JP2695731B2 - Automatic ticket gate system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system, and more particularly to a system in which a postpaid card, that is, a so-called postpaid card can be used safely.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic ticket gate that is frequently used at present is provided with a prepaid ticket or a commuter pass (hereinafter referred to as a card) inserted into an automatic ticket gate body (hereinafter referred to as a main body). The data recorded on the card is taken into the main body. The main body performs an arithmetic process based on the data, performs entry and exit processing based on the arithmetic result, and writes the arithmetic result on the card to perform a ticket inspection process.

In addition, the above-mentioned insertion type automatic ticket gate has the inconvenience that a card user needs to put a card in and out of the ticket holder every time he passes the ticket gate. The card is an IC type card having a communication function, and data is transmitted and received between the card and the main body in a non-contact manner, and the card is inserted into the main body. There has been proposed a non-contact type automatic ticket gate that automatically performs a ticket inspection without a gate (for example, JP-A-1-246687).

[0004]

However, in recent years, cashless and credit cards have been developed, and there has been a demand for a postpaid type card which can be withdrawn from a financial institution after the card has been used. It has become to.
In particular, a non-contact type card has a large storage capacity, and has characteristics that can be used immediately with a post-paid type card. Also, the insertion type magnetic card can be applied to the postpaid type by providing a postpaid magnetic storage unit.

[0005] However, when the card is made into a postpaid type, such as when the card is lost or stolen, or when the contract between the user and the credit company is terminated, there is no problem. Unless safety measures are taken to prevent the use of non-compliant cards, there is a concern that unexpected damage may occur.

Therefore, the present invention provides a post-paid type car.
The goal is to provide an automatic ticket gate system that can be secured even if it is a security ticket.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention automatically exchanges data with an approaching or inserted post-payment card. a body for ticket gate, mosquitoes in the body - de records the data - - de identifying the de and data recording means, according to the prior SL identified data
Ca - When de is close to or inserted into the body, its mosquito - use prohibit the use of that card in de prohibition de - a writing means for writing the data, the writing means is the force - Use prohibited
De - when writing the data, its that have been recorded in the main body
And an erasing means for erasing data specifying the card.

[0008]

In the above arrangement, the inhibiting means is recorded on the main body.
Mosquitoes according to data that is - when de is close to or inserted into the body, its mosquito - used de prohibited de - writing data. In addition, its mosquito - used to de prohibition de - when writing the data, erasing means, mosquitoes of its recorded in the body - to identify the de de - to erase the data. Thus, its mosquito - de are hereinafter can not use <br/>.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the main body G is a non-contact type, and has doors 1a and 1b for opening and closing a ticket gate passage on the front and rear side surfaces of the housing H. On the front and rear sides, a display unit 2 for displaying a passable direction to a user is provided.

[0010] A communication area 3 for exchanging data by wireless communication with a non-contact type card C held by a user is provided at an upper portion of a front portion and a rear portion of the housing H. An antenna 4 connected to a communication control unit described later faces these communication areas 3.

[0011] s is a human detector for detecting a user entering or exiting from or passing through a ticket gate passage formed between an adjacent main body (not shown). H is attached to the side surface and the arm 5. In addition, speakers 6 are provided on both side surfaces of the housing H to provide predetermined voice guidance to the user.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer.
Its electrical configuration is shown in FIG. That is, the central processing unit (CPU) 11 of the controller 7 performs an arithmetic control process using the program data stored in the ROM 12 and the working data stored in the RAM 13.
The CPU 11 includes a door driver 15 for driving the doors 1a and 1b via the I / O unit 14, and a human detector s
A sensor 16 for amplifying and taking in the detection signal, a voice driver 18 for driving the speaker 6, and a communication control unit 19 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the card C are connected.

The communication control unit 19 is connected to a center (illustrated) that manages the main body G by a communication circuit, and is composed of the controller 7 and another microcomputer, and is a well-known non-contact automatic ticket gate. Like the machine, it has a function of transmitting data such as the station name and the date of the day from the main body G to the card C via the antenna 4 and receiving a radio wave transmitted from the card C. The communication method between the main body G and the card C is not limited to the above-described radio wave method, but may be an optical communication method, an electromagnetic coupling method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like.

