JP2008225816A - Rerouting support system and rerouting support method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase user convenience by notifying users to be rerouted of the degree of congestion at transfer lines. <P>SOLUTION: A rerouting support system 10 determines a plurality of transfer routes available for rerouting in accordance with the use section of a user to be rerouted (S11), notifies information including the plurality of transfer routes to a portable communication terminal 14 used by the user to be rerouted (S12), receives selected route information representing at least one transfer route selected from the plurality of transfer routes by the user to be rerouted from the portable communication terminal 14 (S13), and sends transfer ticket data to the portable communication terminal 14 to enable the use of the transfer route with the portable communication terminal 14, which functions as an IC ticket (S14). In the determination of a plurality of transfer routes (S11), a user selection history storage part 107 for storing selected route information received in the past is referred to, and a plurality of transfer routes are determined for a new user to be rerouted according to the collection of past selected route information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer transportation support system and a transfer transportation support method for supporting a transfer transportation business in which a passenger is transported by an alternative route when a failure occurs in a certain railway company.

  If a passenger is transferred on another railroad operator's route (transfer route) due to a failure such as a failure or accident on the route of a railroad operator, a transfer ticket for the passenger who is the subject of the transfer Is issued. Until now, transfer tickets have been mostly made of paper, and issuance of transfer tickets is usually done by handing them to the station staff, and ticket gates for transfer tickets are generally viewed by the station staff. there were.

  In order to reduce the work burden of such station staff and facilitate the transfer transportation work, the transfer ticket is converted into electronic data, and the transfer ticket converted into electronic data (hereinafter referred to as transfer ticket data) There has been proposed a transfer transportation support system that automates a transfer ticket issuing operation and a ticket check operation by writing on an IC chip and performing a ticket check with an automatic ticket checker using the transfer ticket data written on the IC chip (for example, , See Patent Documents 1 and 2). Note that the transfer ticket data is written to a non-contact IC card type IC ticket incorporating an antenna and an IC chip (CPU and memory) or a portable communication terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip.

  For example, the transfer transportation support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 performs the transfer transportation business as follows. First, at an entry ticket gate of a railway operator as a transfer source, use section information recorded on a non-contact IC card type IC ticket is read by an automatic ticket gate equipped with a wireless reader / writer. Next, the use section information read from the IC ticket is used to determine whether or not transfer transportation is possible, and when it is determined that transfer transportation is possible, the automatic ticket gate writes the transfer ticket data to the IC ticket. Go and allow passengers to enter. The transfer destination railway operator confirms the transfer ticket data written on the IC ticket at the entrance ticket gate using the automatic ticket gate at the boarding station, permits entry and gives an entry record, and provides an automatic ticket gate at the exit station. The transfer ticket data written on the IC ticket at the time of entry ticket gate is erased and the entry record is written. With such a configuration, the transfer transportation business is automated.

  Moreover, the transfer transportation support system disclosed in Patent Document 2 records transfer ticket data in a mobile communication terminal that functions as an electronic commuter pass with a non-contact IC chip and a ticket processing application software installed therein. This is a system that achieves automation of transfer transportation work by reading and collating replacement ticket data recorded in a mobile communication terminal with an automatic ticket gate. Specifically, automatic ticket gate processing by a mobile communication terminal of a commuter pass user to be transferred is made possible by the following processes (1) to (6).

  (1) The first operation management server managed by the railway operator as the transfer source can transmit / receive data using user ID information for identifying electronic commuter pass users and mobile communication terminals owned by commuter pass users. The database stored in association with the e-mail address, the commuter pass ID information for identifying the commuter pass, and the use section information of the commuter pass is searched to identify the commuter pass user to be transferred.

  (2) Next, the first operation management server searches for at least one transfer route candidate corresponding to the use section of the commuter pass user specified as the target of transfer transportation, and the searched at least one transfer route. Transfer ticket data including information indicated by the candidate is transmitted to the e-mail address of the commuter pass user.

  (3) The mobile communication terminal owned by the commuter pass user receives the e-mail sent from the first operation management server via the mobile communication carrier's wireless communication network.

  (4) The mobile communication terminal displays at least one transfer route candidate included in the transfer ticket data to the commuter pass user, accepts selection of one transfer route by the commuter pass user, and selects one selected transfer Route candidate information (hereinafter referred to as selected route information) is transmitted to the first operation management server.

