JP2004322960A - Train information distribution system and reservation system using electronic ticket information - Google Patents

Abstract

A train information distribution system capable of notifying a passenger's mobile phone of a train congestion state is provided.
An operation management system acquires weight information including a vehicle number and weight from each weight sensor provided on a non-reserved vehicle of a train departing from a previous station. The host computer 7 calculates the congestion degree for each vehicle number from the acquired weight information. Next, congestion degree information including the congestion degree and information for specifying the train 1 is created and transmitted to the station premises, and the mobile phone 4 owned by the passenger 5 receives the information. The mobile phone 4 displays the congestion degree of each train number of the train 1.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a train information distribution system for distributing information on train operation to passengers' mobile phones and the like, and a reservation using an electronic ticket information for making a reservation with a service provider such as a taxi or lodging using a mobile phone from inside a train or the like. It is about the system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a train information distribution server creates service information including information such as a train departure / arrival time and a boarding section based on TID information obtained from an operation management system, and distributes the service information to a passenger's mobile phone. An information distribution system has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Further, an electronic ticket system has been proposed in which electronic ticket information is distributed from an electronic ticket sales computer to a mobile phone, and the mobile phone is authenticated by an automatic ticket gate (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-308100 A [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-266178
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When a passenger waits for a train at a station where all seats are unreserved, such as a commuter train, or a train with some unreserved cars, the passenger wants to know the congestion status of the train he is waiting for I have something to think. The train information distribution system described above distributes information such as a train departure / arrival time and a boarding section to passengers as service information, and cannot distribute information indicating a congestion state. Also, there was no means for detecting the degree of congestion of trains.
[0005]
In addition, the above-mentioned electronic ticket system simply distributes an electronic ticket to a passenger's mobile phone, and can pass through an automatic ticket gate using the electronic ticket information recorded on the mobile phone. On the basis of the recorded electronic ticket information, it has not been possible to provide a service that enables passengers to make a reservation or the like from a train to a service company such as a taxi or accommodation facility.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a train information distribution system that can notify a passenger's mobile phone of a train congestion state.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a reservation system using electronic ticket information that enables a passenger to make a reservation from a train to a service company such as a taxi or a hotel according to the electronic ticket information. It is.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the train information distribution system according to the present invention includes a detecting unit that detects a weight of a train vehicle, a calculating unit that calculates a congestion degree of the vehicle based on the detected weight, Congestion degree information creating and distributing means for creating congestion degree information including the calculated congestion degree and information for specifying the vehicle and distributing the information to a portable terminal is provided.
[0008]
Further, the train information distribution system according to the present invention includes an electronic ticket issuing means for issuing an electronic ticket and recording the electronic ticket information on the portable terminal, and an automatic ticket gate for authenticating the portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded. And service information creation / distribution means for creating service information corresponding to the electronic ticket information obtained via the automatic ticket gate after the authentication and delivering the service information to the portable terminal. It is.
[0009]
In addition, the reservation system using the electronic ticket information according to the present invention is based on the electronic ticket information for a train passenger from a portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded to a service provider at the destination of the passenger based on the electronic ticket information. Reservation means for making a reservation, and communication means for transmitting the train arrival time information included in the electronic ticket information to the service provider at the time of the reservation and notifying the portable terminal of the establishment of the reservation. It is assumed that.
[0010]
[Action]
Therefore, according to the train information distribution system according to the present invention, the calculation means calculates the congestion degree of the vehicle based on the vehicle weight detected by the detection means, and the congestion degree information creation and distribution means calculates the congestion degree and the calculated congestion degree. Since the congestion degree information including the information specifying the vehicle is created and distributed to the portable terminal, the passenger waiting for the train at the station can know the congestion status of the train from the congestion degree information distributed to the portable terminal.
[0011]
Further, according to the train information distribution system according to the present invention, the automatic ticket gate authenticates the portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded by the electronic ticket issuing means, and after the authentication, the service information creation / delivery means includes the automatic ticket gate. Since service information based on the electronic ticket information obtained at the time of authentication is created and distributed to the portable terminal, the passenger can receive various service information having contents corresponding to his / her own electronic ticket information.
