JP5761640B2 - Reader / writer unit and parking fee settlement device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reader / writer unit and a parking fee settlement apparatus used for settlement of a parking fee . In particular, the present invention relates to a reader / writer unit and a parking fee settlement apparatus that can easily identify a corresponding reader / writer device corresponding to a contactless IC card of a different contactless wireless communication system.

  Today, so-called “neighbor type” non-contact IC cards are known. The “neighboring type” non-contact IC card has a communication distance of about 10 cm which operates in accordance with an international standard of ISO 14443 (ISO: International Organization for Standardization). The “neighboring type” non-contact IC cards are classified into type A (Type A) represented by Mifare (registered trademark) and type B (Type B) represented by Basic Resident Register card and digital ticket. ing.

  Felica card (Felica: registered trademark), watermelon card (Suica: registered trademark), and Eddy card (Edy: registered trademark) that are widely used in Japan are “neighboring type” non-contact IC cards. And type C (Type C).

  Each non-contact IC card of type A, type B, and type C has a common carrier frequency of 13.56 MHz, but the modulation system and encoding system are different. Therefore, in order to be able to use all types of non-contact IC cards for fee settlement, etc., the reader / writer units dedicated for the above three types of non-contact IC cards are arranged in parallel on the corresponding reader / writer device side. There is a need. The reader / writer units are provided close to each other depending on the installation space. Therefore, a problem of communication interference occurs between the reader / writer units.

As an example, when the reader / writer units for type A, type B, and type C are arranged side by side, the non-contact IC card is, for example, a reader / writer unit for type A and a reader / writer unit for type B. When close to the middle, both the type A reader / writer unit and the type B reader / writer unit communicate with the non-contact IC card, causing communication interference.
The inventor has proposed a technique shown in Patent Document 1 in order to prevent communication interference that occurs when reader / writer units having different communication methods as described above are arranged in parallel.

The reader / writer unit in Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of reader / writer devices that perform non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card corresponding to any one of the non-contact wireless communication methods by different non-contact wireless communication methods. I have.
In each of the corresponding reader / writer devices, the height of the lower side of the substantially planar communication surface portion to which the non-contact IC card contacts or approaches is higher than the height of the upper side portion of the communication surface portion. In addition, communication interference is prevented by having a predetermined angle of inclination from the upper side to the lower side.

  Here, “different non-contact wireless communication systems” means both a case where a plurality of types of electronic money within the same type can be divided and a case where a plurality of types of electronic money of different types can be divided. Including.

JP 2009-175996 A

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has an excellent effect in that it prevents communication interference between corresponding reader / writer devices having different communication methods with a simple and inexpensive configuration. However, recently, for example, there are a large number of various types of electronic money cards for payment. For corresponding reader / writer devices with different communication methods, which corresponding reader / writer device should be used by the user. It is no longer easy to judge.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that a user can easily determine a reader / writer device corresponding to a non-contact IC card to be used, and in addition, reader / writers having different communication systems arranged in parallel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reader / writer unit and a parking fee settlement apparatus that prevent communication interference between apparatuses.

(First invention)
A first invention in the present application is a plurality of reader / writer devices that perform non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (60) corresponding to any one of the non-contact wireless communication systems by different non-contact wireless communication systems ( 41, 41, ...) related to the reader / writer unit (40).
The plurality of reader / writer devices (41, 41,...) Contact or approach the non-contact IC card (60) in order to authenticate the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). Each type of authentication reader / writer device (42) having a substantially flat authentication surface portion (42a) and the non-contact IC card (60) authenticated by the authentication reader / writer device (42) In order to perform non-contact wireless communication correspondingly, it indicates that the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60) is supported, and a substantially flat surface on which the non-contact IC card (60) is brought into contact or close to A reader / writer unit (40) including a plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) Having a communication surface portion (43a) in the form of a ring.
The plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (41, 41,...) Are arranged closer to the exit of the parking lot (2) than the authentication reader / writer device (42).
The authentication reader / writer device (42) is arranged closer to the parking section (4) than the parking number input section (23) for specifying the used parking section (4).

(Glossary)
“Different contactless wireless communication systems” include both a case where a plurality of types of electronic money in the same type can be separated and a case where a plurality of types of electronic money of different types can be separated.

(Function)
The user brings the non-contact IC card (60) close to the authentication reader / writer device (42). The authentication reader / writer device (42) authenticates the type of the form of the non-contact IC card (60) based on the type information of the form of the non-contact IC card (60). Based on the authentication, the communication surface portion (43a) of the corresponding reader / writer device (43) corresponding to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60) is changed to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). Display that it is compatible.
Since the user can easily identify the corresponding reader / writer device (43) displayed on the communication surface unit (43a), the non-contact IC card (60) is connected to the corresponding reader / writer device (43). Can be brought close to each other.

(Variation 1 of the first invention)
The first invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the reader / writer unit (40) according to claim 1, wherein two or more corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43, ...) are authenticated by the authentication reader / writer device (42). It may be displayed that the contactless IC card (60) is compatible with the type of form.

(Function)
The user can easily distinguish between two or more corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) Displayed on the communication surface unit (43a). The non-contact IC card (60) can be quickly brought close to the writer device (43).

(Variation 2 of the first invention)
The first invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the reader / writer unit (40) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication surface portion (43a) of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) is an upper side portion of the communication surface portion (43a). The lower side part (43c) may have a predetermined angle of inclination from the upper side part (43b) to the lower side part (43c) so that the height of the lower side part (43c) is higher than the height of (43b).

(Function)
Since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, a step is generated between each corresponding corresponding reader / writer device (43, 43). As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

(Variation 3 of the first invention)
The first invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the reader / writer unit (40) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication surface portion (43a) of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) is connected to the communication surface portion (43a). It has a predetermined angle of inclination from the left side part (43e) to the right side part (43d) so that the height of the left side part (43e) is higher than the height of the right side part (43d), or the communication surface part (43a) It is also possible to have a predetermined angle of inclination from the right side part (43d) to the left side part (43e) so that the height of the right side part (43d) is higher than the height of the left side part (43e). Good.

