JPH10268767A - Timetable display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to obtain necessary information with efficiency and access by an easy operation by using a small type display means without obtaining information from two kinds of station timetable, a train timetable, containing a lot of needless information with inconvenient procedure. SOLUTION: When a line name is selected [1], names of stations on the line are displayed [2], and a screen for selecting station name appears. By selection, the screen changes into station timetables [3], [5]. Next, when a time is selected from the picture [3], train timetables [4], [6] are displayed. Here, timetables of a selected train and other proximate trains are displayed discriminatively. Moreover, it is possible to select a station timetable at said time by specifying a station from a train timetable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timetable display device, and more particularly, to an easy-to-use timetable that can be applied to an electronic organizer, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer, a word processor, and the like. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, people often use various modes of transportation when traveling to a destination.
At this time, as a method of knowing the departure time of the train departing from the nearest station, a timetable unique to the station as shown in FIG. A timetable (hereinafter, referred to as a "train timetable") for each train, such as station names and departure and arrival times, is used.

[0003] Station timetables such as those shown in FIG. 1 can be found at stations and the like, and some are printed for portable use. These station timetables show departure times for a specific station, and the amount of information is smaller than that of the train timetable. However, if the same section is frequently used, departure times can be listed. There are advantages.

[0004] On the other hand, a train timetable as shown in Fig. 2 is also commercially available as a printed matter, and most information about trains using the same route and their departure and arrival times is usually posted.
From the viewpoint of the amount of information, the former includes the former station timetable. However, because of the large amount of information, the characters are small and the printed matter is usually thick, so it is very troublesome to find the page where the desired train or station is posted. is there.

It has been considered to solve the problem by using such a timetable as digitized data. However, when digitized, when displaying digitized data, the area to be displayed is reduced. It is necessary to take into account that there are restrictions on the time, especially for portable devices that are convenient for traveling such as commuting or business trip, the restrictions are large, and it is difficult to adopt a display method that exerts the function as a timetable I have to.

[0006] In the following, for the purpose of giving a concrete example, 1996 issued by Kinki Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Kintetsu).
Take a train heading for Kyoto from Saidaiji Station, which is listed in the timetable of the year edition, and stop touching only parts of the information other than the time. Fig. 1 shows a station timetable at Saidaiji Station based on the contents of the above timetable.
It is almost the same as the timetable actually displayed at Saidaiji Station. In FIG. 1, the English characters are different from “Kyoto line normal” without the English characters, that is, “T” is limited express for Kyoto line, “K” is express line for Kyoto line, “S” is normal line for Nittabe line. Represents

FIG. 2 shows a train timetable of 22 trains departing from Saidaiji Station in the direction of Kyoto, departing from Shin-Tanabe Station after 7:25. The train timetable for Okubo Station and Fushimi Station is shown in FIG. Stations in between are omitted. These include trains that do not pass through Saidaiji Station, that is, trains starting at Shin-Tanabe Station, branching off at Taketa Station, and heading for Kitayama Station (taken between Takeda and Kitayama Stations on the Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line). ing. FIG.
The symbols used for are the above timetables, the numbers are time, "∨" are stations that pass but do not stop,
“…” Is a station that does not pass (does not pass), and “‖”
In the case of a station that does not pass or stop, it follows the other line described below. In FIG. 2, the train entering the above-mentioned subway Karasuma line from Takeda station is connected to the station from Kamitobaguchi station to Kyoto station. Such symbols are attached.

[0008]

In the case of using transportation, for example, it is necessary to change to another train reserved at a station ahead, but to reduce the waiting time for getting on the reserved train as much as possible. There are cases. This is the case when you take the Kintetsu from Saidaiji Station and take the Shinkansen with reserved seats at Kyoto Station, and want to reduce unnecessary waiting time at Kyoto Station. In such a case, FIG.
In the station timetable as shown in the above, it is not known when and when to arrive at Kyoto Station, and therefore, it is impossible to find a train for minimizing the waiting time at Kyoto Station. In such a case, even if the travel time to Kyoto Station is known, the actual travel time may vary depending on the train, and it is difficult to say that the station timetable alone is sufficient. On the other hand, in the train timetable shown in FIG. 2, the amount of information is too large and displaying on a single limited screen owned by an individual is not realistic due to the size and cost of the screen. Has to be displayed separately, but this complicates the operation to find the train at the target station or the target time zone, and in some cases is similar to viewing a printed timetable Requires great effort. The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and uses a conventional timetable including two types of unnecessary information, that is, a station timetable and a train timetable, and performs necessary procedures from there based on a troublesome procedure. A timetable in which necessary information can be obtained more efficiently without obtaining information, and the necessary information can be accessed by a simple operation of a user using a small display means. Providing a display device is an object to be solved.

