JP2004355385A - System for grasping the number of bus passengers getting on and off - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install a display panel on a bus stop to display next starting bus information such as the destinations, scheduled arrival time, congestion states and the number of passengers intending to get off on the display panel. <P>SOLUTION: The system for grasping the number of passengers intending to getting on/off comprises: a bus 1 provided with an reader for reading out the information of a passenger ticket 3 with an IC tag which is carried by each passenger and a transceiver; a bus operation management center 5 provided with a management sever 6, a DB 7, etc.; a display panel installed in each bus stop; and a communication line connecting between the bus and each display panel and is constituted so that boarding section information is read out from a ticket with an IC tag which is carried by each passenger when the passenger gets off at a bus stop A, information obtained by adding bus ID to the read information is transmitted to the bus operation management center 5, the management server 6, on the basis of the obtained information, prepares next starting bus information to be displayed on the display panel 11 of the next bus stop B and transmits the prepared information to the display panel to display it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for grasping the number of passengers of a bus, and based on information read from a ticket with an IC tag carried by the passenger, the number of passengers of the bus is grasped, and the next bus stop is waited for by the next bus stop. The next bus information such as the congestion status and the expected number of people getting off is displayed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A timetable that lists the scheduled transit times and destinations of the buses installed at each bus stop on the route bus operation route will only show the actual transit times even if the buses are involved in traffic congestion and are delayed. Because the user could not be notified, the user had no choice but to wait for the bus to arrive even at the time far beyond the scheduled passage time, and the user was dissatisfied.
[0003]
Therefore, a mobile body management device that provides information on the required time of arrival, estimated arrival time, destination, etc. to the user of the bus stop by the display unit installed at each bus stop with respect to the operation status of the route bus. It has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-202992 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional mobile management device, even if the user of the bus stop knows the expected arrival time of the bus, the destination, etc., the user does not know the bus congestion status, the expected number of people getting off, etc. You have to wait for the bus, worried about whether you can sit on the bus.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a display panel at a bus stop, and display next bus information such as a destination, an estimated arrival time, a congestion state, and a planned number of people to get off.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a system for grasping the number of passengers of a bus according to the present invention comprises a bus 1 provided with a reader and a transceiver for reading information on a ticket 3 with an IC tag carried by the passenger, a management server 6 and a database. A bus operation management center 5 provided with a bus 7 and the like; display panels 8 and 11 installed at each bus stop; a communication line 14 connecting the bus operation management center 5 and the bus 1 so as to be able to exchange information; Communication lines 15 and 16 connect the operation control center 5 to the display panels 8 and 11 so that information can be transmitted. The bus 1 is taken from a ticket with an IC tag carried at the time of a passenger at the bus stop A. The section information is read, and information obtained by adding a bus ID to this information is transmitted to the bus operation management center 4 via the communication line 14. The bus operation management center 5 receives the information from the bus 1 by the management server 6. The next bus information to be displayed on the display panel 11 of the next bus stop B is created and stored in the database 7 and transmitted to the display panel 11 for display on this. It is characterized.
[0007]
The next bus information displayed on the display panel is a destination of the bus, an estimated time of arrival, a congestion state, and a planned number of people getting off.
[0008]
Further, the above-mentioned congestion state is calculated by a ratio of the number of passengers at the time of departure from the bus stop A and the number of bus passengers.
[0009]
Further, the number of passengers at the time of departure from the bus stop A is calculated from the number of tickets with IC tags read from the passengers who have already taken and the passengers who have got off.
[0010]
Further, the number of people who will get off at the next bus stop B is calculated from the boarding section information read from the ticket with the IC tag.
[0011]
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the next bus information from the bus operation management center 5 is received and displayed by a mobile phone.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a system for grasping the number of passengers on a bus according to the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a bus, which is a reader for reading information on a ticket 3 with an IC tag carried by a passenger (user) 4 and a transmitter for transmitting the read information via an antenna 2 and a communication line (wireless) 14. It has. Reference numeral 5 denotes a bus operation management center, which includes a management server 6, a database (DB) 7, and the like.
In addition, it is desirable to provide a transceiver in place of the above-mentioned transmitter of the bus 1 so as to be able to receive information (for example, inquiry, command, etc.) from the bus operation management center 5.
[0013]
Reference numeral 8 denotes a display panel installed at the bus stop A, 11 denotes a display panel installed at the next bus stop B, and a bus operation management center via the antennas 9 and 12 and communication lines (wired or wireless) 15 and 16. Next, the next bus information from 5 is received, displayed, and provided to the bus passenger (user) 13 service.
Note that the next bus information from the bus operation management center 5 can be received by the mobile phone 22 and displayed.
[0014]
The above bus passenger count system is operated as follows.
That is, when the traveling bus 1 stops at the bus stop A, first, the getting-off information of the IC tag-attached ticket 3 of the getting-off passenger is read by the reader.
Next, when the waiting passenger 10 gets on the bus 1, similarly, the boarding section information of the ticket 3 with the IC tag of the customer is read by the reader.
[0015]
In each case of getting on and off, the information for the number of people getting on and off is read, and when the getting on is completed, the bus 1 departs, and the information obtained by adding the bus ID to the read information is transmitted via the transmitter, the antenna 2 and the communication line 14. It is transmitted to the bus operation management center 5.
[0016]
The management server 6 of the bus operation management center 5 receives this information from the bus 1 and stores it in the DB 7, and creates the next bus information to be displayed on the display panel 11 of the next bus stop as follows.
The next departure bus information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, and includes a destination, an estimated arrival time, a congestion state, and a planned number of people getting off.
[0017]
The congestion state is calculated based on the ratio between the number of passengers and the number of passengers of the bus when the bus stop A is started.
Of these, the number of people boarding when departing from the previous bus stop A can be calculated from the number of tickets with IC tags read from the number of people who have boarded so far and the passengers who have got off. As for the displayed congestion status, as shown in FIG. 2, it is preferable to display “congestion” in red, “slightly congestion” in yellow, and “vacant seats” in blue.
[0018]
The above congestion situation is distinguished as "congestion" when the number of passengers on the bus is 50 and the number of seats is 30 and the number of passengers is 50 or more and the riding index is 50/50 x 100% or more. If the number of passengers is 30 to 49 and the boarding index is 60 to 99%, "somewhat congested" is set. If the number of passengers is less than 30 and the boarding index is less than 60%, "vacant seats" are set.
[0019]
The number of people who will get off at the next bus stop can be calculated from the boarding section information read from the ticket with the IC tag.
In addition to displaying the next bus information on the display panel, the waiting customer 20 at the bus stop carrying the mobile phone 22 accesses the bus operation management center 5 to receive and display the next bus information. Can be seen.
[0020]
The bus operation management center not only uses the passenger's getting on / off information transmitted from each bus as data for creating the next bus information to be displayed on the display panel of the bus stop, but also stores the collected passenger's getting on / off information in the database 7. It can be used as a reference for future bus operation plans if necessary.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in addition to displaying the estimated arrival time, the destination, etc. on the display unit of the bus stop as in the past, in addition to the destination, the estimated arrival time, the congestion status, the expected number of people getting off, etc., as the next bus information. By displaying the information on the display panel, it is possible to provide the service to a bus waiting passenger more than before.
Further, since the information of passengers getting on and off transmitted from each bus and compiled is stored in the database, it can be used as data for subsequent bus operation plans as needed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a system for grasping the number of passengers on and off a bus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an example of “next bus information” displayed on a display panel of a next bus stop.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Bus 2, 9, 12 Antenna 3 Ticket with IC tag 4 Passenger 5 Bus operation management center 6 Management server 7 Database 8, 11 Display panel 10, 13, 20 of next departure bus information Bus waiters 14, 15, 16 , 21 Communication line

