JP3381599B2 - Bus operation information notification method and system, and storage medium storing bus operation information notification program - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bus operation information notifying method and system, and a storage medium storing a bus operation information notifying program, and in particular, a route bus which is difficult to operate on time due to the influence of road conditions and the like. The present invention relates to a bus operation information notification method and system for notifying a user of information as to when to wait at a bus stop, and a storage medium storing a bus operation information notification program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sensor installed on a road, a stop, a bus car, or the like is provided in order to provide a user with the operation status of a route bus that is difficult to operate on time due to the influence of road conditions. Etc., the location of each bus is grasped and the information display device installed at the stop is used to provide the user with information such as the current location of the bus approaching, the bus system and destination, and the estimated arrival time. A system called a bus location system is used.

[0003]

However, since the information provided by the bus location system is mainly limited to the place where the bus is stopped, the user can go to that place and check the bus operation status. There is a need. In addition, the destination by the bus location system is the system or destination of the bus, and each user needs to judge whether or not the bus passes the destination of the user by looking at the information. is there.

Further, in the conventional technology, it is necessary for the user side to monitor the information provided, and the position of each user (how many minutes on foot from the stop was waiting)?
Therefore, it is impossible to provide a service such that a user is notified only when necessary. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and enables the operation status of a bus to be monitored and notified according to the destination and the situation of the user, and other uses until the bus arrives. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage medium storing a bus operation information notification method and system, and a bus operation information notification program, which can effectively use time by carrying out a request or waiting at home.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention. The present invention (Claim 1) provides a bus operation information notifying method for notifying a bus user when to wait at a bus stop, the bus stop, the user's destination, and the user's destination. The condition of how close the bus passing through to the stop needs notification is:
The user designates from the mobile terminal (step 1), monitors the operation status of the bus (step 2), and if the condition designated by the user is satisfied during the monitoring (step 3), the user carries Notify the terminal (step 4).

According to the present invention (claim 2), in a bus operation information notifying method for notifying a bus user when to wait at a bus stop, a bus stop, a user's destination, and
From the condition designating device, specify the condition of how close the bus passing through the destination of the user needs to be notified to the stop, monitor the operation status of the bus, and during the monitoring,
When the condition specified by the user is satisfied, the mobile terminal of the user is notified.

Further, in the present invention (claim 3), when the bus operation information is monitored, a device for monitoring the bus stop included in the condition is selected, and the condition is acquired by the selected device. The bus location system is used to acquire the approach information of the bus based on the condition. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

In the bus operation information notification system of the present invention (claim 4), the stop used by the user, the destination of the user, and how close the bus passing through the destination of the user is to the stop In this case, the mobile phone has condition setting means 110 for setting a condition for which notification is required, transmitting means 120 for sending the set condition to the monitoring side, and output means 130 for outputting the notification from the monitoring side. When the terminal 100, the monitoring means 220 for monitoring the bus operation status, and the monitoring information obtained by the monitoring means 220 and the monitoring information satisfying the conditions received from the mobile terminal 100 are available, the mobile terminal operates the bus. The monitoring device 200 includes a notification unit 210 that notifies information.

The present invention (Claim 5) requires notification of the stop used by the user, the destination of the user, and the extent to which the bus passing through the destination of the user approaches the stop. A mobile terminal having a condition setting device having condition setting means for setting whether or not to carry out, a condition setting device having transmitting means for sending the set condition to the monitoring side, and an output means for outputting a notification from the monitoring side, Monitoring means for monitoring the operating status of the bus, and notifying means for notifying the mobile terminal of the bus operating information when the monitoring information obtained by the monitoring means is present and the monitoring information satisfying the condition received from the mobile terminal is present. And a monitoring device having.

The present invention (Claim 6) provides the monitoring means 2
In 20, when the condition received from the mobile terminal 100 is acquired, the condition is acquired in the monitoring location selecting unit that selects the device that monitors the bus stop of the condition and the device selected by the monitoring location selecting unit, And a proximity information acquisition unit that acquires bus proximity information using a bus location system based on the condition.