  (5) The first operation management server that has received the selected route information transmits the selected route information corresponding to the transfer ticket ID information that can identify the transfer ticket data transmitted to the commuter pass user, to the transfer destination railway. It transmits with respect to the 2nd operation management server which a provider manages.

  (6) The second operation management server uses the electronic commuter pass having the received transfer ticket ID information based on the received transfer ticket ID information and the selected route information, that is, the selected route information. The automatic ticket gate is set so that it can pass through the automatic ticket gate on the transfer route indicated by.

  Further, the transfer transportation support system disclosed in Patent Document 2 indicates that the transfer route is selected by the regular user from the transfer source first operation management server to the transfer destination second operation management server. Since the notification is made, the transfer-destination railway company can grasp the number of passengers on the transfer using the company's own route. As a result, it is possible to take measures such as increasing the number of station staff in order to cope with passengers that increase due to transfer transportation.

Further, Patent Document 3 discloses a non-contact IC card or non-contact by reading out use section information, commuter pass ID information, and the like recorded on an IC ticket in an automatic ticket checker and collating with information on a fault section. A system for executing transfer transportation processing without writing transfer ticket data to an IC ticket such as a portable communication terminal equipped with an IC chip is disclosed.
JP 2004-185293 A JP 2007-34823 A JP 2006-18757 A

  The conventional transfer transportation support system has a problem that the railway user who is the object of the transfer transportation cannot know which transfer route the user is concentrated on. For example, the transfer transportation support system disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above is based on the transfer transportation by the transfer destination railway operator by causing the transfer destination railway operator to grasp the number of passengers of the transfer transportation using the company's own route. The degree of congestion can be predicted. However, Patent Document 2 does not disclose any means for allowing a railroad user who is the object of transfer transportation to grasp the congestion degree of the transfer route. In addition, Patent Documents 1 and 3 do not disclose any means for allowing a railroad user who is a target of transfer transportation to grasp the congestion degree of the transfer route.

  For this reason, in the conventional transfer transportation support system, the user who is the target of the transfer transportation is simply the length of the standard boarding time, the distance between the departure station of the transfer route and the destination, own experience, etc. Since the transfer route that is actually used as an evaluation measure is selected, there is a possibility of being involved in unexpected congestion in the transfer route.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and transfer that can improve the convenience of the user by allowing the user who is the object of transfer transportation to grasp the congestion degree of the transfer route. The purpose is to provide a transportation support system and a transfer transportation support method.

  The transfer transportation support system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a transfer route determination unit that determines a plurality of transfer routes that can be used for transfer transportation according to a use section of a transfer target user, and the plurality of transfer routes. Notification means for notifying the transfer target user, and reception means for receiving selected path information indicating at least one transfer path selected from the plurality of transfer paths by the transfer target user. Further, the transfer route determining means is configured to determine the plurality of transfer routes related to a new transfer target user based on a total result of the selected route information received in the past.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a plurality of transfer routes to be notified to a new transfer target user based on the total result of the selected route line information received in the past. Is configured to determine. Thereby, for example, the selected route information indicating transfer routes selected by a plurality of transfer target users in the past is totaled to calculate the congestion degree of each transfer route, and the calculated congestion degree is a predetermined standard. Excluding transfer routes that exceed the limit from multiple transfer routes (transfer route candidates) that notify new users, and notifying transfer target users of transfer route candidates with priorities based on the degree of congestion Etc. are possible. In other words, the congestion degree of the transfer route can be transmitted directly (for example, priority is given) or indirectly (for example, deletion from the transfer route candidate) to the transfer target user.

