JP2009199119A - Priority seat management system and its management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a priority management system and its management method, in which priority seat use right holders can easily secure the priority seats by arranging the necessary number of priority seats at optimal positions. <P>SOLUTION: The priority seat management system in which a train 10 having a seat 12 and a getting on/off port 11 are connected to a seat management server 30 online (network 100), and a priority seat is assigned to a priority seat use right holder, wherein the train 10 includes: a seat use information storage means 13 for storing the seat use information of the train 10; and a management mechanism 14 for managing the train 10 by referring to the seat use information, and the seat management server 30 includes: a use history information storage means 31 for storing the use history information of the priority seat use right holder; a seat setting information storage means 32 for storing seat setting information; and a getting-on prediction information storage means 33 for storing the getting-on prediction information of the priority seat use right holder, and the management mechanism 14 assigns the priority seat to the priority seat use right holder based on the use history information and the seat setting information and the getting-on prediction information and the seat use information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a priority seat management system and a management method thereof that automatically change the position and number of seats in order to effectively use seats in a transportation system having priority seats such as trains and buses.

  Traditionally, trains have been provided with priority seats for those who have priority seat usage rights that have some kind of handicap, such as elderly people, disabled people, pregnant women, and injured people. This priority seat is installed in a fixed number at a specific position of each vehicle and has a form that anyone can use. Therefore, the priority seats are insufficient in the time zone and vehicle position where there are many priority seat use right holders, and the priority seats become empty in the time zone and vehicle positions where there are few priority seat use right holders. If the seat is vacant, once it is used and seated by someone other than the priority seat use right holder, even if the priority seat use right holder gets in, the seat cannot be distinguished from the priority seat use right holder by appearance alone. Therefore, the priority seat use right holder was not always preferential.

  As described above, the prioritized seats of the conventional transportation system have a fixed number of seats installed at fixed positions, so that the priority seats may not be used depending on the boarding position and the use time. In addition, due to the excess or deficiency of the seats and the bias, there are cases where the allocation to the required priority seat use right holder cannot be performed or useless vacancies may occur, and the limited seats cannot be operated effectively.

  As a method for securing this priority seat, there is JP-A-2004-178292 (Patent Document 1). The method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is that a priority seat use right holder secures a seat by reserving a priority seat before boarding. However, this method has a problem that priority seats cannot be reserved when the number of seats is actually insufficient. Further, there is a problem that the assigned seat is not used when it is inconvenient for the priority seat use right holder.

JP 2004-178292 A

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to arrange a required number of priority seats at an optimum position so that the priority seat use right holder secures the priority seats. It is an object of the present invention to provide a priority seat management system and a management method thereof that can be facilitated.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a priority seat management system in which a transportation system having at least a seat and an entrance / exit and a seat management server are connected online, and a priority seat is assigned to a priority seat use right holder. There,
The above transportation is
Seat usage information storage means for storing the seat usage information of the transportation facility;
Having a management means for managing the transportation facility with reference to the seat use information,
The seat management server
Usage history information storage means for storing usage history information of the priority seat usage right holder;
Seat setting information storage means for storing seat setting information;
Boarding prediction information storage means for storing boarding prediction information of the priority seat use right holder,
The management means assigns a priority seat to the priority seat use right holder based on the use history information, the seat setting information, the boarding prediction information, and the seat use information.

  According to the present invention, since the priority seat is newly assigned according to the past statistics of the priority seat use right holder and the seat use situation at the time of operation, the priority seat use right holder can easily secure the priority seat.

  In addition, since the required number is set for each vehicle position, the date and time when the priority seat is required, the use frequency of the seat can be improved and the seat can be used effectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a priority seat management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the priority seat management system of the present embodiment includes a train 10, a priority seat use right holder IC card 20, and a seat management server 30. The train 10 and the seat management server 30 are online (network 100). ).

