JP6870971B2 - Entry / exit management device, entry / exit management system, and entry / exit management program - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an entry / exit management device, an entry / exit management system, and an entry / exit management program.

Conventionally, there is a system in which an IC (Integrated Circuit) card or a terminal device having an equivalent function is placed in a reading device of a ticket gate, and entry / exit is permitted by deducting the fare from the charge amount.

However, in this type of system, media such as IC cards are indispensable, and if you forget to bring the media or if you lose it, you will need to purchase a ticket again or reissue the media. There was a need and an inconvenience aspect.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-003180

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an entry / exit management device, an entry / exit management system, and an entry / exit management program that can improve the convenience of the user.

The entry / exit management device of the embodiment includes a communication unit, a determination unit, and an entry / exit management unit. The communication unit receives fingerprint information representing the shape of the fingerprint read by the automatic ticket gate from the automatic ticket gate connected via the network. The discriminating unit discriminates at least one type of authority assigned in advance for each user's finger based on the fingerprint information received by the communication unit. The entry / exit management unit determines whether or not the user can enter / exit based on the type of authority determined by the determination unit.

The block diagram of the entry / exit management system 1 of the embodiment. The figure which looked at one automatic ticket gate 10 from above. The figure which shows the functional structure of the automatic ticket gate 10 of an embodiment. The block diagram of the center server 100 of an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the contents of the fingerprint information table 122. The figure which shows an example of the contents of the usage history information table 123. The figure which shows an example of the contents of the electronic money table 124. The figure which shows an example of the contents of a commuter pass table 125. The figure which shows an example of the contents of the coupon table 126. A sequence diagram showing an example of the overall flow of the entry / exit management system 1. The flowchart which shows an example of a part flow of the operation of the automatic ticket gate 10. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of admission processing by a center server 100. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of participation processing by a center server 100.

Hereinafter, the entry / exit management device, the entry / exit management system, and the entry / exit management program of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the entry / exit management system 1 of the embodiment. The entry / exit management system 1 includes, for example, automatic ticket gates 10 installed at a plurality of stations, a center server (entrance / exit management device) 100, and a terminal device 200. A station server 50 is provided at each station. The automatic ticket gate 10 at each station accesses the network NW via the station server 50 and communicates with the center server 100. A device such as a station affairs device 40 may be connected to the station server 50. The network NW includes WAN (Wide Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network) and the like. The terminal device 200 is, for example, a terminal device owned by the user.

Next, the automatic ticket gate 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a view of one automatic ticket gate 10 as viewed from above. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the automatic ticket gate 10. The automatic ticket gate 10 includes a main engine 20 and a slave unit 30 which are arranged so as to face each other across a passage. The main engine 20 includes, for example, a fingerprint reader unit 21, a top surface display unit 22, a front display unit 23, door units 24 and 25, a control unit 26, and a ticket gate side communication unit 27. Further, the slave unit 30 includes a fingerprint reader unit 31, a top surface display unit 32, a front display unit 33, and door units 34 and 35.

The fingerprint reader unit 21 of the main engine 20 reads a fingerprint from a finger touched by a user who is going to pass in the a direction of FIG. 2, and transmits the read fingerprint information to the control unit 26. The top surface display unit 22 displays the result processed by the control unit 26 when the finger touches the fingerprint reader unit 21. The front display unit 23 displays a mark, a figure, a character, or the like indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the a direction of FIG. The display content of the front display unit 23 is determined by the control unit 26. In the example of FIG. 2, since the automatic ticket gate 10 is set to the operation mode (first operation mode) that allows only the passage in the a direction, the front display unit 23 of the main engine 20 permits the passage. The mark is displayed. The control unit 26 controls each unit of the main engine 20 and the slave unit 30.

On the other hand, the fingerprint reader unit 31 of the slave unit 30 reads the fingerprint from the finger touched by the user who is going to pass in the b direction, and transmits the read fingerprint information to the control unit 26 of the main unit 20. The top surface display unit 32 displays the result processed by the control unit 26 of the main engine 20 when a finger comes into contact with the fingerprint reader unit 31. The front display unit 33 displays a mark, a figure, a character, or the like indicating whether or not the vehicle can pass in the b direction. The display content of the front display unit 33 is determined by the control unit 26 of the main engine 20. In the example of FIG. 2, since the automatic ticket gate 10 is set to the first operation mode that allows only passage in the a direction, the front display unit 33 of the slave machine 30 puts a mark indicating that passage is prohibited. it's shown.

