JP7263171B2 - Station service equipment and control method for station service equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention relate to a station service device and a station service device control method.

2. Description of the Related Art Station service equipment (for example, ticket gates) that performs wireless communication with a non-contact type IC card used as a train ticket and controls the opening and closing of a door blocking a passage has been put to practical use. A ticket gate forms a passage with a pair of housings. When an IC card reading error occurs, the ticket gate closes the door to block the passage, stops the IC card reader, and prevents the card reader from reading the next user's IC card. After the user returns to the entrance side of the passage and leaves the passage, the ticket gate restarts the operation of the card reader and reads the IC card again.

However, depending on the congestion, it may be difficult for the user with the read error to return to the entrance side of the passage. In such a case, the ticket gate has a problem that it takes time to restart the operation of the card reader.

JP 2013-218362 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a station service equipment and a method for controlling the station service equipment that can shorten the time until operation is restarted.

A station service device according to one embodiment includes a housing, a motion sensor, a card reader, and a processor. The housing constitutes a passage. A human sensor detects a person passing through the passage. The card reader performs wireless communication with the IC card and acquires identification information of the IC card. The processor detects the position of the person in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor, and if the card reader fails to read the IC card, the processor stops the operation of the card reader and moves the passage. When there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card inside, the operation of the card reader is restarted.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration example of a station service system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration example of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, the station service equipment and the method for controlling the station service equipment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Station service equipment includes equipment installed in railway stations and the like. In station service equipment, an IC card capable of acquiring identification information (card ID) by wireless communication is used as a ticket.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the station service system 1 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an example of each configuration of the station service system 1 according to the first embodiment. The station service system 1 is a system that controls passage of a user to a specific location (for example, inside a ticket gate) based on identification information acquired from an IC card 2 .

The IC card 2 is an IC card compatible with contactless communication. The IC card 2 stores identification information in advance. For example, the IC card 2 is used as a ticket. Specifically, the IC card 2 transmits identification information in response to a request from the card reader. The IC card 2 can be used in the station service system by being registered in advance as a ticket (an account is generated based on the identification information).

The station service system 1 is composed of a plurality of station service devices arranged at each station. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the station service system 1 includes a ticket gate 11 , a monitoring panel 12 and a fare server 13 . For example, the ticket gate 11 and the monitoring panel 12 are connected via a network 14 in the station. Also, for example, the monitoring panel 12 and the fare server 13 are connected via a public network 15 . The station service system 1 includes at least one ticket gate 11 for each station and a monitoring panel 12 for controlling the operation mode of the ticket gate 11.例文帳に追加Further, the station service system 1 may include a window terminal, a ticket issuing machine for issuing an IC card, and the like. Also, the window terminal may be configured integrally with the monitoring panel 12 .

Next, a configuration example of the ticket gate 11 will be described.
The ticket gate 11 is set in advance so as to perform either a ticket examination process for entering the ticket examination area or a ticket examination process for exiting from the ticket examination area. As shown in FIG. 1 , the ticket gate 11 includes a pair of housings 21 , a door 22 , a display 23 , a card reader 24 and a plurality of human sensors 25 . Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the ticket gate 11 includes a system controller 26, a communication interface 27, and a door drive mechanism 28 inside the housing 21. As shown in FIG.

A pair of housings 21 of the ticket gate 11 constitute a passage by being arranged in parallel.

The door 22 of the ticket gate 11 is a door provided on the passage side of the housing and driven by a door drive mechanism 28 .

The display 23 of the ticket gate 11 displays a screen according to a video signal input from a processor or a graphic controller (not shown).

The card reader 24 is a card reader that wirelessly communicates with the IC card 2 . The card reader 24 is provided at a position near the entrance side of the passage on the housing 21 . The card reader 24 transmits a command to the IC card 2 within the communicable range under the control of the system controller 26, and acquires the identification information of the IC card 2 as a response to the command. The card reader 24 includes, for example, an antenna and a signal processing circuit that processes signals transmitted and received by the antenna. The card reader 24 may also have an indicator that lights up when the IC card 2 can be read, or a display that displays information indicating that the IC card 2 can be read.

