JP2944521B2 - Passenger waiting display system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger waiting display system and, more particularly, to a system for communicating between passenger waiting information at a bus stop and destination information of a bus by radio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Usually, a plurality of buses having different destinations stop at a bus stop, and passengers get on buses each indicating a desired destination. On the other hand, if there is a person near the bus stop, the bus driver will not be able to determine whether the person is a waiting passenger or a mere passerby. Check the passenger's willingness to board.

[0003] Therefore, even if there is no waiting passenger using the bus of the system, the driver must stop every time if a person is confirmed near the bus stop, and the bus operation time may be delayed. For example, if a hurried passenger whose transit time is fixed is on board, the train cannot be made in time. In addition, since unnecessary stops and departures are repeated,
Roads are congested and may cause traffic congestion depending on the time of day.

[0004] In order to improve these, a bus stop display device provided with a destination selection switch which is operated by a waiting passenger to specify a desired destination, and a display plate which displays the destination and system number specified by the destination selection switch. At each bus stop,
A system that allows a bus driver to confirm the presence of a waiting passenger in the bus by checking the display of the bus stop display device without stopping the vehicle is proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-87486 (Transportation display device). Have been.

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The display device of the transportation system disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. JP-A-2003-115686 discloses a method in which a destination waiter operates a destination selection switch of a bus stop display device installed at each bus stop to designate a desired destination name and system number. Is displayed on the display board, and when the bus driver approaches the vicinity of the bus stop, the destination display is visually checked to determine whether there is a waiting passenger,
Safe driving was not always enough. In addition, when the bus stop display device is installed in a hatred place or when reflected by direct sunlight, it is difficult to determine whether there is a waiting passenger.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a waiting-for-ride display system in which a bus display device including a radio unit is mounted on a bus, and a bus stop display device including a radio unit is installed at a bus stop. A bus display system for transmitting and receiving display information between a display device and said bus stop display device, said bus stop display device receiving bus approach information to be transmitted when said bus reaches a predetermined distance from a bus stop. When the approaching bus is displayed to inform the waiting passenger of the approach of the bus and the presence / absence information of the waiting passenger is transmitted to the bus display device, and the presence / absence information of the waiting passenger is received by the bus display device. The presence or absence of waiting passengers is displayed to inform the driver.

In addition, a bus display device including a radio unit is mounted on a bus, and a bus stop display device including a radio unit is installed at a bus stop, so that display information is transmitted between the bus display device and the bus stop display device. A bus display system for transmitting and receiving; the bus stop display device; a destination selection switch for specifying a destination desired by a waiting passenger; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch, and a bus received from the bus. A display unit for displaying approach information; a radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus display device; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination is identified. The name or system number is displayed on the display unit, and the bus approach information encoded in a predetermined signal format is received from the bus display device via the wireless unit. All of the stored destination names or system numbers are encoded in a predetermined signal format and transmitted to the bus display device via the radio section, and when the waiting passenger departs after boarding, the bus display device A data processing unit that turns off the display of the corresponding destination name or system number among the destination names or system numbers displayed on the display unit when receiving the departure information to be encoded and transmitted in a predetermined signal format. A display unit for displaying the presence or absence of a waiting passenger; a radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus stop display device; and a bus stop having a predetermined distance from the bus stop. When it is detected, the bus approach information is coded into a predetermined signal format, transmitted to the bus stop display device via the radio section, and all the destination names or system number information designated by the waiting passengers from the bus stop display device. Is received, the destination name or system number information identifies whether or not the own destination name or system number is present, the presence or absence of a waiting passenger is displayed on the display section, and the And a data processing unit that encodes the departure information into a predetermined signal format and transmits the information to the bus stop display device when the bus stopped at the bus stop departs after the boarding of the passenger. .

