JP2013114535A - Traffic information provision device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traffic information provision device capable of providing a crew of an omnibus with useful traffic information.SOLUTION: By the traffic information provision device, while a shuttle bus is traveling, a name of the next stop, its departure fixed time, the next stop time difference or the scheduled time or scheduled overall time are displayed at a liquid crystal display part visible for the crew, and respective names of the next stop and a previous stop are displayed above and below a mark for easily recognizing "separation" visually such as a separation line γ indicating that it is traveling. Therefore, the crew easily recognizes the useful traffic information at a glance. Also, while the shuttle bus is stopping, the name of the next stop at which it is stopping, the departure fixed time and the next stop time difference of the scheduled time or the scheduled overall time are displayed at the liquid crystal display part visible for the crew, and a bus mark γ indicating that it is stopping is clearly indicated at the beginning or the end of the display. Therefore, the crew easily recognizes the useful traffic information at a glance for the stop that it is stopping at present.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation information providing apparatus that provides operation information of a shared vehicle to a crew member.

  For example, a “fare display device” as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is mounted on a shared vehicle such as a route bus or a one-man train. This "fare display device" displays a fare table consisting of the number of the numbered ticket issued from the numbered ticket issuing machine and each fare corresponding to these numbers when boarding, as well as guidance for the next stop, route map, etc. Or the like, and the operation information related to the riding vehicle can be provided to the passengers.

JP 2007-65622 A

  However, according to the “fare display device” disclosed in Patent Document 1, the operation information related to the shared vehicle is intended to be provided to passengers. For this reason, even if it is a two-screen configuration, the display screen is provided facing the rear of the vehicle at a position that is easy to enter the passenger's field of view. It was not easy to see.

  In addition, since information useful for passengers is displayed on such a display device for passengers, information that is not necessary for passengers is not displayed even if the information is useful for crew members. For example, if you are waiting at the first stop before the first departure, or if you arrive at the stop earlier than the scheduled departure time (hereinafter referred to as “departure schedule”), “You must leave in minutes. Although the time information for the scheduled time such as “no?” Is useful for crew members such as drivers, it is not so necessary for passengers.

  In addition, information about the delay of the shared vehicle due to traffic congestion etc. is not normally displayed on the display for such passengers. For example, an inquiry such as "How many minutes will you get to XX station?" Even if it is received from a passenger, it is difficult for the crew to answer the arrival time taking into account the delayed time from the operation information displayed on the fare display device as described above.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation information providing apparatus that can provide useful operation information to crew members of the passenger vehicle.

  In order to achieve the above object, the operation information providing device described in claim 1 of the claims is mounted on a passenger vehicle traveling on a predetermined route and displays the operation information of the passenger vehicle so as to be visible to a crew member. It is an operation information providing device provided with an operation information display unit, and as the stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least the departure schedule for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs each stop, and Based on a stop information storage unit that stores the name of each stop, and the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit A time difference calculation unit for obtaining a delay or advance time of the next stop from the scheduled departure time as a next stop time difference from the difference between the two times; Based on the stop information read from the location information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the name of the previous stop immediately before the next stop And a display control unit that controls the operation information display device so that the operation information can be displayed on the operation information display device, and the display control unit is configured to display the next stop time difference in a predetermined range of the operation information display unit. In addition, when the riding vehicle is traveling between the next stop and the previous stop, control is performed so that the name of the next stop and the departure time are displayed side by side on the operation information display unit. And controlling to display a predetermined line or symbol indicating traveling between the display of the name of the next stop and the scheduled departure time and the display of the name of the previous stop. And features.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said objective, the operation information provision apparatus described in Claim 2 of a claim is mounted in the riding vehicle which drive | works a predetermined | prescribed route, and the operation information of this riding vehicle can be visually recognized by a crew member. An operation information providing device including an operation information display unit for displaying, as stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs each stop The stop information storage unit that stores the time and the name of each stop, and the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit Based on the difference between these two times, a time difference calculating unit for obtaining a delay or advance time for the departure time of the next stop as the next stop time difference, Based on the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the previous stop of the previous stop of the next stop A display control unit that controls operation information including a name to be displayed on the operation information display device, and the display control unit displays the next stop time difference in a predetermined range of the operation information display unit. When the control vehicle is stopped at the next stop, the name of the next stop and the departure time are arranged and displayed on the operation information display unit. It is a technical feature that control is performed to display a predetermined mark indicating that the vehicle is stopped at the head or tail of the direction.

  Further, the operation information providing apparatus according to claim 3 of the claims is the operation information providing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the time difference calculation unit is configured to stop or pass the shared vehicle next time. Based on the departure time of the stop, the current position and the current time of the riding vehicle, the scheduled time when the riding vehicle stops or passes the next stop and / or until the riding vehicle stops or passes the next stop Technically, the display control unit performs control so that the scheduled time and / or the scheduled required time obtained by the time difference calculation unit are displayed side by side at the departure time of the next stop. Features.

  Furthermore, the operation information providing device described in claim 4 of the claims is the operation information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in addition to the next stop time difference, the time difference calculation is performed. For each of a plurality of next and subsequent stops where the shared vehicle stops or passes after that, including the next stop of the next stop, based on a difference between these times based on the departure time and the current time. Thereafter, the delay or advance time of the stop with respect to the departure time is determined as the next and later stop time difference, in addition to the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop and the next stop time difference, and the display of the name of the previous stop, The display control unit is different from the name of the next stop and the display of the departure time, and the display stage is in accordance with the stop or passing order of the stop. In order to proceed in a fixed direction, the name and the departure schedule for the plurality of next and subsequent stops are controlled to be displayed in the operation information display unit in a stepped manner, and the names of the plurality of next and subsequent stops and the It is a technical feature that control is performed so as to display the time difference between the next and subsequent stops for each of the plurality of subsequent and subsequent stops in the vicinity of at least one of the departure times.

  Still further, the operation information providing apparatus according to claim 5 of the claim is the operation information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the time difference calculation unit is configured such that the passenger vehicle is a stop next to the next stop. For each of a plurality of next and subsequent stops that stop or pass after that, based on the departure time, the current position and the current time of the shared vehicle, the shared vehicle stops or passes the next and subsequent stops. A scheduled time and / or a planned required time until the shared vehicle stops or passes at the next stop is obtained, and the display control unit is configured to each of the departure schedules of the next and subsequent stops arranged in the step shape. Corresponding to the time difference calculation unit, the scheduled time and / or the scheduled required time is controlled to be displayed side by side at the departure time. And features.

  Further, the operation information providing device described in claim 6 of the claims is the operation information providing device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the display control unit can input operation information input from the outside. The name of the next stop, the time of departure of the next stop and the time difference of the next stop, and the name of the previous stop, and the names of the next and subsequent stops displayed in a different manner on these displays. The display control unit displays the first stage of the multi-stage display in the predetermined direction with respect to the multi-stage display in the operation information display section that summarizes the departure time and the display of the next and subsequent stop time differences. Display is started for the stop next to the stop that has been made and the display is ended for the stop displayed in the rear stage of the multi-stage display in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction. The operation information display unit according to the above-mentioned feed scroll operation and the return scroll operation for starting display for the stop immediately before the stop displayed on the rear stage and ending the display for the stop displayed on the top stage It is a technical feature to control the display by.

  Furthermore, the operation information providing device described in claim 7 of the claims is the operation information providing device according to claim 6, wherein the display control unit follows the feed scroll operation or the return scroll operation. In a case where display control is performed, the display control unit shifts to display control according to any one of claims 1 to 5 when a predetermined operation information is input. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the operation information providing device described in claim 8 of the claims is mounted on a passenger vehicle traveling on a predetermined route and displays the operation information of the passenger vehicle so as to be visible to a crew member. It is an operation information providing device provided with an operation information display unit, and as the stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least the departure schedule for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs each stop, and Based on a stop information storage unit that stores the name of each stop, and the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit A time difference calculation unit for obtaining a delay or advance time of the next stop from the scheduled departure time as a next stop time difference from the difference between the two times; Based on the stop information read from the location information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the name of the previous stop immediately before the next stop And a display control unit that controls the operation information display device so that the operation information can be displayed on the operation information display device, and the display control unit is configured to display the next stop time difference in a predetermined range of the operation information display unit. It is a technical feature.

