JP6382703B2 - Toll collection device - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a toll collection device.

  Users who wish to receive discounted charges in transportation such as railways and buses need to present their certificates to station staff and crew. For this reason, a user who intends to receive a discount charge cannot pass through an automatic ticket gate using a currently used traffic IC card or electronic medium. As described above, the conventional technology is insufficient in convenience for the user who intends to receive the application of the discount fee.

JP 2006-4355 A JP 2003-272002 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a toll collection device that can improve convenience.

  The toll collection device of the embodiment includes a reader / writer unit, a determination unit, and a processing unit. When both the first medium in which the balance information is stored and the second medium in which the application information on which discount is applied are stored are presented, the reader / writer unit receives the balance from the first medium. The application information can be read from the second medium, and the balance information is rewritten to the first medium. The determination unit determines whether or not a discount is possible based on application information read from the second medium when both the first medium and the second medium are presented to the reader / writer unit. Determine. When the determination unit determines that a discount is possible, the processing unit writes the amount obtained by subtracting the fee discounted based on the application information from the balance information to the first medium. Control part.

The figure which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the automatic ticket gate 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 1 is a functional configuration diagram centering on a reader / writer unit 20 according to a first embodiment and a control unit 50 that controls an automatic ticket gate 10. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the control part 50 of the automatic ticket gate 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of 1 A of automatic ticket gates which concern on 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the determination process of the decision | availability of discount performed by the automatic ticket gate 1A which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of the automatic ticket gate 1B which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the determination processing of the propriety of discount performed by the automatic ticket gate 1B which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of 1 C of charge collection apparatuses which concern on 4th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a fee collection apparatus according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
The first embodiment will be described below. Here, the fee collection device will be described as an automatic ticket gate installed at a railway station. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration example of an automatic ticket gate 1 according to the first embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 1 performs a ticket gate process on a user (passenger) moving in the direction A in the figure. The ticket gate process includes an entrance process and an exit process.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes a magnetic ticket slot 10, a magnetic ticket outlet 12, a reader / writer unit 20, a display unit 30, and doors 40 and 42. The magnetic ticket inserted into the magnetic ticket insertion slot 10 is read by a magnetic ticket processing unit (not shown) while being conveyed by an internal conveyance mechanism, and is discharged from the magnetic ticket discharge opening 12 as necessary.

  The reader / writer unit 20 can communicate with the media 100-1 and 100-2 that are overlaid by the user. Hereinafter, when the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2 are not distinguished, they are simply referred to as the medium 100. The medium 100 includes an antenna for power acquisition and communication, an IC chip incorporating a processor such as a storage medium and a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  The medium 100-1 is, for example, an electronic device such as a traffic IC card or a mobile phone having a settlement function. The medium 100-2 is, for example, an IC identification card. The medium 100-2 stores application information indicating whether or not a discount can be applied to the railway line on which the automatic ticket gate 1 is installed. The user who can apply the discount is, for example, a disabled person. The reader / writer unit 20 can communicate with the medium 100-1 alone, or can communicate with the medium 100-1 and 100-2 simultaneously (specifically, for example, in a time division manner). it can.

  The display unit 30 displays information obtained as a result of processing the magnetic ticket, the medium 100-1, and the medium 100-2 (charge remaining amount, discount application, etc.). The door part 40 permits or prohibits the passage of the user using the own device. The door part 42 permits or prohibits the passage of the user using the opposite automatic ticket gate (not shown) used in the set. 1 shows an example in which the processing device is an IC magnetic combination machine, the processing device may be an IC dedicated machine.

  FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram centering on the reader / writer unit 20 according to the first embodiment and the control unit 50 that controls the automatic ticket gate 10. The reader / writer unit 20 supplies power to the medium 100 by, for example, an electromagnetic induction method and performs wireless communication with the medium 100. Note that when the medium 100 is an electronic device, power supply may not be necessary. Wireless communication is performed in an ISM band such as 13.56 [MHz], for example. The reader / writer unit 20 reads information encoded by a predetermined method from the medium 100. Further, the reader / writer unit 20 writes the encoded information on the medium 100.

