JPH02158231A - Broadcast system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the information transmission time from the center to each terminal equipment by providing storage medium storing plural messages to each terminal equipment in advance and sending a code signal identifying a desired message from the center. CONSTITUTION:A designation code identifying terminal equipments 2-6 is set to each terminal equipments 2-6 and routine information is stored in the terminal equipments 2-6 together with a message code identifying the terminal equipments 2-6. A central control section 1 sends the message code and a designated code of routine information to be broadcast to the terminal equipments 2-6, and each of terminal equipments 2-6 broadcasts relevant routine information in synthesized voice according to the message code and controls number of times of broadcast of the routine information when the received designation code corresponds. Thus, the transmission of the information from the central control section to each terminal equipment is implemented in a short time.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a system for simultaneously or selectively broadcasting from a central location to a plurality of locations. The present invention relates to a broadcasting system in which a medium is installed in each terminal device, a code signal for identifying the message is instructed from the center, and the number of broadcasts is also controlled.

[Conventional technology]

With the development of communication networks, in the case of railways, for example, if a vehicle accident, overhead wire or track accident, or railroad crossing accident occurs, the driver of the vehicle will immediately contact the central operation command center using the dedicated railway communication network. You can report it. Upon receiving this report, the central operation command center can grasp the state of the accident and instruct the following trains to stop operation, or the stations on the relevant route to stop train operation. In addition to preventing train accidents, it is also possible to notify railway users of the occurrence of accidents through station announcements.

In addition, a management system for automatic cash withdrawal machines in financial institutions such as banks, in which a large number of automatic cash withdrawal machines are placed in various locations, and a central management department such as the head office keeps track of the balance and denomination in each automatic cash withdrawal machine. If a user is unable to make a withdrawal due to an online malfunction or a lack of funds or denominations in a certain automated cash withdrawal machine, we will notify the user immediately and ask them to wait for a while.
A communication system has been adopted that notifies the department to which the automatic cash withdrawal machine belongs and prompts them to take appropriate action in response to online failures and to replenish banknotes.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the former case, even when the central operation command center is communicating with each station, there is a possibility that there will be a message from the accident vehicle, a following train, or about an accident occurring at another location, so it is difficult to contact each station. It is necessary to contact academic institutions with reliable information. In the latter case, there is a possibility that a similar accident may occur at another location even while the announcement is being made to the users of the automatic cash withdrawal machine, and it is necessary to respond quickly. .

Looking at the types of these messages, in the case of the former, the types of messages that are normally communicated to the station in the event of an accident are limited, such as the type of accident, expected recovery, and return train information. In the latter case, the types of messages such as failure types and recovery prospects are further reduced.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to equip each terminal device with a storage medium that stores a plurality of messages in advance, and transmit a code signal that identifies a desired message from the center to each terminal. To provide a broadcasting system that can extremely shorten the time required to transmit information to devices and also control whether or not to repeatedly broadcast a message according to the content of the message and the situation on the terminal device side. .

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention provides a broadcasting system for selecting and broadcasting at least one of a plurality of different fixed forms of information from a central control unit to an arbitrary terminal device among terminal devices installed at a plurality of locations. A designated code for identifying each terminal device is set, and each fixed form information is stored in each terminal device along with a message code for identifying it.
The central control unit transmits the message code and specification code of the fixed form information to be broadcast to each terminal device, and if the received specified code is applicable, each terminal device synthesizes the corresponding fixed form information according to the message code. This system is characterized in that it broadcasts sound and also controls the number of broadcasts of the fixed form information.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. In this embodiment, a case will be explained in which a case is taken in which each station is notified of a railway accident, and the central control unit also instructs the number of message broadcasts. First, to explain the general configuration of the whole with reference to Fig. 1, a central control unit 1 is installed in the central operation command unit, one terminal device 2...6 is installed at each station, and the terminal equipment between them is dedicated. Alternatively, they are connected via a communication line 7. In this example, 5
It should be understood that this number is for illustration purposes only.

As shown in FIG. 2, the central control unit 1 includes a control unit 11 composed of a microcomputer, etc.
It has a storage section 12 for primary storage of ROM such as control programs and broadcast data, and a message code storage section 13 for storing various messages and codes for identifying the messages. The control unit 11 further includes a display unit 14 composed of a liquid crystal or CRT for displaying the transmitted message and a confirmation signal from the receiving side, and a display unit 14 for inputting the message code to be broadcast, additional information, etc. An input section 15 is connected to the line 7 via an input/output port (hereinafter referred to as Ilo) 16 for an interface.

