JP2002092661A - System and method for issuing vehicle ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To require no timetable or a detailed map carried at hand and to allow sure and smooth change of a vehicle. SOLUTION: A vehicle ticket issuing system is provided with a transportation means retrieving means 12 retrieving a transportation means available from an arriving airport to a destination on the basis of an arrival time at the airport and the destination in travel using the transportation means other than an airplane from the arriving airport to the destination, an entrance/exit place retrieving part 14 retrieving an entrance place and an exit place of the retrieved transportation means, a departure time retrieving part 16 retrieving a departure time from the entrance place and a required time necessary for reaching the exit place, and a map outputting part 19 outputting a map showing the arriving airport, the destination, the transportation means, the entrance place, and the exit place and describing at least the departure time and the required time on the map.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle ticket issuing system and a ticket issuing method for issuing a vehicle ticket such as an air ticket, for example.
The present invention relates to a vehicle ticket issuing system and a ticket issuing method that can also output information on connecting to another transportation means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Railways, monorails, and railways are used to transport many passengers arriving by air or ship from airports and ports.
Many transportation facilities such as buses and taxis are accessible.
Usually, people arriving by air or ship travel to their final destination by transiting through these modes of transportation that access airports and ports.

[0003] A lot of these transportation facilities are located around the airport and the port, and the destinations differ depending on the platforms. Check the departure time, fare, required time to the destination, etc. of the transportation means corresponding to the destination on the map carried, etc., and depart from the landing, and then move to the landing and check the desired transportation I'm transiting.

[0004]

However, this has the following problems.

[0005] That is, after a long journey by aircraft or ship, and in unfamiliar land, the traffic information center,
Display board, guide map, etc.
Finding the landing, departure time, etc. is not easy. There is a problem that the user may be nervous or rushed to select an incorrect transportation mode, or may select a method that is disadvantageous in terms of fares and required time.

On the other hand, if the search is performed slowly, it takes a long time, and it may not be possible to reach the destination by the predetermined time.

[0007] In addition, when the destination is located in a place that is not close to the disembarkation location, there is no sense of the land, so that the driver is uneasy during the transfer, and a mental burden is imposed.

[0008] The best method is to carry a timetable and a map, and to use the transportation means, a boarding place, a drop-off place, a fee,
The boarding time, the distance from the place of disembarkation to the destination and the time required for that purpose are to be checked in advance onboard the aircraft or on board. However, there is a problem in that carrying a timetable or a map increases the amount of luggage.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and at the time of ticket issuance, at the same time, a map describing transfer information to a transportation system to be used to the final destination is output, thereby making a connection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ticket issuing system and a ticket issuing method which can provide a timetable and a detailed map without having to carry a timetable and a detailed map, and enable a reliable and smooth connection. I do.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a vehicle ticket issuing system for issuing an airline boarding pass as a vehicle ticket, a destination is obtained from an arrival airport of the aircraft by using a different transportation system from the aircraft. When traveling to a destination, based on the arrival time of the arrival airport and the arrival time of the aircraft at the arrival airport and the destination, the transportation search means and the transportation search means for searching for the transportation available from the arrival airport to the destination For the searched means of transportation, the means of getting off and on is a search method for finding the nearest boarding place of the arrival airport and the nearest getting off point of the destination, and the means of transportation searched by means of means of finding means of transportation based on the arrival time. Departure time search means for searching for the departure time departure from the boarding location searched by the getting on / off location search means and the time required to get off the board, and arrival A map showing a port, a destination, a transportation system searched by the transportation means searching means, a boarding place and a drop-off place of the transportation means searched by the getting on / off place searching means is output, and at least the boarding searched by the departure time searching means Map output means for writing the departure time from the place and the time required to get off at an arbitrary place on the outputted map.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle travels from the arrival point of the first transportation means to the destination by using the second transportation means different from the first transportation means, the arrival point and the second arrival point are determined. Based on the arrival time at the destination of the first transportation and the destination, the transportation means searching means for searching for a second transportation capable of moving from the arrival location to the destination, and the transportation means searching means. Boarding / alighting location search means for searching for the nearest boarding location of the first transportation means and the nearest getting off location of the destination of the second transportation means, and arrival at the first transportation means. A departure time at which the second transportation facility searched by the transportation means searching means departs from the boarding location searched by the getting on / off location search means based on the time;
And a departure time search means for searching for a required time required to get off the vehicle, an arrival location, a destination, a second transportation means searched by the transportation means search means, and a second traffic searched by the getting on / off location search means. Map output means for outputting a map showing the boarding place and getting off place of the engine, and describing at least the departure time from the boarding place searched by the departure time searching means and the time required to get off at any place on the map And