The control unit 26 of the main engine 20 includes a communication control unit 26A and a door control unit 26B. The communication control unit 26A associates the fingerprint information received from the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31 with information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed, information indicating the current date and time, and the like, and communicates with the ticket gate side. Output to unit 27. The ticket gate side communication unit 27 transmits the information input from the communication control unit 26A to the center server 100 via the station server 50 and the network NW.

When the automatic ticket gate 10 is set to the first operation mode, the door control unit 26B keeps the door portions 25 and 35 in the open state and the door portions 24 and 34 in the open state or the closed state. By controlling, the passage of the user in the a direction is permitted or prohibited. Further, when the automatic ticket gate 10 is set to an operation mode (second operation mode) that allows only passage in the b direction of FIG. 2, the door control unit 26B opens the door units 24 and 34. By maintaining and controlling the door portions 25 and 35 in the open state or the closed state, the passage of the user in the b direction is permitted or prohibited.

Further, the door control unit 26B controls the door units 24, 25, 34, 35 based on the opening / closing command received from the center server 100 via the network NW and the station server 50. For example, when the door control unit 26B receives an open command from the center server 100 in the state of being set to the first operation mode, the door control unit 26B controls the door units 24 and 34 to the open state and a close command from the center server 100. Is received, the door portions 24 and 34 are controlled to be in the open state. Further, when the door control unit 26B receives an open command from the center server 100 in the state of being set to the second operation mode, the door control unit 26B controls the door units 25 and 35 to the open state and a close command from the center server 100. Is received, the door portions 25 and 35 are controlled to be in the open state.

The fingerprint reader units 21 and 31 include a fingerprint reading surface, acquire fingerprint information representing the shape of the fingerprint from a finger in contact with the fingerprint reading surface, and transmit the fingerprint information to the control unit 26. The fingerprint reader units 21 and 31 are provided with a fingerprint reading surface that is in contact with at least two or more fingers, and the contact position may be determined for each type of finger.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the center server 100 of the embodiment. The center server 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 10 via the network NW and the station server 50, and communicates with the terminal device 200 via the network NW. The communication unit that communicates with the automatic ticket gate 10 and the communication unit that communicates with the terminal device 200 may be separate bodies. When the communication unit 110 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 10 or the terminal device 200, the communication unit 110 outputs the received information to the control unit 130. Further, the communication unit 110 transmits information to the automatic ticket gate 10 according to the instruction of the control unit 130.

The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. The storage unit 120 stores a fare table 121, a fingerprint information table 122, a usage history information table 123, an electronic money table 124, a commuter pass table 125, and a coupon table 126. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned various information, various programs such as application programs, processing results by the control unit 130, and the like are stored in the storage unit 120.

The fare table 121 is, for example, information in which a fare is associated with a section of a station.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the fingerprint information table 122. The fingerprint information table 122 is a table that defines the type of authority associated with each user's fingerprint. In the fingerprint information table 122, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user ID includes a finger type, fingerprint information, a first authority type, a first authority ID, a second authority type, and a second. It is associated with the authority ID. The user ID is, for example, unique information that identifies each user. The fingerprint information is information that represents the shape of the fingerprint of the finger in some form, or information that represents a feature amount obtained from the shape. The first authority is one of the authorities associated with the user's finger, and the second authority is the other one of the authorities associated with the user's finger. The types of authority include, for example, the authority to pay a fare with electronic money and board (hereinafter referred to as electronic money authority), the authority to board with a commuter pass (hereinafter referred to as commuter pass authority), and the authority to board with a coupon ticket. (Hereinafter referred to as commuter pass authority), etc. are included. In addition, the type of authority may include the authority to board with a regular ticket with a designated section. The authority ID is unique information that identifies each authority, and includes, for example, an electronic money ID, a commuter pass ID, and a coupon ID.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the usage history information table 123. As shown in FIG. 6, the usage history information table 123 is a table showing the usage status of the user, for example, the authority ID at the time of admission, the entrance station, the entrance time, the authority ID at the time of entry, the entry station, and the entry time. It is a table in which information and the like indicating the above are associated with each other.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the electronic money table 124. The electronic money table 124 is a table for storing information regarding the electronic money authority of each user. In the electronic money table 124, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic money ID is associated with the amount withdrawn in the settlement process and the balance information. The amount of money associated with the electronic money ID may be pre-charged by the user or deducted by the credit card contracted by the user.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the commuter pass table 125. The commuter pass table 125 is a table for storing information regarding the commuter pass authority of each user. In the commuter pass table 125, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the commuter pass ID is associated with the commuter pass section and the valid period. The commuter pass section is information indicating a route section to which the commuter pass authority is effective. The validity period is information indicating the period during which the commuter pass authority is valid.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the coupon table 126. The coupon table 126 is a table for storing information regarding the coupon authority of each user. In the coupon table 126, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the coupon ID is associated with the coupon section, the valid period, and the remaining number of times. The coupon ticket section is information indicating a route section to which the coupon ticket authority is effective. The validity period is information indicating the period during which the coupon authority is valid. The remaining number of times is information indicating how many more times the coupon authority can be exercised.

