JP2010105478A - Train route search apparatus, method of providing platform image, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a search result of transfer information by letters, and also to display the result by a transfer map image. <P>SOLUTION: A train route search apparatus 100 includes: a means 124, which stores time table data; a route search means 120, which refers to the time table data and executes a train route search when a search request for a route from a departure station to an arrival station is received from a terminal apparatus 2; a search result storing means 130, which stores one or more stop stations of a train and car classification extracted; and an image output means 160, which specifies a station-immediately-before-the-arrival station where a train stops immediately before the arrival station and the car classification about a train included in the search result by referring to the search result storing means and outputs to the terminal apparatus 2 the image data of platform images showing exit positions from the platform of the arrival station and a train stop position to the platform corresponding to the arrival station, the station immediately before the arrival station, and the car classification. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a train route search apparatus, a platform image providing method, and a computer program corresponding to an image display of a search result of transfer information.

  In recent years, various information retrieval services have been developed with the development of mobile phones. In the field of transit information for transportation facilities, there is an information providing service that searches for train routes and displays the results, and the search results include, for example, required time to arrival station, arrival time, transfer station, etc. Information is displayed in characters.

As a technology related to this, for example, an optimum route search device has been proposed that searches for an optimum route that connects a departure station to an arrival station, including transit connections, in the shortest travel time (Patent Literature). 1).
JP 2003-182578 A

  By the way, in the conventional technology related to the search for transfer information, the number of vehicles from the head of the train close to the transfer destination route is simply displayed in the search result of the transfer information. With such information on only the number of vehicles from the top, the passenger must count the number of vehicles from the top, and his / her position cannot be accurately determined only by confirming the number of the current train.

  In addition, on a mutually entering route, there is a possibility that the numbered car displayed by the railway company to which the vehicle belongs is reversed. Furthermore, the position where each car stops depends on the number of vehicles.

  In addition, whether the left or right door opens with respect to the direction of travel is a significant concern for passengers on the train. However, since arrival platforms differ depending on the train, the same side door does not always open at the same station.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an image showing a positional relationship between train arrival stations or transfer stations extracted by train route search when the train stops on a platform.

  When a train route search device according to one aspect of the present invention receives a train route search request from a departure station to an arrival station from means for storing train timetable data and a user terminal device, the train route search device refers to the timetable data. Route search means for executing a train route search according to the search request, search result storage means for storing one or more train stops and vehicle types extracted by the route search means, and the search result storage means. Referring to the one train included in the search result, the station just before arrival and the vehicle type that stop immediately before the arrival station are identified, and the arrival station, the identified station just before arrival, and the vehicle type are identified. , Image data of the platform image indicating the exit position from the platform of the arrival station and the stop position of the one train with respect to the platform, An image output unit that outputs to serial user terminal, a train route search device comprising a.

  In the train route search device according to a preferred embodiment, when the search result includes a train route including a transfer to a different route, the image output means stops immediately before the transfer station on the train route. And a vehicle type, and a platform image indicating an exit position from the platform of the transfer station and a stop position of the train before the transfer to the platform, corresponding to the transfer station, the specified station just before the transfer, and the vehicle type. The image data may be output to the user terminal device.

  In a preferred embodiment, for a plurality of stations, image data of a plurality of platform images indicating the exit position from the platform of each station and the stop position of the train with respect to each platform is stored for each vehicle type for each traveling direction of the train. Platform image storage means may further be provided, and the image output means may acquire image data of a platform image to be output to the user terminal device from the platform image storage means.

  In a preferred embodiment, for a plurality of stations, base image storage means for storing image data of a base image indicating an exit position from the platform of each station for each traveling direction of the train is further provided, and the image output means includes the arrival information The base image corresponding to the station and the specified station just before arrival, or the image data of the base image corresponding to the transfer station and the specified station just before the transfer is acquired from the base image storage means, and the acquired The platform image may be generated by combining a vehicle image corresponding to the specified vehicle type with a base image.

  In a preferred embodiment, the exit position from the platform may be a staircase position to go to a ticket gate or to another platform.

  In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle type may be determined by the number of vehicles formed and the railway company to which the vehicle belongs.

  In a preferred embodiment, in the platform image, a car number of each vehicle of a train that stops on the platform may be displayed.

