JP2019059315A - Vehicle congestion condition notification system, vehicle congestion condition notification method, and vehicle congestion condition notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

To select a vehicle of a low congestion degree.SOLUTION: A passenger number detection device 2a and a vacant seat detection device 2b detect the number of passengers boarding at the departure time of a train and vacant seats for each vehicle, and transmits the results to a server device 3. In the server device 3, a statistical data calculation unit 3c calculates and stores statistical data on the number of vehicle boarding/alighting passengers from data on the number of boarding passengers, and a congestion condition calculation unit 3d calculates a congestion condition for each vehicle from the data on the number of passengers. A first congestion condition prediction unit 3e predicts a congestion condition for each vehicle when a train started from a preceding station departs from a current station, and a second congestion condition prediction unit 3f predicts a congestion condition for each vehicle when the train started from the preceding station departs from a following station. The prediction of the congestion condition and the vacant seat condition of the train started from the preceding station and the prediction of the congestion conditions when the train started from the preceding station departs from the current station and the following station are displayed by a vehicle congestion condition output device 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention provides a congested situation of trains installed at concourses, ticket gates, platforms, etc. of passenger stations of railways and vehicle congestion providing congestion forecast when arriving trains leave this station or a station ahead The present invention relates to a status notification system, a vehicle congestion status notification method, and a vehicle congestion status notification device.

  A train guide display panel is installed at a ticket gate of a passenger station of a railway, and provides users with information such as train departure time, destination, and train type. Such a train guidance display panel employs a light emitting diode (LED) method or a magnetic reversal method as a display device. Such display devices are limited in the information items that can be displayed, and therefore, only the minimum necessary information can be provided to the user.

  On the other hand, since the display device of the method represented by the liquid crystal can increase the information items that can be displayed, it is possible to simultaneously display additional information such as train delay time, departure time, and order change. ing.

  In addition, as a railway company, there is a demand to level the congestion rate for each train or each vehicle in order to improve the degree of satisfaction of customers due to the decrease in congestion rate and shorten the time for getting in and out of customers when the station is stopped. is there. In this regard, there is known a transportation system utilization information providing system that provides congestion at the time of train arrival (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-190847 A

  However, in the conventional transportation system utilization information provision system, congestion at the time the train leaves the passenger's boarding station and train congestion at the main station beyond the boarding station are not provided, and in fact It was difficult to choose trains and vehicles that were not crowded. This is because the trains and vehicles not crowded at the time of train arrival are not necessarily the trains and vehicles not crowded even at the time of train departure and at the station after that.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and provides a congestion status notification system that can provide congestion status of arriving trains and congestion forecast when arriving trains leave this station or a destination station, An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle congestion status notification method and a vehicle congestion status notification device.

  In the present invention, a vehicle congestion status notification system is provided in order to solve the above problems. The vehicle congestion status notification system includes a boarding number detection device that detects the number of people boarding each vehicle, and a boarding number data reception unit that receives the boarding number data detected by the boarding number detection apparatus when the train is issued. A statistical data calculation unit that calculates and accumulates the passenger statistics data from the received number of people data, calculates the congestion status of the train for each vehicle from the previous station number of people data when the train leaves the previous station The congestion at the time of departure from the station based on the congestion status calculation unit, the passenger count data of the previous station, and the passenger statistics data at the station of the same schedule as the train which the statistical data calculation unit has accumulated and left the previous station. The first congestion status prediction unit that predicts the status for each vehicle, the congestion status at the time of departure from the station predicted by the first congestion status prediction unit, and the statistics data calculation unit have accumulated A second congestion status prediction unit that predicts the congestion status at the time of departure from the first station based on the passenger statistics data at the first station of the same operation diagram as the train that has An output unit that receives the congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station, the congestion status at the departure from the station predicted by the first congestion status prediction unit, and the congestion status at the departure timing of the previous station predicted by the second congestion status prediction unit And a vehicle congestion status output device for displaying the congestion status output by the output unit.

  Also, the present invention detects and collects the number of passengers and vacant seats on board when the train has departed, and calculates and accumulates statistical data of the number of passengers in and out of the vehicle from the detected data of the number of passengers. The present congestion status is calculated for each vehicle from the passenger number data, the current number of remaining seats is obtained for each vehicle from the vacant seat data, and the previous station passenger number data and the previous station when the train leaves the previous station The congestion situation at the time of departure from the station is predicted for each vehicle from the statistical data at the station of the same operation diagram as the train that departed from the station, and the congestion at the time of departure from the station and the train that departed from the previous station The congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station is predicted for each vehicle from the passenger statistics data at the destination station of the same service diagram and the congestion at the time of departure from the previous station calculated and the congestion status at the time of departure from the station Congestion at the time of departure Show the door, vehicle congestion notification method is provided.

