KR101793845B1 - Seat information of public transportation and seat information system implementing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing seating information of a public transportation means and a seating information providing system using the same. According to various embodiments of the present invention, the seating information providing method includes the steps of: providing the seating information of a public transportation means to a user terminal from a computing system and receiving user entry information regarding the public transportation means from one or more first sensors installed on a door of the public transportation means; generating current seating information indicating whether seats are empty or not based on information collected by one or more second sensors installed on the seats of the public transportation means; generating the standby seating information regarding the seats whereas the standby seating information indicating the predicted period or time of a user on a seat leaving the seat; and providing the seating information including one or more of the total number of passengers in accordance with the entry and exit information, current seating information, and standby seating information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method of providing seat information for public transportation, and a seat information providing system for operating the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for providing seat information of public transportation means and a seat information system for operating the same, and more particularly, to a technology for providing concrete information related to public transportation means more efficiently through an application.

Recently, an application has been introduced to guide information on information related to public transportation such as a bus or a subway. These applications collect information about stops, buses or subway stations in each area, and operate services in such a way as to provide route information, running time or real-time location information to users.

However, conventional applications use a uniform algorithm to estimate the shortest distance between a source and a destination, which results in application users being crowded into one section, resulting in increased congestion.

In addition, since conventional applications merely provide limited information such as a shortest path, arrival time or interval information between a source and a destination, there is a limit in that it can not provide concrete information required from users in recent years. For example, conventional applications have not been able to provide precise information on which seats are vacant, when vacant seats are available, or on the number of public transit passengers.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0018342, 2003.03.06 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0114294, October 25, 2010

Various embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide intuitive information on the number of customers using public transportation means, seat information of a specific location, and specific information on when a seat can be seated through an application.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems which are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seat information providing method for providing seating information of a public transportation means to a user terminal, Receiving information of a user's access to the public transportation means from a sensor; Generating seat status information indicating whether the seat is an empty seat based on information collected from at least one second sensor installed in a seat of the public transportation means; Generating seat waiting information of the seat, wherein the seat waiting information indicates an expected time or a predicted time interval from when the user of the seat occurs in the seat; And providing seating information including at least one of the total number of passengers according to the access information, the seating status information, and the seating waiting information to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a seat information providing system including at least one first sensor installed at a door of a public transportation means; At least one second sensor installed in a seat of the public transportation means; And a server for communicating with the first sensor and the second sensor and providing seat information to a user terminal through an application installed in the user terminal, wherein the server further comprises: And generates seat status information indicating whether or not the seat is a non-seat based on information collected by the second sensor, wherein the seat status information indicates a time or an interval from when the seat user is to be seated in the seat Generates seat waiting information, and provides seating information including at least one of the total number of passengers according to the access information, the seating status information, and the seat waiting information to the user terminal.

In the method for providing seat information according to the embodiment of the present invention, by using the sensors installed in the specific area of the public transportation means, it is possible to determine the number of customers using the public transportation means, the vacant seat information to be seated, Information can be provided to the user.

Further, the user who is seated in the seat of the public transportation means can be accurately recognized through the normal reference portion constituting the sensor of the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the seat information such as seat status information, seat waiting information, seat waiting information, and the like are implemented as UI items distinguished from each other, so that the user can more intuitively confirm the seat information.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the public transportation means such as a subway divided into a plurality of spaces distinguishes the seat information of each space from each other, thereby distributing the users evenly in a plurality of spaces, The occurrence of the environment can be minimized.

Further, by exposing the identification information of the users using the application according to the embodiment of the present invention to other user terminals under the pre-agreement, more specific information related to the seat information can be shared to the users.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a seat information providing system according to various embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a server according to various embodiments of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting seat information in a user terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing seat information to a user terminal in a server according to various embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing a location where a first sensor is attached to public transportation according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 7 to 8 illustrate guidance screens of the total number of passengers boarding public transportation according to various embodiments of the present invention.
9 is an exemplary view showing a location where a second sensor is attached to a seat of a public transport according to various embodiments of the present invention.
10 is a detailed configuration diagram of a second sensor according to various embodiments of the present invention.
11 is an exemplary view showing a position where a third sensor is attached to a handle of a public transportation means according to various embodiments of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a specific operation of providing seat information to a user terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.
13 is an exemplary view of a screen in which seat information according to various embodiments of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, Is provided to fully convey the scope of the present invention to a technician, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification and "and / or" include each and every combination of one or more of the elements mentioned. Although "first "," second "and the like are used to describe various components, it is needless to say that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical scope of the present invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense that is commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In addition, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The 'seat information' referred to in this document can be interpreted as various types of information output from the user terminal 100 through the seat information application. Such seat information is interpreted as a generic term including at least one of user access information, seat status information, seat waiting information, or seat waiting information, which will be described later, for example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a configuration of a seat information providing system 10 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

The seat information providing system 10 includes a first sensor 210, a second sensor 220, a third sensor 220 included in the user terminal 100, the server 300 and the public transportation means 200, (230). The seat information providing system 10 generates seat information in the server 300 based on sensors installed in the public transportation means 200 and information inputted from the user terminal 100 and transmits the seat information to the user terminal 100 through the application, And the like.

