JPH0443479A - Gate managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly examine a ticket one by one without jamming radio waves by managing the operation of a gate according to the signal of a human body detection sensor. CONSTITUTION:In the gate managing system to be used for an automatic ticket examination system, plural human body detection sensors 3 to detect human bodies, first gate 5 to block the passage of the human body while being arranged in front of the automatic ticket examination machine, and controller 2 to output a driving signal to a gate driving circuit while inputting a human body detection signal from the human body detection sensor 3 and controlling the opening/ closing of the first gate based on the human body detection signal, are added. Thus, the ticket can be smoothly and automatically examined one by one without interrupting the processing of the automatic ticket examination to be executed by radio waves or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a gate management system used in an automatic ticket gate system or the like.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention provides a gate management system used in an automatic ticket gate system that uses radio waves or the like as a ticket gate method, which includes a plurality of human body detection sensors that detect a human body and a sensor placed in front of an automatic ticket gate. A first gate that blocks the passage of a human body and a human body detection signal output from the human body detection sensor are input, and based on the human body detection signal, the opening and closing of the first gate is controlled and driven to a gate drive circuit. It consists of a controller that outputs signals, and allows one person at a time to check the ticket gates smoothly without causing radio wave interference.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional example is the automatic ticket gates used at station ticket gates, but the entrance gate of these ticket gate systems is always open, and when the ticket is inserted, the ticket is invalid or the ticket is not inserted. When people tried to pass through without leaving the building, the exit gate closed, preventing people from passing through. In addition, in automatic ticket gate systems such as parking lots, the exit gate is usually closed and the gate opens when you insert a ticket and check that the ticket is valid, or when the conditions for passing are met, such as by inserting cash. Become.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the automatic ticket gate management system of the above means, in the case of an automatic ticket gate system at a station, if the ticket is invalid or the exit gate closes when a person tries to pass through without inserting the ticket and the person cannot pass through. In this case, people have to backtrack and exit the automatic ticket gate from the entrance.When people enter the automatic ticket gate one after another, the person returning from the entrance and the next person trying to enter collide with each other, causing confusion. There is a risk that this may occur. In addition, in automatic ticket gate systems such as parking lots,
Since the size of the automatic ticket gate is relatively small compared to the size of the car body, only one car can park in front of the automatic ticket gate, and it is impossible to process two cars at the same time. . However, if the ticket gate has a portable payment machine instead of a paper ticket, and the ticket gate information is exchanged by radio waves, etc., there is a In a conventional parking lot automatic ticket gate management system, where it is desirable to have multiple payment machines, if cars are replaced by people, it is likely that multiple people will gather in front of the automatic ticket gate, and the ticket gate data will not be processed. There is a risk that the system may not operate properly due to interference from the radio waves carried on it! ! It had one topic.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a plurality of human body detection sensors that detect human bodies, a first gate that is placed in front of an automatic ticket gate and blocks passage of human bodies, and an output from the human body detection sensor. It is composed of a controller that receives a human body detection signal, controls the opening and closing of the first gate based on the human body detection signal, and outputs a drive signal to the gate drive circuit, so that each person can smoothly check the ticket gates one by one. did.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, since the operation of the gate is managed by the signal from the human body detection sensor, each person can pass through the ticket gate one by one. Therefore, it is possible to prevent interference of radio waves carrying ticket gate information.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the embodiment, an automatic ticket gate system will be explained using an automatic ticket gate at a ski lift station as an example. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an automatic ticket gate management system for a lift station installed at a ski resort. To explain the general operation, a skier enters the gate wearing a portable automatic payment machine that he or she has purchased by paying the lift fee in advance. Here, the portable automatic teller machine can check the type of lift fee paid in advance (for example,
It is a portable device that stores 10 tickets, coupon tickets, etc., outputs radio waves, etc. to automatic ticket gates, and performs ticket gate processing. Normally, the first gate is open, and when someone enters Area 1, which is directly in front of the automatic ticket gate, the first gate closes. The ticket gate starts operating when a person enters Area 1 and presses a button on the automatic ticket gate, and the ticket gate data is processed by radio waves between the automatic ticket gate and the portable automatic teller machine worn by the skier. will be held. Once the ticket gate closes and permission is granted to ride the lift, a permission sign will be displayed in front of the skier, and the skier will pass through Areas 2 and 3 and head to the lift platform in the direction of flow A.If the ticket gate is cleared, permission to ride the lift will be displayed. If not, a non-permission sign will be displayed in front of you and the second gate will be closed to the risk skier.
, the driver passes through Areas 2 and 3 and returns to the slope without heading to the lift platform, as shown in flow line B.

FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration diagram of the gate management system of the present invention in this gate management system.

The controller 2 outputs operation start and end commands to the gate management systems installed at each lift boarding area of the ski resort, and also inputs data such as the number of people passing through the gates from each gate management system and sends a pass line to the host computer 1 that collects statistics. It is connected via A. The controller 2 is connected to a plurality of infrared sensors 3 for human body detection.

The gate driving device 4 is connected to the controller 2, and opens and closes a first gate 5 disposed in front of the automatic ticket gate 16 in response to a gate opening/closing signal output from the controller 2.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the controller 2 in more detail. The controller 2 is composed of a one-board microcomputer. Briefly explaining FIG. 2, the fundamental frequency signal output from the 0 oscillation circuit 6 is input to the frequency dividing circuit 7. The signal is input to the generating circuit 10. A system clock generation circuit 8 supplies a system clock to the controller including the CPU 9. An interrupt generation circuit 10 generates an interrupt signal to the CPU 9 as necessary based on signals from the frequency dividing circuit 7 and external input diagram *13. Output.