[0009]

The invention according to claim 1 is a first storage means for storing station time information relating to the operation time of a transportation system at a station operated by the transportation system, and an operation route of the transportation system. Second storage means for storing transportation time information relating to the operation time of the transportation at each of the above stations;
A timetable display including a display unit capable of displaying information stored in each of the storage units, and an input unit for selecting information to be displayed on the display unit from the information stored in each of the storage units In the apparatus, information commonly included in the storage information of the first and second storage units is used as key information, and information stored in one of the storage units is included in information displayed on the display unit. By specifying the included key information as an input key of the input means, the related information stored in the other of the storage means related to the key information is selected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, as the station time information, information for designating transportation means,
Information for designating a route and / or departure / arrival information is additionally used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, information for specifying a transportation system and / or information for specifying a route is additionally used as the transportation time information. is there.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the designated traffic selected by the input means designating the time displayed on the display means as input key information. In addition to the institution time information, on the time information displayed on the display means, the transportation time information at a time close to the designated input key information is additionally selected, and these transportation time information are displayed together. It is something to do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, a specific station selected by the input means specifying the station name displayed on the display means as input key information. As the time information, at least the portion of the station time information of the time close to the time of the designated station in the transportation time information displayed on the display means at the time of the designation of the station name is additionally selectively displayed. is there.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth or fifth aspect, among the time information selected and displayed by the input means, the time information relating to the input key information itself is added to the adjacent additional information. The time information and the display method are different so that the difference can be visually recognized.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, station timetable data as shown in FIG. 1 is stored for all stations on a route or necessary stations, and train timetable data as shown in FIG. Is remembered for all trains running on that line or for the required trains. Then, it is possible to freely move between these two types of timetable data based on the instruction of the operator. Here, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a case will be described as an example where the station is set as the departure station at Saidaiji Station and is connected to the Shinkansen whose reserved seat has already been reserved at Kyoto Station. Naturally, a certain amount of time is required for transfer, but here, the minimum transfer time at Kyoto Station is assumed to be 5 minutes. It is also assumed that Hikari 220 has been reserved for the Shinkansen at 8:41 from Kyoto Station. Therefore, it is sufficient to take the train arriving at Kintetsu Kyoto Station before 8:36.

In such a case, a station timetable arriving at Kintetsu Kyoto Station, a part of which is illustrated in FIG. 3, is very convenient. When the station timetable arrived at Kyoto Station as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, the train arriving at Kyoto Station before 8:36 arrives at 8:36, arrives at 8:36.
It can be seen that they arrive at 4 minutes, arrive at 8:30, arrive at 8:25, and so on. Here, “36 minutes” and “34” in the column of 8:00 in FIG.
When the operator selects "minute", "30 minutes" or "25 minutes", A, B, C or D in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the minimum waiting time is at 8:00 in Kyoto Station. It can be seen that this is an express train arriving at 36 minutes, that is, an express train departing from Saidaiji Station at 8:05 (Fig. 4A), and waiting time at Kyoto Station is increased by 2 minutes, and the time of departure from Saidaiji Station is 10 minutes earlier However, the express in FIG. 4B, which does not require an express fare, can also be considered.

In the above example, the station timetable arriving at Kintetsu Kyoto Station is displayed. First, the station timetable of Saidaiji Station, that is, the station timetable as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed. I do. Taking the Shinkansen departure time and the time required between Saidaiji and Kyoto into account, the departure time of the Shinkansen, a train that departs from Saidaiji Station about one hour before 08:41, ie, a train departing from Saidaiji Station at 7:40 for Kyoto It is assumed that the operator has selected an express train in the station timetable from Saidaiji Station in FIG. By this operation, the display of D in FIG. 4 is performed, and it is understood that the waiting time is as long as 16 minutes. To further reduce the waiting time, the operator selects “Kyoto Station” in this display (FIG. 4D),
The station timetable arrived at Kyoto Station in Fig. 3 is displayed, and there is a train arrived at 8:36, which has the shortest waiting time. After that, in the same manner as in the above example, by selecting "36 minutes", Saidaiji Temple is selected. You can get on the limited express train that departs at 8:05, and at Saidaiji station you can afford 25 minutes more than the previous train, and at Kyoto station the waiting time is about 11 minutes less.

After the station timetable as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed, a train timetable of a desired train can be displayed by an operator's operation, and a very easy-to-use timetable can be provided. Stations are almost the same, there is no type, so the travel time is almost the same and the fare is the same, regardless of the train, the travel time is different or the fare is different. In this case, it is necessary to decide not only the waiting train but the train to take on, taking both sides into consideration. As shown in this example, when a train arrived at Kintetsu Kyoto Station at 8:36 is selected, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of train timetables, namely, "36 minutes", "34 minutes", and
If the train timetable of the train arriving at "25 minutes" is displayed on the same screen by one operation, the number of operations can be reduced, and it is very convenient when considering which train to take is there.

