JPH03262772A - Calculating device for destination station arrival time - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively utilize trains by calculating and displaying the arrival time (departure time) from various information stored in a transfer station information memory section and a time table memory section when the departure station name, destination station name and departure time (arrival time) are inputted. CONSTITUTION:A main controller 1, a keyboard 2, a chain information memory section 3 for transfer station information, a transfer station information memory section 4, a station time table memory section 5, a line required time information memory section 6, and an arrival time display unit 7 are provided. When a keyboard 2 is operated by a passenger and the departure station name, destination station name and departure time (or arrival time) are inputted, the arrival time (or departure time) is calculated and displayed on the display unit 7. The chain information memory section 3 stores the chain information for the transfer station information from the information on the departure station and destination station, when a readout command is fed from the main controller 1, the chain information for the corresponding transfer station information is read out and sent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a destination station arrival time calculation device used at a train station or the like.

(Prior Art) Trains run on multiple lines in cities, and when using a train to reach a destination, it is necessary to change trains at several locations. In such a case, the arrival time at the destination will vary greatly depending on whether the train connection at the transfer station is good or bad.

Therefore, although passengers can know the time of arrival at their destination by using a detailed timetable in advance, the reality is that this is not done in most cases when using city trains. be.

For this reason, we do not know the exact time when we can arrive at our destination.
This was extremely inconvenient as they often had to arrive at their destination early or become restless on the train because they were worried about being late.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In this way, in the past, when changing trains to reach a destination, it was not possible to know the train connections at the connecting station or the exact time required. There was a problem that it was very inconvenient, such as having to carry it with you and having to keep an eye on the time on the train.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention calculates the arrival time at the destination station, which makes it possible to know the exact time when the destination station can be reached, and eliminates the inconvenience of arriving at the destination station too early or feeling restless because you are likely to be late. The purpose is to provide equipment.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a destination station arrival time calculation device according to the present invention includes a transfer station information storage section storing transfer station information from each station to each station, and a transfer station information storage section for storing transfer station information from each station to each station. When the timetable storage section in which the timetable is stored and the departure station name, destination station name, and either departure time or arrival time are entered manually, the transfer station information stored in the transfer station information storage section and the transfer station information stored in the transfer station information storage section are input. a time calculation unit that calculates either an arrival time or a departure time based on the timetable of each station stored in the timetable storage unit; and a time calculation unit that calculates either the arrival time or the departure time obtained by the time calculation unit. The invention is characterized by comprising a display that displays either one of the two.

(Function) In the above configuration, when the departure station name, the destination station name, and either the departure time or the arrival time are entered manually, the time calculation unit uses the transfer station information stored in the transfer station information storage unit and the transfer station information stored in the transfer station information storage unit. Either the arrival time or the departure time is calculated from the timetable of each station stored in the timetable storage section and displayed on the display.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a destination station arrival time calculation device according to the present invention.

The destination station arrival time calculation device shown in this figure includes a main control section 1,
Keyboard 2, chain information storage section 3 for transfer station information, transfer station information storage section 4, and each station information storage section 5
, route-specific travel time information storage section 6 , and arrival time display 7
When the keyboard 2 is operated by a passenger at the station and the departure station name, destination station name, departure time, etc. are entered manually, the arrival time at the destination station is calculated and displayed on the arrival time display 7. to be displayed.

The keyboard 2 is equipped with various character keys, a station name key corresponding to each station name, a numeric keypad for inputting time, etc., and the various character keys, station name key, numeric keypad, etc. are operated by passengers at the station to input the departure station name, destination, etc. When data such as station name and departure time are entered manually, these data are sent onto the bus 8 and supplied to the main control section 1.

Further, the chain information storage unit 3 for transfer station information stores information for chaining from information such as departure station and destination station to transfer station information (chain information to transfer station information). When a read command is supplied from the main control unit 1, the chain information to the transfer station information corresponding to the departure station code and destination station code supplied with the read command is read out and sent onto the bus 8. and supplies it to the main control section 1.

In this case, the chain information to the transfer station information is the second
As shown in the figure, it is a matrix of departure station codes and destination station codes, and when the departure station code and destination station code are supplied, the transfer station information corresponding to these departure station codes and destination station codes Chain information to CHI
-CHn is selected and supplied to the main control section 1.

In addition, the transfer station information storage unit 4 stores transfer station information for each of the transfer station information CHI to CHn, in order to go from the departure station to the destination station, from which station on which line should you take either up or down line? Information such as whether to get off at the station (transfer station information) is stored, and when a read command is supplied from the main control unit 1 via the bus 8, the transfer station information supplied with this read command is stored. According to the chain information, any one of the transfer station information is selectively read out and sent onto the bus 8 to be supplied to the main control section 1.

In this case, each transfer station information is composed of a plurality of transfer information descriptors that are a set of a route code, boarding station code, up/down information, and alighting station coat, as shown in Figure 3. , these transfer information descriptors sequentially indicate the transfer stations from the line where the departure station is located to the line where the destination station is located. In addition, in these transfer station information, when using the same route and proceeding in the same direction,
The first boarding station code part and the last getting off station code part are blank so that the same transfer station information can be used.

