KR20140061602A - Commuter bus reservation management apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A commuter bus reservation management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The commuter bus reservation management apparatus includes: a communication part for transmitting and receiving information related to a bus reservation to/from a reservation device and a bus terminal; and a control part for processing information related to the bus reservation. The control part receives information related to the bus reservation from the reservation device through the communication part, and transmits the information related to the bus reservation to the bus terminal, and generates reservation cancelation information for non-boarding reservation of the information related to the bus reservation in case boarding information is not received from the bus terminal till a predetermined time before a departure time of the bus, and transmits the reservation cancelation information to the reservation device and the bus terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bus reservation management apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a regular boarding bus reservation, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for managing a reservation of passengers more efficiently in a regular boarding bus system.

Generally, in case of moving using public transportation, especially high-speed or intercity bus, the user must be issued a ticket according to the date and time corresponding to the schedule. On the other hand, in the case of a city bus, the user waits for the bus at a predetermined stop and then aboard.

For convenience of public transportation users, various reservation methods are disclosed, and public transportation users can select and reserve time, stop, and seat. However, this reservation method does not consider the case of non-boarding after reservation.

On the other hand, the regular boarding bus system operates in a different way from the bus system of public transportation. Regular boarding buses are buses that are operated for registered users, such as buses for commuting on a remote university campus or commuter buses for corporations, and return buses to designated bus stops. In the regular bus system, fixed users use fixed bus routes. In order to utilize a good seat in a conventional bus system, users have to wait in a line for a long time to wait for a bus, resulting in fatigue and waste of time. In the case of regular buses, users have to use them twice a day, and this difficulty is repeated every day.

Furthermore, when the existing public transportation reservation system is applied to the regular bus, the reservation management and the user's confusion will be increased if the reservation person does not board in view of the special nature of the regular bus.

Patent literature

Apparatus and method for providing public transportation reservation and destination information using the Internet (Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0027534)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a reservation management system that eliminates time-consuming and fatigue of the above-mentioned users in the regular bus ride management. At the same time, another task is to provide a regular boarding bus reservation management apparatus and method for allowing other users to board a bus even in the case where a reservation person does not ride in consideration of the specificity of the bus.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a regular ride bus reservation management device capable of providing more accurate demand forecast information such as a use time prediction of a regular ride bus user and a vehicle dispatch, And a method thereof.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for managing regular bus ride reservation, comprising: a reservation device and a bus terminal; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information related to bus reservation; And a control unit for processing information associated with the bus reservation, wherein the control unit receives information associated with the bus reservation from the reservation device via the communication unit, transmits information associated with the bus reservation to the bus terminal, When the boarding information is not received from the bus terminal until the determined time, the reservation canceling information is generated for the non-boarding reservation among the information related to the bus reservation, and the reservation canceling information is transmitted to the reservation device and the bus terminal.

The information associated with the bus reservation of the regular boarding bus reservation management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes reservation route information, reservation time information, and reservation reservation information.

The information associated with the bus reservation of the regular boarding bus reservation management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes reservation route information and reservation time information, and reservation route information and reservation time information are generated based on predetermined information.

The predetermined information of the regular boarding bus reservation management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is information associated with the class time or information related to commute.

The information associated with the bus reservation of the regular boarding bus reservation management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is generated based on the location information received by the GPS receiver of the reservation device.

The communication unit of the regular boarding bus reservation management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the reservation cancellation information generated by the reservation device and transmits the reservation cancellation information to the bus terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bus reservation management method for a bus, comprising: receiving information related to bus reservation from a device; Transmitting information associated with bus reservation to a bus terminal; Generating reservation cancellation information for un-boarding reservation among information associated with the bus reservation when the boarding information is not received from the bus terminal until a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus; And transmitting reservation cancel information to the bus terminal.

The information related to the bus reservation of the regular ride bus reservation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes reservation route information, reservation time information, and reservation reservation information.

The information associated with the bus reservation of the regular ride bus reservation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes reservation route information and reservation time information, and reservation route information and reservation time information are generated based on predetermined information.

The predetermined information of the routine ride bus reservation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention is information related to the class time or information related to the commute.

