JP4005397B2 - Vehicle operation information processing method and vehicle operation information processing system - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle operation information processing method and a vehicle operation information processing system, and more particularly, according to demand from a user, processing of vehicle operation information about a desired boarding stop designated by the demand. The present invention relates to a vehicle operation information processing method and a vehicle operation information processing system.
[0001]
[Prior art]
Due to the widespread use of private cars, there is a region where demand for buses and taxis (hereinafter collectively referred to as “buses”) has declined until it is difficult to manage with ordinary route buses and normal taxi operation methods. For these areas, attention is paid to a demand route system and a demand taxi system (hereinafter collectively referred to as a “demand vehicle system”) that can be operated according to a user's demand. In such a demand vehicle system, the demand from the user including the desired stop, the desired stop, and the desired time (including the desired time zone with a certain time range) is used regardless of the contents of the demand. A method was adopted that allowed the person to do it freely.
[0002]
In such a demand vehicle system, a new demand is received, and it is determined whether or not the new demand can be accepted. This determination is based on the optimization of the operation plan including the new demand, and as a result of creating a new vehicle operation plan, it is possible to get on at the desired stop where the new demand is specified. It was determined by whether or not the correct time is not significantly different from the desired ride time. As a result of this determination, if the time that can be boarded at the desired stop is not significantly different from the desired boarding time, it is assumed that a new demand can be accepted, and the new vehicle operation plan created earlier The vehicle driver was notified of the operation of the vehicle.
[0003]
On the other hand, if the time that can be boarded at the desired boarding point specified by the new demand is significantly different from the desired boarding time, it is assumed that the new demand cannot be accepted and that fact is used on the bus. The person in charge. The bus user who has received this notification has notified the demand changed to a new stop or a desired ride time or abandoned the bus.
[0004]
And in the demand vehicle system which received the demand changed into the new boarding desired stop or boarding desired time, the operation plan of a new vehicle was created again using the optimization method.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described conventional demand vehicle system employs a method that can be freely performed by the user regardless of the contents of the demand. Therefore, in the optimization of the operation plan, the calculation amount increases as the number of demands increases. It rapidly increases with the third power of the demand number. This is because the conventional demand vehicle system accepts new demands including new boarding and getting-off stops that occur at random and the desired time of boarding, and optimizes and derives the demand plan that was received before that. This is due to the need for new optimization.
[0006]
In addition, when a new demand is received, after creating a vehicle operation plan using an optimization method, it is determined whether or not the new demand can be accepted. In areas that cannot be said, it is often the case that the operation plan is repeatedly created before one demand is received.
[0007]
For this reason, demand vehicle systems are installed in areas where demand for buses, etc. has fallen to the point where demand for buses etc. has fallen to the point where it is difficult to manage with the normal operation methods described above. When introduced, large-scale computing resources are essential for demand processing. In addition, it is necessary for the user to perform demand transmission trial and error in order to make reservations for demand, while for the demand vehicle system, an operation that requires an enormous amount of calculation, which is an optimization calculation, is trial and error. There were often situations that needed to be done, and we had to be prepared to delay demand processing.
[0008]
This was one of the factors that prompted local governments to introduce a demand vehicle system in the area from the viewpoint of cost effectiveness.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of suppressing an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing even when the number of demands is increased, and vehicle operation information capable of quickly performing demand processing. An object is to provide a processing method and a vehicle operation information processing system.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  According to the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, the boarding designated by the demand according to a demand from a user including a desired boarding place designated from among stops arranged along a road network and a reservation time. A vehicle operation information processing method for processing vehicle operation information for a desired stop,Create a temporary vehicle operation plan based on the initial demand,A first reservable time zone deriving step for deriving first reservable time zone information including a reservable boarding time zone for each of the stops; and a first reservable time for providing the first reservable time zone information to a user A time zone providing step; receiving a demand including a reservation time within the reservation available boarding time zone, and a first operation plan of a vehicle around one or more desired ride stops including a desired ride stop designated by the demand A first demand processing step to be created;A second reservable time zone deriving step for deriving second reservable time zone information including a new reservable boarding time zone as a desired stop for each of the stops based on the first operation plan;;A second reservable time zone providing step of providing the second reservable time zone information to a user; receiving a demand including a reserved time within the new reservable boarding time zone, and boarding specified by the demand A second demand processing step of creating a second operation plan for vehicles that go around one or more desired stops including the desired stop;Is a vehicle operation information processing method.
