JP2007079928A - Ride management system, mobile terminal, on-vehicle management device, center device, ride management method, its program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger management system that facilitates the settlement of fares even if passengers get on or off vehicles at unmanned stations or bus stops, while also enabling the determination of passenger flow, the condition of a line and the like. <P>SOLUTION: Information on an integrated non-contact IC card 10 carried around by a passenger on a vehicle for recording commuter pass information and/or prepaid payment information is read by means of a card reader/writer 21 of an on-vehicle management device 20 installed on each vehicle of a public vehicle, to calculate a fare that matches the distance traveled in the travel section determined. The fare is settled based on the information on the integrated non-contact IC card 10. A communication means 22 transfers information to another on-vehicle management device 20A installed on another public vehicle to which the passenger has transferred, and the communication means makes a road-to-vehicle communication with road side devices 40, 41 installed near a line on which the public vehicles travel, so as to transmit a record of getting on/off, indicated by a travel section, the vehicle IDs of the public vehicles, the condition of a line ahead and the like to either an operation management center 50 connected to a network 60 and/or a management device at a station. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a boarding management system, a portable terminal, a vehicle-mounted management device, a center device, a boarding management method, a boarding management program, and a program recording medium, and more particularly, to an unmanned station of a shared vehicle such as a railway or a route bus, and a ticket gate at a bus stop. It can be suitably applied to processing (fare settlement) and operation management of shared vehicles.

  In recent years, in the railway industry, it has become important to conduct a detailed investigation of passenger flow while reducing labor and unmanned railway stations, that is, boarding / exiting stations, and various attempts have been made.

  For example, as a ticket gate system for saving labor without using a ticket vending machine or a ticket gate at a station, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-260032 shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-260032 “Railway ticket gate system using a position information system of a portable terminal” A method using a position information system of a portable terminal carried by a passenger has been proposed, such as “the ticket gate method, the ticket gate program, and the railway network system”.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the technique of Patent Document 1 acquires the position information S1 of the portable terminal 100 carried by the passenger US of the railway from the position information system 120 for wireless communication of the portable terminal 100, For each portable terminal 100, the railway station used by the passenger US based on the position information S1 is identified for each portable terminal 100, and the railway fare obtained in the section between the boarding station and the getting-off station is calculated based on the utilized station. Allows the CPU 130c of the ticket gate system 130 to execute a program that allows the passenger to effectively settle passenger ticket gates and fare payments without installing a ticket vending machine, ticket gate, or settlement machine at the station. Trying to. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline using the position information system of the portable terminal in the conventional ticket gate system.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, JP 2001-55145 A “Method for estimating the number of train passengers in a dynamic environment and a driving arrangement support system using the same” disclosed in JP-A-2001-55145 A system for grasping momentary fluctuations is disclosed. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a system for grasping passenger fluctuations in a conventional ticket gate system. Passenger information including the destination of the passenger 200 is read from the data recorded in the IC card 210 carried by the passenger 200 at the ticket gate 220 of the A station. The acquired passenger information is transmitted from the boarding station to the train operation command station 230 by radio or wire.

  The train operation command center 230 estimates the boarding section of the passenger 200 based on the boarding station and destination included in the received passenger information, grasps the passenger flow indicating the number of passengers according to the boarding section, In order to converge the delay due to the disturbance of the train, an operation arrangement plan such as a stop time of the train 240, a departure time, and a change of the evacuation station is created and transmitted to the train 240 side. That is, data indicating the number of passengers scheduled to get on and off at each station is transmitted to the train operation command center 230, and based on the estimation of the number of passengers on the train 240 and the number of passengers getting off from the train 240, The number of passengers is estimated, and the passenger flow estimation information is transmitted to the passenger flow grasping device 250 of the train 240, and the driving arrangement is executed.

  On the other hand, the non-contact type IC card is also in a form having a commuter pass or prepaid card function, and has been introduced in the metropolitan area and the Kansai area for use as a station ticket gate. A non-contact IC card is an IC card with a built-in chip that can read data recorded on the IC card by simply holding it over the card reader / writer without bringing the card into contact with the card reader / writer. Yes, it is not only used for payment as electronic money at convenience stores, but it is already used for fare settlement using the commuter pass function and prepaid card function at the station ticket gates. It is going to be used.

  For example, a contactless IC card with a commuter pass / prepaid card function that is introduced in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area enters the station over the card reader / writer of the ticket gate at the boarding station, and the ticket gate at the exit station By leaving the station over the card reader / writer, the fare of the passenger's boarding section carrying the contactless IC card can be settled. By introducing such a non-contact type IC card for use at a station ticket gate, serviceability to passengers at the station can be improved and labor saving of station staff can be achieved. It can also be used to pay for purchases at stations inside the station. Hereinafter, such non-contact type IC cards that can be used for multiple purposes are collectively referred to as “integrated non-contact type IC cards”.

JP 2002-260032 A (page 3-4, FIG. 1) JP 2001-55145 A (page 3, FIG. 1)

  However, the technique described above as the conventional technique has the following problems. For example, in a system for identifying a boarding / exiting station based on position information for wireless communication of a mobile terminal, such as the technique shown in Patent Document 1, a station in a metropolitan area or a bus stop of a route bus Appropriate for use in fare adjustments, because it may not be possible to specify an exact station or bus stop in areas where boarding points are close, and it depends on a system operated by another company with a different purpose. In addition, in the passenger flow grasping system, such as the technique shown in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to previously input the scheduled boarding station and the scheduled boarding station on the IC card carried by the passenger. In the case of a ticket, there is no problem, but when it is used as a prepaid card function, there is a difficulty in its feasibility in consideration of the time and effort of passengers.

  On the other hand, in the conventional ticket gate system using an integrated non-contact IC card for station ticket gates as described above, it is necessary to introduce ticket gates corresponding to the integrated non-contact IC card at all stations. For example, when installing in a local route area or sharing with a private railway company's route area, it is not easy to introduce, including the installation cost of ticket gates and the presence of unmanned stations.

  Furthermore, even at the station where the ticket gate corresponding to the integrated non-contact IC card is installed, it is necessary to maintain the ticket gate and to arrange an administrator. It is particularly important to install the ticket gate at each station. Economical burdens increase at stations with few passengers. In addition, there is a similar problem in installing a route bus at a bus stop, and it is difficult to apply the integrated non-contact type IC card to a general passenger vehicle.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to install a card reader / writer for reading and writing an integrated non-contact type IC card in a shared vehicle, so to speak, by using it as a mobile ticket gate, a station with a small number of passengers, an unmanned station Passengers who can construct a ticket gate system that can settle fares in the same way as in the case of station ticket gates installed at stations where there are many passengers, such as in sections where passenger railways enter each other and at bus stops. An object is to provide a management system, a portable terminal, a vehicle-mounted management device, a boarding management method, a center device, a boarding management program, and a program recording medium.

  Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to grasp the flow of the number of passengers that changes from time to time, thereby effectively preventing disturbance of the operation schedule, and getting on and off places such as a station on the standby side of a shared vehicle such as a train. It is possible to prepare for passenger guidance in advance, to prevent accidents due to congestion, and to respond to changes in the operating conditions of passenger cars that change every moment.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a boarding management system, a portable terminal, a vehicle-mounted management device, a center device, a boarding management method, a boarding management program, and a program recording medium according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configurations. ing.