The control unit 130 includes, for example, a determination unit 131 and an entry / exit management unit 132. Each functional unit of the control unit 130 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in the program memory. Further, a part or all of the functional units of the control unit 130 may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). ..

The determination unit 131 determines which finger of the user touches the fingerprint reader unit 21 of the automatic ticket gate 10 based on the fingerprint information received by the communication unit 110, and at least pre-assigned to each finger. Determine one type of authority. First, the discrimination unit 131 refers to, for example, the fingerprint information table 122, and performs fingerprint authentication based on the received fingerprint information. Then, the discrimination unit 131 acquires the authority ID associated with the fingerprint information authenticated based on the received fingerprint information from the fingerprint information table 122.

The entry / exit management unit 132 performs various processes according to the type of authority determined by the determination unit 131. For example, in the entry / exit management unit 132, the authority ID that matches the authority ID acquired by the determination unit 131 matches the authority ID at the time of entry in which the corresponding authority ID at the time of entry is blank in the usage history information table 123. It is determined whether or not to do so, and if they do not match, the admission process is performed, and if they match, the entry process is performed. Instead of this, the entry / exit management unit 132 acquires information indicating whether it is functioning as an entry station or a participation station from the automatic ticket gate 10 together with fingerprint information, and based on that information. , You may switch between performing admission processing and performing entry processing.

In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the authority is valid in the entry process and the entry process. The validity of the authority means, for example, that the balance is equal to or greater than the amount to be received, that the commuter pass section is used within the validity period, or that the balance is used within the coupon section within the validity period and remains. It includes the fact that the number of times remains one or more times. In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123 and the authority ID acquired at the time of entry match when performing entry processing, and if they do not match, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not they match. Determine that the authority is not valid. If there are two authority IDs at the time of entry, it is required that these two authority IDs match the two authority IDs acquired by the determination unit 131 at the time of entry.

Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the user can enter / exit based on the type of authority determined by the determination unit 131 and the result of determining whether or not the authority described above is valid. For example, when the entry / exit management unit 132 determines that the authority is valid, the communication unit 110 is used to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door unit. On the other hand, when it is determined that the validity of the ticket is not valid, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit.

Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 may have a function of periodically determining whether or not the registered authority has the authority to be notified by referring to the storage unit 120. The notice target is an event in which it is preferable to notify the user using the terminal device 200, for example, the balance of electronic money is less than a predetermined standard, the commuter pass authority or the number of times. This includes the fact that the validity period of the ticket authority has become shorter than the predetermined standard. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the electronic money table 124, acquires an authority ID in which the balance of the electronic money is less than the standard, and provides notice information indicating that the balance of the electronic money is insufficient. create. Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the commuter pass table 125 or the commuter pass table 126 to acquire the commuter pass authority or the authority ID whose validity period of the commuter pass authority is shorter than the standard, and obtains the commuter pass authority or the commuter pass authority. You may create notice information indicating that the expiration date of the commuter pass authority is approaching. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 acquires the terminal ID associated with the acquired authority ID with reference to the fingerprint information table 122, and transmits the notice information to the terminal indicated by the acquired terminal ID. ..

