JP6804898B2 - Management equipment and programs - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to management devices and programs.

Conventionally, a technology has been known in which an image such as a QR code (registered trademark) in which various information necessary for passing through an automatic ticket gate is encoded is displayed on a display screen of a terminal device and used as a ticket. There is. On the side of the automatic ticket gate, an image is captured by a camera or the like, and various information is read by image analysis to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass through. In this technique, for example, when a problem occurs in the terminal device, it may not be possible to determine whether or not the terminal device can pass through. For this reason, there is a possibility that the convenience for the user will not be sufficient.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-155371

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a management device and a program that can improve convenience for a user.

The management device of the embodiment has a management device side communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit on the management device side communicates with the terminal device or the automatic ticket gate. When the control unit receives the login information from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit, the control unit uses the terminal device based on the first image request information received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit. Generates information for displaying the first image including entrance information for entering the station yard on the terminal device, and transmits the generated information to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit. Then, based on the second image request information received from the automatic ticket gate by the communication unit on the management device side, the second image including the participation information for the user of the terminal device to participate outside the station is displayed. Information to be displayed on the terminal device is generated, the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit, and information for displaying the first image on the terminal device is generated. Then, information for displaying the first image on the terminal device is generated between the time when the terminal device displaying the second image is held by the automatic ticket gate after the transmission to the terminal device. When the same login information as the base login information is received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit, the terminal device is displayed with the first image or an image having the same function as the second image. Information is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit.

The figure which shows an example of the structure of the railroad utilization management system 1 in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the terminal apparatus 10. The figure which shows the state that the input screen for the ticket purchase was displayed on the touch panel part of the terminal device 10 when the ticket purchase application 31 was activated. The figure which looked at the automatic ticket gate 100 in the 1st Embodiment from above. The figure which looked at the reading part 111 of the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment from above. The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the center server apparatus 300 in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the settlement information database 332. The figure which shows an example of the efficacy information database 334. The figure which shows an example of the admission information database 336. The figure which shows an example of the participation information database 338. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the process (the 1) of the railroad utilization management system 1 in 1st Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the process (the 2) of the railroad use management system 1. The figure which shows an example of how the record is deleted or invalidated in the effect information database 334. A sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of processing (No. 3) of the railway use management system 1. The flowchart which shows an example of the process flow by the terminal apparatus 10 in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow by the automatic ticket gate 100 in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow by the center server apparatus 300 in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of processing executed by the station office apparatus 250 and the center server apparatus 300. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example in which an input screen for purchasing a ticket is displayed on the touch panel unit of the terminal device 10 when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow by the automatic ticket gate 100A in the 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, the management device and the program of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The railway use management system of the embodiment is a system that manages entry and exit at a railway station.

(First Embodiment)
[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the railway utilization management system 1 according to the first embodiment. The railway use management system 1 includes, for example, terminal devices 10-1 to 10-n (“n” is an arbitrary natural number), a plurality of automatic ticket gates 100, a plurality of station affairs server devices 200, and a plurality of station affairs. The device 250 and the center server device 300 are provided. At least one automatic ticket gate 100, a station affairs server device 200, and a station affairs device 250 are installed at each station. Hereinafter, when the terminal device 10-1 to 10-n are not distinguished, it is simply referred to as the terminal device 10.

The terminal device 10 is a portable terminal device used by the user. The terminal device 10 is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. The terminal device 10 is used as a medium to be held by the automatic ticket gate 100. That is, in the railway use management system 1, the terminal device 10 is used as a ticket. On the screen of the terminal device 10, a read image CD for making the terminal device 10 function as a ticket is displayed. This read image CD is read by the automatic ticket gate 100 when the user passes through the automatic ticket gate 100. The scanned image CD is, for example, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code, a one-dimensional code such as a barcode, or the like. These various codes are, for example, encoded validity information as a ticket, or information including validity information and other information. The validity information is, for example, information including a validity period, identification information of an entrance station (departure station), a boardable section, a code identification information (code ID) for identifying each of the read image CDs, and the like. Further, the other information is information including, for example, a setting language in the terminal device 10. The read image CD may be in any form as long as the content can be recognized by the machine (automatic ticket gate 100) and the content cannot be recognized by human recognition.

The automatic ticket gate 100 is provided, for example, at the ticket gate of a station. The automatic ticket gate 100 permits or prohibits the passage of the user by reading information from the read image CD displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 10. In the present embodiment, the automatic ticket gate 100 will be described as a device capable of processing only the read image CD, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the automatic ticket gate 100 may be a device capable of processing a transportation IC card, a magnetic ticket, a paper ticket on which a code is printed, and the like in parallel.

The station affairs server device 200 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 100 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Further, the station affairs server device 200 transmits the information acquired from the automatic ticket gate 100 to the center server device 300 via a network NW including a LAN, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a cellular communication network, the Internet, and the like. Further, the station affairs server device 200 transmits the information received from the center server device 300 to the automatic ticket gate 100 and the like. The station affairs device 250 communicates with the center server device 300 via the station affairs server device 200.

The center server device 300 performs various processes based on the information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 via the station affairs server device 200 and the network NW. Further, the center server device 300 communicates with the terminal device 10 via the network NW. The center server device 300 is an example of a “management device”.

Hereinafter, the terminal device 10, the automatic ticket gate 100, the station affairs device 250, and the center server device 300 will be described.

[Terminal device]
First, the terminal device 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 includes, for example, an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a terminal-side communication unit 13, a ticket purchase processing unit 14, and a terminal-side storage unit 30. The operation unit 11 is, for example, a user interface such as a button, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and a touch panel. When the display unit 12 is a touch panel, a part of the operation unit 11 is formed integrally with the display unit 12. The operation unit 11 accepts an input operation by the user for displaying the read image CD on the display unit 12.

The display unit 12 includes a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display. The display unit 12 displays various images based on the information output by the ticket purchase processing unit 14. Hereinafter, a unit in which the operation unit 11 and the display unit 12 are formed will be referred to as a touch panel unit.

The terminal-side communication unit 13 communicates with the center server device 300 via a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, a dedicated line, a provider, the Internet, etc., which are mediated by a wireless base station (not shown).

The ticket purchase processing unit 14 is realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program (for example, a ticket purchase application 31) stored in the terminal side storage unit 30. The program may be downloaded from the application server via the network NW, or may be stored in a portable storage medium such as an SD card and installed in the terminal device 10. Further, even if some or all of the functions of the ticket purchase processing unit 14 are realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). It may be realized by the collaboration of software and hardware.

The terminal-side storage unit 30 is, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a register. It is realized by a storage medium. The terminal-side storage unit 30 stores programs such as the ticket purchase application 31 executed by the processor.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which an input screen for purchasing a ticket is displayed on the touch panel unit of the terminal device 10 when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated. This input screen is displayed by registering a user in advance, entering login information such as a user ID and password to log in, and then performing a predetermined operation. For example, when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated by a touch operation or the like, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 causes the terminal device 10 to display an input screen for purchasing the ticket. On the input screen, an area A1 for setting the setting language of the terminal device 10 such as Japanese or English, an area A2 for specifying the boarding section, and a boarding date for valid start of the ticket validity are specified. Area A3, a button B1 for confirming a ticket issuance request, a button B2 for requesting a reissue of a ticket, and the like may be provided. The button B2 for requesting the reissue of the ticket includes a button for requesting the reissue of the ticket for admission and entry. The setting language of the terminal device 10 may be the setting language in the ticket purchase application 31, or the setting language of the OS (Operating System) of the terminal device 10. Further, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 transmits the input user ID and password to the center server device 300 using the terminal-side communication unit 13.

In addition, the input screen may be provided with an area (not shown) for designating a payment method for expenses related to ticket purchase. Such an input screen may be displayed after the login to the ticket purchase application 31 is completed. When various information is input to the above-mentioned area and the "YES" button in the figure is operated, the ticket issuance request is confirmed. In this case, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 uses the terminal-side communication unit 13 to transmit the input information as image request information (image request) to the center server device 300.

