JPH06203238A - Entrance management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily grasp admission into recreation facilities by a card processing machine which decide the admission into the recreation facilities by using prepaid cards. CONSTITUTION:For example, card processing machines 31 and customer display units 32 are arranged in recreation facilities 21, 22.... A card processing machine 31 receives a facility admission ticket from a user at the time of the entrance, and then permits the user to enter the facilities when reservation information is written on the admission ticket and also displays the remaining number of seats, updated in response to the entrance of the user, on a customer display unit 32. Consequently, the current rest number of admission into the facilities can be known to other users.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance management device for entering a play facility using a prepaid card, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in amusement parks such as amusement parks and movie theaters, prepaid cards have been used to enter the facilities to organize the entrance and collect usage fees. .

In this case, the customer purchases an entrance ticket (prepaid card) at an automatic ticket vending machine or a window at the time of entrance,
Entry is permitted by handing this over to the staff at the facility entrance or by putting it in the entrance ticket gate.

However, since the conventional automatic ticket vending machines and entrance ticket gates do not manage the number of visitors, it is not always possible to enter immediately even if an admission ticket is purchased, and a line is formed for admission. Sometimes you have to line up.

In such a case, the customer waiting for entry is inefficient because he / she does not know when he can enter and cannot enter immediately, but he / she has to wait in line to enter. It was.

[0006]

As described above, in the past, even if an admission ticket is purchased, it is not always possible to enter immediately. In order to enter even if you do not know when you can enter, you have to line up in a line. There is a problem that it is inefficient because it must be done.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an entrance management device capable of easily grasping whether or not entrance to a facility is possible and improving inefficiency such as waiting in line.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the entrance management device of the present invention, a storage means for storing entrance restriction information for restricting entrance to the facility, and a reservation to the facility. When capturing means for capturing the recording medium in which the information is written, reading means for reading the reservation information for facility use from the recording medium captured by this capturing means, and when the reading information for the reservation information for this facility use can be read A permission means for permitting entry to the facility, a counting means for counting the number of visitors to the facility permitted to enter by the permitting means, a number of facility visitors counted by the counting means, and the storage means Display means for displaying utilization status information when using the facility, based on the entrance restriction information stored in.

In addition, in the entrance management device of the present invention, the loading means for loading the recording medium in which the reservation information indicating the entrance reservation to the facility is stored, and the entrance restriction information for restricting the entrance to the facility are stored. And a reading means for reading the reservation information for facility use from the recording medium taken in by the taking-in means, and a permission for admission to the facility when the reading information for the facility use is read by the reading means Means, a counting means for counting the number of visitors to the facility permitted to enter by this permitting means, a managing means for managing the number of pieces of reservation information for facility use, and this reservation information managed by this managing means. Display means for displaying usage status information when using the facility, based on the number of visitors, the number of facility visitors counted by the counting means, and the entry restriction information stored in the storage means , When the reading means cannot read the reservation information for the current use of the facility, a judging means for judging whether or not the facility can be admitted based on the use status information of the display means, and an admission to the facility by this judging means. When the permission is given, the facility resident who is counted by the counting means based on the recording means for recording the facility use information on the recording medium captured by the capturing means, and the entrance to the facility by the determining means Updating means for updating the number, changing means for changing the usage status information of the display means according to the number of facility visitors updated by the updating means, and when the judging means does not permit the entrance to the facility, Based on the writing means for writing the facility use reservation information for the next use of the facility in the recording medium taken in by the taking means, and the number of the facility use reservation information written by the writing means. And it is configured to reservation status information from the control means allowed to display on the display means.

[0010]

According to the present invention, since the number of visitors to the facility can be controlled by the above means, the number of visitors can be adjusted.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the system configuration of an entrance management device according to the present invention. here,
A case will be described in which entrance management to an amusement facility in an amusement park is performed using a prepaid card.

For example, in an amusement park, an automatic vending machine 11 for selling a facility admission ticket (prepaid card) by a user's operation, a staff issuing machine 12 for issuing a facility admission ticket by a staff member, and a plurality of staff issuing machines. Amusement facilities 21, 22, ...
Is installed.

The play facilities 21, 22, ... Are attractions such as roller coasters and merry-go-rounds. At the entrance of each attraction, a card processor 31 and a customer display 32 as entrance ticket gates, respectively.
And are installed.

Here, in the amusement facility 21, one card processing machine 31 and one customer display 32 are installed as a facility that allows each user to enter (if there is one entrance, etc.). Has been done. The customer display 32 is, for example, a large-sized display device that can be viewed from a distance, and is connected to the card processing machine 31.

