JP3549245B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus, in particular, to those engaged members has to be grasped wicket situation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, automatic ticket gates that are heavily used, when the result of arithmetic processing based on the data recorded in the ticket inserted in the main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as the main body) can permit entry or exit, When the door is opened (as it is when the main body is normally open type), the passage of the user (passenger) is allowed, and the door is closed when the result of the calculation processing cannot permit entry or exit. Have been.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional automatic ticket gate, when performing entrance processing using data recorded on the ticket inserted into the main body, even if the read data includes train data on which the user gets on the train, However, train guidance using the data was not performed. That is, when a user wants to receive train guidance such as a departure number line, the user has to search for a guide plate installed in the station premises or directly ask a staff member.
[0004]
In a train that requires a special ticket such as an express ticket, an express ticket, or a reserved seat ticket (this special ticket is also included in the ticket in the present invention), the vacant seat information is accurately grasped. It is important to manage seats, but even if train tickets and seat information are included in the ticket, the information is not extracted by the automatic ticket gate and used for seat management.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention can provide train guidance to a user based on data obtained from the ticket when the ticket is inserted into the main body, and can also be used for seat management. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate device capable of performing the following.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate that performs an arithmetic process based on data recorded on a ticket inserted into the main body, and performs an entrance process based on the arithmetic result, A terminal mounted on a train, a transmitting means for transmitting the entrance data to the terminal when the main body performs an entrance process, and the terminal based on the entrance data transmitted from the transmitting means. And a display control means for displaying the vacant seat status of the train via the display unit or the printing unit of the terminal device.
[0007]
[Action]
In the above configuration, the table示制control means, when the automatic ticket gate has admission process, based on the admission data sent via the transmission means from the automatic ticket gate, a vacant state of the terminal device display unit , Or printed via the printing unit of the terminal device.
[0008]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment, and a well-known transport mechanism driven by a motor M between an insertion slot 1 and a discharge slot 2 of a main body a used in the present system. 3 are provided.
[0009]
The transport mechanism 3 is composed of an alignment transport path 4, a main transport path 5, and a discharge transport path 6. Among them, the alignment transport path 4 has a function of aligning the ticket a inserted from the insertion slot 1. The main transport path 5 includes a magnetic head H1 for reading magnetic data recorded on a ticket A in the transport path, and a microcomputer for reading the magnetic data read by the magnetic head. The controller C has a magnetic head H2 for performing arithmetic processing and writing the result of the arithmetic operation, and a magnetic head H3 for reading whether or not data has been written normally. Further, a printing mechanism (thermal head in FIG. 1) T composed of a thermal head is provided in the discharge conveyance path 6.
[0010]
A wing W is provided between the main transport path 5 and the discharge transport path 6, and when the main body a is used for entry, a ticket that must be returned to the discharge port 2 like a commuter pass, It is configured to be able to discriminate the tickets collected in the collection box 7 provided in the main body a.
[0011]
A display screen 8 is provided next to the outlet 2 on the upper surface of the main body a, and a speaker 9 is provided on the ticket gate side of the main body a.
[0012]
In the figure, D is a door provided on the side surface of the main body a and opened and closed so as to permit or prevent passage through the ticket gate passage based on the calculation result of the controller C.
[0013]
The controller C includes a reservation center device 20 provided in a reservation center for making reservations for limited express tickets, a station office device 30 provided in a station office, and a train device 40 mounted on the train T. These devices 20, 30, and 40 are connected to each other, and each of them is configured around a microcomputer.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the controller C and the devices 20, 30, and 40. The controller C is mainly configured by a central processing unit (CPU) 12 that performs arithmetic processing based on a system program stored in a ROM 10 and working data stored in a RAM 11. The CPU 12 includes, via an I / O unit 13, a read / write (R / W) driver 14 for each of the magnetic heads H 1 to H 3, a voice driver 15 for driving and controlling voice guidance of the speaker 9, and a display screen 8. , A display driver 16 for driving the door D, and a control driver 18 for driving the printing mechanism T are connected.
[0015]
Train operation data is transmitted in real time from the station office equipment 30 and stored in the RAM 11. Therefore, it is possible to immediately respond to the disorder or change of the diagram.
[0016]
Further, a communication control unit 19 is connected to the I / O unit 13, and the terminals 21, 31, 41 of the devices 20, 30, 40 are connected via the communication control unit 19. The reservation center terminal 21 and the station office terminal 31 are connected to the main unit a via communication control units 22 and 32, respectively, and the train terminal 41 is a ground communication control unit 42 and a ground transmission / reception unit. It is connected to the main body a via a transmitter 43, a vehicle-side transceiver 44 and a vehicle-side communication controller 45.
[0017]
