JP2008276703A - Moving object operation management system, and moving object operation information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving object operation management system and a moving object operation information providing method, for collecting and controlling surely information on a moving object of a transportation, and reducing a burden of a user using the transportation, by constructing easily and inexpensively a peripheral environment. <P>SOLUTION: This moving object operation management/information providing method is provided with an IC tag 10 installed in a fixed body within a moving object moving area and for storing prescribed information, a noncontact type terminal device 20 installed in the moving object, and reading at least the information stored in the IC tag 10 in a noncontact manner, and a control server 30 establishing radio-communication with the noncontact type terminal device 20 via a prescribed communication line network. The noncontact type terminal device 20 acquires time information when the moving object passes through the fixed body, and a unique ID stored at least in the IC tag 10, and transmits them to the control server 30, and the control server 30 extracts information on an operation status of the moving object from the transmitted time information and unique ID, and stores it as information accessible from the prescribed communication line network, based on information registered in advance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile operation management system and a mobile operation information providing method using an IC tag that transmits and receives various types of information to and from the outside in a non-contact manner.

  In recent years, minute wireless IC tags used for identifying objects (for example, products, people, vehicles) and the like have been adopted in various industries. Such an IC tag is stored in advance with an identification number for identifying itself, and for identifying and managing an object and information related thereto by transmitting and receiving such information in a non-contact state via radio waves. It is used in the system. For example, in the transportation industry, it is useful for obtaining a position and state of a vehicle as a target object or information related thereto and providing a user with a series of information necessary for an operation service. As an example of this, a system for grasping the number of passengers getting on and off the bus has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). ).

  However, in the above-described system, if the passenger does not carry a ticket with an IC tag, it is impossible to accurately count the number of people who will get off, so it is difficult to reliably grasp the congestion situation and the number of people getting off. It was. In the above-described system, it is necessary to supply power to each bus stop so that the bus operation information can be browsed by the display panel installed at each bus stop. In addition, for confirming the bus timetable and operation information in the past, a method has been adopted in which the user himself / herself obtains information desired to know through the local (bus stop timetable) or the Internet.

  In the transportation industry as described above, the situation regarding the operation of the target vehicle changes every moment. For this reason, in order to accurately grasp and manage the situation related to transportation services, labor and cost for preparing the equipment environment for collecting information have been required. In addition, for users who use the service, it takes time to acquire information.

JP 2004-355385 A

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention can easily collect and manage information on a moving body of a transportation facility by constructing a surrounding environment easily and at low cost, and uses the transportation facility. It is an object to provide a mobile operation management system and a mobile operation information providing method that can reduce the burden on the user.

  The first aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is an IC tag that is installed on a fixed body in an area where a moving body moves and stores predetermined information, and is installed on the moving body and at least in a non-contact state. A non-contact type terminal device capable of reading information stored in an IC tag; and a non-contact type terminal device, and a management server for performing wireless communication with the non-contact type terminal device via a predetermined communication network. The apparatus acquires at least the unique ID stored in the IC tag together with the time information when the moving body passes through the fixed body and transmits it to the management server, while the management server is registered in advance. Based on the information, the information on the operation status of the mobile body is derived from the transmitted time information and unique ID, and stored as information accessible from a predetermined communication line network. In the control systems.

  In such a first aspect, the IC tag is installed on the fixed body, while the non-contact type terminal device is installed on the moving body, so that the fixed body existing on the passing route every time the moving body passes the predetermined route. By reading the unique ID from the IC tag, it is possible to derive information relating to the operation status of the moving body and store it as information provided from the communication line network. As a result, it is possible to easily and inexpensively construct a surrounding environment for reliably collecting and managing information related to the moving body of the transportation facility.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mobile tag operation management according to the first aspect, the IC tag stores information including position information for specifying an area where the stationary body is present. In the system.

