KR20200080765A - Vibration notification device and its operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vibration-based unboarding notification device and a method for operating the same. The device includes: a portable terminal performing bus fare payment and receiving information on the route and current location of a bus in the event of tagging with an in-vehicle terminal of the bus; and a bus information system server transmitting the route and current location information to the portable terminal. The portable terminal includes: a drive unit provided with a user recognition module such that a preset process is processed; a communication unit interworking in real time with the in-vehicle terminal through a wireless interface; an output unit displaying the received route; an input unit receiving unboarding station information input from a user; a notification unit causing the user to prepare to unboard when the bus passes the station ahead of the unboarding station; and a control unit controlling each unit of the portable terminal. When tagging with the in-vehicle terminal of the bus is performed, bus fare payment is performed and the route and current location information is received at the same time. After the unboarding station is set, notification can be provided when the current location is near the unboarding station. Accordingly, unboarding at an accurate station is possible even in the event of sleeping or distraction during movement.

Description

How to operate the vibration notification device that informs you of getting off and the vibration notification device that informs you of getting off{VIBRATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND ITS OPERATION METHOD}

The present invention relates to a method of operating a vibration notification device for notifying a drop-off and a vibration notification device for notifying a drop-off, and more specifically, functions as a traffic card, but when a user sets a drop-off station and approaches the drop-off station, the vibration notification is issued. The present invention relates to a method of operating a vibration notification device for notifying the getting off and a vibration notification device for notifying the getting off.

In general, public transportation such as buses informs passengers about the drop-off station, and this stop is ㅇㅇㅇ. The next stop is ㅁㅁㅁ.'

In particular, with the development of technology, more sophisticated information can be provided by a bus information system (BIS) or a bus management system (BMS).

The bus information system is a system that uses the GPS (Global Positioning System) to identify the location of the bus in real time through a wireless transceiver, guides passengers on the expected arrival time of the route bus, and dispatch information, and provides operation information over the Internet. However, the main purpose is to provide passengers with information about the movement of the bus.

The bus operation management system is a sub-concept of the bus information system, and is a system that manages the operation of a vehicle using information such as the location of a bus or an accident. It provides information to passengers, transport companies, and bus drivers, helps transport companies to understand various situations, and can also be the basis for establishing bus policies by governments or local governments.

Using this information providing system, if you install an application on a smartphone and set a drop-off point, a service that provides an alarm near the drop-off point is being used, which is difficult for smartphone applications to access or difficult for foreigners or short-term tourists to use. There was a problem.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2018-0136166 (Publication date: 2018.12.24)

The object of the present invention is to function as a transportation card, but the user can set a drop-off station and receive a vibration notification when the drop-off station approaches, making it difficult to access apps on the smartphone or more convenient for public transportation by foreigners or tourists. It is to provide an operation method of a vibration notification device for notifying the available drop-off and a vibration notification device for notifying the drop-off.

On the other hand, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problem, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. Will be able to.

According to the present invention, according to the present invention, when a tag with an in-vehicle terminal provided on a bus, a bus fare is paid, and at the same time, a mobile terminal receiving the route and current location information of the bus; And a bus information system server that transmits the route and current location information of the bus to the in-vehicle terminal, wherein the portable terminal is provided with a driver identification module (USIM) to process a predetermined process. ; A communication unit that interlocks with the in-vehicle terminal in real time through a wireless interface; An output unit that displays the received route; An input unit that receives information of alighting station from a user; A notification unit notifying the user to prepare for getting off when passing through the entire getting off station; And a control unit for controlling each part of the portable terminal.

The notification unit may be configured to generate any one or more of sound, light, and vibration.

The portable terminal includes a storage unit in which the route and current location information of the bus, current time/tagged time information, and total/subtracted fare information are automatically stored; And a power supply unit supplied with power through a wired cable or wireless.

The portable terminal may be formed in a cylindrical shape, a card shape, or a bracelet shape to facilitate portability.

A method of operating a vibration notification device for notifying a drop-off, mounting a user recognition module on a mobile terminal; Tagging the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle terminal provided on the bus; Acquiring route information along with fare payment; A user inputting disembarkation station information; Generating an alert when passing through the entire inputting station; And stopping the notification when the user presses the confirmation button or tags the drop-off, and is achieved by the operation method of the vibration notification device for notifying the drop-off.

The user may further include a step of selecting an output language before the step of inputting the drop-off station information.

After the step of obtaining route information together with the payment of the fare, it may further include a step of guiding each stop through the output unit until it arrives at the disembarkation station.

