JP2003256721A - Information providing system for traveller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system capable of receiving information such as the use record information of a commuter pass (SF card) by using a cellular telephone and a personal computer. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises a central device installed on a specific center for collecting the specific information obtained from station devices installed at each station, a distributing means for distributing the specific information collected by the central device on the Internet, a receiving means for receiving the distributed specific information by using a terminal unit carried by a traveller. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger information providing system for providing information to a passenger who uses an automatic ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, station service equipment such as automatic ticket gates installed at each station is connected via a communication line to a central device composed of a host computer provided at a predetermined center of the head office of a railway company. , Processing data by a station service device, for example, when the station service device is an automatic ticket gate, when the entrance / exit (meaning entrance or exit) is performed at the automatic ticket gate,
The one itemized data relating to the entry and exit has been collected and managed by the central device. In particular, for centralized management by such a central device, a contactless ticket, which is an IC card having a wireless communication function, is adopted as the ticket, and
Since automatic ticket gates and automatic ticket vending machines have become compatible with contactless tickets, they have been widely used.

When the station service equipment system can be centrally managed by the central unit, the remaining amount stored in the SF (stored fair) storage section of the passenger ticket (magnetic ticket or contactless ticket) carried by the passenger (user) It becomes possible to centrally manage SF information such as usage history and commuter pass information, and it is possible to effectively manage passenger information.

[0004]

As described above, in the station service equipment system of recent years, in addition to the fact that the passenger information can be centrally managed by a predetermined central device such as the head office, With the advent of a computerized society, this will be used, that is, it will be possible to provide passenger information that is centrally managed and stored using IT to passengers (users), and to further improve user convenience. Was desired.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned demand, and an object thereof is to provide a passenger information providing system capable of efficiently providing passenger information related to station service equipment to passengers. To do.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the passenger information providing system according to the present invention has the following features:
The invention described in (1) is a central device provided in a predetermined center for collecting predetermined information obtained by station service equipment installed at each station, and predetermined information collected by the central device on the Internet. It is characterized by comprising a delivery means for delivering and a receiving means for receiving the delivered predetermined information by using a terminal device possessed by a passenger. Claim 2 of the present invention
The passenger information providing system described in (1) is characterized in that the terminal device is a personal computer or a mobile phone device. The passenger information providing system according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the reception is performed under the input of predetermined data for identifying the passenger.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a passenger information providing system according to an embodiment. 1, G
Is an automatic ticket gate G as station service equipment installed at a certain station. In addition to this automatic ticket gate G, there are many automatic ticket gates installed at this station, and station affairs equipment such as an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic checkout machine, or an automatic commuter ticket vending machine is installed. There is.

The automatic ticket gate G is equipped with a reader / writer equipped with an antenna for processing contactless tickets when contactless as a station service equipment system, and at the same time as other automatic ticket vending machines. Station affairs equipment such as machines will also be configured for contactless tickets.

The automatic ticket gate G and other station service devices (not shown) are connected to a station service device control device installed in a station, so-called station system 1, via a communication line L0. This station system 1 is formed mainly of a microcomputer, and is configured to collect ticket information such as information on the number of people entering and exiting the automatic ticket gate G and ticket reduction information. At the same time, it is configured to be able to collect sales information of an automatic ticket vending machine (not shown).

The station system 1 is connected via a communication line L1 to a central unit 2 provided at a predetermined center of the head office of a railway company. The central unit 2 is formed mainly of a host computer, and is configured to be able to perform a predetermined totaling process based on the information sent from the station system 1. The information to be tabulated includes information for each ticket (mainly commuter pass or SF card) possessed by each passenger.

The central unit 2 provided at the center has communication lines L2 to L from stations other than the stations shown in the drawing.
It is configured so that predetermined information is transmitted via n. Therefore, the central device 2 can centrally collect the passenger information of the entire railway company.

In the figure, N indicates a well-known Internet network. A well-known provider device is also connected to the Internet N, but it is omitted here. The Internet N is connected to the central device 2 described above, and is also connected to a personal computer (personal computer) P possessed by a passenger. It is called "phone.") H is kept in a connectable state. In the illustrated example, only one personal computer P and one mobile phone H are shown in order to simplify the drawing.

The control operation of the passenger information providing system having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, the passenger uses his / her mobile phone H to carry S
It is assumed that the access is started in an attempt to obtain the information of the ticket including the contactless ticket including the F data (step 100).
positive. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”. ).

The above-mentioned access is made valid by inputting a predetermined password for identifying the passenger (S10).
2, S104 affirmative). Therefore, it is not possible to receive information related to others. If this password is authorized, the remaining amount of the passenger's ticket is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone H (S106). If the desired content is not the remaining amount display of the boarding ticket but other information, for example, information of past boarding history, it can be obtained by operating a predetermined button.

The above-mentioned information provision is carried out by using the terminal device of the personal computer P, although the terminal device of the passenger is the mobile phone H.

FIG. 2B shows the distribution control operation of the central unit 2 to the Internet N. That is, in the central device 2, for example, a passenger ticket (commuter ticket) owned by each passenger
The effective period of is extracted, and the one that has reached the predetermined number of days (for example, two weeks before the effective period) is extracted (S
200). Note that this extraction may be performed when the remaining amount of the boarding ticket (SF storage unit) becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, the amount that does not satisfy the first fare). Then, it is determined whether or not the extracted information matches information related to a person (passenger (user)) registered as a person who desires to be provided with information in the central device 2 (S202). When the extracted information relates to the registered person (S202
Yes, the information extracted to the registered person's mail address is distributed via the Internet N (S).
204). Therefore, the passenger can easily know the contents of his / her ticket (the validity period of the commuter pass, the remaining amount, etc.). It should be noted that this information can be received by the passenger by inputting predetermined information for specifying the ticket from the terminals (H, P) regardless of whether or not the mail address is registered.

[0017]

The passenger information providing system according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a central device provided at a predetermined center for collecting predetermined information obtained by station service equipment installed at each station. , The distribution device that distributes the predetermined information collected by the central device on the Internet, and the reception device that receives the distributed predetermined information by using the terminal device owned by the passenger , It is possible to easily receive the provision of information regarding a ticket from the terminal device that the user owns. In the passenger information providing system according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the terminal device is a personal computer or a mobile phone, the information can be easily provided by the personal computer or the mobile phone. In the passenger information providing system according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the reception is performed under the input of the predetermined data for identifying the passenger, a third party can see the information regarding the passenger's own ticket by another person. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a passenger information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 station system (station service equipment control device) 2 Central unit (host computer) G automatic ticket gate N Internet B base station H mobile phone (mobile phone) P Personal computer (personal computer)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A central device provided in a predetermined center for collecting predetermined information obtained by station service equipment installed at each station, and distributing the predetermined information collected by the central device on the Internet. An information providing system for passengers, comprising: a delivery means for receiving the delivered predetermined information and a receiving means for receiving the delivered predetermined information by using a terminal possessed by the passenger. 2. The passenger information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a personal computer or a mobile phone. 3. The passenger information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the reception is performed under the input of predetermined data for identifying the passenger.