(1) A boarding management system for managing shared vehicles,
Settlement to settle the fare with a card reader / writer that can read and write information on non-contact IC cards that record commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information possessed by passengers who board the shared vehicle in each shared vehicle Means, and an operation management center device that manages the operation of the riding vehicle and / or a management device installed at the boarding area, and can transmit and receive information via the network, in the boarding hall and / or in the vicinity of the traveling route of the riding vehicle An in-vehicle management device having a communication means capable of communicating with a roadside machine installed in
The settlement means settles a fare based on information read by the card reader / writer from the non-contact IC card of a passenger who rides in a shared vehicle, and as a fare for a passenger boarding / exiting section of a passenger who is on board, After boarding and the shared vehicle departs, the minimum fare is settled. After that, each time the shared vehicle stops from the boarding / departure station to the next boarding / unloading station, the fare to the next boarding / unloading station is renewed. A boarding management system that checks whether a fare is to be renewed and, if it is found to be a renewed fare, settles the difference between the updated fare and the already settled fare.
(2) The on-vehicle management device installed in the riding vehicle at any time or at a predetermined appropriate interval even when the roadside machine is not only stopped at the boarding / unloading station but also running between the boarding / unloading stations. The boarding management system according to the above (1), in which one or more are arranged near the route so that road-to-vehicle communication is possible.
(3) The settlement means is a section in which the traveling section of the shared vehicle is a section that does not correspond to the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger, as the fare of the boarding / exiting section of the passenger on board, and The difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled each time it is determined that the fare must be updated from the boarding place where the passenger boarded or the fare from the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information is required. The boarding management system according to (1) or (2).
(4) The management means for operation management including unauthorized use of the non-contact type IC card carried by a passenger is received from the operation management center device by the communication means of the in-vehicle management device, and the received management The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the management information of the in-vehicle management device is updated to the latest state based on the information.
(5) The information of the non-contact type IC card read by the card reader / writer when the passenger gets on the passenger vehicle is information that includes unauthorized use as a result of collation with the management information of the in-vehicle management device. If there is, or if the prepaid payment information is less than the minimum fare, the boarding management system according to (4), which outputs a warning to that effect to the passenger and rejects the boarding.
(6) The non-contact type IC card can be used for both a card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle management device and a card reader / writer provided in a ticket gate installed in a boarding area. The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein reading and writing for making a payment is possible.
(7) The settlement means reads the payment information recorded by the ticket reader / writer including the boarding information recorded by the non-contact IC card of the passenger boarding from the boarding place where the ticket gate is installed. The boarding management system according to (6), wherein a fare to be calculated can be calculated and settled.
(8) The payment means can determine whether or not the ticket gate installed at the boarding area records that the fare has been settled on the contactless IC card of the passenger who got off. The boarding management system according to (6) or (7) above, wherein the fact that the fare has been settled is recorded in the non-contact IC card of the passenger.
(9) With respect to the management device for the unloading place where the passenger got off, the communication means of the in-vehicle management device indicates that the fare of the non-contact type IC card of the passenger who got off has been settled by the payment means. (6) or (7) boarding management system which transmits.
(10) A non-contact type that includes an in-vehicle LAN that interconnects the in-vehicle management devices installed in each vehicle of the passenger vehicle, and each of the in-vehicle management devices is carried by each passenger of the passenger vehicle. The in-vehicle management device further comprises passenger number calculating means for collecting the number of passengers for each vehicle counted by reading the IC card via the in-vehicle LAN and calculating the total number of passengers of the passenger vehicle. The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (9).
(11) The number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the number of passengers calculating unit or the number of passengers for each vehicle of the shared vehicle calculated by the communication unit of the in-vehicle management device is calculated after the boarding / departing place where the shared vehicle arrives next. The boarding management system according to (10), which is transmitted to a boarding / egress management device installed at each boarding station.
(12) The boarding management according to (10) or (11), wherein the communication unit of the in-vehicle management device transmits the number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the passenger number calculating unit to the operation management center device. system.
(13) The operation management center device adjusts the operation plan of the shared vehicle based on the number of passengers of the shared vehicle received from the in-vehicle management device, and the vehicle-mounted vehicle of the shared vehicle via the network and the roadside device. The boarding management system according to (12), wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the management device and / or to the management device at the boarding area via a network.
(14) As a portable terminal carried by a passenger, output means for outputting information visually and / or audibly is connected to the non-contact IC card, and the multiplication calculated by the passenger number calculating means The ride of (13), wherein the number of passengers for each vehicle and / or the adjusted operation plan received from the operation management center is received from the in-vehicle management device and output to the output means of the portable terminal. Management system.
(15) The above-described (1) to (14), wherein the communication unit of the in-vehicle management device transmits a vehicle ID capable of uniquely identifying the riding vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle management device to the operation management center device. ) Any ride management system.
(16) Based on the vehicle ID received from the in-vehicle management device, the operation management center device grasps the operation status of the shared vehicle, adjusts the operation plan of the shared vehicle, and via the network and the roadside device The boarding management system according to (15), wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the in-vehicle management device of the passenger vehicle and / or to the management device of the boarding area via a network.
(17) The roadside device is installed in the vicinity of the traveling route of the passenger vehicle and can transmit and receive information via a network and a route status monitoring sensor that monitors the route status. The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (16), wherein the communication unit of the management device receives a route situation ahead of the route monitored by the route situation monitoring sensor installed in front of the route.
(18) The non-contact IC card built in the portable terminal carried by the passenger not only transmits / receives information to / from the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management apparatus but also information from the roadside machine. The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (17), which is capable of transmitting and receiving.
(19) The communication means of the in-vehicle management device is capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from a center device having a gateway function with a public communication network or a broadcast network via the roadside device and the network. A portable terminal carried by the mobile terminal is configured by connecting display means for displaying various information, input means for inputting various information, and audio input / output means for inputting / outputting various audio information to at least the non-contact type IC card, In response to input from the input means and / or voice input / output means of the portable terminal, information distributed from the operation management center device or information from a public communication network or broadcast network transferred from the center device The boarding management system according to any one of (1) to (18), which is received from the in-vehicle management device and output to the display unit and / or the voice input / output unit.
(20) A portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC card in which commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information carried by a passenger is recorded, which is installed in an in-vehicle management device installed in each vehicle of a passenger vehicle The card reader / writer reads the information of the non-contact IC card carried by the passenger who has boarded the shared vehicle, so that the fare is settled based on the information of the non-contact IC card. As the fare for the boarding / exiting section, the traveling section of the shared vehicle is a section that does not correspond to the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger, and the fare update or commuter pass from the boarding place where the passenger got Each time it is determined that the fare from the boarding section indicated in the information needs to be updated, the difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled is subtracted from the prepaid payment information. It has been going mobile terminal.
(21) The non-contact type IC card can be used for both a card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle management device and a card reader / writer provided in a ticket gate installed in a boarding area. The portable terminal according to (20), wherein reading and writing for making a payment is possible.
(22) At least output means for outputting information visually and / or audibly is connected to the non-contact type IC card, and is calculated by a passenger number calculating means provided in an in-vehicle management device for a boarding vehicle. The operation plan adjusted by the operation management center device managing the operation of the shared vehicle is received from the in-vehicle management device and output to the output means. The portable terminal according to (20) or (21) above.
(23) The non-contact type IC card is installed not only in the transmission / reception of information with the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management device but also in the vicinity of the traveling route of the passenger vehicle, and with the in-vehicle management device The portable terminal according to any one of the above (20) to (22), which is capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a roadside device that performs road-to-vehicle communication.
(24) The communication means installed in the in-vehicle management device has an operation management center device that manages the operation of the riding vehicle via the roadside device and the network, and a gateway function with the public communication network and the broadcast network. The portable terminal carried by the passenger has a display means for displaying various information, an input means for inputting various information, and a voice input / output means for inputting / outputting various voice information. At least connected to the non-contact type IC card and configured to be distributed from the operation management center device in response to an input from the input means and / or the voice input / output means of the portable terminal or from the center device Information from the public communication network or broadcast network to be transferred is received from the communication means of the in-vehicle management device and output to the display means and / or the voice input / output means. The mobile terminal of the above (23).
(25) A vehicle-mounted management device installed for each vehicle of a shared vehicle, which includes information on a non-contact IC card that records commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information carried by a passenger who rides on the shared vehicle. A card reader / writer for reading and writing; and a settlement means for settlement of a fare based on information read from the information of the non-contact type IC card by the card reader / writer,
The settlement means, as the fare of the passenger boarding / exiting section of the boarding passenger, settles the minimum fare when boarding, and thereafter each time the boarding vehicle departs from the boarding station to the next boarding station, Investigate whether the fare to the next boarding / unloading station is a fare to be renewed, and if it is found that it is a fare to be renewed, settle the difference between the fare after renewal and the fare that has already been settled In-vehicle management device.
(26) As a communication relay device capable of transmitting and receiving information via a network with an operation management center device and / or a management device installed at the boarding hall for managing the operation of the riding vehicle, the driving routes of the boarding hall and the riding vehicle A communication means capable of road-to-vehicle communication with a roadside machine installed in the vicinity is further provided, and a boarding / exiting record indicating a passenger boarding / exiting section is recorded on the network via the roadside machine by the communication means. The in-vehicle management device according to (25), which is transmitted to the connected operation management center device and / or management device at the boarding / alighting hall.
(27) The settlement means is a section in which the traveling section of the shared vehicle does not correspond to the boarding section shown in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger as the fare of the boarding / exiting section of the passenger in board, and The difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled each time it is determined that the fare must be updated from the boarding place where the passenger boarded or the fare from the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information is required. (26) The in-vehicle management device according to the above.
(28) The management means for operation management including unauthorized use of the contactless IC card carried by a passenger is received from the operation management center device by the communication means of the in-vehicle management device, and the received management The in-vehicle management device according to any one of (25) to (27), wherein the management information of the in-vehicle management device is updated to the latest state based on the information.
(29) When the passenger gets on the shared vehicle, the information on the non-contact IC card read by the card reader / writer is information that includes unauthorized use as a result of collation with the management information of the in-vehicle management device. If there is, or if the prepaid payment information is less than the minimum fare, the vehicle management device according to (28), which outputs a warning to that effect to the passenger and rejects the boarding.
(30) The number of passengers for each vehicle calculated by reading a non-contact type IC card carried by each passenger in each vehicle of the passenger vehicle is transmitted via an in-vehicle LAN that transmits and receives information between the vehicles of the passenger vehicle. The in-vehicle management device according to any one of the above (26) to (29), further comprising passenger number calculating means for collecting and calculating the total number of passengers of the riding vehicle.
(31) The communication means installs the number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the number of passengers calculation means or the number of passengers for each vehicle of the shared vehicle at each boarding point after the boarding point where the shared vehicle arrives next. The in-vehicle management device according to (30), which is transmitted to the management device at the boarding / alighting hall.
(32) The in-vehicle management device according to any of (26) to (31), wherein the communication unit transmits the number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the passenger number calculation unit to the operation management center device.
(33) The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of (26) to (32), wherein a vehicle ID capable of uniquely identifying a shared vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted management device is transmitted to the operation management center device by the communication unit. Management device.
(34) A route condition monitoring sensor that is installed in the vicinity of the traveling route of the riding vehicle and monitors the route condition can further transmit and receive information via the roadside machine and the network, and is installed in front of the route by the communication means. The vehicle-mounted management device according to any one of (26) to (33), wherein the route status ahead of the route monitored by the route status monitoring sensor is received.
(35) A center device connected to a network and having a function of managing the operation of a shared vehicle by transmitting and receiving information,
As a communication relay device capable of transmitting and receiving information via the network, a route adjacent to each roadside device is obtained by road-to-vehicle communication via a roadside device installed in the vicinity of the boarding / departure yard and the traveling route of the passenger vehicle. Receiving a boarding / alighting record indicating a passenger's boarding / alighting section from an in-vehicle management device installed in a traveling car, and adjusting the operation plan of the car based on the received boarding / alighting record, And a center device that transmits the adjusted operation plan to the in-vehicle management device via the roadside device and / or to the management device at the boarding area via the network.
(36) Accumulating latest management information for operation management including unauthorized use of a non-contact IC card in which commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information for boarding a shared vehicle is recorded, and the network and the roadside device The center device according to (35), wherein the center device transmits the data to the in-vehicle management device constantly or at a predetermined cycle.
(37) Based on the number of passengers of the shared vehicle received from the vehicle-mounted management device via the roadside device, the operation plan of the shared vehicle is adjusted, and the vehicle-mounted management device is connected via the network and the roadside device. On the other hand, and / or the center apparatus according to (35) or (36), wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the boarding / alighting hall management apparatus via the network.
(38) Based on the vehicle ID of the shared vehicle received from the in-vehicle management device via the roadside device, grasps the operation status of the shared vehicle, adjusts the operation plan of the shared vehicle, and the network and the roadside device. The center according to any one of (35) to (37), wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the in-vehicle management device via the network and / or to the management device at the boarding / alighting hall via the network. apparatus.
(39) A boarding management method for managing a shared vehicle,
Passengers who board a shared vehicle carry a non-contact IC card that records commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information, while each passenger vehicle carries a non-contact type that is carried by a passenger who has boarded the shared vehicle. An in-vehicle management device equipped with a card reader / writer capable of reading and writing information on an IC card is installed, and is read by a card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management device from a non-contact type IC card of a passenger who gets on the passenger vehicle The fare is settled based on the information obtained, and the lowest fare is settled as the fare of the boarding / exiting section of the passengers on board, and then from the boarding station where the shared vehicle stops to the next boarding station Each time it departs, it is checked whether the fare to the next boarding station is a fare that should be renewed, and if it is found that it is a fare that should be renewed, the renewed fare and the already settled fare luck Ride management method to settle the difference between the.
(40) A boarding management program for realizing the processing in the boarding management method of (39) as a program executable by a computer.
(41) A program recording medium for recording the boarding management program according to (40) as a computer-readable recording medium.

  According to the boarding management system, portable terminal, vehicle-mounted management device, center device, boarding management method, boarding management program, and program recording medium of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, since an in-vehicle management device having a card reader / writer for reading and writing an integrated non-contact IC card is installed in a shared vehicle such as a train (railway) or a bus, There is no need to install a ticket gate with a card reader / writer for reading and writing integrated non-contact IC cards at stations and bus stops). Mutual entry sections with stations with few passengers, unmanned stations, and private railway companies Fares can be settled even when getting on and off at bus stops.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to construct a payment system dedicated to a shared vehicle operator without using a payment system via a network shared by an unspecified number of users such as personal credit cards. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the passenger's personal information from being wiretapped from the payment system.

Further, according to the present invention, an in-vehicle management device having a card reader / writer for reading and writing an integrated non-contact type IC card installed in a vehicle of all riding vehicles is installed in the vicinity of a route on which the riding vehicle runs. For example, DSRC (Dedicated Short Range)
Communication: Car reader / writer for non-contact type IC card carried by outside passengers (road-to-vehicle communication) by dedicated narrow-area communication) or with a non-contact type IC card carried by a passenger in the vehicle or a portable terminal incorporating the non-contact type IC card It is possible to perform in-vehicle communication based on, for example, the DSRC method via the network, and it is possible to realize various additional functions that take advantage of the communication method such as the DSRC method.

