KR20130004398A - Information system for bus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bus passenger occurrence notification system is provided to enable a user to comfortably wait for a bus by letting a bus driver know passenger's waiting at a random bus station. CONSTITUTION: A bus station boarding information device(30) is installed at a bus station. The bus station boarding information device transmits information of a bus selected by a passenger. A bus boarding information notification system(10,20) is installed around the station. The bus boarding information notification device notifies a bus driver about the bus information by receiving the selected bus information. [Reference numerals] (20) Intersection repeater; (30) Bus station boarding information device; (31) Input button unit; (33) Button display unit; (35) Control unit; (37) Transceiver

Description

Bus passenger notification system {INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BUS}

The present invention relates to a bus occupant presence notification system and method, and more particularly, to enable the bus driver to inform the passenger himself or herself whether there is a passenger who wants to board at the stop in front of the passenger. The present invention relates to a new bus occupant notification system and method for improving the convenience of bus operation.

In general, public transportation such as a bus stops at regular intervals at stops that are installed at appropriate intervals along a certain driving route, and serves to transport passengers at any stop to any other stop. Therefore, the passenger who wants to use the bus goes to the bus stop where the bus stops and waits before the bus arrives. However, in recent years, due to the increase in the number of self-cars, there is a problem that the time at which the bus arrives becomes inconsistent and the time waiting for passengers increases, especially at certain time periods such as commute time. Thus, a so-called 'bus information system' has been proposed, and efforts have been made to notify passengers of bus information.

As such a bus information system, for example, a technology for displaying bus operation information at a stop so that passengers at the stop can know it, or an example of using a GPS signal to inform the location of a currently operating bus in real time, has been proposed. That is, the GPS is installed on each bus, and the current driving status information is sent to the traffic information center through the GPS satellite signal, and the traffic information center displays the information on the digital information board installed at each stop. Accordingly, passengers waiting at the stop can check how many minutes later they can ride their desired bus. Furthermore, the system can also be configured to allow passengers on the bus to know when they can reach their destination.

In addition, there are many examples of improving such a bus information system in the related art. Specifically, for example, in the registration publication of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2000-0049356 (Patent holder: Ma Ok-hyun, Shin Jung-ho, "Intra-city bus arrival information providing system") A system for receiving vehicle arrival information from an in-bus and displaying it to a passenger at a stop is described. An apparatus for displaying an advertisement while the bus does not come. For example, in the publication of Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2001-0018962 (Patent holder: LG Telecom, "Bus information guidance system and method"), the user is using the wireless terminal to present the starting point, destination and bus A technology is described in which a bus information management server collects relevant information and transmits it to a user's wireless terminal when requesting status information.

However, when looking at the examples of the conventional bus information system as described above, it has a common point that it is configured to know the arrival time of a specific stop of the bus currently operating from the passenger's point of view. However, such a system of unilaterally informing bus users of bus operation information has a substantially low practical value on roads. In fact, there are many passengers at the bus stop, and when the buses arrive at the narrow stop space at once, the problem of passengers going to the desired bus can not be solved at all.

For example, in a place where a bus bay is installed so that the person who wants to use the bus cannot visually confirm the arrival of the bus, the bus user must come to the driveway and wait for the bus. Or, there are frequent situations where a person waiting at a stop must decide whether or not to stop at this bus stop by constantly noticing whether or not he is a passenger to board his bus.

In addition, some bus drivers are aware that there are no passengers at the bus stops, and they pass through without stopping. This is because the passengers are hidden by the structure of the bus stop and are not visible to the bus driver.

There is still a need for a technology that enables smooth road use and bus operation by avoiding unnecessary stops at stops where buses have no reason to stop on actual roads, such as stops without passengers to board.

The present invention has been made to solve the problem of one-sided information provision of the conventional bus information system described above, and it is advantageous to allow the user to comfortably press and press any button even in the case of a bus, as in the use of an elevator. It is based on the inventor's realization that it is advantageous to prevent the traffic congestion in advance by preventing the unnecessary stops by informing the driver of the bus in advance.

An object of the present invention is to configure a bus occupant notification system so that a passenger who is a bus user can notify a driver of a bus that he or she is currently waiting for a bus to use, so that the user can comfortably ride the bus. Can wait

It allows bus drivers to stop only at stops that need to be stopped, which in turn reduces traffic congestion, enabling smooth traffic flow, and increasing the convenience of bus users and bus drivers, I want to.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a bus occupant presence notification system that enables communication between a passenger at a bus stop to use a bus and a driver of a bus approaching the bus stop to pick up the passenger,

  A stop boarding information device 30 installed at the stop to display a selected bus to the passenger when the passenger selects and inputs a desired bus and transmits the selected bus information;

Installed near the stop, the bus ride information notification device 20, 10; 40 for receiving the selected bus information from the station information information 30 to inform the driver of the bus that is approaching to include; A bus occupant presence notification system is provided.

As described above, according to the bus riding system and method according to the present invention, the presence of a bus occupant so that a passenger who is a bus user can inform the driver of the bus that he or she is currently waiting for the bus to be used at any bus stop. By configuring the system, the user can comfortably wait for the bus and the bus driver can only stop at the stops that need to be stopped, which in turn reduces traffic congestion, thus enabling smooth traffic flows. There is a significant effect of increasing the convenience to improve the convenience of bus operation.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a bus occupant presence notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a bus occupant presence notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. , Thereby not limiting the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a bus occupant notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method of using a bus occupant presence notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

The bus occupant presence notification system according to the present invention is basically a system that enables communication between a passenger at a bus stop to use a bus and a driver of a bus approaching the bus stop to pick up the passenger.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system may include a stop boarding information device 30, a repeater 20, and a bus boarding information device 10.

