JP2003272085A - Bus on regular route operation method and operation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the fair number of persons to comfortably and conveniently move from a specific operation area to a person gathering place such as a hospital, a school, an amusement facility, a commercial facility, and a station, and to improve shuttle bus operation efficiency of the operation controller side. <P>SOLUTION: This operation system has a bus stop group composed of bus stops 13 arranged in a plurality in a plurality of person gathering places such as a railway station, a bus group on a regular route composed of a bus on the regular route a1 arranged in these bus stop groups, an operation area A for setting the bus group on the regular route as an operation destination from the bus stop group, and a predicting system for predicting the number of bus on the regular route users with every division of a time zone and person gathering place by dividing one day operation time of the bus on the regular route operating in this operation area into a plurality of time zones. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a route bus operation technology for operating a route bus in a specific route bus operation area, and particularly to convenience of use of the route bus for a route bus user in the operation area. The present invention relates to an operation method and an operation system for a route bus that can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus while improving the operation efficiency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a route bus operating system, a so-called shuttle is provided to operate a dedicated bus between a specific bus departure and arrival point, for example, a place having a proper distance from a hospital, for example, a residential area. There is a bus operation system.

There is also a bus for commuting to school, which is operated by the school between the school and the school district where the student resides.

In this case, as in the case of the above-mentioned hospital, the use of the route bus is improved and convenient for the students, and the school can also provide the services to the students, which is rational in terms of school management. It is a traditional bus operating system.

[0005] These operating systems are extremely convenient on the user side when there are many users and the destination is clear such as in a hospital.

[0006] Further, the hospital side which operates a route bus has the rationality that it can be provided as a user service.

[0007]

However, according to the above-described route bus operating system, the route bus operating system is one in which the destination is specified and the user is identified. However, it is not something that can be used by residents, and the operation managers of route buses are different from each other, making it difficult to operate a reasonable route bus.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is convenient and convenient for a user from a specific operation area to a place where people gather such as a hospital, a school, an entertainment facility, a commercial facility and a station. Its main purpose is to provide an operation method and an operation system of a route bus that can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager side in combination with the use of

Another object of the present invention is to further use the route bus by shifting the number of departures and arrivals of the route bus to the side of the bus depot with a large number of users and operating according to the number of users. Along with improving the convenience of passengers, it is to provide a route bus operating method and operating system that can improve the route bus operating efficiency for the operation manager.

Further, another object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of the route bus user by changing the operation route of the route bus according to the number of users of the route bus and simultaneously using the predetermined operation route. Along with improving the above, it is to provide a route bus operating method and an operating system capable of improving the route bus operating efficiency for the operation manager.

Another object of the present invention is to add a bus depot when the estimated number of users from the service area to a specific place is equal to or more than a certain number of users. ,
Along with improving the convenience of users, it is to provide an operation method and an operation system of a route bus that can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager side.

Another object of the present invention is to arrange a plurality of simple bus stops in the operation area in a distributed manner to improve the convenience of the users of the route bus. To provide an operation method and an operation system of a route bus which can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus.

Still another object of the present invention is to improve the convenience that a user of a route bus can call and use the route bus directly in the operation area by using a communication device such as a mobile terminal. Together with doing so, it is to provide an extremely convenient route bus operating method and operating system for users who can improve the operating efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1, a route between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station. The method further comprises the steps of setting a bus operating route and changing the operating route between the bus depots at the plurality of locations according to the increase or decrease in the number of users for each operating period of the route bus. Provide a route bus operation method.

Therefore, the operation manager can be comfortably and conveniently used by a user from a specific operation area to a place where people gather such as a hospital, a school, an entertainment facility, a commercial facility or a station. It is possible to provide a route bus operating method that can improve the route bus operating efficiency for the local side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 2, the number of route buses departing from a specific bus depot is insufficient in changing the operation route between the plurality of bus depots. In this case, the method of operating a route bus according to claim 1, further comprising the step of shifting and satisfying the route bus arranged at another specific bus depot.