  For example, since the integrated non-contact IC card carried by passengers can be read by the in-vehicle management device, the number of passengers riding on shared vehicles such as railways, subways, route buses, and sightseeing buses can be ascertained. It is possible to use the outside communication such as DSRC system, and the next boarding place and operation management center etc. via the roadside equipment installed on the premises and on the roadside such as stations and bus stops In addition, notify the number of passengers grasped as the degree of congestion of the shared vehicle, or if it is a uniform fare, notify the fare collection center as information that can know the total amount of fare to be settled with the grasped number of passengers, Or based on the grasped number of passengers, for example, the number of passengers on a sightseeing bus can be confirmed.

  Alternatively, a roadside machine installed in the vicinity of a route on which the shared vehicle travels from a center device, for example, an operation management center device that manages the operation of the shared vehicle or a center device that has a gateway function with the public communication network / broadcast network. It is also possible to distribute information services for passengers (for example, news distribution, vehicle delay information, traffic information, information on boarding / departure points, or Internet web pages or broadcast programs) to the in-vehicle management device via Yes, it is possible to provide a passenger-desired information service from the in-vehicle management device to a portable terminal carried by the passenger.

  In addition, a vehicle ID (for example, an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection Systems) onboard unit ID number (WCN: Wireless Call Number)) that uniquely identifies the own vehicle from the vehicle management system of each vehicle. No.) can be sent to roadside equipment installed on the roadside by road-to-vehicle communication such as DRSC, so the operation management center device receives the vehicle ID from the roadside machine via the network, Understand the vehicle operation status (for example, movement speed, congestion status, delay status, etc.), adjust the operation, and send operation adjustment results that change from moment to moment to boarding stations such as shared vehicles, stations, and bus stops can do.

  Alternatively, the state ahead of the route by the route condition monitoring sensor installed in front of the route on which the riding vehicle travels is transmitted to the roadside device behind the route via the network, and the roadside device installed behind the route such as the DSRC method Since the in-vehicle management device of the shared vehicle can be notified of the state ahead of the route as monitoring information by inter-vehicle communication, the shared vehicle can be operated according to the route condition.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since a portable terminal including an integrated non-contact IC card can transmit and receive information by a communication method compliant with, for example, the DSRC method, it is not in a vehicle. In the boarding / departure yard, it is also possible to perform wireless communication by, for example, the DSRC method with a roadside machine set in or near the boarding / exiting yard.

  Accordingly, passengers who carry such mobile terminals use the public communication network, for example, the Internet, via the center device connected to the network from the roadside station in the boarding area or the vicinity thereof using the mobile terminal in the boarding area. Even if the user gets on the shared vehicle in the middle of executing the application, the vehicle communication management device for the shared vehicle from the roadside unit in the vicinity of the boarding / departure hall or the communication partner of the wireless communication by the DSRC method with the portable terminal It is possible to continue the communication via the network by the application without interruption by the in-vehicle communication conforming to the DSRC method. Here, even if the shared vehicle departs, the in-vehicle management device communicates via the center device connected to the network from the roadside device by performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication (roadside-vehicle communication) to the roadside device in the vicinity thereof. Since it can continue, the said passenger can continue and run the application in the middle of execution.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a boarding management system, a portable terminal, a vehicle-mounted management device, a center device, a boarding management method, a boarding management program, and a program recording medium according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific embodiments of the boarding management system according to the present invention will be described in detail, but other portable terminals, in-vehicle management apparatuses, center apparatuses, boarding management methods, boarding management programs according to the present invention will be described. It is obvious that those skilled in the art also disclose the program recording medium.

First, an example applied to a ticket gate system for paying a fare of a boarding management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a boarding management system according to the present invention. As an example, a railway train is used as a passenger vehicle, and a railway station is used as a boarding place where passengers get on and off the passenger vehicle. Used to show.

  Moreover, FIG. 1 has shown the case where it branches into the A, B, C station as a railway line, the main line which goes to D station in C station, and the branch line which goes to E, F station. A, B, C, and D stations located on the main line have card reader / writers (card reader / writers 31a and 31b) that can read information of the integrated contactless IC card 10 having a commuter pass function and a prepaid deposit function. The ticket gates equipped with the A and B stations (illustrated at the A and B stations as the ticket gates 30a and 30b) are installed as normal station-installed ticket gates. A management device (exemplified as the management devices 35a and 35b in the A and B stations) that manages the overall station operation, including a ticket vending machine and a checkout machine for transit, is connected to the type ticket gate.

  On the other hand, there are no common ticket gates at E and F stations located on the branch lines, and the shared vehicle 2 is located near the railway line near each station by the DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) method. Roadside devices (roadside devices 40a and 40b on the side of the railway lanes in the vicinity of the stations of the E and F stations or in the vicinity thereof) that can wirelessly communicate with the in-vehicle management device 20 installed therein are installed.

  Although not shown, the roadside device capable of wireless communication with the in-vehicle management device 20 is not only in the station premises or in the vicinity of the station but also with the in-vehicle management device 20 of the traveling vehicle 2 that is running. Thus, it can be installed at an appropriate interval on the side (near the railroad track) on which the passenger vehicle 2 travels so that wireless communication (road-to-vehicle communication) in the DSRC system is possible at all times or at an appropriate interval.

  Moreover, each management apparatus 35a, 35b, ... and each roadside machine 40a, 40b ... form the network 60 mutually connected via the communication line. A center device 50 that performs management operations such as vehicle operation management, fare processing, and seat reservation processing is connected to each management device 35a, 35b,... And each roadside device 40a, 40b,. Can send and receive information. The number of center devices 50 connected to the network 60 is not limited to one, and a plurality of center devices 50 may be installed according to the application and region, and further, a public communication network such as the Internet, a broadcast network, etc. You may make it install the management center apparatus which has the gateway function which connects with.

  FIG. 1 shows a case where a passenger 1 gets 3 from A station and gets off at B station and gets off at E station. That is, the passenger 1 carries the integrated contactless IC card 10 in which the boarding period / boarding section as a commuter pass and the prepaid amount of money to be recorded are carried, and the card reader / writer of the ticket gate 30a installed at the A station. By holding the integrated non-contact IC card 10 over 31a, the station A as a boarding station is entered in the state recorded on the integrated non-contact IC card 10, then boarding the shared vehicle 2 3 and installing the station 2 cases of getting off 4 from the shared vehicle 2 at the B station with the ticket gate 30b and 5 getting off the shared vehicle 2 at the E station where the ticket gate installed at the station ahead is not equipped Show.

  Here, for example, when the passenger vehicle 2 boarding from the A station is not a passenger vehicle heading toward the E station, the passenger 1 may transfer to the passenger vehicle 2 heading toward the E station at the C station or the like. It is exactly the same.

  When the passenger 1 gets off the shared vehicle 2 at the station B, when the passenger 1 passes the ticket gate 30b installed at the station, the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 carried by the passenger 1 is used as the card reader / writer of the ticket gate 30b. By passing over 31b, it is transmitted to the management apparatus 35b of the B station as a boarding record indicating that the passenger 1 boarding from the A station of the boarding station recorded on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 has got off at the B station. Of the commuter pass and prepaid card functions recorded on the integrated non-contact IC card 10, if it falls in the boarding section corresponding to the prepaid card function, the boarding station A and the exiting station B When the fare is calculated by the ticket gate 30b, the fare is deposited, and the remaining amount after the settlement is recorded on the integrated contactless IC card 10 in which the current deposit amount is recorded. Cormorant settlement process of the fare is made.

  The boarding / alighting records recorded in the management devices 35a, 35b,... Installed at each station are transmitted to the center device 50 via the network 60 each time or at a predetermined cycle.

  On the other hand, when the passenger 1 gets off from the shared vehicle 2 at E station, the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 in which the integrated non-contact IC card 10 carried by the passenger 1 is installed in the shared vehicle 2. By holding it over, it is recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20 as a boarding / unloading record indicating that the passenger 1 who got on from the A station of the boarding station recorded on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 got off at the E station. At the same time, among the commuter pass and prepaid card functions recorded on the integrated non-contact IC card 10, if it corresponds to a boarding section corresponding to the prepaid card function, the fare between the boarding A station and the exiting E station is Calculated by the in-vehicle management device 20, the fare is processed for payment, and the remaining amount after the settlement process is recorded on the integrated contactless IC card 10 in which the current payment amount is recorded. Pre-processing is performed.

  In addition, the boarding / alighting record recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20 is the same as when getting off at the above-mentioned B station, or in each station or at a predetermined cycle from the communication means 22 to the inside of the station premises of E station or in the vicinity or route Is transmitted to the roadside device 40 a installed on the side, and transmitted to the center device 50 via the network 60.

  In the above description, the case where the shared vehicle 2 is boarded from the A station where the ticket gate 30a is installed at the station has been described. Next, an unmanned station where the ticket gate is not installed at the station such as E station The case of getting off at a station where no ticket gate is installed at the station, for example, H station, will be further described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a route map used for explaining an example of the operation of the boarding management system according to the present invention. From the E station where no ticket gate is installed, a shared vehicle (train) is shown. The figure shows a case where the user gets on No. 2 and gets off at H station where no ticket gate is installed. Here, the boarding section from the E station to the H station is a boarding section corresponding to the prepaid card function, not the commuter pass application section among the commuter pass and prepaid card functions recorded in the integrated non-contact IC card 10. It is assumed that it corresponds to.

  First, the commuter pass information and the prepaid deposit amount are recorded in advance on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 carried by the passenger 1 and installed at the entrance of the shared vehicle 2 when boarding at E station. The integrated contactless IC card 10 is held over the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20.

  The information of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 read from the card reader / writer 21 is sent to the in-vehicle management device 20, and the in-vehicle management device 20 is connected to the premises of E station or in the vicinity thereof via the communication means 22. By communicating with the center device 50 via the roadside machine 40a installed in the vehicle, the integrated non-contact IC card 10 is not used illegally or is not in a suspended state. It is checked whether or not the passenger 1 has a boarding qualification. If it is determined that there is no boarding qualification, a message to that effect is returned from the center device 50, so a warning display is output from the in-vehicle management device 20, and the passenger 1 is notified of that fact and boarding is rejected.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a boarding qualification, the fact is returned from the center device 50, so that the in-vehicle management device 20 records the boarding station E station of the passenger 1 and also an integrated non-contact type. The IC card 10 also records that the boarding station is E station, and thereafter, the fare to reach the disembarking station is updated. That is, the in-vehicle management device 20 sequentially updates the fare every time the shared vehicle 2 arrives at a station that is a boarding section in which the fare from E station is updated. For example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 2, if the fare from station E to station F is α yen and the fee to station G is α yen as well as station F, shared vehicle 2 arrives at station F. When it does, the fare is updated to α yen, but the fare is not updated even if it arrives at G station.

