JP5291920B2 - Ticket machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket gate machine that improves convenience for users, and also prevents a discharged ticket medium from being left behind or taken by a different person. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU determines validity on the basis of ticket examination information that is read from an input magnetic type ticket medium; determines validity on the basis of the ticket examination information that is read from a radio ticket medium by using radio communication between the radio ticket medium and the ticket gate machine; issues an information ticket medium having reservation information on the basis of the information that is read from the radio ticket medium by using the radio communication, when determined that both are valid, using an issuing unit 50; and discharges the input magnetic type ticket medium and the issued information ticket medium in a stacked manner, by a storage discharge unit 38. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket gate, and more particularly, to a ticket gate that issues an information ticket medium on which corresponding information is printed based on reservation information of a wireless ticket medium.

  In recent years, ticket gate machines have been introduced for the purpose of labor saving of ticket gate processing. This ticket gate is a magnetic ticket medium such as an admission ticket, prepaid card, commuter pass, and ticket when a user enters a facility such as a station premises or amusement facility, or enters a facility. And the validity is determined based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium (that is, the ticket gate process for determining whether the user is allowed to enter or participate). Recently, a ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of magnetic ticket media has been put into practical use. This ticket gate receives a plurality of ticket media inserted from one user, and comprehensively determines validity based on ticket information recorded on each ticket media.

  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.

  For example, for reservation of train seats (designated seats), a seat reservation system using a predetermined communication line has recently been introduced. However, when entering and leaving the station due to getting on and off the train, it was necessary to obtain a paper ticket at the ticketing window and pass it through the ticket gate, so the procedure is still complicated for the customer. Improvement is desired. Such a problem occurs not only in the above-described train but also in an entrance / exit management system for facilities such as an aircraft, a ship, a high-speed bus, or a facility such as a theater or an amusement park.

  According to Patent Document 1, for customers who have reserved facilities such as trains, airplanes, etc., theaters, amusement parks, etc., the communication between their ID confirmation tool and the automatic ticket checker allows the automatic ticket checker to An entrance / exit management system that performs ticketing processing and passes through the entrance / exit gate of the facility without stopping at a ticketing window or a ticket machine is disclosed.

Further, as a related technique, according to Patent Document 2, there is an automatic ticket gate device installed at a ticket gate for transferring from a first route employing a wireless card system to a second route employing a magnetic processing system. And issuing means for reading boarding information stored in the wireless card by wireless communication and issuing a ticket medium for connection to the second route when participation in the second route is permitted. An automatic ticket gate has also been proposed.
JP 2003-271999 A JP 2003-242533 A

  In ticket gates that can use both magnetic ticket media and wireless ticket media, in addition to the determination processing using magnetic ticket media, the determination processing using wireless ticket media is performed. In the case of a usage form that is issued, if the inserted magnetic ticket medium and the issued new ticket medium are separately released outside the aircraft, they may be forgotten by the user or removed by other users. Problems such as differences can occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to improve convenience for the user and to prevent forgetting to remove the card medium that has been released and its mistake. The purpose is to provide a ticket gate.

The ticket gate according to the aspect of the present invention is:
Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
First determination means for determining validity based on ticket gate information read from the magnetic ticket medium by the reading means;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium;
Second determination means for determining validity based on ticket gate information read from a wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means;
Issuing means for issuing an information ticket medium having reservation information based on information read from the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means when it is determined that the first determination means and the second determination means are valid When,
A discharge means for superimposing and discharging the inserted magnetic ticket medium and the information ticket medium issued by the issuing means;
It is provided with.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ticket gate which can improve convenience for the user and prevent forgetting to remove and removing the ticket medium that has been released.

  Hereinafter, a ticket gate 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 (ID) 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 wireless and magnetic ticket media 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, a display 8, and a wireless communication processing unit 110 that functions as a wireless communication unit. Etc. 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 that is inserted when entering or exiting the facility. 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 in the traveling direction of the housing 1 and discharges the ticket medium received from the insertion port 2 as necessary, and also discharges an information ticket medium having reservation information described later.

  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 disposed on the downstream side in the traveling direction from the insertion port 2 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). A separation unit 31, an alignment unit 32, a magnetic processing unit 30, a punch unit 36, a printing unit 37, and an integrated discharge unit 38 along a conveyance path for conveying toward the discharge port 3 along the same direction as the direction A). Etc. are arranged.

  The separation unit 31 temporarily holds a plurality of magnetic ticket media that are stacked in a lump in the insertion slot 2 and separates the ticket media one by one along the transport direction a. . The aligning unit 32 aligns the one-by-one ticket medium sent from the separating unit 31 in a predetermined posture according to the size, and sends it to the subsequent magnetic processing unit 30.