The human sensor 25 is a sensor that detects whether or not a user exists in the passage of the ticket gate 11 . As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of motion sensors 25 are arranged on the side surface of the housing 21 on the side of the passage formed by the pair of housings 21 of the ticket gate 11 along the passing direction of the passage. A plurality of human sensors 25 each supply detection results to the system controller 26 . The system controller 26 detects a person passing through the aisle based on changes in the detection results of the plurality of human sensors 25 .

The human sensor 25 is, for example, a reflective human sensor having a light projector such as an LED that outputs light from the housing 21 toward the aisle and a photodiode that detects reflected light from the light projector. . Further, the human sensor 25 may be configured such that one housing 21 is provided with a light projector and the other housing 21 is provided with a photodiode.

The motion sensor 25 includes a camera having an imaging device and an optical system that forms an image of light from the passage on the imaging device. It may be configured to detect the position to be set. Note that the ticket gate 11 may be configured without the motion sensor 25 . For example, the system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 acquires an image from a camera such as a surveillance camera that captures an image of the vicinity of the ticket gate 11, and analyzes the acquired image to detect the position of the user in the passage. It may be a configuration.

The system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 performs various controls of the ticket gate 11 . The system controller 26 has a processor 31 and memory 32 .

The processor 31 includes an arithmetic element (for example, a CPU) that executes arithmetic processing. The processor 31 executes various operations by executing programs stored in the memory 32 .

The memory 32 stores programs and data used in the programs. The program stored in the memory 32 is, for example, a program for causing the processor 31 to perform traffic determination processing. A program stored in the memory 32 is, for example, a program for causing the processor 31 to control the door driving mechanism 28 .

The communication interface 27 of the ticket gate 11 is an interface for communicating with devices other than the ticket gate 11 . The communication interface 27 of the ticket gate 11 communicates with the monitoring board 12 via the network 14, for example.

A door drive mechanism 28 of the ticket gate 11 controls the operation of the door 22 under the control of the system controller 26 . A door drive mechanism 28 of the ticket gate 11 blocks the passage between the pair of housings 21 by closing the door 22 .

The monitoring panel 12 monitors the status of the ticket gate 11, controls the operation mode of the ticket gate 11, and relays communications between the ticket gate 11 and the fare server 13, and the like.

The fare server 13 is configured to manage entrance/exit information indicating the entrance station and exit station of the owner of the IC card 2 . The entry/exit information is information having identification information of the IC card 2, an entry station, and an exit station for each pre-generated account. That is, the entry/exit information is information in which the identification information of the IC card 2, the entry station, and the exit station are associated with each other. It should be noted that the entrance station and exit station are blank (not entered) before the ticket gate processing using the IC card 2 is performed. Further, the identification information of the IC card 2 may be associated with a plurality of pairs of entry stations and departure stations. In the entry/exit information, the entry station and the exit station may each be associated with a time. For example, the entry station and exit station records of the entry/exit information are reset at a predetermined timing (for example, timing of switching business days). Further, the identification information of the IC card 2 is associated with information for settlement (settlement information) such as remaining amount information for settlement of fares, course information regarding bank accounts, and credit information regarding credit cards. may be

The fare server 13 sequentially updates the entry/exit information based on the result of the ticket examination process in the ticket examination machine 11 . Further, the fare server 13 supplies the ticket gate 11 with the entry station and exit station associated with the identification information requested by the ticket gate 11 . That is, the fare server 13 supplies the ticket gate 11 with the entry/exit information including the identification information requested by the ticket gate 11 . The fare server 13 may be configured to supply the latest entry station and departure station to the ticket gate 11 when there are a plurality of entry stations and departure stations associated with the identification information.

Next, the operation of each component of the station service system 1 will be described.
3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the operation of the ticket gate 11. FIG. The ticket gate 11 performs ticket examination processing. The ticket examination process is a process in which information is read from the IC card 2 by the card reader 24, passage is determined based on the read information, and door control, display control, etc. are performed based on the result of the passage determination.