  Further, according to the present invention, a passenger number data receiving unit for receiving the passenger number data detected by the passenger number detecting device when the train is departed, and a statistic for calculating and storing the passenger number statistical data from the received passenger number data A data calculation unit, a congestion condition calculation unit for calculating the congestion condition of the train for each vehicle from the number of people on board the previous station when the train leaves the previous station, the number of people on the previous station and the statistical data calculation unit A first congestion status prediction unit for predicting, for each vehicle, the congestion status at the time of departure of the station from the passenger statistics data at the station of the same operation diagram as the train that has accumulated The congestion situation at the time of departure from the station predicted by the first congestion situation prediction unit and the passenger statistics data at the destination station of the same schedule as the trains that the statistical data calculation unit has accumulated and has departed the previous station The second congestion status prediction unit predicts the congestion status at the time of departure from the first station for each vehicle, the congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station calculated by the congestion status calculation unit, and the first congestion status prediction unit A vehicle congestion status notification device is provided, which includes an output unit that receives and outputs the congestion status at the time of departure from the station and the congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station predicted by the second congestion status prediction unit. .

  According to the vehicle congestion status notification system, the vehicle congestion status notification method, and the vehicle congestion status notification device of the present invention, a user can select a train vehicle with high possibility of congestion and get on.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a system configuration | structure figure which shows the structural example of the vehicle congestion condition notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a system configuration figure showing an example of composition of a vehicle congestion situation notice system concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the vehicle congestion condition notification process of a vehicle congestion condition notification system. It is a figure which shows an example of the installation position of the camera used for detection of the number of boarding persons. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing method of the image image | photographed with the camera, Comprising: (A) is explanatory drawing which shows an imaging range, (B) shows the example which acquires the number of persons of the boarding user from imaging range. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning of the weight sensor used for detection of a vacant seat situation, Comprising: (A) is a figure which looked at the seat installed in the vehicle from diagonally front, (B) is the figure which looked at a seat from the side. It is. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a server. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the passenger's-and-displacement number data which the control part of a server hold | maintains. It is a figure which shows the specific structural example of a passenger's-displacement data. It is a front view which shows an example of a vehicle congestion condition output device. It is a flowchart of the display process of the two-dimensional code performed by special purpose application software. It is a figure which shows the example which displays the information of a vehicle congestion situation on a departure sign, Comprising: (A) shows the example which displays the information of a vehicle congestion situation with a two-dimensional code, Shows an example of displaying as character information. It is a figure which shows the example which displays the information of the vehicle congestion situation on a departure sign, Comprising: (A) shows the example which displays the prediction of the vehicle congestion situation of the station departure from this station by character information, (B) shows The example which displays the prediction of a vehicle congestion condition by character information is shown. It is a figure which illustrates a boarding number detection device concerning a 3rd embodiment, and (A) installs a boarding number detection device in a vehicle, (B) mounts a boarding number detection device in a car and a station home (C) shows an example in which the boarding number detection device is installed at the station home.

Hereinafter, a vehicle congestion situation notification system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a vehicle congestion status notification system according to the first embodiment.

  The vehicle congestion status notification system 1 includes a passenger number detection device 2a and a vacant seat detection device 2b installed in the vehicle 2, a server device 3 installed at a central management office of a railway company, a concourse at a passenger station, and a ticket gate , And a vehicle congestion status output device 4 installed on a platform or the like. The vehicle 2 is also provided with a transmission device 2c, and wirelessly transmits the number of passengers and the number of vacant seats detected by the number of passengers detection device 2a and the vacant seat detection device 2b. The platform is provided with a receiving device 5 for receiving data transmitted from the vehicle 2, and the receiving device 5 is connected to the server device 3 via the network 6. The network 6 is also connected to the vehicle congestion status output device 4.

  The passenger number detection device 2a is installed for each train vehicle 2, and detects the number of people who are on the vehicle 2 when the train is launched, and transmits the detected number of people data as a transmitter 2c, a receiver 5 And transmit to the server device 3 via the network 6.

  Similarly, the vacant seat detection device 2b is also installed for each train vehicle 2, detects the vacant seat situation of the seat of the vehicle 2 when the train is launched, and detects the data of the detected vacant seat as the transmission device 2c, the reception device 5 And transmit to the server device 3 via the network 6.

  The server device 3 includes a passenger number data reception unit 3a, a vacant seat data reception unit 3b, a statistical data calculation unit 3c, a congestion state calculation unit 3d, a first congestion state prediction unit 3e, a second congestion state prediction unit 3f, and an output unit It is equipped with 3g.

