JPH1137787A - Destination guiding system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make usable means of transportation with a simple device without being perplexed by attaching a wireless transmitter to a means of transportation, which transmits a signal when entering a station, and allowing a portable wireless receiver, where destination-specific information is stored, to inform a user of the time to get off and get on. SOLUTION: When a train enters a platform, a transmitter transmits a T code for each line of the train, which is received with an antenna 4 of a pager 2, and the reception signal is supplied to a receiving part 6. The receiving part 6 selectively decodes a radio signal of assigned frequency, and a decoder 8 collates the code of a given signal with T code stored in a RAM in advance, and if agreement is found, a control part 12 is activated for outputting code reception to a display part 14, etc. A user gets on an in-coming train according to the output of the pager 2. Approaching a transfer point or getting-off point, the transmitter transmits S code for each destination station, which is received with the pager 2 to know a destination station, thus getting off the train without hesitation. Therefor, the user reaches a destination station promptly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for guiding a destination, and more particularly to a device for promptly guiding a person using a transportation system or a person moving in a large building without hesitation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is often difficult for a disabled person or an elderly person to go out using a transportation system such as a bus or a train without hesitation. For example, at a station, even if you arrive at the target platform, you must choose between an express train and a local train according to your destination, and the next train you have to enter must distinguish between them. You have to be vigilant when you get off the train so you don't miss it. Particularly, a disabled person or an elderly person may not be able to judge instantly, and may get lost or pass over. If you need to change trains on the way, it is more difficult to use transportation. As in today, there are many types of transportation, and in a state where the transportation network is intricately intertwined, even a healthy person may not be able to select the correct transportation or be lost. Also, when travelers go to sightseeing spots,
It is often difficult to choose which transportation system and where to get off. However, without hesitation about transportation such as buses and trains,
There is no device for easy use.

[0003] Furthermore, not only in such transportation but also in huge facilities and buildings such as stations and department stores, it is easy to lose not only the current location but also the direction, and it is difficult to arrive at the destination without being lost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The objects of the present invention are: 1) movement by means of transportation can be carried out with a simple device without any hesitation (claims 1 and 2); 2) easily in a vast facility or building. That it can be guided to the destination (claims 3 and 4).

[0005]

According to the present invention, a radio transmitter is attached to a transportation system, and a signal is transmitted from the radio transmitter when the transportation enters a station. A radio receiver carried by the user is provided in accordance with the destination of each user. And the radio wave receiver receives a signal from the radio wave transmitter so as to notify the time of getting on and off the vehicle.

[0006] Preferably, the signal transmitted from the radio transmitter is a type signal of a transportation organization and a station signal determined for each station, and the information stored in the radio receiver is used for traffic used by each user. The type of the institution and the getting off station are set, and the detection state is set when the received signal matches the type signal of the transportation means when getting on, and when the station signal matches when getting off.

[0007] The transportation means in the present invention means a bus or a train. A simple radio transmitter is attached to all buses and trains, and a radio receiver carried by each person stores a transportation system and a destination station according to the destination.
The information required at the time of getting on is the type of transportation, and at the time of getting off is whether or not the destination station.

According to the present invention, a radio transmitter is attached to each location in a facility, a signal determined for each attachment location is transmitted from each radio transmitter, and the destination of the user is stored in the radio receiver. It is characterized in that the detection state is set when a signal is received from a radio wave transmitter attached to the destination.

Further, according to the present invention, a radio transmitter is attached to each location in a facility, and a signal determined for each attachment location is transmitted from each radio transmitter. In this case, the output type is stored in advance in correspondence with the signal (1), and the position of the user is notified according to the signal from each radio wave transmitter.