The terminal equipment 2...6 installed at each station has a configuration as shown in FIG. That is, a control section 22 composed of a microcomputer or the like is connected to the line 7 via a power line 1021, a storage section 23 such as a ROM for storing control programs of the control section 22, and a message storage section 23 for storing various messages. A recording section 24, a display section 25 composed of a liquid crystal or CRT, etc. for displaying messages being broadcast, etc., into which messages to be broadcast only at that station, reception confirmation signals for messages from the central control section 1, etc. are input. Input section 26. and a timer section 27 for setting the time interval of message broadcasting. A speech synthesis section 28 that converts message information called from the message recording section 24 into synthesized speech is connected to the control section 22, and the output side of this speech synthesis section 28 is connected to a mixing section 29 and an amplification section 3.
1 to the speaker 32. A microphone terminal 33 is connected to the mixing section 29 via a microphone amplification section 34.

As shown in FIG. 4, the message recording section 24 includes an insertion slot 41 into which five memory cards 35...39 are inserted.
. . 45, a memory card reproducing device 46 is provided. The memory card playback device 46 is also provided with a setting dial 47 for manually setting the time of the timer section 27 independently of the terminal device. In this case, by using a RAM card for business cards or a writable RAM card that has recently become widespread, the memory card reproducing device 46 can be configured to be compact and does not take up much space.

Next, a more detailed explanation of each of these configurations will be given along with their operations. Each station has an identification code. On the other hand, the memory card 35 stores a fixed message that simply says ``The train has stopped due to an accident,'' and the memory card 36 stores a message ``ro''.

Assume that a fixed-format message is stored that states, ``A ☆☆ accident occurred near a station at around In addition, the memory card 37 has [
A fixed-format message is stored in the memory card 38 stating, ★★An accident occurred near oO station at around A fixed-format message is stored in the memory card 39 stating, "An accident occurred at around Suppose it is remembered. In these messages, ○O or Roro station, ★☆ accident type, and XX or ΔΔ time are specified by the input unit 15 of the central control unit 1 according to the state at that time. These memory cards 35...39 have identification codes,
For example, memory card 35 is 01, memory card 36 is 0
2. The memory card 37 is coded as 03, the memory card 35 is inserted into the insertion slot 41 of the memory card playback device 46, the memory card 36 is inserted into the insertion slot 42, the memory card 37 is inserted into the insertion slot 43, and so on. Insert them in order.

Although not shown, the input unit 15 of the central control unit 1 includes a numeric keypad for inputting code signals for identifying stations, memory cards, etc.
It has a switch panel for inputting X or ΔΔ hours, etc. The switch panel displays various items,
Using a well-known switch panel that outputs data by touching the relevant area, it displays the station name, level crossing, type of accident such as a vehicle or overhead wire, and time, and then touches the relevant area with your finger. It consists of information in a format that allows input.

A railroad crossing accident occurred near station X from a train currently in operation.
Suppose that a message that the train has become inoperable is received via train radio to the central operation control department. If the central operation command center needs to stop all trains, it notifies all trains by radio, and also broadcasts a fixed message to each station stating that ``trains are stopped due to an accident.'' instruct them to do so. The structure of the transmission data at this time will be explained with reference to FIG. 5. First, by operating the transmission start key of the input section 15 of the central control section 1, a synchronization signal 51 is generated. Next, input section 1
By operating the numeric keypad 5, input the command code indicating that the message is for broadcasting as the header 52, and then input the memory card to be used, in this case the memory card 35.
A message code 53 that identifies the message, a station designation code 54 that indicates that all stations are to be symmetrical, and a broadcast format that indicates the broadcast format, such as whether the message is to be broadcast repeatedly or multiple times at predetermined intervals. Enter code 55. Finally, by operating the transmission end key of the input unit 15, an end code 56 is generated, and these data are automatically transmitted.