The user terminal 100 is an electronic device used by a user who desires to receive the seat information of the public transportation means through the application. Such a user terminal 100 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone, a laptop personal computer, a netbook computer, a workstation or a wearable device and a wearable device. A specific configuration of the user terminal 100 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The first sensor 210, the second sensor 220 and the third sensor 230 are respectively located at an entrance door, a seat and a handle of the public transportation means 200 to detect the state of the user related to the seat information. The first sensor 210, the second sensor 220 and the third sensor 230 may include a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a proximity sensor, a temperature / humidity sensor, an illumination sensor, an ultraviolet (UV) But are not limited to, various types of sensors, such as sensors, laser sensors, or light source sensors.

The first sensor 210, the second sensor 220 and the third sensor 230 may include a wireless communication unit capable of communicating with the user terminal 100 or the server 300. The wireless communication unit may communicate with the server 300 by including a network module as well as a short-range communication module such as RF communication and infrared communication. The wireless communication unit of each sensor can transmit information collected from the sensor to the server 300. Specific configurations of the first sensor 210, the second sensor 220 and the third sensor 230 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 9 through FIG.

The server 300 is an electronic device or a program for providing intensive services such as generating / providing seat information by communicating with the sensors 210, 220, and 230 installed on the public transportation means and the user terminal 100. The server 300 can communicate with the user terminal 100 or the sensors 210, 220 and 230 via the network to transmit and receive data related to seat information. Here, the server 300 and the sensors 210, 220, and 230 may use a wireless communication method as well as a network. The specific configuration of the server 300 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The public transportation means 200 is collectively referred to as a variety of forms having a predetermined seat such as a bus, a subway, a train, an airplane, or a ship in the embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the public transportation means 200 may be divided into a plurality of spaces such as a subway, and a seat may be provided for each space.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

As shown, the user terminal 100 may include an input module 110, a display module 120, a storage 130, an audio processing module 140, a communication module 150, and a controller 160 And at least some configurations may be omitted or added.

The input module 110 may receive numeric or character information, and may include a plurality of input keys and function keys for setting various functions. According to a non-limiting embodiment, the input module 110 may be implemented on a touch screen basis. For example, the touch screen may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like, and may be included in the input module 110. The input module 110 including the touch screen may include a panel, a sheet, or a digitizer capable of receiving a general touch input, a proximity touch input, a gesture input, or an electronic pen input.

The display module 120 may display various screens generated according to the operation of the seat information application 131 in the user terminal 100. [ For example, the display module 120 may output the requested screen on the display screen in response to receiving the request signal for the specific screen from the input module 110 or the controller 160. [ The display module 120 may be implemented by a display module or a touch screen method. When the display module 120 is implemented by a touch screen method, a screen of the display module 120 may be operated by the input module 110 . In addition, the input module 110 and the display module 120 may be implemented as a touch display screen.

The storage unit 130 may store data received or generated from the controller 160, the user terminal 100, or other components of the seat information providing system 10. The storage unit 130 may include, for example, a memory, a cache, a buffer, and the like, and may be configured by software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two of them.

According to various embodiments, the storage unit 130 may store the seat information application 131. The seat information application 131 is an application program that is downloaded through an open market such as an app store or built in the manufacture of the user terminal 100 and outputs seat information provided from the server 300 to the user terminal 100. [ The seat information application 131 is loaded according to a call of the controller 160 and can perform a function related to outputting seat information through each configuration of the user terminal 100. [ The data generated or collected while the seat information application 131 is executed is stored in the information DB 135. [

The audio processing module 140 may include a microphone and a speaker to process various audio signals generated during the operation of the user terminal 100. [

The communication module 150 can connect communication between the user terminal 100 and an external device (e.g., the server 300). For example, the communication module 150 may be connected to the network through wireless communication or wired communication to communicate with the external device. The wireless communication may include, for example, at least one of wireless fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth (BT), near field communication (NFC), global positioning system (GPS)

The controller 160 may perform a data processing function for controlling the signal flow between the overall operation such as power supply control of the user terminal 100 and the internal configuration of the user terminal 100 and for processing the data. The control unit 160 may include at least one processor and may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or a communication processor (CP) ≪ / RTI >

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 300 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

As shown, the server 300 may include a communication unit 310, a control unit 320, and a storage unit 330. The hardware or software configurations of the communication unit 310, the control unit 320 and the storage unit 330 are the same as those of the communication module 150, the storage unit 130, and the control unit 160 of the user terminal 100 of FIG. At least some configurations may be included or may be implemented in the same or similar manner.