[0010]

The present inventors have focused on the information necessary for traveling by means of transportation, that is, the type of transportation and the station to get off. Invented a device for navigating to a destination regardless of the elderly without hesitation. A radio transmitter is attached to a transportation system such as a bus or a train, and a mobile receiver carries a radio receiver. When a bus or a train approaches a station or a stop, it transmits a predetermined type signal of each transportation system and a station signal corresponding to the station. The radio wave receiver enters the detection state only when a signal intended by the user and stored in the radio wave receiver in advance is received, and the user is notified.

The information required for boarding is the type of transportation. If the type code of the transportation from the radio transmitter matches the code stored in the receiver, it is notified.
Therefore, the user of the radio receiver may get on the train or the like that has entered. Each transportation system also transmits a station signal corresponding to the next station when approaching a station or a stop.When getting off, if this signal matches the station signal stored in the transmitter, the radio receiver will get off. Since the user is notified, the user only needs to get off the vehicle, and there is no risk of passing the vehicle.

The information stored in the memory of the receiver changes for each user, that is, for each radio receiver. For example, when a person with a disability uses this device for commuting to work or school, the information to be stored in the memory is fixed because the transportation system to be used and the getting off station are fixed. On the other hand, when the destination is different each time or when a traveler uses the vehicle, the transportation system and the destination station may be updated according to the destination.

In a vast building or facility, radio transmitters are mounted at several locations, and a signal determined for each mounting location is transmitted from each transmitter, and the destination of the user is stored in the radio receiver. The user is notified only when a signal from the destination is received. The user can detect a signal from the transmitter when he / she carries the radio wave receiver and approaches the destination. Alternatively, when a signal from each transmitter is received, a predetermined output is output for each transmitter to notify the user's current location.

As described above, regardless of a healthy person, a handicapped person, a child, and an elderly person, the movement using the transportation or the movement in the vast facility or the building can easily reach the destination without hesitation. Is possible with a simple device. It is preferable to use a pager that has recently become very popular for the radio wave receiver. It is particularly useful in an aging society because the device is simple, can be used by anyone, and is easy to carry. Also, the pager consumes less power and consumes less energy.

[0015]

1 to 8 show an embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a state at the time of getting on, and FIG. 2 shows a state at the time of getting off. Reference numeral 1 denotes a radio transmitter provided for the train T, and reference numeral 2 denotes a pager carried by the user. The radio receiver need not be a pager, of course. In this embodiment, the vehicle is moved by train, but other transportation such as a bus may be used. The radio frequency band to be used is an arbitrary open frequency band of AM wave or FM wave, and 300 to 400 MHz is used in the embodiment. In addition, the range where radio waves reach, that is, the zone, may be arbitrarily determined,
For example, 100-300m for train, 1 for bus
It was about 00 m. The user only needs to have enough time to confirm reception and finish preparing for boarding before the signal is transmitted from the transmitter 1 and the train enters the station.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the pager 2. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes an antenna for receiving a radio wave from the transmitter 1, and reference numeral 6 denotes a receiving unit for the radio wave. Reference numeral 8 denotes a decoder having a synchronization detection unit and the like, 10 denotes a RAM storing necessary codes, 11 denotes an input / output port for updating the contents of the RAM 10, and 12 denotes a memory for storing received signals in the RAM 10. If the codes match, the display unit 14 and the sounding body 16
And a control unit for outputting by the vibrating body 18. The output method when receiving the signal is arbitrary. For example, if the person is visually impaired, the user may select the sounding body 16 or the like.

FIG. 4 shows a code table 20 showing a code (T code) for each transportation and a code (S code) for each destination station used in the embodiment. In this embodiment, a train is used, and the names of transportation means and stations at JR are listed, and codes are determined so as to correspond to the names. The transportation means is of course arbitrary, and the corresponding code may be arbitrarily determined.

