JP2001222796A - Transfer demand system of transport facilities - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the transfer convenience of transport facilities when a user wants to change a highway bus, etc., to another kind of transport facilities, for example, a city bus. SOLUTION: The transfer demand system 2 of transport facilities receives the demand reservation as a request from a user of a highway bus 4 running on a highway route RT1 to change the bus 4 to a city bus 5 via a bus stop 8 where the user will get off the bus 4 through a communication network 3. Then the system 2 transmits the transfer information to the driver of the bus 5 via the network 3 to stop the bus 5 running on a general route RT2 at a bus stop 12 of a deviation route RT3 near the stop 8 in accordance with the scheduled time when the bus 4 stops at the stop 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transit demand system for transportation, and more particularly to a system for supporting reservation of getting on and off at a high-speed bus stop and dispatch of a city bus using advanced information equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art High-speed buses as a means of transportation are faster than railways and have relatively low fares, and further utilization is expected by taking advantage of such points.

[0003]

However, the present high-speed bus has the following problems.

[0004] First, when transferring from a railway, buses and taxis are usually on standby, so inconvenience is not felt much. In contrast, when changing from a highway bus stop, there is no cooperation with other transportation means. However, there is no city bus that stops near the high-speed bus stop, and the distance from the high-speed bus stop to the nearest bus stop is too long. In addition, there are few transfer buses late at night, and there are inconveniences such as using a taxi because the fare is higher than that of a bus, so that the burden is too large to always use.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such conventional problems, and aims to improve the convenience of transferring from a transportation system such as an express bus to a city bus which is another transportation system. Is its purpose.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a transportation demand system according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided as a request from a user of a highway bus operating on a highway to get off the bus. Demand reservation receiving means for receiving, via a predetermined communication network, a demand reservation for transferring to a city bus via a scheduled bus stop; and a bus stop for the high-speed bus when the demand reservation is received by the demand reservation receiving means. The transfer information for the driver of the city bus is transmitted to the communication network so that the city bus operating on a general road is distributed to a transfer place provided near the bus stop in accordance with the predicted arrival time to. And information transmission means for transmitting the information via the Internet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting means transmits the transfer information to a local bus call display board provided on the general road via the communication network. Means for sending, and means for sending a reset command for releasing the transfer information to the local bus call display board via the communication network when the local bus is dispatched to the transfer location. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the demand reservation includes identification information of the high-speed bus, location information of its current location, and identification information of the bus stop. The information transmitting means detects the bus delay time of the express bus by comparing each of the information with the preset operation schedule information of the express bus, and arrives at the getting off bus stop from the detected bus delay time. It is characterized by comprising means for predicting time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for providing information relating to the operation of the high-speed bus to the user who is to board the high-speed bus via the communication network. Means for receiving, via the communication network, a boarding reservation from a user who intends to board the highway bus.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is further provided means for providing information to a user riding on the high-speed bus via the communication network. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the city bus is a route bus operated based on an operation schedule or a demand bus operated in response to a demand reservation from the user.・ It is characterized by being a bus.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transfer demand system for a transportation system, wherein a demand reservation for a transfer to a city bus via a place where the vehicle is to be dropped off is made as a request from a user of a vehicle of the transportation system. A demand reservation receiving means for receiving via the communication network, and the city bus operating on a general road according to the predicted arrival time at the scheduled get-off location when the demand reservation is received by the demand reservation receiving means. And information transmitting means for transmitting transfer information for the driver of the city bus via the communication network so that the vehicle can be dispatched to a transfer place provided near the scheduled drop-off place.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a transportation demand system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, the present embodiment is applied to an information system for a bus operator / bus user who controls a bus management center and its surroundings, but is not limited to this, and can be applied to other information processing systems.

(Transfer Demand System in Bus Management Center) The bus management center (high-speed bus management center) 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is equipped with a core system of an information system for bus operators / bus users. A demand transfer system 2 for transportation (high-speed bus and city bus) according to the present invention is mounted therein.