  The number-of-passengers data reception unit 3a is detected by the number-of-passengers detection device 2a for each of the vehicles 2 when a train is issued, and receives the number of boarding data sent via the transmitting device 2c, the receiving device 5 and the network 6. .

  The vacant seat data reception unit 3 b is detected by the vacant seat detection device 2 b for each vehicle 2 when a train is dispatched, and receives vacant seat data sent via the transmission device 2 c, the reception device 5 and the network 6.

  The statistical data calculation unit 3c sequentially fetches the passenger number data received by the passenger number data reception unit 3a to calculate the passenger statistics data. The passenger statistics data is calculated and stored for each station, every day, every schedule, and every vehicle.

  The congestion status calculation unit 3d is the number of passengers in a station (hereinafter referred to as a front station) one station before the station (hereinafter referred to as the present station) for displaying the congestion status among the number of passengers data received by the number of people data reception unit 3a. Data is acquired and the congestion situation when arriving at the station is calculated for each vehicle 2.

  The first congestion status prediction unit 3e is in the station of the same operation diagram as the train from which the number of passengers data of the previous station received by the number of people data reception unit 3a and the statistical data calculation unit 3c are accumulated The congestion situation at the time of departure from the station is predicted for each vehicle from the passenger statistics data.

  The second congestion status prediction unit 3f stores the congestion status at the time of departure from the current station predicted by the first congestion status prediction unit 3e and the same operation diagram as the train that has accumulated the statistical data calculation unit 3c and has left the previous station The congestion situation at the time of departure from the first station is predicted for each vehicle from the passenger statistics data at the first station. The next station may be the next station or the main station ahead.

  The output unit 3g is the congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station calculated by the congestion status calculation unit 3d, the availability at the time of departure from the previous station received by the vacant seat data reception unit 3b, the station predicted by the first congestion status prediction unit 3e The congestion state at the time of departure and the congestion state at the time of departure to the first station predicted by the second congestion state prediction unit 3f are received. The output unit 3 g also converts all congestion and vacant seat conditions into simultaneous display or switching display data, and sends it to the vehicle congestion status output device 4 of this station via the network 6. The vehicle congestion status output device 4 displays the congestion status and the vacant seat status received from the output unit 3g.

  In the vehicle congestion status notification system 1 configured as described above, the number of people riding on each vehicle 2 is detected by the number of people detecting device 2a and the vacant seat is detected by the vacant seat detecting device 2b in all the trains operating. Be done. The boarding number data detected by the boarding number detection device 2a is sent to the boarding number data reception unit 3a of the server device 3 via the transmission device 2c, the reception device 5 and the network 6. At the same time, the vacant seat data detected by the vacant seat detection device 2 b is sent to the vacant seat data reception unit 3 b of the server device 3 via the transmission device 2 c, the reception device 5 and the network 6. All passenger number data received by the passenger number data receiving unit 3a is sent to the statistical data calculating unit 3c, and the statistical data calculating unit 3c acquires the passenger statistics of all the vehicles 2 every time all the passenger number data is received. Is calculated and updated.

  The server device 3 calculates the congestion status on the basis of the number-of-passengers data from the number-of-passengers detection device 2a and the vacant seat detection device 2b and the vacant seats data and predicts the congestion status. Processing of data concerning display of the vehicle congestion status output device 4 will be described.

  First, it is assumed that the boarding number data receiving unit 3a and the vacant seat data receiving unit 3b receive the boarding number data and the vacant seat data transmitted from the vehicle 2 of the train from which the previous station was departed. At this time, since the passenger number data of the front station is data detected after leaving the front station, it is data equal to the number of people actually getting on the vehicle 2.

  The received number of passengers data of the previous station is sent to the congestion status calculation unit 3d and the first congestion status prediction unit 3e. The congestion status calculation unit 3d calculates the congestion status and sends it to the output unit 3g. The vacant seat data is sent to the output unit 3g as it is. The output unit 3 g sends the calculated congestion status and vacant seat data to the vehicle congestion status output device 4. As a result, on the vehicle congestion status output device 4, the congestion status and the vacant seat status for each vehicle 2 of the train leaving the front station, that is, the train arriving at the present station next time is displayed.

  The first congestion status prediction unit 3e receives from the statistical data calculation unit 3c the passenger statistics for the same station as the train from which the previous station was departed, and the passenger statistics for this station and the passenger statistics data and the number of passengers for the previous station. The congestion situation at the time of departure from the station is predicted for each vehicle 2 based on the data. The predicted crowded state at the time of departure from this station is sent to the car crowded state output device 4 by the output unit 3g. As a result, the vehicle congestion status output device 4 displays the predicted congestion status when the train that has left the previous station and arrived at the present station then departs the current station.