  The magnetic processing unit 30 includes a reading unit 33, a writing unit 34, and a verifying unit 35 that are arranged in order along the transport direction a. 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 punch part 36 forms perforations as needed for the ticket medium. The printing unit 37 prints predetermined information such as a date and a ticket gate place name on the surface of the ticket medium as necessary. The stacking and discharging unit 38 serves as a discharging unit that stacks and stacks a plurality of ticket media that are input in a lump, and an information ticket medium that will be described later, according to the size, and releases the same from the outlet 3 to the outside of the machine body. It has a function.

  An inversion unit 39 is disposed between the reading unit 33 and the writing unit 34. The reversing unit 39 takes in the ticket medium and inverts the front and back of the ticket medium when the ticket medium that has passed through the reading unit 33 is in a state in which the back surface faces upward.

  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 bill collection unit 43 and a separate bill collection unit 44 are disposed between the printing unit 37 and the collection / release 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 is left for a predetermined time after being discharged from the discharge port 3.

  An issuing unit 50 is disposed between the reading unit 33 and the writing unit 34. This issuing unit 50 has a function as an issuing means for issuing an information ticket medium having reservation information read from a wireless ticket medium, and cuts roll paper into a predetermined size to obtain a ticket for an information ticket medium. A ticket issuing unit 51 that issues paper and a printing unit 52 that prints predetermined information based on the reservation information on the ticket issued by the ticket issuing unit 51 are provided. Note that the ticket issuing unit 51 may be configured to issue and issue a ticket cut in advance to a predetermined size. Further, the printing unit 37 may be applied as a printing unit constituting the issuing unit 50.

  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 is wirelessly transmitted by the wireless communication processing unit 110. The information read from the ceremony ticket medium has a function as a determination means for determining whether or not the reservation information that needs to issue the information ticket medium is included.

  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.

  The CPU 60 is connected to a magnetic processing unit controller 67, a wireless communication processing unit controller 68, an issuing unit controller 69, a communication controller 70, and the like.

  The magnetic processing unit control unit 67 has a function of controlling each magnetic processing unit as shown in FIG. 3 so as to perform a predetermined process on the magnetic ticket medium based on the control of the CPU 60. Yes. That is, the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 includes a reading circuit that controls the reading unit 33, a writing circuit that controls the writing unit 34, a reading circuit that controls the verifying unit 35, a punch control circuit that controls the punching unit 36, Printing control circuit for controlling the thermal head constituting the printing unit 37, reversing unit driving circuit for driving the reversing unit 39, a sorting control circuit for controlling a plurality of sorting gates arranged in the transporting path, and a ticket medium in the transporting path A stopper control circuit for controlling a plurality of stoppers (for example, S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5) arranged to temporarily hold the signal, and based on output signals from a plurality of sensors arranged in the conveyance path It includes functions such as a detection circuit that detects the conveyance status of the ticket medium and a conveyance control circuit that controls a plurality of motors that convey the ticket medium along the conveyance path.

  The wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 has a function of performing predetermined processing on the wireless ticket medium based on the control of the CPU 60. As will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the wireless communication processing unit 110 is connected to a wireless ticket medium placed in a communication area capable of wireless communication under the control of the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68. Wireless communication and having a function of reading information necessary for the validity determination process from the wireless ticket medium, and writing information corresponding to the result of the validity determination process to the wireless ticket medium, or the ticket medium It has a function to erase information from.

  The issuing unit control unit 69 has a function of controlling the issuing unit 50 and issuing an information ticket medium based on the control of the CPU 60. That is, the issuing unit control unit 69 has a cutter control circuit for driving a cutter for cutting the roll paper according to the size of the ticket medium for issuing the roll paper in the ticket issuing unit 51, and printing for controlling the thermal head constituting the printing unit 52. Includes functions such as control circuits.

  The communication control unit 70 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. The communication control unit 70 also provides details of reservation information necessary for issuing the information ticket medium based on the information read from the wireless ticket medium via the wireless communication processing unit 110, such as a host device. It can be obtained from the computer 10.

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, a ticket gate method applicable to the above-described ticket gate will be described.

