WO2017159598A1 - Ticket-gate management device and automatic ticket-gate system - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system.
- the station service device When station information is read from a ticket, the station service device transmits the read information to the host device and performs station service processing based on the determination result received from the host device.
- the station service device needs to wait in a period during which the determination process by the host device is being performed, and the processing time from when the information is read from the boarding ticket until the station service processing is completed may be longer.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is that the station service device may take a long time to complete the station service process after reading information from the ticket.
- the present invention provides a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system that can shorten the processing time of station service processing.
- the ticket gate management apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a determination unit, and a control unit.
- the communication unit communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read the identification information of the ticket.
- the determination unit is based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit. Then, it is determined whether or not the user who has presented the boarding ticket can pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates.
- the control unit when the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the ticket identification information, and the second The pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit regarding the information on the participating station included in the determination request information is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit.
- the figure which shows an example of the participation availability database 134 memorize
- the figure which shows an example of the information 340A memorize
- a traffic IC (Integrated Circuit) card is exemplified as an example of a “ticket”, but the “ticket” has a settlement function similar to that of a traffic IC card. It may be an electronic medium such as a portable terminal. Further, the boarding ticket is not limited to one that stores information and can write information like an IC card. The ticket may be readable and not writable. Further, the ticket may communicate information by wireless communication, but is not limited to this, and may be a magnetically readable medium such as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark). A medium that can read information by a display object may be used.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the automatic ticket gate system 1 includes, for example, a center server 100, a plurality of relay devices 200-1,... 200-N, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300-1,. Including. N in FIG. 1 is an arbitrary natural number.
- relay device 200 when the relay device is not distinguished from other relay devices, it is described as “relay device 200”, and when the automatic ticket gate is not distinguished from other automatic ticket gates, it is described as “automatic ticket gate 300”. To do.
- the relay device 200-1, the automatic ticket checker 300-1, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are installed, for example, at the station (1).
- the relay devices 200-2 to 200-N and the automatic ticket checkers 300-2 to 300-N are For example, it is installed in the station (2) to the station (N).
- the station (1) is an entrance station
- the stations (2) to (N) are candidates for an entry station.
- the relay device 200, the automatic ticket gate 300, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are station equipment that can communicate with the center server 100, for example.
- the center server 100 is connected to, for example, a communicable relay device 200, an automatic ticket gate 300, and a ticket issuing machine 400 via a communication line.
- the communication line is, for example, a network such as WAN (Wide Area ⁇ Network) or VPN (Virtual Private Network).
- the relay device 200 includes, for example, a communication interface circuit and a monitoring panel that monitors the state of the automatic ticket gate 300 and the like.
- the communication interface circuit of the relay device 200 includes, for example, an interface such as WAN or VPN that communicates with the center server 100, and an interface such as LAN (Local Area Network) that communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 or the ticket issuing machine 400, for example.
- WAN Wide Area Network
- LAN Local Area Network
- the relay device 200 communicates with the center server 100 via a communication line, and communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400.
- the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 may be connected to the relay device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the relay device 200 may be connected to a part of station equipment such as a settlement machine, an electronic money charging machine, and a commuter pass issuing machine.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the IC card 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the IC card 10 is a medium in which an IC chip (IC module) is embedded in a card substrate such as a resin.
- the identification information of the IC card 10 is read by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 by RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology.
- the IC card 10 includes, for example, a card side communication unit 12, a card side storage unit 14, and a card side control unit 16.
- the card-side storage unit 14 stores an account ID 14A as identification information.
- the account ID 14A is identification information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10.
- the card side control unit 16 transmits the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A using the card side communication unit 12.
- the card side control unit 16 writes the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A into the card side storage unit 14.
- the account ID 14A is information in which identification information of the IC card 10 is encoded. Encoding refers to converting information into a state in which a person cannot directly recognize the content by encoding, symbolizing, or other methods.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the center server 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the center server 100 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 110, a server-side control unit 120, and a server-side storage unit 130.
- the center server 100 is an example of a ticket gate management device.
- the server-side control unit 120 is realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).
- the server side control unit 120 comprehensively controls the operation of the center server 100.
- the server side communication unit 110 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 via the communication line and the relay device 200.
- the server side communication unit 110 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400
- the server side communication unit 110 outputs the received information to the server side control unit 120.
- the server side communication unit 110 transmits information to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 when information to be transmitted to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 is supplied by the server side control unit 120.
- the server-side storage unit 130 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. Further, the server-side storage unit 130 stores various programs such as application programs, processing results by the server-side communication unit 110, and the like.
- the server-side storage unit 130 stores, for example, an account ID database 132 that associates the account ID 130A with the validity information 130B.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the account ID database 132 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment.
- the account ID 130A is information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10.
- the validity information 130B is information necessary for the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 to operate.
- the validity information 130B includes, for example, ticket information and remaining amount information.
- the ticket information indicates the effectiveness of the IC card 10. That is, the ticket information is information that defines a usable range of the IC card 10.
- the ticket information is variously set such as a use section and date, a usable amount, an entrance station and a departure station.
- the remaining amount information includes a charge balance of the electronic money of the IC card 10 and the like.
- the account ID 130 ⁇ / b> A and the validity information 130 ⁇ / b> B are extracted from the ticket issuing request and ticket issuing conditions received from the ticket issuing machine 400 when the ticket is issued.
- the remaining amount information is updated based on information received from the automatic ticket gate 300, the ticket issuing machine 400, and the like.
- the server side storage unit 130 stores an entry permission / inhibition database 134 in which the account ID 130A is associated with the entry station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the participation possibility database 134 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment.
- the entry station information 130C and the pass / fail judgment result 130D are stored in the server-side storage unit 130 for each account ID 130A.
- the participating station information 130C is information that identifies candidate stations (2) to (N) that are candidates for participating stations excluding the entering station among a plurality of stations where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed in the area controlled by the center server 100. It is.
- Passability determination result 130D indicates that the user holding IC card 10 with account ID 130A can pass through automatic ticket gates 300 (2) to (N) installed at candidate stations (2) to (N) of participating stations. It is the information showing the result of determining whether or not.
- the pass / fail judgment result 130D is, for example, information indicating permission, information indicating refusal, or information obtained by adding the settlement amount to the permission.
- FIG. 6 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment as viewed from above.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment.
- the automatic ticket gate 300 includes a main machine 302 and an auxiliary machine 304 that are arranged to face each other across a passage.
- the main machine 302 includes, for example, a CPU 312, an ID reading unit 330, a door unit 372, an upper surface display unit 352, and a front display unit 354.
- Auxiliary machine 304 includes a door portion 374.
- the automatic ticket gate 300 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a ticket gate side control unit 310, a ticket gate side communication unit 320, a ticket gate side storage unit 340, a voice output unit 360, , And a door driving unit 370.
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 is realized by, for example, a processor such as the CPU 312 executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA.
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 comprehensively controls each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300.
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300 to permit or reject the passage of the user.
- the ticket gate side communication unit 320 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN.
- the ticket gate side communication unit 320 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200.
- the ticket gate side communication unit 320 transmits the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A read by the ID reading unit 330 to the center server 100.
- the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted from the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket gate side control unit 310.
- the ID reading unit 330 is a wireless communication device including an antenna and a communication circuit, for example.
- the ID reading unit 330 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 deceived by the user who wants to pass in the entry direction of FIG. 6 and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket gate side control unit 310.
- the ID reading unit 330 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10.
- the ID reading unit 330 is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 330 magnetically reads the account ID 14A.
- the ticket images and analyzes the display object and reads the account ID 14A.
- the ticket gate side storage unit 340 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or a RAM.
- the ticket gate storage unit 340 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like.
- the ticket gate storage unit 340 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 330 and information received by the ticket gate communication unit 320.
- the display unit 350 includes an upper surface display unit 352 and a front display unit 354.
- the upper surface display unit 352 displays the result processed by the ticket gate side control unit 310 when the IC card 10 is tricked into the ID reading unit 330.
- the front display unit 354 displays an image such as a mark, a figure, or a character indicating whether or not it can pass in the traveling direction of FIG. The display contents of the front display unit 354 or the presence / absence of display is determined by the ticket gate control unit 310.
- the sound output unit 360 outputs various sounds to be notified to the user and a buzzer sound.
- the door driving unit 370 operates the door unit 372 and the door unit 374 according to the control of the ticket gate side control unit 310. When the door part 372 and the door part 374 refuse a user's passage, they are closed.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the ticket issuing machine 400 according to the first embodiment.
- the ticket issuing machine 400 includes, for example, a ticket issuing side control unit 410, a ticket issuing side communication unit 420, an ID reading unit 430, a ticket issuing side storage unit 440, a display unit 450, an operation unit 460, a money processing unit 470, A printing unit 480.
- the ticket issuing side control unit 410 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket issuing side control unit 410 issues the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket using each part of the ticket issuing machine 400.
- the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN.
- the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200.
- the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A read by the ID reading unit 430 to the center server 100.
- the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket issuing side control unit 410.
- the ID reading unit 430 is a wireless communication device including an antenna and a communication circuit, for example.
- the ID reading unit 430 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 inserted into the insertion slot (not shown), and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket issuing side control unit 410.
- the ID reading unit 430 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10, but is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 430 magnetically reads the account ID 14A or boarding.
- the display object is imaged and analyzed to read the account ID 14A.
- the ticket issuer storage unit 440 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or a RAM. Further, the ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 430 and the information received by the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.
- the display unit 450 is, for example, a liquid crystal display.
- Display unit 450 displays an image or the like for accepting an instruction for ticketing processing.
- the display unit 450 is an operation device such as a button or a touch panel.
- the display unit 450 receives a user operation and outputs information indicating the operation content to the ticket issuing side control unit 410.
- the money processing unit 470 counts, for example, inserted banknotes and coins, and returns the change that has exceeded the price of ticketing to the purchaser as banknotes and coins.
- the printing unit 480 includes a heater that heats the dye formed on the face of the IC card 10.
- the printing unit 480 operates according to the control of the ticket issuing side control unit 410.
- the printing unit 480 prints information such as a usage period and a usage period on the ticket surface of the IC card 10.
- the ticket issuing machine 400 When issuing a ticket, the ticket issuing machine 400 accepts a ticket issuing request and a ticket issuing condition based on a user operation.
- the ticketing conditions include, for example, the use period and use section of the ticket.
- the ticket issuing side control unit 410 receives the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition
- the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition to the center server 100 using the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment.
- the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entrance station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300A”
- the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entry station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300B”.
- the center server 100 receives the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the automatic ticket gate 300
- a plurality of automatic ticket gates are based on the validity information 130B. Processing for determining whether or not the user who has presented the IC card 10 for part or all of 300 can pass (participate) will be described.
- the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S100).
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10.
- the ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A from the IC card 10.
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to transmit passability determination request information (first determination request information) including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300A is installed and the account ID 14A to the center server. To 100.
