JPH10188051A - Public transport guiding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a fare to the destination when it is inputted by providing a means for displaying the fare to the destination by starting a guiding means when fees are collected by a fee collecting means. SOLUTION: When the prescribed fees are collected through a fee collecting means 12, this is detected and guiding operation is started. First of all, when the destination is inputted through an input means 11, while referring to a route table 15 and a change table 16 or the like, the candidates of route to be utilized for going to the destination are selected. Next, the fares in the case of respectively utilizing respective route candidates are found by utilizing a fare table 17. Further, the required time in the case of respectively utilizing the respective route candidates is found by using a getting-on time table 18. Besides, the number of times of getting-on is found as well. Then, these data are indicated on a display 14. A user selects any desired route out of these candidates by operating the input means 11. Next, when the fare is put in, a train ticket is issued by a ticket issuing means 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transportation system in which when a destination is entered when using a public transportation such as a bus, a subway, or a train, a fare (riding fare) from the current position to the destination is displayed. The present invention relates to an engine guide device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when purchasing a ticket,
Find the destination by looking at the route fare map that shows each route, the name of the station (stop) along that route, and the fare from the (current) station (stop) to that station. He read the fare and put it into a ticket vending machine to issue a ticket.

In this case, if there are many routes and stops, it takes time to find the name of the target stop. In general, the route fare map is often displayed large above the place where a plurality of ticket vending machines are provided, but if there are many people in front of the ticket vending machine, the route fare map is not clearly visible, If you are far away, you will have to go to the ticket vending machine after knowing the fare from the route fare map.

If the route is complicated and confused,
Looking at the route fare map, it may be difficult to immediately understand which route and how to go to the destination, and depending on the choice of route (transfer) to use, the fare may be expensive or time consuming. There was also a problem such as lengthening. On the other hand, there is a road guidance device that displays a route from the current position to the destination on a map when a destination is input.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a transportation guide system in which a destination is displayed when a destination is entered. It is another object of the present invention to provide a transportation guide apparatus which displays a fare to a destination and a route to be used.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a transportation guide apparatus which displays parameters for selecting a plurality of routes to a destination when there are a plurality of routes to the destination. Provided is a device for issuing a ticket by selecting and specifying the displayed content. Further, there is provided an apparatus for including a fee collected for guidance in a ticket purchase cost.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a destination is inputted by the input means, the route information from the current position to the destination is displayed on a display device. When a predetermined fare is collected by the collecting means, the guide device is started, a fare to the destination is displayed, and when a payment corresponding to the fare is collected, a ticket is issued.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the required time to the destination is obtained, and when there are a plurality of routes to the destination, the plurality of routes, the corresponding fare and the required time are displayed, and the selection input means is provided. A ticket corresponding to one of the display routes selected and input is issued. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of routes displayed on the display and the associated fares and required times are printed and issued.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows a functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The input means 11 capable of inputting a destination is, for example, a keyboard, and can input a destination stop (station) name or the like by inputting a kana character. In addition, a guide fee, a fare, and the like can be collected by the fee collecting means 12, and this is performed by collecting the inserted cash or by collecting the inserted prepaid card from the effective amount. The ticket issuing means 13 issues a ticket from the current location (station) to the input destination, and the user can receive the ticket. The display 14 can display the route to the destination, the fare, the required time, and the like.

[0010] In which route the input destination is located,
The relationship between the stop (station) name and the route (number) is stored in the route table 15, and when the route of the destination is different from the route of the current location, the transfer route until reaching the destination and the transfer station thereof For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, a transferable route number, a transfer station name, and the like are stored in the transfer table 16 for each route. In addition, a section fare for each route, a so-called triangular fare table, is stored in the fare table 17. The fare table 17 also has a transfer fare table for obtaining a discount fare for transfer use.

In addition, in order to determine the riding time from the current position to the destination, the required time between adjacent stations (stops) is stored in the riding time table 18 for each route. Further, in this example, for the route bus, the operation status of the bus for each route such as a so-called bus location system is monitored, and the current state, that is, the operation time required between each stop according to the traffic congestion condition is determined. The information is obtained by the operation status monitoring device 19, and the result is input to the guidance device through the operation status input means 21. The program for operating this guidance device is R
A RAM 23 is provided as a work memory that is stored in the OM 22, reads out the program, and temporarily stores various data to execute the program. The CPU 24 reads and executes the program. Various announcements can be made by the announcement means 25 to the user using synthesized speech.

Next, the operation of the guide device will be described with reference to FIG. When a predetermined fee (guidance fee) is collected through the fee collection means 12 (P1), the device detects this and starts the guidance operation (P2). If necessary, for example, the user may be prompted to input a destination by making an announcement using synthesized voice from the announcement means 25 or by displaying characters on the display 14.

