JP2003226184A - Boarding confirming system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means to urge passengers who have gotten out a vehicle to return to the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A call processing section 19, which is arranged in an boarding control device 3 and a communication section 20 for a public line determines the laps of a calling time by comparing the calling time preset and memorized in a time table memorizing section 17 with the present time obtained from a clock section 18 and transmit a calling signal on the condition of the laps of the calling time. The exclusively use portable terminal 5 held by a passenger receives the calling signal, and the speaker and/or vibration section arranged in the terminal 5 outputs a calling signal to the passenger. Such constitution makes it possible to urge the passenger to return to a bus 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for confirming whether a predetermined passenger is in a vehicle such as a bus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sightseeing bus or a bus traveling on a highway, passengers may be dropped off at a sightseeing spot or a service area during operation. In this case, the bus will restart when it is confirmed that all passengers have returned to the bus. At present, this confirmation work is performed by visually counting the number of people such as a driver or a crew member, but there is a problem that it is complicated and takes a long time. Also, when only checking the number of passengers, it is extremely difficult to check the passengers who got on the train by mistake.

In order to solve such a problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-
Japanese Patent No. 134461 proposes a system for automatically confirming boarding / alighting. This system allows passengers to
Passive memory for transmitting memory data is possessed, and passengers' entry / exit is confirmed by ID memory data received by a receiving antenna installed at the entrance / exit of the bus.

[0004]

However, in the system described in the above publication, although it is possible to confirm which passenger has not returned, it is possible to delay the itinerary by simply waiting for the passenger who has not returned. It is also troublesome for the crew to search for this.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a means for prompting a passenger who gets off the vehicle to return to the vehicle.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a boarding confirmation system comprising a plurality of terminals carried by a plurality of passengers and an on-vehicle management device for managing the terminals. The terminal confirmation system is characterized in that the terminal includes a call output means for outputting a call to a passenger when a predetermined call condition is satisfied.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the call output means provided in the terminal device outputs a call to the passenger in response to the establishment of a predetermined calling condition, thereby prompting the passenger to return to the vehicle. You can

A second aspect of the present invention is the boarding confirmation system according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the vehicle-mounted management device is provided with call signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined call signal, and the terminal device is provided with the call signal transmitting means. A call signal receiving means for receiving a call signal,
It is a boarding confirmation system further equipped with.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the calling signal transmitting means provided in the on-vehicle management device transmits a predetermined calling signal,
The receiving means of the terminal receives this, and the call output means outputs the call to the passenger. Therefore, the effect of the first aspect of the present invention can be realized with a simple configuration.

A third aspect of the present invention is the boarding confirmation system according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein one or two of the plurality of terminals are provided.
The boarding confirmation system is characterized by further comprising selection means for selecting the above-mentioned terminal, and the call signal transmission means outputs a call to the terminal selected by the selection means.

In the third aspect of the present invention, the selecting means selects one or more terminals from the plurality of terminals, and the calling signal transmitting means outputs the calling to the terminal selected by the selecting means. As a result, unnecessary calls can be prevented by making a call only to a terminal device that needs a call.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the boarding confirmation system according to the third aspect of the present invention, further comprising in-vehicle detection means for detecting the terminal in the vehicle, wherein the selection means is the plurality of terminals. In the boarding confirmation system, a terminal device that is not detected by the in-vehicle detection means is selected.

In the fourth aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle detecting means detects a terminal in the vehicle, and the selecting means selects a terminal which is not detected by the in-vehicle detecting means among the plurality of terminals. Therefore, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to make a call only to the terminal of the passenger who has not returned to the vehicle among the plurality of terminals.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the boarding confirmation system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, which is provided with a writing means for writing calling conditions to the plurality of terminals. A boarding confirmation system comprising: a storage unit that stores the calling condition.

