JP2002331937A - Change guide system for train and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a change guide display system or the like which can always easily provide a useful change guide for a user even in the case there is a station for changing trains in the halfway, even in the case that arrival time at the station for changing trains is changed, and even in the case that the necessary time to this station is different from an average time. SOLUTION: A route guide system searches a line by inputting a name of a station getting-on/off of a train to display the route with the time passing these stations, in the case of providing a place for changing trains in the route to the station getting-off, even the time before or after the scheduled time starting at this station for changing trains is simultaneously displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of inputting the name of a boarding station and the name of a disembarking station, searching for the route, departure and arrival times, and displaying the search results.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the spread of the Internet, services using the Internet have been increasing. Among them, a service that inputs a boarding station name and a getting-off station name from a user terminal and displays a traffic route between them, a required time thereof, and a departure / arrival time is becoming widespread.

In these route searches, when the departure / arrival time is displayed, and when the transfer from the boarding station to the getting off station is relatively simple without transfer, the time of departure from the boarding station and the time of arrival at the getting off station may be displayed. However, in general, the number of trains from a boarding station to alighting stations is very small in the case of one train, and in such a simple case, the route and the departure / arrival time are usually known without using such a service. . In comparison,
In the case of using this service, it is common to have multiple transfer points. In such a case, not only the time of departure from the boarding station, but also how many transfers at the transfer station on the way It is important to have time. If you ignore this time and act slowly, you may not be able to change the time displayed by this type of service and you may not arrive at the time displayed at the getting off station.

[0004] When there is a transfer station from the transfer station to the drop-off station as described above, the conventional transfer guidance service usually requires a transfer from the arrival line to the departure line of the transfer station from the time of arrival at the transfer station. In addition to the time, the time at which the train leaves the transfer line at the transfer station after that time is displayed, and the time required for the route is displayed.

[0005] However, in practice, the transfer time at the transfer station varies from person to person, and the time of arrival at the station is later or earlier than expected. In such a case, in the conventional train transfer guide, it is not possible to proceed at the displayed time after the transfer station, and the time of finally arriving at the getting off station will be different from the actual time.

[0006] It should be noted that there is a system that shows the results obtained by the transfer search, and when the actual arrival time is earlier or later than expected, a predetermined button can be clicked to know the train before and after that (http: / /www.jorudan.co.jp/in
tra / nori_intraV3e.html, http: //norikae.joudan.co.jp
/htdocs/intro_win.html). However, in this system, it is necessary to click a predetermined button each time to check, and the operation is troublesome.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional train transfer guide, it is not always possible to accurately inform the user of the departure / arrival time when the transfer station is on the way, or even if it is possible, the operation is troublesome. There was a problem.

[0008] Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and even when there is a transfer station on the way, if the arrival time at the transfer station changes or if the time required at this station is different from the average time, It is another object of the present invention to provide a transfer guide display system that can easily provide a user with useful transfer guides.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a route search is performed by inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of a train, and the route is changed to those stations. A route guidance system that displays along with the passing time, and when there is a transfer point on the route to the getting off station,
There is provided a train transfer guidance system characterized by simultaneously displaying a time before or after a scheduled time of departure at the transfer station.

According to claim 2 of the present invention, means for inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of the train and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations,
Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point in the route searched in the search step, and, if the means detects a transfer point, a spare time before and after the time at which the transfer station is scheduled to depart. A train transfer guide system comprising: means for searching for a route; and means for displaying the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station together with the time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, means for inputting the name of the boarding station of the train and the name of the getting off station and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations,
Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point in the route searched by the search means, and, if the transfer point is detected by this means, after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and including the transfer time A train comprising means for searching for a spare route at a time of departure before the scheduled time of departure from a leverage station, and means for displaying the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station along with those times. To provide a transfer guidance system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of a train, and searching for a route from the boarding station to the getting off station and a time passing through the station.
Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point on the route searched by the search means, and departure after the scheduled departure time from this transfer station including the transfer time, if the transfer point is detected by this means. A train transfer guidance system comprising: means for searching for a spare route at a time; and means for displaying a plurality of the searched routes after the transfer station together with the time.