(Function)
Since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, a step is generated between each corresponding corresponding reader / writer device (43, 43). As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

(Variation 4 of the first invention)
The first invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the reader / writer unit (40) according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the communication surface portion (43a) of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) is high. It is good also as arrange | positioning so that it may be located on the plane from which a height differs.

(Function)
By arranging the heights of the communication surface portions (43a) of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) to be located on different planes, the two corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) adjacent to each other are arranged. For example, even when the non-contact IC card (60) comes close to a substantially intermediate position, the communication distance between one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the other corresponding reader The communication distance between the writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) is further different from each other. Accordingly, communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other can be prevented.

(Variation 5 of the first invention)
The fourth variation in the first invention may be as follows.
That is, the plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) Are extended from the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided at the uppermost level to the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided at the lowermost level. Are arranged along a straight line of approximately 90 degrees with respect to the ground, or from the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided on the left end side to the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided on the right end side, Are arranged in parallel along a straight line that is substantially parallel to or from the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided at the uppermost level to the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided at the lowermost level. Are arranged in parallel along an oblique straight line from the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided in the uppermost stage to the corresponding reader / writer device (43) provided in the lowermost stage. It is good.

(Function)
The distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) is increased. For this reason, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to the corresponding reader / writer device (43), The communication distance between the contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are further different from each other. Accordingly, communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other can be prevented.

(Variation 6 of the first invention)
Variations 1-3 in the first invention can also be formed as follows.
That is, the plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) May be arranged in a meander shape.

(Function)
By arranging a plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) In a meander shape, the distance between adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) increases. For this reason, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to the corresponding reader / writer device (43), The communication distance between the contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are further different from each other. Accordingly, communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other can be prevented.

(Second invention)
The second invention in the present application is a plurality of reader / writer devices that perform non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (60) corresponding to any one of the non-contact wireless communication systems in different non-contact wireless communication systems. The installation method of
As the plurality of reader / writer devices (41, 41,...), The non-contact IC card (60) is brought into contact or in proximity to authenticate the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). An authentication reader / writer device (42) provided with a substantially flat authentication surface portion (42a) is arranged, and the non-contact IC card (60) is authenticated by the authentication reader / writer device (42). In order to perform non-contact wireless communication corresponding to each type, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43,...) That display corresponding to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). The corresponding reader / writer device (43) is a method for installing a reader / writer device including a substantially planar communication surface portion (43a) with which the non-contact IC card (60) is contacted or approached. Related.

(Function)
This is similar to the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the first invention described above. That is, the user brings the non-contact IC card (60) close to the authentication reader / writer device (42). The authentication reader / writer device (42) authenticates the type of the form of the non-contact IC card (60) based on the type information of the form of the non-contact IC card (60). Based on the authentication, the communication surface portion (43a) of the corresponding reader / writer device (43) corresponding to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60) is changed to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). Display that it is compatible.
Since the user can easily identify the corresponding reader / writer device (43) displayed on the communication surface unit (43a), the non-contact IC card (60) is connected to the corresponding reader / writer device (43). Can be brought close to each other.

(Variation 1 of the second invention)
The second invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the height of the lower side portion (43c) of the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) is higher than the height of the upper side portion (43b) of the communication surface portion (43a). As described above, each corresponding reader / writer device (43) having a communication surface portion (43a) provided with a predetermined angle of inclination from the upper side portion (43b) to the lower side portion (43c) is provided. May be arranged such that the communication surface parts (43a) are located on planes having different heights, or arranged in a meander shape.

(Function)
This is the same as the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the variation 2 of the first invention described above. That is, since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, there is a step between adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43). Arise. As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

(Variation 2 of the second invention)
The second invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the height of the left side portion (43e) of the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) is higher than the height of the right side portion (43d) of the communication surface portion (43a). In addition, a slope of a predetermined angle is formed from the left side part (43e) to the right side part (43d), or the height of the right side part (43d) is higher than the height of the left side part (43e) of the communication surface part (43a). Each corresponding reader / writer having a communication surface part (43a) having a predetermined angle of inclination from the right side part (43d) to the left side part (43e) so as to be higher. The device (43) may be arranged so that the communication surface portions (43a) are positioned on planes having different heights, or may be arranged in a meander shape.

(Function)
This is the same as the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the variation 3 of the first invention described above. That is, since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, there is a step between adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43). Arise. As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

(Third invention)
A third invention in the present application relates to a parking fee settlement apparatus that performs settlement of a parking fee.
That is, a plurality of readers that perform settlement of parking charges by performing non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (60) corresponding to any one of the non-contact wireless communication systems by different non-contact wireless communication systems A plurality of reader / writer devices (41, 41,...) For authenticating the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). Authentication is performed by the authentication reader / writer device (42) provided with the substantially flat authentication surface portion (42a) to which the non-contact IC card (60) is brought into contact or close, and the authentication reader / writer device (42). In order to perform non-contact wireless communication corresponding to each type of form of the non-contact IC card (60), it is displayed that the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60) is supported, and the non-contact IC card (60) A plurality of communication surface portions (43a) having a substantially flat surface to which the contact IC card (60) is brought into contact or close to. And a corresponding reader / writer device (43, 43,...).
The plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices (41, 41,...) Are arranged closer to the exit of the parking lot (2) than the authentication reader / writer device (42).
The authentication reader / writer device (42) is arranged closer to the parking section (4) than the parking number input section (23) for specifying the used parking section (4).

(Function)
This is similar to the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the first invention described above. That is, the user brings the non-contact IC card (60) close to the authentication reader / writer device (42). The authentication reader / writer device (42) authenticates the type of the form of the non-contact IC card (60) based on the type information of the form of the non-contact IC card (60). Based on the authentication, the communication surface portion (43a) of the corresponding reader / writer device (43) corresponding to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60) is changed to the type of form of the non-contact IC card (60). Display that it is compatible.
Since the user can easily identify the corresponding reader / writer device (43) displayed on the communication surface unit (43a), the non-contact IC card (60) is connected to the corresponding reader / writer device (43). Can be brought close to each other.

