JP5122159B2 - SEAT SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat system, a control device, and a display control method.

  Some limited express trains have fewer stations than regular trains. Such limited express trains are generally used by many commuters and the like because they can be boarded without paying special express charges.

JP 2006-221254 A

  However, some such limited express trains run on sightseeing routes, for example. In such express trains, seats are occupied exclusively by commuters, so tourists who have boarded for sightseeing cannot sit on the seats and may be shunned by tourists.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to enable specification (reservation) of a seat that can be basically seated by anyone.

Therefore, the seat system of the present invention includes a reading device that reads information from a record carrier, a display device that displays whether the corresponding seat is available, a control device that controls the display of the display device, The control device controls, as an initial state, the display of the display device to be managed to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat is available to anyone, and The reading device controls the display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket of the corresponding seat to be a display indicating that a person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use the display device Based on the identification information for identifying the record carrier read from the record carrier and the identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the seat corresponding to the display device Determining whether use person or not, identify the record carrier the read device is included in the identification information identifying the record carrier read from the record carrier, sales information of a reserved seat ticket of the seat corresponding to the display device And the identification information to be determined, it is determined that the user is a valid seat user, and the display on the display device is a display indicating that the person who purchased the designated seat ticket can use the corresponding seat. It controls to do.

  By adopting such a configuration, the control device allows the display device to display the identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the reading device and the identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket. Since the display of the display device is controlled so as to indicate whether or not the corresponding seat is available, it is possible to basically designate (reserve) a seat that anyone can freely seat.

  The record carrier corresponds to, for example, an IC card, which will be described later, or a mobile phone device having the IC card function. Further, the reading device corresponds to, for example, R / W described later.

In addition, the control device of the present invention controls the display of the display device to be managed to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat can be used by anyone as an initial state. The display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the corresponding seat is controlled to be a display indicating that the person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use it, and the reading device records Based on the identification information for identifying the record carrier read from the carrier and the identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the seat corresponding to the display device, determines whether identification information for identifying the record carrier the read device is included in the identification information identifying the record carrier read from the record carrier, sales information of a reserved seat ticket of the seat corresponding to said display device If the match, determines that a valid seat user, the display of the display device, the corresponding seat, controls to display indicating that the person who purchased the reserved seats are available It is characterized by that.

  By adopting such a configuration, the control device controls, as an initial state, the display of the management target display device to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat is available, and among the management target display devices, Controls the display on the display device that has received the sales information of the reserved seat ticket for the corresponding seat to display that the person who has not purchased the reserved seat ticket cannot use it. Based on the identification information for identifying the read record carrier and the identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information, it is determined whether the user is a valid seat user, and is determined to be a valid seat user. Then, since the display on the display device is controlled so as to indicate that the corresponding seat is available, basically (or in the initial state) it is possible to designate a seat that anyone can sit freely. Can

Further, the present invention is a display control method in the control device, and controls the display of the display device to be managed to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat can be used by anyone as an initial state. The display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket of the corresponding seat among the display devices to be managed is a display indicating that a person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use it Control information, identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the reading device from the record carrier, and identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the seat corresponding to the display device, , based on, it determines whether a valid seat user, and identification information identifying the record carrier the read device is read from the record carrier, the seat corresponding to said display device finger If the identification information for identifying a record carrier contained in the sales information seat ticket, match, determines that a valid seat user, the display of the display device, the corresponding seat, purchase reserved seats characterized in that it comprises the steps of people who are controlled so that the indication that is available, the.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to basically designate a seat that anyone can freely seat (or in an initial state).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to designate (secure) a seat that basically allows anyone to sit freely.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the seat system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the seat system includes a ground system and a vehicle system.

  The terrestrial system includes a plurality of ticket machines 3 set at each station, and an information transmission device 1 set at a starting station of an express train. In addition, the vehicle system includes the control device 10 and the antenna 11 for each corresponding vehicle, and includes the R / W 12 and the display device 13 for each seat of each vehicle.

  The control device 10 includes a CPU, a storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, and an HD, an R / W communication device that communicates with the R / W 12, and a display communication device that communicates with the display device 13. The And this CPU implement | achieves the function of the control apparatus 10 demonstrated by this embodiment etc. or performs a process by reading and running the program stored in the memory | storage device. Note that the ticket vending machine 3, the information transmission device 1, and the PDA 2 described above are added or deleted according to each device, but as with the control device 10, a CPU, a storage device, and a communication device are installed. Have. Then, the CPU of each device reads out and executes the program stored in the storage device of each device, thereby realizing the function of each device described in this embodiment or the like or executing the process.

