JP7508942B2 - Mobile terminal, traffic control system, pass information restriction method, and pass information restriction program - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to a technology that uses pass information such as ticket information to restrict the passage of users.

Conventionally, automated ticket gates have been in practical use that use cards or mobile terminals (e.g., smartphones) as ticket media, receive ticket information stored on the ticket medium via close-proximity wireless communication with a wireless communication area of a few centimeters, and use this ticket information to perform ticket gate processing. There are also automated ticket gates that have been added with a function to optically read ticket information indicated by an optically readable code (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code (registered trademark)) displayed on the screen of the display of the mobile terminal and perform ticket gate processing (see, for example, Patent Document 1, etc.).

As described in Patent Document 1, the automatic ticket gate sets the reading area (image capture area) of the optical reading code inside the communication area for close-proximity wireless communication. Therefore, the mobile terminal is located within the communication area for close-proximity wireless communication before the user holds the optical reading code displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal over the reading area. As a result, the automatic ticket gate may receive the ticket information via close-proximity wireless communication before reading the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code, and may use this received ticket information to perform ticket gate processing.

When the automated ticket gate in Patent Document 1 receives ticket information from a mobile terminal via close-proximity wireless communication, it waits for the optical reading code to be held over the reading area until a set waiting time has elapsed. If the waiting time has elapsed without the optical reading code being held over the reading area, the automated ticket gate performs ticket gate processing using the ticket information received immediately before. Furthermore, if the optical reading code is held over the reading area before the waiting time has elapsed, the automated ticket gate performs ticket gate processing using the ticket information indicated by this optical reading code.

By carrying out the above process, the automated ticket gate of Patent Document 1 prevents a user who wishes to pass through a ticket gate using an optical reading code displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal from passing through the ticket information received via near-field wireless communication before the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code is read.

JP 2015-176259 A

However, as described above, the automated ticket gate in Patent Document 1 is configured to wait for the optical reading code to be held over the reading area when it receives ticket information from a mobile terminal via proximity wireless communication, until a set waiting time has elapsed. This causes a delay in the start of ticket gate processing for users who wish to gate their tickets using the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal via proximity wireless communication, resulting in reduced processing efficiency.

The objective of this invention is to provide technology that can properly process users who wish to process using optically readable codes without reducing processing efficiency.

To achieve the above objective, the mobile terminal of the present invention is configured as follows:

The first wireless communication unit transmits first pass information to the gate device via the first wireless communication. The gate device is a device that restricts the passage of a user (for example, an automatic ticket gate installed at a ticket gate in a station, or an entrance/exit gate installed at an entrance/exit of a theme park). The first pass information is information (boarding ticket information, admission ticket information) that the gate device uses to determine whether or not a user can pass.

The display control unit displays an optically readable code indicating the second pass information on the screen of the display. The optically readable code is, for example, a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code (registered trademark). Like the first pass information, the second pass information is information used by the gate device to determine whether or not a user can pass through. The gate device uses either the first pass information or the second pass information to determine whether or not a user can pass through.

The determination unit determines whether to enable the use of the first pass information at the gate device depending on whether the optical read code is displayed on the display screen and the orientation of the display screen. For example, when the optical read code is displayed on the display screen and the display screen is facing downward, the determination unit determines that the use of the first pass information at the gate device is not enabled. That is, the determination unit determines whether the user is about to hold the optical read code displayed on the display screen of the mobile device over the reading area of the gate device. When the determination unit determines that the user is about to hold the optical read code displayed on the display screen of the mobile device over the reading area of the gate device, it determines that the use of the first pass information at the gate device is not enabled.

When the determination unit determines that the use of the first pass information in the gate device is not to be enabled, the restriction unit restricts the use of the first pass information in the gate device. For example, when the determination unit determines that the use of the first pass information in the gate device is not to be enabled, the restriction unit prohibits the first wireless communication unit from sending the first pass information. In addition, the restriction unit transmits to the gate device a restriction on the use of the first pass information by a second wireless communication unit having a larger wireless communication area than the first wireless communication unit. In this way, when the restriction unit determines that the use of the first pass information is not to be enabled, the gate device can be made to use the second pass information to determine whether or not a user can pass through the passageway.

