JP3033709B2 - Train information system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a train information system, and more particularly to a train information system that can easily acquire a train schedule by a portable terminal device even at a point separated from a station. In this specification, a train refers to a train running on a track, a self-propelled vehicle such as a diesel car, and a vehicle running on a track towed by an electric locomotive, a diesel locomotive, a steam locomotive, or the like. Means a vehicle that carries freight customers, and may be a single vehicle or a plurality of vehicles connected to two or more vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a person who intends to use a train, when trying to know the departure time of a train, looks at a timetable on the market or a time display board when in a station yard,
He listens to announcements on the premises and calls the station when he is not at the station to obtain necessary information. In a train, a passenger obtains a train schedule by an announcement in the train. Since this is inconvenient, JP-A-6-138821 discloses a system in which a passenger appropriately acquires a train schedule.

[0003]

However, in order for the user to obtain the departure time of the train by using a timetable, the user prepares a timetable for each station and sets the timetable so that the latest information is posted. Tables must be managed. In addition, when using the timetable, the user needs to take out a timetable that describes a train schedule for a desired station and read data such as time and station name indicated in small characters. Now you can get the train schedule,
It is extremely troublesome. In addition, it is physically difficult for a user to look at a timetable while walking and obtain information from the timetable.
If the user has luggage in his hand, it is more difficult for the user to obtain information from the timetable. Further, in the conventional system including the system disclosed in the above-mentioned gazette, the passenger can acquire the train schedule only when he is in a specific place, for example, in the station yard. Therefore, except for a specific place, a train schedule has to be acquired by a timetable as in the past, and it is inconvenient as ever, and a system that can acquire a train schedule at a necessary place when needed is desired. I have.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a train information system capable of acquiring a train schedule regardless of where the train is located, not only in the station premises.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a train information system according to the present invention comprises a radio base station for transmitting train information including a station identification number and a schedule of trains arriving and departing at the station. A mobile terminal device that receives train information from a wireless base station, the mobile terminal device stores, as data, the receiving unit that receives the train information transmitted from the wireless base station, and the train information that is received by the receiving unit. Storage means, terminal control means for searching data stored in the storage means, and outputting as a search result a schedule of a train departing after the current time, and display means for displaying the search result input from the terminal control means The terminal control means includes an operation button for activating the terminal control means,
By the push button of the operation button by the user, the departure time of the train departing after the currently displayed departure time is displayed, and every time the operation button is pressed, the display is updated, and the departure of the next train departs It has a function of displaying time.

[0006] The train information system according to the present invention retrieves trains departing from the current time from the data stored in the storage means, and displays the departure times of the trains, thereby providing train information to passengers. Offers services to present. In the train information system according to the present invention, since the mobile terminal device always displays the departure time of the nearest train to the current time, the user can start the departure time without performing any troublesome operation. You can get the train schedule. For convenience of carrying and operation, the portable terminal device is preferably configured as a wristwatch-type portable terminal device that can be carried around a wrist like a wristwatch.

Further, in a preferred embodiment, the terminal control means has a function of updating a schedule of a train departing later than the predetermined departure time when the train departs later than the predetermined departure time due to an accident or the like.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiment This embodiment is an example of a train information system according to the present invention, in which a wristwatch-type portable terminal device that can be carried around a wrist like a wristwatch is used as a terminal. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. 1. Configuration of Train Information System As shown in FIG. 1, the train information system according to the present embodiment uses the radio communication of a radio base station to transmit train information including a station identification number and a schedule of trains to and from the station. Is transmitted and received and searched by the portable terminal device, and train information is displayed. The train information system according to the present embodiment includes a wireless base station 6 installed in a station and having a narrow reception area such as a PHS, and a wristwatch-type portable terminal device 7 that is carried around a user's wrist. ing.

The portable terminal device 7 is provided with an antenna, and receives the train information including the station identification number transmitted from the radio base station and the schedule of the trains arriving and departing from the station as data. A storage means 2 for storing data; and a terminal control means 4 for retrieving data stored in the storage means 2 based on the current time and outputting the departure time of a train departing after the current time as a search result.
And display means 3 for displaying the search result input from the terminal control means 4, and an operation button 5 for always displaying the departure time of the next train after the displayed departure time by the push button of the user. And

The radio base station 6 uses a radio communication of a base station having a narrow reception area such as a PHS to transmit a station identification number (hereinafter referred to as a station ID) and a train schedule (for example, a train departure time). A time control unit 8 that manages and updates the train departure time, a data adapter 9 that receives data from the time control unit 8, and wirelessly transmits data via an antenna. And a radio unit 10 for outputting.