  The second congestion status prediction unit 3f receives from the statistical data calculation unit 3c the passenger statistics data at the destination station of the same schedule as the train from which the previous station was departed, and the passenger traffic data and the first congestion status Based on the congestion situation predicted by the prediction unit 3e, the congestion situation at the time of departure from the previous station is predicted for each vehicle. The predicted crowded state at the time of departure from the first station is sent to the car crowded state output device 4 by the output unit 3g. As a result, the vehicle congestion status output device 4 displays the predicted congestion status when the train that has departed from the previous station and arrived at the station will leave the future station in the future.

  Vehicle congestion status output device 4 is the congestion status and availability status of the train leaving the previous station, the predicted congestion status when the train leaving the previous station leaves the station, and the train leaving the previous station leaves the previous station Display the forecasted congestion situation at the same time or by switching. Thus, the user can check the congestion status of the next arriving train, the congestion status when the next arriving train leaves, and the congestion status when the next arriving train leaves the first station. You will be able to know in advance. As a result, it becomes possible to level the congestion rate for each vehicle if the user selects the vehicle 2 expected to be not even a little crowded.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a vehicle congestion status notification system according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a vehicle congestion status notification process of the vehicle congestion status notification system.

  The vehicle congestion status notification system 10 includes a camera 21 and an image processing device 22 installed in the vehicle 20, a weight sensor 24 installed in the seat 23, a relay device 25, a server 30, and a vehicle congestion status output device 41. , And a departure sign 42, and a network 50. The relay device 25, the server 30, the vehicle congestion status output device 41 and the departure signal 42 are mutually connected by the network 50.

  Here, the camera 21 and the image processing device 22 correspond to the boarding number detection device 2a of FIG. 1, the weight sensor 24 corresponds to the vacant seat detection device 2b of FIG. 1, and the relay device 25 corresponds to the transmission device of FIG. It corresponds to 2c. Further, the vehicle congestion status output device 41 and the departure sign 42 correspond to the vehicle congestion status output device 4 of FIG. 1. In addition, about the receiver installed in the platform etc. of each station, illustration is abbreviate | omitted.

  The camera 21 is installed at the upper part in the vehicle 20 and photographs the user 60 who is in the vehicle 20, and the photographed image is subjected to image processing by the image processing device 22 and used in the vehicle 20. The number of persons 60 is required. The data of the obtained number of passengers is transmitted to the server 30 by the relay device 25.

  The weight sensor 24 is installed under the seat surface of the seat 23 and detects that the user 60 is seated on the seat 23. When the seat is not detected, the weight sensor 24 outputs as the vacant seat data, and the vacant seat data output by the weight sensor 24 is transmitted to the server 30 by the relay device 25.

  The server 30 receives data on congestion status and vacant seat status from the vehicle 20, calculates passenger statistics on the basis of the congestion status data, and from the congestion status on arrival at the station and the passenger statistics data on the station and in the future. The congestion situation at the time of main station departure is predicted. In addition, the server 30 sends congestion status and seat availability at the time of arrival at the station and expected congestion status at the station and the destination station to the vehicle congestion status output device 41 or the departure sign 42 via the network 50 or vehicle congestion It transmits to the situation output device 41 and the departure sign 42.

  The vehicle congestion status output device 41 is installed, for example, in a communication passage, and displays the congestion status, the vacant seat status, and the expected congestion status received from the server 30, and provides information to the user. The departure indicator 42 is an existing display device installed at a station concourse, a ticket gate, a platform, etc. and displaying departure guidance information such as train departure time, destination, train type, etc. Display the crowded status, vacant seat status and expected crowded status. The departure indicator 42 simultaneously or switches and displays train departure guidance information, congestion status, vacant seat status, and expected congestion status.

In the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 having the above configuration, vehicle congestion status notification processing is performed in the flow as shown in FIG. 3.
[Step S11] The image processing device 22 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 processes the image captured by the camera 21 at the time of departure from the previous station to detect the number of passengers. Further, the weight sensor 24 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 installed in the seat 23 detects the number of vacant seats in each seat at the time of departure from the front station.

[Step S12] The server 30 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 collects the number of passengers and the number of vacant seats for each train vehicle from the relay device 25 of the vehicle 20.
[Step S13] The server 30 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 calculates and accumulates statistical data of the number of passengers for each vehicle from the collected data of the number of passengers.

[Step S14] The server 30 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 calculates the congestion status for each train vehicle from the collected number of passengers.
[Step S15] The server 30 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 predicts the congestion status at the time of departure from the station for each vehicle from the collected number of passengers and the accumulated statistical data.

  [Step S16] The server 30 of the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 predicts, for each vehicle, the congestion status at the time of departure from the first station from the predicted congestion status at the departure from the station and the accumulated statistical data. The destination station is the station at which the train stops next or the main station at which the train stops earlier.