A storage medium storing the bus operation information notification program of the present invention (claim 7) is mounted on a mobile terminal of a user, and has a stop used by the user, a destination of the user, and a use of the user. Condition setting process for setting conditions for how close a bus passing through the destination of the person to the stop requires notification, a sending process for sending the set conditions to the monitoring side, and the monitoring side Output process to output the notification from the, and the monitoring process that is installed in the monitoring device that monitors the operating status of the bus and monitors the operating status of the bus, and the monitoring information obtained by the monitoring process and the conditions received from the mobile terminal If there is monitoring information that satisfies the condition, a notification process that causes the mobile terminal to notify the bus operation information is included.

The present invention (Claim 8) is mounted on a condition setting device possessed by a user, and a stop used by the user, a destination of the user, and a bus passing through the destination of the user are provided at the stop. Condition setting process that sets the condition of how much notification is required when it comes close to, the transmission process that sends the set condition to the monitoring side, and the notification from the monitoring side that is set on the mobile terminal Output process, and a monitoring process for monitoring the bus operation status, which is installed in a monitoring device for monitoring the bus operation status, and the monitoring information acquired by the monitoring process by the monitoring process and the monitoring information satisfying the conditions received from the mobile terminal. In some cases, a notification process for causing the mobile terminal to notify the bus operation information.

According to the present invention (claim 9), in the monitoring process, when a condition received from a portable terminal is acquired, a monitoring place selecting process for selecting a device for monitoring a bus stop of the condition, and a monitoring place selecting process. And a proximity information acquisition process for acquiring the proximity information of the bus by using the bus location system based on the condition in the device selected by.

According to the above, the user specifies the condition of the bus stop, the destination, and how close the bus passing through the destination wants to be notified from the portable terminal to the monitoring device. By sending the information, the monitoring device can notify the user when the bus operating condition satisfies the condition. Accordingly, the user can determine when to leave the house or the place where he / she is currently by outputting the notification to the voice or the screen. In the conventional bus location system, you can not check the bus operation status unless you go to the bus stop,
According to the present invention, only by setting conditions for a bus to be boarded, it is possible to know how close the bus is from the monitoring device side, and there is no need to wait unnecessarily at the bus stop.

[0015]

FIG. 3 shows the system configuration of the present invention. The system shown in FIG.
It is composed of the notification center 200. The mobile terminal 100 is
Between the bus stop, the destination of the user, the condition designating device 110 and the monitoring / notification center 200 that set conditions such as how close a bus passing through the destination requires a notification. It is composed of a communication device 120 that performs communication.

As shown in FIG. 4, the monitoring / notification center 200 is composed of a monitoring control device 210 and a monitoring location device 220. The monitoring control device 210 extracts the receiving unit 211 that receives the condition from the mobile terminal 100, the monitoring place device 220 installed at the bus stop included in the acquired condition, and sends the condition to the monitoring place device 220. It has a monitoring controller 212 and a monitoring place database 213 that stores monitoring place data. The monitoring location device 220 receives the condition from the monitoring control unit 212 and notifies the mobile terminal 100 of a message, a condition storage table 222 storing the condition acquired from the monitoring control unit 212, and an existing bus location. The system includes a bus monitoring unit 223 that monitors the operating status of the bus.

The operation of the above monitoring / notification center 200 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the operation of the monitoring / center of the present invention. Step 101) Receiver 211 of monitoring control device 210
In, it is determined whether or not the condition is received from the mobile terminal 100. If the condition is received, the process proceeds to step 102, and if not received, the reception of the condition is awaited.

Step 102) The monitoring place device 220 for controlling the monitoring of the stop specified by the received condition is extracted by referring to the monitoring place database 213, and the condition is transmitted to the monitoring place device 220. Step 103) In the monitoring place apparatus 220 selected by the monitoring control apparatus 210, it is judged whether or not there is a condition notification from the monitoring control apparatus 210, and if there is, the procedure moves to Step 104, and if not, the procedure moves to Step 106. To do.

Step 104) The system / destination of the bus passing through the destination of the user is acquired from the acquired conditions. Step 105) The bus system / destination condition to be monitored and the notification destination are stored in the condition storage table 222 according to the acquired conditions. Step 106) Bus monitoring unit 2 of monitoring location device 220
23 obtains bus proximity information via the bus location system.

Step 107) The monitoring place device 22
It is determined whether or not the current bus approach information at the stop monitored by 0 matches the condition stored in the condition storage table 222. If yes, the process proceeds to step 108, and if not, step 103. Move to. Step 108) The notification destination stored in the condition storage table 222 is notified that the bus that matches the condition has approached the range specified by the condition.