According to claim 5 of the present invention, means for inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of the train and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations,
Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point in the route searched by the search means, and, if the transfer point is detected by this means, after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and including the transfer time Means for searching for a route departing before the scheduled departure time of the leverage station, and a spare route for a departure time after the scheduled departure time of the station; and And a means for displaying a plurality of routes.

According to claim 6 of the present invention, means for inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of the train and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations,
Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point in the route searched by the search means, and, if the transfer point is detected by this means, the time before or after the time at which the transfer station is scheduled to depart. Means for searching for a spare route, means for displaying a plurality of routes that have been searched after the transfer station along with their time, and a mark that can instruct re-search for a spare route that departs before or after the scheduled departure station departure time; A means for re-searching and displaying a route after the transfer station when a re-search for a spare route is instructed by this means.

According to claim 7 of the present invention, the step of inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting-off station of the train and searching the route from the boarding station to the getting-off station and the time passing through those stations is performed. A step of detecting whether there is a transfer point in the searched route; and, if a step of detecting a transfer point is detected in this step, searching for a spare route before or after the scheduled departure time of the transfer station. And displaying the searched plurality of routes after the transfer station together with the time.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the step of inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station of the train and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations, and A step of detecting whether there is a transfer point in the searched route; and, if this step detects that there is a transfer point, change this station after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and including the transfer time. A method of searching for a spare route at a time of departure before the scheduled time of departure, and a step of displaying the plurality of searched routes along with those times after the transfer station. I will provide a.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the step of inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting-off station of the train and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting-off station and the time passing through those stations is performed. A step of detecting whether there is a transfer point in the searched route, and, if the step detects that there is a transfer point, a spare route at a time of departure after the scheduled departure time from this transfer station including the transfer time, including the transfer time And a step of displaying the searched plurality of routes after the transfer station together with their times.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a step of inputting the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting-off station of the train and searching for a route from the boarding station to the getting-off station and a time passing through those stations, A step of detecting whether there is a transfer point in the searched route; and, if this step detects that there is a transfer point, change this station after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and including the transfer time. Searching for a route at a time of departure before the scheduled time of departure, and a spare route at a time of departure after the scheduled time of departure at this station; and Displaying a train transfer method.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the step of inputting the name of the boarding station of the train and the name of the getting off station and searching for the route from the boarding station to the getting off station and the time passing through those stations, A step of detecting whether there is a transfer point in the searched route; and, if a step of detecting a transfer point is detected in this step, searching for a spare route before or after the scheduled departure time of the transfer station. And displaying a mark which can instruct re-search for the plurality of routes searched after the transfer station together with those times, and a spare route to depart before or after the scheduled time of departure station departure. Re-searching and displaying a route after the transfer station when re-searching for a preliminary route is instructed. To provide a train transfer guidance method of that.

[0020]

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

FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an embodiment of the present invention. The Internet 101 has user terminals 102a,
102b etc. are connected, and the WWW server 10
3 is also connected. The WWW server 103 is a server for performing a train transfer search, and includes an input / output unit 104 for performing input and output processing of the server, a screen configuration unit 105 for controlling a screen configuration of a user terminal, and a bus. 106, a route search unit 107 input from the user terminal and actually searching for a train route from the boarding station and the getting off station,
When performing this search and the number of search results displayed,
Parameter file 108 for storing various parameters
And a standard transfer time database (DB) 109 which stores the time normally required for transfer at the transfer station when there is a transfer point as a result of the search.

The user terminals 102a, 102b, etc.
Browsing software as a WWW browser is installed, and these WWW browsers are used when a user connects to the Internet.

A transfer guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. When searching for a transfer guide, the user, for example,
02a to connect to the Internet 101 and
The user accesses the W server 103, first opens a search screen, and inputs the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station and the approximate departure time or getting off time in step S201.

A screen for searching is sent from the screen construction unit 105 of the WWW server 103 to the user terminal 102a via the input / output unit 104. Figure 3 shows an example of an input screen for searching
Shown in

Enter the name of the station to be boarded in the station name input box 301 of the boarding station, enter the name of the station to get off in the station name input box 302 of the getting off station, select 1 to 12 in the date month input box 303, and enter the day input box. In 304, 1 to 31 are selectively inputted.

