JP3728404B2 - Ticket display screen display system using short-range wireless function, screen display method, ticket vending machine, and guide system in station - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a screen display system for ticket release when a ticket is purchased from a ticket machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The ticket machines at each railway station display various initial screens corresponding to the routes and line districts of the company to encourage purchases. It is not easy for a user who wants to purchase a ticket to find a target station or route from this initial screen.
[0003]
In particular, if you are at an unfamiliar railway company station, or if the front of the ticket machine is crowded, you may not know which line to line up, especially for elderly people who are not familiar with buying tickets with a ticket machine, Even when the turn of purchase came to me, I often had a hard time finding the destination station. In addition, visually impaired persons cannot view the initial screen of the ticket vending machine, so it takes time to purchase a ticket and may become more crowded.
[0004]
Even if you purchase a ticket and enter the station, you will not be able to determine whether you can get on the train just by looking at the name of the last station displayed on the arrived train. More recently, the number of unmanned stations is increasing, and the number of cases where it is not possible to confirm with the station staff whether or not to ride is increasing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems as described above, and when purchasing a ticket, it can be purchased smoothly, and the ticket display screen display method that has little trouble in the station premises, The purpose is to provide a guide system in the station.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, a train ticket vending machine having a short-distance wireless transmission / reception function and a portable cellular phone with a short-distance wireless transmission / reception function capable of transmitting / receiving between the ticket vending machine. A ticket release system comprising a telephone, wherein means for transmitting destination station information from the mobile phone to the ticket vending machine and the ticket vending machine currently has a user based on the destination station information transmitted by the means There is provided a screen display system for ticket release using a short-range wireless function, characterized by comprising means for displaying a boarding fee corresponding to a section from a station to the destination station.
[0007]
According to claim 2 of the present invention, means for transmitting destination station information from a mobile phone incorporating a short-range wireless transmission / reception function, means for receiving information on the destination station transmitted by this means at a ticket machine, And a means for displaying an appropriate boarding fee display setting screen on the ticket machine when boarding the destination station when the ticket vending machine is instructed to set an initial screen by the user possessing the mobile phone. A screen display system for selling tickets using a short-range wireless function is provided.
[0008]
According to claim 3 of the present invention, means for transmitting destination station information from a mobile phone incorporating a short-range wireless transmission / reception function, means for receiving the destination station information transmitted by this means at a ticket machine, Means for calculating a boarding fee for a section between the destination station received by this means and the station where the user is located; and the destination station is instructed to set an initial screen by the user holding the mobile phone. And a ticket display screen display system using a short-range wireless function.
[0009]
According to claim 4 of the present invention, means for receiving information on a destination station transmitted from a mobile phone incorporating a short-range wireless transmission / reception function, and setting of an initial screen in the ticket vending machine by a user possessing the mobile phone A ticket vending machine using a short-distance wireless function, characterized by comprising a means for displaying a setting screen for displaying an appropriate boarding fee when boarding the destination station .
[0010]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the step of transmitting the information on the target station from the mobile phone incorporating the short-range wireless transmission / reception function, the information on the target station transmitted in this step is received, and the present based on this information Ticket release using a short-range wireless function, comprising: a step of calculating a boarding fee for a section from a station where the user is present to the destination station; and a step of displaying the boarding fee calculated by this step A screen display method is provided.
[0011]
According to claim 6 of the present invention, the step of transmitting the information of the destination station from the mobile phone incorporating the short-range wireless transmission / reception function, the step of receiving the information of the destination station transmitted by this step at the ticket machine, When the user holding the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket vending machine, the method includes a step of displaying an appropriate boarding fee display setting screen on the ticket vending machine when boarding the destination station. Provided is a screen display method for ticket release using a short-range wireless function.
