JP2006119889A - Communication apparatus and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
Provided is a communication device provided in a vehicle that does not require special items for passengers and can easily display the intention to get off, and a communication system using the communication device.
[Solution]
A disembarkation intention communication device 1 is provided inside the vehicle 5, and a disembarkation intention communication person 3 as a passenger uses the mobile phone 2 to the disembarkation communication device 1 according to the Bluetooth wireless communication standard. Send data to display your intention to get off. The get-off intention communication device 1 displays the status of the person who wants to get off based on the data received from the mobile phone 2. The driver 4 recognizes the situation of the person who wants to get off the vehicle displayed by the get-off intention communication device 1 and stops the vehicle 5 at the station.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger intention to display a vehicle intention in transportation.

  In transportation such as a bus, when a vehicle approaches a place where it is desired to get off the passenger, the driver stops the vehicle and the passenger can get off by using the driver's intention to get off. A push button type is generally used as an intention display means for getting off. However, when there are a large number of passengers, it is difficult to push the button, and it may be difficult to display the intention to get off.

Therefore, for example, an electronic ticket having a wireless tag storing use section information as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is read in advance by a device in the vehicle at the time of boarding, and this device operates based on the use section information. A method of notifying passengers of the intention to get off the passenger can be considered.
JP 2002-271251 A

  However, the above method requires the passenger to purchase an electronic ticket in advance, which is inconvenient for passengers who use transportation such as buses. Further, since the above method uses an electronic ticket having a predetermined use section, it is difficult and inconvenient to display the intention to get off at an arbitrary place.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device provided in a vehicle that does not require special items for passengers and can easily display the intention to get off, and a communication system using the communication device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a communication device of the present invention is a communication device provided in a vehicle, comprising a communication means for performing wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal and an output means, wherein the communication means is connected to the mobile communication terminal. It comprises control means for creating passenger's disembarkation intention information based on the received passenger's disembarkation intention display information and outputting the passenger's disembarkation intention information to the output means (this configuration is the first configuration and Call).

  According to such a configuration, since a passenger can display the intention to get off using a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone that he / she usually possesses, there is no need for special items such as the above electronic ticket, and radio communication is used. The intention to get off can be easily displayed regardless of the boarding position. In addition, it is possible to display an intention to get off at an arbitrary place to get off.

  Further, the communication device of the present invention is the communication device of the first configuration, wherein the communication means stores storage means for storing the passenger's disembarkation intention display information including the disembarkation place information received from the portable communication terminal, and the vehicle Based on the current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the vehicle, the disembarkation place information stored in the storage means, and the current position information of the vehicle acquired by the current position acquisition means. And calculating means for calculating the distance to the passenger based on the distance calculated by the calculating means, and outputting the passenger intention to get off the vehicle to the output means (This configuration is referred to as a second configuration).

  According to such a configuration, since the passenger can display the intention to get off at a point considerably before the place of getting off, it is possible to prevent the passenger from forgetting to get off.

  The communication device of the present invention is the communication device having the first or second configuration, wherein the passenger's disembarkation intention display information received from the mobile communication terminal by the communication means is predetermined operation input information in the mobile communication terminal. In this case, the control means immediately creates the passenger's intention to get off the vehicle and outputs the passenger's intention to get off the vehicle to the output means (this configuration is referred to as a third configuration).

  According to such a configuration, the passenger can display the intention to get off with the same feeling as that of the conventional push button type of the intention to get off the vehicle, and can cope with an emergency getting off.

  The communication device of the present invention is characterized in that, in the communication device of the second or third configuration, the passenger's disembarkation intention information includes information related to the passenger who displayed the disembarkation intention (this configuration is the fourth configuration). Called the configuration).

  According to such a configuration, the driver of the vehicle and the automatic driving device of the vehicle can grasp the information related to the passenger displaying the intention to get off, so that the passenger can get off reliably.

  Moreover, the communication device of the present invention is characterized in that, in the communication device of the fourth configuration, the information related to the passenger who displayed the intention to get off is at least one of the name and the number of passengers displayed on the intention to get off. (This configuration is referred to as a fifth configuration).