Step 109) The condition of the notified destination is deleted from the condition storage table 222.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG.
A screen for designating the condition is displayed, and when the condition designation is completed and the send button 111 is pressed, the condition designated by the monitoring / notification center 200 and the address information of the mobile terminal or the ID is transmitted. To be done. Speaker 1
30 outputs by voice from the monitoring / notification center 200 that the designated bus has approached to the range meeting the conditions.

Description will be made based on the conditions shown in FIG.
The user displays a screen as shown in FIG. 6 on the condition designating device 110 of the mobile terminal 100, and a bus passing from “□□ housing complex” to “ΔΔ park” arrives within “3” minutes. When it arrives, the notification is input as a condition, and the send button 111 is pressed.

As a result, the condition is transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 to the monitoring / notification center 200 by radio or the like. The reception unit 211 of the monitoring control device 210 of the monitoring / notification center 200 receives the condition and transfers it to the monitoring control unit 212. The monitoring controller 212 searches the monitoring place database 213, extracts the stop name “□□ housing complex” included in the condition, and selects the monitoring place device 220 that monitors the “□□ housing complex”. The monitoring controller 212 notifies the selected monitoring location device 220 of the condition.

The communication unit 221 of the monitoring place device 220 stores the conditions received from the monitoring control unit 212 in the condition storage table 2
It is stored in 22. The bus monitoring unit 223 uses the bus location system to acquire the approach information of the bus, and determines whether the acquired approach information of the bus satisfies the condition stored in the condition storage table 222. Here, the approach information is changed from the above condition "" □ housing complex "to" △
When the bus passing through the “park” reaches “notify when the bus arrives within 3 minutes”, the communication unit 221 notifies the portable device 100 of the destination notified of the condition together with the condition.
Notify that the bus has reached the specified range.

As a result, the portable terminal 100 outputs the information notified from the monitoring place device 220 by voice from the speaker 130. By performing such processing,
The user can get the time that the bus will arrive without going to the bus stop and does not have to have a meaningless wait.

In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 is used.
At the monitoring location device 22 of the monitoring / notification center 200
Although an example is shown in which the information notified from 0 is output by voice from the speaker 130, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a method of sounding an alarm or displaying it as a message on the screen is also possible. . Next, as another embodiment, a configuration in which the mobile terminal 100 and the condition setting device are independent will be described.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a condition designating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the condition specifying device 300 is
It is assumed that it is installed independently of the mobile terminal 100 and that the conditions can be specified by using, for example, a personal computer. In the example shown in FIG.
From bus stop name "□□ housing complex" to stopover "△△ park"
When the corresponding bus reaches the range of “3” via the, the mobile terminal 100 number “050-12-3456”
7 ”to be notified. As a result, the condition designation device 300 transmits the condition to the monitoring / notification center 200. Accordingly, the monitoring location device 220 of the monitoring / notification center 200 that monitors the corresponding bus notifies the mobile terminal 100 when the bus corresponding to the condition reaches a predetermined range (within 3 minutes).

As a result, if the user has a PHS or the like until the bus arrives, the user may wait for the bus while doing business such as shopping at a store about a minute's walk from the bus stop. It will be possible. In addition, the above embodiment is based on the mobile device 10.
0 and the monitoring / notification center 200 in FIG. 4, FIG. 6, and FIG.
However, without being limited to this example,
Each component is configured as a program, stored in a portable storage medium such as a disk device, a floppy disk, a CD-ROM or the like connected to a computer that executes the program, and appropriately installed when executing the present invention. It is possible to realize notification of bus monitoring information.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to monitor and notify the operating status of the bus according to the destination and the status of the user, so that another status can be maintained until the bus arrives. Like doing business or waiting at home,
It becomes possible to effectively use the waiting time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a monitoring / notification center of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the operation of the monitoring / notification center of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a condition setting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 mobile terminals 110 Condition specifying device, condition setting means 111 Send button 120 communication device, transmission means 130 speaker, output means 200 Monitoring / Notification Center 210 Monitoring and control equipment 211 Receiver 212 Monitoring and Control Unit 213 Monitoring place database 220 Monitoring place device, monitoring means 221 Communication unit, notification means 222 Condition storage table 223 Bus monitoring unit 300 Condition setting device

