JP2008217098A - Display system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate management and change of display and also make it possible to transmit information without receiving influence in a ticket gate processing with an automatic ticket gate. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic paper display unit 100 is installed in an automatic ticket gate 300 installed at a ticket gate of a station, and a data management device 200 distributes display data to the electronic paper display unit 100 through a network 400. The electronic paper display unit 100 is installed separately from a display unit 304 which displays information associated with the ticket gate processing, and the data management device 200 makes the electronic paper display unit 100 distribute and display for example, advertisement data and data of a service state of a train. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system that transmits information using an automatic ticket gate.

  Automatic ticket gates that use non-contact IC cards have become widespread at ticket gates at railway stations. The non-contact IC card stores rewritable data such as commuter pass information, digital ticket information such as boarding tickets and limited express tickets, and stored fair (SF) balance information. Then, an automatic ticket gate equipped with an antenna and a reader / writer performs wireless communication with the non-contact IC card, and performs a ticket gate process for acquiring information from the non-contact IC card and rewriting information on the non-contact IC card.

  This type of automatic ticket gate is provided with display means (display) for displaying information associated with ticket gate processing, for example, validity of commuter pass information determined in the ticket gate processing, SF usage fee and remaining amount information, and the like. .

JP 2003-44885 A

  The automatic ticket gate can be an effective information transmission source in that it is used by an unspecified number of passengers. In the past, advertising stickers have been put on empty spaces in automatic ticket gates. However, when an advertisement sticker is pasted, the posting period and the like must be managed separately, and the pasting work takes time and cost.

  Further, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an advertisement system that displays advertisement information on a display unit of an automatic ticket gate. However, as described above, the display means of the automatic ticket checker is originally for displaying information associated with the ticket check process. Therefore, when using the display means of the automatic ticket gate, the advertisement information is not displayed during ticket gate processing, that is, when passengers pass through the automatic ticket gate, and the advertisement display is irregular and effective information is displayed. It cannot be said that a call is made.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is capable of easily managing and changing the display and transmitting information without being affected by the ticket gate processing in the automatic ticket gate. With the goal.

  The display system according to the present invention distributes display data to the electronic paper display device via a network, and an electronic paper display device installed in an automatic ticket checker separately from display means for displaying information associated with the ticket gate processing. A data management device, wherein the electronic paper display device displays display data distributed from the data management device. The ticket gate processing referred to in the present invention refers to processing for reading information from a magnetic ticket or a non-contact IC card in an automatic ticket gate.

  According to the present invention, display management and change can be easily performed, and information can be transmitted without being influenced by the ticket gate processing in the automatic ticket gate.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a display system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, an electronic paper display unit 100 is installed in an automatic ticket gate 300 installed at a ticket gate of a station. The data management server 200 distributes display data to the electronic paper display unit 100 via the network 400 or the HUB 401. Although only one automatic ticket checker 300 is shown in FIG. 1, the data management device 200 is installed for each station, or is installed so as to manage a plurality of stations. The electronic paper display unit 100 of the automatic ticket gate 300 is connected.

(Automatic ticket gate 300 and electronic paper display unit 100)
As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic ticket gate 300 is installed side by side at a ticket gate of a station, thereby forming a passage through which passengers pass. The example of FIG. 2 is an example in which an automatic ticket gate 300 is installed so as to have both entrance and exit functions in one passage configuration. It is an automatic ticket gate on the bill side.

  On the upper surface of the automatic ticket checker 300, a slot 301 for loading a magnetic ticket and a non-contact IC card reader 302a are provided on the entrance side. The main control unit 303 (see FIG. 1) of the automatic ticket gate 300 reads information from a magnetic ticket inserted into the insertion slot 301 or a non-contact IC card held over the reading unit 302a, and based on the information. Various processing.

  In addition, a display unit 304 having a discharge port (not shown) for discharging a magnetic ticket on the exit side is provided on the upper surface of the automatic ticket checker 300, and information associated with the ticket check process, for example, a regular period determined in the ticket check process. The validity of the ticket information, the SF usage fee, and the remaining amount information are displayed.

  Doors 305 are provided at two locations on the side of the automatic ticket gate 300, the entrance side and the exit side. The doors 305 are opened and closed according to the ticket gate process to restrict or permit passage of passengers.

  Here, on the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate 300, the electronic paper display unit 100 is installed between the IC determination unit 302 having the reading unit 302a and the display unit 304. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the IC determination unit 302, the electronic paper display unit 100, and the display unit 304 are connected from the entrance side on the stainless frame 306 that is a framework of the automatic ticket gate 300.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic paper display unit 100 is unitized including an electronic paper display 101 having a terminal 101 a for connection to a network 400 and a resin frame 102 surrounding the electronic paper display 101. It has a thin plate shape as a whole.

  When the electronic paper display unit 100 configured as described above is placed on the stainless steel frame 306, as shown in FIG. 3, other parts constituting the upper surface portion of the automatic ticket gate 300, that is, the IC determination unit 302 and the display unit 304. It is continuous without steps. As a result, a sense of unity in appearance can be generated on the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate 300.