- the center server 100 When the center server 100 receives the determination request information on whether or not to pass from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, the center server 100 performs an entrance determination process (step S102).
- the server-side control unit 120 extracts the validity information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A included in the server-side storage unit 130 based on the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail determination request information.
- the server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not the extracted efficacy information 130B satisfies the entrance condition.
- the server-side control unit 120 for example, when the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is included in the use section of the ticket information and the current date and time is within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount If it is above, it is determined that the admission condition is satisfied.
- the server-side control unit 120 determines whether the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is more than a predetermined amount. If there are too few, it is determined that the admission conditions are not satisfied.
- the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A.
- the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the entrance determination result (step S104).
- the center server 100 When it is determined that the entrance determination result satisfies the entrance condition, the center server 100 performs an entrance determination process (step S106).
- the server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not a user who is allowed to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance.
- the preset automatic ticket checker 300 is, for example, a part or all of the automatic ticket checker 300 installed at a station in an area controlled by the center server 100. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not a user who has presented the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket can pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 in the automatic ticket gate system 1 (determination unit).
- the server-side control unit 120 extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID permitted to enter by the entrance determination process from the account ID database 132. For example, if the participating station is included in the use section of the ticket information and today is the use period of the ticket information, or if the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount or more, the server-side control unit 120 It is determined that it satisfies. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not the participating station is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is less than a predetermined amount. It is determined that the condition is not met. The server-side control unit 120 creates the participation permission / inhibition database 134 by associating the account ID 130A with the participation station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D.
- the pass / fail judgment request information including the account ID and the station information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the account ID and the station information 130C.
- a process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the above to the automatic ticket checker 300 will be described.
- the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S200).
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, it uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10.
- the ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A from the IC card 10.
- the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to obtain passability determination request information (second determination request information) including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A. It transmits to the center server 100.
- the center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive passability determination request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A transmitted by the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B.
- the server-side control unit 120 performs a search process based on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A (step S202).
- the server-side control unit 120 searches the participation permission / prohibition database 134 for the received account ID 14 ⁇ / b> A and the passage permission determination result 130 ⁇ / b> D regarding the participating station.
- the server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station as the search result to the participation-side automatic ticket gate 300B that is the transmission source of the passability determination request information. .
- the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B When the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the participating station using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B permits or rejects the user based on the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the entry station. (Step S204).
- the center server 100 of the first embodiment described above when the account ID 14A and the information on the entrance station are received from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 is based on the validity information 130B.
- the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the participating station is sent to the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B. Send.
- the center server 100 when the pass / fail judgment request information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the entry station is obtained without performing the pass / fail judgment process. It can be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 300B.
- the center server 100 it is possible to reduce the time from the reception of the pass / fail determination request information to the transmission of the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station.
- the time from when the IC card 10 is detected to when the pass / fail control is performed can be shortened.
- the center server 100 it is determined whether or not a user can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 based on the validity information 130B, and the participation permission database 134 is created.
- the account ID 14A and the entry station information are received from the machine 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D corresponding to the account ID 14A and the take-off station is retrieved from the attendance availability database 134, and the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the searched entry station is searched. Is sent to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B.
- the center server 100 it is possible to obtain the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station only by performing a search process on the determination request information, and the passability determination request rather than the passability determination process. It is possible to shorten the time from when the information is received to when the determination result 130D regarding whether or not to pass the station is transmitted.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment.
- the center server 100 performs participation determination processing for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 on which the entry-side automatic ticket gates 300B are installed (step S106), and then part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300.
- a distribution process for distributing the pass / fail determination result 130D to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300B is performed.
- the server-side control unit 120 transmits passability determination results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 using broadcast communication.
- the automatic check checker 300 When the automatic ticket checker 300 receives the pass / fail determination result 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300, the automatic check checker 300 stores the received pass / fail determination result 130D in the ticket check side storage unit 340 (step S40). S120). As a result, the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the participation possibility database 134 stored in the center server 100 in the ticket gate storage unit 340.
- the center server 100 may distribute the pass / fail determination result 130D to the automatic ticket checker 300 after performing the participation determination process, but is not limited to this, as long as the server-side storage unit 130 is transmitted at an arbitrary timing. Good.
- the center server 100 may transmit the pass / fail determination result 130 ⁇ / b> D at a timing when the processing load of the own device is low without the entry determination process and the entry determination result being transmitted in the own device. .
- the server-side control unit 120 may transmit the pass / fail determination result 130D to all the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100 using broadcast communication, but is not limited thereto.
- the server-side control unit 120 selects the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the automatic ticket checker 300 installed at the participating station among the pass / fail judgment results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300. May be transmitted.
- the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the account ID 130A in association with the pass / fail determination result 130D.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information 340A stored in the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment.
- the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Receive.
- the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the passage determination result 130D regarding the participating station among the passage determination results 130D stored in step S120 (step S210).
- the center server 100 may distribute all of the pass / fail determination results 130D of some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the automatic ticket gate 300, but is not limited thereto.
- the center server 100 may distribute to the automatic ticket checker 300 the passability determination result 130D of which the user is permitted to participate in the passability determination result 130D.
- the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits the user to pass when the account ID included in the pass permission determination request information matches the account ID stored in the ticket check storage unit 340, and allows or disallows the pass. If the account ID included in the determination request information does not match the account ID stored in the ticket gate storage unit 340, the user's passage is rejected.
- the passability determination result 130D obtained by determining the passability of the user for some or all of the plurality of participating stations based on the efficacy information 130B is automatically registered. Distributed to the machine 300. Thereby, when the automatic ticket checker 300 detects the IC card 10, the automatic ticket checker 300 can permit or reject the passage of the user based on the passability determination result 130D distributed from the center server 100. Thereby, according to the automatic ticket gate system 1, it is possible to shorten the time from when the IC card 10 is detected by the automatic ticket gate 300 until the user's passage is permitted or rejected.
- the automatic ticket gate system 1A communicates between the center servers 100 via a communication line, and passes through the entry station where the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by each center server 100 are installed. It differs from the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment in that it determines whether or not it is possible.
- this point will be mainly described, and description of the same parts as those in the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment will be omitted.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment.
- the center server 100A and the center server 100B communicate via a communication line.
- a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are connected to the center server 100A via relay devices 200A-1 to 200A-N.
- the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A.
- a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N are connected to the center server 100B via relay devices 200B-1 to 200B-N.
- the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A.
- the area under the control of the center server 100A and the center server 100B may be, for example, a station in a route managed by a business operator, or a station in a route included in an area.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center servers 100A and 100B, the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300a, and the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b according to the second embodiment.
- the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is described as “entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a” included in the area managed by the center server 100A, and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is controlled by the center server 100B. It is described as “participating side automatic ticket gate 300b” included therein.
- the center server 100A transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100B.
- the center server 100B stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100A in the server-side storage unit 130.
- the center server 100B transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100A.
- the center server 100A stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100B in the server-side storage unit 130.
- the ID reading unit 330 is used to receive a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10.
- the ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ticket gate communication unit 320 to transmit to the center server 100A passability determination request information including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300a is installed and the account ID 14A.
- the center server 100A When the center server 100A receives a pass permission request from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A transmits pass permission determination request information (third pass permission determination request information) including the installed station and the account ID 14A to the center server 100B. To do.
- the center server 100B receives the installed station and the account ID 14A from the center server 100A, the center server 100B performs participation determination processing (step S106b).
- the center server 100B determines whether or not to permit participation of a user who is permitted to enter a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance.
- the plurality of preset stations are stations where, for example, automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N in the area under the control of the center server 100B are installed. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not the user who presented the center server 100 can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300 in the automatic ticket checker system 1 (determination unit).
- the center server 100B extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail judgment request information from the account ID database 132 received from the center server 100A.
- the center server 100B determines whether or not the participation condition is satisfied based on the use section and use period of the ticket information or the remaining amount information.
- the center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.
- the center server 100A When the center server 100A receives the pass / fail determination request information from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A performs entrance determination processing (step S102a).
- the center server 100A transmits the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a using the server-side communication unit 110.
- the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a permits or rejects the user's passage based on the entrance determination result (step S104b).
- the center server 100A performs participation determination processing (step S106a).
- the center server 100A determines whether or not a user who has been permitted to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance.
- the plurality of preset stations are stations where automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N in the area under the control of the center server 100A are installed.
- the center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.
- the center server 100B when the center server 100B receives the pass / fail determination request information including the account ID and the station information from the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b, the center server 100B Describes the process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the account ID and the entry station information 130C to the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b.
- the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b detects the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket (step S200b), it uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14A.
- the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b transmits to the center server 100B passability determination request information including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b is installed and the account ID 14A.
- the center server 100B determines whether or not the entry station can pass based on the installation station and account ID 14A of the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B.
- the search process is performed (step S202b).
- the center server 100B transmits to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B the pass / fail judgment result 130D related to the entry station retrieved from the entry availability database 134.
- the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b When the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b receives the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station from the center server 100B, the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station (step S204b). ).
- the center server 100A has received the pass / fail judgment request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a
- the center server 100B has described the process of creating the attendance propriety database 134.
- the center server 100B can perform a process of creating the participation permission / inhibition database 134.
- the center server 100A of the second embodiment described above receives the passability determination request information including the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a
- the center server 100A receives the received passability determination request information.
- the center server 100B determines whether or not the user can pass through the participating station where the automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are installed.
- the participation possibility database 134 is created. According to the center server 100 of the second embodiment, it is possible to create the participation / prohibition database 134 beyond the area covered by the own device, and the automatic ticket gate 300 in the area managed by the other center server 100. It is possible to determine whether or not a user who has passed through can participate.
- the server side communication unit 110 when the server side communication unit 110 receives the account ID and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300, the server side communication unit 110 A determination unit (120) for determining whether or not a user who has presented the IC card 10 for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 can pass based on the efficacy information 130B stored in the side storage unit 130;
- the communication unit 110 receives the account ID and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300, whether or not it can be passed regarding the account ID and the information on the participating station included in the second determination request information.
- the server-side control unit 120 that transmits the determination result to the automatic ticket gate 300 that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the server-side communication unit 110.
- it can be transmitted from the competing side automatic ticket gate 300B when receiving the determination request information passability, the determination result of the passableness without performing the determination process to compete side automatic ticket gate 300B.
- it is possible to reduce the time from receiving the pass / fail judgment request information to transmitting the pass / fail judgment result, so that the IC at the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B can be shortened. It is possible to shorten the time from when the card 10 is detected until when the passage is controlled.
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Abstract
A ticket-gate management device according to the present invention includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. In the case where the communication unit has received ticket identification information and first determination request information from one of a plurality of automatic ticket gates, the determination unit determines, on the basis of validity information stored in the storage unit, whether or not to permit a user who has presented a ticket to pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates. In the case where the communication unit has received ticket identification information and second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the control unit sends the ticket identification information and a result of determination by the determination unit as to whether or not to permit passage, relating to exit-station information included in the second determination request information, to the automatic ticket gate at the source of the second determination request information by using the communication unit.
