JP3326282B2 - Automatic ticket gate - 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, and more particularly, to a non-contact automatic ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic ticket gates which are frequently used at present are constructed such that a ticket or a commuter pass is inserted into a main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as a main body) so that the automatic ticket gate is performed. However, this insertion type automatic ticket gate has a problem that a commuter pass user has to put a commuter pass in and out of a commuter pass every time the commuter pass passes through a ticket gate.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, data is exchanged between the main body and a commuter pass (card) in a contactless manner, and an automatic ticket gate is inserted without inserting the commuter pass into the main body. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-246687).

[0004]

When a non-contact card type automatic ticket gate is employed, a shutter mechanism for an insertion slot is not provided unlike a current insertion type automatic ticket gate. In the state where the ticketless user is stopped in advance and the subsequent user sends a valid card to the communication area of the main unit, the ticketless person can pass, and on the other hand, the valid card There is an inconvenience that the owner cannot pass through.

In order to solve such inconvenience, when a billless person is detected, the communication function of the main body is stopped to prohibit the subsequent user from transferring data with the card.

By the way, once the main body detects a billless person, it is necessary to detect that the billless person has exited the ticket gate passage, reset the function of the body, and restart the communication function of the body. . Therefore, even if you have a valid card, if the distance between the communication area and the card fluctuates and communication becomes unstable, etc. The disadvantage is that the user has to exit.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate that enables automatic ticket gates without leaving the ticket gate passage when a user who has a valid card is determined to be a no-tag person. And

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention performs an automatic ticket gate by exchanging data between a main body and a card in a non-contact manner. In the automatic ticket gate that exchanges data between the main body and the card in a non-contact manner, performs a ticket gate calculation based on the data, and performs an automatic ticket gate according to the result of the calculation, Stopping means for stopping the function of the arithmetic processing of the ticket processing when detected, measuring means for measuring the data transfer time between the main body and the previous term card, and the stopping means perform the arithmetic processing of the ticket processing. When the measuring means measures a predetermined time during the suspension, a restart means for restarting the arithmetic processing is provided.

[0009]

In the above construction, when data transfer between the main body and the card continues for a predetermined time or more while a ticketless person is detected and the calculation function of the ticket checking process is stopped, the calculation of the ticket checking process starts again. Is done.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main body G, and a display unit 2 for displaying a passable direction to a user is provided on a front surface and a rear surface of a housing H.

A communication area 3 for exchanging data by wireless communication with a card possessed by a user is provided in the upper part of the front part and the rear part of the housing H. An antenna 4 connected to a communication control unit described later faces these communication areas 3.

S, S... Are photosensors for detecting a user entering or exiting or exiting a ticket gate passage formed with an adjacent main body (not shown). It is a well-known human detector, and is attached to the side surface of the housing H and the arm 5 at predetermined intervals along the ticket gate passage direction. A speaker 6 for broadcasting predetermined guidance to a user is attached to a side surface of the housing H.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is configured using a microcomputer, and the electrical configuration thereof 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 that drives the doors 1 a and 1 b via the I / O unit 14, an amplifier 16 that amplifies and takes in a detection signal of the human detector S, and an audio driver 17 that drives the speaker 6. And a communication control unit 18 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the card C.

The communication control unit 18 is composed of a microcomputer separate from the controller 7 and, like a well-known non-contact automatic ticket gate, transmits a station name and a date on the card C from the main body G via the antenna 4 to the card C. And the like, and a function of receiving radio waves 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.

Next, the electrical configuration of the card C will be described.
The card C includes 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.

The control operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, the body G
It is assumed that a user holding a valid card C is set to be a two-way type as shown in FIG. 1 and is going to enter. When the card C is moved closer to the communication area 3, data transfer between the main body G and the card C is started, and the CPU 11 of the main body G performs a calculation for a ticket gate (step 100). Affirmative, step 1020 and subsequent steps, and step is S.)

As a result of the arithmetic processing, if the ticket gate can be permitted, the door 6 is opened (if the main body G is of the normal-open type) (S104 affirmative). When it is determined, the arithmetic processing function is stopped and the door 6 is closed (S1).
04, S106).

In the case where a user having a valid card C cannot normally turn the ticket gate due to a failure in data transfer, the user exits from the ticket gate passage when the door 1a is closed. Since the card C approaches the communication area 3 again (Yes in S108), the re-approach continues for a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds.
Alternatively, when the total re-approaching time is 3 seconds or longer, the calculation function of the ticket inspection process is restarted (Yes at S110, S11
2).

Therefore, there is a feature that the user can communicate again without having to exit the ticket gate passage, as in the related art. Note that while the preceding user stops in the middle of the ticket gate passage due to the closing of the door and performs a communication operation for bringing the card C closer to the communication area 3, the following user is usually
Since the card C is not sent to the communication area 3, there is no danger that the preceding unlabeled person will be ticketed with the card C of the subsequent user.

[0020]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention measures cancellation means for interrupting the function of the ticket inspection processing when a ticketless person is detected, and measures the data transfer time between the main body and the card. When the measuring means measures a predetermined time while the suspending means suspends the arithmetic processing of the ticket checking processing, the measuring means comprises a resuming means for resuming the arithmetic processing. The person can communicate again with the main body without exiting the ticket gate passage, and the ticket gate is extremely convenient.

[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 flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Communication area 7 Controller G Main unit (Automatic ticket gate main unit) C Non-contact card (card)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] The present invention relates to a method of exchanging data between a main body of an automatic ticket gate and a non-contact card in a non-contact manner, performing a ticket inspection process based on the data, and performing an automatic ticket inspection based on a result of the operation. In an automatic ticket gate that performs, a cancellation means for interrupting the function of the arithmetic processing of the ticket gate processing when a ticketless person is detected, and a data transfer time between the main body of the automatic ticket gate and the non-contact type card. Measuring means for measuring, and restart means for restarting the arithmetic processing when the measuring means measures a predetermined time while the stop means suspends the arithmetic processing of the ticket checking process. A featured automatic ticket gate.