  The control unit 50 includes a decoding unit 52, an encoding unit 54, an SF (Stored Fare system) processing unit 56, a discount determination unit 58, a display control unit 60, and a door control unit 62. These functional units are software functional units that function when a processor such as a CPU executes a program stored in a program memory. Some or all of these functional units may be hardware functional units such as LSI (Large Scale Integration) and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). For example, the decoding unit 52 and the encoding unit 54 may be hardware built in the reader / writer unit 20.

  The decoding unit 52 decodes the encoded information read from the medium 100 by the reader / writer unit 20 and outputs it to other functional units. The encoding unit 54 encodes information instructed by other functional units and outputs the encoded information to the reader / writer unit 20. The reader / writer unit 20 writes the information input from the encoding unit 54 to the medium 100-1.

  The SF processing unit 56 collects charges based on the charge balance of electronic money held by the medium 100-1. The medium 100-1 stores, for example, information such as an ID that is its own identification information, an entrance station, a transit station, a departure station, a charge balance, and a past history.

  When performing the entrance process, the SF processing unit 56 determines whether or not the charge balance is equal to or more than the minimum charge from the station. When the charge balance is equal to or more than the minimum charge from the station, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encode unit 54 and the reader / writer unit 20 to write the entry station information on the medium card 100-1, for example, and the charge balance etc. Is displayed on the display unit 20, and the door control unit 62 is instructed to open the door 40.

  On the other hand, if the charge balance is less than the minimum fee from the station, the SF processing unit 56 disallows entry, and displays the information indicating that the balance is insufficient on the display unit 20, for example. The door control unit 62 is instructed to place the door 40 in the closed state. Here, if it is determined by the discount determination unit 58 that discount is possible, the SF processing unit 56 performs the above determination using the discounted minimum fee.

  When performing the entry process, the SF processing unit 56 searches a charge table (not shown) using the information on the entrance station and the transit station held by the medium 100-1 and derives the charge. Then, the SF processing unit 56 determines whether or not the charge balance is equal to or more than the charge. If the charge balance is equal to or greater than the charge, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encoding unit 54 to write the updated charge balance obtained by subtracting the charge from the charge balance to the medium 100-1, for example, and the updated charge balance Is displayed on the display unit 20, and the door control unit 62 is instructed to open the door 40.

  On the other hand, if the charge balance is less than the charge, the SF processing unit 56 disallows participation, for example, instructs the display control unit 60 to display information prompting the charge on the display unit 20, and sets the door unit 40. The door controller 62 is instructed to enter the closed state. Here, when it is determined by the discount determination unit 58 that discount is possible, the SF processing unit 56 performs the above processing using a fee obtained by applying a discount to the fee obtained from the fee table.

  When the transit station process is performed, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encode unit 54 to write the station information in the transit station information in the medium 100-1 after performing the participation process.

  Discount determination unit 58 can discount based on application information when both medium 100-1 and medium 100-2 are deceived from reader / writer unit 20 and both the charge balance and application information are read. It is determined whether or not. In the first embodiment, the medium 100-2 stores, as application information, information (for example, specific flag information) that can directly determine whether the user who presented the medium 100-2 can receive a discount. .

  For example, the reader / writer unit 20 can perform a polling process on each of the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2 to detect the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2. For example, the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2 differ in protocol, encoding method, subcarrier frequency, and the like. The reader / writer unit 20 performs communication using a method corresponding to each of the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2, so that even if the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2 are simultaneously deceived, It can be detected individually.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the control unit 50 of the automatic ticket gate 1 according to the first embodiment. First, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the reader / writer unit 20 has detected the medium 100-1 (step S100). When the medium 100-1 is detected, the control unit 50 registers information indicating that the medium 100-1 has been detected in a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) (step S102).

  Next, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the reader / writer unit 20 has detected the medium 100-2 (step S104). When detecting the medium 100-2, the control unit 50 registers information indicating that the medium 100-2 has been detected in a memory such as a RAM (step S106).

  Next, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the reader / writer unit 20 detects any medium 100 in the current routine (step S108). This determination process is performed with reference to the information registered in the memory in the process of step S102 and / or S106, for example.

