KR20010094872A - System for Supplying Information Related to Subway - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for supplying subway information is provided to encourage the utilization of subway by providing information relevant to the subway, such as a subway route, station yard and a way out of the subway, business section around a subway station, and a bus linked with the subway service route, through an exclusive network and the internet. CONSTITUTION: The system for supplying subway information comprises a central server system(10) having an information related to a subway such as a subway route, station yard and a way out of the subway, business section around a subway station, and a bus linked with the subway service route; a plurality of unmanned guide mechanisms(20) being connected with the central server system(10) through a dedicated network(21) and being installed in public services such as a station yard, the unmanned guide mechanism(20) outputting an information related to the subway which is examined in accordance with a user's manipulation on the basis of the information transmitted from the central server system(10); a plurality of user terminals(30) being connected with the central server system(10) through the internet(31) outputting information related to the subway which is examined in accordance with a user's manipulation and transmitted from the central server system(10).

Description

System for Supplying Information Related to Subway}

(Technology)

The present invention relates to a system for providing subway-related information, and more particularly, various information related to the use of the subway, such as subway line information, history and exit information, mall information around the station area, subway linked bus information, and the like. It relates to a subway-related information providing system through an integrated.

(Background)

Since subways were first introduced to Korea in 1974, they have been established as one of the representative public transportations due to their precise and rapid advantages. The subway has long been the center of daily life so as to develop and form.

Accordingly, the location information (map) for most of the malls is, for example, "30M point from Exit 4 of Seokchon Station" or "Take Village Bus No. 5 at 10M point from Exit 5 of Yangjae Station" and get off in front of Twin Tower. In the same way, it was mainly provided based on subway lines and subway stations, and the general public has come to consider one of the most convenient ways to use location information expressed around subway stations.

In addition, with the continuous development of the subway, the structure of the subway line and the history has become so complicated that there is a lot of information about what is the shortest subway route to the destination you want to go to, or which exit is closest to the destination. If you do not go once you can not easily reach. For example, in Seoul's subway system, hundreds of stations are intertwined like spider webs on eight lines, and the exits of each station range from four simplest to dozens of transit stations. Since it is a complicated situation, it is not easy to go directly to the destination through the most appropriate exit of the nearest station without trial and error.

For this reason, subway routes and exit guide maps are provided in various places to facilitate passengers' directions, and it is almost essential to insert subway maps in various notebooks and diaries. Internet websites provide simple information about the use of the subway via the Internet.

However, the subway-related information provided so far was fragmentary and side-by-side, and it did not get much response from users. In particular, the provision of information about the malls around the region was very small.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the limitations of the conventional provision of subway-related information as described above, information about the subway line, information about the inside and exit of the history, information about the subway bus, around the station area Various information related to the use of the subway, including shopping mall information, is provided in a detailed and integrated way through the private network and the Internet, which facilitates the use of subway users, thereby activating the use of the subway and helping to solve the growing traffic problems of the city. I want to be.

An object of the present invention is to use the above-mentioned subway for various kinds of information required by a member, such as map information or other job listings, which display the shortest distance path from the exit of history to the member's building by recruiting a person who wants an advertisement. In addition to the information related to the information through the unmanned guide (kiosk terminal) through the private network and the user terminal through the Internet, it is intended to be used as a place for information about the malls around the subway station while promoting convenience for subway users.

An object of the present invention, the history inside the map information is displayed, the user's current location in the history, history exit and internal facilities and the like; Map information around the area around the tax zone, showing the surrounding roads, remarkable buildings, etc., centered on history; Subway bus information; Map information indicating the shortest path from the current location of the user in the history to the target building the user is looking for; Line information indicating a shortest subway route from a user's current location outside the station to a station, a building, a building, etc. of a destination to be taken; Member information including a map showing the shortest path from the history to the building of a specific member and job information of the member; The purpose is to provide a variety of information related to the use of the subway, such as unmanned guides (kiosk terminal) and personal information communication terminal installed in the subway history.

