JP2008171321A - Boarding certification system, information providing device and boarding certification method for boarding certification system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information for identifying a train or a vehicle in which a passenger gets in, and to achieve boarding certification by using the provided information. <P>SOLUTION: When the operation of a train 991 is stopped or delayed, a passenger holds a portable telephone set 200 carried by himself or herself on a communication terminal 100 installed in a train 991. When detecting the portable telephone set 200 in a radio communication range, the communication terminal 100 acquires a train number, vehicle number and the location information of the train 991 from an in-train device 300, and transmits the train number, the vehicle number, the location information and communication time of the train 991 as boarding certification information to the portable telephone set 200. Then, the passenger transmits boarding certification information to a Web server 600 by using the portable telephone set 200. A Web server 600 acquires the location of the train 991 at the communication time by making an inquiry to a ground system device 500 based on the boarding certification information, and decides whether or not the location information of the train 991 shown by the boarding certification information is correct, and issues an electronic certificate to the portable telephone set 200 when it is decided that the location information of the train 991 is correct. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a boarding certification system for performing train boarding certification, an information providing apparatus, and a boarding certification method for a boarding certification system.

  Paper for identifying and proving the “station” where you boarded, which is called a boarding pass, boarding station certificate, etc. (some of which have a bar code, hereinafter referred to as boarding station certificate) Tickets are issued by machines installed near the vehicle doorway. This boarding station certificate is mainly used for the purpose of determining different fares depending on the boarding section. As another use, the boarding station certificate may be distributed as a souvenir when a specific train is used.

  In addition to this, there are a transfer certificate and a delay certificate that proves that the means of transportation has been delayed. It is also distributed by station staff using paper as a medium.

In addition, for the convenience of users, trains of different railway operators can enter each other, and the same means of payment (using electronic payment systems and prepaid cards) for different operators and different means of transportation (trains, buses, etc.) It has become.
JP 2004-133612 A

Therefore, it is prevented that passengers who use a route different from the route where the operation is stopped or delayed are issued an unnecessary transfer certificate / delay certificate, and which means of transportation by which operator is used in which section. It is necessary to be able to settle correctly by proving it.
It is also desirable to eliminate confusion such as passengers rushing to station staff counters and ticket machines in search of ticketing.

  For example, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to identify a vehicle on which each passenger has boarded and to prove that each passenger has boarded the vehicle.

  The boarding certification system of the present invention includes a vehicle information management device that manages vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle, and boarding certification information that includes the vehicle identification information managed by the vehicle information management device. A passenger certification system that provides information to a passenger communication device of the passenger, wherein the vehicle information management device includes a management device storage unit that stores vehicle identification information using a storage device, and the information provision device. An information providing device control unit that acquires vehicle identification information stored in the management device storage unit from the vehicle information management device using a communication device, vehicle identification information acquired by the information providing device control unit, Providing the boarding proof information to the passenger communication device, and using the communication device to send the boarding proof information as boarding proof information indicating that the passenger boarded the train at the time The characterized in that it comprises an information providing device communication unit to be provided to the passenger communication device.

  According to the present invention, by providing vehicle identification information and time to a passenger's communication terminal, for example, the vehicle on which the passenger has been boarded can be identified, and it can be proved that the passenger has boarded the train at that time. .

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment.
The configuration of the boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. However, the transportation means may be other transportation means such as a bus or a taxi. A train 991, a bus, and a taxi are examples of vehicles.

  Each train 991 of each railway operator has a system (hereinafter referred to as an in-train system) that controls each device in the train 991 within the train 991 and a system that monitors the operation of each train 991 at a ground facility (hereinafter referred to as the train 991). The operation is managed by a ground system. Hereinafter, an apparatus constituting the in-train system is referred to as an in-train apparatus 300 (an example of a vehicle information management apparatus), and an apparatus constituting the terrestrial system is referred to as an terrestrial system apparatus 500 (an example of a vehicle monitoring apparatus).

  The terrestrial system 500 constituting the terrestrial system commands information such as which position each train 991 is traveling on and the operation status as planned based on information from sensors (not shown) on the track. Notification is made to the room terminal 510 and the station display device 540, and the station display device 540 of each station displays the operation status such as the estimated arrival time and delay time of each train 991 based on the notification from the ground system device 500. In the command room, commands such as stop and deceleration are notified from the command room terminal 510 to the station staff terminal 530 and the cab device 520 based on the operation schedule of each train 991 and the operation status notified from the ground system device 500. . Then, the station staff who receives the command from the station staff terminal 530 and the driver who receives the notification from the driver's cab device 520 perform predetermined announcements and operation control in accordance with commands from the command room.

In the train 991, the in-train device 300 stores and manages information on the train 991 on which the own device such as a train number and an operation schedule (route information indicating a stop station and arrival time) is mounted. In addition, the in-train device 300 records and manages the distance (about kilometer) from the starting station based on the number of rotations of the wheels, and stores the vehicle number of the vehicle on which the vehicle is mounted (the vehicle to be controlled by itself). Record management is performed, and information such as which station the train 991 is traveling and where the next arrival station is is recorded and managed based on the schedule and kilometer.
Further, the in-train device 300 controls the brake 330 based on driving operations such as acceleration and deceleration by the driver at the cab device 520 and measurement values such as a speedometer and an accelerometer (not shown). The door 320 is controlled based on the opening / closing operation by the driver at 520, and the air conditioner 310 is controlled based on the measured values of the thermometer and hygrometer (not shown) of each vehicle.
Further, the in-train device 300 provides information such as an operation schedule and the next arrival station to the information server 400, and information such as display information of the operation schedule and the next arrival station generated by the information server 400 and commercials of the information is provided. It is displayed on the display 410.

  The information server 400 and the information display 410 constitute a system that provides information to passengers using a display device in the train 991.

The boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment provides the boarding certification of the passenger by the communication terminal 100 providing the boarding certificate information that proves that the passenger was on the train at the time at the mobile phone 200. It is characterized by performing.
In addition, the boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment is configured such that the boarding certification information stored in the mobile phone 200 is not forged or falsified by the Web server 600, that is, the passenger actually enters the train at the time. Passenger proof of boarding is performed by determining whether or not the user has boarded.
Further, the boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment is characterized by providing boarding certification accompanying services such as issuance of delay certificate / transfer transportation certificate and fare settlement based on boarding certification information. For example, when the Web server 600 determines that the boarding certificate information is not forged or falsified, the Web server 600 issues a delay certificate or a transfer certificate for authenticating the boarding certificate information.
The communication terminal 100 (an example of an information providing device) obtains a train number, a vehicle number, and a kilometer distance from an in-train device 300 (an example of a vehicle information management device), and enters the mobile phone 200 that has accessed the communication terminal 100 as boarding proof information. A train number (an example of vehicle identification information), a vehicle number (an example of vehicle identification information), a terminal ID, a kilometer (an example of first position information), and a communication time (an example of provision time of boarding proof information) are notified. .
The mobile phone 200 (an example of a passenger communication device) accesses the communication terminal 100 to obtain boarding certification information, transmits the boarding certification information to the Web server 600 via the Internet 940, and boarding certification (boarding certification accompanying service, boarding) Request authentication information).
The Web server 600 (an example of a certification device) inquires of the ground system device 500 about the position at the communication time for the train 991 identified by the train number based on the boarding certification information transmitted from the cellular phone 200. Based on the distance (an example of the first position information) of the transmitted boarding certification information and the position of the train 991 acquired from the ground system device 500 (second position information) An electronic certificate (an example of a determination result of the boarding certificate) such as a delay certificate or transfer transportation certificate that certifies boarding of the train 991 is issued to the mobile phone 200.

  In this way, the passenger can use the electronic certificate stored in the mobile phone 200 for delay certification, transfer transportation certification, fare settlement, etc. without receiving a paper certificate from the station staff at the station staff window. In addition, each railway operator can issue a delay certificate or a transfer transportation certificate only to a user who has actually boarded the train 991 that has been suspended or delayed. The fare can be settled according to the situation.

The train number is an example of information (ID: Identifier) identifying the train 991, and the vehicle number is an example of information identifying the vehicle.
The kilometer is an example of the position information of the train 991 identified in the train 991, and the method for identifying the train position in the train 991 includes, for example, a method of calculating the kilometer based on the number of rotations of the wheels. There are a method of calculating coordinates using a GPS (Global Positioning System) and a method of acquiring position information specified by a device outside the train 991 (for example, the ground system device 500).
The mobile phone 200 is an example of a communication terminal (passenger communication device), and other communication terminals include PHS (Personal Handyphone System) (registered trademark), PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) (registered trademark), and contact / non-contact type. There are IC (Integrated Circuit) cards and the like.
The communication terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200 perform wireless communication using Felica (registered trademark), infrared light, visible light, Bluetooth (registered trademark), W-LAN (wireless run), or the like. Hereinafter, as in Felica (registered trademark), when the communication terminal 100 approaches a short distance (several millimeters) or a short distance (several centimeters) from the mobile phone 200, communication is performed. A description will be given in the form in which the terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200 communicate with each other.
In the first embodiment, a server or a terminal means an apparatus or a device.

The boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment is characterized in that the communication terminal 100 provides boarding certification information including vehicle identification information (for example, train number, vehicle number) to the mobile phone 200, thereby performing passenger boarding certification. To do.
In addition, the boarding certification system 990 according to Embodiment 1 is characterized in that passenger boarding certification is performed by providing boarding certification information to the mobile phone 200 including boarding certification information provision time (communication time described later). .
In addition, the boarding certification system 990 according to Embodiment 1 provides boarding certification accompanying services such as issuance of delay certificate / transfer transportation certificate and fare settlement based on boarding certification information provided from the communication terminal 100 to the mobile phone 200. It is characterized by that.
In addition, the boarding certification system 990 according to Embodiment 1 provides boarding certification information including position information (for example, about kilometer) of the train 991 at the boarding information provision time to the mobile phone 200.
Further, the boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment includes the position information of the train 991 at the boarding information provision time managed by the boarding certification system 990, for example, the position information of the train 991 included in the boarding certification information (for example, the position section described later). Passenger's boarding proof is performed by comparing and collating and performing authenticity determination of boarding proof information (authentication of boarding proof information).

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the in-train device 300 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of communication terminal 100, mobile phone 200, and Web server 600 in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of the ground system device 500 according to the first embodiment.
Functional configurations of communication terminal 100, mobile phone 200, in-train device 300, ground system device 500, and Web server 600 in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.

In FIG. 2, an in-train device 300 (an example of a vehicle information management device) includes an in-train device communication unit 301, an in-train device control unit 302, a kilometer calculation unit 303, and an in-train device storage unit 309.
The in-train device communication unit 301 communicates input / output data of the in-train device 300 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the in-train device communication unit 301 transmits data such as a train number, a vehicle number, and a kilometer distance managed by the in-train device 300 to the communication terminal 100. For example, the in-train device communication unit 301 communicates with the in-train device communication unit 301 of the in-train device 300 of the adjacent vehicle.
The kilometer calculation unit 303 (an example of the current location specifying unit) calculates the kilometer (an example of the first position information) as the position information of the train 991 based on the rotation speed of the wheels.
The in-train device storage unit 309 (an example of a management device storage unit) performs storage management of each data used in the in-train device 300 using a storage device. For example, the in-train device storage unit 309 stores and manages information on the train 991 on which the own device such as a train number and an operation schedule set in advance and the kilometer calculated by the kilometer calculator 303 are stored. Further, for example, the in-train device storage unit 309 includes the number (vehicle number) of the vehicle in which the in-train device 300 is mounted (the vehicle in which the communication terminal 100 connected to the in-train device 300 is connected), the train 991 Information such as which station is running and where the next arrival station is is recorded and managed.
The in-train device control unit 302 controls each function of the in-train device 300 using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). For example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the in-train device communication unit 301 to provide the communication terminal 100 with a train number, a kilometer distance, and a vehicle number. For example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the kilometer calculation unit 303 to calculate the current kilometer of the train 991. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 specifies between which station the train 991 is traveling, where the next arrival station is, and the like based on the schedule and kilometer. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 performs data storage / retrieval to / from the in-train device storage unit 309. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the air conditioner 310 to adjust the air in the train 991, opens and closes the door 320, and controls the brake 330 to accelerate, decelerate, and stop the train 991. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 causes the information display 410 to display and output the content provided by the information server 400.