  Hereinafter, a train route search system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall system configuration of a train route search system according to this embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the train route search system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a user terminal device 2, 2,... Having a plurality of wireless communication functions, access points 4, 4,. The route search devices 100 and 200, and the network 6 for connecting the access points 4, 4,... And the train route search devices 100 and 200 are included. For example, when a search request input is transmitted to one of the access points 4 from one user terminal device 2, the search request is transmitted to the train route search devices 100 and 200 via the network 6, and the train route search devices 100 and 200 are transmitted. Returns the search result to the requesting user terminal device 2.

  Each user terminal device 2, 2,... May be a terminal device having a communication function, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a general-purpose personal computer, or the like. Each of the user terminal devices 2, 2,... Has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and an input device such as a push button or a pointing device. In the example of FIG. 1, any user terminal device 2, 2,... Performs wireless communication, but may perform wired communication.

  The train route search devices 100 and 200 are configured by, for example, a general-purpose computer system, and individual components or functions in the train route search devices 100 and 200 described below are realized by executing a computer program, for example. Is done.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the train route search apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the train route search device 100 of this embodiment includes a train route search unit 120, a train route storage unit 130, a matching database registration unit 110, a matching database 140, and a transfer map storage unit 150. , And a transfer map output unit 160. An input device 170 such as a keyboard and a display device 180 such as a liquid crystal display device are connected to the train route search device 100.

  A train route search unit (corresponding to route search means of the present invention) 120 includes a search engine 122 that executes train route search, and a timetable database 124 that is means for storing train timetable data on various routes. I have. For example, when a search request including designation of a departure station and an arrival station is received, the transfer search engine 121 refers to the timetable database 124 according to the content of the search request and executes a train route search according to the search request. The train route search unit 120 stores the search result in the train route storage unit 130.

  The train route storage unit 130 is a search result storage unit that stores train route data such as stop stations and vehicle types of one or more trains extracted by the train route search unit 120.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the data structure of the train route storage unit 130.

  As shown in the figure, the train route storage unit 130 has a search ID 131, a route name 132, a vehicle type 133, a vehicle organization 134, and a stop station list 135 as data items. As the search ID 131, a unique search ID is assigned to one route extracted by a search which is identification information of each search result performed by the train route search unit 120. Therefore, when a route requiring transfer is extracted, that is, when a plurality of routes are used, a plurality of data records stored in the train route storage unit 130 are linked by the search ID 131. The route name 132 is a combination of the name of a railroad route and the operation type such as express, rapid, and ordinary. The vehicle type 133 indicates a railway company to which each train belongs. The vehicle organization 134 indicates the number of vehicles constituting each train. The stop station list 135 is a list of stations where the trains extracted as a result of the search by the train route search unit 120 stop.

  FIG. 4 shows the search result data shown in FIG. 3 as a route map. That is, as shown in the figure, the departure station S is 01201 (A line) as a station code, and the arrival station D is 01305 (B line) as a station code. In the case of a regular train on line A (6-car train), the train stops at each station from the departure station S with station code 01201 to transfer station C with station code 01206. Therefore, in the stop station list 135, all these stations stop. They are arranged in order (FIG. 3). The station code 01206 of the A line that is the transfer station C is also the station code 01303 of the B line. Since the regular train of B line (10-car train) stops at each station sequentially from the transfer station C of the station code 01303 to the arrival station D of the station code 01305, in the stop station list 135, all these stations are arranged in the stop order. (Fig. 3).

  Although not shown in FIG. 3, when a rapid train on line A is used from the departure station S of the station code 01201 to the transfer station C of the station code 01206, the stop station list includes 01201 Only 1206 OO station (transfer station C) is included.

  In the above example, the first three digits of the station code attached to each station indicate the route, the A line is represented by 012 and the B line is represented by 013.

  The matching database registration unit 110 registers matching data in the matching database 140 in response to an input from the input device 170.

  The matching database 140 stores matching data for extracting a transfer map for a specific train extracted by train route search.

  FIG. 5 shows an exemplary data structure of the matching database 140. As shown in the figure, the matching database 140 includes a station code 141, a route name 142, a front station code 143, a vehicle type 144, a vehicle organization 145, an opening / closing door 146, and a file name 147 as data items. Have as.