Further, a bus display device including a radio unit is mounted on a bus, and a bus stop display device including a radio unit is installed at a bus stop, so that display information is transmitted between the bus display device and the bus stop display device. A bus display system for transmitting and receiving; the bus stop display device; a destination selection switch for specifying a destination desired by a waiting passenger; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch, and a bus received from the bus. A display unit for displaying approach information; a radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus display device; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination is identified. The name or system number is displayed on the display unit, and the destination name or system number of the bus encoded in a predetermined signal format from the bus display device via the wireless unit. When received, when matched with the stored destination name or system number, and matched, and transmitted to the bus display device via the wireless unit, encoding the matched destination name or system number into a predetermined signal format, The matching destination name or system number among the destination names or system numbers displayed on the display unit blinks, and the bus display device encodes the signal into a predetermined signal format when the waiting passenger departs after boarding. And a data processing unit for extinguishing the destination name or system number blinkingly displayed on the display unit when receiving the departure information to be transmitted. The bus display unit displays presence or absence of a waiting passenger. A display unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus stop display device; and detecting the destination name or system number of the own device when a predetermined distance from the bus stop is detected. When the destination name or system number information designated by the waiting passenger is received from the bus stop display device, the received destination name or system number information is transmitted to the bus stop display device via the wireless unit. If the destination name or the system number is compared and matched, the presence of the waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit, and if the matching result is not matched, the waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit. And a data processing unit that encodes the departure information in a predetermined signal format and transmits the information to the bus stop display device when the bus stopped at the bus stop with the indication “present” departs after boarding the waiting passenger. I do.

[0009]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a waiting-for-ride display system of the present invention,
(A) is a block diagram of a bus stop display device installed at a bus stop, and (B) is a block diagram of a bus display device mounted on a bus. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the bus stop display device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the bus display device of the present invention.

A bus stop display device 10 in the passenger waiting display system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1A includes a destination selecting switch 11 for selecting a destination desired by the waiting passenger, and a destination name designated by the destination selecting switch 11. Alternatively, the system number is encoded into a predetermined data format, the transmission is instructed to the radio unit 13, the destination name or the system number designated by the destination selection switch 11 is displayed on the display unit 14, and the radio data ( A data processing unit 12 for decoding the bus approach data) and displaying on the display unit 14 that the bus is approaching;
A radio unit 13 for transmitting and receiving display information to and from a bus; a display unit 14 for displaying a destination name or system number selected by a destination selection switch and indicating that the bus is approaching a bus stop.
It is composed of

A bus display device 20 shown in FIG.
Is a display unit 21 for displaying a destination name or a system number transmitted from the bus stop display device 10, a destination name or a system number of the bus itself is encoded into a predetermined data format, and the radio unit 2
3 and a data processing unit 22 for instructing transmission and decoding the wireless data (destination name or system number) received from the bus stop and displaying it on the display unit 21.

First, the operation of the bus stop display device will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. This bus stop display device 1
0 means that the power is always turned on during the bus operation from the first train to the last train (step S101 in FIG. 2). In this state, the waiting passenger arriving at the bus stop receives a destination selection switch 1 provided for a plurality of destination names or system numbers.
1 is pressed (S
102), the destination name or system number corresponding to the pressed destination selection switch is displayed on the display unit 14 (S10).
3).

The data processing unit 12 includes a destination selection switch 11
Is detected, the destination name or system number registered in the memory unit (not shown) corresponding to each destination selection switch is identified and specified (S104), and the destination name or system number data is stored in the memory unit. (S105).

In this state, when the bus approaches the vicinity of the bus stop, the data processing unit 13 checks whether or not the radio unit 13 has received the bus approach data transmitted from the bus (S106). Is received by the wireless unit 13, a message indicating that the bus is approaching is displayed on the display unit 14 (S107), and all destination names or systems selected by the plurality of waiting passengers stored in the memory unit in step S105 are displayed. The number data is encoded into a predetermined signal format, and is instructed to the radio unit 13 to be transmitted to the bus display device 20 (S1).
08).

After that, the data processing unit 12 receives the departure data transmitted from the bus display device 20 via the wireless unit 13 when the waiting passenger gets on the bus and the bus departs (or may be stopped) (S109). Then, the display of the destination name or the system number displayed in step S103 is deleted (S103).
110), and proceeds to step S101.