(Variation 1 of the third invention)
The third invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the communication surface portion (43a) of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) is such that the height of the lower side portion (43c) is higher than the height of the upper side portion (43b) of the communication surface portion (43a). Furthermore, a parking fee settlement apparatus having a predetermined angle of inclination from the upper side (43b) to the lower side (43c) may be used.

(Function)
This is the same as the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the variation 2 of the first invention described above. That is, since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, there is a step between adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43). Arise. As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

(Variation 2 of the third invention)
The third invention can also provide the following variations.
That is, the height of the left side portion (43e) of the communication surface portion (43a) of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices (43) is higher than the height of the right side portion (43d) of the communication surface portion (43a). As described above, it has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the left side part (43e) to the right side part (43d), or the height of the right side part (43d) is higher than the height of the left side part (43e) of the communication surface part (43a). It is good also as having the inclination of a predetermined angle from a right side part (43d) to a left side part (43e) so that may become high.

(Function)
This is the same as the operation in the reader / writer unit (40) of the variation 3 of the first invention described above.
That is, since the communication surface portion (43a) of each corresponding reader / writer device (43) has an inclination of a predetermined angle in the same direction, there is a step between adjacent corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43). Arise. As a result, even when the non-contact IC card (60) is close to, for example, a substantially intermediate position between the one corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the other corresponding reader / writer device (43). The communication distance between the corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) and the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer device (43) and the non-contact IC card (60) are , There is a difference between them. Accordingly, communication with the non-contact IC card (60) is preferentially performed with the corresponding reader / writer device (43) having an extremely short communication distance. As a result, it is possible to prevent communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer devices (43, 43) installed adjacent to each other.

According to the first invention, the user can easily determine the corresponding reader / writer device corresponding to the non-contact IC card to be used, and in addition, the communication methods provided in parallel are different. A reader / writer unit that prevents communication interference between reader / writer devices can be provided.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a reader / writer device installation method in which devices necessary for settlement are rationally arranged.
According to the third invention, the user can easily determine the corresponding reader / writer device corresponding to the non-contact IC card to be used, and in addition, the communication methods provided in parallel are different. A parking fee settlement apparatus that prevents communication interference between reader / writer apparatuses can be provided.

(A) And (b) is a schematic explanatory drawing of the parking management system provided with the centralized adjustment machine used as 1st embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the parking management system of FIG. It is a block diagram of the parking management system provided with the centralized adjustment machine used as 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the centralized settlement machine of 1st embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized settlement machine of 1st embodiment. It is a side view of the reader / writer unit provided in the centralized settlement machine of the first embodiment. (A) is a block diagram of a corresponding reader / writer unit provided in the centralized settlement machine of the first embodiment, and (b) is a non-contact IC that performs non-contact wireless communication with the corresponding reader / writer unit. It is a block diagram of a card. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized settlement machine of 2nd embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized settlement machine of 3rd embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized adjustment machine of 4th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized settlement machine used as the modification of 4th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized adjustment machine of 5th embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the function of the reader / writer part for correspondence provided in the centralized adjustment machine of 5th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized adjustment machine of 6th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized adjustment machine of 7th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view in the centralized adjustment machine of 8th embodiment.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a centralized settlement machine of a parking management system that manages a parking fee of a vehicle that enters and leaves a parking lot or manages a parking fee for each parking section of a parking lot.

[First embodiment]
(System configuration of the first embodiment)
The parking management system equipped with the centralized settlement machine of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a centralized settlement machine 1 that settles the parking fee of each parked vehicle as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The delivery gate 3 provided is connected by a communication line and a power line.
In addition, although the parking management system of FIG. 1 has a parking gate at the parking lot entrance and a parking ticket issuing device for issuing a parking ticket when entering the parking lot 2, it is not shown in FIG. ing.

As a modification of the parking management system described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the centralized settlement machine 1 and a locking device 5 provided in each parking section 4 for locking a parked vehicle communicate with each other. The line 6 and the power line 7 may be connected to each other.
The locking device 5 in each parking section 4 includes a locking plate that locks / unlocks the parked vehicle by standing / falling on the rotating shaft between the front and rear tires of the parked vehicle, and a magnetic flux change caused by the presence / absence of the parked vehicle. A vehicle detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a parked vehicle, and a drive unit that drives the lock plate upright / downward by a control signal generated from the centralized settlement machine 1 based on a detection signal of the vehicle detection sensor. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the centralized settlement machine 1 includes a settlement control unit 11 that controls the settlement processing of the parking fee, and an AC / DC conversion unit that converts commercial power into a DC power source and supplies the DC power to the settlement control unit 11. 12 and an AC / DC conversion unit 13 that converts the commercial power source into a DC power source and supplies the DC power source 7 to each locking device 5 of each parking section 4 through the power line 7.

  The settlement control unit 11 is a clock unit 21 that keeps track of the current time, a parking number input unit 23 such as a numeric keypad for inputting a parking number assigned to each parking section 4, and inserted bills and coins. A money processing unit 24 that counts the amount of money and performs a change payment process, and a display unit 25 that displays an input amount, a parking fee, and the like. Further, the settlement control unit 11 includes a communication unit 27 that communicates with each locking device 5 through the communication line 6, the clock unit 21, the parking number input unit 23, the money processing unit 24, and the display unit 25. And a control unit 26 that comprehensively controls the communication unit 27.

(External configuration of centralized settlement machine)
FIG. 1 shows a front view of the appearance of the centralized settlement machine 1. FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the appearance of the centralized settlement machine 1. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 5, in the centralized settlement machine 1, a front panel 31a in a box-shaped housing 31 is a user interface. The panel 31a is provided with a parking number input unit 23, a display unit 25, and a coin mech unit 32 for inserting bills and coins and paying out change. In addition, a reader / writer unit 40 of a non-contact IC card 60 that enables payment of a parking fee by electronic money is externally attached to the casing 31 of the centralized settlement machine 1.
The central settlement machine 1 and the reader / writer unit 40 are physically and electrically connected to each other, and the reader / writer unit 40 and the coin mech unit 32 form a money processing unit 24.