[0011]
In the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, first, in the first reservation available time zone derivation step, first reservation available time zone information including a reservation available boarding time zone for each stop is derived. Such derivation may be performed by assuming an anticipated demand before the start of operation of the vehicle, or by processing a predetermined number of demands that are accepted without any restrictions on the boarding time zone that can be reserved. You may carry out based on the obtained operation plan.
[0012]
Subsequently, in the first reservation available time zone providing step, the first reservation available time zone information is provided to the user. When the user refers to the first reservation available time zone information thus provided and issues a demand, the demand that cannot be accepted can be drastically reduced.
[0013]
And if the demand including the reservation time in the reservation available boarding time zone is received from the user who referred to the provided first reservation available time zone information, in the first demand processing step, the boarding desired stop designated by the demand A first operation plan of a vehicle that goes around one or more desired stop places including is created.
[0014]
In the above, the demand newly received after the 1st reservation possible time slot | zone provision process is what gathered the boarding desired time, if it sees for every stop. As a result, in the creation of the first operation plan in the first demand processing step, from the operation plan created so far, mainly the nearby stops including the desired stop included in the newly accepted demand It is sufficient to optimize the time to depart from within a time zone that is expected to be changed in advance. For this reason, compared with the optimization which completely revised the operation plan before new demand reception, the amount of calculation for operation plan preparation decreases drastically.
[0015]
In addition, since it is possible to transmit a demand that is almost certainly accepted by the user, it is possible to avoid trial and error in demand transmission. Furthermore, it is possible to avoid trial and error operation plan derivation.
[0016]
  Next, in the second reservation available time zone derivation step, second reservation available time zone information including a new reservation available boarding time zone for each stop is derived based on the first operation plan described above. Subsequently, in the second reservation available time zone providing step, the second reservation available time zone information is provided to the user. When a demand including a reservation time in a new reservation available boarding time zone is received from a user who has referred to the second reservation available time zone information provided in this way, in the second demand processing step, the ride request specified by the demand A second operation plan for a vehicle that goes around one or more desired stops including a stop is created. For this reason, when a new operation plan is created, it is possible to appropriately collect demand suitable for the new operation plan by deriving reservation time zone information corresponding to it and providing it to the user. It is possible to appropriately suppress an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing accompanying an increase in the number.
    Therefore, according to the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, even if the number of demands increases, an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing can be suppressed, and demand processing can be performed quickly and efficiently.
[0017]
  In the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, the first reservation available time zone derivation step includes a virtual demand including a plurality of virtual boarding desired stops selected from the stops and a virtual reservation time.As the initial demandProcessThat saidA provisional operation plan creation step of creating a provisional operation plan of the vehicle; a reservationable time zone calculation step of calculating the first reservationable time zone information based on the temporary operation plan; .
[0018]
In the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, the first reservation available time zone information may include a reservation available time zone common to stops in a predetermined area. In such a case, temporal and spatial demands can be aggregated, and an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing accompanying an increase in the number of demands can be more effectively suppressed.
[0021]
  In the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention,The second reservable time zone information may include a reservable time zone common to stops in a predetermined area.
[0022]
  According to the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention, the boarding designated by the demand according to a demand from a user including a desired boarding place designated from among stops arranged along a road network and a reservation time. A vehicle operation information processing system that processes vehicle operation information for a desired stop,Create a temporary vehicle operation plan based on the initial demand,Includes reservation timetables for each of the stopsFirstDeriving reservation time zone informationFirstReservable time zone deriving means;FirstProviding users with available time slot informationFirstReservable time zone providing means;
  A vehicle that accepts a demand including a reservation time within the reservation available boarding time zone, and travels around one or more desired ride stops including the desired ride stop designated by the demand.FirstCreate an operation planFirstDemand processing means;Second reservation available time zone deriving means for deriving second reservation available time zone information including a new reservation available boarding time zone as a desired stop for each of the stops based on the first operation plan; A second reservable time period providing means for providing the available time period information to the user; and a demand including a reservation time within the new reservable boarding time period is received, and a desired stop is specified by the demand. A second demand processing means for creating a second operation plan for vehicles traveling around one or more desired stop points;Is a vehicle operation processing system.
