JP2021012608A - Program and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a current location of a bus to a user in real time by using services applied by general transit feed specification (GTFS).SOLUTION: A program of an information processor 11 receives bus information that is information transmitted from an information collection device 16 mounted in a bus and includes location information and a vehicle ID (S52). The program identifies, from a plurality of pieces of operation instructing information stored in a memory, the operation instructing information having a vehicle ID coinciding with a vehicle ID included in the received bus information (S53). The program obtains a route ID and an operation ID which the identified operation instructing information has (S54), and generates first provided information including the route ID, the operation ID, and the location information which have been obtained (S55). The program transmits the generated first provided information to a general transit feed specification (GTFS) server 12 (S62). The GTFS server 12 provides users with the obtained location information as location information of a bus that is a bus engaged in an operation of a route indicated by the received route ID and is indicated by the received operation ID.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for providing information on the operation of a mobile body to a server.

The GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) is known as a system that provides users (users of mobiles) with information on the operation of mobiles (typically route buses and trains) of public transportation.

The service provided by GTFS is realized by a server published on the Internet (hereinafter, also referred to as GTFS server). The GTFS server receives information on the operation of mobiles from businesses that operate public transportation. The information regarding the operation of the mobile body is, for example, a route map, timetable information, fare information, and the like. The GTFS server provides the user with a route map, timetable information, and fare information in response to a user's request via the Internet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2018-2248

By the way, for example, it is convenient for a route bus user to know the current position of a bus that operates in real time. Therefore, it is desirable that the information regarding the operation of the moving body includes the position information of the moving body.

However, in order for the position information of the moving body to be provided to the user in real time, it is necessary to provide the position information updated every moment in response to the movement of the moving body to the GTFS server one after another, and at the same time. There is a problem that the GTFS server must identify the location information related to the mobile body engaged in which operation on which route.

The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object thereof is to continuously provide the position information of a moving body that changes from moment to moment to a GTFS server, and the position information is used for which operation on which route. It is to make the GTFS server specify whether or not it is related, and to provide a program that provides the user with the current position of the moving body in real time.

(1) The program according to the present invention is a program executed by a computer of an information processing device provided with a memory and a communication interface. The program has a first acquisition process of acquiring a plurality of operation instruction information including a route ID for identifying a route and a mobile body ID for identifying a mobile body through the communication interface, and the acquired operation instruction information in the memory. A second acquisition that includes the storage process to be stored and the position information indicating the moving body ID and the position of the moving body, and acquires the moving body information transmitted by the information collecting device mounted on the moving body through the communication interface. The processing, the first specific processing for specifying the operation instruction information having the moving body ID matching the moving body ID included in the moving body information among the plurality of the operation instruction information stored in the memory, and the first specific processing. The first provided information provided to the server via the Internet is generated including the information corresponding to the route ID included in the specified operation instruction information, the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process, and the location information. Let the computer execute the first generation process.

The program according to the present invention specifies the operation instruction information including the mobile ID that matches the mobile ID included in the acquired mobile information from the plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory, and the specified operation instruction. The first provided information including the route ID included in the information and the information and the position information corresponding to the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process is provided to the server. Since the first provided information provided to the server includes information corresponding to the route ID and the mobile ID, in the program according to the present invention, the location information provided to the server is the mobile body engaged in which operation on which route. It is possible to make the server specify whether it is location information. Further, since the program according to the present invention acquires the mobile information transmitted by the mobile through the communication interface, the first provided information to be provided to the server can be quickly generated. As a result, the program according to the present invention can provide the position information of the mobile body engaged in each operation of each line to the user in real time by using the service provided by the server.

(2) The program according to the present invention acquires route information including the above route ID, stop information indicating a plurality of stops, route information indicating a route of a moving body connecting the stops, and timetable information. The computer may further perform the acquisition process and the second generation process of generating the second provided information provided to the server via the Internet, including the acquired route information.

The program according to the present invention provides the server with the second provided information including the acquired route information. For example, the server identifies the second provided information having a route ID that matches the route ID included in the first provided information, and is a position on the route indicated by the route information included in the specified second provided information. The icon of the moving body is displayed at the position indicated by the position information included in the first provided information. Therefore, the program according to the present invention can provide the position information of the moving body on each route to the user in real time by using the service provided by the server.

(3) The program according to the present invention includes an operation ID generation process that generates a unique operation ID for each of the plurality of operation instruction information acquired in the first acquisition process, and the acquired operation instruction information and the operation instruction information. The computer may further perform a third generation process that includes the generated operation ID and generates the third provision information provided to the server via the Internet. The first provided information includes the operation ID attached to the operation instruction information specified in the first specific process as information corresponding to the mobile ID.

The program according to the present invention generates a unique operation ID for each of the acquired plurality of operation instruction information, attaches the generated operation ID to the operation instruction information, and provides the server with the generated operation ID. Further, the program according to the present invention provides the operation ID to the server together with the location information. Therefore, the program according to the present invention can save the trouble of setting the unique operation ID given to the operation instruction information so that the operator does not duplicate it, and also uses the service provided by the server to use the service of each route. It is possible to provide the user with the position information of the moving body involved in each operation in real time.

(4) In the program according to the present invention, the moving body information further includes image data indicating an image captured by the camera mounted on the moving body, and is included in the moving body information acquired in the second acquisition process. Based on the above image data, the boarding information generation process that generates boarding information that is information according to the number of people in the moving body, and the route ID included in the operation instruction information specified in the first specific process, The computer executes a fourth generation process that includes information corresponding to the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process and the boarding information, and generates the fourth provided information provided to the server via the Internet. Let me.

Since the program according to the present invention generates boarding information which is information according to the number of people in the moving body based on the acquired image data, boarding information can be provided to the server in addition to the position information.

(5) The program according to the present invention includes a request reception process for receiving a request transmitted by a terminal device of a business operator operating the mobile body through the communication interface, and the mobile body ID acquired in the second acquisition process. The computer may execute the response transmission process of transmitting the generated response including the boarding information and the generated response through the communication interface.

The program according to the present invention transmits a response including a mobile body ID and boarding information to a terminal device of a business operator operating the mobile body. For example, the operator confirms the transmitted mobile ID and boarding information, and determines whether or not an increase in flights is necessary. When the operator determines that the flight increase is necessary, the operator transmits the flight increase information including the route ID and the mobile ID to the information processing device via the Internet. Therefore, the program according to the present invention makes it easier for the operator to decide whether or not to increase the number of flights, as compared with the case where the operator who operates the mobile body is not notified of the boarding information.

(6) The program according to the present invention uses the fourth acquisition process and the first acquisition process to acquire the mobile ID and the alert regarding the operation involving the mobile indicated by the mobile ID through the communication interface. For each of the acquired plurality of operation instruction information, the operation ID generation process for generating a unique operation ID and the operation instruction information including the acquired mobile ID matching the mobile ID are generated. A second specific process for specifying the operation ID, a fifth generation process for generating the fifth provision information to be provided to the server via the Internet, including the specified operation ID and the acquired alert, are further performed on the computer. You may let it run.