Therefore, it is possible to further improve the convenience of the route bus users by shifting the number of departures and arrivals of the route bus to the side of the bus depot where there are many users and operating according to the number of users. Together with this, it is possible to provide a route bus operation method that can improve the route bus operation efficiency for the operation manager.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 3, an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed in a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station is set. And the step of changing the operation route between the bus depots at the plurality of locations according to the increase or decrease in the number of users according to the operating hours of the bus, and the route bus operated from a specific bus depot. Some of them provide a method of operating a route bus, which comprises a step of operating a predetermined operation route regardless of the number of users in the operation area.

Therefore, the route of operation of the route bus is changed in accordance with the number of users of the route bus, and at the same time, the predetermined route of operation is used in combination with further improving the convenience of the route bus user. , It is possible to provide a route bus operation method for improving the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 4, when the bus depot of the route bus is installed, the predicted number of users of the route bus exceeds the predetermined number, and the bus It is possible to provide a method of operating a route bus according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the setting of a departure point is decided.

Therefore, when the predicted number of users from the operation area to a specific place becomes equal to or more than the standard of a certain number of users, a bus depot is added to increase the convenience of users. Along with improving the above, there is provided a route bus operation method that can improve the route bus operation efficiency for the operation manager.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 5, a route bus operating route between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station is set. And a step of arranging a plurality of route buses corresponding to the number of route bus users at each bus depot, to provide a route bus operating method.

[0023] Therefore, the operation manager can be comfortably and conveniently used by the user from a specific operation area to a place where people gather such as a hospital, a school, an entertainment facility, a commercial facility or a station. It is possible to provide a route bus operating method that can improve the route bus operating efficiency for the local side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 6, an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station is set. Step, arranging a plurality of route buses corresponding to the number of route bus users at each bus depot, and dividing the operation route into a plurality of zones, and a plurality of route buses separately in the plurality of zones. And a step of operating in parallel with each other.

Therefore, the operation manager can be comfortably and conveniently used by a user from a specific operation area to a place where people gather such as a hospital, a school, an entertainment facility, a commercial facility or a station. It is possible to provide a route bus operating method that can improve the route bus operating efficiency for the local side.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the invention of claim 7, the operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station is set. Step, each of a plurality of route buses operating from a specific bus depot, operating an operating route, disposing a plurality of simple bus stops in the operating route, and the distributed simple bus stops In the method of operating a route bus, the method comprises a step of stopping the route bus by a predetermined time, and a step of stopping the route bus when there is a route bus user at the simple bus stop. provide.

Therefore, in combination with improving the convenience of the users of the route bus by disposing a plurality of simple bus stops in the operation area, the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager is improved. It is possible to provide a method of operating a fixed-route bus that can be done.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the invention of claim 8, when a plurality of simple bus stops are installed in the operation route, the respective bus stops are installed at intervals of about 100 to 200 m from each other. A method of operating a route bus according to claim 7, wherein the method is provided.

Therefore, in combination with improving the convenience of users of the route bus by disposing a plurality of simple bus stops in the operation area, the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager is improved. It is possible to provide a method of operating a fixed-route bus that can be done.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 9, an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station is set. A step of calling a route bus to a bus depot or an operation management center by a user of a route bus on the operation route using communication means; And a step of operating a route bus to this calling position by specifying the calling position of this user, the operating method of the route bus is provided.

Accordingly, the route bus user can use the communication device such as a mobile terminal to call the route bus directly in the operation area and use it, which improves the convenience. It is possible to provide an extremely convenient route bus operation method for users who can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the administrator side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 11, a plurality of bus depots are installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, and the bus depots are arranged at these bus depots. It has a plurality of route buses and an operation area where the route of the route bus is set from this bus depot, and the route bus from a specific bus depot is classified according to the time of day and the number of users. There is provided a route bus operation system characterized in that the number of buses is increased or decreased at the bus depot.