  The priority seat use right holder IC card 20 is a card to which an IC tag with a built-in priority seat use right holder ID for identifying a priority seat use right holder is added. This may be added to the IC chip built-in card for recording the ticket information and commuter pass information.

  The train 10 includes an entrance 11 with an IC tag reader (not shown), a seat 12 and a seat use information storage means 13. In addition, the train 10 is equipped with a management mechanism 14 that manages the entrance 11, seat 12, and seat usage information 13.

  The entrance / exit 11 manages position information for each entrance / exit in order to identify the vehicle position. In addition, when the priority seat use right holder holds the priority seat use right holder IC card 20 and passes through the entrance when getting on and off, the entrance / exit 11 has a priority seat use right holder IC card by the IC tag reader. 20 is provided with a function of reading the priority seat use right holder ID from the IC tag attached to 20.

  A seat number is set for the seat 12 to identify the seat 12. Each seat 12 has an electric bulletin board (not shown) for identifying whether it is a priority seat or a general seat. This electric bulletin board is for passengers to determine priority seats, and lamps may be lit as an alternative to the electric bulletin board. Further, when the priority seat use right holder holds the priority seat use right holder IC card 20 and uses the seat 12, the seat 12 receives the IC from the IC tag attached to the priority seat use right holder IC card 20. The tag reader has a function of reading the priority seat use right holder ID.

  The seat usage information storage means 13 stores information on the settings and usage status of all seats 12 of the train 10. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the seat use information. As shown in FIG. 2, the seat usage information includes a train number, a boarding position, a seat number, an initial setting, a current setting, a usage status, and the like.

  A train number is set for the train 10. The management mechanism 14 mounted on the train 10 communicates with the seat management server 30 via the network 100 about seat setting information, information on the priority seat use right holder, and the like.

  The seat management server 30 includes use history information storage means 31 for the priority seat use right holder, seat setting information storage means 32, and boarding prediction information storage means 33 for the priority seat use right holder.

  The use history information storage means 31 of the priority seat use right holder stores the use history of the priority seat use right holder notified from the train 10. The use history indicates the boarding station, boarding position, getting-off station, getting-off position of the priority seat use right holder, the seat number when the priority seat use right holder uses the seat 12, and the like. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of usage history information of a priority seat usage right holder. As shown in FIG. 3, the use history information includes a train number, a priority seat use right holder ID, a boarding station, a boarding position, a boarding station, a boarding position, a seat number, and the like.

  The seat setting information storage means 32 stores the operation date, vehicle position, seat number, and initial seat setting of each train 10. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of seat setting information. As shown in FIG. 4, the seat setting information includes a train number, a driving date, a vehicle position, a seat number, an initial setting, and the like.

  The boarding prediction information storage means 33 of the priority seat use right holder stores the operation date of each train, the predicted number of boarding passengers and the estimated number of getting off at the station. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of boarding prediction information of a priority seat use right holder. As shown in FIG. 5, the boarding prediction information includes a train number, an operation date, a station name, the number of passengers, the number of people getting off, and the like.

  The seat management server 30 stores the usage information of the priority seat usage right holder notified from the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 in the usage history information storage means 31 of the priority seat usage right holder. Further, the usage status information of the priority seats is totaled from the usage history information of the priority seat usage right holder, and it is determined whether there are any excesses or deficiencies in the seat arrangement, the number of seats, and the estimated number of passengers. When the number of seats and the predicted number of persons are reviewed, they are stored in the seat setting information storage means 32 and the boarding prediction information storage means 33 of the priority seat use right holder.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. Here, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

  The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 requests the seat setting information 32 of the train from the seat management server 30 at the first departure (FIG. 6: A1). The seat management server 30 extracts the seat setting information 32 corresponding to the requested train 10 and notifies the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 (FIG. 6: A2). The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 sets the seat use information 13 from the seat setting information 32 and displays the priority seat on the electronic bulletin board of the seat 12 designated as the priority seat (FIG. 6: A3).