An object of the present invention is to provide a subway-related information providing system having an unmanned guide that can print the information desired by the user.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an exemplary subway related information providing system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an exemplary subway related information providing system according to the present invention;

3 to 13 is an exemplary screen state diagram for explaining the operation of the subway related information providing system according to the present invention,

14 is a flowchart for explaining an exemplary operation of the subway related information providing system according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: Subway related information providing system of the present invention

10: central server system 20: unmanned guide

21: dedicated network 23: input / output unit (touch screen)

25: printer 26: coin input unit

30: User terminal 31: Internet

32: Internet server

According to the present invention, a central server system in which subway-related information is constructed, an unmanned guide connected to the central server system through a dedicated network, and searching and outputting the subway-related information, and the central server system are connected through the Internet. A subway related information providing system including a user terminal for searching and outputting subway related information is provided, and the subway related information includes information about a member registered as a member and registered in the central server system.

According to the present invention, there is provided a central server system in which subway-related information including subway station information and subway line information is constructed; A plurality of unmanned guides connected to the central server system through a dedicated network to output relevant subway related information retrieved according to a user's operation from the subway related information transmitted from the central server system and installed in public places such as subway history; And a plurality of user terminals connected to the central server system through the Internet and outputting the relevant subway related information retrieved and transmitted from the central server system according to a user's operation. The subway related information includes information about a member registered as a member and registered in the central server system, and the member information is related to the subway according to a user's information request through the unmanned guide or user terminal. In addition, there is provided a subway-related information providing system, which is output through the unmanned guide or the user terminal.

The central server system is a server for continuously changing subway related information and member information, and includes a storage unit for storing the subway related information data, and transmits and receives subway related information data between the unmanned guide and the user terminal. And a control unit for controlling the entire system including the storage unit and the communication unit.

The unmanned guide, called a kiosk terminal, is connected to the central server system through a dedicated network, stores a subway storing information related to the subway received from the central server system, inputs a user's information request signal, and retrieves the retrieved information. And an output unit for outputting and a control unit for controlling the entire terminal including the storage unit and the input / output unit.

The user terminal means a personal information communication terminal capable of Internet communication such as a PC or PDA, and as is known, an operating system such as Windows, a web browser that enables internet access, and a communication such as a modem or a network adapter. And an input / output unit such as a keyboard, a monitor, and a printer, connected to the central server system through wired / wireless communication, requesting necessary information from the central server system, and outputting the transmitted information.

The subway-related information includes historical map information showing the user's current location, history exit, and internal facilities in the history, map information around the station area displaying the surrounding roads and remarkable buildings, and the subway station bus Information and map information showing the shortest route from the user's current location in the history to the target building the user wants to find, and the shortest subway route from the user's current location outside the history to the station, building, or building of the destination. All information helpful for the use of the subway, such as a line information; The member information includes map information showing a shortest path from a specific history to a building of each member, information desired by a member, such as a job offer information of a member and a member's telephone number.

Hereinafter, a subway related information providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following specific examples merely illustrate the subway related information providing system according to the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an exemplary subway-related information providing system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary subway-related information providing system according to the present invention, Figures 3 to 13 are related to the subway according to the present invention Exemplary screen state diagram for explaining the operation of the information providing system, Figure 14 is a flowchart for explaining an exemplary operation of the subway related information providing system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the subway related information providing system 1 according to the present invention is installed in a public place such as a central server system 10, subway station, etc., which manages the system 1 as a whole. It is composed of a system including a plurality of unmanned guide (20: kiosk terminal) that is freely available to subway users, and a plurality of user terminal 30, such as a personal computer or PDA owned by the individual, the unmanned guides ( 20 is always connected to the central server system 10 through a dedicated network 21, the user terminal 30 is connected to the website of the system by the user through the Internet 31 and the Internet server 32 It is connected to the central server system 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the central server system 10 includes a storage unit 11 in which various subway related information and member information including various subway station information and route information are stored as various image data and sound data, and A central server system 10 including a communication unit 12 for transmitting and receiving information between the unmanned guide 20 and the user terminal 30, and a storage unit 11 and a communication unit 12 to provide subway-related information. It can be configured to include a control unit 13 to control overall.