[0023]
  In the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention,FirstReservable time zone derivation meansCreate a temporary operation plan for the initial demand vehicle,Includes reservations available for each stopFirstReservable time zone information is derived. Continuing,FirstThe reservable time zone providing means provides reservable time zone information to the user. When a demand including a reservation time within a reservation available boarding time zone is received from a user who refers to the reservation available time zone information provided in this way,FirstThe demand processing means has a vehicle that travels around one or more desired stops including the desired stop.FirstCreate an operation plan.
[0024]
  Next, the second reservable time zone deriving unit derives second reservable time zone information including a new reservable boarding time zone for each stop based on the first operation plan described above. Subsequently, the second reservation available time zone providing means provides the user with the second reservation available time zone information. When a demand including a reservation time in a new reservation available boarding time zone is received from a user who refers to the second reservation available time zone information provided in this way, the second demand processing means requests the boarding specified by the demand. A second operation plan for a vehicle that goes around one or more desired stops including the stop is created.
  That is, in the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention, vehicle operation information processing is performed by performing demand processing using the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention. Therefore, according to the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention, even if the number of demands increases, an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing can be suppressed, and demand processing can be performed quickly and efficiently.
[0025]
In the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention, the reservable time zone providing means may be configured as a display device installed at each position where the stop is arranged.
[0026]
In the vehicle operation information processing system according to the present invention, the reservation time zone providing means may be an automatic response device that responds to a user's inquiry via a communication network in a predetermined method.
[0027]
Here, the communication network can be a telephone network or a data communication network.
[0028]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0029]
FIG. 1 schematically shows a schematic configuration of a demand bus system as a vehicle operation information processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the demand bus system 10 includes (a) a bus 20 that travels on a road network RDNT, (b) a management center 30 that manages and manages the demand bus system 10, and (c) a road. A bus stop 40 located at a predetermined location on the network RDNT and where users get on and off._j(J = 1 to N). Here, bus stop 40_jIncludes a message board 42 for displaying stop display information including a bus reservationable boarding time zone and a current desired departure time. The function of the message board 42 will be described later.
[0030]
In the demand bus system 10 of the present embodiment, the operation route instruction data RTD is transmitted from the management center 30 to the bus 20 via a pager communication network and a mobile phone network which are mobile communication networks. ing. Also, from the management center 30 to the bus stop 40_jStop display data DSD_jAre transmitted via a pager communication network.
[0031]
As will be described later, in the demand bus system 10 according to the present embodiment, demands DMD1, DMD2, and bus use demands DMD1, DMD2, and the like from the personal computer 51, the telephone 52, or the mobile phone terminal 53 owned by the user to the management center 30. DMD3, DMD3 ′, etc. can be notified. Here, the demand notified from the personal computer 51 via the data communication network is referred to as demand DMD1, and the demand notified from the telephone 52 via the public telephone network is referred to as demand DMD2. The demand notified from the mobile phone terminal 53 via the data communication network is referred to as demand DMD 3, and the demand notified from the mobile phone terminal 53 via the mobile phone network is referred to as demand DMD 3 ′.
[0032]
Further, although only one bus 20 is shown in FIG. 1, it goes without saying that a plurality of buses may be provided.
[0033]
The configuration of each element of the demand bus system 10 described above is shown in FIG. 2 in a block diagram. As shown in FIG. 2, the management center 30 controls (a) communication through the data communication network, and the demand DMD1 and DMD3 transmitted from the personal computer 51 or the mobile phone terminal 53 by the bus user are transmitted to the Internet or the like. A communication device 31 that receives the data communication network, and (b) a demand notified from the communication device 51 and a demand input by an operator stationed in the management center 30 to be described later, Bus stop 40_jA processing station 32 for obtaining a reservationable boarding time every time, and (c) a bus stop 40 that controls communication via the pager communication network and is notified from the processing unit 32._jStop display data DSD including reservation time available for each_jTo the bus stop 40_jAnd a communication device 33 for transmission to the
[0034]
The management center 30 also includes a storage device 37 for storing various data, an input device 38T such as a keyboard and a mouse for an operator to input data and commands to the processing device 32, and a CRT display for displaying information from the processing device 32. A display device 38D such as a liquid crystal display is provided. The storage device 37, the input device 38T, and the display device 38D are connected to the processing device 32.
