JP2000011296A - Method and system for bus running route decision - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the running of buses to be able to be flexibly dealt with in accordance with the waiting state of users and to attain convenience for user's waiting time. SOLUTION: This system reads specified information recorded in a magnetic card or a radio card which a user possesses when a user of a bus is in waiting state of arrival of the bus at a bus stop in a transportation organization. Here, this read information is transmitted to a bus operation instruction part, the bus operation instruction part judges the bus arrival waiting state of the user at the bus stop by the information transmitted from the bus stop, a running route of the bus is decided on the basis of this judged result, and the bus which is running neighborhood of the bus stop is instructed for this decided running route.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic card or a radio card (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a card) as a ticket carried by a user in the operation of a shared bus in a transportation system, for example. The present invention relates to a bus operation route determination method and a bus operation route determination system that determine a bus operation route using recorded information and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, when operating a shared bus in a transportation system, most of the buses are operated according to a timetable, and a user waits at a bus stop when the bus comes.

[0003] In addition, the use of cards on buses has become widespread by providing a bus toll collection device having a function of processing magnetic prepaid cards when getting on and off the bus. Further, in order to provide a convenience for the user, the bus waiting time is sometimes displayed at a stop as a service for the user.

[0004] However, the user waits for the arrival of the bus by knowing the operation time and uses the bus. In this case, for example, use during periods when the number of trains is small, such as during off-peak hours, is inevitable.

[0005]

According to the conventional bus operation system, bus users are to wait according to a predetermined bus operation time. An inconvenient condition occurs.

[0006] Furthermore, inconvenience still arises for users other than the normal life pattern and for unexpected use. Therefore, the present invention provides a bus operation route determination method and a bus operation route determination method that can flexibly cope with bus operation according to a user's waiting state and can facilitate the user's waiting time. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A bus operation route determining method according to the present invention is a method for determining a bus operation route when a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in transportation. Acquiring predetermined information recorded in a recording medium possessed by the user, determining a bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the acquired information, and determining an operation route of the bus based on the determination result. And

[0008] The bus operation route determining method of the present invention comprises:
When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a bus stop at a transportation bus stop, the bus acquires predetermined information recorded on the recording medium held by the user, and acquires the information. The received information is sent to the bus operation headquarters, and the bus operation headquarters determines the bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information sent from the stop, and determines the bus operation route based on the determination result. The determined operation route is instructed to a bus traveling near the stop.

Further, the bus operation route determination method of the present invention
When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a bus stop at a public transportation station, a unique card recorded on the magnetic card or wireless card as a ticket held by the user is recorded on the bus user. Identification information, destination information, read predetermined information such as transit information, transmit the read information to the bus operation command unit, the bus operation command unit by the information transmitted from the stop in the user state, Judgment of the waiting start time, the number of waiting persons, the use route, the use history, etc., and the operation route of the bus is determined based on the judgment result, and the determined operation route is instructed to the bus traveling near the stop. It is characterized by doing.

[0010] Further, the bus operation route determination method of the present invention comprises:
When a bus user purchases a ticket with an automatic ticket vending machine at a shared bus stop at a transportation facility, the user obtains the ticket purchase information and sends the acquired ticket purchase information to the bus operation headquarters. The bus operation headquarters determines the bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information sent from the stop, determines the bus operation route based on the result of the determination, and determines the determined operation route of the stop. It is characterized by giving an instruction to a bus traveling in the vicinity.

Further, the bus operation route determination system according to the present invention is characterized in that, when a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in a transportation system, the recording medium possessed by the user is provided. Information obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information recorded in the information processing apparatus, a standby state determining means for determining the bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information obtained by the information obtaining means, and a determination by the standby state determining means. Operating route determining means for determining an operating route of the bus based on the result.