Next, the overall flow of the entry / exit management system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the overall flow of the entry / exit management system 1. The terminal device 200 accepts the designation of the type of authority to be registered and acquires the fingerprint information based on the operation from the user (S1). For example, the terminal device 200 displays a predetermined operation screen, accepts the designation of the type of authority, and creates fingerprint information indicating the shape of the fingerprint read by the sensor or the touch panel. The terminal device 200 transmits the acquired authority type and fingerprint information to the center server 100 (S2). The center server 100 registers the type of the received authority and the fingerprint information in the fingerprint information table 122 (S3). The fingerprint registration work may be performed by a ticket vending machine or a dedicated terminal installed at the station.

After that, when passing through the automatic ticket gate 100, the user brings the finger registered in advance into contact with the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31. As a result, the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31 reads the fingerprint and outputs the fingerprint information to the control unit 26 (S4). The communication control unit 26A associates the input fingerprint information with the information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed, the date and time information indicating the date and time, and the like, and transmits the information to the center server 100 (S5).

Then, the determination unit 131 of the center server 100 performs fingerprint authentication based on the received fingerprint information, and determines the type of authority associated with the authenticated fingerprint (S6). Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not entry / exit is possible, and performs entry processing or entry processing such as collecting the fare (S7). Next, the entry / exit management unit 132 transmits a command according to the determination result of admission / exit to the automatic ticket gate 10 (S8). The automatic ticket gate 10 controls the door portions 24 and 34 in the open state or the closed state based on the received command (S9).

When the predetermined confirmation timing is reached, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the storage unit 120 and refers to the electronic money subject to the advance notice, for example, the electronic money whose balance of the electronic money is less than the predetermined standard. It is determined whether or not there is an ID, a commuter pass ID or a coupon ID whose validity period of the commuter pass authority or the coupon ticket authority is shorter than a predetermined standard (S10). When there is a notice target, the entry / exit management unit 132 creates the notice information (S11) and transmits the created notice information to the terminal device 200 associated with the authority ID of the notice target (S12). The terminal device 200 displays the received notice information on the display unit (S13).

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation flow of the automatic ticket gate 10. The fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31 determines whether or not the fingerprint has been read (step S101). When the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31 reads the fingerprint, it creates fingerprint information indicating the shape of the read fingerprint (step S102). The fingerprint information here may be the image itself captured by the camera, or may be a feature amount obtained from the image. When two or more fingerprints are read, the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31 creates fingerprint information for each fingerprint and transmits the fingerprint information in association with each other to the communication control unit 26A of the control unit 26. When the communication control unit 26A of the control unit 26 receives the fingerprint information from the fingerprint reader unit 21 or 31, the fingerprint information includes information indicating the station where the automatic ticket gate 10 is installed, date and time information indicating the date and time, and the like. It is associated and transmitted to the center server 100 (step S103). As described above, the communication control unit 26A of the control unit 26 may transmit information indicating whether the automatic ticket gate 10 is functioning as an entrance station or an entry station to the center server 100.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the operation of the center server 100 at the time of admission will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of operation at the time of entering the center server 100. It should be noted that whether to perform the processing at the time of entry or the processing at the time of entry is determined, for example, through fingerprint authentication processing, for example, as described above. Here, the processing related to the determination will be described. It is omitted.

First, the communication unit 110 receives fingerprint information or the like from the automatic ticket gate 10 (step S201) and outputs it to the determination unit 131 of the control unit 130. The determination unit 131 refers to the fingerprint information table 122, performs fingerprint authentication based on the input fingerprint information, and acquires the authority ID associated with the authenticated fingerprint information from the fingerprint information table 122 (step S202). ). Next, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not there are three or more authority IDs associated with the authenticated fingerprint information (step S203). If there are three or more authorization IDs, the determination unit 131 determines that an error has occurred (step S204). Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit.

On the other hand, when the number of authority IDs is less than three, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not there is one authority ID (step S205). When there is only one authority ID, the entrance / exit management unit 132 performs an independent entrance process according to each authority (step S206). On the other hand, when there is not one authority ID, the entrance / exit management unit 132 performs a combined entrance process according to the combination of authority (step S207). In addition, "the authority ID is not one" means that two fingers touch the automatic ticket gate 10 and two fingerprints are read, and one finger touches the automatic ticket gate 10 and one fingerprint is obtained. This includes the case where the fingerprint is read and the fingerprint is associated with two authority IDs in the fingerprint information table 122.

