JPS607836B2 - Automatic ticket inspection device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an automatic ticket inspection device.

For example, an automatic ticket inspection device installed at a railway station consists of a ticket position detector installed on the conveyance path that transports tickets (including commuter passes and admission tickets) inserted into the slot to the exit. A person position detector that detects the movement of passengers passing through the device, a ticket judgment circuit that determines the validity of the ticket, a ticket judgment circuit that determines the validity of the ticket, a ticket position detector, and the output signal of the person position detector. The system is equipped with an abnormal customer determination circuit (an example of a determination means) that determines whether a passenger has passed through the vehicle illegally, and the output of this abnormal customer determination circuit controls the opening and closing of the gate of the ticket inspection device and the shirt cover of the ticket slot.

For example, if a passenger inserts an invalid ticket (false ticket) and attempts to pass through the ticket inspection device, the gate is closed to prohibit the passenger from passing, and the ticket slot in the ticket slot is closed. At this time, the invalid ticket is sent out to the ticket outlet, so the passenger usually removes the invalid ticket and returns. The automatic ticket inspection device detects that an abnormal customer detection signal is being output, that an invalid ticket has been extracted, and that an invalid ticket has been extracted.
When the conditions for outputting the person return signal are satisfied, the abnormal customer determination circuit is automatically reset. This auto-reset cancels the abnormal customer determination and opens the ticket slot. The same applies to passengers who attempt to pass through the ticket inspection device without inserting a ticket. By the way, with conventional automatic ticket inspection systems, the return signal was not output unless the passenger went to the center of the ticket inspection device's path and then returned, so passengers returned without going to the center of the ticket inspection device's path. In this case, the people return signal will not be output.
Auto reset did not work.

Nowadays, abnormal passengers sometimes return to the ticket inspection machine without going to the center of the ticket inspection machine, so in such cases, station staff have to manually reset the ticket inspection machine, which requires a lot of management effort. This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides an automatic ticket inspection device that can reliably auto-reset even if an abnormal customer returns from any position along the path of the automatic ticket inspection device. This is what we provide.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an overview of the automatic ticket inspection device.

On the upper surface of the ticket inspection device main body 1, a ticket slot 2 is provided at the entrance, and a ticket exit 3 is provided between the central part and the exit. A conveyance path (not shown) is arranged to convey the ticket to the exit 3. A shirt slot is provided in the ticket slot 2. The conveyance path is provided with a plurality of ticket position detectors PI to P8 that detect the position of the ticket and a reader (both not shown) that reads information recorded on the ticket. A detector mounting member 4 is attached to the upper part of the apparatus main body 1. Person position detectors AI to A6 and al to a4 for detecting the positions of passing passengers are provided on the side surfaces of the mounting member 4 and the main body 1. Detectors AI and al are located at the entrance; detectors A2, A3, a2, and a3 are located at the center;
Detectors A4 and a4 are provided at the outlet, detector A5 is provided between the inlet and the center, and detector A6 is provided between the center and the outlet. In the case of adult detection, all detectors are used, but in the case of dwarfs, detectors al to a
Only the detection signals of 4, A5, and A6 are used. In the following description, for convenience, only the detector indicated by the capital letter A will be referred to, and the detector indicated by the lowercase letter a will be represented by the detector indicated by the capital letter A having the same subscript. The automatic ticket inspection device is also provided with a gate that controls the passage of passengers. FIG. 2 shows the auto-reset circuit.

The person position detection circuit 11 receives the detection signals from the above-mentioned person position detectors and outputs various logic signals to be described later. The ticket position detection circuit 12 receives the detection signal from the above-mentioned ticket position detector and outputs a no-ticket signal, a ticket removal signal, and the like. The no-ticket signal indicates that no ticket exists within the transport path. For example, when a ticket is inserted into the ticket slot 2, the count value is incremented by 11, and when a ticket is pulled out at the ticket takeout port 3, the count value is decremented by 1.When the count value of the counter is 0, the no-ticket signal is activated. Output. The ticket extraction signal indicates that the ticket from the ticket outlet 3 has been extracted and no ticket exists at the outlet 3. The ticket determination circuit 13 determines the validity of the ticket based on the reading result of the ticket reading device. Examples of invalid or fraudulent tickets include tickets that are not for the company's own routes, tickets that have insufficient fare, and tickets that have already expired, but for convenience, we will group them together. Therefore, it is called an abnormal ticket. Based on the output signals of the detection circuits 11 and 12 and the judgment circuit 13, the abnormal customer determination circuit 14 outputs a no-bill signal and an abnormal ticket signal, and also outputs the above-mentioned gate and shirt control signals. This is what is output.

