Bus stop board control method and bus stop board

Abstract

The invention provides a bus stop board control method, and the bus stop board comprises a display module which is used for displaying bus route information or propaganda content; the control method comprises the following steps: S1, judging whether the number of users in an acquisition range is greater than zero or not, if so, skipping to step S2, and if not, skipping to step S3; s2, whether the distance between the user and the bus stop board is within a set range is judged, and if yes, the display content of the display module is switched into bus route information; if not, skipping to the step S3; and S3, the display module displays the propaganda content. According to the method, the propaganda content and the bus route information are automatically switched by judging whether the user and the bus stop board are within the set range or not, and the method is relatively friendly to older users. The invention further provides a bus stop board adopting the bus stop board control method.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of bus stop signs, and in particular, relates to a bus stop sign control method and a bus stop sign. Background Art

[0002] Bus stop signs are used to predict incoming buses and provide passengers with bus route status reminders, so that citizens can make reasonable travel plans. In the prior art, the screen interface of bus stop signs is often divided into a publicity area and a bus area, where the publicity area is used to play video advertisements or notifications, and the bus area is used to display bus route information and vehicle status.

[0003] Since the publicity area and the bus area each occupy part of the bus stop screen, the publicity area is relatively small and cannot achieve the best publicity effect. The bus area also requires turning pages to display all bus route content. When the pages are turned quickly, citizens do not have enough time to confirm the vehicle status of the bus route they need. When the pages are turned slowly, the time to display all bus route content will increase accordingly, and citizens will spend more time to confirm the required bus route information.

[0004] The Chinese patent application number 201620276889.0 discloses a bus stop sign for locating and querying routes, including a bus stop sign, a WiFi receiving system is provided in the bus stop sign, a top cover is provided on the top of the bus stop sign, a bus stop map is provided below the top cover, an arrival reminder display screen and an advertising display screen are provided below the bus stop map, the arrival reminder display screen is adjacent to the advertising display screen, a switching module is provided in the advertising display screen, a map import module, a positioning module and a route query module are provided in the switching module, and the map import module is connected to the positioning module. However, the operation of switching the advertisement to the bus operation status through the switching module is not friendly to older users, and there is a possibility that the user cannot obtain the bus operation status.

[0005] In view of this, the present invention is proposed. Summary of the invention

[0006] One purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a bus stop control method, which can automatically switch between promotional content and bus route information by judging whether the distance between the user and the bus stop is within a set range, and is more friendly to older users.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a bus stop sign adopting the above bus stop sign control method.

[0008] In order to achieve the first invention objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0009] A bus stop sign control method, wherein the bus stop sign comprises a display module for displaying bus route information or promotional content;

[0010] The control method comprises the following steps:

[0011] S1. Determine whether the number of users within the collection range is greater than zero. If so, jump to step S2; if not, jump to step S3;

[0012] S2, determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop is within the set range, if so, switch the display content of the display module to the bus route information; if not, jump to step S3;

[0013] S3. The display module displays the promotional content.

[0014] Furthermore, when the distance between the user and the bus stop is within a set range, step S2 further includes:

[0015] Determine whether the user's face is facing the bus stop sign. If so, the display content of the display module is switched to the bus route information; if not, jump to step S3.

[0016] Furthermore, when the display content of the display module is switched to bus route information, the bus stop sign determines whether the current user age is greater than a first set value. If so, the font of the bus route information is increased and the page turning time is extended; if not, the preset display configuration of the bus route information is maintained.

[0017] Furthermore, when the number of users within the collection range is greater than or equal to two, the bus stop sign compares the maximum age of the current user with the first set value.

[0018] Furthermore, the bus stop board pre-acquires historical passenger flow information in any time period;

[0019] When the display content of the display module is switched to bus route information, the bus stop board sorts the bus routes according to the current time period and its corresponding historical passenger flow information.