The information associated with the bus reservation of the regular boarding bus reservation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention is generated based on the location information received by the GPS receiver of the reservation device.

The method of managing a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes receiving the reservation canceling information generated by the reservation device and transmitting the reservation canceling information to the bus terminal.

The embodiments of the present invention have at least the following effects.

In other words, according to the apparatus and method for managing a regular boarding bus reservation according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate time-consuming and fatigue that users of conventional regular buses feel by introducing a reservation system to the regular boarding bus.

In addition, after confirming the non-boarding reservation in the regular boarding bus reservation management, the non-boarding seat can be made available to other users so that the reservation and boarding of the regular boarding bus can be managed effectively.

In addition, from the viewpoint of operating the regular boarding bus, the use time of the regular boarding bus can be investigated and reflected in the dispatching, the vehicle management can be efficiently performed, and accurate bus compilation and reservation status can be grasped.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a bus reservation management system for a regular boarding according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a reservation device for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a bus terminal and a management terminal for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic UI (user interface) of a reservation device for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a regular boarding bus reservation and boarding method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In addition, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical scope of the present invention.

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or signals to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and through at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a bus reservation management system for a regular boarding according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 may include a reservation device 10, a management terminal 20, a bus terminal 30, and a personal identification entity 40.

As used herein, the term " regular ride bus " means a bus for long distance commuters of a university or a bus for long distance commuters of an enterprise. Bus stops and routes are designated by the operating university or company. Registered and dedicated cards or media can be issued to users to use regular buses. In regular buses, it is possible to check whether the passenger is a regular bus user registered when boarding the bus, and the use of unregistered passengers may be restricted.

In the regular bus, a method of paying the fee in advance and deducting the amount of money, a method of reducing the number of boarding times, or a method of using a commuter pass for which the use period is determined as a year / month may be used.

The regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 allows the user of the reservation device 10 to reserve the seat of the regular boarding bus through the management terminal 20 using the reservation device 10, Etc. to the bus terminal 30 and the bus terminal 30 transmits the reservation boarding information collected using the personal identification entity 40 to the management terminal 20. [ The regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 is a system in which bus usage information such as user registration information, charge information, route information, seat information, reservation information, reservation cancellation information, or a combination thereof Lt; / RTI >

The user registration information means information associated with the user when the user is registered as a user of the regular boarding bus. The user registration information may include the user's name, student number / number, other identification number, payment amount / route, number of reservation cancellation, preferred boarding time / boarding place, and the like. The user registration information may be composed of various information as described above, and the user information includes information required for use of the regular bus, such as student number / number, payment amount / route, preferred boarding time / It can be classified as information required in terms of the regular bus ride management regardless of the actual information related to the boarding information.

The fare information means information related to the payment of the fee for the regular boarding bus by the user. The charge information may include monthly charge / charge / charge information, monthly charge information, monthly charge information, and deferred charge amount. The user can pay the monthly fee / month / year / semester, and can pay on a daily basis. In addition, the user can charge the amount in advance and use the postpaid amount so that the user can settle the postpaid amount when the user pays the amount exceeding the charge amount.

Route information refers to information about routes of bus vehicles and information about bus stops where buses are commuter and users board. The seat information means the number of the seat in which the users are seated. The reservation information and the reservation cancellation information are information for reserving the route / time / seat in advance for the user to ride the regular bus, and the reservation information and the reservation cancellation information will be described later in the explanation of the flowchart of the regular bus reservation .

The reservation device 10 is a terminal used by a user of a regular boarding bus to reserve a bus car, for example, the reservation device 10 can be a smart phone, a computer, a laptop computer, a kiosk device, a navigation device, A blip PC terminal. In FIG. 1, the reservation device 10 is shown as a smartphone, a kiosk device, and a desktop computer. Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the reservation device 10 is a smartphone will be described for convenience of explanation. For the sake of convenience of explanation, the reservation device 10 is described as one. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In the regular bus reservation management system 100, a plurality of reservation devices 10 are employed, 10) may be included.

The reservation device 10 includes a communication unit, a processor, a memory, an input unit, an output unit, and a GPS module, and communicates through a communication network. A specific configuration of the management terminal 20 will be described later.