The I / O unit 13 is connected to a driver of the motor M and drivers such as a punching unit and a print head (not shown) in addition to those described above. is there.
[0018]
Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0019]
Now, it is assumed that a certain passenger is going to enter with a ticket A for an express train whose seat is designated. Then, when the ticket a is inserted into the insertion slot 1 (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as S), data is read from the ticket A via the magnetic head H1, and the data is read. The CPU 12 performs arithmetic processing based on the data thus obtained (S102).
[0020]
As a result of the arithmetic processing, if the ticket A is a valid ticket (Yes at S104), the door D is opened (when the main body a is a normally open type) as in a known automatic ticket gate (S106), Entrance data is written to the inserted ticket A via the magnetic head H2, and it is checked via the magnetic head H3 whether the entry data has been correctly written. When the ticket a is an invalid ticket, the door D is closed.
[0021]
If special data such as an express ticket is included in the data read by the magnetic head H1, the special train information is extracted (S108). At this time, a signal (entrance data in FIG. 3) indicating that the ticket having the special train information has been subjected to ticket gate processing is transmitted to each of the devices 20, 30, and 40.
[0022]
As described above, since the ticket A is an express ticket, the special train information is extracted (Yes at S108), and is compared with the train operation data stored in the RAM 11 in advance to calculate the departure number line of the express train. Is performed (S110).
[0023]
The calculated departure line is displayed on the display screen 8 as shown in FIG. 4, the same voice guidance is given from the speaker 9, and the same contents are returned via the printing mechanism T. It is printed on the ticket (S112, see FIG. 6).
[0024]
This train guidance is continued for a predetermined time or until the user leaves the ticket gate passage (S114 to S116).
[0025]
Therefore, the user is guided to the boarding platform when entering the vehicle by inserting the ticket a into the main body a, which is extremely convenient. If the limited express train related to the ticket a has already departed, the fact is notified from the display screen 8 or the speaker 9. Therefore, the user can select the next new train. In addition, since train operation data can be taken in real time, a guidance display indicating that a train is being sent and voice guidance can be provided.
[0026]
Although the display screen 8 uses a known display screen provided on the main body a, it may be displayed on a display screen provided separately from the main body a.
[0027]
Next, the display operation on the terminal device side will be described. Here, the train terminal 41 mounted on the train A will be described as an example.
[0028]
The train terminal device 41 is provided in a conductor's cabin and has a touch panel display unit 41a as shown in FIG. Then, when a predetermined button for checking the current ticket gate status is operated by operating the touch panel, the contents based on the entrance data (gate ticket data) which the train terminal 41 has received up to that point are displayed. (S200 to S204). When printing this display content (Yes at S206), a predetermined button can be pressed to print (S208).
[0029]
FIG. 5 shows the entrance state of the sixth car, and shows that the user of the seat in the blank portion has not entered. Therefore, after departure from the train, the staff only needs to perform the in-vehicle ticket inspection for the user who is seated in the blank portion, so that the in-vehicle inspection ticket can be efficiently performed. In addition, if a display unit for vacant seat information created from the reservation data and the entrance data is installed in the unreserved seat vehicle, the vacant seat information of the designated seat at the time of congestion can be known in real time, thereby providing a user service.
[0030]
In addition, although the above-mentioned terminal was shown for use on a car, the terminals 21 and 31 in the center or station office can also be displayed or printed in the same manner as the train terminal 41, so that it is possible to grasp cancellation information and the like accurately. It becomes.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention performs an arithmetic process based on data recorded on a ticket inserted into a main body, and an automatic ticket gate that performs an entrance process based on the calculation result, and a terminal device mounted on a train. Sending means for sending the entry data to the terminal device when the automatic ticket gate performs an entrance process, and a display unit of the terminal device or the terminal based on the entry data sent from the sending device. The display control means displays the vacant seat status of the train via the printing unit of the container, so that the entrance data can be used for in-vehicle ticket inspection and vacant seat management.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a display screen.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a display unit of the train terminal.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of printing on a ticket.
[Explanation of symbols]
a Main body of the automatic ticket gate (body)
C controller (extraction means, guidance control means, sending means)
1 insertion port 2 discharge port 8 display screen (guide)
9 Speaker (guide)
21 Reservation center terminal (display control means)
31 Station office terminal (display control means)
41 Train terminal (display control means)
I ticket

Claims (1)

An automatic ticket gate that performs an arithmetic process based on data recorded on a ticket inserted into the body of the automatic ticket gate and performs an entrance process based on the calculation result;
A terminal mounted on the train,
Sending means for sending the entry data to the terminal when the automatic ticket gate main body performs an entry process;
Display control means for displaying the vacant seat status of the train via the display unit of the terminal device or the printing unit of the terminal device, based on the entrance data transmitted from the transmission means,
An automatic ticket gate device comprising:

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