In the above case, although a specific train is selected, a train timetable of another train is also displayed at the same time, and it may be troublesome in some cases. Therefore, if the train selected by the operator can be distinguished from the other trains displayed for reference so that the train can be understood, the annoyance is eliminated. As a method,
For example, various methods can be considered, such as a method of changing the display color, a method of blinking one of them, and a method of reversely displaying one of them.

Conversely, when a train timetable of a certain train is displayed and the trains before and after the train are checked, for example,
When you want to display the train timetable for the train arriving at Kyoto Station next to the train arriving at Kyoto Station at 8:36,
You only need to display the station timetable arriving at Kintetsu Kyoto Station,
When the display is switched, the time “8:36” may be forgotten. Therefore, now
If the train timetable of the displayed example corresponds to the station timetable of Kyoto Station, it is easier to operate. Therefore, for example, when the station timetable arriving at Kintetsu Kyoto in FIG. 3 is displayed, if the display method of “36 minutes” in the column of 8:00 is different from the others, the judgment can be made easily, and Operation becomes easier. As in the above-described method, there are various methods such as a method of changing the display color of the display of "36 minutes", a method of making it blink, and a method of making it inverted.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 6 and 7 show an example of a more specific embodiment of the timetable display device according to the present invention. FIG.
Illustrates a storage device and a determination device for constituting a display device according to the present invention. However, for simplicity, a CPU, a clock, and the like for controlling these devices are omitted. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of an operation procedure in the apparatus of FIG. Note that, in this embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, a method such as compression is not adopted as a method of storing time and data.
In addition, there is a storage device that can be shared, and the storage device is described as another storage device. However, such a method can be used in implementation.

(I) General Description of Configuration Blocks 1 to 15 and 19 are storage devices. Input signals to the storage device are given from the left side of the block, and address signals and control signals are supplied from the lower side of the block. Given.
The output signal of the storage device is output from the right side of the block to another device. The output signal is expressed in a form in which the name given to the storage device is enclosed in []. Of these storage devices, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14,
15 and 19 are writable / readable storage devices, and others may be read-only storage devices. Reference numeral 16 denotes a device for generating display data from data (such as a character code) provided from the left side of the block and a control signal provided from the lower side of the block. Reference numeral 17 denotes a display device generated by the device 16 for generating display data. A display device for displaying data, 18 is an input device, here a display device 17
A device that outputs an input value based on the content displayed on the screen and the clicked position information by clicking the display screen of the screen with a pen or the like may use another method, for example, a mouse, or a cursor and an arrow key. Reference numerals 20 to 25 denote judging devices distinguished by J1 to J6, respectively, for judging one or two input signals given from the left side of the block and outputting the results. The output of the determination signal is (RX =
0), and are expressed in parentheses.

(II) Description of Each Component The ED storage device 1 stores a station timetable, and stores therein En (n).
= 0, 1, 2,...) Are each one line (however,
The downtime is regarded as another route), or the station timetable is stored for all or necessary stations. For example, E2
Is the Kintetsu Kyoto Line at the station between Saidaiji and Kyoto, E3
Stores a station timetable indicating the departure and arrival times at the station between Kyoto and Saidaiji on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line. ED storage device 1
[RX], [RY] and [RZ] are address signals for selecting data stored therein, and the output [ED] of the entire ED storage device 1 is determined by these values. . As shown in FIG. 7, “hour” and “minute” displayed as a station timetable are stored for each station inside one En.

FIG. 7 is an example of a timetable of stations on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line between Saidaiji and Kyoto. In FIG. 7, [RX] (0 to 27) corresponds to stations and departures and arrivals, and “0” is Saidaiji. Departure "1" departs from Heijo, not shown, but "10" arrives at Nittabe, "11"
Indicates a station timetable arriving at Kyoto, and [RY] (0 to 237) indicates addresses of “hour” and “minute”. [RZ] input to the storage device 1 is a signal for selecting one of a plurality of Ens, and only the En selected by [RZ] outputs an output signal.
The Z storage device 5 outputs an address signal instructing "Kintetsu Kyoto line going up (Saidaiji → Kyoto)" (that is, [RZ]
= 2) when [RX] = 27 and [RY] = 3 E
The output signal [ED] of the D storage device 1 indicates “6 o'clock” and [R
When [Y] = 5, “9 minutes” is output. FIG. 8 shows the structure of the data of the minimum unit stored in the ED storage device 1. Here, each data is composed of 8 bits, and when the left 2 bits are “00”, the remaining data is 8 bits. When the 6 bits are “hour” and “01”, the remaining 6 bits are “minute”, and when the left 2 bits are “10”, it means “END” code, and the remaining 6 bits are redundant.