Description
本出願は、2016年3月14日に出願した先行する日本国特許出願第2016-049439号による優先権の利益に基礎をおき、かつ、その利益を求めており、その内容全体が引用によりここに包含される。
This application is based on and seeks the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-049439 filed on March 14, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference Is included.
本発明の実施形態は、改札管理装置、および自動改札機システムに関する。
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system.
駅務機器は、乗車券から情報を読み取った場合に、読み取った情報を上位装置に送信し、上位装置から受信した判定結果に基づいて駅務処理を行っている。駅務装置は、上位装置による判定処理を行っている期間において待機する必要があり、乗車券から情報を読み取ってから駅務処理を完了するまでの処理時間が長くなる場合があった。
When station information is read from a ticket, the station service device transmits the read information to the host device and performs station service processing based on the determination result received from the host device. The station service device needs to wait in a period during which the determination process by the host device is being performed, and the processing time from when the information is read from the boarding ticket until the station service processing is completed may be longer.
本発明が解決しようとする課題は、駅務装置は、乗車券から情報を読み取ってから駅務処理を完了するまでの処理時間が長くなる場合がある点である。本発明は、駅務処理の処理時間を短縮することができる改札管理装置、および自動改札機システムを提供する。
The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the station service device may take a long time to complete the station service process after reading information from the ticket. The present invention provides a ticket gate management apparatus and an automatic ticket gate system that can shorten the processing time of station service processing.
実施形態の改札管理装置は、通信部と、記憶部と、判定部と、制御部と、を持つ。前記通信部は、乗車券の識別情報を読み取る複数の自動改札機と通信する。前記記憶部は、前記乗車券の識別情報と、前記乗車券の効力を示す効力情報とを対応づけて記憶する。前記判定部は、前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第1の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記記憶部に記憶された前記効力情報に基づいて、前記複数の自動改札機の一部または全部について前記乗車券を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する。前記制御部は、前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第2の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記乗車券の識別情報、および前記第2の判定要求情報に含まれる出場駅の情報に関する前記判定部により判定された通過可否の判定結果を、前記通信部を用いて前記第2の判定要求情報の送信元の自動改札機に送信する。
The ticket gate management apparatus according to the embodiment includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read the identification information of the ticket. The said memory | storage part matches and memorize | stores the identification information of the said boarding ticket, and the effectiveness information which shows the effectiveness of the said boarding ticket. When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the determination unit is based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit. Then, it is determined whether or not the user who has presented the boarding ticket can pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates. The control unit, when the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the ticket identification information, and the second The pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit regarding the information on the participating station included in the determination request information is transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit.
以下、実施形態の改札管理装置、および自動改札機システムを、図面を参照して説明する。
Hereinafter, the ticket gate management apparatus and the automatic ticket gate system of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
実施形態の自動改札機システムの説明では、「乗車券」の一例として交通系のIC(Integrated Circuit)カードを例示するが、「乗車券」は、交通系のICカードと同様の決済機能を有する携帯端末などの電子媒体であってもよい。また、乗車券は、ICカードのように情報を記憶し、および情報を書き込み可能なものに限られない。乗車券は、情報が読み取り可能であって、情報が書き込み可能でなくてもよい。さらに、乗車券は、無線通信により情報を通信してもよいが、これに限定されず、磁気的に情報が読み取り可能な媒体であってもよく、バーコードやQRコード(登録商標)などの表示オブジェクトにより情報が読み取り可能な媒体であってもよい。
In the description of the automatic ticket gate system of the embodiment, a traffic IC (Integrated Circuit) card is exemplified as an example of a “ticket”, but the “ticket” has a settlement function similar to that of a traffic IC card. It may be an electronic medium such as a portable terminal. Further, the boarding ticket is not limited to one that stores information and can write information like an IC card. The ticket may be readable and not writable. Further, the ticket may communicate information by wireless communication, but is not limited to this, and may be a magnetically readable medium such as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark). A medium that can read information by a display object may be used.
(第1の実施形態)
図1は、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1の一例を示す図である。自動改札機システム1は、例えば、センターサーバ100と、複数の中継装置200-1、・・・200-Nと、複数の自動改札機300-1、・・・300-Nと、発券機400とを含む。図1におけるNは任意の自然数である。以下の説明において、中継装置を他の中継装置と区別しない場合には「中継装置200」と記載し、自動改札機を他の自動改札機と区別しない場合には「自動改札機300」と記載する。 (First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automaticticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment. The automatic ticket gate system 1 includes, for example, a center server 100, a plurality of relay devices 200-1,... 200-N, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300-1,. Including. N in FIG. 1 is an arbitrary natural number. In the following description, when the relay device is not distinguished from other relay devices, it is described as “relay device 200”, and when the automatic ticket gate is not distinguished from other automatic ticket gates, it is described as “automatic ticket gate 300”. To do.
図1は、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1の一例を示す図である。自動改札機システム1は、例えば、センターサーバ100と、複数の中継装置200-1、・・・200-Nと、複数の自動改札機300-1、・・・300-Nと、発券機400とを含む。図1におけるNは任意の自然数である。以下の説明において、中継装置を他の中継装置と区別しない場合には「中継装置200」と記載し、自動改札機を他の自動改札機と区別しない場合には「自動改札機300」と記載する。 (First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic
中継装置200-1、自動改札機300-1、および発券機400は、例えば駅(1)に設置され、中継装置200-2~200-N、および自動改札機300-2~300-Nは、例えば駅(2)~駅(N)に設置される。以下、駅(1)は入場駅であるものとし、駅(2)~(N)は出場駅の候補であるものとして説明する。
The relay device 200-1, the automatic ticket checker 300-1, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are installed, for example, at the station (1). The relay devices 200-2 to 200-N and the automatic ticket checkers 300-2 to 300-N are For example, it is installed in the station (2) to the station (N). In the following description, it is assumed that the station (1) is an entrance station, and the stations (2) to (N) are candidates for an entry station.
中継装置200、自動改札機300、および発券機400は、例えば、センターサーバ100と通信可能な駅務機器である。センターサーバ100は、例えば、通信可能な中継装置200、自動改札機300、および発券機400と通信回線を介して接続される。通信回線は、例えば、WAN(Wide Area Network)や、VPN(Virtual Private Network)等などのネットワークである。
The relay device 200, the automatic ticket gate 300, and the ticket issuing machine 400 are station equipment that can communicate with the center server 100, for example. The center server 100 is connected to, for example, a communicable relay device 200, an automatic ticket gate 300, and a ticket issuing machine 400 via a communication line. The communication line is, for example, a network such as WAN (Wide Area や Network) or VPN (Virtual Private Network).
中継装置200は、例えば、通信インターフェース回路と、自動改札機300などの状態を監視する監視盤とを含む。中継装置200の通信インターフェース回路は、例えば、センターサーバ100と通信するWANやVPNなどのインターフェースと、自動改札機300または発券機400と通信する例えばLAN(Local Area Network)などのインターフェースとを含む。
The relay device 200 includes, for example, a communication interface circuit and a monitoring panel that monitors the state of the automatic ticket gate 300 and the like. The communication interface circuit of the relay device 200 includes, for example, an interface such as WAN or VPN that communicates with the center server 100, and an interface such as LAN (Local Area Network) that communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 or the ticket issuing machine 400, for example.
中継装置200は、通信回線を介してセンターサーバ100と通信を行うと共に、自動改札機300および発券機400と通信を行う。なお、図1において、中継装置200に自動改札機300および発券機400が接続されてよいが、これに限定されない。中継装置200には、自動改札機300および発券機400の他に精算機、電子マネーチャージ機、定期券発行機などの駅務機器のうち一部が接続されていればよい。
The relay device 200 communicates with the center server 100 via a communication line, and communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 may be connected to the relay device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket-issuing machine 400, the relay device 200 may be connected to a part of station equipment such as a settlement machine, an electronic money charging machine, and a commuter pass issuing machine.
図2は、第1の実施形態のICカード10の一例を示す図である。ICカード10は、例えば、樹脂などのカード基材にICチップ(ICモジュール)が埋め込まれた媒体である。ICカード10は、RFID(Radio Frequency Identifier)技術によって、自動改札機300および発券機400により識別情報が読み取られる。ICカード10は、例えば、カード側通信部12、カード側記憶部14、およびカード側制御部16を含む。
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the IC card 10 according to the first embodiment. The IC card 10 is a medium in which an IC chip (IC module) is embedded in a card substrate such as a resin. The identification information of the IC card 10 is read by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 by RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology. The IC card 10 includes, for example, a card side communication unit 12, a card side storage unit 14, and a card side control unit 16.
カード側記憶部14には、識別情報としてアカウントID14Aが記憶されている。アカウントID14Aは、ICカード10を一意に特定する識別情報である。カード側制御部16は、カード側通信部12によって受信されたコマンドに応答して、カード側通信部12を用いて、アカウントID14Aを送信する。また、カード側制御部16は、カード側通信部12によってアカウントIDの書き込み要求を受信した場合、アカウントID14Aをカード側記憶部14に書き込む。アカウントID14Aは、ICカード10の識別情報がエンコードされた情報である。エンコードとは、情報を、符号化、記号化、その他の手法により、人が内容を直接的に認識できない状態に変換することをいう。
The card-side storage unit 14 stores an account ID 14A as identification information. The account ID 14A is identification information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. In response to the command received by the card side communication unit 12, the card side control unit 16 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A using the card side communication unit 12. When the card side communication unit 12 receives an account ID write request, the card side control unit 16 writes the account ID 14 </ b> A into the card side storage unit 14. The account ID 14A is information in which identification information of the IC card 10 is encoded. Encoding refers to converting information into a state in which a person cannot directly recognize the content by encoding, symbolizing, or other methods.
図3は、第1の実施形態のセンターサーバ100の一例を示すブロック図である。センターサーバ100は、例えば、サーバ側通信部110と、サーバ側制御部120と、サーバ側記憶部130とを含む。センターサーバ100は、改札管理装置の一例である。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the center server 100 according to the first embodiment. The center server 100 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 110, a server-side control unit 120, and a server-side storage unit 130. The center server 100 is an example of a ticket gate management device.
サーバ側制御部120は、例えばCPU(Central Processing Unit)等のプロセッサがプログラムメモリに格納されたプログラムを実行することにより実現される。また、これらの機能部のうち一部または全部は、LSI(Large Scale Integration)、ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuit)、またはFPGA(Field-Programmable Gate Array)等のハードウェアにより実現されてもよい。サーバ側制御部120は、センターサーバ100の動作を統括的に制御する。
The server-side control unit 120 is realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The server side control unit 120 comprehensively controls the operation of the center server 100.