The management terminal 20 is a terminal disposed at an operating place of the regular boarding bus reservation management system, and may be, for example, a fixed terminal. If the management terminal 20 is a fixed terminal, it may be a desktop computer. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is described that the management terminal 20 is a desktop computer as a fixed terminal, but it is obvious that the management terminal 20 may be a laptop or the like as a mobile terminal. 1, there is only one management terminal 20 in the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 for convenience of explanation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100, The management terminal 20 of FIG.

The management terminal 20 manages various information related to the operation of the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 and authentication information for authenticating the user registration, the reservation device 10 or the bus terminal 30, respectively. The authentication information may be managed through another configuration of the system server according to an implementation of the invention. The regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 registers or authenticates the reservation device 10 or the bus terminal 30 via the management terminal 20. [ That is, the reservation device 10 is first authenticated through the management terminal 20 whether it is a registered user or not, and receives route information or the like from the management terminal 20. The reservation device 10 generates reservation information for route, time, and seat, and transmits the reservation information to the management terminal 20.

The management terminal 20 receives the reservation information from the reservation device 10, authenticates the reservation information, searches for the bus terminal 30 of the reserved bus, and transmits the reservation information to the retrieved bus terminal 30.

The authentication operation between the above-described reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30 via the management terminal 20 can be applied to all the transmission and reception steps described below, but will be omitted herein for convenience of explanation.

The management terminal 20 provides data necessary for using the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 and related programs. The data and related programs needed to use the system may include webpages, smartphone applications, customized programs, and the like.

The management terminal 20 manages bus use information including user registration information, fare information, route information, seating information, dispatch information, reservation information, reservation cancellation information, and the like, Or the bus terminal 30. The management terminal 20 provides the operator with the reservation status of each route, the status of the riding, the statistics of the riding on the buses on a period / route basis, the route of the vehicle, and the current location in real time. The management terminal 20 includes a personal identification object reader, a communication unit, a control unit, a memory, an input unit, and an output unit, and communicates through a communication network. A specific configuration of the management terminal 20 will be described later.

The management terminal 20 receives the system information, the user registration information, the charge information, the route information, the seat information, the dispatch information, the reservation information, the reservation cancellation information, and the like provided and managed in the regular boarding bus reservation management system 100 Base. The local database or the database of the remote server that the management terminal 20 can use is available for example from Oracle, dBASE, DB2, Sybase, mySQL, mSQL, ODBC, MS Access, SQL Server, or Infomix.

1, the management terminal 20 is a single module. However, various functions of the management terminal 20, which will be described below, are executed in a plurality of modules, (20).

The bus terminal 30 transmits and receives the bus use information including the user registration information, the charge information, the route information, the seat information, the dispatch information, the reservation information, and the reservation cancellation information to the management terminal 20, Receives the information from the identification entity (40), reads the registered information of the user, and updates the boarding information and the reservation information. The bus terminal 30 includes a personal identification object reader, a communication unit, a GPS receiver, a control unit, a memory, an input unit, and an output unit, and communicates through a communication network. A specific configuration of the bus terminal 30 will be described later.

The personal identification object 40 is a user identification means including at least user registration information of the user of the reservation device 10, that is, the user of the regular boarding bus. For example, ), A bar code, and NFC (Near Field Communication). Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the individual identification entity 40 is an RFID for convenience of explanation will be described.

The RFID tag 40 may include an antenna (not shown) and a memory (not shown) for communicating with the RFID reader. The RFID tag 40 is physically attached to the reservation device 10 and can be effectively utilized as a ticket for a regular boarding bus.

The RFID tag 40 has been standardized to support tracking of user information. The most typical ISO 18000-6C tag consists of four areas: user memory area, tag ID area, UII (Unique Item Identification) area, and Reserved area.

Here, the user memory area is an area in which information other than the RFID code and the additional information is freely recorded. Therefore, it is not defined as to how to store the information, and is variously applicable. The user memory area may include charge information, use route information, and the like. The tag ID field is a field for recording the tag manufacturer ID. The encoding method must conform to the ISO / IEC 15963 standard and can not be modified by the RFID service provider. The UII area is a core area for encoding the RFID code and additional information, and is an area for storing an ID for a user, that is, a user number / number of a user. The reserved area corresponds to an undefined area. However, the method of using the RFID tag 40 is not limited to the above-described method and is applicable in various ways according to the convenience of the operator.