The stop boarding information device 30 is installed at a bus stop and corresponds to a terminal used by a passenger who wants to use the bus. The passenger may, for example, click on the button of the input button section 31 including a plurality of buttons each representing a plurality of buses that are to be stopped at the corresponding bus stop.

You can enter the bus information of your choice by selecting and pressing the one button that represents your desired bus. Although only an input device including a plurality of input buttons is shown in the figure, the configuration of the input unit in the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, input may be performed using a keyboard device, or a touch screen method may be used.

  The button display unit 30 displaying the selected bus information to the passenger may be, for example, a touch screen or a liquid crystal display screen, or may be configured to simply indicate that the corresponding button is selected as a light emitting diode (LED) installed in each input button. . In this case,

Other passengers can confirm that their desired bus has already been selected, thus avoiding unnecessary input.

The control unit 35 of the stop boarding information device 30 may transmit a signal corresponding to the input selected bus information through the transceiver 37 and the antenna 39. Although the communication between the repeater 20 and the station boarding information device 30 is made in a wireless communication system in the drawing, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the station boarding information device 30 and the repeater 20 are close to each other in a distance, the wired communication may be used.

The repeater 20 is a device for relaying information between the station boarding information device 30 and the bus boarding information device 10, and may be installed at, for example, an intersection near the station. The repeater 20 may receive the selected bus information from the station boarding information device 30 in a wired / wireless communication manner and transmit the selected bus information to a corresponding bus that is approaching in a wireless communication manner. The repeater 20 needs to hold the information received for a certain time and send it continuously or regularly. In other words, the repeater 20 serves to wait for the bus on behalf of the passenger.

To this end, the repeater 20 may be configured to receive information from the station boarding information device 30 and transmit the corresponding information continuously or at predetermined intervals in the direction in which the bus proceeds. Although the detailed internal configuration of the repeater 20 is not illustrated in the drawings, those skilled in the art will be able to easily conceive a necessary configuration according to the function of the repeater 20.

The bus ride information device 10 is installed on the bus for the bus driver. The bus ride information device 10 receives the selected bus information that is continuously or periodically sent out from the repeater 20. In this case, the bus ride information device 10 is configured to receive information transmitted by the repeater 20 when approaching a certain distance from the repeater 20, that is, when approaching an intersection where the repeater 20 is installed. It is preferable. The bus boarding information device 10 receives the information sent from the repeater 20 and determines that a passenger waiting for the bus is present or absent at the previous stop, and then, for example, audibly Or visually.

Accordingly, the bus driver can determine in advance whether or not to stop at the stop in front of him, and may not perform a lane change act, for example, which may impede the traffic flow to stop at the stop unnecessarily. Although the internal configuration of the specific bus ride information device 10 is not shown in the drawings, those skilled in the art will be able to easily conceive the required configuration according to the function of the bus ride information device 10.

According to a preferred embodiment, the stop boarding information device 30 may be configured to receive a signal indicating that the bus stop information device 10 has stopped at the corresponding stop. In this case, the stop boarding information device 30 may receive the stop information wirelessly from the bus boarding information device 10. The stop stop information may be made by the driver of the bus operating the bus ride information device 10, or the related information may be automatically sent when the bus stops at the stop.

Thus, when the stop boarding information device 30 detects the stop of the specific bus, the stop boarding information device 30 is operative to stop displaying the already displayed selected bus information associated with the specific bus. Furthermore, it may be sent to the repeater 20 to stop the corresponding operation of the repeater 20. In this case, it may be convenient for the passenger who arrives at the stop after the bus departs to select again.

Referring to Fig. 2, a bus ride information using method according to the present invention will be described. The method is a method of using bus ride information that enables communication between a passenger at a bus stop to use a bus and a driver of a bus approaching the bus stop to pick up the passenger.

As shown, the method includes a step (S11) in which the passenger selects and inputs a bus desired by the passenger in the stop boarding information device 30 installed at the stop. This information, ie the selected bus, is then displayed to the passenger.

This selected bus information is then transmitted from the station boarding information device 30 to the repeater 20 installed at, for example, a nearby intersection (S12). This transmission step may be a one-time wired communication method or a wireless communication method.

Then, the repeater 20 installed near the stop can transmit the bus information in the approaching direction of the bus that is expected continuously or at regular intervals. Then, the bus ride information device 10 of the bus being stopped at the approaching bus or the intersection receives information from the repeater 20 and compares the received bus information with its own bus information to determine whether a passenger exists at the front stop. It may be determined whether there is any, and it may be displayed to the corresponding bus driver, for example, visually or audibly (S13).

Furthermore, in S13, when the bus stops at the stop, the stop boarding information device 30 receives a signal indicating that the bus stop information device 10 has stopped at the stop. Then, the stop boarding information device 30 operates to stop the display of the selected bus information displayed in S11.

In the above, a system and method in which a communication method using a repeater is used between a passenger at a stop and a driver of a bus is described.

However, the basic idea of the present invention is to convey the intention of the passenger to the driver of the bus, and for this purpose, a more direct method may be possible instead of the above communication method.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Modifications and additions by those skilled in the art to an equivalent range based on the embodiments will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

Bus Ride Information Device (10) Repeater (20)
Station boarding information device (30)

Claims (1)

A bus occupant notification system that enables communication between a passenger at a bus stop to use a bus and the driver of a bus approaching this bus stop to pick up the passenger.
A stop boarding information device 30 installed at the stop to display a selected bus to the passenger when the passenger selects and inputs a desired bus and transmits the selected bus information;
Installed near the stop, the bus ride information notification device 20, 10; 40 for receiving the selected bus information from the station information information 30 to inform the driver of the bus that is approaching to include; Bus passenger presence notification system, characterized in that.

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