サーバ側通信部110は、通信回線および中継装置200を介して自動改札機300および発券機400と通信を行う。サーバ側通信部110は、自動改札機300および発券機400により送信された情報を受信した場合、受信した情報をサーバ側制御部120に出力する。また、サーバ側通信部110は、サーバ側制御部120により自動改札機300および発券機400に送信する情報が供給された場合に、自動改札機300および発券機400に情報を送信する。
The server side communication unit 110 communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 via the communication line and the relay device 200. When the server side communication unit 110 receives the information transmitted by the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400, the server side communication unit 110 outputs the received information to the server side control unit 120. Further, the server side communication unit 110 transmits information to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 when information to be transmitted to the automatic ticket checker 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 is supplied by the server side control unit 120.
サーバ側記憶部130は、例えば、HDD(Hard Disc Drive)、フラッシュメモリ、EEPROM(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory)、ROM(Read Only Memory)、またはRAM(Random Access Memory)等により実現される。また、サーバ側記憶部130には、アプリケーションプログラムなどの各種プログラム、サーバ側通信部110による処理結果などが記憶される。
The server-side storage unit 130 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. Further, the server-side storage unit 130 stores various programs such as application programs, processing results by the server-side communication unit 110, and the like.
サーバ側記憶部130には、例えば、アカウントID130Aと効力情報130Bとを対応づけたアカウントIDデーターベース132が記憶されている。図4は、第1の実施形態のサーバ側記憶部130に記憶されるアカウントIDデーターベース132の一例を示す図である。アカウントID130Aは、ICカード10を一意に特定する情報である。効力情報130Bは、自動改札機300および発券機400が動作するために必要な情報である。効力情報130Bは、例えば、乗車券情報と残額情報とを含む。乗車券情報は、ICカード10の効力を示す。すなわち、乗車券情報は、ICカード10の利用可能な範囲を規定する情報である。乗車券情報は、例えば利用区間および日付、利用可能金額、入場駅と出場駅といったように、様々に設定される。残額情報は、ICカード10の電子マネーのチャージ残高などを含む。例えば、アカウントID130Aと効力情報130Bは、乗車券の発券時に発券機400から受け付ける発券要求、発券条件から抽出される。なお、残額情報は、自動改札機300、発券機400などから受け付けた情報に基づいて更新される。
The server-side storage unit 130 stores, for example, an account ID database 132 that associates the account ID 130A with the validity information 130B. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the account ID database 132 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment. The account ID 130A is information that uniquely identifies the IC card 10. The validity information 130B is information necessary for the automatic ticket gate 300 and the ticket issuing machine 400 to operate. The validity information 130B includes, for example, ticket information and remaining amount information. The ticket information indicates the effectiveness of the IC card 10. That is, the ticket information is information that defines a usable range of the IC card 10. The ticket information is variously set such as a use section and date, a usable amount, an entrance station and a departure station. The remaining amount information includes a charge balance of the electronic money of the IC card 10 and the like. For example, the account ID 130 </ b> A and the validity information 130 </ b> B are extracted from the ticket issuing request and ticket issuing conditions received from the ticket issuing machine 400 when the ticket is issued. The remaining amount information is updated based on information received from the automatic ticket gate 300, the ticket issuing machine 400, and the like.
更に、サーバ側記憶部130には、アカウントID130Aに、出場駅情報130Cおよび通過可否の判定結果130Dを対応づけた出場可否データーベース134が記憶されている。図5は、第1の実施形態のサーバ側記憶部130に記憶される出場可否データーベース134の一例を示す図である。出場駅情報130Cおよび通過可否の判定結果130Dは、アカウントID130Aごとにサーバ側記憶部130に記憶される。出場駅情報130Cは、センターサーバ100が管轄する領域内において自動改札機300が設置された複数の駅のうち、入場駅を除いた出場駅候補の駅(2)~(N)を特定する情報である。通過可否の判定結果130Dは、アカウントID130AのICカード10を保持した利用者が出場駅候補の駅(2)~(N)に設置された自動改札機300(2)~(N)を通過できるか否かを判定した結果を表す情報である。通過可否の判定結果130Dは、例えば、許可を表す情報、拒否を表す情報、または許可に乗り越し精算額を付加した情報である。
Furthermore, the server side storage unit 130 stores an entry permission / inhibition database 134 in which the account ID 130A is associated with the entry station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the participation possibility database 134 stored in the server-side storage unit 130 according to the first embodiment. The entry station information 130C and the pass / fail judgment result 130D are stored in the server-side storage unit 130 for each account ID 130A. The participating station information 130C is information that identifies candidate stations (2) to (N) that are candidates for participating stations excluding the entering station among a plurality of stations where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed in the area controlled by the center server 100. It is. Passability determination result 130D indicates that the user holding IC card 10 with account ID 130A can pass through automatic ticket gates 300 (2) to (N) installed at candidate stations (2) to (N) of participating stations. It is the information showing the result of determining whether or not. The pass / fail judgment result 130D is, for example, information indicating permission, information indicating refusal, or information obtained by adding the settlement amount to the permission.
以下、自動改札機300について説明する。図6は、第1の実施形態の自動改札機300を上方から見た図である。図7は、第1の実施形態の自動改札機300の一例を示すブロック図である。自動改札機300は、例えば、図6に示すように、通路を挟んで対向配置される主機302と、補機304とを含む。主機302は、例えば、CPU312と、ID読取部330と、扉部372と、上面表示部352および正面表示部354と、を含む。また、補機304は、扉部374を含む。自動改札機300は、図6に示したものに加えて、例えば、図7に示すように、改札側制御部310、改札側通信部320と、改札側記憶部340と、音声出力部360と、扉駆動部370とを含む。
Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 300 will be described. FIG. 6 is a view of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes a main machine 302 and an auxiliary machine 304 that are arranged to face each other across a passage. The main machine 302 includes, for example, a CPU 312, an ID reading unit 330, a door unit 372, an upper surface display unit 352, and a front display unit 354. Auxiliary machine 304 includes a door portion 374. In addition to the one shown in FIG. 6, the automatic ticket gate 300 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a ticket gate side control unit 310, a ticket gate side communication unit 320, a ticket gate side storage unit 340, a voice output unit 360, , And a door driving unit 370.
改札側制御部310は、例えばCPU312などのプロセッサがプログラムメモリに格納されたプログラムを実行することにより実現される。また、これらの機能部のうち一部または全部は、LSI、ASIC、またはFPGAなどのハードウェアにより実現されてもよい。改札側制御部310は、自動改札機300の各部を統括的に制御する。改札側制御部310は、自動改札機300の各部を用いて、利用者の通過を許可または拒否する。
The ticket gate side control unit 310 is realized by, for example, a processor such as the CPU 312 executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket gate side control unit 310 comprehensively controls each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300. The ticket gate side control unit 310 uses each unit of the automatic ticket gate 300 to permit or reject the passage of the user.
改札側通信部320は、LANなどの通信インターフェース回路である。改札側通信部320は、中継装置200を介してセンターサーバ100と通信を行う。改札側通信部320は、ID読取部330により読み取られたアカウントID14Aをセンターサーバ100に送信する。改札側通信部320は、センターサーバ100により送信された情報を受信した場合、受信した情報を改札側制御部310に出力する。
The ticket gate side communication unit 320 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket gate side communication unit 320 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A read by the ID reading unit 330 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted from the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket gate side control unit 310.
ID読取部330は、例えば、アンテナおよび通信回路などを備える無線通信装置である。ID読取部330は、図6の進入方向に通過しようとする利用者によって翳されたICカード10に記憶されたアカウントID14Aを読み取って、読み取ったアカウントID14Aを改札側制御部310に送信する。なお、ID読取部330は、ICカード10のアカウントID14Aを読み取るものであってもよいが、これに限定されず、乗車券が磁気券である場合には磁気的にアカウントID14Aを読み取り、または乗車券が表示オブジェクトを撮像および解析してアカウントID14Aを読み取る。
The ID reading unit 330 is a wireless communication device including an antenna and a communication circuit, for example. The ID reading unit 330 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 deceived by the user who wants to pass in the entry direction of FIG. 6 and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket gate side control unit 310. The ID reading unit 330 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10. However, the ID reading unit 330 is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 330 magnetically reads the account ID 14A. The ticket images and analyzes the display object and reads the account ID 14A.
改札側記憶部340は、例えば、HDD、フラッシュメモリ、EEPROM、ROM、またはRAMなどにより実現される。また、改札側記憶部340には、ファームウェアやアプリケーションプログラムなどの各種プログラム、各種機能部による処理結果などが記憶される。また、改札側記憶部340には、ID読取部330により読み取られたアカウントID14Aや、改札側通信部320により受信した情報が記憶されている。
The ticket gate side storage unit 340 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or a RAM. The ticket gate storage unit 340 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket gate storage unit 340 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 330 and information received by the ticket gate communication unit 320.
表示部350には、上面表示部352および正面表示部354が含まれる。上面表示部352は、ID読取部330にICカード10が翳された場合に、改札側制御部310によって処理された結果を表示する。正面表示部354は、図6の進行方向に通過可能であるか否かを示すマークや図形、文字などの画像を表示する。正面表示部354の表示内容または表示の有無は、改札側制御部310によって決定される。
The display unit 350 includes an upper surface display unit 352 and a front display unit 354. The upper surface display unit 352 displays the result processed by the ticket gate side control unit 310 when the IC card 10 is tricked into the ID reading unit 330. The front display unit 354 displays an image such as a mark, a figure, or a character indicating whether or not it can pass in the traveling direction of FIG. The display contents of the front display unit 354 or the presence / absence of display is determined by the ticket gate control unit 310.
音声出力部360は、利用者に通知する各種の音声、およびブザー音を出力する。扉駆動部370は、改札側制御部310の制御に従って、扉部372および扉部374を動作させる。扉部372および扉部374は、利用者の通過を拒否する場合に、閉動作する。
The sound output unit 360 outputs various sounds to be notified to the user and a buzzer sound. The door driving unit 370 operates the door unit 372 and the door unit 374 according to the control of the ticket gate side control unit 310. When the door part 372 and the door part 374 refuse a user's passage, they are closed.
図8は、第1の実施形態の発券機400の一例を示すブロック図である。発券機400は、例えば、発券側制御部410と、発券側通信部420と、ID読取部430と、発券側記憶部440と、表示部450と、操作部460と、金銭処理部470と、印刷部480とを含む。
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the ticket issuing machine 400 according to the first embodiment. The ticket issuing machine 400 includes, for example, a ticket issuing side control unit 410, a ticket issuing side communication unit 420, an ID reading unit 430, a ticket issuing side storage unit 440, a display unit 450, an operation unit 460, a money processing unit 470, A printing unit 480.
発券側制御部410は、例えばCPUなどのプロセッサがプログラムメモリに格納されたプログラムを実行することにより実現される。また、これらの機能部のうち一部または全部は、LSI、ASIC、またはFPGAなどのハードウェアにより実現されてもよい。発券側制御部410は、発券機400の各部を用いて、乗車券としてのICカード10を発行する。
The ticket issuing side control unit 410 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in a program memory. Also, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, or FPGA. The ticket issuing side control unit 410 issues the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket using each part of the ticket issuing machine 400.
