JP2017020853A - Usage guiding device of public traffic transportation, and computer program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device that recommends a route reaching a passing station from a current site in various patterns without imposing a burden of an information input on users.SOLUTION: An information processing device 1 comprises an operation information DB 104 that holds a station of a railway and location thereof, route information, and time table information, and is configured to: retrieve stations equal to or less than the prescribed number of stations movable from a current site without waiting for an instruction of a destination at a time of detecting the current site by a GPS sensor 15; calculate an arrival expected time when moving toward a specified station through the retrieval from the current site; extract operation information on railways departing from the specified station after the arrival expected time from the time table information; generate a route bird's eye view including the specified station in the route on the basis of the route information; and display the generated route bird's eye view on a display 17 in association of the current site, arrival expected time and operation information with the station.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to usage guidance technology for public transportation such as trains and buses using an information processing device such as a portable terminal.

  In the conventional route search technology in public transportation such as trains and buses, the user needs to input the “destination”, and the route cannot be searched unless the destination is determined. The public transportation that is the target of the route search input by the user is only the route that the user can know. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a guidance information providing system that performs a route search from a departure point to a destination according to a route search condition including a departure point, a destination, and a use time.

JP 2013-238980 A

However, depending on your current location, you may not be able to immediately determine where you are now and on which route public transportation is available. In addition, it may be difficult to specify the destination. Users who are accustomed to boarding public transport know the information of the route to the destination, and even if it is a transit station to the destination, as long as you get on the train of the transit station route, Usually you know you can reach your destination.
If so, if you guide some of the routes of the transit station, suggest a transit station to reach the destination, and allow the user to select one of the transit stations, the destination entry is unnecessary in the first place. Convenience increases for the user.

  The present invention, based on the above background, recommends the route from the current location to the transit station in various patterns without burdening the user to input information, and without using a taxi, etc. The main issue is to provide a mechanism that can promote the use of institutions.

  The public transportation use guidance apparatus of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is a display, a sensor that detects the current location and the current time, and a holding location for holding the public transportation and its location, route information, and timetable information. Access to the holding means without waiting for designation of the destination in response to detection of the current location by the means and the sensor, search for a predetermined number of boarding places that can be moved from the current location, and the boarding specified thereby A search means for calculating the estimated arrival time when moving from the current location toward the location, and extracting from the timetable information the operation information of public transportation that departs from the boarding location after the calculated estimated arrival time; A route overhead view including the specified boarding location in the route is generated based on the route information, and the generated route overhead view is displayed on the display together with the current location. With Shimesuru, comprising and a control means for enabling display of the arrival expected time and the operation information in association with the boarding location.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to propose use routes of a plurality of public transportation systems that have estimated the user's destination, and to perform the next processing after waiting for the user's specification, so that the user's demand can be efficiently met. Route search is possible. In addition, the use of public transportation can be promoted.

(A), (b) is explanatory drawing of an information processing apparatus. The functional block diagram of information processing apparatus. Explanatory drawing of railroad information and ride bus information. Explanatory drawing of the use guidance process of public transport. The illustration of a route overhead view. The illustration of a route overhead view. The illustration of a route overhead view. The illustration of a route overhead view. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The public transportation use guidance apparatus of the present embodiment is realized by an information processing apparatus executing a predetermined application program. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of such an information processing apparatus. FIG. 1A is an external view of the information processing apparatus 1, and FIG. 1B is a hardware configuration diagram of the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 is realized by a portable computer such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The information processing apparatus 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a random access memory (RAM) 12, a read only memory (ROM) 13, a storage 14, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor 15, an input device 16, and a display 17. Prepare. Each component is communicably connected via the bus B.

  The CPU 11 reads the boot program from the ROM 13 and executes it to perform boot processing of the information processing apparatus 1. Further, the CPU 11 reads the application program from the storage 14 and executes it using the RAM 12 as a work area, thereby causing the information processing apparatus 1 to function as a usage guidance apparatus. The CPU 11 implements functional blocks to be described later by executing the application program.

