JP2000309273A - Guidance system for passenger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform passengers in advance whether a train operation is on schedule or not by providing a vehicle with a display panel where is appropriate, so as to display, in addition to station names, the time of arrival at stations on the way and a terminal according to the train operation. SOLUTION: Each train schedule is recorded in a memory of an IC module 2 mounted on an IC card 1 for train. Train schedule A for operating a train A is recorded in an IC card corresponding to the train A and train schedule B in an IC card corresponding to the train B. An embossment 3 is provided for enabling easy visual recognition of which train an IC card is for. The IC card 1 with an operation schedule recorded is set in a reader/writer provided in a driver's cabin of a train so that an information signal concerning the train schedule is communicated with an information device connected thereto.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided in a train, and displays information to a passenger by displaying a stop station and a terminal station on the way to the passenger and an arrival time at the station in association with each other. The present invention relates to a passenger guidance system for providing services.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a display panel for displaying guidance information has been provided, for example, above the entrance doors of many trains, and the name of the next stop station and the terminal station to be stopped are displayed on the display panel. By the way, information systems related to trains are described in many papers related to cybernetics in railways. For example, Hitachi Review, Vol. 73 No. 3 (1
991-3) "Vehicle Information Control System", President 1997
April 1998, "The Railway Revolution in the 21st Century Brought by Communication and Information Technology," and President, October 1998, "Challenge to Zero Customer and Employee Death and Level Crossing Accidents," Mitsubishi Electric Technical Report VOL. 73 No.31998 "Regional Railway Information System" can be cited as an example of a reference.

[0003] The present invention relates to one of such train-related information systems, wherein the display panel displays the arrival time of a stop station and a terminal station on the way. It is characterized by using a card.

[0004] As described above, a display panel is conventionally provided above the entrance door of a train, and the name of the next stop station is displayed on the display panel in Japanese or in both Japanese and English. The arrival times at those stations are not displayed. For those who use the same train for commuting and going to school every day, they are fully aware of the departure time of the train they board and the arrival time of the station where they get off, but sometimes they use the train and other land. For those who come on a business trip, tourists, etc. are concerned about the arrival time at the station on the train they are riding on, especially the arrival time at the station where they get off. Things. In particular, trains have trouble with cars, railroad crossings, snowfall,
If the operation is delayed for some reason, such as an earthquake, the train time is especially worrisome. The same applies to a case in which a train is changed at a station on the way to another line.

[0005]

As described above, the arrival times at the intermediate station and the terminal station are worrisome. However, in the past, the conductor only occasionally broadcasts in-house broadcasts. Had not been. In addition,
In-vehicle broadcasting also varies from time to time.Even if a train runs for a long distance to some extent, after departure from the departure station, it may be necessary to convey only the name of the stop station to the end station after a while, and also arrival time And may be broadcast together. However, for example, for passengers who transfer to a different line train at a station on the way, the arrival time at the station on the way is also a concern regardless of whether the train is operating on a regular schedule, and that too early I want to know.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem. The feature of the present invention is that the operation schedule of each train is recorded on an IC card, and the train is used in accordance with the progress of the train from the IC card. The arrival time of the next stop station and the arrival time of the terminal station are read out, and this is displayed together with the name of the stop station on a display panel provided at an appropriate place in the train.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In the first invention,
Reading means for sequentially reading the arrival time of each station from an IC card in which the arrival time of a stop station and a terminal station of each train operated based on the train schedule is recorded, and the arrival of each station read by the reading means A display panel provided at an appropriate position of the vehicle to display the time in correspondence with each station, and display the arrival time of the next stop station and the terminal station along with the train operation together with the station name on the display panel. It is configured as follows.

Further, in the second invention, when the train operation is delayed from the normal schedule, the arrival time obtained by adding the delay time at that time to the time read from the IC card is displayed on the display panel. I have.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 (a), reference numeral 1 denotes an IC card for a train, and a memory (for example, a RAM) of an IC module 2 mounted on the train stores an The train schedule is recorded, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, the train diagram A necessary for the operation of the train A is recorded on the IC card corresponding to the train A. In addition, an IC card corresponding to the train B includes a train diagram B required for driving the train B.
Is recorded. Note that reference numeral 3 denotes an emboss displayed so that the user can easily recognize what kind of IC card it is.