In the time input box 305, 0 to 24 are selectively inputted, and in the minute input box 306, 00 to 59 are selectively inputted. Whether the input time is the departure time or the arrival time is selected, for example, by clicking 307 to select the departure time. The example of FIG. 3 shows an example in which 16:00 on January 16 from Hamamatsucho Station to Todoroki Station is input as a departure time.

The time in this case may be an approximate time, and if not, it means a departure or arrival time thereafter. The name of the boarding station and the name of the getting off station may not be directly input, but may be selected from a pull-down menu.

Clicking on the means of transportation 308 is used to select a type such as limited express, express or ordinary. This example shows that the express train is used.

When the search input is completed and the user wants to start the search, the user clicks the search start button 309 and proceeds to step S in FIG.
The process moves to 202 and a route search is started.

Actually, the input information is transmitted from the user terminal 102a through the Internet 101 to the route search unit 107 via the input / output unit 104 and the screen construction unit 105 of the WWW server 103, and from the input station. A search is made to the getting off station. This search also includes time information at each station after the designated time.

Next, in step S203, it is confirmed whether there is a transfer point in the search result. In the example described above, Hamamatsucho is entered as the boarding station, and Todoroki is entered as the getting off station, and there are transfer points. Therefore, in step S203, ye
In step S204, a previous candidate search at the transfer station is performed. In the above example, as shown in FIG.
The route is assumed to be, for example, Hamamatsucho → Shibuya → Jiyugaoka → Todoroki, and a transfer from the Yamanote Line to the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Shibuya and a transfer from the Tokyu Toyoko Line to the Tokyu Oimachi Line in Jiyugaoka occur.

FIG. 5 shows the flow of processing in the previous candidate search.
(A). In the previous candidate search, first, step S501
In step (1), one standard route that satisfies the condition such as the input time is obtained.

In step S502, a standard transfer time at the transfer station on the route is obtained. A standard route is set such that the transfer station departs after the time when the standard transfer time is added to the arrival time of the transfer station.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the departure and arrival times at each station on the standard route are represented by T1 to T6, and the standard transfer times at the transfer stations Shibuya and Jiyugaoka are t2 and t4, respectively. Departure time T3 ≧ T2 +
t2, departure time at Jiyugaoka T5 ≧ T4 + t4
Becomes

Next, in step S503, if there is a train whose departure time is after the transfer station arrival time Ti and before this time plus the standard transfer time Ti + ti, the route and time are acquired.

FIG. 6 shows a standard route when going from Hamamatsucho to Todoroki in the above example. In this case, the train that departs from Hamamatsucho after 16:00 is at 16:02, and the time when this train arrives in Shibuya is 16:20.

The data at Shibuya Station stored in the standard transfer required time DB 109 is, for example, as shown in FIG. This figure shows the time that is typically required when going from the left line to the upper right line. According to the figure, the standard transfer time from Shibuya Station on the JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line is 3 minutes as shown at 601. Therefore, 3 minutes is added to 16:20 described above. In the 23 minutes, you can get on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. Therefore, it is usually possible to take an ordinary train departing at 16:23 from Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.

Departing Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line at 16:23 arrives at Jiyugaoka Station at 16:35. The standard transfer time at Jiyugaoka Station is, for example, as shown in FIG. In this case as well, the time required to travel from the left line to the upper right line is shown as a standard, and it usually takes 10 minutes to transfer from the Tokyu Toyoko Line to the Tokyu Oimachi Line. You can usually get on the Tokyu Oimachi Line train after 16:45 minutes. After this time, the train leaving Jiyugaoka on the Tokyu Oimachi Line is 1
It is at 6:47, and if you take this train, you will arrive at 16:51 and so on. This route is displayed at the bottom of FIG. In this way, a standard single path was determined.

Next, in step S503, it is checked whether there is a train that departs after time Ti and before time Ti + ti. 16:23 after transfer at Shibuya station 16:20
If there is no train that departs earlier, a route that departs before Shibuya Station at 16:23 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line cannot be displayed.