  The transfer transportation support system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a transfer route determination means that determines a plurality of transfer routes that can be used for transfer according to a use section of a transfer target user, and the plurality of transfer routes. A notification means for notifying the transfer target user via a first communication network, and second selection path information indicating at least one transfer path selected from the plurality of transfer paths by the transfer target user; Receiving means for receiving via the communication network. Further, the transfer route determination means calculates the degree of congestion of each of the plurality of transfer routes notified to a new transfer target user based on the total result of the selected route information acquired in the past, The notification means is configured to notify the information related to the congestion degree together with the plurality of transfer routes.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system according to the second aspect of the present invention aggregates the selection route information received in the past, and congestion of each of a plurality of transfer routes notified to a new transfer target user. The degree of congestion is calculated, and the calculated degree of congestion is notified to the transfer target user. Thereby, the transfer target user can easily grasp the degree of congestion of the transfer route, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  In addition, the transfer transportation support method according to the third aspect of the present invention includes a process of determining a plurality of transfer routes that can be used for transfer according to a use section of a transfer target user, and the plurality of transfer routes. A process of notifying the transfer target user of information, a process of receiving selection path information indicating at least one transfer path selected from the plurality of transfer paths by the transfer target user, and the selected path information And a process of making the transfer route indicated by (1) usable with an IC ticket used by the transfer target user. Furthermore, when determining the plurality of transfer routes, the plurality of transfer routes related to a new user to be transferred is determined based on a total result of the selected route information received in the past.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support method according to the third aspect of the present invention provides a plurality of transfer routes to be notified to a new transfer target user based on the total result of the selected route line information received in the past. To decide. As a result, the congestion degree of the transfer route can be transmitted to the transfer target user directly (for example, assignment of priority) or indirectly (for example, deletion from the transfer route candidate).

  Moreover, the transfer transport support system and the transfer transport support method according to the above-described aspect of the present invention provide a transfer route for another railroad operator without acquiring congestion information of the other railroad operator from the other railroad operator. There is also an advantage that the degree of congestion can be predicted.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transfer transportation support system capable of improving the convenience of the user by allowing the user who is the object of the transfer transportation to grasp the congestion degree of the transfer route.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted as necessary for the sake of clarity.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
The transfer transportation support system 1 according to the present embodiment is a system for issuing an electronic transfer ticket (transfer ticket data) to a railway user when a failure such as a railway accident or failure occurs. It is. The overall configuration of the transfer transportation support system 1 is shown in FIG. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the rough flow of the transfer transportation process in the transfer transportation support system 1 is demonstrated.

  In FIG. 1, the transfer transportation processing server 10 determines a commuter pass user (transfer target user) that is a target of transfer transportation based on the failure information received from the operation management server 11 that manages the occurrence of a failure on the railway 20. Then, at least one transfer route candidate (transfer route candidate) is determined for each transfer target user. Here, the transfer route is a detour route that can reach the station where the commuter pass user arrives by bypassing the failure occurrence section of the railway 20.

  Next, the transfer transportation processing server 10 transmits transfer route candidates to the mobile communication terminal 14 used by the transfer target user via the mobile communication carrier communication network 16 including the Internet 15 and the base station device 161. The portable communication terminal 14 is a device that is equipped with a non-contact type IC chip and functions as an electronic commuter pass by executing the boarding ticket processing application software.

  The mobile communication terminal 14 displays the transfer route candidate received from the transfer processing server 10 to the transfer target user, and receives an input for selecting one transfer route used by the transfer target user from the transfer route candidates. The transfer route information (selected route information) selected as the use route by the transfer target user is returned to the transfer processing server 10.

  The transfer transportation processing server 10 receives the selected route information from the mobile communication terminal 14, generates transfer ticket data in which the transfer route selected by the transfer target user is designated, and transmits the generated transfer ticket data to the mobile communication. Transmit to the terminal 14. In addition, the transfer transport processing server 10 performs settings for enabling the automatic ticket checker 12 connected via the railway operator communication network 13 to pass the ticket check using the transfer ticket data.

  The transfer target user uses the mobile communication terminal 14 in which the transfer ticket data transmitted from the transfer transport processing server 10 is recorded as the automatic ticket gate 12 of the transfer operator or the automatic transfer ticket of the transfer operator. It is recognized as a transfer target user by approaching a wireless reader / writer mounted on (not shown) and can pass through an automatic ticket gate.