  A user who purchases a reserved seat ticket for a limited express train purchases a reserved seat ticket for the limited express train to be used, for example, by inserting the IC card 4 into the ticket vending machine 3. The ticket vending machine 3 reads IC card identification information for identifying the IC card 4 from the IC card 4 when the user inserts the IC card 4 and performs an operation of purchasing a reserved seat ticket of the express train. The ticket vending machine 3 includes the IC card identification information, the express train identification information (express train number) for identifying the express train, and the vehicle identification for identifying the express train vehicle related to the reserved seat ticket purchased by the user. Information installed at the first station where the express train corresponding to the reserved seat ticket purchased by the user departs sales information including information (vehicle number) and seat identification information (seat number) identifying the seat Transmit to the transmitter 1.

  The ticket vending machine 3 is operated by the user when the IC card 4 is inserted and an operation for purchasing a reserved seat ticket for an express train is performed. The express train number, vehicle number, seat number related to the sold reserved seat ticket Etc. are printed on a receipt and issued.

  The information transmission device 1 holds the sales information transmitted from the ticket vending machines 3 at a plurality of stations in the HD or the like. When the conductor finishes selling the reserved seat ticket (for example, 5 minutes before the express train departs, etc.), the conductor captures the sales information related to the express train to be boarded from the information transmitting device 1 to the PDA 2.

  For example, when the express train number of the express train to be boarded from the conductor is input by the conductor and an operation related to the acquisition of the sales information is performed, the PDA 2 sends an acquisition request for the sales information including the express train number to the information transmission device 1 To send. Then, the PDA 2 receives the sales information corresponding to the acquisition request, that is, corresponding to the express train number, from the information transmission device 1.

  Here, until the sales information is received from the PDA 2 via the antenna 11 (that is, as an initial state), the vehicle system control device 10 can seat (use) the display devices 13 for all seats. Control is performed so that the display indicates (for example, green lighting). FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display devices 13 of all the seats are lit in green.

  On the other hand, the conductor captures the sales information from the information transmission device 1 to the PDA 2 and, when getting on the express train, transmits the sales information to the control device 10 installed in each applicable vehicle.

  When receiving the sales information from the PDA 2 via the antenna 11, the control device 10 first determines whether the sales information is related to the management target vehicle based on the vehicle number included in the sales information. When the control device 10 determines that the sales information is related to the vehicle to be managed, the control device 10 purchases the designated seat ticket on the display device 13 corresponding to the seat of the seat number based on the seat number included in the sales information. Control is performed so as to display that the seats other than the effective seat users (that is, those who have not purchased the reserved seats) cannot be seated (cannot use) (for example, turn red). FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an example in which the display device 13 corresponding to the seat on which the designated seat ticket is sold is lit red. The seat for which the corresponding display device 13 is lit red is in a state where the seat is secured.

  The control device 10 holds the sales information related to the managed vehicle received from the PDA 2 via the antenna 11 in the storage device.

  On the other hand, the user who purchased the reserved seat ticket is installed in association with the seat to use the seat identified by this seat number according to the receipt printed with information such as express train number, vehicle number, seat number, etc. The IC card 4 is held over the R / W 12 (for example, installed on each seat). When the IC card 4 is held over, the R / W 12 reads IC card identification information for identifying the IC card 4 from the IC card 4 and transmits it to the control device 10. In the present embodiment, as described above, the R / W 12 and the display device 13 are provided for each seat. That is, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the R / W 12, the display device 13, and the seat correspond one-to-one.

  Here, the control apparatus 10 shall hold | maintain the table which matched R / W12, the display apparatus 13, and the seat (seat number) in the memory | storage device. When receiving the IC card identification information from the R / W 12, the control device 10 first determines whether sales information including a seat (seat number) corresponding to the display device 13 corresponding to the R / W 12 is held in the storage device. Determine whether. When determining that the sales information is held in the storage device, the control device 10 compares the received IC card identification information with the IC card identification information included in the sales information to determine whether or not they match. judge.

  When the control device 10 determines that the IC card identification information matches, the control device 10 refers to the table so that the display device 13 corresponding to the seat number is displayed indicating that it is possible to take a seat (for example, it is lit green). )Control. FIG. 2C shows that the IC card 4 is held (touched) on the R / W 12 by the user, the control device 10 determines that the user is an effective user, and the corresponding seat display device 13 is lit in green. It is a figure which shows an example. That is, the display device 13 is changed from red lighting to green lighting, and the seat is opened.

  As a result of holding the IC card 4 over the R / W 12, the user who purchased the reserved seat ticket is seated when the display device 13 corresponding to the seat identified by the seat number of the specified seat ticket changes from red lighting to green lighting. To do.