  In the present invention, when the shared vehicle is traveling between the next stop and the previous stop, the display control unit has a predetermined range of the operation information display unit with a time difference between the next stop and a scheduled time to stop or pass the next stop. And the time required for the next stop, and the scheduled departure time are displayed side by side on the operation information display section, and the name of the next stop and the scheduled departure time are displayed and the previous stop Control is performed so as to display a predetermined line or symbol indicating that the vehicle is running while displaying the name. As a result, when the shared vehicle is running, the name of the next stop, its scheduled departure time, and the next stop time difference (time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time), scheduled time, or schedule are displayed on the operation information display section visible to the crew. As well as displaying the required time, the names of the next and previous stops are displayed before and after (or up and down, left and right) easily recognizing visually “separation” such as a predetermined line or symbol that indicates that the vehicle is running. The crew can easily grasp useful operation information at a glance.

  Further, in the present invention, when the shared vehicle is stopped at the next stop, the display control unit is within a predetermined range of the operation information display unit, the next stop time difference, the scheduled time or scheduled time required to stop or pass the next stop In addition, control is performed so that the name of the next stop and the scheduled departure time are displayed side by side on the operation information display unit, and at the beginning or the rear of the display arrangement direction, a predetermined stop is indicated. Control to display the mark. As a result, while the shared vehicle is stopped, on the operation information display part visible to the crew, the name of the next stop that is stopped and the departure time and the next stop time difference or the scheduled time and the estimated required time are displayed. Since a predetermined mark indicating that the vehicle is stopped is clearly indicated at the head or tail of these displays, the crew can easily grasp useful operation information at a glance about the stop (the next stop) currently stopped.

  Further, in the present invention, the display control unit has a plurality of subsequent steps so that the display stage advances in a predetermined direction in accordance with the stop or passing order of the stop with respect to the display of the name of the next stop and the scheduled departure time. Controls the name and departure schedule of bus stops in a row and displays them on the operation information display section, and the next and subsequent times for each of the next and subsequent stops in the vicinity of at least one of the next and subsequent stop names and departure schedules. Control to display the stop time difference or the scheduled time and the estimated required time. As a result, in addition to the next stop or next stop (next stop), the name of the stop, its departure schedule, and the next and subsequent stops for the next stop or next stop (next stop) Since the time difference between the stops (time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time) or the scheduled time and the estimated required time are displayed, the crew can easily grasp useful operation information for the stop ahead of the next stop.

  As described above, in the present invention, the display control unit displays the name of the stop, the time difference between the departure time and the departure time, or the scheduled time and the required time, and also displays a predetermined line or symbol indicating that the vehicle is traveling, Control is performed so that a predetermined mark is displayed on the operation information display unit. For this reason, if the bus stop information is displayed in multiple stages for the bus stops ahead of the next bus stop, the bus stops before and after the current bus stop (the next bus stop and the previous bus stop) It is possible to make the bus stop and the bus stop particularly conspicuous compared to other bus stop information. Therefore, the crew members who have seen this can more easily grasp the operation information regarding the next stop or passing stop and the stop currently stopped as particularly useful operation information.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the display control unit performs display control so as to enable a forward scroll operation and a return scroll operation for the multi-stage display in the operation information display unit. As a result, for the bus stops ahead of the next bus stop, if the operation information such as the bus stop name and departure time is displayed on the operation information display section across multiple stages, Since the display can be arbitrarily scrolled (scrolled) in the feed direction and the return direction, it is easier to grasp the display contents that fluctuate than when page breaks are made in units of display screens, and the operational convenience is improved. be able to.

  Further, in the present invention, when display control is performed according to such a feed scroll operation or a return scroll operation, the display control unit receives any of the predetermined operation information. Or shift to the display control described in item 1. That is, when predetermined operation information is input, the operation information display unit stops the scroll display and relates to stops before and after (the next stop and the previous stop) where the relevant vehicle is currently traveling, Return to the display centering on the operation information. For this reason, even when the crew member is performing the scroll operation as described above, the crew member can return it by one operation without performing the scroll operation for returning the screen display to the original state. The property can be further improved.

  In the present invention, control is performed so that the next stop time difference is displayed in a predetermined range of the operation information display section regardless of whether the passenger vehicle is traveling or stopped. As a result, the name of the next stop, its scheduled departure time, and the time difference between the next stop (the time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time) are displayed on the operation information display section visible to the crew, so the crew can use the useful information at a glance. Can be grasped.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an external appearance of the operation information provision apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the control unit which comprises the operation information provision apparatus of this embodiment, and its peripheral device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main routine of the operation information provision process by the control unit shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the alternating / system | strain information setting process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation information display process shown in FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing a flow of scroll processing in the operation information display processing shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6B is a flowchart showing a flow of current stop return processing in the scroll processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the system | strain direct setting process shown in FIG. Examples of display screens by the main routine shown in FIG. 3 and the alternating / system information setting process shown in FIG. 4 (FIG. 8A is the top menu screen, FIG. 8B is the alternating selection screen, and FIG. 8C is the system selection. It is explanatory drawing which shows a screen. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C are explanatory diagrams showing examples of display screens by the operation information display process shown in FIG. FIG. 10D to FIG. 10F are explanatory diagrams showing examples of display screens by the operation information display process shown in FIG. 5 and are continued from FIG. 9C. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the display screen by the scroll process shown to FIG. 6 (A), and is an example at the time of performing a feed scroll operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the display screen by the scroll process shown to FIG. 6 (A), and is an example at the time of performing a return scroll operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the display screen by the system | strain direct setting process shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a six-sided view illustrating an appearance example of a service information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a left side view is omitted because it appears in the same manner as a right side view. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance of the operation information provision apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an operation information providing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The operation information providing apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment is provided, for example, within the field of view of a crew member (meaning “driver” in the present embodiment, the same applies hereinafter) on the left side of the driver's seat of a route bus (passenger vehicle). Thus, the operation information of the route bus can be visually provided to the crew.

  First, the structure of the operation information provision apparatus 20 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the appearance of the operation information providing apparatus 20 as viewed from the front, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control unit and its peripheral devices constituting the operation information providing apparatus 20. Each is illustrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the operation information providing device 20 includes a liquid crystal display unit 21 capable of color display with a screen size set to 7 inches, and a strip provided in the width direction on one end side of the liquid crystal display unit 21. The external appearance is configured by a cylindrical numeric keypad unit 25 and a resin casing that covers the outer periphery and is formed in a rectangular thin box shape. As will be described later, the built-in speaker 27, the control unit 30 and the like are accommodated in the casing.

  As will be described later, the liquid crystal display unit 21 constitutes a display screen for displaying operation information and the like, and its surface is covered with a transparent sheet-like touch panel 23 (not shown). The liquid crystal display unit 21, the touch panel 23, and the numeric keypad unit 25 are electrically connected to the control unit 30 in the housing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ten key unit 25 includes ten keys (numeric keys) “0” to “9”, a “menu” key for displaying a top menu described later, and a “system” for shifting to a system direct setting process. ”Key, a“ + ”/“ − ”key for increasing / decreasing numbers and numerical values, a“ delete ”key for canceling input, and a“ confirm ”key for confirming a selection operation. As will be described later, “0” to “9” buttons, “clear” buttons, “Top menu” buttons, “system setting” buttons, and “confirm” buttons by virtual push buttons displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. Instead, the numeric keypads “0” to “9”, “delete” key, “menu” key, “system” key, and “confirm” key of the numeric keypad unit 25 can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 30 accommodated in the casing mainly includes a CPU 31, a main memory 32, a data memory 33, a display controller 34, a video decoder 35, a touch panel controller 36, an audio codec 37, an EEPROM 38, a communication. The interface 39 is configured.

  The CPU 31 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the operation information providing device 20, and is electrically connected to the main memory 32, the sub memory 33, the display controller 34, and the like via a signal bus such as a system bus or a data bus. The CPU 31 is electrically connected to a video decoder 35, a touch panel controller 36, an audio codec 37, an EEPROM 38, a communication interface 39, and the like via a built-in serial port. The CPU 31 has a built-in or externally mounted real-time clock (RTC) that can be timed even when the power is turned off by a backup battery such as a lithium battery.

  The main memory 32 is a semiconductor storage device such as an SRAM or SDRAM connected to a signal bus. The main memory 32 constitutes a main storage space used by the CPU 31 and is assigned to a work area or a data area. On the other hand, the data memory 33 is an electrically erasable non-volatile semiconductor memory device such as a flash memory, and is connected to the signal bus like the main memory 32.