  According to such a configuration, since the driver of the vehicle and the automatic driving device of the vehicle can grasp the name of the passenger displaying the intention to get off, the passenger getting off the passenger who has forgotten to get off by calling the name of the passenger when getting off Can be ensured. In addition, since the driver of the vehicle and the automatic driving device of the vehicle can grasp the number of passengers displaying the intention to get off, it is possible to detect that the passenger has forgotten to get off.

  Moreover, the communication system of this invention has a communication apparatus of the structure in any one of the 1st-5th, and a portable communication terminal which performs wireless communication with the said communication means with which this communication apparatus is provided.

  According to the communication device provided in the vehicle of the present invention and the communication system using the communication device, it is possible to easily display the intention to get off without requiring a special passenger.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking public transportation such as a bus or the like in which a driver recognizes a passenger's intention to get off and stops a vehicle as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a usage pattern of the undercar intention communication system of the present invention. A disembarkation intention communication device 1 is provided inside the vehicle 5, and a disembarkation intention communication person 3 as a passenger uses the mobile phone 2 to the disembarkation communication device 1 according to the Bluetooth wireless communication standard. Send data to display your intention to get off. The getting-off intention communication device 1 displays the status of the person who wants to get off based on the data received from the mobile phone 2 as shown in FIG. The driver 4 confirms the status of the person who wants to get off the vehicle displayed on the intention to get off the communication device 1 and stops the vehicle 5 at the station.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the undercar intention communication system of the present invention. This system includes a get-off intention communication device 1 and a mobile phone 2.

  The disembarkation intention communication device 1 is installed in a vehicle such as a bus, and includes a control unit 10, a vehicle progress recognition unit 11, a notification information determination unit 12, an information storage unit 13, a personal information storage unit 131, a mobile phone communication unit 14, and a display unit. 15. The information storage unit 13 stores information necessary for the getting-off intention communication device 1 to operate, and the personal information storage unit 131 is a storage unit that stores a passenger's desired location, a passenger's name, and the like. The vehicle progress recognizing unit 11 acquires the current position of the vehicle and data of the next station by GPS or the like, and displays the acquired data on a telop (not shown) in the vehicle connected to the get-off intention communication device 1. . The notification information determination unit 12 calculates the distance between the getting-off location and the current location of the vehicle based on the current location data of the vehicle recognized by the vehicle progress recognition unit 11 and the getting-off location data stored in the personal information storage unit 131. And determining means for determining whether the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined value. For example, if the specified value is 500 m, the distance is determined to be less than or equal to the specified value when arriving 500 m before the disembarking place. The mobile phone communication unit 14 is a communication unit that communicates with the mobile phone 2 by Bluetooth. The display unit 15 displays the status of the person who wants to get off the vehicle on a panel or the like. Each of these units is controlled by the control unit 10.

  The mobile phone 2 includes a control unit 21, a notification unit 22, a communication unit 23, a display / input unit 24, and a normal telephone communication unit 25. The communication unit 23 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from the mobile phone communication unit 14 of the get-off intention communication device 1. The notification unit 22 is a notification unit that notifies the user that the notification is transmitted / received when the communication unit 23 transmits / receives the notification. As a notification method, there are methods such as causing vibration, generating a sound, and turning on and blinking light. The display / input unit 24 includes a liquid crystal monitor and a plurality of keys. The normal telephone communication unit 25 is a communication means for performing wireless communication with the base station and performing a normal voice call through the telephone line network.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the undercar intention communication system of the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of the lower vehicle intention communication system of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S30, the passenger inputs an address unique to the transportation facility by a key operation on the display / input unit 24 of the mobile phone 2 and performs a connection processing operation with the disembarkation intention communication device 1. When the disembarkation intention communication device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected by Bluetooth, the control unit 10 of the disembarkation intention communication device 1 takes out data in an input format from the information storage unit 13 and uses the mobile phone communication unit 14. To the mobile phone 2. When the communication unit 23 of the mobile phone 2 receives the input format data, the control unit 21 displays the input format on the liquid crystal monitor of the display / input unit 24 (step S31). This input format is for inputting the passenger's desired disembarkation location, passenger name or nickname, passenger health condition, and the like.