The program according to the present invention can provide the server with an alert for each operation of each line in addition to the location information.

(7) The program according to the present invention includes the fifth acquisition process of acquiring the flight increase information including the route ID and the mobile body ID through the communication interface, the acquired route ID and the flight increase information, and is described above through the Internet. The computer may further perform the sixth generation process of generating the sixth provided information provided to the server.

The program according to the present invention can provide the server with flight increase information in addition to the location information.

(8) The program according to the present invention responds to the sixth acquisition process of acquiring the inconvenience information including the route ID and the mobile ID through the communication interface, the acquired route ID, and the acquired mobile. The computer may further execute the seventh generation process of generating the seventh provision information provided to the server via the Internet, including the above-mentioned information and the above-mentioned non-delivery information.

The program according to the present invention can provide inconvenience information to the server in addition to the location information.

(9) The memory stores format data having a plurality of input fields, and in the first generation process, the route ID and the information corresponding to the moving body ID are stored in the input fields of the format data. And the process of inputting the position information and generating the first provided information may be included.

Since the program according to the present invention generates the first provided information by inputting the route ID, the information corresponding to the mobile ID, and the position information in the input field of the format data, the route ID in the format required by the server, Information according to the mobile ID and location information can be provided to the server.

(10) The memory has a table in which the mobile ID and the maximum number of people are associated with each other, and the boarding information generation process is the movement included in the operation information acquired in the second acquisition process. The process of specifying the upper limit number of people associated with the body ID in the above table, the process of counting the number of people in the moving body based on the above image data, and the boarding rate which is the ratio of the counted number of people to the specified upper limit number of people. May include a process of calculating the above-mentioned boarding information.

(11) The present invention can also be regarded as an information processing device that implements the above-mentioned program.

The program according to the present invention can provide the user with the position information of the moving body involved in each route in real time by using the service provided by the server.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the management system 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the bus 15 and the information collecting device 16. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 13. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the information processing device 11. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process in which the information processing device 11 acquires route information and provides it to the GTFS server 12. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process in which the information processing device 11 acquires vehicle information and registers it in the vehicle table. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process in which the information processing device 11 acquires operation instruction information and provides it to the GTFS server 12. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process in which the information processing device 11 acquires the position information of the bus 15 and image data indicating the image captured by the camera 24 and provides the position information and the boarding information to the GTFS server 12. .. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process in which the information processing device 11 acquires alerts, flight increase information, and flight absence information and provides them to the GTFS server 12. FIG. 10A is a diagram showing a route setting screen, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a bus stop setting screen. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing a timetable setting screen, and FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a fare setting screen. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a route setting screen. FIG. 13 (A) is a diagram showing an operation instruction manual creation screen, and FIG. 13 (B) is a diagram showing an alert creation screen. FIG. 14 (A) is a diagram showing a flight increase creation screen, and FIG. 14 (B) is a diagram showing a flight absence creation screen. FIG. 15A is a diagram showing a vehicle information input screen, and FIG. 15B is a diagram showing a vehicle table.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the process executed by the program 56 (FIG. 4) described in the present embodiment may change the execution order, delete the process, or add another process without changing the gist of the present invention. it can.

In this embodiment, the management system 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The management system 10 is a system that provides a service that manages the operation of the bus 15 to the bus operator that operates the bus 15. The bus 15 corresponds to the "mobile body" in the claims of the present invention. However, the moving body may be another vehicle such as a taxi or a delivery vehicle, as well as a train or an aircraft. Although only one bus 15 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of buses 15 are included in the management system 10.

The bus 15 engages in "operation" that travels on a prescribed route connecting a plurality of stops. The default route is a so-called "route". A plurality of buses 15 engage in a plurality of operations on one line.

The management system 10 is a system that manages buses 15 engaged in operation on one or more routes. Although the details will be described later, the management system 10 stores information such as the position of the bus 15, the traveling route of the bus 15, and the driver who boarded the bus 15 in the memory 52 of the information processing device 11 described later, and the bus It manages 15 operations.

In addition, the management system 10 uses GTFS, which provides users with information on the operation of moving objects in public transportation, to provide timetable information, fare information, and location information on the bus 15 route. It also has a function to provide alerts to users. The details will be described below.

The management system 10 includes an information processing device 11 and an information collecting device 16 mounted on the bus 15. The information processing device 11 is connected to the Internet 14. In addition to the information processing device 11, the Internet 14 is connected to a GTFS server 12 that provides GTFS services and a terminal device 13 installed in the office of a bus operator. The terminal device 13 is connected to the Internet 14 via a gateway device (not shown) such as a router. That is, there is a firewall constructed by the gateway device between the terminal device 13 and the information processing device 11. The information processing device 11 communicates with the terminal device 13 in response to a request transmitted by the terminal device 13. Details will be described later. Hereinafter, the bus 15, the information collecting device 16 mounted on the bus 15, the terminal device 13 of the bus operator, the GTFS server 12, and the information processing device 11 will be described in order. The GTFS server 12 corresponds to the "server" in the claims of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bus 15 includes a GPS antenna 21, a vehicle speed sensor 22, a rotation speed sensor 23, and a camera 24. The GPS antenna 21 is an antenna that receives position information transmitted by GPS satellites (not shown). The vehicle speed sensor 22 is a sensor that outputs a detection signal according to the vehicle speed of the bus 15. The rotation speed sensor 23 is a sensor that outputs a detection signal according to the rotation speed of the engine of the bus 15. The camera 24 is an imaging device that images the inside of the bus 15 and outputs image data. The image data output by the camera 24 may be still image data or moving image data. The position information received by the GPS antenna 21, the detection signal output by the vehicle speed sensor 22 and the rotation speed sensor 23, and the image data output by the camera 24 are input to the information collecting device 16.

The information collecting device 16 is a data logger, a digital tachograph, or the like having a communication function. The information collecting device 16 includes a CPU 31 which is a central processing unit, a memory 32, a communication I / F 33, an antenna 34, and a communication bus 35. "I / F" is an abbreviation for interface.

The CPU 31, the memory 32, and the communication I / F 33, and the GPS antenna 21, the vehicle speed sensor 22, the rotation speed sensor 23, and the camera 24 described above are connected to the communication bus 35. Further, the communication I / F 33 is connected to the antenna 34. That is, the CPU 31 can acquire the position information received by the GPS antenna 21, the detection signal output by the vehicle speed sensor 22 and the rotation speed sensor 23, and the image data output by the camera 24 through the communication bus 35. Further, the CPU 31 can store the position information, the detection signal, the image data, etc. in the memory 32 through the communication bus 35, or can read the position information, the detection signal, the image data, and the vehicle ID described later from the memory 32. In addition, the CPU 31 can transmit position information, detection signals, image data, and vehicle ID from the antenna 34 through the communication bus 35 and the communication I / F 33.