  The file name 147 is a file name of a transfer map image file stored in the transfer map storage unit 150.

  The matching database 140 associates the station code 141, the route name 142, the near station code 143, the vehicle type 144, the vehicle organization 145 and the opening / closing door 146 with the image file determined by the file name 147. In other words, the station code 141 determines the station targeted by the image file. The route name 142 determines the route of the train and the type of operation such as rapid and normal. The near station code 143 is a code of a station where the target train stops immediately before the target station. That is, the near station code 143 can identify in which direction the target train is traveling (for example, an up train or a down train). The vehicle type 144 indicates the railway company to which the train image (see FIG. 6) in the transfer map belongs. The vehicle organization 145 indicates the number of vehicles in the train image (see FIG. 6) in the transfer map. The open / close door 146 identifies an arrival number at the station in the transfer map. As will be described later, the transfer map output unit 160 refers to the matching database 140 to specify the file name of the transfer map, and acquires the file from the transfer map storage unit 150.

  The transfer map storage unit 150 stores image data of transfer maps of a plurality of stations. Each transfer map is for each vehicle type (vehicle type and vehicle organization) for each traveling direction of the train at each station. FIG. 6 shows an example of the transfer map 150A. The transfer map 150 </ b> A includes a platform 151, an exit position 152 from the platform, and a train image 153 that stops at the platform 151. That is, the transfer map 150 </ b> A is a platform image showing the exit position 152 from the platform and the stop position of the train 153 with respect to each platform 151. The exit position 152 is, for example, the position of a stairway or passage toward the ticket gate, or the position of a stairway or passage toward another platform. In the train image 153, the car number of each vehicle in the train is displayed.

  The transfer map output unit 160 is an image output unit that acquires image data of a transfer map (platform image) from the transfer map storage unit 150 and outputs the acquired image data to the user terminal devices 2, 2,. That is, the transfer map output unit 160 refers to the train route storage unit 130, specifies the station just before arrival and the vehicle type that stops immediately before the arrival station for one train included in the search result, A transfer map of the arrival station corresponding to the identified station just before arrival and the vehicle type is extracted from the transfer map storage unit 150 and output to the user terminal devices 2, 2,.

  For example, the transfer map output unit 160 receives a transfer map display request from any of the user terminal devices 2a. The transfer map display request includes at least a “search ID” and a “station code”. The transfer map output unit 160 specifies the target record of the transfer route data stored in the train route storage unit 130 based on the “search ID” included in the display request. And the transfer map output part 160 specifies the route name 132, the vehicle type 133, and the vehicle organization 134 from said object record. Furthermore, the transfer map output unit 160 specifies the station code (front station code) of the station that stops immediately before the station indicated by the “station code” included in the display request from the stop station list 135 of the target record.

  The transfer map output unit 160 is based on the “station code” included in the display request and the “route name”, “front station code”, “vehicle type”, and “vehicle formation” specified as described above. The file name 147 is acquired from the matching database 140.

  For example, the processing of the above-described transfer map output unit 160 will be specifically described with reference to the example of FIG. 3 as follows. That is, when “search ID = 001” and “station code = 01206” are specified in the transfer map display request from the user terminal device 2a, the transfer map output unit 160 sets the route name to “A line normal”, the vehicle type. Is “Company A”, the vehicle organization is “6 cars”, and the station code in front is “01205”. Then, the transfer map output unit 160 reads from the matching database 140 “station code = 01206”, “route name = normal line A”, “front station code = 01205”, “vehicle type = normal line A”, “vehicle organization = 6 cars”. And the file name “06_Up_Local.gif” corresponding to “.

  The transfer map output unit 160 obtains the image data of the file name specified as described above from the transfer map storage unit 150, and sends the image data to the user terminal device 2a that has made a transfer map display request. Is output.

  As will be described later, the “station code” included in the transfer map display request from the user terminal devices 2, 2,... Is the transfer station or arrival station included in the train route search result.

  Here, for example, when the result of the train route search includes open / close doors at each station (whether the left or right door opens), when the transfer map output unit 160 searches the matching database 140, the information is provided. May be used.