[0035]
The management center 30 includes a telephone device 39. Using this telephone device 39, the operator receives demand DMD 2 notified from the telephone 52 through the public telephone network and demand DMD 3 'notified from the mobile telephone terminal 53 of the mobile telephone network. The demands DMD2 and DMD3 'received by the operator are input to the processing device 32 when the operator operates the input device 38T.
[0036]
The processing device 32 (i) receives the demand DMD1, DMD2, DMD3, DMD3 'transmitted from the personal computer 51, telephone 52, and mobile phone terminal 53 by the bus user at the bus stop 40._jAnd a demand aggregating device 34 that aggregates them within the reservation available boarding time range, and (ii) an operation that processes the demand notified from the demand aggregating device 34 and calculates an operation plan of the bus 20. Based on the plan calculation device 35 and (iii) the operation plan calculated by the operation plan calculation device 35, the bus stop 40_jAnd a reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 for calculating a reservationable boarding time zone for each.
[0037]
In this embodiment, the processing device 32 is configured by combining various devices as described above. However, the management center 30 including the demand processing device 32 is configured as a computer system, and the various processing devices constituting the demand processing device 32 are configured. The function can also be realized by a program.
[0038]
Bus stop 40_jIn addition to the message board 42 described above, the stop display data DSD from the management center 30_jAnd a communication display control device 45 that displays stop display information including a reservation available boarding time zone on the message board 42. In addition, a dot matrix display is used as the message board 42, and the display of the stop display information is repeated.
[0039]
Bus stop 40_jAs shown in FIG. 1, it may be set up along a road of the road network RDNT, or may be set up as a waiting place in a public facility or the like.
[0040]
Next, processing of bus operation information in the demand bus system configured as described above will be described. For simplification of description, a case where the number of buses 20 is one will be described as an example.
[0041]
As a premise, it is assumed that a plurality of virtual demands, which are a plurality of demands expected to occur within one day, are stored in the storage device 37. Such virtual demand may be created based on the results of a preliminary survey of bus demand, or may be created by statistically processing demand received during daily bus operations. Good. In the present embodiment, the bus stop 40 depends on the time zone._jVirtual demands are created by setting a typical number of bus stops, which are representative destinations for each of the three bus stops, in view of the conventional daily usage.
[0042]
First, the operator inputs a virtual demand processing start command to the demand processing device 32 via the input device 38T. In the demand processing device that has received this virtual demand processing start command, the operation plan calculation device 35 performs virtual demand processing to calculate a temporary operation plan.
[0043]
In calculating the temporary operation plan, first, the operation plan calculation device 35 reads the virtual demand from the storage device 37. And the operation plan calculation apparatus 35 calculates the operation plan of the bus | bath 20 using the technique of optimization based on a virtual demand, seeing the time margin for about 5 minutes, for example. The operation plan calculation device 35 notifies the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 of the temporary operation plan thus calculated as the current operation plan.
[0044]
Subsequently, the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 transmits the operation route instruction data RTD based on the current operation plan to the bus 20 via the communication device 33. In addition, the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 determines each bus stop 40 based on the current operation plan._jEach time, a reserved reservation time zone that can be accepted without changing the current operation plan completely is calculated. And each bus stop 40 calculated in this way_jStop display data DSD including information on the available boarding times and the scheduled departure time of the bus in the current operation plan_jCan be reserved boarding time zone calculation device 36 via the communication device 33 bus stop 40_jSend to. Furthermore, the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 is provided for each bus stop 40_jEach reservation available boarding time zone is notified to the demand aggregating apparatus 34.
[0045]
Each bus stop 40_jThen, the communication display controller 45 displays the stop display data DSD._jIs displayed on the message board 42 with information on the reserved boarding time zone and the scheduled departure time of the bus in the current operation plan. In the demand aggregating apparatus 34, the bus stop 40 notified from the reservationable boarding time zone calculating apparatus 36._jEach reservationable boarding time zone is displayed on the display device 38D, and in preparation for a demand from a user generated thereafter.