According to the present invention, by tagging the in-vehicle terminal provided on the bus, the bus fare is paid, and at the same time, the route and current location information of the bus is received, and when the stop station is set, a notification can be received when the vicinity of the stop station is reached. Even if you fall asleep or concentrate elsewhere, you can get off exactly at the station where you wanted to get off.

In addition, when there are many people on the bus, it is difficult to see the information board or route table indicating the current stop and the next stop by the head of a tall person, etc., and it is difficult to see the announcement due to noise. And the next stop are displayed, making it easy to know the user's current location.

In addition, even without the knowledge of the smart phone application, a vibration notification device that informs the getting off with a traffic card function can be provided due to a mobile terminal that is simply operated.

In addition, the language to be output can be selected so that foreigners can get on and off easily.

In addition, by using the user recognition module, it is possible to display information on charged charges, used charges, and remaining charges.

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

1 is a schematic diagram of a vibration notification device informing the getting off according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a mobile terminal of the vibration notification device informing the getting off according to FIG. 1;
3 is a view showing various external forms of the vibration notification device informing the getting off according to FIG. 1, and
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a method of operating the vibration notification device informing the getting off according to FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

Also, terms such as “comprises” or “consisting of” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof described herein, one or more other features or numbers. It should be understood that it does not preclude the presence or addition possibilities of, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms such as “... unit” and “module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. .

Also, when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be understood that. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

The operation method of the vibration notification device for notifying the getting off and the vibration notification device for notifying the getting off according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention functions as a traffic card, but the user sets the getting off station to receive a vibration notification when the getting off station approaches It is an invented invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a vibration notification device for informing alighting according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a mobile terminal of a vibration notification device for informing alighting according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a vibration for informing alighting according to FIG. 1 It is a diagram showing various external forms of the notification device. In addition, FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a method of operating the vibration notification device informing the getting off according to FIG. 1.

In describing the present invention, the configuration shown in the drawings is only an example to help understanding of the detailed description, and thus, it is stated that the scope of rights is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vibration notification device 1 for notifying a drop-off according to the present invention is for receiving a notification when a user enters the drop-off station and approaches the drop-off station, and the in-vehicle terminal 300 installed in the bus , When the user tags the mobile terminal 100 and the in-vehicle terminal 300, the bus information system server 200 that transmits various information to the mobile terminal 100 may be configured.

Here, the bus information system (BIS, Bus Information System) server 200 is connected to the bus terminal 300 mounted on each route bus through a wireless transceiver using a Global Positioning System (GPS), and each route bus through a communication network. It calculates the current location, the estimated time of arrival for each stop, and dispatch information, etc. Since it is a known function, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The in-vehicle terminal 300 is pre-installed on the bus. Through this in-vehicle terminal 300, each bus GPS location information is wirelessly transmitted to the bus information system server 200 every 30 seconds to more accurately grasp the location of the bus. It becomes possible.

In addition, the in-vehicle terminal 300 recognizes the portable terminal 100 to be described later, and connects the getting on and off processing and the portable terminal 100 and the bus information system server 200, which is also a well-known function. The detailed description will be omitted.

That is, when exchanging information while the bus information system server 200 and the in-vehicle terminal 300 are interlocked with each other, the mobile terminal 100 tags the in-vehicle terminal () by tagging the in-vehicle terminal 300 with the in-vehicle terminal 300. 300) to communicate with and pay the bus fare, and receives the route and current location information of the bus from the bus information system server 200 to the in-vehicle terminal 300 and from the in-vehicle terminal 300 to the mobile terminal 100.

The mobile terminal 100, as shown in FIG. 2, includes a user recognition module (USIM, Universal Subscriber Identity Module, hereinafter referred to as'Ussim') to process a predetermined process. , In-vehicle terminal 300 and a communication unit 130 that interlocks in real time through a wireless interface, an output unit 150 that displays the received bus information, an input unit 140 that receives information about getting off the station from the user, before getting off the station When passing through the (previous) station, it may be configured to include a notification unit 160 informing the user to prepare for alighting, and a control unit 110 controlling each unit of the aforementioned portable terminal 100.

The driving unit 120 may be implemented by using a core.

This SIM is distributed on the market, and can handle a predetermined process. Here, the'pre-set process' means that, when a SIM is inserted into a slot formed in the mobile terminal 100, the driving unit 120 is activated, and a bus tag is paid by using a ride tag, a notification is given to a drop-off station, and a drop-out tag is also provided. Refers to a series of processes of the operating method of the vibration notification device 1 informing the getting off according to the present invention.