In addition, the gate device may temporarily stop the wireless communication unit that receives the first path information when it detects, for example, that the restriction unit has determined that the use of the first path information is not to be enabled.

In this way, with this configuration, when it is determined that the use of the first pass information is to be restricted, the gate device can use the second pass information to determine whether or not the user can pass through the passage. Also, when it is determined that the use of the first pass information is not to be restricted, the gate device can use the first pass information to determine whether or not the user can pass through, without checking whether or not the second pass information is present. Therefore, processing can be properly performed for users who wish to be processed using an optically readable code, without reducing processing efficiency.

This invention allows proper processing for users who wish to process using optically readable codes without reducing processing efficiency.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a ticket gate system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a mobile terminal; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of an automatic ticket gate; 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of an automatic ticket gate. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a mobile terminal according to a first modified example. A block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of an automatic ticket gate of the first modified example. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal of the first modified example. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate of the first modified example. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of an automatic ticket gate according to the second modified example. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of a mobile terminal according to Modification 3. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of an automatic ticket gate according to the third modified example.

The following describes an embodiment of the invention.

＜1. Application examples＞
1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a ticket gate system according to this example. In this example, an automatic ticket gate 5 (5a, 5b) installed at a station ticket gate performs ticket gate processing for a user 100 entering a station premises or a user 100 exiting a station premises. In this example, the user 100 uses a mobile terminal 1 such as a smartphone owned by the user 100 as a ticket medium. In this example, the automatic ticket gate 5 corresponds to the gate device referred to in this invention. The direction of passage of the user 100 through the ticket gate passage may be unidirectional or bidirectional.

The mobile terminal 1 sends the ticket information (corresponding to the first pass information in this invention) to the automatic ticket gate 5 by close-proximity wireless communication (the first wireless communication in this invention) with a communication area of several centimeters. The mobile terminal 1 also displays an optically readable code (for example, a two-dimensional bar code such as a QR code (registered trademark)) indicating the ticket information (corresponding to the second pass information in this invention) on the display screen.

The automated ticket gate 5 uses either the ticket information received via near-field wireless communication or the ticket information read by optically processing the optical reading code to determine whether the user 100 can pass through the ticket gate passage. The automated ticket gate 5 restricts the user 100 from passing through the ticket gate passage depending on the result of the determination of whether the user 100 can pass through the ticket gate passage.

In this example, when user 100 wishes to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code in the ticket gate process at automated ticket gate 5, user 100 performs an operation to display the optical reading code on the display screen of mobile terminal 1. Also, when user 100 wishes to use the ticket information transmitted by near-field wireless communication in the ticket gate process at automated ticket gate 5, user 100 does not perform an operation to display the optical reading code on the display screen of mobile terminal 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 5 has an imaging area 7 for optically reading the optical reading code set inside the communication area 6 for close-proximity wireless communication. Therefore, before the user 100 holds the optical reading code displayed on the screen of the display of the portable terminal 1 over the imaging area 7, the portable terminal 1 is located within the communication area 6 for close-proximity wireless communication.

In this example, the mobile terminal 1 prohibits the transmission of passenger ticket information via proximity wireless communication when an optical reading code is displayed on the display screen and the display screen is facing downwards (i.e., facing the imaging area 7). In other words, if it is presumed that the user 100 wishes to use the passenger ticket information indicated by the optical reading code in the ticket gate process at the automated ticket gate 5, the mobile terminal 1 does not transmit the passenger ticket information via proximity wireless communication. Therefore, when the user 100 wishes to use the passenger ticket information indicated by the optical reading code in the ticket gate process at the automated ticket gate 5, it is possible to have the automated ticket gate 5 perform the ticket gate process using the passenger ticket information indicated by the optical reading code.

In addition, in this example, the portable terminal 1 transmits the ticket information via proximity wireless communication when the optical reading code is not displayed on the display screen, or when the optical reading code is displayed on the display screen but the screen is not facing downwards. When the automated ticket gate 5 receives the ticket information via proximity wireless communication, it performs ticket gate processing for the user 100 using the received ticket information.

Therefore, ticket gate processing can be properly performed for users 100 who wish to process using optically readable codes without reducing the processing efficiency of the automated ticket gate 5.

2. Configuration example
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the mobile terminal of this example. The mobile terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a proximity wireless communication unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display 14, and a gyro sensor 15. The mobile terminal 1 is, for example, a well-known smartphone.