Further, the bus operation route determination system according to the present invention is a recording medium possessed by a bus user at a stop of a shared bus in a transportation system when the bus user is waiting for the arrival of the bus. An information obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information recorded therein, a transmitting means for transmitting the information obtained by the information obtaining means to a bus operation command unit, and the bus operation command unit transmitting the information obtained by the transmitting means. Standby state determining means for determining a bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information obtained; operating route determining means for determining an operating route of the bus based on the determination result of the standby state determining means; Operation route instructing means for instructing the determined traveling route to a bus traveling near the stop.

Further, the bus operation route determination system according to the present invention is characterized in that when a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in a transportation system, the passenger's ticket Unique identification information recorded on it from a magnetic card or wireless card as
Card reading means for reading predetermined information such as destination information and transit information; transmitting means for transmitting the information read by the card reading means to a bus operation command unit; Means for judging the state of the user, standby start time, number of people on standby, use route, use history, etc. based on the obtained information, and operation route determination means for determining the operation route of the bus based on the judgment result of this judgment means. Operating route instructing means for instructing the bus traveling near the stop to the operating route determined by the operating route determining means.

[0014] Further, the bus operation route determination system of the present invention can be used at a shared bus stop in transportation.
Automatic ticket vending machines that automatically sell tickets to bus users, and ticket purchase information acquisition that acquires ticket purchase information when bus users purchase tickets with this automatic ticket vending machine Means, and transmission means for transmitting the ticket purchase information acquired by the ticket purchase information acquisition means to the bus operation command,
A determining means for determining, based on the information transmitted by the transmitting means, a bus arrival waiting state of the user, and an operating route determination for determining an operating route of the bus based on the determination result of the determining means; Means for instructing a bus traveling near the stop to indicate the operation route determined by the operation route determination means.

According to the present invention, when a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in transportation, a magnetic card or a wireless card as a ticket carried by the user is provided. By obtaining predetermined information recorded on a recording medium such as a card, determining the waiting state of the user for a bus arrival based on the obtained information, and determining an operation route of the bus based on the determination result. In addition, it is possible to flexibly cope with the bus operation according to the waiting state of the user, and to make the waiting time of the user convenient.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before describing the embodiments, a bus operation system according to the present invention will be described. In the operation, as shown in FIG. 1, the starting point and the end point of the bus are determined, and in consideration of the case where the stops A to I are scattered in a branch shape from the line connecting the buses, in order to operate the bus efficiently. Ideally, a bus running near the stop where the user is waiting will be able to drop in and carry passengers.

In such a case, the bus route is not always determined, so such an operation system will be referred to as a variable route operation system. In recent years, wireless cards have been studied and used in railways and the like, but wireless cards do not have a power source (battery) inside the card, and the power source is power transmission via an antenna. This is a sequence in which the wireless card rises from initialization at the time of power transmission, and communication is normally started upon recognition of a card ID (identification information).

When the power is turned off, the internal memory is made non-volatile and has a structure for retaining data. On the other hand, data transmission / reception is processed by the CPU inside the card via the antenna, and data is read (read) and written (written). Normally, the card I
D, deadline, route, fare, use stop, but there is also an area for getting on and off history data for setting the use route inside the data, and the nearest stop is set in advance (for example, at the time of purchase). It shall be written as the latest plural times of getting on and off history every time when getting on and off. The bus operation route is determined using the data and the ID.

In the present invention, automatic access is realized by using a wireless card. For example, with respect to the departure section, the expiration date (when using a commuter pass), the amount of money (when using a prepaid card, etc.), the deduction of the data amount, and the determination of the section and the expiration date, etc. Read / write processing by the card processing machine.

In the above-mentioned variable route operation system, the number of operations and the change of the route via the bus are changed for each time zone, and the user's convenience is sought in consideration of regional characteristics.

In short, it is ultimately desirable to be able to know the waiting state of the user and flexibly cope with the operation of the bus. In order to adopt this route variable operation system, basically, collection of data with a wireless card is considered, but first, considering the public nature, as a response to non-card holders, a bus use button is placed on the bus stop. To deal with non-card users.