According to various embodiments, the storage unit 330 of the server 300 may include a content DB 331 and an information DB 335. The contents DB 331 stores various types of UI elements related to the seat information. For example, a text, a figure, a figure, an image, a moving image, or the like indicating the seat layout content indicating the seat of the public transportation means, the UI status item indicating the seat status information or the seat waiting information, the total number of passengers, the seat waiting person information, Of the content. In addition, the information generated or collected in the operation of performing the function related to providing the seat information is stored in the information DB 335. [

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting seat information in the user terminal 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

First, the user can execute the seat information application 131 installed in the user terminal 100 (S410). In this case, the seat information application 131 can perform the authentication process. For example, the seat information application 131 may output a screen for guiding procedures such as login or membership, and may output authentication information (e.g., ID / password) input from the user through the input module 110 or the display module 120. [ Password) to the server 300 and display the seat information providing function only when they match. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the seat information application 131 may be interlocked with another account of the application so that the authentication process can be performed without inputting any additional ID information or the like.

Next, when the user carrying the user terminal 100 is boarding the public transportation means 200, the server 300 can generate seat information.

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may automatically generate the user's seat information. More specifically, the state of the user is automatically detected by at least one of the sensors 210, 220, and 230 provided in the public transportation system 200. For example, when the user enters and exits through the door of the public transportation means 100, when the user is seated in the seat of the public transportation means 100, or when the user grasps the handle portion of the public transportation means 100, The user's state is detected by at least one of the first sensor 210, the second sensor 220, or the third sensor 230. This may ultimately be categorized as whether the user has boarded public transport, whether the user is seated in the seat, whether the user is holding the handle, or whether the user is an occupant. Also, the server 300 can automatically generate the seat information of the user by checking the destination information of the user based on the DB-shaped information.

The seat information application 135 receives the seat information generated in the server 300 based on the information sensed by the sensors 210, 220 and 230 from the server 300 and transmits the received seat information to the user terminal 100) (S450).

Although not shown, according to various embodiments, the seating information application 131 may receive information from a user. Here, the information may include the user's origin information, destination information, waypoint information, and the like. For example, the user can input information such as a place to start, a destination or stopover, or a desired information from information provided by the seat information application 135. However, the server 300 can automatically predict the information of the user's origin, destination, or waypoint without the information input as described above. This will be described later with reference to FIG. As a result, the server 300 can automatically generate the seat information of the user on the basis of the information collected through the sensors and the previously gathered and DBized information, and the information inputted by the user such as the departure point, The seat information may be further generated based on the seat information.

According to various embodiments, the seating information application 135 may receive user identification information from a user. According to some embodiments, the identification information of the user may include at least one of the user's ID, image, or text. For example, the user may upload his or her own photograph (e.g., a profile picture) or a specific image or specific text to the server 300 via the seating information application 135. Such identification information of the user may be reflected on the seat information on the execution screen of the seat information application 135 to be described later and displayed.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing seat information to a user terminal in a server 300 according to various embodiments of the present invention. For the description of FIG. 5, reference is made to the drawings of FIG. 6 to FIG. FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing a position where the first sensor is attached to the public transportation means, FIGS. 7 to 8 are views showing a guide screen of the total number of passengers boarding the public transportation means, FIG. 10 is a detailed configuration diagram of the second sensor, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a position where the second sensor is attached to the seat of the public transportation means according to various embodiments of the present invention. Fig.

First, the server 300 receives user access information from the first sensor 210 (S510). According to some embodiments, the first sensor 210 may be installed at a door of the bus 200_1 as shown in FIG. In this case, the first sensor 210 is implemented as a laser sensor and can be installed at a plurality of different heights on the door. The first sensor 210_a disposed approximately in the middle of the doorway is for sensing a user having a statistically classified average height, and the first sensor 210_a installed below the first sensor 210_a 1 sensor 210_b is installed to sense users (e.g., children, etc.) smaller than the average key. The first sensors 210_a and 210_b installed at different heights may be installed in the doors of the train 200_2 as well as the bus 200_1.