In FIG. 3, the communication terminal 100 (an example of an information providing apparatus) includes an anti-mobile communication unit 110, a terminal control unit 120, an on-train apparatus communication unit 130, and a terminal storage unit 190.
The in-train communication unit 130 communicates with the in-train device 300 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the in-train device communication unit 130 receives a train number, a vehicle number, and a kilometer distance transmitted by the in-train device 300.
The terminal storage unit 190 performs storage management of each data used in the communication terminal 100 using a storage device. For example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores and manages a train number, a vehicle number, and a kilometer distance acquired from the in-train device 300. Further, for example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores and manages a terminal ID for identifying the own communication terminal 100.
The mobile communication unit 110 (an example of an information providing device communication unit) performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 200 using a communication device. For example, when detecting the radio wave of the mobile phone 200 located within the wireless communication range, the mobile communication unit 110 wirelessly transmits a train number, a vehicle number, a terminal ID, a kilometer distance, and a communication time as boarding certification information.
The terminal control unit 120 controls each function of the communication terminal 100 using a CPU. For example, the terminal control unit 120 acquires the time from a clock (not shown), controls the in-train device communication unit 130 to acquire the train number, the vehicle number, and the kilometer from the in-train device 300, and the portable communication unit 110 is controlled to provide boarding certificate information to the mobile phone 200, and data is stored in and retrieved from the terminal storage unit 190.

In FIG. 3, a mobile phone 200 (an example of a passenger communication device) includes a mobile communication unit 210, a mobile control unit 220, a mobile display unit 230, a key input unit 240, a voice input / output unit 250, a vibration unit 260, and a mobile storage unit 290. Prepare.
The mobile communication unit 210 communicates input / output data of the mobile phone 200 wirelessly using a communication device. For example, the mobile communication unit 210 receives radio waves representing the boarding certification information transmitted from the communication terminal 100, transmits the boarding certification information to the Web server 600, and the electronic certificate data (for example, delay certificate) transmitted by the Web server 600. , Transfer transportation certificate).
The portable display unit 230 displays characters and images on a liquid crystal display (an example of a display device) (not shown).
The key input unit 240 inputs information on a pressed numeric keypad or cross key (an example of an input device) (not shown).
The voice input / output unit 250 inputs voice information collected by a microphone (an example of an input device) (not shown) and outputs voice from a speaker (an example of an output device) (not shown).
The vibration unit 260 activates a vibrator (not shown) to vibrate the mobile phone 200.
The mobile storage unit 290 performs storage management of each data used in the mobile phone 200 using a storage device. For example, the portable storage unit 290 stores and manages boarding proof information acquired from the communication terminal 100, a telephone number and a mail address registered in advance.
The mobile control unit 220 controls each function of the mobile phone 200 using a CPU. For example, the portable control unit 220 controls the portable communication unit 210 to obtain boarding certification information from the communication terminal 100, requests a boarding certification (boarding certification accompanying service) from the Web server 600, and an electronic certificate based on the boarding certification information To get. For example, the portable control unit 220 determines the type of boarding certificate requested from the Web server 600 based on the key information input by the key input unit 240 and displays the electronic certificate acquired from the Web server 600 on the portable display unit 230. Let For example, the portable control unit 220 stores and retrieves data from the portable storage unit 290.

In FIG. 3, a Web server 600 (an example of a certification device) includes a Web communication unit 610, a Web server control unit 620, a ground system communication unit 630, and a Web server storage unit 690.
A Web communication unit 610 (an example of a boarding certification information acquisition unit and a boarding certification result output unit) communicates with the mobile phone 200 via the Internet 940 using a communication device. For example, the Web communication unit 610 receives the boarding certificate information from the mobile phone 200 and transmits electronic certificate data based on the boarding certificate information to the mobile phone 200.
The terrestrial device communication unit 630 (second position information acquisition unit) communicates with the terrestrial device 500 by wired or wireless using a communication device. For example, the ground system device communication unit 630 receives train information including the position information (second position information) of the train 991 specified by the ground system device 500 from the ground system device 500.
The Web server storage unit 690 performs storage management of each data used in the Web server 600 using a storage device. For example, the Web server storage unit 690 stores and manages boarding certification information acquired from the mobile phone 200, train information acquired from the ground system device 500, and various electronic certificate data.
Web server control unit 620 controls each function of Web server 600 using a CPU. For example, the Web server control unit 620 controls the Web communication unit 610 to acquire the boarding certificate information from the mobile phone 200 and provides the mobile phone 200 with an electronic certificate based on the boarding certificate information. Further, for example, the Web server control unit 620 acquires the train information from the ground system device 500 by controlling the ground system device communication unit 630. For example, the Web server control unit 620 compares and collates the position of the train 991 indicated by the boarding certification information (first position information) and the position of the train 991 indicated by the train information (second position information). Is issued (determination of boarding certificate) and electronic certificate is generated / issued (output of determination result). Further, for example, the Web server control unit 620 stores and retrieves data from the Web server storage unit 690.