  In the second aspect, the fixed body on which the IC tag is installed can be reliably identified. Then, the surrounding environment can be constructed easily and at a lower cost than when a non-contact terminal device is installed on each fixed body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the contactless terminal device acquires and transmits information specifying the number of passengers measured by the mobile body, while the management server is connected to the contactless terminal device. Based on the acquired information and the information on the route of the moving body included in the data table registered in advance in the management server, information related to the operation status of the moving body is determined, and at least the departure time of the moving body The mobile operation management system according to the first or second aspect is characterized in that information indicating a current position, an estimated arrival time, and a boarding rate is derived and provided via a predetermined communication network.

  In the third aspect, the departure time, the current position, the estimated arrival time, and the boarding rate of the mobile body are derived and provided from the communication line network. Thereby, it is possible to reliably grasp and provide the operation status of the moving body of the transportation facility.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the IC tag stores an identification number for identifying service information related to the position information of the fixed body, and the non-contact type terminal device uses the acquired identification number. Any one of the first to third aspects characterized in that service information corresponding to the current position of the moving body and the moving route derived from the position information of the specified fixed body is selected and provided from information stored in advance. It exists in the moving body operation management system as described in one aspect.

  In the fourth aspect, service information corresponding to the current position and moving route of the moving body derived from the position information of the fixed body is provided. Thereby, useful information can be provided to the user using a transportation facility.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the management server requests a user terminal held by a user who uses the mobile object, based on a processing request from a user registered in advance, about the mobile object. This information is automatically distributed at a predetermined timing. The mobile operation management system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is provided.

  In the fifth aspect, a request from a user can be registered as a processing request, and desired information related to the moving object is automatically distributed at a predetermined timing based on the processing request. Thereby, it is possible to provide information with a reduced burden on the user.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the movable body is a bus, and a predetermined sensor is provided at least at a lowermost step of a bus entrance, and the predetermined sensor is provided by a user who gets on the lowermost step. When it is detected that the vehicle is in a contact state for a predetermined time, the vehicle operation management system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is measured as boarding information specifying the number of passengers.

  In the sixth aspect, it is possible to reliably measure the boarding information that specifies the number of passengers riding on the moving body. And the more reliable operation condition of a mobile body can be provided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a non-contact type terminal device that receives information from a fixed body in a non-contact state is installed on the mobile body, and predetermined information is received on the fixed body in an area where the mobile body moves. Install the stored IC tag, acquire the unique ID stored in the IC tag together with the time information when the mobile body passes through the fixed body, and derive the information on the operation status of the mobile body from the information And it provides to the user terminal which the user using the said mobile body hold | maintains, It exists in the mobile body operation information provision method characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the seventh aspect, it is possible to reliably and in real time provide information related to the operation status of the moving object to the user terminal held by the user who uses the moving object.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, when the current position of the mobile object is specified based on the unique ID, the advertisement information associated with the current position registered in advance is audio or video information or a combination thereof. The mobile operation information providing method according to the seventh aspect, wherein the mobile operation information providing method is provided.

  In the eighth aspect, various types of advertisement information corresponding to the current position of the mobile object are distributed. Thereby, useful information for a user can be provided in a relevant place.

  According to the present invention, an IC tag is installed on a fixed body and a non-contact type terminal device is installed on a mobile body, and only necessary data is processed and communicated each time the mobile body passes a predetermined fixed body. Since it is provided in real time via the network, it is possible to easily and cost-effectively build a surrounding environment for reliably collecting and managing information on the moving body of the transportation facility. It is possible to provide a mobile operation management system and a mobile operation information providing method that can reduce the burden on the user to use.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The description of the present embodiment is an exemplification, and the configuration of the present invention is not limited to the following description.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a mobile operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, operation management assuming a bus as a moving body of a transportation facility will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile operation management system 1 includes an IC tag 10 installed in a bus stop and a power pole as a fixed body, a non-contact terminal device 20 installed in a bus as a mobile body, The management server 30 is configured to perform wireless communication between the contactless terminal device 20 and the user terminal 40 via a predetermined communication line network. The fixed body here is a bus stop and a power pole existing in a moving area where a bus as a moving body moves. In the present embodiment, a communication network including a network environment in which the contactless terminal device 20 and the management server 30 can communicate at least in a wireless state is assumed as the predetermined communication line network.

