JP3529348B2 - In-vehicle information provision system - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle information providing system, and more particularly to a vehicle capable of efficiently providing advertisements and smoothly transmitting the latest information in the event of a disaster or accident. Related to in-house information provision system. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information obtained in a vehicle has been generally advertised on paper such as medium printing or in-vehicle broadcasting. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 01-243089, the central management station transmits the latest information such as news and emergency information to each station, and the train receives and displays the information at each station. A method of displaying on a device has also been invented. [0004] However, this conventional method has the following problems. [0005] In the advertisement method using paper such as medium printing, manual replacement is required, so that it takes a lot of time and labor to exchange advertisements, and space is limited and cannot be changed for a certain period of time. There is a problem that a contract cannot be made, and in-vehicle broadcasting has a problem that information is scarce in an emergency and confusion of users is caused. In the method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 01-24389, the latest information cannot be obtained while the train is running, and the transmission of the latest information is delayed when the section is long. There was a problem that the latest information such as news and accident information could not be transmitted to vehicles stopped on the track due to accidents or accidents. [0007] The present invention provides an information providing system which solves the above problems. [0008] A first aspect of the present invention provides an upload server for storing the latest commercial data and news data distribution data, and periodically uploading the distribution data from the upload server. updates the previously provided database Te, each point point when the problem on the monitor runs the operation status of the vehicle has occurred with a traffic control center the operational problems over the network via the network Notify before
From the operation management center,
Notification of detailed information on templated items
In this case, the notified detailed information is
A control center server that notifies the management point server of the management point server via the network and notifies the management center server of the management point server via the network and displays the distribution data on a display device. It is characterized by comprising. [0013] [Action] The present invention uses various information in a vehicle (indicating transportation means such as a train, a bus, a taxi, a passenger ship, a passenger plane) in a vehicle. This is an in-vehicle information providing system provided to a driver. 1, 2 and 3, the control device 110 of the vehicle 10 sends various information on operation, news, and commercials of sponsors to the liquid crystal panels 121 to 124. The information displayed on the liquid crystal panels 121 to 124 is updated by the control device 110 periodically accessing the management center server 20 via the communication satellite network 31. The news and commercial data of the management center server 20 periodically accesses the upload server 60 to update the database of the management center server 20. The vehicle user can operate the terminal 130 connected to the liquid crystal panel 121 to display any information on the control device 110 on the liquid crystal panel 121. If the information specified by the terminal 130 does not exist in the control device 110, it is possible to make an inquiry to the management center server 20 via the communication satellite network 31 as needed. The management center server 20 includes a communication satellite network 31
The operation status of all sections is periodically monitored via the network 32, and when an operation trouble occurs, detailed trouble information is transmitted to the point points 51 to 54 and the vehicle 10 via the communication satellite network 31. Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle information providing system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle display system in the in-vehicle information providing system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the management center server 20 and the upload server 60 according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the in-vehicle information providing system of the present invention comprises a vehicle 10, point points 51 to 54 through which the vehicle 10 passes, a management center server 20 for managing the system, an upload server 60, , A communication satellite network 31, a communication satellite network 32, and a network 33 for interconnecting them. Referring to FIG. 2, the control device 110 in the in-vehicle display system of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel 121.
To 124, a function to display information requested by the terminal 130 on the liquid crystal panel 121, and a function to access the management center server 20 via the communication satellite network 31. To update information such as commercials and news. A terminal 130 is connected to the liquid crystal panel 121 so that information on the control device 110 can be taken out. Further, the user has a function of accessing the management center server 20 via the control device 110 as needed and extracting arbitrary information. The management center server 20 monitors the operation status of the vehicle 10 via the communication satellite network 31, and when detecting a situation where the vehicle 10 has stopped between stations, the existing management server via the communication satellite network 32. Notify a certain point of the operation management center of, and get detailed information. Detailed information items are pre-templated (where, what kind of trouble has occurred, when it will be recovered, when there is an alternative transport means, etc.), and the person in charge is notified by filling this out . The notified information is communicated to the vehicle 10 and the point points 51 to 54. As shown in FIG. 3, the management center server 20 is connected to the upload server 60 and the network 3
3 and periodically uploads information such as CM and news from the upload server 60 and accumulates the information in a database.