The reader / writer unit 40 is an external unit in which a plurality of reader / writer units 41 (reader / writer devices) corresponding to a so-called “neighboring type” non-contact IC card 60 are combined. 1 and 5, the plurality of reader / writer units 41 include one authentication reader / writer unit 42 (authentication reader / writer device) and eight corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... A corresponding reader / writer device).
Note that the “neighboring type” non-contact IC card 60 has a communication distance of about 10 cm operating in accordance with an international standard of ISO 14443 (ISO: International Organization for Standardization).

  In the present embodiment, the “neighboring type” non-contact IC card 60 will be described by taking three types as examples. That is, type A (Type A) represented by Mifare (registered trademark), type B (Type B) represented by Basic Resident Register card and digital ticket, Felica card (registered trademark), watermelon For convenience, the card (Suica: registered trademark), Eddy card (Edy: registered trademark), and the like are classified into type C (Type C).

The authentication reader / writer unit 42 is an authentication reader / writer device for authenticating the type of form of the non-contact IC card 60, and is a substantially flat authentication surface unit 42a to which the non-contact IC card 60 comes into contact or close. It has.
Each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is a corresponding reader / writer device that performs non-contact wireless communication corresponding to each type of form of the non-contact IC card 60 authenticated by the authentication reader / writer unit 42 described above. Furthermore, the non-contact IC card 60 is provided with a substantially planar communication surface portion 43a to be contacted or approached, and has a function of displaying that it corresponds to the type of form of the corresponding non-contact IC card 60. Yes. For example, a display function such as blinking or lighting of the communication surface portion 43a can be provided.

  The eight corresponding reader / writer units 43 have a format corresponding to any one of the type A, type B, and type C non-contact IC cards 60.

  The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to the type A non-contact IC card 60 has an encoding method of a modified mirror method, a modulation method of ASK 100% (= amplitude shift keying (ASK)), and a carrier wave of 13 It is a configuration for communicating with the non-contact IC card 60 based on a communication method of .56 MHz, a communication speed of 106 kbps or higher, and a communication type of an asymmetric type.

  The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to the type B non-contact IC card 60 has an encoding method of NRZ (NRZ: Non Return to Zero), a modulation method of ASK 10%, a carrier wave of 13.56 MHz, and a communication speed of 106 kbps. As described above, the communication type is configured to communicate with the non-contact IC card 60 based on the asymmetric communication method.

  The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to the type C non-contact IC card 60 has an encoding method of Manchester method, a modulation method of ASK 10%, a carrier wave of 13.56 MHz, a communication speed of 212 kbps or higher, and a communication type of symmetric. It is the structure which communicates between the non-contact IC cards 60 based on a communication system.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B, each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 of the reader / writer unit 40 extends along a substantially vertical plane with respect to the ground, that is, in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. They are arranged side by side. In FIG. 5, they are arranged in 4 columns in the vertical direction and 2 columns in the horizontal direction. The communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer portion 43 is formed such that the height of the lower side portion 43c is higher than the height of the upper side portion 43b. In other words, each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is installed in the reader / writer unit 40 so that each communication surface unit 43a is obliquely upward.

(Operation of parking management system)
In the parking management system having the centralized settlement machine 1 as described above, in the case of the parking lot 2 having the exit gate 3 shown in FIG. 1 (a), parking from the entrance of the parking lot provided with the entrance gate (not shown). A parking ticket is issued when entering the parking lot 2. The parking time information is recorded on the parking ticket.

As a modification of the parking management system described above, the case of a parking lot 2 in which a locking device 5 is installed in the parking section 4 as shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
When the vehicle parks in the parking section 4, the locking device 5 in the parking section 4 displays the parking number information indicating the parking number assigned to the parking section 4 via the communication line 6. To the control unit 26. In the control part 26, the standing drive control signal of a locking plate is transmitted via the communication part 27 and the communication line 6 with respect to the locking apparatus 5 of the parking section 4 corresponding to the received parking number information. When receiving the upright drive control signal, the lock device 5 drives the lock plate upright via the drive unit. As a result, the parked vehicle is locked. Moreover, in the control part 26, if said parking number information is received from the locking device 5, current time information will be acquired from the clock unit 21, and the acquired current time information is illustrated with said parking number information as warehousing time information. Do not store in memory.

(When paying parking fee)
When the parking lot 2 has the exit gate 3 shown in FIG. 1A, the user puts the parking ticket into the parking ticket insertion part 22 of the centralized settlement machine 1 in FIG. Information on the parking ticket is supplied to the control unit 26 of the centralized settlement machine 1.
When receiving the parking ticket entry time information, the control unit 26 acquires the current time information from the clock unit 21 and stores the acquired current time information as the departure time information. And the parking time between the warehousing time shown by the said warehousing time information and the warehousing time shown by said warehousing time information is calculated. A parking fee corresponding to the parking time is displayed on the display unit 25.

  On the other hand, in the case of the parking lot 2 in which the locking device 5 is installed in the parking section 4 as shown in FIG. 3, the user assigns the parking number assigned to the parking section 4 in which his / her vehicle is parked, as shown in FIGS. This is input via the parking number input unit 23 shown in FIG. When the parking number is input, the control unit 26 acquires the current time information from the clock unit 21, and stores the acquired current time information in the memory as the leaving time information. And the receipt time information corresponding to said parking number is read from the said memory, and the parking time between the receipt time of the receipt time information and the exit time of said exit time information is calculated. A parking fee corresponding to the parking time is displayed on the display unit 25.