Therefore, the operation manager can be comfortably and conveniently used by a user from a specific operation area to a place where people gather such as a hospital, a school, an entertainment facility, a commercial facility or a station. It is possible to provide a route bus operation system that can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the local side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 12, a plurality of bus depots are installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, and the bus depots are arranged at these bus depots. A plurality of route buses, an operation area set from this bus depot as a destination for the route buses, and a predetermined operation route on which some of the route buses installed in the operation area travel. It is equipped with a route bus departing from a specific bus depot and arranged to increase the number of buses to the bus depot according to the number of passengers. A route bus operation system characterized by being operated based on an operation route that goes around a predetermined bus stop in an operation area.

Therefore, the route of operation of the route bus is changed in accordance with the number of users of the route bus, and at the same time, the predetermined route of operation is used together, which further improves the convenience of the route bus user. Thus, it is possible to provide a route bus operation system that can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the operation manager side.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 13, a plurality of bus depots are installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, and the bus depots are arranged at these bus depots. A plurality of route buses, an operation area that is set as the destination of the route bus from this bus depot, and a user of the operation bus operating within the operation area calls the route bus to the bus depot. A route bus operation system comprising: a communication device, and a communication device for transmitting and receiving to and from a route bus communication device traveling in an operation area from the bus depot of the route bus.

Therefore, the route bus user can use the communication device such as a mobile terminal to directly call up and use the route bus in the operation area. It is possible to provide an extremely convenient route bus operation system for users who can improve the operation efficiency of the route bus for the manager.

[0038]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a route bus operating method and operating system of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a route bus operating method and operating system according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a route bus operating system 10.

The operation system 10 of this route bus is a place where people gather, for example, the nearest station 12 of the railway, the △△ hospital 1
5, XX Shopping mall 18 and □□ School area 21, entertainment facilities and commercial facilities (not shown) are specified, and bus depots 13, 16, 19 and 22 (hereinafter referred to as “bus depot group”) are specified at these locations. .) Is provided.

A plurality of route buses 17a to 17n are arranged at each of the bus depots in this group of bus depots, and each of the above is targeted to the user in a specific living area A who uses these route buses 17a to 17n. The number of route buses 17a to 17n operated by each of the bus depots is predicted, and each bus depot can be operated efficiently by the required number of buses.

The specific residential area A is a residential area in which the number of users of the route bus to live in is, for example, several thousand.

A route bus connects the service area A to the group of bus depots.

That is, as one of the bus depots,
For example, a bus terminal 13 is provided in front of the station from the operation area A to the XX station 12 of the railway 14 which is the nearest station.

As one of the group of bus depots, for example, a ΔΔ hospital 15 is provided, and a bus depot 16 is provided near the parking lot of the hospital.

Further, as another one of the group of bus depots, for example, an XX shopping center 18 is provided, and a bus depot 19 is provided near the center.

Furthermore, as another one of the group of bus depots, for example, a □□ school area 21 is provided, and a bus depot 22 is provided at the center thereof.

The station where this bus depot is located is XX station 12,
△△ Hospital 15, XX mall 18 and □□ School area 21
The trend survey of the users of the route buses in the operation area A is carried out at each bus depot 13, 16, 19 and 22.

In this trend survey, daily operation information (operation route, time, day of the week, number of users, etc.) is collected, and optimal operation analysis (demand, convenience) of information is performed on a weekly or daily basis. However, the operation method and operation schedule will be modified so that both operators and users can benefit.

It is desirable to predict the number of users in the operation area A based on the results of such a survey and taking other prediction circumstances into consideration.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the distribution of the expected number of people using the route bus by time of day, as a result of the above-mentioned investigation.

According to the result of the survey shown in FIG. 2, the time zone in which the number of users of the route bus is expected to be relatively large is
6: 00-8: 00a. m. About 500 people in the time zone of 4: 00-6: 00 p.m. m. About 400 people in the time zone of 1
0: 00-12: 00 a. m. About 100 people in the time zone of 8:00 p.m. m. It can be seen that there are around 150 users in the time zone.

