System for offering point for pedestrian

Abstract

To provide a pedestrian point offering system configured to reduce pedestrians who walk on a pedestrian crossing against the light.SOLUTION: A pedestrian point offering system includes: a signal control apparatus 1 installed across a pedestrian crossing H; a communication control apparatus 2 connected to the signal control apparatus 1; and a pedestrian communication terminal 3 which is carried by a pedestrian W who walks on a pedestrian crossing H and performs near-field communication with the communication control apparatus 2. At a standby place T1, when the red light time remaining before green light passes, on the pedestrian communication terminal 3 which reproduced an advertisement video, in the case where a difference obtained by comparing receiving intensity obtained when reproduction of the advertisement video is started and receiving intensity obtained when remaining red light time passes falls within a predetermined range, points are offered in an application of the pedestrian communication terminal 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a pedestrian point giving system that gives points to a pedestrian communication terminal of a pedestrian waiting at a crosswalk. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a pedestrian warning device consisting of a sensor whose detection area is the sidewalk edge just before the crosswalk, and a sound device that emits a warning sound in response to a pedestrian detection signal from the sensor, and in which power is supplied to the sound device when the pedestrian signal lamp for pedestrians is lit red. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-18199 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Even if the pedestrian warning device of Patent Document 1 issues a warning sound to pedestrians who are about to ignore traffic signals, there are pedestrians who ignore the warning sound and cross the crosswalk. Furthermore, if the warning sound is issued by the sound device at night, it can cause noise nuisance for nearby residents.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a pedestrian point awarding system that can solve the above-mentioned problems and reduce the number of pedestrians who ignore traffic signals and cross the crosswalk without emitting a warning sound. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the pedestrian point-giving system of the present invention is a pedestrian point-giving system comprising a signal control device that controls the lighting of pedestrian signal lights installed on either side of a crosswalk, a communication control device that is connected to the signal control device and transmits transmission information via an antenna unit, and a pedestrian communication terminal that is carried by a pedestrian crossing the crosswalk and receives the transmission information from the communication control device, wherein the communication area of ​​the communication control device includes at least a waiting area in front of the crosswalk where the pedestrian waits to cross the crosswalk, the communication control device transmits the transmission information, including the remaining red lighting time until the pedestrian signal light turns green, obtained from the signal control device, to the pedestrian communication terminal within the communication area, the pedestrian communication terminal notifies the pedestrian when it receives the transmission information, and starts playing a promotional video when the pedestrian responds to the pedestrian communication terminal, and points are awarded in the pedestrian communication terminal if the difference between the reception strength of the radio waves from the antenna unit at this time and the reception strength when the remaining red lighting time has elapsed is within a predetermined range. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the pedestrian point allocation system of the present invention, by waiting at a waiting area until the pedestrian signal lamp changes from red to green, pedestrians crossing the crosswalk are given points to their pedestrian communication terminals 3, which reduces the number of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk ignoring traffic signals. In addition, since no warning sound is emitted at the crosswalk, there is no noise nuisance for nearby residents. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pedestrian point giving system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the pedestrian point-giving system as seen from the side. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a current display table. [Figure 4]FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the process of point allocation for a pedestrian communication terminal. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of a pedestrian communication terminal. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a pedestrian point giving system according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. EXAMPLES

[0010] Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a pedestrian point-giving system in the first embodiment, and Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the pedestrian point-giving system seen from the side. The pedestrian point-giving system is composed of a signal control device 1 that controls the lighting of a pair of pedestrian signal lamps L11 and L12 installed on either side of a crosswalk H, a communication control device 2 that is placed in front of the crosswalk H, for example, above a pole on which the pedestrian signal lamp L11 is attached as shown in Fig. 2, and is connected to the signal control device 1 via a wire or wireless connection, and a pedestrian communication terminal 3 that is carried by a pedestrian W crossing the crosswalk H and that performs short-distance communication with the communication control device 2.

[0011] The control unit 1a, which performs various processes of the signal control device 1, not only controls the pedestrian signal lights L11, L12 to turn on red, green, or flashing green, but also controls the pair of automobile signal lights L21, L22 to turn on red, yellow, or green for a vehicle V passing through the crosswalk H.

[0012] These automobile signal lamps L2 and pedestrian signal lamps L1 alternate between green and red lighting. A push button box (not shown) can also be connected to the signal lamps L. When a pedestrian W presses the push button of the push button box installed in front of the crosswalk H, the control unit 1a performs lighting control to switch the automobile signal lamps L2, which have been fixed to green lighting, to red lighting.

[0013] Furthermore, by operating this push button, lighting control to switch the lighting state can be performed only at night, and during the daytime, the vehicle signal light L2 and the pedestrian signal light L1 can be turned on alternately in green and red at regular intervals.