As described above, the waiting passenger at the bus stop can check the destination name or the system number selected by himself / herself on the display unit, and when the bus approaches, the display unit indicates that the bus has approached. You can see the approach of the bus.

Next, the operation of the bus display device will be described with reference to FIG. During operation (step S201 in FIG. 3), the data processing unit 22 of the bus display device 20 transmits a bus approach detection wireless signal transmitted from a bus approach detection device installed in advance at a predetermined distance from a bus stop, for example. Upon reception (S202), the bus stop approach data indicating that the vehicle has approached the bus stop is encoded into a predetermined signal format and transmitted to the bus stop display device 10 via the wireless unit 23 (S2).
03).

The data processing unit 22 receives all destination names or system numbers selected by the plurality of waiting passengers using the destination selection switch transmitted from the bus stop display device 10 (S204). ) Is extracted (S205), and if the destination name or the system number is not included in the data received from the bus stop display device, the vehicle stops. Pass without doing (S21
0).

In step S205, the data processing unit 22 displays its destination name or system number in the bus stop display device 1.
If it is included in the data received from 0, the display 21 displays "waiting for passengers" (S206), and the bus driver confirms this display and stops at the bus stop (S2).
07). When the waiting passenger gets on the bus and the bus departs (or may be stopped), the data processing unit 22 transmits the departure data to the bus stop display device 10 (S209). Thus, when the bus driver approaches the bus stop,
Since the bus stop approach data is transmitted to the bus stop display device, the own destination name or system number is identified from the destination name or system number responded from the bus stop display device, and the waiting waiting passenger is displayed, so the bus driver needs It is possible to confirm in advance whether there is a waiting passenger.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the bus stop display device of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the bus display device of the present invention.

First, the operation of the bus stop display device will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. Bus stop display device 10
It is assumed that the power is always on during the bus operation from the first train to the last train (step S301 in FIG. 4). In this state, the waiting passenger arriving at the bus stop receives a destination selection switch 11 provided for a plurality of destination names or system numbers.
When the desired destination selection switch is depressed from among (S3)
02), a destination name or a system number corresponding to the pressed destination selection switch is displayed on the display unit 14 (S303).

The data processing unit 12 includes a destination selection switch 11
Is detected, the destination name or system number registered in the memory unit (not shown) corresponding to each destination selection switch is identified and specified (S304), and the destination name or system number data is stored in the memory unit. (S305).

In this state, the data processing unit 13 recognizes whether or not the destination name or system number data transmitted from the bus display device 20 has been received when the bus approaches a predetermined distance from the bus stop (S306). When the destination name or system number data is received from the bus, the memory unit is searched, and the destination name or system number selected by the waiting passenger stored in step S305 is compared with the destination name or system number received from the bus. (S307).

If the destination name or the system number does not match in step 307, the process proceeds to step S306, and if they match, the destination name or the system number displayed in step S103 flashes (S308), and the bus waits for the waiting passenger. Is notified, the destination name or the system number is encoded into a predetermined signal format, and the wireless unit 23 is instructed to transmit the encoded destination name or system number data to the bus display device 20 (S309). .

When the data processing unit 12 receives the destination name display erasure data transmitted when the bus departs and the bus departs (or may stop), via the wireless unit 13 (S310). Then, the display of the destination name or the system number blinking and displayed in step S308 is extinguished (S311), and the process proceeds to step S301.

As described above, the waiting passenger at the bus stop can check the destination name or system number selected by the user on the display unit, and further, when the corresponding bus approaches, the destination name or system number displayed on the display unit. Changes to a blinking display, so that the approach of the desired bus can be confirmed.

In the destination name or system number transmitted from the bus stop display device to the bus display device, only the destination name or system number data corresponding to the bus approaching the bus stop is transmitted, so that the control channel is effectively used. (Use efficiency is improved).