In FIG. 4, a ground system device 500 (an example of a vehicle monitoring device) includes a ground system device communication unit 501, a ground system device control unit 502, a vehicle monitoring unit 503, and a ground system device storage unit 509.
The ground system device communication unit 501 communicates with the control room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station display device 540, the cab device 520, the in-train device 300, and the Web server 600 by wired or wireless using a communication device. For example, the ground system communication unit 501 transmits the position information (second position information) of the train 991 to the Web server 600, and the control room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station display device 540, the cab device 520, and the train The operation information of each train 991 is transmitted to the device 300.
The vehicle monitoring unit 503 (an example of a position specifying unit) acquires detection information for each train 991 from each sensor (not shown) on each track, and the travel position of each train 991 using the CPU based on the detection information of each sensor.・ Identify the stop position. For example, the vehicle monitoring unit 503 specifies a position section indicating the positions of two sensors between which the train 991 is located as position information (second position information) of the train 991. Further, for example, the vehicle monitoring unit 503 acquires position information specified in each train 991 in the train 991 and uses the acquired position information as position information (second position information) of the train 991.
The ground system device storage unit 509 performs storage management of each data used in the ground system device 500 using a storage device. For example, the ground system device storage unit 509 stores and manages the position information (second position information) of each train 991 specified by the vehicle monitoring unit 503. Further, for example, the ground system device storage unit 509 stores and manages the operation schedule of each train 991.
The terrestrial device control unit 502 controls each function of the terrestrial device 500 using a CPU. For example, the terrestrial device control unit 502 controls the vehicle monitoring unit 503 to identify the position of the train 991, and controls the terrestrial device communication unit 501 to transmit the position information (second position information) of the train 991 to the Web server. 600. Further, for example, the operation status of each train 991 is judged by comparing and comparing the position of each train 991 and the operation schedule, and the ground system device communication unit 501 is controlled to control the operation status to the control room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station The display device 540 and the cab device 520 are notified. Further, for example, the ground system device control unit 502 stores and retrieves data from the ground system device storage unit 509.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 5, a communication terminal 100, a mobile phone 200, an in-train device 300, an information server 400, a ground system device 500, a command room terminal 510, a driver's cab device 520, a station staff terminal 530, and a Web server 600 are a CPU 911 that executes a program. (Also referred to as a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a processor). The CPU 911 is connected to the ROM 913, the RAM 914, the communication board 915 (or communication chip), and the magnetic disk device 920 via the bus 912, and controls these hardware devices. In addition, the mobile phone 200 includes a numeric keypad / cross key, a liquid crystal display, a microphone, a speaker, and a vibrator (an example of an input / output device, not shown) as hardware devices. Instead of the magnetic disk device 920, another storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a flash memory) may be used.
The RAM 914 is an example of a volatile memory. The storage medium of the ROM 913 and the magnetic disk device 920 is an example of a nonvolatile memory. These are examples of a storage device, a storage device, or a storage unit. The storage device in which the input / output data is stored is an example of the input / output device, the input / output device, or the input / output unit.
The communication board 915 (or communication chip) is an example of a communication device, a communication device, a communication unit, an input / output device, an input / output device, or an input / output unit.

  The communication board 915 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet 940, a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as ISDN, a telephone line, or the like by wired or wireless, contact or non-contact. The Internet 940 is an example of a communication network.

  The magnetic disk device 920 stores an OS 921 (operating system), a program group 923, and a file group 924. The programs in the program group 923 are executed by the CPU 911 and the OS 921.

  The program group 923 stores programs for executing functions described as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal” in the embodiment. The program is read and executed by the CPU 911.

In the file group 924, in the embodiment, “to determination result”, “to calculation result”, and “to processing” when the functions of “to part”, “to device”, and “to terminal” are executed. Result data such as `` result '', data passed between programs that execute the functions of `` part '', `` device '' and `` terminal '', other information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters It is stored as each item of “file” and “˜database”. A train number, a vehicle number, a kilometer distance, a communication time, and the like are examples of what is included in the file group 924.
The “˜file” and “˜database” are stored in a recording medium such as a disk or a memory. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters stored in a storage medium such as a disk or memory are read out to the main memory or cache memory by the CPU 911 via a read / write circuit, and extracted, searched, referenced, compared, and calculated. Used for CPU operations such as calculation, processing, output, printing, and display. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters are temporarily stored in the main memory, cache memory, and buffer memory during the CPU operations of extraction, search, reference, comparison, operation, calculation, processing, output, printing, and display. Is remembered.
In addition, arrows in the flowcharts described in the embodiments mainly indicate input / output of data and signals, and the data and signal values are recorded in the memory of the RAM 914, the magnetic disk of the magnetic disk device 920, and other recording media. . Data and signal values are transmitted online via a bus 912, signal lines, cables, or other transmission media.

  Moreover, what is described as “˜unit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜terminal” in the embodiments may be “˜circuit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜means”. It may be “step”, “˜procedure”, “˜processing”. That is, what is described as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal” may be realized by firmware stored in the ROM 913. Alternatively, it may be implemented only by software, or only by hardware such as elements, devices, substrates, and wirings, by a combination of software and hardware, or by a combination of firmware. Firmware and software are stored as programs on a magnetic disk or other recording medium. The program is read by the CPU 911 and executed by the CPU 911. In other words, the program causes the computer to function as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal”. Alternatively, the procedure or method of “˜unit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜terminal” is executed by a computer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the boarding certification method in the first embodiment.
The boarding certification method in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

<S101: Boarding proof information request processing>
First, the mobile phone 200 requests boarding certification information from the communication terminal 100.
For example, when the train 991 is stopped or delayed, the passenger brings the mobile phone 200 closer to the communication terminal 100 in order to prove that the train 991 was on the train 991 that was stopped or delayed later. When the mobile phone 200 enters the communication range of the communication terminal 100, the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile communication unit 210 to transmit a boarding certification information request.

<S102: Boarding certification information response processing (vehicle identification information acquisition processing, first position information acquisition processing, current location identification processing, boarding certification information transmission processing)>
Next, the communication terminal 100 responds to the cellular phone 200 with boarding certification information.
At this time, the communication terminal 100 performs the following processing described based on FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the boarding certification information response process (S102) of communication terminal 100 in the first embodiment.

<< S102a: Boarding Certification Information Request Reception Processing >>
First, the mobile communication unit 110 receives a boarding certificate information request transmitted from the mobile phone 200.

<< S102b: Communication Time Acquisition Process >>
When the mobile communication unit 110 receives the boarding certification information request, the terminal control unit 120 obtains the current time from the clock as the communication time (providing time for providing boarding certification information) between the communication terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200.

