JP2008250959A - Ticket checking machine and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket checking machine and a ticket checking method that can improve convenience for users and flowability of users in a ticket gate passage. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU holds a supplied magnetic ticket medium at a holding part based on determining that it is valid from ticket checking information of the supplied magnetic ticket medium, and receives radiocommunication with a radio type ticket medium by a radiocommunication processing unit 110 while the magnetic ticket medium is held. When the movement of the user to the lower reaches in an advancing direction is detected by an antenna part 113 without carrying out radiocommunication with the radio type ticket medium by the radiocommunication processing unit, holding of the held magnetic ticket medium is released, and ticket checking processing is performed to the magnetic ticket medium. When radiocommunication with the radio type ticket medium is performed by the radiocommunication processing unit, ticket checking processing is performed to the radio type ticket medium, and holding of the held magnetic ticket medium is released to perform ticket checking processing to the magnetic ticket medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket gate and a ticket gate method, and more particularly to processing of a ticket medium that allows a magnetic ticket medium and a wireless ticket medium to be used in combination.

  In recent years, ticket gate machines have been introduced for the purpose of labor saving of ticket gate processing. This ticket gate takes magnetic ticket media such as admission tickets, prepaid cards, commuter passes, and tickets when a user enters or exits a station, and magnetically stores it on the ticket media. Validity is determined based on the recorded ticket gate information (that is, ticket gate processing for determining whether or not to allow the user to pass).

  In recent years, ticket gates that handle wireless ticket media in addition to magnetic ticket media have been put into practical use. Such a ticket gate performs wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium, and determines validity based on ticket ticket information of the ticket medium. As wireless ticket media, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and IC cards with built-in IC chips are adopted.

A ticket gate capable of using both a magnetic ticket medium and a wireless ticket medium is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
JP 2004-133606 A

  At the ticket gate (transfer ticket gate) in the station where transfer between the first line (for example, conventional line) and the second line (for example, Shinkansen) is possible, for example, there is a magnetic Shinkansen commuter pass (in the regular section of the Shinkansen) (Shinkansen commuter pass and IC card are used together when a user who has an IC card compatible with the Shinkansen) transfers from the conventional line to the Shinkansen (when entering the second route) ( In the case of combination use), it is necessary to pick up the IC card after first inserting the Shinkansen commuter pass.

  However, because the validity determination at the stage where the Shinkansen commuter pass is inserted in advance, the determination is OK (door open), so there is no timing to trick the IC card. Further, when the IC card is tapped in advance, since there is no entry record on the first route, the determination of validity is NG (door closed).

  In addition, when a user who has a magnetic Shinkansen ticket and IC card changes from the Shinkansen to a conventional line (when entering from the second route), the Shinkansen commuter pass and IC card are used together (combined use) In this case, it is necessary to trick the IC card after the Shinkansen ticket is inserted in advance.

  However, if it is valid at this station at the time of entry based on the validity judgment at the stage when the Shinkansen ticket is inserted in advance, it will be judged OK (door open), so the IC card that is going to be used as a ticket from this station There is no timing to hesitate. In addition, when the IC card is tapped in advance, there is no entry record on the second route, and therefore, determination of validity is made as NG (door closed).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve convenience for the user and improve the fluidity of the user of the ticket gate. It is to provide a ticket gate and a ticket gate method that are possible.

The ticket gate according to the aspect of the present invention is:
Detection means for detecting movement of the user in the ticket gate,
A determination means for determining validity based on the ticket gate information of the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
Based on the determination that the determination means is effective, the holding means for holding the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium while the magnetic ticket medium is held by the holding means;
If the wireless communication means detects the movement of the user downstream in the traveling direction from the wireless communication means without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium, the holding means When the ticket processing is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold, and when wireless communication is performed with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, it is held on the wireless ticket medium and the holding means. Ticket gate means for performing ticket gate processing on the magnetic ticket medium that has been made,
It is provided with.

The ticket gate method according to the aspect of the present invention includes:
The validity is determined based on the ticket gate information of the inserted magnetic ticket medium,
Based on the determination that it is valid, the inserted magnetic ticket medium is withheld,
While the magnetic ticket medium is on hold, the wireless communication means accepts wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium,
When the movement of the user to the downstream side of the traveling direction from the wireless communication means is detected without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold To cancel the suspension of the ticket and perform a ticket gate process on the magnetic ticket medium,
When wireless communication is performed with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the ticket processing is performed on the wireless ticket medium, and the suspended magnetic ticket medium is released. A ticket gate process is performed on the magnetic ticket medium.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ticket gate machine and a ticket gate method capable of improving convenience for the user and improving the fluidity of the user of the ticket gate passage.