  FIG. 7 shows transition of a display screen displayed on the display unit 2b of any user terminal device 2a. FIG. 8 shows a series of operation flows of the platform image providing method using the train route search apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. With reference to FIG.7 and FIG.8, the outline | summary of operation | movement of the train route search apparatus 100 of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 7A is an initial screen for train route search. In this initial screen, input of search conditions for train route search, such as departure station, arrival station, and time, is received from the user. When the user selects “search (search)”, the user terminal device 2a receives an input of a train route search request according to the input search condition (S1).

  The train route search device 100 receives a transfer search request from the user terminal device 2a via the access point 4 and the network 6 (S2). The search engine 122 of the train route search unit 120 performs a train route search with reference to the timetable database 124 according to the received search request (S3). Furthermore, the train route search unit 120 stores the stop stations and vehicle types of one or more trains extracted by the train route search in the train route storage unit 130 (S4).

  At the same time, the train route search device 100 notifies the user terminal device 2a of the route search result. The search result notified here includes at least a search ID, a route name, a departure station, an arrival station, and a station code of a transfer station.

  In the user terminal device 2a, a search result screen as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed (S5). On this search result screen, the search result is displayed in text. For example, information such as a search route, a search date, a required time, the number of transfers, and a charge is displayed as “transfer / final train guidance”. Further, for example, as the “route search result”, a search route, a used route, a train type such as normal or rapid, a departure time, an arrival time, a required time, a fee, and an opening / closing door and a transfer MAP display 25 are displayed in characters. . The transfer MAP display 25 is displayed in association with the arrival station or the transfer station.

  When the user wants to display the transfer map as an image, the user selects the transfer MAP display 25 of the “route search result”. This operation becomes a transfer map display request input, and the user terminal device 2a notifies the train route search device 100 of the station code of the arrival station or transfer station associated with the selected transfer MAP display 25 and the search ID. (S6).

  When the train route search device 100 accepts a transfer map display request (S7), the transfer map output unit 160 indicates the station just before arrival that stops immediately before the arrival station from the boarding route storage unit 130 by the above-described processing. A code, a vehicle type, and a vehicle organization are specified (S8).

  Further, the transfer map output unit 160 acquires image data of a transfer map corresponding to the arrival station, the identified station just before arrival, and the vehicle type from the transfer map storage unit 150 (S9).

  The train route search device 100 transmits the image data of the transfer map to the user terminal device 2a (S10). A transfer map as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display screen 2b of the user terminal device 2a (S11).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, a train route search is performed according to a user request, and the search result is output to the user terminal device. At this time, when the user makes a transfer map display request, the transfer map at the arrival station or the transfer station when the train included in the search result is used is displayed on the user terminal device.

  Thus, since the transfer map when using the specific train extracted by the train route search is displayed, it is possible to provide the user with a transfer map that always matches the type of train.

  Next, a train route search device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, description will be made mainly on points different from the first embodiment, and the same components or functions as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. There is.

  FIG. 9 shows a functional configuration of the train route search device 200 according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the train route search apparatus 200 includes a train route search unit 120, a train route storage unit 130, a matching database registration unit 110, a matching database 240, a base map storage unit 250, a transfer map output unit 260, a vehicle image. A data storage unit 270, a map composition table 280, an input device 170, and a display device 180 are provided.

  The matching database 240 stores matching data for extracting a base map of the platform of the station where the train extracted by the train route search stops.

  FIG. 10 shows an exemplary data structure of the matching database 240. As shown in the figure, the matching database 240 includes a station code 241, a route name 242, a near station code 243, an opening / closing door 246, and a base map file name 247 as data items. The base map file name 247 indicates the file name of the base map image file stored in the base map storage unit 250. That is, the matching database 240 associates the station code 241, the route name 242, the near station code 243, and the opening / closing door 246 with the base map image file determined by the base map file name 247.

  The base map storage unit 250 is a base image storage unit that stores image data of a base map (base image) 251. The base map 251 indicates the exit position from the platform of each station, for each station, for each traveling direction of the train. An example of the base map 251 is shown in FIG. 12A.