The CPU 9 is connected to a ROM II that stores the control program for the gate management system, a RAM 12 that stores data such as human body detection information from the sensor 3, and an external input circuit 13 and l1014 that serve as an interface with the outside through a path line A. connected. 11014 is connected to the host computer 1, the gate driving device 4, the instruction display board 15, and the human body detection infrared sensor 3.

The human body detection infrared sensor 3 is a sensor that outputs an object detection signal when an object that blocks infrared rays passes between a light emitting side and a light receiving side. Regarding the placement of the infrared sensor 3 for human body detection, the passageway of the gate management system is divided into three areas, and the sensor placement to accurately detect where skiers are located among the three areas is shown in Figure 4 and Figure 4. 5, FIG. 4 is a horizontal layout of sensors inside the gate, and FIG. 5 is a vertical layout of sensors inside the gate. In the horizontal direction, a pair of an infrared light emitting element and a light receiving element are arranged facing each other on both sides of the passage.

The arrangement interval is at least equal to or less than the human torso width in order to accurately detect the human body. Further, in the vertical direction, at least two rows or more are arranged within the range of human height.

By inputting the outputs of the plurality of sensors arranged in this way to the controller 2 and processing them in software using a program stored in advance in the ROMII, it is possible to determine whether the object that blocked the infrared rays of the sensor is a human body or something else. For example, the object of
It is possible to determine whether the object is stock-like or not, and it is also possible to accurately detect the movement of people in the aisle.

Next, the specific operation of the gate management system will be explained. Judgment and control of gate opening/closing is done by ROMI in controller 2
The CPU 9 executes software according to a program stored in the CPU 9.

A schematic flowchart of the program is shown in FIG.

When a skier wearing a portable automatic payment machine purchased in advance by paying the lift fee passes through the first gate, which is normally open, a sensor in area 1 detects a human body and sends a detection signal to the controller. The controller enters a standby state and waits for the skier to press the ticket gate button (23). When the skier presses the ticket gate button, the ticket gate process is performed (24).

When the skier is permitted to ride the lift, a message indicating permission to ride the lift is displayed on the front display board (26), and the skier can pass through areas 2 and 3 and proceed in the direction of the moving IA. Skiers can follow the direction display board in front of them in the direction of the lift platform. If riding the lift is not permitted due to ticket gate processing, or if you move from Area 1 to Area 2 without pressing the button, the controller 2 determines that riding the lift is not permitted and displays the instruction display board 15 in front of you. A message indicating that the skier is not allowed to ride the lift is displayed (19), and a late closing command is output to the drive device of the second gate in front of area 3 to close gate 2 (N8). Unable to proceed in the direction of the boarding area, I ended up proceeding in the direction of Dynamic & IB and returning to the slope.

The closed gate will remain closed as long as there are skiers in areas 1 to 3, and will open again when there are no people in areas 1 to 3 to welcome the next skier to the gate (30 ), although it is not mentioned here, if a skier who passes through Area 1 without pressing the button returns to Area 1 again and presses the ticket gate button again to process the ticket gate and is allowed to board the lift, the skier will be allowed to board the lift again. Gate No. 2 opens and skiers can pass through Areas 2 and 3 and proceed in the direction of flow line B.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in a gate management system used for an automatic ticket gate system, etc., there are a plurality of human body detection sensors that detect a human body, a first gate that is placed in front of an automatic ticket gate that blocks passage of a human body, and a human body detection sensor that detects a human body. By adding a controller that receives the human body detection signal output from the sensor, controls the opening and closing of the first gate based on the human body detection signal, and outputs a drive signal to the gate drive circuit, it is possible to use radio waves, etc. To smoothly pass an automatic ticket gate one by one without confusing the automatic ticket gate process. In addition, by installing this automatic ticket gate system, users can process the ticket gate by pressing a button only once, and the administrator can eliminate the need for manpower at the ticket gate.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of the present invention, Figure 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a controller, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a gate management system, Figure 4 is a horizontal layout of sensors, and Figure 5 is a vertical layout of sensors. The orientation diagram, FIG. 6, is a schematic flowchart of gate control. Host computer controller Human body detection sensor Gate drive device 1st gate instruction display board Automatic ticket gate 17... 2nd gate and above Applicant Seiko Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Keinosuke Hayashi

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) At least a plurality of human body detection sensors that detect human bodies, a first gate that is placed in front of an automatic ticket gate that automatically performs ticket inspection and blocks passage of human bodies, and output from the human body detection sensor. A gate management system comprising a controller that receives a human body detection signal as input, controls opening and closing of the first gate based on the human body detection signal, and outputs a drive signal to a gate drive circuit. (2) It has a second gate located at the back of the automatic ticket gate, and the ticket gate signal from the automatic ticket gate and the human body detection signal from the human body detection sensor are input, and based on those signals, the second gate 2. The gate management system according to claim 1, comprising a controller that controls opening and closing of the gate and outputs a drive signal to a gate drive circuit. (3) The gate management system according to claim 1, wherein the human body detection sensors are human body detection sensors such as infrared rays arranged in at least two or more rows in the horizontal direction and in at least two or more rows in the vertical direction.