  When any medium 100 is detected, the control unit 50 determines whether the medium 100-2 is detected in the current routine (step S110). If the medium 100-2 is not detected in this routine, that is, only the medium 100-1 is detected in step S100, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 acquires the reader / writer 20 from the medium 100-1. Based on the balance information thus obtained, normal entry / exit processing is performed (step S112). Here, the normal entrance / exit processing means performing entrance processing or participation processing without applying a discount. In the participation process, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encoding unit 54 to write the amount information obtained by subtracting the normal fee from the balance information read from the medium 100-1 to the medium 100-1 as new balance information.

  When the medium 100-2 is detected, the control unit 50 determines whether only the medium 100-2 is detected in the current routine (step S114). When only the medium 100-2 is detected, the display control unit 60 of the control unit 50 controls the display unit 20 to perform error display (step S116).

  When only the medium 100-2 is not detected, that is, when both the medium 100-1 and the medium 100-2 are detected in this routine, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 detects in step S104. It is determined whether or not the medium 100-2 that has been used is a discount application medium (step S118). The discount application medium refers to a type of medium in which application information may be stored. When the medium 100-2 detected in step S104 is not a discount application medium, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 performs a normal entrance / exit process (step S112).

  When the medium 100-2 detected in step S104 is a discount application medium, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 determines whether the reader / writer 20 has acquired the application information from the medium 100-2. It is determined whether application information is stored in 100-2 (step S120). When the application information is not stored in the medium 100-2, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 performs normal entry / exit processing (step S112). On the other hand, when the application information is stored in the medium 100-2, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 applies the discount and performs the entrance / exit processing (step S122). In the case of the entry process, the SF processing unit 56 writes the amount information obtained by subtracting the discounted fee from the balance information read from the medium 100-1 into the medium 100-1 as new balance information. Instruct. In this case, the display control unit 60 may display information indicating that the discount has been applied on the display unit 20.

  According to the automatic ticket gate 1 of the first embodiment described above, both the medium 100-1 storing balance information and the medium 100-2 storing application information on which discount application is based are presented. The reader / writer unit 20 that can read the charge balance from the medium 100-1 and the application information from the medium 100-2, and rewrite the charge balance information on the medium 100-1, and the medium 100. -1 and the medium 100-2 are presented, a discount determination unit 58 that determines whether or not a discount is possible based on application information read from the medium 100-2, and a discount is determined by the discount determination unit 58. When it is determined that it is possible, the reader / writer unit 20 is controlled so as to write in the medium 100-1 the amount obtained by subtracting the fee discounted based on the application information from the charge balance information. By providing a F processing unit 56, it is possible to improve the convenience for a user who is going to receive a discount.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described. Here, the fee collection device will be described as an automatic ticket gate installed at a railway station. About the external structure of an automatic ticket gate, description is abbreviate | omitted by referring FIG. 1 and related description.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the automatic ticket gate 1A according to the second embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 1A includes a communication unit 70 that communicates with a station server 80 via a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like. It is not excluded that the automatic ticket gate 1 according to the first embodiment can communicate with the outside.

  In addition to communicating with other automatic ticket gates, the station server 80 includes an interface unit such as a network card and can communicate with a management server 90 of a public organization via a network NW such as the Internet. The management server 90 includes a storage device that stores a discount target person list 92.

  In the second embodiment, the medium 100-2 stores, as application information, information that can directly determine whether discount is possible or simply information such as user identification information. Then, when the application information is read by the reader / writer unit 20 and the decoding unit 52, the discount determination unit 58 according to the second embodiment sends the information to the management server 90 via the communication unit 70, the station server 80, and the network NW. To inquire whether it is eligible for discount.

  The management server 90 is a server device managed by a public organization that manages information on residents such as municipalities, and is installed at a location different from the station. When the management server 90 receives the identification information of the user from the automatic ticket gate 1A, the management server 90 searches the discount target person list 92 using the identification information and indicates whether or not the user is registered in the discount target person list 92. Information is returned to the automatic ticket gate 1A. The discount determination unit 58 determines whether or not the user can be discounted based on the information returned from the management server 90. The automatic ticket gate 1A may communicate with the management server 90 without using the station server 80.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of discount availability determination processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 1A according to the second embodiment. Since the processing from step S100 to S118 in FIG. 5 is the same as the processing in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  If it is determined in step S118 that the medium 100-2 is a discount application medium, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 determines whether application information indicating whether discount is possible is stored in the medium 100-2. (Step S120). The “applicable information indicating whether discount is possible” is the same information as the applied information in the first embodiment, that is, information that can directly determine whether the user who presented the medium 100-2 can discount (for example, specific information). Flag information). When information indicating whether discount is possible is stored in the medium 100-2, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 applies the discount and performs entrance / exit processing (step S122).