Next, a post-candidate search is performed for Shibuya Station. If the parameter file 108 contains two cases as the number S of display of the post-candidates, step S50 in FIG.
In S4, this S = 2 is acquired, and the trains of two routes departing after the departure time T (i + 1) at Shibuya Station are displayed in step S505. Therefore, for example, 90 in FIG.
1, and 902 are displayed. In this case 1:23
Hereafter, two trains departing from Shibuya Station are shown,
An express train leaving Shibuya Station at 16:30 and arriving at Jiyugaoka Station at 16:39, and a 1 hour train leaving Shibuya Station at 16:31
6:43 shows that there is a regular train arriving at Jiyugaoka Station.

Further, as shown at 903a and 903b in FIG. 9, a re-search button is displayed after the time of the next candidate at Jiyugaoka Station which is a transfer station. These are buttons for instructing that when the vehicle arrives at Jiyugaoka Station at these times, a subsequent route is searched again.

Next, in step S206, it is checked whether all transfers have been checked. In this case, since there is Jiyugaoka station as a transfer station, the process returns to step S204 again, and a previous candidate search is performed. A train departing from this station after 16:35 and before 16:47 is 16:
There are 40 local trains, and the previous candidate is displayed as 904 in FIG.

Next, in step S205, a post-candidate search for Jiyugaoka station is performed. Since the number of displayed rear candidates is two, the two departures from Jiyugaoka Station after 16:47 are 16:50 regular trains and 16:54 regular trains, as shown in 905 and 906 in FIG. Will be displayed.

After all, the search result in the case of going from Hamamatsu-cho to Toshi-Riki in the above case is shown in FIG. 9, and by clicking the return button 907, the user can return to the first search input screen. it can.

In the search result display screen shown in FIG. 9, for example, the re-search button 9 displayed after 16:39
If 03a is clicked, it is determined that the user has arrived at Jiyugaoka Station at 16:39, and the subsequent search is performed. The result is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1001 denotes a station at Jiyugaoka Station.
After arriving at 6:39 and ten minutes later, there is a train departing from Jiyugaoka Station at 16:50, indicating that the train arrives at Todoroki Station at 16:54.
1002 and 1003 are the results of the previous search, 16:39
1 train leaving Jiyugaoka Station before 16:49
At 6:40 and 16:47, these trains are 16:
45, 16:51 shows arrival at Todoroki Station.

Also, 1004 and 1005 in FIG. 10 are the results of the post-search, and the trains departing from Jiyugaoka Station after 16:50 are at 16:54 and 16:59, respectively. , 17:03.

In the above embodiment, the re-search button is displayed only for the subsequent candidate search. However, it is needless to say that the re-search button may be displayed for the previous search candidate. This re-search button does not have to be after each route, and if it is possible to specify which route is to be re-searched, such as specifying the re-search first and then specifying which route to search again, Such a format may be used.

In this embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the re-search button and clicking on it, the route after the displayed transfer station can be searched again. Even in the case of a change, the subsequent route can be immediately checked without performing a new route search from the beginning, which is convenient for the user.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, as the previous search, the route is searched before the scheduled arrival time at the transfer station and before the scheduled departure time at the station, but the train is departed before the scheduled arrival time at the transfer station. A planned route may be included. In this case, the display number of the previous candidate can be specified. By displaying the candidates before the scheduled arrival time of the transfer station in this way, there is an advantage that the route when the vehicle arrives at the transfer station before the scheduled time can be searched and displayed.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, both the previous route and the rear route of the standard route are displayed. However, it is needless to say that the route of only the front route or only the rear route may be displayed. It is.

