Automatic ticket-examining apparatus for more than one medium

A medium processing apparatus comprising:

• means for accepting a magnetic medium which records magnetic information indicative of utility section and period;
• means for reading the first information from the magnetic medium by contacting with the magnetic medium;
• means for receiving second information indicative of utility section and period from a radio medium without contact with the radio medium;
• means for processing the information on the basis of the first information or the second information;
• means for sensing existence of the radio medium;
• and
• means for obstructing the acceptance of the magnetic medium to be accepted by said accepting means when the sensing means has sensed the existence of the radio medium.

A medium processing apparatus comprising:

• means for accepting a magnetic medium having magnetic information of utility section and period;
• means for reading the magnetic information from the magnetic medium by contacting with the magnetic medium;
• means for receiving second information from a radio medium without contact with the radio medium;
• means for sensing the existence of the radio medium;
• means for performing a specified process on the basis of the second information on the radio medium when the sensing means has sensed the existence of the radio medium, and performing the specified process on the basis of the first information on the magnetic medium when the sensing means has not sensed the existence;
• means for obstructing the acceptance of the accepting means when the sensing means has sensed the approach of the radio medium;
• and
• means for blocking the passage and advance of a person according to the result of the processing means.

An automatic gate apparatus, formed in an entrance or exit of a facility, for processing a first record medium which is carried by a person who use the facility, auto storing first condition for use the facility and a second record medium storing second condition for use the facility, comprising:

• a body having predetermined length and passage for guiding the person to predetermined direction;
• a receiving section, formed on the body, for receiving the first record medium;
• means for obstructing the reception of the first record medium by the receiving section;
• means, formed at rear section of the receiving section along the predetermined direction, for sensing the second record medium;
• means for receiving the condition from the second medium;
• means for driving the obstructing means so as to obstruct to receive the first record medium and driving the detecting means so as to start of detecting second condition when the sensing means senses the second record medium;
• means for reading the condition from the first or second recording medium;
• means for memorizing judging data of condition for use the facility;
• means for judging whether the condition from the reading means meat the condition from the memorizing means;
• and
• means for allowing the person to pass the passage of the body based on the result of the judging means.