<< S102c: boarding management information acquisition process (vehicle identification information acquisition process, first position information acquisition process, current location specifying process) >>
Further, the terminal control unit 120 acquires the boarding management information (train number, vehicle number, kilometer) from the in-train device 300 when the mobile communication unit 110 receives the boarding certification information request.
At this time, the communication terminal 100 and the in-train device 300 perform the following processing.
First, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 controls the in-train device communication unit 130 to transmit a boarding management information request to the in-train device 300 (S102c1).
Next, in the in-train device 300, the in-train device communication unit 301 receives a boarding management information request from the communication terminal 100 (S102c2).
In the in-train apparatus 300, when the in-train apparatus communication unit 301 receives the boarding management information request, the in-train apparatus control unit 302 controls the kilometer calculation unit 303 to control the current train 991 based on the number of wheel rotations. A kilometer (an example of first position information) is calculated (S102c3: current location specifying process).
Further, in the in-train apparatus 300, when the in-train apparatus communication unit 301 receives the boarding management information request, the in-train apparatus control unit 302 receives the train 991 in which the in-train apparatus 300 is mounted from the in-train apparatus storage unit 309. Train number and the vehicle number of the vehicle on which the in-train device 300 is mounted (the vehicle on which the communication terminal 100 with which the self communicates is installed) is acquired. The train number and the vehicle number are stored in advance in the in-train device storage unit 309 (S102c4).
Next, in the in-train apparatus 300, the in-train apparatus control unit 302 controls the in-train apparatus communication unit 301 to transmit the train number and the vehicle number to the communication terminal 100 as boarding management information (S102c5).
In the communication terminal 100, the in-train device communication unit 130 receives the boarding management information from the in-train device 300, and the terminal control unit 120 stores the boarding management information received by the in-train device communication unit 130 in the terminal storage unit 190. (S102c6: vehicle identification information acquisition process, first position information acquisition process).

<< S102d: Boarding Certificate Information Response Process (Boarding Certificate Information Sending Process) >>
And the terminal control part 120 responds to the mobile telephone 200 by using a train number, a vehicle number, terminal ID, a kilometer distance, and communication time as boarding certification information.
At this time, the terminal control unit 120 acquires the train number, the vehicle number, the terminal ID, the kilometer distance, and the communication time from the terminal storage unit 190 as boarding certification information, and controls the mobile boarding communication unit 110 using the obtained boarding certification information. send. It is assumed that a terminal ID is registered in the terminal storage unit 190 in advance.
In the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives the boarding certification information transmitted from the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 stores the boarding certification information received by the mobile communication unit 210 in the mobile storage unit 290.

  S103 in FIG. 6 will be described.

<S103: boarding certificate request processing>
Next, the mobile phone 200 transmits the boarding certification information to the Web server 600 to request boarding certification (boarding certification accompanying service, boarding certification information authentication).
For example, when an electronic certificate such as a delay certificate or a transfer certificate is required, the passenger operates the mobile phone 200 to request the Web server 600 to issue an electronic certificate.
At this time, the mobile phone 200 performs the following processing.
First, the portable control unit 220 controls the portable display unit 230 to display “delayed certificate” and “transfer certificate” as the type of boarding certificate, thereby prompting the passenger who owns the mobile phone 200 to select the boarding certificate ( S103a).
Next, the portable control unit 220 inputs the type of boarding certificate designated by the passenger by operating the numeric keypad / cross key from the key input unit 240 (S103b).
Then, the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile communication unit 210 to transmit the boarding certification information and the boarding certification type as a boarding certification request to the Web server 600. For example, the mobile communication unit 210 transmits a boarding certificate request to the Web server 600 via the Internet 940 by Web communication (S103c).

<S104: Boarding certification processing (boarding certification information acquisition processing, second location information acquisition processing, boarding certification processing, boarding certification result output processing, location specification processing)>
Then, the Web server 600 performs boarding certification determination and issues a boarding certificate to the mobile phone 200.
At this time, the Web server 600 performs the following processing described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the boarding certification process (S104) of Web server 600 in the first embodiment.

<< S104a: Boarding Certificate Request Reception Processing (Boarding Certificate Information Acquisition Process) >>
First, the Web communication unit 610 receives the boarding certificate request including the boarding certificate information and the boarding certificate type transmitted from the mobile phone 200, and the Web server control unit 620 stores the boarding certificate request received by the Web communication unit 610 in the Web server storage. Store in the unit 690. The boarding certification information includes a train number, a vehicle number, a terminal ID, a kilometer distance, and a communication time. The boarding certification type indicates, for example, “delayed certification” or “transfer transportation certification”.

<< S104b: Train information acquisition process (second position information acquisition process, position specifying process) >>
When the Web communication unit 610 receives the boarding certification request, the Web server control unit 620 acquires train information (train number, position section) from the ground system device 500.
At this time, the Web server 600 and the ground system device 500 perform the following processing.
First, in the Web server 600, the Web server control unit 620 acquires the boarding certification information included in the boarding certification request from the Web server storage unit 690, and controls the ground system communication unit 630 to train included in the boarding certification information. The number and the communication time are transmitted to the ground system device 500 as a train information request (S104b1).
Next, in the ground system device 500, the ground system device communication unit 501 receives a train information request from the Web server 600 (S104b2).
In the ground system device 500, when the ground system device communication unit 501 receives the train information request, the ground system device control unit 502 acquires the train identified by the train number indicated by the train information request from the sensor on the track. Based on the information, the position of the train at the communication time indicated by the train information request is calculated. For example, the ground system control unit 502 sets the kilometer of the sensor that last sensed the train at the communication time and the kilometer of the next sensor as the position section indicating the section where the train is located at the communication time. . The position section is an example of position information (second position information) of the train 991 (S104b3: position specifying process).
Next, in the ground system device 500, the ground system device control unit 502 controls the ground system device communication unit 501, and transmits the train number and the position section to the web server 600 as train information (S104b4).
In the Web server 600, the ground system communication unit 630 receives the train information from the ground system 500, and the Web server control unit 620 stores the train information received by the ground system communication unit 630 as the Web server storage unit 690. (S104b5: second position information acquisition process).

<< S104c: boarding certification determination process (boarding certification process) >>
The Web server control unit 620 determines whether or not the boarding certificate can be obtained (whether or not the boarding certificate accompanying service can be provided) by comparing and comparing the kilometer distance included in the boarding certification information with the position section included in the train information.
At this time, the Web server control unit 620 indicates the kilometer (first position information) indicated by the boarding certification information included in the boarding certification request and the position section indicated by the train information acquired from the ground system device 500 based on the boarding certification information. Are acquired from the Web server storage unit 690. Then, the Web server control unit 620 determines whether the kilometer indicated by the boarding certificate request is located within the position section specified by the ground system device 500. The Web server control unit 620 includes a kilometer (an example of the first position information) designated when the mobile phone 200 requests a boarding certificate and a position section (second position information of the second position information) recorded and managed by the railway operator. It is possible to determine whether or not the boarding certification request is a legitimate request. When the kilometer is located within the position section, the Web server control unit 620 determines that the boarding certification request is a valid request, that is, the boarding certification is possible. If the kilometer is not located within the position section, the Web server control unit 620 is forgery / falsification of the boarding certification information included in the boarding certification request, and the boarding certification request is an invalid request. That is, it is determined that the boarding certificate is not possible.