FIG. 5 shows information stored in the RAM 10 of the pager 2. In the embodiment, it is assumed that the user gets on the JR Kobe Line from Osaka Station and gets off at Motoyama Station. You can go to Motoyama Station in three different ways.
(B) and (C) show the contents of the RAM 10. The destination station code, that is, the S code is obtained from the code table 20 as (0
9), three types of transportation are available. (A) shows the case of using only the ordinary train (T code: 0202) bound for Nishi Akashi, and (B) shows the rapid train bound for Himeji (T code: 0101) up to the transfer station Ashiya (S code: 08).
Take a train from Ashiya to Nishi-Akashi
2) will be used. In (C), the new rapid train bound for Himeji (0102) is used up to the transfer station Ashiya. Also, (C) shows the case of reciprocation, and on the return trip, the data for the return trip may be referred to by pressing a reset button (not shown). FIG. 6 shows a transmission signal from the transmitter 1 of the train T for each station. S code is changed for each station and transmitted.
The code is always constant since it is a code for each train line.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described for the case where the code stored in the RAM 10 is as shown in FIG. When the train enters the platform, the transmitter 1 transmits the T code (0101) of the train. The radio wave from the transmitter 1 is received by the antenna 4 of the pager 2 and then supplied to the receiver 6 as a reception signal. The receiving section 6 selects and demodulates only the radio signal of the frequency allocated to the used band. The decoder 8 includes a not-shown synchronization detection unit and the like, and detects the synchronization of the synchronization code of the transmitted signal and stores the code of the transmitted signal in the RAM in advance.
The control unit 12 is activated by comparing the code with the T code stored in the control unit 10 and, if they match, the receipt of the code is output on the display unit 14 or the like. If the received signals do not match, the pager 2 does not output, so the user waits on the platform until there is an output. As shown in FIG. 7, when the corresponding signal is received at the time of getting on or off the vehicle, the pager 2 outputs the detection to notify the user, and is in a standby state until the corresponding signal is received. If there is an output of the pager 2, the user gets on the train that has entered. FIG. 8 shows the movement of the user for each station. If the user enters the T-code (0101) train while waiting at Osaka Station, the corresponding train is displayed, and the user knows that the train is the target train.

The train transmits a T-code and an S-code when a stop is approached while the train is in progress, and the information required during boarding is whether or not the train is a drop-off station. If the transfer station Ashiya approaches, S code (0
8) is transmitted, and the pager 2 notifies that it has approached the destination station. Transmission of the signal from the transmitter 1 is started with a sufficient time for the passenger to arrive at the station, taking into account the time sufficient for the passenger to prepare for getting off. The user gets off at Ashiya and the T code is (02
Wait until the train of 02) comes. When the train of the T code (0202) enters, it is detected by the pager 2, so that the train may be boarded. When getting off, the transmitter 1 transmits the S code (09), so that the getting off station can be known.
As described above, the signal from the transmitter 1 provided for the train T is received by the pager 2, and if the code matches the code stored in the pager 2 in advance, the user is notified of the code. You can get on the bus and get off at the destination station without hesitation.

The pager 2 may store a fixed code in the RAM 10 when the destination is the same every time, for example, when commuting to work or going to school. That is, the pager 2 may be prepared according to the destination. For example, the pager may be determined to be a pager to go to or a pager to return. However, as shown in FIG. A thing may be used. Such pagers are particularly useful for elderly people, children and disabled people who are worried about going out.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a modification of the pager 2 in the case where a function for preventing a wrong riding is provided. The pager 2 includes a comparator 22. Note that the description of the embodiment in FIG. In the case of buses in particular, buses may enter one after another, and there may be many buses in the zone at the same time. In such a state, when the target bus is waiting immediately behind the closest bus, the pager 2 outputs the signal from the target bus, and there is a possibility that the user may miss the bus.