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle ticket issuing method for issuing an aircraft boarding ticket as a vehicle ticket, wherein the vehicle travels from an arrival airport of the aircraft to a destination by using a different transportation system from the aircraft. If so, at least the means of transportation available from the arrival airport to the destination, the location of this transportation, the time of departure from this location of transportation, and the nearest drop-off location of this transportation destination Then, a map describing the required time from the boarding location of the transportation to the getting off location is output together with the boarding pass.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when traveling from the arrival point of the first transportation means to the destination using the second transportation means different from the first transportation means, at least from the arrival point. A second transport capable of traveling to the destination, a boarding location of the second transport, a departure time from the boarding location of the second transport, and a drop-off location closest to the destination of the second transport When the ticket of the first transportation is issued, a map describing the required time from the boarding place of the second transportation to the getting off place is output together with the ticket.

Therefore, the vehicle ticket issuing system according to the first and second aspects of the present invention and the vehicle ticket issuing method according to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention include the above-described means. In addition, when issuing a ticket, it is possible to provide transit information on a transit agency that transits to the destination.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a vehicle ticket issuing system to which a vehicle ticket issuing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

That is, the vehicle ticket issuing system to which the vehicle ticket issuing method according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is applied, as an example of the vehicle ticket,
A system for issuing air tickets, comprising a host server 1
, A PC server 2, a PC terminal 3, a printer 4, and a ticket issuing machine 5. The host server 1, PC server 2, and PC terminal 3 are connected via a communication network. Of course, this ticketing system is not limited to issuing tickets, but can also be applied to boat tickets, train tickets, and bus tickets.

In FIG. 1, only one PC terminal 3 is connected to the host server 1 and the PC server 2. However, the PC terminal 3 connected to the host server 1 and the PC server 2 is connected. 3 may be plural.
Further, in FIG. 1, the PC terminal 3 has a configuration including one printer 4 and a ticket issuing machine 5, but the PC terminal 3 may include a plurality of printers 4 and the ticket issuing machine 5, respectively.

The host server 1 includes a ticketing information input unit 7,
Ticketing data output unit 8 and ticketing DB (database) 9
And a destination input unit 10.

The ticketing information input unit 7 receives the flight number of the aircraft and outputs the input flight number data to the ticketing data output unit 8.

The ticketing data output unit 8 is provided with a ticketing information input unit 7
Based on the flight number data input from the server, the departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time data corresponding to the flight number are retrieved from the ticketing DB 9 and printed on the airline ticket or printed on the airline ticket. Ticketing data, which is data for writing on a magnetic stripe, is output to the PC terminal 3. Also,
The data of the destination and the arrival time are output to the PC server 2 side.

The ticket issuing DB (database) 9 is a database storing a departure place, a departure time, an arrival place, and an arrival time for each flight number. This may be achieved by accessing a database provided by the airline even if the system is not provided.

[0025] The destination input unit 10 is provided from the destination airport.
Further, input of data of a final destination arriving at another transit facility such as a bus or a train is accepted. For example, when traveling from Haneda Airport to Kochi Airport by air and traveling from Kochi Airport by bus to Kochi Castle, enter Kochi Castle as the final destination.