A prepaid card for buses has a plurality of history data for use of a data read / write stop at the time of getting on and off the bus, or having data for getting on and off the bus set in advance when the card is issued. In the case of a wireless card, the wireless card reader obtains the destination information, route information, and ID information of the user, informs the bus operation headquarters from the bus stop, and operates the neighborhood determined from the bus deployment status. By issuing a command to stop the bus, convenience can be provided to the user significantly.

In addition, for a user of the wireless card, while waiting for a bus stop, the structure of the bus stop
In the vicinity of the antenna in the customer waiting detection contact device described later, or from the antenna arranged to cover the entire waiting state, it is automatically accessed and responded, so that people with physical disabilities, Even for people who are not used to it, convenience can be achieved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basic operation route according to the present invention. In this basic operation route, it is assumed that a starting point (departure stop) and an end point (end point stop) are determined, and the stops A to I are scattered in a branch shape from the line connecting them. And usually, as a basic operation, starting point, stop A ~
It is assumed that a predetermined basic operation is performed according to the timetable in the order of I and the end point.

[0025] Therefore, even when the user is not waiting at the stop, the bus will travel, but this is for the basic purpose of operation for the user who intends to use on time. is there.

In the present invention, furthermore, the number of trains is determined by grasping the waiting state of the user, and the train is quickly deployed to improve the convenience of the user.
As a method of knowing the waiting state of the user, details will be described later, but in the case of a user who uses a wireless card as a ticket, a plurality of data stored in the wireless card in the operation route data shown in FIG. The destination data of the user is determined by reading the use history data of the boarding times and comparing it with the current stop data.

Since the wireless card is non-contact, there is no need for the user to insert the wireless card into a reader (reader), and the wireless card can be used. We can provide convenient service. In addition, the wireless card possessed by the user is automatically accessed at regular intervals.

FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of a customer waiting detection and notification device according to the present invention. The customer waiting detection communication device is installed at each bus route stop. FIG.
, The front surface of the housing 1 is a customer service panel 2.
The customer service panel 2 has an automatic ticket vending machine function for a cardless user, a coin insertion slot 3 for inserting coins, an insertion amount display 4 for displaying the amount of inserted coins, a destination button 5 for designating a destination, and issuance. Ticket insertion / exit 6 to insert a ticket when discharging the used ticket or canceling the bus use
Is provided. In the housing 1 corresponding to the coin insertion slot 3, a coin processing unit 7 (not shown) for processing the inserted coin is provided, and the housing 1 corresponding to the ticket insertion / exit port 6 is provided. A ticket issuing / reading unit 8 (not shown) for issuing a designated ticket or reading predetermined information recorded on the inserted ticket is provided therein.

The customer service panel 2 is provided with a card insertion / exit port 9 for inserting a magnetic card for a magnetic card user. A magnetic card reader / writer 1 for reading and writing information from and to the inserted magnetic card is provided in the housing 1 corresponding to the card insertion / exit port 7.
0 (not shown) is provided.

In the housing 1, a wireless card reader / writer 11 (not shown) for accessing a wireless card user to a wireless card user is provided.
The customer service panel 2 has a bus waiting display section 12 displaying "bus waiting", a bus communicating display section 13 displaying "bus communicating", and an unhandled card display section 14 displaying "unhandled card". Display unit 15, 1 for displaying other operation guidance
6. There is provided a cancel button 17 which is pressed when canceling the use of the bus.

The bus waiting display unit 12 is operated by the bus waiting user from the stop and transmitted to the operation command unit, and the bus is headed to the corresponding stop according to the bus deployment instruction, and the user is in a waiting state. Show that there is.

The bus communication display unit 13 indicates that the bus user at the bus stop is operating the customer waiting detection communication device, or is transmitting to the operation command immediately after the operation, so to say, the reception display of the user. It is like.

The non-handled card display section 14 includes a magnetic card,
When it is determined that the data of the card use route portion is not appropriate for the relevant stop, the user of the wireless card performs this display, and the user selects the destination button 5 while the display is being performed. Will be pressed. in this case,
The ticket is not issued, only the data is generated, and the data is stored in the memory together with the card ID.