[0012]
Further, according to the reservation system using the electronic ticket information according to the present invention, the passenger of the train can use a reservation device to provide a service such as a taxi or a hotel at the destination of the passenger from the portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded. The user makes a reservation based on the electronic ticket information, and the communication means transmits the train arrival time information included in the electronic ticket information to the service provider at the time of this reservation, and informs the portable terminal of the establishment of the reservation. Since the notification is made, the service provider can start the service based on the notified train arrival time information, and the passenger can save the trouble of searching for a taxi, a hotel, or the like at the destination.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the train information distribution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a train that has left the previous station. This train 1 is a train in which all vehicles have unreserved seats, such as a commuter train, or a train in which some vehicles have unreserved seats. In this train 1, a weight sensor 2 is provided for each unreserved seat vehicle. The weight sensor 2 is mounted on a bogie of each vehicle.
[0014]
Reference numeral 3 denotes a station at which the train 1 arrives next. Reference numeral 4 denotes a mobile phone owned by a passenger 5 waiting for the train 1 at the station 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes an operation management system, which acquires weight information from each weight sensor 2 attached to a free seat vehicle of the train 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a host computer which calculates a congestion degree for each vehicle based on the weight information acquired by the operation management system 6 and distributes the congestion degree information to the mobile phone 4. For this purpose, the mobile phone 4 is provided with a function of receiving and displaying congestion degree information. The communication of each information is performed wirelessly, and the communication means and the like for that are omitted from the drawing.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the train information distribution system having the above configuration will be described.
The train operation management system 6 acquires weight information including the vehicle number (the first car, the second car,...) And the weight from each weight sensor 2 of the train 1 that has departed from the previous station. Next, the host computer 7 calculates the congestion degree for each car from the weight information acquired by the operation management system 6. For example, assuming that the weight detected by the weight sensor 2 of a vehicle is 10,000 kg, the weight per passenger is 65 kg, and the capacity of one vehicle is 100, the congestion degree of this vehicle is as follows.
10000 $ 65 $ 100%
It becomes.
[0016]
In this way, the host computer 7 obtains the congestion degree of each car, creates congestion degree information including the congestion degree and information for specifying the train 1 (for example, Hikari No., line name, etc.) and stores the information in the station premises. This is transmitted and received by the mobile phone 4 owned by the passenger 5. The mobile phone 4 displays the congestion degree of each car of the train 1. In this case, the congestion degree information may be distributed to the mobile phone 4 of the passenger who has contracted in advance. Moreover, the passengers may be allowed to select a train or a route for which the user wants to know the congestion degree information.
[0017]
In the above, the case where the train 1 has already departed from the station immediately before the arrival station has been described, but the case where the train 1 has not arrived at the station immediately before or the station interval such as the Yamanote Line If the calculation time is short due to a short time, the number of passengers for each vehicle at the previous station or the station 3 is estimated. As an estimation method, in the operation management system 6, the number of passengers based on the daily operation results for each station is stored in a database, and from this database, for example, the train immediately before or immediately before the station at the station 3 And the number of passengers of the same train on the previous day (excluding holidays), or the measurement of the number of passengers at the same time zone and the same driving interval, etc., and calculate the congestion degree based on this May be.
[0018]
Further, although the weight sensor 2 is provided on the vehicle, the weight information sensor may be provided for each free seat. However, if the accuracy of the congestion degree information is too high, there is a high possibility that a passenger who cannot actually sit in a seat increases, and a complaint or the like may occur. However, it is preferable that the traffic condition is approximately a percentage of the congestion so that the passengers can use the vehicle as a guide. Alternatively, it may be determined how many minutes ahead the congestion degree information should be obtained according to the current position of the user, and the congestion degree information at the time may be displayed. In this case, a method that allows the user to directly input how many minutes ahead information should be obtained, a method that automatically sets how many minutes later information should be provided according to the current position of the user, Trains for which the congestion level should be notified according to the user's situation, such as a method of automatically selecting the congestion level information of the train that has reached the nearest location on condition that the user has passed the automatic ticket gate. You can choose.