The strength of the radio wave received by the pager 2 is related to the distance from the transmitter 1. That is, the radio wave from the bus closest to the user is the strongest, and it can be distinguished from the correct bus or a different bus based on whether or not the signal of the strongest carrier (radio wave) matches the code stored in the pager 2. Then, the intensity of the two radio waves received by pager 2 is compared with the value of comparator 2
Sampling at 2 and comparison. If the signal from the closest bus, that is, the signal of the radio wave with the higher intensity matches the signal stored in the pager 2, the pager 2 is output.
On the other hand, if they do not match, the bus is incorrect, so that an alarm sound or the like is output and the user is warned. Since the user waits until a signal from the correct bus is received, there is no mistake in riding. Here, even if the transmitter 1 is installed in front of the bus and the entrance is behind, the radio waves spread along the bus body, so the radio waves from the bus behind are stronger. There is no. Such a riding error prevention function may of course be provided in the pager 2 when a train is used.

By using such a device, a traveler can quickly reach a destination station without hesitation even when going to a famous place or the like.
For example, when going to Osaka Castle using JR from Osaka Station,
You only have to tell the train to get on and the station to get off. This can be similarly used for traveling by bus. In particular, when a tourist is a target, the contents of the RAM 10 may be updated from the input / output port 11 of the pager 2 at a travel information center or various kinds of traffic guidance according to a desired destination.

As another embodiment, in FIG. 9, the transmitter 100 is connected to the main parts of the station premises 50, namely, the entrance (A) 52, the entrance (B) 54, the ticket gate 56, and the platform (A) 5.
8, the case where each is provided on the platform (B) 60 will be described. In addition, 62 is a track. In this embodiment, when the user comes to the target platform 60, for example, the user is notified. The code required at this time is the transmitter 100
Pager 2 only with the location code determined for each mounting location
If the destination location code stored in the device matches the code from the transmitter 100, it is notified. For example, if the location code of the platform 60 is (01), and the object code stored in the pager 2 is (01), if the user approaches the platform 60, the signal (0)
Since 1) is received, this is notified to the user.

Alternatively, each time a location code is received from the transmitter 100 at each location, the location code may be voiced or the like to notify the current location. At this time, it is a matter of course that a voice or the like for notifying the place name is previously stored in accordance with the place code. This embodiment can be used not only in stations but also in other department stores and vast facilities.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state at the time of boarding in an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state at the time of getting off in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pager used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a code table used in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing information in a pager RAM in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a signal from a transmitter in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of a pager in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the progress of a train and a signal in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pager according to a modified example.

FIG. 10 is a layout diagram of a transmitter according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,100 radio transmitter 2 pager 4 antenna 6 receiver 8 decoder 10 RAM 11 input / output port 12 controller 14 display 16 sounder 18 vibrator 20 code table 50 station yard 52 doorway (A) 54 doorway (B) 56 Ticket gate 58 Platform (A) 60 Platform (B) 62 Track

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Sugimoto 6th floor of Shin-Osaka Ikushima Building, 1-3 1-3 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A radio wave transmitter is attached to a transportation system, and a signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmitter when the transportation system enters a station, and information corresponding to the destination of each user is transmitted to a radio receiver carried by the user. A destination guidance device which stores the information and signals the radio wave receiver to receive a signal from the radio wave transmitter to indicate when the vehicle is getting on or off. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmitted from the radio transmitter is a transportation type signal and a station signal determined for each station, and the information stored in the radio receiver is stored in a transportation facility used by each user. 2. The destination guidance device according to claim 1, wherein a detection state is set when the reception signal matches the type signal of the transportation means when getting on and when the station signal matches when getting off the vehicle. 3. A radio transmitter is attached to each location in the facility, a signal determined for each attachment location is transmitted from each radio transmitter, and a destination of the user is stored in the radio receiver. A destination guidance device that is in a detection state when a signal from a radio transmitter attached to the destination is received. 4. A radio transmitter is attached to each location in the facility, and a signal determined for each attachment location is transmitted from each radio transmitter, and a user's radio receiver receives the signal for each attachment location. A destination guidance device in which an output type is stored in advance and the position of the user is notified according to a signal from each radio wave transmitter.