[Automatic ticket gate]
Next, the automatic ticket gate 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment as viewed from above. The automatic ticket gate 100 may include, for example, a main machine 110 and a slave machine 130 arranged opposite to each other across a passage. The main engine 110 includes, for example, a reading unit 111, a top surface display unit 112, a front display unit 113, door units 114 and 115, and a ticket gate side control unit 150. Further, the slave machine 130 includes a reading unit 131, a top surface display unit 132, a front display unit 133, and door units 134 and 135.

The reading unit 111 of the main engine 110 captures the read image CD displayed by the terminal device 10 held by the user who is going to pass in the a direction shown in FIG. 4, and transmits the image data to the ticket gate side control unit 150. To do.

The top display unit 112 displays an image based on the result of processing by the ticket gate side control unit 150 or the information received from the center server device 300 when the terminal device 10 is held over the reading unit 111. The front display unit 113 displays marks, figures, characters, and the like indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the a direction shown in FIG. The display content of the front display unit 113 or the presence or absence of the display is determined by the ticket gate side control unit 150.

On the other hand, the reading unit 131 of the slave machine 130 captures the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 held by the user who is going to pass in the b direction shown in FIG. 4, and outputs the image data to the ticket gate side control unit. Send to 150. The top display unit 132 displays an image based on the result of processing by the ticket gate side control unit 150 or the information received from the center server device 300 when the terminal device 10 is held over the reading unit 131. The front display unit 133 displays marks, figures, characters, and the like indicating whether or not the passage is possible in the b direction shown in FIG. The display content or the presence / absence of the display of the front display unit 133 is determined by the ticket gate side control unit 150.

When the automatic ticket gate 100 is set to the operation mode that allows the user to pass in the direction a shown in FIG. 4, the ticket gate side control unit 150 keeps the doors 115 and 135 in the open state and at the same time. By controlling the door portions 114 and 134 in the open state or the closed state, the passage of the user in the a direction is permitted or prohibited. Further, the ticket gate side control unit 150 keeps the door portions 114 and 134 in the open state when the automatic ticket gate 100 is set to the operation mode for allowing the user to pass in the direction b shown in FIG. At the same time, by controlling the door portions 115 and 135 to be in the open state or the closed state, the passage of the user in the b direction is permitted or prohibited.

Further, the operation mode of the automatic ticket gate 100 may include an operation mode that allows both passage in the a direction and passage in the b direction shown in FIG. In this case, the ticket gate side control unit 150 controls to display, for example, a mark, a figure, a character, or the like indicating that both the front display unit 113 and the front display unit 133 are allowed to pass if the user is not passing. I do. Further, in the ticket gate side control unit 150, for example, when a user enters from either the a direction or the b direction, and the terminal device 10 is held by either the reading unit 111 or the reading unit 131. , The other reading unit is invalidated, and marks, figures, characters, etc. indicating that passage is prohibited are displayed on the display unit (front display unit 113 or front display unit 133) on the side where the user has not entered. Control to make it.

The automatic ticket gate 100 is not limited to the one that the user can pass in both directions as described above, but is composed of the main engine and the auxiliary machine (slave machine) and that the user can pass in only one direction. It may be.

FIG. 5 is a view of the reading unit 111 of the automatic ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment as viewed from above. The reading unit 111 includes, for example, a touch surface display unit PN and a camera CAM. The touch surface display unit PN is, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display, and is arranged around the camera CAM when viewed from above. The camera CAM images an object held in front of the user by the user. For example, when the terminal device 10 in which the read image CD is displayed on the display screen is held by the user, the camera CAM images the display screen of the terminal device 10. The camera CAM has, for example, an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). The configuration of the reading unit 111 shown in FIG. 5 may be similarly applied to the reading unit 131 of the slave machine 130. That is, the reading unit 131 of the slave machine 130 may be configured to include the touch surface display unit PN and the camera CAM.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 100 according to the first embodiment. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, the automatic ticket gate 100 includes, for example, a ticket gate side communication unit 145 that communicates with an external device, a speaker 140 that outputs voice according to instructions from the ticket gate side control unit 150, and various other information. A storage unit 170 on the ticket gate side is further provided. The ticket gate side control unit 150 includes a communication control unit 152, an image processing unit 154, a passability determination unit 156, and a pass control unit 158. The combination of the reading units 111 and 131 and the image processing unit 154 described above is an example of an “optical reading unit”.

A part or all of the components of the ticket gate side control unit 150 may be realized by executing a program stored in the ticket gate side storage unit 170 by a processor such as a CPU. Further, some or all of the components of the ticket gate side control unit 150 may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, FPGA, and may have a circuit configuration for realizing each function. Further, a part or all of the components of the ticket gate side control unit 150 may be realized by the cooperation of software and hardware.

The ticket gate side storage unit 170 may be realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, or an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM or a register. In addition to storing the program executed by the processor, the ticket gate side storage unit 170 stores identification information of the station where the machine is installed, image data and text data to be displayed on various display units, and audio data to be output to the speaker 140. Stores the fare table 172 and the like. Image data, text data, and audio data may be prepared in a number corresponding to the number of setting languages of the terminal device 10 that can be set in the ticket purchase application 31. The fare table 172 is, for example, information in which the fare is associated with the section of the station.

The communication control unit 152 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 145 to display the processing result by the image processing unit 154, the time when the read image CD is held in the reading unit 111 (131), and the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed. Etc. are transmitted to the center server device 300 via the station affairs server device 200. Further, the communication control unit 152 may receive the information transmitted by the center server device 300 via the station affairs server device 200 by using the ticket gate side communication unit 145. The identification information (station ID) of the station where the own machine is installed may be stored in advance in the ticket gate side storage unit 170.

The image processing unit 154 analyzes, for example, a portion of the scanned image CD in the image captured by the camera CAM of the reading unit 111 (131) to acquire sequence information, decodes the sequence information, and represents it as a bit string or the like. Converts electronic information that can be recognized by a computer. The electronic information includes the above-mentioned efficacy information.

The passability determination unit 156 determines whether or not the user can pass through based on the information acquired by the image processing unit 154.

The passage control unit 158 controls to allow or prohibit the passage of the user based on the determination result by the passability determination unit 156. Further, the passage control unit 158 controls to prohibit the passage of the user when the scanned image CD is not extracted by the image processing unit 154, or when the extracted scanned image CD is not decoded or the decoded result is invalid. I do. The passage control unit 158 has door units 114, 115, 134, 135, a speaker 140, a top display unit 112, 132, a front display unit 113, 133, and a touch surface display unit PN, depending on the determination of permission or prohibition of passage. Or control a combination of these. If the information acquired by the image processing unit 154 includes the information of the setting language in the terminal device 10 (passenger ticket purchase application 31), the passage control unit 158 may display various display units according to the setting language. Image data (or text data) to be displayed on the device or audio data to be output to the speaker 140 may be selected. For example, when the set language is English, the passage control unit 158 selects text data written in English from various data stored in the ticket gate side storage unit 170, and also selects voice data of English voice.

[Station equipment]
Next, the station affairs device 250 will be described. The station affairs device 250 is a device installed near the ticket gate of a station that issues various tickets and processes various tickets by the operation of station staff. The station affairs device 250 includes, for example, an operation unit, a display unit, a station affairs device side communication unit, an information processing unit, and a station affairs device side storage unit. Since the functional configurations of the operation unit and the display unit are the same as the functional configurations of the operation unit 11 and the display unit 12 of the terminal device 10, the description thereof will be omitted.

The communication unit on the station affairs device side communicates with the terminal device 10 and the center server device 300 via the station affairs server device 200. The information processing unit is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a storage unit on the station affairs device side. The information processing unit executes various processes based on the information output from the operation unit. The station affairs device side storage unit is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, or an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM or a register.

[Center server device]
Next, the center server device 300 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the center server device 300 according to the first embodiment. The center server device 300 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 305, a server-side control unit 310, and a server-side storage unit 330.