FIG. 2 (a) shows the relationship between the IC card 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the train 4, and if the train shown in FIG. Use the IC card that has been set. In addition, even if the vehicle itself is the same, and even if the train organization is the same, it may be operated by another schedule, and the train of FIG. is there. In FIG.
The IC card 1 on which the driving diagram A is recorded is set in a reader / writer 5 provided in the crew room of the train 4, and an information signal relating to the train diagram is exchanged with an information device 6 connected to the reader / writer 5. 7a, 7b, ...
7f is a six-car train, with vehicle 7a being the leading vehicle and vehicle 7f being the last vehicle. 8a, 8b,
.., 8f are display panels provided at appropriate places of the vehicles 7a, 7b to 7f. These display panels 8a to 8f are commonly connected to the information equipment 6 via a signal transmission line 9.

FIG. 2 (b) shows the departure time of the first station, the arrival time of the intermediate station, and the arrival time of the last station of the train 4 operated by the train diagram A with pictures, and the operation section is from the stations S1 to S25. Between. Further, the intermediate station S2 is a transfer station with another line 10. In such an operation section, the train 4
Starts the first departure station S1 at 6:12 am according to the train schedule A, arrives at the first halfway stop S2 at 6:25 am, and stops halfway with the stations S3 to S24 in order thereafter.
Arrives at 8:57 am on 25th.

FIG. 2C shows a display example of a display panel in progress from the station S1 to the station S2, and FIG. 2D shows the display panel from the station S2 to the station S3.
FIG. 2 (e) shows a display example in progress from station S24 to terminal station S25.

Next, the relationship between the train stop station and the display will be described. FIG. 3 is a simplified version of the one shown in FIG. 2 (a). The train departs from one station and arrives at the next stop as soon as possible as guide information for passengers. Displays the arrival time at the stop station. For this purpose, a train start signal, a signal when the door is closed, or a switch signal for in-vehicle broadcasting, such as "Next is XX station", is transmitted to the reader / writer 5 and the information device 6 from the IC card. Used as the read control signal 11. FIG. 3B shows the display flow from the first station S1 to the last station S25.

Embodiment 2 FIG. By the way, the train schedule is made in consideration of many conditions related to operation, and the train is operated in accordance with the schedule. However, a delay may occur due to, for example, a railroad crossing accident or snowfall. In such a case, displaying the time of the stop station based on the normal schedule,
It is not accurate guidance information for passengers. It is necessary to display the time of the delay obtained by adding the delay time at that time to the train schedule. It should be noted that the train is operated properly by the driver while checking the traffic light, but cannot be driven by the driver's own judgment like a car. There are a number of facilities and systems to assist the driver in operating. Therefore, for example, after a delay of 10 minutes, it is not possible to immediately increase the speed and set the delay time to zero. Coordinated in comprehensive train operation management.

FIG. 4 shows the delay time adjustment of the display time on the information device 6, and adds the "current delay time" 13 to the "arrival time of the next stop station by a normal train schedule" and adds the "next time". "Delayed arrival time at stop station" 14 is obtained and displayed on the display panel 8. Since the delay of the train is a matter to be expected when the system is constructed, it is processed in the information device 6 based on the correction signal 16 from the operation management system 15.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reading means for sequentially reading out the arrival time of each station from an IC card in which the arrival time of a stop station and the terminal station of each train operated based on the train schedule is recorded. A display panel provided at an appropriate position of the vehicle to display the arrival time of each station read by the reading means in association with each station, and the next stop station and the final station according to the train operation. There is an effect that the arrival time can be displayed on the display panel together with the station name.

Further, in the second invention, when the train operation is delayed from the normal schedule, the arrival time obtained by adding the delay time at that time to the time read from the IC card can be displayed on the display panel. And so on.

Further, if the above IC card is used, other information for the customer can be recorded and used for display. With an IC card, there is an effect that it is possible to cope with a change such as a schedule revision.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC card 2 IC module 3 Emboss 4 Train 5 Reader / writer 6 Information equipment 7 Vehicle 8 Display panel 9 Signal transmission line 10 Line 11 Control signal 12 Arrival time 13 Delay time 14 Arrival time S Station

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An IC card in which the arrival time of a stop station and a terminal station of each train operated based on a train schedule is recorded, and each of the stations provided in a crew room and recorded in the IC card. Reading means for sequentially reading the arrival time of each station, and a display panel provided at an appropriate position of the vehicle for displaying the arrival time of each station read by the reading means in association with each station. The arrival time of a stop station and a terminal station that stops at the terminal is displayed on the display panel together with the station name on the display panel. 2. If the train operation is delayed from a normal schedule, the arrival time obtained by adding the delay time at that time to the time read from the IC card is displayed on the display panel. The passenger guidance system according to claim 1. 3. An IC card in which the arrival times at a stop station and a terminal station of each train operated based on a train schedule are recorded.