Claims (6)

A bus provided with a reader and a transceiver for reading information of a ticket with an IC tag carried by a passenger, a bus operation management center provided with a management server and a database, a display panel installed at each bus stop, A bus number grasping system comprising a communication line connecting the operation management center and the bus so that information can be exchanged and a communication line connecting the bus operation management center so that information can be transmitted to each display panel,
The bus reads the boarding section information from the IC tag-carrying ticket carried when passengers get on and off at the bus stop, transmits information obtained by adding a bus ID to this information to the bus operation management center via a communication line,
The bus operation management center receives the information from the bus by the management server, stores it in the database, creates the next bus information to be displayed on the display panel of the next bus stop, stores it in the database, and transmits it to the display panel. And I made it appear on this,
A system for grasping the number of passengers getting on and off buses. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the next bus information displayed on the display panel includes a destination of the bus, an estimated time of arrival, a congestion state, a planned number of people getting off the bus, and the like. The bus congestion system according to claim 2, wherein the congestion status is calculated based on a ratio of the number of passengers and the number of bus passengers when the bus stops. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the number of passengers at the time of departure from the bus stop is calculated from the number of IC tag-equipped tickets read from the passengers who have already taken and the passengers who have got off. . 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the expected number of people getting off at the next bus stop is calculated from the boarding section information read from the ticket with the IC tag. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the next bus information from the bus operation management center is received and displayed by a mobile phone.

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