In the fifth aspect of the present invention, the writing means writes the calling conditions to the plurality of terminals, and the storage means provided in the terminals stores the calling conditions. It becomes possible for the terminal side to perform the processing for determining whether the condition is satisfied, and therefore the call can be executed even when the communication state is poor.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is the boarding confirmation system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, wherein the terminal has a call stop input means for obtaining a call stop input by a passenger and a call stop input. The in-vehicle management device includes an in-vehicle receiving unit for receiving the terminal signal, and a terminal stop processing unit for stopping the call output according to the above, and a terminal transmitting unit for transmitting a predetermined terminal signal. The passenger confirmation system is characterized in that the terminal transmitting means transmits a predetermined identification signal as a terminal signal to the in-vehicle receiving section in response to a predetermined call stop input by a passenger.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the call output by the call output means is stopped in response to the call stop input of the passenger to the call stop input means of the terminal, and at the same time the terminal transmitting means sends a predetermined signal to the on-vehicle receiving section. The identification signal is transmitted as a terminal signal. The in-vehicle receiver of the in-vehicle management device receives the terminal signal. Therefore, by receiving the identification signal by the vehicle-mounted receiving unit, it is possible to detect in the vehicle-mounted management device that the terminal outputs the call output to the passenger and the call stop input that is the passenger's response to the call output.

The calling condition in the present invention may be any condition, but it is particularly preferable to include the passage of a predetermined time as in the seventh invention.

The boarding confirmation system of the present invention includes a part thereof, a calling signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined calling signal to the terminal outside the vehicle as in the eighth aspect of the present invention, and the plurality of terminals. And a selecting means for selecting a terminal to which a calling signal is to be transmitted, and performs a calling output to a passenger in accordance with the establishment of a predetermined calling condition as in the ninth aspect of the present invention. Each can be realized as a terminal having a call output unit.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a boarding confirmation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in an in-vehicle management device 3 installed at an appropriate location inside a vehicle of a bus 2 (for example, near a driver's seat) and in the vicinity of a driver's seat of a bus 2. Crew operating terminal 4 and a plurality of dedicated mobile terminals 5 lent to passengers,
It is configured to include.

The in-vehicle management device 3 includes the passenger data storage unit 1
2, ID data processing unit 14, presence / absence data processing unit 15, display screen creating unit 16, time table storage unit 17, clock unit 18, and call processing unit 19. Further, the in-vehicle management device 3 includes a wireless communication unit 11 and an ID communication unit 13.
a, 13b and the public line communication unit 20 are connected.

The wireless communication unit 11 is installed near the driver's seat and performs wireless communication with the crewmember operation terminal 4 by weak radio waves through an antenna (not shown). ID communication unit 13a,
13b is provided with an antenna (not shown) and performs wireless communication with the dedicated mobile terminal 5 by weak radio waves. The public line communication unit 20 includes a main body installed near the driver's seat and an antenna installed on the roof top surface of the bus 2 and the like.
Wireless communication is performed with the dedicated portable terminal 5 through the telephone communication network through 1.

The on-vehicle management device 3 is configured as a one-chip microprocessor centering on a CPU in terms of hardware. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, a ROM storing a processing program and various data are temporarily stored. RAM for non-volatile storage, non-volatile memory, and wireless communication unit 11
The ID communication units 13a, 13b and the public line communication unit 20 are provided with a communication port for communicating with the outside and an input / output port. The on-vehicle management device 3 also includes a removable disk device and a hard disk device (not shown) for inputting / outputting data to / from the outside and storing operation logs.

Although not shown in detail, the crewmember operation terminal 4 includes a wireless communication unit for communicating with the wireless communication unit 11 by the weak wireless communication described above, and an operation unit including operation buttons and a keyboard for inputting. It is configured to include a display unit such as an LCD panel, a memory that temporarily holds data, and a control unit that controls the entire device. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the display screen of the display unit can display the number of people present / absent, the departure time, the current stop location, and the name and presence / absence display of each passenger.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dedicated portable terminal 5 has an I
The D communication unit 22 and the long distance communication unit 23 are provided. I
The D communication unit 22 modulates a terminal ID unique to each dedicated mobile terminal 5 and transmits it to the on-vehicle management device 3 by weak wireless communication. The long-distance communication unit 23,
Long-distance communication is performed with the individual dedicated mobile terminal 5 through the public line 21.