  If the fare to the next H station is β yen, the in-vehicle management device 20 updates the fare to β yen. At this H station, in order for the passenger 1 to get off, when the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 is held over the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 installed at the exit of the passenger vehicle 2, the card reader / Information read from the writer 21 is sent to the in-vehicle management device 20. The in-vehicle management apparatus 20 records the boarding section from the boarding station E station to the boarding station H station as a boarding record, collects the fare of the boarding section and performs a payment process, and an integrated contactless IC card. A settlement process is performed to subtract from the current deposit amount of ten. The boarding / alighting record recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20 is transmitted by the communication means 22 to the center device 50 via a roadside device installed in the vicinity of the H station or in the vicinity thereof or on the route side.

  As a communication method for reading and writing information between the integrated non-contact IC card 10 and the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20, in-vehicle communication conforming to the DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) method as described later. As described above, the card reader / writer 21 gets on and off without getting the integrated non-contact IC card 10 over the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 when getting on and off. Since the information of the passenger's integrated non-contact type IC card 10 can be read and written, the passenger only needs to get on and off while carrying the integrated non-contact type IC card 10.

  Next, with respect to an example different from the accounting process described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 in the case where the boarding management system according to the present invention is applied to the ticket gate process, further using the configuration of FIG. 3 and the flowcharts of FIGS. explain. That is, in the above-described example, the case where the in-vehicle management device 20 confirms the passenger's boarding when getting on and recognizes the passenger's getting off when getting off the vehicle is settled. In the device 20, the passenger confirms the passenger's boarding when boarding, and at the same time, the minimum fare is settled. Thereafter, whenever the situation that the fare needs to be updated as the riding of the passenger vehicle 2 occurs, the updated fare is settled. A case will be described in which a settlement for the difference from the fare is added.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the boarding management system according to the present invention, centering on a case where there is no ticket gate installed at the station. It is attached. However, in FIG. 3, the read / write operation of information between the integrated non-contact IC card 10 and the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 is performed by using the integrated non-contact IC card 10 as a card reader / writer. The integration can be executed without being held close to the writer 21 and carried by the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 installed in each shared vehicle and the passengers in the vehicle. Information can be transmitted / received to / from the non-contact type IC card 10 by in-vehicle communication conforming to the DSRC (dedicated narrow area communication) system or the like.

  The passenger 1 is not limited to being carried by the integrated non-contact IC card 10 alone, but can of course be carried as a portable terminal. The portable terminal is connected to a built-in integrated non-contact IC card 10 with a display means such as a liquid crystal panel, an operation means such as a button or a key, or a voice such as a microphone, a speaker, or an earphone. An input / output means can be connected, a detachable external recording device such as a memory card can be connected, or a composite device equipped with various devices can be configured. FIG. 3 shows a case where the passenger 1 is not carrying the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 alone but carrying a portable terminal 10A equipped with the integrated non-contact type IC card 10.

  Further, as described above, in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle management device 20 includes a card reader / writer 21 that performs in-vehicle communication in accordance with the DSRC method with the integrated non-contact IC card 10 in the vehicle, Communication between the roadside machine 40 installed in or near the station and the roadside machine 41 installed at an appropriate interval in the vicinity (roadside) of the route on which the riding vehicle 2 travels ( And communication means 22 for performing road-to-vehicle communication), and also issues a warning to passengers carrying an integrated non-contact IC card 10 that cannot be settled, including unauthorized use or suspension of use, and refuses to board An alarm means 23 is also provided.

  In the vehicle 2, vehicle information 2 a indicates a vehicle ID that can uniquely identify the vehicle 2, a door opening / closing state, a travel / stop (vehicle movement / stop) state, a travel distance, and the like. Information is recorded and can be read by the in-vehicle management device 20. Further, the other vehicle onboard management device 20A shown in FIG. 3 is an onboard management device 20 mounted on another passenger vehicle. Although details will be described later, the vehicle management device of the passenger vehicle 2 will be described later. 20, the road-to-vehicle communication via the roadside devices 40 and 41 or the direct external communication can be performed to transmit and receive information.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the entire main operation from boarding to getting off of the boarding management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows an example of boarding determination operation of the boarding management system according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the charging process of the boarding management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the getting-off determination operation of the boarding management system according to the present invention.

(basic action)
In FIG. 3, the in-vehicle management device 20 set in the passenger vehicle 2 activates the communication means 22 to perform vehicle-outside communication, that is, road-to-vehicle communication, with the roadside device 40, and the center via the network 60. Information regarding unauthorized use or suspension of use of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 is always acquired from the device 50 and updated to the latest state.

  The in-vehicle management device 20 always obtains and updates such latest information, and as shown in FIG. 4, each time the vehicle stops at the station, the in-vehicle management device 20 determines whether the passenger is on board (step S1). (YES in step S1), the fare is charged for the passenger who has boarded (step S2), and then the passenger is judged to get off (step S3). If there is a passenger getting off (YES in step S3), A main operation of recording a boarding / exiting record indicating a boarding section and transmitting it to the center device 50 via the roadside device 40 each time or at a predetermined cycle is performed (step S4).

  Here, in the operation management system (operation management center) of the center device 50 that has received the boarding / alighting record from the in-vehicle management device 20, the operation of the riding vehicle is adjusted based on the passenger flow that fluctuates from time to time. , Grasp the number of passengers by time zone of each route section, estimate the number of shared vehicles that should be reflected in the future travel plan, create an investment plan for shared vehicles and routes, station, bus stop, etc. It can be used as useful information, such as creating facility plans for various facilities corresponding to the number of passengers at the boarding / exiting stations, and creating plans for information services for passengers.

  Next, the boarding determination process shown in step S1 of FIG. 4 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. The in-vehicle management device 20 obtains from the vehicle information 2a in FIG. 3 that the passenger vehicle 2 has arrived at the station, stops, and the door is opened (step S11), and then passengers get on and off the passenger vehicle 2 ( Step S12) After that, when the stop time has elapsed and the door has been closed is acquired from the vehicle information 2a in FIG. 3 (Step S13), all the passengers in the vehicle including the newly boarded passengers are obtained. The information of the passenger's integrated non-contact type IC card 10 is read by the card reader / writer 21 by in-vehicle communication, and information such as card ID number, boarding station information, commuter pass information and prepaid information included therein is included. Is acquired (step S14).

  Here, the card ID number is a number that allows the integrated non-contact IC card 10 to be uniquely identified, and is information for identifying the passenger who carries the integrated non-contact IC card 10. .

  Next, the recorded card ID number indicating the passenger already in the shared vehicle 2 that has already been recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20 is taken out (step S15), and the card ID newly acquired in step S14 The number is compared (step S16). If both card ID numbers match (match in step S16), it is a passenger who has already boarded, and the information on the card ID number newly acquired in step S14 is discarded as unnecessary information (step S17). ).

  On the other hand, if both card ID numbers do not match and the card ID number newly acquired in step S14 has not yet been recorded (inconsistency in step S15 and YES in step S17), This is a case where a new passenger has boarded (approached to the vehicle), and is associated with the card ID number, and the commuter pass information, prepaid information, and boarding station information (which has already been acquired) acquired from the integrated non-contact IC card 10 If it is, the boarding station is recorded. If not, the boarding station where a new boarding is detected), the vehicle ID obtained from the vehicle information 2a, and the like are recorded (step S18).

  The vehicle ID is an identifier that can uniquely identify the shared vehicle as described above. In this way, the boarding determination is performed based on the presence or absence of the card ID number of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 that has newly entered the riding vehicle 2 from the outside of the riding vehicle 2. A fare is generated by a new entry into the passenger vehicle 2. This fare collection / settlement will be described later with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle management device 20 is connected to a roadside machine 40 installed in or near a station or a roadside machine 41 installed at an appropriate interval on the line side (near) between stations. Therefore, the center device not only detects the position of the riding of the passenger vehicle 2 at all times or at an appropriate time interval, but also the latest information on unauthorized use of the integrated non-contact IC card 10. Obtained from 50.

  Whether or not the in-vehicle management device 20 is illegally used when acquiring the card ID number, commuter pass information, prepaid information, etc. included in the integrated non-contact IC card 10 in step S14 If it is determined that the fare can be settled in the case of the fare settlement based on the prepaid payment information, and it is determined that the qualification is not available or the fare settlement is impossible, the alarm means 23 shown in FIG. Will issue a warning and refuse to ride.

  Here, the determination process of whether or not settlement by prepaid information is possible is based on the prepaid payment in which the boarding section that is currently running corresponds to a payment section based on the prepaid payment amount, not the application section of the commuter pass In this case, it is found that the amount of money does not remain beyond the minimum fare. In this case, an alarm is issued to the passenger carrying the integrated non-contact IC card 10 and boarding is refused.

  Furthermore, even when information indicating that the integrated non-contact IC card 10 cannot be used is set, an alarm is issued to passengers carrying the integrated non-contact IC card 10 and boarding is denied. Here, the unusable information is information set in advance by the owner of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 in order to prevent the integrated non-contact IC card 10 from being stolen or illegal. Even when the in-use information is detected by the in-vehicle management device 20, an alarm is issued and the boarding is rejected.

  Next, the charging process shown in step S2 of FIG. 4 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. First, when the in-vehicle management device 20 acquires from the vehicle information 2a in FIG. 3 that the shared vehicle 2 has arrived at the station, stops, and the door is opened (step S21), the travel distance of the shared vehicle 2 is calculated as follows: It is acquired from the vehicle information 2a of FIG. 3, and it is determined whether or not the fare needs to be updated for passengers riding on the passenger vehicle 2 (step S22).

  That is, as information indicating that the passenger is currently on board, the boarding section currently being traveled is determined from the commuter pass information recorded in association with the card ID number already recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20. For passengers determined not to be in the applicable section of the ticket, based on the travel distance acquired from the vehicle information 2a, the boarding station information recorded in association with the card ID number or the nearest station information of the commuter pass section The distance traveled between the corresponding station and the currently stopped station is calculated as the current travel distance, and the fare corresponding to the current travel distance is calculated and compared with the fare that has already been settled. By doing so, the necessity of the update of a fare is determined (step S23).

  If it is determined that it is necessary to update the fare for the current boarding section (YES in step S23), the amount corresponding to the difference obtained by subtracting the already settled fare from the fare corresponding to the current boarding section is applicable. The prepaid deposit amount of the integrated contactless IC card 10 with the card ID number is reduced and recorded again, and the collected fare deposit information is updated (step S24). This billing process is performed for all passengers in the passenger vehicle 2 using in-vehicle communication between the card reader / writer 21 of the in-vehicle management device 20 and the integrated non-contact IC card 10, that is, in-vehicle. It is repeatedly executed for all the integrated non-contact type IC cards 10 whose card ID numbers are recorded in the management device 20.

  Next, when the stop time has elapsed and the fact that the door is closed is acquired from the vehicle information 2a in FIG. 3 (step S25), the billing process ends. In this way, the fare billing process is automatically performed whenever it is necessary to renew the fare to be settled, regardless of whether or not the corresponding passenger gets off each time the shared vehicle 2 stops at the station. Billing processing is performed. Therefore, in the case of a passenger who gets off at the next station after the boarding station as the shortest boarding section, the fare billing process is completed at the time of boarding.

