JP2001010490A - Apparatus for detecting illegal passenger of rolling stock - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for a conductor to go around a vehicle so as to save labor by displaying whether or not there is an illegal passenger, from data on tickets passed through automatic ticket gates and data on passengers seated. SOLUTION: This apparatus includes: an in-vehicle data storage means 5 for storing data on reserved seat tickets passed through automatic ticket gates; seating detecting means 3, 4 for detecting whether or not passengers are seated on reserved seats; a seating data storage means 5 for storing the data from the seating detecting means; and an indicating means 6 which compares the two data with each other and which, when the seating data is transmitted from a reserved seat not stored in reserved seat data, indicates the seat.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention makes it possible to easily determine whether or not a passenger is improperly seated in a reserved seat of a railway car that is not sold, and also to determine whether or not a passenger has occupied a riding section. The present invention relates to a fraudulent passenger detection device for a railway vehicle capable of detecting a seated passenger.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, whether or not a passenger is sitting on a designated seat has been determined by a conductor performing an in-vehicle ticket inspection. For passengers who do not have a reserved seat ticket, the conductor has sold the reserved seat in the car when the reserved seat has not been sold.

In such an in-car ticket, it is necessary to carry out an in-car ticket at each arrival station, so that there is a problem that the labor of the conductor increases, and also, after the in-car ticket, an unsold seat is occupied in a reserved seat that has not been sold. However, the determination of improper seating is
In the case of a railway car with many reserved seats, it is almost impossible, and the conductor should know which reserved seats are being sold and whether the passengers of the sold reserved seats have passed the ticket gate. The fact that such data has not been transmitted is also a reason why it is not possible to discriminate an illegal ride.

[0004] Further, passengers who continue to sit in the unreserved seats despite the passage of the boarding section (for example, a passenger who owns the first and second half tickets and does not have a middle section ticket in the entire boarding section, so-called, Cannot be determined.

[0005]

Therefore, the designated seat ticket is passed through an automatic ticket gate, and the vehicle number and the
A system has been developed in which designated seat data such as a seat number and a boarding section are wirelessly transmitted to the train of the designated seat, and the data is updated for each stop station.

According to this system, the conductor checks the ticket or the reserved seat ticket only for an illegal seat in which the passenger is sitting in the designated seat which is vacant on the data. Do not pass tickets to passengers. As a result, it is not necessary to perform a ticket check for all passengers, so that there is an advantage that regular passengers are released from the trouble of the ticket check, and that a reserved seat ticket for illegal seating can be sold and profit can be improved.

However, even in the system described above, it is necessary for the conductor to look at the inside of the vehicle based on the data passed through the automatic ticket gate and determine whether there is a passenger who is improperly seated. There is a problem that it is not useful for mitigation.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible for an unauthorized ride to be made based on data of a ticket passing through an automatic ticket gate and data of a passenger sitting on a seat. Since it is displayed whether or not there is,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an unauthorized passenger detection device for a railway vehicle, which eliminates the need for a conductor to look around inside the vehicle and can reduce labor.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An apparatus for detecting unauthorized passengers in a railway vehicle according to the present invention achieves the above-mentioned object, and the means of claim 1 uses data of a designated seat ticket passed through an automatic ticket gate. Data storage means in the vehicle for storing, and seat detection means for detecting whether or not a passenger is seated in a designated seat,
A seating data storage unit for storing data from the seating detection unit, and comparing the two data to display the seat when at least the seating data is transmitted from a designated seat that is not stored in the designated seat data. And display means for performing the operation.

[0010] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data storage means in a vehicle for storing data of a free-seat ticket which has passed through an automatic ticket gate, and a seating detection for detecting whether or not a passenger is seated in a free seat. Means, seating data storage means for storing data from the seating detection means, and comparing the seating data with the boarding section data in the data storage means, and when the seating data is present even after passing through the boarding section. Is provided with display means for displaying the seat.

[0011] The seating detecting means may be a capacitance sensor for detecting a capacitance of a human body, or
It is a human body detection sensor comprising a far-infrared sensor for detecting heat of the human body.

Further, the seating detecting means is a combination of a capacitance sensor for detecting the capacitance of a human body, or a human body detection sensor comprising a far-infrared sensor for detecting heat of the human body, and a load sensor for detecting a load on a seat. Is desirable.

