JP2018020705A - Time table distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a time table distribution system which can quickly grasp a time table corresponding to a section in charge when a train a crew member is to be on board is changed.SOLUTION: A time table distribution system includes: a transportation plan center server planning, creating and storing time table data; a zone terminal which is provided for each section and to which time table data changed after a date when time table data is defined in the transportation plan center server can be inputted; a portable terminal; and a time table distribution server storing the time table data, searching for time table data related to a train number in accordance with a request based on the train number from the portable terminal, and transmitting it. The time table distribution server registers in advance information about a section or a zone of which a crew member belonging to each section can be in charge. The time table distribution server narrows down objects to search for on the basis of the registered information about the section or zone and transmits time table data related to the train number to the portable terminal when there is a request based on the train number from the portable terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a timetable distribution system capable of quickly distributing a timetable corresponding to a train to be on board when a crew member is on board.

In order to operate a train, a crew plan (such as a route that the crew is responsible for) called a work is created based on the train schedule, and the crew is assigned to the train on the route designated based on this crew plan. To do. A route number and a train number are given as an index to a route and a train, and conventionally, a timetable of a train (train number) to be on board in each crew member's route (route number) created based on this crew plan, For example, it was given to each crew member at the time of the first call on the day.
In addition, timetables used by crew members are automatically distributed from a higher-level server device to portable terminals by entering route numbers, train numbers, etc. using portable terminals before the crew rides for work. An invention related to a system that has been made is proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  However, when changing the train on which a crew member should board due to a transportation failure or the like, it is necessary to separately input the train number to the mobile terminal and obtain the timetable of the train to be transferred. This is because each crew member belongs to the ward office of each line ward, and in normal times, he / she is assigned to the train that the ward office he / she is responsible for. This is because a change in charge may occur in a train handled by another ward.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-085876

By the way, the train numbers used in the train operation plan are not unique. In some cases, the same train number may be assigned to another line that does not overlap with a certain line. However, a train with the same train number may be assigned by a crew member of another ward depending on the crew section.
For this reason, when a crew member simply inputs only a train number as a search item into a mobile terminal, the timetable of the train with the same train number operated in another line area that the crew member may not be in charge of, or the same All timetable data, such as the timetable of a train that is a line ward and is handled by a crew member of another ward, may be displayed.
In addition, since the timetable is configured in units of routes, if the crew member inputs the train number to the mobile terminal when changing the boarding train when a transport failure occurs, extra timetable data that is not in charge will be displayed Sometimes.

For this reason, it is difficult for the crew to determine which timetable (timetable in the ward) should be selected from the list of all displayed timetable data, and finally the desired timetable is grasped. There is a problem that a considerable amount of time is consumed. Another problem is that the time required for downloading the timetable data to be displayed on the portable terminal becomes longer due to the display of all timetable data of the same train number.
In addition, since the time required for a crew member to transfer trains at a station is short, there is a demand for quickly acquiring a timetable of the trains to be transferred.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems as described above, and a timetable distribution system capable of quickly grasping the timetable corresponding to the assigned ward when the train is changed by the crew. Is intended to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A transportation planning central server that plans, creates and stores timetable data describing daily crew schedules for each route;
A ward that is provided for each ward that manages the arrangement of crew members and that can input timetable data that has been changed after the date and time when the timetable data has been determined by the transportation plan central server and can send it to the transportation plan central server A terminal,
A portable terminal having an operation input unit, a display unit, a communication unit, and a control unit;
Storing the timetable data, a timetable distribution server capable of searching and transmitting timetable data related to the train number in response to a request based on the train number from the mobile terminal;
In the timetable distribution system with
The timetable distribution server is pre-registered with information on wards or line wards that can be handled by crew members belonging to each ward, and the timetable distribution server has a request based on the train number from the mobile terminal. The search target is narrowed down based on the registered ward or line information, and timetable data related to the train number obtained by the search is transmitted to the requesting mobile terminal. Is.

  According to the configuration as described above, when there is a request for timetable data based on the train number from the mobile terminal, the timetable distribution server searches based on information on the pre-registered ward or line ward. Since the amount of information in the timetable data corresponding to the requested train number sent to the crew's mobile terminal is reduced, the time corresponding to the ward where the crew should change is changed. The table can be grasped quickly.

Preferably, when the mobile terminal makes a request for timetable data based on the train number, the crew member identification code corresponding to the mobile terminal is transmitted to the timetable distribution server,
The timetable distribution server determines the ward or line that the crew can handle based on the received crew member identification code and the registered ward or line information, and narrows down the search target. Configure to do.
According to such a configuration, it is not necessary to store the correspondence information between the mobile terminal and the crew member holding the mobile terminal in the timetable distribution server, and the timetable distribution server is based on the sent crew member identification code. The ward can be determined and the search target can be narrowed down.