  This data memory 33 is an auxiliary storage space accessible by the CPU 31, and is a program (operation information providing program, police box / system setting program, operation information display program, system direct setting program, etc.) in which each process described later is encoded. It is assigned to a storage area (program area) and a data area in which operation data (operation information) of the route bus is stored. In the present embodiment, operation information (alternate information, system information, stop information, route information, etc.) obtained by removing the charge information from the operation information of the fare display device 50 is stored in the data memory 33 as operation data. Yes.

  The “koban” is a group of a plurality of systems on which a crew member runs in one day's driving work, and is assigned by a number or symbol assigned to each crew member. Sometimes called “diamond”. The “system” is a number or a symbol assigned to each route on which the route bus travels, and the same route is distinguished between an outbound route and a return route.

  The display controller 34 is a display control unit that performs display control of the liquid crystal display unit (LCD) 21. The display controller 34 is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display unit 21 and is connected to a video memory and a video decoder 35 (not shown). Are also electrically connected. As a result, predetermined screen display control associated with each display control by the CPU 31 is made possible, and image data sent from the in-vehicle camera 81 or the out-of-vehicle camera 83 via the video decoder 35 as described below. Display on the liquid crystal display unit 21 is enabled.

  The video decoder 35 decodes an image signal of a predetermined format sent from the video camera and sends it to the display controller 34. For example, the video decoder 35 installed in the car of the route bus so as to be able to photograph the passenger seat situation, In addition, an out-of-vehicle camera 83 and the like installed at the rear of the route bus are connected so as to be able to communicate information so that the situation outside the vehicle behind the vehicle can be photographed.

  The touch panel controller (TPC) 36 enables accurate position detection of a point touched on the touch panel 23 and is connected to the touch panel 23 via the serial port of the CPU 31 as described above. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the presence or absence of a touch at a position or range corresponding to each virtual push button displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 is detected to determine whether the virtual push button is on or off.

  The voice codec (CODEC) 37 generates an audio signal capable of ringing an audio speaker based on digital acoustic data such as synthesized voice and electronic sound output from the CPU 31. In the present embodiment, the operation information providing apparatus It is electrically connected to a built-in speaker 27 housed in 20 cases. Thereby, for example, it becomes possible to audibly convey the operation state and operation information of the operation information providing device 20 to a crew member in the driver's seat by a predetermined alarm sound or synthesized voice.

  Like the flash memory, the EEPROM 38 is an electrically erasable nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, and stores device setting information and the like input from the numeric keypad unit 25 and the USB memory 29 in this embodiment. The USB memory 29 is an EEPROM that includes a USB connector and is readable and writable via a USB interface. In the present embodiment, the USB memory 29 is used, for example, when updating work such as program data and operation data.

  The communication interface 39 is a serial communication interface that enables information communication with a fare display device 50, a GPS device 60, a broadcasting device 70, and a destination display device 90 that are connected as peripheral devices of the operation information providing device 20, for example, Complies with communication standards such as RS-232C and RS-422. Thereby, for example, the operation information providing device 20 receives a stop progress signal from the fare display device 50 informing that the vehicle is approaching the next stop, or functions as an operation panel of the fare display device 50, whereby the numeric keypad 25 It is possible to transmit the setting information input by the fare display device 50.

  The fare display device 50 is an information processing device equipped with a liquid crystal display device having a two-screen configuration, and corresponds to the number of the numbered ticket issued from the numbered ticket issuing machine when boarding the passenger on the route bus and these numbers. A fare table composed of each fare to be displayed is displayed in a list form on both screens, a fare table is displayed on one screen, and information content other than the fare table is displayed on the other screen. The fare display device 50 is connected to a fare box installed near the exit of the route bus, a numbered ticket issuing machine installed near the entrance, and an IC card reader so that they can communicate information. Regarding the details of the configuration and functions of the fare display device 50, refer to the fare display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-65622 for details.

  The GPS device 60 is a timing device that outputs accurate time information to the operation information providing device 20 via the communication interface 39 using radio waves received from GPS satellites. In this embodiment, in addition to the time information, the route The current position information of the bus can also be output to the operation information providing device 20.

  The broadcasting device 70 emits an audio signal such as an in-car announcement and enables in-car broadcasting by a not-shown in-car speaker. In addition to a message stored in advance, for example, an operation information providing device via a communication interface 39 Based on the text data input from 20, in-car announcement by synthetic speech is possible. In addition, as shown with a broken line, it is comprised so that the broadcast apparatus 70 may be controlled via the fare display apparatus 50 directly from the fare display apparatus 50, without controlling the broadcast apparatus 70 from the operation information provision apparatus 20. Also good. Further, instead of the broadcast device 70, a broadcast control panel (not shown) for controlling the broadcast device 70 is connected to the fare display device 50 and the operation information providing device 20, and the broadcast device 70 is controlled via this. You may do it.

  The destination display device 90 is for displaying the destination name of the route bus and the names of main transit stops. For example, multicolor light emitting diodes capable of emitting light in three colors of red, orange and green are arranged in a matrix. It is the LED display device comprised as mentioned above. It is configured to be able to display characters and figures that can be represented in dots based on character codes, control codes, and the like input from the outside. In addition, as shown with a broken line, it is comprised so that the destination display apparatus 90 may be controlled via the fare display apparatus 50 directly from the fare display apparatus 50, without controlling the destination display apparatus 90 from the operation information provision apparatus 20. You may do it.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 31, the main memory 32, and the like are configured by individual semiconductor devices, but may be configured by a one-chip IC, a hybrid IC, or the like, such as an application specific IC (ASIC). . The data memory 33 may be replaced with a magnetic disk storage device (HDD).

  By configuring the operation information providing device 20 in this way, the CPU 31 can manage various programs (operation information providing program, police box / system setting program, operation stored in the data memory 33 under the management of the system program (OS). The information processing shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 can be realized by executing an information display program, a system direct setting program, and the like.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the CPU 31 of the control unit 30 is activated by turning on (turning on) the main power of the operation information providing device 20 in conjunction with turning on the ignition switch of the route bus or by manual operation by the crew. Then, the operation information providing program is automatically executed on the system program. Thereby, information processing such as operation information provision processing (hereinafter referred to as “main operation information provision processing”) described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 13 can be performed.

  3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main routine of the operation information providing process by the CPU 31 of the control unit 30, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the alternating / system information setting process shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. Is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation information display process shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 (A) is a flowchart showing the flow of the scroll process in the operation information display process shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the present stop return process in a process, and the flowchart which shows the flow of the system | strain direct setting process shown in FIG. 3 are respectively illustrated by FIG. 8 to 13 show examples of screen displays displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 in accordance with these processes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the operation information providing process, first, a predetermined initialization process is performed in step S101. In this initialization process, for example, a predetermined work area, a flag, and a counter value are cleared. In the next step S103, a top menu display process is performed, and in a subsequent step S105, it is determined whether or not there is a selection input by the touch panel 23.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (A), the top menu of this embodiment includes four virtual push buttons of “alternate setting”, “system setting”, “return to operation screen”, and “option”, and the date ( Date) and the current time are displayed. For this reason, whether or not any of these four virtual push buttons is touched and pressed (selection input) is determined in step S105, and if it is determined that selection input is performed ( S105: “Yes”), the virtual push button selected in the subsequent step S107 is determined. Hereinafter, the fact that the virtual push button is touched and pressed by the crew will be simply referred to as “pressed”. In addition, the virtual button “XXX” is hereinafter simply referred to as “XXX” button.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that none of the four virtual push buttons of “alternate setting”, “system setting”, “return to operation screen”, and “option” is pressed (not input) (S105: “None”), the process returns to step S103 again to perform the top menu display process. In the top menu screen displayed in step S103, since the police box and the system have not yet been determined, nothing is displayed on the right side of “alternate:” or “system:”.

  In step S107, a selection input determination process for determining the virtual push button selected in step S105 is performed. For example, when the “alternate setting” button is selected, the process proceeds to the alternation / system setting process in step S200, and when the “system setting” button is selected, the process proceeds to the system direct setting process in step S400. . When the “return to operation screen” button is selected, the operation information display process of step S300 is performed. When the “option” button is selected, the operation setting process of step S500 is performed. In this option setting process, for example, the brightness setting of the liquid crystal display unit 21 and the volume setting of the built-in speaker 27 can be performed.