This stored ID is especially for the purpose of being used for comparison processing for automatically accessing the user of the wireless card. That is, access is performed once,
This is because a card of a user having an irrelevant ID is ignored.

When there is no user due to cancellation of use, the cancel button 17 is depressed.
The display of the bus waiting display unit 12 is turned off, and the user-less data is transmitted.

[0036] Among them, if the user only uses the wireless card, there is no access target by the automatic access.
It is not particularly necessary to press the cancel button 17. A bus waiting detection simple sensor can be used together to detect the user of the stop.

The data read in this way is sent as the number of people, the direction, the route, and the time, and the data is transmitted from the customer waiting detection and notification device to the bus operation command unit every time data is generated and periodically.

An antenna 18 for communicating with a bus operation command unit (not shown) is attached to the housing 1. FIG. 3 schematically shows a control system of the customer waiting detection communication device shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 communicates with a memory (eg, S-RAM) 22 as storage means and a bus operation command unit (not shown) via the antenna 18. A transmitting / receiving unit 23 is connected.

The CPU 21 is provided with the bus waiting display unit 12, the bus communication display unit 13,
And, while the unhandled card display unit 14 is connected, the cancel button 17
Is connected.

The coin processing unit 7 and the inserted amount display unit 4 are connected to the CPU 21 via an interface 26, and the ticket issuing / reading unit 8 and a destination button are connected via an interface 27. 5
Is connected.

The CPU 21 is connected to the magnetic card reader / writer 10 via an interface 28 and the wireless card reader / writer 11 via an interface 29.

Hereinafter, each part will be described. The coin processing unit 7 and the ticket issuing / reading unit 8 are a ticket issuing unit as an automatic ticket vending machine. When a user who purchases a ticket inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 3, the coin processing unit 7 is inserted. The processed coins are processed to calculate the amount of the coins, and the coins are displayed on the input amount display 4. Next, when the user selectively presses the destination button 5, the CPU 21 determines whether the input amount matches the calculated amount, and issues a ticketing instruction to the ticketing / reading unit 8.

Ticketing / reading unit 8 receiving a ticketing instruction
Prints the destination, amount, ticketing date and time, ticket number, etc. on a paper sheet set in advance with a print head, and simultaneously writes magnetic encoding information (destination, amount, etc.) with a write magnetic head (not shown). , The date and time of issuance, the ticket number, etc.), a designated ticket is issued, and the ticket is ejected to the ticket insertion / exit port 6. This ticketing information is stored in the memory 22 by the CPU 21 as user waiting information.

To stop using the bus, the user presses the cancel button 17 and then inserts the previously issued ticket into the ticket insertion / exit port 6. Then, the inserted ticket is taken into the ticketing / reading unit 8, and magnetic encoding information (destination, amount, ticketing date / time, ticket number, etc.) is read by a reading magnetic head (not shown). The read information is stored in the memory 22 by the CPU 21 as cancellation information.

The magnetic card reader / writer 10 inserts a magnetic card into the card insertion / exit port 9 by a user to take it in, and reads information such as a card ID and a boarding / unloading use history by a reading magnetic head. . The read information is stored in the memory 22 by the CPU 21 as user waiting information.

If the magnetic card is a commuter pass and the CPU 21 determines that the card does not correspond to the stop, the non-handled card display unit 14 is turned on to inform the user that the card is not handled. In this case, the user selectively presses the destination button 17 based on the guidance text on the guidance display unit 15, and the magnetic card reader / writer 10 returns the received magnetic card to the card insertion / exit slot 9. At the same time, the destination information and card ID information at this time are
The memory 21 is used by the CPU 21 as user waiting management information.
2 is stored.

If the stop corresponds, the CPU
21 determines the destination based on the boarding / alighting use history information read from the magnetic card, and stores the destination information and the card ID information in the memory 22 as user waiting information.