  The storage 14 is a mass storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage 14 stores computer programs such as application programs installed in the information processing apparatus 1 and various data. The GPS sensor 15 receives a radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite and detects the current location and the current time. The input device 16 is an input button 161 (see FIG. 1A) or a position input device. The display 17 is an FPD (Flat Panel Display). The information processing apparatus 1 includes, for example, a transparent sheet-like position input device as the input device 16 and is provided on the display surface of the display 17 so as to include a touch panel display that receives information input by a touch operation.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, each functional block is described as being realized by the CPU 11 executing an application program, but at least a part may be realized by hardware. The information processing apparatus 1 includes a position information acquisition unit 101, a time information acquisition unit 102, a route search engine 103, an operation information database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 104, a main control unit 105, an input control unit 106, and a display. It functions as the control unit 107.

  The position information acquisition unit 101 acquires information indicating the current location of the information processing apparatus 1 detected by the GPS sensor 15 and stores the information in the RAM 12. The time information acquisition unit 102 acquires information representing the current time detected by the GPS sensor 15 and stores the information in the RAM 12.

  The route search engine 103 performs the route search by accessing the operation information DB 104 without waiting for the user to specify the destination with the detection of the current location by the GPS sensor 15. The route search engine 103 searches for a predetermined number or less of boarding places that can be moved from the current location, and calculates an expected arrival time when moving from the current location toward the boarding location specified thereby. A boarding place that can be moved from the current location to be searched is a railway station that can be moved from the current location by foot or a shared bus. The route search engine 103 extracts, from the operation information DB 104, operation information of public transportation that departs from the boarding location after the calculated estimated arrival time. For example, the route search engine 103 extracts, as operation information, at least one of the destination and departure time of public transportation, the route, and the type that can be used from the boarding place after the estimated arrival time.

  The operation information DB 104 holds railway information and shared bus information. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of railway information and shared bus information. The railroad information includes a boarding location and position of public transportation, route information, and timetable information. In this embodiment, the boarding place of public transportation is represented by a station name on the railway line, and its position is represented by position information (for example, longitude, latitude, address, etc.). The route information and the timetable information are, for example, route information diagram information (including route and timetable). The shared bus information includes stop information of the shared bus and its surrounding map, bus timetable information, and identification information of a transfer stop that can be transferred to a boarding place such as a station.

Based on the railway information in the operation information DB 104, the route search engine 103 determines that a shared bus including a station that can be moved on foot from the current location and a bus stop that is movable on foot from the current location on the route starts from the bus stop. The first station that arrives is searched for as a boarding location.
The route search engine 103 refers to the shared bus information in the operation information DB 104 when the movement from the current location to the boarding location includes boarding the shared bus. The route search engine 103 searches based on the shared bus information for the nearest stop from the current location where the shared bus that includes a transfer stop for moving to the boarding location stops. The route search engine 103 determines the current time of the walking time from the current location to the nearest stop identified as a result of the search, the transit time from the stop to the first transit stop, and the walking time from the transit stop to the transit location. To calculate the estimated arrival time. The first transfer stop is, for example, a transfer stop that first arrives after getting on from the nearest stop when a shared bus route passes through a plurality of stations.
The route search engine 103 refers to the railway information in the operation information DB 104, and based on the route information and the timetable information, the destination and departure time of the public transportation that can be used from the boarding location after the estimated arrival time, the route And at least one of the types is extracted as operation information.

  The route search engine 103 generates a route map from the current location to the nearest stop and a route map from the transfer stop to the boarding location when calculating the estimated arrival time at the boarding location. The route search engine 103 stores these generated route maps in the RAM 12 until a boarding place is designated by the user.

The main control unit 105 provides a public transportation usage guidance service to the user of the information processing apparatus 1 by controlling processing by each component and each function of the information processing apparatus 1. Based on the route information, the main control unit 105 generates a route overhead view including the specified number of boarding places or less in the route.
The input control unit 106 receives an instruction from the user using the input device 16 and sends it to the main control unit 105. The main control unit 105 performs processing according to an instruction acquired from the input control unit 106. The display control unit 107 displays an image on the display 17 under the control of the main control unit 105. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 107 displays an image relating to usage guidance for public transportation such as a route overhead view and a route map.