Hereinafter, an example of the single admission process will be described. For example, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is an electronic money ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is an electronic money ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs an entrance process based on the electronic money. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the electronic money table 124 and determines whether or not the balance is equal to or greater than the initial fare. If the balance is equal to or greater than the initial fare, the communication unit 110 is used to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door unit. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the electronic money ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. If the balance is less than the initial fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is a commuter pass ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is a commuter pass ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs admission processing based on the commuter pass. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the commuter pass table 125 to determine whether or not the entrance station is included in the commuter pass section. When the entrance station is included in the commuter pass section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the commuter pass ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. When the entrance station is not included in the commuter pass section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is a coupon ticket ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is a coupon ticket ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs admission processing based on the coupon ticket. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the coupon table 126 and determines, for example, whether or not the entrance station is included in the coupon section. When the entrance station is included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 reduces the remaining number of coupon tickets by one, and uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the coupon ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. When the entrance station is not included in the coupon section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Next, an example of compound admission processing will be described. For example, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID, and if the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID. Performs combined processing with the ticket. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the commuter pass table 125 to determine whether or not the entrance station is included in the commuter pass section. When the entrance station is included in the commuter pass section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the commuter pass ID and the electronic money ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the entrance station is not included in the commuter pass section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the balance is equal to or more than the initial fare by referring to the electronic money table 124. When the balance is equal to or greater than the initial fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. If the entrance station is not included in the commuter pass section and the balance is less than the initial fare, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the coupon ticket ID, and when it is determined that the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the coupon ticket ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines. Performs combined processing of electronic money and coupon tickets. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the entrance station is included in the coupon ticket section with reference to the coupon table 126. When the entrance station is included in the coupon section, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the coupon ID and the electronic money ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123, and reduces the remaining number of coupons by one. On the other hand, when the entrance station is not included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines whether or not the balance is equal to or more than the initial fare by referring to the electronic money table 124. When the balance is equal to or greater than the initial fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the electronic money ID and the coupon ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. If the entrance station is not included in the coupon section and the balance is less than the initial fare, the entrance / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door. If there is a margin in the validity period of the coupon ticket, such as when entering at the middle point of the coupon ticket section, it may be advantageous for the user to pay with electronic money. The entry / exit management unit 132 may comprehensively determine such advantages / disadvantages and decide with which authority the collection should be performed.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the commuter pass ID and the coupon ID, and when it is determined that the two authority IDs are the commuter pass ID and the coupon ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines. Performs combined processing of commuter pass and coupon ticket. For example, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the commuter pass table 125 and the coupon table 126 to determine whether or not the entrance station is included in either the commuter pass section or the coupon section. When the entrance station is included in either the commuter pass section or the coupon ticket section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the commuter pass ID and the coupon ticket ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. The entry / exit management unit 132 reduces the remaining number of coupon tickets by one when the entrance station is included only in the coupon ticket section. When the entrance station is not included in either the commuter pass section or the coupon ticket section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Although not shown, the determination unit 131 determines that an error occurs when the acquired authority ID is not registered in any of the electronic money table 124, the commuter pass table 125, and the coupon table 126. ..

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the operation of the center server 100 at the time of participation will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation flow when the center server 100 participates.

First, the communication unit 110 receives fingerprint information or the like from the automatic ticket gate 10 (step S301) and outputs it to the determination unit 131 of the control unit 130. The determination unit 131 refers to the fingerprint information table 122, performs fingerprint authentication based on the input fingerprint information, and acquires the authority ID associated with the authenticated fingerprint information from the fingerprint information table 122 (step S302). ). Next, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not there are three or more authority IDs associated with the authenticated fingerprint information (step S303). If there are three or more authorization IDs, the determination unit 131 determines that an error has occurred (step S304). Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit.

On the other hand, when the number of authority IDs is less than three, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not there is one authority ID (step S305). When there is only one authority ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs an independent entry process according to each authority (step S306). On the other hand, when the authority ID is not one, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs the combined participation process according to the combination of the authority (step S307).