The unmanned guide 20 is connected to the central server system 10 through a dedicated network 21, the storage unit 22 for storing the subway-related information data including the member information received from the central server system 10 ), An input / output unit 23 such as a touch screen which inputs a user's information request signal and outputs the corresponding information, retrieves information desired by the user through the input / output unit 23 from the storage unit 22, and inputs / outputs ( It may be configured to include a control unit 24 for controlling to output the data retrieved through the 23.

When the unmanned guide 20 receives the information required for providing the subway-related information intended by the present invention from the central server system 10 in advance and stores the information request signal of the user in the state stored in the storage unit 22 It may be configured to immediately output the corresponding information from the storage unit 22 without transmitting the data of the central server system 10, and receives necessary information data from the central server system 10 whenever a user's information request signal is input. In the former case, the unmanned guide 20 receives the updated information from time to time under the control of the central server system 10.

In addition, the unmanned guide 20 is the data generated for the individual unmanned guide 20, for example, the operating state of the individual unmanned guide 20, the number of users by time unit, the number of users by time zone, the information retrieved by users By transmitting the data about the object to the central server system 10 at regular intervals, it can be used for the management of each unmanned guide 20 and the management of the system (1).

The printer 25 allows the input / output unit 23 of the unmanned guide 20 to obtain information desired by the user (metro-related information searched by the user) not only as an image through the touch screen 23 but also as a printout. It may further include. In this case, the use of the printer 25 can be paid for the purpose of preventing indiscriminate printing output of users. The printing output fee may be determined as the actual cost required for the operation of the printer 25, and for this purpose, a coin input unit 26 may be installed to operate the unmanned guide 20, for example, by inputting 100 won coins.

In addition, it is preferable to further include a sound device 27 in the input / output unit 23 to guide the usage of the system 1 to guide the voice as well as the image of the touch screen 23. Fig. 28 shows a network registration portion.

The user terminal 30 means a conventional personal communication terminal such as a PC and a PDA which can be connected to the central server system 10 through the Internet 31 and the Internet server 32, and as is known, such as Windows An operating system 33, a web browser 34 for enabling Internet access, a connection 35 for communication such as a modem or network adapter, and an input / output unit 36 such as a keyboard, monitor and printer. .

Information provided by the present invention system 1 includes the user's current location in the history where the unmanned information guide 20 is located, all exits of the history, connecting passages with other lines, toilets, ATMs, payphones, coin locks, Historical map information showing internal facilities such as a history office, a ticket booth, a ticket driver's shop, and a mall in the region; Map information around the station area displaying the roads, famous buildings, bus stops, subway buses, and member buildings around the history; Map information indicating the shortest path from the user's current location in history to the target building the user is looking for; Line information indicating the shortest subway route from the current location of the user outside the station to the station, building, building, etc. of the destination; Member map information showing the shortest path from a particular history to a member's building; It includes other member information such as member's job offer information and member's phone number.

Looking at the exemplary content provided to the unmanned guide 20 by the present invention system (1), the subway information service initial screen (Fig. 3), which allows the user to select the station information ticket information or subway route guide, map around the station area, history Station area information screen (Fig. 4), station area map screen (Fig. 5), history internal map screen (Fig. 6), and a selection screen for searching for destination building. (FIG. 7), building name list screen according to the selected B (Fig. 8), a destination map screen showing the shortest path from the station to the destination building according to the selected destination building (Fig. 9), station name search, local name search, or destination search Subway route search screen (Fig. 10), station name, area name or destination selection screen for finding the destination (Fig. 11), station name according to the selected a Host screen (Fig. 12), the shortest route guidance subway route is displayed up to the selected station from the dangyeok according to the selected station name may be included, such as a screen (Figure 13).

Each screen can be used to select how to use the system (1), return to the previous screen, move to the next screen, reduce the screen, enlarge the screen, or move to the next or previous station depending on the information displayed. Icons are provided, and in particular, screens displaying various map information (eg, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 9, etc.) are provided with a screen printing icon for printing an output screen.