The server-side control unit 310 includes an application cooperation processing unit 312 and a payment processing unit 314. A part or all of these components of the server-side control unit 310 is realized by executing a program stored in the server-side storage unit 330 by a processor such as a CPU. The program may be downloaded from the application server via the network NW, or may be stored in a portable storage medium such as an SD card and installed in the center server device 300. Further, some or all of the components of the server-side control unit 310 may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, and FPGA, or may be realized by collaboration between software and hardware.

The server-side storage unit 330 is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, or an SD card, and a volatile storage medium such as a RAM or a register. In addition to storing the program executed by the processor, the server-side storage unit 330 stores the payment information database 332, the validity information database 334, the admission information database 336, and the entry information database 338, which will be described later.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the payment information database 332. As shown in the figure, the payment information database 332 can be used by the user, such as a payment method for the cost related to the ticket purchase, a password, and the user ID, which is the identification information of the user of the ticket purchase application 31. This is information associated with information such as the available amount that can be used and information for specifying the terminal device 10 (for example, an e-mail address). The user ID may be, for example, the login ID of the ticket purchase application 31. Payment methods for ticket purchase costs include credit card payments and debit payments in which the usage amount is deducted from the designated account. The payment information database 332 may add records (data corresponding to one user ID) at any time by referring to the information transmitted by the terminal device 10 in which the ticket purchase application 31 is activated. When a station clerk at a station window, an operator of a payment agency service provider, or the like inputs a payment method or account number specified by a user of the terminal device 10 into a dedicated terminal, the center server device 300 is the dedicated terminal. The settlement information database 332 may be generated by referring to the information output by.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the efficacy information database 334. As shown in the figure, the validity information database 334 is information in which validity information such as a validity period, entry station identification information (entrance station ID), and code ID is associated with a user ID. For example, information transmitted by the terminal device 10 on which the ticket purchase application 31 is activated may be added as a record to the validity information database 334 at any time.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the admission information database 336. As shown in the figure, the entrance information database 336 is information in which information such as an entrance time, an identification information of an entrance station (entrance station ID), and an entrance / exit code is associated with a code ID. The admission information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 100 that has performed the admission process may be added as a record to the admission information database 336.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the participation information database 338. As shown in the figure, the participation information database 338 is information in which information such as the participation time, the identification information of the participation station (participation station ID), and the entry / exit code are associated with the code ID. In the participation information database 338, the participation information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 100 that has performed the participation processing may be added as a record.

The server-side communication unit 305 communicates with the terminal device 10 and the automatic ticket gate 100 via the network NW described above.

The application cooperation processing unit 312 uses the server-side communication unit 305 to communicate with the terminal device 10 in which the ticket purchase application 31 is activated, and controls an image to be displayed on the screen of the terminal device 10. For example, when the image request information is received by the server-side communication unit 305, the application cooperation processing unit 312 generates image generation information in order to display the read image CD on the screen of the terminal device 10, and uses this as the image request information. Is transmitted to the terminal device 10 as a response to the above. The image generation information may be, for example, the image data itself of the scanned image CD, or compressed image data, or text data in which the efficacy information that is the source of the scanned image CD is converted into characters, numerical values, or the like. It may be binary data. Further, the image generation information may be the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the website displaying the read image CD. When the terminal device 10 receives the image generation information from the center server device 300, the terminal device 10 displays the read image CD based on the image generation information. When the image generation information is text data or binary data, the terminal device 10 encodes the effect information based on the data into a read image CD, and draws (renders) the read image CD on the touch panel unit.

The payment processing unit 314 determines the fare (charged amount) of the section used from the entrance station to the exit station for users who are permitted to pass through both the automatic ticket gate 100 for entry and the automatic ticket gate 100 for entry. One example) is calculated. For example, the settlement processing unit 314 may calculate the fare for the section used based on the entry station identification information included in the entry information and the entry station identification information included in the entry information. Then, the payment processing unit 314 refers to the validity information database 334, identifies the user (user ID) associated with the code ID included in the admission information or the entry information, and charges the user the fare. Decide to charge. For example, the payment processing unit 314 refers to the payment information database 332 and uses the payment method set for each user ID to withdraw the fare from a predetermined account for payment. The actual payment processing may be performed by requesting an external device such as a payment server of a credit company or a telecommunications carrier company. Further, the payment processing by the payment processing unit 314 may be performed every time the user passes through the automatic ticket gate 100, or may be performed collectively after a predetermined period. Further, the payment processing by the payment processing unit 314 does not necessarily have to be performed at the timing when the user passes through the automatic ticket gate 100, and may be performed at any timing after the passage. Further, the payment processing unit 314 may settle the fare when the ticket is purchased by the ticket purchase application 31, that is, when the image request information is received from the terminal device 10.

[Processing details]
Hereinafter, a series of processes of the railway utilization management system 1 will be described. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the process (No. 1) of the railway utilization management system 1 in the first embodiment. In this sequence, the description of the station affairs server device 200 that mediates the communication between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 is omitted.

First, the terminal device 10 displays an input screen when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated (step S100). Next, the terminal device 10 transmits the image request information including the information input to the input screen to the center server device 300 (step S102).

Next, the center server device 300 extracts the effect information from the image request information received from the terminal device 10, stores the effect information as a record in the effect information database 334, and generates image generation information including the effect information. (Step S104). Next, the center server device 300 transmits the generated image generation information to the terminal device 10 as a response to the image request information (step S106).

Next, the terminal device 10 displays the image of the read image CD on the screen based on the image generation information received from the center server device 300 (step S108). As a result, the user can enter the station yard by holding the terminal device 10 displaying the read image CD over the automatic ticket gate 100. Hereinafter, the scanned image CD used when entering the station yard will be referred to as “admission scanned image” and will be described. The read image for admission is an example of the "first image".

When the terminal device 10 displaying the read image for admission is held, the automatic ticket gate 100 reads the read image for admission from the terminal device 10 and acquires the effect information from the read read image for admission (step S110). Next, the automatic ticket gate 100 enters based on the acquired validity information, the current time information, the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed (that is, the identification information of the entrance station), and the fare table 172. It is determined whether or not the user can pass through (step S112). In the following, it is assumed that passage is permitted.

Next, when the automatic ticket gate 100 permits passage, the automatic ticket gate 100 displays the entrance information including the time when the read image for entrance is held (entrance time) and the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed, together with the acquired effect information. It is transmitted to the center server device 300 (step S114).

Next, the center server device 300 stores the validity information and the entrance information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 in the validity information database 334 and the entrance information database 336, respectively (step S116).

Next, the center server device 300 generates image generation information including efficacy information and admission information, and transmits the image generation information to the terminal device 10 (step S118).

When the terminal device 10 receives the image generation information including the validity information and the admission information from the center server device 300, the terminal device 10 generates an image of the read image CD based on the image generation information and displays it on the screen (step S120). As a result, the user can participate outside the station premises by holding the terminal device 10 on which the read image CD generated based on the validity information and the entrance information is displayed on the automatic ticket gate 100. Hereinafter, the read image CD used when participating outside the station premises will be referred to as a “participation read image” and will be described. The read image for participation is an example of the "second image".

When the terminal device 10 on which the read image for entry is displayed is held, the automatic ticket gate 100 reads the read image for entry from the terminal device 10 and acquires the validity information and the entrance information from the read image for entry (step). S122). Next, the automatic ticket gate 100 includes, for example, the acquired validity information and admission information, the current time information, the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed (that is, the identification information of the participating station), and the fare table 172. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the participating user can pass through (step S124). In the following, it is assumed that passage is permitted.

Next, when the automatic ticket gate 100 permits passage, along with the acquired effect information and entrance information, the time when the read image for participation is held (entry time) and the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed (that is, participation). Participation information including (station identification information) and the like is transmitted to the center server device 300 (step S126).

Next, the center server device 300 stores the validity information, the entrance information, and the participation information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 in the validity information database 334, the entrance information database 336, and the participation information database 338, respectively (step S128). ..