  Next, the configuration and operation of the transfer transportation processing server 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the transfer transport processing server 10. In FIG. 2, the failure information storage unit 100 stores the failure information received from the operation management server 11. Here, the failure information includes information capable of specifying the date and time of occurrence of the railroad failure and the failure occurrence section. The information for identifying the failure occurrence section is, for example, the name of the station where the failure occurred (A station) or two station names (A station to B station) sandwiching the failure occurrence location, and the entire line is not connected. It may be a route name. The failure information storage unit 100 may be a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory, or may be a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

  The commuter pass user information storage unit 101 stores commuter pass user information. Here, the commuter pass user information is electronic data relating to a plurality of railway users (commuter pass users) who use the commuter pass. The commuter pass user information includes, for example, a user ID that can identify a commuter pass user, a contact mail address of the commuter pass user, a commuter pass ID that can identify a commuter pass, and a commuter pass usage section (departure station name, destination station). Name, route name). The commuter pass user information storage unit 101 may be a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory, or may be a volatile storage device such as a DRAM.

  The transfer target user determination unit 102 inputs the failure information stored in the failure information storage unit 100 and the commuter pass user information stored in the commuter pass user information storage unit 101, and performs transfer transportation from a plurality of commuter pass users. The target user (transfer target user) is determined. Specifically, the failure occurrence section identified by the failure information is compared with the use period of the commuter pass user, and the commuter pass user whose at least part of the use interval is included in the failure occurrence section may be determined as the transfer target user. .

  The route information storage unit 103 stores route information. Here, the route information is information on route routes of other railway operators that can be transferred from at least a station included in the railway 20, for example, other businesses that can be transferred for each station included in the railway 20. A list of passenger routes and a list of transfer stations for each other operator's route are included. The route information storage unit 103 may be a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory, or may be a volatile storage device such as a DRAM.

  The transfer route candidate determination unit 104 refers to the route information storage unit 103 to search for at least one detour route that can reach the transfer target user from the departure station to the arrival station while detouring the failure occurrence section. In addition, the route search system which can specify a departure station and a destination station and can search a some railway route is already put into practical use. For this reason, the transfer route candidate determination unit 104 may determine a transfer route candidate using an external route search system (not shown). Specifically, specify the departure station and arrival station of the user to be transferred, request a route search to an external route search system, and exclude the route including the fault occurrence section from multiple routes obtained by the external route search system What is necessary is just to make a detour route. In this case, the route information storage unit 103 may not be provided in the transfer transportation processing server 10.

  Further, the transfer route candidate determination unit 104 refers to the selection route information stored in the user selection history storage unit 107 by the user to be transferred in the past, and calculates the degree of congestion related to each detour route. The transfer path candidate determination unit 104 determines a transfer path candidate to be notified to the transfer target user from the obtained detour paths based on the calculated degree of congestion, and outputs the determined transfer path candidate to the communication unit 105. .

  The communication unit 105 is a functional unit that controls data transmission / reception with the mobile communication terminal 14. Transmission of the transfer route candidate to the mobile communication terminal 14 by the communication unit 105 may be performed by, for example, data transmission using TCP / IP or SMTP protocol, so-called e-mail, or data using HTTP or HTTPS protocol. Transmission may be performed.

  The transfer ticket data generation unit 106 receives the selected route information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 14 via the communication unit 105 and stores it in the user selection history storage unit 107. Further, the transfer ticket data generation unit 106 generates transfer ticket data in which the transfer route selected by the transfer target user is specified, and transmits the transfer ticket data to the mobile communication terminal 14 via the communication unit. .

  Next, the processing procedure of the transfer transportation process by the transfer transportation processing server 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S10, the transfer target user determination unit 102 determines a transfer target user with reference to the failure information storage unit 100 and the commuter pass user information storage unit 101. In step S11, the transfer route candidate determination unit 104 refers to the route information storage unit 103 and the user selection history storage unit 107 to determine a transfer route candidate. Here, a detailed procedure for determining a transfer route candidate will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 4, in step S <b> 111, at least one detour route is searched with reference to the route information storage unit 103. In step S112, the degree of congestion is calculated for each searched bypass route. More specifically, the calculation of the degree of congestion of the detour route acquires from the user selection history storage unit 107 a transfer route selected by another transfer target user before the transfer target user that is the current processing target, It may be performed by calculating the number of selections or selection ratio for each detour route. In step S113, a detour route candidate is determined by excluding a detour route that is predicted to have a high degree of congestion. Specifically, a detour route in which the number of selections or selection ratio for each detour route calculated in step S112 exceeds a predetermined threshold may be determined as a route with a high degree of congestion.