The main control unit 105 associates the estimated arrival time and the operation information for each boarding place on the route overhead view and enables display. The main control unit 105 displays, for example, the estimated arrival time at the station for each station that is a boarding location, and displays the destination and departure time of the train departing from the station, and at least one of the route and the type, Display in relation to the estimated arrival time.
The main control unit 105 uses the input device 16 to specify a route map from the current location to the designated boarding location when the user designates either a boarding location or a display area of expected arrival time from the route overhead view. The display 17 is switched and displayed. The main control unit 105 may highlight the boarding place or the route including the boarding place in the route overhead view. The main control unit 105 highlights, for example, the route that has entered the station at the boarding location in the route overhead view, and displays only the names of stations that can be reached without requiring a transfer from the boarding location. The setting of the highlight mode can be instructed by the user using the input device 16, for example.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a public transportation use guidance process by the information processing apparatus 1. By executing this processing, the information processing device 1 searches for a station that can be moved from the current location while the user carrying the information processing device 1 is out of the office, for example, and obtains information about transportation facilities that can be used from the station. To provide. 5 to 9 are illustrations of route overhead views displayed on the display 17.

  The information processing apparatus 1 detects the current location and the current time using the GPS sensor 15 (S10). The detected current location and current time are sent from the GPS sensor 15 to the position information acquisition unit 101 and the time information acquisition unit 102. The position information acquisition unit 101 and the time information acquisition unit 102 store the acquired information indicating the current location and information indicating the current time in the RAM 12.

  The main control unit 105 instructs the route search engine 103 to search for a boarding place when the GPS sensor 15 detects the current location. First, the route search engine 103 searches for a station that is a predetermined number or less of boarding places that can be moved from the current location based on information representing the current location stored in the RAM 12 (S11). The route search engine 103 accesses the operation information DB 104, refers to the railroad information, and searches for a station name that can move from the current location. In the examples of FIGS. 5 to 8, an asterisk represents the current location. There are three search results for stations serving as boarding places by the route search engine 103: “Nakano Station”, “Koenji Station”, and “Nogata Station”. In the present embodiment, an example of searching for three stations serving as boarding places is shown. However, more stations may be displayed as boarding places in areas where public transportation is substantial, such as in large cities. On the other hand, in areas where public transportation is not very substantial, there are fewer boarding places (stations) displayed.

  The route search engine 103 calculates the estimated arrival time at the station serving as the boarding location (S12). The route search engine 103 accesses the operation information DB 104, refers to the shared bus information, and calculates an estimated arrival time when moving from the nearest stop to the current location toward each station serving as a boarding location. As described above, the route search engine 103 calculates the current time from the current location to the nearest stop, the transit time from the stop to the first transit stop, and the walk time from the transit stop to the station at the transit location. The total time is calculated as the estimated arrival time. In addition, when it is possible to move on foot from the current location to the station that is the boarding location, the route search engine calculates an estimated arrival time in the case of walking. The allowable time for the movement by walking is set in advance. The user may input and set the allowable time using the input device 16. The estimated arrival time in the case of walking is calculated according to the distance of the route from the current location to the station serving as the boarding location. Since the walking speed of the person is approximately 4 [km / h], the route search engine 103 calculates the estimated arrival time from the distance of the route from the current location to the station serving as the boarding location and the walking speed. For example, the route search engine 103 holds a table indicating the relationship between distance and walking time, specifies the walking time according to the distance of the route from the current location to the station as the boarding location, and walks at the current time. The estimated arrival time may be calculated by adding the time.

  5-8, the expected arrival time by bus to “Nakano Station” is “15:15”, the expected arrival time by bus to “Koenji Station” is “15:18”, “Nogata Station The estimated arrival time by bus to “15:10”. In the example of FIG. 6, the expected arrival time on foot to “Nakano Station” is “15:20”, the expected arrival time on foot to “Koenji Station” is “15:28”, “Nogata Station” The estimated arrival time on foot is “15:32”. As described above, when it is possible to arrive at the boarding place both by bus and on foot, both expected arrival times are displayed. If only one is a reasonable route, only that one is displayed.