The transfer demand system 2 is shown in FIG.
And the public line 3a and the DoPa network (NT
Communication line based on packet communication system (DoPa system), which is a mobile data communication service provided by T-DOCOMO)
3b and the like, and from the highway bus 4 on the highway RT1 to the general road RT mainly in response to a request from the user.
1 city transport (city bus 5: includes both a route bus 5a operated based on an operation schedule and a demand bus 5b operated according to a demand reservation from a user)
It mainly provides bus transfer service to the bus, and the algorithm (program) for the bus transfer service
Information recording system which records the information in a computer-readable recording medium and causes the CPU to execute the algorithm (which constitutes the demand reservation means and the information transmission means of the present invention)
It is composed of

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the information processing system includes a vehicle-mounted system 6 in a highway bus 4 operating on a highway RT1 and a highway bus stop 7 on a highway RT1.
Display plate 8 provided at a predetermined position such as a road RT2.
The on-board system 9 in the city bus 5 running on the upper side, the city bus call display plate 11 provided at a predetermined position such as the city bus stop 10 on the general road RT2, and the highway RT1 from the general road RT2. A high-speed bus between a display board 13 provided at a deviation bus stop 12 on a deviation route RT3, which is a transfer place that can be contacted under the high-speed bus stop 7, a communication terminal 14 used by a user, and a local network 15. In addition to information on demand reservations for city bus transfer from, bus operation status, bus reservation status, traffic information, weather information, etc. necessary for operation management and information provision are communicably connected.

Here, an example of the configuration of each of the above-mentioned in-vehicle systems 6, 8, each of the display boards 8, 11, 13, the communication terminal 14, and the local network 15 will be described.

(In-vehicle system in high-speed bus) High-speed bus 4
As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle system 6 includes, in addition to the in-vehicle server 21, a position signal from a GPS satellite 16 as a position sensor for acquiring position information of a bus.
A public telephone 24 communicably connected to the public network 5a and a DoPa system communicably connected to the DoPa network 5b are used as communication terminals between the GPS receiver 23 for receiving data via the Internet and the bus management center 1. A packet communication terminal (DoPa terminal) 25 and an LED (Light Emitting) that provides information to the user and displays dynamic information (traffic / weather information, etc.) from the DoPa terminal 25 and fixed information from the in-vehicle server 21. Diode)
A display panel 26 and other in-vehicle devices 27 are provided, and these devices 21 to 27 mutually communicate with each other in the vehicle LAN (Local A).
The network is communicably connected via a rear network 28.

In the above configuration, the public telephone 24 uses the public network 3a when a user makes a demand reservation for a local bus transfer.
It is possible to notify the vehicle identification information (vehicle ID) and the user's getting-off bus stop with the transfer demand system 2 in the bus management center 1 via. Also, DoPa
The terminal 25 sends the position information from the GPS receiver 23 to the bus management center 1 via the DoPa network 3b,
It is possible to receive traffic information, weather data, and the like from the local network 15 via the bus management center 1 and the DoPa network 3b.

(In-vehicle system in city bus) City bus 5
As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle system 9 includes, in addition to the on-vehicle server 31, a position signal from the GPS satellite 16 as a position sensor for acquiring bus position information in the same manner as described above.
A DoPa network 5b as a communication terminal between the GPS receiver 32 receiving via an antenna and the bus management center 1
And a packet communication terminal (DoPa terminal) 33 adopting the DoPa system, which is communicably connected to each other. These devices 31 to 33 are communicably connected to each other via the in-vehicle LAN 34.

Among them, the DoPa terminal 33 sends position information from the GPS receiver 32 to the bus management center 1 via the DoPa network 3b, and sends various operation commands from the bus management center 1 to the DoPa network 3b. It is possible to receive via.

(Display Board on Expressway) The display board 8 on the expressway RT1 has a built-in communication device (DoPa terminal), not shown, which is used by the bus management center 1 via the DoPa network 3b. A predetermined display that receives operation information such as highway closing information and general road detour information, receives bus arrival time information from the transfer demand system 2 via the DoPa network 3b, and makes each of these pieces of information easily visible to the user. LED display is performed in a format.