In the centralized settlement machine 1 described above, the parking fee can be paid even with electronic money of a contactless IC card 60 of type A, type B, or type C in addition to money as a bill or a coin. is there.
When the user pays the parking fee using money or the non-contact IC card 60, in the case of the parking lot 2 shown in FIG. 1A, the control unit 26 passes the communication unit 27 and the communication line 6 to the exit gate 3. To open the vehicle.
On the other hand, in the case of the parking lot 2 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 26 locks the locking device 5 in the parking section 4 corresponding to the input parking number via the communication unit 27 and the communication line 6. Sends a plate fall drive control signal. When receiving the fall drive control signal, the lock device 5 drives the lock plate to fall through the drive unit. As a result, the parked vehicle is unlocked and can be delivered.

(Function of reader / writer unit)
As described above, in the centralized settlement machine 1, the parking fee can be paid even with the electronic money of any of the contactless IC card 60 of type A, type B, or type C. When paying the parking fee using the non-contact IC card 60, the user himself / herself with respect to the authentication reader / writer unit 42 of the reader / writer unit 40 shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 2 (a) and 5. The non-contact IC card 60 possessed is brought close to each other.
The non-contact IC card 60 may be in a card format as shown in FIG. 1A or a non-contact IC mounted on the mobile phone 63 as shown in FIG. At this time, the authentication reader / writer unit 42 may be blinked or lit to prompt the proximity to the authentication reader / writer unit 42.

The authentication reader / writer unit 42 transmits information on the type of the form of the non-contact IC card 60 to the control unit 26 in the reader / writer unit 40. The control unit 26 authenticates the type of form of the non-contact IC card 60 based on the information, and the communication surface part 43a of at least one corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to the type of form of the non-contact IC card 60 is provided. Give instructions to blink.
Note that the authentication reader / writer unit 42 is usually provided at a height where the user can stand up and the non-contact IC card 60 can be approached with one hand without difficulty.
FIG. 1A shows an example in which the communication surface portion 43 a of one corresponding reader / writer portion 43 blinks corresponding to the non-contact IC card 60. 2A shows an example in which the communication surface portions 43a of the two corresponding reader / writer portions 43 blink as candidates corresponding to the non-contact IC card 60. FIG.

  Therefore, the user can easily identify the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 in which the communication surface unit 43a is blinking, so that the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to the corresponding reader / writer unit 43. In FIG. 1A, a card-type non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to the communication surface portion 43a of one corresponding reader / writer portion 43 that is blinking. On the other hand, in FIG. 2A, the non-contact IC card 60 of the cellular phone 63 is brought close to one of the two flashing communication surface portions 43a of the corresponding reader / writer portions 43.

  The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 generates a high-frequency magnetic field in the antenna coil 51 when the control unit 50 shown in FIG. 7A supplies a high-frequency current to the antenna coil 51. The magnetic field magnetic flux generated from the antenna coil 51 is linked to the antenna coil 61 of the non-contact IC card 60 shown in FIG. 7B, and a current is induced in the antenna coil 61 by the high frequency magnetic field. The control unit 62 of the non-contact IC card 60 rectifies the induced current and uses it as operating power for the non-contact IC card 60.

  When the predetermined command data is transmitted from the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 to the non-contact IC card 60, the control unit 50 of the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 transmits the predetermined command data to the transmission unit 52. . The transmitter 52 transmits the command data to the non-contact IC card 60 side via the antenna coil 51 by amplitude-modulating the high-frequency current supplied to the antenna coil 51 based on the command data.

  When receiving the above command data via the antenna coil 61, the control unit 62 of the non-contact IC card 60 demodulates the received command data and executes internal processing based on the demodulated command data. Then, the response data formed using load modulation is transmitted to the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 via the antenna coil 61.

In the corresponding reader / writer unit 43, the receiving unit 53 demodulates the response data received from the non-contact IC card 60. Further, the control unit 50 recognizes the demodulated response data. As described above, the non-contact wireless communication is performed between the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 via the antenna coil 51 and the antenna coil 61, thereby paying a parking fee with electronic money. .
As described with reference to FIG. 5 and the like, the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43 are arranged side by side along a substantially vertical plane with respect to the ground, that is, in the vertical and horizontal directions. Furthermore, the communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer portion 43 is formed such that the height of the lower side portion 43c is higher than the height of the upper side portion 43b. That is, each communication surface portion 43a is formed to be obliquely upward. In addition, each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is usually provided at a height position where the user can stand up and contact the non-contact IC card 60 with one hand without difficulty.

Therefore, when paying the parking fee using the non-contact IC card 60, the user drops the hand holding the non-contact IC card 60 from the position of the user's face to the chest or waist about 20 cm to 40 cm. With extremely natural operation, as shown in FIG. 6A, the non-contact IC card 60 can be brought close to the communication surface portion 43a of the corresponding reader / writer portion 43.
FIG. 6A shows a state in which the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to the communication surface 43a of the type A corresponding reader / writer 43, for example. FIG. 6A shows an example in which the other corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 located below the corresponding reader / writer unit 43A correspond to, for example, type B and type C.

In other words, since the communication surface 43a of each corresponding reader / writer 43 is formed obliquely upward, when the user drops the hand holding the non-contact IC card 60, the non-contact IC card 60 and the communication surface 43a. Face to nature and front. Thereby, the contactless wireless communication can be satisfactorily performed between the contactless IC card 60 and the corresponding reader / writer unit 43.
However, in some cases, as shown in FIG. 6B, the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to a substantially intermediate position between the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 for type A and another corresponding reader / writer unit 43 adjacent thereto. It can be considered.

In the case of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is formed obliquely upward, the non-contact IC card 60 includes two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43. It is possible to prevent as much as possible the inconvenience of being close to the substantially intermediate position.
Generally, when the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43, the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 communicate with the non-contact IC card 60. Communication interference may occur.

  However, in the case of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the communication surface portions 43a of the corresponding reader / writer portions 43 are formed obliquely upward, the communication surface portions 43a are different as shown in FIG. Located on a plane. Therefore, a step corresponding to the height of the lower side portion 43c is formed between the corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43 adjacent to each other.

  Because of the difference in level, the user makes it an unnatural act to bring the non-contact IC card 60 close to the substantially middle position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43. As a result, it is possible to prevent as much as possible the action of bringing the non-contact IC card 60 close to the substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43.