  When the passenger uses the seat, the seat 12 determines whether the user is a priority seat use right holder based on the presence or absence of the priority seat use right holder IC card 20 (FIG. 6: B1). The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 stores the usage information of the seat 12 in the seat usage information storage means 13 (FIG. 6: B2). When the passenger who uses the seat 12 is a priority seat use right holder, the seat management server 30 is notified of information on the priority seat use right holder and information related to the seat 12 (FIG. 6: B3). The seat management server 30 stores information in the use history information storage means 31 of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 6: B4).

  When the passenger leaves the seat, the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 stores it in the seat use information storage means 13 (FIG. 6: B5). In addition, when the corresponding seat 12 is a general seat and a request to secure a priority seat at the vehicle position is issued, the priority seat is insufficient, so the general seat is changed to a priority seat and has priority over the electric bulletin board. A seat is displayed (FIG. 6: B6). If the requested number of seats can be secured in the priority seat securing request, the priority seat securing request is canceled (FIG. 6: B7).

  A few minutes after the stop station is departed and the passenger's seat use seems to have settled, the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 counts the priority seats at each vehicle position (FIG. 7: C1). Also, the seat management server 30 is requested for the required number of priority seats (FIG. 7: C2). The seat management server 30 newly determines the number of priority seat use right holders who have not used the seat 12 from the use history information of the priority seat use right holder and the boarding prediction information of the priority seat use right holder at the next station. By adding the required number of seats, the required priority number of seats is calculated and notified to the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 (FIG. 7: C3).

  The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 confirms whether the number of priority seats is sufficiently secured from the current number of priority seats and the number of priority seats required at the next station (FIG. 7: C4). If the number of priority seats can be secured and there are excessive vacancies, the seat changed from the regular seat to the preferred seat returns the seat usage information 13 to the regular seat and deletes the preferred seat on the electronic bulletin board (C5).

  If the number of priority seats is not secured and there are vacant seats in the general seats, the seat use information is changed to priority seats and the priority seats are displayed on the electronic bulletin board (FIG. 7: C6). If the number of priority seats is still insufficient, a request for securing priority seats at that vehicle position is issued (FIG. 7: C7). When a request for securing a priority seat is issued, as shown in B6, when a vacant seat is issued, a process of changing a general seat to a priority seat is performed.

  When the train 10 arrives at the final station, it notifies the seat management server 30 that it has arrived at the final station (FIG. 8: D1). Upon receiving the notification of arrival at the final station, the seat management server 30 reads the use history information and seat setting information of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 8: D2). Based on the usage history information and seat setting information of the priority seat use right holder, it is determined whether there is any excess or deficiency in the arrangement of priority seats, the number of seats and passenger prediction (FIG. 8: D3).

  For example, if a priority seat use right holder cannot use a priority seat at a certain vehicle position, it is determined that the number of priority seats at that vehicle position is insufficient and the number of priority seats is increased. Review as you do. Alternatively, in a certain vehicle, if the number of passengers with priority seat use right holders falls below a certain value in the priority seat setting information utilization rate, the priority seat allocation is judged to be large, and the number of priority seats is reduced. . Alternatively, the number of passengers getting on and off at each station is calculated from the usage history information of the priority seat use right holder, and there is a significant difference from the predicted ride value of the priority seat use right holder. If so, review the boarding forecast of the priority use right holder.

  When the seat management server 30 reviews the number of seats and the estimated number of passengers at the vehicle position, the seat management server 30 changes the seat setting information and the predicted information of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 8: D4).

  According to the first embodiment, the priority seat is newly allocated according to the past statistics of the priority seat use right holder and the seat use status at the time of operation, so the priority seat use right holder secures the priority seat. It becomes easy to do.