[0019]
In the first embodiment, the congestion degree information may be displayed on a display means such as a boarding position of a station platform or an electronic bulletin board installed at a predetermined location in the station premises. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a train information distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention in such a case, and shows a case where the present invention is applied to a Shinkansen.
The congestion degree information obtained in the first embodiment is processed by COSMOS (Shinkansen integrated system).
[0020]
In FIG. 2, the congestion degree information 8 is transmitted to the general command center 10 by the vehicle management system 9 and processed by the central device. The processed congestion degree information is displayed on the display board of the unreserved seat vehicle among the train guide boards (door position display boards) 12 of the station platform by the operation management system 11. In this case, the congestion degree is displayed in, for example, three levels, and is displayed in, for example, “red”, “yellow”, and “blue”.
[0021]
According to the first and second embodiments, since the passenger waiting at the station can know the congestion status of the next coming train 1 before the train arrives, the passenger can change the train to board according to the degree of congestion. It is possible to cope with any change such as changing, and it is possible to always sit in the vehicle and get on.
[0022]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the train information distribution system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a mobile phone owned by a passenger, and 22 denotes an automatic ticket gate, which authenticates a mobile phone 21 having electronic ticket information to be described later and passes it along with the passenger. Reference numeral 23 denotes a management server which issues an electronic ticket and records the electronic ticket information on the mobile phone 21 and transmits various service information to the mobile phone 21 by e-mail.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the train information distribution system having the above configuration will be described.
First, the passenger purchases an electronic ticket from the management server 23 and downloads the electronic ticket information including specific information such as “Nozomi No. ○ / No. ○ car, No. seat, to ○ station” to the mobile phone 21. Next, when the passenger gets on the train, he / she is authenticated by the automatic ticket gate 22 using the mobile phone 21 on which the electronic ticket information is recorded. The authenticated information is transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 22 to the management server 23 together with the electronic ticket information. Thereafter, the management server 23 creates service information based on the specific information of the electronic ticket information of the mobile phone 21 of the authenticated passenger, and transmits this to the mobile phone 21 by e-mail.
[0024]
As the contents of the service information, for example, alarm information notifying that the train has approached the passenger's disembarkation station, arrival time change information at the disembarkation station, accident information such as train delay, transfer information at the disembarkation station, There are the congestion degree information described above in the first and second embodiments, alarm information three minutes before departure as a delay prevention service, departure train line / time change information, and the like. In addition, there are accommodation information, sightseeing information, advertisement information, etc. of hotels and inns at the destination. The mobile phone 21 receives the service information by e-mail and displays it, so that the passenger can know the desired information and can respond according to the situation.
[0025]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a reservation system using electronic ticket information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described third embodiment, a mobile phone on which electronic ticket information is recorded can be used to reserve accommodation facilities such as a taxi near a passenger's drop-off station and hotels and inns. It was made. Therefore, FIG. 4 has a configuration that partially overlaps with the third embodiment.
In FIG. 4, a passenger makes a reservation for a designated ticket reservation server 32 by using a mobile phone 31 to obtain electronic ticket information. In addition, the mobile phone 31 registers as a member of the guidance application in the guidance reception server 33.
[0026]
The passenger gets on the train 34 after being authenticated by the automatic ticket gate together with the mobile phone 31. At the home and in the car, the various service information described above is transmitted electronically from the train schedule information 35 and the in-car guide server 36 in the same manner as in the first to third embodiments, based on the instruction from the guide reception server 33 which has been authenticated. Delivered by email. The distribution timing is set, for example, a predetermined time before the estimated arrival time that can be known based on the passenger's ticket information, and the electronic mail is automatically distributed at the time. desirable.
[0027]
On the other hand, a local service provider 37 at an arrival station including a hotel, an inn, a taxi company, a souvenir shop, etc., registers its own guide information in the guide information registration server 38 for a fee.
When a passenger in the train 34 wants to make a reservation for these service agents 37, he or she designates the agent and transmits electronic ticket information to the guidance reception server 33 from the mobile phone 31 to apply for guidance. In response to this, the guidance reception server 33 instructs the in-vehicle guidance server 36 to distribute guidance information, and the in-vehicle guidance server 36 obtains the guidance information of the designated trader from the guidance information registration server 38, and transmits this to the in-vehicle information. The information is distributed to the mobile phone 31 via the guidance server 36.