[0012]
According to claim 7 of the present invention, the step of transmitting the information of the destination station from the mobile phone incorporating the short-range wireless transmission / reception function, the step of receiving the information of the destination station transmitted by this step at the ticket machine, A step of calculating a boarding fee for a section between the destination station received by this step and the station where the user is located; and when the user having the mobile phone is instructed to set an initial screen to the ticket vending machine, the destination station A ticket display screen display method using a short-distance wireless function, comprising the step of displaying the boarding fare when the car travels to the ticket machine on the screen of the ticket vending machine.
[0013]
According to claim 8 of the present invention, there is provided a transmitter having a short-range wireless transmission function provided in a train station, and a short-range wireless reception function for receiving guide information about the station transmitted from the transmitter. There is provided a guide system in a station premises using a short-distance wireless function including a mobile phone having a mobile phone and means for receiving the guide information transmitted from the transmitter by the mobile phone and presenting it to a user who possesses the guide information.
[0014]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the guide system for a station premises according to the eighth aspect, the mobile phone has a function of presenting to a user possessing information related to boarding section information among the received guide information. It is characterized by having.
[0015]
According to Claim 10 of the present invention, in the guide system for a station premises according to any one of Claims 8 and 9, the means for presenting to the user is a means for displaying on the screen of the mobile phone. The part to be done is also made by voice.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment using Bluetooth as a short-range wireless function in the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
The processing procedure on the mobile phone side in one embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, and the processing procedure on the ticket machine side is shown in FIG.
[0018]
For example, the user makes an inquiry to a “way guide website” or inputs a target station in advance by other means. This destination station information is recorded and held by a storage function built in the mobile phone. Even in the case of a mobile phone that does not have these functions, it is assumed that the target station information is directly input using means for inputting to the mobile phone.
[0019]
In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function includes a Bluetooth communication unit 301 that transmits and receives information with the outside using a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth, and a telephone. The telephone line transmission / reception unit 302, which is the original communication function, the processing unit 303 that performs various information processing, and records information such as boarding schedules and destination stations that are obtained by inquiring or obtaining other means by referring to the “way guide website” A recording unit 304, an operation unit 305 that receives various instructions from the user, and a display unit 306 that displays information.
[0020]
On the other hand, the ticket vending machine system has a processing unit as shown in FIG. That is, the ticket vending machine 400 with a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth displays the initial screen and the like with the short-range wireless communication unit 401 such as Bluetooth that performs communication with the mobile phone 300 with a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth. It comprises a display unit 402 for performing, a ticket selling unit 403 for issuing tickets, calculating charges, receiving money, a processing control unit 404 for performing various controls, and a route-based boarding fee database 405 for storing fee information for each section of the route. Has been.
[0021]
First, in step S101, the user confirms the destination station with respect to the mobile phone. The user can confirm the destination station by reading out information from the recording unit 304 according to an instruction to the operation unit 305 to display the destination station name and requesting confirmation or directly inputting the destination station name.
[0022]
When the destination station is confirmed, in step S102, the Bluetooth communication unit 301 of the mobile phone 300 waits for reception of a transmission signal from a ticket vending machine or a guidance device having a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth, and there is any reception. If YES, go to step S103.
[0023]
On the other hand, in the ticket vending machine system, the process starts when the user presses the “initial screen setting button”. This initial screen setting button is provided in a ticket vending machine having a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth, and has a function of enabling information exchange with the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function. The following processing is started by pressing this button.
[0024]
In step S201, an “inquiry” is transmitted to the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function. In step S202, it is checked whether or not there is a response from the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function for the “inquiry”. If there is no response, the process returns to step S201 to continue the “inquiry”.
[0025]
If there is a response from the mobile phone 300 with Bluetooth communication function, the process proceeds to step S203, and information on the target station is received by the mobile phone 300 with Bluetooth communication function.
[0026]
The ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function requests the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function to transmit information on the destination station and waits for a response.
[0027]
In the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function, if the received information is the information transmitted from the ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function in step S103, the process proceeds to step S104 to transmit the destination station. If it is the transmitted information, the process proceeds to step S106.