The RFID tag 40 can be input information through the management terminal 20. [ That is, the user of the regular boarding bus can register the use of the regular boarding bus to the administrator operating the management terminal 20 or the management terminal 20. In this process, the operator inputs the information of the new user to the RFID tag 40, As shown in FIG.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the school / company that operates the existing regular bus using the RFID tag can use the regular bus reservation management system 100 according to the present invention without any additional cost.

The reservation device 10, the management terminal 20, the management terminal 20 and the bus terminal 30 or the reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30 can communicate wirelessly via the communication network. The communication network can be a high-speed period network of a large communication network capable of a large-capacity, long-distance voice and data service, and can be a next generation wired and wireless network for providing Internet or high-speed multimedia service. If the communication network is a mobile communication network, it may be a synchronous mobile communication network or an asynchronous mobile communication network. As an embodiment of the asynchronous mobile communication network, a WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) communication network is exemplified. In the case of using the WCDMA scheme, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile communication network may include a Radio Network Controller (RNC). Meanwhile, although the WCDMA network has been described as an example of the communication network, the communication network may be a next generation communication network such as 2G, 2.5G, 3G, LTE network, 4G network, or other IP based IP network.

The communication network may be Bluetooth using the IEEE 802.15.1 standard. Or the communication network may be a wireless local area network (WLAN). A wireless LAN is a technology that allows wireless devices to connect to the Internet wirelessly in a home, a business, or a specific service area using a reservation device 10 such as a lap top computer, a navigation device, or a smart phone based on radio frequency technology.

2 is a block diagram of a reservation device for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the reservation device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a processor 12, a memory 13, an input unit 14, an output unit 15, and a GPS receiver 16.

The communication unit 11 includes a wireless communication unit, and the reservation device 10 transmits and receives bus utilization information to and from the management terminal 20 using a wireless communication unit. For example, when the communication unit 11 communicates using the wireless communication unit, the reservation device 10 is configured to use the wireless communication unit. The reservation device 10 uses the communication network such as the 2G network, the 2.5G network, the 3G network and the 4G network to transmit the user registration information, the charge information, the route information, the seat information, the reservation information, And may receive bus use information through a WLAN communication network or transmit and receive bus use information through a local area network such as a Bluetooth connection.

Processor 12 may refer to a processor capable of performing various operations on a reservation device, such as a smartphone, a kiosk device, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet PC, or navigation. The bus utilization information received by the communication unit 11 of the reservation device 10 is stored in the memory 13. [ The reservation device 10 also generates reservation information among the bus use information through the input unit 14 to be described later.

The processor 12 is also configured to manage the authentication and registration of the reservation device 10 as described above in connection with the management terminal 20 of FIG. The reservation device 10 has a unique authentication means and can authenticate via the authentication means and reserve the regular boarding bus.

The input unit 14 is configured to recognize the inputting and selecting operation of information at the reservation device 10. [ The input unit 14 may include at least one of a button, a key, a touch panel, a joystick, a microphone, a camera, a keyboard, and a mouse, and various input devices may be used. The input unit 14 is configured to allow a user of the reservation device 10 to control a web page, an application for a smartphone, a customized program, and select information.

The output unit 15 outputs the bus utilization information or the bus utilization information received from the management terminal 20 by voice or visually. The output unit 15 may include a speaker and a display device for outputting sound. In addition, the output unit 15 can display various information related to the regular boarding bus reservation management. For example, the output unit 14 can visually display the route information and the vehicle dispatching information among the bus use information. Also, the output unit 14 can notify the reservation device 10 of the completion of the reservation by sound effect or voice. In this case, the voice may be voice associated with the time and seat of the reserved vehicle.