発券側通信部420は、LANなどの通信インターフェース回路である。発券側通信部420は、中継装置200を介してセンターサーバ100と通信を行う。発券側通信部420は、ID読取部430により読み取られたアカウントID14Aをセンターサーバ100に送信する。改札側通信部320は、センターサーバ100により送信された情報を受信した場合、受信した情報を発券側制御部410に出力する。
The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 is a communication interface circuit such as a LAN. The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 communicates with the center server 100 via the relay device 200. The ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the account ID 14 </ b> A read by the ID reading unit 430 to the center server 100. When the ticket gate side communication unit 320 receives the information transmitted by the center server 100, the ticket gate side communication unit 320 outputs the received information to the ticket issuing side control unit 410.
ID読取部430は、例えば、アンテナおよび通信回路などを備える無線通信装置である。ID読取部430は、挿入口(不図示)に挿入されたICカード10に記憶されたアカウントID14Aを読み取って、読み取ったアカウントID14Aを発券側制御部410に送信する。なお、ID読取部430は、ICカード10のアカウントID14Aを読み取るものであってもよいが、これに限定されず、乗車券が磁気券である場合には磁気的にアカウントID14Aを読み取り、または乗車券に表示オブジェクトが印刷されている場合には表示オブジェクトを撮像および解析してアカウントID14Aを読み取る。
The ID reading unit 430 is a wireless communication device including an antenna and a communication circuit, for example. The ID reading unit 430 reads the account ID 14A stored in the IC card 10 inserted into the insertion slot (not shown), and transmits the read account ID 14A to the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The ID reading unit 430 may read the account ID 14A of the IC card 10, but is not limited to this, and when the boarding ticket is a magnetic ticket, the ID reading unit 430 magnetically reads the account ID 14A or boarding. When a display object is printed on the ticket, the display object is imaged and analyzed to read the account ID 14A.
発券側記憶部440は、例えば、HDD、フラッシュメモリ、EEPROM、またはRAMなどにより実現される。また、発券側記憶部440には、ファームウェアやアプリケーションプログラムなどの各種プログラム、各種機能部による処理結果などが記憶される。また、発券側記憶部440には、ID読取部430により読み取られたアカウントID14Aや、発券側通信部420により受信した情報が記憶されている。
The ticket issuer storage unit 440 is realized by, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or a RAM. Further, the ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores various programs such as firmware and application programs, processing results by various functional units, and the like. The ticket issuing side storage unit 440 stores the account ID 14A read by the ID reading unit 430 and the information received by the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.
表示部450は、例えば、液晶ディスプレイである。表示部450は、発券処理の指示を受け付けるための画像などを表示する。表示部450は、ボタンやタッチパネルなどの操作デバイスである。表示部450は、利用者の操作を受け付けて、操作内容を示す情報を発券側制御部410に出力する。金銭処理部470は、例えば、投入された紙幣や硬貨をカウントし、発券の代金を超過した釣銭を紙幣や硬貨として購入者に返却する。
The display unit 450 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. Display unit 450 displays an image or the like for accepting an instruction for ticketing processing. The display unit 450 is an operation device such as a button or a touch panel. The display unit 450 receives a user operation and outputs information indicating the operation content to the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The money processing unit 470 counts, for example, inserted banknotes and coins, and returns the change that has exceeded the price of ticketing to the purchaser as banknotes and coins.
印刷部480は、ICカード10の券面に形成された染料を加熱するヒータなどを含む。印刷部480は、発券側制御部410の制御に従って動作する。印刷部480は、ICカード10の券面に、利用期間および利用区間などの情報を印刷する。
The printing unit 480 includes a heater that heats the dye formed on the face of the IC card 10. The printing unit 480 operates according to the control of the ticket issuing side control unit 410. The printing unit 480 prints information such as a usage period and a usage period on the ticket surface of the IC card 10.
発券機400は、乗車券を発行する場合、利用者の操作に基づいて、発券要求および発券条件を受け付ける。発券条件は、例えば、乗車券の利用期間および利用区間を含む。発券側制御部410は、発券要求および発券条件を受け付けた場合、発券側通信部420を用いて、発券要求および発券条件をセンターサーバ100に送信する。
When issuing a ticket, the ticket issuing machine 400 accepts a ticket issuing request and a ticket issuing condition based on a user operation. The ticketing conditions include, for example, the use period and use section of the ticket. When the ticket issuing side control unit 410 receives the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition, the ticket issuing side communication unit 420 transmits the ticket issuing request and the ticket issuing condition to the center server 100 using the ticket issuing side communication unit 420.
以下、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1の処理について説明する。図9は、第1の実施形態のICカード10、センターサーバ100、入場側自動改札機300A、および出場側自動改札機300Bの動作の流れの一例を示す図である。以下、入場駅に設置された自動改札機300を「入場側自動改札機300A」と記載し、出場駅に設置された自動改札機300を「出場側自動改札機300B」と記載する。まず、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1おいて、センターサーバ100により自動改札機300からアカウントIDおよび入場駅の情報を受信した場合に、効力情報130Bに基づいて、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についてICカード10を提示した利用者の通過(出場)の可否を判定する処理について説明する。
Hereinafter, processing of the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entrance station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300A”, and the automatic ticket gate 300 installed at the entry station is referred to as “entrance side automatic ticket gate 300B”. First, in the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment, when the center server 100 receives the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the automatic ticket gate 300, a plurality of automatic ticket gates are based on the validity information 130B. Processing for determining whether or not the user who has presented the IC card 10 for part or all of 300 can pass (participate) will be described.
入場側自動改札機300Aは、乗車券としてのICカード10がID読取部330に翳されることでID読取部330によりICカード10を検知したか否かを判定する(ステップS100)。改札側制御部310は、ICカード10を検知した場合、ID読取部330を用いて、ICカード10のカード側記憶部14に記憶されたアカウントID14Aを要求するコマンドを送信する。改札側制御部310は、ID読取部330を用いて、ICカード10からアカウントID14Aを含む応答を受信する。次に、改札側制御部310は、改札側通信部320を用いて、入場側自動改札機300Aの設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報(第1の判定要求情報)をセンターサーバ100に送信する。
The entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S100). When the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, it uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 </ b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 </ b> A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to transmit passability determination request information (first determination request information) including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300A is installed and the account ID 14A to the center server. To 100.
センターサーバ100は、入場側自動改札機300Aから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、入場判定処理を行う(ステップS102)。サーバ側制御部120は、通過可否の判定要求情報に含まれるアカウントID14Aに基づいて、サーバ側記憶部130に含まれるアカウントID130Aに対応する効力情報130Bを抽出する。サーバ側制御部120は、抽出した効力情報130Bが入場条件を満たすか否かを判定する。サーバ側制御部120は、例えば、自動改札機300の設置駅が乗車券情報の利用区間に含まれ、且つ現在の日時が乗車券情報の利用期間内である場合、または残額情報が所定の金額以上である場合、入場条件を満たすと判定する。サーバ側制御部120は、自動改札機300の設置駅が乗車券情報の利用区間に含まれない、または現在の日時が乗車券情報の利用期間内ではない場合、または残額情報が所定の金額よりも少ない場合、入場条件を満たないと判定する。
When the center server 100 receives the determination request information on whether or not to pass from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, the center server 100 performs an entrance determination process (step S102). The server-side control unit 120 extracts the validity information 130B corresponding to the account ID 130A included in the server-side storage unit 130 based on the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail determination request information. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not the extracted efficacy information 130B satisfies the entrance condition. The server-side control unit 120, for example, when the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is included in the use section of the ticket information and the current date and time is within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount If it is above, it is determined that the admission condition is satisfied. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether the station where the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is more than a predetermined amount. If there are too few, it is determined that the admission conditions are not satisfied.
サーバ側制御部120は、サーバ側通信部110を用いて、アカウントIDおよび入場判定結果を入場側自動改札機300Aに送信する。入場側自動改札機300Aは、改札側通信部320を用いてアカウントIDおよび入場判定結果を受信した場合、入場判定結果に基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否する(ステップS104)。
The server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A. When the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300A permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the entrance determination result (step S104).
入場判定結果が入場条件を満たすと判定した場合、センターサーバ100は、出場判定処理を行う(ステップS106)。サーバ側制御部120は、予め設定された複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について、入場が許可された利用者が出場条件を満たすか否かを判定する。予め設定された自動改札機300は、例えば、センターサーバ100が管轄する領域内の駅に設置されている自動改札機300の一部または全部である。これにより、センターサーバ100は、自動改札機システム1における複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について乗車券としてのICカード10を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する(判定部)。
When it is determined that the entrance determination result satisfies the entrance condition, the center server 100 performs an entrance determination process (step S106). The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not a user who is allowed to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. The preset automatic ticket checker 300 is, for example, a part or all of the automatic ticket checker 300 installed at a station in an area controlled by the center server 100. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not a user who has presented the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket can pass through some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 in the automatic ticket gate system 1 (determination unit).
サーバ側制御部120は、入場判定処理により入場が許可されたアカウントIDに対応する乗車券情報をアカウントIDデーターベース132から抽出する。サーバ側制御部120は、例えば、出場駅が乗車券情報の利用区間に含まれ、且つ本日が乗車券情報の利用期間である場合、または残額情報が所定の金額以上である場合、出場条件を満たすと判定する。サーバ側制御部120は、出場駅が乗車券情報の利用区間に含まれない、または現在の日時が乗車券情報の利用期間内ではない場合、または残額情報が所定の金額よりも少ない場合、出場条件を満たないと判定する。サーバ側制御部120は、アカウントID130Aに出場駅情報130Cおよび通過可否の判定結果130Dを対応づけて記憶することで、出場可否データーベース134を作成する。
The server-side control unit 120 extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID permitted to enter by the entrance determination process from the account ID database 132. For example, if the participating station is included in the use section of the ticket information and today is the use period of the ticket information, or if the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount or more, the server-side control unit 120 It is determined that it satisfies. The server-side control unit 120 determines whether or not the participating station is not included in the use section of the ticket information, or the current date and time is not within the use period of the ticket information, or the remaining amount information is less than a predetermined amount. It is determined that the condition is not met. The server-side control unit 120 creates the participation permission / inhibition database 134 by associating the account ID 130A with the participation station information 130C and the pass / fail determination result 130D.
次に、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1において、出場側自動改札機300BからアカウントIDおよび出場駅の情報を含む通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、アカウントIDおよび出場駅情報130Cに対応する通過可否の判定結果130Dを、自動改札機300に送信する処理について説明する。
Next, in the automatic ticket gate system 1 according to the first embodiment, when the pass / fail judgment request information including the account ID and the station information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the account ID and the station information 130C. A process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the above to the automatic ticket checker 300 will be described.