[0046]
In this state, when the bus user uses the personal computer 51 to inquire of the management center 30 for a demand transmission via the data communication network, the reservation can be made via the communication device 31. The demand aggregating apparatus 34 that has received the inquiry receives the bus stop 40._jEach reservationable boarding time zone is returned via the communication device 31 and the data communication network. Further, when the bus user uses the mobile phone terminal 53 to inquire of the management center 30 for a demand transmission via the data communication network, a reservation boarding time zone can be inquired. Similarly, the demand aggregating apparatus 34 to the bus stop 40_jEach reservationable boarding time zone is returned to the mobile phone 53.
[0047]
On the other hand, when a bus user uses the telephone 52 to make an inquiry about the reservationable boarding time zone to the management center 30 for demand transmission via the public telephone network, the operator receives the inquiry by the telephone device 39. . Upon receiving such an inquiry, the operator inputs a response command to the processing device 32 from the input device 38T. When the processor 32 receives this response command, the demand aggregator 34 sends the bus stop 40_jThe data of the reservationable boarding time zones in each is output to the telephone device 39. Bus stop 40_jThe telephone device 39 that has received the data of the reservation available boarding time zones converts the data into voice and sends it back to the telephone 52. When the bus user uses the mobile phone terminal 53 to make an inquiry about the reservationable boarding time zone to the management center 30 for demand transmission via the mobile phone network, the same as in the case of the telephone 52 described above. From the demand consolidation device 34 to the bus stop 40_jEach reservationable boarding time zone is sent back to the mobile phone 53 by voice via the telephone device 39 and the mobile phone network.
[0048]
In this embodiment, at the time of such a voice response, first, the reservation available time zone of the main bus stop is returned together with the name of the bus stop, and then the reservation available time zone of the bus stop is returned together with the name of the bus stop in order of Iueo. It is supposed to be.
[0049]
As described above, the management center 30 receives a demand from a bus user while appropriately providing reservationable boarding time zone information.
[0050]
In this state, when the bus user uses the personal computer 51 to transmit the demand DMD 1 including the bus stop desired to board and the desired boarding time via the data communication network, the demand aggregation device via the communication device 31 is transmitted. 34 receives DMD1. Subsequently, the demand aggregating apparatus 34 checks whether or not the desired boarding time in the received DMD 1 is within a reservationable boarding time zone for the bus stop where the boarding is desired.
[0051]
If the check result is affirmative, the demand aggregating apparatus 34 responds to the bus user via the communication apparatus 31, the data communication network and the personal computer 51 that the demand DMD1 has been accepted and DMD1 is notified to the operation plan calculation device 35.
[0052]
On the other hand, if the check result is negative, the bus user is prompted to change the desired boarding time via the communication device 31, the data communication network, and the personal computer 51. Thereafter, when the bus user receives a new demand in which the desired boarding time is changed within the reservationable boarding time zone, the demand aggregating apparatus 34 informs the bus user that the new demand has been accepted. While responding, the operation plan calculation device 35 is notified of the new demand. Thus, bus stop 40_jThe demands for boarding reservations for each can be aggregated over time.
[0053]
Further, when the bus user transmits the demand DMD 3 including the bus stop desired to board and the desired boarding time using the mobile phone terminal 53 via the data communication network, the bus is transmitted from the personal computer 51. Demand DMD1 and bus stop 40_jThe demands for boarding reservations for each can be aggregated over time.
[0054]
When the bus user uses the telephone 52 to transmit a demand DMD 2 including a bus stop desired to board and a desired boarding time via the public telephone network, the operator receives DMD 1 by the telephone device 39. Subsequently, the operator refers to the reservation available boarding time zone information displayed on the display device 38D, and determines whether the desired boarding time in the demand DMD2 is within the range of the reserved boarding time zone for the bus stop where the user wants to board. Check whether or not.
[0055]
If the check result is positive, the operator operates the input device 38T to input the information of the demand DMD2 to the demand aggregating device 34, and informs the telephone device 39 that the demand DMD2 has been accepted. It responds to the bus user via the public telephone network and the telephone 52. The demand aggregation device 34 notifies the operation plan calculation device 35 of the information on the demand DMD 2.
