Automatic ticket examining system, automatic ticket examining method, automatic ticket examining program, and automatic ticket examining machine

Abstract

To provide a technology that allows a passenger to easily pass through by having a medium reader / writer read a medium even if the passenger uses his / her left hand.SOLUTION: An automatic ticket examining system according to an embodiment comprises: a first automatic ticket examining machine; a second automatic ticket examining machine which is adjacent to the first automatic ticket examining machine; a first passage constructed by the first automatic ticket examining machine; a second passage constructed by the second automatic ticket examining machine; a camera for capturing an image including a passenger who is about to pass through the first passage or the second passage; a captured image storage unit that stores the captured image and a face image of the passenger in the captured image; a face recognition control unit that determines whether face recognition based on the face images has been successful and determines a position of the passenger in the captured image; and an addition control unit which adds a correct ticket depending on the position of the passenger in the captured images or transmits the correct ticket to the second automatic ticket examining machine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an automatic ticket gate system, an automatic ticket gate method, an automatic ticket gate program, and an automatic ticket gate machine.

Background Art

[0002] In order to improve the convenience of passengers using an automatic ticket gate or prevent unauthorized use by passengers, in addition to media authentication using media information read from a medium by a medium reader, face authentication using a captured image taken by a camera is performed. There is an automatic ticket gate.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for a gate system that can quickly and surely recognize a passenger's face in order to perform face authentication smoothly.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Currently, the automatic ticket gates mainly used have a medium reader / writer (for example, a magnetic reader, an IC card reader / writer, a two-dimensional code reader, an EMV (Europay International Master Visa) reader / writer, etc.) installed only on the right side (main unit) with respect to the passage. Therefore, when a passenger holding a medium in the left hand wants to perform medium reading on the medium reader, it is necessary to read it in a form where the left hand is crossed to the right side. In this case, since the passenger has to assume an awkward posture in the passage, there is a problem of flow obstruction.

[0006] To solve this problem, there is also a method of installing a media reader / writer on the left side (slave device). However, since the number of installed media readers doubles, there is a problem that the cost increases.

[0007] This invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a technology that enables a passenger to easily have a medium read by a media reader / writer with the left hand and pass through.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0008] An automatic ticket gate system according to an embodiment, a first automatic ticket gate, a second automatic ticket gate adjacent to the first automatic ticket gate, a first passage formed by the first automatic ticket gate, a second passage formed by the second automatic ticket gate, a camera that captures an image including a passenger trying to pass through the first passage or the second passage, a captured image storage unit that stores the captured image and a face image of the passenger in the captured image, a face authentication control unit that determines whether face authentication based on the face image is authenticated and determines the position of the passenger shown in the captured image, and an addition control unit that performs positive ticket addition according to the position of the passenger shown in the captured image or transmits positive ticket addition to the second automatic ticket gate.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0010] Hereinafter, the automatic ticket gate system, the automatic ticket gate method, the automatic ticket gate program, and the automatic ticket gate machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the parts with the same numbers are assumed to perform the same operations, and redundant explanations are omitted. For example, when there are a plurality of identical or similar elements, a common reference numeral may be used to describe each element without distinction, or a branch number may be used in addition to the common reference numeral to describe each element separately.

[0011] [Embodiment] (Configuration) FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an automatic ticket gate system according to the embodiment. The automatic ticket gate system 100 is a system for controlling entry and exit in a transportation facility such as a railway or a bus, for example. However, the automatic ticket gate system 100 can of course also be applied to entry and exit at a live venue, an event venue, etc.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate system 100 includes a central server 1, a first ticket gate machine 2A, a second ticket gate machine 2B, a third ticket gate machine 2C, and the like. In the following description of this embodiment, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the first ticket gate machine 2A, the second ticket gate machine 2B, and the third ticket gate machine 2C, they are simply referred to as the ticket gate machine 2. The automatic ticket gate system 100 also includes a passenger 3 (user) who passes through the ticket gate machine 2 using the medium 4.

[0013] The central server 1 is connected to the ticket gate machine 2 by wire or wirelessly. The central server 1 is installed in the station premises, the station management room, etc. The central server 1 can also perform authentication of the medium 4 and face authentication based on various information received from the ticket gate machine 2.