  The data structure of the map composition table 280 is shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the map composition table 280 has a route name 281, a vehicle type 282, a vehicle organization 283, a head distance 285, a head vehicle 286, and a vehicle image file name 287 as data items. . The head distance 285 indicates the head distance (the distance from the head of the platform to the head vehicle) of the vehicle image 271 (see FIG. 12B). The leading vehicle 286 indicates the car number of the leading vehicle in the vehicle image 271 (see FIG. 12B). The map composition table 280 associates the route name 281, the vehicle type 282, the vehicle organization 283, the head distance 285 and the head vehicle 286 with the image file of the vehicle image 271 (see FIG. 12B) indicated by the vehicle image file name 287.

  The vehicle image data storage unit 270 is a means for storing image data of a plurality of vehicle images 271 by route, by vehicle type, and by vehicle organization. The vehicle image 271 may further be for each distance from the top of the platform and for each car number of the top vehicle. An example of the vehicle image 271 is shown in FIG. 12B.

  When the transfer map output unit 260 first receives a transfer map display request from any of the user terminal devices 2a, as in the first embodiment, based on the “search ID” included in the display request, The target record of the transfer route data stored in the train route storage unit 130 is specified. And the transfer map output part 260 specifies the route name 132, the vehicle type 133, and the vehicle organization 134 from said object record. The transfer map output unit 260 further identifies the station code (front station code) of the station that stops immediately before the station indicated by the “station code” included in the transfer map display request from the stop station list 135 of the target record. To do.

  Thereafter, the transfer map output unit 260 refers to the matching database 240, and the base map corresponding to the “station code” included in the transfer map display request, the “route name”, and the “foreground station code” specified in the above processing. The file name 247 is specified.

  In addition, the transfer map output unit 260 refers to the synthesis table 280 and identifies the vehicle image file name 287 corresponding to the “route name”, “vehicle type”, and “vehicle formation” identified in the above processing.

  The transfer map output unit 260 includes a transfer map synthesis unit 262. The transfer map composition unit 262 acquires from the base map storage unit 250 the base map 251 (see FIG. 12A) having the base map file name specified as described above. The transfer map composition unit 262 acquires the vehicle image 271 (see FIG. 12B) having the vehicle image file name specified as described above from the vehicle image data storage unit 270. And the transfer map output part 260 produces | generates the synthetic | combination transfer map 261 which synthesize | combined both. An example of the combined transfer map 261 is shown in FIG. 12C.

  If the train route search results include the open / close doors at each station (whether the left or right door opens), the distance from the top of the platform to the top vehicle (the top distance), and the car number of the top vehicle, transfer When the map output unit 260 searches the matching database 240 and the synthesis table 280, the information may be used.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the outline | summary of operation | movement of the train route search apparatus 200 of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 13 shows a series of operation flows of the platform image providing method using the train route search apparatus 200 of the second embodiment. In this flowchart, steps S1 to S8 and steps S10 to S11 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Only steps S21 to S22, which are different processes from the first embodiment, will be described.

  When the near station code, the vehicle type, and the vehicle organization are specified in step S8, the transfer map output unit 260 performs the above-described process, and the base map storage unit 250 stores the base map file and the vehicle image data storage unit 270 stores the vehicle. An image file is acquired (S21). Then, the transfer map output unit 260 combines the base map and the vehicle image to generate a combined transfer map (S22).

  In step S10, the search server 200 transmits the generated composite transfer map to the user terminal device 2a.

  In addition, since the vehicle image 230 of this embodiment is synthesize | combined on the base map 220, it is preferable that it is a template which created the vehicle image on the transparent layer. Further, as the vehicle image file, for example, a simple drawing program described in a language capable of creating vector graphics such as XML (Extensible Markup Language) may be incorporated.