The GPS module 16 receives the location information or movement path of the reservation device 10, i.e., the smartphone in this embodiment. In the case of the reservation device 10 whose position is fixed, such as a kiosk device or a desktop computer, the configuration for the GPS module 16 may be omitted. The location information of the reservation device 10 received from the GPS module 16 may be displayed on the geographical information together with the location of the regular bus or the location of the bus stop. Geographical information refers to information processed so that location information such as terrain, roads, and buildings can be visually displayed.

The processor 12 of the reservation device 10 stores the location information of the reservation device 10 received from the GPS module 16 in the memory 13. [ The processor 12 may also generate the reservation information based on the location information of the reservation device 10 received from the GPS module 16. [ A method of generating reservation information based on the position information will be described later.

3 is a block diagram of a bus terminal and a management terminal for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a management terminal 20, a bus terminal 30, and an RFID tag 40 are shown.

3, the management terminal 20 includes an RFID reader 21 communication unit 22, a memory 23, an input unit 24, an output unit 25, and a control unit 26. The communication unit 11, the memory 13, and the input unit (not shown) of the reservation device 10 described in Fig. 2 among the communication unit 22, the memory 23, the input unit 24 and the output unit 25 of the management terminal 20 14, and the output unit 15 will not be described.

The RFID reader 21 of the management terminal 20 can exchange information with the RFID tag 40 through an antenna of the RFID tag 40 and store information in the memory of the RFID tag 40. [ As described above, in the management terminal 20, the administrator of the management terminal 20 can register the use of the regular ride bus. In this process, the management terminal 20 stores the information of the new user in the memory 23 And the information of the new user can be input to the RFID tag 40.

Alternatively, the management terminal 20 can set the charge amount or update or change the charge information including the monthly usage information per month / year / term. In addition, the management terminal 20 may set the information through the RFID reader 21 so that the management terminal 20 may charge the money in advance and settle the postage charge if the charge amount is low, and may set a limit for the postpaid amount.

The communication unit 22 of the management terminal 20 transmits and receives bus utilization information to and from the reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30 and the received bus utilization information is stored in the memory 23. [ The bus use information received from the reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30 via the communication unit 22 is continuously updated in the management terminal 20 and retransmitted to the reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30. [

The input unit 24 of the management terminal 20 is used for inputting vehicle dispatching, setting of charge information, user registration information, and route information. The output unit 25 of the management terminal 20 can inform the user through the voice when the RFID tag 40 is recognized through the RFID reader 21 or when the information is changed and stored in the RFID tag 40 Bus utilization information can be visually displayed. For example, the manager can input vehicle dispatch, charge information setting, route information, and the like by using the input unit 24 of the management terminal 20. [ The user moves to the management terminal 20 and can request the administrator of the management terminal 20 to register the regular bus user and the manager recognizes the RFID tag 40 to the RFID reader 21 and notifies the RFID tag 40 , The user registration information, the route information, and the charge information through the input unit 24. At this time, the output unit 25 of the management terminal 20 can visually or spontaneously display / output the fact that the user registration of the newly registered user is completed and the predetermined amount / period is charged.

The control unit 26 is connected to at least one of the RFID reader 21, the communication unit 22, the memory 23, the input unit 24, and the output unit 25 described above, 10) and bus utilization information, and controls the functions of the above-described configurations.

The management terminal 20 transmits and receives information to and from the reservation device 10 for reservation, the bus terminal 30 installed in the vehicle and the RFID tag 40 including the user registration information, . That is, when the bus utilization information is changed in one of the bus terminal 30, the reservation device 10 or the RFID tag 40 through the above configuration, the changed information is updated through the communication network to the remaining configurations.

When the regular boarding buses are boarding the bus, the boarder must board the bus until a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus. Boarding information is not generated from the bus terminal 30 when the RFID tag of the reservationer is not brought into contact with the RFID receiver of the bus terminal 30 until a predetermined time before departure time. On the other hand, in this case, the management terminal 20 generates reservation cancellation information for deactivating reservation information related to the route and time. The management terminal 20 transmits the reservation cancellation information to the bus terminal 30. [ In the bus terminal 30 receiving the reservation cancellation information, the reservation information is deactivated by the reservation cancellation information. Accordingly, the reservation of the non-boarding reservation person is canceled, and the non-reserved person who has been waiting can board the canceled seat.