The memory 32 stores the operating system OS 36, the control program 37, and the vehicle ID. The OS 36 and the control program 37 are executed by the CPU 31. The control program 37 associates the input position information, the detection signal, and the information corresponding to the image data with the vehicle ID stored in the memory 32, and outputs the vehicle information to the communication I / F 33 as vehicle information. That is, the vehicle information includes position information, a detection signal, image data, and a vehicle ID. The position information, the detection signal, and the information corresponding to the image data may be the position information, the detection signal, and the image data itself, or the position information, the detection signal, and the processed information of the image data. You may.

The communication I / F 33 is, for example, a communication module that converts the vehicle information output by the control program 37 into a transmission signal according to a communication protocol defined by the mobile communication network and outputs the communication module. The vehicle information converted into the transmission signal by the communication I / F 33 is input to the information processing device 11 through the mobile communication network (not shown) and the Internet 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 13 includes a CPU 41 which is a central processing unit, a memory 42, a communication I / F 43, and a communication bus 44. The CPU 41, the memory 42, and the communication I / F 43 are connected to the communication bus 44. Further, the display 47 and the user I / F 48 are connected to the communication bus 44. That is, the CPU 41 can read information or data from the memory 42 or store the information or data in the memory 42 through the communication bus 44. Further, the CPU 41 can input screen data to the display 47 through the communication bus 44 and display the screen on the display. Further, the CPU 41 outputs information and data to the Internet 14 through the communication I / F 43. Further, the CPU 41 acquires an operation signal output by the user I / F 48 through the communication bus 44. The user I / F48 is a mouse, a keyboard, a microphone, or the like.

The memory 42 stores the operating system OS 45, the browser 46, and the first URL. The browser 46 is Internet Explorer (registered trademark), Google Chrome (registered trademark), Firefox (registered trademark), or the like. The browser 46 transmits an HTTP request (hereinafter, simply referred to as a request) according to a communication protocol such as HTTP or HTTPS through the communication I / F43, and sends an HTTP response (hereinafter, simply referred to as a response) to the transmitted request. Receive.

The information processing device 11 (FIG. 1) is a so-called web server that publishes a first URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and a plurality of second URLs on the Internet 14. The first URL and the second URL include information such as a global IP address possessed by the information processing device 11, a path for specifying a web page, information, data, and a file, and a file name. The first URL is a URL accessed by the bus operator through the terminal device 13. The second URL is a URL for the GTFS server 12 to acquire the position information of the bus 15 and the like from the information processing device 11. Details will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing device 11 includes a CPU 51 which is a central processing unit, a memory 52, a communication I / F 53, and a communication bus 54. The CPU 51, the memory 52, and the communication I / F 53 are connected to the communication bus 54. That is, the CPU 51 can read information or data from the memory 52 or store the information or data in the memory 52 through the communication bus 54. Further, the CPU 51 can output information and data to the communication I / F 53 through the communication bus 54. The CPU 51 corresponds to the "computer" in the claims of the present invention.

The memory 52 stores the operating system OS 55, the program 56, the format data, and the input screen data. Program 56 is a program for managing the operation of the bus 15.

The format data is an open format provided by a service provider that provides GTFS services. The memory 52 stores a plurality of types of format data. Specifically, the memory 52 provides the first format data for providing the route information to the GTFS server 12, the second format data for providing the operation instruction information to the GTFS server 12, and the location information to the GTFS server 12. The third format data for providing the alert information, the fourth format data for providing the alert information to the GTFS server 12, the fifth format data for providing the flight increase information to the GTFS server 12, and the flight absence information are provided to the GTFS server 12. The sixth format data for providing the boarding information and the seventh format data for providing the boarding information to the GTFS server 12 are stored. The format data has a plurality of input fields. The input field is given a field name. For example, in the input field with the field name "operation ID", the operation ID is input. By inputting information such as an operation ID in the format data input field, the provided information provided to the GTFS server 12 is generated. Details will be described later.

The input screen data is data showing the screens shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 (A). The input screen data includes a script. The browser 46 accepts the operator's input according to the script included in the input screen data. The input screen data is transmitted to the terminal device 13 of the bus operator via the Internet 14. In addition, instead of the input screen data, a plug-in program having the input screen data may be transmitted from the information processing device 11 to the terminal device 13.

The configuration of the GTFS server 12 is the same as the configuration of the information processing device 11. That is, the GTFS server 12 includes a CPU, a memory, a communication I / F, and a communication bus. The memory stores the OS, the GTFS program, and the second URL published by the information processing apparatus 11. The GTFS program periodically accesses the second URL published by the information processing device 11 and acquires the provided information provided by the information processing device 11. Details will be described later.

Hereinafter, a process in which the program 56 implemented by the information processing device 11 manages the operation of the bus 15 and provides the position information of the bus 15 to the user in real time via the GTFS server 12 will be described. The process executed by the browser 46 of the terminal device 13 is a process executed according to the script included in the input screen data input from the information processing device 11 or the plug-in program input from the information processing device 11.

First, the process in which the program 56 of the information processing device 11 acquires the route information and provides it to the GTFS server 12 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the operator of the terminal device 13 uses the user I / F 48 to activate the browser 46 mounted on the terminal device 13 (S11). Then, the operator uses the user I / F48 to input to select the first URL stored in the memory 42 (S12). When the activated browser 46 acquires the operation signal for selecting the first URL from the user I / F 48 (S12), the activated browser 46 transmits a request to the first URL via the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S13). That is, the browser 46 transmits a request to the information processing device 11.

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S13). In response to receiving the request, the program 56 transmits a response including the login screen data through the communication I / F 53 and the Internet 14 (S14).

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 receives the response transmitted by the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 (S14). The browser 46 displays the login screen indicated by the login screen data included in the received response on the display 47 (S15). The login screen has, for example, a character of "user name", a text box for accepting a user name, a character of "password", a text box for accepting a password, and an "OK" icon. The operator uses the user I / F48 to enter the user name and password in the text box (S16). In response to the acquisition of the user name and password from the user I / F 48 (S16), the browser 46 sends a request including the acquired user name and password to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14. Transmit (S17).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S17). The program 56 determines whether or not the user name and password included in the received request are appropriate, and in response to the determination that the user name and password are appropriate, sends a response including input screen data to the communication I / F53 and the communication I / F53. It is transmitted via the Internet 14 (S18).

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 receives the response transmitted by the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 (S18). The browser 46 displays the input screen indicated by the received input screen data on the display 47 (S19). As shown in FIG. 10A, the input screen includes a "home screen" icon, a "daily report output" icon, a "running history" icon, an "operation instruction" icon 61, an "item setting" pull-down menu 62, and " It has a "route setting" pull-down menu 63, an "alert, etc." pull-down menu 64, and a "current information" pull-down menu 65. Note that FIG. 10A shows a state in which "route setting" is selected in the "route setting" pull-down menu 63 and the route setting screen is displayed on the display 47. The initial input screen is a home screen (not shown).