Further, the payment processing unit 314 of the center server device 300 calculates the fare related to the section of use based on the identification information of the entry station included in the entrance information and the identification information of the entry station included in the entry information, and is effective. With reference to the information database 334, it is determined to charge the fare to the user (user ID) associated with the code ID included in the admission information or the entry information (step S130).

Next, the center server device 300 transmits the participation information and the calculated fare information (hereinafter referred to as fare information) to the terminal device 10 (step S132). In response to this, the terminal device 10 displays an image or characters indicating that the boarding is completed on the screen, and also displays the fare required for the boarding (step S134). As a result, a series of processes from the entry of one user to the entry of the railway use management system 1 is completed.

Next, the terminal device to be used is transferred to the terminal device 10-2 after the user has purchased the ticket using the terminal device 10-1 and before passing through the automatic ticket gate 100 at the entrance station. The processing when the change is made will be described. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of processing (No. 2) of the railway utilization management system 1. In this sequence, the description of the station affairs server device 200 that mediates the communication between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 is omitted.

First, the terminal device 10-1 displays an input screen when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated (step S200). Next, the terminal device 10-1 transmits the image request information including the information input to the input screen to the center server device 300 (step S202).

Next, the center server device 300 extracts the effect information from the image request information received from the terminal device 10-1, stores the effect information as a record in the effect information database 334, and stores the image generation information including the effect information. Generate (step S204). Next, the center server device 300 transmits the generated image generation information to the terminal device 10-1 as a response to the image request information (step S206).

Next, the terminal device 10-1 displays an image (first image) of the read image CD on the screen based on the image generation information received from the center server device 300 (step S208). Here, for example, because a problem has occurred in the terminal device 10-1, the user changes the terminal device to be used from the terminal device 10-1 to the terminal device 10-2. In such a case, the image generation information received by the terminal device 10-1 may not be transferred to the terminal device 10-2, or the transfer may be complicated. By performing the following processing, the terminal device 10-2 can acquire the image generation information received by the terminal device 10-1 and display the read image CD on the screen.

Next, the terminal device 10-2 displays an input screen when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated (step S210). Next, the terminal device 10-2 transmits the image request information (first image request information) including the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket input on the input screen to the center server device 300 (step S212). .. For example, when the user presses (tap) the button B2 for requesting the reissue of the admission ticket shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 10-2 requests the reissue of the admission ticket. The image request information including the information to be used is transmitted to the center server device 300.

Next, the center server device 300 newly generates image generation information based on the image request information received from the terminal device 10-2 (step S214). Next, the center server device 300 transmits the generated image generation information to the terminal device 10-2 as a response to the image request information (step S216). The center server device 300 may use the image generation information generated in step S204 without newly generating the image generation information.

When the center server device 300 acquires the information requesting the reissue of the ticket, the record (validity information) associated with the input user ID registered in the validity information database 334 and having validity. To remove or disable. Having effect means having the effect of being able to enter the entrance station or having the effect of being able to enter from the entry station.

For example, when the user holds the image (first image) of the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 over the automatic ticket gate 100 and before entering from the entrance station, it is used to generate the read image CD. The effect of the effect information included in the image generation information is valid. On the other hand, when the user holds the image (first image) of the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 over the automatic ticket gate 100 and enters from the entrance station, the image generation used for generating the read image CD is generated. Effectiveness contained in the information The effect of the information is not valid.

Further, when the user holds the image (second image) of the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 on the automatic ticket gate 100 and before entering from the participating station, it is used to generate the read image CD. The effect of the effect information included in the image generation information is valid. On the other hand, when the user holds the image (second image) of the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 over the automatic ticket gate 100 and participates from the participating station, the image generation used for generating the read image CD is generated. Effectiveness contained in the information The effect of the information is not valid.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of how records are deleted or invalidated in the validity information database 334. For example, when the user ID acquired by the center server device 300 is "C", the application linkage processing unit 312 of the center server device 300 deletes or invalidates the record corresponding to the user ID "C" from the validity information database 334. To do. If there are a plurality of records (validity information) registered in the validity information database 334 that are associated with the input user ID and have validity, all the records are deleted or invalidated and deleted. Effectiveness information corresponding to the provided information may be newly generated.

For example, when the record is invalidated, the application linkage processing unit 312 adds an invalid flag indicating that the record is not valid (or deletes the flag indicating that the record is valid) to the invalidated record. So, don't refer to that record anymore. Then, the application cooperation processing unit 312 deletes the record to which the invalid flag is given at a predetermined interval. The application cooperation processing unit 312 registers the effect information showing the effect similar to the effect given to the deleted record in the effect information database 334, and newly generates the image generation information based on the registered effect information. For example, the validity period of the registered validity information, the boarding station ID, and the like are the same as the validity period of the validity information given to the deleted record, the boarding station ID, and the like. In addition, the application linkage processing unit 312 assigns a code ID different from the code ID assigned to the validity information of the deleted record as the code ID of the registered validity information.

In this way, when new image generation information is generated, the record corresponding to the image generation information that has already been sent to the user is deleted, so it is possible to prevent the image generation information that has already been sent from being used. Can be done.

Next, the terminal device 10-2 displays the read image CD-1 (an example of an image having the same function as the first image) on the screen based on the image generation information received from the center server device 300 (step). S218). The scanned image CD-1 may be an image similar to the scanned image CD, or may be an image different from the scanned image. For example, the scanned image CD-1 may be encoded with information indicating that the scanned image for entering the entrance station is reissued.

As a result, the user can enter the station yard by holding the terminal device 10 displaying the read image CD-1 over the automatic ticket gate 100. Since the processes of steps S220 to S230 are the same as the processes of steps S110 to S120 of FIG. 12, the description thereof will be omitted. In step S228, the center server device 300 transmits image generation information including validity information and admission information to the terminal device 10-2. As a result, the processing of one routine of this processing is completed.

In this process, the terminal device 10-2 has been described as executing the process from step S210 to step S218, but the terminal device 10-1 may execute the process from step S210 to step S218. Thereby, for example, even if the image generation information is erased in the terminal device 10-1, the terminal device 10-1 can easily acquire the image generation information again.

By the above-mentioned process, even if the terminal device 10 to be used is changed, the user can change the ticket that has already been purchased using the terminal device 10-1 before the change to the terminal device 10- after the change. It can be easily obtained by using 2.

Next, after the user purchases a ticket using the terminal device 10-1 and passes through the automatic ticket gate 100 at the entrance station, and before passing through the automatic ticket gate 100 at the exit station. The processing when the terminal device to be used is changed to the terminal device 10-2 will be described. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of processing (No. 3) of the railway utilization management system 1. In this sequence, the description of the station affairs server device 200 that mediates the communication between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 is omitted.

Since the processes of steps S300 to S320 are the same as the processes of steps S100 to S120 of FIG. 12, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S320, when the terminal device 10-1 receives the image generation information including the validity information and the admission information from the center server device 300, it generates an image of the scanned image CD and displays it on the screen based on the image generation information. To do. After that, it is assumed that a problem occurs in the terminal device 10-1 and the read image CD cannot be displayed on the screen. By performing the following processing, the terminal device 10-2 can acquire the image generation information received by the terminal device 10-1 and display the read image CD on the screen.

The terminal device 10-2 displays an input screen when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated (step S322). Next, the terminal device 10-2 transmits the image request information (second image request information) including the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket input on the input screen to the center server device 300 (step S324). .. For example, when the user presses (tap) the button B2 for requesting the reissue of the ticket for participation shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 10-2 requests the reissue of the ticket for participation. The image request information including the information to be used is transmitted to the center server device 300.

Next, the center server device 300 newly generates image generation information based on the image request information received from the terminal device 10-2 (step S326). Next, the center server device 300 transmits the generated image generation information to the terminal device 10-2 as a response to the image request information (step S328).

When the center server device 300 acquires the information requesting the reissue of the ticket, the record (validity information) associated with the input user ID registered in the validity information database 334 and having validity. To remove or disable.