When the user using the magnetic card stops using the bus, the information read from the magnetic card is transferred to the CP by the same operation as that for the above-mentioned ticket.
By U21, it is stored in the memory 22 as cancellation information.

The wireless card reader / writer 11 accesses data with a wireless card possessed by a user via an antenna (not shown). One or a plurality of the above antennas are provided. When a plurality of antennas are provided, a wide area recovery is performed by scanning each antenna. For this scan,
In consideration of the access timing of the wireless card, the control is performed by the wireless card reader / writer 11 itself.

In this case, when a plurality of wireless cards are simultaneously accessed by the same antenna, the CPU 21 determines that a plurality of wireless cards are possessed and stores the read data in the memory 22 as user waiting information. Remember.

At this time, the CPU 21 makes a determination on the wireless card corresponding to the stop, and stores the ID and destination information of the card in the memory 22 as user waiting information. At this time, the other wireless cards that do not correspond are invalidated and their card IDs are stored in the memory 22.
To memorize.

If it is determined that all of the plurality of wireless cards do not correspond to the stop, the non-handled card display section 14 is turned on to inform the user that the card is not handled. In this case, the user selectively presses the destination button 17 based on the guidance sentence on the guidance display unit 15, so that the destination information and the card ID information at this time are:
The memory 21 is used by the CPU 21 as user waiting management information.
2 is stored.

With respect to the wireless card having the getting-on / off history information corresponding to the stop, the CPU 21 determines the destination from the getting-on / off using history information read from the wireless card, and stores the destination information and the card ID information as user waiting information in the memory. 22.

Since the user of the wireless card can know the waiting state, the automatic access eliminates the necessity of a cancel operation when stopping the bus use. However, when the antenna cannot cover the waiting area of the user, it is necessary to hold the wireless card over the antenna and to press the cancel button 17.

Further, the CPU 21 turns on the bus communication display section 13 at the time of access to the user or transmission to the bus operation command section, and informs the user to that effect. In addition, transmission of user waiting information to the bus operation command
The U21 refers to the user waiting information in the memory 22 every time a user performs an operation or at a predetermined time interval, so that the destination, the route, the number of people, the time,
Send information such as stop codes.

When the CPU 21 receives a response from the bus operation command unit via the antenna 18 and the transmission / reception unit 23, the CPU 21 controls the on / off control of the bus waiting display unit 12.

In the CPU 21, the ID of the wireless card is
By comparing information or the like, it is determined how many people are currently waiting for the user, and even in a magnetic card other than a wireless card, the data of the magnetic card is read by the magnetic card reader / writer 10 and the same determination is performed. Yes, it is.

For a user who does not have a magnetic card or a wireless card, the customer waiting detection contact device shown in FIG. 2 can automatically issue a ticket. The CPU 21 adds the information to the information transmitted to the bus operation command.

FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the bus stops and the bus operation command section, and the user waiting information is transmitted from each of the bus stops A to I to the bus operation command section 30 as shown.
The bus operation command unit 30 instructs each bus to correct the operation deployment in accordance with the operation status of the bus. In each bus, at the time of getting on and off the bus, the card user rewrites the getting on and off data of the card use route portion with the latest use information by a card processing machine installed in the bus.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a configuration example of a batteryless wireless card. The wireless card includes a transmitting / receiving antenna 31, a modulation / demodulation unit 32 that demodulates a modulation wave received by the antenna 31, or generates and transmits a modulation wave including data to the antenna 31. Storing the data in the non-volatile memory 34, or
The control unit includes a control unit 33 including a CPU for reading data stored in the non-volatile memory 34, a power generation unit 35 for generating power from a transmission wave received by the antenna 31, and the like. The power generated by the power generation unit 35 is supplied as operation power to each unit in the wireless card.

FIG. 6 schematically shows a configuration example of the wireless card reader / writer 11. This wireless card reader
The writer 11 includes a plurality of transmission / reception antennas 41, an antenna switching unit 42 for selectively switching the antennas 41, a modulation unit / transmission driver 43, a reception amplifier / demodulation unit 44, and a control unit 45 including a CPU for executing various controls and processes. It is constituted by such as.