  Hereinafter, a ticket gate machine and a ticket gate method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket gate system according to this embodiment includes a host computer 10 that functions as a host device (external device). The host computer 10 is connected to a plurality of ticket gates 100-1, 100-2,... Installed at a station via the communication line 20, and monitors these ticket gates 100.

  The host computer 10 controls the entire apparatus and various devices connected at a lower level, and has a CPU 11 that controls a plurality of ticket gates 100 in an integrated manner. A memory unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a communication control unit 15 and the like are connected to the CPU 11.

  The memory unit 12 stores various data such as control data for controlling the host computer 10 itself and lower devices such as the ticket gate 100. The display unit 13 displays the operation state of the host computer 10 itself, the operation state of lower-level devices, and the like. The input unit 14 includes a keyboard for inputting various information such as the operation mode of each ticket gate 100, a touch panel for outputting corresponding information based on detection of contact. The communication control unit 15 transmits / receives various information to / from a lower level device via the communication line 20.

  Next, the structure of the ticket gate 100 applicable to the ticket gate system shown in FIG. 1 will be described. A ticket gate 100 as shown in FIG. 2 is arranged along a ticket gate passage through which a user can pass. Ticket media that can be used in the ticket gate 100 that performs processing such as admission processing and participation processing are ticket media having functions such as ordinary ticket, commuter pass, limited express ticket, coupon ticket, admission ticket, prepaid card, Both wireless ticket media and magnetic ticket media are targeted. Note that the wireless ticket medium is a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone incorporating an IC chip capable of wireless communication with the ticket gate 100 side, an IC card incorporating an IC chip, or the like.

  These ticket media have identification information unique to the ticket media, ticket gate information necessary for processing for determining the validity of the ticket media, and the like. The ticket gate information includes, for example, usable section information, expiration date information, entrance record information, entry record information, user information, information corresponding to the usage amount, and the like. Various kinds of information such as identification information and ticket gate information are stored in a predetermined format in the memory unit of the wireless ticket medium. In the magnetic ticket medium, various information such as identification information and ticket gate information is magnetically recorded in a predetermined format on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket surface.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the ticket gate 100 includes a housing 1. Here, a ticket gate that can use a wireless ticket medium and a magnetic ticket medium will be described.

  The case 1 of the ticket gate 100 includes a slot 2, a slot 3, a display unit 4, a door mechanism 5, a frame 6, a human detection sensor 7 having a function as a detection unit, a display 8, and a function as a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication processing unit 110 having The slot 2 is installed on the upstream side of the case 1 in the traveling direction of the ticket gate (arrow A in FIG. 2), and is a magnetic ticket medium inserted when entering the station or entering the station. Can be received. A shutter is provided in the vicinity of the slot 2 to prevent the ticket medium from being inserted. The discharge port 3 is provided on the downstream side of the casing 1 in the traveling direction, and discharges the ticket medium received from the input port 2 as necessary.

  The display unit 4 is arranged in front of the discharge port 3 in the housing 1 with respect to the user's traveling direction A, and provides a predetermined guidance screen corresponding to various information, such as a usage amount, to the user and staff. The display pattern is displayed. The display unit 4 is configured to display a color image, for example.

  The door mechanism 5 is installed on the side surface of the housing 1 on the side of the ticket gate, and is configured to be openable and closable so as to control the passage of the user. This door mechanism 5 opens the ticket gate passage when the user can pass (validity determination; in the case of determination OK in the ticket gate processing) and blocks the user's passage (validity determination; In the case of determination NG in the ticket gate processing), the ticket gate passage is closed.

  The frame 6 is provided in the upper part of the housing 1 and serves as a partition for defining a ticket gate passage. The plurality of human detection sensors 7 are installed on the side surfaces of the housing 1 and the frame 6 on the ticket gate passage side. These human detection sensors 7 output an output signal for detecting the movement of the user in the ticket gate passage (presence of the user at a predetermined position in the ticket gate passage). The display 8 is disposed on the frame 6 and notifies the operation state of the apparatus such as insertion of a child ticket, an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, or a device abnormality.