  In the billing process in step S24, for example, when the fare is different even at the same mileage, such as a vehicle of a different railway company, or an express vehicle or a green vehicle, the information is acquired from the vehicle information 2a. The corresponding fare can be calculated based on the vehicle ID. Furthermore, a fare database according to various usage forms is arranged in the in-vehicle management device 20, and specific identification information (for example, place of residence, age, etc.) issued by the operator is stored in the integrated non-contact IC card 10. If it is recorded and managed, it is also possible to set fare by usage type such as fare setting by region or fare setting by age.

  Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 2, in the in-vehicle management apparatus 20, for example, the settlement of the fare for the boarding section from the E station of the boarding station to the H station of the getting off station is settled for the first time at the H station of the getting off station. Instead, every time a fare to be collected is updated, that is, every time a new charge is generated, a settlement process is performed, and the settlement result is reflected in the integrated contactless IC card 10.

  Here, in FIGS. 2 and 6, while stopping at the station, the arrival time of F station shown in FIG. 2 (when the lowest fare α yen occurs) and the arrival time of H station (fare update from α yen to β yen) If you find out that it is necessary to renew the fare when you depart for the next station instead of being stopped, good.

  That is, in the case of the above-described example, when the user gets on boarding station E station, the door is closed and the vehicle starts to move from the vehicle information 2a, the lowest fare α is first generated. Judgment is made and billing processing for α yen is performed. Next, after arriving at G station and stopping, when it is obtained from vehicle information 2a that the door has closed and the vehicle has started moving, the fare from boarding station A station to the next station H station is from α yen to β Judging that the fare is to be updated to yen, in order to update the fare from α yen to β yen, charging processing is performed by adding (β−α) yen, which is the difference from the already charged α yen.

  As a result, the fare (β yen) billing process when getting off at the H station is not performed at the time of arrival at the H station, but as a new billing condition occurs, ) And G at the time of departure from the G station (charge of α yen when departing from the E station, charge of (β−α) yen as a difference when departing from the G station).

  In this way, if you get off after getting on at the same boarding / unloading station, you will not be charged for the lowest fare by just paying once. Furthermore, in the in-vehicle management device 20, it is not necessary to execute billing processing for all passengers during a short period of time until the vehicle arrives at the station and departs, and as shown in FIG. Since the charging process can be executed at different times from the getting-off determination process, it is possible to configure the in-vehicle management apparatus 20 using a processing apparatus that does not have a high processing capacity.

  The billing process is an individual billing for each passenger, and a fare settlement process is performed on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 carried by each passenger. Further, when a fare more than the current amount prepaid on the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 occurs when prepaid payment is made, a passenger carrying the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 is informed In addition to issuing an alarm, the fact that the fee is insufficient may be recorded in the integrated non-contact IC card 10 so that the insufficient amount may be settled during the next prepaid payment process.

  In the billing process as described above, personal information of passengers and information on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 are transmitted and received at all in the DSRC system road-vehicle communication between the in-vehicle management device 20 and the roadside device 40. It is never done, and it is possible to prevent leakage of personal information and ensure security. That is, in the road-to-vehicle communication between the in-vehicle management device 20 and the roadside device 40, information from the center device 50 regarding whether or not the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 carried by the passenger can be used, and the vehicle on the center device 50. Only information such as the entry / exit record of No. 2 is transmitted / received, and information directly related to the fare settlement processing is not transmitted / received.

  Next, the getting-off determination process shown in step S3 of FIG. 4 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. The in-vehicle management device 20 obtains from the vehicle information 2a of FIG. 3 that the shared vehicle 2 has arrived at the station, stops, and the door is opened (step S31), and then the passenger gets on and off the shared vehicle 2 ( Step S32) After that, when the stop time has elapsed and the door has been closed is acquired from the vehicle information 2a of FIG. 3 (Step S33), passengers who have got off at this station are excluded, and The card reader / writer 21 reads the information of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 of all passengers in the vehicle including passengers newly boarded at this station by in-vehicle communication, and is included in the information. Information such as the card ID number, boarding station information, commuter pass information, and prepaid information is acquired (step S34).

  Here, the card ID number is a number that makes it possible to uniquely identify the integrated non-contact IC card 10 as described above, and identifies the passenger who carries the integrated non-contact IC card 10. It is information for.

  Next, the card ID number recorded in the in-vehicle management device 20 is taken out (step S35) and compared with the card ID number acquired in step S34 (step S36). When both card ID numbers correspond (match of step S36), it is a case where the passenger who carries the integrated non-contact-type IC card 10 of a corresponding card ID number is on boarding, step S34. The card ID number information acquired in step 1 is discarded, and the recorded information is left as it is to prepare for a billing process that may occur at the next departure (step S37).

  On the other hand, if the card ID numbers of the two do not match and the recorded card ID number is not found in the card ID number acquired in step S34 (no match in step S36 and YES in step S38), This is the case where the passenger carrying the integrated contactless IC card 10 with the corresponding card ID number gets off at this station, and if the getting-off can be confirmed, the subsequent billing process for the fare will not occur, so the recorded card ID number And corresponding boarding information (commuter pass information, prepaid information, billing processed information, boarding station, vehicle ID, etc.) is discarded as unnecessary information (step S39). Thus, the getting-off determination is performed based on the presence or absence of the card ID number of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 that has moved from the inside of the riding vehicle 2 to the outside of the riding vehicle 2.

  Next, various other embodiments of the ticket gate process of the boarding management system according to the present invention when no ticket gate is installed at the station as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be further described.

(Billing method for getting on and off at the same station)
Since it is determined whether or not a fare has been generated based on the travel distance as in step S22 in FIG. 6, getting on and off within the same station is the same travel distance and is not subject to collection as a fare and not subject to billing. Alternatively, as described above, at the time of getting on the shared vehicle 2 and leaving, that is, when the door is closed and the vehicle starts to move from the vehicle information 2a, the fare is calculated based on the initial fare (minimum fare). In order to start settlement of accounts, getting on and off at the same station is not subject to collection as a fare and is not subject to billing.

(Billing method for temporary disembarkation at an intermediate station)
Even if the vehicle once gets off as in step S32 in FIG. 7, if it is re-boarded within the time before the door closes, or if it is within a predetermined time, it will go to the following shared vehicle or another route When changing to a shared vehicle, it is possible to continue to charge an additional fee for the charging information that has been charged as a fare until then.

  Here, when changing to another shared vehicle as in the latter case, as shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle-mounted management device 20 of the shared vehicle 2 that has been previously boarded manages other vehicle-mounted management of the transferred vehicle. Information relating to the processing of the fare of the previous shared vehicle 2 (for example, the boarding station) by direct off-vehicle communication to the device 20A, or road-to-vehicle communication via the roadside unit 40 installed in the vicinity of both shared vehicles And the like) can be taken over to the in-vehicle management device 20A for other vehicles.

  That is, in preparation for the case where the passenger 1 who has once got off the vehicle changes to another riding vehicle, after it is detected that the passenger 1 got off at step S38 in FIG. The recorded card ID number and corresponding boarding information are not discarded) and stored in the in-vehicle management device 20 as they are.

  When the passenger 1 changes to another shared vehicle during such a fixed time, the integration of passengers newly boarding the shared vehicle from the other vehicle-mounted management device 20A of the different shared vehicle When the search information for inquiring the presence / absence of information to be taken over is received as the boarding information indicated by the card ID number of the non-contact type IC card 10 by direct external communication or road-to-vehicle communication via the roadside device 40 The corresponding boarding information (commuter pass information, prepaid information, boarding station, vehicle ID, etc.) stored in 20 or only information necessary for transit processing (for example, information about boarding station and vehicle ID) is stored. Then, it transmits to the other vehicle onboard management device 20A of the inquiry destination and takes over.

  After the transfer, the storage in the in-vehicle management device 20 is deleted from the in-vehicle management device 20 because it is no longer necessary. Alternatively, if no search information is received from the other vehicle in-vehicle management device 20A during the predetermined time and the predetermined time has elapsed, the storage in the in-vehicle management device 20 is no longer necessary. Delete from the in-vehicle management device 20. Here, the predetermined time can be set by selecting an arbitrary value, but it is not a long time such that the passenger 1 enters the station again after going out of the station. It is desirable to set minutes or about 20 minutes.

  In addition, it is necessary for boarding information (commuter pass information, prepaid information, boarding station, vehicle ID, etc.) saved in the in-vehicle management device 20 of the shared vehicle that has been on board within the predetermined time and connection processing. As a result of transmitting only this information to the other vehicle in-vehicle management device 20A to be inquired, the other vehicle in-vehicle management device 20A travels in the opposite direction to the shared vehicle that has been on the vehicle before. If it is determined by the vehicle ID of the received boarding information, the transfer of the billing process for calculating the fare based on the travel distance from the boarding station of the previous boarding vehicle is stopped, and the transfer station is the first station As a result, the fare charge for a new ride starts.

(Billing method for transit)
Corresponding to the transfer of boarding information related to the transfer by the direct external communication between the passenger cars to be connected or the road-to-vehicle communication via the roadside unit 40, as in the case of the charging processing method for the temporary disembarkation at the intermediate station described above. .

(Billing method corresponding to commuter pass function)
As described above, the in-vehicle management device 20 determines whether or not the passenger's boarding section is included in the boarding section recorded in the commuter pass information of the integrated non-contact IC card 10, that is, the commuter pass section. The presence or absence of is determined. When a shared vehicle moves from a commuter pass section to a non-sector ride section, for example, when the door closes at a station in the commuter pass section and starts moving to a route outside the section, the minimum fare is charged. Thereafter, the settlement process is started based on the travel distance from the nearest station in the commuter pass section.

  In addition, as one of the service functions related to the commuter pass function, the in-vehicle management device 20 is the next station that arrives when riding in a shared vehicle that travels from a station in the commuter pass section to a route outside the section. Is the last station in the commuter pass section, and when the next station of that station is detected to be a station outside the commuter pass section, A warning may be sent to the passenger carrying the integrated non-contact IC card 10 that the station is the final station.

(Relationship with ticket gates installed at stations)
As shown in FIG. 1, the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... Already installed such as A station to D station, and the ticket gates such as E station and F station are stations. Both card reader / writers and the in-vehicle management device 20 installed in the shared vehicle 2 are integrated in the present embodiment so as to be able to cope with ticket gates at stations not installed in the vehicle. Reading and writing corresponding to the mold non-contact type IC card 10 is enabled.

  That is, the means for dialogue with the passengers via the integrated non-contact IC card 10 between the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... It is realized by the same means. The integrated non-contact type IC card 10 can directly communicate with the roadside unit 40 set in the station premises or near the station by the DSRC method.

  Therefore, a passenger 1 carrying an integrated contactless IC card 10 that can use the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... From an unmanned station or the like where no ticket gate is installed at the station. Even when getting on and off the vehicle, the in-vehicle management device 20 installed in the shared vehicle 2 settles the fare in the same manner as when getting on and off from the station where the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,. Can be done.

  In addition, when the station where a boarding / alighting station is a station where the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... Exist and a station where no ticket gates are installed, as described above, In the in-vehicle management device 20 installed in the vehicle, the fare settlement process is performed at the time of boarding or when the fare is further updated, and the prepaid payment amount of the integrated non-contact IC card 10 can be updated. As described above, the information on the integrated non-contact IC card 10 recorded by the ticket gates 30a, 30b,... When the vehicle passes through the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,. It can be read by the in-vehicle management device 20.