The RD storage device 2 stores a train timetable, in which Rn (n = 0, 1, 2,...) Is assigned to one route (however, up and down are regarded as different routes). Store the train timetable for all or required trains. For example, R2 is all the ascending trains from Saidaiji Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Kyoto Station, or the necessary trains, R
Numeral 3 stores a train timetable indicating the departure and arrival times at each station for all the descending trains from Kyoto Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Saidaiji Station or necessary trains, together with the station names. [RX], [RY] given for a given Rn
And [RZ] are address signals for selecting data stored therein, and the output [RD] of the entire RD storage device 2 is determined by these values similarly to the ED storage device 1. Note that the value of “n” in Rn is the same as the value of “n” in En, and the value of [RZ] determines “n” ([RZ] is the address that determines the route). When moving between the display of the station timetable and the display of the train timetable (when circulating between RTN2 and RTN3 in FIG. 11 described later), the value of RZ does not change.

As shown in FIG. 9, inside one Rn, a destination, a type and a departure / arrival time, which are displayed as a train timetable, are stored for each train. FIG. 9 shows an example of an upbound train timetable between Kintetsu Kyoto Line between Saidaiji and Kyoto.
267) corresponds to each train, "1" is a local train bound for Kyoto starting at 5:08 Nittabe, and "215" is Saidaiji 19
The local train bound for Kyoto departure at 14:00, "216" is Saidaiji 19
It means the train timetable of the limited express train bound for Kyoto starting at 10:00.
When RX is “0”, the item name (destination and type) and the station name are stored. However, at a certain station, both the departure time and the arrival time may be displayed. It may be stored continuously (in Fig. 9, "Shin Tanabe"
Corresponds to this). RY (0 to 30) represents a station name or an address of departure / arrival time, and RZ is a signal indicating which of Rn to select, and only Rn selected by RZ outputs an output signal. Output.

FIG. 10 shows the structure of the data of the minimum unit stored in the RD storage device 2. When RX ≠ 0, each data is composed of 12 bits, and the left 1 to 4 bits are The remaining bits are a time, a destination code, a type code, and a symbol code. When the left 4 bits are “1110”, “E”
The remaining 8 bits are redundant, and when RX = 0, each data is composed of a character string such as "destination", "type", and station name. Although an “END” code is provided, the number may be stored and the counter may be stored in order to make the process easy to understand.When the RX storage device 3 outputs an address [RX] that does not exist, for example, as shown in FIG. RX = 268 at 9
, The RD outputs a 12-bit code (for example, a code in which all 12 bits are “1”) that does not apply to (a) to (e) of FIG. 10.

The RX storage device 3 is an address counter,
“1”, “2”, “[ST] −2”, or [RX
B], and outputs the content [RX]. Also,
The control signal +1 increases the content by "1", and the control signal -1 decreases the content by "1". The output [RX] is also provided to the RXB storage device 19, and the content thereof is determined by the J1 determiner 20.
When = 0, a determination signal (RX = 0) is output. The RY storage device 4 is an address counter, "0" or [S
T], and outputs the content [RY]. The content is increased by "1" by the control signal +1.

The RZ storage device 5 is an address counter.
"0" or data <KEY> given from the key
, And its content is increased by “1” by the control signal +1. It mainly stores the address of the route name, and determines from which En or Rn the output [ED] of the ED storage device 1 and the output [RD] of the RD storage device 2 are output.

As shown in FIG. 12, the SD storage device 6 is a device for storing the type of train, and has an address counter [CS].
7, the content of the output signal [SD] is determined,
The type string is output. The CS storage device 7 is an address counter, generates an address from the right 8 bits (type code) of [RD], and outputs it to the SD storage device 6. As shown in FIG. 13, the YD storage device 8 is a device for storing a destination station name, and the content of the output signal [YD] of the YD storage device 8 is determined by the output [CY] of the address counter of the CY storage device 9, The destination string is output. The CY storage device 9 is an address counter, generates an address from the right 10 bits (destination code) of [RD], and outputs it to the YD storage device 8 as an address signal.

The TA storage device 10 and the TB storage device 11 are devices for storing information relating to "hours" and "minutes", respectively, when the contents inputted from <KEY> are time, and a station timetable is displayed. , The time of departure and arrival of the next train to be displayed is stored. As shown in FIG. 14, the RSD storage device 12 is a device for storing route names, and [RZ]
The output route name is determined according to the contents of the above. Even when there is only one route, there are usually "up" and "down", and two route names are stored. When the train timetable is displayed, the ST storage device 13 is a device that stores the name of the station input from <KEY> as a code. For example, when FIG. "74
6 ”,“ 731 ”on the right, and“ 759 ”on the right
Is selected by the operator, the code for the “Takahara” station, “4”
(FIG. 9) is stored in the ST storage device 13.