  In addition, since the required date and time are set for each vehicle position when the priority seat is required, the seat use frequency can be improved and the seat can be used effectively.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a priority seat management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 9, the priority seat management system according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a priority seat usage right holder portable terminal 40 and a priority seat usage right holder management server 50 are added to the system of FIG. The other configuration is the same as that of the system of FIG.

  The priority seat use right holder portable terminal 40 is a portable terminal that holds a mail address and can receive an electronic mail through the network 100.

  The priority seat use right holder management server 50 includes a priority seat use right holder management information storage means 51, and the priority seat use right holder management information storage means 51 stores a contact information to the priority seat use right holder. To do.

  Next, the operation of the second exemplary embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. Since the main operation of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the description thereof is omitted. Therefore, only a new operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  A few minutes after the departure from the stop station, the seat management server 30 determines that the priority seat use right holder who does not use the seat 12 from the use history information of the priority seat use right holder. Is extracted (FIG. 10: E1). The priority seat management server 50 extracts the contact information of the corresponding priority seat use right holder from the priority seat management information storage means 51 (FIG. 10: E2).

  The seat management server 30 notifies the management mechanism 14 of the train 10 of the boarding position and contact information of the relevant priority seat use right holder (E3). The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 searches for a vacant seat in the vicinity from the seat use information from the boarding position of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 10: E4).

  When there is a vacant seat, the vacant seat position is guided to the priority portable terminal 40 of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 10: E5). If there are no vacant seats, a priority seat reservation is requested (FIG. 10: E6). When a vacant seat is available, a priority seat is secured and the vacant seat position is guided to the priority portable terminal 40 of the priority seat use right holder (FIG. 10: E7).

  As described above, when securing priority seats, the present invention arranges the required number of priority seats at the optimum position according to the date and time when the priority seat use right holder uses the train and the demand for the vehicle position, Make it easier for holders of priority seats to secure priority seats.

  Specifically, the seat management server 30 counts the priority seats at the date and time and the vehicle position based on the usage history information 31 of the previous priority seat use right holder, and seat setting information 32 indicating the initial setting of the priority seats. And the boarding prediction information 33 of the priority seat use right holder at each station is optimized.

  The train 10 has an entrance 11 and a seat 12, to which an IC tag reader for reading the priority seat use right holder IC card 20 is added. The train 10 also includes a seat use information storage unit 13 that manages the seat use status during train operation. The management mechanism 14 of the train 10 secures the required number of priority seats at the required vehicle positions from the seat setting information storage means 32.

  During operation, the number of priority seats required after arrival at each station is calculated from the seat usage information, the usage history information of the priority seat usage right holder and the boarding prediction information of the priority seat usage right holder, and if necessary To secure the priority seats and make the priority seats flow, further increasing the probability of the priority seat use right holders to secure the priority seats.

  In this way, the priority seats are newly assigned according to the past statistics of the priority seat use right holder and the seat use status during operation, so that the priority seat use right holder can easily secure the priority seat. In addition, since the required number is set for each vehicle position, the date and time when the priority seat is required, the use frequency of the seat can be improved and the seat can be used effectively.

  Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Yes.

  For example, although the train has been described as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the train and may be other transportation such as a bus.

It is a figure which shows the priority seat management system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of seat utilization information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the usage history information of a priority seat use right holder. It is a figure which shows the structural example of seat setting information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of boarding prediction information of a priority seat use right holder. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of the 1st this Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of the 1st this Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of the 1st this Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the priority seat management system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of the 2nd this Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Train 11 Boarding gate 12 Seat 13 Seat use information storage means 14 Management mechanism 20 Priority seat use right holder IC card 30 Seat management server 31 Usage history information storage means 32 Seat setting information storage means 33 Boarding prediction information storage means 40 Priority seat Use right holder portable terminal 50 Priority seat use right holder management server 51 Priority seat use right holder management information storage means 100 Network

Claims (19)