According to various embodiments, each of the first sensors 210 installed on both sides of the door may transmit a light source (e.g., a laser) in a direction opposite to each other, and may detect a difference in the amount of light that is refracted or reflected as the user passes Or a user who is boarding or getting off the bus 200_1 or the subway 200_2 based on the presence or absence of the light source. The wireless communication unit of the first sensor 210 can transmit information sensed in this process to the server 300 and the server 300 counts the information collected from the first sensor 210 and transmits the information to the public transportation means 200 ) To see how many people are on board. In addition, the counting operation can be performed not only by the server 300 but also by the first sensor 210 itself.

According to various embodiments, the server 300 or the first sensor 210 may be connected to the second sensor 220, the third sensor 230, the user terminal 100, or other electronic devices installed in the public transport 200 To distinguish whether the user is boarding or getting off. As a non-limiting example, when the first sensor 210 is in short-range communication with the user terminal 100, or when the server 300 communicates with the user terminal 100 to allow the user terminal 100 to communicate with the inside of the public transport 200 Or the like. For example, the first sensor 210, the second sensor 220, or the third sensor 230 may additionally receive a specific signal from the user terminal 100 The server 300 can determine whether or not the user is getting on and off. In addition, the server 300 further confirms the location of the user through the GPS module of the user terminal 100, thereby more accurately confirming whether the user has boarded or departed.

The first sensor 210 or the server 300 determines that the user is aboard and if the user terminal 100 is found to be inside the public transportation means 200, It is possible to determine that the user terminal 100 is off.

The wireless communication unit of the first sensor 210 can recognize the identification information of the user by communicating with the user terminal 100 and can transmit the recognized identification information of the user to the server 300. [ The server 300 can confirm the location of the first sensor 210 or the public transportation means 200 in real time and can identify the user's identification information sensed by the first sensor 210, Based on the positional information of the public transportation means 200 when the identification information of the user is sensed, it is possible to automatically determine at which stop the user is riding or getting off.

For example, if the user terminal 100 is not further detected by the second sensor 220 and the third sensor 230 for a predetermined time after the first sensor 210 detects the user terminal 100 , The server 300 can determine that the user has gotten off. In this case, the server 300 may additionally check whether the user terminal 100 is out of a predetermined distance or more from the public transportation means 200 through the GPS module of the user terminal 100 or the like have. Conversely, when the user terminal 100 is sensed by the first sensor 210, the camera module installed in the second sensor 220, the third sensor 230, or the public transportation means 200, If the driver 100 is additionally detected, it can be determined that the user rides. In this case as well, it is possible to further confirm whether or not the vehicle is ridden through the user's GPS module or the like.

As a result, the server 300 can distinguish the users based on at least one of the first sensor 210, the second sensor 220, and the third sensor 230, Whether or not the user has performed the step-by-step process. First, after the user terminal is detected through the first sensor 210, it is determined that the user has ridden if the user terminal is additionally detected in the first or second radius of the second sensor 220. Here, the seated person of the seat, the seated person of the other seat, or the non-seated person can be distinguished based on whether it is sensed within the first radio wave radius or the second radio wave radius. If it is not detected through the second sensor 220, the server 300 checks whether the user terminal 100 is detected through the third sensor 230. If the third sensor 230 detects the user terminal 100, It is determined that the driver rides. In addition, it may be determined that the vehicle has been ridden if the user is confirmed through an additional element, for example, a camera module installed inside the public transportation means 200. If the user or user terminal 100 is not detected through the above-described components or if the user terminal 100 is separated from the public transport 200 by a predetermined distance or more through the GPS module or the like, You can decide to get off.

Then, the server 300 may provide seating information indicating the number of customers currently boarded in the user terminal 100, as shown in FIG. 7 or 8. In this case, information (for example, bus number) of the public transportation means (for example, bus 701 or 703) and the number of seats (for example, 30 seats) .

For example, you can see that only 30 of the 30 seats on the 3030 numbered bus heading towards the shrine station are on board. Since the first sensor 210 and the server 300 determine whether or not the customer is boarding the bus, even if some of the fifteen persons do not execute the seat information application 131 of the present invention, the user terminal 100 ) Can confirm that a total of 15 people have boarded the bus. Such a screen can be similarly displayed in a subway divided into a plurality of spaces as shown in FIG.

The screens of FIGS. 7 to 8 are seat information outputted only by information collected by the first sensor 210 according to a policy set by the user selection or the seat information application 131. Therefore, the screens of FIGS. 7 to 8 are still another example of the screen of FIG. 13 to be described later, and can be displayed independently of the screen of FIG. 13 or can be displayed by switching screens according to user selection.