In addition, each station timetable storage unit 5 stores a timetable for each station (up/down, weekday/weekday timetables) as shown in FIG. When a read command is supplied from the unit 1, one of the timetables is selectively read out according to the station code etc. supplied with the read command, and it is sent onto the bus 8. It is supplied to the control unit 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the route-specific required time information storage unit 6 stores the required time between stations for each route, and a read command is supplied from the main control unit 1 via the bus 8. When the read command is issued, information on the required time between stations is sent onto the bus 8 and supplied to the main control section 1 in accordance with the route-based station code supplied together with the read command.

Furthermore, the arrival time display 7 is provided with a display for displaying the arrival time, and when arrival time data is supplied from the main control section 1, it is displayed to notify passengers and the like.

The main control unit 1 is equipped with a microprocessor, etc., and stores the chain information storage unit 3 or the route-specific required time information to the transfer station based on the departure station name, destination station name, departure time, etc. input manually from the keyboard 2. 6 to calculate the time of arrival at the destination station (arrival time data), and display this on the arrival time display 7.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, if a passenger operates the keyboard 2 and inputs the departure station name, destination station name, and departure time (step 5T1),
The main control unit 1 takes in this information, and also accesses the chain information storage unit 3 for transfer stations based on the departure station code and destination station code corresponding to the departure station name and destination station name, and stores these departure station names and destination station names. , the destination station name, and then accesses the transfer station information storage section 4 based on the chain information to the transfer station to read the corresponding transfer station information (step 5T2).

Thereafter, the main control unit 1 repeats the following arrival time calculation process until a transfer information descriptor in which an end code is written in the route code part of the transfer information descriptor described in the transfer station information appears. (Step 5T3).

In this arrival time calculation process, the main control unit 1 first reads the first transfer information descriptor written in the transfer station information and checks whether the boarding station code of this transfer information descriptor is blank. Step 5T4)
, If this boarding station code is blank, set the departure station code as this boarding station code (step 5).
T5), check whether the exit station code is blank (
Step 5T6).

If the alighting station code section is blank, the main control unit 1 sets the destination station code as this alighting code (step 5T7).

Thereafter, the main control unit 1 accesses the timetable storage unit 5 for each station, reads out the timetable corresponding to the current day of the week, the route code, boarding station code, and up/down information in the transfer information descriptor, and reads out the timetable corresponding to the departure time. After reading the nearest time after (
Step 5T8), access the route-specific travel time information storage unit 6 and calculate the travel time from the boarding station to the alighting station described in the transfer information descriptor (step 5T9)
.

In this case, for example, the boarding station is A station, the getting off station is D station,
If the time required from station A to station B is 5 minutes, the time required from station B to station C is 2 minutes, and the time required from station C to station D is 3 minutes, the main control unit 1 Adding the required time to D station, it takes 10 minutes from the boarding station to the getting off station (5 minutes + 2 minutes +
After determining the required time (3 minutes - 10 minutes), this required time is added to the departure time of the boarding station, and the addition result is set as the arrival time at the getting off station (Step 5TIO).

Thereafter, the main control unit 1 reads the next transfer information descriptor written in the transfer station information, and uses the arrival time as the departure time at the next boarding station and determines the arrival time at the getting off station on the next route. (Steps S73 to 5TIO).

Thereafter, the main control unit 1 repeats the above-mentioned operation to obtain the arrival time at the getting-off station, and when it reads out the transfer information descriptor in which the end code is written in the route-specific code section, it returns to the last obtained getting-off station. The arrival time at the destination station is supplied to the arrival time display 7 as the arrival time at the destination station to display it, thereby informing passengers etc. of the arrival time at the destination station (step 5T3).

As described above, in this embodiment, simply by operating the keyboard 2 and inputting the departure station name, destination station name, departure time, etc., the arrival time at the destination station is calculated and displayed on the arrival time display 7. This allows you to know the exact time you can arrive at your destination station, and eliminates the inconvenience of arriving at your destination too early or feeling restless because you're afraid you'll be late.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the time required between each station between the boarding station and the alighting station is calculated to calculate the arrival time at the alighting station. Even if you use a timetable for each route (a table that shows the train departure time at each station using a matrix of each station name and train name), you can calculate the arrival time at the station where you get off from the boarding station and its departure time. good.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, the arrival time at the destination station is calculated and displayed by inputting the departure station name, destination station name, departure time, etc.; The departure time from the departure station may be calculated from the arrival time at the departure station and displayed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know the exact time at which the train can arrive at the destination station, and it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of arriving at the destination station too early or feeling restless because you are likely to be late.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the destination station arrival time calculation device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of chain information to a transfer station used in the same embodiment, and FIG. A schematic diagram showing an example of transfer station information used in the example, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of timetables for each station used in the example, and Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the route-by-route route used in the example. A schematic diagram showing an example of time information, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the same embodiment. 1... Time calculation unit 2... Keyboard 3... Chain information storage unit for transfer stations 4... Transfer station information storage unit 5... Timetable storage unit (each station information storage unit) 6...・Required time information storage unit for each route 7... Display (arrival time display) Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A transfer station information storage section that stores information on transfer stations from each station to each station; a timetable storage section that stores timetables for each station; and a transfer station information storage section that stores information on transfer stations from each station to each station; When either one is input, either the arrival time or the departure time is determined based on the transfer station information stored in the transfer station information storage section and the timetable of each station stored in the timetable storage section. 1. A destination station arrival time calculation device, comprising: a time calculation section that calculates one of the two; and a display that displays either the arrival time or the departure time obtained by the time calculation section.