WO1993013510A1 - Systeme d'information destine a des passagers - Google Patents

Systeme d'information destine a des passagers Download PDF

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WO1993013510A1
WO1993013510A1 PCT/GB1992/002377 GB9202377W WO9313510A1 WO 1993013510 A1 WO1993013510 A1 WO 1993013510A1 GB 9202377 W GB9202377 W GB 9202377W WO 9313510 A1 WO9313510 A1 WO 9313510A1
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Vernon Macdonald Williamson
Bruce Surrey Anderson
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    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/123—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams

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  • the present invention relates to passenger information systems and in particular to such systems and in particular to such systems suitable for use at pick-up stations.
  • the present invention provides a passenger information system for use at a pick-up station on a transport vehicle route, which system comprises data storage means for storing timetable information relating to scheduled arrival times of vehicles at said pick-up station, information display means coupled to said data storage means for displaying at least one selected scheduled arrival time, and control means having a clock means and formed and arranged for controlling retrieval and display of said scheduled arrival time timetable information so as to display the next arrival time after the time reading of the clock means, for at least one route, whereby in use of the system passengers waiting for the next transport vehicle due at said pick-up point are provided with a display of its scheduled arrival time.
  • passengers are provided with the most appropriate information viz the expected arrival time of the next transport vehicle, in a particularly clear and easy to understand manner i.e. unencumbered with information on expected arrival times at other times of the day or week.
  • the housing may be a separate housing means for various components of the system, which separate housing is provided with secure mounting means for attachment to a suitable structure such as a bus shelter, bus stop pillar, street lamp-standard etc.
  • the housing could be constituted by part of such a structure, the system components being mounted inside a suitable cavity in the structure.
  • the display means may conveniently be formed and arranged so as to also display route identification data in association with the expected arrival time, especially where more than one route operates at a given pick-up point.
  • arrival times for different routes may be displayed simultaneously or alternated with each other.
  • the system may be provided with a user operable input device e.g. key means or touch screen means, for user selection of the particular route for which arrival time ' information is to be provided.
  • the data storage means may include listings of places, venues, and facilities served by the transport vehicle routes at that pick-up point and which may be called up by means of the user input device and searched through to obtain directly or, via further user input, information as to the route number serving the desired destination and/or the required alighting point.
  • the route number serving the desired destination and/or the required alighting point may be searched.
  • the system may also be provided with a ticket issueing device coupled to control means of the system, which control means is formed and arranged for displaying fare information through a said information display means, which system further includes a user operable input device for activating said control means so as to display fare information for a desired destination along a transport vehicle route serving said pick-up point, and at least one of a credit/debit card - and coin activated - ticket dispensing device.
  • a ticket issueing device coupled to control means of the system, which control means is formed and arranged for displaying fare information through a said information display means, which system further includes a user operable input device for activating said control means so as to display fare information for a desired destination along a transport vehicle route serving said pick-up point, and at least one of a credit/debit card - and coin activated - ticket dispensing device.
  • Various suitable ticket dispensing devices are already known and readily available, including devices which hold stocks of pre-printed tickets and those which print tickets immediately prior to issue.
  • the system may be provided with sensor and/or signal receiving means for detecting the passage of a transport vehicle, and the control means is formed and arranged for modifying the retrieval and display of scheduled arrival time timetable information where the actual arrival time is delayed so that advance of the display to a subsequent scheduled arrival time is inhibited until the scheduled transport vehicle has actually passed.
  • the display of the original scheduled arrival time in such a case could simply be augmented by an additional message indicating that that particular service was now running late.
  • the system could be provided with a remote communication link e.g. via land line, or suitable broadcast means (e.g. radio, microwave, infra-red, ultra-sonic etc, link depending on the distances and other circumstances involved) for communication with a central control unit and/or individual transport vehicles, for one or more of updating of timetable information, inputting special messages for display e.g. regarding emergency warnings, and modifying scheduled arrival time displays.
  • suitable forms of data storage means may be employed including ROM and E 2 PROM chips.
  • the data storage means comprises movable data storage media elements such as memory cards, floppy discs etc. and a suitable interface e.g. disc drive.
  • movable data storage media elements such as memory cards, floppy discs etc.
  • a suitable interface e.g. disc drive.
  • the present invention provides an intelligent transport vehicle pick-up station identifier device provided with a passenger information system of the present invention.
  • Suitable identifier devices include pillars, post, standards and like structures, as well as shelters, which are provided with sign means indicating the pick-up station status of said identifier device.
  • Fig. 1 is a general view of a passenger information system of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the principal parts of the apparatus in this system of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the apparatus of Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 1 shows a bus 1 approaching a transport vehicle pick-up station identifier device in the form of bus stop 2 including a bus stop sign 2a, along a service route 3.
  • the bus stop has mounted thereon a passenger information display unit 4 which is provided with a radio link 5 to the bus 1 and a land line communications link 6 to a remote central control 7.
  • the display unit 4 comprises a strong metal or plastics housing 8 provided with a mounting means in the form of a clamping collar 9 with a nut and bolt means 10 for securing the unit 4 to the pillar 11 of the bus stop 2.
  • the housing 8 has a window 12 of armoured glass or transparent plastics material through which is visible a visual display unit 13 such as a back-lit LCD display or preferably an LED display for better readability.
  • Adjacent the display unit 13 is provided a user interface in the form of a plurality of keys 14 which can be operated by a waiting passenger to select particular information for display e.g. timings for routes other than that displayed and/or other information such as destination and other route details, timings of services at other times of day or week actual current time etc. It will also be appreciated that other forms of display for the scheduled arrival time could be employed if desired. Thus for example instead of displaying the arrival time as a time of day it could be displayed as a waiting time by using a processor formed and arranged for subtracting the current time from the next scheduled arrival time.
  • the housing 8 is also provided with a lockable 15 access door 16 behind which is provided a disc drive 17 into which a floppy disc 18 with current timetable information can be inserted for updating the information stored in the system in a particularly simple and convenient manner.
  • Fig. 3 shows the principal operational components of the system which has a processor unit 19 (conveniently based on a commercially available one such as an 80286 Intel (Trade Mark) Microchip) provided with a power supply 20 and coupled to a high intensity LED display 21 of a suitable size e.g. 2 x 16 characters with each character in the form of a 5 x 7 LED Matrix.
  • the processor 19 includes a clock means 22 for use in controlling the information to be displayed at any given time, and is coupled to data storage means in the form of RAM memory means 23 and the disc drive 17 into which can be inserted a floppy disc for providing up-to-date timetable information.
  • a suitable program is loaded into the processor 19 for comparing the current time output from the clock means 22 with the timetable information held in the memory 23 and selecting the next later scheduled arrival time for a route corresponding to a default setting or the route last selected by a user by means of the appropriate key 14.
  • the program could be formed and arranged for cycling through all the routes at suitable intervals e.g. several seconds.