Also, the ticket gate 11 is set to operate in either a normal mode (first mode) or a rush mode (second mode). The normal mode and the rush mode differ in behavior from stopping to restarting the operation of the card reader 24 when an IC card 2 reading error occurs. In this example, the ticket examination process of the ticket examination machine 11 in the normal mode is called the first ticket examination process, and the ticket examination process of the ticket examination machine 11 in the rush mode is called the second ticket examination process.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket gate 11 is activated based on, for example, a control signal from the monitoring panel 12 (step S11). When the ticket gate 11 is activated, the system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 activates each component of the ticket gate 11 such as the card reader 24, the door driving mechanism 28, the human sensor 25, the display 23, and the like. Also, if the card reader 24 has an indicator, the system controller 26 lights the indicator of the card reader 24 .

The system controller 26 confirms the operation mode (step S12). The operation mode is stored as a set value in a predetermined storage area of the memory 32 of the system controller 26, for example. That is, the system controller 26 confirms the operation mode by confirming the set value in the predetermined storage area of the memory 32 .

The system controller 26 determines whether or not the operating mode is the normal mode (step S13). When the system controller 26 determines that the operation mode is the normal mode (step S13, YES), the first ticket examination process described later is performed (step S14).

Further, when the system controller 26 determines that the operation mode is not the normal mode (step S13, NO), it determines whether the operation mode is the rush mode (step S15). When the system controller 26 determines that the operation mode is the rush mode (step S15, YES), it performs a second ticket examination process, which will be described later (step S16).

Further, when the system controller 26 determines that the operation mode is not the rush mode (step S15, NO), it determines whether or not to switch the operation mode (step S17). The system controller 26 determines whether the operation mode should be the normal mode or the rush mode based on, for example, a control signal from the monitoring panel 12 or preset conditions. When the system controller 26 determines to switch the operation mode (step S17, YES), it switches the operation mode between the normal mode and the rush mode (step S18).

For example, when the system controller 26 receives a control signal instructing to switch the operation mode to the normal mode or the rush mode from the monitoring panel 12, the system controller 26 switches the operation mode based on the received control signal.

Also, for example, the system controller 26 switches the operation mode between the normal mode and the rush mode when a preset date and time comes. The date and time is, for example, one or a plurality of dates, days of the week, and time zones.

Further, for example, the system controller 26 is configured to calculate a score based on the time from the occurrence of a reading error until the operation of the card reader 24 is restarted, and switch the operation mode based on the calculated score. good too. That is, the system controller 26 may be configured to switch the operation mode based on the history of the time from the occurrence of the read error until the operation of the card reader is resumed.

If the system controller 26 determines not to switch the operation mode after performing the first ticket examination process in step S14 and performing the second ticket examination process in step S16 (step S17, NO), or After switching the operation mode in S18, the process proceeds to step S19. The system controller 26 determines whether or not to end the operation of the ticket gate 11 (step S19). For example, when the system controller 26 receives a control signal to end the operation from the monitoring panel 12, the system controller 26 determines to end the operation of the ticket gate 11. FIG. When the system controller 26 determines to end the operation of the ticket gate 11 (step S19, YES), the process ends. Further, for example, when the system controller 26 determines not to terminate the operation of the ticket gate 11 (step S19, NO), the process proceeds to step S13.

Next, the first ticket examination process will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the first ticket examination process. That is, FIG. 4 corresponds to the process of step S14 in FIG.

The system controller 26 detects a person trying to pass through the aisle based on the detection result of the human sensor 25 (step S21). For example, in a configuration in which a plurality of human sensors 25 are arranged on the side surface of the housing 21 on the aisle side, the system controller 26 determines at which position of the aisle the person is located based on the detection result from each human sensor 25. Sequentially determine if it exists. Further, for example, if the human sensor 25 is configured as a camera that captures an image of a passage, the system controller 26 sequentially determines where in the passage the person is by analyzing the image acquired by the camera. do.

The system controller 26 reads the IC card 2 possessed by the user with the card reader 24 (step S22). Furthermore, the system controller 26 associates the person detection result with the information read from the IC card 2 . That is, the system controller 26 identifies the person who possesses the read IC card 2 based on the person detection result.