The control unit 11 controls the operation of each part of the mobile terminal 1 main body. The control unit 11 also has a display control unit 11a, a determination unit 11b, and a restriction unit 11c. The display control unit 11a, the determination unit 11b, and the restriction unit 11c of the control unit 11 will be described later.

The proximity wireless communication unit 12 has a communication area of several centimeters and transmits ticket information (referred to as first pass information in this invention) to the automated ticket gate 5. The ticket information is stored, for example, in the memory of the control unit 11.

The operation unit 13 accepts input operations made by the user 100 to the mobile terminal 1 main body. The operation unit 13 has an input device such as a touch panel attached to the screen of the display 14. An optically readable code indicating ticket information (referred to as second pass information in this invention) is displayed on the screen of the display 14.

The gyro sensor 15 is a sensor that senses the orientation of the mobile terminal 1 body. This gyro sensor 15 is used to detect whether the screen of the display 14 is facing downward.

Next, we will explain the display control unit 11a, the determination unit 11b, and the restriction unit 11c that the control unit 11 has.

The display control unit 11a causes an optically readable code indicating the ticket information to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 14. The optically readable code to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 14 may be stored as image data in a memory (not shown) provided in the control unit 11, or may be generated based on the ticket information stored in the memory of the display control unit 11a.

The determination unit 11b determines whether the user 100 wishes to use the ticket information sent from the proximity wireless communication unit 12 or the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code displayed on the screen of the display unit 14 in the current ticket gate process. Specifically, the determination unit 11b determines which ticket information the user 100 wishes to use in the current ticket gate process based on whether an optical reading code is displayed on the screen of the display unit 14 and the orientation of the screen of the display unit 14. In this example, the determination unit 11b determines that the user wishes to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code when an optical reading code is displayed on the screen of the display unit 14 and the screen of the display unit 14 is facing downwards. In this example, when the optical reading code is not displayed on the screen of the display 14 or when the screen of the display 14 is not facing downwards, the determination unit 11b determines that the user does not wish to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code (i.e., the user wishes to use the ticket information sent by the proximity wireless communication unit 12).

The restriction unit 11c restricts the transmission of the ticket information from the proximity wireless communication unit 12 according to the judgment result of the judgment unit 11b. For example, when the judgment unit 11b judges that the user wishes to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code, the restriction unit 11c prohibits the transmission of the ticket information from the proximity wireless communication unit 12. When the judgment unit 11b judges that the user does not wish to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code, the restriction unit 11c does not prohibit the transmission of the ticket information from the proximity wireless communication unit 12.

The control unit 11 of the mobile terminal 1 is composed of a hardware CPU, memory, and other electronic circuits. When the hardware CPU executes the path information restriction program of the present invention, it operates as a display control unit 11a, a determination unit 11b, and a restriction unit 11c. The memory also has an area for expanding the path information restriction program of the present invention, and an area for temporarily storing data generated when the path information restriction program is executed. The control unit 11 may be an LSI that integrates the hardware CPU, memory, and the like. The hardware CPU is also a computer that executes the path information restriction method of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the automated ticket gate in this example. The automated ticket gate 5 includes a control unit 51, a close-proximity wireless communication unit 52, a code reading unit 53, a user detection unit 54, a display unit 55, a door opening/closing unit 56, and a higher-level communication unit 57.

The control unit 51 controls the operation of each part of the automated ticket gate 5. The control unit 51 also has a ticket gate processing section 51a. The ticket gate processing section 51a uses ticket information to determine whether the user 100 can pass through the ticket gate passage. The ticket gate processing in the automated ticket gate 5 is well known, so a description of it will be omitted here.

The proximity wireless communication unit 52 receives the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication area 6 of the proximity wireless communication unit 52 is provided on the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100. Furthermore, when the user 100 passes through the ticket gate passage in both directions, the automatic ticket gate 5 provides the communication area 6 of the proximity wireless communication unit 52 not only on the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100 passing in one direction, but also on the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100 passing in the other direction.