A destination is input through input means 11,
When this is detected (P3), a candidate for a use route to go to the destination is selected with reference to the route table 15, the transfer table 16, and the like (P4). For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the current location (stop S1) At the destination (stop S
When 5) is input, both the stops S1 and S5 are the route R1, and there is a route candidate by the route R1, and the route R1
Stop S3 between the stops S1 and S5 and the route R5 passing through the stop S5 due to the existence of the route R5 passing through the stop S3.
There is a route candidate to change to line R5 and go to stop S5. Similarly, use line R1, change to line R2 at stop S2, change to line R3 at stop S6, and then change to line R4 at stop S7 to stop. A route candidate that reaches S5 is selected.

Next, using the fare table 17, the fare when each of the route candidates is used is calculated (P
5) Further, the required time when each of the route candidates is used is obtained by using the boarding time table 18 (P
6) Also, the number of transfers in each of the route candidates is calculated (P7). The obtained route candidates, the fare, the required time, and the number of transfers are displayed on the display unit 14, for example, as shown in FIG.
(P8). The user sees this display and the candidate has a long time of 30 minutes, but the fare is as low as 700 yen and there is no transfer. The candidate has the same fare as the candidate but the time is as short as 25 minutes by transferring. In short, the candidate has a very short time of 15 minutes, but the fare is as high as 1000 yen and it is necessary to make three transfers.

The user selects a candidate from these candidates when he / she is in a hurry, taking into consideration that it may take a long time, hassle in transferring, and has a low fare. To select the desired route (P
9). This selection is performed, for example, by operating the candidate number of the input unit 11. The user may be prompted to perform this selection operation by announcement or display.

Next, when the fare is inserted by cash or card (P10), the ticket is issued by the issuing means 13 (P11). In this case, the user may be prompted to input a fare by an announcement or display. If necessary, the boarding route may be printed with the boarding route, that is, the first boarding route number (destination), the transfer stop, the next boarding route number (destination), and the like.

The fare displayed above is based on the actual fare,
It is a value obtained by subtracting the first guidance fee. The required time may be displayed not only based on the boarding time table 18 but also in consideration of the operation status input.
When a ticket is not purchased, when a request for issuing a route candidate is made by operating the input means 11, a guide sheet is printed on which the route candidate, fare, time, number of transfers, etc. displayed on the display 14 are printed. (P12). This issuance may be omitted.

When there are a plurality of route candidates, only the route with the lowest fare, only the route with the shortest required time, or both of them may be displayed without displaying them all. . The input of the destination may be, for example, an amusement park name, a government office name, a market name, a theater name, or the like.
In this case, it is sufficient to prepare in advance a relation table between these and the names of the stops close to them. The input means 11 and the display 14 may be input / display combined means in which a transparent membrane switch is superimposed on the display surface. The destination input is not limited to the kana character input, and a corresponding one may be selected and input from a number of destinations displayed.

[0019]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the fare to the destination can be known simply by inputting the destination at the position of the ticket issuing device, which is very convenient. . According to the invention of claim 2, a plurality of route candidates, their fares and required time are displayed, and the user can freely select a cheap fare route or a short-time route.

In any case, the service is provided to the ticket purchaser in order to collect the amount obtained by subtracting the guide fee initially charged from the actual fare. In addition, since it does not operate unless a guide fee is input, mischief can be prevented. According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to know the number of transfers in a plurality of route candidates.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by paying a small guide fee, it is possible to know a plurality of route information to the destination, its fare, required time, number of transfers, and the like. According to the invention of claim 5, there is an advantage that the required time according to the current operation status can be known.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a storage example of a transfer table 16 thereof.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of an operation of the device shown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3A shows a plurality of routes and a current location S1 to a destination S5.
FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of routes to the display device, and FIG.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. When a destination is input by an input means,
In a transportation guide device that displays route information from a current position to the destination on a display, a fee collecting means, and a means for starting the guide device when a predetermined fee is collected from the fee collecting means, A transportation guide device comprising: means for displaying a fare to the destination; and ticketing means for issuing a ticket when payment for the fare is collected. 2. A means for obtaining a required time to the destination, and a means for displaying a plurality of route candidates, their respective fares, and the required time on the display, when there are a plurality of routes to the destination. And means for selecting and inputting one of the displayed route candidates, wherein the ticket issuing means is for issuing a ticket corresponding to the selected and input route candidate. A transportation guide device as described. 3. The transportation guide according to claim 2, further comprising means for calculating the number of transfers in the plurality of route candidates and displaying the number of transfers in the display section of the corresponding route candidate on the display. apparatus. 4. The transportation guide device according to claim 2, further comprising means for printing and issuing a route candidate displayed on the display and information accompanying the route candidate. 5. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means for inputting the current operation status of each route, and means for obtaining the required time in consideration of the input operation status. The transportation guide device according to any one of the above.