JPH04313181A - Automatic ticket checking and collecting machine and automatic ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve customer service by providing ticket guide information for a customer buying a train ticket. CONSTITUTION:The information on the customer's destination written in a train ticket is read by a magnetic reading element 1. A control part 17 transfers this information to a service management system 15 through an information transfer part 16. The service management system 15 retrieves information on a train which arrives at the station fastest based on the information of the name of the station and the name of the destination station and transfers it to the control part 17. It is displayed on a guide display part 19 to notify the customers passing through the automatic checking and collecting machine.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate and automatic ticket vending machine used for the purpose of providing boarding guide information to individual passengers via tickets.

0002

[Prior Art] FIG. 3 shows, for example,
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conventional automatic ticket gate device of this type disclosed in the above publication. In the figure, 1 is a magnetic reading element that reads a magnetic signal encoded on a ticket (not shown), 2 is an amplifier circuit, 3 is a transportation mode discrimination circuit, and amplifier circuit 2
A company route or B that has mutual access based on the signal from
This is to determine whether the mode of transportation is a company line or not. 4 and 5 are determination circuits that determine whether the section is correct or not for each of the above-mentioned routes; 6;
and 7 are processing circuits that perform processing based on the handling specifications of the above-mentioned companies.

Next, the operation will be explained. A passenger first inserts a predetermined amount of fare into an automatic ticket vending machine (not shown) and obtains a ticket on which information such as the fare to the destination station, issuing station name, date, etc. is encoded. Next, the passenger proceeds to the ticket gate with this ticket in hand and inserts the ticket into the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. Information on the inserted ticket is read by a magnetic reading element 1 and amplified by an amplifier circuit 2. Based on this information, the transportation mode discrimination circuit 3 discriminates the route of the inserted ticket, and based on the result and information from the amplifier circuit 2, the discrimination circuit 4 or 5 determines whether the ticket is correct or not according to the specifications of each transportation facility. Further, the processing circuit 6 or 7 performs necessary processing operations based on the results. That is, for example, if the determination is correct, the ticket is ejected from the exit, the gate is opened, and the passenger can pass through the ticket gate. In addition, if the ticket is rejected because it is for a route other than the one in question, necessary measures such as closing the gate will be taken to prevent the passenger from passing, and an alarm will be issued to inform the passenger of this fact.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Conventional automatic ticket gates are configured as described above, so passengers who have passed through the automatic ticket gate and entered the ticket gate of a station are required to check the station timetable and information once again. It was necessary to determine the type of train one should board, boarding platform, departure time, etc. by looking at the information display board. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to realize an automatic ticket gate apparatus and an automatic ticket vending apparatus that can further improve passenger service by providing useful boarding guide information to passengers who have tickets.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The automatic ticket gate device according to the present invention includes a transmission means for transmitting information to and from a traffic management system that handles train schedules, etc., and a transmission means for transmitting information between the passenger destination information read from a ticket and the traffic management system. The vehicle is equipped with a guide display means for obtaining and displaying boarding guide information for the passenger from the information of the passenger. Further, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is for issuing a ticket applied to the automatic ticket gate described above, and includes a deposit means for inserting a fare, a destination display means for displaying a destination corresponding to the inserted amount, It is provided with a destination input means for inputting a passenger's destination, and a writing means for writing information from the destination input means on a ticket.

[0006]

[Operation] When a passenger inserts a ticket with destination information written into it into the automatic ticket gate, the destination information and train schedule information from the operation management system are used to determine the type of train the passenger should board, boarding platform, departure time, etc. Riding guide information is created and displayed. Passengers can obtain information about the train they should board from the displayed content. When a passenger inserts their fare into an automatic ticket vending machine, possible destinations are displayed, and the passenger selects and inputs his or her destination. This input signal causes the destination information to be written on the ticket, and the passenger takes the ticket and proceeds to the automatic ticket gate.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an automatic ticket vending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 8 is a deposit section as a deposit means for inserting the fare, 9 is an amount display section that displays the amount of the entered fare, and 10 is the station name that is the destination within the range that can be used with the entered fare. A station display section 11 serves as a destination display means, and an input section 11 serves as a destination input means for passengers to enter their destination station name.
The input is made by pressing a push button provided for each station name display location on the station display section 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes a determination unit that determines whether the fare to the station entered in the input unit 11 is correct or not, and 13 is a printing magnetic writing unit that records the fare, issuing station name, destination station name, and date. etc. are printed or magnetically written on the ticket. 14 is a change processing unit that calculates change from the input amount and fare and returns the change.