[0014] The automatic ticket gate 2 controls whether to permit passage for passengers 3 who attempt to enter the station premises from outside the station or exit the station premises (i.e., pass through the passage formed by the automatic ticket gate 2). In this embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of automatic ticket gates 2 are installed at ticket gates in stations, etc. For example, each automatic ticket gate 2 forms a passage for passengers 3 to pass through. Further, the automatic ticket gate 2 can be connected to the central server 1 and other automatic ticket gates 2 via a network or by wire, and transmits and receives various information to and from the central server 1 and other automatic ticket gates 2.

[0015] A passenger 3 who uses the automatic ticket gate 2 is a user who passes through the automatic ticket gate 2 using a medium 4 held by the passenger 3. Here, the medium 4 can be a magnetic ticket, an IC card ticket, a two-dimensional code, an EMV-compliant credit card, etc. Also, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the passenger 3 is a user who has previously registered face information with the central server 1. That is, the automatic ticket gate 2 determines whether the passenger 3 can pass through using the face information of the passenger 3 in addition to the medium information read from the medium 4 used by the passenger 3.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the central server 1 according to the embodiment and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. First, the details of the hardware configuration of the central server 1 will be described. The central server 1 includes a control unit 11, a program storage unit 12, a data storage unit 13, a communication interface 14, and an input / output interface 15. The control unit 11, the program storage unit 12, the data storage unit 13, the communication interface 14, and the input / output interface 15 are communicably connected to each other via a bus.

[0017] The central server 1 can realize various operations by a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer).

[0018] The control unit 11 controls the central server 1. The control unit 11 includes a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit).

[0019] The program storage unit 12 is configured by combining, for example, a non-volatile memory such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) that can be written to and read from at any time as a storage medium and a non-volatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory). In addition to middleware such as an OS (Operating System), it stores application programs necessary to execute various control processes according to one embodiment. Hereinafter, the OS and each application program are collectively referred to as a program.

[0020] The data storage unit 13 may be, for example, a combination of a non-volatile memory such as an SSD that can be written to and read from at any time as a storage medium and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

[0021] The communication interface 14 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 14 includes a communication module that is directly or via a network wired-connected to the automatic ticket gate 2. Further, the communication interface 14 includes a communication module that is wired or wireless-connected to a terminal possessed by the passenger 3 via a network. Here, the terminal may be a mobile terminal (for example, a smartphone, a wearable terminal, etc.) or a stationary terminal (for example, a desktop personal computer, a notebook personal computer, etc.). The communication interface 14 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate with external devices including the automatic ticket gate 2 and the terminal possessed by the passenger 3 under the control of the control unit 11 and transmit and receive various information.

[0022] The input / output interface 15 is connected to an input unit 151, an output unit 152, etc. The input / output interface 15 is an interface that enables the transmission and reception of information between the control unit 11, the input unit 151, and the output unit 152. The input / output interface 15 may be integrated with the communication interface 14. For example, the input / output interface 15 is wirelessly connected to the control unit 11 and the input unit 151 or the output unit 152 using a short-range wireless technology or the like, and information may be transmitted and received using the short-range wireless technology.

[0023] The input unit 151 includes, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, etc. for an administrator who manages the central server 1 to input various information to the central server 1. Further, the input unit 151 may include a reader for reading data to be stored in the program storage unit 12 or the data storage unit 13 from a memory medium such as a USB memory, or a disk device for reading such data from a disk medium.

[0024] The output unit 152 includes a display for displaying output data to be presented to the administrator from the central server 1, a printer for printing the same, etc.

[0025] Next, the details of the software configuration of the central server 1 will be described. The control unit 11 includes a communication control unit 111, an authentication control unit 112, etc. Further, the data storage unit 13 includes a face information database 131, etc.

[0026] The communication control unit 111 is a control unit that controls the reception of various information from the automatic ticket gate 2 and the transmission of various information to the automatic ticket gate 2. For example, the communication control unit 111 receives an approval request including a medium ID read from the medium 4 and a face image of the passenger 3 captured by the camera from the automatic ticket gate 2. Further, the communication control unit 111 transmits an approval result for the approval request to the automatic ticket gate 2.