  When information indicating whether discount is possible is not stored in the medium 100-2, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 transmits application information (for example, identification information) to the management server 90 via the communication unit 70, and makes an inquiry. Is performed (step S124). And the discount determination part 58 of the control part 50 determines whether a discount is applicable based on the search result sent in response from the management server 90 (step S126). When it is determined that the discount cannot be applied, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 performs a normal entrance / exit process (step S112). When the discount processing is determined to be applicable, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 A discount is applied to perform entry / exit processing (step S122).

  In the second embodiment, if the medium 100-2 is based on the premise that there is no information that can directly determine whether or not the user can discount, the determination process in step S120 in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is omitted. May be.

  According to the automatic ticket gate 1A according to the second embodiment described above, the medium 100-2 stores information that can directly determine whether or not discount is possible, in addition to the same effects as the first embodiment. Even without it, automatic discount application can be realized. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the cost of modifying the medium 100-2 for discount application.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the automatic ticket gate 1B according to the third embodiment. The automatic ticket gate 1B includes a storage unit that stores a discount target person list 72. The discount target person list 72 is, for example, downloaded in advance from the management server 90 exemplified in the second embodiment to the automatic ticket gate 1B.

  In the third embodiment, the medium 100-2 stores, as application information, information that can directly determine whether discount is possible or simply information such as user identification information. Then, when the application information is read by the reader / writer unit 20 and the decoding unit 52, the discount determination unit 58 according to the third embodiment includes information that can directly determine whether or not the discount is possible in the application information. Determine whether. The discount determination unit 58 searches the discount target person list 72 using the identification information when the information that can directly determine whether the discount is possible is not included in the application information. If it is registered, it is determined that discount is possible, and if it is not registered, it is determined that discount is not possible.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of discount determination processing executed by the automatic ticket gate 1B according to the third embodiment. Since the processing from step S100 to S118 in FIG. 7 is the same as the processing in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  If it is determined in step S118 that the medium 100-2 is a discount application medium, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 determines whether application information indicating whether discount is possible is stored in the medium 100-2. (Step S120). The “applicable information indicating whether discount is possible” is the same information as the applied information in the first embodiment, that is, information that can directly determine whether the user who presented the medium 100-2 can discount (for example, specific information). Flag information). When the application information indicating whether discount is possible is stored in the medium 100-2, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 applies the discount and performs entry / exit processing (step S122).

  When the application information indicating whether discount is possible is not stored in the medium 100-2, the discount determination unit 58 of the control unit 50 uses the application information (for example, identification information) to store the storage unit that has been downloaded from the management server 90 in advance. The discount target person list 72 is searched (step S128). And the discount determination part 58 of the control part 50 determines whether a discount is applicable based on a search result (step S130). When it is determined that the discount cannot be applied, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 performs a normal entrance / exit process (step S112). When the discount processing is determined to be applicable, the SF processing unit 56 of the control unit 50 A discount is applied to perform entry / exit processing (step S122).

  Note that in the third embodiment, if the medium 100-2 is premised on that there is no information that can directly determine whether or not a user can discount, the determination process in step S120 in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is omitted. May be.

  According to the automatic ticket gate 1B according to the third embodiment described above, the medium 100-2 stores information that can directly determine whether discount is possible, in addition to the same effects as the first embodiment. Even without it, automatic discount application can be realized. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the cost of modifying the medium 100-2 for discount application. Further, compared with the second embodiment, it is not necessary to communicate with the management server 90 every time processing is performed on a discount target person, and thus high-speed processing can be realized.

(Fourth embodiment)
The toll collection device is not limited to the entrance processing and exit processing for toll collection as in the case of railways, but the toll collection processing is performed once, such as a fixed-rate payment bus fee. It can also be applied to what is completed. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a fee collection device 1C according to the fourth embodiment.

  The functions of the reader / writer unit 20, the decoding unit 52, the encoding unit 54, and the discount determination unit 58 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted. Note that the discount determination unit 58 according to the fourth embodiment may perform discount determination through communication with the management server 90, as in the second or third embodiment.