  [Step S17] The vehicle congestion status output device 41 predicts the congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station acquired from the server 30, the congestion status at the departure from the station, and the prediction of the congestion status at the departure from the previous station. indicate.

  Next, specific examples of the camera 21 and the image processing device 22, the weight sensor 24, the server 30, the vehicle congestion status output device 41, and the departure sign 42 that constitute the vehicle congestion status notification system 10 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of an installation position of a camera used for detecting the number of passengers, FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a processing method of an image taken by the camera, and FIG. Explanatory drawing, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the example which acquires the number of persons of the user who has boarded from the imaging | photography range.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the camera 21 is installed with the optical axis directed downward to the ceiling which is the upper part of the interior of the vehicle 20. A plurality of cameras 21 are installed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 20 so as to cover the detection of all the users in the vehicle 20. In the illustrated example, three cameras 21 are installed per vehicle.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, it is assumed that three users 60a, 60b, and 60c are in the shooting range of one camera 21. In this case, the image captured by the camera 21 is sent to the image processing device 22. As shown in FIG. 5B, the image processing apparatus 22 extracts an image considered to be a head from the image, and detects the number of passengers by adding the number of images considered to be the head. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, when a plurality of cameras 21 are installed, the image processing apparatus 22 extracts the images that are considered to be the head after combining the photographed images into one image. It will be processed.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the arrangement of weight sensors used for detecting an empty seat situation, wherein (A) is a view of a seat installed in a vehicle viewed obliquely from the front, (B) is a side view of the seat. It is the figure seen from.

  In the example shown to FIG. 6 (A), the bench seat for two persons is shown as the seat 23 installed in the inside of a vehicle, and in this case, two weight sensors 24 are installed. As shown in FIG. 6 (B), the weight sensor 24 is installed directly under the seat surface of the seat 23, and receives the load of the user 60 when the user 60 sits down to detect the weight, When the user 60 is not seated, no weight is detected. Therefore, if the weight sensors 24 shown in FIG. 6A do not detect any weight, for example, it is determined that two seats of the seat 23 are vacant, and the data of the vacant seat indicates the relay device 25. It is transmitted to the server 30 via

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server.
The server 30 includes a processing device 31, a display 32, and a keyboard 33.
The entire processing apparatus 31 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31 a. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 31 b and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the CPU 31 a via a bus 31 g. The RAM 31 b is used as a main storage device of the processing device 31. The RAM 31 b temporarily stores at least a part of an OS (Operating System) program to be executed by the CPU 31 a and an application program for vehicle congestion status notification. The RAM 31 b also stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 31 a.

  As peripheral devices connected to the bus 31g, there are an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 31c, a communication interface 31d, a graphic processing device 31e, and an input interface 31f.

  The HDD 31 c is used as an auxiliary storage device of the processing device 31. The HDD 31 c stores various data such as an OS program, an application program, and statistical data on the number of passengers. Note that as the auxiliary storage device, another type of non-volatile storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) can also be used.

  A display 32 is connected to the graphic processing device 31e. The graphic processing device 31e causes the display 32 to display the image being processed in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 31a.

  A keyboard 33 is connected to the input interface 31 f. The input interface 31 f transmits a signal sent from the keyboard 33 to the CPU 31 a via the bus 31 g.

  The communication interface 31 d is connected to the network 50. The communication interface 31 d transmits and receives data via the network 50 with the relay device 25 of the vehicle 20, the vehicle congestion status output device 41, and the departure sign 42.

  By the hardware configuration as described above, the processing function of the server 30 according to the present embodiment can be realized. The vehicle congestion status output device 41 also has the same internal configuration and processing function as the processing device 31 of the server 30.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the passenger number data held by the control unit of the server, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific configuration example of the passenger number data.
As shown in FIG. 8, the passenger data 36 includes a station name column 36a, a day column 36b, an departure time column 36c, a vehicle number column 36d, and a transition column 36e of the number of passengers, which are hierarchically held. It is done. Here, in the change column 36e of the number of passengers, the difference average value of the number of passengers in the last week is recorded as the passenger statistics data. Then, when leaving the station, a difference average value of the number of passengers getting on / off at the station is calculated based on the detected number of people data, and the data of the transition column 36e of the number of people is updated. Specifically, the passenger number data 36 is recorded as shown in FIG. For example, at Station A, with the first car of the train departing at 6:00 on Monday, the transition of the number of passengers is “+5”. This means that the statistics for the first car on the same day of the week on the same day of the week had increased by five. This data is used to predict congestion when leaving station A when a train leaving station A at the same time on the same day of the week leaves the previous station.