The dedicated portable terminal 5 includes a weak radio communication antenna 22a, a long-distance communication antenna 23a, a response button 24, a manner mode switching button 25, and a power switch 2.
6, speaker 27, vibration unit 28, mode lamp 29, communication lamp 30, power supply lamp 31, control unit 3
2 and a memory 33.

The response button 24 is composed of a push button switch and is used by the passenger to input a response which will be described later.
The manner mode switching button 25 outputs a call to a passenger by voice and vibration (voice mode).
It is used to select whether to perform only vibration (manner mode). The power switch 26 is provided inside the housing of the dedicated mobile terminal 5 at a location where it cannot be operated from the outside. For example, the power switch 26 is a break switch provided inside the housing, and its contact is turned off by setting it in a predetermined holder. Is preferably turned on by taking out.

The speaker 27 is used to output a voice call to passengers. Vibration part 2
The reference numeral 8 is composed of a motor having an eccentric weight, and is used for vibrating the calling output. Mode lamp 29
Displays the current mode of call output. Communication lamp 3
0 indicates the presence or absence of current communication. Power lamp 31
Displays the current power on / off.

The control unit 32 controls the entire operation of the dedicated portable terminal 5 and is configured as a one-chip microprocessor centered on a CPU. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the terminal ID and processing are performed. ROM for storing programs and RAM for temporarily storing various data
And an input / output port for communicating with the outside through the ID communication unit 22 and the long distance communication unit 23. The memory 33 is a non-volatile RAM such as a flash memory that stores a processing program and various data.

The transmission of the terminal ID from the ID communication unit 22 is
It is configured to be repeatedly executed at regular time intervals while the power switch 26 is turned on or when an ID transmission request is issued from the ID communication units 13a and 13b.

The weak radio communication in this embodiment is preferably based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) short-range radio communication standard using, for example, the 2.4 GHz ISM (Industry Science Medical) band. Further, in the long distance communication by the telephone communication network, when the communication link is established between the transmitting side and the receiving side, a link establishment signal to that effect is output to the transmitting side together with the link ID. A communication method is used, and as such a communication method, for example, the TCP protocol is suitable.

In the boarding confirmation system 1 of the present embodiment, when a passenger holding the dedicated portable terminal 5 rented during a trip gets on and off the bus 2, the boarding / alighting of each passenger is grasped and the departure of the bus 2 starts. Dedicated mobile terminal 5 carried by a passenger who is absent in the vehicle when the predetermined remaining time up to the time is cut
In contrast, a series of processing is performed in which a telephone communication network is called to inform that the departure time is near and to prompt the return to the bus 2. Detection of getting on and off of each passenger is realized by weak wireless communication between the ID communication units 13a and 13b installed near the entrance 2a of the bus 2 and the dedicated portable terminal 5.

The operation and processing example of the boarding confirmation system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

1. Creation of passenger data file Before the operation date, and when the participants (passengers on the bus 2 of the flight) are confirmed, an input operator such as a travel organizer or a driver uses the crew operation terminal 4 And create a passenger data file. The passenger data file is
Names of all passengers known at that time, seat numbers assigned to all seats of Bus 2 used for the flight, and dedicated mobile phones rented to all passengers Each terminal number and terminal ID of the terminal 5 are created in a form of being associated with each other in a one-to-one relationship.

As a result of this input, a passenger data file in a table format having data members as shown in FIG. 3 is created and stored in the memory of the crew operation terminal 4. The created passenger data file is transferred to the in-vehicle management device 3 through the wireless communication unit 11, and the passenger data storage unit 1
Stored in 2.

Note that this passenger data file is data from, for example, a predetermined passenger database, seat database, or terminal database in an input terminal (not shown) which is a well-known personal computer provided in a business office of a travel organizer. The passenger data file may be automatically created by the search / readout and the combining processing of the passengers, and the passenger data file obtained by this may be transferred to the crew operation terminal 4 via wireless communication or a removable medium. Data (for example, name) is input in advance from the input terminal of the business office, transferred to the crew operation terminal 4, and the crew additionally writes the seat number, terminal number, and terminal ID at the time of boarding on the operating day. It may be that.