Next, the operation of the bus display device will be described with reference to FIG. During operation (step S401 in FIG. 5), the data processing unit 22 of the bus display device 20 transmits a bus approach detection wireless signal transmitted from a bus approach detection device installed in advance at a predetermined distance from a bus stop, for example. Upon reception (S402), the terminal device encodes its own destination name or system number into a predetermined signal format and transmits it to the bus stop display device 10 via the wireless unit 23 (S403).

The data processing unit 22 receives the destination name or system number data transmitted from the bus stop display device 10 thereafter (S404), and compares it with the destination (system itself) or system number (S405). If there is a mismatch,
The bus passes without stopping (S410).

In step S405, when the collation result shows that the destination or the system number of the data processing unit 22 matches, the data processing unit 22 displays "waiting for passengers" on the display unit 21 (S4).
06), the bus driver confirms this display and stops at the bus stop (S407). When the waiting passenger gets on and the bus departs (or may stop), the data processing unit 22 transmits the destination name display erasure data to the bus stop display device 10 (S409).

As described above, when approaching the bus stop, the bus display device transmits its own destination or system number data to the bus stop display device, and based on the destination name or system number returned from the bus stop display device, the own destination. Since the name or system number is identified and the waiting passenger is displayed, the bus driver can confirm in advance whether there is a waiting passenger.

The effect of the above-described bus is the same even if it is a route bus, a bus for picking up and dropping off customers at an event site, or a traveling bus such as a parking lot.

[0033]

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the destination name or system number designated by the destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination name or system number is displayed on the display unit. When the bus approach information is received from the bus display device, all stored destination names or system numbers are transmitted to the bus display device, and the bus display device transmits when the waiting passenger departs after boarding. When a departure information is received, a bus stop display device having a data processing unit for extinguishing the display of the corresponding destination name or system number among the destination names or system numbers displayed on the display unit is installed at the bus stop. When it detects that the vehicle has reached a predetermined distance from the bus stop, it sends the bus approach information to the bus stop display device, and all destination names or system numbers designated by the waiting passengers from the bus stop display device. When the information is received, whether or not the destination name or system number information includes the own destination name or system number is displayed, and whether or not there is a waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit. When the bus stopped at the bus stop departs after boarding the waiting passenger, the bus display device having a data processing unit that transmits the departure information to the bus stop display device is configured to be mounted on the bus, so that the bus operation The hand can easily and in advance confirm the presence or absence of the waiting passenger on the display unit. Further, when approaching the vicinity of the bus stop, it is not necessary to visually confirm the destination display of the bus stop display device, so that safe driving is possible. Further, since the approach of the bus is displayed on the bus stop display device, the waiting passenger can know the approach of the bus in advance.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, a destination name or a system number specified by a destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination name or a system number is displayed on a display unit. When the destination name or system number of the bus is received from the display device, it is compared with the stored destination name or system number, and the matched destination name or system number is transmitted to the bus display device and displayed on the display unit. The corresponding destination name or system number blinks from the display, and when the waiting passenger receives the departure information transmitted by the bus display device at the time of departure after boarding, the destination name or system number displayed on the display unit A bus stop display device having a data processing unit for extinguishing the display of the corresponding destination name or system number is installed at the bus stop, and it is detected that a predetermined distance from the bus stop has been reached. When you send the destination name or line number of the self to the bus stop display device, has received the destination name or line number information that ride waiting customer-specified from the bus stop display device when,
If the received destination name or system number information matches the destination name or system number of the driver and matches the destination name or system number, "Yes"
If the result of the comparison is inconsistent, display the waiting passenger `` No '' on the display section, and depart when the bus stopped at the bus stop with this waiting passenger `` Yes '' departs after boarding the waiting passenger. Since the bus display device having the data processing unit for transmitting information to the bus stop display device is configured to be mounted on the bus, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.