[0014] 3 shows an example of an aspect table TB stored in the control unit 1a of the signal control device 1, and this aspect table TB is composed of a plurality of stages K. In addition, in this aspect table TB, a thick straight line indicates a green light, a vertical line indicates a flashing green light, a wavy line indicates a yellow light, and a double line indicates a red light.

[0015] At step K1 of the indication table TB, the lighting control is set so that both the pedestrian signal light L1 and the automobile signal light L2 are turned on in red, and at step K2, the lighting control is set so that the pedestrian signal light L1 is turned on in red and the automobile signal light L2 is turned on in green.

[0016] A set hold time N for keeping each set lighting is set for each of the stairs K1 to K6. The total number of seconds of the set hold times N for the stairs K1 to K6 is set as the number of seconds for one cycle, and the lighting control of each signal lamp L is performed by repeating a cycle consisting of the stairs K1 to K6.

[0017] The communication control device 2 has a communication area E around the installation location, and is composed of an antenna unit 2a that transmits transmission information F, and a communication control unit 2b that is connected to the antenna unit 2a and the control unit 1a of the signal control device 1, creates transmission information F for the pedestrian communication terminal 3, and transmits it via the antenna unit 2a. For example, BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) is used for short-range communication between the communication control device 2 and the pedestrian communication terminal 3.

[0018] The communication control device 2 broadcasts communication to multiple pedestrian communication terminals 3, and transmits, as transmission information F, at least unique ID information and information on the remaining red lighting time M, which is the remaining time that the pedestrian signal light L1 is lit in red.

[0019] As shown in the remaining red light time M column in Figure 3, this remaining red light time M is the remaining time until the pedestrian signal lamp L1 at stairs K1 to K4 changes from red to green at stairs K5. In the illustrated display table TB, the transmission information F with a maximum remaining red light time M of 36 seconds is transmitted.

[0020] The transmission information F broadcast to the surroundings is transmitted at any time while the remaining red light time M is counted down, and in the lighting state of steps K5 and K6 where the remaining red light time M is 0 seconds, information on the remaining red light time M is not transmitted.

[0021] Therefore, during the lighting states of steps K1 to K4, the transmission information F including the remaining red lighting time M is transmitted, and at steps K5 and K6, the transmission information F including only the ID information is transmitted.

[0022] The communication area E of the communication control device 2 can have directionality depending on the orientation of the antenna unit 2a, and includes at least a waiting area T in front of the crosswalk H where a pedestrian W waits to cross the crosswalk H. This waiting area T includes both of the two waiting areas T1 and T2 on either side of the crosswalk H.

[0023] The pedestrian communication terminal 3 is, for example, a smartphone capable of short-distance communication such as BLE, and is pre-installed with a dedicated application for receiving the transmission information F from the communication control device 2. In order to communicate with the communication control device 2, the pedestrian W needs to carry the pedestrian communication terminal 3 with the application running at all times.

[0024] 4 is a flowchart when an application is started on the pedestrian communication terminal 3. In step ST1 after the start-up, it is determined whether or not the pedestrian communication terminal 3 has entered a communication area E, that is, whether or not the reception strength R of the radio wave from the antenna unit 2a, for example, the RSSI value, is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

[0025] If the reception strength R of the radio wave from the antenna unit 2a exceeds a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step ST2, and if it does not exceed the predetermined value, step ST1 is repeated. In step ST2, it is determined whether or not the transmission information F received from the communication control device 2 includes the remaining red lighting time M. If the transmission information F includes the remaining red lighting time M, the process proceeds to step ST3, and if the transmission information F does not include the remaining red lighting time M, the process returns to step ST1.

[0026] In step ST3, the pedestrian communication terminal 3 notifies the pedestrian W and simultaneously displays the obtained remaining red lighting time M on the display screen 3a such as a liquid crystal display of the pedestrian communication terminal 3. Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the display screen 3a of the pedestrian communication terminal 3 after notifying the pedestrian W by voice or vibration.

[0027] In step ST4, it is determined whether or not the remaining red light duration M is continuously received. If the pedestrian communication terminal 3 stops receiving the remaining red light duration M, for example, if the pedestrian W is simply moving along the road and has simply passed through the communication area E, or if the staircase K5 in the current display table TB is in a lit state, the process returns to step ST1.

[0028] If reception of the transmission information F continues, the process proceeds to step ST5, where it is determined whether or not there has been a response from the pedestrian W. After noticing the notification from the application, the pedestrian W moves to the waiting place T, and when the pedestrian W arrives at the waiting place T, the pedestrian signal lamp L1 is lit in red, so that the pedestrian can check the display screen 3a of the pedestrian communication terminal 3 shown in FIG.