出場側自動改札機300Bは、乗車券としてのICカード10がID読取部330に翳されることでID読取部330によりICカード10を検知したか否かを判定する(ステップS200)。改札側制御部310は、ICカード10を検知した場合、ID読取部330を用いて、ICカード10のカード側記憶部14に記憶されたアカウントID14Aを要求するコマンドを送信する。改札側制御部310は、ID読取部330を用いて、ICカード10からアカウントID14Aを含む応答を受信する。次に、改札側制御部310は、改札側通信部320を用いて、出場側自動改札機300Bの設置駅の情報およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報(第2の判定要求情報)をセンターサーバ100に送信する。
The participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B determines whether or not the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket has been detected by the ID reading unit 330 by being trapped by the ID reading unit 330 (step S200). When the ticket gate side control unit 310 detects the IC card 10, it uses the ID reading unit 330 to transmit a command requesting the account ID 14 </ b> A stored in the card side storage unit 14 of the IC card 10. The ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14 </ b> A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate side control unit 310 uses the ticket gate side communication unit 320 to obtain passability determination request information (second determination request information) including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A. It transmits to the center server 100.
センターサーバ100は、サーバ側通信部110を用いて、出場側自動改札機300Bにより送信された設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報を受信する。サーバ側制御部120は、出場側自動改札機300Bの設置駅およびアカウントID14Aに基づいて、検索処理を行う(ステップS202)。サーバ側制御部120は、出場可否データーベース134から、受信したアカウントID14Aおよび出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを検索する。サーバ側制御部120は、検索結果としての出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを、サーバ側通信部110を用いて、通過可否の判定要求情報の送信元の出場側自動改札機300Bに送信する。
The center server 100 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to receive passability determination request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A transmitted by the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. The server-side control unit 120 performs a search process based on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B is installed and the account ID 14A (step S202). The server-side control unit 120 searches the participation permission / prohibition database 134 for the received account ID 14 </ b> A and the passage permission determination result 130 </ b> D regarding the participating station. The server-side control unit 120 uses the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station as the search result to the participation-side automatic ticket gate 300B that is the transmission source of the passability determination request information. .
出場側自動改札機300Bは、改札側通信部320を用いて出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを受信した場合、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dに基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否する(ステップS204)。
When the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the participating station using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B permits or rejects the user based on the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the entry station. (Step S204).
以上説明した第1の実施形態のセンターサーバ100によれば、入場側自動改札機300AからアカウントID14Aおよび入場駅の情報を受信した場合、効力情報130Bに基づいて、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について利用者の通過の可否を判定し、出場側自動改札機300BからアカウントID14Aおよび出場駅の情報を受信した場合、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを出場側自動改札機300Bに送信する。これにより、センターサーバ100によれば、出場側自動改札機300Bから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合に、通過可否判定処理を行うことなく、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを出場側自動改札機300Bに送信することができる。この結果、センターサーバ100によれば、通過可否の判定要求情報を受信してから出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを送信するまでの時間を短縮することができるので、出場側自動改札機300BにおいてICカード10を検知してから通過可否の制御を行うまでの時間を短縮することができる。
According to the center server 100 of the first embodiment described above, when the account ID 14A and the information on the entrance station are received from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 is based on the validity information 130B. When the account ID 14A and the information on the participating station are received from the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the participating station is sent to the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B. Send. As a result, according to the center server 100, when the pass / fail judgment request information is received from the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D regarding the entry station is obtained without performing the pass / fail judgment process. It can be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to the center server 100, it is possible to reduce the time from the reception of the pass / fail determination request information to the transmission of the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station. The time from when the IC card 10 is detected to when the pass / fail control is performed can be shortened.
また、センターサーバ100によれば、効力情報130Bに基づいて複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部ついて利用者の通過の可否を判定して出場可否データーベース134を作成し、出場側自動改札機300BからアカウントID14Aおよび出場駅の情報を受信した場合、アカウントID14Aおよび出場駅に対応する通過可否の判定結果130Dを出場可否データーベース134から検索し、検索した出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを出場側自動改札機300Bに送信する。これにより、センターサーバ100によれば、判定要求情報に対して検索処理を行うだけで出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを得ることができ、通過可否判定処理を行うよりも通過可否の判定要求情報を受信してから出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを送信するまでの時間を短縮することができる。
Further, according to the center server 100, it is determined whether or not a user can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 based on the validity information 130B, and the participation permission database 134 is created. When the account ID 14A and the entry station information are received from the machine 300B, the pass / fail judgment result 130D corresponding to the account ID 14A and the take-off station is retrieved from the attendance availability database 134, and the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the searched entry station is searched. Is sent to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to the center server 100, it is possible to obtain the passability determination result 130D regarding the participating station only by performing a search process on the determination request information, and the passability determination request rather than the passability determination process. It is possible to shorten the time from when the information is received to when the determination result 130D regarding whether or not to pass the station is transmitted.
以下、出場側自動改札機300Bが設置された複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dを、センターサーバ100が管轄する領域内の自動改札機300に送信することについて説明する。図10は、第1の実施形態のICカード10、センターサーバ100、入場側自動改札機300A、および出場側自動改札機300Bの動作の流れの他の一例を示す図である。
Hereinafter, a pass / fail judgment result 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 in which the entry-side automatic ticket gates 300B are installed is transmitted to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100. Will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center server 100, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A, and the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B according to the first embodiment.
センターサーバ100は、出場側自動改札機300Bが設置された複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について出場判定処理を行った後(ステップS106)、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dを入場側自動改札機300Aおよび出場側自動改札機300Bに配信する配信処理を行う。サーバ側制御部120は、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dを、複数の自動改札機300にブロードキャスト通信を用いて送信する。自動改札機300は、複複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dを受信した場合、受信した通過可否の判定結果130Dを改札側記憶部340に記憶する(ステップS120)。これにより、自動改札機300は、センターサーバ100に記憶された出場可否データーベース134を改札側記憶部340に記憶する。
The center server 100 performs participation determination processing for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 on which the entry-side automatic ticket gates 300B are installed (step S106), and then part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300. A distribution process for distributing the pass / fail determination result 130D to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300A and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300B is performed. The server-side control unit 120 transmits passability determination results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 using broadcast communication. When the automatic ticket checker 300 receives the pass / fail determination result 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300, the automatic check checker 300 stores the received pass / fail determination result 130D in the ticket check side storage unit 340 (step S40). S120). As a result, the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the participation possibility database 134 stored in the center server 100 in the ticket gate storage unit 340.
センターサーバ100は、出場判定処理を行った後に通過可否の判定結果130Dを自動改札機300に配信してもよいが、これに限定されず、任意のタイミングでサーバ側記憶部130を送信すればよい。センターサーバ100は、例えば、自装置において入出場の判定処理および入場判定結果などの送信処理が行われていなく、自装置の処理負荷が低いタイミングで通過可否の判定結果130Dを送信してもよい。
The center server 100 may distribute the pass / fail determination result 130D to the automatic ticket checker 300 after performing the participation determination process, but is not limited to this, as long as the server-side storage unit 130 is transmitted at an arbitrary timing. Good. For example, the center server 100 may transmit the pass / fail determination result 130 </ b> D at a timing when the processing load of the own device is low without the entry determination process and the entry determination result being transmitted in the own device. .
サーバ側制御部120は、センターサーバ100が管轄する領域内の全ての自動改札機300に、通過可否の判定結果130Dを、ブロードキャスト通信を用いて送信してもよいが、これに限定されない。サーバ側制御部120は、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dのうち、出場駅に設置された自動改札機300に、通過可否の判定結果130Dを選択して送信してもよい。この場合、自動改札機300は、アカウントID130Aに通過可否の判定結果130Dを対応付けて記憶する。図11は、第1の実施形態の自動改札機300に記憶する情報340Aの一例を示す図である。
The server-side control unit 120 may transmit the pass / fail determination result 130D to all the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100 using broadcast communication, but is not limited thereto. The server-side control unit 120 selects the pass / fail judgment result 130D for the automatic ticket checker 300 installed at the participating station among the pass / fail judgment results 130D for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300. May be transmitted. In this case, the automatic ticket gate 300 stores the account ID 130A in association with the pass / fail determination result 130D. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information 340A stored in the automatic ticket gate 300 according to the first embodiment.
出場側自動改札機300Bは、乗車券としてのICカード10がID読取部330に翳されることでID読取部330によりICカード10を検知した場合(ステップS200)、ICカード10からアカウントID14Aを受信する。出場側自動改札機300Bは、ステップS120において記憶した通過可否の判定結果130Dのうち、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dに基づいて、利用者の通過を許可または拒否する(ステップS210)。
When the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket is deceived by the ID reading unit 330 and the ID reading unit 330 detects the IC card 10 (step S200), the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B receives the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Receive. The participation-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the passage determination result 130D regarding the participating station among the passage determination results 130D stored in step S120 (step S210).
センターサーバ100は、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についての通過可否の判定結果130Dの全部を自動改札機300に配信してもよいが、これに限定されない。センターサーバ100は、例えば、通過可否の判定結果130Dのうち、利用者の出場が許可された通過可否の判定結果130Dを自動改札機300に配信してもよい。この場合、出場側自動改札機300Bは、通過可否の判定要求情報に含まれるアカウントIDが改札側記憶部340に記憶されているアカウントIDに一致した場合に利用者の通過を許可し、通過可否の判定要求情報に含まれるアカウントIDが改札側記憶部340に記憶されているアカウントIDに一致しない場合に利用者の通過を拒否する。
The center server 100 may distribute all of the pass / fail determination results 130D of some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 to the automatic ticket gate 300, but is not limited thereto. For example, the center server 100 may distribute to the automatic ticket checker 300 the passability determination result 130D of which the user is permitted to participate in the passability determination result 130D. In this case, the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300B permits the user to pass when the account ID included in the pass permission determination request information matches the account ID stored in the ticket check storage unit 340, and allows or disallows the pass. If the account ID included in the determination request information does not match the account ID stored in the ticket gate storage unit 340, the user's passage is rejected.
以上説明した第1の実施形態のセンターサーバ100によれば、効力情報130Bに基づいて複数の出場駅の一部または全部について利用者の通過の可否を判定した通過可否の判定結果130Dを自動改札機300に配信する。これにより、自動改札機300は、ICカード10を検知した場合に、センターサーバ100から配信された通過可否の判定結果130Dに基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否することができる。これにより、自動改札機システム1によれば、自動改札機300によりICカード10を検知してから利用者の通過を許可または拒否するまでの時間を短縮することができる。
According to the center server 100 of the first embodiment described above, the passability determination result 130D obtained by determining the passability of the user for some or all of the plurality of participating stations based on the efficacy information 130B is automatically registered. Distributed to the machine 300. Thereby, when the automatic ticket checker 300 detects the IC card 10, the automatic ticket checker 300 can permit or reject the passage of the user based on the passability determination result 130D distributed from the center server 100. Thereby, according to the automatic ticket gate system 1, it is possible to shorten the time from when the IC card 10 is detected by the automatic ticket gate 300 until the user's passage is permitted or rejected.