The FLAGA storage device 14 is a flag for changing the display method of a specific portion, and its output is given to the device 16 for generating display data.
When [LAGA] = 0, normal display is performed and [FLAG
When A] = 1, given data is displayed in reverse video. In this example, the FLAGB storage device 14 is also used as a substitute for the counter. EDi storage device 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a device for temporarily storing the contents of the output [ED] of the storage device 1 (in the output of [ED], it is only necessary to store “hour”). The device 16 for generating display data includes:
The output data from the RSD, RD, ED, SD, and YD storage devices is output to the display device 17 according to the content of the control signal [FLAGA]. Depending on whether a station timetable, a train timetable, or something other than these are displayed, the position at which data is displayed changes, etc. Omitted. Also, if you actually want to display a new timetable,
It is necessary to clear the screen once or display the title related to the display contents, but this point is also omitted in the following description.

The display device 17 displays the data provided by the device 16 for generating display data. The key input device 18 assumes a method of touching the screen of the display device 17 with a pen or the like. In a certain screen display, when touched, data at that position is given as <KEY> input. I have. The input data is introduced from the contents of the currently displayed screen and the touched position, but the details are omitted here. The RXB storage device 19 is a storage device for temporarily storing the contents of the RX storage device 3 and is used when displaying a train timetable of a designated train and a train timetable of trains arriving before and after the designated train. Here, it is assumed that two train timetables before and after are displayed two by two, but the number of train timetables to be displayed before and after may be determined as needed. If there is no train timetable to be displayed before and after (for example, no train departs before the first train), they are not displayed.

The J1 judging device 20 judges the output signal [RX] of the RX storage device 3, and when RX = 0, the judgment signal (RX)
= 0) is output. J2 determination device 21 is RD storage device 2
Is determined, and when the data stored in the RD is “hour / minute”, “symbol”, “destination”, “type”, or “END”, the determination signal (RD =
Hours and minutes), (RD = destination), (RD = type), or
(RD = END) is output. J3 determination device 22 is RS
The output signal [RSD] of the D storage device 12 is determined.
= END, a determination signal (RSD = END) is output. The J4 determination device 23 outputs the output signal [E
D], and outputs a determination signal (ED = hour) when the data stored in the ED is “hour”, and outputs a determination signal (ED = minute) when the data stored in the ED is “minute”. I do.
The J5 determination device 24 outputs the output signal [ED] of the ED storage device 1
Is "minute" and is equal to the "minute" stored in the TB, a determination signal (ED = TB) is output. The J6 determination device 25 outputs the output signal [EDi] of the EDi storage device 15.
When "hour" is stored and "hour" stored in TA are equal, a determination signal (ED = TA) is output.

(III) Description of Operation The operation of the apparatus configuration of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG. Take the Kintetsu Kyoto Line at Saidaiji Station and get to Kintetsu Kyoto Station at 8:03
In order to arrive by six minutes, let's take an example of checking when to get on a train that departs from Saidaiji Station. (1) RTN1 in FIG. 11 The RTN1 selects a route and a station for displaying a station timetable. The RZ address counter 5 (hereinafter, referred to as “RZ”) and the FLAGA storage device 14 (hereinafter, “FLAG”)
A "). Next, the RSD storage device 1
2 (hereinafter referred to as “RSD”). In the RSD, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, “Kintetsu Nara Line going up (Nara → Namba)” at address “0”,
"1" at "Kintetsu Nara Line descent (Namba → Nara)",
"Kintetsu Kyoto Line going up (Saidaiji → Kyoto)" at address "2",
"Kintetsu Kyoto Line descent (Kyoto → Saidaiji)" at address "3",
The route name is stored such as "Kintetsu Kyoto Line going up (Kashihara Jingu Shrine → Saidaiji)" at address "4", "Kintetsu Kyoto Line going down (Saidaiji → Kashihara Jingu Shrine)" at address "5", and R is stored.
The output is selected according to the contents of Z. In this case, since [RZ] = 0, [RSD] is
“Kintetsu Nara Line Up (Nara → Namba)” is displayed on the display device 17 via the display data generating device 16. In the next step, "1" is added to RZ,
The contents of the address "1" are displayed. This process is called [RS
D] becomes “END”, all the route names stored in the RSD are displayed, and the process proceeds to the next step.

When the operator selects "Kintetsu Kyoto Line Up (Saidai-ji → Kyoto)", the address, that is, "2" is stored in the RZ. . The procedure for converting data obtained by key input into necessary data is omitted because it becomes complicated (the same applies hereinafter). Therefore, [ED] and [RD] are stored in the ED storage device 1 (hereinafter, referred to as [ED]) until the contents of RZ are changed later (only this part is changed in FIG. 11).
E2 and the output of R2 of the RD storage device 2 (hereinafter referred to as “RD”).