Further, preferably, the ward terminal is configured to be able to input information related to a crew schedule changed after the date and time when the timetable data is confirmed in the transportation plan central server, and the timetable distribution server includes Information is added to the timetable data so that transmission is possible.
According to this configuration, the crew can acquire information related to the crew schedule together with the timetable data.

Preferably, the ward terminal is configured to be able to acquire the timetable data input from a ward terminal provided in another ward from the timetable distribution server.
According to this configuration, it is possible to check information on the operation of a vehicle changed on the day of operation, etc. in a certain ward, the crew's crew plan, etc. also in other wards.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a timetable distribution system capable of quickly grasping a timetable corresponding to a responsible ward when a crew member changes a train.
In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to realize a timetable distribution system capable of confirming information on the operation of a vehicle changed on the day of operation, etc. in a certain ward office, the crew's crew plan, etc. also in other ward offices. is there.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the timetable delivery system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the timetable delivery server and portable terminal which comprise the timetable delivery system of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence when the request | requirement of the timetable data of the timetable delivery server which comprises the timetable delivery system of embodiment is received. (A), (B) shows an example of the screen displayed based on the timetable data transmitted to the portable terminal, and (A) is a boarding section in which one is selected from a plurality of candidates. A selection screen and (B) are timetable screens.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a timetable distribution system having a timetable distribution function according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an overview of the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment has a daily crew schedule (train number, train type, destination) for all routes under management, that is, all routes to be operated. Based on information from the transportation planning system 100 that plans, creates, and stores timetable data that describes information such as arrival time of each train station, arrival time at the station, and number of lines used). And a timetable distribution server 200 that distributes timetable data to crew members.

  The transportation planning system 100 is a transportation planning central server (central server) 110 that plans, creates and stores timetable data, terminals 120A to 120N arranged in each ward, and information on trains in charge at the ward (time). Table servers 130A to 130N having functions for managing and changing tables, routes, etc., and an external connection server 140 connected to the central server 110 and executing data transfer according to a file transfer protocol. In the central server 110, a basic train schedule (basic schedule) and timetable data based on the basic schedule are created by the schedule revision date and transmitted to a train operation management system (not shown) to operate the train according to the basic schedule. .

  However, the basic schedule may change due to the addition of temporary train operation plans. When a change occurs, the change contents are input to the central server 110 by a certain time (confirmed date and time), for example, a few days before the train operation day, and the train schedule and the changed timetable after the change in the central server 110 The data needs to be confirmed. The confirmed train schedule is immediately transmitted to the train operation management system, and the train is operated according to the changed contents.

  When a train schedule change occurs after the fixed date and time at the central server 110 of the transportation planning system 100, the train schedule change is input by the train operation management system. The train schedule information changed by the train operation management system is not reflected in the timetable data (timetable data at the date and time determined by the central server 110) managed by the ward office servers 130A to 130N. In order to reflect the change in the timetable data, it is necessary to input the change contents from the terminals 120A to 120N in the respective districts. The terminals 120A to 120N are also used when inputting information such as instruction contents for the crew, arrival time for each station, departure time from the station, and the number of both in the timetable data.

In the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment, the stop stations, departure times, arrival times, etc. are listed in time series corresponding to the train numbers at the timing of printing the timetables to be passed to each crew member on the ward office servers 130A to 130N. A function for creating the created timetable data and a function for transmitting the created timetable data to the central server 110 via a network or the like are provided. The timetable data transmitted from the ward office servers 130A to 130N to the central server 110 is transferred to the external connection server 140 as it is and stored in a storage device in the server. When there is information on timetable data related to the crew schedule input at the terminals 120A to 120N in the ward office, that information is also stored in the storage device in the external connection server 140.
By sending the timetable data created by the ward office servers 130A to 130N to the central server 110 at the timing of printing the timetable that is passed to each crew member, changes are made at the terminal 120A to 120N at the ward office after the fixed date and time. Since the timetable data is stored in the storage device in the external connection server 140, the timetable distribution server 200 can always distribute the latest timetable data to the crew. Furthermore, when the timetable data related to the crew schedule is input at the terminals 120A to 120N in the ward after the fixed date and time, the timetable distribution server 200 uses the latest timetable data to which the information is added as a crew member. Can be delivered against.