  Here, only the data on, for example, the upstream train that departs from the A station to the B station is illustrated, but naturally, there are also data on downstream trains going in the opposite direction.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of a vehicle congestion status output device, and FIG. 11 is a flow chart of display processing of a two-dimensional code executed by dedicated application software.
The vehicle congestion status output device 41 has a display 41a, a printer 41b, and a print selection button 41c on the front. The display unit 41a displays train information on three trains that are most recently departed. In each train information, a two-dimensional code 41d, a train type, a departure time, a destination and an arrival home are displayed. The two-dimensional code 41d is a record of forecasted information on vehicle congestion status, vacant seat status and congestion status, and for example, a QR code (registered trademark) is used.

The information recorded in the two-dimensional code 41 d can be taken out of the vehicle congestion status output device 41 by printing or incorporating it into a portable terminal.
When printing the information recorded in the two-dimensional code 41d, the print selection button 41c corresponding to the number of the train to be printed is pressed. As a result, the paper on which the congestion status is printed is output from the printer 41b.

  In order to import the information recorded in the two-dimensional code 41d into a portable terminal, it is necessary to previously install dedicated application software for reading and reproducing the two-dimensional code 41d on a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal with a built-in camera. is there.

The display process of the two-dimensional code 41 d in the portable terminal is executed by the dedicated application software as shown in FIG.
[Step S21] The dedicated application software reads the two-dimensional code 41d by the user photographing the two-dimensional code 41d of the target train displayed on the vehicle congestion status output device 41 by the portable terminal.

[Step S22] The dedicated application software stores the read image file of the two-dimensional code 41d in the memory of the portable terminal.
[Step S23] The dedicated application software reproduces the file of the two-dimensional code 41d stored in the memory.

[Step S24] The dedicated application software displays the departure guidance of the reproduced train included in the two-dimensional code 41d on the display of the portable terminal.
[Step S25] The dedicated application software displays the degree of congestion at the time of departure from the previous station and the number of vacant seats included in the two-dimensional code 41d on the display of the portable terminal.

[Step S26] The dedicated application software displays on the display of the portable terminal the prediction of the degree of congestion at the time of departure from the present station, which is included in the two-dimensional code 41d.
[Step S27] The dedicated application software displays, on the display of the portable terminal, an estimate of the degree of congestion at the time of departure from the main station, which is included in the two-dimensional code 41d.

[Step S28] The dedicated application software ends the file reproduction of the two-dimensional code 41d.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of displaying information on the status of vehicle congestion on a departure sign, where (A) shows an example in which information on the status of vehicle congestion is displayed in a two-dimensional code, and (B) shows departure from the previous station An example of displaying the vehicle congestion status of in the form of text information is shown. Further, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of displaying information of the vehicle congestion status on the departure sign, and (A) shows an example of displaying the prediction of the vehicle congestion status of the station departure from this station by character information ) Shows an example of displaying the forecast of the vehicle congestion status of the departure station ahead with text information.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the departure sign 42 displays train information on three trains that are most recently departed. In each train information, a two-dimensional code 42 a is displayed in addition to the information on the type of train originally displayed by the departure sign 42, the departure time, the destination, and the arrival home. The two-dimensional code 42a is a record of forecasted information on vehicle congestion status, vacant seat status and congestion status.

  Therefore, the information recorded in the two-dimensional code 41d displayed in the vehicle congestion status output device 41 can be captured by the two-dimensional code 42a displayed in the departure sign 42 in the same manner as the information recorded in the portable terminal can be fetched. This information can also be captured by the mobile terminal.

  The information recorded in the two-dimensional code 42a can also be displayed by switching the display screen of the departure marker 42 as shown in FIG. 12 (B). In the illustrated example, the congestion status of the train at the time of departure from the previous station is classified by the congestion rate, a symbol corresponding to the congestion rate is displayed for each vehicle, and the vacant seat status is displayed by the number of remaining seats for each vehicle When there are no seats, "full" is displayed.

  The symbols representing the congestion status are different according to the boarding rate based on the boarding number data transmitted at the time of departure from the previous station. In the illustrated example, the boarding rate is classified into 150% or more, 100 to 149%, and less than 100%, and different colors are assigned to each to display the degree of congestion of the train arriving next.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 (A) and 13 (B), the departure sign 42 is also congested when the train leaving the previous station arrives and leaves the station, and the train further departs from the previous station. It can be switched to prediction of the situation and displayed.

  Also in the prediction of the congestion situation when leaving the station and the prediction of the congestion situation when leaving the previous station, the prediction of the congestion situation is classified by the congestion rate, and the sign of the congestion degree according to the congestion rate for each vehicle It is displayed on the screen.