  The wireless communication processing unit 110 includes an antenna unit 113 installed downstream of the insertion port 2 in the traveling direction in the housing 1 and performs wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the internal mechanism of the ticket gate 100, between the slot 2 and the slot 3, the ticket medium loaded from the slot 2 is conveyed in the direction indicated by the arrow a (progress of the ticket gate path). (The same direction as the direction A) along the transport path for transporting toward the discharge port 3, the feeding unit 31, the ticket aligning unit 32, the reading unit 33, the writing unit 34, the verifying unit 35, and the insertion unit 36, a printing unit 37, an overlapping unit 38, and the like are arranged.

  The pay-out unit 31 temporarily holds a plurality of magnetic ticket media that are put in a lump in the insertion slot 2 and shifts these ticket media along the transport direction a to separate them one by one. . The ticket aligning unit 32 aligns the one-by-one ticket medium sent from the feeding unit 31 in a predetermined posture according to the size and sends it to the reading unit 33.

  The reading unit 33 has a function as reading means for reading the encoded magnetic information recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket medium. The writing unit 34 records encoded magnetic information such as entrance record information and entry record information on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket medium. The verify unit 35 reads the encoded magnetic information recorded by the writing unit 34. The slot 36 forms perforations as needed for the ticket medium. The printing unit 37 prints predetermined ticket information such as a date and a ticket gate place name on the surface of the ticket medium as necessary. The stacking unit 38 stacks and puts together a plurality of ticket media that have been put together according to the size.

  A ticket reversing unit 39 is disposed between the reading unit 33 and the writing unit 34. When the ticket medium that has passed through the reading unit 33 is in a state in which the back surface thereof faces upward, the ticket reversing unit 39 takes in the ticket medium and reverses the front and back of the ticket medium.

  A holding unit 40 is disposed on a circulation path that connects the downstream side of the verify unit 35 and the upstream side of the writing unit 34. The holding unit 40 has a function as a holding means for temporarily holding the inserted ticket medium.

  A card printing unit 41, a card punching unit 42, and the like are arranged on a circulation path that connects the downstream side of the printing unit 37 and the upstream side of the insertion unit 36. The card printing unit 41 prints predetermined ticket information such as date and ticket gate place name on the back side of the card-type ticket medium as necessary. The card punch part 42 forms perforations as necessary for the card-type ticket medium.

  A bill collection unit 43 and a separate bill collection unit 44 are arranged between the printing unit 37 and the overlapping unit 38. The ticket collection unit 43 collects ticket media (ticket media that do not need to be returned to the user among normal tickets) determined to be collected by the ticket gate process. The separate bill collection unit 44 collects a ticket medium (forgotten ticket medium) that has been discharged from the discharge port 3 and left for a predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ticket gate includes a CPU 60 that controls the entire apparatus. The CPU 60 has a function as a determination unit (including a first determination unit and a second determination unit) that determines the validity of the ticket medium based on the ticket gate information included in the ticket medium, and has a predetermined value for the ticket medium. It has a function as ticket gate means for performing ticket gate processing.

  The CPU 60 is connected to a memory unit 61, a display control circuit 62, a door control circuit 63, a passage detection circuit 64, a display control circuit 65, an audio output control circuit 66, and the like.

  The memory unit 61 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a fare memory, and the like. The ROM stores a control program for the CPU 60 and the like. The RAM stores information as a buffer for the control program and stores various information such as information read from the ticket medium. The fare memory stores fare information corresponding to the usage amount from the entrance station to the installed station.

  The display control circuit 62 controls the display unit 4 so as to display an image corresponding to the operation guidance and the result of the validity determination process. The door control circuit 63 controls the drive of the door mechanism 5 so as to open and close the ticket gate passage in accordance with the result of the validity determination process. The passage detection circuit 64 detects the passage (movement position) of the user based on the output signal from the human detection sensor 7. The display device control circuit 65 controls the display device 8 so that it lights up in a pattern according to the operating state of the ticket gate. The audio output control circuit 66 drives the speaker 80 so as to output audio corresponding to the operation guidance and the result of the ticket gate process.

  Further, the CPU 60 controls a magnetic processing unit controller 67 that controls a magnetic processing unit that processes a magnetic ticket medium as shown in FIG. 3, and a wireless communication processing unit 110 that processes a wireless ticket medium. A wireless communication processing unit control unit 68, a communication control unit 69, and the like are connected. The magnetic processing unit control unit 67 and the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 have a function as ticket gate means for performing predetermined ticket gate processing on the ticket medium based on the control of the CPU 60.

  The wireless communication processing unit 110 functions as a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium placed in a wireless communication area. The wireless communication processing unit 110 has a function of reading information necessary for the validity determination process from the wireless ticket medium, and a function of writing information corresponding to the result of the validity determination process to the wireless ticket medium. is doing.