[0028]
When the passenger performs a reservation operation of the mobile phone 31 based on the distributed guidance information, the in-vehicle guidance server 36 inquires a designated trader via the guidance information registration server 38, and the trader checks each server to determine whether or not to accept the reservation. Notify to the mobile phone 31 via. At the time of the inquiry, information such as the arrival time (including the arrival change time) of the train 34 on which the passenger is riding is notified to the trader. Further, for example, alarm information about minutes before arrival may be notified to a trader.
[0029]
According to the present embodiment, when booking a taxi, the driver only has to turn the car at the notified time, and when booking a hotel, inn, store, etc., the driver is guided according to the notified time. Since people only need to go, wasteful waiting time can be eliminated. In addition, it is possible for a passenger to save time and effort to search for a taxi or a hotel after getting off the train, and to travel efficiently. Alternatively, train operation information may be acquired, and when a train delay occurs, the delay time may be automatically notified to a reservation destination such as the taxi.
In each embodiment, a mobile phone is used, but another mobile terminal may be used.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a vehicle weight is detected, a congestion degree of a vehicle is calculated based on the detected weight, congestion degree information including the calculated congestion degree and information for specifying the vehicle is created and distributed to a portable terminal. With this configuration, the passengers waiting for the train at the station can know the status of the train congestion.
Further, since the congestion degree information is configured to be displayed on a display means such as an electronic bulletin board provided at the station, a passenger at the station can know the congestion state of the train without having a portable terminal.
[0031]
In addition, the portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded is authenticated by an automatic ticket gate, service information corresponding to the electronic ticket information is created after the authentication, and the service information is distributed to the portable terminal. Various service information having contents corresponding to the ticket information can be received.
In addition, since the service information includes information relating to the arrival time of the train, the passenger can accurately know the arrival time of the train on which the user is riding at the destination station even if the change has been made.
[0032]
In addition, the train passenger makes a reservation based on the electronic ticket information from a portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded to a service provider at the destination of the passenger, and the train arrival included in the electronic ticket information is included in the reservation. The time information is transmitted to a service company such as a taxi company and / or an accommodation facility, and the mobile terminal is configured to notify the establishment of the reservation. Therefore, the service company provides a service based on the notified train arrival time information. You only need to start, and passengers can save time searching for taxis and hotels at the destination.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a train information distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a train information distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a train information distribution system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a reservation system using electronic ticket information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 34: train, 2: weight sensor, 3: station, 21, 31: mobile phone, 5: passenger, 6, 11: operation management system, 7: host computer, 8: congestion degree information, 9: vehicle management system , 10: General command center, 12: Door information display board, 22: Automatic ticket gate, 23: Management server, 32: Designated ticket reservation server, 33: Information reception server, 35: Train schedule information, 36: In-car information server, 37: server company, 38: guidance information registration server

Claims (6)

Detecting means for detecting the weight of the train vehicle;
Calculating means for calculating the congestion degree of the vehicle based on the detected weight,
A train information distribution system, comprising: a congestion degree information creation / distribution unit that creates congestion degree information including the calculated congestion degree and information specifying the vehicle and distributes the information to a portable terminal. The train information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the congestion degree information is displayed by a display unit provided at a station. Electronic ticket issuing means for issuing an electronic ticket and recording the electronic ticket information on the portable terminal;
An automatic ticket gate that authenticates the mobile terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded,
A train information distribution system, comprising: service information creation and delivery means for creating service information based on the electronic ticket information obtained through the automatic ticket gate after the authentication and delivering the service information to the portable terminal. 4. The train information distribution system according to claim 3, wherein the service information includes information on a train arrival time. Reservation means for a train passenger to make a reservation based on the electronic ticket information from a portable terminal on which the electronic ticket information is recorded to a service provider at the destination of the passenger,
At the time of the reservation, the train arrival time information included in the electronic ticket information is transmitted to the service provider, and communication means for notifying the portable terminal of the establishment of the reservation is provided. Reservation system used. 6. The reservation system using electronic ticket information according to claim 5, wherein the service provider is a taxi company and / or an accommodation facility.

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