[0013] The display means may display the regular seat to which the seating data from the designated seat stored in the designated seat data is transmitted, and the seating data from the designated seat not stored in the designated seat data. The transmitted fraudulent seat may be displayed with a different display method.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for detecting unauthorized passengers in a railway vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a fraudulent passenger detection device, and 1 is data obtained by wirelessly sending data such as a train name, a boarding section, and a seat number obtained by passing a designated seat ticket through an automatic ticket gate from a station building. Is a designated seat data selection unit for selecting only the data of the own train from the data and transmitting the data of the selected boarding section and the seat number to the central processing unit 5, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a human body comprising a far-infrared sensor 31 mounted inside an armrest 71 of a designated seat 7 of the train shown in FIG. 2 or a capacitance sensor 32 mounted in front of a back surface of a seat 72 of the seat 7. As a detection sensor,
The far-infrared sensor 31 sends out an output when detecting heat of the human body, and the capacitance sensor 32 sends out an output when detecting the capacitance of the human body.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a load sensor mounted inside the seat which detects the weight of the person and outputs an output when the person sits on the seat. Reference numeral 5 denotes a central processing unit comprising a personal computer or the like which performs the operation of a flowchart described later. Reference numerals 6 denote a display such as a liquid crystal display for sequentially displaying the screen of each designated seat vehicle based on the output from the central processing unit 5.

The receiver 1, the designated seat data selection unit 2, the central processing unit 5 and the display 6 are installed in the passenger compartment, and the signals from the human body detection sensor 3 and the load sensor 4 are, for example, A subsystem installed for each vehicle aggregates the seating data of the vehicle, and the subsystem is connected to the central processing unit 5 via a bidirectional optical data transmission line, and the central processing unit 5 transmits the reserved seat riding information. It is configured to perform aggregation and arithmetic processing.

Next, the operation based on the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described together with the flowchart of FIG. First, when a passenger passes a designated seat ticket through an automatic ticket gate, the train name, boarding section and designated seat number recorded in the designated seat ticket are read, and these data are transmitted from a transmitter installed in the station building. Is done.

When this data is received by the receiver 1, the boarding section of the host vehicle and the designated seat number are selected by the designated seat data selection section 2 and input to the central processing unit 5. The central processing unit 5 monitors whether or not the data has been input (step S1), and when it is determined that the data has been input, stores the data as designated seat data in the memory (step S2).

The central processing unit 5 monitors whether or not the human body detection sensor 3 has detected a human body from the time when the train departs or enters the platform and the passenger gets in (step S3). If it is determined that the detection sensor 3 has detected a human body, then it is monitored whether or not the load sensor 4 has detected a certain weight or more (step S4).

Here, the human body detection sensor 3 and the load sensor 4
If it is determined only by the human body detection sensor 3 that the passenger is seated, the seated passenger grips the armrest 71 of the next seat and the far infrared ray of the next seat is determined. There is a possibility that the sensor 31 detects a human body or throws out a leg, and the capacitance sensor 32 in the next seat detects the human body and outputs an erroneous signal.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the human body is detected by AND between the signal from the human body detection sensor 3 and the load sensor 4 for detecting that a load is applied to the seat portion 72 of the seat 7. Thereby, it is possible to more reliably detect a seated passenger. In addition, if only the load sensor 4 is used, a signal is transmitted assuming that the seated passenger is occupied by erroneous detection when the next seat is occupied and a bag or the like is placed, and a human body is detected. The seated passenger is detected by AND with the sensor 3.

The combination of the human body detection sensor 3 and the load sensor 4 is employed to reliably detect a seated passenger, and the human body is detected only by one of the sensors. The good thing is obvious.

When the seating data which has detected the seated passenger by the above-described method is sent to the central processing unit 5, the central processing unit 5 compares the designated seat data with the seating data (step S1). S5) It is determined whether or not seating data has been input for a designated seat that is not stored as designated seat data (step S6). If it is determined that seating data has been entered, it is displayed that the seat is improperly seated. Is displayed on the display 6 (step S7).

Also, when it is determined that the comparisons match in the comparison as in step S8, a display indicating that the user is seated normally may be displayed on the display 6. Further, since the above-mentioned designated seat data is performed for each stop station, if the driver is seated despite the fact that vacant seat data has been input past the boarding section, it is possible to determine that the boarding is illegal. is there.