The code reader 53 captures an image of the optically readable code held up against the imaging area 7. The code reader 53 processes the captured image of the optically readable code to obtain the ticket information indicated by the optically readable code. As shown in FIG. 2, the imaging area 7 is provided at the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100. In addition, when the user 100 passes through the ticket gate passage in both directions, the automated ticket gate 5 is provided not only at the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100 passing in one direction, but also at the ticket gate entrance side for the user 100 passing in the other direction. The imaging area 7 is provided inside the communication area 6 of the close-proximity wireless communication unit 52.

The user detection unit 54 has multiple photoelectric sensors arranged in the direction in which the user 100 passes through the ticket gate passage. The user detection unit 54 detects the position of the user 100 passing through the ticket gate passage using the multiple photoelectric sensors.

The display unit 55 displays a message to the user 100 who has entered the ticket gate passage.

The door opening/closing unit 56 opens and closes the door located on the exit side of the user 100 based on the result of the determination of whether the user 100 can pass through the ticket gate passage.

The upper communication unit 57 communicates data with higher-level devices such as a station server (not shown).

The control unit 51 of the automated ticket gate 5 is composed of a hardware CPU, memory, and other electronic circuits. When the hardware CPU executes the ticket gate processing program, it operates as the ticket gate processing unit 51a. The memory also has an area for expanding the ticket gate processing program and an area for temporarily storing data generated when the ticket gate processing program is executed. The control unit 51 may be an LSI that integrates the hardware CPU, memory, etc.

<3. Operation example>
Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the mobile terminal in this example. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate in this example.

The mobile terminal 1 displays an optical read code indicating the ticket information on the screen of the display 14 in response to an input operation by the user 100 on the operation unit 13. For example, when the user 100 wishes to undergo ticket gate processing using the ticket information indicated by the optical read code, the user 100 operates the operation unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1 to cause the optical read code indicating the ticket information to be displayed on the screen of the display 14. The display control unit 11a performs processing to display the optical read code indicating the ticket information on the screen of the display 14.

When the user 100 does not wish to undergo ticket gate processing using the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code (when the user wishes to undergo ticket gate processing using the ticket information sent by the proximity wireless communication unit 12), the user does not perform any operation on the operation unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1 to display the optical reading code indicating the ticket information on the screen of the display 14.

As shown in FIG. 6, the automatic ticket gate 5 has the following features:
(1) A process in which the proximity wireless communication unit 52 performs polling at a first set time interval to request the portable terminal 1 located within the communication area 6 to transmit passenger ticket information, and receives the passenger ticket information transmitted by the portable terminal 1 (s11);
(2) in the code reading unit 53, a process of taking an image of the imaging area 7 at a second set time interval and detecting whether or not an optically readable code is included in the taken image (s12);
The first set time and the second set time may be the same time or may be different times.

When the automated ticket gate 5 receives the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal 1 via the near-field wireless communication unit 52, it performs ticket gate processing using this received ticket information (s14). Furthermore, if an optically readable code is captured in the image captured in the imaging area 7, the automated ticket gate 5 acquires the ticket information indicated by this optically readable code (s13). The automated ticket gate 5 performs ticket gate processing for the user 100 using the ticket information indicated by the optically readable code acquired in s13 (s14).

The ticket gate process of the automated ticket gate 5 is well known, so a detailed explanation will be omitted here.

Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The automatic ticket gate 5 has an imaging area 7 located inside the communication area 6 of the proximity wireless communication unit 52. Therefore, the mobile terminal 1 is located within the communication area 6 of the proximity wireless communication unit 52 before the user 100 holds the optical reading code displayed on the screen of the display 14 over the imaging area 7, and receives a request to send ticket information from the automatic ticket gate 5 via the proximity wireless communication unit 12.

In this example, when the mobile terminal 1 receives a request to send ticket information via the proximity wireless communication unit 12 (s1), it determines whether an optically readable code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and whether the screen of the display 14 is facing downwards (s2, s3). The processes of s2 and s3 are performed by the determination unit 11b. If an optically readable code is not displayed on the screen of the display 14 or if the screen of the display 14 is not facing downwards, the determination unit 11b sends the ticket information via the proximity wireless communication unit 12 (s5).

The automated ticket gate 5 receives the ticket information sent in s5 in s11 and performs the ticket gate process in s14.