These codes are converted into signals by the control unit 11 and sent to l10.
16 to each terminal device 2...6 via line 7. In each terminal device 2...6, these data signals are inputted to the control section 22 from (102), and
In step 2, the storage unit 23 determines from the header 52 that the message is for broadcast. Next, the control unit 22 determines the memory card to be used from the message code 53,
It is determined from the station designation code 54 whether the message designates the own station. If so, the message recording section 24 is instructed to reproduce the memory card 35, and it is determined based on the broadcast format code 55 whether or not the corresponding message is to be repeatedly broadcast. The content of the message in the memory card 35 is displayed on the display section 25, and the message is converted into synthesized speech by the speech synthesis section 28, and the speech output is sent via the mixing section 29 and the amplification section 31 to the speaker 32 saying "Due to an accident, the train A voice saying "is stopped" is output to notify users on the platform, etc.

The operator of the terminal device inputs a code for confirming receipt from the input unit 26 along with a station designation code for identifying the station. The confirmation and station designation code is sent by the control unit 22 to l10.
21 via line 7 and l1021 to the control unit 11 of the central control unit 1, and the control unit 11 instructs the display unit 14 to display which station received the message.
This allows the operator of the central control unit 1 to confirm which station has received the signal.

This reception confirmation response may be automatically responded to when the control unit 22 determines that the data has been received without error. Data error determination may be performed by a well-known method such as sending a check pit from the receiving side back to the transmitting side.

In this case, if all stations respond all at once, a collision will occur in the transmissions, so for example, by assigning a response priority to each station, collisions in the transmissions can be avoided.

If this message is to be broadcast multiple times at predetermined time intervals, the broadcast format code 55 is input to the input unit 1 by a broadcast format code indicating that the message will be broadcast multiple times at predetermined time intervals.
5 and input the time interval as a code signal, the control unit 22 controls the timer unit 27 on each terminal device 2...6 side according to this time designation code.
and set the indicated time interval.

In this way, since the central control unit 1 only needs to instruct the type of message to be broadcast and the broadcast format using the code signal, the time required for transmission from the central control unit 1 to each terminal device 2... The time can be extremely shortened, and as a result, even if separate new information comes in at the time of a broadcast instruction, the operator of the central control unit 1 can immediately deal with it.

If the above-mentioned accident handling has been carried out and it is expected that the line will be reopened, a notice stating that [☆★ accident occurred near 00 station around XX o'clock, the accident is currently being handled, and operation will resume around ΔΔ o'clock” will be posted. The user instructs the user to broadcast a fixed message, and also inputs the station name, type of accident, time, etc. using the switch panel of the input unit 15. This allows the memory card 36
As shown in the transmission data in FIG. 6, the message code for identifying is followed by a station name code 57, an accident code 58, an accident time code 59, and an opening time code 60, and then from l1016 to each terminal device 2... 6. The control unit 22 of each terminal device 2...6 pulls out these codes from the storage unit 12, and fills in the corresponding blank areas of the message on the memory card 36 with the station, type of accident, time, etc., and creates a completed message. west"〔
It is sent to the speech synthesis section 28. Therefore, information that cannot be quantified, such as location and time, can be encoded in advance by the tip, and detailed information can also be instructed to each terminal device 2...6 in a short time.

Further, regarding the stylized messages as described above, the message on the memory card 36 is more detailed than the memory card 35, and the message on the memory card 37 is more detailed than the memory card 36, and the information You can prioritize based on detail. Therefore, assuming that the priority order increases from the memory card 35 to the memory card 39, the control unit 22 of each terminal device 2...6 is provided with a function to determine the priority order of the code representing the memory card. Therefore, if a card code with a higher priority than the message information that has already been received is received, the broadcast of the message information that has already been received will be stopped.
Next, it is also possible to broadcast message information according to the received card code. In this case, the priority order may be set using the memory cards 35...39 or the insertion slots 41...45.

In the above embodiment, the memory card playback device 46 includes:
Since the terminal device is provided with a setting dial 47 for manually setting the time of the timer section 27, the data transmission from the central control section 1 is only an instruction to broadcast the message once or repeatedly. If repeated broadcasting is instructed, the time interval can be independently set using the setting dial 47 on each terminal device 2, . . . , 6 side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control unit 1 of the central control unit 1
The number of times the message will be broadcast is specified on the 1st side, but if you want to broadcast multiple times to the memory of each memory card 35...39 in advance, you can set a control flag on the central side. Data transmission of the broadcast format code 55 from the control unit 1 can be omitted. The control flag can be easily set using software. Further, the setting of this control flag can be controlled from the central control unit 1, and if the control bit is composed of 3 bits, eight types of instructions can be given, so that the broadcast time interval can also be set.