  The communication control unit 69 performs information communication with a device higher than the ticket gate 100, for example, the host computer 10 based on the control of the CPU 60.

Next, a configuration example of a wireless ticket medium will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the wireless ticket medium C includes a CPU 201 that controls wireless communication with the wireless communication processing unit 110, a power supply 202 that supplies driving power to the CPU 201, and the like. The CPU 201 receives data transmitted from the wireless communication processing unit 110 via the memory unit 203 configured by ROM, RAM, and the like and the antenna 204, and transmits data to the wireless communication processing unit 110. A communication control unit 205 or the like is connected.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the wireless communication processing unit 110 transmits a polling command signal to the wireless ticket medium C via the antenna unit 113 at regular time intervals. When the user holds the ticket medium C over the antenna unit 113, data exchange by wireless communication is started. That is, in response to this polling command signal, a reply signal is transmitted from the ticket medium C to the wireless communication processing unit 110 (polling response).

  Then, the wireless communication processing unit 110 requests the ticket medium C to transmit data including ticket gate information (read command). The communication control unit 205 of the ticket medium C includes the ticket gate information stored in the memory unit 203 based on the control of the CPU 201 based on the reception of the data transmission request from the wireless communication processing unit 110 via the antenna 204. Data is transmitted to the wireless communication processing unit 110 via the antenna 204 (read response).

  Based on the reception of data from the wireless ticket medium C by the wireless communication processing unit 110, the CPU 60 in the ticket gate performs validity determination processing based on the received data (communication result) (determination). Then, the wireless communication processing unit 110 transmits data including determination result information corresponding to the result of the validity determination process in the CPU 60 to the ticket medium C (determination result transmission, write command).

  Thereafter, the communication control unit 205 of the ticket medium C stores the received data in the memory unit 203 based on the control of the CPU 201 based on the reception of the write command transmitted from the wireless communication processing unit 110 via the antenna 204. To do. Then, the communication control unit 205 notifies the wireless communication processing unit 110 via the antenna 204 that data has been normally written and a series of processing has been completed (write response).

  Thereafter, the wireless communication processing unit 110 transmits a close command for ending the process to the ticket medium C based on the reception of the write response from the ticket medium C. The ticket medium C transmits a close response to the wireless communication processing unit 110 based on the reception of the close command from the wireless communication processing unit 110. Based on the reception of the close response from the ticket medium C, the wireless communication processing unit 110 notifies the CPU 60 in the ticket gate that the series of processes has been normally completed.

  By such data exchange, the ticket medium C and the wireless communication processing unit 110 in the ticket checker 100 perform wireless communication of ticket check information necessary for the validity determination process.

  Next, the ticket gate method applicable to the above-described ticket gate will be described more specifically.

  First, a situation where the ticket gate method described here is applied will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 7, the first line (for example, conventional line) is a line including A station and B station, and the second line (for example, Shinkansen) is a line including A station, B station, and C station. Station B corresponds to a transfer station where transfer between the first route and the second route is possible. It is assumed that the ticket gate 100 described above is installed at the transfer ticket gate for the first line and the second line at station B.

  Here, in such a situation, a magnetic ticket medium (commuter pass) having a period between A station and B station for the second route and a wireless ticket medium (for example, IC) that can be used on the second route. Card) combination processing will be described. It is assumed that the magnetic ticket medium described here can be used in the same section in the first route, that is, between A station and B station.

  Now, a user who possesses these magnetic ticket media and wireless ticket media enters from station X between station A and station B, goes to station B using the first route, The process at the ticket gate 100 installed at the transfer ticket gate at station B will be described for the case of changing to the second route at the station (that is, entry from the first route, entry to the second route).

  In such a case, there are two possible modes of use. That is, the case where the second route is used from the B station toward the A station in the regular interval and the case where the second route is used from the B station toward the C station outside the regular interval are considered. In the former case, the ticket checker 100 performs the validity determination process using only the magnetic ticket medium, and performs the ticket check process on the magnetic ticket medium. In the latter case, the ticket checker 100 performs the validity determination process for not only the magnetic ticket medium but also the wireless ticket medium, and performs the ticket check process on the magnetic ticket medium and the wireless ticket medium. However, in the ticket gate 100, these two types of usage cannot be distinguished in the process when switching from the first route to the second route.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, in addition to the ticket gate information, a wireless system is used for a user who desires to use a magnetic ticket medium, in particular, a magnetic Shinkansen commuter pass and a wireless ticket medium compatible with the Shinkansen. A magnetic ticket medium in which pair information indicating the possession of the ticket medium is recorded is issued.