Since the approach name of the bus is indicated by blinking the destination name or the system number, the waiting passenger can easily know which bus approached. Further, the destination name or system number transmitted from the bus stop display device to the bus display device transmits only the destination name or system number corresponding to the bus approaching the bus stop, so that the wireless channel can be used efficiently. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a waiting-for-passenger display system of the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram of a bus stop display device installed at a bus stop, and (B) is a block diagram of a bus display device installed on a bus. It is a block diagram.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the bus stop display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the bus display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the bus stop display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the bus display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 bus stop display device 11 destination selection switch 12 data processing unit 13 wireless unit 14 display unit 20 bus display device 21 display unit 22 data processing unit 23 wireless unit

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-50-22994 (JP, A) JP-A-6-290397 (JP, A) JP-A-2-98800 (JP, A) 106099 (JP, U) Shokai 56-109200 (JP, U) Shokai 59-151400 (JP, U) Shokai 3-121498 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G08G 1/127

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bus display device including a wireless unit is mounted on a bus, and a bus stop display device including a wireless unit is installed at a bus stop, and display information is transmitted between the bus display device and the bus stop display device. A bus display system for transmitting and receiving; a bus stop display device; a destination selection switch for specifying a destination desired by a waiting passenger; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch, and a bus received from the bus. A display unit for displaying approach information; a radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus display device; a destination name or a system number designated by the destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination is identified. A name or system number is displayed on the display unit, and the bus approach information encoded in a predetermined signal format is received from the bus display device via the wireless unit. When all the stored destination names or system numbers are encoded in a predetermined signal format and transmitted to the bus display device via the radio unit, the bus display device A data processing unit for extinguishing the display of the corresponding destination name or system number among the destination names or system numbers displayed on the display unit when receiving the departure information to be encoded and transmitted in a predetermined signal format; A display unit for displaying the presence or absence of a waiting passenger; a wireless unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus stop display device; and a predetermined distance from the bus stop. When the bus approach information is detected, the bus approach information is encoded into a predetermined signal format, transmitted to the bus stop display device via the wireless section, and all the destination names or system number information designated by the waiting passengers from the bus stop display device. When the information is received, whether or not the destination name or system number information has its own destination name or system number is identified and the presence or absence of a waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit. And a data processing unit that encodes the departure information into a predetermined signal format and transmits the line to the bus stop display device when the bus stopped at the bus stop with the "present" display departs after the passenger waits on board. Waiting display system. 2. A bus display device including a radio unit is mounted on a bus, and a bus stop display device including a radio unit is installed at a bus stop, and display information is transmitted between the bus display device and the bus stop display device. A bus display system for transmitting and receiving; a bus stop display device; a destination selection switch for specifying a destination desired by a waiting passenger; a destination name or a system number specified by the destination selection switch, and a bus received from the bus. A display unit for displaying approach information; a radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus display device; a destination name or a system number designated by the destination selection switch is identified and stored, and the identified destination is identified. A name or system number is displayed on the display unit, and a destination name or system number of the bus encoded into a predetermined signal format from the bus display device via the wireless unit is displayed. When received, when matched with the stored destination name or system number that is stored, and when the matched destination name or system number is encoded into a predetermined signal format and transmitted to the bus display device via the wireless unit, The matching destination name or system number among the destination names or system numbers displayed on the display unit blinks, and the bus display device encodes the signal into a predetermined signal format when the waiting passenger departs after boarding. And a data processing unit for extinguishing the destination name or system number blinkingly displayed on the display unit when the departure information to be transmitted is received. The bus display unit displays presence / absence of waiting passengers. A radio unit for transmitting and receiving display information to and from the bus stop display device; and when detecting that a predetermined distance from the bus stop has been reached, a destination name or system number of the own station is displayed in a predetermined signal form. When the destination name or system number information designated by the waiting passenger is received from the bus stop display device, the received destination name or system number information is transmitted to the bus stop display device via the wireless unit. If the destination name or system number is matched and matched, the presence of the waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit, and if the matching result is not matched, the waiting passenger is displayed on the display unit. And a data processing unit that encodes the departure information in a predetermined signal format and transmits the information to the bus stop display device when the bus stopped at the bus stop with the passenger “present” departs after the passenger boarding the passenger. Ride waiting display system.