[0027] The authentication control unit 112 acquires the face information associated with the media ID included in the approval request from the face information database 131 described later. Then, the authentication control unit 112 performs face authentication using the face image and the face information included in the approval request. Here, as the face authentication method, a general method may be used to perform a feature point extraction method or the like, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

[0028] The face information database 131 is a storage unit for storing the face information necessary for face authentication and the media ID associated with the face information, which are sent from the terminal of the passenger 3. The face information may be a captured image obtained by the passenger 3 capturing the face of the passenger 3 in advance, or may be an image uploaded from the terminal of the passenger 3 or the like. The face information database 131 stores the face information in association with the media ID of the medium 4 used by the passenger 3.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the automatic ticket gate 2 according to the embodiment and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. First, the details of the hardware configuration of the automatic ticket gate 2 will be described. The automatic ticket gate 2 includes a control unit 21, a program storage unit 22, a data storage unit 23, a communication interface 24, and an input / output interface 25. The control unit 21, the program storage unit 22, the data storage unit 23, the communication interface 24, and the input / output interface 25 are communicably connected to each other via a bus. Further, the input / output interface 25 is communicably connected to a camera 251, an in-station media reader / writer 252, an in-station guidance screen 253, an out-of-station media reader / writer 254, an out-of-station guidance screen 255, and a ticket gate door 256. The automatic ticket gate 2 can realize various operations by a computer such as a PC.

[0030] The control unit 21 controls the automatic ticket gate 2. The control unit 21 includes a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU).

[0031] The program storage unit 22 is configured by combining, for example, a non-volatile memory such as an SSD that can be written to and read from at any time as a storage medium and a non-volatile memory such as a ROM, and stores application programs necessary for executing various control processes according to one embodiment in addition to middleware such as an OS.

[0032] The data storage unit 23 may be, for example, a combination of a non-volatile memory such as an SSD that can be written to and read from at any time as a storage medium and a volatile memory such as a RAM.

[0033] The communication interface 24 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 24 includes a communication module that is directly or via a network wired-connected to the central server 1. Further, the communication interface 24 may include a communication module that is wired or wireless-connected to an external device via a network. The communication interface 24 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate between the central server 1 and the external device under the control of the control unit 21 and transmit and receive various information.

[0034] The input / output interface 25 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the camera 251, the in-station medium reader / writer 252, the in-station guidance screen 253, the out-of-station medium reader / writer 254, the out-of-station guidance screen 255, the ticket gate door 256, etc. The input / output interface 25 may be integrated with the communication interface 24. For example, the input / output interface 25 and the control unit 21 and the camera 251, etc. are wirelessly connected using a short-range wireless technology or the like, and information may be transmitted and received using the short-range wireless technology.

[0035] The camera 251 is used to capture a face image of the passenger 3. For example, the camera 251 is disposed at a location where the face of the passenger 3 who is trying to enter the station building from outside the station can be captured. Furthermore, the camera 251 recognizes the face of the passenger 3 from the captured image using a general method, and outputs a face image including the recognized face to the control unit 21. Also, the camera 251 may output the captured image to the control unit 21 from when the automatic ticket gate 2 is activated until it stops.

[0036] The in-premises medium reader / writer 252 and the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 are reader / writers capable of reading medium information from the medium 4 held by the passenger 3 and writing various information to the medium 4. The in-premises medium reader / writer 252 is a reader / writer that reads medium information from the medium 4 held by the passenger 3 who is about to enter from inside the premises to outside the premises. Therefore, the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 is arranged on the in-premises side of the automatic ticket gate 2. On the other hand, the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 is a reader / writer that reads medium information from the medium 4 held by the passenger 3 who is about to enter from outside the premises to inside the premises. Therefore, the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 is arranged on the out-premises side of the automatic ticket gate 2. Also, the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 and the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 may each be a reader / writer corresponding to any one or all of NFC (Near Field Communication) Type A, Type B, and Type F. For example, the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 and the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 can each read medium information from the medium 4 obscured by their respective reading parts and write various information such as boarding information to the medium. Also, the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 and the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 may be equipped with a code reader capable of reading a one-dimensional code (e.g., barcode) or a two-dimensional code (e.g., QR code (registered trademark)).