Even if the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43, a problem of communication interference can be prevented. That is, since there is the above step, the communication distance between one corresponding reader / writer 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 6B, and the dotted line in FIG. There is a difference between the communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 indicated by an arrow.
That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the non-contact IC card 60 comes close to a substantially intermediate position between one A-type corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the other corresponding reader / writer unit 43, As a result, the communication distance between the A-type corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 becomes extremely short. The communication distance between the other corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 becomes longer.

  As a result, communication is preferentially performed between the A-type corresponding reader / writer unit 43 that has an extremely short communication distance and the non-contact IC card 60, thereby preventing the inconvenience of communication interference.

(Effect of the first embodiment)
As apparent from the above description, when the type A, type B, and type C corresponding reader / writer units 43 are arranged side by side, conventionally, the non-contact IC card 60 that the user owns before the non-contact wireless communication is performed. A selection button for selecting the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 of the type corresponding to is required.
However, the centralized settlement machine 1 of the present embodiment authenticates the type of form of the non-contact IC card 60 by bringing the non-contact IC card 60 owned by the central settlement machine 1 close to the authentication reader / writer unit 42. And the communication surface part 43a of the corresponding reader / writer part 43 corresponding to the type of the form of the non-contact IC card 60 can be displayed blinking, for example. The user can easily determine the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to the non-contact IC card 60 owned by the user.
In particular, when a plurality of non-contact ICs (electronic money) are mounted on a mobile phone, the available non-contact ICs can be visually recognized and selected, which is excellent in convenience. As a result, it leads to speedy delivery without causing confusion in the checkout process using the non-contact IC card of the user (because it requires only a sensuous touch operation, it does not take time and can prevent an erroneous operation).

  In the central settlement machine 1, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 that perform non-contact wireless communication using the type A, type B, and type C communication systems are arranged side by side so as to be adjacent to each other in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. It forms so that the communication surface part 43a of the writer part 43 may face diagonally upward. Accordingly, the contactless IC card 60 can be brought close to the front surface of the corresponding communication surface portion 43a of the corresponding reader / writer 43 by a natural operation of the user, so that the contactless wireless communication can be satisfactorily performed.

  Even when the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43, the one corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the other corresponding reader / writer unit 43 Since there is a step between them, a communication distance difference is generated between each corresponding reader / writer unit 43, 43 and the non-contact IC card 60. For this reason, the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 having an extremely short communication distance preferentially performs non-contact wireless communication with the non-contact IC card 60. As a result, communication interference between two adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be prevented. In addition, prevention of such communication interference can be realized easily and inexpensively because no special electric circuit is required.

  Further, as described above, since communication interference between adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be prevented, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 of type A, type B, and type C are adjacent to each other at extremely short intervals. be able to. Therefore, a unitization (in the case of this embodiment, the reader / writer unit 40) can be easily realized by adding the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 of type A, type B, and type C and the reader / writer unit 42 for authentication.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the centralized settlement machine 1 according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the second embodiment is almost the same as the first embodiment described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only different parts are described.
The centralized settlement machine 1 of the first embodiment is an example in which a reader / writer unit 40 in which each corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and the lateral direction is externally attached to the centralized settlement machine 1. The centralized settlement machine 1 of the second embodiment is an example in which a reader / writer unit 41 is provided in the casing 31 of the centralized settlement machine 1, and only this point is different.

  That is, the centralized settlement machine 1 according to the second embodiment includes one authentication reader / writer unit 42 and a plurality of reader / writer units 42 (on the panel 31a on the front side of the casing 31 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, eight) corresponding reader / writer units 43 are formed side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions. As a result, a step is generated between the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,..., And communication interference between adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43 can be prevented. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a centralized settlement machine 1 according to a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the third embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only different parts are described.
In the centralized settlement machine 1 of each of the first and second embodiments, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are connected to the reader / writer unit 40 or In this example, the centralized settlement machine 1 according to the third embodiment has a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,. This is an example in which is placed obliquely on the front panel 31 a of the housing 31.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the third embodiment, a type A corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is provided at the upper left position of the front panel 31a of the housing 31 as shown in FIG. The type B corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position obliquely lower right from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43. The type C corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is provided at a position obliquely lower right from the type B corresponding reader / writer unit 43. In other words, the centralized settlement machine 1 is formed by arranging the corresponding reader / writer units 43 diagonally and linearly from the upper left position of the front panel 31a toward the lower right side. The other corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are also arranged obliquely and linearly toward the lower right.

  Accordingly, the distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be increased, so that communication interference between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be more effectively prevented. it can. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above can be obtained.

  In this example, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 are arranged diagonally and linearly from the upper left position of the front panel 31a to the lower right side. The corresponding reader / writer units 43 may be arranged obliquely and linearly from the position of FIG. Even in that case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[Fourth embodiment]
A centralized settlement machine 1 according to a fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the fourth embodiment is substantially the same as the first to third embodiments described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only different parts are described.
In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first to third embodiments, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction or in the oblique direction. In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fourth embodiment, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are arranged on the front side of the housing 31. This is an example in which the panel 31a is arranged in a meander shape.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, a type A corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at the lower left position of the front panel 31 a of the housing 31. A type C corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position slightly away from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43 to the right. The type B corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is disposed at a position approximately one level higher than the corresponding position between the type A corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the type C corresponding reader / writer unit 43. Provide. As such, each corresponding reader / writer 43 is arranged in a so-called meander shape. The other corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are also arranged in the same meander shape.

  Therefore, even if the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are arranged in a meander shape, the distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43 can be increased, so that they are adjacent to each other. Communication interference between the corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be more effectively prevented. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first to third embodiments described above can be obtained.