Next, the name of the station of the selected route (stored in the RD) is displayed, and the station for which the station timetable is to be displayed is selected. By performing 0 → RX and 0 → RY, each address counter RX, RY, RZ is set to “0”,
"0" and "2" are obtained. When RX = 0, [RD] =
"Destination", "Type", "Departure from Saidaiji", "Heijo" ... "Koto", "Arrival in Nittabe", "Departure from Nittabe" ... "Arrival in Kyoto"
, Which are displayed on a display device 17 through a device 16 for generating display data. [RD]
= When "END" is reached, the process exits from the repetition process and returns to <K
When EY> → ST, a standby state is set. Here, by selecting “Kyoto Station” to display the station timetable arriving at Kyoto Station, the address “29” is stored in the ST storage device 13 (hereinafter, referred to as “ST”), and the next address is stored. Step RTN2
Proceed to.

(2) RTN2 in FIG. 11 RTN2 displays the station timetable of the station set by RTN1. RY is reset, and "2" is subtracted from the address data indicating the station name stored in ST, that is,
Transfer “27” to RX (the reason for subtracting “2” is
9 and RY = 0 and 1 in FIG. 9 other than the station name are stored. The subtraction process is omitted). RX, RY, and RZ are "27", "0", and "2", respectively. By counting up RY, the data at the right end of FIG. 7 is output from ED. That is, "5 o'clock", "38 minutes",
"54 minutes" ... "50 minutes", "0:00", "3 minutes", "EN
D "are sequentially output and displayed, but the processing to be performed differs depending on the output data.

When "hour" data such as "5 o'clock", "6 o'clock", etc. is output, "hour" data such as "5", "6" is stored in the EDi storage device 15 (hereinafter, "EDi"). ) And the line feed, then display the "hour". When the “minute” data such as “38 minutes”, “54 minutes”... Is output, the TA and TB storage devices 10 and 11 (hereinafter, referred to as “TA” and “TB”)
In response to the operation of “TA” and “TB”, the J5 and J6 determination devices 24 and 25 output the determination signals (ED = TB) and (EDi = TA), that is, ED When = TB and EDi = TA, "minute" data is displayed after setting FLAGA. As a result, the displayed "minute" data is displayed in reverse video, and after the display, the FLAGA is reset. B) The judgment signal (ED = TB) or (EDi = T
If either or both of A) are not output, that is, if ED @ TB or EDi @ TA, simply display "minutes" data (normal display). When [ED] is not “hour” or “minute” data, that is, when [ED] is “END”, the display of the station timetable ends. When [ED] is changed to "END", FIG. 3 (display of destination and type of each train is omitted. If these are necessary, the information is added to "minute" data in FIG. 8). The timetable for arriving at Kyoto station shown in (1) is displayed, and <KEY> → waiting for key input of TA and TB. Here, when "36" in the column of "8" is selected, that is, when the train arrives at Kyoto at 8:36 is selected, T
“8” and “36” are stored in A and TB, respectively, and the process proceeds to the next step RTN3.

(3) RTN3 in FIG. 11 RTN3 is a route set to RZ, and a train timetable of trains arriving and departing at a station set to RY at time “TA (hour), TB (minute)”, and the like. The train timetable of the trains before and after (here, two trains before and after, five trains in total) is displayed. RTN
1, the line name (here, RZ = 2, that is, the Kintetsu Kyoto line going up (Saidaiji → Kyoto)) and the station name (here, ST =
29, that is, arrival at Kyoto), and the time of arrival at Kyoto (here, TA = 8, TB = 36, ie, arrival at Kyoto 8:36) is set in RTN2.

Hereinafter, the RTN 3 will be described in sequence for each of the parts (A) to (E) shown in FIG. (A) First, a station name and the like are displayed. Since data such as a station name is displayed on the display device 17 via the device 16 for generating display data by DISP RD, "1" is added to RY each time, and the data is continued until [RD] = END. 9, "destination", "type", and station name are displayed together with "departure" and "arrival" or as they are. Therefore, a character string other than “END” in the column of RX = 0 in FIG. 9 is displayed.

(B) Next, a train timetable to be displayed is searched from the 267 train timetables. [ST] is transferred to RY, and after RX = 1, RX is output until the time output from RD matches the time stored in TA and TB.
Is added to "1". That is, [R
538 (1), 554 (2), 606 (3)... 825
(42), ‖ (43), 843 (44), 819 (4
5), 834 (46), 846 (47), 858 (4
8), 836 (49) are output (however, the number in parentheses is the value of RX at that time). The train timetable includes symbols such as “…” and “∨” in addition to “‖”. These symbols are also output from the RD, but these are discarded and only the time is subject to comparison. Becomes When RX = 49, the output of RD matches TA and TB.