[0020] Furthermore, the bus stop sign also includes a voice broadcast module;

[0021] When a bus enters the station, the bus stop sign will voice announce the bus route of the incoming vehicle.

[0022] Furthermore, the bus route information displayed by the display module at least includes the bus route and the current vehicle position.

[0023] In order to achieve the second invention objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0024] A bus stop sign adopts the above-mentioned bus stop sign control method.

[0025] Further, it includes an image acquisition module, a human body sensing module and an automatic switching module;

[0026] The image acquisition module determines the number of users based on the acquired image information;

[0027] The human body sensing module is used to determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop sign is within a set range;

[0028] The automatic switching module is used to switch the display content of the display module according to the feedback information of the image acquisition module and the human body sensing module.

[0029] Furthermore, it also includes an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air inlet is arranged at the lower end of the air outlet, and the outside air enters the interior of the bus stop through the air inlet and flows out through the air outlet after heat exchange.

[0030] After adopting the above technical scheme, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

[0031] 1. The present invention automatically switches the promotional content and bus route information by judging whether the user and the bus stop sign are within a set range, which is more friendly to older users.

[0032] 2. When the present invention detects that the user's age is greater than a first set value, the font of the displayed bus route information is increased and the page turning time is extended to ensure that the user can obtain the required bus route information.

[0033] 3. The bus route sorting method of the present invention is determined according to the current time period and pre-acquired historical passenger flow information, thereby ensuring that most users can obtain the required bus route information in a timely manner.

[0034] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] The accompanying drawings are part of the present invention and are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the drawings:

[0036] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the bus stop sign control method of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 2 It is a front view of the bus stop sign of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 3 It is a side view of a bus stop sign of the present invention.

[0039] Description of the main components in the figure: 1. Image acquisition module; 2. Shell; 3. Display module; 4. Human body sensing module; 5. Site name area; 6. Voice broadcast module; 7. Air inlet; 8. Door; 9. Air outlet.

[0040] It should be noted that these drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the conceptual scope of the present invention in any way, but are intended to illustrate the concept of the present invention for those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention but are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0042] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “inside” and “outside” are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0044] In order to ensure the display area of ​​the bus stop sign in the prior art, a switching module is set on the bus stop sign to switch the bus information and promotional content. However, since it needs to be operated manually, it is not friendly to older users, and these users may not even be able to obtain bus information.

[0045] In view of this, if Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides a bus stop sign control method to achieve automatic switching of display content.

[0046] The bus stop sign comprises a display module 3 and a communication module. The display module 3 is used to display bus route information or promotional content. The communication module is used to interact with a server to obtain promotional content and bus route information.

[0047] The promotional content includes advertising videos or notifications, and the bus route information includes not only the bus route and the current vehicle position, but also the estimated arrival time of the bus to facilitate users to plan their travel. In the case of traffic jam between two stations, the present invention also distinguishes the traffic jam route with red or other colors in the bus route to remind users.

[0048] The control method comprises the following steps:

[0049] S1. Determine whether the number of users within the collection range is greater than zero. If so, jump to step S2; if not, jump to step S3;

[0050] S2, determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop is within the set range, if so, switch the content of display module 3 to bus route information; if not, jump to step S3;

[0051] S3. The display module displays the promotional content.

[0052] The present invention first determines whether there is a user within the collection range. If there is a user, it determines whether the user has a tendency to view bus route information by judging the distance between the user and the bus stop. For older users, no operation is required. When approaching the bus stop, the display content of the display module 3 can be automatically switched to the bus route information, which provides a good user experience.

[0053] In one embodiment of the present invention, a bus stop is provided with an image acquisition module 1, a human body sensing module 4 and an automatic switching module, wherein the image acquisition module 1 can determine the number of users based on the acquired image information, and its acquisition range is preferably fan-shaped to increase the sensitivity of switching the display content. Even if the user is not directly in front of the bus stop but at the oblique side of the bus stop, the display content of the display module 3 can be promptly switched to the bus route information, thereby ensuring that the user obtains the required information in a timely manner.