  When the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are arranged in a meander shape, the type A corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is provided at the upper left position of the front panel 31a as shown in FIG. Provide. A type C corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position slightly away from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43 to the right. The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 for type B is positioned at a position approximately one level below the corresponding reader / writer unit for correspondence with the reader / writer unit 43 for type A and the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 for type C. It may be provided. Even in that case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[Fifth embodiment]
Next, a centralized settlement machine 1 according to a fifth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the fifth embodiment is substantially the same as the first to fourth embodiments described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only different parts are described.
In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first to fourth embodiments, the communication surface portions 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43,. In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment, the communication surface parts 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer parts 43, 43,... It was formed to face the direction.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 of type A, type B, and type C are placed on the front panel 31a of the casing 31 with respect to the ground. Are formed side by side along a straight line in the horizontal direction. In FIG. 12, the horizontal straight lines are provided in approximately two upper and lower lines. In other words, in the centralized settlement machine 1, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 are arranged in the horizontal direction and arranged on the front panel 31a.

  The communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer portion 43 is formed such that the height position of the right side portion 43d is higher than the height position of the left side portion 43e. That is, it is formed with a predetermined angle of inclination from each right side 43d to each left side 43e. Therefore, the communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer portion 43 is located on a different plane as shown in FIG. Therefore, a step corresponding to the height of the right side portion 43d is formed between the corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43 adjacent to each other.

  Due to the difference in level, as shown in FIG. 13, even when the non-contact IC card 60 is brought close to a substantially intermediate position between the two corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43, communication troubles can be prevented. . That is, since there is the above-described step, the communication distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 and the non-contact IC card 60 is different from each other. As a result, communication interference between adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be prevented. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the first to fourth embodiments described above can be obtained.

  In this example, one authentication reader / writer unit 42 and a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are provided on the panel 31a on the front side of the casing 31, The reader / writer unit 40 described in the first embodiment may be unitized. In this case, the reader / writer unit is a reader / writer unit in which the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,. For example, as shown by a dotted box in FIG. 12, it is externally attached to the upper surface of the centralized settlement machine 1 or the like. Thereby, the same effect as the reader / writer unit 40 described in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Sixth embodiment]
Next, a centralized settlement machine 1 according to a sixth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the sixth embodiment is substantially the same as the fifth embodiment described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only different parts are described.
In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment, the communication surface portions 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer portion 41 are formed so as to face diagonally to the left. In the concentrated settlement machine 1 of the sixth embodiment, the communication surface portions 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer portion 41 are formed so as to face diagonally to the right. did.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, in the communication surface portion 43a of each corresponding reader / writer portion 43, the height position of the left side portion 43e is higher than the height position of the right side portion 43d. It is formed to be higher. That is, it is formed with a predetermined angle of inclination from each left side 43e to each right side 43d. Therefore, as described above with reference to FIG. 13, a step corresponding to the height of the left side portion 43e is formed between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43. Since there is such a step, it is possible to prevent communication interference between adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment described above can be obtained.

  In this example as well, one authentication reader / writer unit 42 and a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are unitized and, for example, as shown by a dotted box in FIG. As described in the fifth embodiment, it may be externally attached to the upper surface portion of 1.

[Seventh embodiment]
Next, a centralized settlement machine 1 according to a seventh embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the seventh embodiment is substantially the same as the sixth embodiment described above, the description of the overlapping parts is omitted, and only the different parts are described.
In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the sixth embodiment, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are arranged side by side on the front panel 31a of the casing 31. In the concentrated settlement machine 1 of the seventh embodiment, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are arranged obliquely.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the seventh embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, a type A corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at the upper left position of the front panel 31 a of the housing 31. The type B corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position obliquely lower right from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43. The type C corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position obliquely lower right from the type B corresponding reader / writer 43. In other words, the centralized settlement machine 1 has the corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Arranged diagonally and linearly from the upper left position of the front panel 31a toward the lower right side. Is formed. The other corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are also arranged obliquely and linearly toward the lower right.

  Accordingly, the distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be increased, so that communication interference between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43 and 43 can be more effectively prevented. it can. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the above-described sixth embodiment can be obtained.

  In this example, the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are arranged obliquely and linearly from the upper left position of the front panel 31a toward the lower right side. The plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... May be arranged obliquely and linearly from the upper right position of the front panel 31a toward the lower left side. Even in that case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

15, the communication surface portions 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43,... Are formed such that the height position of the left side portion 43e is higher than the height position of the right side portion 43d. In addition, the corresponding reader / writer units 43 are arranged obliquely.
As another example, the communication surface portions 43a of the plurality of corresponding reader / writer portions 43, 43,... Are formed such that the height position of the right side portion 43d is higher than the height position of the left side portion 43e. In addition, the corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... (See FIGS. 12 and 13) may be arranged obliquely. Even in that case, the same effect can be obtained.

[Eighth embodiment]
Next, a centralized settlement machine 1 according to an eighth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. Note that the eighth embodiment is substantially the same as the fifth to seventh embodiments described above, so the description of the overlapping parts is omitted and only the different parts will be described.
The centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment to the seventh embodiment is an example in which a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... However, in the centralized settlement machine 1 of the eighth embodiment, a plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Of the reader / writer unit 41 are arranged on the panel 31 a on the front side of the housing 31. It is the example arrange | positioned in meander shape.

  In the centralized settlement machine 1 of the eighth embodiment, a type A corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is provided at the upper left position of the front panel 31a of the housing 31, as shown in FIG. A type C corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position slightly away from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43 to the right. The corresponding reader / writer unit 43 for type B is positioned at a position approximately one level below the corresponding reader / writer unit for correspondence with the reader / writer unit 43 for type A and the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 for type C. Provide. As such, each corresponding reader / writer 43 is arranged in a so-called meander shape.

  Even if the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are arranged in a meander shape, the distance between the adjacent corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43 can be increased. Communication interference between the writer units 43 and 43 can be more effectively prevented. In addition, the same effects as those of the centralized settlement machine 1 of the fifth embodiment to the seventh embodiment can be obtained.