(C) The content “49” of RX is stored in the storage device RX.
B19 (hereinafter referred to as "RXB") is temporarily stored, FLAGA is set, flag FLAGB is reset, and then the process of SUBRTN (to be described in detail below) is executed. By executing the SUBRTN, the train timetable of the train selected by RTN2, that is, the train arriving at Kyoto at 8:36 is displayed in reverse video. Operation of SUBRTN SUBRTN displays the contents of RD, that is, the train timetable, based on the values stored in given RZ and RX. The display of [RD] differs depending on the type of the data. B) When [RD] is hour, minute, or time, the time is displayed on the display device 17 via the device 16 for generating display data. B) When [RD] is a symbol (∨,..., And ‖), the symbol is displayed on the display device 17 via the display data generating device 16 (the symbol is also coded. Details are omitted). C) When [RD] is the destination [RD] is given to the CY address counter 9 and [YD] (the destination) output from the YD storage device 8 is given to the device 16 for generating display data, and the display device 17 is displayed. D) When [RD] is the type [RD] is given to the CS address counter 7, and [SD] (type) output from the SD storage device 6 is given to the device 16 for generating display data, and the display device 17 is displayed. Such processing is performed by sequentially updating the contents of RY, and when [RD] becomes "END", the value of RY is restored and the process exits from SUBRTN. First SUB
In the RTN process, RX = 49, and the train timetable of the train selected by the operator at the exit of RTN2 is displayed. Next, in order to display a train timetable of other reference trains, the contents of RY are destroyed in the SUBRTN.
Is set to RY.

(D) Next, a train timetable of two trains arriving at Kyoto Station before the selected train is displayed. After resetting the flag FLAGA, transferring the RXB to the RX, decreasing the RX within a range that does not become “0”, judging the output of the RD in the train timetable, and if it is time, the train timetable of the train is determined. Is displayed on the second SUBRTN. FLAGB is provided to repeat this process twice. The determination of RX = 0 in this part is for forcibly terminating the search for the previous train because there is no train before this.

(E) Next, a train timetable of two trains arriving at Kyoto Station after the selected train is displayed. RXB
Is transferred to the RX again, and the “49” stored in the
While increasing the value of the other, the train time of the subsequent train is displayed in the same manner. In this part, since RX does not become “0”, it is not necessary to determine RX, but when the value of RX indicates the address of the part where the train timetable no longer exists (in FIG. 9, When RX exceeds “267”, it is necessary to forcibly terminate the processing. Therefore, R
Codes other than those shown in FIGS. 10A to 10E which are output when X indicates an address where no data exists are provided.

The processing in the RTN 3 in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG. 15. In FIG. 11A, the column of RX = 0, that is,
Item names such as "destination", "type", "departure from Saidaiji" ... "arriving in Kyoto" and station names are displayed. In (B), the address of the train where RD = TA, TB in the column of RY = 29, ie, RX
Get. Speaking of Fig. 15, arrival at Kyoto is 8 (TA) time 36
(TB) The train address "49" for the minute is obtained.
In (C), the train of RX = 49, the train timetable of the limited express train bound for Kyoto departure at 8: 5 at Saidaiji Temple is displayed. (D) and the previous train (R
X = 48, a local train bound for Kyoto at 7:58 from Saidaiji, and a train timetable for the preceding train (RX = 47, semi-express bound for Kyoto at 8:18 Nittabe) are displayed. RX = 4 in (E)
The train after the train No. 9 is displayed. In FIG.
In the 50 trains, the column for arrival at Kyoto is "...", and a symbol is stored instead of the time. Therefore, this is ignored, and the next train (RX = 51, Saidai-ji at 8:10 departure from Kyoto) is displayed.
And the next train (RX = 5
3, Saidaiji at 8:14 departure for Kyoto). That is, Kyoto arrived at 8:46, arrived at 8:58, arrived at 8:36,
The train timetables of the trains arrived at 08:48 and 9:14 are displayed.

FIG. 16 shows screen transitions in the embodiment of the timetable display device according to the present invention whose structure and operation have been described above. In order to explain the screen, ellipses, broken lines, and titles such as [1] to [6] are shown, but they are provided for convenience of explanation and are not displayed on the screen. A thick ellipse in FIG. 16 indicates a position to be selected. When a displayed character string or the like is clicked with a pen or the like, an address or the like in which the character string is stored is treated as a key input value. The relationship between the elliptical region and the click area in the figure is not always strict. The dotted line from the ellipse indicates what is displayed next by clicking inside the ellipse. Also, [4], [5] and [6] indicate that the halftone dot area is displayed with the characters inverted. However, in [5], the halftone dot area of “7:55” is obtained from [6].
The halftone dot area of “8: 5” is a time when it has moved from [4]. Also, when returning from [4] and [6] to [3], "8:36" and "8:34" also become halftone dot areas, but they are omitted here because they are difficult to see.