  In the current automatic ticket gate 300, a thin plate-shaped resin panel (not shown) is placed between the IC determination unit 302 and the display unit 304 in order to eliminate a level difference. Alternatively, instead of a part, the electronic paper display unit 100 is placed. As described above, the electronic paper display unit 100 can be easily installed without adding any improvement or design change to the automatic ticket gate 300 itself.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic paper display unit 100 is also installed below the insertion port 301 on the front side of the entrance of the automatic ticket gate 300. In addition, the structure of the electronic paper display unit 100 is as described above, and the same is true in that the electronic paper display unit 100 is continuous to other parts constituting the entrance side front portion of the automatic ticket gate 300 without any step.

  Since the display remains on the electronic paper display without power supply, power is consumed only when the display is updated, and power consumption can be reduced. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, even if the power source 307 of the automatic ticket gate 300 is used as the power source of the electronic paper display unit 100, the automatic ticket gate 300 does not run out of power. Of course, a power source dedicated to the electronic paper display unit 100 may be provided separately from the power source 307 of the automatic ticket gate 300. For example, if the electronic paper display unit 100 is unitized including a power source such as a solar battery, it is not necessary to perform connection work with the automatic ticket gate 300 side.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic paper display unit 100 is arranged on both the upper surface and the entrance-side front of the automatic ticket gate 300 that can be easily seen by passengers. However, the electronic paper display unit 100 may be arranged only on one of them. When the electronic paper display unit 100 is installed on the upper surface of the automatic ticket checker 300, as shown in FIG. 3, the display screen of the electronic paper display unit 100 is inclined so as to face the entrance side in order to improve the visibility. It is preferable to do so.

(Data management device 200)
The data management device 200 stores display data to be displayed on the electronic paper display unit 100 as the database 201 and distributes the display data to the electronic paper display unit 100. The display data stored in the database 201 is data that does not accompany ticket gate processing in the automatic ticket gate 300, for example, advertisement data.

  In the data management apparatus 200, 202 is a management unit that manages display data stored as the database 201 and display data distributed via the network 400. For example, display data is managed in accordance with a display schedule such as which advertisement data is displayed on the electronic paper display unit 100 (region) at which station for how long (time). Further, if the advertisement is changed according to the time zone and the day of the week, the advertisement target can be narrowed down and a high advertisement effect can be expected.

  A distribution unit 203 distributes display data to the electronic paper display unit 100 via the network 400 under the control of the management unit 202. As described above, since the display remains on the electronic paper display without power supply, when the display data is distributed from the distribution unit 203, the display of the electronic paper display unit 100 is updated, and then the display data is displayed. The display remains as it is until is delivered.

  A log generation unit 204 generates a log that records the display status of the electronic paper display unit 100. For example, for each electronic paper display unit 100, a log is generated as to which advertisement data is displayed for how long. In the case of an advertisement, the charge naturally varies depending on the posting location and posting period, and by generating this log, the advertiser can be charged with a clear fee structure.

  In the present embodiment, the advertisement has been described as an example. However, any data that does not accompany the ticketing process in the automatic ticket gate 300 may be used. For example, train operation status data may be distributed and displayed. Good.

  FIG. 5 shows a hardware configuration example of the data management apparatus 200. The data management device 200 includes a CPU 20, an input device 21, a display device 22, a storage device 23, and a communication device 24, and each unit is connected via a bus 25. The storage device 23 includes a ROM, a RAM, an HD, and the like, and stores a program for controlling the operation of the data management device 200. The function or processing of the data management apparatus 200 is realized by the CPU 20 executing the program. In addition, the database 201 is stored in the storage device 23. The input device 21 includes a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like, and a display schedule can be input using the input device 21.

  As described above, the electronic paper display unit 100 is installed in the automatic ticket gate 300, the display data is centrally managed by the data management device 200, and the display data is distributed via the network 400. Therefore, display management and change can be easily performed.

  Further, since the electronic paper display unit 100 is provided separately from the display unit 304 that displays information associated with the ticket gate processing, information is not displayed when the passenger passes the automatic ticket gate 300, or the display is irregular. The automatic ticket gate 300 can be used as an effective information transmission source.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with various embodiment, this invention is not limited only to these embodiment, A change etc. are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the display of the electronic paper display unit 100 is updated when data is distributed from the data management apparatus 200 has been described. However, for example, the distribution from the data management apparatus 200 to the electronic paper display unit 100 is performed. A memory for storing the plurality of types of data and a display control circuit for displaying the data in the memory on the electronic paper display 100 in accordance with the display schedule transmitted from the data management apparatus 200 may be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on embodiment. It is an external view of an automatic ticket gate. It is a figure which shows the structure of the upper surface part of an automatic ticket gate. It is a figure which shows the structure of an electronic paper display unit. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a data management apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic paper display unit 101 Electronic paper display 102 Frame 200 Data management apparatus 201 Database 202 Management part 203 Distribution part 204 Log generation part 300 Automatic ticket gate 400 Network

Claims (5)

An electronic paper display device installed in the automatic ticket gate, separate from the display means for displaying information associated with the ticket gate processing,
A data management device that distributes display data to the electronic paper display device via a network;
The display system, wherein the electronic paper display device displays display data distributed from the data management device.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic paper display device is installed on at least one of an upper surface and an entrance-side front surface of the automatic ticket gate.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic paper display device is unitized including an electronic paper display and a frame surrounding the electronic paper display.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the data management device includes a log generation unit that generates a log in which a display state of the electronic paper display device is recorded.   The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display data includes advertisement data or transportation status data.

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