  And the ticket gate 100 performs the following processes. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 60 receives the magnetic ticket medium based on the insertion of the magnetic ticket medium from the insertion slot 2 (ST11), and controls the magnetic processing unit controller 67 to control the magnetic ticket medium. The medium is transported along the transport direction a, and necessary information is read from the magnetic ticket medium via the reading unit 33 (ST12).

  Then, the CPU 60 determines the validity of the ticket medium based on the ticket gate information read from the magnetic ticket medium (ST13). That is, the CPU 60 determines whether the B station is in the regular section, whether there is entry record information at the X station in the regular section, whether the processing day is within the expiration date, etc. Validity within one route is determined. As a result of the validity determination process, when it is determined as NG (ST13, N), the CPU 60 performs an NG process (ST14). That is, the CPU 60 discharges the inserted magnetic ticket medium from the discharge port 3 and controls the door mechanism 5 to close the ticket gate passage.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 60 determines that the determination result is OK as a result of the validity determination process (ST13, Y), the pair indicates that the information read from the magnetic ticket medium has a wireless ticket medium compatible with the Shinkansen. It is determined whether information is included (ST15). If the CPU 60 determines that the pair information is not included (ST15, N), the CPU 60 performs a determination OK ticket gate (ST16). That is, the CPU 60 performs an entrance process to the second route for the inserted magnetic ticket medium. More specifically, the CPU 60 controls the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 to write the entry record information for the second route to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34. At this time, in addition to the entrance process to the second route, the CPU 60 may write entry record information on the first route to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34 as necessary. Further, the CPU 60 discharges the magnetic ticket medium subjected to the entrance process from the discharge port 3 and controls the door mechanism 5 to open the ticket gate passage.

  When the CPU 60 determines that the pair information is included (ST15, Y), the CPU 60 guides the inserted magnetic ticket medium to the holding unit 40 and holds the same, and also sends a polling command from the antenna unit 113 of the wireless communication processing unit 110. A signal is transmitted, and wireless communication with the Shinkansen compatible wireless ticket medium is accepted (ST17). In other words, the wireless communication processing unit 110 is in a state of waiting to bend the wireless ticket medium to the antenna unit 113 while holding the magnetic ticket medium.

  The CPU 60 detects the movement of the user in the ticket gate based on the output signal from the human detection sensor 7. Then, the CPU 60 performs wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium via the antenna unit 113 without detecting the movement of the user to the predetermined zone in the ticket gate (ST18, N) ( In other words, when a wireless ticket medium is trapped on the antenna unit 113 (ST19), a ticket gate process is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that is held in addition to the wireless ticket medium.

  That is, the CPU 60 controls the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 to determine the validity of the ticket medium based on the ticket information read from the wireless ticket medium as a result of wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium. Determine (ST20). That is, the CPU 60 determines the validity in the second route based on whether the wireless ticket medium is compatible with the Shinkansen, whether the processing day is within the expiration date, or the like. If the CPU 60 determines that the result of the validity determination process is NG (ST20, N), the CPU 60 performs an NG process (ST21). That is, the CPU 60 releases the hold of the magnetic ticket medium and discharges it from the discharge port 3 and controls the door mechanism 5 to close the ticket gate passage.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 60 determines that the determination result is OK as a result of the validity determination process (ST20, Y), the CPU 60 performs a determination OK ticket gate process (ST22). That is, the CPU 60 performs an entry process on the first route for the inserted magnetic ticket medium. More specifically, the CPU 60 controls the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 to release the holding of the magnetic ticket medium held in the holding unit 40 and the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34. On the other hand, the entry record information on the first route is written, and the magnetic ticket medium subjected to the entry process is discharged from the discharge port 3. In addition, the CPU 60 performs an entrance process to the second route on the wireless ticket medium that is trapped by the antenna unit 113. More specifically, the CPU 60 controls the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 to write the entry record information for the second route on the wireless ticket medium that is trapped by the wireless communication processing unit 110. Further, the CPU 60 controls the door mechanism 5 to open the ticket gate passage. Such a use form mainly corresponds to the case of using the second route from the B station toward the C station outside the regular section.