In terms of users, 400-500
Workers and students make up the majority of people's usage.

Further, in the user group of 100 to 150,
Most of them are housewives, old people and workers.

[0056] As described above, the user group differs depending on the time of day.

The destinations of the users are different.

In this way, the destinations of the user class are specified as the above-mentioned XX station 12, △△ hospital 15, XX mall 1
8 and □□ school area 21.

The service area A and these XX stations 1
2, △△ Hospital 15, XX Shopping mall 18 and □□ School area 21 between the route buses 17a to 17 respectively
n (hereinafter referred to as "route bus group") are deployed.

Each of these route bus groups is divided into a plurality of operating hours per day, and a time zone in which a predetermined number of users can be expected is specified so that a reasonable operation can be performed.

That is, in the case of XX station 12, for example, 6:00 to 9:00 a. m. And 5: 00-8: 00
p. m. It operates mainly twice a day.

△△ In the case of hospital 15, for example, 8:00
a. m. ~ 9: 00 p. m. We operate a small number of local buses throughout the day.

In the case of the shopping district 18, the operating hours are, for example, 10: 00a. m. ~ 5: 00 p. m. Operates mainly during the daytime.

□□ In the case of the school district 21, the operating hours are, for example, 7:00 to 8:00 a. m. And 4: 00-
7:00 p. m. It operates mainly twice a day.

In the operation area A where the route bus operates,
A plurality of zones, for example, the first zone 23 to the fifth zone 27, are set as the divisions for the operation management of the route bus corresponding to the specific housing complex or area.

That is, for example, the first zone 23 is a residential area, the second zone 24 is an industrial area, the third zone 25 is a commercial area, the fourth zone 26 is an agricultural area, and the fifth zone 27 is an emerging housing area. .

Further, the standard operation course B of the route bus group is set so that the route buses 17a to 17n pass through the first zone 23 to the fifth zone 27, for example.

This operation course B is route buses 17a-17
In operating n, a required number of route buses are operated in accordance with the expected number of route bus users in the operation area A shown in FIG.

That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, an example of a change in the number of vehicles operated by route bus departure / arrival location by time (on a weekday basis) is displayed in a graph, so that the bus departure / arrival location 13 of XX station 12
From 8: 00a. m. Tadayo and 6:00 p.m.
m. The era is peaking at 14 cars.

The number of departures from the bus station 16 of the hospital 15 is 1:00 p.m. m. In the era, five cars are at their peak.

XX The number of trains departing from the bus station 19 of the shopping district 18 is 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. m. The teenagers are operating with 10 cars at their peak.

□□ The number of buses departing from the bus station 22 in the school area 21 is 7: 00a. m. Tadayo and 6:00 p.m. m. In the era, eight cars are at their peak.

The first route bus from the bus depot group 1
Looking at the total number of 7a to 17n, 6:00 p. m. The 28 generations have peaked.

Therefore, the route buses 17a to 1 required for operation
7n has about 30 buses, and these 30 buses 17a
~ 17n is the bus stop 1
3, 16, 19 and 22.

The number of route buses initially placed in the bus departure / arrival group is at least 1 at the bus departure / arrival station 13 at XX station 12 in accordance with the above-mentioned change in the number of buses operated by route departure / arrival point according to time.
It is necessary to arrange 0 units.

At least five buses are set up at the bus terminal 22 in the school area 21.

The remaining number of route buses is 7: 00a. m.
As a preparation for departure, 3 to 4 buses are arranged at each of the bus depots 13 and 22.

For example, from 6:00 to 9:00 a. m. When the number of route buses arranged in a group of bus stations is increased or decreased depending on the number of users, such as
There is a bus depot where the required number increases once and then decreases like the bus depot 13 at the station 12.

There is also a bus terminal 19 where the required number of vehicles increases, for example, a bus terminal 19 of the XX mall 18.

At such bus depots 13 and 19, a considerable number of route buses are shifted (moved) from the bus depot 13 with a margin to the bus depot 19 with a margin.