(Display Board on General Road) A display unit (DoPa terminal) (not shown) is provided on the display board 11 on the general road RT2.
Via the communication device, receives a local bus call (transfer) information regarding a transfer demand reservation from a user of the high-speed bus 4 from the transfer demand system 2 via the DoPa network 3b, a reset instruction thereof, and the like.
The transfer information can be displayed as an LED in a predetermined display format that is easy for the driver of the city bus 5 to visually recognize, or can be canceled.

(Display Board on Deviation Route) The display board 13 on the deviation route RT3 has a built-in communication device (DoPa terminal) which is not shown, and is mounted directly or on the display plate 8 of the high-speed bus stop 7 by this communication device. Via the communication device, receives the local bus call (transfer) information relating to the transfer demand reservation from the user of the high-speed bus 4 and the reset instruction thereof via the DoPa network 3b, and transmits the transfer information to the local bus 5 LED display in a predetermined display format that is easy for drivers to see,
It is possible to cancel it. In this example, the reset command employs a method in which the driver transmits the command by remote control from inside the bus to prevent mischief. However, other methods are of course possible.

(Communication Terminal of User) The communication terminal 14 used by the user is a personal computer (PC) of various types such as a desktop type, a tower type, a notebook type, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and NTT DoCoMo. And a mobile phone, a telephone, or the like that can use the i-mode service provided by the system. The high-speed bus time, the operation status, the deviation route time, etc., with the bus management center 1 via the public line 5a. It is possible to receive information, check the riding status of highway buses, and make reservations.

(Regional Network) Regional Network 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a computer system installed in a facility for managing traffic information, weather information, and the like in each area, which is connected to a network via a predetermined communication network. It is possible to send the information to the bus management center 1 via a network or to receive the road or operation status from the bus management center 1.

The above-mentioned on-board system 6 for both buses 4 and 5
8, the transfer demand system 2 uses the information communication among the display boards 8, 11, 13, the user communication terminal 14, and the local network 15, so that the high-speed bus running on the highway RT1 can be used. As a request from the user 3, the city bus 4 via the highway bus stop 7 which is scheduled to get off
While receiving a city bus transfer demand reservation via the communication network 5 to transfer to the local bus, the arrival time of the high-speed bus 3 at the bus stop is predicted in response to the demand reservation, and on the general road RT2 according to the arrival time. The call display board 11 on the general road RT2 via the communication network 5 transmits the transfer information for the driver of the city bus 4 so that the city bus 4 running on the road is dispatched to the deviation bus stop 12 on the deviation route RT3. Then, a process for sending to the in-vehicle system 9 of the city bus 4 is executed.

When the local bus 4 is dispatched to the deviation route / bus stop 12, a reset command for canceling the transfer information on the display board 11 is transmitted via the communication network 5 to the display board 1.
1 is executed.

Next, the overall operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the city bus 5 of this example is a route bus 5a (deviation route RT3) operating along an operation schedule.
In addition to the route bus via the route and the route bus via the other route), a demand bus 5b that can be dispatched to a deviation route at a predetermined time according to a user's request is assumed.

First, consider a case where a user of the highway bus 4 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 makes a demand reservation for a transfer while riding or traveling. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, on the high-speed bus 4, the on-board system 4 performs a transfer procedure operation (step ST1). This operation specifies the high-speed bus stop 7 to be disembarked using, for example, the public telephone 24, and thereby, the vehicle ID code (identification information) of the high-speed bus 4 and the disembarkation bus stop code via the public line 3a. The information is sent to the transfer demand system 2 in the bus management center 1 as a city bus transfer demand reservation. The transfer demand system 2 includes a GPS in the on-vehicle system 6 in the high-speed bus 4.
The GPS position information from the receiver 23 is transmitted from the DoPa terminal 25 via the DoPa network 3b in real time, at regular intervals, or when a required request is received.