<< S104d: Certificate Issuance Processing (Riding Certificate Result Output Processing) >>
If it is determined that the boarding certificate is available, the Web server control unit 620 authenticates the boarding certificate information indicated by the boarding certificate request, and issues an electronic certificate to the mobile phone 200 based on the boarding certificate type indicated by the boarding certificate request. .
When the boarding proof type indicates “delayed proof”, the Web server control unit 620 obtains the electronic data (including format, key, etc.) of the delayed certificate from the Web server storage unit 690 and generates the delayed certificate (electronic certificate). The web communication unit 610 is transmitted to the mobile phone 200 of the boarding certificate request source.
When the boarding certificate type indicates “transfer certificate”, the Web server control unit 620 acquires the electronic data (including format, key, etc.) of the transfer transport certificate from the Web server storage unit 690 and generates the transfer transport. The certificate (an electronic certificate and an example of the boarding certificate) is transmitted to the mobile phone 200 that has requested the boarding certificate by controlling the Web communication unit 610.
The delay certificate and the transfer transportation certificate, which are electronic certificates, are information that proves that the passenger has boarded the train at the time, and are examples of a boarding certification determination result and boarding certification information authentication result. In addition, issuance of a delay certificate or a transfer transportation certificate is an example of a service accompanied by a boarding certificate.
In addition, the delay certificate and the transfer transport certificate, which are electronic certificates, are highly reliable data using, for example, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).

<< S104e: Error processing (riding proof result output processing) >>
When it is determined that the boarding certificate is not possible, the Web server control unit 620 does not authenticate the boarding certification information indicated by the boarding certification request and returns an error response to the mobile phone 200.
At this time, the Web server control unit 620 controls the Web communication unit 610 to transmit an error response (an example of a boarding certification determination result / boarding certification information authentication result) indicating that an electronic certificate cannot be issued to the mobile phone 200.

In the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives the electronic certificate transmitted from the Web server 600, and the mobile control unit 220 stores the electronic certificate received by the mobile communication unit 210 in the mobile storage unit 290.
The passenger operates the mobile phone 200 to display the delay certificate or transfer certificate issued from the Web server 600 on a display, print it on paper from a printer, or send it to a specific server / terminal. By doing so, it is possible to present and submit as required that the train has been certified by the railway operator or a reliable third party.
Also, the person who presented / submitted the delay certificate or transfer certificate will be able to trust the delay certificate or transfer certificate presented and submitted, and present / submit the delay certificate or transfer certificate It is possible to know that the person who has actually boarded the train 991 whose operation has been stopped or delayed.

  In the first embodiment, the mode in which the Web server 600 issues a delay certificate or a transfer certificate as a boarding certificate accompanying service based on boarding certificate information acquired by the mobile phone 200 from the communication terminal 100 has been described. In particular, when the Web server 600 issues a delay certificate or a transfer transport certificate, the boarding certificate information is determined by determining the consistency of the boarding certificate information possessed by the mobile phone 200 based on the position information of the train 991. The form of performing the authentication has been described. However, the Web server 600 may issue a delay certificate or a transfer certificate without authenticating the boarding certificate information. In this case, in order to prevent the boarding certificate information from being counterfeited / tampered with the mobile phone 200, when the boarding certificate information is communicated between the mobile phone 200 and the communication terminal 100 or when the boarding certificate information is stored in the mobile phone 200, a hash or PKI Security technology should be used. For example, the boarding certificate information stored in the mobile phone 200 may be protected (for example, copy protected) using the technology of Toruka (registered trademark).

In the first embodiment, the description has been given of the mode in which the passenger can obtain the boarding certification information by holding the mobile phone 200 over the communication terminal 100. However, a radio representing the boarding proof information is emitted from the communication terminal 100 installed on the ceiling or door of each vehicle at any time, when the train 991 is stopped or delayed, or when the train 991 stops at the station. Thus, the passenger certification information may be acquired on the mobile phone 200 without the passenger holding the communication terminal 100.
In the first embodiment, the delay certificate and the transfer transportation certificate are issued as the boarding certificate accompanying service based on the boarding certificate information. However, the fare settlement is performed as the boarding certificate accompanying service based on the boarding certificate information. May be.
For example, when the communication terminal 100 is installed on the door and the door is opened, the communication terminal 100 radiates radio waves representing the boarding certification information to store the boarding certification information on the passenger's mobile phone 200 as a boarding record. Also good. In this way, based on the boarding / exiting records stored in the mobile phone 200, it is possible to know which section of which train 991 of which operator uses which section. That is, each railway company can charge the passenger with a legitimate fee by specifying the boarding fee according to the boarding section, the express fee according to the boarding train, the reserved seat fee according to the boarding vehicle, and the like. In addition, by using the electronic payment system based on the specified fee, each passenger and each railway operator can easily do without the need for complicated and cumbersome procedures such as fare adjustment for each section, each route, and each operator. Fare can be settled. The electronic settlement system may be configured such that the Web server 600 performs fare settlement instead of issuing a delay certificate or transfer transportation certificate, or a fare for connecting a ticket gate to the ticket gate as an entry / exit record input device. You may comprise so that a fare adjustment may be performed with a payment server.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIGS.
9 and 10 are diagrams showing connection of each station in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 9, each solid line connecting A station to G station indicates the route of railway operator 1, and FIG. 9 shows route 1 “C station → D station” as a transit route when getting on at C station and getting off at G station. This indicates that there are two routes of “→ E station → G station” and route 2 “C station → A station → B station → F station → G station”.
Moreover, FIG. 10 has shown that B station and D station are connected by the track | route of another railway operator 2. FIG.
Even if there is a transfer outside the regular section or a transfer route that has multiple transit routes, the passenger pays the fare using the mobile phone 200 or an IC card when issuing a ticket from the ticket gate. For example, in FIG. 9, when a passenger gets on at station C and gets off at station G, the ticket gate applies the fee for route 1 which is the shortest (lowest) route between route 1 and route 2 to settle the fare. It is carried out. However, when a transfer is made by following a complicated route, the ticket gate cannot automatically determine the fare and cannot perform the fare adjustment process. Therefore, even if the passenger uses the mobile phone 200 or the IC card, It is not possible to place a ticket, and the route is entered after the fare is settled by entering the route via the settlement machine.
In addition, it may be less necessary to use a settlement machine if the railway is used within a single operator, but in the future, as shown in FIG. 10, the number of train 991 communication routes between each railway operator will increase. In addition, it is expected that fare settlement using the mobile phone 200 and the IC card in common will be performed. In addition, the number of transfer routes increases as the number of railway operators interconnecting with private railways, subways, and JR increases. In this case, the boarding route becomes complicated, the fare settlement at the ticket checker cannot be performed, the fare settlement is performed more frequently at the settlement machine, and the passengers may stay at the station due to the fare settlement. is there.
Therefore, in addition to the current deposit / withdrawal, as described above, the passenger holds the mobile phone 200 or IC card over the communication terminal 100 in the vehicle or the mobile phone 200 or IC card in the vehicle from the communication terminal 100. It is preferable to record the boarding certification information on the mobile phone 200 or the IC card by irradiating the radio wave to the mobile phone 200 and use the recorded boarding certification information as a boarding / departure record indicating the boarding route. As a result, even when the boarding route becomes complicated, the ticket gate can calculate the fee based on the boarding route and perform the fare settlement, thereby reducing the burden on the railway user. In other words, the burden on passengers can be reduced even during complicated transfers, and a decrease in passenger convenience can be prevented. In addition, the railway operator can prevent passengers from staying at the station due to the fare settlement, and can perform regular fare settlement based on the actually used boarding route.

The boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment installs the communication terminal 100 in each vehicle, and the passenger brings the mobile phone 200 close to the communication terminal 100 so that the train identification information (for example, the train number) is transferred from the communication terminal 100 to the mobile phone 200. ) And information providing time (for example, communication time) is acquired.
Thereby, delay certification, transfer transportation certification, and fare settlement can be performed based on the boarding certification information recorded in the mobile phone 200. In addition, delay certification, transfer transportation certification, and fare settlement may be performed based on actual boarding conditions (boarding section, boarding train, boarding vehicle, etc.), not based on pre-registered information such as commuter passes. it can.
Furthermore, in the boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment, boarding certification information can be obtained only by the necessary passengers when necessary. That is, in the boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment, communication for notifying the boarding certification information to the passenger's mobile phone 200 that does not require boarding certification information is not performed, and the communication band and the power of the cellular phone 200 are saved. be able to.

In addition, the boarding certification system 990 in Embodiment 1 is characterized in that the boarding certification information includes position information (for example, about kilometer) of the train 991 specified in the train 991.
This provides boarding certificate-related services (for example, issuance of delay certificates / transfer transportation certificates and fare settlement), whether boarding certification information has been forged or altered based on location information contained in boarding certification information It can be determined whether or not it is appropriate. For example, when the position information is not included in the boarding certification information, the boarding certification information may be forged or altered by setting an appropriate train number and communication time in the mobile phone 200. However, when the position information is included in the boarding certification information, the train 991 may be stopped or delayed, so it is difficult to specify the exact position of the train 991 at the communication time, and includes accurate position information. It is difficult to forge / tamper the boarding certificate information. That is, by including position information in the boarding certification information, it is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding certification.
In addition, when providing a boarding certificate-accompanied service (for example, issuance of a delay certificate / transfer transportation certificate or fare adjustment) based on the location information included in the boarding certificate information, the device providing the boarding certificate-accompanying service is a boarding certificate. It becomes a device (for example, Web server 600) different from the communication terminal 100 that provides information. That is, the communication terminal 100 does not need to perform the delay certificate / transfer transportation certificate issuance process or the fare adjustment process, and only needs to be able to transmit the boarding proof information. Therefore, since the load of the communication terminal 100 and the communication amount of the communication terminal 100 are reduced, the unit price of the communication terminal 100 can be suppressed, and many communication terminals 100 can be installed in the train 991. Moreover, the response time of the communication terminal 100 when a passenger holds the mobile phone 200 can be shortened. Thereby, the convenience of a passenger improves.

In the first embodiment, the boarding certification system 990 as shown in FIG. 11 has been described.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the boarding certification system 990 in the first embodiment.
The vehicle information management device 992 (the in-train device 300 in FIG. 1) is installed in the train 991, and shows various information about the vehicle of the train 991 (static information such as train number / vehicle number and the position of the train 991). Dynamic information (such as kilometer) is collected and managed in real time.
The data transmission device 993 (communication terminal 100 in FIG. 1) extracts necessary information from the vehicle information management device 992 and transmits specific information to the mobile phone 200. Communication between the data transmission device 993 and the mobile phone 200 may be infrared communication or the like in addition to Felica (registered trademark) communication.
Here, by providing the mobile phone 200 with the train number, the vehicle number, the communication time, and the location information (about kilometer) from the communication terminal 100 as one data set, the owner of the mobile phone 200 at that location at that time. You can see that you were on that train on that train.
Further, by preventing the data set from being counterfeited or tampered with, it becomes possible to prove that the owner of the mobile phone 200 was in the vehicle at that location at that time.
By using this proven information, various services such as issuance of more accurate delay certificate and transfer transport certificate and more accurate fare settlement when train 991 is stopped or delayed Can be realized.

1 is a configuration diagram of a boarding certification system 990 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The function block diagram of the in-train apparatus 300 in Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a communication terminal 100, a mobile phone 200, and a Web server 600 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the ground system device 500 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of a boarding certification system 990 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a boarding certification method in the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a boarding certification information response process (S102) of the communication terminal 100 according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a boarding certification process (S104) of the Web server 600 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows connections between stations in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows connections between stations in the first embodiment. 1 is a schematic diagram of a boarding certification system 990 according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  100 communication terminal, 110 to mobile communication unit, 120 terminal control unit, 130 to in-train device communication unit, 190 terminal storage unit, 200 mobile phone, 210 mobile communication unit, 220 mobile control unit, 230 mobile display unit, 240 key input Unit, 250 voice input / output unit, 260 vibration unit, 290 portable storage unit, 300 in-train device, 301 in-train device communication unit, 302 in-train device control unit, 303 kilometer calculation unit, 309 in-train device storage unit, 310 Air Conditioner, 320 Door, 330 Brake, 400 Information Server, 410 Information Display, 500 Ground System Device, 501 Ground System Device Communication Unit, 502 Ground System Device Control Unit, 503 Vehicle Monitoring Unit, 509 Ground System Device Storage Unit, 510 Command Room Terminal, 520 Driver's cab device, 530 Station staff terminal, 540 Station display device, 600 W b server, 610 Web communication unit, 620 Web server control unit, 630 Ground system device communication unit, 690 Web server storage unit, 911 CPU, 912 bus, 913 ROM, 914 RAM, 915 communication board, 920 magnetic disk device, 921 OS, 923 program group, 924 file group, 940 Internet, 990 boarding certification system, 991 train, 992 vehicle information management device, 993 data transmission device.