[0029] 5, the remaining red lighting time M received is counted down in real time at the top of the display screen 3a, and a video playback button 3c for playing the promotional video 3b is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Depending on whether or not this video playback button 3c is touched, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the pedestrian W in step ST5.

[0030] If there is no response from the pedestrian W, steps ST4 and ST5 are repeated, and if there is a response from the pedestrian W, that is, if the pedestrian W touches the video playback button 3c on the display screen 3a, the process proceeds to step ST6.

[0031] In step ST6, playback of the promotional video 3b prestored in the application is started. A plurality of promotional video lengths are prepared for this promotional video 3b according to the length of the displayed remaining red lighting time M, and the promotional video 3b selected according to the remaining red lighting time M is played at least until the remaining red lighting time M reaches 0 seconds. Alternatively, a promotional video 3b of about 10 seconds may be repeatedly played until the remaining red lighting time M reaches 0 seconds.

[0032] In step ST7, when the remaining red lighting time M becomes 0 seconds, that is, when the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed, the reception strength R0 at the start of playback of the promotional video 3b is compared with the reception strength R1 at the time when the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed, and it is determined whether the difference between these reception strengths R0 and R1 is within a predetermined range.

[0033] If the difference in reception strength R is within a predetermined range, the process proceeds to step ST8, and points P are awarded within the application. After points P are awarded in step ST8, or if the difference between reception strengths R0 and R1 in step ST7 is not within the predetermined range, the process returns to step ST1. The processes in steps ST1 to ST7 are repeated while the application is running.

[0034] In addition, the state in which the difference between the reception intensities R0 and R1 in step ST7 is within a predetermined range indicates that a pedestrian W waiting at the waiting area T has not moved until the remaining red light time M has elapsed.

[0035] For example, if a pedestrian W ignores a traffic light and enters a crosswalk H while the pedestrian communication terminal 3 is playing a promotional video 3b, the reception strength R1 after the remaining red light time M has elapsed will change significantly, and the difference between the reception strengths R0 and R1 will be outside the specified range, so that no points P will be awarded.

[0036] The points P awarded may be, for example, one point awarded for each playback, and the points P accumulated within the app may be exchanged for points that can be used for electronic money or two-dimensional barcode payments.

[0037] The points P having monetary value may be paid by the provider of the promotional video 3b. Also, the points to be awarded may be changed according to the length of the promotional video 3b prepared according to the remaining red lighting time M.

[0038] In other words, the longer the remaining red lighting time M, the greater the points P awarded. For example, 2 points may be awarded when a long promotional video 3b is played, and 1 point may be awarded when a short video is played.

[0039] The promotional video 3b to be played is stored in the pedestrian communication terminal 3 when the application is installed. In this way, even if the surrounding area is a crosswalk H that is not connected to the Internet, it is possible to give points according to the flowchart shown in Fig. 4. Furthermore, the promotional video 3b stored in the pedestrian communication terminal 3 may be updated as appropriate when the application is updated in a location where the Internet is connected. EXAMPLES

[0040] 6 is a block diagram of a pedestrian point giving system of Example 2. In the pedestrian point giving system of Example 1, a communication control device 2 having an antenna unit 2a is installed near either one of the waiting places T1 or T2, whereas in the pedestrian point giving system of Example 2, communication control devices 21 and 22 having antenna units 21a and 22a are installed near the waiting places T1 and T2, respectively. Note that the communication control devices 21 and 22 are provided with communication control units 21b and 22b, respectively, but they can be integrated into one device.

[0041] The pair of communication control devices 21, 22 across the crosswalk H broadcast transmission information F1, F2 consisting of different ID information and common information on the remaining red light duration M of the pedestrian signal light device L1.

[0042] Furthermore, the ID information of the transmission information F includes a crosswalk identification number assigned to each crosswalk H, and as shown in Figure 6, at waiting locations T1 and T2, the communication area E1 of the transmission information F1 from the communication control device 21 and the communication area E2 of the transmission information F2 from the communication control device 22 overlap.

[0043] For example, when a pedestrian W waits at a waiting area T1 when the pedestrian signal light L1 is lit red, processing from steps ST1 to ST7 in the flowchart shown in Figure 4 is performed based on the transmission information F1 from the communication control device 21.

[0044] In the pedestrian point awarding system of the second embodiment, the conditions for awarding points P are that the difference between the reception strength R10 of the radio waves from the antenna unit 21a when playback of the promotional video 3b begins and the reception strength R11 from the antenna unit 21a when the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed is within a predetermined range, and also that the reception strength R20 from the antenna unit 22a when playback of the promotional video 3b begins has increased to approximately the reception strength R10, R11 after the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed.

