JPS6278691A - Confirmation selling system for reserved seat in train - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a confirmation and sale system for reserved seats on a train, which aims to effectively utilize reserved seats on a train.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional reserved seat sales system consists of a large computer on the ground for management, and one or more reserved seat sales terminals at each station to form a reserved seat sales management computer system, and the system sells reserved seat tickets to passengers. was doing. However, confirmation of seating in the reserved seat was done by the flight attendant's ticket inspection inside the vehicle.

However, this kind of seat confirmation is only done by humans inside the train, and has no particular relationship with the reserved seat release management computer system.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventionally, confirmation of reserved seats on long-distance trains is limited to ticket inspection by the train crew, and for ticket sales, there is only a reserved seat sales management computer and its terminal device, so it is difficult to confirm seats that are vacant on a train that has already departed. No efforts were made to find out and resell the reserved seat tickets. As a result, passengers who were standing in non-reserved seats were not allowed to sit even if they wanted to, or even if they were seated, passengers who had legitimately reserved seats later arrived and caused trouble. In addition, from a management perspective, there was a problem in that vacant seats could not be used effectively and profits could not be made sufficiently.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to resell vacant seats on the train while the train is running, and if there are still vacant seats even after they are resold on the train, the next train To provide a confirmation-sales system for reserved seats in a train that can re-sell reserved seats to passengers who wish to board the train at the next station and subsequent stations until the train arrives at the next station.

[Means for solving problems]

The in-train reserved seat confirmation and release system according to the present invention includes a data input device that confirms and inputs the seating status of reserved seat passengers in the train and wirelessly transmits the results, and is installed in each car in the train. A radio wave receiving device receives the data transmitted by the data input device, and data from each radio wave receiving device is collectively received via the data line, and if there is a vacant seat, it is designated based on communication with the ground side. It is equipped with a confirmation and sales management device for reserved seats on the train that enables seat tickets to be resold, and an information transmission system is installed on the ground side to connect the train and the ground along the track on which the train runs. A communication network for unified management of reserved seat sales is constructed by providing a train-to-train communication station that connects the train and the Daisei computer on the ground side for managing the sales of reserved seats.

[Effect]

In this invention, the vacant seat status determined by the train crew's in-car ticket inspection is wirelessly transmitted using a data input device to the train reserved seat confirmation/sale management device that centrally manages the vacant seat status data for each car on the train. Furthermore, by communicating with a large-scale computer for managing reserved seat sales on the ground side in the form of data communication, it is possible to reissue vacant reserved seats.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of the confirmation and release system for reserved seats on the train. In the figure, (1) is a vacant seat data input device carried by the crew, which confirms and inputs the seating status of reserved seat passengers on the train. The vacant seat data is transmitted wirelessly. (2) is a radio wave receiving device that is installed in each car and receives the vacant seat data transmitted from the vacant seat data input device (1), and the received data is transmitted to the reserved seats in the train via the data line (3). The confirmation is transmitted to the release management device (4). Further, (5) indicates a ground-based transmission transmitting/receiving device, and (6) indicates an antenna, and each of the above components is provided in the train.

As equipment installed on the ground side, (γ) is a leaky coaxial cable used as an information transmission system for train telephones, and (3) is a train-to-train communication station installed at predetermined intervals along the track where trains run. , (9) is a train communication station (3) and a large computer cL for managing reserved seat ticket sales.
(b) is a database for managing reserved seat ticket sales; (2) is a reserved seat ticket sales terminal installed at each station and connected to the above computer (g) via communication network (9); The vacant seat data input device (1) has an internal configuration shown in FIG. In the figure, the vacant seat data input device (1) includes a keyboard section (1a) having a numeric keypad and several types of alphabet keys, an input reading section (1b) and a code conversion section (1Cλ) that converts the read contents into codes. It is equipped with a radio wave transmitter (1d) that modulates the output and transmits it as radio waves, and an antenna (1e), and is a portable device powered by radio waves (not shown). When the existence of a vacant seat is confirmed, vacant seat data is input from the keyboard section (1a), and the vacant seat data is input to the input conversion section (1a).
b) or the first signal transmitted via the antenna (1e)'fr
In the configuration shown in the figure, the information is transmitted to a radio wave receiving device (2), a data line (3), and a reserved seat confirmation and sale management device (4) in the train.

Here, the radio wave receiving device (2) has an internal configuration shown in FIG. 3. That is, in the figure, the radio wave receiving device (2) includes a receiving antenna (2a) that receives the vacant seat data, a radio wave receiving section (2b) that demodulates the data,
Processing unit (2C) that adds a communication header etc. to the demodulated data%
and a communication control unit (2e) that is line interfaced with the data line (3) configured in FIG. r, and seat availability data for each car is transmitted.