  Then, for example, a user using a bus accesses the management server 30 through a predetermined communication line network from the user terminal 40 held by the user at a bus stop or other standby place, and stores the management server 30 in the bus. It is possible to search and browse the bus information necessary for the operation management of the buses. In addition, the user registers a processing request relating to bus information in advance with the management server 30 so that information desired by the user is automatically distributed to the user terminal 40 during a desired time zone. It becomes like this.

  Here, the IC tag 10 has an IC chip for storing predetermined information therein, and at least a unique ID for uniquely identifying itself is individually assigned and registered. Specifically, as position information for specifying the area where the bus stop and the power pole exist, a bus stop code for identifying the bus stop is provided for the IC tag 10 installed at the bus stop, and a power pole for identifying the power pole is provided for the IC tag 10 installed on the power pole. The number is registered. Furthermore, an advertisement number that specifies service information related to the position information of the utility pole is registered in association with the IC tag 10 installed on the utility pole. Of course, the advertisement number may be registered in the IC tag 10 installed at the bus stop.

  The non-contact type terminal device 20 can wirelessly communicate with the IC tag 10 in a non-contact state, and can read information stored in the internal IC chip or write new information to the IC chip. Reader / writer device. Specifically, the non-contact terminal device 20 reads and acquires at least the bus stop code or the power pole number stored in the IC tag 10 together with the passing time when the bus passes the bus stop or the power pole. At this time, the advertisement number may be read at the same time. Further, the non-contact type terminal device 20 acquires boarding information for specifying the number of passengers measured by a counter switch (described later) installed on the bus. Various information acquired in this way is transmitted to the management server 30. Further, the non-contact type terminal device 20 selects and provides service information corresponding to the current position of the bus and the travel route derived from the bus stop code or telephone pole number from information stored in advance. As service information here, the advertisement regarding a local area etc. can be mentioned, for example, and it is provided based on the advertisement number mentioned above.

  The management server 30 is an information communication device including a CPU, a memory, an external storage device, an operation unit, a communication unit, etc. (not shown), and various information necessary for managing bus operations on the communication line network. And a series of processes related to the bus operation service are executed for the user using the various information.

  Specifically, the management server 30 relates to the bus operation status from the time information and the unique ID (bus stop code or utility pole number) transmitted from the non-contact type terminal device 20 based on registered information registered in advance. Information is derived and stored. The information stored here may be stored in, for example, a server functioning as a database accessible from a predetermined communication line network. The registration information is information necessary for providing bus information and includes a database to be described later.

  More specifically, the management server 30 determines the bus operation status based on the information acquired from the contactless terminal device 20 and the information on the bus route included in the data table registered in the management server 30 in advance. The related information is discriminated, and information indicating at least the departure time (passing time) of the bus, the current position of the bus, the predicted arrival time of the bus, and the bus occupancy rate is derived and provided via the communication line network. Among these, the departure time of the bus is the time when the bus stop of the departure place is passed, and the current position of the bus is the existence position derived every time the bus stop is passed. The predicted arrival time of the bus is information including a delay time based on comparison with the timetable and an accurate arrival time that can be predicted from the delay time, and is derived by comparison with bus information related to the bus that has started earlier. The boarding rate is derived by processing the number of people getting on and off up to the current position according to a predetermined standard. The data table here is list data in which bus stop codes or utility pole numbers that may be read for each bus route are listed in advance, and each time the non-contact type terminal device 20 reads the bus stop code or utility pole number. In addition, it includes a function as filtering that discriminates and distributes information necessary for bus operation management and unnecessary information.