2. Creation of schedule file The schedule of operation (the time when the bus 2 departs after a break or sightseeing at each stop) and the calling time as a calling condition are input by the crew operation terminal 4, and the schedule file is created. It The schedule and the calling time are input in a mutually associated form, transferred to the in-vehicle management device 3 through the wireless communication unit 11, and stored in the time table storage unit 17.

As a result of this input, a schedule file in a table format having data members as shown in FIG. 4 is created and stored. In the present embodiment, up to three calls can be executed for each stop location, and the number of calls can be selected differently for each stop location.

In addition to the method of inputting the departure time and the calling time for all the stop points before the start of the trip, the stop point at each stop point (or a few minutes before the arrival time). It is also possible to input the departure time and the calling time for the location.

The schedule file is created on the day of the trip, and is also created in advance on the day of the trip at an input terminal (not shown) provided in a business office or the like, and the created schedule file or at least the schedule file is created. Crew operation terminal 4 via wireless communication or removable media for some data
It may be transferred to.

3. The boarding / alighting detection / direction discrimination ID communication units 13a and 13b are in the vicinity of the boarding / alighting gate 2a of the bus 2 and along the moving direction of the passenger during boarding / alighting (that is, the direction from the inside to the outside of the vehicle). Are provided at different positions. These ID communication units 13a,
13b is used to detect the entry / exit of each passenger and determine the direction.

Since the ID communication unit 13a is installed inside the vehicle and the ID communication unit 13b is installed outside the vehicle, the dedicated portable terminal 5 is installed.
When the passenger who holds the vehicle gets on, the ID communication unit 13b
→ The dedicated mobile terminal 5 is detected in the order of the ID communication unit 13a,
When getting off the vehicle, the reverse order is detected.

In the ID data processing unit 14, the passengers who are judged to get on and off are determined from the data in the passenger data storage unit 12, the existence data in the existence data processing unit 15 is rewritten, and the rewritten existence data is displayed. It is processed by the screen creation unit 16 and is output to the crew operation terminal 4 through the wireless communication unit 11 and displayed on the display unit.

The process of detecting the boarding / alighting / determining the direction will be described. The process shown in FIG. 5 is executed when the boarding / alighting of the bus 2 is permitted, for example, when the door sensor (not shown) detects that the door of the entrance / exit 2a is open. Further, in this process, the main storage table and the temporary storage table as data files having the data members shown in FIG. 6 are created and used.

In FIG. 5, first, the ID communication unit 13a,
It is determined whether 13b has communicated with the dedicated mobile terminal 5 (S
1), this determination is repeated until there is communication with either of the ID communication units 13a and 13b. When there is communication, the ID communication unit 13 is added to the terminal number of the next communication terminal.
The attribute of the communicating side of a and 13b is added and written to the temporary storage table (S2). The attribute referred to here is an index indicating which of the ID communication units 13a and 13b is used. In this example, reference numeral 13 is used for easy understanding.
A description will be given using a and 13b.

Next, the terminal numbers with the same attributes are
It is determined whether or not it is in the main storage table (S3), and next, whether or not there is a terminal number assigned with a different attribute in the main storage table (S4). Here, it is denied in both steps that the data is not written in either the main storage table or the temporary storage table.

Next, the terminal number is stored in the main storage table (S11), and the temporary storage of the same terminal number is discarded (S12).

In step S13, the data of the terminal number in the storage table is discarded (S13) under the condition that a predetermined waiting time has elapsed (S13), and this routine ends. This is because the data in the storage table remains for a long time, rather than the passenger having the dedicated mobile terminal getting on or off the vehicle, but getting away from one of the ID communication units 13a and 13b. This means that such an input state is excluded from the processing target and is not reflected in the direction determination and thus the presence / absence determination.

As long as the dedicated portable terminal having the same terminal number is continuously received by either one of the ID communication units 13a and 13b, the affirmative determination is made in step S3, and the terminal number is repeatedly overwritten and stored in the main storage table. (S
4). Further, the data of the terminal number in the temporary storage table is discarded (S5). This is because, in normal operation, since there cannot be a state in which data of the same terminal number is stored in both the main storage table and the temporary storage table, such a state is excluded from the processing target. .