  On the other hand, there are station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... In a state where the fare settlement processing is performed by the in-vehicle management device 20 and the prepaid payment amount of the integrated contactless IC card 10 is updated. In preparation for getting off at the station, record information indicating that the fare has been settled on the integrated non-contact IC card 10, or the station that got off from the in-vehicle management device 20 via the roadside devices 40, 41 The information indicating that the fare has been settled is transmitted to the management apparatus, and the passengers who have got off are allowed to pass through the ticket gates 30a, 30b,.

  In the above-described embodiment, the train for railroads is used as a shared vehicle, and the railway station is used as a boarding point for passengers to get on and off the shared vehicle. However, the shared vehicle is a route bus and the boarding point is used. The same is true for bus stops. Furthermore, a single integrated non-contact IC card, such as when there is mutual entry between railway companies and subway companies, or when the railway and bus are linked. Even in the case where the fare settlement of all transportation facilities is enabled by 10, it is exactly the same except that a process for adjusting the fare collected from the passengers between the operators is added.

  As described above, a user who carries the integrated non-contact IC card 10 that can use the station-installed ticket gates 30a, 30b,... In order to make it possible to get on and off the shared vehicle 2 and make a fare settlement, an in-vehicle management device 20 that functions as a mobile ticket gate is installed in the shared vehicle 2. The in-vehicle management device 20 performs fare settlement according to the information recorded in the integrated contactless IC card 10, and information for preventing unauthorized use of the card, information for getting on and off, information for connecting and the like, etc. For wireless communication in the DSRC system with the roadside units 40a, 40b,... Installed in the vicinity of the station, in the vicinity thereof, or in the vicinity of the route, and further the roadside units 40a, 40b,. Via the network 60, communication with the center device 50 and the station management device is also possible.

  Furthermore, regardless of the situation of boarding places such as unmanned stations and stations with few passengers, one card (integrated contactless IC card 10) can be used for each train, subway, and bus. Therefore, the in-vehicle management device 20 having a mobile ticket gate function is installed in the shared vehicle 2, and a fare settlement system (ticket gate) that can communicate with the roadside devices 40a, 40b,. System).

  Further, the boarding management system according to the present invention is a system dedicated to boarding management managed by a business operator operating a railway, a subway, and a route bus on the ground, and the in-vehicle management device 20 having a mobile ticket gate function is installed in the shared vehicle 2. By installing inside, not only illegal boarding can be prevented, but also leakage of personal information of passengers can be prevented. Furthermore, by using the integrated non-contact IC card 10 that records specific information issued by a fare database and a fare manager, for example, fare settings by region, fare settings by age, etc. It is also possible to set fares by type.

  Next, another embodiment relating to the boarding management system according to the present invention will be described. In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the boarding management system according to the present invention is applied as a ticket gate system that settles the passenger fare has been described. In this embodiment, the boarding management system according to the present invention is used as a passenger ticketing system. Will be described as an operation management system for investigating and grasping the flow of passengers (number of passengers) and the operation status of shared vehicles.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a different configuration example of the boarding management system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, unlike the cases shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 as the first embodiment, the in-vehicle LAN 61 is provided in the riding vehicle 2 and is installed in each of the connected vehicles. The in-vehicle management devices 20 are connected to each other via an in-vehicle LAN 61.

  Further, in FIG. 8, out-of-vehicle communication using a road-to-vehicle communication method such as the DSRC method is performed on the in-vehicle management device 20 of any vehicle (for example, the leading vehicle) among the in-vehicle management devices 20 of the passenger vehicles 2. The example which has provided the communication means which performs between the roadside machines 40 and 41 is shown. However, as described in the first embodiment, the vehicle is not limited to a specific vehicle, and all or a plurality of in-vehicle management devices 20 of each vehicle are connected to the roadside units 40 and 41. A communication means for performing communication outside the vehicle may be provided. Via the communication means, various information in the shared vehicle 2 can be transmitted outside the vehicle, and conversely, various information can be received from the center device 50 outside the vehicle or the boarding / departing place (station or bus stop). it can.

  Also, the portable terminal 10A carried by the passenger has a display means such as a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying a screen on a built-in integrated non-contact IC card 10 and voices such as a microphone, a speaker and an earphone for inputting and outputting voice information. Input / output means, operation means such as buttons and keys for inputting information, and an external memory such as a memory card for storing information are connected as necessary.

  The boarding management system configured as shown in FIG. 8 has a card reader / writer capable of reading and writing information (for example, in-vehicle communication compliant with the DSRC system) with the integrated non-contact type IC card 10, and In-vehicle management device 20 connected to the in-vehicle LAN 61, or further, external communication (road-vehicle communication such as DSRC method) between the roadside devices 40 and 41 set on the route side (near) is possible. In-vehicle management device 20 having various communication means is installed in each vehicle, enables transmission / reception of information by in-vehicle communication and in-vehicle communication by in-vehicle LAN 61 or DSRC method, and various additional functions utilizing the advantages of DSRC method In combination with the center device 50 connected to the network, various functions related to the operation management of the shared vehicle can be realized.

  First, as an example, the center device 50 that manages the operation of the shared vehicle calculates the number of passengers riding on the shared vehicle and grasps the flow situation of the passengers with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. To do. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of an operation for conducting a passenger flow investigation in the boarding management system according to the present invention. As an example of the passenger flow investigation, the number of passengers of the passenger vehicle 2 that changes from time to time is calculated as a center device. The operation of notifying to 50 will be described.

  In FIG. 9, first, the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle grasps the number of passengers on the vehicle as one of the passenger flow surveys (step S <b> 41). In this case, it is good also as totaling the result which read the integrated non-contact-type IC card 10 which the said passenger carries at the time of a passenger's boarding / alighting, and grasping | ascertaining the number of passengers.

  Alternatively, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, information is communicated between the in-vehicle management device 20 and the integrated non-contact IC card 10 existing in the vehicle by in-vehicle communication conforming to the DSRC (dedicated narrow area communication) method. As a form that can be exchanged, for example, when the passenger vehicle 2 closes the door and starts to move from the vehicle information 2a as shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle management device 20 exists in the vehicle. The number of integrated non-contact type IC cards 10 in the vehicle, that is, the number of passengers may be calculated by communicating with the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 in the vehicle.

  Next, in the in-vehicle management device 20 capable of performing external communication with the roadside device 40, the calculation result of the number of passengers in the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle is transferred via the in-vehicle LAN 61 to get on the passenger vehicle. The total number of passengers in operation is totaled (step S42). The information on the total number of passengers is transmitted by communicating with the roadside devices 40 and 41 by the DSRC method or the like by the communication means 22 of the in-vehicle management device 20 and transferred to the center device 50 via the network 60 ( Step S43).

  In this way, by grasping the number of passengers in each shared vehicle, the operation management system of the center device 50 (that is, the operation management center that manages the operation of the shared vehicle) determines the congestion status of each shared vehicle in operation. This information can be used as information for adjusting the stop time, departure time, etc. at the boarding / exiting stations (stations, bus stops, etc.) of each shared vehicle so as not to cause delays in the operation schedule. The adjusted result is transmitted from the center device (operation management center) 50 to the in-vehicle management device 20 or the management device (communication device) at the boarding / exiting station (station, bus stop, etc.) via the roadside device 40. It is used as control information related to the operation of a shared vehicle and guidance information for passengers.

  9 shows the case where the number of passengers in the shared vehicle is transmitted from the roadside devices 40 and 41 to the center device 50. However, the management device installed in each of the landings after the next landing where the shared vehicle arrives next. May be notified via the network 60. In the boarding / alighting hall that has received this notification, information on the number of passengers of the arriving passenger vehicle can be guided to waiting passengers as information indicating the congestion status, or a passenger derivative system can be prepared.

  Further, not only the total number of passengers in the shared vehicle, but also the number of passengers for each vehicle calculated in the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle of the shared vehicle is determined by the shared vehicle via the roadside units 40 and 41 by external communication. You may make it transmit with respect to the management apparatus installed in each boarding station after the boarding station which arrives at. At each boarding area where the number of passengers for each vehicle is notified, more detailed guidance can be given to waiting passengers.

  Furthermore, the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle transmits and receives the number of passengers for each vehicle calculated in the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle of the riding vehicle via the in-vehicle LAN 61, so that The number of passengers for each vehicle stored in the in-vehicle management device 20 in the vehicle on which the passenger is in operation is controlled by the integrated non-contact IC card 10 by operating the portable terminal 10A ( That is, the degree of congestion can be confirmed by outputting to a display means (visual output means) such as a liquid crystal panel and / or an audio output means (auditory output means) such as an earphone. Thereby, the passenger can also move to a vehicle with less congestion.

  Alternatively, when the shared vehicle is a sightseeing bus, it is possible to easily grasp the number of passengers after sightseeing in the sightseeing spot by using the passenger number calculating means as described above in the in-vehicle management device 20. Even when distributed over a plurality of sightseeing buses, it is possible to easily grasp whether passengers of all the sightseeing buses have been prepared by performing external communication such as the DSRC method.

  Or when it is a uniform fare regardless of a boarding area, the total amount of the fare which should be settled in this riding vehicle can also be grasped automatically with the grasped number of passengers.

  Next, as a different example in the configuration of FIG. 8, the in-vehicle management device 20 of the shared vehicle acquires the vehicle ID included in the vehicle information 2a as shown in FIG. Or the case where it notifies with respect to the operation management system (namely, operation management center) of the center apparatus 50 and each boarding / alighting place via the roadside machine 40 installed in the roadside where a riding vehicle advances is demonstrated. Here, as described above, the vehicle ID is included in the vehicle information 2a as information unique to each shared vehicle, and is an identifier that can uniquely identify the shared vehicle. For example, when the passenger vehicle is a bus or the like, an identification number unique to a vehicle such as an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection Systems) vehicle-mounted device ID number (WCN: Wireless Call Number) can be used.

  When the vehicle-mounted management device 20 for the shared vehicle acquires the vehicle ID from the vehicle information 2a, the vehicle-side management device 20 communicates with the roadside unit 40 installed in or near the boarding area or on the roadside on which the shared vehicle travels by communication outside the vehicle using the DSRC method. The vehicle ID indicating the riding vehicle is transmitted. The roadside devices 40 and 41 that have received the vehicle ID transmit the received vehicle ID to the operation management system (that is, the operation management center) of the center device 50 and the boarding / alighting hall via the network 60. By receiving such information, the operation management center and the boarding / alighting hall identify the roadside units 40 and 41 that have transmitted the information, thereby determining the position at which the riding vehicle indicated by the vehicle ID is currently traveling, the traveling speed, and the like. Can be recognized.

  As a result, in the operation management center, the operation status (for example, the traveling speed) of each traveling vehicle that changes every moment based on the vehicle ID of the riding vehicle that is received from the roadside devices 40 and 41 at regular intervals or at appropriate intervals. (E.g., delay status, route congestion, etc.), and adjustment of the operation plan of each shared vehicle (stop time, departure time and detour at stations, bus stops, etc.) so that normal operation schedules can be observed (Including adjustment of the road etc.), create instructions to the crew of each shared vehicle, and notify each boarding station, and at the boarding station, Guidance of arrival time and departure time of a shared vehicle, guidance for boarding an arrival course, or preparation for guidance of passengers getting off from an incoming shared vehicle can be performed in advance.