The communication unit 130 is to interwork with the in-vehicle terminal 300 in real time through a wireless interface, and the in-vehicle terminal 300 receives information provided from the bus information system server 200, and the in-vehicle terminal 300 is received. One information may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100.

Here, the wireless interface is among WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), 3G (3 Generation), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), Zigbee, Radio Frequency (RF), and Beacon. It can be made by any one communication method.

As such, unnecessary communication networks are unnecessary between the bus information system server 200 and the portable terminal 100.

The input unit 140 receives input information of alighting station from a user. As shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 140 may be provided as a button on one side of the portable terminal 100 or may be provided as a touch screen.

The output unit 150 visualizes the transmitted/received information, and may be a black and white screen or a color screen.

In addition, the output unit 150 may output a route of the bus on which the user boarded, a current location, a stop to stop next, a current time, a transferable time, a current balance display, and a current battery level.

When the notification unit 160 passes through the entire set-off station set by the user, a signal is transmitted that the mobile terminal 100 also passes through the entire area by interworking with the bus information system server 200 and the in-board terminal 300. It is transmitted and sends a signal to the user to prepare for alighting, and may be formed to generate any one or more of sound, light, and vibration.

Since sound or light may be canceled due to external factors. It is preferable to use vibration as a basic notification means and additionally generate a notification using sound or light.

On the other hand, the portable terminal 100, the bus route and the current location information, current time / tag time information and the total / subtracted charge information is automatically stored storage unit 170, and power through a wired cable or wireless It may be configured to further include a power supply unit 180 for receiving.

In the storage unit 170, the operation log is stored, and change information regarding the driver 120, the input unit 140, the communication unit 130, and the notification unit 160 may be automatically recorded.

The power supply unit 180 supplies power to the control unit 110.

The power supply 180 may be connected to a smartphone or the like by a wired cable integrally provided with the power supply unit 180 to receive power. It is preferable that such a wired cable is stored so as not to deviate from the external form of the portable terminal 100 and is formed to function only when used.

The control unit 110 includes each part of the mobile terminal 100, that is, the driving unit 120, the communication unit 130, the input unit 140, the output unit 150, the notification unit 160, the storage unit 170, And by controlling the power supply unit 180, a series of calculation and data processing algorithms, can be easily made in a variety of ways and forms at the level of those skilled in the art, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the portable terminal 100 may be formed in a cylindrical shape, a card shape, or a bracelet shape to facilitate portability.

As shown in (a) of Figure 3, it may be formed in a credit card-sized card form. This is to keep the shape of the existing transportation card or the vibration bell.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3 (b), it may be formed in a bar shape. This is for ease of gripping.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3 (c), it may be formed in the form of a bracelet. This eliminates the need for gripping and prevents loss.

On the other hand, although not shown, it may be molded into a character form for advertisement, and a text and/or picture for advertisement may be printed on the surface of the mobile terminal 100.

4, the operation method of the vibration notification device 1 informing the getting off according to the present invention is as follows.

In the step S10 of mounting the user recognition module to the mobile terminal 100, a commercially distributed and fixed-value SIM is purchased and inserted into the mobile terminal 100. At this time, the output unit 150 may display the fare and the current time that can be used as the current bus fare.

In the step (S20) of tagging the mobile terminal 100 to the in-vehicle terminal 300 provided on the bus, the bus information system server 200 and the in-vehicle terminal 300 are interlocked with each other to transmit and receive information. It is formed so that it can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. That is, each part of the portable terminal 100 is activated by using the riding tag.

In the step S30 of acquiring route information together with the payment of the fare, the bus fare is paid by the driving unit 120 implemented with simplicity, and the in-vehicle terminal 300 receives the route information of the bus received from the bus information system server 200. The current location is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. In other words, the entire route map of the bus in operation and information about the'this stop' and'the next stop' appearing on the information board installed in the bus are interlocked with each other so that the mobile terminal 100 can also view the information.

In the step of entering a user's disembarkation station information (S40 ), the user may enter the disembarkation station through the input unit 140, that is, set it.

Steps (S50, S60) for generating a notification when passing through the entire area of the disembarkation station, the bus system information server 200 and the in-vehicle terminal 300 that grasp the location of the bus in real time through a wireless transceiver using GPS The information (current location, etc.) generated by interlocking with each other is also interlocked with the mobile terminal 100. Accordingly, when the bus passes through the entire area of the disembarkation station, the control unit 110 commands the notification unit 160 to be activated. At this time, sound or light may be additionally generated, including vibration.