Referring again to FIG. 5, the server 300 may generate seating status information based on information collected from the second sensor 220 (S530). The seating status information may indicate, for example, whether or not a specific person is seated in the seat. To this end, the sensing operation of each second sensor 220 installed in each seat is performed.

Although the second sensor 220 may be located in various positions at a specific position of the seat, in various embodiments of the present invention, in order to more accurately determine whether or not the user is seated, have.

Specifically, the second sensor 220 may be implemented as shown in FIG. 10 at a position as shown in FIG. The second sensor 220 may include an incident angle normal reference unit 221, a laser sensor unit 223, and a wireless communication unit 225, as shown in FIG.

According to various embodiments, the laser sensor portion 223 of the second sensor 220 may sense whether the user is seated in the seat to which the second sensor 220 is attached. The laser sensor unit 223 can confirm whether the user is seated on the principle that the light source is transmitted and reflected or refracted. The laser sensor unit 223 may be implemented not only by a laser but also by various types of sensors such as a light source sensor including infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. And collects information on whether or not the detected user is seated and transmits the collected information to the server 300.

According to various embodiments, the second sensor 220 or the wireless communication unit 225 can distinguish the radio wave radius according to the set incidence angle, and can identify the user based on the information sensed in the separated radio wave radius.

For example, the wireless communication unit 225 of the second sensor 220 determines the range of the incidence angle formed with the boundary point (bp) of the seat as shown in FIG. 9 based on the incident angle normal reference unit 221 as the first propagation It can be set to transmit and receive a signal with a radius. The first radio wave radius is a radius for sensing only the user terminal of the seat occupant of the seat including the second sensor 220, and can be set through software that can set the radio wave radius.

For example, the wireless communication unit 225 limits the angle formed by at least one of the boundary points bp1, bp2, bp3, and bp4 of the seat with the first radio wave radius based on one point of the incident angle normal reference unit 221 And can confirm or generate the identification information of the user terminal 100 by communicating with the user terminal 100 within the incident angle. The wireless communication unit 225 transmits the identification information of the user terminal 100 to the server 300 by itself or by transmitting the identification information of the user terminal 100 matching the identification information of the user terminal 100 to the wireless communication unit 225 or the server 300. [ Identification information can be confirmed. In this case, the identification information of the user terminal 100 and the identification information of the user may be matched and stored in the DB. By doing so, the second sensor 220 can precisely detect only a user who is seated in one seat. That is, the second sensor 220 or the wireless communication unit 225 transmits and receives signals by limiting the radial radius to distinguish signals transmitted from the user terminals 100 of surrounding users from users seated in the seats will be. The above sequence can be performed sequentially and intermittently for more accurate recognition.

Although the second sensor 220 or the wireless communication unit 250 identifies the user or the user terminal 100 based on the radio wave radius in the above description, the second sensor 220 or the wireless communication unit 250 may receive It is also possible to distinguish each user terminal based on the strength of the signal, the time of arrival of the signal, and the speed of the signal.

Meanwhile, the identification information of the user identified through the second sensor 220, the wireless communication unit 250, or the server 300 may be further included in the seat status information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user identification information may be generated to be distinguished from the seat status information.

In addition, the second sensor 220 or the wireless communication unit 250 may transmit and receive a signal with a radius of the second radio wave radius excluding the first radio wave radius. That is, the angle may be set by software so that the angle other than the angle formed with at least one of the boundary points of the seat based on one point of the normal reference unit 221 becomes the second radio wave radius. Through the user or the user terminal 100 sensed at the second radio wave radius, the server 300 can confirm whether or not the user rides in the public transportation system 200 after the detection of the first sensor 210 without a separate device . That is, if the identification information of the user sensed through the first sensor 210 is sensed within the second radio wave radius of the second sensor 220, the server 300 can determine that the user has boarded the sensor. In this case, since the user who is seated in the seat can be determined to have boarded the second sensor 220 of the seat, the user determined to have boarded through the second electric wave radius may be a non-seated user, It does not.

Referring again to FIG. 5, the server 300 may generate seat waiting information based on the information collected by the third sensor 230 (S550). The third sensor 230 may be installed in at least a part of the handle as shown in FIG. The handle portion refers to at least a partial area or an entire portion of the handle provided on the bus or subway.

According to various embodiments, the third sensor 230 can transmit a light source (e.g., a laser) toward at least one direction of the handle, and the emitted light source is interfered or reflected by the user's hand holding the handle It is possible to confirm whether or not the user grasps the handle portion. Then, the third sensor 230 can provide the collected information to the server 300.