  For example, a case where the “alternate setting” button is selected will be described. In step S200, an alternating selection screen as shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. The details of the process in step S200 are shown in the alternation / system setting process in FIG. 4, and will be described with reference to FIG. This alternating / system setting process is realized by the CPU 31 of the control unit 30 executing the alternating / system setting program.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the alternation / system setting processing, alternation information reading processing is first performed in step S201. That is, as described above, since the data memory 33 constituting the control unit 30 stores the alternating information as the operation information, a process of reading this from the data memory 33 is performed.

  In the subsequent step S203, processing for displaying the alternating information read in step S201 on the liquid crystal display unit 21 is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), the “alternate” buttons “001” to “004” are displayed as horizontally long virtual push buttons for weekdays and divided into weekdays and holidays. On the left side of each “alternate” button is a “holiday” button for displaying holidays, a “top menu” button for returning to the top menu, a “return” button for returning to the previous screen, and A “confirm” button for confirming the selection input is displayed. Note that the “To Top Menu” button may be all in katakana notation like the “To Top Menu” button from the viewpoint of improving visibility by preventing misidentification of “Top” as “Too”.

  In addition, on the right side of each “alternate” button, as a “scroll” button for scrolling the display of “alternate alternate button”, “▲ (upward black triangle)” button, “□ ■ (upper black lower white) The “overlapping square” button, the “■ □ (upper white and lower black overlapping square)” button, and the “▼ (downward black triangle)” button are displayed from top to bottom. Since the function of these “scroll” buttons will be described in detail later, description thereof is omitted here.

  In FIG. 8B, the “weekly” “alternate” button is displayed, and the holiday portion is not displayed. However, when the “holiday” button is pressed, the “weekday” “alternate” button is displayed. Note that the “alternate” button for holidays is displayed in almost the same format as the button, and the “weekdays” button is displayed above the “holiday” button instead of the “holiday” button. In addition, when a “number input” button as shown in FIG. 13A is provided on the “return” button displayed on the left side of the screen, for example, such a “number input” button is pressed. As will be described later, it is also possible to directly enter a number on the alternating number on the number input screen (FIG. 13B) (S405, S412, S414, S416, S418 shown in FIG. 7).

  Next, if it is determined in step S205 that there is an input for selecting such an alternating box (S205: “Yes”), for example, the display color of the selected alternating button is changed by the selected alternating display process in step S207. Processing to change is performed. Thereby, the selected alternating button is visually specified. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no alternate selection input (S205: “None”), the process returns to step S203, and the same screen display is continued until the alternate selection input is received.

  When it is determined that there is a confirmation input for the alternating box selected in the subsequent step S209 (S209: “Yes”), the system information reading process in the subsequent step S211 reads out the system information corresponding to the confirmed alternate Is done. That is, since the system information is also stored in the data memory 33 as operation information, the system information corresponding to the confirmed alternation is read from the data memory 33. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S209 that there is no fixed input (S209: “None”), the process returns to step S207, and the same screen display is continued until there is a fixed input.

  For example, in the example of the police box selection screen shown in FIG. 8B, when the weekday police box “001” is selected (S205: “Yes”) and the selection is confirmed (S209: “Yes”), The system selection screen shown in FIG. 8C is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 by the system information display process in the subsequent step S213. In this example of the screen display, “Alternation: Weekday 001” is displayed at the top of the screen, which indicates that the alternating is fixed.

  Further, as in the case of the “respective police box” button shown in FIG. 8 (B), as the horizontally long virtual push button, “00500”, “00201”, “00111”, and “00222” corresponding to the weekday alternative “001”. "Each system" button is displayed. The 4-digit number displayed at the left end of the “each system” button is a serial number assigned in the order of the start time of operation, and the time displayed at the right end of the “each system” button departs from the first stop. Departure time. From these screen displays, for example, in the case of a crew member of the police box “001”, on December 12, 2011, each route bus is connected in the order of the system “00500” → “00201” → “00111” → “00222”. You can see that it is planned to operate.

  In this screen display, when the “alternate selection” button displayed on the left side is pressed, the alternate selection screen shown in FIG. 8B is displayed, so that the confirmed alternate can be changed once. Become. Similarly, when the “number input” button displayed on the left side is pressed, the process proceeds directly to the number input process (S413 to S419 shown in FIG. 7) of “system direct setting process” to be described later. On the right side of each system button, a “scroll” button for scrolling display of the “each system” button is displayed. Since this is the same as the “scroll” button on the alternating selection screen, it will be described in detail later.

  When it is determined in the next step S215 that there is such a system selection input (S215: “Yes”), for example, in the subsequent step S217, a process of changing the display color of the selected system button is performed. . Thereby, the selected system | strain button is visually specified. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no system selection input (S215: “None”), the process returns to step S213, and the same screen display is continued until there is a system selection input.

  For example, in the example of the system selection screen shown in FIG. 8C, when the system “00201” is selected (S215: “present”) and the selection is confirmed (S219: “present”), the following step S221 is performed. Through the system information setting process, the selected system “00201” (system information) is stored in a predetermined work area of the main memory 32. As a result, the information processing by the alternation / system setting process is completed, and the process returns to the main routine shown in FIG. 3 and proceeds to step S300. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S219 that there is no fixed input (S219: “none”), the process returns to step S217 and the same screen display is continued until there is a fixed input.

  Returning to FIG. 3, operation information display processing is performed in the subsequent step S300. Details of the process in step S300 are shown in the operation information display process of FIG. 5, and will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, this operation information display process is implement | achieved when CPU31 of the control unit 30 runs an operation information display program, for example, is started at the timing before the first departure time (onset departure time).

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the operation information display process, a stop information reading process is first performed in step S301. That is, since the stop information is stored as the operation information in the data memory 33 constituting the control unit 30, it is based on the system information stored in the predetermined work area of the main memory 32 by the above-described alternation / system setting process. Information on each stop included in this system (name of each stop, number of each stop, departure time of each stop, travel time between each stop, travel route distance between each stop, and between each stop The latitude / longitude measured at almost predetermined intervals on the travel route of the vehicle, that is, the stop information is read from the data memory 33.

  In the subsequent step S303, stop number setting processing is performed. For example, when the first stop number is “00201-01”, this “00201-01” is set, and, for example, the lower two digits “01” → “02” are set by an update process (S309) described later. → Increment processing for incrementing by one such as “03” is performed.

  In the next step S305, a stop display process is performed. In this process, the name of the currently stopped stop (next stop) and the departure time are displayed on the upper part of the liquid crystal display unit 21 on the basis of the stop information read out in step S301. The name of the stop and the departure time are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 for the next and subsequent stops (next and subsequent stops).

  For example, in the example of the system “00201” (alternating number is “weekday 001”) set by the system information setting process (S221) of the above-described police box / system setting process, the stop included in the corresponding stop information is “ Fixed Garage (00201-001), Yunomachi (00201-002), Koganyu (00201-003), Toyotoki (00201-004), Fujino 3-8 (00201-005), In the case of “Hardstone” (00201-006), “South 21” (00201-007), “Susukino” (00201-008) and “Sapporo Station” (00201-009) (in parentheses after the stop name) (00201-xxx) is a stop number), that is, when the number of stops of the system "00201" is the above nine places, first, for example, in step S305, For example, the operation information as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21.

  In the example of the screen display shown in FIG. 9 (A), (1) this system 00101 is “Sapporo Station” from “fixed garage”, and (2) the first stop “fixed garage” has a departure time of 06. (3) The current time is 05:58 and the departure time is 06:00, “2 minutes before” (symbol α in the figure). (4) The next and subsequent stops are “ It is understood that the departure times of “Yunomachi” and “Koganyu” are “06:06” and “06:12”, and the bus stop mark β, which is an image of a bus stop, departs from the “fixed garage”. Since it is on the left side of the on-time display (departs at 06:00), it can be seen that (5) the route bus is currently stopped at the “fixed garage”.

  Note that the character “6:00 departure”, which is the departure time of the “fixed garage” at which the route bus is currently stopped, is the most important in the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. The character size is set to be larger than that of other time displays, and the character color is set to a bright color that is higher in brightness and saturation than a dark background color (for example, black). In addition, the display color of the bus stop mark β indicating that the vehicle is stopped at the stop is also set to a bright yellow color that is the same color as the scheduled departure time. As a result, the contrast difference between the characters and the background becomes larger, so that these characters and the like can be made to appear most clearly and conspicuous. For other characters, it is configured to stand out against a dark background color (for example, black) that is less noticeable than Yamabuki but is darker by setting it to white with the highest lightness while having an achromatic color with zero saturation. ing.