  Here, when the getting-off location is determined in advance, the passenger can get off the desired getting-off location and passenger by operating the keys on the display / input unit 24 while looking at the input format displayed on the LCD monitor of the display / input unit 24. Enter your name, nickname, passenger health, etc. Here, the place of getting off is the name of the station. After the input, when the passenger performs an input data transmission operation by the key operation of the display / input unit 24, the control unit 21 transmits the input data to the disembarkation intention communication device 1 using the communication unit 23 (Yes in step S32). .

  The input data received by the mobile phone communication unit 14 of the unintentional communication device 1 from the mobile phone 2 is stored in the personal information storage unit 131 by the control unit 10 (step S33). The personal information storage unit 131 stores data on the location where the passenger wants to get off, data on the passenger's name and nickname, data on the health of the passenger, and the like for each passenger.

  Here, the control unit 10 periodically sends the getting-off location data stored in the personal information storage unit 131 and the current position data of the vehicle acquired by the vehicle progress recognition unit 11 to the notification information determination unit 12. The notification information determination unit 12 calculates the distance between the disembarking location and the current position of the vehicle based on these data, determines whether the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and if it is equal to or less than the predetermined value. The control unit 10 determines that the vehicle is approaching the getting-off place.

  By such a process, the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the current position of the vehicle represented by the data of the location of the vehicle that the above passenger transmits to the unintentional communication device 1 using the mobile phone 2 and is stored in the personal information storage unit 131. Is determined to be less than or equal to a specified value (step S34).

  The control unit 10 stores the passenger name and nickname data, passenger health data, etc. stored in the personal information storage unit 131 corresponding to the data of the disembarking place determined that the vehicle is approaching as described above. Based on this, the display unit 15 displays the name and nickname of the passenger displaying the intention to get off, the health condition of the passenger, and the like. At that time, the control unit 10 counts the data of the getting-off place determined that the vehicle is approaching, and displays it on the display unit 15 as the number of passengers displaying the intention to get off.

  By such a process, the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the current position of the vehicle represented by the data of the location of the vehicle that the above passenger transmits to the unintentional communication device 1 using the mobile phone 2 and is stored in the personal information storage unit 131. Is below the specified value (Yes in step S34), the name, nickname, health status, etc. of the passenger who sent the input data to the disembarkation intention communication device 1 using the mobile phone 2 are displayed at that time. Is displayed on the display unit 15 together with the same information of other passengers who are performing. In addition, the number of passengers who are indicating the intention to get off at that time is also displayed on the display unit 15 (step S38).

  Note that the control unit 10 may simply cause the display unit 15 to display “stop next” if there is data on the location where the vehicle is determined to be approaching as described above.

  Then, the driver recognizes the content displayed on the display unit 15 and stops the vehicle (step S39). Here, since the name and nickname of the passenger displaying the intention to get off are displayed on the display unit 15, the driver can call the name and reliably get off the passenger. In addition, since the number of passengers indicating the intention to get off is also displayed on the display unit 15, the driver counts the number of people who got off, detects that the passenger has forgotten to get off, and that the passenger has forgotten to get off Can be warned.

  Thereafter, when the vehicle reappears, the control unit 10 initializes the display unit 15 and deletes from the personal information storage unit 131 the data on the location where the vehicle is determined to be approaching and the data corresponding thereto.

  Even if the passenger does not transmit input data from the mobile phone 2 to the disappointment intention communication device 1 (No in step S32), the passenger immediately gets off to the driver by inputting a predetermined operation on the mobile phone 2. Can communicate

  The passenger recognizes the approach of the disembarking place (step S35). Then, the passenger performs a predetermined operation input such as pressing the # key of the display / input unit 24 twice in succession on the mobile phone 2 (step S36). The control unit 21 transmits the predetermined operation input data to the get-off intention communication device 1 using the communication unit 23 (step S37).

  When the mobile phone communication unit 14 of the get-off intention communication device 1 receives the predetermined operation input data from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 immediately displays the current get-off intention displayed on the display unit 15. 1 is added to the number of persons and displayed (step S38). At this time, the control unit 10 may simply display “stop next” on the display unit 15.