Hereinafter, an example of the single participation process will be described. For example, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is an electronic money ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is an electronic money ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs an entry process based on the electronic money. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 calculates the fare from the entry station to the entry station with reference to the fare table 121 and the usage history information table 123, and refers to the electronic money table 124 to have a balance equal to or greater than the fare. Judge whether or not. When the balance is equal to or greater than the fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 updates the balance of the electronic money table 124 by subtracting the fare. Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the electronic money ID in the authority ID at the time of entry in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the balance is less than the fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is a commuter pass ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is a commuter pass ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs entry processing based on the commuter pass. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the commuter pass table 125 and determines whether or not the participating station is included in the commuter pass section. When the entry station is included in the commuter pass section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the commuter pass ID in the authority ID at the time of participation in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the entry station is not included in the commuter pass section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the authority ID is the coupon ticket ID, and if it is determined that the authority ID is the coupon ticket ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 performs the participation processing of the coupon ticket. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the coupon table 126 to determine whether or not the participating station is included in the coupon section. When the entry station is included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes the coupon ID in the authority ID at the time of participation in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the participating station is not included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door.

Next, an example of compound participation processing will be described. For example, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID, and when it is determined that the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines. Performs combined processing of electronic money and commuter pass. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the fare table 121, the usage history information table 123, and the commuter pass table 125 to calculate the fare from the entry station to the entry station excluding the commuter pass section, and electronic money table 124. Determine if the balance obtained from is greater than or equal to the calculated fare. If the balance is greater than or equal to the calculated fare, the fare will be collected. Then, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door unit. In addition, the entry / exit management unit 132 updates the balance of the electronic money table 124 by subtracting the fare. Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the electronic money ID and the commuter pass ID in the authority ID at the time of participation in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the balance is less than the fare, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit. If the entrance station and the exit station fit in the commuter pass section, the fare will not be collected from the electronic money. Also, in rare cases, the fare for the section from the entrance station to the entry station excluding the commuter pass section will be higher than when the fare from the entrance station to the entry station is paid as it is with electronic money. In that case, the fare from the entrance station to the exit station may be collected as it is with electronic money.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the coupon ticket ID, and when it is determined that the two authority IDs are the electronic money ID and the coupon ticket ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines. Performs combined processing of electronic money and coupon tickets. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 calculates the fare from the entry station to the entry station excluding the coupon section by referring to the fare table 121, the usage history information table 123, and the coupon table 126, and calculates the calculated fare. Receive from electronic money. Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the electronic money ID and the coupon ticket ID in the authority ID at the time of participation in the usage history information table 123. Subsequent processing is the same as the combined processing of electronic money and commuter pass.

Further, the determination unit 131 determines whether or not the two authority IDs are the commuter pass ID and the coupon ID, and when it is determined that the two authority IDs are the commuter pass ID and the coupon ID, the entry / exit management unit 132 determines. Performs combined processing of commuter pass and coupon ticket. First, the entry / exit management unit 132 refers to the usage history information table 122, the commuter pass table 125, and the coupon table 126 to derive the section from the entry station to the entry station excluding the commuter pass section, and derives the derived section. Is included in the commuter pass section. When the derived section is included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to open the door. Further, the entry / exit management unit 132 writes both the commuter pass ID and the coupon ticket ID in the authority ID at the time of participation in the usage history information table 123. On the other hand, when the derived section is not included in the coupon section, the entry / exit management unit 132 uses the communication unit 110 to send a command to the automatic ticket gate 10 to close the door unit.

Further, although not shown, the determination unit 131 determines that an error occurs when the acquired authority ID is not registered in any of the electronic money table 124, the commuter pass table 125, and the coupon table 126. ..

According to at least one embodiment described above, the determination unit 131 that determines at least one type of authority pre-assigned to each user's finger based on the fingerprint information received from the automatic ticket gate 10. , The convenience of the user can be improved by having the entry / exit management unit 132 that determines whether or not the user can enter / exit based on the type of authority determined by the determination unit 131.

Further, according to the entry / exit management system described above, the types of a plurality of tickets are determined based on the fingerprint information of a plurality of fingers, and the determined plurality of tickets are combined to allow the user to enter / exit. Can be determined. As a result, even when a plurality of tickets are used together, it is possible to determine whether or not the user can enter or leave the venue.

Further, according to the entry / exit management system described above, a plurality of tickets can be assigned to one finger. As a result, even when a plurality of tickets are used together, one finger is sufficient, which further improves the convenience of the user.

Further, according to the entry / exit management system described above, it is possible to notify the user when the balance of authority is less than the standard or when the validity period of authority is shorter than the standard. As a result, the user can know that the renewal of the user's authority is imminent.

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.