(第2の実施形態)
以下、第2の実施形態について説明する。第2の実施形態の自動改札機システム1Aは、通信回線を介してセンターサーバ100同士で通信を行い、それぞれのセンターサーバ100の管轄する領域内の自動改札機300が設置された出場駅について通過可否を判定する点で、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1とは異なる。以下、この点を中心に説明し、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1と同じ部分についての説明を省略する。 (Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described. The automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment communicates between thecenter servers 100 via a communication line, and passes through the entry station where the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by each center server 100 are installed. It differs from the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment in that it determines whether or not it is possible. Hereinafter, this point will be mainly described, and description of the same parts as those in the automatic ticket gate system 1 of the first embodiment will be omitted.
以下、第2の実施形態について説明する。第2の実施形態の自動改札機システム1Aは、通信回線を介してセンターサーバ100同士で通信を行い、それぞれのセンターサーバ100の管轄する領域内の自動改札機300が設置された出場駅について通過可否を判定する点で、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1とは異なる。以下、この点を中心に説明し、第1の実施形態の自動改札機システム1と同じ部分についての説明を省略する。 (Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described. The automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment communicates between the
図12は、第2の実施形態の自動改札機システム1Aの一例を示す図である。自動改札機システム1Aは、センターサーバ100Aとセンターサーバ100Bとが通信回線を介して通信を行う。センターサーバ100Aには、中継装置200A-1~200A-Nを介して複数の自動改札機300a-1~300a-Nが接続される。複数の自動改札機300a-1~300a-Nは、センターサーバ100Aの管轄する領域内の自動改札機300に相当する。センターサーバ100Bには、中継装置200B-1~200B-Nを介して複数の自動改札機300b-1~300b-Nが接続される。複数の自動改札機300b-1~300b-Nは、センターサーバ100Aの管轄する領域内の自動改札機300に相当する。センターサーバ100Aおよびセンターサーバ100Bの管轄する領域内は、例えば、事業者が管理する路線内の駅、またはエリアに含まれる路線内の駅であってもよい。
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic ticket gate system 1A according to the second embodiment. In the automatic ticket gate system 1A, the center server 100A and the center server 100B communicate via a communication line. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are connected to the center server 100A via relay devices 200A-1 to 200A-N. The plurality of automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A. A plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N are connected to the center server 100B via relay devices 200B-1 to 200B-N. The plurality of automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N correspond to the automatic ticket gates 300 in the area controlled by the center server 100A. The area under the control of the center server 100A and the center server 100B may be, for example, a station in a route managed by a business operator, or a station in a route included in an area.
図13は、第2の実施形態のICカード10、センターサーバ100Aおよび100B、入場側自動改札機300a、および出場側自動改札機300bの動作の流れの他の一例を示す図である。図13の説明において、入場側自動改札機を、センターサーバ100Aが管轄する領域内に含まれる「入場側自動改札機300a」と記載し、出場側自動改札機を、センターサーバ100Bが管轄する領域内に含まれる「出場側自動改札機300b」と記載する。
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation flow of the IC card 10, the center servers 100A and 100B, the entrance-side automatic ticket checker 300a, and the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b according to the second embodiment. In the description of FIG. 13, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is described as “entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a” included in the area managed by the center server 100A, and the entrance-side automatic ticket gate is controlled by the center server 100B. It is described as “participating side automatic ticket gate 300b” included therein.
センターサーバ100Aは、自装置に記憶されているアカウントIDデーターベース132をセンターサーバ100Bに送信する。これにより、センターサーバ100Bは、センターサーバ100Aに記憶されているアカウントIDデーターベース132をサーバ側記憶部130に記憶する。センターサーバ100Bは、自装置に記憶されているアカウントIDデーターベース132をセンターサーバ100Aに送信する。これにより、センターサーバ100Aは、センターサーバ100Bに記憶されているアカウントIDデーターベース132をサーバ側記憶部130に記憶する。
The center server 100A transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100B. As a result, the center server 100B stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100A in the server-side storage unit 130. The center server 100B transmits the account ID database 132 stored in its own device to the center server 100A. Thereby, the center server 100A stores the account ID database 132 stored in the center server 100B in the server-side storage unit 130.
入場側自動改札機300aは、乗車券としてのICカード10を検知した場合(ステップS100a)、ID読取部330を用いて、ICカード10からアカウントID14Aを含む応答を受信する。次に、改札側制御部310は、改札側通信部320を用いて、入場側自動改札機300aの設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報をセンターサーバ100Aに送信する。
When the entrance side automatic ticket checker 300a detects the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket (step S100a), the ID reading unit 330 is used to receive a response including the account ID 14A from the IC card 10. Next, the ticket gate control unit 310 uses the ticket gate communication unit 320 to transmit to the center server 100A passability determination request information including the station where the entrance automatic ticket gate 300a is installed and the account ID 14A.
センターサーバ100Aは、入場側自動改札機300aから通過可否要求を受信した場合、設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報(第3の通過可否の判定要求情報)をセンターサーバ100Bに送信する。センターサーバ100Bは、センターサーバ100Aから設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを受信した場合、出場判定処理を行う(ステップS106b)。センターサーバ100Bは、予め設定された複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について、入場が許可された利用者の出場を許可するか否かを判定する。予め設定された複数の出場駅は、例えば、センターサーバ100Bの管轄する領域内の自動改札機300b-1~300b-Nが設置された駅である。これにより、センターサーバ100は、自動改札機システム1における複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についてセンターサーバ100を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する(判定部)。
When the center server 100A receives a pass permission request from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A transmits pass permission determination request information (third pass permission determination request information) including the installed station and the account ID 14A to the center server 100B. To do. When the center server 100B receives the installed station and the account ID 14A from the center server 100A, the center server 100B performs participation determination processing (step S106b). The center server 100B determines whether or not to permit participation of a user who is permitted to enter a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. The plurality of preset stations are stations where, for example, automatic ticket gates 300b-1 to 300b-N in the area under the control of the center server 100B are installed. Thereby, the center server 100 determines whether or not the user who presented the center server 100 can pass through a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket checkers 300 in the automatic ticket checker system 1 (determination unit).
センターサーバ100Bは、通過可否の判定要求情報に含まれるアカウントID14Aに対応する乗車券情報を、センターサーバ100Aから受信したアカウントIDデーターベース132から抽出する。センターサーバ100Bは、乗車券情報の利用区間および利用期間、または残額情報に基づいて、出場条件を満たすか否かを判定する。センターサーバ100Bは、アカウントID130Aに出場駅情報130Cおよび通過可否の判定結果130Dを対応づけて記憶することで、出場可否データーベース134を作成する。
The center server 100B extracts the ticket information corresponding to the account ID 14A included in the pass / fail judgment request information from the account ID database 132 received from the center server 100A. The center server 100B determines whether or not the participation condition is satisfied based on the use section and use period of the ticket information or the remaining amount information. The center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.
センターサーバ100Aは、入場側自動改札機300aから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、入場判定処理を行う(ステップS102a)。センターサーバ100Aは、サーバ側通信部110を用いて、アカウントIDおよび入場判定結果を入場側自動改札機300aに送信する。入場側自動改札機300aは、改札側通信部320を用いてアカウントIDおよび入場判定結果を受信した場合、入場判定結果に基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否する(ステップS104b)。次にセンターサーバ100Aは、出場判定処理を行う(ステップS106a)。センターサーバ100Aは、予め設定された複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部について、入場が許可された利用者が出場条件を満たすか否かを判定する。予め設定された複数の出場駅は、例えば、センターサーバ100Aの管轄する領域内の自動改札機300a-1~300a-Nが設置された駅である。これにより、センターサーバ100Bは、アカウントID130Aに出場駅情報130Cおよび通過可否の判定結果130Dを対応づけて記憶することで、出場可否データーベース134を作成する。
When the center server 100A receives the pass / fail determination request information from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A performs entrance determination processing (step S102a). The center server 100A transmits the account ID and the entrance determination result to the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a using the server-side communication unit 110. When the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a receives the account ID and the entrance determination result using the ticket-side communication unit 320, the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a permits or rejects the user's passage based on the entrance determination result (step S104b). Next, the center server 100A performs participation determination processing (step S106a). The center server 100A determines whether or not a user who has been permitted to enter satisfies a participation condition for some or all of a plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 set in advance. For example, the plurality of preset stations are stations where automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N in the area under the control of the center server 100A are installed. Thereby, the center server 100B creates the participation possibility database 134 by associating and storing the participation station information 130C and the passage determination result 130D with the account ID 130A.
次に、第2の実施形態の自動改札機システム1Aにおいて、センターサーバ100Bが出場側自動改札機300bからアカウントIDおよび出場駅の情報を含む通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、センターサーバ100Bは、アカウントIDおよび出場駅情報130Cに対応する通過可否の判定結果130Dを、出場側自動改札機300bに送信する処理について説明する。
Next, in the automatic ticket gate system 1A of the second embodiment, when the center server 100B receives the pass / fail determination request information including the account ID and the station information from the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b, the center server 100B Describes the process of transmitting the pass / fail determination result 130D corresponding to the account ID and the entry station information 130C to the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b.
出場側自動改札機300bは、乗車券としてのICカード10を検知した場合(ステップS200b)、ID読取部330を用いて、アカウントID14Aを含む応答を受信する。次に、出場側自動改札機300bは、出場側自動改札機300bの設置駅の情報およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報をセンターサーバ100Bに送信する。
When the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b detects the IC card 10 as a boarding ticket (step S200b), it uses the ID reading unit 330 to receive a response including the account ID 14A. Next, the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b transmits to the center server 100B passability determination request information including information on the station where the entry-side automatic ticket checker 300b is installed and the account ID 14A.
センターサーバ100Bは、出場側自動改札機300bにより送信された設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを受信した場合、出場側自動改札機300Bの設置駅およびアカウントID14Aに基づいて、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dの検索処理を行う(ステップS202b)。センターサーバ100Bは、出場可否データーベース134から検索した出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを、出場側自動改札機300Bに送信する。
When the center server 100B receives the installation station and account ID 14A transmitted by the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300b, the center server 100B determines whether or not the entry station can pass based on the installation station and account ID 14A of the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B. The search process is performed (step S202b). The center server 100B transmits to the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B the pass / fail judgment result 130D related to the entry station retrieved from the entry availability database 134.
出場側自動改札機300bは、センターサーバ100Bから出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dを受信した場合、出場駅に関する通過可否の判定結果130Dに基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否する(ステップS204b)。
When the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b receives the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station from the center server 100B, the participation-side automatic ticket checker 300b permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the pass / fail determination result 130D regarding the participating station (step S204b). ).