Abnormal customers include rude customers and abnormal ticket customers. Rude passengers are those who proceed to the center of the ticket inspection machine without inserting their ticket. When the passenger advances to the center of the ticket inspection device, if the passenger is an adult, detection signals are output from all of the detectors A2, A3, a2, and a3. For convenience, the logic signals of the detection signals of these four detectors are expressed as A2 and A3. When the detection circuit 11 outputs A3 to the signal A2 and the detection circuit 12 outputs a no-ticket signal, a no-ticket signal is output. The abnormal ticket customer is a person who has inserted an abnormal ticket, and when the determination circuit 13 outputs an abnormal ticket determination signal, an abnormal ticket signal is output.
In this manner, when the determination circuit 14 determines that the customer is an abnormal customer, the gate and the shirt cover are closed. Then, as will be described later, when an auto-reset signal is input, the determination circuit 14 is reset and the abnormal customer detection is canceled. As a result, a shirt evening is held. It goes without saying that if the passenger is a normal passenger, the gate will be opened and the passenger will be allowed to pass through. The AND circuit 20 generates an output when a rude customer or an abnormal ticket customer returns to the position of the detector A5 after going to the center of the ticket inspection device. The rudeness signal and the abnormal ticket signal are inputted to the AND circuit 20' via the OR circuit 15. Also, a no-ticket signal from the detection circuit 12 is input. This no-ticket signal is output in the case of a rude customer or when an abnormal ticket customer pulls out an abnormal ticket from the exit 3. Furthermore, the return detection signal of the detection circuit 11 and the detection signal of the detector A5 are input to the AND circuit 20. The return detection signal is output when the passenger returns from the position of detector A3 to the position of detector A2. Therefore, either the rude customer goes to the center of the ticket inspection device and returns, or the customer with the abnormal ticket goes to the center, pulls out the abnormal ticket and returns, and then the detector A
When the signal returns to position 5, an output is generated from the AND circuit 20. This output is sent to the determination circuit 14 via an OR circuit 45 as an auto-reset signal. The other three AND circuits 21, 22, 23 receive the abnormal note signal from the determination circuit 14, the note extraction signal from the detection circuit 12, and the detection circuit 1.
A3 is input to the central no-person signal A2 of No. 1, respectively.

If no passenger is present in the center of the ticket inspection device, no detection signal is output from either detector A2 or A3. A logic signal indicating this state is represented by A3 to the central no-person signal A2. The AND circuit 21 includes a detector A in addition to the above three signals.
5 detection signal is input.

Therefore, an output is generated from the AND circuit 21 when the abnormal ticket customer advances to the position of the detector A5 and pulls out the abnormal ticket from the outlet 3, and the flip-flop 31 is set to memorize this fact. . The output of the flip-flop 31 is input to an AND circuit 41. AND circuit 4 1
In addition, the inverted signal A5 of the output of the detector A5 and the no-person signal are input. The no-person signal indicates that there are no passengers from the center of the ticket inspection device to the exit, and is output when no detection signal is output from any of the detectors A2, A3, A4, and A6. This person with no signal is another A.
It is also input to ND circuits 42 and 43. After the flip-flop 31 is set, when the abnormal ticket passenger returns to the entrance from the position of the detector A5 and passes through the position of the detector A5, an output is generated from the AND circuit 41, and this world is OR.
The signal is input to the determination circuit 14 as an auto-reset signal via circuits 44 and 45. The AND circuit 22 includes a detector AI
Since the detection signal is input, the abnormal ticket passenger is detected by the detector AI
An output is generated when the abnormal bill is taken out from the outlet 3 at the position.

Then, the flip-flop 32 is set, and it is stored that the abnormal ticket customer was at the position of the detector AI. Since the output of the flip-flop 32 and the inverted output AI of the detection AI are input to the AND circuit 42, after the abnormal ticket passenger pulls out the abnormal ticket, it returns to the entrance and passes the position of the detector AI. When this happens, an output is generated from the AND circuit 42, and the OR
The signal is input to the determination circuit 14 via circuits 44 and 45 as an auto/IJ set signal. The AND circuit 23 includes a detector A1.
, A5 is input to the AND signal AI of the inverted signals of the respective signals.

This signal indicates that the abnormal ticket customer is neither at the position of detector AI nor at the position of A6, so it means that the abnormal ticket customer is between detectors A2 and A5 or between detectors A5 and AI and there is an abnormality. When a ticket is removed, an output is generated from the AND circuit 23, and the flip-flop 33 is set. AND circuit 4
3 is the output of the flip-flop 33 and the detector AI
A logical sum signal AI>A5 of and A5 is input. Therefore, after the flip-flop 33 is set, when the abnormal ticket passenger returns to the entrance and a detection signal is generated from either the detector AI or A5, an output is generated from the AND circuit 43, and this output is The signal is sent to the determination circuit 14 via OR circuits 44 and 45 as an auto-reset signal.
Flip-flops 31-33 are reset by an auto-reset signal. As described above, no matter where the abnormal ticket customer pulls out the abnormal ticket, if the customer retreats to the next detector position, an auto-reset signal is output.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure in which the central processing unit CPU executes various processes based on the outputs of the respective detectors and the reading results of the ticket reading device.