The outline of the operation will be briefly described below. The control unit 45 selects the optimum antenna from the plurality of antennas 41 by scanning and driving the antenna switching unit 42. Transmission data sent from the CPU 21 is input to the modulation unit / transmission driver 43 via the control unit 45, modulated and amplified by the modulation unit / transmission driver 43, and supplied to the antenna 41. The antenna 41 radiates a signal from the modulation unit / transmission driver 43 into space as a radio wave (including a power generation radio wave).

On the other hand, the radio wave transmitted from the wireless card is
The signal is received by the antenna 41 and sent to the reception amplifier / demodulation unit 44. The reception amplifier / demodulation unit 44 obtains reception data by performing processing such as amplification and demodulation on the received signal. The obtained reception data is sent to the control unit 45, and the control unit 45 performs a predetermined process based on the reception data.

FIG. 7 shows an example of data stored in the memory 34 of the magnetic card and the wireless card, and FIG. 8 shows an example of magnetic encoding information recorded on the ticket issued by the ticketing / reading unit 8. Is shown. In FIG.
For example, when the card is a fixed-price ticket such as a prepaid card, the data shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is used, and when the card is a commuter pass, the data shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C are used. ing.

Next, the overall operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the first bus user is a customer without a card, FIG.
In the customer waiting detection communication device shown in (1), bus waiting user information such as a destination, a ticket number, and a purchase time can be obtained by a ticket purchasing operation by inserting coins.

When the second bus user is a customer of a magnetic card, the magnetic card reader / writer 10 is inserted by inserting the magnetic card into the card insertion / exit port 9 in the customer waiting detection communication device shown in FIG. And reads the magnetic encoding information, refers to the data related to the use stop in the getting on / off history in the operation route data (see FIG. 7A), and obtains the bus waiting user information such as destination, card ID, and reading time from the corresponding history. Can be

When the third bus user is a wireless card customer, the wireless card reader / writer 11 provided inside the customer waiting detection contact device shown in FIG.
When the wireless card is automatically accessed via the antenna 41, the card data is read, the data relating to the use stop in the getting on / off history in the operation route data is referred to, and the destination and card ID are determined based on the corresponding history. And bus waiting user information such as reading time.

In the case of the second and third bus users, if there is no use stop related data in the getting on / off history, the CPU 21 turns on the non-handled card display section 14 after the determination by the CPU 21,
By selectively pressing the destination button 17 during guidance of an unhandled card, bus waiting user information such as destination, card ID, and button pressing time can be obtained.

Since the wireless card has automatic access, the CPU 21 stores in the memory 22 the card ID for which guidance of a non-handled card has been displayed by the previous operation. Data access is not performed only by recognition access.

In this case, when the customer waiting detection contact device shown in FIG. 2 sends a transmission permission to the wireless card, and when there are a plurality of wireless cards, the card I
Communication for D recognition occurs simultaneously for a plurality of wireless cards.

Alternatively, even for the same wireless card,
This means that communication for ID recognition is always occurring.
Even if they occur at the same time, in the case of simultaneous processing for a plurality of wireless cards, each ID can be recognized and access processing can be performed for each wireless card.

When a plurality of antennas are installed on the wireless card reader / writer 11 so that the waiting state can be covered, each antenna is scanned, and a plurality of initial accesses are simultaneously performed within the corresponding antenna. In this case, it can be determined that the same person has multiple copies.

In the customer waiting detection communication device shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 21 uses the bus waiting user information obtained as described above to transmit information such as the stop code, destination, route, number of people, time, etc. to the bus operation command. Transmit to the unit 30. When data is read from the card or when the bus operation command unit 30
At the time of transmission, the CPU 21 illuminates the display unit 13 during bus communication, and provides guidance to that effect. At the same time, or in response to a response from the bus communication display unit 13, the bus standby display unit 12 is turned on to provide guidance to that effect.