The sound may not be heard due to noise, and the light cannot be seen when the mobile terminal 100 is put in the pocket (blocking the light), so vibration is preferably included as a notification means.

In the step (S70, S80), when the user presses the confirmation button or tags the drop-off, the notification stops through the input unit 140 when the user recognizes the notification, but when the user does not recognize the notification, the drop-off tag It is a component that keeps vibrating and alerting until it is done. With this configuration, it is possible to recognize the getting off station well even when the user falls asleep or concentrates elsewhere.

Meanwhile, before the user inputs the disembarkation station information, the method may further include selecting an output language.

By going through these steps, tourists from abroad can easily get off at the station.

In addition, after the step S30 of acquiring route information together with the payment of the fare, it may be configured to further include a step of guiding each stop through the output unit 150 until it arrives at the getting-off station.

By going through these steps, when there are many people on the bus, it is difficult to see the bulletin board or route table indicating the current stop and the next stop by the head of a tall person, etc. ), each stop and the next stop are displayed on the output unit 150 so that the user's current location can be easily known.

As described above, the operating method of the vibration notification device 1 for notifying the getting off and the vibration notification device 1 for notifying the getting off, the in-vehicle terminal 300 provided on the bus and the mobile terminal 100 carried by the user If you tag ), the bus fare is paid, and at the same time, the route and current location information of the bus is received, and when you set off the stop, you can receive a notification when you arrive near the drop off station, so you can fall asleep on the move or concentrate on other places You will be able to get off at the disembarkation station.

In addition, it is possible to be provided with a vibration notification device 1 informing the getting off with a traffic card function due to the mobile terminal 100 that is simply operated without knowledge of the smartphone application.

In addition, it is possible to select the language to be output, so that even foreigners can get on and off easily.

In addition, by using the user recognition module, it is possible to display information on charged charges, used charges, and remaining charges.

It is of course also applicable to public transportation such as subways and trains based on location-based services (LBS).

In the foregoing, although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and it is common knowledge in the art that various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is obvious to those who have it. Therefore, such modifications or variations should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or viewpoint of the present invention, and the modified embodiments should belong to the claims of the present invention.

1: Vibration notification device to inform you of getting off
100: mobile terminal
110: control unit
120: driving unit
130: communication unit
140: input unit
150: output unit
160: notification unit
170: storage unit
180: power supply
200: bus information system server
300: in-car terminal

Claims (7)

When tagging the in-vehicle terminal provided on the bus, a bus fee is paid, and at the same time, a mobile terminal receiving the route and current location information of the bus; And
And a bus information system server that transmits the route and current location information of the bus to the in-vehicle terminal,
The mobile terminal,
A driving unit having a user recognition module (USIM, Universal Subscriber Identity Module) to process the predetermined process;
A communication unit that interlocks with the in-vehicle terminal in real time through a wireless interface;
An output unit that displays the received route;
An input unit that receives information of alighting station from a user;
A notification unit notifying the user to prepare for getting off when passing through the entire getting off station; And
And a control unit for controlling each part of the portable terminal. According to claim 1,
The notification unit,
Vibration notification device for alighting, characterized in that made to generate any one or more of sound, light, vibration. According to claim 1,
The mobile terminal,
A storage unit for automatically storing route information of the bus, current location information, current time/tagged time information, and total/subtracted fare information; And
Vibration notification device for notifying the getting off, characterized in that it further comprises a power supply for receiving power through a wired cable or wireless. According to claim 1,
The mobile terminal,
Vibration notification device for alighting, characterized in that it is formed in a cylindrical, card-shaped, or bracelet form for easy portability. According to any one of claims 1 to 4, the operating method of the vibration notification device for notifying the drop-off,
Mounting a user recognition module on the mobile terminal;
Tagging the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle terminal provided on the bus;
Acquiring route information along with fare payment;
A user inputting disembarkation station information;
Generating an alert when passing through the entire inputting station; And
When the user presses the confirmation button, or when the drop off tag, the method of operating the vibration notification device for notifying the drop off comprising the step of stopping the notification. The method of claim 5,
The method of operating the vibration notification device for notifying the getting off, characterized in that it further comprises the step of selecting the output language before the step of the user inputting the getting-off station information. The method of claim 5,
After the step of acquiring the route information together with the payment of the fare, the method of operating the vibration notification device for notifying the getting off, further comprising the step of guiding every stop through the output unit until it arrives at the getting off station.

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