This shift of the route bus is carried out by physically moving the route bus in the inactive state from the group of bus depots so that it can catch up with the first train.

Next, the daily operation process of the route bus, for example, the route bus 17a will be described.

On weekdays, for example, 6: 00a. m. To become and,
Route bus 17 of about 10 units including the first route bus 17a
a to 17n departs from XX station 12 and connects to the outbound route 28
If you enter the operation area A via a, you will enter the operation course B of the standard, for example, make a round in the clockwise direction, and after making one round, go to the bus depot 13 of the XX station 12 via the connecting return path 28b. Return.

Also, at 6: 00a. m. Then, from □□ school district 21 route bus 17a including route bus 17a ～
When 17n departs and enters the operation area A via the outward communication path 31a, the operation course B of the standard is entered,
After making a round in the clockwise direction, the return route 31b
Return to the bus station 22 in Gakuen area 21 via.

Further, at 8: 00a. m. Then, from △△ Hospital 15 to 1 or 2 route buses 1 including route bus 17a
When 7a to 17n depart and enter the operation area A via the connecting outward route 29a, the standard operating course B is entered, and, for example, it makes a round in the clockwise direction, and after making one round, it passes through the connecting return route 29b. △△ Bus Depot 16 of Hospital 15
Return to.

Furthermore, at 7: 00a. m. Becomes x
× Route 17a including route bus 17a from shopping district 16
When ~ 17n departs and enters the operation area A via the outward connection path 30a, the operation course B of the standard is entered, and the vehicle makes a round trip in the clockwise direction.
Return to the bus terminal 13 of XX mall 19 via 0b.

The operation function of the route bus group is not limited to only the operation pattern of traveling on the specific operation course B described above, but the user's requirements such as the distribution of residence are taken into consideration. And decide the operation course as appropriate,
It can also be updated.

On the other hand, according to FIG. 2 described above, the distribution of the expected number of people who use the fixed-route bus on weekdays by time zone is shown.
It is also possible to set some operation patterns on the assumption that the situation of the user on a holiday such as a day or a holiday will change greatly.

When setting this operation pattern, in the case of a holiday, the operation system of the route bus group based on the user's situation survey result can be adopted as in the above-mentioned weekday.

Furthermore, since the number of route buses will be held in accordance with the peak of the route bus operation during weekday operation of the route bus, if the peak is removed, the number of route buses for several buses will be constantly reduced. It is operating.

Therefore, in order to increase the operating rate, it is possible to adopt a part of the route bus which also serves as a freight carrier.

In this case, especially during the daytime, it is also possible to use an operation system in which the cargo is transported together with people.

Further, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the route bus 17a in the bus terminal 13 of the XX station 12, for example, is explained, but also in the △△ hospital 15, XX mall 19 and □□ school district 21. , A similar individual operating system will be built.

Description of these individual operation systems will be omitted.

Also, in order to exchange timely information on the operating status of the route bus between the respective bus depots of this bus depot group, as shown in FIG. 13, △ △ Hospital 15 bus depot 16, XX
It is possible to provide an integrated operation management center 45 that integrates the operation management functions of the bus terminal 19 of the shopping district 18 and the bus terminal 22 of the school area 21.

That is, the integrated operation management center 45 has
A communication device 46 having a transmission / reception antenna 46a is provided, and bidirectional communication can be performed with the communication devices 41 to 44 provided in the bus terminal group.

This two-way communication is performed by transmitting the operating status of the route buses at the respective bus stations to the integrated operation management center 45 as the operation status signals x1 to x4. You can

The integrated operation management center 45 makes a prediction of the excess or deficiency status of the route buses arranged at the respective bus depots 13, 16, 19 and 22, and according to this prediction,
It is possible to issue an instruction to shift the route bus to and from a bus departure / arrival point where excess or deficiency is expected by communicating with the command signals y1 to y4.