This embodiment is equipped with a mixing section 29, a microphone terminal 33, and a microphone amplifying section 34, so that following the message on the designated memory card 35...39, detailed information obtained by that station is displayed. etc. can be added through a microphone.

Note that, as in the above embodiment, each memory card 35...
・Insert 39 into the insertion slot 41 of the memory card playback device 46...
・If it is specified that the messages are inserted into the insertion slots 41, .

Further, in the above embodiment, each terminal device 2...6 is provided with one setting dial 47, and the selection of the memory card 35...39 to be controlled is performed by the control unit 22. , a setting dial and a timer may be provided for each insertion slot 41 . . . 45 so that the broadcast time interval can be set for each insertion slot 41 . Thereby, the time interval can be set in advance according to the content of the message, and the time interval can be set in advance according to the degree of importance.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment has been explained by taking railway broadcasting as an example, it can also be used for broadcasting failure information of automatic cash withdrawal machines at banks. In other words, a message broadcast when all automatic cash withdrawal machines are unable to withdraw money due to computer or online failure, or when only automatic cash withdrawal machines installed at some branches or outposts are unable to withdraw money. Since broadcast messages can be standardized, these messages are stored in the storage medium of a terminal device installed at the location where the automatic cash withdrawal machine is installed, and the corresponding message is broadcast based on the data transmitted from the central control center. Just do it. In this case, if the time when withdrawal will be possible is known, r
All you have to do is enter the message code of the fixed-form message "What time will it be ready for use?" followed by the time code that specifies the time.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the broadcasting system of the present invention, each terminal device is set with a designation code for identifying each terminal device, each fixed form information is stored in each terminal device along with a message code for identifying the information, and the central control unit controls the broadcasting. A message code and a specified code of fixed form information are transmitted to each terminal device, and each terminal device, if the received specified code is applicable, broadcasts the corresponding fixed form information in synthesized voice according to the message code and flag. Therefore, information can be transmitted from the central control unit to each terminal in an extremely short time. Further, since the repeated broadcasting of the message can be easily controlled, the operation on the terminal device becomes even easier. In addition, by providing each terminal device with a timer means for setting the broadcast time interval of each message, the broadcast time interval can be set according to the situation at each site where the terminal device is installed, and the user can receive appropriate broadcasts. can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of its central control unit, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of each terminal device in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the external appearance of a memory card reproducing device provided in a terminal device, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing the structure of transmission data, respectively. In the drawing, 1 is a central control unit, 2...6 is a terminal device, 7 is a communication line, 11.22 is a control unit, 12.23
is a storage section, 13 is a message code storage section, 14.25
is the display section, 15.26 is the input section, 16.21 is Ilo,
24 is a message recording section, 27 is a timer section, 28 is a speech synthesis section, 31 is an amplification section, 32 is a speaker, 35...
39 is a memory card, 41...45 is an insertion slot, 46
is a memory card playback device, and 47 is a setting dial. Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 2

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) In a broadcasting system for selecting and broadcasting at least one of a plurality of different fixed forms of information from a central control unit to an arbitrary terminal device among terminal devices installed at a plurality of locations, A designation code for identifying each terminal device is set, each of the fixed information is stored in each terminal device along with a message code for identifying the fixed information, and the central control unit is configured to set a specified code for identifying the fixed information to be broadcast. and transmitting the designation code to each of the terminal devices, and each terminal device, if the received designation code is applicable, broadcasts the corresponding fixed form information in a synthesized voice according to the message code, and A broadcasting system characterized by controlling the number of broadcasts of the fixed form information. (2) The broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein the number of broadcasts is controlled by control flags set for each of the fixed information. (3) The broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein the control of the number of times of broadcasting is performed by a number of times instruction code transmitted from the central control unit to each of the terminal devices. (4) Each of the terminal devices is provided with a timer means for setting a time interval of broadcast time in the case of multiple broadcasts, and the timer means broadcasts the fixed form information at predetermined time intervals. The broadcasting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. (5) The broadcasting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the number of times instruction code includes a time instruction code that indicates the number of broadcasts and the interval between the broadcast times. (6) The broadcasting system according to claim 4, wherein the timer means is provided for each message so that it can be set independently for each message.