The PC server 2 includes a transportation means search unit 12,
A destination-specific traffic master 13, a boarding / alighting location search unit 14,
Disembarkation location master 15, departure time search unit 16, timetable master 17, boarding time master 18, map creation unit 19
And an airport map master 20.

The transportation means search unit 12 determines the destination based on the data of the destination and the arrival time output from the ticketing data output unit 8 and the data of the final destination output from the destination input unit 10. From the transportation information around the destination and the final destination stored in the separate traffic master 13, a transportation system that can move from the destination to the final destination is searched.
This transportation means information is output to the getting on / off place search unit 14.

The destination-specific traffic master 13 is a database that stores data such as each transportation system for each area, its route route, boarding place, fare, and the like.

The getting on / off location searching unit 14 selects from the getting on / off location data stored in the destination-specific traffic master 13 based on the transportation means information outputted by the transportation means searching unit 12 and the destination information. Search for boarding location information. In addition, based on the final destination information, the terminal retrieves the drop-off location information corresponding to the searched transportation from the drop-off location data stored in the drop-off location master 15. Then, the transportation means information output from the transportation means searching unit 12 and the information of the boarding place and the getting off place searched here are
Output to the departure time search unit 16.

The disembarkation location master 15 is a database that stores disembarkation location data for each means of transportation.

The departure time searching section 16 searches the timetable master 17 for boarding time information based on the arrival time information and the boarding place information output by the boarding / alighting place search section 14. This means, for example, within one hour of the arrival time,
The time to depart from this boarding place is searched.
Further, based on the boarding location and the getting-off location information output by the getting-on / off location search unit 14, the boarding time master 18 is used.
From the required time data stored in the vehicle, the time required from the boarding location to the getting off location is searched. Then, it outputs the transportation information, the boarding location and the getting-off location information output from the boarding / alighting location search unit 14, and the boarding time data and the required time data searched here to the map creating unit 19.

The timetable master 17 is a database storing timetable data of each transportation system.

The boarding time master 18 is a database storing departure time data for each boarding location of each transportation facility.

The map creator 19 is stored in the airport map master 20 based on the transportation system information, the boarding place information, the getting off place information, the boarding time data and the required time data output from the departure time searching section 16. A map including the area around the airport (arrival place) and the destination is extracted, and the name of the boarding place and getting off place are indicated on the extracted map (station name, stop name, etc.) and transportation name (transportation name, route number) Etc.), and a traffic guide map in which the departure time and the required time are described is created.
Output to

FIG. 2 shows an example of such a traffic guide map. In the example shown in FIG. 2, various information regarding transportation is described when traveling from Kochi Airport, which is the destination (arrival airport), to Kochi Castle, which is the final destination.

The means of transportation when traveling from Kochi Airport to Kochi Castle are: Taxi, 2. Municipal bus,
3. There are three types of transportation on the streetcars, and the map shows the boarding locations and getting off locations for those transportations. The footnote also shows the departure time of each of these transportation means from the boarding place and the time required to get off at the place.

The airport map master 20 stores map information, and outputs map information including the vicinity of the airport (arrival place) and the destination to the map creation section 19.

The destination-specific traffic master 13, described above,
The disembarkation location master 15, the timetable master 17, the boarding time master 18, and the airport map master 20, which are not included in the present system, access a database that can be browsed via the Internet or the like, and use that database. good.

The operation for creating the traffic guide map data performed in the PC server 2 in this manner can be performed by a configuration other than the above-described configuration, and can be realized by changing the order of the search performed by each search unit.

The PC terminal 3 receives the ticketing data output from the ticketing data output section 8 and outputs it to the ticketing machine 5. Further, it receives the traffic guide map data output from the map creating unit 19 and outputs the data to the printer 4.

The printer 4 outputs a traffic guide map, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, based on the traffic guide map data output from the PC terminal 3.

The ticket issuing machine 5 issues an air ticket based on the ticket issuing data output from the PC terminal 3.