The "route setting" pull-down menu 63 has items of "route setting", "bus stop setting", "diagram setting", "fare setting", and "route setting". The operator selects each item and inputs the route information.

More specifically, the browser 46 obtains the operation signal for selecting "route setting" in the "route setting" pull-down menu 63 through the user I / F48, and the route setting screen shown in FIG. 10 (A). Is displayed on the display 47. On the route setting screen, the characters of "route name", the text box 66 in which the route name is input, the characters of "route ID", the text box 67 in which the route ID is input, the "OK" icon 68, and so on. Has. On the route setting screen, the operator inputs the route name in the text box 66, inputs the route ID in the text box 67, and selects the "OK" icon 68. The browser 46 acquires the input route name and route ID through the user I / F48.

In the "route setting" pull-down menu 63, the browser 46 displays the bus stop setting screen shown in FIG. 10B on the display 47 in response to the operation signal for selecting "bus stop setting" being acquired through the user I / F48. Display it. On the bus stop setting screen, the characters of "bus stop ID", the text box 71 in which the bus stop ID is input, the characters of "bus stop name", the text box 72 in which the bus stop name is input, and the characters of "latitude" are displayed. A text box 73 in which the latitude of the place where the bus stop is installed is entered, a text box 74 in which the characters "longitudinal" and the longitude of the place where the bus stop is installed are entered, an "addition" icon 75, and "OK". It has an icon 76 and. On the bus stop setting screen, the operator inputs the bus stop ID, the bus stop name, the latitude, the longitude, and the like in the text boxes 71, 72, 73, 74, and selects the "add" icon 75. The browser 46 accepts input for the next bus stop setting in response to the selection of the "add" icon 75. The browser 46 acquires the bus stop ID and the like for all the set bus stops in response to the selection of the "OK" icon 76.

The browser 46 displays the timetable setting screen shown in FIG. 11A on the display 47 in response to the operation signal for selecting "timetable setting" being acquired through the user I / F48 in the "route setting" pull-down menu 63. Display it. The timetable setting screen has a pasting area 77 to which the timetable information is pasted, and an "OK" icon 78. The operator pastes the timetable information created by the table creation program or the like into the pasting area 77. The timetable information has a plurality of rows indicated by bus stop names and a plurality of columns to which item names such as "operation 1" and "operation 2" are assigned. In the timetable information, "operation 1" and the name of the bus stop are associated with the time when the bus 15 departs from the bus stop. Specifically, "operation 1" and "in front of university A" are associated with "7:03". The operator pastes the diamond information into the pasting area 77 on the diamond setting screen and selects the “OK” icon 68. The browser 46 acquires the timetable information pasted in the pasting area 77 through the user I / F48.

The browser 46 displays the fare setting screen shown in FIG. 11B on the display 47 in response to the operation signal for selecting "fare setting" acquired through the user I / F48 in the "route setting" pull-down menu 63. Display it. The fare setting screen has a pasting area 79 on which fare information is pasted, and an "OK" icon 80. The operator pastes the fare information created by the table creation program or the like into the pasting area 79. On the fare setting screen, the operator pastes the fare information into the pasting area 79 and selects the “OK” icon 80. The browser 46 acquires the fare information pasted in the pasted area 79.

The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the route setting screen shown in FIG. 12 in response to the operation signal for selecting "route setting" being acquired through the user I / F 48 in the "route setting" pull-down menu 63. Specifically, the browser 46 transmits a request to the URL for disclosing the map information through the communication I / F43 and the Internet 14, and receives the response including the map information through the communication I / F43. Then, the browser 46 displays the received map information on the display 47. Further, the browser 46 displays a plurality of bus stop objects 81 indicating the bus stop and an "OK" icon 82 on the display 47 at positions on the map indicated by the latitude and longitude of the bus stop set on the bus stop setting screen. Each bus stop object 81 is numbered. In the illustrated example, each bus stop object 81 is numbered from "1" to "12". The number assigned to the bus stop object 81 indicates the order of the bus stops set on the bus stop setting screen. The operator uses the user I / F48 to specify a position on the route on which the bus 15 travels, which is a position between the bus stop object 81 and the bus stop object 81, and indicates a route on which the bus 15 travels. Information is input to the terminal device 13. The browser 46 acquires the route information input by the operator. After inputting the route information, the operator selects the "OK" icon 82.

As described above, the browser 46 accepts the input of the route information including the route name, the route ID, the bus stop name, the bus stop ID, the timetable information, the fare information, and the route information, and acquires the route information (FIG. 5). S20). As shown in FIG. 5, the browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired route information to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S21). A bus stop corresponds to the "stop" in the claims of the present invention. The bus stop name, bus stop ID, and latitude and longitude of the bus stop correspond to the "stop information" in the claims of the present invention.

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S21). The process of step S21 in which the program 56 receives the request including the route information corresponds to the "third acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 stores the received route information in the memory 52 (S22). Further, the program 56 generates the second provided information to be provided to the GTFS server 12 based on the received route information (S23). Specifically, the program 56 reads the second format data from the memory 52. Then, the program 56 is an input field of the read second format data, in which the route name is input to the input field with the field name "route name", and the input field with the field name "route ID" is attached. The second provided information in which the route information is input is generated by inputting the route ID in. Then, the program 56 stores the generated second provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by the path included in the above-mentioned second URL, which is a storage area of the memory 52. The second provided information and the provided information such as the first provided information and the third provided information described later may be data in binary format or data in file format. The process of step S23 in which the program 56 generates the second provided information corresponds to the "second generation process" of the claim of the present invention.

The GTFS program of the GTFS server 12 executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the second provided information to the second URL published by the information processing apparatus 11 (S24). ). The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 transmits the second provided information to the GTFS server 12 according to the command included in the request information (S25).

As described above, the program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 executes the process of providing the route information to the GTFS server 12 on behalf of the bus operator and supports the bus operator.

Next, a process in which the program 56 of the information processing device 11 acquires vehicle information, which is information about the bus 15 operated by the bus operator, and stores it in the memory 52 will be described with reference to FIG. The same step numbers as those described in the process of FIG. 5 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 of the bus operator and the program 56 of the information processing device 11 execute the processes from step S11 to step S19 described above. As a result, the input screen (home screen) is displayed on the display 47 of the terminal device 13. On the input screen, the operator uses the user I / F48 to select "vehicle information" in the "item setting" pull-down menu 62. The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the vehicle information input screen shown in FIG. 15A in response to the acceptance of the selection of "vehicle information".

The vehicle information input screen includes a "type" character, a pull-down menu 101 that accepts the selection of the vehicle type, a "vehicle ID" character, a text box 102 that accepts the vehicle ID input, and a "number" character. , A text box 103 that accepts the input of the vehicle number, a text box 104 that accepts the input of the maximum number of people who can get on the vehicle, and an "OK" icon 105. The vehicle ID corresponds to the "mobile ID" in the claims of the present invention.