  In step ST18, the CPU 60 does not perform wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium via the antenna unit 113 (that is, the wireless ticket medium is not deceived by the antenna unit 113). When the movement of the user to the predetermined zone is detected (ST18, Y), the ticket gate process for determination OK is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold (ST23). That is, the CPU 60 performs an entrance process to the second route for the inserted magnetic ticket medium. More specifically, the CPU 60 controls the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 to release the holding of the magnetic ticket medium held in the holding unit 40 and the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34. The entry record information for the second route is written to the magnetic ticket medium, and the magnetic ticket medium subjected to the entry process is discharged from the discharge port 3. At this time, in addition to the entrance process to the second route, the CPU 60 may write entry record information on the first route to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34 as necessary. Further, the CPU 60 controls the door mechanism 5 to open the ticket gate passage. Such a use form corresponds to a case where the second route is mainly used from the B station toward the A station in the regular section.

  In this embodiment, the predetermined zone in the ticket gate passage is defined as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of human detection sensors 7 are installed on the side surface of the case 1 of the ticket gate 100. According to the arrangement of these human detection sensors 7, when the inside of the ticket gate passage is divided into five zones A, B, C, D, E in order from the upstream side along the traveling direction, the predetermined zone is a wireless communication process. It corresponds to a zone on the downstream side in the traveling direction from the antenna portion 113 of the unit, and in the example shown in FIG. 9, it corresponds to a zone on the downstream side in the traveling direction from the B zone. A user who has traveled downstream of the antenna unit 113 without moving the wireless ticket medium to the antenna unit 113 does not intend to trap the wireless ticket medium toward the antenna unit 113. That is, the wireless ticket It is judged that there is no intention to use the medium together.

  As described above, when a user who possesses a magnetic ticket medium and a wireless ticket medium at the transfer ticket gate in the station where the first line and the second line can be changed, Based on the validity determination at the stage when the ticket ticket medium is inserted in advance, the magnetic ticket medium inserted when the determination is OK is temporarily suspended and wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium is performed. Receiving and securing the timing to cheat the wireless ticket media.

  For this reason, it is possible to perform entry processing on the wireless ticket medium, and it is possible to perform entry processing using the wireless ticket medium. Therefore, convenience for the user can be improved.

  Moreover, the process for ensuring the timing of wandering the wireless ticket medium as described above may be performed only when the pair information indicating that the wireless ticket medium is used together with the magnetic ticket medium is recorded. For this reason, users who do not wish to use a wireless ticket medium or who do not have a wireless ticket medium, as before, do not hold the magnetic ticket medium and are effective only with this ticket medium. It is possible to perform a determination process and perform a predetermined ticket gate process. Therefore, it is possible to improve the fluidity of the user of the ticket gate passage.

  Next, another situation to which the ticket gate method described here is applied will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 10, the first line (for example, conventional line) is a line including X station and B station, and the second line (for example, Shinkansen) is a line including A station, B station, and C station. Station B corresponds to a transfer station where transfer between the first route and the second route is possible. It is assumed that the ticket gate 100 described above is installed at the transfer ticket gate for the first line and the second line at station B.

  Here, in such a situation, a magnetic ticket medium (Shinkansen ticket or commuter pass) having an effective section between station C and station B for the second route and a wireless ticket medium that can be used on the first route. The combined use processing (for example, IC card) will be described.

  Now, a user who possesses these magnetic ticket media and wireless ticket media enters from station C, goes to station B using the second route, changes to the first route at station B, and changes to X A description will be given of processing in the ticket gate 100 installed at the transfer ticket gate of the B station when using the station (that is, entering from the second route, entering the first route).

  Here, as in the situation described above, the ticket gate information is used for users who wish to use both magnetic ticket media, especially magnetic bullet train tickets, and conventional ticket compatible wireless ticket media. In addition, you may issue a magnetic ticket medium that records pair information indicating that you have a wireless ticket medium, but the validity of the magnetic ticket medium that was inserted in advance is valid regardless of the presence or absence of pair information. As a result of the sex determination process, if it is determined as OK, the timing for wandering the wireless ticket medium is secured.

  That is, the ticket gate 100 performs the following processing. Detailed description of the same processing as that described with reference to FIG. 8 is omitted. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 60 reads necessary information from the magnetic ticket medium via the reading unit 33 based on the magnetic ticket medium being inserted from the insertion slot 2 (ST21) (ST22). .

  Then, the CPU 60 determines the validity of the ticket medium based on the ticket gate information read from the magnetic ticket medium (ST23). That is, the CPU 60 determines whether or not the station B is in the valid section, whether or not there is entry record information (here, entry record information at the station C), whether or not the processing day is within the validity period, and the like. Based on this, the effectiveness in the second route is determined. As a result of the validity determination process, the CPU 60 performs an NG process (ST24) when it is determined as a determination NG (ST23, N).