  The timetable distribution server 200 includes a control unit configured by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a data storage unit configured by a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). Etc. Further, the timetable distribution server 200 goes to the external connection server 140 periodically to acquire timetable data by a program stored in the data storage unit, and uses the acquired timetable data (including information on the crew schedule). It is configured to have a function of searching and transmitting timetable data in response to a request from a portable terminal held by a crew member while creating a database.

  In the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment, when a crew member is on the train, the portable terminal 300 (for example, a tablet terminal) having a wireless communication function is carried. For example, when the crew member activates the portable terminal 300, the portable terminal 300 carried by the crew member inputs an identification code (for example, a route number) given to the crew member to the portable terminal 300, so that the crew member and the portable terminal 300 300 is associated.

  The input of the identification code to the portable terminal 300 may be a form in which the identification code is read by a card reader from an ID card held by the crew. In this case, data indicating the correspondence relationship between the crew and the mobile terminal 300 is stored in one of the servers. Thereby, when each crew member uses the portable terminal 300 to acquire desired data, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the identification code one by one, and the timetable distribution server 200 can be input only by inputting only the train number. The timetable data can be automatically transmitted by recognizing the crew's flight route and received by the portable terminal 300.

Further, in the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment, the timetable distribution server 200 is pre-registered with information about wards and line wards where the crew members who belong to each ward may be assigned by changing trains. The timetable distribution server 200 has a function of searching for timetable data based on the registered ward information and narrowing down the timetable data to be transmitted.
Note that the function as described above provided in the timetable distribution server 200 is provided to the application program of the portable terminal 300, and the timetable distribution server 200 transmits all timetable data of the designated train number, and the portable terminal It is also possible to narrow down the timetable data displayed on the 300 side.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the timetable distribution server 200 and the portable terminal 300 among the hardware configuring the timetable distribution system of the present embodiment. The portable terminal 300 and the timetable distribution server 200 are communicably connected via a communication network NW such as the Internet or a telephone line network such as a telecommunications carrier or a portable telephone communication network.
As shown in FIG. 2, the timetable distribution server 200 includes a control unit 210 configured by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. Data storage unit 220 configured by a storage device, data transmission / reception unit 230 that transmits / receives data via a LAN (local area network), etc., wireless communication unit 240 that performs wireless communication, and data transmission / reception between them It consists of a bus 250 to be connected.

In addition, the mobile terminal 300 includes a control unit 310 configured by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and data storage configured by a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). 320, a touch panel type input & display unit 330, an input processing unit 340 for processing input from the input & display unit 330, a display processing unit 350 for displaying an image on the input & display unit 330, and data of external data A wireless communication unit 360 that performs communication, and a bus 370 that can connect and receive data between them are configured. The input & display unit 330 functions as an operation input unit and a display unit.
The portable terminal 300 is not limited to a tablet-type terminal, and may be a notebook computer or a smartphone.

Next, the processing of the timetable distribution server 200 when there is a request for timetable data from the mobile terminal 300 in FIG. 3 will be described.
First, the control unit 210 of the timetable distribution server 200 acquires the crew member identification code (step S1).
Thereafter, the request for timetable data from the portable terminal 300 is made by designating the train number (or train number and date) as described above. In addition, at the time of the request, the IP address of the portable terminal 300 and the identification code of the crew member who owns the portable terminal are transmitted.
Upon receiving the request for timetable data, the control unit 210 of the timetable distribution server 200 searches the database using the train number included in the request as an index, and the train corresponding to the specified date (the day when there is no specification). Are read out (step S2).

  Next, from the acquired identification code of the crew member, the information on the ward / line ward which may be assigned in advance with respect to the ward or the ward to which the crew belongs is read from the data storage unit 220 in the server (step S3). ). Subsequently, the control unit 210 uses the information read in step S3 to narrow down data to be transmitted among the data read in step S2 (step S4).

  Thereafter, the control unit 210 transmits the timetable data narrowed down in step S4 using the IP address to the mobile terminal 300 that has requested the timetable data (step S5). At this time, if there is information on timetable data related to the crew schedule input at the terminals 120A to 120N in the ward office, the timetable distribution server 200 also transmits the information to the portable terminal 300. Also good.

  4A and 4B show examples of screens displayed based on timetable data transmitted to the mobile terminal 300. FIG. 4A is a crew section selection screen for selecting one of a plurality of timetable candidates transmitted from the timetable distribution server 200 by specifying the train number 10M, and FIG. When one of the three displayed section candidates C1, C2, and C3 is selected by tapping on the crew section selection screen of FIG. 4 and then the “determine crew section” button B1 is tapped, FIG. 4 (B) A timetable screen as shown in FIG.