Next, the operation of the vehicle ticket issuing system to which the vehicle ticket issuing method according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is applied will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the flight number of the aircraft is input from the ticketing information input section 7 (S1), the input flight number data is output to the ticketing data output section 8, and based on the flight name data, the corresponding departure place is entered. , Departure time, destination, and arrival time are retrieved from the ticketing DB 9, and ticketing data, which is data to be printed on a ticket or written on a magnetic stripe of the ticket, is output to the PC terminal 3. (S
2: Ticket issuing side).

Then, based on the ticketing data output to the PC terminal 3, an airline ticket is issued from the ticketing machine 5 (S
3). The ticket issued has a flight name, departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time printed thereon, and has a magnetic stripe on which these data are recorded. On the other hand, from the ticketing data output unit 8 to the transportation search unit 12,
The data of the destination and the arrival time are output.

Next, data of the final destination arriving from another airport such as a bus or a train from the destination airport is input from the destination input unit 10 (S4).
Then, the input data is output to the transportation means search unit 12.

Then, the transportation means search unit 12 calculates the destination and the arrival time output from the ticketing data output unit 8 and the final destination data output from the destination input unit 10 based on the data. From the transportation information around the destination and the final destination stored in the destination-specific traffic master 13, a transportation system that can be moved from the destination to the final destination is searched for, and the transportation information is used as the boarding / alighting location. The data is output to the search unit 14 (S5).

The boarding / alighting location search unit 14 selects from the boarding location data stored in the destination-specific traffic master 13 based on the transportation means information output by the transportation means searching unit 12 and the destination information. The boarding location information is searched.
Also, based on the final destination information, the disembarkation location master 15
Is retrieved from the drop-off location data stored in the storage location information corresponding to the searched transportation means. Then, the transportation information output from the transportation search unit 12,
The information of the boarding place and the getting-off place searched here is output to the departure time searching unit 16 (S6).

The departure time search section 16 searches the timetable master 17 for boarding time information based on the arrival time information and the boarding location information output by the boarding / alighting location search section 14. Further, based on the boarding location and the getting-off location information output by the getting-on / off location search unit 14, based on the required time data stored in the boarding time master 18,
The time required from the boarding location to the getting off location is retrieved. Then, the transportation information, the boarding location, the getting-off location information output from the getting-on / off location searching unit, and the boarding time data and the required time data searched here are combined with the map creating unit 1.
9 (S7).

In the map creating section 19, the departure time searching section 16
Based on the transportation information, boarding location information, getting off location information, boarding time data, and required time data output from the, a map including the vicinity of the airport (arrival place) and the destination stored in the airport map master 20 is extracted. On this map, the boarding location and getting off location are indicated along with their names (station name, stop name, etc.) and transportation name (transportation name, route number, etc.), as well as the traffic describing the departure time and required time. A guide map is created, and the traffic guide map data is output to the PC terminal 3 (S8).

The PC terminal 3 receives the traffic guide map data output from the map creating section 19, outputs the data to the printer 4, and outputs the traffic guide map from the printer 4 (S
9).

As described above, in the vehicle ticket issuing system to which the vehicle ticket issuing method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied, by the above-described operation,
At the same time when the ticket is issued, a map describing the transfer information to the transportation used to the final destination can be output.

As a result, it is possible to provide the passengers with information necessary for the transfer in advance, and the passengers can check the transportation system to the final destination, the boarding location, the boarding time and the required time at the arrival airport. In addition to saving time, it is not necessary to carry a timetable or a detailed map, so that the user can move easily. Also,
It also has the effect of releasing the customer's mental anxiety.

Of course, the connection from the arrival airport also contributes to the efficient use of time in order to ensure the smoothness and smoothness. The effect is immeasurable, with more room.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such configurations. Within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, those skilled in the art can come up with various modified examples and modified examples, and these modified examples and modified examples are also within the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood that it belongs to.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention,
At the same time when the ticket is issued, a map describing the transfer information to the transportation used to the final destination can be output.