Next, communication with the dedicated portable terminal 5 is
If the D communication units 13a and 13b that are different from the previous ones perform the processing, the process proceeds to step S6, and it is determined whether a terminal number to which a different attribute is added is present in the storage table. Here, since the main storage table previously stores the same terminal number by the reception of the other ID communication unit for the same terminal number in step S11, a positive determination is made. The positive determination here means that the same mobile terminal is approaching the two ID communication units 13a and 13b in this order, and thus the direction of getting on and off is determined (S7). You can

That is, in step S7, the attribute added to the data stored in the main storage table for a certain dedicated mobile terminal 5 is "13a", and the ID communication unit 13b and its dedicated mobile terminal are newly added. When the communication with the vehicle 5 is established, it means that the passenger having the dedicated portable terminal 5 is moving from the inside of the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle, and thus the determination of “getting off” is made. In the opposite case, it means that the passenger having the dedicated portable terminal 5 is moving from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle, so that the determination of "riding" is made.

Next, the presence / absence data is rewritten according to the result of the direction determination (S8). This rewriting is executed by adding presence / absence data to the passenger data storage unit 12 of the vehicle-mounted management device 3 (for example, turning on the alighting flag) or overwriting. It should be noted that instead of the configuration using the passenger data storage unit 12 as described above, the passenger data storage unit 12 is used.
Separately from the above, the presence / absence file which is a data file in a table format in which the name of each passenger and the presence / absence data are stored in association with each other may be created and updated.

When the presence / absence data is rewritten in this way, the data for the main storage and the temporary storage of the terminal number are then discarded (S9), and the rewritten presence / absence data is created on the display screen. This is output to the section 9 and the present routine ends. From the above, the boarding situation at the time of getting off the vehicle (for example, when getting off the bus during the operation is allowed)
It is acquired as a difference from the boarding status input at the start of operation or the boarding status collected when the disembarking operation is prohibited (for example, when the vehicle is running).

In the display screen creating section 16, image data showing the current boarding situation is created and transmitted by the wireless communication section 11. This image data is sequentially received by the crew operation terminal 4 and displayed on the display unit as shown in, for example, FIG. 7, so that the crew such as the driver can successively understand the riding status.

4. Calling a Missing Passenger The call processing unit 19 of the in-vehicle management device 3 performs a calling process for an absent passenger when a calling condition is satisfied.
The judgment of the calling condition is performed by referring to the time table storage unit 17 and the clock unit 18, and the transmission of the calling signal is performed.
It is performed through the public line communication unit 20 and the public line 21 to the dedicated portable terminal 5 held by the passenger who is "absent" in the bus 2.

Regarding the processing executed in the call processing unit 19 of the on-vehicle management device 3 for calling the passenger outside the vehicle,
This will be described below. In FIG. 8, first, by comparing the set call time stored in the time table storage unit 17 with the time information acquired from the clock unit 18, it is repeatedly executed to determine whether the set call time is reached (S2).
1). An affirmative decision is made at the calling time, and the presence / absence data is read by referring to the presence / absence data described above (S22).
It is determined whether there is an absent passenger (S23). If there are no passengers absent, the process proceeds to step S34.

If there are passengers who are absent, then a calling signal is output to all the dedicated mobile terminals 5 that are absent (S24). This calling signal is output using the public line 21 through the public line communication unit 20. As for the output of the call signal, the call reception response signal from the dedicated mobile terminal 5 is received (S25), and the dedicated mobile terminal 5
Until the button response signal is received from (S2
6) Then, the process is continued (S27). As described above, when the communication link is established, the dedicated portable terminal 5 that is the receiving side of the calling signal outputs a link establishment signal indicating that fact to the transmitting side together with the link ID as a calling reception response signal. Therefore, in this way, in the in-vehicle management device 3,
You can confirm the establishment of communication.

Regarding the dedicated portable terminal 5 that has received both of them, the presence / absence data is then read by referring to the passenger data storage unit 12 (S28), and the processing for excluding the passengers who have already boarded from the call target is performed. (S29). The above process is performed until the set number of calls are completed (S
30) Repeatedly executed.