Figure 3a shows the overall flow of the processing procedure. First, the transport position of the ticket, the presence or absence of the ticket, the removal of the ticket, etc. are checked based on the outputs of the ticket position detectors PI to P8 (step 51). Next, it is checked whether the ticket is an abnormal ticket based on the reading result of the reading device (step 52). Furthermore, the position of the passenger is confirmed based on the outputs of the human position detectors AI to A6 and al to a4 (step 53), and finally an auto-reset process is performed (step 54), and the process returns to step 51.
Figure 3b shows details of the auto-reset procedure.

The CPU is equipped with a storage device, and this storage device is provided with flags f1, f2, f3, and f4. The flag fl is used to record that an abnormal customer has touched the central part of the ticket inspection device, and is set by signal A3 to signal A2. The flag f2 is used to remember that the abnormal ticket customer pulled out the abnormal ticket at the position of the detector A5, and the ticket removal signal was generated to signal A2 before A3, and the signal A5 was output. Sometimes set. Flag f3 is to remember that the abnormal ticket customer pulled out the abnormal ticket at the AI position, and signal A
2 is set when the ticket extraction signal is generated before the signals A3 and A5 and the signal AI is output. Flag f4 is for detecting that an abnormal ticket customer has pulled out an abnormal ticket at a position between detectors A2 and A5 or between detectors A5 and AI. ，
Set when both A5 and AI are not output. Now, in the auto-reset process, first, based on the determination result of step 52, whether or not the ticket is abnormal (step 61)
Based on the detection results of steps 51 and 53, it is determined whether the customer is rude (step 62).

If NO in any of the tests, the process returns to step 51. If it is either an abnormal ticket customer or a non-ticket customer, check the state of flag fl (step 63) and set this flag f.
If l is set, the process moves to step 72, and if it is not set, the process moves to step 64.

In step 64, it is checked whether A3 is output to signal A2, and if this signal is present, flag fl is set (step 65). If A3 is not output to signal A2,
Check whether the ticket has been removed (step 66);
If no ticket has been taken out, the process moves to step 72, and if a ticket has been taken out, the process goes to step 67 to see if the detection signal A5 is output.

If there is a detection signal A5, a flag f2 is set (step 68). If the detection signal A5 is not output, the process moves to step 69 and it is checked whether the detection signal AI is output.

If the detection signal AI is output, a flag f3 is set (step 70), and if there is no signal AI, a flag f4 is set (step 71). After the above processing, check the status of flags fl to f4 (step 72), and if none of the flags is set, return to step 51, and if any of the 7 lags is set, it is determined that the flags are set. Proceed to processing according to the flag.

If the flag fl is set, it is sequentially determined whether a return detection signal is output (step 73), a no-ticket signal is output (step 74), and a no-person signal is output (step 75). If both are YES, the auto-reset signal is turned on (step 76). If the flag f2 is set, the auto-reset signal is turned on, provided that the detection signal A5 is turned off (step 77), and if the no-person signal is output (step 75). (Step 76). If the flag f3 is set, the detection signal AI is off (step 78), and if the flag f4 is set, the detection signal AI or A5 is on (step 79). , 80), check the state of no-person signal (step 75), and turn on auto-reset if no-person signal is output (step 76). If the determination result in steps 73 to 75 and 77 to 80 is NO, the process moves to step 81 without performing the process in step 76. In step 81, it is checked whether the auto-reset signal is turned on, and if it is on, the abnormal customer judgment state is canceled and the auto-reset is turned off (step 82).
, return to step 51.

If auto-reset is off, the process directly returns to step 51. The circuit shown in Figure 2 and the procedure shown in Figure 3 are both for cases in which passengers proceed from the entrance to the exit; however, when passengers proceed in the opposite direction, the order of the detectors can be reversed. If you think about it, it goes without saying that it can be processed by the same machine.

As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, the position of the abnormal customer is stored in the storage means based on the output state of the person position detector, and the abnormal customer's position is one person position detector away from the stored position. Since the automatic reset is applied when the customer returns, even if the abnormal customer returns without going to the center of the ticket inspection device, the automatic reset can be performed reliably.

Therefore, it is possible to save a lot of time and effort on the part of the station staff.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing the entire automatic ticket inspection device, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the auto-reset circuit, and Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing the procedure when the auto-reset process is executed by the CPU. . AI~A6, al~a4...Person position detector, 1
1...Person position detection circuit, 12...Ticket position detection circuit, 13
...Ticket judgment circuit, 14...Abnormal customer judgment circuit, 31-32...Flip-flop. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Person position detectors are installed at the entrance, center, and exit along the passage of customers, and abnormal customer In an automatic ticket inspection device equipped with a determination means for determining the passage of customers and controlling the passage of customers, a reset person position detector is provided between the entrance part and the central part, and a reset person position detector is provided between the central part and the entrance, and A storage means for detecting and storing the customer's position based on the output state of the position detector, and a storage means for detecting and storing the customer's position based on the output state of the position detector, and a storage means for detecting and storing the customer's position based on the output state of the reset person position detector or the entrance person position detector. An automatic ticket inspection device comprising: a reset means for automatically resetting the determination means by detecting that the person has returned to the side of the entrance by one person position detector.