[0037] The in-premises guidance screen 253 and the out-of-premises guidance screen 255 are equipped with displays for displaying various information to the passengers 3. The in-premises guidance screen 253 is a display that guides various information to the passengers 3 who are about to enter from inside the premises to outside the premises. Therefore, the in-premises guidance screen 253 is arranged on the in-premises side of the automatic ticket gate 2. On the other hand, the out-of-premises guidance screen 255 is a display that guides various information to the passengers 3 who are about to enter from outside the premises to inside the premises. Therefore, the out-of-premises guidance screen 255 is arranged on the out-of-premises side of the automatic ticket gate 2. Also, the in-premises guidance screen 253 and the out-of-premises guidance screen 255 may be equipped with speakers for notifying the passengers 3 of the information displayed on the display by voice guidance.

[0038] The ticket gate door 256 is installed on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate 2 and physically blocks the passage of the user when the passage of the passenger 3 is not permitted.

[0039] Next, the details of the software configuration of the automatic ticket gate 2 will be described. The control unit 21 includes a media reading control unit 211, a media information determination unit 212, a face authentication control unit 213, a display control unit 214, an addition control unit 215, and a door control unit 216. Also, the face authentication control unit 213 includes an image acquisition unit 2131, a communication control unit 2132, and an image determination unit 2133. Further, the data storage unit 23 includes a read information storage unit 231 and a photographed image storage unit 232.

[0040] The media reading control unit 211 is a control unit for acquiring media information including a media ID from the media 4 presented by the passenger 3 to the in-premises media reader / writer 252 or the out-of-premises media reader / writer 254. After the in-premises media reader / writer 252 or the out-of-premises media reader / writer 254 detects the media 4, the media reading control unit 211 acquires the media information from the media 4 via the in-premises media reader / writer 252 or the out-of-premises media reader / writer 254 and controls writing various information to the media 4 as necessary. Here, the media information includes at least a media ID for identifying the media 4 and may include information such as a charge amount and an entry / exit station.

[0041] The media information determination unit 212 is a determination unit that determines whether the passenger 3 can pass through the automatic ticket gate 2 (the passage constituted by the automatic ticket gate 2) based on the media information. For example, the media information determination unit 212 determines, based on the information included in the media information, whether the entry date and time are within the expiration date, whether the entry information is stored, whether there is a sufficient charge amount to collect the railway fare, and the like.

[0042] The image acquisition unit 2131 is an acquisition unit that acquires the face image stored in the captured image storage unit 232 described later. Further, the image acquisition unit 2131 acquires the media ID included in the media information. Then, the image acquisition unit 2131 generates an authentication request including the face image and the media ID.

[0043] The communication control unit 2132 is a control unit that controls the transmission and reception of various information with the central server 1. The communication control unit 2132 transmits an authentication request including the face image and the media ID to the central server 1. Also, the communication control unit 2132 receives an authentication result in response to the transmission of the authentication request. The authentication result includes, for example, face authentication approval information indicating that the face of the passenger 3 has been authenticated or face authentication disapproval information indicating that the face of the passenger 3 has not been authenticated.

[0044] The image determination unit 2133 is a determination unit that determines whether the passenger 3 appears on the left or right side of the image based on the captured image stored in the captured image storage unit 232. The image determination unit 2133 determines which passage the passenger 3 is trying to pass through. Usually, the passenger 3 holds the medium 4 in front of the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 or the out-of-premises medium reader / writer 254 on the right side of himself / herself. In this case, the passenger 3 appears on the right side of the captured image. However, in this embodiment, it is also possible to pass by holding the medium 4 in front of the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 or the out-of-premises medium reader / writer 254 on the left side of oneself. In this case, the passenger 3 will appear on the left side of the captured image. Therefore, the image determination unit 2133 determines which passage the passenger 3 is trying to pass through by determining where the passenger 3 appears in the captured image.

[0045] The display control unit 214 controls to display various information on the in-premises guidance screen 253 or the out-premises guidance screen 255 and notify the passenger 3. The display control unit 214 may control to notify the passenger 3 of various information by voice via a speaker (not shown in FIG. 3) or the like. For example, when it is determined that the passenger 3 cannot pass through the automatic ticket gate 2, the display control unit 214 displays the reason why the passenger 3 cannot pass.