When the calling for the set number of times is completed, the presence / absence data is then read by referring to the passenger data storage unit 12 (S31), and it is determined whether or not there is an absent passenger (S3).
2). If there is an absent passenger, an alarm signal is output to the crew operation terminal 4 (S33), and if there is no absent passenger, a departure permission signal is output to the crew operation terminal (S34). ). In the crew member operation terminal 4 that has received the warning signal or the departure permission signal, the characters of the warning message or the departure permission message for the crew members are displayed on the display unit.

The execution result of the absent passenger calling process (particularly, the determination results of steps S25 and S26) is "present" or "absent" on the display unit of the crew operation terminal 4.
May be displayed sequentially by the mark (see FIG. 7),
In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, only the passengers who are absent are extracted and the status of those passengers (in the figure, when “calling” is not receiving a button response signal, “reception” is receiving a button response signal). And the elapsed time after the calling signal is transmitted may be displayed.

The dedicated mobile terminal 5 transmits a call response signal and makes a call and a response (transmission of a button response signal) on condition that the call signal from the on-vehicle management device 3 is received. When the transmission / reception is performed according to the TCP protocol, the sequence number of the received portion of the transmitted call signal data is returned as an acknowledge, which is a call response signal, so that the call signal has arrived correctly. If the in-vehicle management device 3 can confirm it, and if transmission / reception is incomplete, the in-vehicle management device 3 tries a predetermined number of times.

Call and response (send button response signal)
Is executed in the procedure shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether a call signal has been received (S41), and the determination is repeated until the call signal is received. When the call signal is received, it is then determined whether or not the manner mode is selected by the manner mode switching button 25 (S42). If the manner mode is not selected, the alarm sound (speaker 27) and the vibration ( A call is made by the vibration unit 28) (S43), and in the manner mode, a call is made only by vibration (S47).

Next, when the response button 24 is pressed (S
44, S48), the button response signal to the on-vehicle management device 3 is transmitted, and the communication lamp 30 is turned on during the transmission (S45, S49). On the condition that this transmission is completed, the alarm sound and / or the vibration is stopped (S46, S50), and this routine is completed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the call output means (speaker 27 / vibration unit 28) provided in the dedicated portable terminal 5 as a terminal device calls a passenger in response to the establishment of a predetermined calling condition. Since the output is performed, this can prompt the passenger to return to the bus 2.

Further, in this embodiment, when the call signal transmitting means (call processing section 19 / public line communication section 20) provided in the on-vehicle management device 3 transmits a predetermined call signal, the receiving means of the dedicated portable terminal 5 is provided. (Long-distance communication unit 23, antenna 23
Since a) receives the call and the call output means outputs the call to the passenger, the effect of the present invention can be realized with a simple configuration.

Further, in the present embodiment, the call processing section 19 as the selection means selects one or more dedicated mobile terminals 5 from the plurality of dedicated mobile terminals 5 and calls the call signal transmission means (the call processing section 19 ... Since the public line communication unit 20) outputs a call to the selected dedicated mobile terminal 5,
It is possible to prevent useless calls by making a call only to the dedicated mobile terminal 5 that needs to be called.

In the present embodiment, the vehicle interior detection means (ID
Since the communication units 13a and 13b) detect the dedicated mobile terminal 5 in the vehicle, and the call processing unit 19 as a selection unit selects the undetected dedicated mobile terminal 5 from the plurality of dedicated mobile terminals 5, As a result, it is possible to make a call only to the dedicated portable terminal 5 of the passenger who has not returned to the vehicle among the plurality of dedicated portable terminals 5.

Further, in the present embodiment, the call output means (speaker 2) according to the call stop input (press) of the passenger to the call stop input means (response button 24) of the dedicated portable terminal 5.
7. The output of the call by the vibration unit 28) is stopped, and a predetermined identification signal (including the terminal ID) is transmitted from the terminal transmission means (ID communication unit 22 / antenna 22a) to the vehicle-mounted reception unit (communication unit 20 for the public line). Button response signal) is transmitted as a terminal signal. The in-vehicle receiver of the in-vehicle management device 3 receives the terminal signal. Therefore, the in-vehicle management device 3 can detect that the call output to the passenger and the call stop input, which is the passenger's response to the call, are made in the dedicated portable terminal 5.