In the above embodiment, the number of display candidates is determined in advance as an initial value, and when the user does not specify the number, the determined number is displayed, and when the number is changed by the user. Can display the number.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when there is a transfer station on the way, the arrival time at the transfer station changes or the time required at this station differs from the average time. Even in such a case, it is possible to obtain a transfer guide display system or the like that can always provide a useful transfer guide to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of an input screen for a route search in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining an operation of a route search in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a part of the processing flow of the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a route search in a specific case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a transfer time of a route search in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a transfer time of a route search in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view for explaining an example of a route search result display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining an example of a route search result display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Internet, 102a, 102b ...
・ User terminal, 103 ... WWW server, 104 ...
· Input / output unit, 105 ··· screen configuration unit, 107 ··· route search unit, 108 ··· parameter file, 109 ·
・ ・ Standard transfer required time DB.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A route guidance system for performing a route search by inputting a boarding station name and a drop-off station name of a train, and displaying a route thereof together with a time passing through the station. In some cases, a train transfer guidance system characterized by simultaneously displaying a time before or after a scheduled time of departure at the transfer station. 2. A means for inputting a boarding station name and a disembarking station name of a train and searching for a route from the boarding station to the disembarking station and a time passing through the station. Means for detecting whether or not there is a transfer point, and means for searching for a spare route before and after the scheduled departure time at the transfer station, and a transfer along with those times. Means for displaying the plurality of searched routes after the station. 3. A means for inputting a boarding station name and a disembarking station name of a train to search for a route from the boarding station to the disembarking station and a time passing through the station, and Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point, and if this means that there is a transfer point, depart after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and before the scheduled time of departure from this station including the transfer time A train transfer guide system comprising: means for searching for a spare route at a time to be performed; and means for displaying the plurality of searched routes together with the time after the transfer station. 4. A means for inputting a boarding station name and a disembarking station name of a train and searching for a route from the boarding station to the disembarking station and a time passing through the station, and a transfer point for the route searched by the searching means is Means for detecting whether or not there is a transfer point, and means for searching for a spare route at a time of departure after the scheduled departure time from this transfer station, including the transfer time, when the transfer point is detected by this means. Means for displaying the plurality of routes searched for after the transfer station along with the time. 5. A means for inputting the name of a boarding station and the name of a drop-off station of a train and searching for a route from the boarding station to the getting-off station and a time passing through the station. Means for detecting whether there is a transfer point, and if this means that there is a transfer point, depart after the scheduled time of arrival at the transfer station and before the scheduled time of departure from this station including the transfer time Means for searching for a route at a time of departure and a spare route at a time of departure after the scheduled time of departure from this station, and means for displaying the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station together with those times. A featured train transfer guide system. 6. A means for inputting a boarding station name and a disembarking station name of a train and searching for a route from the boarding station to the disembarking station and a time passing through those stations, and Means for detecting whether or not there is a transfer point, and means for searching for a spare route before or after the scheduled time of departure at the transfer station, and Means for displaying a mark which can instruct re-search for the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station and for a spare route to be departed before or after the scheduled departure time of the departure station; Means for re-searching and displaying a route after the transfer station when the train has been transferred. 7. A step of inputting a boarding station name and a drop-off station name of a train to search for a route from said boarding station to said getting-off station and a time passing through said station; A step of detecting whether or not there is a transfer point, and a step of searching for a spare route at a time before or after the time at which the transfer station is to be departed, and Displaying the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station. 8. A step of searching for a route from the boarding station to the getting off station and a time passing through those stations by inputting a boarding station name and a getting off station name of the train; Detecting that there is a transfer point, and, if this step detects that there is a transfer point, departs after the scheduled arrival time at the transfer station and before the scheduled departure time including this transfer time A step of searching for a spare route at a time to be performed, and a step of displaying the searched plurality of routes after the transfer station along with those times. 9. A step of inputting a boarding station name and a disembarking station name of a train and searching for a route from said boarding station to said disembarking station and a time passing through said station; Detecting the presence of a transfer point, and, if this step detects that there is a transfer point, searching for a spare route at a time after the scheduled departure time from this transfer station, including the transfer time, Displaying the plurality of searched routes after the transfer station along with the time. 10. A step of searching for a route from said boarding station to said getting-off station and a time passing through said station by inputting a boarding station name and a getting-off station name of a train; Detecting that there is a transfer point, and, if this step detects that there is a transfer point, departs after the scheduled arrival time at the transfer station and before the scheduled departure time including this transfer time A step of searching for a route at a time of departure, and a spare route at a time of departure after the scheduled departure time of this station, and a step of displaying the searched plurality of routes after the transfer station together with those times. Characteristic train transfer guidance method. 11. A step of searching for a route from said boarding station to said getting-off station and a time passing through said station by inputting a boarding station name and a drop-off station name of a train; A step of detecting whether or not there is a transfer point, and a step of searching for a spare route at a time before or after the time at which the transfer station is to be departed, and Displaying a plurality of searched routes after the transfer station, and a mark capable of instructing a re-search for a spare route departing before or after the scheduled departure time of the departure station; and Re-searching and displaying the route after the transfer station when the train has been transferred. Law.