  In the example of the screen display shown in FIG. 9 (A), the stop and the timetable for starting the train are arranged in four stages in the vertical direction of the screen, and each stage is separated by a broken line, and the stop currently stopped Alternatively, the next stop is scheduled to be displayed in the second row from the top, and the bottom is displayed in the lower row so that the next stop is scheduled in the order from the direction of travel of the route bus. . In addition, the stop just before stopping is displayed on the first level (uppermost level) from the top. In addition, on the left side of the screen display, the range enclosed by the alternate long and short dash line (predetermined range) shows the time difference between the departure time of the current stop or the next stop scheduled to stop (the next stop time difference). ) Α is displayed. “XX minutes before” indicates the advance time with respect to the departure time, and “after XX minutes” indicates the delay time with respect to the departure time.

  In the subsequent step S307, a process for determining whether or not the stopped local bus has started traveling is performed. For example, in the route bus, when a predetermined time elapses or the vehicle travels a predetermined distance after the getting-off door is closed, or when an unillustrated step switch is operated by the crew, the fare display device 50 is used. Since the stop progress signal is input to the operation information providing device 20 (or directly), it is detected that the route bus has started to travel. In addition, by comparing the latitude / longitude of the stop and the latitude / longitude of a predetermined point on the travel route (for example, an intermediate point between the stops) with the current latitude / longitude of the route bus, the route bus of the stop It may be determined whether or not the vehicle has started running.

  If it is determined in step S307 that the vehicle has started traveling (S307: Yes), the stop number update process is performed in the next step S309, and if it is not determined that the vehicle has started traveling (S307: No), step S305 is performed. Returning to, the stop display process is performed again.

  In step S309, as described above, the number corresponding to the next stop is changed by increment processing for incrementing the last two digits of the stop number by one. For example, when the screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed, the stop number is set to 00201-001 of “fixed garage”, but when incremented by this step S309, it is changed to 00201-002. Since it is set, the stop corresponding to this stop number is “Yunomachi”. In other words, the stop where the route bus will stop next (the next stop) is set to “Yunomachi”, and the previous stop “fixed garage” is set to the previous stop as the stop that just stopped or passed. The

  In the subsequent step S311, a traveling display process is performed. This process is based on the stop information read out in step S301 and the stop number updated in step S309, and the name of the stop (next stop) that is scheduled to stop next on the currently traveling route. And the departure schedule is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 on the second level from the top, and the name of the stop (previous stop) that stopped or passed immediately before is displayed on the upper level, that is, the first level from the top, and the departure schedule. . In addition, as in the stop display process, the name of the stop and its departure time are displayed on the lower row of the next stop (next stop) scheduled for the next stop. Displayed on the unit 21.

  In addition, between the name of the stop that stopped or passed immediately before (previous stop) and information on the scheduled departure, and the name of the next stop scheduled to stop (next stop) and information on the scheduled departure, A delimiter line δ that can visually recognize the “delimiter” is displayed. Furthermore, a bus mark γ representing the route bus is displayed near the left end of the dividing line δ. In the case of the precedent system “00201” (alternating number is “weekdays 001”), for example, operation information as shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21 in step S311.

  Instead of the dividing line δ, a plurality of symbols such as “* (asterisk)” and “☆ (star)” may be displayed side by side, or a combination of a line and a symbol may be used. Further, the bus mark γ is not limited to the vicinity of the left end of the dividing line δ, but may be positioned near the right end of the dividing line δ or above or below the dividing line δ.

  In the screen display example shown in Fig. 9 (B), compared to the screen display example shown in Fig. 9 (A), (1) the next stop "Yunomachi" has a departure time of 06:06. (2) The current time is 06:07 and the departure time is 06:06 (1 minute later) (symbol α 'in the figure). (3) The stop just before the departure time is “fixed garage”. (4) The following stops are “Koganyu” and “Toyotaki”, and the departure times are “06:12” and “06:15”. Furthermore, between the information display of the next stop “Yunomachi” and the information display of “fixed garage” at the immediately preceding stop, a separator line δ is interposed and a bus mark γ is displayed at the left end. From (5), it can be seen that the route bus is currently traveling between the “fixed garage” at the previous stop and the “Yunomachi” at the next stop.

  In the case of the screen display example shown in FIG. 9 (B), the route bus is one minute behind the scheduled departure time for “Yunomachi”, which is scheduled to stop next. In order to make it clear and easy to understand, the black background white character display (reference symbol α shown in FIG. 9A) when there is no delay with respect to the scheduled departure time is displayed with the black and white reversed (reference symbol α ′). ).

  In addition, the character “6:06 departure”, which is the scheduled departure time of “Yunomachi”, where the route bus is scheduled to stop next, is the most important in the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. . For this reason, the character size is set larger than the other time display, and the character color is similar to the character of “6:00 departure” which is the departure time of “fixed garage” shown in FIG. Is set to a bright color with a high brightness and saturation with respect to a dark background color (for example, black). In addition, the display colors of the dividing line δ and the bus mark γ are both set to the bright colors similar to the bus stop mark β. This makes it possible to make these characters and the like stand out most clearly. On the other hand, the `` fixed garage '' at the previous stop that has already stopped or passed is less important than the next stop, so it is possible to set a dark background with zero saturation and a low brightness. The color (for example, black) is hardly noticeable.

  In the next step S313, processing for determining whether or not the route bus has stopped at a stop is performed. For example, when the route bus stops at a stop, the door for getting off or getting on / off is opened and closed, and a door opening / closing signal associated therewith is input to the operation information providing device 20 via the fare display device 50 (or directly). Therefore, in response to this, it is detected that the route bus has stopped at the stop. Note that the latitude / longitude of the stop may be compared with the current latitude / longitude of the route bus to determine whether the route bus has stopped at the stop.

  When it is determined in step S313 that the vehicle has stopped at the stop (S313: Yes), a process for determining whether or not the stop is terminated is performed in the next step S317. In other words, when the terminal arrives at the final stop (S317: Yes), for example, as shown in FIG. 10 (E), it is necessary to make the display capable of shifting to the next system, so the information processing of the screen display is different. Therefore (S319), such a determination process is performed in step S317.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S313 that the vehicle has stopped at the stop (S313: No), a process of determining whether or not the stop has been passed is performed in the next step S315. When the vehicle passes through the stop, the stepping switch (not shown) is operated by the crew, and the stop progress signal is input to the operation information providing device 20 via the fare display device 50 (or directly). To detect that the route bus has passed the bus stop. Note that it may be determined whether or not the route bus has passed the stop by comparing the latitude and longitude of the stop with the current latitude and longitude of the route bus.

  If it is determined by the stop passage determination process that the vehicle has passed the stop (S315: Yes), the process proceeds to step S309 to update the stop number, and if it is not determined that the stop has been passed (S315: No) In step S311, the traveling display process is performed again.

  If the stop is not over (S317: No), the process returns to step S305, and the stoppage display process is performed again. In this case, since one stop number has been updated, in the case of the precedent system “00201” (alternating number is “weekday 001”), operation as shown in FIG. Information is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21.

  When the route bus being stopped starts traveling (S307: Yes), after the stop number updating process in step S309, the traveling display process in step S311 results in operation information as shown in FIG. 10 (D), for example. It is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21.

  Then, when the route bus travels and arrives at the final stop (S317: Yes), the final display processing in step S319, for example, “00111 primary system as shown in FIG. And a display of a “confirm” button for confirming selection of the next system are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. Note that this next system “00111” is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 (C), with respect to the crew of this alternation “001”, the planned system order “00500” → “00201” → “00111” → It can be seen that this is in accordance with “00222”.

  The operation information display process ends when the crew member presses the “determined” button of the screen display by the final display process in step S319. As a result, the process returns to the main routine shown in FIG. 3 and proceeds to step S109. In this step, it is determined whether or not there is a definite input of “to next system”. That is, it is determined whether or not the “confirm” button is pressed in the screen display shown in FIG.

  When the “confirm” button is pressed (S109: present), the route bus continues to travel on the next system, so that the process proceeds to step S300 and operation information display processing is performed for the new system. . On the other hand, when the “confirm” button is not pressed in the screen display shown in FIG. 10E (S109: none), the process proceeds to step S103, and the top menu display process is performed.