なお、センターサーバ100Aが入場側自動改札機300aから設置駅およびアカウントID14Aを含む通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合に、センターサーバ100Bが出場可否データーベース134を作成する処理を説明したが、これに限らず、センターサーバ100Bが自動改札機300bから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合に、センターサーバ100Aが出場可否データーベース134を作成する処理を行うことができる。
In addition, although the center server 100A has received the pass / fail judgment request information including the installed station and the account ID 14A from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100B has described the process of creating the attendance propriety database 134. Not limited to this, when the center server 100B receives passability determination request information from the automatic ticket checker 300b, the center server 100A can perform a process of creating the participation permission / inhibition database 134.
以上説明した第2の実施形態のセンターサーバ100Aは、入場側自動改札機300aからアカウントIDおよび入場駅の情報を含む通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、受信した通過可否の判定要求情報を、センターサーバ100Bに送信する。また、センターサーバ100Aは、センターサーバ100Bから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合、自動改札機300a-1~300a-Nが設置された出場駅に関する利用者の通過の可否を判定して、出場可否データーベース134を作成する。第2の実施形態のセンターサーバ100によれば、自装置が管轄する領域な範囲を超えて出場可否データーベース134を作成することができ、他のセンターサーバ100が管轄する領域の自動改札機300を通過した利用者について出場の可否を判定することができる。
When the center server 100A of the second embodiment described above receives the passability determination request information including the account ID and the information on the entrance station from the entrance-side automatic ticket gate 300a, the center server 100A receives the received passability determination request information. To the center server 100B. Further, when the center server 100A receives the pass / fail determination request information from the center server 100B, the center server 100A determines whether or not the user can pass through the participating station where the automatic ticket gates 300a-1 to 300a-N are installed, The participation possibility database 134 is created. According to the center server 100 of the second embodiment, it is possible to create the participation / prohibition database 134 beyond the area covered by the own device, and the automatic ticket gate 300 in the area managed by the other center server 100. It is possible to determine whether or not a user who has passed through can participate.
以上説明した少なくともひとつの実施形態によれば、自動改札機システムは、サーバ側通信部110が複数の自動改札機300のうち一つからアカウントIDおよび第1の判定要求情報を受信した場合、サーバ側記憶部130に記憶された効力情報130Bに基づいて、複数の自動改札機300の一部または全部についてICカード10を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する判定部(120)と、サーバ側通信部110が複数の自動改札機300のうち一つからアカウントIDおよび第2の判定要求情報を受信した場合、アカウントID、および第2の判定要求情報に含まれる出場駅の情報に関する通過可否の判定結果を、サーバ側通信部110を用いて第2の判定要求情報の送信元の自動改札機300に送信するサーバ側制御部120を持つことにより、出場側自動改札機300Bから通過可否の判定要求情報を受信した場合に、判定処理を行うことなく通過可否の判定結果を出場側自動改札機300Bに送信することができる。この結果、少なくともひとつの実施形態によれば、通過可否の判定要求情報を受信してから通過可否の判定結果を送信するまでの時間を短縮することができるので、出場側自動改札機300BにおいてICカード10を検知してから通過可否の制御を行うまでの時間を短縮することができる。
According to at least one embodiment described above, when the server side communication unit 110 receives the account ID and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300, the server side communication unit 110 A determination unit (120) for determining whether or not a user who has presented the IC card 10 for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300 can pass based on the efficacy information 130B stored in the side storage unit 130; When the communication unit 110 receives the account ID and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates 300, whether or not it can be passed regarding the account ID and the information on the participating station included in the second determination request information. The server-side control unit 120 that transmits the determination result to the automatic ticket gate 300 that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the server-side communication unit 110. By having, it can be transmitted from the competing side automatic ticket gate 300B when receiving the determination request information passability, the determination result of the passableness without performing the determination process to compete side automatic ticket gate 300B. As a result, according to at least one embodiment, it is possible to reduce the time from receiving the pass / fail judgment request information to transmitting the pass / fail judgment result, so that the IC at the entry-side automatic ticket gate 300B can be shortened. It is possible to shorten the time from when the card 10 is detected until when the passage is controlled.
本発明のいくつかの実施形態を説明したが、これらの実施形態は、例として提示したものであり、発明の範囲を限定することは意図していない。これら実施形態は、その他の様々な形態で実施されることが可能であり、発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で、種々の省略、置き換え、変更を行うことができる。これら実施形態やその変形は、発明の範囲や要旨に含まれると同様に、特許請求の範囲に記載された発明とその均等の範囲に含まれるものである。
Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
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- 乗車券の識別情報を読み取る複数の自動改札機と通信する通信部と、
前記乗車券の識別情報と、前記乗車券の効力を示す効力情報とを対応づけて記憶する記憶部と、
前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第1の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記記憶部に記憶された前記効力情報に基づいて、前記複数の自動改札機の一部または全部について前記乗車券を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する判定部と、
前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第2の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記乗車券の識別情報、および前記第2の判定要求情報に含まれる出場駅の情報に関する前記判定部により判定された通過可否の判定結果を、前記通信部を用いて前記第2の判定要求情報の送信元の自動改札機に送信する制御部と、
を備える、改札管理装置。 A communication unit that communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read identification information of a ticket;
A storage unit that associates and stores identification information of the ticket and efficacy information indicating the efficacy of the ticket;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, A determination unit that determines whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of the automatic ticket gates can pass;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, it is included in the ticket identification information and the second determination request information. A control unit that transmits the pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit related to the information of the participating station to be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate that is the transmission source of the second determination request information using the communication unit;
A ticket gate management device. - 前記判定部は、前記通過可否の判定結果を、前記乗車券の識別情報に対応づけて前記記憶部に記憶させ、
前記制御部は、前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第2の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記記憶部に記憶された通過可否の判定結果のうち前記第2の判定要求情報に含まれる出場駅の情報に対応する情報を前記記憶部から読み出し、読み出した前記情報を、前記通信部を用いて前記第2の判定要求情報の送信元の自動改札機に送信する、
請求項1に記載の改札管理装置。 The determination unit stores the determination result on whether or not the vehicle can pass in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the ticket,
The control unit, when the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the second determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, the pass / fail determination result stored in the storage unit Information corresponding to the entry station information included in the second determination request information is read from the storage unit, and the read information is transmitted from the transmission unit of the second determination request information using the communication unit. Send to automatic ticket gate,
The ticket gate management apparatus according to claim 1. - 乗車券の識別情報を読み取る複数の自動改札機と通信する通信部と、
前記乗車券の識別情報と、前記乗車券の効力を示す効力情報とを対応づけて記憶する記憶部と、
前記通信部が前記複数の自動改札機のうち一つから前記乗車券の識別情報および第1の判定要求情報を受信した場合、前記記憶部に記憶された前記効力情報に基づいて、前記複数の自動改札機の一部または全部について前記乗車券を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する判定部と、
前記通信部を用いて、前記判定部による判定結果を、任意のタイミングで前記複数の自動改札機の一部または全部に送信する判定部と、
を備える、改札管理装置。 A communication unit that communicates with a plurality of automatic ticket gates that read identification information of a ticket;
A storage unit that associates and stores identification information of the ticket and efficacy information indicating the efficacy of the ticket;
When the communication unit receives the ticket identification information and the first determination request information from one of the plurality of automatic ticket gates, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, A determination unit that determines whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of the automatic ticket gates can pass;
A determination unit that transmits a determination result by the determination unit to a part or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates at an arbitrary timing using the communication unit,
A ticket gate management device. - 前記通信部は、自装置とは異なる他の改札管理装置と通信をし、
前記制御部は、前記第1の判定要求情報を受信した場合、自身の管轄する領域内の自動改札機について前記判定部に判定させると共に、自身の管轄する領域外の自動改札機についての第3の判定要求情報を、前記通信部を用いて前記他の改札管理装置に送信し、
前記判定部は、前記通信部により前記他の改札管理装置から前記第3の判定要求情報が受信された場合、前記第3の判定要求情報に基づいて、自身の管轄する領域内の自動改札機の一部または全部について前記乗車券を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する、
請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の改札管理装置。 The communication unit communicates with another ticket gate management device different from the own device,
When the control unit receives the first determination request information, the control unit causes the determination unit to determine the automatic ticket gates in the area in which the control unit has jurisdiction, and the third for the automatic ticket gates outside the area in which the control unit has jurisdiction. The determination request information is transmitted to the other ticket gate management device using the communication unit,
The determination unit, when the third determination request information is received from the other ticket management device by the communication unit, based on the third determination request information, an automatic ticket gate in an area under its jurisdiction Determining whether or not the user who presented the ticket for part or all of
The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. - 前記判定部は、前記通信部により前記第1の判定要求情報が受信された場合、前記記憶部に記憶された前記効力情報に基づいて、前記乗車券を提示した利用者の入場駅への通過の可否を判定し、前記入場駅の通過が許可された場合に、前記複数の自動改札機の一部または全部について前記乗車券を提示した利用者の通過可否を判定する、
請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の改札管理装置。 When the first determination request information is received by the communication unit, the determination unit, based on the efficacy information stored in the storage unit, passes to the entrance station of the user who presented the ticket If the passage of the entrance station is permitted, determine whether or not the user who presented the boarding ticket for some or all of the plurality of automatic ticket gates,
The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. - 請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の改札管理装置と、
前記改札管理装置と通信する自動改札機側通信部と、前記乗車券から識別情報を読み取る読取部と、前記読取部により読み取った前記識別情報および自装置の設置駅の情報を、前記自動改札機側通信部を用いて前記改札管理装置に送信すると共に、前記自動改札機側通信部により前記改札管理装置から受信された通過可否の判定結果に基づいて利用者の通過を許可または拒否する自動改札機側制御部と、を有する自動改札機と、
を備える、自動改札機システム。 The ticket gate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An automatic ticket gate side communication unit that communicates with the ticket gate management device, a reading unit that reads identification information from the boarding ticket, the identification information read by the reading unit, and information on a station where the own device is installed, the automatic ticket gate Automatic ticket gate that transmits to the ticket gate management device using a side communication unit and permits or rejects the passage of the user based on the pass / fail judgment result received from the ticket gate management device by the automatic ticket gate side communication unit An automatic ticket gate having a machine-side control unit,
An automatic ticket gate system. - 前記自動改札機は、自動改札機側記憶部を備え、
前記自動改札機側制御部は、前記自動改札機側通信部により前記改札管理装置から受信した前記乗車券の識別情報および前記判定部により判定された通過可否の判定結果を前記自動改札機側記憶部に記憶させ、前記読取部により読み取られた前記識別情報が前記自動改札機側記憶部に記憶された前記乗車券の識別情報と一致した場合に、前記識別情報が一致した前記乗車券を提示した利用者の出場を許可する、
請求項6に記載の自動改札機システム。 The automatic ticket gate includes an automatic ticket gate storage unit,
The automatic ticket gate side control unit stores the identification information of the ticket received from the ticket management device by the automatic ticket gate side communication unit and the pass / fail determination result determined by the determination unit in the automatic ticket gate side storage. When the identification information read by the reading unit matches the identification information of the ticket stored in the automatic ticket gate-side storage unit, the matching ticket is presented. Allow users to join,
The automatic ticket gate system according to claim 6.
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