In the above embodiment, the calling time as the calling condition is stored in the time table storage unit 17, and the on-vehicle management device 3 on the vehicle side determines whether or not the calling condition is satisfied. As a modified example, the call condition may be held in each of the dedicated mobile terminals 5, and the determination of the establishment of the call condition may be executed in the dedicated mobile terminal 5.

That is, while the passengers are on the bus 2 (for example, at the start of a trip, while the passengers are not allowed to get in or out of the vehicle, or before the opening of the entrance / exit 2a at a stop), all the dedicated portable terminals 5 are used. A calling time as a calling condition is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 and is stored in the memory 33 of the dedicated mobile terminal 5 that has received the calling time, and is acquired by a software timer as a time measuring unit built in the dedicated mobile terminal 5. The present time and the calling time stored in the memory 33 are constantly compared, and the calling output from the speaker 27 and / or the vibration unit 28 can be performed on condition that the calling time has elapsed.

According to the configuration of this modification, the storage means (memory 33) provided in the terminal (dedicated portable terminal 5) stores the calling condition, so that it is determined whether the calling condition is satisfied. Therefore, there is an advantage that the call can be executed even when the dedicated mobile terminal 5 is out of the communication range from the vehicle-mounted management device 3 and the communication state is bad. In this case, the calling time is transmitted (written) to the dedicated portable terminal 5 by the ID communication unit 1.
3a, 13b, a method of using the public line communication unit 20, and a method of providing an in-vehicle transmitter for short-range wireless communication within the communication range and using the transmitter. It can be either of them.

Further, in the above embodiment, the elapse of the calling time is used as the calling condition, but any calling condition may be used in the present invention, and other conditions such as weather and other weather conditions are deteriorated. The above can be used alone or in combination of two or more. In addition, a call output may be executed to all or part of the dedicated portable terminal 5 held by a passenger outside the vehicle by manual input by a crew member such as a driver.

In the above embodiment, the common calling condition (calling time) is applied to the plurality of dedicated portable terminals 5, but a configuration in which different calling conditions are applied to the plurality of dedicated portable terminals 5, for example, Special mobile terminals 5 carried by children / elderly people, passengers with disabilities, or passengers who are noticeably slow to return to the bus 2 are called relatively earlier than other dedicated mobile terminals 5. The time may be calculated and set.

In the above embodiment, the alarm sound and / or the vibration are used as the call output, but the display unit is provided in the dedicated portable terminal 5 and the display unit is displayed in response to the call output from the on-vehicle management device 3. A character message as a call output may be displayed on the.

Further, in the above embodiment, the call signal is transmitted via the public line 21, but instead of such a configuration, a long-distance radio transmitter / receiver is provided on the bus 2 and this is used as a base station. The calling signal may be directly transmitted to the dedicated mobile terminal 5.

Further, in the above embodiment, the dedicated portable terminal 5 designed exclusively for the purpose of the present invention was used as the terminal, but in the present invention, a general-purpose portable telephone or PDA (Pers) is used.
onalDigital Assistant) can be used as a terminal. Further, the terminal ID is fixed for each terminal and may be arbitrarily set.

Further, in the above embodiment, the dedicated portable terminal 5 having the functions of both the detection inside the vehicle and the call output outside the vehicle is used, but it is necessary to perform the detection inside the vehicle and the call output outside the vehicle by a common device. However, for detection in the vehicle, a device or medium that does not have means for inputting a response by a passenger, for example, a wireless transmission / reception function using weak radio waves, is provided and a terminal ID is returned to a call from the vehicle side. A tag or a badge, an electric / magnetic storage medium such as a non-contact IC card or a magnetic card, or an optical medium such as a bar code may be used.