  Such a management server 30 may be any information communication device having various functions of a general computer, and examples thereof include a personal computer, a workstation, and a server.

  The user terminal 40 includes a CPU, a memory, an external storage device, an operation unit, a communication unit, and the like (not shown), and operates by program control so that the user terminal 40 can be connected to a communication network via a base station (not shown). It is a processing device. In the present embodiment, a mobile phone is assumed as the user terminal 40. However, the present invention is not particularly limited thereto, and may be an information processing device such as a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). Wireless devices, information terminal devices, and notebook personal computers.

  With such a configuration, in the mobile operation management system 1, the non-contact terminal device 20 passes from the IC tag 10 to the unique ID (bus stop code or telephone pole) by passing a predetermined route after the bus leaves the departure place. Number) can be obtained, and the departure time (passing time), current position, and estimated arrival time of the bus can be derived. Thereby, for example, it becomes possible to search or browse the information as bus information from the screen of the user terminal 40. In addition, by determining the exact number of passengers from the boarding information acquired by the non-contact type terminal device 20 and deriving the boarding rate, it is possible to accurately grasp and provide the operation status.

  Here, the bus information managed by the management server 30 and provided to the user terminal 40 when the bus passes the bus stop or the utility pole will be described more specifically. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a list of bus information managed by the management server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, information provided every time a bus passes a bus stop or a utility pole includes information acquired by each IC tag 10, a sensor installed at a boarding gate, and the like (for example, a counter described later). And information acquired by a switch). The information acquired by the IC tag 10 is compared with the departure time (passing time) or current position obtained only by passing through each bus stop or each power pole, and the registration information stored in the management server 30. The difference (delay) from the timetable obtained in step 1, the estimated arrival time after the bus stop 2, and the difference from the first bus of the same destination. These pieces of information are acquired each time each bus stop or each power pole passes. On the other hand, information from a sensor or the like installed at the boarding / exiting gate is information obtained by comparison with the above-described table data, and is the number of passengers or the boarding rate.

  Here, a method for deriving the number of passengers described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view illustrating the inside of the bus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view and a plan view showing main components when measuring boarding information on a bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the drawing, two boarding ports 101 are provided near the center of one end of the bus 100, and have the same width as one getting-off port 102 provided on the driver's seat side of the bus 100. One counter switch 104 as shown in FIG. 4 is installed at the lowermost step 103 of the entrance 101 and the exit 102, and a mat 105 for protecting the counter switch 104 is laid thereon.

  The counter switch 104 measures (counts) as boarding information for specifying the number of passengers when it is detected that the boarding user is in contact with the lowermost step 103 for a predetermined time. Such a counter switch 104 is assumed to be a limit type switch having a function of counting by 1 when it is separated from the contact, and it touches the limit when the weight of the user is applied when getting on and off. The time when the limit is released due to the action of moving to the next step is counted as one count. Thereby, only a user's boarding / alighting action can be counted reliably. For example, when the user stops on the step at the time of congestion, for example, if the user remains in contact with the limit for 10 seconds, the user is prompted to move to the passage by voice. As described above, when the limit is removed after 10 seconds or more have elapsed, the number of people is not counted. Thereby, boarding information can be measured reliably by preventing erroneous counting.

  The mat 105 is printed with a display for prompting the user to get on and off the vehicle so that the user can easily step on the corresponding place where the counter switch 104 is installed. In the example shown in FIG. 4B, a circular shape 106 made of a triple line is printed on the mat 105 at the position where the counter switch 104 is installed. The boarding information measured by the counter switch 104 may be collected by installing a dedicated count number collecting device in the bus 100, for example. This count number collection device may be provided independently of the non-contact type terminal device 20, or may be provided integrally. In addition, when providing independently with the non-contact-type terminal device 20, it is comprised so that various information can be exchanged between the management server 30 or the non-contact-type terminal device 20. FIG.

