JPH06247307A - Passenger guide device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily provide guide information for reaching a destination by conducting the wireless transmission of the display data and broadcasting data of passenger guide with platforms and the perimeter of a station as a receiving area, conducting display and voice output simultaneously by receiving these data by means of a portable guide device. CONSTITUTION:Form a train information terminal device 2, the schedule information of trains which is renewed and recorded one by one, is transmitted to a station controller 4 equipped at each station, and thereat, display data and voice data for passenger guide are made out on the basis of the train schedule information, and on the basis of the respective data, transmission to a display device 6 and a voice output device 8 is carried out. On the basis of the respective data, the transport wave of a wireless frequency is modulated by means of an interface device 10, and transmission as an electric wave from an antenna 11 is made with a station perimeter as a receiving area, and also the transport wave of the wireless frequency is modulated similarly by means of interface devices 12, and transmission as an electric wave from an antenna 13 is made with platforms as a receiving area. These electric waves are received by means of a portable guide device 14 and guide to a destination is conducted by means of voice and display.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger guide device for guiding and servicing passengers using a display device and a voice output device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional passenger guide device of this type.
There was something shown in. In the figure, the train information terminal device 2 is provided in a management room or the like that integrally manages train operation, and sequentially updates and stores information on train operation, that is, timetable information, at predetermined time intervals. The timetable information is transmitted to the station control device 4. The station control device 4 receives the timetable information, creates display data and voice data for passenger guidance based on the timetable information, adds the display data to the display device 6, and outputs the voice data to the voice output device 8. Add.
The display device 6 has a display section made of LEDs, and displays guidance to passengers according to display data. The voice output device 8 has a voice synthesizer, and broadcasts a guide to passengers according to voice data.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional passenger guide device, the display device 6 and the voice output device 8 are provided for the passengers in the station premises. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult for a passenger waiting outside the station or at the platform to obtain guidance information for going to the destination, for example, information such as the departure time of the train and the destination.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a passenger guide device capable of easily obtaining guide information for a passenger waiting outside the station, at a platform or the like to reach a destination. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a station controller creates display data and voice data for passenger guidance based on timetable information of a train information terminal device, and adds the display data to the display device. By adding audio data to the audio output device, when performing guidance display and guidance broadcasting to passengers, the carrier of radio frequency is modulated by the display data and the broadcasting data respectively, and the peripheral area of the platform and the station is transmitted as the receiving area. Including an interface device, a display unit and an audio output unit for receiving and demodulating a carrier wave,
A portable guide device is provided which adds the obtained display data to the display unit and adds the voice data to the voice output unit.

Further, a sensor device provided in the train for recognizing the congestion level for each entrance or exit or each vehicle, and an information conversion device for converting the recognized congestion level into display data and voice data for passenger guidance, A second interface device that modulates a carrier wave of a radio frequency by the converted display data and audio data and transmits the modulated signal as a reception area in the peripheral portion of the train is provided.

Further, the station control device is provided with a data input device for inputting display data independently of the train information terminal device, and a microphone device for inputting voice data.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the passenger guide display data and the broadcast data are wirelessly transmitted while using the periphery of the platform and the station as a reception area, and at the same time the portable guide device receives and displays the data. Since the information is output, the passengers waiting outside the station or at the platform can easily obtain the guide information to reach the destination only by carrying the portable guide device.

If the congestion level is recognized for each entrance or exit of the train or each vehicle, the congestion level is converted into display data and voice data for passenger guidance, and the peripheral portion of the train is transmitted as a reception area. Before the train arrives at the platform, the congestion level can be judged by the portable guidance device, which allows the passengers to get on and off smoothly.

Further, the station control device is provided with a data input device for inputting display data independently of the train information terminal device and a microphone device for inputting voice data, whereby a portable guide device is provided. It is possible to make business contact, emergency contact, and advertisement to the passengers who carry it.

[0011]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 4 denote the same elements. In addition to these elements, the device comprises an interface device 10, an interface device 12 and a portable guidance device 14.

Of these, the interface device 10 inputs the display data applied to the display device 6 and the audio data applied to the audio output device 8, and modulates a radio frequency carrier wave with these data, respectively, and around the station. The part is transmitted from the antenna 11 as a reception area. Further, the interface device 12 also inputs the display data applied to the display device 6 and the audio data applied to the audio output device 8 and modulates a radio frequency carrier wave with each of these data to use the home as a reception area. It is sent from 13. The interface device 12 is provided in each of the plurality of homes. On the other hand, the portable guidance device 14 includes a CRT display unit and a voice output unit for voice synthesis, receives a carrier wave via the antenna 15 and demodulates it, and adds the obtained display data to the display unit. The data is added to the audio output unit.