Further, as long as the passenger holds a terminal for calling outside the vehicle, the detection inside the vehicle may be performed by a method that does not use a portable device or medium. For example, the detection of the passenger is detected at the entrance 2a. Alternatively, a light flux blocking type passage sensor provided in the vicinity of or a infrared ray sensor for detecting body temperature may be used. Alternatively, the passenger who is getting on and off may be photographed by a camera having a field of view near the entrance / exit 2a, and the obtained image may be analyzed by pattern matching or the like to detect the getting on / off. In addition, a method for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger by a sensor provided in each seat, a method for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger by operating a button switch provided near each seat to the passenger getting off, Using a biometric means such as face recognition or fingerprint recognition, a method of detecting the presence or absence of each seat by taking an image of an empty seat with the in-vehicle camera that is the field of view and calculating the difference from the current image Methods, or a combination of one or more of these can be employed. Among these, in the case of a method that cannot identify an individual, individual terminals are detected separately from passenger detection, and transmission of call signals is canceled for terminals held by returning passengers (call target). By performing the processing (excluding from the above), it is possible to avoid the transmission of the call signal to the terminal held by the returning passenger.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a boarding confirmation system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a dedicated mobile terminal.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a passenger data file.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a schedule file.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing processing relating to passenger detection and direction determination.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a main storage table and a temporary storage table.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen of the crew operation terminal.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process related to calling an absent passenger.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing another display example for indicating the presence or absence of passengers.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing relating to call origination and response at a terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 boarding confirmation system, 2 buses, 2a entrance / exit, 3
In-vehicle management device, 4 crew operation terminal, 5 dedicated mobile terminal, 11 wireless communication unit, 12 passenger data storage unit, 13
a, 13b, 22 ID communication unit, 14 ID data processing unit, 15 existence data processing unit, 17 time table storage unit, 19 call processing unit, 20 public line communication unit, 2
1 public line, 23 long-distance communication section, 24 response button, 27 speaker, 28 vibration section.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A boarding confirmation system comprising: a plurality of terminals carried by a plurality of passengers, and an on-vehicle management device for managing the terminals, wherein the terminals have a predetermined size. A boarding confirmation system comprising call output means for outputting a call to a passenger when a call condition is satisfied. 2. The boarding confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounted management device is provided with a call signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined call signal, and the terminal is provided with the call signal. A boarding confirmation system further comprising a calling signal receiving means. 3. The boarding confirmation system according to claim 2, further comprising selection means for selecting one or more terminals among the plurality of terminals, wherein the calling signal transmission means includes the selection. A boarding confirmation system, which outputs a call to the terminal selected by the means. 4. The boarding confirmation system according to claim 3, further comprising an in-vehicle detection unit for detecting the terminal device in the vehicle, wherein the selection unit detects the in-vehicle device among the plurality of terminal devices. A boarding confirmation system characterized by selecting a terminal not detected by the means. 5. The boarding confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein writing means for writing calling conditions to the plurality of terminals, and the calling conditions stored in the terminals are stored. A boarding confirmation system comprising: storage means. 6. The boarding confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal outputs a call stop input means for acquiring a call stop input by a passenger, and a call output according to the call stop input. The in-vehicle management device includes an in-vehicle receiving unit that receives the terminal signal, and a predetermined call by a passenger to the terminal. The boarding confirmation system, wherein the terminal transmitting means transmits a predetermined identification signal as a terminal signal to the in-vehicle receiving section in response to a stop input. 7. The boarding confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the calling condition includes elapse of a predetermined time. 8. An in-vehicle management device in a boarding confirmation system comprising a plurality of terminals carried by a plurality of passengers, and an in-vehicle management device managing the terminals, the device being installed outside the vehicle. An in-vehicle management device comprising: a calling signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined calling signal to a terminal; and a selecting means for selecting a terminal to which the calling signal is to be transmitted among the plurality of terminals. 9. A terminal in a boarding confirmation system comprising a plurality of terminals carried by a plurality of passengers and an in-vehicle management device for managing the terminals, wherein a predetermined calling condition is satisfied. A terminal device comprising call output means for outputting a call to a passenger according to the establishment of the above.