TRAIN INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND TRAIN INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20120001029A1
• Filed: 03/09/2009
• Published: 01/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Oki, Masao, Kondo, Tetsu
• Granted Patent: US 8,532,851 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 246/108
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/0027 Radio-based, e.g. using GSM-R
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/0072 On-board train data handling
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/009 On-board display devices
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 27/14 Following schedules
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 27/40 Handling position reports or trackside vehicle data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

In a train information display system that displays an operation information on each train in a train, a ground system adds the information on the degree of influence on the passengers of each train to the operation information, and transmits the resultant operation information to a transmission-reception device. A content data server stores in advance, as normal-time display information, at least one of advertisement information and destination guidance information that are to be displayed during normal operations. Instruction output devices instruct content display units to display the operation information and normal-time display information in a display sequence corresponding to the influence information received by the transmission-reception device.

Claims

1. A train information display system, comprising:

an operation information distribution system that distributes operation information on a train operation status of each of trains on a route; and

a train information display device that receives the operation information from the operation information distribution system and displays the operation information in a vehicle of an own train on which the train information display device is arranged, wherein

the operation information distribution system

determines a degree of influence due to the train operation status, which is related to a route in which an accident or a trouble due to weather occurs, and a time during which the route is to be suspended, and a delay time of the train, included in the operation information on a passenger of a train to which the operation information is to be transmitted,

adds a determination result of the degree of influence to the operation information as influence information, and

transmits the resultant operation information to the train information display device of the corresponding train, and

the train information display device includes

a receiving unit that receives, from the operation information distribution system, the operation information to which the influence information has been added,

an operation information storage unit that stores in advance, as normal-time display information, at least one of advertisement information and destination guidance information that are to be displayed during normal operations and are different from the operation information,

an instruction output device that, when the receiving unit receives the operation information, outputs a display instruction for displaying the operation information and the normal-time display information in a display sequence corresponding to the influence information, and

a display unit that simultaneously displays the operation information and the normal-time display information in the display sequence based on the display instruction from the instruction output device, changing a display format in such a manner that two or more pieces of the operation information are displayed in order or a list of two or more pieces of the operation information is displayed, according to the influence information.

2. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein the instruction output device includes a display sequence storage unit that stores a display sequence for the influence information, the display sequence being corresponding to the influence information, and

the instruction output device outputs the display instruction for displaying the operation information and the normal-time display information in the display sequence stored in the display sequence storage unit.

3. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein the train operation status is operation-suspended information on operation suspension of a train.

4. The train information display system according to claim 3, wherein the operation-suspended information is information indicating that the operation suspension has occurred in an own route on which the own train runs or information indicating that the operation suspension has occurred in one or more of other routes on which the own train does not run, and

the operation information distribution system determines the degree of influence according to whether the operations of the own route or the one or more of other routes have been suspended.

5. The train information display system according to claim 3, wherein the operation-suspended information is an operation delay time of the train, and

the operation information distribution system determines the degree of influence according to the operation delay time of the train.

6. The train information display system according to claim 3, wherein the operation-suspended information includes at least one of information on a route on which the operation of the train has been suspended, information on a section in which the operation of the train has been suspended, information on an operation direction in which the operation of the train has been suspended, and information on a cause of the operation suspension of the train.

7. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein the operation information includes a route map for an operation-suspended section.

8. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a title of the operation information on a first line in the operation information and displays contents of the operation information in a text input format from a second line in the operation information.

9. The train information display system according to claim 8, wherein, when the operation information includes a single piece of operation information, the display unit displays the piece of operation information in the text input format.

10. The train information display system according to claim 8, wherein, when the operation information includes a plurality of pieces of operation information, the display unit displays the plurality of pieces of operation information sequentially in the text input format.

11. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the operation information in a table format.

12. The train information display system according to claim 11, wherein, when the operation information includes a plurality of pieces of operation information, the display unit displays the plurality of pieces of operation information as a list in the table format.

13. The train information display system according to claim 11, wherein, when the operation information includes a single piece of operation information, the display unit displays the piece of operation information in the table format.

14. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation information includes a plurality of information, the display unit displays a title of the operation information on a first line in each of the operation information, displays contents of the operation information in order in a text input format from a second line in each of the pieces of operation information, and then displays the pieces of operation information as a list in a table format.

15. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation information includes a single piece of information, the display unit displays a title of the operation information on a first line in the operation information, displays contents of the operation information in a text input format from a second line in the operation information, and then displays the operation information in a table format.

16. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation information includes a plurality of pieces of information, the display unit displays the pieces of operation information as a list in a table format, then displays title of each of the pieces of operation information on a first line in each of the pieces of operation information, and displays contents of each of operation information in order in a text input format from a second line in each of the operation information.

17. The train information display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation information includes a single piece of information, the display unit displays the operation information in a table format, then displays a title of the operation information on a first line in the operation information, and displays contents of the operation information in a text input format from a second line in the operation information.

18. A train information display device that receives operation information on a train operation status of each of trains on a route from an operation information distribution system that distributes the operation information and displays the operation information in a vehicle of an own train on which the train information display device is arranged, the train information display device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives, from the operation information distribution system, the operation information and influence information, the influence information being included in the operation information and related to a degree of influence on a passenger of a train due to a train operation status, the train operation status being related to a route in which an accident or a trouble due to weather occurs, a time during which the route is to be suspended, and a delay time of the train;

an operation information storage unit that stores in advance, as normal-time display information, at least one of advertisement information and destination guidance information that are to be displayed during normal operations and are different from the operation information;

an instruction output device that, when the receiving unit receives the operation information, outputs a display instruction for displaying the operation information and the normal-time display information in a display sequence corresponding to the influence information, and

a display unit that simultaneously displays the operation information and the normal-time display information in the display sequence based on the display instruction from the instruction output device, changing a display format in such a manner that two or more pieces of the operation information are displayed in order or a list of two or more pieces of the operation information is displayed, according to the influence information.

19. A train information display device that receives operation information on a train operation status of each of trains on a route from an operation information distribution system that distributes the operation information and displays the operation information in a vehicle of an own train on which the train information display device is arranged, the train information display device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives the operation information from the operation information distribution system;

an operation information storage unit that stores in advance, as normal-time display information, at least one of advertisement information and destination guidance information that are to be displayed during normal operations and are different from the operation information;

an influence determination unit that, when the receiving unit receives the operation information,

determines a degree of influence on a passenger of the own train, which is due to a train operation status included in the operation information, the train operation status being related to a route in which an accident or a trouble due to weather occurs, a time during which the route is to be suspended, and a delay time of the train, and

outputs a determination result of the degree of influence as influence information;

an instruction output device that outputs a display instruction for displaying the operation information and the normal-time display information in a display sequence based on the influence information from the influence determination unit; and

a display unit that displays the operation information and the normal-time display information in the display sequence based on the display instruction from the instruction output device.