  The route search engine 103 extracts the operation information indicating the departure time of the public transportation that departs from the station as the boarding place after the estimated arrival time at each boarding place with reference to the operation information DB 104 (S13). The route search engine 103 refers to the railroad information in the operation information DB 104 and extracts the departure time from the station serving as each boarding place from the route information and the timetable information. In the example of FIG. 5, extraction results such as departure times, train types, directions, destinations, and the like of the up and down directions of the stations serving as the boarding places are displayed.

  The main control unit 105 generates a route overhead view including a station serving as a boarding place in the route based on a search result and operation information by the route search engine 103 (S14). The main control unit 105 causes the display control unit 107 to display the generated route overhead view on the display 17 (S15). In this way, a route overhead view as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 8 is displayed on the display 17.

FIG. 5 is a basic image of a route overhead view showing the expected arrival time at each station, the departure time of the first train that can be boarded at each station after arrival, the train type, direction, and destination. .
FIG. 6 is a bird's-eye view of the route when displaying the expected arrival times when going by a shared bus to the station as the boarding place and when going on foot. In this route bird's-eye view, for a station that can be reached either by bus or on foot, both arrival expected times are displayed, and if only one is a reasonable route, only one is displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, since walking on “Nakano Station” is a reasonable route, an expected arrival time on foot is displayed. Since “Koenji Station” and “Nogata Station” are reachable both by bus and on foot, both expected arrival times are displayed.

FIG. 7 is a bird's-eye view of a route when a route entering the station that is the boarding location is highlighted. This route overhead view displays a station name and a route name that can be reached without requiring a transfer from a station as a boarding place, and does not display a station name and a route name that require a transfer from the station. The route bird's-eye view displayed in this way can present the user with an emphasis on a station that can be moved on a route on which the user gets on at a boarding location that can move from the current location.
FIG. 8 is a bird's-eye view of the route when the route entering the boarding place is not highlighted. This route overhead view displays the name of the station and the name of the route that need to be changed from the station as the boarding place. Therefore, the user can easily find a route to a destination that requires transfer.

  These route overhead views can be switched by the user instructing using the input device 16. The main control unit 105 switches the route overhead view displayed on the display 17 according to the instruction.

  From such a route overhead view, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 can select a transit station that reaches the destination from the stations that are the boarding places by using the input device 16. Here, a case where a station name or an estimated arrival time is selected by touching on the touch panel will be described, but the selection may be made by operating the input button 161. The main control unit 105 acquires from the input control unit 106 the station name or estimated arrival time selected by the touch operation by the user (S16). The main control unit 105 causes the display control unit 107 to display a route map from the current location to the selected transit station on the display 17 (S17). As described above, the route map is generated and stored in the RAM 12 when the route search engine 103 calculates the estimated arrival time at the boarding place. The main control unit 105 acquires a route map to the transit station from the RAM 12 and causes the display 17 to display the route map.

  FIG. 9 is an exemplary diagram of a route diagram. In the example of FIG. 9, “Nakano Station” is selected as the transit station, the route from the current location to the nearest stop, the destination and departure time of the shared bus to get on at the stop, the name of the stop (transfer stop) and the stop The estimated arrival time at the transfer stop and the estimated arrival time at “Nakano Station” are displayed. When not boarding a shared bus, the route map displays a walking route. When the distance from the current location to the transit station is long, a route diagram representing the route from the current location to the nearest stop and the route from the transfer stop to the transit station is displayed.

  The information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment as described above searches for a boarding place that can be moved from the current location without waiting for the user to specify the destination, and presents the estimated arrival time to the user. The user selects a transit station to be used by his / her own judgment from the presented content. The information processing apparatus 1 presents the travel route from the current location to the transit station according to the selection result. Therefore, the user can easily acquire the route to the destination station without inputting the destination.