  The notification of the adjustment result of the operation plan from the center device 50 that performs the operation management to the boarding / alighting hall is transmitted via the network 60, while the in-vehicle management device 20 is further transmitted to the riding vehicle via the roadside device 40. Sent to. By receiving the adjustment result of the operation plan in the in-vehicle management device 20, the adjustment instruction is notified to the crew of the passenger vehicle via the in-vehicle LAN 61. In addition, passengers in the shared vehicle also perform in-vehicle communication by operating the mobile terminal 10A for the content received by the in-vehicle management device 20, and display means (for example, a liquid crystal panel) by controlling the integrated non-contact IC card 10 ( Visual output means) and / or audio output means (auditory output means) such as an earphone.

  Next, as a further different example in the configuration of FIG. 8, the state of the route in the traveling direction (forward) of the shared vehicle with respect to the roadside units 40 and 41 installed in or near the boarding area or on the roadside on which the shared vehicle travels. (Congestion state, vehicle moving speed state, accident occurrence state, etc.) are transmitted from the traffic monitoring system (ie, traffic monitoring center) of the center device 50 via the network 60 or from the route condition monitoring sensor installed on the road side. The case where the vehicle-mounted management apparatus 20 of each vehicle of a passenger vehicle receives will be described. In addition, you may make it incorporate the function of the route condition monitoring sensor which monitors the state of a route in the roadside machines 40 and 41 itself installed in the roadside.

  The roadside devices 40 and 41 that have received the state (track state and road state) ahead of the route from the traffic monitoring system of the center device 50 or from the route state monitoring sensor installed on the roadside via the network 60 The state ahead of the route is notified to the communication means 22 of the in-vehicle management device 20 of the passenger vehicle traveling in the vicinity of the aircraft 40, 41 by performing external communication by the DSRC method or the like. The in-vehicle management device 20 that has received the notification transfers it to the in-vehicle management device 20 of another vehicle via the in-vehicle LAN 61.

  As a result, it is possible for the crew member of the passenger vehicle that has confirmed the state in front of the route (track state and road state) to perform an appropriate operation according to the state, and further, the in-vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle. The passengers who are riding in the respective vehicles operate the mobile terminal 10A to carry out in-vehicle communication and control the integrated non-contact type IC card 10 to display a state such as a liquid crystal panel. It can also be confirmed by outputting to means (visual output means) and / or sound output means (auditory output means) such as an earphone.

  Next, still another embodiment of the boarding management system according to the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the case where the boarding management system according to the present invention is applied as an information providing system for providing various information services to passengers who board a shared vehicle will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, as described above, the portable terminal 10 </ b> A carried by the passenger includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel that can display a screen on a built-in integrated non-contact IC card 10, and a microphone that inputs and outputs audio information. Voice input / output means such as speakers and earphones, operation means such as buttons and keys for inputting information, and external memory consisting of memory cards and large-capacity memories for storing information are connected as necessary. is doing.

  In addition, an in-vehicle management device 20 is installed in each vehicle of the passenger vehicle 2 on which the passenger rides. The in-vehicle management device 20 is an integrated non-contact IC built in the mobile terminal 10A carried by the passenger. A card reader / writer capable of reading and writing information with the card 10 (for example, in-vehicle communication conforming to the DSRC method) and connected to the in-vehicle management device 20 in another vehicle connected to the in-vehicle LAN 61 By having communication means capable of communication and further communication outside the vehicle (road-vehicle communication such as DSRC method) between the roadside devices 40 and 41 set on the side (near) of the route, Various information services using in-vehicle communication and in-vehicle communication by the in-vehicle LAN 61 or the DSRC method can be provided.

  First, as an example of the information service, as described above, various information related to operation management distributed by the center device 50 (various news information, traffic information, operation information, etc.) is transmitted to the passenger's portable terminal 10A and displayed on the screen. Can be provided to passengers by voice output. Furthermore, as the center apparatus 50, a gateway center apparatus having a gateway function with a public communication network such as PTSN or the Internet or a broadcast network can be configured. The Kanmon Center device can access a server device that provides various services via a public communication network or the Internet, and can transmit the execution result of a service application, a Web page, etc. to the mobile terminal 10A, or from the broadcast network. It is also possible to distribute video information of other programs.

  That is, according to the search information input from the input means and / or voice input / output means of the mobile terminal 10A by the passenger, the news and operation information delivered from the center device 50 that manages the operation management, or transferred from the gateway center device. The information from the public communication network or the broadcast network can be output to the display means and / or the voice input / output means of the mobile terminal 10A via the in-vehicle management device 20, and can be used for passenger viewing and viewing.

  As a different example of the information service in the configuration of FIG. 8, for example, an application that is being executed using the mobile terminal 10 </ b> A in the boarding area can be continuously executed without being interrupted even after getting on the vehicle. The mobile terminal 10A incorporating the integrated non-contact IC card 10 can transmit and receive information by a communication method compliant with the DSRC method, for example, and not only with the in-vehicle management device 20 in the vehicle. It is also possible to perform wireless communication with the roadside unit 40 set in the vicinity of the boarding / departure hall or in the vicinity thereof.

  Therefore, a passenger carrying such a portable terminal 10A uses the public communication network, for example, the Internet, via the network 60 from the roadside unit 40 in or near the boarding / departure yard, using the portable terminal 10A in the boarding / departure yard. Even if the riding vehicle 2 to be boarded arrives and gets on the riding vehicle 2 while the application is being executed, the application can be continuously executed.

  That is, at the time of getting on the shared vehicle 2, the DSRC communication partner of the mobile terminal 10A is switched from the roadside unit 40 in or near the boarding area to the in-vehicle management device 20 of the shared vehicle 2 to change the DSRC method. It is possible to continue in-vehicle communication without interruption, and even after departure of the passenger vehicle 2, external communication (road-to-vehicle communication) from the in-vehicle management device 20 to the roadside units 40 and 41 in the vicinity thereof is performed. Thus, the passenger can continuously execute the application being executed.

  As described in detail in each of the above embodiments, between the in-vehicle management device 20 installed in the riding vehicle 2 and the roadside machine 40 installed in or near the boarding area or the roadside on which the riding vehicle travels, As external communication by road-to-vehicle communication such as DSRC method using light and radio waves, information on availability / non-use of integrated non-contact type IC card 10 carried by passengers, stop of use, etc., getting on and off at each boarding place Only information related to the operation management of shared vehicles such as records, the number of passengers on board, vehicle ID and route status, or information related to general information services for passengers is sent and received, and it is directly in the fare settlement itself Since it does not handle any related information, there is no danger of leaking personal or financial information.

  In addition, the network 60 that connects the center device 50, the boarding / departure hall management device, the roadside device 40, and the like is not a public network that can be used by unspecified users, but a dedicated network for operators operating shared vehicles. However, there is no problem of inadvertent leakage or eavesdropping.

  The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a basic schematic block diagram of the boarding management system by this invention. The route map used in order to demonstrate an example of operation | movement of the boarding management system by this invention is shown typically. It is the schematic block diagram which showed the example centering on the case where there is no ticket gate installed in a station about the structure of the boarding management system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the whole main operation | movement from boarding of the boarding management system by this invention to alighting. It is a flowchart which shows an example of boarding determination operation | movement of the boarding management system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the charge process of the boarding management system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the alighting determination operation | movement of the boarding management system by this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the example of a different structure of the boarding management system by this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which investigates the flow of a passenger in the boarding management system by this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline | summary using the positional information system of the portable terminal in the conventional ticket gate system. It is a schematic diagram of the system which grasps | ascertains passenger fluctuation in the conventional ticket gate system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passenger 2 Passenger vehicle 2a Vehicle information 10 Integrated non-contact IC card 10A Portable terminal 20 In-vehicle management device 20A Other vehicle in-vehicle management device 21 Card reader / writer 22 Communication means 23 Alarm means 30a, 30b Ticket gates 31a, 31b Card reader / writer 35a, 35b Management device 40, 40a, 40b, 41 Roadside device 50 Center device 60 Network 61 In-vehicle LAN
100 portable terminal 120 position information system 120a position information DB
130 ticket gate system 130b terminal DB
130c CPU
200 Passenger 210 IC card 220 Ticket gate 230 Train operation command center 240 Train 250 Passenger flow grasping device

Claims (41)

