JP2003256990A - Routine run vehicle riding system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a routine run vehicle riding system for enabling a user to more surely ride in a routine run vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: Ride request signals S1 indicating requests of ride in the routine run vehicle 107 are made possible to be transmitted from terminals of each of the users to a center 101 and the center 101 informs a crew in the routine run vehicle 107 of presence/absence of users scheduled to ride via display devices 105 provided in each of the stops 104 of the routine run vehicle 107 when the ride request signals are received. Thus, the crew in the routine run vehicle 107 can learn the presence of the users scheduled to ride and adjustment of waiting time at each of the stops of the routine run vehicle is made possible even when the users come late for routine run time of each of the stops. Thus, the users are enabled to more surely ride in the routine run vehicle. <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 patrol vehicle boarding system that makes it easy for a user to board a patrol vehicle such as a bus that patrols a plurality of predetermined stops.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-185197, wastefulness at a bus stop can be obtained by allowing each user of the bus to obtain bus approach information while staying at home without going to the bus stop. A technique for eliminating a long waiting time is disclosed.

According to the technique described in this publication, a wireless communication device provided in a bus vehicle transmits position information of the bus vehicle to a bus location center, and the bus location center transmits the information to a bus stop. At the same time, the bus location center also transmits the information to each user's home of the bus through the CATV station. Then, at the bus stop, the approach of the bus for each route system is detected based on the information, and a display to that effect is displayed, and at each user's house,
The information is received by the installed data transmitter / receiver and displayed on the display device.

[0004]

With the above-mentioned technique, although it is possible to know the scheduled time at which the bus to be boarded arrives at the bus stop at home or the like, there is no guarantee that the user can get on the bus reliably. For example, if the arrival at the bus stop was delayed due to some reason, the user was forced to wait for the arrival of the next bus at the bus stop. Such a problem is particularly serious in a depopulated area, and if a user misses a bus, the user may wait several hours until the next bus.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a patrol vehicle boarding system which enables a user to get on a patrol vehicle more reliably.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 transmits a boarding request signal for a user to request a patrol vehicle that patrols a plurality of predetermined stops to board from a specific stop. Possible terminals, a plurality of first display devices provided at each of the plurality of predetermined stops, the boarding request signal from the terminal, and the specific one based on the received boarding request signal The first at the stop
Is a traveling vehicle boarding system including a center for controlling the display device.

The invention according to claim 2 is the patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information on a transmission source, and the center has the maximum information for each user. User stop information in which a stop near is associated in advance is stored, and the center determines the maximum number of users who have transmitted the boarding request signal based on the information of the transmission source and the user stop information. The first station provided at a nearby stop
Is a patrol vehicle boarding system for controlling the display device of FIG.

The invention according to claim 3 is the patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information of a transmission source, and the terminal includes a second display device. In addition, the patrol vehicle includes a third display device and a receiving device capable of receiving a signal from the center, and the center transmits the boarding request signal to the user based on the information of the transmission source. ID to identify each user (Iden
(tification) information, and transmits the ID information to each terminal of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal and the receiving device of the patrol vehicle.
Is a traveling vehicle boarding system for displaying information of the ID on the display device.

The invention according to claim 4 is the patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information of a transmission source, and the terminal includes a second display device. The patrol vehicle includes a transmitting device capable of recognizing its own geographical current position and capable of transmitting information on the current position to the center, the center transmitting the patrol vehicle with the transmission. Based on the information of the current position and the information of the transmission source transmitted from the device, the information of the current position is transmitted to each terminal of the user who transmitted the boarding request signal, and the second display device is displayed. It is a patrol vehicle boarding system for displaying the information of the current position.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION <Embodiment 1> In the present embodiment, when a user gets on a patrol vehicle such as a bus that patrols a plurality of predetermined stops, the user can get on with more certainty. It is a patrol vehicle boarding system that enables it. Specifically, each user can transmit a boarding request signal indicating a request for boarding a patrol vehicle from its own terminal to the center, and when the center receives the boarding request signal, each of the patrol vehicle It is a patrol vehicle boarding system for informing a crew member in the patrol vehicle of the presence or absence of a user scheduled to board through a display device provided at each of the stops.

By doing so, the crew member in the patrol vehicle can know the existence of the user who is scheduled to board, and even if the user is late at the patrol time of each stop,
It is possible to adjust the waiting time at each stop of the patrol vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to realize a patrol vehicle boarding system in which the user can get on the patrol vehicle more reliably.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this patrol vehicle boarding system is provided in each of terminals and terminals in which a user can transmit a boarding request signal S1 representing a request for boarding a patrol vehicle 107 such as a bus. The display device 105 and the center 101, which is a central control computer, which controls the display device 105 based on the received boarding request signal S1 and notifies the crew members in the patrol vehicle 107 of the presence / absence of a user scheduled to board the vehicle.