When the user waiting for the bus stops using the bus, when there is another user waiting for the bus, he / she leaves, and when there is no other user waiting for the bus, the cancel button 1 is pressed.
By pressing 7, the CPU 21 transmits the cancellation information to the bus operation command unit 30 and turns off the bus waiting display unit 12.

If the bus waiting user is the only holder of the wireless card and stops using the bus, the absence can be recognized because the access is automatic without any cancellation operation. Note that a combination of a case where a plurality of antennas are provided due to an antenna electric field effect on a wireless card and a case where a human detection sensor capable of detecting a bus waiting state can be used.

According to the above, although the data of the maximum number of waiting persons is known, the number of persons involved in cancellation is not known. Therefore, if it is necessary to operate the details of the number of persons, the already purchased ticket is inserted into the ticket insertion / exit port 6 at the time of cancellation. By inserting it, the ticket number is read by the ticketing / reading unit 8 and the number of persons can be managed by pressing the cancel button 17.

Similarly, the wireless card is also an automatic access to the magnetic card, so that the number of users waiting for the bus can be ascertained and the data can be transmitted to the bus operation command unit 30.

Regarding the user of the card (magnetic card, wireless card), every time the user gets on and off the bus, the data related to the use stop in the getting on and off history in the operation route data is cyclically recorded with the number of getting on and off records specified in the format Will be updated.

At the same time, if it is a commuter pass, the period and pass-through are determined, and if it is a flat-ticket, the usage amount is withdrawn. By the way, in the bus operation command unit 30, for example,
As shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that "Bus 1" is operated on a regular basis and is operated from a starting point to a stop A,... I, an end point. Now, when the bus operation command unit 30 receives the bus waiting user information from the stop F, the bus operation command unit 30
Transmits a response to the stop F, and if there is no bus waiting user at the stop C, for example, if there is no bus waiting user at the stop C, the operation route command of the route R3 which is close to the direct route to the "bus 5" that has left the starting point Outgoing. In this way, the bus waiting state from each stop can be grasped, and the operation route can be flexibly performed.

Further, the bus operation command unit 30 transmits a command to turn on the bus waiting display unit 12 to each of the stops, so that even if there is no bus waiting user at the stop on the way of the operation route, the bus waiting display unit 12 is turned on. Can be turned on.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, in addition to the flights that the bus users use on-time buses, the bus waiting users can By notifying the waiting state from the side, the bus operation is performed flexibly, so that the response to the bus waiting state can be improved.

Further, by reading the bus use history data of the bus waiting user from the card and using the data for setting the bus operation route, the bus waiting user contacting device can be used to determine the bus waiting time without any trouble of the bus user. The status notification can be actively sent to the bus operation command.

Further, regarding the operation of the wireless card, since the wireless card owned by the user is completely automatically accessed with respect to the destination based on the bus use history information in the wireless card, the user is at the bus stop. It is possible to communicate the bus waiting state for the flexible operation alone.

Further, the batteryless wireless card has timer means which operates by power transmission. In order to control access to the equipment installation side by using a timer value uniquely set by each stop, a wireless card is used. Communication congestion for ID recognition at all times can be prevented.

Further, for the user of the wireless card,
Since access is automatically performed and can be dealt with, it is possible to improve convenience and reduce troublesomeness particularly for a person with a physical disability or a person who is not accustomed to using it.

[0086]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to flexibly cope with a bus operation according to the waiting situation of a user and to make the waiting time of the user convenient. A bus operation route determination method and a bus operation route determination system that can be provided can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a basic service route according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an external configuration of a customer waiting detection communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the customer waiting detection communication device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a bus stop and a bus operation command.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a batteryless wireless card.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a wireless card reader / writer.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of data stored in memories of a magnetic card and a wireless card.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of magnetic encoding information recorded on a ticket.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

A to I bus stop, 1 ... housing, 2 ... customer service panel, 3 ... coin slot, 4 ... amount display, 5 ...
Destination button, 6: Insert / exit ticket, 7: Coin processing unit, 8: Issue / read unit, 9: Insert / extract card, 10: Magnetic card reader / writer, 11
… Wireless card reader / writer, 12 Bus display unit, 13 Bus communication display unit, 14 Unused card display unit, 15, 16 Guide display unit, 17 Cancel button, 18 …… Tx / Rx antenna, 21 …… CPU, 22…
... Memory (storage means), 23.

