 1/00 G07B 1/00 A H04B 7/26 H04B 7/26 MR

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ticket gate system for reading ticket information, a ticket reservation service system for providing a ticket reservation service, and an integrated management device for integrally managing the ticket gate system via a communication network and a ticket. In the automatic ticket gate system consisting of a mobile communication terminal storing a virtual ticket that owns the information as electronic data, the local ticket gate system is a ticket information inspection unit for inspecting the correctness of the content of the ticket information and the mobile communication terminal. An automatic ticket gate having communication means for transmitting and receiving ticket information between
The ticket reservation service system is composed of a management device that manages an automatic ticket gate on the premises, and the ticket reservation service system transmits and receives ticket information to and from the mobile communication terminal via the Internet service, and passes the ticket information to and from the mobile communication terminal. A system for notifying ticket management information to the integrated management device via the communication network, wherein the mobile communication terminal has a function of communicating with the ticket reservation service system and a function of communicating with the automatic ticket gate device. And the mobile communication terminal, which has obtained ticket information as electronic data from the ticket reservation service system, is capable of passing through the automatic ticket gate by communicating with the automatic ticket gate. Automatic ticket gate system. 2. The contents of ticket information obtained by wireless ticket communication by means of Bluetooth or the like, or ticket information obtained from a physical ticket inserted into a ticket slot, in the ticket information detecting means of the automatic ticket gate constituting the on-site ticket system. The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, further comprising means for checking the correctness of the ticket. 3. A mobile communication terminal, a mobile phone, a PHS, a PDA equipped with a wireless communication means such as Bluetooth.
(Personal digital assistant), etc., and with the automatic ticket gate, B
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, wherein the automatic ticket gate system is a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication using Bluetooth or the like. 4. The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, wherein the ticket information is held in at least one of the local ticket gate system and the mobile communication terminal. 5. The automatic ticket gate constituting the automatic ticket gate system according to claim 1, wherein a ticket is provided between a ticket information reading means for reading ticket information from a physical ticket and a mobile communication terminal constituting the automatic ticket gate system. Communication means for transmitting and receiving information and / or mobile communication terminal ID, ticket information inspecting means for checking the correctness of the ticket information and / or the content of the mobile communication terminal ID, and display means for displaying ticket information,
An automatic ticket gate, which has an automatic ticket gate passage closing means that enables passage when the ticket information and / or the content of the mobile communication terminal ID is correct. 6. The automatic ticket inspection apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication unit is a wireless communication unit such as Bluetooth.