Therefore, the route bus is operated mainly in the time zone where there are many users of the route bus in the operation area A and when there are many users to the destination, for example, the XX station 12. Therefore, it becomes convenient for the users of the route buses in the operation area A, and at the same time, the group of bus depots that operate the route buses or the integrated operation management center 4
For 5, the route bus can be operated reasonably.

Descriptions of other operation patterns will be omitted.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, a plurality of route buses are operated in the operation area A when operating from the specific route bus terminal in the first embodiment, for example, the bus terminal 13 of the XX station 12 to the operation area A. It will be operated in parallel.

That is, from the bus station 13 at XX station 12, as shown in the above-mentioned change in the number of buses operated by route bus station according to time, as shown in FIG. m. Instead, three buses 17a to 17c operate.

The operation area A is divided into five zones, A zone 23 to E zone 27, which are divided in advance.

A predetermined travel route R1 in which the route bus 17a travels in the two directions of the A zone 23 and the C zone 25 in the arrow direction in the operation area A divided into these 5 zones is set in advance.

Route bus 17b is located in B zone 24 and D
A predetermined travel route R2 that travels in the two directions of the zones 26 in the arrow direction is set in advance.

The route bus 17c is preset with a predetermined traveling route R3 which travels in the E zone 27 in the direction of the arrow.

[0108] Incidentally, the bus station 1 at XX station 12 mentioned above
Route bus starting from 3 p.m. m. In the case of, the number is 3, but for example, 8: 00a. m. And 6:00
p. m. Then it will be the peak of 14 cars.

Regarding how these 14 cars operate in the 5 zones of the operation area A, as described above,
3:00 p. m. As in the case of, multiple buses 17
Appropriate operation routes are determined in advance so that a to 17n can efficiently operate by sharing the operations of the five zones A to E.

Further, a route bus group starting from another bus station group such as the XX shopping district 18 is the same as the case of the bus station 13 of the XX station 12 described above, and therefore its explanation is omitted.

The rest of the configuration is similar to that of the first embodiment described above, so a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the above-described second embodiment will be described.

Bus stop 13 at XX station 12 in FIG.
From 3:00 p. m. Local bus 17a-17
The case of three units c will be described.

Of the route buses 17a to 17c departing from the bus terminal 13 of the XX station 12, the route bus 17a travels in the A zone 23 in the clockwise direction.

The route bus 17b passes through the A zone 23 and travels in the clockwise direction on the outward route of the D zone 26 via the B zone 24.

Then, the B zone is circulated again in the clockwise direction via the D zone 26 to enter the return route.

The route bus 17c circulates only the E zone 27 in the clockwise direction and enters the return route as it is.

Therefore, the bus terminal 13 of the above-mentioned XX station 12 is set to 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. m. At least 3 route buses changed their driving routes in one hour
Since it can be operated in parallel at the same time, it can be used by users in any of the five zones A to E, and the route buses 17a to 17a to
It is possible to select and use any of the three route buses 17c, which is more convenient for the user.

Next, regarding the third embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the route bus 17a departing from the bus station 13 of the XX station 12 operates in the A zone 23 and the C zone 25 of the operation area A in the second embodiment. Zones 23 and 25
It is the operating method and operating system of the route bus 17a in.

A plurality of simple bus stops st1 to st9 are installed in the areas adjacent to the traveling route R1 of the preset route bus 17a in the A zone 23 and the C zone 25.

At the bus terminal 13 of the XX station 12, the antenna 4 for two-way wireless communication with the route bus 17a.
A communication device 41 having 1a is provided.

From the bus terminal 13 of the XX station 12, the communication device 41 transmits command information such as addition or change of the service destination to the route bus 17a as a command signal a.

From this route bus 17a, take bus stop 1
Operation status data signal x1 to the communication device 41 of No. 3
Is ready to send.

The operation status data signal x1 includes operation status data such as the current position of the route bus 17a and the estimated time required to reach the destination (destination).

Reference numerals pe1 to pe12 are route buses 17a.
Indicates the user's house that is used daily.