  The departure marker 42 exemplified here sequentially displays all information by display switching so that information on congestion status can also be displayed on the display area that displayed information on train type, departure time, destination and arrival home I am trying to do it. However, in the case of a large-sized departure marker 42 with a wide display area, the information shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B and FIGS. 13A and 13B can be displayed collectively.

  As described above, according to the vehicle congestion status notification system according to the second embodiment, not only visual inspection but also information on congestion status of vacant trains and vacant seats and prediction of congestion status of trains, It can be provided by using a portable terminal or by printed matter. As a result, the user can select a train vehicle that is considered to have a low degree of congestion, and it becomes possible to level the congestion rate for each vehicle.

Third Embodiment
In the third embodiment, the method of detecting the number of passengers using the camera, which has been implemented in the first and second embodiments, is changed. Here, the use of a ticket with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier), a commuter pass, and the like is premised, and the number of passengers is detected by detecting the RFID when getting on and off the vehicle. Therefore, the vehicle congestion status notification system according to the third embodiment has the same components as those of the first and second embodiments except for the boarding number detection device, so in the following description, , Illustrate only the number of passengers detection device.

  FIG. 14 is a view exemplifying a boarding number detection apparatus according to the third embodiment, in which (A) is a boarding number detection apparatus installed in the vehicle, and (B) is a boarding number detection apparatus in the vehicle And (C) shows an example in which the passenger number detecting device is installed at the station home.

  First, the passenger number detecting device shown in FIG. 14A includes an identification gate 82 installed on both sides of the door 81 of the vehicle 80 so as to sandwich the passage for getting on and off. This identification gate 82 is a relay device not shown. It is connected to the. The identification gate 82 is a short distance wireless communication device, and when a user who owns a ticket with an RFID, a commuter pass, etc. passes through the door 81, it communicates with the RFID to obtain a ride by obtaining identification information of the RFID. To detect. The identification gate 82 also owns a ticket with a RFID ticket, a commuter pass, etc. if the identification information of the ticket with RFID passed through the door 81, commuter pass, etc. is the same as the identification information already detected. The user can determine that the vehicle 80 has been dismounted. Therefore, the identification gate 82 can detect the number of passengers by counting the number of RFID identification information detected only once. The detected number of passengers is sent to the server.

  Next, the passenger number detecting device shown in FIG. 14B includes an identification gate 82 installed beside the door 81 of the vehicle 80 and an identification gate 92 installed beside the home door 91 of the station home 90. Have. The identification gate 82 in the vehicle 80 is connected to a relay device (not shown), and the identification gate 92 of the station home 90 is connected to a receiver (not shown) installed at the station home 90 and receiving data from the relay device . The receiving device is connected to the server via a network.

  According to this passenger number detecting device, since the identification gates 82 and 92 are spaced apart along the passage for getting on and off, depending on which of the identification gates 82 and 92 detects the same identification information of RFID first Alighting can be detected. Therefore, only when the identification gate 82 of the station 80 detects the same identification information of the RFID after the identification gate 82 of the vehicle 80 detects the user who owns the ticket with the RFID, the commuter pass, etc. It is judged. The number of people who get on is detected by counting the number of times it is determined that the user has got on the vehicle. The detected number of passengers is sent to the server.

  Further, the passenger number detecting device shown in FIG. 14C includes an identification gate 92 installed beside the home door 91 of the station home 90. The identification gate 92 of the station home 90 is connected to a receiving device (not shown) installed at the station home 90 and receiving data from the relay device in the vehicle 80, and the receiving device is connected to a server via a network. ing.

  According to this passenger number detection device, when passing through the home door 91, the identification gate 92 detects RFID identification information. When the detection of the identification information of the RFID is performed for the first time, it is determined that the user who has the ticket with the RFID, the commuter pass, and the like has got on the vehicle. The number of people who get on is detected by counting the number of times it is determined that the user has got on the vehicle. The detected number of passengers is sent to the server.

1 Vehicle Congestion Status Notification System 2 Vehicle 2a Passenger Number Detection Device 2b Empty Seat Detection Device 2c Transmitter 3 Server Device 3a Passenger Number Data Receiver 3b Empty Seat Data Receiver 3c Statistical Data Calculator 3d Congestion Status Calculator 3e First Congestion Status Prediction unit 3f Second congestion state prediction unit 3g Output unit 4 Vehicle congestion state output device 5 Receiver 6 Network 10 Vehicle congestion state notification system 20 Vehicle 21 Camera 22 Image processing device 23 Seat 24 Weight sensor 25 Relay device 30 Server 31 Processing Device 31a CPU
31b RAM
31c HDD
31d communication interface 31e graphic processing unit 31f input interface 31g bus 32 display 33 keyboard 41 vehicle congestion status output device 41a display 41b printer 41c print selection button 41d two-dimensional code 42 departure symbol 42a two-dimensional code 50 network 60, 60a, 60b, 60c User 80 Vehicle 81 Door 82 Identification Gate 90 Station Home 91 Home Door 92 Identification Gate