  Returning to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 12, the transfer route candidate is transmitted to the transfer target user via the communication unit 105, that is, in the present embodiment, to the mobile communication terminal 14. In step S <b> 13, selected route information including information on one transfer route selected by the transfer target user is received and stored in the user selection history storage unit 107. In step S <b> 14, the transfer ticket data generation unit 106 generates transfer ticket data and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 14.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system 1 according to the present embodiment transfers the transfer route to be notified to a new transfer target user based on the total result of the selected route line information selected by a plurality of transfer target users in the past. It is configured to determine a candidate. Specifically, the selected route information selected by a plurality of transfer target users in the past is totaled to calculate the degree of congestion of each detour route, and the detour route in which the calculated degree of congestion exceeds a predetermined standard Is excluded from the alternative route candidates to notify new users. In other words, by not presenting the detour route predicted to have a high degree of congestion to the transfer target user, the detour route congestion degree can be indirectly transmitted to the transfer target user, and the convenience of the transfer target user can be improved. Can be improved.

  The transfer transportation processing server 10 according to the present embodiment can be specifically configured by a typical computer system. An example of the configuration of the transfer transportation processing server 10 by a computer system is shown in FIG. The computer system illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 501, a read only memory (ROM) 502, a random access memory (RAM) 503, a communication interface 504, and a nonvolatile storage device 505.

  The CPU 501 executes an operation system stored in the ROM 502 or the nonvolatile storage device 505 and an application program (transfer transport processing program) 506 for the transfer transport processing.

  The non-volatile storage device 505 stores a transfer transportation processing program 506, failure information 507, commuter pass user information 508, route information 509, and user selection history 510. As the nonvolatile storage device 505, a hard disk drive, a magneto-optical disk drive, a flash memory, or the like can be used. In addition, the nonvolatile storage device 505 may be a storage device provided in a single computer together with other configurations, but may be configured as a physically separated network storage, for example. Further, the nonvolatile storage device 505 may be a set of a plurality of physically independent storage devices.

  The transfer transportation processing program 506 is a program for causing the computer system to execute the transfer transportation processing according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. The transfer transportation processing program 506 is read out on an internal memory (not shown) provided in the RAM 503 or the CPU 501 and executed by the CPU 501, and the CPU 501 operates according to the transportation transportation processing program 506, whereby the computer system of FIG. It operates as the transfer transportation processing server 10 according to the embodiment. The transfer transportation processing program 506 is not necessarily stored in the nonvolatile storage device 505, and may be input via a communication interface 504 from a remote storage device, for example. Of course, the transfer transportation processing program 506 may be composed of a plurality of program modules.

Embodiment 2 of the Invention
The transfer transportation support system 1 according to the first embodiment of the invention described above excludes a detour route that is predicted to have a high degree of congestion from the transfer route candidates that are notified to the transfer target user. Instead of such processing, the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment notifies the transfer target user of the transfer route candidate and the congestion degree information indicating the congestion degree related thereto. In addition, since the structure of the transfer transportation support system concerning this Embodiment is the same as that of the transfer transportation support system 1, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted. Below, the processing procedure of the transfer transportation processing server included in the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the transfer transportation processing server of the present embodiment. Note that the same processing steps as those of the transfer transportation processing server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. 3, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 7 shows a detailed procedure of the process for determining the transfer route candidate in step S21 in FIG. In FIG. 7, in step S <b> 211, at least one detour route is searched with reference to the route information storage unit 103, and the detour route obtained by the search is set as a transfer route candidate. Note that all detour routes obtained by the search may be included in the transfer route candidates, or the number of transfer route candidates may be limited to a predetermined maximum number or less. In step S212, the degree of congestion is calculated for each transfer route candidate. The degree of congestion may be calculated in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the invention. For example, the degree of congestion may be calculated by calculating the number of selections or the selection ratio for each past transfer path candidate.

  In step S22 in FIG. 6, the transfer route candidate and the congestion degree information obtained in step S21 are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 14 of the transfer target user. The congestion degree information transmitted here may be the congestion degree itself calculated in step S21 (that is, the number of selections or the selection ratio for each past transfer path candidate), or other values calculated based on the congestion degree. It may be a parameter.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment totals the selected route information selected by a plurality of transfer target users in the past and is included in the transfer route candidates transmitted to the new transfer target user. The degree of congestion of each transfer route is determined, and the determined degree of congestion is transmitted to the transfer target user. Thereby, it becomes easy for the user to grasp the degree of congestion of the transfer route, and the convenience of the transfer target user can be improved.