The entry / exit management system 1 described above is not limited to the above. For example, the entry / exit management system 1 may determine, for example, whether or not to enter a theme park or enter or leave a security area. Further, the type of authority is not limited to the above, and a commuter pass for commuting and a commuter pass for school may be discriminated, and a regular ticket, a limited express ticket, or the like at a predetermined time is discriminated. It may be a thing.

Further, when the determination unit 131 of the center server 100 cannot determine the type of authority based on the fingerprint information, the determination unit 131 may display the fact on the display unit provided in the automatic ticket gate 10. In this case, since the touched finger may be different from the type of the finger registered in advance, the automatic ticket gate 10 may display that fact on the display unit.

Further, the fingerprint registration is not limited to the terminal device 200, and may be registered using a station affairs device, a ticket vending machine, or the like installed at the station.

Further, although it has been described that the authority ID is assigned and managed for each authority, the authority of the user may be centrally managed by using the identification information assigned to the user.

1 ... Entrance / exit management system, 10 ... Automatic ticket gate, 20 ... Main engine, 21 ... Fingerprint reader, 22 ... Top display, 23 ... Front display, 24 ... Door, 25 ... Door, 26 ... Control, 27 ... Ticket gate side communication unit, 30 ... Secondary unit, 31 ... Fingerprint reader unit, 32 ... Top display unit, 33 ... Front display unit, 34 ... Door unit, 35 ... Door unit, 40 ... Station service equipment, 50 ... Station Server, 100 ... Center server, 110 ... Communication unit, 120 ... Storage unit, 121 ... Fare table, 122 ... Fingerprint information table, 123 ... Usage history information table, 124 ... Electronic money table, 125 ... Commuter pass table, 126 ... Number of times Ticket table, 130 ... Control unit, 131 ... Discrimination unit, 132 ... Entrance / exit management department

Claims (8)

A communication unit that receives fingerprint information representing the shape of the fingerprint read by the automatic ticket gate from an automatic ticket gate connected via a network.
Based on the fingerprint information received by the communication unit, a determination unit that determines at least one type of authority assigned in advance for each user's finger, and a determination unit.
If the type of the permissions that are determined by the determination unit is one, the determining whether the entrance and exit of the previous SL user based on one of the type of the discriminated authority, is determined by the determination unit If there are two types of authority, priority is given to any type of authority determined by the combination of the two types of determined authority, and entry / exit to determine whether or not the user can enter / exit. With the management department
An entry / exit management device equipped with. When the entry / exit management unit has two types of authority determined by the determination unit, the entry / exit management unit is based on the authority of the type in which payment is advantageous to the user among the two types of the determined authority. Judging whether or not the user can enter or leave,
The entry / exit management device according to claim 1. When the entry / exit management unit has two types of the authority determined by the determination unit and the two types of the determined authority include either a commuter pass or a coupon ticket, the entry / exit management unit has a commuter pass. Priority is given to tickets or commuter passes to determine whether or not the user can enter or leave.
The entry / exit management device according to claim 1. The discriminating unit
When the fingerprint information includes information representing the shape of the fingerprints of a plurality of fingers, the types of the plurality of authorities corresponding to each finger are determined.
The entry / exit management department
The entry / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of authorities whose types are determined by the determination unit are combined to determine whether or not the user can enter / exit. The discriminating unit
The entry / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which may determine two or more types of authority based on the fingerprint information representing the shape of one finger. The authority is associated with validity information indicating the validity period or balance.
The entry / exit management unit transmits information on the validity period or balance to the user's terminal device corresponding to the authority whose validity period in the validity information is shorter than the standard or the authority whose balance is less than the standard. To do,
The entry / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The entry / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and
An automatic ticket gate that reads the fingerprint information from the user's finger and transmits it to the entry / exit management device via the network.
An entry / exit management system equipped with. On the computer
Fingerprint information representing the shape of the fingerprint read by the automatic ticket gate is received from the automatic ticket gate connected via the network.
Based on the received fingerprint information, at least one type of authority assigned in advance for each user's finger is determined.
If the determined type of the rights is one, causes determined whether the entrance and exit of the previous SL user based on one of the type of the discriminated authority is discriminated type of the rights two In this case, priority is given to any type of authority determined by the combination of the two types of the determined authority, and whether or not the user can enter or exit is determined.
Entry / exit management program.

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