The application linkage processing unit 312 registers the effect information showing the effect similar to the effect given to the deleted or invalidated record in the effect information database 334, and newly generates image generation information based on the registered effect information. To do. In addition, the application linkage processing unit 312 assigns a code ID different from the code ID given to the validity information of the deleted or invalidated record as the code ID of the registered validity information. Then, the application cooperation processing unit 312 assigns a code ID similar to the code ID assigned to the validity information of the deleted or invalidated record in the admission information database 336 to the code ID given to the registered validity information. Replace. As a result, the newly generated effect information and the information included in the admission information database 336 associated with the deleted or invalidated effect information are associated with each other.

Next, the terminal device 10-2 displays an image of the scanned image CD-2 (an example of an image having the same function as the second image) on the screen based on the image generation information received from the center server device 300. (Step S330). The scanned image CD-2 may be an image similar to the scanned image CD, or may be an image different from the scanned image. For example, the scanned image CD-2 may be encoded with information indicating that the scanned image for participation from the participating station is reissued. As a result, the user can participate outside the station premises by holding the terminal device 10 displaying the read image CD over the automatic ticket gate 100. Since the processes of steps S332 to S344 are the same as the processes of steps S122 to S134 of FIG. 12, the description thereof will be omitted. As a result, the processing of one routine of this processing is completed.

In this process, the terminal device 10-2 has been described as executing the process from step S322 to step S330, but the terminal device 10-1 may execute the process from step S322 to step S330. Thereby, for example, even if the image generation information is erased in the terminal device 10-1, the terminal device 10-1 can easily acquire the image generation information.

Hereinafter, the processing of individual devices in the railway utilization management system 1 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow by the terminal device 10 in the first embodiment. First, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 of the terminal device 10 is in a dormant state until the ticket purchase application 31 is activated (step S400), and is activated when the login information is input and the ticket purchase application 31 is activated. Then, the input screen for purchasing the ticket is displayed, and it is determined whether or not the request for reissuing the ticket has been accepted (step S402). Here, the login information input by the user is the same regardless of whether the ticket is purchased for the first time or the ticket is reissued after the purchase.

If the request for reissuing the ticket is not accepted, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 accepts the purchase operation (step S404). Next, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 uses the terminal-side communication unit 13 to transmit the image request information including the input information to the center server device 300 (step S406). When the request for reissuance of the ticket is received, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 uses the terminal-side communication unit 13 to transmit information indicating the received request for reissue of the ticket to the center server device 300 ( Step S408).

Next, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 waits until the terminal-side communication unit 13 receives the first image generation information or the image generation information for the reissue request (step S410), and the image generation information is received. Then, the read image for admission is displayed on the touch panel unit (step S412). The image displayed based on the first image generation information is an example of the "first image", and the displayed image based on the image generation information for the reissue request is "similar to the first image". This is an example of "an image having the function of".

Next, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 waits until the terminal-side communication unit 13 receives the second image generation information (step S414), and when the image generation information is received, the image generation information is encoded into an image. Then, a read image for participation is generated, and the read image for participation (second image) is displayed on the touch panel unit (step S416). When the image generation information is the image data of the read image for participation, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 may omit the process of generating the read image CD.

Next, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 starts when the login information is input and the ticket purchase application 31 is started, displays an input screen for purchasing the ticket, and requests a reissue of the ticket. It is determined whether or not it has been accepted (step S418). Here, the login information input by the user is the same as the login information input when the ticket is first purchased.

When the request for reissuance of the ticket is received, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 uses the terminal-side communication unit 13 to transmit information indicating the request for reissue of the ticket for participation to the center server device 300. (Step S420). Next, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 waits until the terminal-side communication unit 13 receives the image generation information for the reissue request (step S422), and when the image generation information is received, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 participates in the touch panel unit. A scanned image (an example of an image having the same function as the second image) is displayed (step S424), and the process proceeds to step S426.

If the request for reissuing the ticket is not accepted, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 waits until the terminal-side communication unit 13 receives the participation information and the fare information (step S426), and these information are received. Then, the touch panel unit is displayed with images and characters indicating that the boarding is completed, and the fare required for boarding is displayed (step S428). This completes the processing of this flowchart.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow by the automatic ticket gate 100 in the first embodiment. First, the image processing unit 154 waits until the read image CD is held by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S500), and when the read image CD is held, the image is captured by the camera CAM of the reading unit 111 (131). The scanned image CD is extracted from the image, and the extracted scanned image CD is decoded to acquire the information contained in the scanned image CD (step S502).

Next, the passability determination unit 156 determines whether or not the information acquired by the image processing unit 154 includes admission information (step S504). When the admission information is not included, the passability determination unit 156 determines that the read image CD held up is the admission read image. On the other hand, when the admission information is included, the passability determination unit 156 determines that the read image CD held up is the read image for entry.

Next, the passability determination unit 156 determines whether or not the passage is possible (step S506). For example, when the read image CD held up is a read image for admission, the passability determination unit 156 matches the identification information of the admission station included in the validity information with the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed. Furthermore, if the admission time is within the valid period indicated by the validity information, the user is allowed to enter, and in other cases, the admission is prohibited.

Further, when the read image CD held up is a read image for participation, the passability determination unit 156 matches the identification information of the participating station included in the validity information with the identification information of the station where the own machine is provided. Furthermore, if the participation time is within the valid period indicated by the validity information, the user is allowed to participate, and in other cases, the participation is prohibited.

In addition, when the passability determination unit 156 cannot acquire the entrance information from the read image CD held at the time of entry, that is, the read image for entry is displayed instead of the read image for entry that should be originally held in the reading unit inside the station yard. If so, participation will be prohibited. In addition, the passability determination unit 156 may permit entry or entry even if the identification information of the entrance station or exit station included in the validity information does not match the identification information of the own station. For example, when the passability determination unit 156 refers to the fare table 172 and the identification information of the transit station in the usage section from the entrance station to the exit station matches the identification information of the own station, that is, the user If you want to board from a transit station that is different from the entry station specified at the time of purchase, you may be allowed to enter, and if you are going to get off from a transit station that is different from the entry station specified at the time of purchase, you may be allowed to enter. In this case, the payment processing unit 314 of the center server device 300 calculates the fare based on the entry station identification information included in the entry information and the entry station identification information included in the entry information, and thus inputs the fare at the time of purchase. It is possible to charge the fare for the section actually used without charging the original fare corresponding to the section, and it is possible to improve the convenience for the user.

Next, when the passage control unit 158 is prohibited from passing by the passability determination unit 156, the door units 114, 115, 134, 135, the speaker 140, the upper surface display units 112, 132, the front display units 113, 133, and the touch. The surface display unit PN is controlled to prevent the user from passing through (step S508). On the other hand, when the passage control unit 158 is permitted to pass by the passability determination unit 156, the door units 114, 115, 134, 135, the speaker 140, the upper surface display units 112 and 132, the front display units 113 and 133, and the touch surface The display unit PN is controlled to pass the user (step S510).

Next, the communication control unit 152 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 145 to determine the information acquired by the image processing unit 154, the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed, and the time when the read image CD is held. Information including the information (entrance information or participation information) is transmitted to the center server device 300 (step S512). This completes the processing of this flowchart.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow by the center server device 300 in the first embodiment.

First, the application cooperation processing unit 312 waits until the user ID and password are received from the terminal device 10-1 (step S600). Next, when the application linkage processing unit 312 receives the user ID and password from the terminal device 10-1, the received user ID matches the user ID registered in the payment information database 332, and the received password is , It is determined whether or not it matches the password associated with the user ID registered in the payment information database 332 (step S602).

When one or both of the user ID and the password do not match, the application linkage processing unit 312 transmits information indicating that one or both of the user ID and the password do not match to the terminal device 10-1 (step S604). , The processing of this flowchart ends.

When both the user ID and the password match, the application cooperation processing unit 312 determines whether or not the server-side communication unit 305 has received information indicating a request for reissuing the ticket from the terminal device 10 (step). S606). When the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket has not been received, the application cooperation processing unit 312 determines whether or not the server-side communication unit 305 has received the image request information from the terminal device 10 (step S608). .. When the image request information is received from the terminal device 10, the application cooperation processing unit 312 extracts the effect information from the information included in the image request information, and uses the extracted effect information to generate an image for admission. The generation information is generated, and the image generation information is transmitted to the terminal device 10 (step S610).