Here, the user holding the handle may be referred to as a " waiting seat " in the embodiment of the present invention. Generally, since the handle is provided in the area adjacent to the seat in the public transportation means, the user holding the handle (i.e., the user sensed through the third sensor 230) is immediately seated in the seat after the user And may be arbitrarily classified in the server 300 as a waiting room for a candidate who can do so.

In addition, the wireless communication unit of the third sensor 230 may communicate with the user terminal 100 of the user to recognize the identification information of the user, and may transmit the recognized information to the server 300.

As described above, the server 300 can know the total number of the customers who boarded the public transportation means through the first sensor 210 and the user who is seated in the seat of the public transportation means through the second sensor 220 The number of seated persons) or the number of seated persons who hold the handle of the public transportation means (for example, seat waiting list) through the third sensor 230 can be known. Therefore, the server 300 can know the number of occupants by subtracting the number of seated persons and the number of seat waiting persons from the total number of customers of the public transportation means.

An occupant is a passenger who is neither seated nor holding a handle on public transportation. When the number of occupants is counted by the server 300, the server 300 can visualize the number of occupants per each space and provide it to the user terminal 100. A user corresponding to the current occupant can intuitively check the congestion of each of the cells of the entire subway by confirming the number of occupants of the current boarding seat and the occupancy numbers of the other boards through the screen of the user terminal 100. [ If the cell in which you are located is too crowded, you will be able to move to another cell while viewing the screen.

According to a further embodiment, the process of recognizing such an occupant may be recognized through a camera module such as a CCTV installed in the public transportation means 200. [ In this case, the camera module includes a face recognition algorithm, thereby automatically recognizing the faces of the people aboard the public transportation means 200 and providing the recognized information to the server 300, You can also count the number of occupants. By way of example, and not limitation, such a camera module may recognize not only the occupant but also the seat occupant or the seat occupant described above.

Next, the server 300 may generate the seat waiting information of the user (S570).

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may automatically generate seat standby information of the user. For example, the server 300 can confirm the position (for example, a specific station or the like) which the user has most frequently gotten during a predetermined period of time on the information DB 335, Information can be generated. To this end, the server 300 accumulates and accumulates information of a position where the user rides or departs based on the identification information of a specific user, and DBs.

According to a further embodiment, the server 300 may generate seat waiting information based on the destination information entered by the user. For example, when the user inputs the destination as the sixth station and rides the subway at the first station, the server 300 generates the time or section information as the seat waiting information until the user is lowered based on the input information can do. To this end, the server 300 or the seat information application 131 can confirm the current position of the public transportation means through an external server (e.g., a public transportation server) or a base station that operates the public transportation means, The seat waiting information can be generated through the position of the means, information input by the user, or information collected through the sensor.

In addition, the above-mentioned destinations can be converted into a DB in the server 300 by setting a destination frequently visited by the user. For example, a frequent destination, such as a user's company or home, may be manually or automatically registered in the seat provision application 131 or server 300, and the server 300 may determine that the user is the first sensor 210, It is recognized that the user is boarded on the public transportation means through the second sensor 220 or the third sensor 230 or the user is informed of the destination information automatically by providing a preset menu to the user through the seat information application 131 .

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may provide the user terminal 100 with the time or the interval information to the user's destination in real time so that the time or the interval information is distinguishably displayed according to the remaining time or interval. This allows other users to check in real time which other seated people will be coming off after a while. This will be described later in detail with reference to the screen of Fig.

Next, the server 300 may provide the seat information to the user terminal 100 (S590). As a specific example, the server 300 generates seat information based on at least one of the information input through the first sensor 210, the second sensor 220, the third sensor 230, or the user terminal 100 And provide it to the user terminal 100. The seat information may include at least a part of the total number of passengers, the seat status information, the seat waiting information, the seat waiting information, or the number of occupants, and information obtained by visualizing the contents or UI.

According to various embodiments, steps S510 through S570 may be performed in any order, and at least one of steps S510 through S570 may be omitted.

Hereinafter, the specific operation of step S570 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a specific operation of providing seat information to the user terminal 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention. 13 is referred to for the description of Fig. FIG. 13 is an exemplary view of a screen in which seat information of the present invention is displayed on the user terminal 100. FIG.

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may arrange the seat layout corresponding to the seating arrangement (S1210). For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the server 300 may generate the actual seat arrangement of the '3030 bus'. Thereby, the user can more intuitively confirm the seat information.

Next, the server 300 may display one or more UI items corresponding to the seat information on the seat layout (S1230). Referring to FIG. 13, if there is a user who is seated in the seat of the bus 3030, the text 'Appearance' and a specific color are displayed on the seat. In the empty space, the text " empty " and the specific color are displayed separately from the seated seat.