By the processing as described above by the timetable distribution server 200, the data displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 300 can be greatly reduced compared to the case of searching the timetable data based only on the train number, and the crew Will be able to quickly grasp the timetable information of the train to be boarded from the displayed data.
Hereinafter, an example of a verification result performed by the present inventors will be described with respect to a difference in the amount of data displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 300 when the present embodiment is not applied and when the present embodiment is applied. An example of the verification result is a three-line section of an XXX line, a YYY line, and a ZZZ line. Each line section includes three sections AAA to AAC; BBA to BBC; CCA to CCC.

If this embodiment is not applied and a crew member belonging to the ward AAA specifies a train number 10M using a mobile terminal and downloads timetable data from the timetable distribution server 200, for example, As shown below
XXX line aa station-bb station: AAA ward 10 line
bb station-cc station: AAB Ward 101
cc station-dd station: AAC-ku 55 route YYY line ff station-gg station: BBA-ku 15 route
gg station-hh station: BBB Ward 101
hh station-ii station: BBC ward 10 line ZZZ line gg station-aa station: CCA ward 55 line
aa station-jj station: 201, CCB-ku
jj station-kk station: The timetable data of 9 trains on the 3rd CCC ward is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal.

On the other hand, when the present embodiment is applied and a crew member belonging to the ward office AAA downloads timetable data from the timetable distribution server 200 by specifying a train number 10M using the mobile terminal 300, for example, , As shown below
XXX line aa station-bb station: AAA ward 10 line
bb station-cc station: AAB Ward 101
cc station-dd station: AAC ward 55 line ZZZ line gg station-aa station: CCA ward 55 line 4 train timetable data is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal 300. As a result, the crew can quickly grasp the timetable information of the train to be boarded from the displayed data.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the timetable distribution server 200 registers in advance information related to “ward offices” that may be assigned to crew members by changing train assignments for each ward office. Although the server 200 has a function of searching for timetable data based on the registered “city information” and narrowing down the timetable data to be transmitted, there is a possibility that a crew member may be on the timetable distribution server 200. Register information related to "Lines" or "wards and lines" in advance, and search and send timetable data based on the information of "Lines" or "Points and Lines" You may comprise so that the timetable data to narrow down may be narrowed down.

As described above, by adding “line section” to the search condition, in the above-described example, the timetable data displayed on the mobile terminal 300 is narrowed down to the data of three trains related to the XXX line (ZZZ line). Data is not displayed).
Further, in the above description, the case where the crew member obtains the timetable mainly at the time of the change of boarding train in the event of a transport failure has been described. It can also be used when acquiring timetable data.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Transportation planning system 110 Central server 120A-120N Ward terminal 130A-130N Ward server 140 External connection server 200 Timetable distribution server 210 Control part 220 Data storage part 230 Data transmission / reception part 240 Wireless communication part 300 Portable terminal 310 Control part 320 Data Storage Unit 330 Input & Display Unit 340 Input Processing Unit 350 Display Processing Unit 360 Wireless Communication Unit NW Communication Network

Claims (4)

A transportation planning central server that plans, creates and stores timetable data describing daily crew schedules for each route;
A ward that is provided for each ward that manages the assignment of crew members and that can input timetable data that has been changed since the timetable data was confirmed by the transportation plan central server and that can be sent to the transportation plan central server. A terminal,
A portable terminal having an operation input unit, a display unit, a communication unit, and a control unit;
Storing the timetable data, a timetable distribution server capable of searching and transmitting timetable data related to the train number in response to a request based on the train number from the mobile terminal;
In the timetable distribution system with
The timetable distribution server is pre-registered with information on wards or line wards that can be handled by crew members belonging to each ward, and the timetable distribution server has a request based on the train number from the mobile terminal. The search target is narrowed down based on the registered ward or line information, and the timetable data relating to the train number obtained by the search is transmitted to the mobile terminal of the request source. Timetable distribution system to do. The mobile terminal, when making a request for timetable data based on the train number, transmits an identification code of a crew member corresponding to the mobile terminal to the timetable distribution server,
The timetable distribution server determines the ward or line that the crew can handle based on the received crew member identification code and the registered ward or line information, and narrows down the search target. The timetable distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the timetable distribution system is performed. The ward terminal is configured to be able to input information related to a crew schedule changed after the date and time when the timetable data is confirmed in the transportation plan central server,
The timetable distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the timetable distribution server is configured to be able to transmit the information by adding the information to the timetable data.   The said ward terminal is comprised so that the said timetable data input by the ward terminal provided in the other ward offices can be acquired from the said timetable delivery server. Timetable distribution system.

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