Furthermore, if the determination unit 11b determines that an optically readable code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and that the screen of the display 14 is facing downward, the restriction unit 11c prohibits the proximity wireless communication unit 12 from sending the ticket information (s4). As a result, the automated ticket gate 5 does not receive the ticket information sent from the proximity wireless communication unit 12 of the mobile terminal 1 in s11. After this, the user 100 holds the screen of the display 14 of the mobile terminal 1, which displays the optically readable code, over the imaging area 7.

The automated ticket gate 5 detects in s12 that the optically readable code displayed on the screen of the display 14 of the mobile terminal 1 held over the imaging area 7 is captured in the captured image, without receiving the ticket information sent from the near-field wireless communication unit 12 of the mobile terminal 1 in s11. The automated ticket gate 5 then processes the optically readable code in the captured image in s13 to obtain the ticket information, and performs the ticket gate process in s14.

In this way, the ticket gate system in this example can properly perform ticket gate processing for users 100 who wish to use optically readable codes without reducing the processing efficiency of the automated ticket gate 5.

4. Modifications
Modification 1
The ticket gate system of the modified example 1 will be described. This ticket gate system of the modified example 1 includes a mobile terminal 1A and an automatic ticket gate 5A. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the mobile terminal of the ticket gate system of the modified example 1. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the automatic ticket gate of the ticket gate system of the modified example 1. In Fig. 7, the same components as those in Fig. 3 are given the same reference numerals. Also, in Fig. 8, the same components as those in Fig. 4 are given the same reference numerals.

The mobile terminal 1A of this modified example 1 differs from the above examples in that it additionally includes a short-range wireless communication unit 16. The short-range wireless communication unit 16 has a communication area of several tens of centimeters to several meters, and transmits to the automated ticket gate 5 a notification that the ticket information sent by the short-range wireless communication unit 12 is invalid (restriction of use). The communication area of the short-range wireless communication unit 16 is larger than the communication area 6 of the short-range wireless communication unit 12.

The automated ticket gate 5A of this modified example 1 also differs from the above examples in that it additionally includes a short-range wireless communication unit 58. The short-range wireless communication unit 58 has a communication area of several tens of centimeters to several meters, and receives invalid ticket information notifications sent by the short-range wireless communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 1A and the proximity wireless communication unit 12.

Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal of the first modified example. Figure 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automated ticket gate of the first modified example.

The mobile terminal 1A waits for the proximity wireless communication unit 12 to receive a request to send the ticket information (s21) or for the judgment unit 11b to judge that an optical read code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 in response to the input operation of the user 100 and that the screen of the display 14 is facing downward (s22, s23). When the proximity wireless communication unit 12 receives a request to send the ticket information in s21, the mobile terminal 1A sends the ticket information in the proximity wireless communication unit 12 (s25). Also, when the mobile terminal 1A judges in s22 and s23 that an optical read code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and that the screen of the display 14 is facing downward, the short-range wireless communication unit 16 sends an invalid notification notifying that the ticket information sent by the proximity wireless communication unit 12 is invalid (s24).

The portable terminal 1A of this modified example 1 differs from the above example in that when an optical reading code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and the screen of the display 14 is facing downwards, if the proximity wireless communication unit 12 receives a request to send ticket information, the proximity wireless communication unit 12 sends out the ticket information. The portable terminal 1A of this modified example 1 also differs from the above example in that when an optical reading code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and the screen of the display 14 is facing downwards, the short-range wireless communication unit 16 sends out an invalid notification notifying that the ticket information sent by the proximity wireless communication unit 12 is invalid.

The communication area of the short-range wireless communication unit 16 is larger than the communication area 6 of the proximity wireless communication unit 12. Therefore, when an optically readable code is displayed on the screen of the display 14 and the screen of the display 14 is facing downwards, the portable terminal 1A sends an invalidation notification to the automated ticket gate 5A before the proximity wireless communication unit 12 sends the ticket information to the automated ticket gate 5A. In other words, when the user 100 wishes to process using the optically readable code, the automated ticket gate 5A receives the invalidation notification sent by the short-range wireless communication unit 16 before receiving the ticket information sent by the proximity wireless communication unit 12.

As shown in FIG. 10, the automated ticket gate 5A of the first modified example has the following features:
(1) A process in which the proximity wireless communication unit 52 performs polling at a first set time interval to request the portable terminal 1 located within the communication area 6 to transmit ticket information, and receives the ticket information transmitted by the portable terminal 1A (s31);
(2) A process of receiving an invalidation notification from the portable terminal 1A in the short-range wireless communication unit 58 (s32);
repeat.