Also, in Fig. 13, a handle UI item 1307 is displayed. If the user holds a specific handle, the handle UI item 1309 is distinguished from the handle UI item 1307 that the user does not hold. In addition, the handle UI item 1309 displayed separately may mean a seat waiting in the corresponding area.

In the screen of Fig. 13, the total number of passengers (for example, 20) and the number of occupants (for example, 4 persons) are shown. There are 12 seated seats in the current seats and 4 seats waiting for seats.

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may set the user's rating according to the user's prior agreement. Accordingly, the server 300 can generate and provide seat information that is distinguished according to the user class.

Specifically, if the user agrees to disclose both his own identification information and seat waiting information, the server 300 can set the user as a first-class user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the seat 1303 in which the user of the first class is seated shows the identification information of the user (for example, ID 'USER 3'). The identification information of the user may be recognized through the wireless communication unit 250 of the second sensor 220 or the second sensor 220 or input to the user terminal 100. In addition, the user of the first class is distinguished and displayed in such a form that the remaining time to the destination is gradually decreased in the background color of the seat 1303. However, this UI embodiment is an example, and the remaining time or the remaining interval to the destination of the user in the form of Arabic numerals, texts or images can be displayed in real time.

If the user agrees to disclose only his / her seat waiting information, the server 300 can set the user as a second-class user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the identification information (e.g., ID) of the user is not displayed in the seat 1305 in which the user of the second class is seated, and only the time or section information to the destination is displayed in the above- .

In addition, if the user does not agree to disclose both his / her own identification information and seat waiting information, the server 300 can set the user as a third-level user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, only the UI item indicating that the user is seated in the seat 1301 in which the third-level user is seated is displayed, and identification information or seat waiting information of the user is not displayed.

According to various embodiments, the server 300 may provide different seat information screens to the first, second, and third classes of users. Specifically, the server 300 may provide both the identification information of the first user terminal 100 and the seat standby information of the other user, and the seat standby information of the other user may be provided to the user terminal 100 of the second rank And the seat status information may be provided to the user terminal 100 of the third rank. In this case, it is needless to say that the information provided to the user terminal 100 of the lower class user can be provided to the user terminal 100 of the upper class user. In addition, information such as seat status information, seat waiting information, the number of occupants, and the total number of passengers may be additionally provided to the user terminal 100 of all classes of users. However, restrictions and changes to the provision of this information may be changed by administrator setting. By doing this, the user can be guided to disclose his or her information in order to view higher-level information, thereby creating an environment in which specific information can be shared among users.

According to some embodiments, the server 300 may receive a user's selection of a specific UI item of the seating seat (S1250) and may display the additional information of the user corresponding to the UI item in response thereto S1270).

For example, in FIG. 13, when a user touches a specific UI item 1303 among seated seats, the server 300 displays a new screen or a screen superimposed on the screen of FIG. 13, ), An upload image (e.g., a profile picture), or text. In this case, the information may be displayed only to a user having a specific class (e.g., first class) as in the above embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Unlike the screen shown in FIG. 13, although not shown, in the case of public transportation means in which the server 300 is divided into a plurality of spaces, such as a subway, UI items can be generated separately for each space And provide seat information including the UI items generated separately for each space to the user terminal 100.

The server 300 may also notify the user terminal 100 of a predetermined period of time when the user or the user terminal 100 arrives at a destination that the user has input or preset or automatically determined by the server 300 Lt; / RTI > This predetermined critical section may be preset by a user or an administrator.

By the embodiments described above, it is possible to provide the user with specific and convenient information as to the number of customers using public transportation means, vacant seat information to be seated, and when empty seat information, It is possible to accurately recognize one user and provide the seat information to the user more intuitively.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied directly in hardware, in software modules executed in hardware, or in a combination of both. The software module may be a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), a flash memory, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD- May reside in any form of computer readable recording medium known in the art to which the invention pertains.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

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Claims (16)