  The boarding information measured with the configuration as described above is processed according to a reference as shown in FIG. That is, the count number collecting device (not shown) installed on the bus 100 stores the count numbers acquired by the two counter switches 104 on the boarding port 101 side and the counter switch 104 on the getting-off port side on the management server 30. When transmitted, the management server 30 calculates the current number of passengers, boarding rate, and current from the maximum number of passengers derived based on the number of seats of the bus 100 that is initially registered and the number of people that can stand on the passage. Deriving the possible number of passengers.

  By such processing, in the present embodiment, it is possible to finally derive an accurate number of passengers and a boarding rate based on boarding information obtained by measuring both users at the time of boarding and getting off. Further, the processing standard shown in FIG. 5 may be registered in advance in the data table described above.

  The method for deriving the number of passengers is not limited to the measurement using the counter switch 104 described above. For example, an infrared sensor that can detect the presence of a person is provided at the entrance 101 and the exit 102. Good.

  Here, the processing procedure of the mobile operation management system 1 described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a communication sequence of the mobile operation management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the number of users boarding the bus at the departure point is counted (S1), and when the bus departs (S2), the contactless terminal device 20 is installed at the bus stop or telephone pole that has passed. The bus stop code or telephone pole number of each IC tag 10 is read (S3), and the departure time is acquired as time information at that time (S4). In step S3, the advertisement number may be acquired and managed together with the utility pole number.

  The non-contact type terminal device 20 transmits the acquired departure time, boarding information (count number), bus stop code, or utility pole number to the management server 30 (S5). The management server 30 compares the transmitted information with a previously stored data table (S6), and derives the estimated arrival time, the current position, the number of passengers, and the boarding rate (S7). These various types of information are stored and managed in the database as bus information (S8). The bus information stored in this way is used when the user searches or browses from the user terminal 40a (S9). In addition, another user registers a processing request for requesting distribution of desired information from the user terminal 40b held by the user in the management server 30 (S10), and the corresponding information is automatically distributed at a desired timing. You may make it do (S11).

  Each time the bus passes through the bus stop or utility pole (S12), the non-contact terminal device 20 reads the bus stop code or utility pole number of each IC tag 10 installed in the bus stop or utility pole that has passed (S13). Then, the passage time as the time information at that time is acquired (S14). And the user who gets on and off at the bus stop after the departure place is counted (S15). Similarly, in step S13, the advertisement number may be acquired and managed together with the utility pole number.

  The non-contact type terminal device 20 transmits the acquired passage time, boarding information (count number), bus stop code, or utility pole number to the management server 30 (S16). The management server 30 compares the transmitted information with a previously stored data table (S17), and derives the estimated arrival time, current position, number of passengers, and boarding rate (S18). These various types of information are similarly stored and managed in the database as bus information (S19).

  Further, when the advertisement number is acquired in step S3 or step S13, the non-contact type terminal device 20 distributes advertisement information for the advertisement number into the bus (S20).

  Through the processing procedure as described above, the mobile operation management system 1 according to the present embodiment can provide information according to the user's request or useful information from the user terminals 40a, 40b or the inside of the bus.

  Here, the advertisement information distribution method in step S20 of the above-described processing procedure will be specifically described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a procedure for distributing advertisement information in the mobile operation management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the advertisement number is stored only in the IC tag 10 installed on the utility pole, and the distribution of the advertisement information is a process executed mainly by the non-contact terminal device 20. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the bus passes through each power pole, the non-contact type terminal device 20 reads the power pole number and the advertisement number from each IC tag 10 (not shown), and displays the advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement number. To deliver. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, advertisement information corresponding to each section is distributed. That is, the advertisement information A corresponding to the advertisement number A is distributed to the section of the utility pole number A to the utility pole number J, and the advertisement information B corresponding to the advertisement number B is distributed to the section of the utility pole number K to the utility pole number U. The advertisement information D corresponding to the advertisement number D is distributed in the section after the telephone pole number X. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the advertisement number is stored only in the IC tag 10 installed on the utility pole. Of course, the advertisement number may be stored together with the bus stop code in the IC tag 10 installed on the bus stop. Good.