A boarding request signal S1 can be transmitted to each home of a user (that is, a subscriber) of a patrol vehicle who has signed a contract for the patrol vehicle boarding system with a patrol vehicle operating company that operates this system. As terminals, for example, dedicated terminals for transmitting / receiving information to / from the center 101 are installed (the dedicated terminals are distributed by the traveling vehicle operating company).

This dedicated terminal is, for example, a wireless data transmitter / receiver 102, and an operating device 10 for operating it.
It consists of three. More specifically, the wireless data transceiver 102 includes, for example, an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves, a signal generation circuit capable of generating a predetermined signal, and a center 1.
01 is a transceiver that includes a receiving circuit that can receive a signal from 01. The operation device 103 is a switch circuit including a switch that functions as a signal generation trigger of the signal generation circuit.

Further, the display device 105 is composed of, for example, a lamp for displaying the presence / absence of a user who is going to board at each stop 104 in association with binary information indicating whether the light is turned on or off. The center 101 is the wireless data transmitter / receiver 1
The display device 105 is controlled via 06. The wireless data transceiver 106 includes, for example, an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a signal generation circuit that receives a signal from the center 101 and generates a control signal for controlling turning on or off of light of the display device 105. It is a transceiver.

FIG. 2 shows user stop information stored in the center 101, which shows the nearest stop for each subscriber. Here, for example, the nearest stop for subscriber A is "b-machi-sancho", the nearest stop for subscriber B is "a-ekimae", and other subscribers are likewise nearest. Stops are associated with each user.

The boarding request signal S1 includes information on a transmission source for identifying each subscriber. Center 101
Turns on or off the light of the display device 105 provided at the nearest stop of the user who transmitted the boarding request signal S1 based on the information of the transmission source and the user stop information shown in FIG. Control.

Specifically, the center 101 recognizes the information of the transmission source included in the boarding request signal S1 from each subscriber, and determines which subscriber has transmitted the boarding request signal S1. Then, by referring to the user stop information shown in FIG. 2 from the result of discrimination of the subscribers, the display device 105 of which stop is displayed.
Is determined to be lit (for example, “lighting” is associated with a passenger who is planning to board and “lighting off” is associated with no user who is planning to board). And based on this judgment,
The center 101 controls the turning on and off of light of the display device 105 installed at each stop 104 via the wireless data transceiver 106.

The crew member in the patrol vehicle 107 visually recognizes whether the light of the display device 105 is turned on or off.
You can check if there are any passengers scheduled to board at each stop. That is, from the center 101 to the patrol vehicle 10
It is possible to notify the crew in 7 of the presence or absence of a user who is scheduled to board the vehicle, in association with the binary information of turning on and off the light of the display device 105.

As described above, according to the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present embodiment, the crew members in the patrol vehicle 107 can know the existence of users who are scheduled to board, so even if the patrol time of each stop is used. Even if the person is late,
Adjust the waiting time at each stop of the patrol vehicle (specifically, for example, at the stop where there is a user who is planning to board, wait at least 5 minutes until that user appears, while using the planned boarding At a bus stop where there is no passenger, you can wait for the user who is planning to board, by making an immediate departure when the patrol time has passed. Therefore, it is possible to realize a patrol vehicle boarding system in which the user can get on the patrol vehicle more reliably.

Then, the center 101 sends the boarding request signal S
Based on the information of the transmission source included in 1 and the user stop information of FIG. 2, the display device 105 provided at the nearest stop of the user who transmitted the boarding request signal S1 is controlled to perform the notification. Therefore, it is possible to inform the attendant in the patrol vehicle 107 at which stop the user who is planning to board should wait.

In this embodiment, as the terminal capable of transmitting the boarding request signal S1, a dedicated terminal distributed by the traveling vehicle operating company has been exemplified, but the boarding request signal S1 can be transmitted to the center 101. The terminal is not limited to this. As such a terminal, for example, a personal computer, a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) capable of transmitting the boarding request signal S1 to the center 101 via the Internet.
And so on.

Further, the patrol vehicle 107 may be a tram, a shared car, or the like, in addition to the buses mentioned here. Further, the present system can be applied not only to a vehicle but also to a liner or an aircraft that makes a round trip or a round trip on a predetermined route.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the data communication between the center 101 and the terminal of each user is performed wirelessly is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a telephone line or CATV. Wired communication using a cable for communication may be used.