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 has the type selected in the pull-down menu 101, the vehicle ID, the number, and the upper limit entered in the text boxes 102, 103, 104 in response to the selection of the "OK" icon 105. Acquire vehicle information such as the number of people (S31 in FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 6, the browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired vehicle information to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S32).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the vehicle information transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S32). The program 56 registers the received vehicle information in the vehicle table shown in FIG. 15 (B) (S33). The vehicle table has a plurality of records identified by the vehicle ID, and each item of "vehicle ID", "type", "number", and "maximum number of people". The program 56 registers the vehicle ID, type, number, and maximum number of people included in the received vehicle information in each field of the vehicle table. That is, the program 56 stores the received vehicle information in the memory 52. Vehicle information is used for creating operation instructions and calculating the occupancy rate. Details will be described later.

Next, FIG. 7 describes a process in which the program 56 of the information processing device 11 supports the work of creating the operation instruction sheet performed by the bus operator and the work of providing the operation instruction information indicated by the operation instruction sheet to the GTFS server 12. Will be described with reference to. The same step numbers as those described in the process of FIG. 5 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 of the bus operator and the program 56 of the information processing device 11 execute the processes from step S11 to step S19 described above. As a result, the input screen (home screen) is displayed on the display 47 of the terminal device 13. The operator uses the user I / F48 to select the "operation instruction" icon 61 on the input screen. The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the operation instruction creation screen shown in FIG. 13A in response to the acceptance of the selection of the "operation instruction" icon 61.

On the operation instruction creation screen, the characters "crew 1" and "crew 2", two pull-down menus 83 for selecting a crew member, the characters "vehicle", a pull-down menu 84 for selecting a vehicle, and "delivery time" are displayed. , A text box 85 for entering the delivery time, a pull-down menu 86 for selecting the route ID, a pull-down menu 86 for selecting the route ID, a pull-down menu 87 for selecting the service number, and It has a character of "special notes", a text box 88 in which special notes are input, and an "OK" icon 89. The program 56 of the information processing device 11 includes the vehicle information registered in the vehicle table in step S33 in the input screen data transmitted to the terminal device 13. Further, the program 56 acquires the crew name displayed in the pull-down menu 83 when the pull-down menu 83 is selected from the terminal device 13 in the same manner as the vehicle information, and transmits the acquired crew name to the terminal device 13. It is included in the input screen data.

As described above, the browser 46 receives the input of the operation instruction information including the crew name, the vehicle information indicating the vehicle, the departure time, the route ID, the operation number, and the special notes, and acquires the operation instruction information (Fig. 7 S41). The vehicle information is information including a vehicle ID attached to each vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 7, the browser 46 creates an operation instruction sheet which is file data including the operation instruction information (S42), and stores the created operation instruction sheet in the memory 42 of the terminal device 13 (S43). The operation instruction is a document that the bus operator is obliged to prepare by law.

The browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired operation instruction information to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S44).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives a request including the operation instruction information through the communication I / F 53 (S44). When the program 56 receives the operation instruction information, it generates a unique operation ID (S45), attaches the generated operation ID to the received operation instruction information, and stores it in the memory 52 (S46). The unique operation ID means that the operation IDs attached to the plurality of received operation instruction information do not overlap. That is, the plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory 52 can be identified by the operation ID. The process of step S44 in which the program 56 receives the operation instruction information corresponds to the "first acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention. The process of step S45 in which the program 56 generates an operation ID corresponds to the "operation ID generation process" of the claim of the present invention. The process of step S46 in which the program 56 stores the generated operation ID and the received operation instruction information in the memory 52 corresponds to the "memory process" of the claim of the present invention.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 generates the third provided information to be provided to the GTFS server 12 based on the received operation instruction information and the generated operation ID, and the generated third provided information is set to the predetermined memory 52. It is stored in the storage area of (S47). Specifically, the program 56 reads the third format data from the memory 52. Then, the program 56 is an input field of the read third format data, and the route ID is input to the input field with the field name "route ID", and the input field with the field name "vehicle ID" is attached. The vehicle ID is input to, and the operation ID is input to the input field with the field name "operation ID" to generate the third provided information in which the operation instruction information is input. Then, the program 56 stores the generated third provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by the path included in the second URL described above, which is a storage area of the memory 52. The second URL for providing the third provided information to the GTFS server 12 and the second URL for providing the above-mentioned second provided information to the GTFS server 12 may be the same or different. You may. The process of step S47 in which the program 56 generates the third provided information corresponds to the "third generation process" of the claim of the present invention.

The GTFS program of the GTFS server 12 executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the third provided information to the second URL published by the information processing apparatus 11 (S48). ). The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 transmits the third provided information to the GTFS server 12 according to the command included in the request information (S49).

As described above, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 supports the work of creating the operation instruction sheet by the bus operator, manages the operation of the bus 15 on behalf of the bus operator, and provides the operation instruction information. Is executed on behalf of the bus operator in the process of providing the GTFS server 12.

Next, a process in which the program 56 of the information processing device 11 provides the position information of the bus 15 to the GTFS server 12 on behalf of the bus operator will be described with reference to FIG.

The control program 37 of the information collecting device 16 mounted on the bus 15 acquires the position information received by the GPS antenna 21 and the image data output by the camera 24 (S51). The control program 37 generates bus information including the acquired position information and image data and the vehicle ID stored in the memory 52, and transmits the generated bus information through the communication I / F 33 and the antenna 34 (S52). .. The transmitted bus information is received by the information processing device 11 through the mobile communication network and the Internet 14.

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the bus information transmitted by the information collecting device 16 through the communication I / F 53 (S52). The bus information corresponds to the "mobile information" in the claims of the present invention. The process of step S52 in which the program 56 receives the bus information corresponds to the "second acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 identifies operation instruction information having a vehicle ID that matches the vehicle ID included in the received bus information from a plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory 52 (S53). The process of step S53 in which the program 56 specifies the operation instruction information corresponds to the "first specific process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 acquires the route ID and the operation ID included in the specified operation instruction information (S54). The program 56 generates the first provision information based on the acquired route ID and operation ID and the location information included in the bus information received in step S42 (S55). Specifically, the program 56 reads the first format data from the memory 52. Then, the program 56 is an input field of the read first format data, and the route ID is input to the input field with the field name "route ID", and the input field with the field name "operation ID" is attached. The first provision information is generated by inputting the operation ID in the input field and inputting the position information in the input field with the field name "position information". Then, the program 56 stores the generated first provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by the path included in the above-mentioned second URL, which is a storage area of the memory 52. The second URL for providing the first provided information to the GTFS server 12 and the second URL for providing the above-mentioned second provided information and the third provided information to the GTFS server 12 may be the same. However, they may be different. The process of step S55 in which the program 56 generates the first provided information is an example of the "first generation process" of the claim of the present invention. The operation ID is an example of "information according to the mobile ID" in the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 calculates the boarding rate based on the image data included in the bus information received in step S42 and the maximum number of people stored in the memory 52, and generates boarding information (S56). .. More specifically, the information processing device 11 implements a person authentication program. The person authentication program is a program that determines whether or not the object displayed in the image is a person. For example, an existing person authentication program is installed in the information processing device 11. The program 56 starts the person authentication program via the OS 55 in response to the acquisition of the image data, inputs the file path and the command indicating the image data into the person authentication program, and the person who appears in the image indicated by the image data. Let the person authentication program count the number of. Then, the program 56 acquires the number of passengers, which is the number of people counted by the person authentication program, from the person authentication program. Further, the program 56 identifies a record having the same vehicle ID as the vehicle ID included in the bus information received in step S42 in the vehicle table (FIG. 15B), and the "upper limit number of people" of the specified record. To get. The program 56 divides the acquired number of passengers by the acquired upper limit, calculates the occupancy rate by multiplying by "100", and generates occupancy information including the calculated occupancy rate and the number of occupants (S56).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the route ID acquired in step S43, the vehicle ID included in the bus information acquired in step S52, and the boarding information generated in step S56 from the terminal device 13 (S57). As a response to the above, the information is transmitted to the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 and the Internet 14 (S58). In addition to the route ID, the response transmitted to the terminal device 13 may include other information such as the route name indicated by the route ID. The process of step S57 in which the program 56 receives the request transmitted by the terminal device 13 corresponds to the "request reception process" of the claim of the present invention. The process of step S58 in which the program 56 transmits a response including boarding information to the terminal device 13 corresponds to the "response transmission process" of the claim of the present invention.