When the automated ticket gate 5A receives the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal 1 before the invalidation notification, it performs the ticket gate process using this received ticket information (s35). Also, when the automated ticket gate 5A receives the invalidation notification sent by the mobile terminal 1 before the ticket information, it waits for the optically readable code to be captured in the image captured in the imaging area 7 (s33) and acquires the ticket information indicated by the optically readable code captured in the image (s34). The automated ticket gate 5 performs the ticket gate process for the user 100 using the ticket information indicated by the optically readable code acquired in s34 (s35).

When the automated ticket gate 5A receives the invalidation notification sent by the mobile terminal 1, it will not perform ticket gate processing using the received ticket information until it completes the processing of steps s33 to s35, even if it receives the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal 1.

In this way, like the above example, the ticket gate system of variant 1 can properly perform ticket gate processing for users 100 who wish to be processed using optically readable codes without reducing the processing efficiency of the automated ticket gate 5A.

Modification 2
The ticket gate system of the modified example 2 will be described. The ticket gate system of the modified example 2 includes the mobile terminal 1A and the automatic ticket gate 5A described in the modified example 1. The mobile terminal 1A of the modified example 2 executes the process shown in Fig. 9. The difference from the modified example 1 is the process of the automatic ticket gate 5A. Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate of the modified example 2.

The automated ticket gate 5A of this modified example is substantially the same as modified example 1, but differs in that the process of s41 is executed between s32 and s33 shown in FIG. 10. In FIG. 11, the same processes as in FIG. 10 are given the same step numbers.

Specifically, when the automated ticket gate 5A of this modified example 2 receives the invalidation notification sent by the mobile terminal 1 before the ticket information, it temporarily stops the proximity wireless communication unit 52 (s41) and does not request the mobile terminal 1A to send the ticket information. When the automated ticket gate 5A temporarily stops the proximity wireless communication unit 52 in s41, it executes the processing from s33 onwards. When the automated ticket gate 5A of this modified example 2 completes the processing of s33 to s35, it resumes the temporary suspension of the proximity wireless communication unit 52.

Therefore, like the above example, the ticket gate system according to variant 2 can properly perform ticket gate processing for users 100 who wish to be processed using optically readable codes without reducing the processing efficiency of the automated ticket gate 5A.

Modification 3
A ticket gate system according to the third modification will be described. The ticket gate system according to the third modification includes the mobile terminal 1A and the automated ticket gate 5A described in the first and second modifications. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal according to the third modification. Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automated ticket gate according to the third modification.

In Figure 12, the same processes as those in Figure 9 are given the same step numbers. Also, in Figure 13, the same processes as those in Figure 10 are given the same step numbers.

In this modified example 3, when the mobile terminal 1A transmits the ticket information from the proximity wireless communication unit 12 in s25, it transmits a validity notification from the short-range wireless communication unit 16 to notify the user that the ticket information transmitted this time is valid (s51). This validity notification notifies the automated ticket gate 5A that the user wishes to undergo ticket gate processing using the ticket information transmitted from the proximity wireless communication unit 12.

The mobile terminal 1A of this modification 3 differs from the mobile terminal 1A of modifications 1 and 2 in that it executes the process related to s51.

When the automated ticket gate 5A receives the ticket information sent by the mobile terminal 1A at the proximity wireless communication unit 52 in s31, it waits for the short-range wireless communication unit 58 to receive a valid notification indicating that the currently received ticket information is valid, or an invalid notification indicating that the currently received ticket information is invalid (s61, s62). When the automated ticket gate 5A receives a valid notification at the short-range wireless communication unit 58, it performs ticket gate processing at s35. At this time, the automated ticket gate 5A uses the ticket information received at the proximity wireless communication unit 52 in s31.

When the automated ticket gate 5A receives an invalidation notification via the short-range wireless communication unit 58, it executes the process from s33 onwards.

In the ticket gate system of variant 3, when a user 100 wishes to use the ticket information indicated by the optical reading code, even if for some reason the automated ticket gate 5A receives the ticket information sent by the near-field wireless communication unit 52 before the invalidation notification sent by the near-field wireless communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 1A, the ticket gate process for this user 100 can be properly performed.