Abstract

Cette invention concerne un système d'information pour voyageurs destiné à être utilisé au niveau des stations de ramassage (2) situées sur le parcours (3) d'un véhicule de transport. Le système comprend plusieurs terminaux (4) intelligents placés dans les stations de ramassage (2) particulières. Chaque terminal comprend un système (17) de stockage de données qui stocke les informations d'horaires concernant les heures d'arrivée prévues des véhicules (1), un système (13) d'affichage des informations qui affiche (18) au moins une heure d'arrivée prévue sélectionnée, et un système (19) de commande comportant un système (22) d'horloge qui est conçu pour commander l'extraction et l'affichage des informations d'heure d'arrivée prévue de manière à afficher l'heure d'arrivée suivante après avoir lu l'heure du système (22) d'horloge, pour au moins un parcours (3). Grâce à ce système les voyageurs attendant le prochain véhicule de transport (1) prévu à ladite station de ramassage disposent d'un affichage (18) sur lequel ils peuvent lire l'heure d'arrivée prévue. Les terminaux (4) sont avantageusement équipés d'un système de détecteur ou d'avertissement servant à enregistrer les heures d'arrivée des véhicules et d'un système d'émetteur/récepteur servant à communiquer les informations relatives à ces dernières aux stations (2) de ramassage situées en aval.
PCT/GB1992/002377 1991-12-21 1992-12-21 Systeme d'information destine a des passagers WO1993013510A1 (fr)

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