The system controller 26 determines whether the reading of the IC card 2 has been completed normally (step S23). That is, the system controller 26 determines whether or not a reading error has occurred.

A user who is going to pass through the aisle holds up the IC card 2 to the card reader 24.例文帳に追加As a result, the IC card 2 enters the communicable range of the card reader 24 . The card reader 24 periodically transmits an initial setting command to the IC cards 2 existing within the communicable range. Initial setting commands include a start-up command and a selection command. The IC card 2 performs a command response with the card reader 24 according to the initialization command. A communication path is thereby established between the IC card 2 and the card reader 24 . That is, the card reader 24 becomes ready to read information from the IC card 2 . The card reader 24 reads information from the IC card 2 by sending a read command to the IC card 2 . As a result, reading of the IC card 2 is completed normally, and the card reader 24 can acquire identification information from the IC card 2 . The card reader 24 supplies the acquired identification information to the system controller 26 .

If the card reader 24 does not receive a response within a predetermined time after transmitting the command to the IC card 2, it determines that a read error has occurred. For example, if the IC card 2 goes out of the communicable range of the card reader 24 before the communication between the IC card 2 and the card reader 24 is completed, a response is sent from the IC card 2 to the card reader 24. Because there is not, reading error occurs. Further, if the IC card 2 takes time to process the command and the IC card 2 fails to transmit a response to the card reader 24 within a predetermined time, a reading error occurs. The card reader 24 also determines that reading is abnormal when the identification information cannot be obtained from the data received from the IC card 2 .

When the system controller 26 determines that the reading of the IC card 2 has been completed normally (step S23, YES), the system controller 26 performs passage determination based on the information acquired from the IC card 2 (step S24).

First, the system controller 26 transmits identification information acquired from the IC card 2 to the fare server 13 . As a result, the system controller 26 requests the fare server 13 for the entry station and departure station associated with the identification information.

When receiving the identification information from the ticket gate 11 , the fare server 13 refers to the entrance/exit information and supplies the ticket gate 11 with the entrance station and exit station associated with the received identification information.

The system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 calculates the fare (settlement amount) based on the entry station and exit station received from the fare server 13 . Furthermore, the system controller 26 determines whether or not to allow the user carrying the IC card 2 to pass through the ticket gate 11 based on whether the fare can be settled and whether the fare has been calculated. do.

As described above, the ticket gate 11 is set in advance so as to perform either the ticket gate processing for entering the ticket gate or the ticket gate processing for exiting from the ticket gate. The ticket gate processing for entering the ticket gate and the ticket gate processing for exiting from the ticket gate have different criteria for passage determination.

For example, assume that the ticket gate 11 is set as the entrance side. If the entry station and departure station are not entered, the system controller 26 calculates the initial fare from the entry station to the station where the user is located as the fare. In addition, the system controller 26 determines that the fare is "0" when the ticket gate 11 is designed not to settle the initial fare. Further, the system controller 26 determines that the fare cannot be calculated when the entry station has been entered, or when the entry station and departure station have been entered.

Further, for example, it is assumed that the ticket gate 11 is set as the exit side. The system controller 26 calculates the fare from the entry station to the station where the system controller 26 is located based on a preset fare calculation program when the entry station exists and the exit station is not entered. Moreover, the system controller 26 determines that the fare cannot be calculated when the entrance station is not entered.

The system controller 26 determines whether or not the fare can be settled based on the payment information of the fare server 13, for example. In addition, the system controller 26 may cause the fare server 13 to calculate the fare and determine whether payment is possible. In addition, the system controller 26 may be configured to transmit information to a payment server (not shown) in which the payment information and the identification information are associated with each other and determine whether or not the fare can be settled. .

The system controller 26 performs display control on the display 23 based on the result of passage determination (step S25). Also, the system controller 26 controls the door 22 by the door driving mechanism 28 based on the result of the passage determination (step S26).

When the system controller 26 determines that the user carrying the IC card 2 is permitted to pass, it controls the door driving mechanism 28 to open the door 22 and prompts the user to pass through the aisle. Also, the system controller 26 causes the display 23 to display information indicating that the payment has been made.