In addition, the amusement facility 22 is a facility that allows a plurality of users to enter at the same time (when there are a plurality of entrances, etc.), and a plurality of card processing machines 31 are installed in each amusement facility. The processor 31 is connected to the seat management device 33. The customer display 32 is mutually connected to the seat management device 33. Here, when the facility admission ticket is released,
Data such as usage date information and usage limit information are magnetically encoded and recorded. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the card processing machine 31 described above.

That is, the card processing machine 31 includes a control unit 31a for controlling the entire apparatus, a transport unit 31b for transporting the facility admission ticket, an information recording unit 31c for reading and writing magnetic data of the facility admission ticket, and a facility admission ticket. Printing unit 31 for printing on
d, punch section 31e for scissors for facility admission ticket, power supply section 3
1f, a communication control unit 31g for transmitting information to be displayed on the customer display 32, a housing unit 31h, an operation unit 31i operated by an attendant, and a storage unit 31 for storing information for admission management.
j, and a setting unit 31k for setting the prepaid charge amount.

The operation unit 31i is operated by a staff member when making reservations for the entrance of a game (times) that can be subsequently entered into the facility, for example. It is supposed to be entered.

The storage unit 31j stores, for example, the number of people as admission restriction information that allows the player to enter the facility by one play, the number of reservations made each time, the play time for one play, and the number of visitors this time. It is a thing.

The setting section 31k is for setting a prepaid fee amount which should be reduced from the facility admission ticket at the time of reservation,
For example, it can be arbitrarily set within the range of 0 yen to this facility usage fee. However, when the card processor 31 is connected to the seat management device 33, the operation unit 31
i, the storage unit 31j, and the setting unit 31k are not used. Figure 3
Shows a schematic configuration of the seat management device 33 described above.

That is, the seat management device 33 includes a control unit 33a for controlling the entire device and an operation unit 33 operated by a staff member.
b, a storage unit 33c that stores information for admission management, a setting unit 33d that sets a prepaid fee amount, a power supply unit 33e, and reservation information from the card processing machines 31 and the like, and writes it to the facility admission ticket. It is composed of an A communication control section 33f for transmitting information, a B communication control section 33g for transmitting information to be displayed on the customer display 32, and a housing section 33h. next,
The operation of the above configuration will be described. Figure 4
It shows the flow of processing in the card processing machine.

For example, when trying to enter the amusement facility 21, first, a facility admission ticket is inserted into the card processing machine 31 via the customer himself or a staff member (step ST1). Then, the facility admission ticket is conveyed by the conveying section 31b and sent to the information recording section 31c, and the magnetic data of the admission ticket is read (step ST2). Then, it is determined whether or not the admission reservation information for this game is recorded in the read magnetic data (step ST3).

That is, as described above, the operation unit 3
When the reservation is made by the operation of 1i, the information recording section 31c records the time and the facility number, etc., at which the person desires to enter the facility, on the facility admission ticket. Information recording section 31 when entering
It is designed to be read by c.

If the admission reservation information at the time of this play can be read, from the number of remaining seats (remaining number of admissions) obtained by subtracting the number of present attendees from the capacity stored in the storage unit 31j, Further, "1" is subtracted (step ST
4). The number of visitors this time will be increased by one.

Then, the balance of the facility admission ticket is updated with the information reduced by the usage fee of the facility (rewriting of the usage limit amount information by the information recording unit 31c), and the usage amount is printed on the facility admission ticket. It is printed by the section 31d, and a rough display of the usage is displayed on the punch section 31.
This is performed by forming a punched hole by e (step S
T5).

Note that the usage limit amount information is rewritten by the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the prepaid charge amount from the facility use charge when some prepaid charge amount is charged at the time of reservation.

Thereafter, the information on the new number of remaining seats calculated in step ST4 is sent from the communication control section 31g to the customer display unit 32, so that the number of remaining seats at the time of this play can be used for other purposes. It is displayed to the customer (step ST6).

As a result, the display of the number of remaining seats on the customer display 32 allows other users to easily understand the current usage status of the play facility 21. In this case, if the number of remaining seats is displayed in consideration of the number of reservations made this time, more accurate management becomes possible.

In this way, the facility admission ticket in which the usage limit amount information has been rewritten, printed, and punched is returned to the customer, and the entrance of the customer is permitted (step ST7).

A user who is permitted to enter the facility enters the amusement facility 21 with the facility admission ticket, and if the facility admission ticket still has a balance after using the amusement facility 21, another It can be used in the facilities 22, ....