In the present embodiment, the center 1
01 determines which display device 105 to turn on by checking the user stop information shown in FIG. 2 from the result of the subscriber discrimination. However, for example, the subscriber's dedicated terminal is configured so that it can transmit a request to board at any stop designated by the subscriber, and the center 10
1 may be configured to control turning on and off of the display device 105 at the designated stop.

<Second Embodiment> This embodiment is a modification of the traveling vehicle boarding system according to the first embodiment, in which the center 101 transmits a boarding request signal S1 based on the information of the transmission source. ID for each user to recognize each user
(Identification) information is assigned and boarding request signal S
Each terminal and patrol vehicle 1 of the user who transmitted 1
The information of the ID is transmitted to 07, and the information of the ID is displayed.

In this way, the user confirms the ID in advance before boarding, and informs the crew member of the ID when boarding, so that the crew member who has transmitted the boarding request signal S1 has surely boarded. Can be recognized based on the information of the ID displayed on the display device in the patrol vehicle 107.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the first embodiment
Elements having the same functions as those of the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this patrol vehicle boarding system, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 1, a display device 110 is added to a dedicated terminal at each subscriber's house, and a patrol vehicle 107 is provided with a display device 109 and a center 101. The wireless data transmitter / receiver 108 capable of receiving the signal S4 is added. Then, the center 101 transmits the boarding request signal S1 to the wireless data transceiver 102 and the patrol vehicle 107 of each terminal of the user.
The ID information S3 and S4 are transmitted to the wireless data transmitter / receiver 108.

The display devices 109 and 110 are, for example, liquid crystal displays and can display the ID information S3 and S4 transmitted from the center 101. The wireless data transmitter / receiver 108 is, for example, an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a signal generation circuit that receives a signal from the center 101 and generates a control signal for displaying the ID information S4 on the display device 109. It is a transceiver equipped with.

The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the first embodiment, and therefore its explanation is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the center 101 allocates the ID information to the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal S1 based on the information of the transmission source. In Figure 4,
ID is assigned to subscriber A as number 10,
The ID is assigned to the subscriber B as number 9, and the ID is assigned to the subscriber D as number 12.
The content of this allocation is notified to each terminal of the user who transmitted the boarding request signal S1 as ID information S3, and is displayed on the display device 110. Each user confirms the contents of this ID before boarding.

Further, FIG. 5 shows the patrol vehicle 1 from the center 101.
It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the information S4 of ID transmitted to the wireless data transceiver 108 of 07. In FIG. 5, the ID for each subscriber assigned in FIG. 4 is associated with the information on the nearest stop described in the user stop information in FIG. That is, the ID of the user who is going to board is shown for each stop.

In this way, the crew member in the patrol vehicle 107 can know in advance how many users will be boarding at each stop by referring to the ID information in FIG. And when you stop at each stop,
By checking the IDs of the users who have boarded, the crew members can confirm whether all the users who have transmitted the boarding request signal S1 have boarded at the stop without fail, and the ID displayed on the display device 109 in the patrol vehicle 107. Can be recognized based on the information.

The ID information may be characters or symbols such as alphabets and arithmetic symbols other than the number information as shown in FIG. In addition, the name of each subscriber may be used as the ID information.

Although the display device 110 has been described as a liquid crystal display, for example, it may be a printer that prints ID information.

<Third Embodiment> The present embodiment is a modification of the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the second embodiment, in which the patrol vehicle 107 recognizes its current geographical position and determines the present position. The information is transmitted to the center 101, and the center 101 transmits the information on the current position of the patrol vehicle 107 to each terminal of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal S1.

In this way, the user can see the patrol vehicle 10
From the information on the current position of 7, it is possible to determine whether or not it is time to go to the stop.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 6, the second embodiment is shown.
Elements having the same functions as those of the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 6, in this patrol vehicle boarding system, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 3, the patrol vehicle 107 transmits information S5 of the current position to the center 101.
Then, from the center 101 to each subscriber's terminal, I
The information of the current position of the patrol vehicle 107 is notified as information S3a together with the notification of D.

The patrol vehicle 107 is, for example, a GPS.
A known measuring device (not shown) capable of recognizing its own geographical current position by (Global Positioning System) is provided, and the current position information S5 is sent to the center 101 via the wireless data transceiver 108. Send to.

The center 101 is connected to the patrol vehicle 107.
The information S5 of the current position obtained from is included in the information S3a and transmitted to each terminal of the user who transmitted the boarding request signal S1, and the display device 110 displays the information of the current position of the patrol vehicle 107.