When a user of the user homes pe1 to pe12, for example, the user pe1 wants to use the route bus 17a which departs from the bus terminal 13 on time, it is used for calling the route bus while staying at home, for example. The communication device, for example, the mobile terminal 33 can be operated to call so as to transmit the call signal y of the route bus 17a.

By transmitting the call signal y to the bus departure / arrival point 13, the call location can be specified at the bus departure / arrival point 13.

The bus terminal 13 receives the calling signal y and at the same time returns a response signal j corresponding to the calling.

As a means for identifying the calling position, an existing GPS positioning system equipped with a mobile terminal can be adopted.

Description of the existing GPS positioning system mounted on the mobile terminal will be omitted.

When such a route bus operation system is adopted, for example, a user located at the user's home pe1 can call the route bus directly to the user's home pe1 by using the mobile terminal 33, or the nearest user. To the simple bus stop st4 and take the local bus 17a.

When the user calls the bus terminal 13 from the portable terminal 33 as described above, the user specifies the destination at the bus terminal 13 by designating the user home pe1 or the simple bus stop st4 in advance. can do.

As described above, the bus terminal 13 is provided with the communication device 41 so that the communication with the communication device 32 and the portable terminal 33 can be performed in a timely manner with the route bus 17a and the user. By providing the bus depot 13 at the XX station 12 in the third embodiment of the present invention described above.
Can also have a function as an operation management center that manages the operation of the entire route bus group departing from the bus operation area A.

At the same time, for example, the bus terminal 13 uses the communication device 41 to wirelessly communicate with other bus terminals such as the bus terminal 16 of another ΔΔ hospital 15 not shown. It is also possible to obtain the information exchange function at the time of shift between the departure and arrival stations of the route bus depending on the time of weekday.

Other bus stations 13, 16, 19 and 2
The same applies to 2.

According to the above-described first to third embodiments, the route buses 17a to 17n are respectively connected to the XX stations 1.
2, △ △ Hospital 15, XX mall 18 and □□ School area 21 Bus depots 13, 16, 19 and 22 respectively
It was deployed to, but each bus depot 13, 16,
The necessary number of vehicles is allocated to 19 and 22 according to the number of users,
It is also possible to operate from the said depot.

That is, for example, 14 stations at XX station 12,
△ △ Adopting a method of preparing the maximum number of trains in advance, such as five at the hospital 15, and minimizing the number of shifts of the route bus according to the day or time of day as described above. You can also do it.

In adopting this method, the shift scale can be determined in consideration of the operating efficiency of the route bus and the efficiency for movement.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment, and each of the route bus groups includes a bus terminal group and an integrated operation management center 45 shown in FIG.
With a communication device that enables two-way wireless communication at all times during the operation between and, it is possible to send and receive detailed operation instructions and operation history for the route bus group so that the route bus group can be operated finely It is possible to

[0141]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to move comfortably and conveniently from a specific operation area to a place where people gather, such as a hospital, school, entertainment facility, commercial facility or station. Together, it is possible to provide a route bus operation manager and a route bus operation method and system that further improve the route bus operation efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a situation where a route bus departs to an operation area A at a specific time in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of distribution of expected number of users of route buses by time zone in a route bus operation area according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing an example of a change in the number of vehicles operated by route bus departure and arrival station according to time (weekday case) in the first to third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship of bidirectional wireless communication between each bus depot and the integrated operation management center in the first to third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a situation where a route bus departs from a specific bus depot to a service area A in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a situation where a route bus departs from a specific bus stop to a service area A in the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Operation system 12 ○○ Station 13,16,19,22 Bus depot (operation management center) 14 Railroad 15 △ △ Hospital 18 XX Mall 17a-17n Route bus 21 □□ School area 23 A zone 24 B zone 25 C zone 26 D zone 27 E zone 28a-31a, 35a, 36a Communication outward route 28b-31b, 35b, 36b Communication return route 33 Mobile terminal 32, 41-44, 46 Communication device 41a-44a, 46a Communication device antenna 45 Integrated operation management Center A Operation area B Operation course a Command signal j Response signal y Call signal st1 to st10 Simple bus stop pe1 to pe11 User house x1 to x4 Operation status data signal R1 to R3 Travel route