On the other hand, in the process of step ST3, if the record of the entry reservation information at the time of this play cannot be confirmed, it is checked whether or not the current number of remaining seats is "0" (step ST8). ).

At this time, if the number of remaining seats is not "0", the processing from step ST4 onward is executed, and the entrance of the customer to the amusement facility 21 is similarly permitted. . Also in this case, more accurate management can be performed by excluding the number of reservations made this time from the number of remaining seats in advance. Further, if the number of remaining seats is “0”, it is determined that the player cannot enter (play) at the time of playing at this facility 21 this time.

Then, the attendant confirms whether or not to reserve the entrance to the play which can be entered next time (step ST9), and if not, the facility entrance ticket is returned to the user (step ST7). The processing is ended.

If an admission reservation is made, the storage unit 3
Depending on the number of reservations for each time stored in 1j and the time at which the user desires to enter, the operation unit 31 described above is used.
The admission reservation by i is made.

In this case, the number of reservations for the game, which is stored in the storage unit 31j, is increased by 1, that is, the admission reservation reduces the remaining admissible number by 1 (step ST10).

The entrance reservation information is magnetically recorded on the facility entrance ticket by the information recording unit 31c and printed by the printing unit 31d (step ST1).
1). In addition, when the prepaid fee amount is set in the setting unit 31k, the prepaid fee amount is subtracted from the balance of the facility admission ticket.

Thereafter, via the communication control unit 31g, information indicating the usage status of the amusement facility 21, for example, the number of times of admission that allows the remaining number of admissions or the number of times that the remaining number of admissions is sufficient. The waiting time and the like are output to the customer display unit 32. As a result, the customer display 32 displays the entry time to the next playable game or the waiting time until the playable game (step ST12).

In this way, the facility admission ticket in which the entry reservation information is recorded and printed as visible information is returned to the user (step ST7), so that the user can
Entry to the reserved games is secured with priority. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the time, such as enjoying other facilities 22, etc., until the reserved times of entry arrive, without waiting in a long line and waiting for entry.

For customers who have not made a reservation, the customer display device 32 displays the entry time to the next enterable play or the waiting time until the enterable play to enter the present entry. It becomes possible to easily grasp whether or not the game can be performed, or when it is possible to enter, so that it is possible to efficiently go around each of the play facilities 21, 22 ,. Next, a process when a plurality of card processing machines 31 are connected to the seat management device 33 like the amusement facility 22 will be described. FIG. 5 shows a processing flow of the card processor and the seat management device. In this case, each processing of steps ST3, ST4, ST8, ST9, ST10 in FIG. 4 is performed by the seat management device 33.

That is, in step ST2, the magnetic data of the entrance ticket read by the information recording unit 31c is transmitted to the seat management device 33 (step ST).
13). The control unit 33a of the seat management device 33 determines whether or not the admission reservation information for this game is recorded in the read magnetic data (step ST3).

If the admission reservation information at the time of the current play can be read, from the number of remaining seats (remaining number of admission) obtained by subtracting the number of present attendees from the capacity stored in the storage unit 33c, Further, "1" is subtracted (step ST
4). The number of visitors this time will be increased by one.

Then, the information to be written in the facility admission ticket (value obtained by subtracting the usage charge from the balance of the facility admission ticket) is A
The communication controller 33f transmits the card processor 31 to the card processor 31 (step ST14). According to the received information, the card processing machine 31 performs scissors for updating the usage fee, printing the usage amount, and displaying the usage estimate (step ST).
5).

After that, the information on the new number of remaining seats calculated in step ST4 is sent from the B communication control unit 33g of the seat management device 33 to the customer display 32, so that the remaining number of seats at the time of the game is played. The number of seats is displayed to other users (step ST6).

On the other hand, in the processing of step ST3, if the record of the entry reservation information at the time of this play cannot be confirmed, it is checked whether or not the current number of remaining seats is "0" (step ST8). ).

At this time, if the number of remaining seats is not "0", the processes from step ST4 onward are executed, and the entrance of the customer to the amusement facility 22 is similarly permitted. . Also, if the number of remaining seats is "0",
It is determined that the player cannot enter the facility 22 at the time of playing this time (full seat).

Then, the staff member confirms whether or not to make a reservation for a game that can be entered next time (step ST
9) If not, the facility admission ticket is returned to the user (step ST7), and the process ends.

When making an admission reservation, the operation unit 33b operates according to the number of reservations of this time stored in the storage unit 33c of the seat management device 33 and the number of times the user desires to enter. Admission is booked.