Next, at the bus management center 1 side, the computer processing of the transfer demand system 2 causes the data via the public line (vehicle ID code / get-off high-speed bus stop code) from the high-speed bus 4 and the data via the DoPa network (GPS position). The high-speed bus 4 is recognized based on the on-board position based on the signal, and the arrival time at the getting-off bus stop 7 is predicted (step ST2). In this process, for example, the bus ID of the high-speed bus 4 is detected by comparing the recognized vehicle ID of the high-speed bus 4, the current in-vehicle position, and the high-speed bus stop code with the preset high-speed bus operation schedule. Then, an algorithm for predicting the arrival time at the getting-off bus stop 7 from the detected bus delay time is executed.

Next, on the side of the bus management center 1, after the highway bus 1 approaches, for example, a certain distance, the deviation route RT, which is the nearest transfer place, is located below the getting-off bus stop 7.
The local bus call information (transfer information: ramp approach information, arrival time information, etc.) for the driver of the city bus (route bus 5a and demand bus 5b) 5 running on the general road RT2 near 3 The information is sent to each display panel 11... 11 of the city bus stop 10 or the like via the DoPa network 3b to be lit and displayed by the LED, or notified through the DoPa terminal 33 of the city bus 5 (step ST3).

Then, on the side of the city bus 5, the driver (driver) looks at the above-mentioned bus stop display or receives a notification, and determines whether or not to enter the deviation route RT3 from the general road RT2 based on the display time or the like. A decision is made (steps ST4, ST5). If the determination is NO, normal operation of the city bus 5 is performed (step ST7). In this case, the call indication on each of the display boards 11... 11 on the general road RT2 is still lit, and the other local buses 5 repeatedly perform the same driver determination as described above.

If the driver determines in step ST5 that the answer is YES, the local bus 5 is dispatched from the general road RT2 to the deviation bus stop 12 under the highway bus stop 7 via the deviation route RT3. Done. Thus, the user of the highway bus 4 can change from the deviation bus stop 12 to the city bus 5 after getting off at the highway bus stop 7.

After dispatch of the city bus 5 (after arriving at the bus stop), the city bus on the display boards 11... 11 on the general road RT2 is manually operated by a driver (remote control operation using infrared rays, for example). The call display is reset (step ST6). Upon this reset,
When the bus stop display OFF command is issued, for example, the display board 8 of the high-speed bus stop 7
It is sent to the bus management center 1 via the DoPa network 3b via the communication device inside.

After receiving the bus stop display OFF command from the deviation bus stop 12 by the computer processing of the transfer demand system 2, the bus control center 1 side displays each of the display boards 11 on the general road RT2 via the DoPa network 3b. , A reset signal for the local bus call indication is sent to each of the display boards 11.
The display of the local bus call on 11 is canceled.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the convenience of transferring from a highway bus to a city bus which is another transportation system is greatly improved.

[0038] In particular, 1) reservation for transfer of city transportation can be made from within the highway bus, 2) vehicles (city bus) of the city transportation can wait under the highway bus stop, and it is easy to transfer from the highway bus stop. Available 3) Using existing communication terminals (mobile devices: mobile phone, PHS, PDA, notebook PC, etc.) makes it easy to make a reservation even at home or from outside. 4) Highway bus operation status and weather Information such as highway information can be confirmed inside or outside the express bus, 5) Internet can be used inside the car, 6) By switching to demand bus, etc., it is possible to operate near the user's house if necessary. The convenience of users of highway buses such as switching to other means of transportation has greatly improved,
As a result, if the number of users of the high-speed bus increases, merits such as profits also increase for the bus operator managing the high-speed bus.

In addition to the above, various modes of operation of the highway bus, including the setting of a highway bus stop on the highway at the bus management center, and the operation of a city bus mixed with demand buses and route buses are described above. Modifications are envisaged, but the present invention is applicable as long as at least a city bus can be dispatched at a predetermined time on a route near the user's getting off position in response to a city bus transfer request from a highway bus. It is possible.

In this example, a public line and a DoPa network are illustrated as communication networks, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other communication networks (such as dedicated lines) may be used. It is possible.

The transfer demand system of this embodiment has been described in connection with a case where a high-speed bus is changed to a city bus. As an application thereof, a user of a railroad, a monorail, and other transportation means changes to a city bus. The case is also applicable. The transfer demand system in this case is provided with the demand reservation means and the information transmission means of the present invention similar to the above, and for example, cooperates with a railroad, a monorail, other transportation means and a city bus, and operates the same. It can be introduced to the management center (traffic control center) that manages.