In addition, in the case of the building name list screen of FIG. 8 (FIG. 8), although not shown, it can be appropriately displayed next to the member's building name, which contains special information such as job advertisements, so that job seekers can open such special information. have.

Hereinafter, the operation of the subway related information providing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 14.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the unmanned guide 20 is transmitted to the latest subway related information constructed in the central server system 10 and stored in the storage unit 22. If there is no user, the input / output unit 23 of the unmanned guide 20 displays a subway related information guide initial screen of FIG. 3 or various public service advertisements or commercial advertisements.

When the user operates the subway information service initial screen of FIG. 3 through the touch screen, which is an input / output unit 23 of the unmanned guide 20, in order to use the system 1 of the present invention, firstly, the request signal is a station information ticket information guide. Whether it is a route guide or a usage guide (S1), according to the request signal outputs the station information ticket information screen of FIG. 4 on the touch screen 23 (S2) or the subway route guide screen (S3) of FIG. If the output method, and if the guide how to use the screen and / or voice guides (S4). After the guide of the use method is finished, it automatically returns to the original screen when the user guide is requested, and again determines whether it is a station information or a subway line guide (S1). After that, the usage guide can be continuously selected at all stages, and after the usage guide is finished, the user returns to the original screen. In the following description of the usage guidance of each step, the description and the illustration in FIG. 14 are omitted.

After the station information display screen (Fig. 4) is output, it is determined whether the request signal is a neighbor map guide, a history internal map guide or a destination search (S5), or the neighbor map screen of FIG. 5 is output (S6), or FIG. The history internal map screen is output (S7), or the destination search screen of FIG. 7 is output (S8). In the surrounding map screen (FIG. 5), a map of the station area around the station where the corresponding unmanned guide 20 is installed is displayed in various images such as 2D or 3D. Based on the location in the history of 20), elements that help the passenger's convenience such as exits, toilets, ATMs, pay phones, coin locks, history offices, ticket sales offices, ticket drones, etc. are displayed flat or three-dimensionally.

If the screen printing is required after the user's purpose is achieved from the printed peripheral map screen (FIG. 5) or the history internal map screen (FIG. 6) (S9), for example, by voice or screen, "100 won in the coin entrance below. Please insert and take the printed matter "is guided (S10), and when the coin is recognized (S11), and prints the corresponding screen (S12). Printout of such screens is possible on all screens that need to be printed.

If the user is unable to obtain the information requested by the surrounding map screen (Fig. 5) or the history internal map screen (Fig. 6) and the destination search is requested from the beginning (S8), a list of the destinations of Fig. 7 is displayed. In step S13, a list of destinations of the word order is output according to the user's selection (S14). Then, when the user selects the final destination (S15), a map as shown in FIG. 9 showing the shortest path connecting the history of the user and the selected destination is output (S16).

The list of destinations basically includes public facilities such as public offices, banks, universities, and parks around history, and commercial facilities such as shopping malls or other facilities are included for members who subscribe to the system 1 of the present invention.

According to the information on the power station area as described above, people at stations that are not well aware of the geography can quickly find the desired destination without trial and error by using the system of the present invention, and the malls in the area around the power station are the present invention system (1). By signing up as a member of, you can provide the member's personal information, such as detailed location information and job advertisements, to customers or general subway users who do not know the exact location.

After step S1, the user selects the subway route guide and outputs the subway route guide screen of FIG. 10 (S3), and determines whether the request signal is a station name search, a local name search, or a destination search (S17). 11 outputs the reverse name list list screen (FIG. 11) (S18), outputs the non-shown region name list list screen (S19), or outputs the destination list list screen (S20), in turn to the user's selection. Accordingly, a list screen (FIG. 12) of the reverse name (or region name or destination) of the word order is output (S21). Then, when the user selects the final station name (or region name or destination) (S22), the subway map showing the shortest subway route connecting the selected station (or the station closest to the region name or destination) from the current location (Fig. 13). (S23). The route map (Fig. 13) in which the shortest route connecting the retrieved current location and the destination station is displayed can be printed by the screen output.