  Here, for example, when a combination process of one magnetic ticket medium and one wireless ticket medium (ID confirmation tool) is performed, and information ticket medium needs to be issued at that time explain. The case where the information ticket medium needs to be issued is, for example, a case where reservation information associated with an ID such as information read from the wireless ticket medium, such as identification information, is registered in advance. Registration of such reservation information is performed by, for example, registering predetermined information such as identification information of a wireless ticket medium possessed by a user via a communication line or the like in advance to enter a facility, within a facility or train Made by reserving seats.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 60 receives the magnetic ticket medium based on the detection that the magnetic ticket medium is inserted from the insertion slot 2 based on an output signal from a sensor (not shown) (ST11, Y) The magnetic processing unit control section 67 is controlled to transport the magnetic ticket medium along the transport direction a, and necessary information is read from the magnetic ticket medium via the reading section 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 (first determination process; ST13). That is, the CPU 60 determines the validity based on whether or not the station is within the valid section, whether or not the processing day is within the validity period, and the like. 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 releases 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, when it is determined that the determination result is OK (ST13, Y), the CPU 60 guides the inserted magnetic ticket medium to the holding unit 40 and holds it (ST15). At this time, the CPU 60 accepts additional insertion of a magnetic ticket medium and controls the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 to transmit a polling command signal from the antenna unit 113 of the wireless communication processing unit 110, thereby Wireless communication with the 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.

  When the CPU 60 performs wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium via the antenna unit 113 (that is, when the wireless ticket medium is trapped in the antenna unit 113) (ST16, Y), As a result of the wireless communication, the validity of the ticket medium is determined based on the ticket gate information read from the wireless ticket medium (second determination process; ST17). That is, the CPU 60 determines the validity based on whether or not the station is within the valid section, whether or not the processing day is within the validity period, and the like. This second determination process is to comprehensively determine whether to allow the user to pass through the ticket gate passage based on the result of the first determination process.

  If the result of the validity determination process is that the determination is NG (ST17, N), the CPU 60 performs an NG process (ST18). 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 the CPU 60 determines that the determination result is OK as a result of the validity determination process (ST17, Y), the CPU 60 performs the determination OK process (ST19). That is, the CPU 60 controls the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 to release the magnetic ticket medium held in the holding unit 40 and then transport the magnetic ticket medium toward the writing unit 34. Further, necessary information (for example, entrance record information) is written to the magnetic ticket medium via the writing unit 34. Further, the CPU 60 conveys the magnetic ticket medium that has passed through the writing unit 34 to the stacking and discharging unit 38, and temporarily holds the magnetic ticket medium. On the other hand, the CPU 60 controls the wireless communication processing unit control unit 68 to write necessary information to 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 the OK process in step ST19, after confirming whether or not information has been normally written to the inserted magnetic ticket medium via the verify unit 35, the punch unit 36 performs as necessary. Perforations may be formed, or predetermined information may be printed by the printing unit 37 as necessary.

  Then, CPU 60 determines whether or not an information ticket medium having reservation information needs to be issued based on the information read from the wireless ticket medium by wireless communication in step ST16 (ST20). For example, the CPU 60 searches for reservation information associated with the corresponding identification information based on the identification information read from the wireless ticket medium, and the necessity of issuing the information ticket medium depending on whether or not the corresponding reservation information is searched. Determine.

  When the CPU 60 determines that it is necessary to issue the information ticket medium (ST20, Y), the CPU 60 controls the issuing unit control unit 69 to obtain the ticket for the information ticket medium from the ticket issuing unit 51 of the issuing unit 50. Issuing a ticket (ST21), and then delivering the issued ticket to the printing unit 52, and predetermined information based on the reservation information acquired via the communication control unit 70 for the ticket delivered by the printing unit 52, for example, Various information such as information such as seat number and train number, boarding section, boarding gate, use date and time, fee, and validity period is printed (ST22) and issued as an information ticket medium.

  In the printing process in step ST22, the printing unit 37 may print the predetermined information based on the reservation information on the ticket. Further, necessary information may be written to the information ticket medium that has passed through the printing unit 52 via the writing unit 34. In this case, whether the information has been normally written via the verifying unit 35. You may make it confirm whether or not. Furthermore, perforations may be formed by the punch unit 36 on the information ticket medium that has passed through the verify unit 35 as necessary.

  And CPU60 controls the magnetic processing unit control part 67, the information ticket medium issued by the issuing unit 50 is conveyed to the accumulation | emission discharge | release part 38, and it superposed | stacked on the magnetic ticket medium previously hold | maintained Is temporarily suspended (ST23). Then, the CPU 60 discharges the magnetic ticket medium and the information ticket medium held in the stacking and discharging unit 38 at a predetermined timing from the discharge port 3 in a lump (ST24). If the CPU 60 determines in step ST20 that it is not necessary to issue the information voucher medium (ST20, N), the CPU 60 controls the magnetic processing unit control unit 67 and is held in the integrated discharge unit 38. Only the magnetic ticket medium is discharged from the discharge port 3 (ST24).