  In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, since a transfer map when using a specific train extracted in the train route search is displayed, the train type is always set to the user. A matched transfer map can be provided. In the second embodiment, in addition to this, since a composite transfer map is formed by performing image composition of the base map and the vehicle image, it is possible to improve versatility such as easy data update. There is.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this is an illustration for description of this invention, and is not the meaning which limits the scope of the present invention only to this embodiment. The present invention can be implemented in various modes different from the above-described embodiments without departing from the gist thereof.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole search system structure containing the train route search apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the train route search apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the train route data memorize | stored in a train route memory | storage part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the stop station list which extracts a stop station from a route map. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the matching data registered into a matching database. An example of a transfer map is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the input content and display content of a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart which shows a series of operation | movement flows of the provision method of a platform image using the train route search apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the train route search apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the matching data registered into the matching database of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the synthetic | combination data expand | deployed on the map composition table. An example of a base map, a vehicle image, and a synthetic transfer map is shown. It is a flowchart which shows a series of operation | movement flows of the provision method of a platform image using the train route search apparatus of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... User terminal device 100, 200 ... Train route search device 120 ... Train route search unit 124 ... Timetable database 130 ... Train route storage unit 141 ... Matching database database 150 ... Transfer map storage unit 160 ... Transfer map output unit 250 ... Base Map storage unit 262 ... transfer map synthesis unit 270 ... vehicle image data storage unit 280 ... map synthesis table

Claims (9)

Means for storing train timetable data;
When receiving a train route search request from the departure station to the arrival station from the user terminal device, referring to the timetable data, route search means for executing a train route search according to the search request,
Search result storage means for storing one or more train stops and vehicle types extracted by the route search means;
Referring to the search result storage means, for one train included in the search result, the station just before arrival and the vehicle type that stop just before the arrival station are specified, and the arrival station and the specified station just before arrival are identified. And an image output means for outputting image data of a platform image indicating an exit position from the platform of the arrival station and a stop position of the one train with respect to the platform corresponding to the vehicle type, to the user terminal device; Train route search device comprising: When the search result includes a train route including a transfer to a different route,
The image output means identifies the station just before transfer and the vehicle type that stops immediately before the transfer station on the train route, and corresponds to the transfer station, the identified station just before transfer, and the vehicle type from the platform of the transfer station. The train route search device according to claim 1, wherein image data of a platform image indicating an exit position of the train and a stop position of a train before transfer to the platform is output to the user terminal device. Platform image storage means for storing image data of a plurality of platform images indicating the exit position from the platform of each station and the stop position of the train with respect to each platform, for each vehicle type for each of the train traveling directions for the plurality of stations. Prepared,
The train route search device according to claim 1, wherein the image output unit acquires image data of a platform image to be output to the user terminal device from the platform image storage unit. For a plurality of stations, further comprising base image storage means for storing image data of a base image indicating an exit position from the platform of each station for each traveling direction of the train,
The image output means stores the base image corresponding to the arrival station and the identified station just before arrival, or the image data of the base image corresponding to the transfer station and the identified station just before the transfer, as the base image storage. The train route search device according to claim 1, wherein the platform image is generated by synthesizing a vehicle image corresponding to the specified vehicle type with the acquired base image.   The train route search device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exit position from the platform is a position of a stairs to go to a ticket gate or to a platform on another route.   The train route search device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the vehicle type is determined by the number of vehicles formed and the railway company to which the vehicle belongs.   The train route search device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the platform image, a car number of each vehicle of a train that stops on the platform is displayed. Computer
Receiving a train route search request from the departure station to the arrival station from the user terminal device;
In accordance with the received search request, performing a train route search with reference to storage means storing the train timetable data;
Storing the stop station and vehicle type of one or more trains extracted by the route search in the search result storage means;
With reference to the search result storage means, for one train included in the search result, identifying the station just before arrival and the vehicle type that stops immediately before the arrival station;
Image data of a platform image indicating an exit position of the arrival station from the platform and a stop position of the one train with respect to the platform corresponding to the arrival station, the identified station just before arrival, and a vehicle type; A platform image providing method for performing output to the apparatus. A computer program for providing platform images,
Receiving a train route search request from the departure station to the arrival station from the user terminal device;
In accordance with the received search request, performing a train route search with reference to storage means storing the train timetable data;
Storing the stop station and vehicle type of one or more trains extracted by the route search in the search result storage means;
With reference to the search result storage means, for one train included in the search result, identifying the station just before arrival and the vehicle type that stops immediately before the arrival station;
Image data of a platform image indicating an exit position of the arrival station from the platform and a stop position of the one train with respect to the platform corresponding to the arrival station, the identified station just before arrival, and a vehicle type; A computer program for causing a computer to execute the step of outputting to the apparatus.

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