  A passenger inputs a name or nickname, health status, etc. while viewing the input format displayed on the liquid crystal monitor of the display / input unit 24 in the mobile phone 2, and inputs these input data to a predetermined operation input (for example, display). When the mobile phone communication unit 14 of the get-off intention communication device 1 receives the input data and the predetermined operation input data, for example, press the # key of the input unit 24 twice in succession) The control unit 10 may immediately display the name or nickname, health status, etc. on the display unit 15 based on the input data.

  Then, the driver recognizes the content displayed on the display unit 15 and stops the vehicle (step S39).

  In the above embodiment, the get-off intention communication device 1 notifies the driver of the intention to get off the passenger using the display unit 15, but may be notified by voice.

  In the above embodiment, a mobile phone has been described as a mobile communication terminal used by a passenger. However, the mobile communication terminal may be a PDA, a notebook PC, or the like.

  Moreover, since the above embodiment is an embodiment in a transportation facility where a driver such as a bus exists, the driver is notified of the intention to get off the passenger. However, for example, when applying the lower vehicle intention communication system of the present invention to a transportation system operated by an automatic driving device such as a monorail, the control unit 10 of the lower vehicle intention communication device 1 and an automatic driving provided in a vehicle such as a monorail. If an interface is provided in the get-off intention communication device 1 so that data can be transmitted to and received from the device, the intention to get off the passenger can be notified to the automatic driving device. The automatic driving device can stop the vehicle at the station based on the passenger's intention to get off the vehicle received from the control unit 10. Moreover, when the data of the passenger's intention to get off from the control unit 10 includes the passenger's name or nickname, the automatic driving device can call the passenger's name with a voice device when the vehicle stops. In addition, if the data on the intention to get off the passenger received from the control unit 10 includes data on the number of passengers that are indicating the intention to get off, the automatic driving device grasps the number of passengers who got off at the time of the stop with a sensor or the like, and performs control. Compared with the data on the number of people who are displaying the intention to get off from the section 10, it is possible to detect that the passenger has forgotten to get off and to warn the passenger with a voice device.

These are figures which show the usage-type outline of the undercar intention communication system of this invention. These are block diagrams of the configuration of the undercar intention communication system of the present invention. These are figures which show the processing flow of the undercar intention communication system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Get-off intention communication apparatus 2 Mobile phone 3 Get-off intention communication person 4 Driver 5 Vehicle 10 Control part 11 Vehicle progress recognition part 12 Notification information determination part 13 Information storage part 14 Mobile phone communication part 15 Display part 131 Personal information storage part 21 Control Unit 22 Notification unit 23 Communication unit 24 Display / input unit 25 Normal telephone communication unit

Claims (6)

  A communication device provided in a vehicle, comprising: a communication means for performing wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal; and an output means, wherein the communication means receives the passenger's intention to get off based on the passenger's take-off intention display information received from the mobile communication terminal. A communication device comprising control means for creating information and outputting the passenger's disembarkation intention information to the output means. Storage means for storing the passenger's intention to get off the vehicle including the information on the location of the passenger that the communication means receives from the mobile communication terminal, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the vehicle, and storage in the storage means Calculating means for calculating a distance between the getting-off location and the current position of the vehicle based on the obtained getting-off location information and the current position information of the vehicle acquired by the current location acquiring means,
2. The communication according to claim 1, wherein the control unit creates the passenger intention to get off the vehicle based on the distance calculated by the calculation unit, and outputs the passenger intention to get off the vehicle to the output unit. apparatus.   When the passenger's disembarkation intention display information received from the mobile communication terminal by the communication means includes predetermined operation input information in the mobile communication terminal, the control means immediately creates the passenger's disembarkation intention information, and the passenger The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the intention to get off the vehicle is output to the output means.   4. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the passenger's intention to get off the vehicle includes information related to the passenger who has displayed the intention to get off.   The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the information related to the passenger who has displayed the intention to get off is at least one of the name and the number of passengers whose intention to get off is displayed.   6. A communication system comprising: the communication device according to claim 1; and a portable communication terminal that performs wireless communication with the communication unit included in the communication device.

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