When the line name displayed in [1] of FIG. 16 is selected, the station name on the line is displayed as [2].
The screen for selecting the station name is displayed. As shown in [2], two identical station names may be displayed (Shin Tanabe), but this is for dealing with displaying the time of arrival at that station and displaying the time of departure. . If you select Kyoto arrival here, the screen will be [3], if you select from Saidaiji [5]
Changes to When the display shifts from [2] to [3] or [5], the reverse display is not performed. Next, when "36 minutes" in the "8 o'clock" section is selected in [3], the train timetable in [6] is displayed in "4" and when "34 minutes" in the "8 o'clock" section is selected. However, the display method has been changed between the train timetable of the selected train and the other train timetables. If you want to arrive at Kintetsu Kyoto Station by 8:36, you can see from [4] that you can take the limited express departure from Saidaiji at 8:05. In order to find out what happens on other trains, it is only necessary to look at the time at the bottom of [4], but in this case, none of them can catch up. Therefore, to return to the screen of [3], click on "Kyoto arrival". Here we see that there is a train arrived at 8:34,
When this is selected, the screen of [6] is displayed. On this train, the waiting time at Kyoto Station is 2 minutes longer than the previous limited express,
It is necessary to ride 10 minutes early at Saidaiji Temple, but if this is possible, you will usually use the express train at 8:34 which does not require an express fare. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a very convenient timetable in which the operation method is easy to understand.

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【The invention's effect】

Advantageous Effect of the Invention: It is possible to switch between station time information and transportation (train) time information constituting two types of timetables by inputting key information by a user as information included in both of them as key information. , If the user uses transportation to travel from their current location to their destination at the scheduled time,
By using this apparatus, the plan can be made quickly and efficiently. Further, what can be implemented as the device having a small display means is provided.

Effect of Claim 2: In addition to the effect of Claim 1, in addition to simply displaying the time as station time information, each transportation or route is specified. For example, a train name, a route name, an express train, By indicating the type of transportation, such as normal, and by indicating the arrival and departure as time information, it is possible to adapt delicately as needed, thereby enabling the user to use the time effectively.

Effect of Claim 3: In addition to the effects of Claims 1 and 2, in addition to the effect of Claim 2, additional information for specifying each transportation is used in the transportation time information, and the convenience is further increased. .

Effect of Claim 4 or 5: Claims 1 to 3
In addition to the effect described above, not only the directly designated time but also the time information close to the time is added and displayed as the input key information, so that the plan can be made easier and the plan can be efficiently used. .

Effect of Claim 6 In addition to the effects of Claims 4 and 5, in addition to the input key information, the timetable information of the directly designated time and the timetable information close to the time are displayed by different display methods. Even if the amount of information increases, the specified information is easy to find and errors can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional station timetable and an example of station timetable information according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional train timetable and an example of train timetable information of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a station timetable displayed by the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a train timetable displayed by the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of a train timetable displayed by the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the configuration of the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a storage device in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a minimum unit of data stored in the ED storage device of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in another storage means in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a minimum unit of data stored in the RD storage device in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flowchart of an operation according to an embodiment (FIG. 6) of the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in still another storage means in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in still another storage means in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in still another storage means in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in still another storage means in the timetable display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen in one embodiment of the timetable display device according to the present invention and explaining a transition thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 to 15, 19 storage device, 16 device for generating display data, 17 display device, 18 input device, 20 to 2
5 ... judgment device.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A first storage means for storing station time information on an operation time of a transportation system at a station operated by the transportation system, and an operation time of the transportation system at each station on an operation route of the transportation system Storage means for storing transportation time information relating to the vehicle, display means for displaying information stored in each of the storage means, and information to be displayed on the display means being stored in each of the storage means. A timetable display device comprising input means for selecting from information
Information commonly included in the information stored in the first and second storage units is used as key information, and information included in information displayed on the display unit is included in information stored in one of the storage units. A timetable display device, wherein key information is designated as an input key of said input means to select related information stored in the other of said storage means related to said key information. 2. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein information specifying a transportation system, information specifying a route, and / or departure / arrival information is additionally used as the station time information. . 3. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein information for specifying a transportation system and / or information for specifying a route are additionally used as the transportation time information. . 4. The time information displayed on the display means in addition to the specified transportation means time information selected by the input means specifying the time displayed on the display means as input key information. 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transportation time information adjacent to the designated input key information is additionally selected, and the transportation time information is displayed together. The timetable display device as described. 5. The station name displayed on the display unit when the station name is specified as the specific station time information selected by the input unit specifying the station name displayed on the display unit as input key information. 4. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the station time information at a time close to the time of the designated station in the transportation time information is additionally displayed. . 6. The time information selected and displayed by the input means, the time information relating to the input key information itself being different from the display method of the adjacent additional time information, and the difference between the two. The timetable display device according to claim 4, wherein the timetable display device is visually recognized.