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 receives the response including the route ID, the vehicle ID, and the boarding information through the communication I / F 43 (S58). The browser 46 displays the received route ID, vehicle ID, and boarding information on the display 47. For example, the bus operator decides to add the operation to the route indicated by the route ID according to the occupancy rate included in the occupancy information displayed on the display 47 exceeding 100%. That is, the bus operator decides to increase the number of flights. The increase in flights will be described later.

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 generates the fourth provided information including the boarding information (S60). Specifically, the program 56 reads the fourth format data from the memory 52. Then, the program 56 is an input field of the read fourth format data, and inputs the boarding information into the input field with the field name "boarding information", and the input field with the field name "operation ID". The operation ID is input to, and the route ID is input to the input field with the field name "route ID" to generate the fourth provided information. Then, the program 56 stores the generated fourth provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by the path included in the second URL described above, which is a storage area of the memory 52. The second URL for providing the fourth provided information to the GTFS server 12 and the second URL for providing the above-mentioned first provided information, the second provided information, and the third provided information to the GTFS server 12 are the same. It may be, or it may be different. The process of step S60 in which the program 56 generates the fourth provided information corresponds to the "fourth generation process" of the claim of the present invention. The boarding information input to the input field with the field name "boarding information" may be the number of passengers or the boarding rate.

The GTFS program of the GTFS server 12 executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the first provided information to the second URL published by the information processing apparatus 11 (S61). ). Further, the GTFS program executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the fourth provided information to the second URL disclosed by the information processing apparatus 11 (S63).

The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 transmits the first provided information and the fourth provided information to the GTFS server 12 according to the command included in the request information (S62, S64).

By the way, the information collecting device 16 mounted on the bus 15 transmits the bus information including the position information and the image data to the information processing device 11 at predetermined time intervals. The predetermined time interval is, for example, 0.5 seconds to several seconds. Then, the program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 executes the process shown in FIG. 8 every time the bus information is acquired. That is, the position information of the bus 15 is provided to the user in real time via the GTFS server 12.

As described above, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 executes the work of providing the position information of the bus 15 to the GTFS server 12 on behalf of the bus operator, manages the position of the bus 15, and manages the position of the bus 15. Manage the number of passengers on behalf of the bus operator.

Next, a process in which the program 56 of the information processing device 11 provides alert information, flight increase information, and flight absence information regarding the bus 15 to the GTFS server 12 on behalf of the bus operator will be described with reference to FIG. The same step numbers as those described in the process of FIG. 5 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The browser 46 of the terminal device 13 of the bus operator and the program 56 of the information processing device 11 execute the processes from step S11 to step S19 described above. As a result, the input screen (home screen) is displayed on the display 47 of the terminal device 13. On the input screen, the operator selects the "alert, etc." pull-down menu 64 using the user I / F48. The operator selects "alert", "increased flights", or "missing flights" displayed in the "alerts, etc." pull-down menu 64.

First, a case where "alert" is selected in the "alert, etc." pull-down menu 64 will be described. The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the alert creation screen shown in FIG. 13B in response to the acceptance of the selection of the “alert”. The alert creation screen has the characters "Route ID", the pull-down menu 91 for selecting the route ID, the characters "Vehicle ID", the pull-down menu 92 for selecting the vehicle ID, the characters "Alert", and the alert. It has a text box 93 for accepting input and an "OK" icon 94. The input screen data transmitted by the information processing device 11 to the terminal device 13 includes the route ID included in the route information stored in the memory 52 in step S22 and the vehicle information stored in the memory 52 in step S33. included. The browser 46 displays a list of route IDs included in the received screen data in response to the selection of the pull-down menu 91, and is included in the received screen data in response to the selection of the pull-down menu 92. Display a list of vehicle IDs. The operator selects one route ID from the route IDs displayed in the pull-down menu 91, selects one vehicle ID from the vehicle IDs displayed in the pull-down menu 92, inputs an alert in the text box 93, and " Select the "OK" icon 94. The browser 46 acquires the route ID, the vehicle ID, and the alert in response to the selection of the "OK" icon 94 (S71 in FIG. 9).

As shown in FIG. 9, the browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired route ID, vehicle ID, and alert information having an alert to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S72).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request including the alert information transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S72). The process of step S72 in which the program 56 receives the request including the alert information corresponds to the "fourth acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 identifies operation instruction information having a vehicle ID that matches the vehicle ID included in the received alert information from a plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory 52. Then, the program 56 generates the fifth provided information based on the received alert information and the specified operation instruction information (S73). Specifically, the program 56 reads the fifth format data from the memory 52. Then, the program 56 inputs the route ID included in the alert information in the input field of the read fifth format data with the field name "route ID", and the field name "operation ID". The operation ID of the specified operation instruction information is input to the input field with the mark, and the acquired alert is input to the input field with the field name "alert" to generate the fifth provision information. The process of the program 56 specifying the operation instruction information having the vehicle ID matching the vehicle ID included in the received alert information from the plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory 52 is the process of specifying the operation instruction information according to the claim of the present invention. Corresponds to "2 specific processing". The process of step S73 in which the program 56 generates the fifth provided information corresponds to the "fifth generation process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 stores the generated fifth provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by a path included in the second URL described above, which is a storage area of the memory 52 (S73). The second URL for providing the fifth provided information to the GTFS server 12, and the second URL for providing the above-mentioned first provided information, second provided information, third provided information, and fourth provided information to the GTFS server 12. The two URLs may be the same or different.