When the system controller 26 determines that the user carrying the IC card 2 is not allowed to pass, it controls the door drive mechanism 28 to close the door 22, thereby preventing the user from passing through the aisle. Also, the system controller 26 causes the display 23 to display information indicating that passage is not permitted. Also, the system controller 26 may cause the display 23 to display the reason why passage is not permitted.

Also, the system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 may transmit the result of the ticket gate processing to the fare server 13 . The fare server 13 recognizes the identification information of the IC card 2, whether the entry or exit was performed, and the station to which the result was sent, based on the result of ticket examination processing from the ticket examination machine 11.例文帳に追加The fare server 13 updates the entry station or departure station of the entry/exit information based on the recognition result.

Next, processing when a reading error occurs will be described.
When the system controller 26 determines that the reading has not been completed normally in step S23, ie, that a reading error has occurred (step S23, NO), the system controller 26 stops the operation of the card reader 24 (step S27). Thereby, the system controller 26 prevents the IC card 2 possessed by the subsequent user from being read by the card reader 24 . The system controller 26 may also control the door drive mechanism 28 to close the door 22 to block the passage of the user.

Further, the system controller 26 performs display control on the display 23 (step S28). For example, the system controller 26 displays a display prompting the user to leave the aisle and hold the IC card 2 over the card reader 24 again.

The system controller 26 determines whether or not there is a user in the passage (step S29). The system controller 26 continues the determination of step S29 until there are no users left in the passage. Specifically, the system controller 26 makes the determination of step S29 until it can determine that there is no user in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor 25 (step S29, NO).

When the system controller 26 determines that there is no user in the passage (step S29, YES), it restarts the operation of the card reader 24 (step S30), and proceeds to the process of step S21. As a result, the ticket gate 11 becomes ready to read the IC card 2 again.

As described above, in the first ticket examination process, when a reading error occurs, the ticket examination machine 11 restarts reading the IC card 2 after the user has completely left the aisle.

Next, the second ticket examination process will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the second ticket examination process. That is, FIG. 5 corresponds to the process of step S16 in FIG. Note that the processing when the reading of the IC card 2 is normally performed is the same as the processing in FIG. That is, the processing of steps S41 through S46 in FIG. 5 is the same as the processing of steps S21 through S26 in FIG. 4, so description thereof will be omitted.

The system controller 26 determines whether the reading of the IC card 2 has been completed normally (step S43). When the system controller 26 determines that reading has not been completed normally in step S43, that is, a reading error has occurred (step S43, NO), the system controller 26 stops the operation of the card reader 24 (step S47). Further, the system controller 26 performs display control on the display 23 (step S48). For example, the system controller 26 provides a display prompting the IC card 2 to be held over the card reader 24 again.

Thereby, the system controller 26 prevents the IC card 2 possessed by the subsequent user from being read by the card reader 24 . The system controller 26 may also control the door drive mechanism 28 to close the door 22 to block the passage of the user with the read error.

It should be noted that users pass through the ticket gate 11 without interruption during the time zone (rush hour) when the rush mode is selected. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a possibility that a user who has not yet passed through the aisle exists in front of the user with reading abnormality. The system controller 26 determines whether or not there is another user in the aisle in front of the user with reading abnormality (step S49). As shown in FIG. 7, the system controller 26 continues the determination of step S49 until there is no other user in the aisle ahead of the user with reading abnormality. Specifically, the system controller 26 determines based on the detection result of the human sensor 25 that there is no other user in the aisle ahead of the user with the reading error (step S49, NO ), the determination of step S49 is performed.

If the system controller 26 judges that there is no other user in the path ahead of the user with the read error (step S49, YES), the system controller 26 restarts the operation of the card reader 24 (step S50), and proceeds to step S41. Go to processing. As a result, the ticket gate 11 becomes ready to read the IC card 2 again.

As described above, in the second ticket gate process, when a reading error occurs, the ticket gate 11 reads the IC card 2 after the user ahead of the user with the reading error has passed through the exit side of the aisle. to resume. That is, the processor 31 of the system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 detects the position of the person in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor. In addition, when the IC card 2 is read abnormally by the card reader 24, the processor 31 stops the operation of the card reader 24, and if another person is in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card 2 in the passage, If not, the operation of the card reader 24 is resumed.