  The CPU 60 detects that various ticket media discharged from the discharge port 3 are extracted based on an output signal from a sensor (not shown), and the user checks the ticket gate based on an output signal from the human detection sensor 7. If it is detected that the passage has been passed, a series of ticket gate method processes are terminated, and the next user's ticket gate process is accepted.

  As mentioned above, when reservation information is registered using a wireless ticket medium as an ID confirmation tool, this reservation information cannot be visualized. By issuing an information ticket medium having reservation information at the time of processing, there is no need to go to a ticket machine or a facility window for a request for issuing a ticket medium reserved as in the prior art. In addition, since the reservation information can be visualized, convenience for the user can be improved. Furthermore, resources can be saved by printing only necessary information and issuing it as an information voucher medium.

  In addition, in ticket gates that can use both magnetic ticket media and wireless ticket media, in addition to the determination processing using magnetic ticket media, the determination processing using wireless ticket media is performed. In the case of a usage form in which an information ticket medium is issued, if the inserted magnetic ticket medium and the issued new information ticket medium are released separately from the aircraft, Problems such as misunderstandings by users can occur.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the inserted magnetic ticket medium and the newly issued information ticket medium are stacked and accumulated, and then discharged together from the discharge port. As a result, it is possible to prevent a user who has possessed the magnetic ticket medium from forgetting to take it out, or prevent other users following this user from changing the ticket medium.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the spirit 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.

  In the ticket gate method described with reference to FIG. 7, the magnetic ticket medium is preceded and then processed in the order of processing the wireless ticket medium. However, the processing by wireless communication with the wireless ticket medium is performed. The processing order of the wireless ticket medium and the magnetic ticket medium can be dealt with in any order, such as processing the magnetic ticket medium while waiting for the additional insertion of the magnetic ticket medium after the previous processing. In addition, as for the magnetic ticket medium, the case where the number of inserted sheets is one has been described, but since it is a ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of sheets, it can be processed even when two or more sheets of magnetic ticket medium are inserted. Needless to say.

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 flowchart for explaining a ticket gate method applicable to the ticket gate shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing 2 ... Input port 3 ... Discharge port 4 ... Display part 5 ... Door mechanism 6 ... Frame 7 ... Human detection sensor 8 ... Display device 30 ... Magnetic processing part 31 ... Separation part 32 ... Alignment part 33 ... Reading part 34 ... Writing part 35 ... Verifying part 36 ... Punch part 37 ... Printing part 38 ... Accumulating / discharging part 39 ... Reversing part 40 ... Reserving part 43 ... Ticketing part 44 ... Separate billing part 50 ... Issuing unit 51 ... Ticketing part 52 Printing section 60 ... CPU 67 ... Magnetic processing unit control section 68 ... Wireless communication processing unit control section 69 ... Issuing unit control section 70 ... Communication control section 100 ... Ticket gate 110 ... Wireless communication processing unit 113 ... Antenna section

Claims (3)

Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
First determination means for determining validity based on ticket gate information read from the magnetic ticket medium by the reading means;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium;
Second determination means for determining validity based on ticket gate information read from a wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means;
When it is determined that the first determination means and the second determination means are valid, it is determined that it is necessary to issue an information ticket medium having reservation information. an issuing means for issuing a printed information ticket medium predetermined information based on the reservation information to the ticket paper based on the information read from the wireless ticket medium by ticketing, and the wireless communication means,
A discharge means for superimposing the inserted magnetic ticket medium and the information ticket medium issued by the issuing means and discharging them from the discharge port in a lump;
A ticket gate characterized by comprising Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from the inserted magnetic ticket medium;
First determination means for determining validity based on ticket gate information read from the magnetic ticket medium 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 validity based on ticket gate information read from a wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means;
Whether or not it is necessary to issue an information ticket medium having reservation information based on information read from the wireless ticket medium by the wireless communication means when it is determined to be valid by the second determination means. A judging means for judging;
Issuing an information ticket medium by issuing a ticket for an information ticket medium and printing predetermined information based on the reservation information corresponding to the ticket when it is determined by the determination means to be issued Means,
Discharging means for superimposing the magnetic ticket medium held in the holding means and the information ticket medium issued by the issuing means and discharging them collectively from the discharge port ;
A ticket gate characterized by comprising The issuing means prints predetermined information based on reservation information on a ticket issuing unit that issues a ticket for an information ticket medium by cutting the roll paper into a predetermined size, and the ticket issued by the ticket issuing unit. The ticket gate according to claim 1, further comprising: a printing unit that performs printing.

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