Here, the predetermined time before the departure time of the bus can be determined by the operator. The predetermined time may be the same as the departure time. In other words, the bus operator can wait for the boarding passenger by the departure time of the bus, and if the passenger does not arrive by the bus departure time, the passenger who cancels the reservation and waits can be boarded.

The predetermined time may be five minutes before the departure time. In this case, if the reservation is not made five minutes before departure time, all reservations are canceled and the waiting person can be boarded.

In addition, the management terminal 20 can register and manage the information of all the vehicles by receiving the bus use information from the bus terminal 30 in operation. Furthermore, bus usage information including reservation information including the reservation information is collected from the reservation device 10 and the bus terminal 30, and it is possible to extract the riding statistics of the regular buses on a per-route reservation status, have. Such data can be viewed in an Excel file or in various graph formats. In addition, through the GPS module of the bus terminal 30, which will be described later, the travel route and the current position of the vehicle can be inquired in real time in the form of an electronic map together with the geographical information.

In addition, the management terminal 20 may provide statistics on sales inquiry and sales on a daily basis, and may be configured to operate a lost and found center for users on the same route.

3, the bus terminal 30 includes an RFID reader 31 communication unit 32, a GPS module 33, an input unit 34, an output unit 35, and a control unit 36 . The communication unit 11, the input unit 14, and the output unit 15 of the reservation device 10 described in FIG. 2 among the communication unit 32, the GPS module 33, the input unit 34, and the output unit 35 of the bus terminal 30, The description of the functions overlapping with the GPS module 15 and the GPS module 16 will be omitted.

The RFID reader 31 of the bus terminal 30 receives the user registration information when the user moves the RFID tag 40 at a short distance or when it contacts the bus when boarding the bus. The user registration information received through the RFID reader 31 is compared with the reservation information of the bus terminal 30, and the route, the user, and the vehicle time are confirmed. When it is determined that the user who reserved the vehicle is the bus terminal 30, the boarding information is generated. The boarding information may include, for example, route information, boarding time, boarding vehicle position, user registration information, and a boarding flag. The vehicle position and riding classification flag at the time of boarding will be described later.

The communication unit 32 of the bus terminal 30 receives the bus use information and the reservation information from the management terminal 20. The reservation information may include, for example, route information, departure time, user registration information of the reservation person, and reservation seat. The reservation information is periodically updated from a vehicle time or a vehicle time to a predetermined time. Through this continuous update, it is possible to receive the occupant information reserved in real time. Further, the generated riding information may be transmitted to the management terminal 20. Alternatively, the communication unit 32 of the bus terminal 30 may transmit all of the generated riding information to the management terminal 20 collectively after the departure time of the vehicle.

The GPS module 33 of the bus terminal 30 receives the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the vehicle is transmitted to the reservation device 10 and the management terminal 20 via the communication unit 32. [ The location information of the vehicle can be received and stored with a radius value of 17 digits. The position information of the transmitted vehicle can be used to confirm the position of the current riding vehicle in the reservation device 10 and the management terminal 20. [ The input unit 34 of the bus terminal 30 inputs / changes bus use information of the vehicle. For example, when the information on the route is changed by maintenance or construction of the road, the driver can change the route information through the input unit 34. If the amount information of the user does not match or the riding information needs to be changed, ) Can be used.

The output unit 35 of the bus terminal 30 can be informed via voice when the RFID tag 40 is recognized in the management terminal 20 as described above. Also, the output unit 35 of the bus terminal 30 can display the number of people riding.

The control unit 36 of the bus terminal 30 is coupled to at least one of the RFID reader 31, the communication unit 32, the GPS module 33, the input unit 34, and the output unit 35, 32), and controls the functions of the above-described configurations.

The bus terminal 30 compares the reservation information received from the management terminal 20 with the user registration information received from the RFID tag 40, and generates boarding information when the values match and the boarding is valid. The boarding information may include user registration information of the passenger, a boarding classification flag, and position information of the vehicle received from the GPS module 33 of the bus terminal 30 when boarding. That is, the control unit 36 compares the user registration information with the reservation information stored in the bus terminal 30, changes the boarding division flag to a value corresponding to boarding, and stores the boarding flag in the form of the position information of the vehicle at the time of boarding, Store information together. The stored user registration information, the boarding classification flag, and the position information of the vehicle at the time of boarding are transmitted to the management terminal 20 by the communication unit 32. Further, the location information of the bus terminal 30 is transmitted to the reservation device 10 and the management terminal 20 so that the location information can be utilized.