Claims (8)

[Claims] When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a bus stop at a public transportation system, predetermined information recorded on the recording medium held by the user is recorded. Acquiring a bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the acquired information, and determining an operation route of the bus based on a result of the determination. 2. When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in transportation, predetermined information recorded in the recording medium held by the user is recorded. The obtained information is sent to the bus operation command, and the bus operation command determines the waiting state of the bus arrival of the user based on the information sent from the stop. A bus operation route determining method, comprising: determining an operation route; and instructing the determined operation route to a bus traveling near the stop. 3. When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a bus stop at a public transportation station, the data is recorded from a magnetic card or a wireless card as a ticket carried by the user. It reads predetermined information such as unique identification information, destination information, and route information, and transmits the read information to a bus operation command unit, and the bus operation command unit uses the information transmitted from the stop to obtain the information. The state of the user, the waiting start time, the number of waiting persons, the use route, the use history, etc. are determined, and the operation route of the bus is determined based on the result of the determination, and the determined operation route is traveling near the stop. A bus operation route determination method characterized by instructing a bus. 4. When a bus user purchases a ticket with an automatic ticket vending machine at a bus stop at a transportation facility, the user obtains the ticket purchase information, and operates the acquired ticket purchase information on the bus. Send it to the command center, and in the bus operation command unit, determine the waiting state of the bus arrival of the user based on the information sent from the stop, determine the bus operation route based on the determination result, and determine the determined operation A bus operation route determination method, wherein a route is instructed to a bus traveling near the stop. 5. When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in transportation, predetermined information recorded on the recording medium held by the user is recorded. Information acquisition means to be acquired; standby state judgment means for judging a bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means; and an operation route of the bus is determined based on the judgment result of the standby state judgment means. A bus route determining system, comprising: 6. When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop in transportation, predetermined information recorded on the recording medium held by the user is recorded. Information acquiring means for acquiring, transmitting means for transmitting information acquired by the information acquiring means to the bus operation command unit, and waiting for the user to arrive at the bus operation command unit in the bus operation command unit based on the information transmitted by the transmitting means. Standby state determining means for determining a state; operating route determining means for determining an operating route of the bus based on the determination result of the standby state determining means; An operation route instructing means for instructing a running bus, comprising: a bus operation route determination system. 7. When a bus user is waiting for a bus to arrive at a shared bus stop at a transportation facility, the bus user records it on a magnetic card or a wireless card as a ticket carried by the user. Card reading means for reading predetermined information such as unique identification information, destination information, and route information, transmission means for transmitting information read by the card reading means to a bus operation command unit, and the bus operation command unit A determination means for determining the state of the user, a standby start time, a standby number, a use route, a use history, and the like based on the information transmitted by the transmission means; and a bus operation route based on the determination result of the determination means. Operating route determining means for determining the operating route determined by the operating route determining means for a bus running near the stop Bus service the route determination system, characterized by comprising a stage, a. 8. An automatic ticket vending machine that automatically sells a ticket to a bus user at a shared bus stop at a transportation facility, and a bus user purchases a ticket with the automatic ticket vending machine. When
A ticket purchase information acquisition unit for acquiring the ticket purchase information, a transmission unit for transmitting the ticket purchase information acquired by the ticket purchase information acquisition unit to a bus operation command unit, and the bus operation command unit, Judgment means for judging the bus arrival waiting state of the user based on the information transmitted by the transmission means, operation route decision means for judging the bus operation route based on the judgment result of this judgment means, and this operation route decision means Operating route instructing means for instructing the bus running in the vicinity of the stop to the operating route determined in (1).