As described above, it is possible to provide information necessary for transit, thereby eliminating the necessity of carrying a timetable and detailed map, and providing a vehicle ticket issuing system that enables reliable and smooth transit. A ticketing method can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a vehicle ticket issuing system to which a vehicle ticket issuing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a traffic guide map.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle ticket issuing system to which the vehicle ticket issuing method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Host server 2 ... PC server 3 ... PC terminal 4 ... Printer 5 ... Ticketing machine 7 ... Ticketing information input part 8 ... Ticketing data output part 9 ... Ticketing DB 10 ... Destination input part 12 ... Transportation search part 13 ... Purpose Land-specific traffic master 14 ... Get on / off location search unit 15 ... Get off / off location master 16 ... Departure time search unit 17 ... Timetable master 18 ... Ride time master 19 ... Map creation unit 20 ... Airport map master

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle ticketing system for issuing a boarding pass for an aircraft as a vehicle ticket, wherein when traveling from an arrival airport of the aircraft to a destination using a different transportation system from the aircraft. Means for searching for a means of transportation that can be moved from the arrival airport to the destination based on the arrival time of the aircraft and the arrival time of the aircraft at the arrival airport and the destination; Of transportation searched by means,
Boarding / alighting location search means for searching for the nearest boarding location at the arrival airport and the nearest drop-off location at the destination; and the transportation means searched by the transportation means searching means based on the arrival time, A departure time searching means for searching for a departure time departure from the boarding location searched by the getting off location searching means and a required time required for the getting off location; and an arrival airport, the destination, and the transportation means searching means. And a map showing the boarding place and the getting-off location of the means of transportation searched by the getting-on and getting-off place searching means, and at least the departure time from the boarding place searched by the departure time searching means and the getting off. Map output means for writing the required time to the place at an arbitrary place on the output map. Ticketing system of use. 2. When moving from a destination of arrival of a first means of transportation to a destination using a second means of transportation which is different from the first means of transportation, the destination and the first place of transportation are determined. Means for searching for a second means of transportation capable of moving from the place of arrival to the destination based on the arrival time of the means of transportation to the place of arrival and the destination, and means for searching for means of transportation; Boarding / alighting location search means for searching for the nearest boarding location of the first transportation means and the nearest getting-off location of the destination of the second transportation means searched by the first transportation means; A departure time at which the second means of transportation searched by the means of transportation search based on the arrival time of the means of transportation at the destination of arrival departs from the boarding location searched by the means of boarding / disembarking; To get off A departure time search means for searching for a required time required; the arrival location, the destination, a second transportation means searched by the transportation means search means, and the second traffic searched by the getting on / off location search means A map showing the boarding place and getting off place of the engine is output, and at least the departure time from the boarding place searched by the departure time searching means and the required time to the getting off place are displayed on the output map at any time. A ticket issuing system for a vehicle, comprising: a map output unit for describing a location. 3. A vehicle ticket issuing method for issuing a boarding pass of an aircraft as a vehicle ticket, wherein the vehicle travels from an arrival airport of the aircraft to a destination by using a different transportation from the aircraft. Transportation means capable of moving at least from the arrival airport to the destination,
The location of the transportation, the departure time of the transportation from the location of the transportation, the nearest drop-off location of the destination of the transportation, and the time required from the location of the transportation to the location of the transportation. And outputting a map on which the information is written together with the boarding pass. 4. When traveling from an arrival point of a first transportation means to a destination using a second transportation means different from the first transportation means, at least from the arrival point to the destination The second means of transportation capable of traveling to
The departure time of the second transportation means, the departure time from the departure point of the second transportation means, the nearest disembarkation point of the destination of the second transportation means, and the departure of the second transportation means At the time of issuance of the ticket of the first transportation,
A ticket issuing method for a vehicle, wherein the ticket is output together with the ticket.