According to such a configuration, the user with reading abnormality can have the ticket gate 11 read the IC card 2 again without returning to the entrance side of the passage. As a result, the ticket gate 11 can shorten the time until the operation of the card reader 24 is resumed. As a result, it is possible to suppress the influence of obstruction of the passage of the ticket gate 11 during the rush hour.

The processor 31 also switches between a normal mode (first mode) and a rush mode (second mode). In the first mode, the processor 31 stops the operation of the card reader 24 when the card reader 24 fails to read the IC card 2, and restarts the operation of the card reader when there is no person in the passage. . In addition, in the second mode, when the IC card 2 is read abnormally by the card reader 24, the processor 31 stops the operation of the card reader 24 and identifies the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card 2 in the passage. When there is no other person in front, the operation of the card reader 24 is restarted. As a result, the ticket gate 11 operates in the second mode when it is expected that it is difficult for the user to exit the passage, thereby reducing the influence of the ticket gate 11 obstructing passage. can be suppressed.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, it was explained that the ticket gate 11 resumes reading the IC card 2 after the user ahead of the user with the reading abnormality passes through the exit side of the passage. is not limited to The ticket gate 11 resumes reading the IC card 2 when the user ahead of the user with the reading error has left the exit side of the passage and the user with the reading error is at a predetermined position in the passage. It may be a configuration. For example, during rush hours, when a reading error occurs, the subsequent user has advanced to the vicinity of the card reader 24, and when the card reader 24 is restarted, the subsequent user will pass the IC card 2 to the card reader 24. It may be overshadowed. In order to avoid this, the ticket gate 11 according to the second embodiment is configured so that when a user ahead of the user with reading abnormality has left the exit side of the passage and the user with reading abnormality exists near the entrance of the passage, Then, reading of the IC card 2 is resumed.

Note that the ticket gate 11 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the ticket gate 11 of the first embodiment, and the determination of the system controller 26 in the second ticket gate processing is different. Therefore, only different points will be described here.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the second ticket examination process in the ticket examination machine 11 according to the second embodiment. That is, FIG. 8 corresponds to the process of step S16 in FIG. Note that the processing when the reading of the IC card 2 is normally performed is the same as the processing in FIG. That is, the processing of steps S61 through S66 in FIG. 8 is the same as the processing of steps S21 through S26 in FIG. 4, so the description thereof is omitted.

The system controller 26 determines whether or not reading of the IC card 2 has been completed normally (step S63). When the system controller 26 determines that reading has not been completed normally in step S63, that is, a reading error has occurred (step S63, NO), the system controller 26 stops the operation of the card reader 24 (step S67). Further, the system controller 26 performs display control on the display 23 (step S68). For example, the system controller 26 provides a display prompting the IC card 2 to be held over the card reader 24 again. Furthermore, the system controller 26 displays a display prompting the user to return to the vicinity of the entrance of the passage.

As a result, the system controller 26 prevents the IC card 2 possessed by the subsequent user from being read by the card reader 24, and when the operation of the card reader 24 is resumed, the system controller 26 prevents the subsequent user from inserting the IC card 2 into the card reader 24. prevent shadowing. The system controller 26 may also control the door drive mechanism 28 to close the door 22 to block the passage of the user with the read error.

The system controller 26 determines whether or not there is another user in the aisle in front of the user with reading abnormality (step S69). Furthermore, the system controller 26 determines whether or not the user with reading abnormality is present at a position closer to the entrance than a predetermined position in the passage (step S70).

For example, the system controller 26 sequentially determines at which position in the aisle the person is present based on the detection results from each human detection sensor 25 . For example, it is assumed that the human sensors 25 are grouped into a plurality of groups from the entrance side to the exit side. In this case, if the group of sensors closest to the entrance of the passage of the ticket gate 11 detects the user with the reading error, and the other sensor does not detect the user with the reading error, the system controller 26 detects the user with the reading error. user is present at a position closer to the entrance side than a predetermined position in the passage.