At the center 101, as shown in FIG. 7, which subscriber has made the boarding request is set as "Yes" or "No" in the "Boarding display" and is recorded in the user stop information in FIG. All you have to do is store it in correspondence. By doing so, it is possible to determine to which subscriber the information on the current position of the patrol vehicle 107 should be transmitted. Note that, of course, the configuration may be such that the information on the current position of the patrol vehicle 107 is transmitted to all the subscribers.

The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the second embodiment, and therefore its explanation is omitted.

In this way, by giving the information on the current position of the patrol vehicle 107 to each user, each user can judge whether it is time to go from the place where he is currently to the stop. .

A notification device (not shown) such as a buzzer is connected to the display device 110, and when the patrol vehicle 107 approaches the nearest stop, a notification to that effect is provided. Good.

[0047]

According to the invention described in claim 1, a terminal capable of transmitting a boarding request signal, a plurality of first display devices provided in each of a plurality of predetermined stops, and a boarding request received. A center for controlling the first display device at a specific stop based on the signal. Therefore, if the user sends a boarding request signal to the center via the terminal, the center controls the first display device at a specific stop to notify the crew members in the patrol vehicle of the presence or absence of a user who is scheduled to board. can do. This allows the crew members in the patrol vehicle to know the existence of users who are scheduled to board, and even if the user is late at the patrol time of each stop, the waiting time at each stop of the patrol vehicle can be reduced. It becomes possible to adjust.
Therefore, it is possible to realize a patrol vehicle boarding system in which the user can get on the patrol vehicle more reliably.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the center is provided at the first stop provided at the nearest stop of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal, based on the information of the transmission source and the user stop information. The display device is controlled to notify. Therefore, it is possible to inform the crew member in the patrol vehicle of which stop the user who is planning to board should wait.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the center allocates the information of the ID for recognizing each user to the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal based on the information of the transmission source, and the boarding request. The ID information is transmitted to each terminal of the user who has transmitted the signal and the receiving device of the patrol vehicle, and the ID information is displayed on the second and third display devices. Therefore, the user confirms the ID displayed on the second display device in advance before boarding, and informs the crew member of the ID when boarding,
The crew member can recognize that the user who transmitted the boarding request signal has boarded the vehicle reliably based on the information of the ID displayed on the third display device.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the center of each of the users who transmitted the boarding request signal based on the information on the current position and the information on the transmission source transmitted from the transmitting device of the patrol vehicle. Send the current location information to the terminal,
Information on the current position is displayed on the second display device. Therefore, the user can determine whether it is time to go to the stop from the information on the current position of the patrol vehicle displayed on the second display device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing user stop information indicating a nearest stop for each subscriber, which is stored in a center 101 in the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a case where a center 101 assigns an ID to a user who has transmitted a boarding request signal S1 based on information of a transmission source in the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a content example of ID information S4 transmitted from the center 101 to the wireless data transceiver 108 of the patrol vehicle 107 in the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a patrol vehicle boarding system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram in which, in the patrol vehicle boarding system according to the third embodiment, which subscriber has made a boarding request corresponds to user stop information.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 center, 102, 106, 108 wireless data transceiver, 103 operating device, 104 bus stop, 1
05,109,110 display device, 107 bus vehicle.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A terminal capable of transmitting a boarding request signal for a user to request a patrol vehicle that patrols a plurality of predetermined stops to be boarded from a specific stop, and each of the plurality of predetermined stops And a center that receives the boarding request signal from the terminal and controls the first display apparatus at the specific stop based on the received boarding request signal. A system for boarding a patrol vehicle. 2. The patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information about a transmission source, and the center is associated with a nearest stop in advance for each user. Stored user stop information, the center is provided at the nearest stop of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal, based on the transmission source information and the user stop information. A traveling vehicle boarding system for controlling the first display device. 3. The patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information on a transmission source, the terminal includes a second display device, and the patrol vehicle includes: The center includes a third display device and a receiving device capable of receiving a signal from the center, and the center recognizes each user to the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal, based on the information of the transmission source. Information of the ID (Identification) for transmitting the ID information to the respective terminals of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal and the receiving device of the patrol vehicle.
And a traveling vehicle boarding system for displaying the information of the ID on a third display device. 4. The patrol vehicle boarding system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding request signal includes information on a transmission source, the terminal includes a second display device, and the patrol vehicle includes: The present invention includes a transmitter capable of recognizing its own geographical current position and capable of transmitting the information of the current position to the center, wherein the center is the current device transmitted from the transmitter of the patrol vehicle. Based on the position information and the transmission source information, the current position information is transmitted to each terminal of the user who has transmitted the boarding request signal, and the current position information is displayed on the second display device. A patrol vehicle boarding system.