  FIG. 10F illustrates an example of a screen display displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 while stopping at the first stop “Sapporo Station” by the system “00111” as a new system. Looking at this, this system “00111” has “Susukino” as the next stop of “Sapporo Station” and “South 21” as the next stop. If the travel route of the system “00201” described with reference to) is the forward route, it can be seen that the system “00111” is the reverse route.

  In each of the display screens shown in FIGS. 9 (A) to 10 (E), the time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time displayed on the second level from the top (the time difference of the next stop) is the current time. Is displayed below (inside the one-dot chain line frame shown in FIG. 9 (A)). For example, the time difference between the departure time of the bus stop displayed on the 3rd and 4th steps from the top and the current time (the time difference after the next stop) You may comprise so that it may display in the vicinity of each departure time schedule. For example, in the example of the screen display shown in FIG. 11 (A), the time difference between the departure time of 06:06 and the current time of 06:05 displayed at the second level from the top is 1 minute earlier (1 minute ahead) ), “1 minute ago” is displayed below the current time.

  In addition, the time difference between the departure time of 06:12 and the current time of 06:05 displayed on the third row from the top is 7 minutes earlier (7 minutes ahead). It may be displayed together with 12 minutes (7 minutes ago). Similarly, since the time difference between the departure time 06:15 and the current time 06:15 displayed on the fourth row from the top is 10 minutes earlier (10 minutes ahead), the departure time display 06:15 Minutes (10 minutes ago) may be displayed together. The same applies to the example of the screen display shown in FIG.

  Further, instead of the time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time, as shown in FIG. 11C, the scheduled time of arrival of the route bus may be displayed along with the scheduled departure time. That is, the time (06:12) expected to arrive at the departure time (06:12) of the bus stop displayed on the second level from the top is set as the current position, vehicle speed and current time of the route bus. It may be calculated on the basis of and displayed along with the departure schedule. Similarly, for the departure time of the bus stop displayed on the third and fourth steps from the top, the time expected to arrive is calculated based on the current position, vehicle speed and current time of the route bus, It may be displayed together with the departure schedule. In addition, the vehicle speed of the said route bus is calculated | required by, for example, calculating the travel distance by the latitude and longitude which changes per unit time from the travel route distance for each stop, and dividing it by the said unit time. In addition, the time difference between the scheduled departure time of the bus stop displayed on the second level and the current time (next bus time difference), and the time difference between the scheduled departure time of the bus stop displayed on the third and fourth levels and the current time ( It may be displayed together with the following (stop time difference).

  Furthermore, the time required until the route bus arrives may be displayed along with the departure time. That is, based on the current position of the route bus, the vehicle speed, and the current time, the time required for arrival at the scheduled departure time (06:12) displayed on the second level from the top is calculated. May be calculated and displayed together with the departure schedule. Similarly, for the scheduled departure time of the bus stop displayed on the third row from the top, the time required to arrive is calculated based on the current position, vehicle speed and current time of the route bus, for example, It may be displayed at the scheduled departure time such as “06:15 departure (10 minutes remaining) Toyotaki”. Furthermore, the departure schedule for the bus stop displayed in the fourth row from the top may be displayed together with the departure schedule, for example, “06:23 departure (18 minutes remaining) 3-8 Fujino”. . Further, such scheduled required time may be displayed together with the time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time (next stop time difference). Furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned scheduled times, the time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time (next stop time difference), the estimated required time, and the estimated arrival time may be displayed side by side. May be displayed side by side.

  Here, the function of the “scroll” button will be described with reference to FIG. In each of the display screens described so far (FIGS. 8B to 10F), the “scroll” button (“▲ (upward black triangle)” button, “□ ■” (up The operation of the “black and white overlapping squares” button, the “■ □ (upper white and lower black overlapping squares)” button, and the “▼ (downward black triangle)” button) is, for example, dedicated to screen control provided in the display controller 34 And a scroll process performed by a dedicated task (or thread) that can process information in this memory space.

  In this scroll process, first, a process of determining what has been input in step S351 is performed. That is, the “▲ (upward black triangle)” button, “□ ■ (upper black lower white overlapping square)” button, “■ □ (upper white lower black overlapping square)” button and “▼ (down black triangle)” It is determined in this step S351 which of the buttons has been pressed and input. Note that the range that is scroll-displayed by this scroll processing, that is, the scroll target, is within the frame indicated by the alternate long and short dash line shown in FIG.

  For example, if it is determined in step S351 that the “▼ (downward facing black triangle)” button is pressed on the display screen shown in FIG. 11A (S351: “line feed”), the process proceeds to step S353a. Then, it is determined whether or not the display in the frame by the alternate long and short dash line to be scrolled is the display of the bottom line. That is, if the scroll has already been scrolled to the bottom line, no further line feed is possible, so such a determination is made in step S353a, and if it is the bottom line (S353a: Yes), the scroll process is performed. finish.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined at step S353a that the current line is the bottom line (S353a: No), a feed line feed process is performed at the next step S355a. In this process, the top line of the display within the frame by the alternate long and short dash line to be scrolled is deleted, and each line is displayed by changing the position so that the display line is moved upward by one stage. Information that is hidden and displayed below the bottom line of the display is displayed as a display target in the bottom line of the display within the frame.

  For example, in the display screen shown in FIG. 8B, “001” displayed in the top row is deleted, and “005” in the bottom row not displayed in this display screen is displayed in the bottom row. Further, by similarly displaying FIG. 8C, scrolling by one line is completed.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the information displayed in the first row (first row) from the top is changed to gray with achromatic color with zero saturation and low lightness. In addition, the information displayed in the second row (second line) from the top is changed so that the character size is increased, and the display color is changed to a bright color with high brightness and saturation. For this reason, scroll display that simply changes the display position is not sufficient, and in addition to changing the display position, it is necessary to perform such character size and character color change processing in the feed line feed processing in step S355a. .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11 (A), “1 minute ago” is displayed below the current time by the time difference between the departure time of the bus stop displayed on the second tier (second line) from the top and the current time. Or, “06:12 departures (seven minutes before) displayed at each departure time due to the time difference between the departure time and the current time at the bus stop displayed on the 3rd and 4th steps (lines 3 and 4) from the top ”And“ 06:15 (10 minutes before) ”, as shown in FIG. 11B,“ 7 minutes before ”,“ 06:15 (10 minutes before) ”and“ 06:23 ”, respectively. (18 minutes ago) ", the time difference display is changed. For this reason, since the scroll display that simply changes the display position is not sufficient for this, it is necessary to perform such time difference change processing by the feed line feed processing in step S355a together with the change of the display position.

  If it is determined in step S351 that the “■ □ (overlapping square of upper and lower black)” button is pressed on the display screen shown in FIG. 11A (S351: “page feed”), step If the display in the frame indicated by the one-dot chain line to be scrolled is shifted to S353b for one page, that is, if the display exceeds the bottom line even if it is sent for four lines, (S353b: Yes), the scroll process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the lowermost line is not exceeded even after one page is sent (S353b: No), the page feed process is performed in the subsequent step S355b. In this process, the feed line feed process in step S355a described above is repeated for 4 lines, that is, the line feed process for the number of lines constituting one page. Note that the change of the character size, the character color, the change of the time difference display, and the like are processed in the same manner as the feed line feed process.

  Next, if it is determined in step S351 that the “▲ (upward black triangle)” button has been pressed (S351: “return line”), the “▼ (downward black triangle)” button has been pressed. The reverse process is performed. That is, in step S353c, it is determined whether the display within the frame indicated by the one-dot chain line to be scrolled is the display of the uppermost line. If the display has already been scrolled to the uppermost line (S353c: Yes), no more Since line advance is not possible, the scroll process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined at step S353c that it is the top line (S353c: No), return line feed processing is performed at the next step S355c. Even in this process, the reverse process to the case where the “▼ (downward black triangle)” button is pressed is performed. In other words, the bottom line of the display within the frame by the one-dot chain line to be scrolled is deleted, and the display is changed in the position so that each line moves down the display line by one step. Information that is hidden and displayed on one of the top rows is displayed on the top row of the display in the same frame as a display target.