[0046] The addition control unit 215 is a control unit that performs positive ticket addition. Positive ticket addition includes information notifying that the passenger 3 is a positive ticket holder (that is, a passenger 3 who is trying to pass through the passage regularly) and that the passenger 3 passes through the passage. Also, as described above, when the passenger 3 holds a medium over the in-premises medium reader / writer 252 or the out-premises medium reader / writer 254 on the left side of the passenger 3, the positive ticket addition may be output to the communication control unit 2132 so as to output the positive ticket addition to the automatic ticket gate 2 equipped with the medium reader / writer.

[0047] The door control unit 216 is a control unit that controls the opening and closing of the ticket gate door 256. For example, when it is determined that the passenger 3 cannot pass through the automatic ticket gate 2, the door control unit 216 controls to close the ticket gate door 256 so that the passenger 3 cannot physically pass through.

[0048] The read information storage unit 231 is used to store the medium information acquired by the medium reading control unit 211. Further, the photographed image storage unit 232 is used to store the photographed image photographed by the camera 251 and the face image of the passenger 3 included in the photographed image.

[0049] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the automatic ticket gate 2 arranged in the premises in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the automatic ticket gate 2 is composed of a main unit and a slave unit. In the example of FIG. 4, an example is shown in which the main unit is arranged on the outside of the structure and the slave unit is arranged on the inside of the structure. However, it goes without saying that the main unit may be arranged on the inside of the structure and the slave unit may be arranged on the outside of the structure. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the main unit of the first automatic ticket gate 2A and the slave unit of the second automatic ticket gate 2B are arranged in one housing, and the main unit of the third automatic ticket gate 2C and the slave unit of the first automatic ticket gate 2A are arranged in one housing. The control unit 21 etc. of the automatic ticket gate 2 are arranged on the main unit side.

[0050] In the present embodiment, a passenger 3 passing through the first passage constituted by the main unit and the slave unit of the first automatic ticket gate 2A, that is, a passenger 3 who shields the medium 4 with the right hand from the outside-medium reader / writer 254 of the first automatic ticket gate 2A, and a passenger 3 passing through the second passage constituted by the main unit and the slave unit of the second automatic ticket gate 2B, that is, a passenger 3 who shields the medium 4 with the left hand from the outside-medium reader / writer 254 of the first automatic ticket gate 2A can both pass through. That is, even if the passenger 3 shields the medium 4 with the left hand from the outside-medium reader / writer 254 of the first automatic ticket gate 2A, the passenger 3 can pass through the second passage.

[0051] For example, the camera 251 provided in the first automatic ticket gate 2A is arranged at a position shown by the shading in FIG. 4, that is, at a position where both the face of the passenger 3 passing through the first passage and the face of the passenger 3 passing through the second passage can be photographed. The camera 251 arranged in a general automatic ticket gate 2 is directed toward the first passage side so as to photograph the face image of the passenger 3 passing through the first passage. However, in the present embodiment, the camera 251 is arranged in the same direction as the direction in which the first automatic ticket gate 2A is arranged. Needless to say, the same applies to the cameras 251 arranged in the second automatic ticket gate 2B and the third automatic ticket gate 2C.

[0052] (Operation) FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a ticket checking procedure by the automatic ticket gate 2 according to the embodiment. For example, the control unit 21 of the automatic ticket gate 2 reads and executes the program stored in the program storage unit 22, thereby realizing the operations of this flowchart.

[0053] In this embodiment, the passage on the A side of the automatic ticket gate 2 is a passage composed of the main unit and the slave unit of the automatic ticket gate 2 (that is, the first passage composed of the automatic ticket gate 2), and the B side is a passage composed of the main unit and the slave unit of another automatic ticket gate 2 (that is, the second passage composed of the second automatic ticket gate adjacent to the automatic ticket gate 2). That is, it is assumed that the passage on the A side (the first passage) is the passage when the passenger 3 passes by holding the medium 4 with the right hand in front of the in-station medium reader / writer 252 or the out-station medium reader / writer 254, and the passage on the B side (the second passage) is the passage when the passenger 3 passes by holding the medium 4 with the left hand in front of the in-station medium reader / writer 252 or the out-station medium reader / writer 254.