Embodiment 3 of the Invention
The transfer transportation support system according to the second embodiment of the invention described above notifies the transfer target user of information regarding the degree of congestion together with transfer route candidates. Instead, the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment notifies the transfer target user of transfer route candidates and their priorities. As will be described later, in this embodiment, since the priority order of transfer route candidates is calculated based on the congestion degree of the transfer route candidates, the priority order of transfer route candidates is based on the congestion degree. It can be said that it is one of the calculated parameters. Below, the processing procedure of the transfer transportation processing server included in the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the transfer transportation processing server of the present embodiment. Note that the same processing steps as those of the transfer transportation processing server 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. 3, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  FIG. 9 shows the detailed procedure of the transfer route candidate determination process in step S31 in FIG. The processing contents of steps S211 and S212 in FIG. 9 are the same as the processing contents of the processing steps with the same reference numerals in the second embodiment of the present invention already shown. In step S313 following step S212, the priority order of each transfer route candidate is calculated based on the degree of congestion calculated in step S212. Specifically, the transfer route candidates that are determined to have a lower degree of congestion are ranked so that the priority is higher.

  In step S32 in FIG. 8, the transfer route candidates and the priority order obtained in step S21 are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 14 of the transfer target user.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system according to the present embodiment totals selected route information selected by a plurality of railway users in the past, and is included in transfer route candidates transmitted to a new transfer target user. The degree of congestion of each transfer route is determined, and the priority order of transfer route candidates calculated based on the determined congestion level is transmitted to the transfer target user. As a result, the transfer target user can more easily grasp the priority order based on the prediction result on the congestion state of the transfer route, and can further improve the convenience for the user.

Embodiment 4 of the Invention
In the above-described first to third embodiments of the invention, transfer route candidates, congestion degree information, selected route information, and transfer tickets between the transfer transport processing server 10 and the mobile communication terminal 14 used by the transfer target user The data transmission / reception has been described as being performed via the Internet 15 and the mobile communication carrier communication network 16. On the other hand, the transfer transportation support system 4 according to the present embodiment is a transfer route candidate between the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 installed in the station and the IC ticket 42 used by the transfer target user. The congestion degree information, the selected route information, and the transfer ticket data are transmitted and received.

  FIG. 10 shows the overall configuration of the transfer transportation support system 4 according to the present embodiment. First, with reference to FIG. 10, a rough flow of the transfer transportation process in the transfer transportation support system 4 will be described.

  In FIG. 10, an IC boarding ticket 42 is a non-contact IC card having a built-in antenna and IC chip (CPU and memory), a portable communication terminal on which a non-contact IC chip is mounted, or the like. The automatic ticket gate 12 and the kiosk terminal 41 installed in the station are provided with a wireless reader / writer that can communicate with the IC ticket 42. When the railway user brings the IC ticket 42 closer to the wireless reader / writer of the automatic ticket gate 12 or the kiosk terminal 41, the use section information recorded in the IC ticket 42 is read. The use section information read from the IC ticket 42 is transmitted to the transfer transport processing server 40 via the railway operator communication network 13.

  The transfer transport processing server 40 determines the transfer target user by comparing the failure information received from the operation management server 11 that manages the occurrence of a failure on the railway 20 with the use section information read from the IC ticket 42. To do. Subsequently, the transfer transportation processing server 40 transmits the transfer route candidate to the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41. Here, the transfer route candidate may be generated by excluding a route predicted to have a high degree of congestion, as in the first embodiment of the invention. Further, similarly to the second and third embodiments of the invention, the congestion degree information and priority may be transmitted to the automatic ticket checker 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 together with the transfer route candidate.

  The automatic ticket checker 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 records transfer route candidates on the IC user's IC ticket 42 determined to be a transfer target user by a wireless reader / writer. The automatic ticket gate 12 and the information kiosk terminal 41 do not record the transfer route candidate on the IC ticket 42, but the transfer route candidate is displayed on a display device (not shown) included in the automatic ticket gate 12 and the information kiosk terminal 41. By displaying, a transfer route candidate may be presented to the transfer target user. At this time, the congestion degree information and the priority order may be displayed together with the transfer route candidate.