A priority seat management system in which a transportation system having at least a seat and an entrance / exit and a seat management server are connected online, and a priority seat is assigned to a priority seat use right holder,
The above transportation is
Seat usage information storage means for storing the seat usage information of the transportation facility;
Having a management means for managing the transportation facility with reference to the seat use information,
The seat management server
Usage history information storage means for storing usage history information of the priority seat usage right holder;
Seat setting information storage means for storing seat setting information;
Boarding prediction information storage means for storing boarding prediction information of the priority seat use right holder,
The management means assigns a priority seat to the priority seat use right holder based on the use history information, the seat setting information, the boarding prediction information, and the seat use information. Management system.   The priority seat management system according to claim 1, wherein the seat use information includes information on setting and use status of all seats of the transportation facility.   3. The priority seat management system according to claim 1, wherein the usage history information storage unit stores a usage history of a priority seat usage right holder notified from the management unit. 4.   4. The priority according to claim 3, wherein the usage history includes a boarding station, a boarding position, a getting-off station, a getting-off position, and a seat number used by the priority seat usage right holder of the priority seat usage right holder. Seat management system.   The priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the seat setting information includes a driving date of the transportation facility, a vehicle position, a seat number, and a seat setting at the first departure.   The priority according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the boarding prediction information includes a driving date of the transportation facility, a predicted number of boarding persons of a priority seat use right holder at the station, and a predicted number of getting off the boarding. Seat management system.   The seat management server totalizes the usage status of the priority seats from the usage history information, reviews the seat arrangement, the number of seats, and the predicted number of passengers, and changes the seat setting information and the predicted passenger information. The priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The train entrance / exit and seats are provided with reading means for reading a card held by the priority seat use right holder and storing identification information for identifying the priority seat use right holder. The priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that:   The priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the seat includes identification means for identifying whether the seat is a priority seat or a general seat.   The priority seat management system according to claim 9, wherein the identification means is an electric bulletin board or a lamp. The seat management server is connected to a priority seat use right holder management server for storing management information of the priority seat use right holder.
11. When there is a vacant seat in the transportation, the management means refers to the management information and guides the vacant seat position information to the priority seat use right holder. The priority seat management system according to any one of the above.   12. The priority seat management according to claim 11, wherein the management information is a mail address of a portable terminal owned by the priority seat use right holder, and the vacant seat position information is sent to the mail address through a network. system. A management method for a priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The management means requests the seat setting information of the transportation facility from the seat management server at the first departure,
The seat management server extracts seat setting information corresponding to the requested transportation and notifies the transportation management means;
The management means sets the seat use information according to the seat setting information, and assigns a predetermined seat as a priority seat. When the user uses the seat, the reading means of the seat determines whether the user is a priority seat use right holder from the presence or absence of the card,
The management means stores seat usage information in the seat usage information storage means,
14. The management method of the priority seat management system according to claim 13, wherein when the passenger who uses the seat is a priority seat use right holder, the seat management server updates the use history information.   When the passenger leaves the seat, if the seat is a general seat and a request for securing a priority seat at the vehicle position is issued, the management means changes the seat to a priority seat. The management method of the priority seat management system of Claim 13 or 14. After a predetermined time has passed since the departure from the stop station, the management means counts the number of vacant priority seats at each vehicle position, and requests the required number of priority seats from the seat management server,
The seat management server calculates the required number of priority seats with reference to the use history information and the boarding prediction information, and notifies the management means,
16. In response to this notification, the management means refers to the seat usage information to change from a general seat to a priority seat or from a priority seat to a general seat. The management method of the priority seat management system of Claim 1. When the transportation arrives at the final station, the seat management server determines whether there is an excess or deficiency in the number of priority seats and the estimated number of passengers from the use history information and the seat setting information,
The priority seat management system management method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the seat setting information and the boarding prediction information are changed according to the determination result.   The priority seat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the transportation means is a train or a bus.   The management method of the priority seat management system according to any one of claims 13 to 17, wherein the transportation is a train or a bus.

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