Next, a case where “increased flights” is selected in the “alerts” pull-down menu 64 will be described. The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the flight increase creation screen shown in FIG. 14A in response to the acceptance of the selection of “flight increase”. Similar to the operation instruction creation screen, the flight increase creation screen has the characters "crew 1" and "crew 2", two pull-down menus 83 for selecting the crew, the characters "vehicle", and the pull-down for selecting the vehicle. It has a menu 84, a text box 85 for inputting the characters of "delivery time", a text box 85 for inputting the delivery time, a character of "route ID", a pull-down menu 86 for selecting a route ID, and an "OK" icon 89. .. In addition, the flight increase creation screen has a plurality of text boxes 90 in which the characters "time setting" and the time when the bus 15 to be increased departs from each bus stop are input.

The browser 46 receives the crew name, vehicle ID, and route ID selected in the pull-down menus 83, 84, and 86 in response to the selection of the "OK" icon 89, and the delivery of goods entered in the text boxes 85 and 90. The time and the departure time at each bus stop are acquired (S74). The browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired flight increase information to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14 (S75).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request including the flight increase information transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S75). The process of step S75 in which the program 56 receives the request including the flight increase information corresponds to the "fifth acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 generates the sixth provided information based on the received flight increase information (S76). Specifically, the program 56 generates a unique operation ID in response to receiving the flight increase information. Further, the program 56 reads the sixth format data from the memory 52. The program 56 is an input field of the read sixth format data, and inputs the route ID included in the flight increase information in the input field with the field name "route ID", and attaches the field name "operation ID". The generated operation ID is input to the input field, and the sixth provided information is generated. The process of step S76 in which the program 56 generates the sixth provided information corresponds to the "sixth generation process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 stores the generated sixth provided information in a predetermined storage area indicated by a path included in the second URL described above, which is a storage area of the memory 52 (S76). It should be noted that the second URL for providing the sixth provided information to the GTFS server 12 and the above-mentioned first provided information, second provided information, third provided information, fourth provided information, and fifth provided information are transmitted to the GTFS server 12. It may be the same as or different from the second URL for providing.

Next, a case where “missing flight” is selected in the “alert, etc.” pull-down menu 64 will be described. The browser 46 causes the display 47 to display the flight absence creation screen shown in FIG. 14B in response to the acceptance of the selection of “missing flight”. On the flight cancellation creation screen, the characters of "route ID", the "route ID" pull-down menu 95 for accepting the selection of the route ID, the characters of "vehicle ID", the "vehicle ID" pull-down menu 96, and the "reason for absence" , A text box 97 that accepts the input of the reason for the absence of flights, and an “OK” icon 98. The browser 46 acquires the route ID, the vehicle ID, and the reason for the absence of flights according to the selection of the "OK" icon 98 (S77 in FIG. 9).

As shown in FIG. 9, the browser 46 transmits a request including the acquired route ID, vehicle ID, and flight absence information having the reason for flight to the information processing device 11 through the communication I / F 43 and the Internet 14. S78).

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 receives the request including the flight absence information transmitted by the terminal device 13 through the communication I / F 53 (S78). The process of step S78 in which the program 56 receives the request including the flight absence information corresponds to the "sixth acquisition process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 identifies operation instruction information having a vehicle ID that matches the vehicle ID included in the received flight absence information from a plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory 52. Then, the program 56 generates the seventh provision information based on the received flight absence information and the specified operation instruction information (S79). Specifically, the program 56 reads the seventh format data from the memory 52. The program 56 is an input field of the read 7th format data, and inputs the route ID included in the flight absence information in the input field with the field name "route ID", and inputs the field name "operation ID". Enter the operation ID of the specified operation instruction information in the attached input field, enter the acquired reason for absence in the input field with the field name "reason for absence", and enter the 7th provided information. Generate. The process of step S79 in which the program 56 generates the seventh provided information corresponds to the "seventh generation process" of the claim of the present invention.

The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 stores the generated seventh provision information in a predetermined storage area indicated by a path included in the second URL described above, which is a storage area of the memory 52 (S79). In addition, the second URL for providing the seventh provided information to the GTFS server 12, and the above-mentioned first provided information, second provided information, third provided information, fourth provided information, fifth provided information, and sixth provided information. May be the same as or different from the second URL for providing the GTFS server 12.

The GTFS program of the GTFS server 12 executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the fifth provided information to the second URL published by the information processing apparatus 11 (S80). ). Further, the GTFS program executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the sixth provided information to the second URL disclosed by the information processing apparatus 11 (S82). Further, the GTFS program executes a polling process of periodically transmitting request information including a command requesting transmission of the seventh provided information to the second URL disclosed by the information processing apparatus 11 (S84).

The program 56 of the information processing apparatus 11 transmits the fifth provided information, the sixth provided information, and the seventh provided information to the GTFS server 12 according to the command included in the request information (S81, S83, S85).

As described above, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 executes the work of providing the alert information, the flight increase information, and the flight absence information to the GTFS server 12 on behalf of the bus operator.

[Action and effect of the embodiment]

The program 56 of the information processing device 11 identifies the operation instruction information including the vehicle ID that matches the vehicle ID included in the bus information acquired from the information collection device 16, and acquires the route ID included in the specified operation instruction information. The first provided information including the vehicle ID and the position information included in the bus information is provided to the GTFS server 12. Since the first provided information provided to the GTFS server 12 includes the route ID and the vehicle ID, the GTFS server determines which route and which operation the bus 15 is involved in the location information provided to the GTFS server 12. It can be specified by 12. As a result, the program 56 can provide the location information of the bus 15 involved in each operation of each route to the user by using the service provided by the GTFS server 12. That is, the program according to the present invention can provide the user with the position information of the bus 15 involved in each route in real time.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 provides the GTFS server 12 with the second provided information including the acquired route information. For example, the GTFS server 12 identifies a second provided information having a route ID that matches the route ID included in the first provided information, and is a position on the route indicated by the route information included in the specified second provided information. Then, the object indicating the bus 15 is displayed at the position indicated by the position information included in the first provided information. Therefore, the program 56 can provide the position information of the bus 15 on each route to the user in real time by using the service provided by the GTFS server 12.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 generates a unique operation ID for each of the acquired plurality of operation instruction information, attaches the generated operation ID to the operation instruction information, and provides the generated operation ID to the GTFS server 12. .. The program 56 also provides the operation ID to the GTFS server 12 together with the location information. Therefore, the program 56 can save the trouble of setting the unique operation ID given to the operation instruction information so that the operator does not duplicate it, and also uses the service provided by the GTFS server 12 to use each of the routes. The location information of the bus 15 involved in the operation can be provided to the user in real time.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 calculates the number of passengers and the occupancy rate, which are the number of passengers on the bus 15, based on the image data acquired from the information collecting device 16, and calculates the number of passengers and the occupancy rate. The boarding information including the rate is provided to the GTFS server 12. Therefore, the program 56 can provide the user with boarding information in real time in addition to the position information.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 transmits a response including the vehicle ID and boarding information to the terminal device 13 of the bus operator operating the bus 15. Therefore, the program 56 determines whether or not to increase the number of flights, as compared with the case where the bus operator decides whether or not to increase the number of flights based on the number of passengers contacted by the driver of the bus 15 via a mobile phone or the like. Can be easily judged by a person. Further, the program 56 can save the trouble of the driver of the bus 15 notifying the bus operator of the number of passengers.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 transmits an input screen to the terminal device 13, acquires the alert information input by the terminal device 13, and provides the acquired alert information to the GTFS server 12. Therefore, the program 56 can save the trouble of the bus operator providing the alert information to the GTFS server 12.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 transmits an input screen to the terminal device 13, acquires the flight increase information input by the terminal device 13, and provides the acquired flight increase information to the GTFS server 12. Therefore, the program 56 can save the trouble of the bus operator providing the flight increase information to the GTFS server 12.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 transmits an input screen to the terminal device 13, acquires the inconvenience information input by the terminal device 13, and provides the acquired inconvenience information to the GTFS server 12. Therefore, the program 56 can save the trouble of the bus operator providing the flight absence information to the GTFS server 12.