  The transfer target user selects one transfer route from transfer route information displayed on the display device (not shown) of the IC boarding ticket 42 or the display device (not shown) of the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41. Information (selected route information) related to one selected route selected by the transfer target user is transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 to the transfer transport processing server 10.

  The transfer transportation processing server 40 receives the selected route information, generates transfer ticket data in which the transfer route selected by the transfer target user is designated, and transfers the transfer ticket data to the automatic ticket checker 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41. Send. The automatic ticket checker 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 records transfer ticket data with a wireless reader / writer on the IC user's IC ticket 42 determined to be a transfer target user.

  The transfer target user uses the IC ticket 42 in which the transfer ticket data transmitted from the transfer transport processing server 10 is recorded, the automatic ticket gate 12 of the transfer operator or the transfer operator's automatic ticket checker. It is recognized as a transfer target user by approaching a wireless reader / writer mounted on (not shown) and can pass through an automatic ticket gate.

  Subsequently, the configuration of the transfer transportation processing server 40 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the transfer transportation processing server 40. In FIG. 11, the transfer target user determination unit 402 determines the transfer target user by collating the failure information stored in the failure information storage unit 100 with the use section information read from the IC ticket 42. Specifically, the failure occurrence section specified by the failure information is collated with the use section of the IC ticket 42, and when at least a part of the use section is included in the failure occurrence section, the user of the IC ticket 42 is determined. What is necessary is just to determine with the transfer user. The other components shown in FIG. 11 are the same as those shown in FIG. 2, and therefore, the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  As described above, the transfer transportation support system 4 according to the present embodiment uses the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41 installed in the station, and transfers route candidates, congestion degree information, selected route information, and It was configured to send and receive transfer ticket data. With such a configuration, transmission / reception of transfer route candidates, congestion degree information, selection route information, and transfer ticket data can be transmitted / received without using the mobile carrier network 16. It is possible to improve the convenience of railway users who use the IC ticket.

Other embodiments.
In the first to third embodiments of the present invention described above, transmission / reception of transfer route candidates, congestion degree information, selection route information, and transfer ticket data is all performed via the mobile communication carrier communication network 16. On the other hand, Embodiment 4 of the invention has been described on the assumption that transfer route candidates, congestion degree information, selection route information, and transfer ticket data are all transmitted and received through the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41. However, these may be combined as appropriate. For example, transmission / reception of transfer route candidates and congestion degree information is performed via the mobile carrier network 16, and transmission / reception of selected route information and transfer ticket data is performed via the automatic ticket gate 12 or the information kiosk terminal 41. It may be configured.

  Further, in the fourth embodiment of the invention, the use section information is read from the IC ticket 42 and transferred to the transfer transportation processing server 40. However, by reading the user ID or commuter pass ID from the IC boarding ticket 42 and collating it with the commuter pass user information held by the transfer transportation processing server 40, the commuter pass user usage section from the commuter pass user information storage unit 101 is used. May be obtained.

  Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the selected route information selected by a plurality of transfer target users in the past is totaled to calculate the degree of congestion of each detour route, and the calculated degree of congestion is a predetermined standard. It has been described that it is excluded from alternative route candidates that notify a new user of detour routes that exceed. However, mobile communication is performed together with identification information indicating that the route is highly congested without excluding a detour route whose congestion level exceeds a predetermined criterion from the transfer route candidates for notifying a new transfer target user. You may transmit to the terminal 14. Moreover, it is good for the portable communication terminal 14 to display on a display part (not shown) so that the path | route with high congestion degree and the path | route which is not so may be distinguished among the some transfer path candidates by the said identification information. For example, the mobile communication terminal 14 distinguishes the display mode (display color, blinking, size of characters / graphics, addition of characters / graphics, decoration, etc.) between the bypass route determined to be highly congested and the bypass route other than that. It is good to display separately. The display transfer target user may select a detour route that is predicted to have a high degree of congestion after being aware of the congestion. According to such a configuration, the transfer target user can select a detour route having a high degree of congestion, and the transfer target user can predict the degree of congestion of the detour route. For this reason, the transfer target user is not involved in unexpected congestion, and the convenience of the transfer target user can be improved.