Transfer is performed in response to a periodic transfer request from. Also,
In response to a request from the terminal 130 via the control device 110, information search from the database, emergency rescue, and the like are performed. The upload server 60 stores the latest commercial data and news data from the sponsor. The network 31 and the network 32 connecting the management center server 20 and the vehicle 10 may be a satellite communication network, a wired line such as a transmission line or a rail, or a wireless line such as a terrestrial wave. In this embodiment, satellite communication is used. There are no particular restrictions on the number of vehicles, point points, liquid crystal panels, terminals, and the like in the present embodiment. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Control device 110 and management center server 20
Is performed via the communication satellite 40. The control device 110 adds its own identification code to the data to be transmitted and transmits the data. The communication satellite 40 includes the control device 1
10 is transmitted to the management center server 20. The management center server 20
From the identification code added to the data received from, it is specified that the transmission source is control device 110 of vehicle 10.
The management center server 20 searches and edits the data to be returned to the control device 110 of the transmission source, adds the identification code of the control device 110, and transmits the data to the communication satellite 40. Communication satellite 40
Specifies that the transmission destination is the control device 110 from the identification code of the data received from the management center server 20, and transmits the data to the control device 110. In the subsequent access between the control device 110 and the management center server 20, it is assumed that such exchange is performed. While the vehicle 10 is traveling, the control device 110 sequentially sends news and commercials of the sponsor to the liquid crystal panels 121 to 124. News and commercial data are stored on the upload server 60 by the sponsor, and the management center server 20 accesses the upload server 60 periodically via the network 33 to update the database of news and commercial data. Do. The control device 110 periodically accesses the management center server 20 to update news and commercial data. When the vehicle 10 approaches the point 51, the control device 110 recognizes this by a well-known conventional technique, and the name of the point 51, the departure time, the point 5
The information such as the transfer information at 1 is transmitted to the liquid crystal panels 121 to 1.
24 are sequentially displayed. When the vehicle 10 arrives at the point 51, the control device 110 transmits information such as the departure time of the point 51, the name and the arrival time of the next point 52, etc. to the liquid crystal panel 1.
21 to 124 are sequentially displayed. When the vehicle 10 departs at the point 51, the control device 110 sequentially displays information such as the name of the next point 52, the arrival time, and the information on the change at the point 52 on the liquid crystal panels 121 to 124. After that, news and commercials are sequentially sent to the liquid crystal panels 121 to 124 again. The management center server 20 constantly monitors the operation status of the vehicle 10 via the communication satellite network 31, and upon detecting a situation where the vehicle 10 has stopped between stations, via the communication satellite network 32. Notify a certain point of the existing operation management center to receive detailed information. The detailed information items are pre-templated (where, what kind of trouble has occurred, when it will be recovered, when there is an alternative transport means, etc.) . The notified information is communicated to the vehicle 10 and the point points 51 to 54. The control device 110 of the vehicle 10 outputs these to the liquid crystal panels 121 to 1.
24 sequentially displayed. By operating the terminal 130 of the liquid crystal panel 121, the control device 110 causes the corresponding liquid crystal panel 12 to operate.
1 displays a service menu. The user operates the terminal 130 to select a service menu, displays information on the control device 110 on the liquid crystal panel 121 according to the selected menu, and if necessary, the control device 110 causes the management center to operate. It is possible to access the server 20 and obtain necessary information. When a sudden sick person occurs, the control device 110 selects the occurrence of an emergency from the service menu on the terminal 130 of the liquid crystal panel 121 so that the control unit 110
The information of the sudden illness occurrence is transmitted to the management center server 20,
When the crew takes action, the management center server 20 transmits information on the occurrence of sudden illness to the next point, and prompt action can be taken upon arrival. As described above, the present invention has the following effects. In the case of advertising, manual replacement work is not required, which reduces labor costs. In addition, since advertisements can be played as moving images, a plurality of advertisements can be played in units of time and contracts can be made with more sponsors. Even if the vehicle is stopped on the track in an emergency such as an accident or disaster, the situation of the accident or
The operation status can be smoothly presented on the screen, and confusion and anxiety can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a system conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle information providing system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle display system in the in-vehicle information providing system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a relationship between a management center server 20 and an upload server 60 according to the present invention. [Description of Signs] 10 Vehicle 20 Management center server 31, 32 Communication satellite network 33 Network 40 Communication satellite 51 to 54 Point point 60 Upload server 110 Control device 121 to 124 Liquid crystal panel 130 Terminal

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] An upload server for storing distribution data of the latest commercial data and news data, and a database prepared by periodically uploading the distribution data from the upload server. update Then door
In addition , the operation status of the vehicle is monitored via a network, and when an operation problem occurs, the operation problem is notified to each point at an operation management center via the network, and the operation management is performed. From the center on the service
Detailed information on pre-templated items for the problem
Information is notified, the notified detailed information is
The vehicle and the point points are communicated via the network.
And a control device that is located in the vehicle and periodically accesses the management center server via the network to display the distribution data on a display device. In-vehicle information providing system.