Next, an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, numerals 1 to 6 are equivalent to those in the conventional case of FIG. 3, and their explanation will be omitted. 15 is a traffic management system that grasps the running positions of all trains and controls each train to operate according to a set timetable.
In addition to transmitting necessary commands to each station, in the event of a delay due to an accident, etc., this system will detect the abnormality at an early stage and issue instructions to restore the train schedule, thereby comprehensively managing train operations. Reference numeral 16 denotes an information transmission section as a transmission means for transmitting information with the traffic management system 15, and 17 a ticket processing section that performs ticket ejection, gate operation, etc. based on signals from the processing circuit 6 and the information transmission section 16. section 18 and a guide display section 1 as a guide display means for displaying boarding guide information for passing passengers.
This is a control unit that sends signals to 9 and 9.

Next, the operation will be explained. The passenger first inserts the fare to the destination station into the deposit section 8 of the automatic ticket vending machine shown in FIG. Along with this, the amount display section 9 displays the input amount, and the station display section 10 displays the station names within the range that can be used with this amount. The passenger selects the name of the station that is his or her destination from among the displayed station names and enters input section 1.
Input by 1. When the judgment based on the input amount and the destination station name is positive, the judgment section 12 sends a signal to the printing magnetic writing section 13, and information such as the issuing station name and the destination station name is printed or magnetically written on the ticket. If there is change, it is returned from the change processing unit 14.

The passenger takes the ticket obtained from the automatic ticket vending machine and proceeds to the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG. 2. The ticket gate function of this device is the same as the conventional one, so I will avoid repeating the explanation, but since information on the name of the destination station is written on the ticket that the passenger inserts at the same time, the magnetic reading element 1
reads this destination station name from the ticket, and the control unit 17 sends this information to the operation management system 1 via the information transmission unit 16.
Transmit to 5. The operation management system 15 obtains information on the train that can arrive at the destination station earliest at the current time (departure platform, train type, scheduled departure and arrival times, whether there is a transfer or not, and transfer station, etc.) and retransmit the information to the information transmission section 1.
6 to the control unit 17. Since this boarding guide information is immediately displayed on the guide display section 19, the passenger concerned can simply and accurately know all the information about the train he is about to board by looking at the displayed contents. As a result, passengers can avoid the trouble of finding the train they should board at the current time by relying on the detailed timetable inside the station, and then searching for its departure platform, transfer information, etc. The user can immediately proceed to the desired platform waiting position with the ejected ticket.

[0011] In the above embodiment, the boarding guide information is CR
Although it is assumed that the information is displayed on a T-display or the like, a special space may be provided on the ticket and the information may be displayed by printing. Furthermore, in the automatic ticket gate of the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a ticket issued by the automatic ticket vending machine shown in FIG. By using these commuter passes in the same way, the same guidance display as described above can be performed.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, since the automatic ticket gate device according to the present invention is equipped with the predetermined transmission means and guidance display means, it is possible to reliably provide accurate boarding guidance information to each passenger. , an extremely sophisticated passenger service system will be realized. Further, since the automatic ticket vending device according to the present invention is provided with the predetermined depositing means, destination displaying means, destination inputting means, and writing means as described above, the process of issuing a ticket on which information including the destination is written can be performed by the passenger. This is possible with a simple operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an automatic ticket vending device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional automatic ticket gate.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Magnetic reading element 4 Judgment circuit 8　Deposit Department 10 Station display section 11 Input section 13 Printing magnetic writing section 15　Operation management system 16 Information transmission section 19 Information display section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Transmission means for transmitting information to and from a traffic management system that handles train schedules, etc. in an automatic ticket gate equipped with means for reading information written on a ticket and means for determining whether the information is correct; and an automatic ticket gate comprising a guide display means for obtaining and displaying boarding guide information for the passenger from the passenger's destination information read from the ticket and the information of the traffic management system. [Claim 2] A deposit means for inputting the fare, a destination display means for displaying the destination corresponding to the input amount, a destination input means for inputting the passenger's destination, and information from the destination input means is written on the ticket. 2. The automatic ticket vending device for issuing a ticket according to claim 1, further comprising a writing means and including destination information of the passenger as the written information.