  In the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention, the transfer target user has been described as selecting one transfer route candidate. However, the transfer target user may select a plurality of transfer route candidates that can be used, and the selected route information may include information on a plurality of transfer route candidates.

  In the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention, transfer ticket data is written in the mobile communication terminal 14 or the IC ticket 42. However, similarly to the transfer transportation support system disclosed in Patent Document 3, the transfer transportation process may be executed without writing the transfer ticket data to the mobile communication terminal 14 or the IC ticket 42. .

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention described above.

It is a block diagram of the transfer transportation assistance system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the transfer transportation processing server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the transfer transportation process server contained in the transfer transportation support system concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the transfer transportation assistance system concerning Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram of a transfer transportation processing server included in a transfer transportation support system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 4 Transfer transportation support system 10, 40 Transfer transport processing server 11 Operation management server 12 Ticket gate 13 Railway carrier communication network 14 Mobile communication terminal 15 Internet 16 Mobile communication carrier communication network 20 Railway line 41 Information kiosk terminal 42 IC boarding Ticket 100 Fault information storage unit 101 Commuter pass user information storage unit 102, 402 Transfer target user determination unit 103 Route information storage unit 104 Transfer route candidate determination unit 105 Communication unit 106 Transfer ticket data generation unit 107 User selection history storage unit 161 Base Station

Claims (10)

A transfer route determination means for determining a plurality of transfer routes that can be used for transfer transportation according to the use section of the user to be transferred;
Notification means for notifying the transfer target user of the plurality of transfer paths;
Receiving means for receiving selection path information indicating at least one transfer path selected from among the plurality of transfer paths by the transfer target user;
The transfer route determination unit is a transfer transportation support system that determines the plurality of transfer routes related to a new transfer target user based on a total result of the selected route information received in the past.   The transfer route determining means calculates the congestion degree of each of the plurality of transfer routes based on the total result of the selected route information received in the past, and the transfer route in which the congestion degree exceeds a predetermined reference The transfer transportation support system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer route is excluded from the plurality of transfer routes to be notified to a new user. The transfer route determination means calculates a congestion degree of each of the plurality of transfer routes based on a total result of the selected route information received in the past, and the congestion degree is predetermined for each of the plurality of transfer routes. To determine whether it exceeds the specified criteria,
2. The transfer transportation support system according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit notifies the transfer target user of a transfer route that exceeds the reference and a transfer route that does not exceed the transfer route among the plurality of transfer routes.   The transfer transportation support system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the congestion level is calculated as a selection frequency of each transfer route indicated by the selection route information received in the past.   The transmission means which produces | generates the transfer ticket data in which the transfer route shown by the said selection route information was designated, and transmits to the IC ticket which the said transfer object user uses is further provided in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 The described transfer transportation support system. A transfer route determination means for determining a plurality of transfer routes that can be used for transfer transportation according to the use section of the user to be transferred;
Notification means for notifying the transfer target user of the plurality of transfer paths via a first communication network;
Receiving means for receiving, via a second communication network, selection path information indicating at least one transfer path selected from among the plurality of transfer paths by the transfer target user;
The transfer route determination means calculates the degree of congestion of each of the plurality of transfer routes notified to a new transfer target user based on the total result of the selected route information acquired in the past,
The said notification means is a transfer transportation support system which notifies the information regarding the said congestion degree with these several transfer routes. The transfer route determination means calculates a priority order of the plurality of transfer routes based on the degree of congestion,
The transfer transportation support system according to claim 6, wherein the notification unit notifies the priority order as information on the degree of congestion.   7. The transfer according to claim 6, wherein the information on the congestion level is identification information capable of identifying a transfer route whose congestion level exceeds a predetermined reference and a transfer route that does not exceed a predetermined standard among the plurality of transfer routes. Support system.   The transfer transportation support system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network are separate communication networks. Determine multiple transfer routes that can be used for transfer according to the transfer area of the transfer target user,
Notifying the transfer target user of information including the plurality of transfer routes,
Receiving selected route information indicating at least one transfer route selected from the plurality of transfer routes by the transfer target user;
A transfer transportation support method for making the transfer route indicated by the selected route information usable by an IC ticket used by the transfer target user,
In determining the plurality of transfer routes, the plurality of transfer routes related to a new user to be transferred is determined based on a total result of the selected route information received in the past. .

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