[0028]
In step S104, the destination station confirmed in step S101 is transmitted to the ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function from the Bluetooth communication unit 301, and the process ends.
[0029]
With the transmission of the destination station, the processing of the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function is completed, and the user can see the initial screen display of the ticket vending machine suitable for the purpose and can purchase the ticket immediately. .
[0030]
On the other hand, in step S105, it is checked whether the received information is guidance information transmitted from each guidance device in the station. If it is not guide information, it is ignored and the process ends. If it is guide information in the station premises from the guide equipment, the process proceeds to step S107 for display.
[0031]
In step S106, the Bluetooth communication unit 301 receives the guide information inside the station, and in step S107, the information is displayed on the display unit 306.
[0032]
The guidance information in this case is broadcast information from a guidance device having a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth arranged / installed at various locations within the station premises, for example, departure and arrival at passages, stairs, platforms, etc. It is distributed from time to time, including trains and train lines and times. A user (passenger / passenger) can easily change trains by using this guidance information.
[0033]
In the ticket vending machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function, the Bluetooth communication unit 401 receives the information on the destination station from the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function in Step S203. In step S <b> 204, the processing control unit 404 acquires the boarding fee for the route to the destination station from the route-based boarding fee information database 405.
[0034]
In step S <b> 205, an initial screen showing the route and boarding fee of the route is selected, and the initial screen is displayed on the display unit 402. In step S206, the ticket selling unit 403 issues and sells a ticket.
[0035]
By the way, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function and the ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function start communication when the “initial screen setting button” is pressed. However, the information on the boarding fee from the ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function to the destination station is transmitted in advance, and the display example of FIG. 5 before the user comes to the ticket machine in the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function. It can also be displayed as 501.
[0036]
In this case, the ticket machine 400 with the Bluetooth communication function and the mobile phone 300 with the Bluetooth communication function communicate in advance before pressing the “initial screen setting button”, and transmit and receive information on the boarding fee to the destination station. According to this embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the user can know the boarding fee to the destination and prepare the money before the user comes in front of the ticket vending machine, for example, in a state where the user is in line.
[0037]
Moreover, you may install the apparatus which guides boarding fees separately from a ticket vending machine.
[0038]
In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the case where information is transmitted / received between a ticket vending machine and a mobile phone using Bluetooth has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It only has to be done.
[0039]
Although not described in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when transmitting information from a mobile phone to a ticket vending machine or from a ticket vending machine to a corresponding mobile phone by short-range wireless, it is necessary to distinguish it from other mobile phones. In some cases, an identification number such as an ID number unique to a mobile phone can be used.
[0040]
As for the distribution information of various guides in the present invention, there are information such as a train to be departed from, a destination of the train, a departure time, a departure number line, and the like as in the display example 601 shown in FIG.
If the display unit of the mobile phone has a graphics display function, as shown in a display example 701 in FIG. This can be done using a target map.
[0041]
By the way, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, information display such as a mobile phone or a ticket vending machine is performed using a display unit. Generally, any method that can be recognized by a user who owns a mobile phone is available. Such a presentation method may be used.
[0042]
Moreover, even if the user is notified by display, not only the display of characters or maps, but also a speech synthesis function, if important information is also notified by voice and alerted, only the display of visually impaired persons etc. As compared with the case of, information transmitted to the user increases, and it is possible to provide detailed information such as guidance in the station premises.