[0054] First, it is assumed that there is a passenger 3 who is about to pass through either the first passage or the second passage. Here, the automatic ticket gate 2 cannot determine which of the first passage or the second passage the passenger 3 is about to pass through. Assume that the passenger 3 holds the medium 4 in front of the in-station medium reader / writer 252 or the out-station medium reader / writer 254 of the automatic ticket gate 2. Then, when the in-station medium reader / writer 252 or the out-station medium reader / writer 254 detects the medium 4, this flowchart is started. Note that the camera 251 may output a captured image including the face image of the passenger 3 to the control unit 21 before the medium 4 is held, or may output a captured image including the face image of the passenger 3 to the control unit 21 after the medium 4 is held. And the control unit 21 may store the received captured image in the captured image storage unit 232.

[0055] In step ST101, the medium reading control unit 211 acquires medium information. The medium reading control unit 211 controls the in-station medium reader / writer 252 or the out-station medium reader / writer 254 where the medium 4 is held, causes the medium information to be read from the medium 4, and acquires the medium information. The medium reading control unit 211 stores the acquired medium information in the read information storage unit 231.

[0056] In step ST102, the media information determination unit 212 determines whether the media information has been authenticated. The media information determination unit 212 acquires the media information stored in the read information storage unit 231 and determines whether the passenger 3 can pass based on the media information. For example, based on the information included in the media information, the media information determination unit 212 determines whether the entry date and time are within the expiration date, whether the entry information is stored, whether there is a sufficient charge amount to collect the railway fare, etc. If it is determined that there is no problem in each case, that is, if it is determined that the passenger can pass, the media information determination unit 212 outputs the media information to the face authentication control unit 213. Then, the process proceeds to step ST103. On the other hand, if it is determined that authentication is not possible, the media information determination unit 212 outputs media authentication disapproval information including the reason for the inability to authenticate to the display control unit 214 and the door control unit 216. Then, the process proceeds to step ST104.

[0057] In step ST103, the face authentication control unit 213 determines whether the face authentication has been authenticated. For example, the image acquisition unit 2131 acquires the face image stored in the photographed image storage unit 232. Further, the image acquisition unit 2131 acquires the media ID included in the media information. The communication control unit 2132 transmits an authentication request including the face image and the media ID to the central server 1. The communication control unit 111 of the central server 1 receives the authentication request. The authentication control unit 112 acquires the face information included in the face information database 131 based on the media ID included in the authentication request. Then, the authentication control unit 112 refers to the face image and the face information and determines whether authentication is possible. Since the authentication method may be a general method, the detailed explanation of the method here is omitted. The authentication control unit 112 outputs an approval result including the face authentication approval information to the communication control unit 111. The communication control unit 111 transmits the authentication result to the automatic ticket gate 2. Then, when the received authentication result includes face authentication approval, the face authentication control unit 213 determines that the face authentication has been authenticated. In this case, the process proceeds to step ST105. On the other hand, when the authentication result includes face authentication disapproval, it is determined that the face authentication could not be authenticated. In this case, the face authentication disapproval information including the reason for the failure to authenticate is output to the display control unit 214 and the door control unit 216.

[0058] Note that in this embodiment, an example in which the face authentication is performed by the central server 1 has been described, but the automatic ticket gate 2 may perform the face authentication. For example, the communication control unit 2132 transmits information including the media ID to the central server 1. The control unit 11 of the central server 1 acquires the face information corresponding to the media ID from the face database. Then, the communication control unit 111 transmits the face information to the automatic ticket gate 2. The face authentication control unit 213 may perform face authentication based on the face image and the face information in the same manner as described above.

[0059] In step ST104, the display control unit 214 displays the reason for the failure of authentication on the in-facility guidance screen 253 or the out-of-facility guidance screen 255. The display control unit 214 displays the reason corresponding to the media authentication disapproval information received from the media information determination unit 212 or the face authentication disapproval information received from the face authentication control unit 213 on the in-facility guidance screen 253 or the out-of-facility guidance screen 255. Note that in this state, since it is impossible to determine which passage the passenger 3 will pass through, the addition control unit 215 does not perform ticket addition. Further, the door control unit 216 controls not to close the ticket gate door 256.