  On the other hand, when the CPU 60 determines that the determination result is OK (ST23, Y) as a result of the validity determination process, the CPU 60 holds the inserted magnetic ticket medium in the holding unit 40 and the antenna unit of the wireless communication processing unit 110. A polling command signal is transmitted from 113, and wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium is accepted (ST25). In other words, the wireless communication processing unit 110 is in a state of waiting to bend the wireless ticket medium to the antenna unit 113 while holding the magnetic ticket medium.

  Then, the CPU 60 detects the movement of the user in the ticket gate passage based on the output signal from the human detection sensor 7 without detecting the movement of the user to the predetermined zone in the ticket gate passage (ST26, N ) When wireless communication is performed with the wireless ticket medium via the antenna unit 113 (that is, when the wireless ticket medium is deceived by the antenna unit 113) (ST27), this wireless ticket medium In addition to the above, ticket gate processing is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold.

  That is, the CPU 60 determines the validity of the ticket medium based on the ticket information read from the wireless ticket medium as a result of the wireless communication performed with the wireless ticket medium (ST28). That is, the CPU 60 determines the validity in the first route based on whether or not the wireless ticket medium is compatible with the conventional line, whether or not the processing day is within the expiration date, and the like. If the CPU 60 determines that the result of the validity determination process is NG (ST28, N), the CPU 60 performs an NG process (ST29). That is, the CPU 60 releases the hold of the magnetic ticket medium and discharges it from the discharge port 3 and controls the door mechanism 5 to close the ticket gate passage.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the determination is OK (ST28, Y) as a result of the validity determination process, the CPU 60 performs a determination OK ticket gate process (ST30). That is, the CPU 60 performs an entry process on the second route for the inserted magnetic ticket medium or collects the magnetic ticket medium. More specifically, when the magnetic ticket medium that has been held is a ticket medium that should be returned to the user like a commuter pass, the CPU 60 releases the hold of the magnetic ticket medium and writes it. The entry record information on the second route is written to the magnetic ticket medium via the unit 34, and the magnetic ticket medium subjected to the participation process is discharged from the discharge port 3. Alternatively, the CPU 60 cancels the holding of the magnetic ticket medium when the magnetic ticket medium being held is a ticket medium that does not need to be returned to the user, such as a ticket medium having a valid section up to B station. Later, it guides to the separate bill collection unit 44 and collects the magnetic ticket medium. In addition, the CPU 60 performs an entrance process to the first route for the wireless ticket medium that is trapped by the antenna unit 113. More specifically, the CPU 60 writes the entry record information for the first route on the wireless ticket medium that is deceived by the wireless communication processing unit 110. Further, the CPU 60 controls the door mechanism 5 to open the ticket gate passage.

  In step ST26, the CPU 60 does not perform wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium via the antenna unit 113 (that is, the wireless ticket medium is not deceived by the antenna unit 113). When the movement of the user to the predetermined zone is detected (ST26, Y), the ticket gate process for determination OK is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold (ST31). That is, the CPU 60 performs an entrance process to the first route for the inserted magnetic ticket medium. More specifically, the CPU 60 releases the hold of the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold, writes the entry record information for the first route to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34, and enters the entrance. The processed magnetic ticket medium is discharged from the discharge port 3. At this time, in addition to the entrance process to the first route, the CPU 60 may write entry record information on the second route to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34 as necessary. Further, the CPU 60 controls the door mechanism 5 to open the ticket gate passage.

  In the processing as described above, as well as the situation described above, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user and improve the fluidity of the user of the ticket gate.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the gist of the invention in the stage of implementation. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a ticket gate system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the ticket gate according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the magnetic processing unit in the ticket gate shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control system of the ticket gate shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a wireless ticket medium as a processing target by the ticket gate shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the exchange by wireless communication between the wireless ticket medium and the ticket checker shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a situation to which the ticket gate method by the ticket gate shown in FIG. 2 can be applied. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket gate method in the situation shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the allocation of the ticket gate zone to the ticket gate shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another situation to which the ticket gate method by the ticket gate shown in FIG. 2 can be applied. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket gate method in the situation shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing 2 ... Input port 3 ... Discharge port 5 ... Door mechanism 7 ... Human detection sensor 33 ... Reading part 34 ... Writing part 40 ... Holding part 44 ... Separate bill collection part 60 ... CPU
67 ... Magnetic processing unit control unit 68 ... Wireless communication processing unit control unit 100 ... Ticket gate 110 ... Wireless communication processing unit 113 ... Antenna unit