When receiving the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket, the application linkage processing unit 312 generates the image generation information corresponding to the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket, and uses the generated image generation information as the terminal. It is transmitted to the device 10 (step S610). For example, when receiving information indicating a request for reissuing a ticket for admission, the application cooperation processing unit 312 transmits image generation information for displaying an image for admission on the terminal device 10 to the terminal device 10. To do. For example, when receiving information indicating a request for reissuing a ticket for participation, the application cooperation processing unit 312 transmits image generation information for displaying an image for participation on the terminal device 10 to the terminal device 10. To do.

When the image request information is not received from the terminal device 10, the application cooperation processing unit 312 determines whether or not the server-side communication unit 305 has received the information from the automatic ticket gate 100 (step S612). If no information is received from the automatic ticket gate 100, the processing of this flowchart ends.

On the other hand, when the information is received from the automatic ticket gate 100, the application cooperation processing unit 312 determines whether or not the participation information is included in the information (step S614). When the participation information is not included, the application cooperation processing unit 312 generates image generation information for generating a read image for participation using the validity information and the entrance information, and transmits the image generation information to the terminal device 10. (Step S616).

On the other hand, when the entry information is included, the payment processing unit 314 calculates the fare for the section used based on the identification information of the entrance station included in the entry information and the identification information included in the entry information (step). S618). In addition, the settlement processing unit 314 may calculate the fare of the usage section indicated by the validity information. In this case, the settlement processing unit 314 may calculate the fare for the section used by referring to the validity information when the image request information is received from the terminal device 10.

Next, the application cooperation processing unit 312 transmits the participation information and the fare information to the terminal device 10 by using the server-side communication unit 305 (step S620). This completes the processing of this flowchart.

In the above-described processing, it has been described that the information indicating the request for reissuing the ticket for admission or entry is transmitted from the terminal device 10, but the terminal device 10 requests the reissue of the ticket for admission. A request may be sent to the center server device 300 regardless of whether the request is for reissuing a ticket for participation. In this case, when the center server device 300 acquires the request for reissuing the received ticket, it refers to the admission information database 336 and displays an image for admission or an image for entry on the terminal device 10. The generated information is transmitted to the terminal device 10. For example, the center server device 300 generates an image for displaying an image for admission on the terminal device when information such as an admission time, an identification information of an admission station, and an admission code is not associated with the admission information database 336. Information is transmitted to the terminal device 10. For example, the center server device 300 is an image for displaying an image for entry on the terminal device 10 when information such as an entry time, identification information of an entry station, and an entry / exit code is associated with the entry information database 336. The generated information is transmitted to the terminal device 10.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the same scanned image CD may be used in duplicate. For example, in the terminal device 10 on which any of the scanned image CDs is displayed, the scanned image CD is copied by a function such as screen capture, or the screen on which the scanned image CD is displayed is captured by a camera or the like. There is a possibility that the read image CD is illegally used by a third party. For example, when the entry information is registered in the entry information database 338, the payment processing unit 314 has a code ID in which a plurality of records are registered in the entry information database 338 even though there is only one record in the entry information database 336. In this case, the fare may be calculated and billed for all combinations of one entry information and each of the plurality of entry information. This makes it possible to prevent damage caused by unauthorized use by the purchaser's copy.

[Processing by station affairs equipment]
Hereinafter, processing will be described when a problem occurs in the terminal device 10 after the user enters the station yard and the read image for participation cannot be displayed on the display unit 12. In this flowchart, the description of the station affairs server device 200 that mediates the communication between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 and the communication between the station affairs device 250 and the center server device 300 is omitted.

In this process, the terminal device 10 receives the image generation information including the effect information and the admission information from the center server device 300, generates an image of the read image CD based on the image generation information, and displays the image on the screen. (Step S120), it is assumed that the terminal device 10 has a problem and the read image CD cannot be displayed on the display unit 12.

In this case, the user requests the station staff to perform the settlement process. For example, the user informs the station staff that a problem has occurred in the terminal device 10 at the window where the station staff is waiting, which is provided near the automatic ticket gate 100. The station clerk performs the settlement process by operating the station affairs device 250.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow executed by the station affairs device 250 and the center server device 300. First, the station affairs device 250 waits until the user ID and password are input to the operation unit by the station staff (step S700). For example, the station clerk asks the user for the user ID and password, and inputs the found user ID and password to the operation unit. The user ID and password entered in the station affairs device 250 are transmitted to the center server device 300.

When the center server device 300 receives the user ID and password entered in the station affairs device 250, the received user ID matches the user ID registered in the payment information database 332, and the received password matches. It is determined whether or not the password matches the password associated with the user ID (step S702). If one or both of the user ID and password do not match, the processing of this flowchart ends.

When both the user ID and the password match, the center server device 300 transmits the information associated with the user ID to the station service device 250 (step S704). The information associated with the user ID is information that the station staff refers to when the ticket is settled, and is included in the payment information database 332, the validity information database 334, and the admission information database 336. Part or all of the information associated with the user ID (or code ID).

Upon receiving the information associated with the user ID, the station affairs device 250 executes a predetermined process (step S706). The predetermined process is that the station affairs device 250 executes the settlement process based on the operation of the station staff. For example, a station clerk keeps a credit card for making a credit payment from a user or a debit card for making a debit payment from a user, and performs payment processing using the deposited card. In addition, the station clerk may receive cash from the user and perform the settlement process using the received cash. The station affairs device 250 transmits the result of the settlement process to the center server device 300.

When the result of the settlement process is acquired, the station affairs device 250 registers the time of the settlement process, the identification information of the participating station, and the entry / exit code in association with the code ID corresponding to the user ID (step S708). This ends the processing of this flowchart.

If one or both of the user ID and password do not match, for example, the station staff asks the user's name, address, etc., and based on the obtained information, asks the administrator who manages the center server device 300. , You may inquire about the user ID and password of the user. The inquiry may be made via the network NW or may be made by telephone. The station clerk re-enters the user ID and password of the user acquired by the inquiry into the operation unit, acquires the information associated with the user ID, and performs the settlement process based on the acquired information. The station affairs device 250 transmits the result of the settlement process to the center server device 300.

By the above-mentioned process, the railway use management system 1 can perform the settlement process based on the user's usage history even when a problem occurs in the terminal device 10. As a result, the convenience for the user can be improved.

In the above-mentioned processing, it has been described that if a problem occurs in the terminal device 10 after the user enters the station yard, the station affairs device 250 performs the settlement processing, but the present invention is not limited to this. .. For example, the above-mentioned processing may be performed before the user enters the station yard. Before the user enters the station yard, for example, the station clerk may operate the station affairs device 250 to cancel the ticket purchased by the user by operating the terminal device 10. In this case, the station clerk operates the station affairs device 250 to send a user ID, a password, and information instructing to cancel the purchased and unused ticket to the center server device 300. .. The center server device 300 deletes or invalidates the record (validity information) corresponding to the ticket to be canceled from the validity information database 334 based on the information acquired from the station affairs device 250.

According to the first embodiment described above, the center server device 300 receives login information from the terminal device 10 by the server-side communication unit 305 that communicates with the terminal device 10 or the automatic ticket gate 100 and the server-side communication unit 305. In this case, based on the first image request information received from the terminal device by the server-side communication unit 305, the first image including the entrance information for the user of the terminal device 10 to enter the station yard is sent to the terminal device. Information to be displayed is generated, the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device 10 by using the server-side communication unit 305, and based on the second image request information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 by the server-side communication unit 305. Then, the information for displaying the second image including the participation information for the user of the terminal device to participate outside the station is generated on the terminal device 10, and the generated information is generated by using the server-side communication unit 305. After transmitting to the terminal device, generating information for displaying the first image on the terminal device 10 and transmitting it to the terminal device 10, the terminal device 10 displaying the second image is held by the automatic ticket gate 100. When the same login information as the login information that is the basis for generating the information for displaying the first image on the terminal device 10 is received from the terminal device 10 by the server-side communication unit 305, the first image Alternatively, by having an application cooperation processing unit 312 that transmits information for displaying an image that functions like the second image on the terminal device 10 to the terminal device 10 using the server-side communication unit 305, the user can use it. The convenience of the device can be improved.