[0056]
On the other hand, if the check result by the operator is negative, the operator prompts the bus user to change the desired boarding time via the telephone device 39, the public telephone network, and the telephone 52. Thereafter, when the bus user receives a new demand in which the desired boarding time is changed within the reservationable boarding time zone, the operator operates the input device 38T to send a new demand to the demand aggregating device 34. Information is input and a response is made to the bus user that the new demand has been accepted. The demand aggregation device 34 notifies the operation plan calculation device 35 of the information on the demand DMD 2. Thus, bus stop 40_jThe demands for boarding reservations for each can be aggregated over time.
[0057]
Further, when the bus user uses the mobile phone terminal 53 to send a demand DMD 3 ′ including a bus stop desired for boarding and a desired boarding time via the mobile phone network, the call is sent from the telephone 52 described above. Demand DMD2 and bus stop 40 in the same way_jThe demands for boarding reservations for each can be aggregated over time.
[0058]
Thus, bus stop 40_jWhen the demand aggregated in time is notified to the operation plan calculation device 35 in each case, the operation plan calculation device 35 uses the optimization method to create a new operation plan based on the notified demand and the current operation plan. To calculate a new operation plan. Then, the operation plan calculation device 35 notifies the reserved new boarding time zone calculation device 36 of the calculated new operation plan.
[0059]
Subsequently, the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 transmits the operation route instruction data RTD based on the new current operation plan to the bus 20 via the communication device 33. In addition, the reservationable boarding time zone calculation device 36 determines each bus stop 40 based on the new current operation plan._jEach time, a new boarding reservation time zone that can be accepted without making a full change of the new current operation plan is calculated. And each bus stop 40 calculated in this way_jStop display data DSD including information on the new reservationable boarding hours and the scheduled departure time of buses in the new current operation plan_jCan be reserved boarding time zone calculation device 36 via the communication device 33 bus stop 40_jSend to. Furthermore, the reservation available boarding time zone calculation device 36 is provided for each bus stop 40._jA new reservationable boarding time zone is notified to the demand aggregating apparatus 34.
[0060]
Thereafter, every time a new demand is received, the same processing as described above is performed, and the operation plan and the reservation available boarding time zone are repeatedly updated.
[0061]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the bus stop 40_jReservable boarding time zones for each are derived and provided to the user. A bus service that takes a demand including a reservation time within a reservation available boarding time zone from a user who refers to the bookable time zone information provided in this way, and goes around the boarding hope stop including the boarding stop specified by the demand Create a plan. Therefore, bus stop 40_jSince the time of each trip can be aggregated in time, the time to depart from a nearby bus stop, including the bus stop that is included in the newly accepted demand, from the operation plan created so far It is sufficient to optimize so as to correct within the range of the time zone that is expected to be changed in advance. For this reason, even if the number of demands increases, an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing can be suppressed.
[0062]
In addition, since the bus user can send a demand by referring to a reservation available boarding time zone, trial and error in demand sending can be avoided.
[0063]
In the above-described embodiment, the operator first responds to the inquiry about the reservationable boarding time zone from the telephone 52 or the mobile phone terminal 53 via the public telephone network or the mobile phone network, and then the voice is operated by the operator's operation. I decided to respond. On the other hand, it is also possible to prepare a telephone number exclusively for inquiries about the reservationable boarding time zone and automatically answer the voice.
[0064]
In the above embodiment, the bus stop 40_jWe decided to derive the reservation available boarding time zone for each, but group bus stops for each predetermined area, calculate the temporary operation plan in anticipation of travel time between bus stops in the group, It is also possible to derive a reservationable boarding time for each group. In such a case, temporal and spatial demands can be aggregated, and an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing accompanying an increase in the number of demands can be more effectively suppressed.
[0065]
In the above embodiment, the initial operation plan is calculated only from the virtual demand. However, when there is a predetermined demand when the initial operation plan using the virtual demand is derived, the priority of the predetermined demand is determined. The initial operation plan may be calculated in conjunction with the virtual command, for example, by setting the value high.
[0066]
In the above embodiment, a new reservationable boarding time zone is calculated every time a new operation plan is created, but the reservationable boarding time zone based on the initially calculated temporary operation plan is fixedly used. You can also. In such a case, it is also possible to provide a bus rider with a reservationable boarding time zone by distributing a flyer or the like.