  The advertisement information here is audio or video or information combining them, and is, for example, an advertisement related to an area where a utility pole is installed. Further, the advertisement information to be distributed is downloaded in advance to the non-contact type terminal device 20, for example, and is selected according to the advertisement number. Thereby, the non-contact type terminal device 20 can specify the current position of the bus based on the acquired power pole number, and extract the advertisement information associated with the specified current position and distribute it in the vehicle. Can do. For example, the user can easily obtain information about stores near bus stops and utility poles, and the bus company can also receive advertising revenue from those stores.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the moving body operation management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the list of the bus information managed by the management server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view explaining the inside of the bus | bath which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the side view and top view which show the main component at the time of measuring the boarding information of the bus | bath which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the process reference | standard of the boarding information which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the communication sequence of the moving body operation management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the delivery procedure of the advertisement information of the moving body operation management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 IC tag 20 Non-contact-type terminal device 30 Management server 40 (40a, 40b) User terminal 100 Bus 101 Boarding gate 102 Exit gate 103 Bottom step 104 Counter switch 105 Mat

Claims (8)

An IC tag that is installed on a fixed body in an area where the moving body moves and stores predetermined information, and a non-contact state that can be read at least in a non-contact state and installed on the moving body. A contact type terminal device, and a management server that performs wireless communication with the non-contact type terminal device via a predetermined communication network, and the non-contact type terminal device is a time when the moving body passes through the fixed body. Along with the information, at least the unique ID stored in the IC tag is acquired and transmitted to the management server, while the management server transmits the time information and unique ID transmitted based on the registered information registered in advance. A mobile operation management system, wherein information relating to the operation status of the mobile object is derived from the information and stored as information accessible from a predetermined communication line network. The mobile operation management system according to claim 1, wherein the IC tag stores information including position information for specifying an area where the fixed body is present. While the non-contact type terminal device acquires and transmits information specifying the number of passengers measured by the mobile body, the management server preliminarily transmits information acquired from the non-contact type terminal device and the management server. Based on the information on the route of the moving body included in the registered data table, the information related to the operation status of the moving body is determined, and at least the departure time, the current position, the estimated arrival time of the moving body, and The mobile operation management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information indicating a boarding rate is derived and provided via a predetermined communication line network. The IC tag stores an identification number that identifies service information related to the position information of the fixed body, and the non-contact terminal device uses the position information of the fixed body specified from the acquired identification number. 4. The moving body operation according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein service information corresponding to a current position and a moving route of the derived moving body is selected and provided from information stored in advance. Management system. The management server automatically distributes desired information about the moving body at a predetermined timing to a user terminal held by a user who uses the moving body based on a processing request from a user registered in advance. The mobile operation management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The movable body is a bus, and a predetermined sensor is provided at least at a lowermost step of the bus entrance, and the predetermined sensor indicates that a user who gets on the vehicle is in contact with the lowermost step for a predetermined time. The mobile operation management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when it is detected, it is measured as boarding information for specifying the number of passengers. A non-contact type terminal device that receives information from the fixed body in a non-contact state is installed on the mobile body, and an IC tag storing predetermined information is installed on the fixed body in the area where the mobile body moves. The unique ID stored in the IC tag is acquired together with the time information when the moving body passes through the stationary body, and the information on the operation status of the moving body is derived from the information and at least the moving body is used. A mobile operation information providing method, characterized in that it is provided to a user terminal held by a user. When the current position of the mobile object is specified based on the unique ID, advertisement information associated with the current position registered in advance is distributed as audio, video, or a combination thereof. The mobile operation information providing method according to claim 7.