According to this system, as a request from a user of a vehicle of a transportation system, a demand reservation for transferring to a city bus via a station or the like (a scheduled place for disembarkation) to be disembarked is made on a predetermined communication network. On the other hand, when the demand reservation is received, the city bus operating on the general road is dispatched to the transfer place provided near the scheduled disembarkation location according to the estimated arrival time at the scheduled disembarkation location. Since the transfer information for the driver of the city bus is transmitted via the communication network, it is possible to greatly improve the convenience of the transfer to the city bus as in the case of the highway bus described above. .

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The convenience of transferring from express buses to city buses, which are other means of transportation, will be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a bus management center equipped with a transit demand system for transportation according to an embodiment of the present invention and its surroundings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a bus management center equipped with a transit demand system for transportation and its surroundings.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing a processing example of a transfer demand system for transportation.

[Description of Signs] 1 Bus management center 2 Transportation demand system 3 Communication network 3a Public line network 3b DoPa network 4 High-speed bus 5 Local bus 5a Route bus 5b Demand bus 6 High-speed bus on-board system 7 High-speed bus stop 8 Display board on expressway 9 In-vehicle system of city bus 10 City bus stop 11 Display board on general road 12 Deviation bus stop 13 Display board on deviation route 14 Communication terminal used by user 15 Regional network 16 GPS satellite 21 In-vehicle server (high-speed bus) 22 GPS antenna (high-speed bus) 23 GPS receiver (high-speed bus) 24 public telephone (high-speed bus) 25 DoPa terminal (high-speed bus) 26 LED display board (high-speed bus) 27 Other in-vehicle devices (high-speed bus) Bus) 28 In-vehicle LAN (High-speed bus) 31 In-vehicle server ( City bus) 32 GPS receiver (city bus) 33 DoPa terminal (city bus) 34 Car LAN (city bus)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A demand for receiving, via a predetermined communication network, a demand reservation for changing to a city bus via a bus stop scheduled to be disembarked as a request from a user of a highway bus operating on a highway. A reservation receiving unit, wherein when the demand reservation is received by the demand reservation receiving unit, the city bus operating on a general road is provided near the bus stop according to an estimated arrival time at the bus stop of the express bus. An information transmitting means for transmitting transfer information for the driver of the city bus via the communication network so that the transfer is made to the transfer point. 2. The information transmitting means according to claim 1, wherein said information transmitting means transmits said transfer information to a local bus call display board provided on said general road via said communication network; Means for sending a reset command for releasing the transfer information to the local bus call display board via the communication network when dispatching the inner bus to the transfer location;
A transit demand system for transportation. 3. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the demand reservation includes identification information of the express bus, location information of its current location, and identification information of the bus stop.
The information transmitting means detects the bus delay time of the highway bus by comparing each of the information with preset operation schedule information of the highway bus, and from the detected bus delay time to the getting off bus stop. A transit demand system for transportation, comprising means for predicting an arrival time. 4. The means according to claim 1, wherein means for providing information on the operation of the high-speed bus to a user who is to board the high-speed bus via the communication network, and boarding the high-speed bus Means for receiving a ride reservation from a user to be made via the communication network. 5. The transit demand system according to claim 1, further comprising means for providing information via a communication network to a user boarding the express bus. . 6. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the city bus is a route bus operated based on an operation schedule or a demand bus operated in response to a demand reservation from the user. A feature is a transportation demand system that is a feature of transportation. 7. A demand reservation receiving means for receiving, as a request from a user of a vehicle of a transportation means, a demand reservation for transferring to a city bus via a scheduled drop-off place via a predetermined communication network; When the demand reservation is received by the demand reservation receiving means, the city bus running on a general road is dispatched to a transfer place provided near the planned drop-off location according to the estimated arrival time at the scheduled drop-off location. An information transmitting means for transmitting transfer information for a driver of the city bus via the communication network so as to cause the driver to transfer the city bus.