A seating information providing method for providing seating information of a public transportation means to a user terminal, the seating information being performed by a computing system,
Receiving access information of a user for the public transportation means from at least one first sensor installed at an entrance of the public transportation means;
Generating seat status information indicating whether the seat is an empty seat based on information collected from at least one second sensor installed in a seat of the public transportation means;
Generating seat waiting information indicating a user holding a handle of the public transportation means based on information collected from a third sensor installed on a handle of the public transportation means;
Generating seat waiting information of the seat, wherein the seat waiting information indicates an expected time or a predicted time interval from when the user of the seat occurs in the seat; And
Providing seating information including at least one of a total number of passengers according to the access information, the seating status information, the seat waiting information, and the seat waiting information to the user terminal. delete The method according to claim 1,
Confirming the number of seated persons aboard the public transportation means by subtracting the number of users seated in the seat of the public transportation means from the total number of passengers and the number of users gripping the handle portion; or
Further comprising the step of confirming the number of seated aboard the public transportation means through the camera module installed in the public transportation means,
The step of providing the seat information to the user terminal comprises:
And providing seat information to the user terminal further including the number of occupants. The method of claim 3,
The step of providing the seat information to the user terminal comprises:
Generating seat status information, seat waiting information, seat waiting information, and the number of seated guests as UI items differentiated from each other; And
And providing seat information including the generated UI items to the user terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of providing the seat information to the user terminal comprises:
If the public transportation means is divided into a plurality of spaces, generating the UI items separately for each of the plurality of spaces; And
And providing seat information to the user terminal, the seat information including UI items generated separately for each space. The method according to claim 1,
The step of generating seat waiting information of the seat comprises:
Confirming the identification information of the user through the first sensor or the second sensor;
Confirming the destination information that the user has most recently unloaded for a predetermined period based on the identified user identification information; And
And automatically generating seat waiting information of the seat based on the confirmed destination information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second sensor comprises:
A laser sensor unit for confirming whether the seat is an empty seat;
Incidence Angle Normal Reference; And
And a wireless communication unit for recognizing a user terminal sensed by the first radio wave radius, wherein an incidence angle formed by the incidence angle normal reference unit and a boundary point of the seat is set as a first radio wave radius,
The step of generating seat status information includes:
Confirming identification information of a user through a user terminal recognized in the first radio wave radius; And
And generating the seating status information so as to further include identification information of the identified user. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the wireless communication unit of the second sensor sets the remaining radius except for the first radio wave radius to a second radio wave radius,
Further comprising the step of checking stepwise whether the user has boarded the public transportation means based on at least one of information on entrance and exit of the first sensor, information sensed on the second electric wave radius or the third sensor, Delivery method. The method according to claim 1,
The seat information includes:
Wherein the seat layout is arranged on the screen of the user terminal so that the seat layout corresponding to the seat arrangement of the public transportation means corresponds to the seating arrangement installed in the public transportation means, and the seat status information, the seat waiting information, And a UI item corresponding to at least one of identification information of one user is displayed. 10. The method of claim 9,
Setting a rating of the user according to the pre-agreement information of the user; And
Further comprising generating and providing different seat information to the user terminal according to the set user's rating. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of setting the rating of the user includes:
Setting the user as a first class user when the user agrees to disclose both his identification information and seat waiting information;
Setting the user as a second class user when the user agrees to disclose only the waiting room information; And
And setting the user as a third-class user when the user does not intend to disclose both his / her identification information and seat waiting information,
The step of providing different seat information according to the rating of the user may include:
Wherein the first class of user's user terminal displays both user identification information of the other user and the seating waiting information and the second class of user's terminal displays seat waiting information of another user Way. 10. The method of claim 9,
And displaying additional information of a user who is seated in the selected seat through the user terminal when a selection input for a specific seat on the seat layout displayed on the user terminal is received,
The additional information of the user,
The user ID, the image uploaded through the user terminal, or the text entered through the user terminal. At least one first sensor installed at a door of a public transportation;
At least one second sensor installed in a seat of the public transportation means;
A third sensor provided on a handle of the public transportation means; And
And a server for communicating with the first sensor and the second sensor and providing seat information to a user terminal through an application installed in the user terminal,
The server comprises:
Receives access information of the user to the public transportation means from the first sensor, generates seat status information indicating whether the seat is a non-seat based on information collected by the second sensor, And generates seat waiting information indicating a time or an interval until the user of the seat becomes awake in the seat, And provides the user terminal with seat information including at least one of the total number of passengers according to the access information, the seat status information, the seat waiting information, or the seat waiting information. delete 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the second sensor comprises:
A laser sensor unit for confirming whether the seat is an empty seat;
Incidence Angle Normal Reference; And
And a wireless communication unit for recognizing a user terminal sensed by the first radio wave radius, wherein an incidence angle formed by the incidence angle normal reference unit and a boundary point of the seat is set as a first radio wave radius,
Wherein the server generates the seating status information so that the wireless communication unit confirms the identification information of the user through the user terminal recognized at the first radio wave radius and further includes identification information of the identified user, . 14. The method of claim 13,
The server comprises:
Sets the user's rating according to the user's pre-agreement information, and generates and provides different seat information to the user terminal according to the set user's rating.

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