A boarding management system for managing shared vehicles,
Settlement for settlement of fares with card readers / writers that can read and write information on non-contact IC cards that record commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information possessed by passengers who board the shared vehicle in each shared vehicle Means, and an operation management center device that manages the operation of the riding vehicle and / or a management device installed at the boarding area, and can transmit and receive information via the network, in the boarding hall and / or in the vicinity of the traveling route of the riding vehicle An in-vehicle management device having a communication means capable of communicating with a roadside machine installed in
The settlement means settles a fare based on information read by the card reader / writer from the non-contact IC card of a passenger who rides in a shared vehicle, and as a fare for a passenger boarding / exiting section of a passenger who is on board, After boarding and the shared vehicle departs, the minimum fare is settled, and then the fare from the boarding / departure point where the shared vehicle stops to the next boarding / unloading point is newly updated. A boarding management system characterized in that if a fare is to be renewed and it is determined that the fare should be renewed, the difference between the renewed fare and the already settled fare is settled.   Even if the roadside machine is not only stopped at the boarding / alighting place but also running between the boarding / alighting stations, the roadside machine is always or at a predetermined appropriate interval between the in-vehicle management device and the roadside vehicle. The boarding management system according to claim 1, wherein one or more are arranged near a route so that communication is possible.   The settlement means is a fare for a passenger boarding / exiting section of a boarding passenger, where the traveling section of the shared vehicle is a section not corresponding to the boarding section shown in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger, and the passenger gets on Each time it is determined that the fare is updated from the boarding point or the fare from the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information is required, the difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled is settled. The boarding management system according to claim 1 or 2.   The communication means of the in-vehicle management device receives management information for operation management including unauthorized use of the non-contact type IC card carried by a passenger from the operation management center device. The boarding management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the management information of the vehicle management apparatus is updated to the latest state.   When the information on the non-contact IC card read by the card reader / writer when the passenger gets on the shared vehicle is information including illegal use as a result of checking with the management information of the in-vehicle management device Alternatively, if the prepaid payment information is less than the minimum fare, a warning to that effect is output to the passenger and boarding is rejected.   The non-contact type IC card settles the fare by both the card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle management device and the card reader / writer provided in the ticket gate installed at the boarding / departure hall. The boarding management system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding management system is capable of reading and writing.   The settlement means includes a non-contact IC card of a passenger who has boarded from the boarding place where the ticket gate is installed, including boarding information recorded by the ticket gate, and is a fare to be read and settled by the card reader / writer. The boarding management system according to claim 6, wherein payment can be made by calculating   The payment means can determine whether or not the ticket gate installed at the boarding / unloading hall records that the fare has been settled on the contactless IC card of the passenger who got off the vehicle. The boarding management system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the fact that the fare has been settled is recorded on the non-contact type IC card.   The fact that the fare of the non-contact type IC card of the passenger who got off has been settled by the settlement means is transmitted to the management apparatus at the landing place where the passenger got off by the communication means of the in-vehicle management apparatus. The boarding management system according to claim 6 or 7.   A vehicle-mounted LAN that interconnects the in-vehicle management devices installed in each vehicle of the passenger vehicle is provided, and each of the in-vehicle management devices has a non-contact IC card carried by each passenger of the passenger vehicle. The in-vehicle management device further comprises passenger number calculating means for collecting the number of passengers for each vehicle counted by reading through the in-vehicle LAN and calculating the total number of passengers of the riding vehicle. 10. The boarding management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   The number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the number of passengers calculating means or the number of passengers for each vehicle of the shared vehicle by the communication means of the in-vehicle management device is determined by each boarding point after the boarding point where the shared vehicle arrives next. The boarding management system according to claim 10, wherein the boarding management system transmits the information to a boarding / egress management device installed in the vehicle.   The boarding according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the number of passengers calculating means is transmitted to the operation management center device by the communication means of the in-vehicle management device. Management system.   The operation management center device adjusts the operation plan of the shared vehicle based on the number of passengers of the shared vehicle received from the in-vehicle management device, and the vehicle management device for the shared vehicle via the network and the roadside unit. The boarding management system according to claim 12, wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to a management device for a boarding area and / or via a network.   As a portable terminal carried by a passenger, an output means for outputting information visually and / or audibly is connected to the non-contact type IC card, and the vehicle of the riding vehicle calculated by the passenger number calculating means The number of passengers for each and / or the adjusted operation plan received from the operation management center is received from the in-vehicle management device and output to the output means of the portable terminal. The described boarding management system.   15. The vehicle ID capable of uniquely identifying a passenger vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle management device is transmitted to the operation management center device by the communication means of the in-vehicle management device. The boarding management system as described in any one of.   Based on the vehicle ID received from the in-vehicle management device, the operation management center device grasps the operation status of the shared vehicle, adjusts the operation plan of the shared vehicle, and determines the shared vehicle via the network and the roadside device. The boarding management system according to claim 15, wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the in-vehicle management device and / or to a management device at a boarding area via a network.   The roadside machine is installed in the vicinity of the traveling route of the passenger vehicle and can transmit and receive information via a route status monitoring sensor that monitors the route status and the network, and the in-vehicle management device is connected to the in-vehicle management device. The boarding management system according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the communication means receives a route situation in front of a route monitored by the route situation monitoring sensor installed in front of the route.   The contactless IC card built in the portable terminal carried by the passenger not only transmits / receives information to / from the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management device but also transmits / receives information to / from the roadside machine. The boarding management system according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the boarding management system is possible.   The communication means of the in-vehicle management device can transmit / receive information to / from a center device having a gateway function with a public communication network or a broadcast network via the roadside device and the network, and is carried by a passenger. The portable terminal is configured by connecting display means for displaying various information, input means for inputting various information, and voice input / output means for inputting / outputting various kinds of audio information to at least the non-contact type IC card. In response to an input from the input unit and / or the voice input / output unit, information distributed from the operation management center device or information from a public communication network or broadcast network transferred from the center device is transmitted to the vehicle The boarding management system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the boarding management system receives the information from a management apparatus and outputs the information to the display means and / or the voice input / output means.   A portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC card that records commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information carried by a passenger, and is a card reader / installed in an in-vehicle management device installed in each vehicle of a passenger vehicle By reading the information of the non-contact type IC card carried by the passenger who got on the shared vehicle by the writer, the fare is settled based on the information of the non-contact type IC card, and the boarding / exiting section of the passenger who is on board The fare of the passenger car is a section that does not correspond to the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger, and is shown in the fare update or commuter pass information from the boarding place where the passenger boarded Every time it is determined that the fare from the boarding zone needs to be updated, the difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled is subtracted from the prepaid payment information and settled. Mobile terminal characterized by Kukoto.   The non-contact type IC card settles the fare by both the card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle management device and the card reader / writer provided in the ticket gate installed at the boarding / departure hall. 21. The portable terminal according to claim 20, wherein the portable terminal is readable and writable.   At least the output means for outputting information visually and / or audibly is connected to the non-contact IC card and calculated by the passenger number calculating means provided in the in-vehicle management device of the riding vehicle The operation plan adjusted by the number of passengers for each vehicle of the passenger vehicle and / or the operation management center device that manages the operation of the passenger vehicle is received from the in-vehicle management device and output to the output means. The mobile terminal according to claim 20 or 21.   The non-contact type IC card is installed not only in the transmission / reception of information with the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management device, but also in the vicinity of the traveling route of the passenger vehicle and between the in-vehicle management device. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein information can be transmitted and received to and from a roadside machine that performs inter-vehicle communication.   A communication device installed in the in-vehicle management device has an operation management center device that manages the operation of a shared vehicle via the roadside device and a network, and a center device that has a gateway function with a public communication network or a broadcast network The portable terminal carried by the passenger includes at least the display means for displaying various information, the input means for inputting various information, and the voice input / output means for inputting / outputting various audio information. It is configured to be connected to a contact type IC card, and is distributed from the operation management center device or transferred from the center device in response to an input from the input means and / or the voice input / output means of the portable terminal. Information from a public communication network or broadcast network is received from the communication means of the in-vehicle management device and output to the display means and / or the voice input / output means. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein. A vehicle-mounted management device installed for each vehicle of a shared vehicle, which reads and writes information on a non-contact IC card that records commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information carried by passengers who ride in the shared vehicle A reader / writer, and a settlement means for settlement of a fare based on the information read from the non-contact type IC card by the card reader / writer,
The settlement means, as the fare of the passenger boarding / exiting section of the boarding passenger, settles the minimum fare when boarding, and thereafter each time the boarding vehicle departs from the boarding station to the next boarding station, Investigate whether the fare to the next boarding / unloading station is a fare to be renewed, and if it is found that it is a fare to be renewed, settle the difference between the fare after renewal and the fare that has already been settled A vehicle-mounted management device characterized by:   Installed in the vicinity of the boarding / departure yard and in the vicinity of the route of the shared vehicle as an operation management center device that manages the operation of the shared vehicle and / or a communication relay device capable of transmitting and receiving information via the network with the management device installed at the boarding / exiting hall The vehicle further includes communication means capable of road-to-vehicle communication with the roadside machine, and a boarding / exiting record indicating a passenger getting-on / off section is connected to the network via the roadside machine by the communication means. 26. The in-vehicle management apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the in-vehicle management apparatus is transmitted to an operation management center apparatus and / or a management apparatus at a boarding / alighting hall.   The settlement means is a fare for a passenger boarding / exiting section of a boarding passenger, where the traveling section of the shared vehicle is a section not corresponding to the boarding section shown in the commuter pass information of the non-contact IC card of the passenger, and the passenger gets on Each time it is determined that the fare is updated from the boarding point or the fare from the boarding section indicated in the commuter pass information is required, the difference between the updated fare and the fare that has already been settled is settled. The in-vehicle management device according to claim 26.   The communication means of the in-vehicle management device receives management information for operation management including unauthorized use of the non-contact type IC card carried by a passenger from the operation management center device. The in-vehicle management device according to any one of claims 25 to 27, wherein the management information of the management device is updated to the latest state.   When the information on the non-contact IC card read by the card reader / writer when the passenger gets on the shared vehicle is information including illegal use as a result of checking with the management information of the in-vehicle management device Alternatively, when the prepaid payment information is less than the minimum fare, an alarm to that effect is output to the passenger and the boarding is rejected.   Collect the number of passengers for each vehicle by reading a non-contact type IC card carried by each passenger in the shared vehicle via an in-vehicle LAN that transmits and receives information between the shared vehicles. 30. The in-vehicle management device according to claim 26, further comprising passenger number calculating means for calculating the total number of passengers of the riding vehicle.   A boarding station installed at each boarding station after the boarding station where the shared vehicle arrives next, by using the communication means, the passenger number of the shared vehicle calculated by the passenger number calculating unit or the number of passengers for each vehicle of the shared vehicle. The in-vehicle management apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the in-vehicle management apparatus is transmitted to the management apparatus.   32. The in-vehicle management device according to claim 26, wherein the communication unit transmits the number of passengers of the shared vehicle calculated by the passenger number calculation unit to the operation management center device.   The vehicle ID which can identify uniquely the riding vehicle carrying the said vehicle-mounted management apparatus is transmitted with respect to the operation management center apparatus by the said communication means. In-vehicle management device.   A route status monitoring sensor installed in the vicinity of the traveling route of the passenger vehicle for monitoring the route status can further transmit and receive information via the roadside machine and the network, and the route installed in front of the route by the communication means. The in-vehicle management device according to any one of claims 26 to 33, wherein a route situation ahead of the route monitored by the situation monitoring sensor is received. A center device having a function of managing the operation of a shared vehicle by transmitting and receiving information connected to a network,
As a communication relay device capable of transmitting and receiving information via the network, a route adjacent to each roadside device is obtained by road-to-vehicle communication via a roadside device installed in the vicinity of the boarding / departure yard and the traveling route of the passenger vehicle. Receiving a boarding / alighting record indicating a passenger's boarding / alighting section from an in-vehicle management device installed in a traveling car, and adjusting the operation plan of the car based on the received boarding / alighting record, A center device that transmits the adjusted operation plan to the in-vehicle management device via the roadside unit and / or to the management device at the boarding / alighting hall via the network.   Accumulate the latest management information for operation management including unauthorized use of contactless IC cards that record commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information for boarding a shared vehicle, via the network and the roadside device 36. The center device according to claim 35, wherein the center device transmits the information to the in-vehicle management device constantly or at a predetermined cycle.   Based on the number of passengers of the shared vehicle received from the in-vehicle management device via the roadside device, adjust the operation plan of the shared vehicle, for the in-vehicle management device through the network and the roadside device, 37. The center device according to claim 35 or 36, wherein the adjusted operation plan is transmitted to a management device for a boarding area via the network.   Based on the vehicle ID of the shared vehicle received from the in-vehicle management device via the roadside device, grasp the operation status of the shared vehicle, adjust the operation plan of the shared vehicle, and via the network and the roadside device. 38. The adjusted operation plan is transmitted to the in-vehicle management device and / or to the boarding / alighting hall management device via the network. Center device. A boarding management method for managing a shared vehicle,
Passengers who board a shared vehicle carry a non-contact IC card that records commuter pass information and / or prepaid payment information, while each passenger vehicle carries a non-contact type that is carried by a passenger who has boarded the shared vehicle. An in-vehicle management device equipped with a card reader / writer capable of reading and writing information on an IC card is installed, and is read by a card reader / writer of the in-vehicle management device from a non-contact type IC card of a passenger who gets on the passenger vehicle The fare is settled based on the information obtained, and the lowest fare is settled as the fare of the boarding / exiting section of the passengers on board, and then from the boarding station where the shared vehicle stops to the next boarding station Each time it departs, it is checked whether the fare to the next boarding station is a fare that should be renewed, and if it is found that it is a fare that should be renewed, the renewed fare and the already settled fare luck Ride management method is characterized in that to settle the difference between the.   The boarding management program which implement | achieves the process in the boarding management method of Claim 39 as a computer executable program.   41. A program recording medium, wherein the boarding management program according to claim 40 is recorded as a computer-readable recording medium.

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