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shoji Matsuda             1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Co., Ltd.             Toshiba headquarters office (72) Inventor Kozo Yamamoto             1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Co., Ltd.             Toshiba headquarters office F term (reference) 5H180 AA16 BB15 EE02 FF18

Claims (13)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Steps for setting an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather, such as a railway station, and the number of users according to operating hours of the route bus And changing the operating route between the bus depots at the plurality of locations according to the increase or decrease in the number. 2. When changing the operating route between the plurality of bus depots, when the number of route buses departing from a specific bus depot is insufficient, a route bus to be placed at another specific bus depot The method of operating a route bus according to claim 1, further comprising a step of shifting from the above to satisfying. 3. A step of setting an operating route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, and users by operating hours of the route bus. Depending on the increase or decrease in the number of buses, the step of changing the operation route between the multiple bus depots and a part of the route bus operating from a specific bus depot may change regardless of the number of users in the operation area. And a step of operating a predetermined operation route, the method of operating a route bus. 4. When the bus depot of the route bus is installed, the setting of the bus depot is determined when the predicted number of predicted route bus users exceeds a predetermined number. Route bus operating method according to paragraph 1 or 3. 5. A step of setting a route bus operation route between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, and a plurality of routes corresponding to the number of route bus users. A method of operating a route bus, comprising: arranging a bus at each bus depot. 6. A step of setting an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station, and a plurality of route buses corresponding to the number of route bus users. A step of arranging at each bus depot, dividing the operation route into a plurality of zones, and a plurality of route buses operating the plurality of zones separately and in parallel. How to operate a fixed route bus. 7. A step of setting an operating route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station, and a plurality of route buses operating from a specific bus depot Each of the steps of operating an operation route, a step of disposing a plurality of simple bus stops in the operation route, a step of stopping a route bus by a predetermined time in the distributed simple bus stops, A method of operating a route bus, comprising the step of stopping the route bus when there is a route bus user at the simple bus stop. 8. The method of operating a route bus according to claim 7, wherein when a plurality of simple bus stops are installed on the operation route, the bus stops are installed at intervals of about 100 to 200 m from each other. . 9. A step of setting an operation route of a route bus between a plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a station, and a user of the route bus on the operation route communicates. Means for calling the route bus to the bus departure point or the operation management center; a step for the bus departure point to identify the calling position of the user by the call from the user; and a calling position of the user The step of operating a route bus to this calling position when the above is specified, and a method of operating a route bus. 10. The route bus operating method according to claim 9, wherein the arrival time of the route bus is notified to the user by a bus depot, an operation management center or a route bus communication means. 11. A plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, a plurality of route buses arranged at these bus depots, and a route bus from this bus depot. The bus line has a service area where the bus route is set, and the number of route buses from a specific bus departure point is increased or decreased according to the time of day and the number of users. Operating system. 12. A plurality of bus depots installed at a plurality of places where people gather such as a railway station, a plurality of route buses arranged at these bus depots, and a route bus from the bus depots. It has a service area that is set as a service destination and a predetermined service route that a part of a plurality of route buses installed in the service area travels. Depending on the number of passengers, it will be arranged to increase the number of buses to the bus depot, and based on the operation route that goes around some route buses from a plurality of route buses to a predetermined bus stop in the route bus operation area. The bus bus operation system is characterized in that it is operated. 13. A bus depot installed at a plurality of places where people gather, such as a railway station, a plurality of route buses arranged at these bus depots, and a route bus from this bus depot. Is provided as a service destination, and a user of a service bus operating within the service area is provided with a communication device for calling a route bus to the bus departure / arrival point. A route bus operation system comprising a communication device for transmitting / receiving to / from a route bus communication device traveling in an operation area.