Claims (7)

A vehicle information management device for managing vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle and boarding certification information including vehicle identification information managed by the vehicle information management device is provided to a passenger communication device for passengers of the vehicle. A boarding certification system having an information providing device for
The vehicle information management device includes:
A management device storage unit that stores vehicle identification information using a storage device,
The information providing apparatus includes:
An information providing device control unit for acquiring vehicle identification information stored in the management device storage unit from the vehicle information management device using a communication device;
The communication device is used as boarding certification information indicating that the passenger has boarded the train at the time of the vehicle identification information acquired by the information providing device control unit and the provision time of providing the boarding certification information to the passenger communication device. And an information providing device communication section for providing the passenger communication device with the boarding certification information. The vehicle information management device further includes a current location specifying unit that specifies a current location of the vehicle using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
In the information providing apparatus,
The information providing device control unit further acquires, from the vehicle information management device, first location information indicating the current location of the vehicle specified by the current location specifying unit as information indicating the location of the vehicle at the providing time,
The boarding certification system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing device communication unit sends boarding certification information including the first position information acquired by the information providing device control unit. The boarding certification system further includes a vehicle monitoring device that monitors the position of each vehicle at each time and a certification device that performs boarding certification for the passenger based on boarding certification information of the passenger communication device,
The vehicle monitoring device includes:
A position specifying unit for specifying the position of each vehicle at each time using a CPU;
The proving device is
A boarding certification information acquisition unit that acquires boarding certification information from a passenger communication device using a communication device;
Based on vehicle identification information and provision time included in the boarding certification information acquired by the boarding certification information acquisition unit, the position of the vehicle specified by the position specification unit using the communication device from the vehicle monitoring device is A second position information acquisition unit for acquiring second position information indicating a position at the provision time of the vehicle indicated by the vehicle identification information;
The first position information included in the boarding certificate information acquired by the boarding certificate information acquisition unit is compared with the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit using the CPU, and the first position When the position indicated by the information indicates a position corresponding to the position indicated by the second position information, it is determined that the passenger has boarded the train at the time, and the position indicated by the first position information is the second position information. A boarding certification unit that determines that the passenger is not on the train at the time when the position corresponding to the position indicated by
The boarding certification system according to claim 2, further comprising a boarding certification result output unit that outputs a determination result of the boarding certification unit from an output device. An information providing device that provides boarding certification information including vehicle identification information for identifying a specific vehicle to a passenger communication device of a passenger of the vehicle,
An information providing device control unit that acquires vehicle identification information from a vehicle information management device that manages vehicle identification information using a communication device;
The communication device is used as boarding certification information indicating that the passenger has boarded the train at the time of the vehicle identification information acquired by the information providing device control unit and the provision time of providing the boarding certification information to the passenger communication device. And an information providing device communication unit for providing boarding certification information to the passenger communication device. A vehicle information management device for managing vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle and boarding certification information including vehicle identification information managed by the vehicle information management device is provided to a passenger communication device for passengers of the vehicle. A boarding certification method for a boarding certification system, comprising:
In the information providing apparatus,
The information providing device control unit performs vehicle identification information acquisition processing for acquiring vehicle identification information from the vehicle information management device using a communication device,
The information providing device communication unit obtains the vehicle identification information acquired by the information providing device control unit and the provision time at which the boarding communication information is provided to the passenger communication device, indicating that the passenger has boarded the train at the time A boarding certification method for a boarding certification system, comprising: performing boarding certification information sending processing for sending boarding information as information to provide boarding certification information to a passenger communication device. In the vehicle information management device,
The current location specifying unit performs current location specifying processing for specifying the current location of the vehicle using a CPU (Central Processing Unit),
In the information providing apparatus,
The information providing device control unit further acquires, from the vehicle information management device, first location information indicating the current location of the vehicle specified by the current location specifying unit as information indicating the location of the vehicle at the providing time. One location information acquisition process,
6. The boarding certificate according to claim 5, wherein the information providing device communication unit sends boarding certification information including the first position information acquired by the information providing device control unit during the boarding certification information sending process. The system proof of boarding. The boarding certification system further includes a vehicle monitoring device that monitors the position of each vehicle at each time and a certification device that performs boarding certification for the passenger based on boarding certification information of the passenger communication device,
In the vehicle monitoring device,
The position specifying unit performs a position specifying process for specifying the position of each vehicle at each time using the CPU,
In the proof device,
The boarding certification information acquisition unit performs boarding certification information acquisition processing for acquiring boarding certification information from the passenger communication device using a communication device,
Based on the vehicle identification information and the provision time included in the boarding certification information acquired by the boarding certification information acquisition unit, the second position information acquisition unit uses a communication device from the vehicle monitoring device, and A second position information acquisition process is performed for acquiring second position information indicating the position of the vehicle that is specified and indicating the position of the vehicle indicated by the vehicle identification information,
The boarding certification unit uses the CPU to check the first position information included in the boarding certification information acquired by the boarding certification information acquisition unit and the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit, When the position indicated by the first position information indicates a position corresponding to the position indicated by the second position information, it is determined that the passenger has boarded the train at the time, and the position indicated by the first position information is When the position corresponding to the position indicated by the second position information is not indicated, a passenger certification process is performed for determining that the passenger is not on the train at the time,
7. The boarding certification method for a boarding certification system according to claim 6, wherein the boarding certification result output unit performs a boarding certification result output process for outputting the determination result of the boarding certification unit from an output device.

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