[0043]
According to the present invention, a mobile phone capable of communicating with a ticket vending machine can be used to indicate a target station and change / set the initial screen of the ticket vending machine accordingly. In addition, it is possible to make it easier for passengers to get on and off by distributing and receiving various types of guidance information within the station using the communication function.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly purchase a ticket when purchasing a ticket, and to obtain a ticket display screen display method or a station guide system that can be easily purchased even within a station. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an operation procedure of a mobile phone with a Bluetooth communication function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an operation procedure of the ticket vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a mobile phone with a Bluetooth communication function in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another display screen example of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining another display screen example of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 300 ... Mobile phone with Bluetooth communication function, 301 ... Bluetooth communication part, 302 ... Telephone line transmission / reception part, 303 ... Processing part, 304 ... Recording part, 305 ... Operation part, 306 ... Display unit, 400 ... Ticket vending machine with Bluetooth communication function, 401 ... Bluetooth communication unit, 402 ... Display unit, 403 ... Ticket sales unit, 404 ... Processing control unit, 405.・ Railway fare information database.

Claims (10)

A train ticket vending machine with a short-range wireless transmission and reception function;
A ticket release system comprising a mobile phone with a built-in short-range wireless transmission / reception function capable of transmission / reception with this ticket vending machine,
Means for transmitting destination station information from the mobile phone to the ticket vending machine;
The ticket vending machine includes means for displaying a boarding fee corresponding to a section from the station where the user is currently located to the destination station based on the information on the destination station transmitted by the means. A screen display system for ticket sales using the distance wireless function. Means for transmitting destination station information from a mobile phone with built-in short-range wireless transmission and reception functions;
Means for receiving information on the destination station transmitted by this means at the ticket vending machine;
Means for displaying an appropriate boarding fee display setting screen on the ticket machine when boarding the destination station when the user holding the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket machine. A screen display system for ticket sales using a short-range wireless function. Means for transmitting destination station information from a mobile phone with built-in short-range wireless transmission and reception functions;
Means for receiving information on the destination station transmitted by this means at the ticket vending machine;
Means for calculating a boarding fee for a section between the destination station received by this means and the station where the user is located;
When the user holding the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket vending machine, it comprises means for displaying the boarding fee for boarding the destination station on the screen of the ticket vending machine. A screen display system for ticket sales using the short-range wireless function. Means for receiving information on a destination station transmitted from a mobile phone incorporating a short-range wireless transmission / reception function;
When the user who holds the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket vending machine, it comprises means for displaying an appropriate boarding fee display setting screen when boarding the destination station, Ticket vending machines that use the short-range wireless function. Transmitting information on the target station from a mobile phone with a built-in short-range wireless transmission and reception function;
Receiving the information of the destination station transmitted by this step, and calculating the boarding fee for the section from the station where the current user is based on this information to the destination station;
And a step of displaying a boarding fee calculated by this step. A screen display method for ticket release using a short-distance wireless function. Transmitting information on the target station from a mobile phone with a built-in short-range wireless transmission and reception function;
Receiving at the ticket machine information on the destination station transmitted in this step;
When the user holding the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket vending machine, the method includes a step of displaying an appropriate boarding fee display setting screen on the ticket vending machine when boarding the destination station. A screen display method for ticket sales using the short-range wireless function. Transmitting information on the target station from a mobile phone with a built-in short-range wireless transmission and reception function;
Receiving at the ticket machine information on the destination station transmitted in this step;
Calculating the boarding fee for the section between the destination station received by this step and the station where the user is located;
When the user holding the mobile phone is instructed to set the initial screen to the ticket vending machine, the step of displaying the boarding fee when boarding the destination station on the screen of the ticket vending machine is provided. A screen display method for ticket sales using the short-range wireless function. A transmitter having a short-range wireless transmission function provided in a train station,
A mobile phone having a short-range wireless reception function for receiving guide information about the station transmitted from the transmitter;
A guide system in a station premises using a short-distance wireless function comprising: means for receiving the guide information transmitted from the transmitter by the mobile phone and presenting it to a user who possesses the guide information. 9. The guide system in a station premises according to claim 8, wherein the mobile phone has a function of presenting information related to boarding section information among received guide information to a user. 10. The station according to claim 8, wherein the means for presenting to the user is a means for displaying on a screen of the mobile phone, and a part of the presented means is made by voice. On-site guide system.

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