Further, the bus terminal 30 is configured to transmit the occupant information collected in the ready state of the bus terminal 30 to the management terminal 20. The occupant information collected in the ready state means that the bus terminal 30 is being turned on and ready, or the communication state of the communication unit 32 of the bus terminal 30 is unstable or can not be transmitted, Information. The communication unit 32 of the bus terminal 30 can transmit the above-described missing information to the management terminal 20 after a predetermined condition, for example, five minutes after the departure time, after the end of the dispatch time, have. In this case, the transmitted missing information may be separately stored in the memory (not shown) of the bus terminal 30.

On the other hand, the bus terminal 30 can manage the boarding of non-registered parties in addition to the above-mentioned reserved party. In this case, the bus terminal 30 uses the ticket sales information from the management terminal 20 instead of the above-mentioned reservation information. The ticket sales information includes user registration information and charge information, and means information for recognizing a passenger in the same manner as the above-mentioned reservation information. The RFID reader 31 of the bus terminal 30 receives the user registration information of the non-registered user and the control unit 36 registers the ticket sales information of the route and the user And compares the registration information to generate boarding information.

4 is a schematic UI (user interface) of a reservation device for reservation of a regular boarding bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reservation device 10 shows the route information 41. Fig. The route information 41 may include the location of the bus stop, the vehicle departure time, the number of reserved seats, the number of remaining reserved seats, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the location of the bus stop is Gangnam Station, the departure time of the vehicle is 16:50, the reserved seat number is 20, and the remaining reserved seat number is 25.

When the position of the bus stop, the vehicle departure time, and the seat are selected, the reservation device 10 generates reservation information including information such as user registration information, the position of the bus stop, the vehicle departure time, and the seat. The reservation device (10) transmits the generated reservation information to the management terminal (20).

The preference time 42 is a preference time for the user's usage time selected by the user or selected based on the predetermined data. For example, the user can determine the preference time when registering the user registration information or set the preference time using the reservation device 10. [ Or the preference time can be determined based on the information of the user who has been input. For example, in the case of a university bus, the schooling time and the schooling time are determined based on the user's class schedule, and the preferred time 42 can be determined based on the schooling time. Alternatively, in the case of a bus commuting bus of the enterprise, the preference time 42 may be determined based on the time at which the bus company commutes and the office hours of the company.

The balance information 43 is information associated with the charge information, and represents the remaining amount of the previously charged amount. As described above, the payment amount / method may be monthly / periodic use or number of times depending on the operating method. In this case, it may be a 'periodic ticket inquiry' or a 'remaining number inquiry' instead of the balance information. In addition, the user can charge the amount in advance and use the postpaid amount so that the user can settle the postpaid amount when the user pays the amount exceeding the charge amount.

The automatic reservation 44 does not select one of the route information 41 as reservation information but generates reservation information by a predetermined method. For example, the reservation device 10 receives the location information of the reservation device 10 via the GPS module 16, and when the reservation device 10 determines that the user is adjacent to the location of the bus stop, As' the bus stop is nearby. Do you want to reserve the next regular bus? ' And the reservation information can be generated based on this. In other words, the reservation device 10 can automatically reserve or guide the next regular bus of the route used by the user when the user moves near the bus stop.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a regular boarding bus reservation and boarding method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, registration of user registration information, generation of reservation information, and generation of reservation cancellation information / boarding information at the time of boarding / non-booking are described. 5 is described for the sake of convenience in the interaction of the reservation device 10, the management terminal 20, and the bus terminal 30. Further, the reservation device 10 is described as a smart phone capable of loading an application for convenience, but is not limited thereto. All steps can be performed independently, but for simplicity, they are described as a single process.

The reservation device 10 receives the login information from the application and confirms the registered user or user registration information (S10). If there is no user registration information, the management terminal 20 registers the user registration information and inputs the user registration information to the RFID tag 40 (S20). The inputted user registration information is transmitted to the bus terminal 30 (S30).