  The SF processing unit 56 according to the fourth embodiment determines whether or not the charge balance stored in the medium 100-1 is equal to or more than a fixed fee. If the charge balance is equal to or greater than the charge, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encoding unit 54 to write the updated charge balance obtained by subtracting the charge from the charge balance to the medium 100-1, for example, and the updated charge balance Is displayed on the display unit 20. If the charge balance is less than the charge, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the display control unit 60 to display information indicating that the balance is insufficient, for example. If the discount determination unit 58 determines that the discount is possible, the SF processing unit 56 instructs the encoding unit 54 to write the updated charge balance obtained by subtracting the discount fee from the charge balance to the medium 100-1. The display control unit 60 is instructed to display the updated charge balance on the display unit 20.

  According to the fee collection device 1C according to the fourth embodiment described above, as with the first to third embodiments, the convenience for the user who wants to receive discount application can be improved.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, when both the medium 100-1 storing the charge balance and the medium 100-2 storing the application information on which the discount is applied are presented, The reader / writer unit 20 can read the charge balance from 100-1 and the application information from the medium 100-2, and can rewrite the charge balance to the medium 100-1, and the medium to the reader / writer unit 20. When both the 100-1 and the medium 100-2 are presented, a discount determination unit 58 that determines whether a discount is possible based on the application information read from the medium 100-2, and the discount determination unit 58 When it is determined that the charge is possible, the reader is configured to write in the medium 100-1 the amount obtained by subtracting the charge discounted based on the application information from the charge balance. And SF processing unit 56 which controls the motor unit 20, by having, thereby improving the convenience.

The above embodiment can be expressed as follows.
A reader / writer unit having a communication unit capable of communicating with both a first medium in which balance information is stored and a second medium in which application information indicating whether discount application is possible is stored in a communication method corresponding to each. When,
Determination of whether or not a discount is possible based on application information read from the second medium when both the first medium and the second medium are presented to the reader / writer unit And
When the determination unit determines that the discount is possible, an amount obtained by subtracting the discounted fee based on the application information from the balance information is calculated, and the calculated amount is written to the first medium. A processing unit for controlling the reader / writer unit;
A toll collection device.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example 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.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B ... Automatic ticket gate, 1C ... Toll collection device, 10 ... Magnetic ticket slot, 12 ... Magnetic ticket outlet, 20 ... Reader / writer part, 30 ... Display part, 40, 42 ... Door part, 50 ... Control part 52 ... Decoding part 54 ... Encoding part 56 ... SF processing part 58 ... Discount determination part 60 ... Display control part 62 ... Door control part 70 ... Communication part 72, 92 ... Discount target person list , 80 ... Station server, 90 ... Management server, 100-1, 100-2 ... Medium, NW ... Network

Claims (2)

A communication unit that communicates with other devices;
When both the first medium in which balance information is stored and the second medium in which identification information is stored are presented, the balance information from the first medium and the identification from the second medium A reader / writer unit capable of reading information and rewriting the balance information on the first medium;
When both the first medium and the second medium are presented to the reader / writer unit, the communication unit is used to read from the second medium to a server device managed by a public organization. A determination unit that transmits the identified identification information and makes an inquiry, and determines whether or not a discount is possible based on whether or not the identification information is registered in the server device ;
When the determination unit determines that a discount is possible, the reader / writer unit is controlled so as to write the amount obtained by subtracting the fee discounted based on the application information from the balance information to the first medium. A processing unit;
A toll collection device. A communication unit that communicates with other devices;
When both the first medium in which balance information is stored and the second medium in which identification information is stored are presented, the balance information from the first medium and the identification from the second medium A reader / writer unit capable of reading information and rewriting the balance information on the first medium;
When both the first medium and the second medium are presented to the reader / writer unit, the communication unit is used to read from the second medium to a server device managed by a public organization. A determination unit that transmits the identified identification information and makes an inquiry, and determines whether or not a discount is possible based on whether or not the identification information is registered in the server device ;
When the determination unit determines that the discount is possible, the balance indicated by the balance information read from the first medium is equal to or more than the minimum fee discounted based on the application information. And a processing unit that permits entry of the user who presented the second medium and the second medium,
A toll collection device.

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