Operation of Train Information System The receiving means 1 of the portable terminal device 7 receives, as data, the station ID and the train departure time transmitted from the radio base station 6 installed in the station groove. When the receiving means 1 receives, the same I as the station ID currently stored in the storage means 2
D, the receiving means 1 does not receive the data. Only when the station ID is different, the receiving means 1 receives the data, and the storage means 2 stores the station ID and the departure time of the train received by the receiving means 1. Is stored. Regardless of where the user is located, not only in the station groove, the terminal control unit 4 always searches the departure time closest to the current time from the storage means 2 by the search function from the storage means 2 via the clock function, and expresses the expression means 3. Output to Display means 3
Displays the station ID and the departure schedule of each train, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the passenger can know the departure time of the train without relying on a timetable or the like.

When the user presses the operation button 5, the terminal control means 4 is activated and displays the departure time of the next train after the departure time of the currently displayed train. The display is updated each time the user presses the operation button, and the departure time of the next train to be departed is displayed. Accordingly, even when the passenger cannot catch up with the departure time of the currently displayed train, or when the departure time is delayed due to a train accident or the like, the departure time of the next train can be immediately known. In addition, since the portable terminal device 7 is a small portable terminal device that is carried around a wrist like a wristwatch,
Easy to operate, easy to carry, and easy to use.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a radio base station for transmitting train information including a station identification number and a schedule of trains arriving and departing from the station, and a portable terminal device for receiving train information from the radio base station are provided. Provided, receiving means for receiving the train information transmitted from the radio base station, storage means for storing the train information received by the receiving means as data, and searching for the data stored in the storage means, after the current time By configuring a mobile terminal device with terminal control means for outputting a train schedule to depart as a search result and display means for displaying the search result input from the terminal control means,
The user can search for the departure time of the train that is closest to the current time by the terminal control means and can immediately know the departure time by the display means, not only in the station premises but anywhere. Also,
When the user presses the operation button provided on the terminal control means, the departure time of the next train after the departure time of the currently displayed train is displayed, and the departure time is displayed each time the operation button is pressed. Update. As a result, the user can know the departure time of the next train even if he is not in time for the displayed train, so he can act in time for that departure time and wait at the station platform. Time can be reduced. Further, even when the departure of the train is delayed due to a train accident or the like, the latest train schedule can be acquired, so that the situation where the user stays at the platform and becomes crowded can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a train information system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a data format transmitted from a base station of the present invention and a data format stored in a terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving means 2 Storage means 3 Display means 4 Control means 5 Push button 6 Wireless base station 7 Portable terminal device 8 Time control unit 9 Data adapter 10 Wireless unit

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-170164 (JP, A) JP-A-5-16806 (JP, A) JP-A-58-161660 (JP, A) JP-A-9-39795 (JP) , A) JP-A-6-247307 (JP, A) JP-A-9-24831 (JP, A) JP-A 64-10459 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB Name) B61L 25/02

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wireless base station for transmitting train information including a station identification number and a schedule of trains arriving and departing at the station, and a portable terminal device for receiving train information from the wireless base station. Receiving means for receiving the train information transmitted from the radio base station; storing means for storing the train information received by the receiving means as data; searching for the data stored in the storing means; Terminal control means for outputting a train schedule as a search result, and display means for displaying the search result inputted from the terminal control means . The terminal control means includes an operation button for activating the terminal control means.
The current display is provided by the user pressing the operation button.
The departure time of the train departing after the departure time
Display, and each time the operation button is pressed, the display is updated,
It has a function to display the departure time of the next train to depart.
And a train information system. 2. A terminal control means having a function of updating a schedule of a train departing after a predetermined departure time when the train departs after a predetermined departure time due to an accident or the like. 1. The train information system according to 1. 3. A portable terminal device, train information system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is configured as a wrist watch-type portable terminal device capable of mobile wound on the wrist like a wristwatch.