The system controller 26 determines that there is no other user in the aisle in front of the user with the reading abnormality (step S69, YES), and the user with the reading abnormality is at the entrance from the predetermined position in the passage. If it is determined that the card reader 24 exists at a position close to the side (step S70, YES), the operation of the card reader 24 is resumed (step S71), and the process proceeds to step S61. As a result, the ticket gate 11 becomes ready to read the IC card 2 again.

As described above, in the ticket gate 11 according to the second embodiment, in the second ticket gate processing, when a reading error occurs, the user ahead of the user with the reading error exits from the exit side of the passage, Further, after the user with reading abnormality returns to the vicinity of the entrance, the reading of the IC card 2 is restarted. That is, the processor 31 of the system controller 26 of the ticket gate 11 stops the operation of the card reader 24 when the card reader 24 fails to read the IC card 2 . Further, the processor 31 determines that there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card 2 in the passage, and that the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card 2 is closer to the entrance than the predetermined position in the passage. If so, the operation of the card reader 24 is resumed.

According to such a configuration, the user with reading abnormality can have the IC card 2 read again by the ticket gate 11 without leaving the entrance side of the passage, and when the card reader 24 is restarted, the reading abnormality can be corrected. It is possible to prevent a subsequent user of the first user from holding up the IC card 2 to the card reader 24.例文帳に追加As a result, it is possible to suppress the influence of obstruction of the passage of the ticket gate 11 during the rush hour.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8, the configuration for stopping the card reader 24 when there is a reading error has been described, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. The ticket gate 11 may be configured to stop the card reader 24 when it is determined that passage is not permitted in passage determination. For example, the ticket gate 11 may be configured to shift to the process of step S47 when the passage determination is that passage is not permitted in step S44 of FIG.

In the above embodiment, the ticket gate 11 acquires identification information from the IC card 2, acquires entry/exit information from the fare server based on the acquired identification information, and calculates the fare. However, it is not limited to this configuration. The ticket gate 11 may be configured to acquire a two-dimensional code whose identification information has been converted and to calculate the fare. In this case, the ticket gate 11 reads the two-dimensional code with a camera, converts the read two-dimensional code into identification information, acquires entry/exit information from the fare server based on the identification information, and calculates the fare. In this case, as with the IC card 2, there is a possibility that the two-dimensional code may be read abnormally. Therefore, by replacing the control of the card reader 24 with the control of the camera, the ticket gate 11 can carry out the invention in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments.

In the above embodiment, the IC card 2 stores the identification information, and the fare server 13 stores the entrance/exit information associated with the identification information. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. . The IC card 2 may be configured to store entry/exit information and settlement information. In this case, the card reader 24 of the ticket gate 11 also writes information to the IC card 2 . That is, the ticket gate 11 acquires the entry/exit information and payment information from the IC card 2, calculates the fare based on the acquired entry/exit information, makes a payment using the payment information, and makes a payment according to the content of the payment. The settlement information of the IC card 2 may be rewritten by pressing. Even with such a configuration, the invention can be implemented in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments.