Although the present invention has been described using a ticket gate system as an example, the present invention can also be applied to gate devices that restrict the passage of users 100, such as entrance/exit gates installed at the entrances and exits of theme parks and offices.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and in the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, components from different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

Furthermore, the correspondence between the configuration according to the present invention and the configuration according to the above-described embodiment can be described as follows.
<Additional Notes>
a first wireless communication unit (12) that transmits first path information to a gate device (5) through a first wireless communication;
a display control unit (11a) for displaying an optically readable code indicating second pass information on a screen of a display (14);
a determination unit (11b) that determines whether or not to enable use of the first pass information at the gate device depending on whether the optically readable code is displayed on the screen of the display device (14) and the orientation of the screen of the display device (14);
and a restriction unit (11c) that restricts use of the first path information at the gate device (5) when the determination unit (11b) determines that use of the first path information at the gate device (5) is not enabled.

1, 1A...Mobile terminal 5, 5A...Automatic ticket gate 6...Communication area 7...Imaging area 11...Control unit 11a...Display control unit 11b...Determination unit 11c...Restriction unit 12...Nearby type wireless communication unit 13...Operation unit 14...Display unit 15...Gyro sensor 16...Short-range wireless communication unit 51...Control unit 51a...Ticket gate processing unit 52...Nearby type wireless communication unit 53...Code reading unit 54...User detection unit 55...Display unit 56...Door opening/closing unit 57...Higher communication unit 58...Short-range wireless communication unit 100...User

Claims (10)

a first wireless communication unit that transmits first path information to a gate device through a first wireless communication;
a display control unit that displays an optically readable code indicating the second pass information on a screen of a display device;
a determination unit that determines whether to enable use of the first pass information at the gate device depending on whether the optical read code is displayed on a screen of the display device and the orientation of the screen of the display device;
and a restriction unit that restricts use of the first path information in the gate device when the determination unit determines that use of the first path information in the gate device is not enabled. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the use of the first pass information at the gate device is not enabled when the optically readable code is displayed on the screen of the display device and the screen of the display device is facing downward. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the restriction unit prohibits the first wireless communication unit from transmitting the first path information when the determination unit determines that the use of the first path information in the gate device is not enabled. a second wireless communication unit having a wireless communication area larger than that of the first wireless communication unit;
The mobile terminal of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the determination unit determines that the use of the first path information at the gate device is not enabled, the restriction unit sends a restriction on the use of the first path information to the gate device via the second wireless communication unit. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the restriction unit transmits the use of the first path information to the gate device via the second wireless communication unit when the determination unit determines that the use of the first path information is enabled in the gate device. A mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The gate device,
The gate device includes:
a passage control unit that uses the first path information or the second path information to restrict passage of users through a passage;
Traffic control system. A mobile terminal according to claim 4 or 5;
The gate device,
The gate device includes:
a passage control unit that uses the first path information or the second path information to restrict passage of users through a passage;
a stop unit that temporarily stops a reception process of the first path information when a restriction on the use of the first path information transmitted by the mobile terminal is detected.
Traffic control system. The passage control unit of the gate device includes:
if no restriction on the use of the first pass information sent by the mobile terminal is detected, when the first pass information is received, the first pass information is used to restrict the passage of users through the passage;
The traffic control system according to claim 7. The mobile computer
a wireless communication step of transmitting first path information to a gate device via wireless communication;
a display control step of displaying an optically readable code indicating the second pass information on a screen of a display device;
a determining step of determining whether to enable use of the first pass information at the gate device depending on whether the optical read code is displayed on a screen of the display device and the orientation of the screen of the display device;
A path information restriction method, comprising: if it is determined in the determination step that the use of the first path information in the gate device is not enabled, a restriction step of restricting the use of the first path information in the gate device. On your mobile computer,
a wireless communication step of transmitting first path information to a gate device via wireless communication;
a display control step of displaying an optically readable code indicating the second pass information on a screen of a display device;
a determining step of determining whether to enable use of the first pass information at the gate device depending on whether the optical read code is displayed on a screen of the display device and the orientation of the screen of the display device;
and a path information restriction program that executes a restriction step of restricting use of the first path information in the gate device when it is determined in the determination step that use of the first path information in the gate device is not enabled.

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