  When the plurality of corresponding reader / writer units 43, 43,... Are arranged in a meander shape, they can be arranged in the same manner as in FIG. That is, the type A corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at the lower left position of the front panel 31a. A type C corresponding reader / writer 43 is provided at a position slightly away from the type A corresponding reader / writer 43 to the right. The type B corresponding reader / writer unit 43 is disposed at a position approximately one level higher than the corresponding position between the type A corresponding reader / writer unit 43 and the type C corresponding reader / writer unit 43. It may be provided. Even in that case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[Modification]
In the description of the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the centralized settlement machine 1 of the parking management system that performs the settlement of the parking fee. In addition, a fee payment device of a store such as a convenience store or a department store, You may apply to a vending machine, an entrance / exit management apparatus, etc. In either case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
In addition, if points or coupons are generated as the parking fee is settled, the contactless IC card that accumulates points or coupons is changed to another contactless IC card that is not used to settle the parking fee. It may be. For example, after the parking fee is settled, the corresponding reader / writer unit 43 corresponding to one or more non-contact IC cards that can accumulate points and coupons flashes and lights up. To process.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made according to the design or the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has applicability in a manufacturing industry that manufactures a fee settlement machine (particularly, a parking fee settlement apparatus), a rental industry that rents a fee settlement machine, and a proxy service industry that acts as a charge settlement machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Centralized settlement machine 2 Parking lot 3 Gate for delivery 4 Parking area 5 Locking device 6 Communication line 7 Power supply line 11 Settlement control part 12 AC / DC conversion part 13 AC / DC conversion part 21 Clock unit 22 Parking ticket insertion part 23 Parking Number input unit 24 Money processing unit 25 Display unit 26 Control unit 27 Communication unit 31 Housing 31a Panel 32 Coin mech unit 40 Reader / writer unit 41 Reader / writer unit (reader / writer device)
42 Authentication Reader / Writer Unit (Authentication Reader / Writer Device)
42a Authentication surface part 43 Corresponding reader / writer part (corresponding reader / writer device)
43a Communication surface part 43b Upper side part 43c Lower side part 43d Right side part 43e Left side part 50 Control part 51 Antenna coil 52 Transmission part 53 Reception part 60 Non-contact IC card 61 Antenna coil 62 Control part 63 Mobile phone

Claims (10)

A reader / writer unit installed near the exit of a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces for use in the payment of parking charges,
A reader / writer unit including a plurality of reader / writer devices that perform non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card corresponding to any one of the non-contact wireless communication methods in different non-contact wireless communication methods,
The plurality of reader / writer devices include an authentication reader / writer device having a substantially planar authentication surface portion with which the non-contact IC card is brought into contact with or in close proximity to authenticate the type of form of the non-contact IC card. When,
In order to perform non-contact wireless communication corresponding to each type of form of the non-contact IC card authenticated by the reader / writer device for authentication, it is displayed that the type of form of the non-contact IC card is supported. And a plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices having a substantially planar communication surface portion to which the non-contact IC card is brought into contact with or close to,
With
The plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices are arranged closer to the exit side of the parking lot than the authentication reader / writer device,
The authentication reader / writer device is a reader / writer unit that is disposed closer to the parking section than the parking number input unit for specifying the used parking section .   2. The reader / writer unit according to claim 1, wherein two or more corresponding reader / writer devices indicate that they correspond to types of forms of the non-contact IC card authenticated by the authentication reader / writer device. .   The communication surface portion of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the upper side portion to the lower side portion so that the height of the lower side portion is higher than the height of the upper side portion of the communication surface portion. The reader / writer unit according to claim 1 or 2.   The communication surface portion of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the left side portion to the right side portion so that the height of the left side portion is higher than the height of the right side portion of the communication surface portion, Alternatively, it has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the right side portion to the left side portion so that the height of the right side portion is higher than the height of the left side portion of the communication surface portion. The reader / writer unit described.   The reader / writer unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication surface portion of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices is disposed so as to be positioned on planes having different heights.   The plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices are arranged in parallel along a straight line of about 90 degrees with respect to the ground from the corresponding reader / writer device provided at the uppermost level to the corresponding reader / writer device provided at the lowermost level. Or from the corresponding reader / writer device provided on the left end side to the corresponding reader / writer device provided on the right end side, arranged in parallel along a straight line substantially parallel to the ground, or provided on the uppermost stage From the corresponding reader / writer device to the lowermost stage, the corresponding reader / writer apparatus is arranged in parallel along an oblique straight line, or from the corresponding reader / writer apparatus provided at the uppermost stage to the lowermost stage. The reader / writer unit according to claim 5, wherein the reader / writer unit is arranged along an oblique straight line over the apparatus.   The reader / writer unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices are arranged in a meander shape. Provided with a plurality of reader / writer devices that perform payment of parking charges by performing non-contact wireless communication with a non-contact IC card corresponding to any of the non-contact wireless communication methods by different non-contact wireless communication methods, A parking fee settlement apparatus installed near the exit of a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces for use in the settlement of parking fees,
The plurality of reader / writer devices include an authentication reader / writer device having a substantially planar authentication surface portion with which the non-contact IC card is brought into contact with or in close proximity to authenticate the type of form of the non-contact IC card. In order to perform non-contact wireless communication corresponding to each type of form of the non-contact IC card authenticated by the authentication reader / writer device, it corresponds to the type of form of the non-contact IC card. A plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices including a substantially planar communication surface portion that displays and is in contact with or close to the non-contact IC card;
With
The plurality of corresponding reader / writer devices are arranged closer to the exit side of the parking lot than the authentication reader / writer device,
The authentication reader / writer device is a parking fee settlement device arranged closer to the parking section than the parking number input unit for specifying the used parking section . The communication surface portion of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the upper side portion to the lower side portion so that the height of the lower side portion is higher than the height of the upper side portion of the communication surface portion. ,
The parking fee settlement apparatus according to claim 8.   The communication surface portion of each of the corresponding reader / writer devices has an inclination of a predetermined angle from the left side portion to the right side portion so that the height of the left side portion is higher than the height of the right side portion of the communication surface portion, Alternatively, the parking fee settlement apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a slope of a predetermined angle is provided from the right side portion to the left side portion so that the height of the right side portion is higher than the height of the left side portion of the communication surface portion.

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