Further, since the program 56 of the information processing device 11 inputs the route ID, the moving body ID, and the position information in the format data input field to generate the first provided information, the route is in the format required by the GTFS server 12. The ID, the moving body ID, and the position information can be provided to the GTFS server 12.

Further, the program 56 of the information processing device 11 associates the vehicle ID with the maximum number of people and stores it in the memory 52 as a vehicle table, and uses the image data acquired from the information collecting device 16 and the vehicle table to determine the occupancy rate. Calculate and include the calculated boarding rate in the boarding information. Therefore, the program 56 can provide the occupancy rate as well as the number of occupants to the user and the bus operator in real time.

[Modification example]

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the provided information is generated using the format data provided by the GTFS server 12 has been described. However, the program 56 may generate the provided information using format data other than the format data provided by the GTFS server 12. That is, the program 56 may generate the provided information provided to a system other than GTFS.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the GTFS server 12 accesses the information processing device 11 to acquire the provided information has been described. However, the information processing device 11 may transmit the provided data to the GTFS server 12. The GTFS server 12 accesses the information processing device 11 and acquires the provided information in order for the GTFS server 12 to control the load required for acquiring the provided information.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the vehicle ID is selected in the pull-down menu 92 of the alert creation screen (FIG. 13 (B)) has been described. However, the vehicle ID may not be selected in the pull-down menu 92 of the alert creation screen, and only the route ID may be selected in the pull-down menu 91. That is, the operator can select the vehicle ID and create an alert for each operation, or can create an alert for the entire route without selecting the vehicle ID.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the information processing device 11 of the management system 10 that manages the operation of the bus 15 is used to provide the position of the bus 15, alerts, flight increase information, flight absence information, and boarding information to the GTFS server 12. explained. However, the information processing device 11 does not have to be for managing the operation of the bus 15.

10 ... Management system 11 ... Information processing device 12 ... GTFS server 13 ... Terminal device 24 ... Camera 51 ... CPU
52 ... Memory 53 ... Communication I / F
56 ... Program

Claims (11)

A program executed by a computer of an information processing device equipped with a memory and a communication interface.
The first acquisition process of acquiring a plurality of operation instruction information including the route ID for identifying the route and the mobile ID for identifying the mobile body through the above communication interface, and
A storage process for storing the acquired operation instruction information in the memory, and
A second acquisition process that includes the mobile ID and position information indicating the position of the mobile and acquires mobile information transmitted by the information collecting device mounted on the mobile through the communication interface.
Among the plurality of operation instruction information stored in the memory, the first specific process for specifying the operation instruction information having the mobile ID matching the mobile ID included in the mobile information, and the first specific process.
The first provided information provided to the server via the Internet is generated including the information corresponding to the route ID included in the specified operation instruction information, the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process, and the location information. A program that causes the computer to execute the first generation process. A third acquisition process for acquiring route information including the above route ID, stop information indicating a plurality of stops, route information indicating a route of a moving body connecting the stops, and timetable information.
The program according to claim 1, wherein the computer further executes a second generation process of generating the second provision information provided to the server via the Internet, including the acquired route information. An operation ID generation process that generates a unique operation ID for each of the plurality of operation instruction information acquired in the first acquisition process, and
The computer is further executed with the third generation process of generating the third provision information provided to the server through the Internet, including the acquired operation instruction information and the generated operation ID.
The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first provided information includes the operation ID attached to the operation instruction information specified in the first specific process as information corresponding to the mobile ID. The moving body information further includes image data indicating an image captured by a camera mounted on the moving body.
Based on the image data included in the moving body information acquired in the second acquisition process, the boarding information generation process that generates boarding information that is information according to the number of people in the moving body, and
The route ID included in the operation instruction information specified in the first specific process, the information corresponding to the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process, and the boarding information are included in the server via the Internet. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes the computer to execute the fourth generation process for generating the fourth provided information to be provided. Request reception processing for receiving the request transmitted by the terminal device of the operator operating the mobile unit through the communication interface, and
The program according to claim 4, wherein the computer executes a response transmission process of transmitting a response including the mobile ID acquired in the second acquisition process and the generated boarding information through the communication interface. .. A fourth acquisition process for acquiring the mobile ID and an alert regarding the operation of the mobile indicated by the mobile ID through the communication interface.
An operation ID generation process that generates a unique operation ID for each of the plurality of operation instruction information acquired in the first acquisition process, and
A second specific process for specifying the operation ID generated for the operation instruction information including the acquired mobile ID that matches the mobile ID, and
The fifth generation process for generating the fifth provision information provided to the server via the Internet, including the specified operation ID and the acquired alert, according to any one of claims 1 to 5. program. A fifth acquisition process for acquiring flight increase information including the route ID and the mobile ID through the communication interface, and
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which includes the acquired route ID and the flight increase information, and causes the computer to execute the sixth generation process of generating the sixth provided information provided to the server via the Internet. .. The sixth acquisition process of acquiring the flight absence information including the route ID and the mobile ID through the communication interface, and
The 7th generation process of generating the 7th provision information provided to the server through the Internet, including the acquired route ID, the information corresponding to the acquired mobile ID, and the flight absence information, is described above. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is to be executed by a computer. The above memory stores format data having a plurality of input fields, and stores the format data.
The first generation process includes a process of inputting the route ID, the information corresponding to the mobile ID, and the position information into the input field of the format data to generate the first provided information. The program according to any one of 1 to 8. The memory has a table in which the mobile ID and the maximum number of people are associated with each other.
The above boarding information generation process
A process of specifying the maximum number of people associated with the mobile ID included in the operation instruction information acquired in the second acquisition process and the table.
Based on the image data, the process of counting the number of people in the moving body and
The program according to claim 4, further comprising a process of calculating the boarding rate, which is the ratio of the counted number of people to the specified upper limit number of people, as the boarding information. An information processing device that implements the program according to any one of claims 1 to 10.