[0060] In step ST105, the image determination unit 2133 determines whether the passenger 3 is shown on the A side or the B side of the ticket gate. As shown in FIG. 4, the camera 251 is arranged in the same direction as the direction in which the automatic ticket gate 2 is arranged. Therefore, if the passenger 3 is shown on the right side of the captured image, the image determination unit 2133 can determine that the passenger 3 is passing through the A side, and if the passenger 3 is shown on the left side, the image determination unit 2133 can determine that the passenger 3 is passing through the B side. The image determination unit 2133 determines whether the passenger 3 is shown on the right side or the left side of the automatic ticket gate 2 from the captured image stored in the captured image storage unit 232. When it is determined that the passenger 3 is shown on the A side (right side), it is determined that the passenger 3 presents the medium 4 to the in-facility medium reader / writer 252 or the out-of-facility medium reader / writer 254 provided in the automatic ticket gate 2. Then, the image determination unit 2133 outputs an addition request to the addition control unit 215. The process proceeds to step ST106. On the other hand, when it is determined that the passenger 3 is shown on the B side (left side), that is, it is determined that the passenger 3 presents the medium 4 to the in-facility medium reader / writer 252 or the out-of-facility medium reader / writer 254 provided in the automatic ticket gate 2 adjacent to the automatic ticket gate 2 (the second automatic ticket gate 2B in the example of FIG. 4). Then, the process proceeds to step ST108.

[0061] In step ST106, the addition control unit 215 performs ticket addition. The addition control unit 215 determines, for example, that the passenger 3 is a regular passerby and permits passage. Then, for example, the display control unit 214 displays the charge amount, the amount deducted as the fare, etc. to the passenger 3.

[0062] In step ST107, the door control unit 216 controls to open the ticket gate door 256. The door control unit 216 outputs a door open instruction to the ticket gate door 256 to permit the passage of the passenger 3. The passenger 3 will pass through the passage on the A side (in the example of FIG. 4, the first passage) and enter or exit the premises.

[0063] In step ST108, the addition control unit 215 outputs a positive ticket addition. The addition control unit 215 operating as a transmission control unit transmits the positive ticket addition to the automatic ticket gate 2 on the B side. For example, the communication control unit 2132 outputs the positive ticket addition to the automatic ticket gate 2 on the right side of the passenger 3 (for example, in FIG. 4, when the passenger 3 passes through the second passage, the second automatic ticket gate 2B). When the second automatic ticket gate 2B receives the positive ticket addition, it controls to permit the passage of the passenger 3.

[0064] In step ST109, control is performed to open the ticket gate door 256 of the automatic ticket gate 2 on the B side. The door control unit 216 outputs a door open instruction to the ticket gate door 256 to permit the passage of the passenger 3. The passenger 3 will pass through the passage on the B side (the second passage in the example of FIG. 4) and enter or exit the premises.

[0065] (Operational effects of the embodiment) According to the embodiment described above, the passenger 3 can pass through whether or not the medium 4 is presented to the right - hand medium reading code reader, or even if the medium 4 is presented to the left - hand medium reading code reader. Thereby, the passenger 3 can easily cause the medium to be read by the medium reading code reader with the left hand, and can pass through the automatic ticket gate 2 without being restricted by the right or left hand.

[0066] [Other embodiments] Also, in this embodiment, an example where the automatic ticket gate 2 performs the authentication of the medium information has been described, but the central server 1 may perform it. In this case, the medium information acquired by the control unit 21 may be transmitted to the central server 1, and the control unit of the central server 1 may perform the medium authentication. Then, the authentication result may be transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 2.