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --Continued from the front page (56) References JP-A-8-329387 (JP, A) JP-A-5-28398 (JP, A) JP-A-4-80898 (JP, A) JP-A-8- 129699 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G08G 1/00-1/16

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for notifying a bus user of when to wait at a bus stop, comprising: a bus stop, a user's destination, and a bus passing through the user's destination. The user designates from the mobile terminal the condition of how close to the stop the notification is required, the bus operation status is monitored, and the condition specified by the user is monitored during the monitoring. A bus operation information notification method, characterized in that the mobile terminal of the user is notified when the condition is satisfied. 2. A bus operation information notification method for notifying a bus user of when to wait at a stop, wherein a bus stop, a user's destination, and a bus passing through the user's destination are provided. If the condition specifying device specifies the condition of how close to the stop the notification is required, and the bus operation status is monitored, and if the condition specified by the user is satisfied during monitoring, A method for notifying bus operation information, characterized by notifying the mobile terminal of the user. 3. When monitoring operation information of the bus, a device that monitors the bus stop included in the condition is selected, and the condition is acquired by the selected device and The bus operation information notification method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bus approach information is acquired based on the bus location system. 4. A condition is set for a stop used by a user, a destination of the user, and how close a bus passing through the destination of the user needs to be when the bus stops near the stop. A mobile terminal having a condition setting means, a transmitting means for transmitting the set condition to the monitoring side, an output means for outputting a notification from the monitoring side, a monitoring means for monitoring the operating status of the bus, and the monitoring A monitoring device that acquires monitoring information from the mobile terminal and notifies the mobile terminal of bus operation information when there is monitoring information that satisfies the condition received from the mobile terminal. A bus operation information notification system. 5. A condition set for a stop used by a user, a destination of the user, and a degree of how close a bus passing through the destination of the user to the stop requires a notification A mobile terminal having a condition setting device having condition setting means and a transmitting means for transmitting the set condition to the monitoring side, an output means for outputting a notification from the monitoring side, and monitoring the bus operating status A monitoring device having a monitoring means and a notification means for acquiring monitoring information from the monitoring means and notifying the portable terminal of bus operation information when there is monitoring information satisfying the condition received from the portable terminal. A system for notifying bus operation information, comprising: 6. The monitoring means, when acquiring the condition received from the portable terminal, selects a device for monitoring a device that monitors the bus stop of the condition, and selects by the monitoring place selection means. In the device
The bus operation information notification system according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising: an approach information acquisition unit that acquires the condition and acquires bus approach information based on the condition using a bus location system. 7. A notification which is mounted on a mobile terminal of a user and used by the user, a destination of the user, and a degree of proximity of a bus passing through the destination of the user to the stop Condition setting process that sets conditions that need to be set, a transmission process that sends the set conditions to the monitoring side, an output process that outputs a notification from the monitoring side, and a monitoring that monitors the operating status of the bus If there is a monitoring process that is installed in the device and that monitors the operating status of the bus and monitoring information that is obtained by the monitoring process and that satisfies the conditions received from the mobile terminal, then there is a bus on the mobile terminal. A storage medium storing a bus operation information notification program, which has a notification process for notifying operation information. 8. A stop installed in a condition setting device possessed by a user, used by the user, a destination of the user, and to what extent a bus passing through the destination of the user approaches the stop. A condition setting process that sets conditions for notification, a sending process that sends the set conditions to the monitoring side, an output process that is set on the mobile terminal and outputs the notification from the monitoring side, and a bus If there is monitoring information that is installed in a monitoring device that monitors the operation status and that monitors the operation status of the bus and monitoring information by the monitoring process, and that satisfies the conditions received from the mobile terminal, A storage medium storing a bus operation information notification program, the notification process causing the mobile terminal to notify bus operation information. 9. The monitoring process, when acquiring the condition received from the mobile terminal, selects a device for monitoring a device that monitors the bus stop of the condition, and selects by the monitoring place selection process. 9. The bus operation information notification program according to claim 7, further comprising: an approach information acquisition process that acquires the condition and acquires bus approach information based on the condition using a bus location system based on the condition. A storage medium that has been stored.