  It should be noted that the change of the character size, the character color, the change of the time difference display, etc. can be similarly processed by changing the direction of the feed line feed process to the upside down direction, for example, FIG. 12 (A) to FIG. An example of scroll display when the “▲ (upward black triangle)” button is pressed is shown over time in the order of FIG. 12 (A) → FIG. 12 (B) → FIG. 12 (C). .

  If it is determined in step S351 that the “□ ■ (overlapping square of upper black, lower and white)” button is pressed (S351: “page return”), “■ □ ( By performing the reverse process to the case where the “upper, lower, and black overlapping squares” button is pressed, it is possible to return and form a new page. Note that the change of the character size, the character color, the change of the time difference display, and the like are processed in the same manner as the return line feed process.

  As described above, the scrolling operation makes it easier to grasp the display content that fluctuates as compared with the case where the display content is changed in units of display screens, and can improve the operational convenience. However, if the number of scrolling feeds and return lines accumulates and the currently displayed content is distant from the number of lines to scroll from the information display of the stop that is stopped or the next stop that is running, In order to return to the original screen display before the start of scrolling, it is necessary to perform the scrolling operation in the reverse direction again, which may complicate the operation.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate such operational complexity, a “return to current stop” button as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is provided in this embodiment, and this “return to current stop” button is pressed. Then, the current stop return process shown in FIG.

  When the stop number reading process in step S361 is performed and the number of the stop where the route bus is currently stopped or the number of the stop that is scheduled to stop next is read, based on the vehicle state such as stopping or running ( S363), it is possible to return to the stopping display process in step S305 and the traveling display process in step S311 shown in FIG. 5 (S365a, S365b). For this reason, the image display of the liquid crystal display unit 21 can be returned to the image display before the scroll operation.

  Here, returning to FIG. 3 again, the case where the “system setting” button is selected in step S107 will be described. When the “system setting” button is selected, for example, it is assumed that a temporary operation is performed regardless of the police box. For this reason, since there are many times when departures are not set, that is, departure departures are not set, as described below, the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 does not include departure departures. Please be careful.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the “system setting” button is selected in step S107, the system direct setting process in step S400 is performed. Details of this process are shown in FIG. From here, it demonstrates with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. This system direct setting process is realized by the CPU 31 of the control unit 30 executing the system direct setting program.

  In the system direct setting process, a system information reading process is first performed in step S401. In this process, the process of reading the system information from the data memory 33 is performed. However, as described above, when performing a temporary operation, there is usually no “alternate” associated with the system. Therefore, regardless of the alternation, all the system information stored in the data memory 33 is read from the data memory 33, and the read system information is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21 in the subsequent step S403.

  As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 13A, system information is displayed, but since all system information is displayed over a plurality of pages, the system selection operation may be complicated. Therefore, by pressing the “number input” button displayed on the left side of the screen shown in FIG. 13A, a number input screen as shown in FIG. 13B is displayed. It becomes possible to input numbers. Similarly, the user can directly enter a number on the number on the number input screen by pressing a “number selection” button displayed on the left side of the screen shown in FIG. The system number input process is performed in steps S405 (with "number input"), S413, S415, and S417. The alternating number input process is performed in steps S405 (with “alternate selection”), S412, S414, and S416. Note that steps S407, S409, and S411 shown in FIG. 7 correspond to steps S215, S217, and S219, respectively, shown in FIG.

  When the system number has been entered on the number input screen shown in FIG. 13B, the entered system number is confirmed by pressing the “OK” button on the left side of the screen (S419: “Yes”), and step S421 is performed. Thus, the system information is set, that is, stored in a predetermined work area of the main memory 32. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13B, since “00201” is input as the system number, the system number is set in step S421 by pressing the “confirm” button, and the system direct setting process (Also, when the input of the police box has been completed, the "confirm" button on the left side of the screen is also pressed (S418: "Yes"), so that the input police box information is confirmed (S421). 32). Thus, the process returns to the main routine shown in FIG. 3, and the operation information display process is started in the subsequent step S300 (FIG. 13C). The screen display example of the liquid crystal display unit 21 shown in FIG. 13C is different from the screen display example of the liquid crystal display unit 21 shown in FIG. The next stop time difference (time difference between departure time and current time) is not displayed.

  For example, also in the example of the alternating selection screen shown in FIG. 8B, by providing a “number input” button (see FIG. 13A) below the current time on the left side of the screen, FIG. The number input screen as shown in FIG. 5 may be displayed so that the number can be directly input as an alternating number.

  In addition, a “forward” button is displayed on the screen (for example, the screen shown in FIG. 9 (A) or FIG. 10 (E)) displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 in the route bus that stops at the first and last stops. When this is pressed, the destination display device 90 is controlled to display a display indicating that the route bus is a forwarding vehicle, for example, “forwarding”. Specifically, in conjunction with the pressing of the “forward” button displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21, text data or a command corresponding to the “forward” display is output from the operation information providing device 20 to the destination display device 90. Further, when the destination display device 90 performs forward display, a display capable of notifying the crew member of the fact is displayed on the screen display of the liquid crystal display unit 21.

  As a result, for example, when stopping at the first stop or the last stop, the display on the destination display device 90 can be set to “forward” with one touch, so if the destination is “forward”, Therefore, it is possible to prevent a passenger from getting on the vehicle before the start of operation (for example, during a break time of a crew member). In addition, when the destination display device 90 performs the forward display, the destination display device 90 displays the forward display by displaying on the screen display of the liquid crystal display unit 21 a display capable of notifying the crew member. Can prevent the start of operation.

  The technical idea of performing such forward display is as follows: “The shared vehicle is provided with a destination display device configured to be capable of displaying a destination on the predetermined route, and the display control unit is connected to the route bus. In the case where the operation information display control (display control described in any one of claims 1 to 9) is performed, the display control unit receives the operation information when predetermined other operation information is input. It is possible to grasp as an operation information providing device characterized by controlling the vehicle to display on the destination display device that the vehicle is a forwarding vehicle, and thereby, for example, stop at the first and last stops. In this case, the destination display can be set to “forward” with a single touch. For this reason, if the destination is “forwarding”, there is no customer who gets on, so it is possible to prevent the customer from getting on the board before the start of the operation (for example, during the break time of the crew).

  As described above, according to the operation information providing apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment, the name of the next stop, the departure time, and the next stop are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 that can be visually recognized by the crew during traveling on the route bus. Displays the time difference (time difference between the scheduled departure time and the current time) or the scheduled time and the required time, and the next and previous stops above and below the mark that makes it easy to visually recognize the “separation” such as the separation line γ indicating that the vehicle is running Since the names of each are displayed, the crew can easily grasp useful operation information at a glance. In addition, when the route bus is stopped, the name of the next stop that is stopped and the scheduled departure time and the time difference between the next stop, the scheduled time, and the required time are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 that is visible to the crew. The bus mark γ (predetermined mark) indicating the inside is clearly displayed at the beginning or tail of these displays, so that crew members can easily grasp useful operation information at a glance about the currently stopped stop (next stop). Can do.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 has been described by exemplifying the name of the next stop, its departure time, the next stop time difference (time difference between the departure time and the current time), and the like. The time difference between the arrival time, which is the time when the route bus arrives at the next stop, and the current time may be displayed together with the name of the next stop as the next stop time difference. The same actions and effects as described above can be obtained.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, these information is provided to a crew member by displaying the operation information of the said route bus on the liquid crystal display part 21, For example, especially importance among these operation information. A configuration may be adopted in which text data is output from the CPU 31 to the voice codec 37 so that a higher voice can be read out as synthesized voice and output from the built-in speaker 27. Thereby, a crew member can grasp operation information from hearing in addition to vision. Note that the operation information that is particularly important includes, for example, the time difference between the scheduled departure time of the stop where the route bus is stopped or the next stop that is scheduled to stop (next stop) and the current time (next) Stop time difference), departure time at the stop, etc.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, as a part of the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21, the stop, the scheduled departure or scheduled arrival time, the required time, and the like are displayed in a stage configuration that is expanded vertically. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a step configuration that is developed in the left-right direction, a step configuration that is developed in the front-rear direction (depth direction) in the case of a 3D screen, and a circular or spherical shape. It may be configured to be developed as described above. Further, the number of stages is not limited to four, but if there are a plurality of stages, the number of stages suitable for the screen size and character size of the liquid crystal display unit 21 may be set, such as three or five or six.

  Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, the display which makes contrast information higher than the information with low importance by providing contrast difference to the display color of a character and its background, or using several types of character sizes. However, the display mode may be configured to make the operation information having a high degree of importance more noticeable by blinking the display of characters and symbols or giving movement.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the case where the said operation information provision apparatus 20 was mounted in a route bus was illustrated and demonstrated, application of this invention is not restricted to this, The riding which drive | works a predetermined route If it is a vehicle, for example, it can also be applied to provide its crew with operation information on shared vehicles such as trams, trolley buses, and one-man trains. It is possible to obtain the same actions and effects as when.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, when the route bus stops at a stop, refer to FIGS. 9A, 9C, 10E, and 10F. As described above, when the bus stop mark β is displayed on the left side of the departure time on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21 and the route bus is traveling between the stops (the previous stop and the next stop), FIG. B), FIG. 10 (D), FIG. 11 (A) to FIG. 11 (C), and FIG. 12 (A) to FIG. 12 (C), as described with reference to the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 21 The display is controlled so that the dividing line δ is displayed between the information display of the previous stop and the information display of the next stop, and the bus mark γ is displayed near the left end. For example, the route bus stops at the stop Such a bus stop mark β is displayed when the vehicle is traveling, and no separator line δ or bus mark γ is displayed when traveling between stops. It may be configured to the sea urchin display control. On the other hand, for example, when a route bus is stopped at a bus stop, the bus stop mark β is not displayed, and when traveling between bus stops, such a dividing line δ or bus mark γ It is good also as a structure which controls display to display.

  Further, the bus stop mark β, the bus mark γ, and the dividing line δ are not displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21, and the range surrounded by the one-dot chain line on the left side of the screen shown in FIG. The display control may be performed so as to display the next stop time difference α, α ′ displayed in (). In addition, the next and subsequent stop time differences as shown in FIGS. 11 (A) and 11 (B), and the scheduled arrival or passing time indicated by “Preliminary” and “Arrival” as shown in FIG. 11 (C). Further, although it is not shown in the figure, the estimated required time such as “10 minutes remaining” is not necessarily displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 together with the bus stop mark β, the bus mark γ, and the dividing line δ. Thereafter, the display control of the liquid crystal display unit 21 may be configured to display the difference in stop time, the scheduled time, and the estimated required time individually or in combination.

20 ... Operation information providing device 21 ... Liquid crystal display (operation information display)
23 ... Touch panel 25 ... Numerical key unit 30 ... Control unit 31 ... CPU (time difference calculation unit, display control unit)
32 ... Main memory (time difference calculation unit, display control unit)
33 ... Data memory (stop information storage unit)
34 ... Display controller (display controller)
50 ... Fare display device 60 ... GPS device 70 ... Broadcast device 90 ... Destination display device α, α '... Time difference (next stop time difference)
β ... Bus stop mark (predetermined mark indicating stopping)
γ ... Bus mark (predetermined mark indicating running)
δ ... Dividing line (predetermined line)

Claims (8)

It is an operation information providing device equipped with an operation information display unit that is mounted on a passenger vehicle traveling on a predetermined route and displays the operation information of the passenger vehicle in a visible manner to the crew,
As stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least a stop information storage unit for storing the departure time for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs from each stop and the name of each stop,
Based on the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the departure time of the next stop is calculated from the difference between these two times. A time difference calculation unit for obtaining a delay or advance time with respect to the next stop time difference,
Based on the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the previous stop of the previous stop of the next stop A display control unit for controlling the operation information including the name so as to be displayed on the operation information display device,
The display control unit controls to display the next stop time difference in a predetermined range of the operation information display unit, and
When the riding vehicle is traveling between the next stop and the previous stop, the name of the next stop and the departure time are controlled to be displayed side by side on the operation information display unit, and the next stop The operation information providing apparatus is controlled to display a predetermined line or symbol indicating that the vehicle is traveling between the name of the vehicle and the display of the scheduled departure time and the display of the name of the previous stop. It is an operation information providing device equipped with an operation information display unit that is mounted on a passenger vehicle traveling on a predetermined route and displays the operation information of the passenger vehicle in a visible manner to the crew,
As stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least a stop information storage unit for storing the departure time for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs from each stop and the name of each stop,
Based on the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the departure time of the next stop is calculated from the difference between these two times. A time difference calculation unit for obtaining a delay or advance time with respect to the next stop time difference,
Based on the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the previous stop of the previous stop of the next stop A display control unit for controlling the operation information including the name so as to be displayed on the operation information display device,
The display control unit controls to display the next stop time difference in a predetermined range of the operation information display unit, and
When the riding vehicle stops at the next stop, the name of the next stop and the departure time are controlled to be displayed side by side on the operation information display unit, and the head or tail of the display direction of these displays is arranged. An operation information providing apparatus that controls to display a predetermined mark indicating that the vehicle is stopped. The time difference calculation unit is configured to stop or pass the shared vehicle at the next stop based on the departure time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes next, the current position and the current time of the shared vehicle. Determining the time and / or the estimated time required for the shared vehicle to stop or pass at the next stop,
The said display control part controls to display the said schedule time and / or the said schedule required time calculated | required in the said time difference calculating part along with the said departure time schedule of the said next stop. Navigation information provision device. In addition to the next stop time difference,
The time difference calculation unit includes a difference between both times based on the departure time and the current time for each of a plurality of next and subsequent stops where the shared vehicle stops or passes after that including the next stop of the next stop. From the next and subsequent stops, the delay or advance time for the departure time is determined as the next and subsequent stop time difference,
In addition to displaying the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop and the time difference of the next stop and the name of the previous stop,
The display control unit has a plurality of next and subsequent stops so that the display stage advances in a predetermined direction according to the stop or passing order of the stop with respect to the name of the next stop and the display of the scheduled departure time. The name and the departure schedule are arranged in a stepped manner and displayed on the operation information display unit, and the plurality of next and subsequent stops in the vicinity of at least one of the names of the next and subsequent stops and the departure schedule. The operation information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation information is controlled so as to display the next and subsequent stop time differences every time. The time difference calculation unit includes the departure time, the current position and the current time of the shared vehicle for each of a plurality of next and subsequent stops where the shared vehicle stops or passes after that including the next stop of the next stop. Based on the above, the scheduled time for the riding vehicle to stop or pass at the next and subsequent stops and / or the expected time required for the riding vehicle to stop or pass at the next stop,
The display control unit corresponds to each of the departure schedules of the next and subsequent stops arranged in the step shape, and displays the scheduled time and / or the scheduled required time obtained by the time difference calculation unit. The operation information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the operation information providing apparatus is controlled so as to be displayed side by side on a regular basis. The display control unit is configured to be able to input operation information input from the outside,
Display of the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop and the time difference of the next stop and the name of the previous stop, the names of the next and subsequent stops displayed in a different manner on these displays, the departure time and About the display of the next and subsequent stop time differences, and the multi-stage display in the operation information display unit that summarizes,
The display control unit
The display is started in the predetermined direction and the stop next to the stop displayed in the first stage of the multi-level display, and is displayed in the rear direction of the multi-level display in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction. According to the feed scroll operation for ending the display for the stop and the return scroll operation for starting the display for the stop immediately before the stop displayed on the trailing stage and ending the display for the stop displayed on the top stage. 6. The operation information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein display by the operation information display unit is controlled. In the case where the display control unit is performing display control according to the feed scroll operation or the return scroll operation,
The said display control part will transfer to the display control as described in any one of Claims 1-5, when predetermined operation information is input, The operation information provision apparatus of Claim 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. It is an operation information providing device equipped with an operation information display unit that is mounted on a passenger vehicle traveling on a predetermined route and displays the operation information of the passenger vehicle in a visible manner to the crew,
As stop information regarding each stop on the predetermined route, at least a stop information storage unit for storing the departure time for each preset stop from which the shared vehicle departs from each stop and the name of each stop,
Based on the departure time and the current time of the next stop where the shared vehicle stops or passes among the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the departure time of the next stop is calculated from the difference between these two times. A time difference calculation unit for obtaining a delay or advance time with respect to the next stop time difference,
Based on the stop information read from the stop information storage unit, the name of the next stop, the departure time of the next stop, the time difference of the next stop by the time difference calculation unit, and the previous stop of the previous stop of the next stop A display control unit for controlling the operation information including the name so as to be displayed on the operation information display device,
The said display control part is controlled to display the said next stop time difference in the predetermined range of the said operation information display part, The operation information provision apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.