[0067] In short, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof at the implementation stage. Also, the embodiments may be combined as appropriately as possible and implemented, and in that case, the combined effects can be obtained. Further, the above-described embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriate combinations of a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0068] 100…Automatic ticket gate system 1…Central server 11…Control unit 111…Communication control unit 112…Authentication control unit 12…Program storage unit 13…Data storage unit 131…Face information database 14…Communication interface 15…Input / output interface 151…Input unit 152…Output unit 2…Automatic ticket gate 21…Control unit 211…Media reading control unit 212…Media information determination unit 213…Face authentication control unit 2131…Image acquisition unit 2132…Communication control unit 2133…Image determination unit 214…Display control unit 215…Addition control unit 216…Door control unit 22…Program storage unit 23…Data storage unit 231…Read information storage unit 232…Captured image storage unit 24…Communication interface 25…Input / output interface 251…Camera 252…In-facility media reader / writer 253…In-facility guidance screen 254…Out-of-facility media reader / writer 255…Outside the building guidance screen 256…Ticket gate door 3…Passenger 4…Medium

Claims

1. A first automated ticket gate; a second automated ticket gate adjacent to the first automated ticket gate; a first passageway constituted by the first automated ticket gate; a second passage configured by the second automated ticket gate; A camera that captures an image including a passenger who is about to pass through the first passage or the second passage; a photographed image storage unit that stores the photographed image and a facial image of the passenger in the photographed image; a face authentication control unit that determines whether face authentication based on the face image has been successful and determines the position of the passenger appearing in the captured image; an accrual control unit that performs accrual of a genuine ticket or transmits an accrual of a genuine ticket to the second automated ticket gate according to a position of the passenger in the photographed image; An automated ticket gate system.

2. The face authentication control unit determines that the passenger is about to pass through the first passage when the passenger is shown on the right side of the photographed image, and determines that the passenger is about to pass through the second passage when the passenger is shown on the left side of the photographed image.

2. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 1.

3. When the face authentication is not performed, the metering control unit does not perform metering of the genuine ticket, and each of the first automated ticket gate and the second automated ticket gate further includes a door control unit that controls the gate not to close.

2. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 1.

4. The first automated ticket gate includes a medium reading control unit that acquires medium information from a medium that the passenger holds over a medium reader / writer; a medium information determination unit that determines whether the passenger is allowed to pass based on the medium information; When it is determined based on the medium information that the passenger is allowed to pass, the face authentication control unit determines whether the face authentication based on the face image is authenticated.

2. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 1.

5. The face authentication control unit transmits a face authentication request including a medium ID and a face image included in the medium information, and receives a face authentication result including a result of face authentication in response to the transmission.

5. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 4.

6. the face authentication control unit transmits a face authentication request including a medium ID included in the medium information, receives face information associated with the medium ID in response to the transmission, and performs the face authentication based on the face image and the face information.

5. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 4.

7. the first automated ticket gate and the second automated ticket gate are connected via a network; 2. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 1.

8. The camera is disposed in the same direction as the first automated ticket gate is installed.

2. The automated ticket gate system according to claim 1.

9. An automatic ticket gate method executed by a processor of an automatic ticket gate, comprising: Taking an image including a passenger about to pass through a first passage formed by the automated ticket gate or a second passage formed by a second automated ticket gate adjacent to the automated ticket gate; storing the photographed image and a facial image of the passenger in the photographed image; determining whether a face recognition based on the face image is successful; and determining a position of the passenger in the captured image; performing a genuine ticket surcharge or transmitting a genuine ticket surcharge to the second automated ticket gate according to a position of the passenger in the photographed image; An automatic ticket gate method comprising:

10. An automated ticket gate program comprising instructions to be executed by a processor of an automated ticket gate, Taking an image including a passenger about to pass through a first passage formed by the automated ticket gate or a second passage formed by a second automated ticket gate adjacent to the automated ticket gate; storing the photographed image and a facial image of the passenger in the photographed image; determining whether a face recognition based on the face image is successful; and determining a position of the passenger in the captured image; performing a genuine ticket surcharge or transmitting a genuine ticket surcharge to the second automated ticket gate according to a position of the passenger in the photographed image; An automatic ticket gate program.

11. An automated ticket gate, a camera for capturing an image including a passenger about to pass through a first passage formed by the automated ticket gate or a second passage formed by a second automated ticket gate adjacent to the automated ticket gate; a photographed image history unit that stores the photographed image and a facial image of the passenger in the photographed image; determining whether a face recognition based on the face image is successful; and a face authentication control unit that determines whether face authentication based on the face image has been successful and determines the position of the passenger appearing in the captured image; an accrual control unit that performs accrual of a genuine ticket or transmits an accrual of a genuine ticket to the second automated ticket gate according to a position of the passenger in the photographed image; Equipped with an automatic ticket gate.

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