When the user registration information is confirmed, the reservation device 10 receives the route information, the departure time information, and the seat information, inquires and selects them (S70). Route information, departure time information, and seat information are transmitted to the reservation device 10 by the management terminal 20 and updated as necessary (S50). The bus terminal 30 also receives and updates route information, departure time information, and seat information from the management terminal 20 (S60).

The reservation device 10 generates reservation information based on the received route information, departure time information, and seat information (S70). The reservation device 10 transmits the reservation information to the management terminal 20 (S80), and the management terminal 20 transmits reservation information to the bus terminal 30 (S90).

When the bus terminal 30 receives the user registration information from the RFID tag 40 and confirms that the reservation information is compared with the reservation information, the bus terminal 30 generates boarding information and transmits the boarding information to the management terminal (S120).

The management terminal 20 stores and processes the received boarding information and provides the information to the operator as the above-described operation information (S130). Further, the management terminal 20 transmits the boarding information to the reservation device 10, and the reservation device 10 receives the boarding information and stores that boarding for the reservation is completed (S140).

On the other hand, a case where the boarding information is not transmitted from the bus terminal 30 to the management terminal 20 until a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus, that is, a case where the boarder is not boarded until a predetermined time before the departure time is described .

When the RFID tag 40 of the reserver does not contact the RFID receiver of the bus terminal 30 until a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus and the boarding information is not generated until a predetermined time before the departure time, Generates cancellation information for deactivating reservation information related to the route and time. The management terminal 20 transmits the reservation cancellation information to the bus terminal 30. [ In the bus terminal 30 receiving the reservation cancellation information, the reservation information is deactivated by the reservation cancellation information. Therefore, the reservation of the non-boarding reservation person is canceled, and the non-reservation person who is waiting can be boarded.

Here, the predetermined time before the departure time of the bus can be determined by the operator. The predetermined time may be the same as the departure time. In other words, the bus operator can wait for the boarding passenger by the departure time of the bus, and if the passenger does not arrive by the bus departure time, the passenger who cancels the reservation and waits can be boarded.

The predetermined time may be five minutes before the departure time. In this case, if the reservation is not made five minutes before departure time, all reservations are canceled and the waiting person can be boarded.

Such a regular boarding bus reservation management method can not be used in the conventional reservation management method in public transportation, and can be implemented through the configuration of the management terminal and the bus terminal described above.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, which is capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

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Claims (12)

A reservation device and a bus terminal; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information associated with bus reservation; And
And a control unit for processing information associated with the bus reservation,
Wherein the control unit receives information associated with the bus reservation from the reservation device via the communication unit, transmits information associated with the bus reservation to the bus terminal,
When the boarding information is not received from the bus terminal by a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus, the reservation canceling information generating unit generates reservation cancellation information for un-boarding reservation among the information related to the bus reservation, And transmits it to the bus terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation includes reservation route information, reservation time information, and reservation reservation information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation includes reservation route information and reservation time information,
Wherein the reservation route information and the reservation time information are generated based on predetermined information. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the predetermined information is information associated with a class time or information associated with a commute. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation is generated based on the location information received by the GPS receiver of the reservation device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication unit receives the reservation cancel information generated by the reservation device and transmits the reservation cancel information to the bus terminal. Receiving information associated with the bus reservation from the reservation device;
Transmitting information associated with the bus reservation to a bus terminal;
Generating reservation cancellation information for non-boarding reservation among information associated with the bus reservation when the boarding information is not received from the bus terminal until a predetermined time before the departure time of the bus;
And transmitting the reservation cancellation information to the bus terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation includes reservation route information, reservation time information, and reservation reservation information. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation includes reservation route information and reservation time information,
Wherein the reservation route information and the reservation time information are generated based on predetermined information. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the predetermined information is information associated with a class time or information associated with a commute. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the information associated with the bus reservation is generated based on the location information received by the GPS receiver of the reservation device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising receiving the reservation cancellation information generated by the reservation device and transmitting the reservation cancellation information to the bus terminal.

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