As a display method, the seats of each vehicle are displayed in a drawing, and the improper seats are displayed by means of blinking or the like, or the seats are displayed in blue for the normal seats. In addition, various display methods are possible, such as displaying only the seat number of an improper seat.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which it is detected whether or not a passenger is properly seated in a designated seat. Hereinafter, a case of a free seat will be described. It goes without saying that the above-described human body detection sensor is also attached to the unreserved seat.

Here, when the unreserved seat ticket passes through the automatic ticket gate, the train name and the boarding section are transmitted to the train side as data, similarly to the above-mentioned designated seat ticket. By comparing this data with the human body detection sensor, the conductor can know the exact occupancy rate of the unreserved seat.

Further, by inputting the boarding section data to the seating data storage means by an input means (not shown) for each passenger of each seat number at the time of the ticket inspection by the conductor,
Despite passing through the input boarding section,
If the human body detection sensor outputs a human body detection signal, the conductor is either a new passenger or a fraudulent passenger passing over, so the conductor checks the ticket again,
It is possible to prevent illegal riding (so-called "kissel riding").

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, data of a designated seat ticket that has passed through an automatic ticket gate is stored, and a signal indicating that a passenger is seated is detected with respect to the designated seat data. Since the seat is displayed when the seating data is transmitted from at least the designated seat that is not stored in the designated seat data, it is not necessary for the conductor to look around the inside of the car, and the labor can be reduced. Sales of reserved seat tickets will also help increase sales.

Further, in the case where the unreserved seat vehicle is still seated even after passing the boarding section stored in the seating data storage section, it can be determined that the vehicle is a new passenger or an illegal boarding. Therefore, it is possible to easily find out the passengers of the illegal ride.

Further, a passenger is seated by a combination of a capacitance sensor for detecting the capacitance of a human body, a human body detection sensor such as a far-infrared sensor for detecting heat of the human body, and a load sensor for detecting a load on a seat. By detecting whether or not
It is possible to reliably determine whether or not a passenger is seated, and therefore, it is possible to prevent an in-vehicle inspection ticket due to erroneous detection.

In addition, by displaying not only the incorrect seating but also the regular seating as the display on the display, it is possible to determine the overall occupancy rate of each designated seat vehicle. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an apparatus for detecting an unauthorized passenger in a railway vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a seat to which a human body detection sensor is attached.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving part 2 Reserved seat data selection part 3 Human body detection sensor 31 Far-infrared sensor 32 Capacitance sensor 4 Load sensor 5 Central processing unit 6 Display part 7 Reserved seat 71 Armrest 72 Seat

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A data storage means in a vehicle for storing data of a designated seat ticket passing through an automatic ticket gate, a seating detecting means for detecting whether or not a passenger is seated on a designated seat; And a display means for comparing the two data and displaying the seat when the seat data is transmitted from at least the designated seat that is not stored in the designated seat data. An unauthorized passenger detection device for a railway vehicle provided. 2. An in-vehicle data storage means for storing data of an unreserved seat ticket passing through an automatic ticket gate, a seat detection means for detecting whether or not a passenger is seated in a free seat, and the seat detection means. From the seating data storage means for storing data from the vehicle, and comparing the seating data with the boarding section data in the data storage means to display the seat if the seating data exists even after passing through the boarding section. An unauthorized passenger detection device for a railway vehicle, comprising: 3. The sensor according to claim 1, wherein said seating detecting means is a capacitance sensor for detecting a capacitance of a human body or a human body detecting sensor comprising a far-infrared sensor for detecting heat of the human body. Unauthorized passenger detection device in railway vehicles. 4. The seat detection means is a combination of a capacitance sensor for detecting the capacitance of a human body, or a human body detection sensor comprising a far-infrared sensor for detecting heat of a human body, and a load sensor for detecting a load on a seat. 3. The apparatus for detecting unauthorized passengers in a railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The display means transmits the seating data from a designated seat to which the seating data from the designated seat stored in the designated seat data is transmitted, and the seating data from a designated seat not stored in the designated seat data. The fraudulent passenger detecting device for a railway vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the displayed fraudulent seat is displayed in a different display method.