[0067]
In the above embodiment, the number of buses to be operated is fixed. However, when a new reservationable boarding time zone changes greatly from the original reservationable boarding time zone, a new bus dispatch is made. It is also possible to maintain the new reservationable boarding time zone in the vicinity of the original reservationable boarding time zone.
[0068]
Moreover, in said embodiment, although the message board 42 provided with a dot matrix display was used as a display apparatus in a bus stop, another display machine can also be used. Furthermore, at the bus stop, in addition to displaying characters on the message board 42, the stop display information may be reproduced by voice.
[0069]
Moreover, although said embodiment demonstrated the process of the operation information in a demand bus system, this invention is applicable to the operation management system for vehicles other than a bus, for example, a demand taxi system.
[0070]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention, an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing can be suppressed even when the number of demands increases, and demand processing can be performed quickly. it can.
[0071]
Moreover, according to the vehicle operation information processing system of the present invention, since the vehicle operation information processing method of the present invention is used, an increase in the amount of calculation of demand processing can be suppressed even if the number of demands increases, It is possible to construct a system that can perform processing quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a demand bus system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of each component in the demand bus system of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Demand bus system (vehicle operation information processing system), 20 ... Bus (vehicle), 34 ... Demand aggregation apparatus (a part of demand processing means, a part of reservation time provision means), 35 ... Operation plan calculation Device (part of demand processing means) 36: Reservable boarding time zone calculation device (reservable time zone derivation means), 42 ... Message board (part of reservation time zone providing means).

Claims (5)

Processing of vehicle operation information about the desired stop according to the demand specified by the demand according to the demand from the user including the desired stop and the reservation time specified from the stops arranged along the road network A vehicle operation information processing method for performing
A first reservable time zone deriving step of creating a temporary operation plan of the vehicle based on the initial demand and deriving first reservable time zone information including a reservable boarding time zone for each of the stops;
A first reservation available time zone providing step of providing the first reservation available time zone information to a user;
A first demand process for receiving a demand including a reservation time within the reservation available boarding time zone, and creating a first operation plan of a vehicle that goes around one or more desired ride stops including the desired ride stop designated by the demand Process and;
A second reservable time zone deriving step of deriving second reservable time zone information including a new reservable boarding time zone as a desired stop for each of the stops based on the first operation plan ;
A second reservable time zone providing step of providing the second reservable time zone information to a user;
A second operation plan for accepting a demand including a reservation time within the new reservation available boarding time zone and creating a second operation plan of the vehicle around one or more desired ride stops including the desired ride stop designated by the demand. A demand processing step;
A vehicle operation information processing method including: The first reservation available time zone derivation step includes:
I row processing a virtual demand as the initial demand including virtual reservation time a plurality of virtual desired ride stop selected from among the stop, the temporary trip plan generation step of generating the temporary trip plan;
The vehicle operation information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: a reservation available time zone calculation step of calculating the first reservation available time zone information based on the temporary operation plan.   The vehicle operation information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first reservation available time zone information includes a reservation available boarding time zone common to stops in a predetermined area. 4. The vehicle operation information according to claim 1, wherein the second reservation available time zone information includes a reservation available time zone common to stops in a predetermined area. 5. Processing method. Processing of vehicle operation information about the desired stop according to the demand specified by the demand according to the demand from the user including the desired stop and the reservation time specified from the stops arranged along the road network A vehicle operation information processing system that performs
First reserveable time zone deriving means for creating a temporary operation plan of the vehicle based on the initial demand and deriving first reservation available time zone information including a reservation available boarding time zone for each of the stops;
First reservation available time zone providing means for providing the first reservation available time zone information to a user;
Accept the demand, including the reservation time of the reservation can ride in the time zone, the first demand processing to create the first operation plan of the vehicle over one or more of the desired ride-stop, including has been desired ride-stop designated by the demand With means;
Second reservation available time zone deriving means for deriving second reservation available time zone information including a new reservation available boarding time zone as a desired stop for each of the stops based on the first operation plan;
Second reservation available time zone providing means for providing the second reservation available time zone information to the user;
A second operation plan for accepting a demand including a reservation time within the new reservation available boarding time period and creating a second operation plan of a vehicle around one or more desired ride stops including the desired ride stop designated by the demand Demand processing means;
A vehicle operation information processing system comprising:

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