  In the above description, the route search engine 103 and the operation information DB 104 have been described as the configuration provided in the information processing apparatus 1, but these may be provided in an external device such as a server. In this case, the information processing apparatus 1 has a function capable of communicating with an external device via a public network. The information processing device 1 transmits the detection result of the current location and the current time by the GPS sensor 15 to the external device via the public network. The information processing apparatus 1 acquires search results and operation information from an external device via a public line network, and generates a route overhead view including a station serving as a boarding place in the route. When the user selects a transit station, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits the selected transit station name to the external device via the public line network. The external device transmits a route map corresponding to the transit station name to the information processing device 1 via the public network. The information processing apparatus 1 displays the route map acquired in this way on the display 17.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing apparatus, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... RAM, 13 ... ROM, 14 ... Storage, 15 ... GPS sensor, 16 ... Input device, 161 ... Input button, 17 ... Display, 101 ... Position information acquisition part, 102 ... Time information acquisition unit, 103 ... route search engine, 104 ... operation information DB, 105 ... main control unit, 106 ... input control unit, 107 ... display control unit

Claims (8)

Display,
A sensor for detecting the current location and the current time;
A holding means for holding a public transportation boarding location and its position, route information and timetable information;
Accessing the holding means without waiting for designation of a destination triggered by detection of the current location by the sensor, searching for a predetermined number of boarding places that can be moved from the current location, and toward the boarding location specified thereby Search means for calculating the estimated arrival time when moving from the current location, and extracting from the timetable information public transportation operation information that departs from the boarding location after the calculated estimated arrival time;
A route overhead view including the identified boarding location in the route is generated based on the route information, the generated route overhead view is displayed on the display together with the current location, and the expected arrival time and the operation information are displayed A control means for enabling display in association with a place;
A public transportation usage guidance device comprising: The search means extracts the destination and departure time of public transportation available from the boarding location after the estimated arrival time, and at least one of the route and type from the timetable information as the operation information,
The usage guidance device according to claim 1. The public transportation boarding place to be searched is a station on a railway line,
The movement from the current location to the station includes boarding a shared bus,
The holding means holds a shared bus stop and its surrounding map, bus timetable information, and identification information of a transfer stop that can be transferred to any of the stations,
The searching means searches for the nearest stop from the current location among the shared buses including the transfer stop on the route based on the information held in the holding means, and the walking time to the specified stop by the search bus, The total boarding time from the stop to the first transfer stop and the walking time from the transfer stop to the station at the boarding location are added to the current time, and the total time is taken as the estimated arrival time at the station at the boarding location. calculate,
The usage guidance device according to claim 2. The search means generates a route map from the current location to the nearest stop and a route map from the transfer stop to the station at the boarding location when calculating an estimated arrival time at the boarding location station. , Save these generated route maps until the boarding station is specified,
The usage guidance device according to claim 3. The display is a touch panel display that receives information input by a touch operation,
The control means, for each station of the boarding place in the route overhead view, mapping and displaying the expected arrival time to the station, the destination and departure time of the train departing from the station, at least the route and type One of them is displayed in association with the estimated arrival time,
When a display area of any of the stations or the estimated arrival time is designated by the touch operation, the route map from the current location to the station is switched and displayed on the display.
The usage guidance device according to claim 4. The control means highlights the station of the boarding place or the route including the station in the route overhead view.
The usage guidance device according to claim 5. Further comprising setting means for setting the aspect of the highlighting.
The usage guidance device according to claim 6. A computer comprising a display, a sensor for detecting the current location and the current time, and a holding means for holding a boarding location of public transport and its position, route information and timetable information;
Accessing the holding means without waiting for designation of a destination triggered by detection of the current location by the sensor, searching for a predetermined number of boarding places that can be moved from the current location, and toward the boarding location specified thereby A search means for calculating the expected arrival time when moving from the present location and extracting the operation information of public transportation departing from the boarding location after the calculated estimated arrival time from the timetable information;
A route overhead view including the identified boarding location in the route is generated based on the route information, the generated route overhead view is displayed on the display together with the current location, and the expected arrival time and the operation information are displayed Control means that can be displayed in association with the location,
As a computer program.