It should be noted that the functions described in each of the above-described embodiments can be implemented not only by using hardware, but also by making a computer read a program describing each function using software. Also, each function may be configured by selecting either software or hardware as appropriate.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of claims at the time of filing of the present application will be additionally described below.
[C1]
a housing forming a passage;
a human sensor that detects a person passing through the aisle;
a card reader for wirelessly communicating with an IC card to acquire identification information of the IC card; and detecting the position of a person in the aisle based on the detection result of the human sensor, and reading the IC card by the card reader. a processor for stopping the operation of the card reader when a reading error occurs, and for restarting the operation of the card reader when there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the IC card with the reading error in the passage; ,
station service equipment.
[C2]
The processor
a first mode in which the operation of the card reader is stopped when the IC card is read abnormally by the card reader, and the operation of the card reader is resumed when there is no person in the passage;
If there is an abnormality in reading the IC card by the card reader, the operation of the card reader is stopped, and if there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the IC card with the reading abnormality in the passage, the card is detected. a second mode for resuming operation of the reader;
Station service equipment according to [C1] for switching between.
[C3]
The station service equipment according to [C2], wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on date and time.
[C4]
The station service equipment according to [C2], wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on an external control signal.
[C5]
The station service equipment according to [C2], wherein the processor switches the operation mode based on the history of the time from the occurrence of the reading error until the operation of the card reader is restarted.
[C6]
When the IC card is read abnormally by the card reader, the processor stops the operation of the card reader so that there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage. [C1] to [C5], in which the operation of the card reader is restarted when the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card exists on the entrance side of the predetermined position in the passage. station service equipment.
[C7]
A station comprising: a housing forming a passageway; a motion sensor for detecting a person passing through the passageway; a card reader for wirelessly communicating with an IC card to acquire identification information of the IC card; and a processor. A control method for office equipment,
The processor detects the position of a person in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor, and if the card reader fails to read the IC card, the processor stops the operation of the card reader. When there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage, the operation of the card reader is resumed.
A control method for station service equipment.
[C8]
The processor
a first mode in which the operation of the card reader is stopped when the card reader fails to read the IC card, and the operation of the card reader is resumed when there is no person in the passage;
If there is an abnormality in reading the IC card by the card reader, the operation of the card reader is stopped, and if there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the IC card with the reading abnormality in the passage, the card is detected. a second mode for resuming operation of the reader;
The control method for station service equipment according to [C7].
[C9]
The method for controlling station service equipment according to [C8], wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on date and time.
[C10]
The method of controlling station service equipment according to [C8], wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on an external control signal.
[C11]
The control method for station service equipment according to [C8], wherein the processor switches the operation mode based on a history of time from occurrence of reading abnormality to resumption of operation of the card reader.
[C12]
When the IC card is read abnormally by the card reader, the processor stops the operation of the card reader so that there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage. [C7] to [C11], restarting the operation of the card reader when the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card is present on the entrance side of the predetermined position in the passage. control method of station service equipment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Station service system, 2... IC card, 11... Ticket gate, 12... Monitoring board, 13... Fare server, 14... Network, 15... Network, 21... Housing, 22... Door, 23... Display, 24... Card Reader 25 Human sensor 26 System controller 27 Communication interface 28 Door driving mechanism 31 Processor 32 Memory.

Claims (10)

a housing forming a passage;
a human sensor that detects a person passing through the aisle;
a card reader that wirelessly communicates with an IC card and acquires identification information of the IC card;
Switching between the first mode and the second mode, detecting the position of the person in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor, and switching when the card reader fails to read the IC card. a processor for resuming operation of the card reader based on the selected mode ;
and
The first mode is a mode for restarting the operation of the card reader when there is no person in the passage,
The second mode is a mode in which the operation of the card reader is resumed when there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage.
station equipment. The station service equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on date and time. The station service equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on an external control signal. 2. The station service equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the processor switches the operation mode based on a history of time from occurrence of read abnormality to resumption of operation of the card reader. In the second mode, there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage, and the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card is positioned closer to the predetermined position in the passage. 2. The station service equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the mode is for resuming the operation of the card reader when it exists on the entrance side. A station comprising: a housing forming a passageway; a motion sensor for detecting a person passing through the passageway; a card reader for wirelessly communicating with an IC card to acquire identification information of the IC card; and a processor. A control method for office equipment,
The processor switches between a first mode and a second mode, detects the position of the person in the passage based on the detection result of the human sensor, and detects an error in reading the IC card by the card reader. If so, restart the operation of the card reader based on the switched mode ,
The first mode is a mode for restarting the operation of the card reader when there is no person in the passage,
The second mode is a mode in which the operation of the card reader is resumed when there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage.
A control method for station service equipment. 7. The method of controlling station service equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on date and time. 7. The method of controlling station service equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the processor switches between the first mode and the second mode based on an external control signal. 7. The method of controlling station service equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the processor switches the operation mode based on a history of time from the occurrence of reading abnormality until the operation of the card reader is restarted . In the second mode, there is no other person in front of the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card in the passage, and the person corresponding to the abnormally read IC card is positioned closer to the predetermined position in the passage. 7. The method of controlling station service equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the mode is a mode for resuming the operation of the card reader when it exists on the entrance side.

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