The card C has a well-known IC type card form as shown in FIG. 3, and has commuter pass items printed on its surface.

Next, the electrical configuration of the card C will be described.
This card C has an antenna 20, a communication control unit 21 having the same function as the communication control unit 18 of the main body G, and an I / O unit 2, similarly to a normal IC card having a communication function.
2, a CPU 23, a memory 24 including a ROM and a RAM, and a power supply 25. In addition, the power supply 25
Instead of having it inside the card C, the power wave supplied from the main body G may be received and used as a power source.

Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the main body G is set to be a two-way type as shown in FIG. 1, and a user having the card C is going to enter. Furthermore, the RAM13 of the main body G, cards to prohibit the use Ri by the instruction from the center side, i.e., no <br/> effect - it is assumed that the ID of the card should be de No. is recorded .

When the card C reaches the communicable range of the communication area 3 of the main body G (Yes at step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as S), a command from the main body G is received by the card C. And in the card C, the main body G
The CPU 23 performs a predetermined ticket inspection process based on the data obtained from, and sends the result to the main body G side. When the response from the card C is received by the main body G, the main body G performs an arithmetic processing for a predetermined ticket gate processing.

As a result of the arithmetic processing, ID N of the current card C
o. is not registered as invalid card in main body G,
A normal ticket inspection process for permitting entry is performed (No at S102).

As a result of the arithmetic processing, ID N of the current card C
When o. is registered as an invalid card in the main body G (Yes at S102), entry to the card C is not allowed, so that the door 1b is closed and the memory of the card C is closed. In 24, the use prohibition data transmitted from the main body G is written. For this reason, the ticket can no longer be checked using the card C (S104, S106).

When invalid data is registered from the center to the main body G after entering the card C, when the card C approaches the main body G at the time of departure, Similarly, use prohibition data is written and entry is rejected.

When the use prohibition data is written to the card C, the card C recorded in the memory 13 of the main body G is read.
ID No. is deleted (Yes at S108, S110, S110
112). Therefore, the RAM 13 of the main body G can cope with the occurrence of an invalid card even if the capacity is small.

The card C on which the use prohibition data is written is
After that, the card will not be usable. However, if the card can be used normally after renewal of the contract between the user and the credit company or when the card is returned to the original user, a card (not shown) is used. The use prohibition data is erased by the issuing machine so that it can be reused.

As described above, in the automatic ticket gate system according to the present embodiment, when an invalid card is generated, the automatic
Write the use prohibition data to the card C, and thereafter,
Since it was not possible to use, unexpected damage can be prevented beforehand. When the use prohibition data is written to the card C, the use of the card in the RAM 13 of the main body G is prohibited.
Specifying the de de - Since data is erased, it is possible to also Remedy and without increasing the storage capacity of the RAM 13.

In the above embodiment, the card C
Is a non-contact type, but may be a magnetic card insertion type.
However, when the card C is of a non-contact type, the memory 24
Has the advantage that it can be more easily implemented.

The automatic ticket gate system according to the present invention has a
Data recording means for recording data specifying the card ;
Ca according to the identified data - when de is close to or inserted into the body, its mosquito - prohibit the use of that card de
Use for prohibiting de to - and writing write means data, the writing means is the force - when writing the data, mosquito its recorded in the body - - used de prohibiting de a de Since there is provided an erasing means for erasing the specified data , the card on which the use-prohibited data is written cannot be used thereafter, so that unexpected damage can be prevented. . Also, once used
Once the prohibition data is written, a key to prohibit use of the main unit
Specifying the de de - since data is erased, it is possible to also Remedy and without increasing the storage capacity of the body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main body and a card.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G body (automatic ticket gate body) C card 7 controller (writing means, erasing means)

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Junichiro Harada 11-2, Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Pref. 58-113169 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

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Use prohibit the use prohibition de de - and writing write means data, said writing means the force - used de prohibited de - when writing the data, recorded on the automatic ticket gate machine body and it has its mosquito -
And an erasing means for erasing data for specifying the password.