Furthermore, the seat availability data transmitted for each car in this manner is input to the train reserved seat confirmation and sale management device (4). As shown in the internal configuration diagram of FIG. 4, the reserved seat confirmation/sale management device (4) in the train includes a communication control section (4a) having the same configuration as the communication control section (2d) of FIG. 3 for each car. Edit the separate vacancy file (or seating status file),
Data management unit (4b) Th managed in the form of a train-specific database (4d) and ground communication control unit (4c)
't-equipped. Note that the data management section (4)
b) also has a keyboard (4e) and a display (4f), and when the flight attendant finishes checking the tickets, the keyboard (
Give input from 4e) and display the vacant seat status (4f).
), and a command is given from the keyboard (4θ) to inquire of the reserved seat ticket sales management computer α0 on the ground as to whether it is okay to resell vacant reserved seats in the train. The directives are sent to the Data Management Department (4
b), an inquiry message requesting resale permission is attached to the vacant seat file competition data in the database (4d), and the data is output to the ground communication processing section (4C). Confirmation and sales management device for reserved seats (
4) The inquiry message and seat vacancy data output from the device are passed to the ground-to-ground transmission transmitter/receiver (5) in Figure 1, and the direction is transmitted to the ground via the antenna (6), which is used for train telephone calls, data transmission for automatic driving, etc. Communication between the ground and the trains is transmitted to the ground side via a leaky coaxial cable (TE) laid along the railway line, but here the train telephone is prepared using a frequency multiplexed version of the one used for train telephones. If not, you will need to install a dedicated line. However, in this case as well, it is possible to use it in conjunction with other applications, for example, ground-to-vehicle communication using train radio. Therefore, the data on the leaky coaxial cable (γ) is relayed to the communication station (3) and the communication network (
9) leads to αQ, a large computer that manages reserved seat sales. This computer (10) updates the contents of the database (1℃) based on the obtained data, and communicates with the trains that have sent inquiries and seat availability data to the communication network (9) and pair-to-train communication station (3) - A vacant seat resale permission message is transmitted through the route of the leaky coaxial cable (7) - transmission antenna (6) - transmission transmitting/receiving device (5) - confirmation of reserved seats on the train and sales management device (4). Reserved seats on the train. When the message is received by the confirmation/sale management device (4), the message is displayed on the display (4f) in Fig. 4, and based on the message, the crew resells the vacant reserved seats to the desired passengers in the train. For re-release results, use the above method again.
The data is sent to the computer α0), and the database α1J is updated, and at the same time, reservations for empty reserved seats are accepted using the terminal (assistant) at the ticketing counter of the station where the train is scheduled to stop in the future.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to this invention, reserved seats can be re-released after the train has departed, which could not be handled satisfactorily even if there were passengers who requested them, and the sales status can be updated to This has the effect of ensuring reliable understanding using a large-scale management computer, and making it possible to fully utilize railway management resources.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a confirmation and release system for reserved seats in a train according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figs.
These are partial internal configuration diagrams in the figure. Figure 2 shows the vacant seat data input device (1) 'fr% Figure 3 shows the radio wave receiving device (2), and Figure 4 shows the reserved seat confirmation and sales device ( 4) shows the internal configuration diagram. In the figure, (1) is a vacancy data input device, (z) fl
Radio wave receiving device, (3) is a data line, (4) is a confirmation and sales management device for reserved seats on the train, (γ) is a leaky coaxial cable, (3) is a communication station for trains, and αQ is a reserved seat ticket sales management device. It's a calculator. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) The train is equipped with a data input device that confirms and inputs the seating status of reserved seat passengers and wirelessly transmits the results, and is installed in each car in the train to receive the data sent by the data input device. data from the wireless radio wave receiving device and each radio wave receiving device is collectively received via the data line,
It is equipped with a confirmation and sales management device for reserved seats on the train that enables resale of reserved seat tickets based on communication with the ground side when there are vacant seats, and on the ground side, there is a In addition to providing an information transmission system that connects the train, a train-to-train communication station that connects the train and a large computer for managing the sale of reserved seat tickets on the upper ground side is provided via this information transmission system.
During the ticket inspection inside the train, the crew confirms reserved seats and detects the existence of vacant seats in real time.When the ticket inspection inside the train is completed, the vacant seat status is reported to a large computer for managing reserved seat sales, and vacant seats are resold to passengers who are unable to take a seat on the train. A confirmation and sale system for reserved seats on a train is characterized in that it also enables vacant seats to be resold to passengers who intend to board the train at a station after the next stop of the train. (2) The data input device is powered by a battery and can be carried by the crew, and includes a keyboard section with a numeric keypad and alphabet keys, a reading section that reads input information, and a code conversion section that converts the information into code. , and a radio wave transmitter that modulates its output and transmits it wirelessly. 10. A system for confirming and selling reserved seats in a train as set forth in claim 1. (3) The information transmission system connecting the train and the ground is a train telephone information transmission system using a leaky coaxial cable.The system for confirming and selling reserved seats in a train according to claim 1 or 2. .