  If there is a seat in which the conductor is not seated even after a certain period of time and the corresponding display device 13 is lit red, an operation of opening the seat using the PDA 2 is performed. When the seat number is input by the conductor and an operation for opening the seat is performed, the PDA 2 transmits a seat opening request including the seat number to the control device 10. When the control device 10 receives the seat opening request including the seat number, the control device 10 refers to the table and displays the display device 13 corresponding to the seat number to indicate that it can be seated (for example, the green light is turned on). )Control. As a result, the seat is opened and anyone can take a seat thereafter. FIG. 2D is a diagram illustrating an example in which a reserved seat that is not used by the conductor is opened.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment as described above, it is possible to basically designate (secure) a seat that anyone can freely seat. Further, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to write information on the reserved seat ticket on the IC card 4. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform authentication, encryption, and authentication, decryption, and erasure of written information associated with writing of information to the IC card 4, and complicated. There is no need to build a system.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, the control apparatus 10 should just compare IC card identification information, for example, does not need to perform processing, such as area determination regarding a designated seat ticket. In other words, there is no need to perform a process such as reserving a reserved seat that has been opened once again (returning a green light to a red light) (thus, it is possible to easily secure and open a designated seat). . Therefore, it is not necessary to construct a complicated system also in this aspect, and development and maintenance of the control device 10 (or a program of the control device 10) and the like can be performed easily (and inexpensively).

<Embodiment 2>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the seat system according to the second embodiment. In the first embodiment described above, the control device 10 is installed in each vehicle as shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 may control the display of the display device 13 of a plurality of vehicles (or all vehicles).

  By adopting such a configuration, the conductor does not transmit the sales information from the PDA 2 to the control device 10 in each vehicle, but only needs to transmit the sales information only once to the control device 20, for example. This saves the trouble of sending sales information.

<Embodiment 3>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the seat system according to the third embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the description has been given using an example in which the R / W 12 and the display device 13 correspond one-to-one. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the R / W 30 and the display device 13 may be one-to-many. In the present embodiment, the display device 13 and the seat are in a one-to-one correspondence.

<Embodiment 4>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a seat system according to the fourth embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, or FIG. 4, when the conductor operates the PDA 2 to receive sales information from the information transmission device 1 and gets this sales information on the vehicle, The description has been given using an example transmitted to the control device. However, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the information transmission device 40 may transmit the sales information to the control device 10 wirelessly via the antenna 11 in accordance with an operation of a conductor, for example.

  As described above, according to each of the above-described embodiments, it is possible to basically designate (secure) a seat that anyone can freely seat.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Can be modified or changed.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been given using the IC card 4. However, this does not limit the above-described embodiment, and for example, even a mobile phone device having an IC card function may be used. Good. In this case, the identification information for identifying the IC card 4 described above is, for example, identification information for identifying a mobile phone device (or an IC chip related to the function of the IC card of the mobile phone device). Moreover, you may implement each embodiment mentioned above combining arbitrarily.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the seat system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display transition example of the display device 13. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the seat system which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the seat system which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the seat system which concerns on Embodiment 4.

Explanation of symbols

1 Information transmitter 2 PDA2
3 Ticket vending machine 4 IC card 10 Control device 11 Antenna 12 R / W
13 Display device 20 Control device 30 R / W
40 Information transmitter

Claims (3)

A reading device for reading information from the record carrier;
A display device for displaying whether or not the corresponding seat is available;
A control device for controlling display of the display device;
Have
The controller is
As an initial state, the display of the display device to be managed is controlled to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat is available to anyone,
Among the display devices to be managed, the display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the corresponding seat is a display indicating that a person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use it. Control and
Based on the identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the reading device from the record carrier, and the identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket corresponding to the display device, It is determined whether or not the user is a valid seat, and the identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the readout device from the record carrier and the record included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the seat corresponding to the display device When the identification information for identifying the carrier matches, it is determined that the user is a valid seat user, and the display on the display device can be used by the person who purchased the designated seat ticket for the corresponding seat. A seat system characterized by being controlled to display . As an initial state, the display of the management target display device is controlled to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat is available to anyone,
Among the display devices to be managed, the display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the corresponding seat is a display indicating that a person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use it. Control and
Based on identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the reading device from the record carrier and identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket corresponding to the display device. A record carrier included in identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the read device from the record carrier, and in the sales information of a reserved seat ticket for a seat corresponding to the display device; When the identification information to be identified matches, it is determined that the user is a valid seat user, and the display on the display device indicates that the person who purchased the designated seat ticket can use the corresponding seat. The control apparatus characterized by controlling to become. A display control method in a control device,
As an initial state, controlling the display of the display device to be managed to be a display indicating that the corresponding seat is available to anyone, and
Among the display devices to be managed, the display of the display device that has received the sales information of the designated seat ticket for the corresponding seat is a display indicating that a person who has not purchased the designated seat ticket cannot use it. The step of controlling
Based on identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the reading device from the record carrier and identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales information of the designated seat ticket corresponding to the display device. A record carrier included in identification information for identifying the record carrier read by the read device from the record carrier, and in the sales information of a reserved seat ticket for a seat corresponding to the display device; When the identification information to be identified matches, it is determined that the user is a valid seat user, and the display on the display device indicates that the person who purchased the designated seat ticket can use the corresponding seat. Controlling to
A display control method comprising:

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