Further, according to the first embodiment described above, since the terminal device 10 is used as a medium for a ticket by displaying the read image CD on the terminal device 10 owned by the user, a paper ticket, an IC card, or the like can be used. It is possible to reduce the burden of issuance and the consumption of resources. Generally, when an IC card or magnetic ticket is issued, if the IC card is returned or the magnetic ticket is refunded, the burden of station affairs will increase and the cost of discarding the IC card or magnetic ticket will increase. There was a problem. In addition, there is a problem that resources such as trees as a raw material for paper, electronic parts of IC chips, and petroleum as a raw material for plastics are consumed. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the terminal device 10 owned by the user is used as a medium, various operating costs can be reduced.

Further, according to the first embodiment described above, since the entry / exit information is transmitted to the terminal device 10 via the center server device 300, it is not necessary to distribute the entry / exit information to the automatic ticket gate 100. For example, when the admission information is not included in the image generation information that is the source of the read image for participation, the admission management of the user who owns the terminal device 10 needs to be performed on the center server device 300 side. In this case, for example, by distributing the entrance information database 336 managed by the center server device 300 to the automatic ticket gate 100 at each station, the terminal device 10 that has been entered on the automatic ticket gate 100 side and the terminal device 10 that is not. It is conceivable to select and determine whether or not to pass. When the admission information database 336 is distributed to a plurality of automatic ticket gates 100 in this way, the communication load of the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 increases, or the automatic ticket gate 100 is provided with a large-capacity storage medium. There may be a need to do so. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the terminal device 10 displays the read image for entry based on the image generation information including the effect information and the entry information, the automatic ticket gate 100 displays the read for entry at the time of entry processing. Whether or not to pass can be determined only by the validity information and the entrance information read from the image. As a result, the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 100 can be simplified, and the communication load between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300 can be reduced.

Further, according to the first embodiment described above, when a ticket is purchased using the ticket purchase application 31 installed on the terminal device 10, the terminal device 10 is treated as a medium for the ticket. It is possible to improve convenience for people, suppress the occurrence of queues and the like that occur in front of ticket issuing machines, and eliminate congestion at stations.

(Modified example of the first embodiment)
Hereinafter, a modified example of the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the automatic ticket gate 100 determines whether or not the user can pass through, but the center server device 300 may make such a determination. That is, the passability determination unit 156 may have a configuration included in the center server device 300. In this case, the automatic ticket gate 100 transmits various information (part or all of those exemplified as admission information and entry information) read from the read image CD to the center server device 300. The passability determination unit in the center server device 300 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 100 using the server-side communication unit 305, and determines whether or not the user who holds the terminal device 10 in the automatic ticket gate 100 can pass. judge. The passability determination unit in the center server device 300 uses the server-side communication unit 305 to transmit the determination result to the automatic ticket gate 100. Then, the passage control unit 158 in the automatic ticket gate 100 controls the passage of the user according to the passability determination result transmitted by the center server device 300.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the read image CD is displayed by the function of the ticket purchase application 31 activated in the terminal device 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the scanned image CD may be displayed on a web page displayed by the web browser of the terminal device 10. In this case, the center server device 300 may function as a web server. For example, the terminal device 10 transmits an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) request to the center server device 300 in order to access a web page in which the read image CD is displayed as an image. Then, the terminal device 10 causes the touch panel unit to display the web page based on the HTTP response returned from the center server device 300. The data transmitted as the HTTP response includes at least the image data of the scanned image CD. As a result, the terminal device 10 displays the read image CD based on the image data. The web page including the scanned image CD is returned to the terminal device 10 on condition that the user authentication by entering the password or the like is obtained.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the station affairs server device 200 has been described as simply relaying communication between the automatic ticket gate 100 and the center server device 300, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the station affairs server device 200 may include some or all of the components of the center server device 300.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the railway utilization management system 1A according to the second embodiment will be described. The railway use management system 1A in the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a part of the validity information is not included in the read image CD on the premise that electronic money or credit card payment is used. That is, although the image generation information of the read image for admission in the present embodiment includes the code ID, the validity period, the identification information of the admission station (departure station), the boardable section, and the like may be omitted. In the following, the differences will be mainly described, and the common parts will be omitted.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing another example in which an input screen for purchasing a ticket is displayed on the touch panel unit of the terminal device 10 when the ticket purchase application 31 is activated. This input screen is displayed by registering a user in advance, for example, entering a user ID and password to log in, and then performing a predetermined operation. In the input screen of the present embodiment, the area for inputting the boarding section, boarding date, etc. is omitted, and the area A1 for setting a language such as Japanese or English and the button B1 for confirming the ticket issuance request are provided. .. For example, when the input for confirming the issuance of the ticket (YES in the figure) is operated on the input screen, the terminal side communication unit 13 of the terminal device 10 transmits the image request information to the center server device 300, and the center server. Image generation information including a code ID is received from the device 300 as a response corresponding to the image request information. The ticket purchase processing unit 14 encodes the code ID included in the image generation information into an image to generate a read image for admission, and displays it on the touch panel unit. The code ID may be stored in the terminal-side storage unit 30 in advance at the timing of installation of the ticket purchase application 31 or the like. In this case, the ticket purchase processing unit 14 reads the code ID stored in the terminal side storage unit 30 in advance, encodes the code ID into an image, and displays the read image for admission on the touch panel unit. Further, the image generation information including the code ID may be image data already encoded in the image. By such processing, the screen of the terminal device 10 displays the read image for admission including only the code ID which is a part of the validity information.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow by the automatic ticket gate 100A in the second embodiment. The image processing unit 154 of the automatic ticket gate 100A waits until the read image CD is held by the reading unit 111 (131) (step S800), and when the read image CD is held, the camera of the reading unit 111 (131) The scanned image CD is extracted from the image captured by the CAM, the extracted scanned image CD is decoded, and the information contained in the scanned image CD is acquired (step S802).

Next, the passability determination unit 156 determines whether or not the information acquired by the image processing unit 154 includes the code ID and the admission information (step S804). When only the code ID is included, the passability determination unit 156 determines whether or not the process currently being performed is a process for managing the admission of the user (admission process) (step S806).

When the process currently being performed is the admission process, the passability determination unit 156 permits the user to pass. In response to this, the passage control unit 158 controls the door units 114, 115, 134, 135, the speaker 140, the upper surface display units 112 and 132, the front display unit 113 and 133, and the touch surface display unit PN to control the user. (Step S808). Then, the communication control unit 152 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 145 to display the code ID acquired by the image processing unit 154, the identification information of the station where the own machine is installed, and the time when the read image CD is held. The included admission information is transmitted to the center server device 300 (step S810).

On the other hand, the passability determination unit 156 prohibits the user from passing through when the information acquired by the image processing unit 154 includes only the code ID and the processing currently being performed is not the admission processing. That is, the passability determination unit 156 determines that the read image for admission is erroneously held during the entry process. In response to this, the passage control unit 158 controls the door units 114, 115, 134, 135, the speaker 140, the upper surface display units 112 and 132, the front display unit 113 and 133, and the touch surface display unit PN to control the user. (Step S812).

On the other hand, when the passability determination unit 156 includes both the code ID and the admission information in the information acquired by the image processing unit 154, the process currently being performed manages the user's participation (participation process). ) (Step S814).

When the process currently being performed is the entry process, the passability determination unit 156 permits the user to pass. In response to this, the passage control unit 158 performs the process of S808 and passes the user. Then, the communication control unit 152 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 145 as the processing of S810 to read the code ID and the entrance information acquired by the image processing unit 154, and the identification information and reading of the station where the own machine is installed. Participation information including the time when the image CD is held is transmitted to the center server device 300. As a result, the payment processing unit 314 of the center server device 300 calculates the fare based on the entry station identification information included in the entry information and the entry station identification information included in the entry information, so that the user can use the fare. Charge the fare for the section you actually used.