In this case, the number of reservations for the game, which is stored in the storage unit 33c, is increased by 1, that is, the admission reservation reduces the remaining admissible number by 1 (step ST10).

Then, the entry reservation information is transmitted from the A communication control unit 33f of the seat management device 33 to the card processor 31 (step ST15). Card processing machine 3
In 1, the reservation information is recorded and the reservation information is printed on the facility admission ticket according to the received information (step S
T11).

After this, through the B communication control unit 33g, information indicating the usage status of the amusement facility 22, for example, the number of times at which there is enough remaining admission or the number of times when the remaining admission is available. The waiting time of is sent to the customer display 32 to display the next entrance time to the playable game or the wait time until the playable game (step ST12). As mentioned above, the number of visitors to the facility can be managed.

That is, the number of visitors to the amusement facility is counted, and the number of people who can enter the venue is calculated depending on whether or not the number of visitors reaches the capacity, so that the utilization situation of the facility can be notified to the user. ing. As a result, the user can easily grasp the waiting time until the entrance, so that it is relieved from the need to wait in line waiting for the entrance. Therefore, the number of visitors at each facility can be adjusted and efficient operation can be achieved.

In the above embodiment, the description has been made only about the case where the reservation information is written in the facility admission ticket by the card processing machine, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be performed by an automatic vending machine or a staff issue machine. You can also do it.

Also, the reservation for admission is given priority to the admission to the reserved game, but in this case, if the admission is not made a certain time before the game starts, for example, 5 minutes before, the reservation is invalidated. It may be (cancel). Then, by making the vacant seat caused by the cancellation available to other users, it is possible to eliminate the inefficiency of starting the game with the vacant seat when the reservation is not made even though the passenger does not enter. Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0053]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp whether or not to enter the facility, and to improve inefficiency such as waiting in line and waiting. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card processing machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a seat management device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart shown to explain the operation of the card processing machine in the amusement facility 21.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart shown to explain the operation of the card processing machine / seat management device in the amusement facility 22.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Automatic vending machine, 12 ... Staff issue machine, 21, 22, ...
Amusement facility, 31 ... Card processing machine, 31a ... Control section, 31
c ... Information recording unit, 31g ... Communication control unit, 31i ... Operation unit, 31j ... Storage unit, 31k ... Setting unit, 32 ... Customer display device, 33 ... Seat management device, 33a ... Control unit, 33b ... Operation unit, 33c ... Storage unit, 33d ... Setting unit, 33e ... Power supply unit, 33f ... A communication control unit, 33g ... B communication control unit, 3
3h ... housing part.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing entry restriction information for restricting entry to a facility, a loading unit for loading a recording medium in which reservation information for the facility is written, and a recording medium loaded by this loading unit. A reading means for reading the reservation information for facility use, a permitting means for permitting entry to the facility when the read information for the facility use is read by the reading means, and a permitting means for permitting entry to the facility by this permitting means Based on the counting means for counting the number of visitors, the number of facility visitors counted by this counting means, and the entry restriction information stored in the storage means, the usage status information at the time of using the facility is displayed. An admission management device comprising display means for displaying. 2. A fetching means for fetching a recording medium in which reservation information indicating a reservation for entry to a facility is stored, a storage means for storing entry restriction information for limiting entry to the facility, and a fetching means by the fetching means. The reading means for reading the reservation information for facility use from the recording medium, and the permitting means for permitting the entrance to the facility when the reading information for the facility use is read by this reading means, and the permitting for the entrance by this permitting means. The counting means for counting the number of visitors to the facility, the management means for managing the number of reservation information for the use of the facility, the number of current reservation information managed by this management means, and the counting means Based on the number of visitors to the facility and the entry restriction information stored in the storage unit, a display unit that displays usage status information when the facility is used, and the reading unit to use the facility this time. When the reservation information cannot be read, the judgment means for judging whether or not the facility can be admitted based on the usage status information of the display means, and the admission to the facility when the judgment means permits the entrance, Based on the recording means for recording the facility use information on the recording medium taken in by the means, and the permission of the entrance to the facility by the judging means,
Updating means for updating the number of facility visitors counted by the counting means, changing means for changing the usage status information of the display means according to the number of facility visitors updated by the updating means, and the determining means for facility When you were not admitted to
Writing means for writing facility use reservation information for the next use of the facility in the recording medium taken in by the taking means, and reservation status information based on the number of pieces of facility use reservation information written by the writing means An admission management device, comprising: a control unit for displaying on the display. 3. The entrance management according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is a prepaid card, and the recording means rewrites the card balance by reducing the usage amount as the facility usage information. apparatus.