Claims (6)

Detection means for detecting movement of the user in the ticket gate,
A determination means for determining validity based on the ticket gate information of the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
Based on the determination that the determination means is effective, the holding means for holding the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium while the magnetic ticket medium is held by the holding means;
If the wireless communication means detects the movement of the user downstream in the traveling direction from the wireless communication means without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium, the holding means When the ticket processing is performed on the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold, and when wireless communication is performed with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, it is held on the wireless ticket medium and the holding means. Ticket gate means for performing ticket gate processing on the magnetic ticket medium that has been made,
A ticket gate characterized by comprising A ticket gate installed at a transfer gate between the first line and the second line in the station,
Reading means for reading the ticket information of the inserted magnetic ticket medium and information indicating that the wireless ticket medium is possessed;
First determination means for determining the effectiveness in the first route based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means;
A holding unit for holding the inserted magnetic ticket medium based on the determination by the first determination unit as being valid;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium while the magnetic ticket medium is held by the holding means;
Second determination means for determining the validity in the second route based on the ticket gate information of the wireless ticket medium wirelessly communicated by the wireless communication means;
Based on the determination that the second determination means is effective, the magnetic ticket medium held in the holding means is subjected to the first route entry process or the magnetic ticket medium is collected. , Ticket gate means for performing the second route admission processing on the wireless ticket medium,
A ticket gate characterized by comprising A ticket gate installed at a transfer gate between the first line and the second line in the station,
Detection means for detecting movement of the user in the ticket gate,
Reading means for reading the ticket information of the magnetic ticket medium inserted from the insertion port installed on the upstream side in the traveling direction of the ticket gate passage and the information indicating that the wireless ticket medium is possessed;
Determination means for determining the validity in the first route based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means;
Based on the determination that the determination means is effective, the holding means for holding the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
A wireless communication means comprising an antenna portion installed on the downstream side in the traveling direction from the insertion port, and performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium while the magnetic ticket medium is held by the holding means; ,
If the detection means detects that the user has moved downstream in the direction of travel from the antenna unit without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the reservation means holds it. Ticket gate means for performing the second line admission process on the magnetic ticket medium that has been made,
A ticket gate characterized by comprising The validity is determined based on the ticket gate information of the inserted magnetic ticket medium,
Based on the determination that it is valid, the inserted magnetic ticket medium is withheld,
While the magnetic ticket medium is on hold, the wireless communication means accepts wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium,
When the movement of the user to the downstream side of the traveling direction from the wireless communication means is detected without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold To cancel the suspension of the ticket and perform a ticket gate process on the magnetic ticket medium,
When wireless communication is performed with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the ticket processing is performed on the wireless ticket medium, and the suspended magnetic ticket medium is released. A ticket gate process is performed on the magnetic ticket medium.
A ticket gate method characterized by that. A ticket gate method applied to a ticket gate installed at a transfer gate of the first line and the second line in a station,
Read the ticket information of the inserted magnetic ticket media and the information that you own the wireless ticket media,
Based on the read ticket gate information, determine the validity in the first route,
Based on the determination that the magnetic ticket medium is valid, the magnetic ticket medium that has been inserted is withheld,
While the magnetic ticket medium is on hold, the wireless communication means accepts wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium,
Based on the ticket gate information of the wireless ticket medium wirelessly communicated by the wireless communication means, determine the validity in the second route,
Based on the determination that the wireless ticket medium is valid, the magnetic ticket medium that has been put on hold is released and the first ticket is applied to the magnetic ticket medium or the magnetic Collecting the ticket media, and applying the second route to the wireless ticket media,
A ticket gate method characterized by that. A ticket gate method applied to a ticket gate installed at a transfer gate of the first line and the second line in a station,
Read the ticket information of the magnetic ticket medium inserted from the insertion port installed on the upstream side of the ticket gate passage in the traveling direction and the information that you possess the wireless ticket medium,
Based on the read ticket gate information, determine the validity in the first route,
Based on the determination that it is valid, the inserted magnetic ticket medium is withheld,
While the magnetic ticket medium is being held by the wireless communication means including the antenna unit installed on the downstream side in the traveling direction from the insertion port, the wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium is accepted,
If the movement of the user from the antenna unit to the downstream side in the traveling direction is detected without performing wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means, the suspended magnetic ticket medium Canceling the hold and applying the second route to the magnetic ticket medium;
A ticket gate method characterized by that.

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