According to the subway line guide as described above, the user can easily know the subway line connecting the desired station, region or destination from the current location where the user is located at the shortest distance, thereby making the subway more convenient.

As an example of the unmanned guide 20, a subway guide kiosk terminal (unmanned guide) equipped with a user detection sensor disclosed in Korea Utility Model Registration No. 180492 may be used, and in the case of using the terminal, a sensor installed in the front of the terminal (29) detects the user's approach and departure, when the user approaches the terminal for use automatically outputs the subway information service initial screen (Fig. 3) to the terminal, and stops the screen that was in progress when the user leaves As it can be switched to the initial screen (Fig. 3) or various public service advertisements or commercial advertisement screen, there is an advantage that can reduce the waiting time for information search and increase the utilization of the terminal.

In the above, an example of using the subway-related information providing system 1 according to the present invention using the unmanned guide 20 is described. The system 1 of the present invention using the user terminal 30 such as a PC is described. Use is basically the same as using the unmanned guide 20. However, in the case of using the user terminal 30, the user first accesses the Internet to the homepage of the website managing the system 1 of the present invention, and after joining as a member using the information or not to the central server system 10 without subscription. You will be connected and serviced.

In the case of the unmanned guide 20 described above, there is a unique identification code for the history and location of the unmanned guide installed by the central server system 10, and the data displayed by each unmanned guide 20 is In general, the unmanned guide 20 is provided based on the history of the location. However, since the user terminal 30 through the Internet requests information from an unspecified place, the user needs to know the characteristics of the information content required by the user. A step of inputting the current position of is included. In other words, in order to guide the shortest subway line from the current location of the user to a specific station, the user needs to know the current location of the user and requires a step of requesting the input.

The station area, etc. which wants to guide a user's location information and the like through the system 1 of the present invention, becomes a member through the operator of the system 1 of the present invention, and the system 1 of the present invention has a history. All information such as map information, address, e-mail address, phone number, job offer information etc. requested by the member in the central server system 10 by registering the information on the shortest distance from the member building to the member building. 30) make it available to users, and each member will be charged the appropriate service fee. Membership can be directly through the homepage of a website managing the present invention system 1 or through an operator.

According to the subway-related information providing system 1 according to the present invention including the central server system 10, the unmanned guide 20 and the user terminal 30 described above, information about the subway line anywhere in the country as well as subway history You can provide detailed and integrated information on the use of the subway, such as information on the inside and exit of the history, maps and shopping centers around the station area, and buses connected to the subway through the private network and the Internet. By doing so, there is an effect that can further activate the use of the subway as a public transport.

In addition, according to the subway-related information providing system (1) of the present invention, by providing a simple information, such as location information or job listings for the shops that are developed around the station area, along with the subway-related information through an unmanned guide and the Internet Since construction, merchants, subway users, and shopping mall customers can be satisfied, there is an effect that can further promote the development of commercial areas around the station area.

Claims (4)

A central server system in which subway-related information including subway station information and subway line information is constructed; A plurality of unmanned guides connected to the central server system through a dedicated network to output relevant subway related information retrieved according to a user's operation from the subway related information transmitted from the central server system and installed in public places such as subway history; And a plurality of user terminals connected to the central server system through the Internet and outputting the relevant subway related information retrieved and transmitted from the central server system according to a user's operation. The subway related information includes information about a member registered as a member and registered in the central server system, and the member information is related to the subway according to a user's information request through the unmanned guide or user terminal. Subway associated information providing system characterized in that it is output through the unmanned guide or the user terminal. According to claim 1, The subway-related information, History internal map information that displays the current location of the user in the history, history exit and internal facilities; Map information around the area around the station area, showing the surrounding roads, remarkable buildings, buses, etc., centered on history; Map information indicating the shortest path from the current location of the user in the history to the target building the user is looking for; And route information indicating a shortest subway route from a user's current location outside the station to a station, a building, a building, or the like of a destination to which he / she wants to go; Subway-related information providing system comprising a. The system related to subway information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the member information includes map information in which the shortest path from the history to the member's building is displayed. The system of claim 1, wherein the driverless guide includes a printer for printing the output screen.