On the other hand, the passability determination unit 156 prohibits the passage of the user when the information acquired by the image processing unit 154 includes both the code ID and the admission information and the processing currently being performed is not the entry processing. To do. That is, the passability determination unit 156 determines that the read image for entry is erroneously held during the entrance process. In response to this, the passage control unit 158 performs the process of S812 to prevent the user from passing. This completes the processing of this flowchart.

The railway utilization management system 1A in the second embodiment may execute the same processing as the processing of the railway utilization management system 1 in the first embodiment. For example, if a problem occurs in the terminal device 10 before the user holds the image (first image) of the scanned image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 on the automatic ticket gate 100 provided at the entrance station, the center The sir device 300 functions as a ticket for entering the station premises from the entrance station based on the information indicating the request for reissuing the user's ticket transmitted from the terminal device 10 different from the terminal device 10. The image of the scanned image CD-1 to be read may be reissued. For example, after the user has passed through the automatic ticket gate 100 provided at the entrance station, and the image (second image) of the read image CD displayed on the terminal device 10 is displayed at the entry station. If a problem occurs in the terminal device 10 before it is held in the machine 100, the center sir device 300 indicates a request for reissuing a user's ticket transmitted from a terminal device 10 different from the terminal device 10. Based on the information, the image of the read image CD-2 that functions as a ticket for participating from outside the station may be reissued.

According to the second embodiment described above, on the input screen of the ticket purchase application 31, only an area for inputting the minimum input items necessary for displaying the read image CD is provided and is included in the read image CD. Since the fare for the boarding section actually used by the user is calculated from the information obtained, the user can use the railway without knowing the fare for each boarding section in advance. As a result, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

(Modified example of the second embodiment)
Hereinafter, a modified example of the second embodiment will be described. In the modified example of the second embodiment, the center server device 300 may determine whether or not the user can pass through, as in the modified example of the first embodiment. In this case, the center server device 300 has a passability determination unit. In the flowchart of FIG. 20, the passability determination unit in the center server device 300 receives the result of the image processing (S802) from the automatic ticket gate 100A and performs the processing of S806 and S814. At this time, the passability determination unit in the center server device 300 may determine whether or not the usage restriction is violated between S806 and S808. The usage limit is within the range of pre-charged electronic money, within the limit of the credit card, and the like. For example, by applying for the electronic money charge amount and the credit card limit in advance at the window of the station, the electronic money charge amount and the credit card can be added to the payment information database 332 for the user ID. The limit amount etc. are associated.

When the passability determination unit in the center server device 300 obtains a positive determination result (YES determination) in the determination of S806, the passability determination unit refers to the payment information database 332 for the minimum charge (for example, the fare for one station). It is determined whether or not the amount of money is charged as electronic money, or whether or not the amount of the minimum charge exceeds the limit of the credit card. The passability determination unit in the center server device 300 prohibits passage when the charge amount of electronic money is less than the minimum charge, or when the amount of the minimum charge exceeds the credit card limit. In the case of, allow passage.

Further, when the passability determination unit in the center server device 300 obtains a positive determination result (YES determination) in the determination of S814, the amount of the fare for the section used from the entrance station to the exit station is used as electronic money. It is determined whether or not the vehicle is charged, or whether or not the credit card limit is exceeded when the fare amount is charged. The passability determination unit in the center server device 300 prohibits passage when the charge amount of electronic money is less than the fare, or when the amount of the fare exceeds the credit card limit, and in other cases. Allows passage.

According to at least one embodiment described above, the center server device 300 receives login information from the terminal device 10 by the server-side communication unit 305 that communicates with the terminal device 10 or the automatic ticket gate 100 and the server-side communication unit 305. In this case, based on the first image request information received from the terminal device by the server-side communication unit 305, the first image including the entrance information for the user of the terminal device 10 to enter the station yard is sent to the terminal device. Information to be displayed is generated, the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device 10 by using the server-side communication unit 305, and based on the second image request information received from the automatic ticket gate 100 by the server-side communication unit 305. Then, the information for displaying the second image including the participation information for the user of the terminal device to participate outside the station is generated on the terminal device 10, and the generated information is generated by using the server-side communication unit 305. After transmitting to the terminal device, generating information for displaying the first image on the terminal device 10 and transmitting it to the terminal device 10, the terminal device 10 displaying the second image is held by the automatic ticket gate 100. When the same login information as the login information that is the basis for generating the information for displaying the first image on the terminal device 10 is received from the terminal device 10 by the server-side communication unit 305, the first image Alternatively, by having an application cooperation processing unit 312 that transmits information for displaying an image that functions like the second image on the terminal device 10 to the terminal device 10 using the server-side communication unit 305, the user can use it. The convenience of the device can be improved.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Railway use management system, 10 ... Terminal device, 100 ... Automatic ticket gate, 200 ... Station affairs server device, 300 ... Center server device, 305 ... Server side communication unit, 310 ... Server side control unit, 312 ... App cooperation processing Department

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The communication unit on the management device side that communicates with the terminal device or automatic ticket gate,
When the management device side communication unit receives the login information from the terminal device, the user of the terminal device enters the station yard based on the first image request information received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit. Information for displaying a first image including admission information for admission on the terminal device is generated, and the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device by using the management device side communication unit, and the first Before the terminal device displaying one image is held by the automatic ticket gate, the same login information as the login information that is the basis for generating the information for displaying the first image on the terminal device is provided. When received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit, information for displaying an image that functions in the same manner as the first image on the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit. And
Based on the second image request information received from the automatic ticket gate by the management device side communication unit, the terminal device displays a second image including entry information for the user of the terminal device to participate outside the station yard. After the information to be displayed on the terminal device is generated, the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit, and the terminal device displaying the first image is held by the automatic ticket gate. When the same login information as the login information that is the basis for generating the information for displaying the first image on the terminal device is received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit, the second image and the same. A control unit that transmits information for displaying an image that functions similarly to the terminal device to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit, and a control unit.
Management device equipped with. The control unit
The first image is provided with an optical acquisition unit that optically acquires information including validity information as a ticket from the first image, and the first image is obtained in response to the acquisition of information including the efficacy information by the optical acquisition unit. By acquiring the notification from the automatic ticket gate that notifies that the terminal device displaying the image has been held, it is detected that the terminal device displaying the first image has been held by the automatic ticket gate. ,
The management device according to claim 1. The control unit
The second image is provided with an optical acquisition unit that optically acquires information including validity information as a ticket from the second image, and the second image is obtained in response to the acquisition of information including the efficacy information by the optical acquisition unit. By acquiring the notification from the automatic ticket gate that notifies that the terminal device displaying the image has been held, it is detected that the terminal device displaying the second image has been held by the automatic ticket gate. Determine the amount to be charged to the user of the terminal device.
The management device according to claim 1. On the computer of the management device
When the login information is received from the terminal device, the entrance information for the user of the terminal device to enter the station yard is provided based on the first image request information received from the terminal device by the communication unit on the management device side. Information for displaying the included first image on the terminal device is generated, the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit, and the terminal device displaying the first image Before being held by the automatic ticket gate, the terminal receives the same login information as the login information that was the basis for generating the information for displaying the first image on the terminal device by the management device side communication unit. When received from the device, information for displaying an image that functions in the same manner as the first image on the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit.
Based on the second image request information received from the automatic ticket gate, information for displaying the second image including the participation information for the user of the terminal device to participate outside the station is generated on the terminal device. Then, the management device side communication unit is used to transmit the generated information to the terminal device, and after the terminal device displaying the first image is held by the automatic ticket gate, the first image is transmitted to the terminal. When the same login information as the login information that is the basis for generating the information to be displayed on the device is received from the terminal device by the management device side communication unit, the terminal receives an image that functions in the same manner as the second image. Information to be displayed on the device is transmitted to the terminal device using the management device side communication unit .
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