The overall operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG. First, the train information terminal device 2 sequentially transmits and stores the stored train schedule information to the station control device 4 arranged at each station (step 101). The station control device 4 creates display data and voice data for passenger guidance based on the train schedule information (step 102). Subsequently, the station control device 4 transmits the display data to the display device 6, the voice data to the voice output device 8, and the display data and the voice data to the interface device 10 and the interface device 12 (step 103). . Therefore, the display device 6 performs passenger guidance display based on the display data, and the voice output device 8 performs passenger guidance broadcast based on the voice data, while the interface device 10 displays the radio frequency of the display data and the broadcast data, respectively. The carrier wave is modulated to be transmitted as a radio wave from the antenna 11 with the peripheral part of the station as the reception area, and similarly, the interface device 12 modulates the carrier wave of the radio frequency by the display data and the broadcast data, respectively, and the home as the reception area with the antenna Send as radio wave from 13
(Step 104). Next, the portable guidance device 14 has an antenna 15
The radio wave is received via, and further demodulated, display data is added to the display unit, and voice data is added to the voice output unit (step 105). Here, the carrier wave is selected from frequency bands excluding the frequency band for public use and the train radio frequency band.

Thus, if the passenger carries the portable guide device 14 and operates it around the station or at the platform, the guide information for going to the destination can be easily obtained on the spot.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same elements as those of FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. This device attaches to the station control device 4 a data input device 16 for inputting display data and a microphone device 18 for inputting audio signals, while
Inside the 20, a sensor device 22 for recognizing the congestion level for each entrance and exit, an information conversion device for converting the recognized congestion level into display data and voice data for passenger guidance, and the converted display data and An interface device 26 is provided which modulates a radio frequency carrier wave with audio data and transmits from an antenna 27 with the peripheral portion of the train as a reception area.

Here, it is assumed that the passengers waiting for the train 20 at home carry the portable guide device 14 and the train 20 approaches the station, so that the portable guide device 14 is activated. Meanwhile, train 20
The sensor devices 22 provided at the respective entrances and exits recognize the congestion level in the vicinity of each entrance and exit, and send the recognition data to the information conversion device 24. Based on the congestion level recognition data, the information conversion device 24 converts the display data and voice data for passenger guidance into the interface device 26. The interface device 26 modulates a carrier wave having a radio frequency with the display data and the voice data, and transmits the modulated carrier wave from the antenna 27 in the peripheral portion of the train. Therefore, train 20
As the train approaches the station, congestion information for each entrance / exit is displayed on the portable guidance device.
It is displayed on the display unit 14 and is output as voice from the voice output unit. According to these displays and voice outputs, the passenger can quickly get on board when the train arrives by waiting at the position of the entrance / exit where the inside of the car is vacant.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the station controller 4 is provided with a data input device 16 and a microphone device 18.
Since one of them, for example, business contact, emergency contact, or commercial data is entered using the data input device 16, the information is displayed on the display device 6 and is further portable. It is also displayed on the display unit of the guide device 14. Also, if you use the microphone device 18 to input business contact, emergency contact, or commercial voice,
Again, these pieces of information are output from the voice output device 8 and also from the voice output unit of the portable guidance device 14. Therefore, a passenger carrying the portable guidance device 14
You can get guidance information other than the train schedule information directly on the platform.

In the above embodiment, the case where the home passenger carries the portable guidance device 14 has been described, but since the interface device 10 emits radio waves with the vicinity of the station as the reception area, it can be carried outside the station. It is possible to easily obtain timetable information, guidance information, and the like simply by carrying the user guidance device 14.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a passenger waiting on the outside of a station, at a platform or the like can easily provide guidance information for going to a destination by carrying a portable guidance device. Obtainable.

Further, the congestion level is recognized for each entrance or exit of the train or each vehicle, and the information is transmitted using the peripheral portion of the train as the reception area, so that the passengers can get on and off smoothly.

Further, by providing the station control device with a data input device and a microphone device, it is possible to make a business contact, an emergency contact, an advertisement, etc. to a passenger carrying a portable guide device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional passenger guide device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Train information terminal device 4 Station control device 6 Display device 8 Audio output device 10, 12, 26 Interface device 11, 13, 15, 27 Antenna 14 Portable guidance device 16 Data input device 18 Microphone device 20 Train 22 Sensor device 24 Information Converter

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akihiko Kono 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Inside the Toshiba Fuchu factory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A train information terminal device for sequentially updating and storing train timetable information, a display device and a voice output device provided for each station, and a passenger guide based on the timetable information of the train information terminal device. Station control device for creating display data and audio data for adding the display data to the display device and adding the audio data to the audio output device, and modulating a carrier wave of a radio frequency by the display data and the audio data, respectively. Then, including an interface device for transmitting the peripheral part of the platform and the station as a reception area, a display part and an audio output part, receiving and demodulating the carrier wave, and adding the obtained display data to the display part, A passenger guidance device, comprising: a portable guidance device that adds voice data to the voice output unit. 2. A sensor device provided in a train for recognizing a congestion level for each entrance / exit or each vehicle, and an information conversion device for converting the recognized congestion level into display data and voice data for passenger guidance. A second interface device that modulates a carrier wave of a radio frequency with the converted display data and voice data, and transmits the peripheral part of the train as a reception area, and the second guide device includes the second interface device. The passenger guide device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier wave transmitted from the interface device is received. 3. The station control device according to claim 1, further comprising a data input device for inputting display data independently of the train information terminal device, and a microphone device for inputting voice data. Passenger guidance device described.