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A passenger number detection device for detecting the number of passengers in each vehicle;
A boarding number data reception unit for receiving the boarding number data detected by the boarding number detection device when the train has departed, a statistical data calculating unit for calculating and storing the boarding number statistical data from the received boarding number data, the train Congested situation calculation unit which calculates the congestion status of the train for each vehicle from the previous station boarding number data when the train departs the previous station, the previous station boarding number data and the statistical data calculating section accumulates the previous station A first congestion status prediction unit that predicts congestion status at the time of departure from the station for each vehicle from the passenger statistics data at the station at the same operation schedule as the train that has departed, and the first congestion status prediction unit predicts The crowded state at the time of departure from the station based on the crowded situation at the time of departure from the station and the passenger statistics data at the destination station of the same schedule as the train which the statistical data calculation unit has accumulated and which left the station A second congestion situation prediction unit that predicts the situation for each vehicle, and congestion situations at the time of departure from the previous station calculated by the congestion situation calculation unit and congestions at the time of departure from the current station predicted by the first congestion situation prediction unit A server apparatus having an output unit that receives the status and the congestion status at the time of departure from the first station predicted by the second congestion status prediction section;
A vehicle congestion status output device that displays the congestion status output by the output unit;
Vehicle congestion status notification system with.   The server device further includes a vacant seat data reception unit that receives vacant seat data detected by the vacant seat detection device and outputs the vacant seat data to the output unit. The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1.   The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle congestion status output device is a vehicle congestion status display panel that displays information to be displayed in a two-dimensional code.   The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle congestion status output device is a vehicle congestion status display board having a printer for printing the displayed information.   The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle congestion status output device forms a part of a departure sign for guiding information to be displayed, such as a departure time and a destination.   The boarding number detection device may include a camera installed in the vehicle and an image processing device that processes an image captured by the camera to obtain the number of users in the vehicle. The vehicle congestion status notification system according to Item 1.   The passenger number detecting device is a short distance wireless communication device which is installed on a door of a vehicle or a home door installed on a platform of a station and detects a ticket with an RFID to detect the number of people getting on and off the vehicle. The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1.   The vehicle congestion situation notification system according to claim 1, wherein the vacant seat detection device is a weight sensor installed in the seat and detecting that the user is not seated.   The second congestion status prediction unit of the server device stores the number of passengers at the stop station of the same schedule as the train that has accumulated the number of people in the previous station and the statistical data calculation unit and has left the previous station. The vehicle congestion status notification system according to claim 1, wherein the congestion status at the time of departure from the front station is predicted for each vehicle from the data. The number of passengers and vacant seats on board when the train departs are detected and collected for each vehicle,
Calculate and accumulate statistical data of the number of passengers of the vehicle from the detected number of passengers data,
The current congestion situation is calculated for each vehicle from the passenger number data,
Obtain the current number of remaining seats for each vehicle from the vacant seat data,
The congestion situation at the time of departure of the station is predicted for each vehicle from the previous station boarding number data when the train leaves the previous station and the statistical data at this station of the same operation diagram as the train that left the station;
The congestion situation at the time of departure from the previous station is predicted for each vehicle from the predicted congestion situation at the time of departure from the station and the passenger statistics at the end station of the same schedule as the train that departed the previous station.
Display the calculated congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station and the congestion status at the departure from the station and the congestion status at the departure from the previous station predicted
Vehicle congestion status notification method. A passenger number data reception unit that receives the passenger number data detected by the passenger number detection device when the train leaves;
A statistical data calculation unit that calculates and accumulates the passenger statistics data from the received number of passengers data;
A congestion status calculation unit that calculates the congestion status of the train for each vehicle from the number of people on board the previous station when the train left the previous station;
The congestion situation at the time of departure from the station is calculated for each vehicle based on the previous station boarding number data and the passenger statistics data at the station of the same schedule as the train that has accumulated the statistical data calculation unit and has left the station. A first congestion status prediction unit that predicts,
From the congestion situation at the time of departure from the station predicted by the first congestion situation prediction unit and the passenger statistics data at the destination station of the same schedule as the train that has been accumulated by the statistical data calculation unit and has departed the previous station The second congestion status prediction unit that predicts congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station for each vehicle,
The congestion status at the time of departure from the previous station calculated by the congestion status calculation unit and the congestion status at the time of departure from the station predicted by the first congestion status prediction unit and the time of departure at the previous station predicted by the second congestion status prediction unit An output unit that receives and outputs the congestion status of the
Vehicle congestion status notification device equipped with

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