[0045] This is because in the pedestrian point awarding system of Example 1, points P were awarded to pedestrian W who did not cross the crosswalk H after the remaining red light time M had elapsed, for not ignoring the traffic light, whereas in the pedestrian point awarding system of Example 2, points P are awarded only to pedestrian W who crossed the crosswalk H after the remaining red light time M had elapsed.

[0046] When the pedestrian signal light L1 changes from red to green and the pedestrian W crosses the crosswalk H to move from waiting place T1 to waiting place T2, the reception strength R20 from the antenna unit 22a, which was weak at the waiting place T1, increases to approximately the reception strength R10 from the antenna unit 21a at the waiting place T1 by the time the pedestrian W reaches the waiting place T2.

[0047] Furthermore, by increasing the threshold of the reception strength R that enables communication in the communication areas E1 and E2 of the pedestrian communication terminal 3, the communication area E1 can be set to a range that includes the waiting location T1, and the communication area E2 can be set to a range that includes the waiting location T2.

[0048] By doing this, when the above-mentioned pedestrian signal light L1 changes from red to green and the pedestrian crosses the crosswalk H and moves from waiting place T1 to waiting place T2, the pedestrian communication terminal 3 becomes able to receive the transmission information F2 from the communication control device 22.

[0049] In the case where the communication areas E1, E2 are narrowed in this manner, the conditions for awarding points P are set so that, in addition to the difference between the reception strength R10 of the radio waves from the antenna unit 21a when playback of the promotional video 3b begins and the reception strength R11 from the antenna unit 21a when the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed, which is within a predetermined range, points P are awarded when transmission information F2 is received from the antenna unit 22a after the remaining red lighting time M has elapsed.

[0050] Thus, according to the pedestrian point allocation system of the present invention, a pedestrian W crossing the crosswalk H waits at a waiting place T until the pedestrian signal lamp L1 changes from red to green, and points P are allocated to the pedestrian communication terminal 3 carried by the pedestrian, thereby reducing the number of pedestrians ignoring traffic signals and crossing the crosswalk H. In addition, since no warning sound is emitted at the crosswalk H, there is no noise nuisance for nearby residents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 1 Signal control device 2, 21, 22 Communication control device 2a, 21a, 22a Antenna section 2b, 21b, 22b Communication control unit 3 Pedestrian communication terminal 3a display screen 3b Promotional video 3c Video playback button E, E1, E2 Communication area F, F1, F2 Transmission information H. Crosswalk L1, L10, L11 Pedestrian Signal Lights M Remaining red light time P Points R, R1, R2 reception strength T, T1, T2 waiting area W Pedestrian

Claims

1. A signal control device that controls the lighting of pedestrian signal lamps installed across a crosswalk; a communication control device that is connected to the signal control device and transmits transmission information via an antenna unit; a pedestrian communication terminal carried by a pedestrian crossing the crosswalk and receiving the transmission information from the communication control device, a communication area of ​​the communication control device includes at least a waiting area in front of the crosswalk where the pedestrian waits to cross the crosswalk, the communication control device transmits the transmission information including information on the remaining red lighting time until the pedestrian signal lamp turns green, the information being acquired from the signal control device, to the pedestrian communication terminal within the communication area; A pedestrian point-giving system characterized in that when the pedestrian communication terminal receives the transmission information, the pedestrian is notified, and when the pedestrian responds to the pedestrian communication terminal, playback of a promotional video is started, and when the difference between the reception strength of the radio waves from the antenna unit at this time and the reception strength when the remaining red lighting time has elapsed is within a predetermined range, points are awarded in the pedestrian communication terminal.

2. When the pedestrian responds, the pedestrian communication terminal plays the advertisement video according to the length of the remaining red lighting time, 2. The pedestrian point giving system according to claim 1, wherein the points given to the pedestrian become larger as the remaining red lighting time becomes longer.

3. The pedestrian point allocation system according to claim 1, characterized in that the pedestrian's response to the pedestrian communication terminal is to touch a video playback button of the promotional video displayed on the display screen of the pedestrian communication terminal.

4. The pedestrian point-granting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the communication control device is composed of an antenna unit installed near one of a pair of waiting areas on either side of the crosswalk, and a communication control unit connected to the antenna unit.

5. The pedestrian point-granting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the communication control device is composed of a pair of antenna units respectively installed in the vicinity of a pair of waiting areas on either side of the crosswalk, and a communication control unit connected to the antenna units.

6. The pedestrian point-granting system of claim 5, characterized in that the points are awarded in the pedestrian communication terminal when, in addition to the case where a difference between the reception strength from one of the antenna units when playback of the promotional video begins and the reception strength from one of the antenna units when the remaining red lighting time has elapsed is within a predetermined range, the reception strength of radio waves from the other antenna unit has increased or the transmission information has been received from the other antenna unit after the remaining red lighting time has elapsed.

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