[0054] The human body sensing module 4 is used to determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop is within a set range. If so, it is determined that the user needs to view the bus route information, and the display module 3 switches its display content; if not, it indicates that although the user is within the acquisition range, the user does not have the inclination to view the bus route information. At this time, the display content of the display module 3 still maintains the promotional content to ensure the promotional effect. In this embodiment, the image acquisition module 1 and the human body sensing module 4 are controlled in linkage. After the image acquisition module 1 determines the user position within the acquisition range, the human body sensing module 4 obtains the distance information between the current user and the bus stop.

[0055] The automatic switching module is used to switch the display content of the display module 3 according to the feedback information of the image acquisition module 1 and the human body sensing module 4. In this embodiment, the automatic switching module switches the display content of the display module 3 to the bus route information only when the image acquisition module 1 detects the user and the distance between the user and the bus stop is within the set range. In other cases, the automatic switching module keeps the display content of the display module 3 as the promotional content.

[0056] Furthermore, when the image acquisition module 1 determines that the number of users within the acquisition range is greater than zero, and the human body sensing module 4 determines that the distance between the user and the bus stop is within a set range, the image acquisition module 1 can further obtain the user's facial orientation and determine whether the user has a tendency to view bus route information based on the user's facial orientation.

[0057] Specifically, considering that the user will turn his face completely towards the bus stop sign when viewing the bus route information, the image acquisition module 1 in this embodiment further determines whether the user's face is completely facing the bus stop sign. If so, it is determined that the user has a tendency to view the bus route information, and the display content of the display module 3 is switched to the bus route information; otherwise, the display module 3 continues to display the promotional content.

[0058] Therefore, in this embodiment, when the user passes by a bus stop or turns to view the promotional content on the display module 3 while passing by a bus stop, the display module 3 will still maintain the promotional content to ensure the promotional effect. When the user needs to view the bus route information, the user will turn his face completely toward the bus stop. At this time, the image acquisition module 1 obtains the user's facial orientation and feeds back the judgment result to the automatic switching module, and the automatic switching module switches the display content of the display module 3 to the bus route information.

[0059] Considering that young people have more diverse ways to obtain bus route information, the main users of bus stops are older. Therefore, in order to ensure the user experience of older users, the bus stop will adjust the display configuration of bus route information according to the user's age. The bus stop can obtain the user's age through the image acquisition module 1.

[0060] Specifically, in this embodiment, when the display content of the display module 3 is switched to bus route information, the bus stop sign will further determine whether the current user's age is greater than the first set value. If so, the font of the bus route information is enlarged and the page turning time is extended to ensure the user experience of older users; if not, the preset display configuration of the bus route information is maintained. The first set value can be set to 50 years old, 55 years old or 60 years old.

[0061] When the number of users within the collection range is greater than or equal to two, the bus stop board compares the maximum age of the current user with the first set value. That is, when multiple users view bus route information at the same time, if there are elderly people, the font size of the bus route information will be increased and the page turning time will be extended to ensure the user experience of the elderly.

[0062] When the display content of the display module 3 is switched to bus route information, the bus routes can be sorted according to their first digits, for example, from 1 to 9.

[0063] Alternatively, in another embodiment of the present invention, considering that users have different demands for bus routes in different time periods, for example, from 6 to 7 o'clock on weekdays, bus routes with greater demand are bus routes passing through schools. In the current time period, bus routes passing through schools among bus routes stopping at the current bus station are arranged at the front to facilitate users to confirm bus information.

[0064] During working hours or off-get off work hours on weekdays, if the bus routes with the largest demand are those passing through office buildings and other office locations, then in the current time period, the bus routes that stop at this bus station and pass through office buildings and other office locations will be placed at the front to facilitate users to confirm bus information;

[0065] However, on weekends, since there is no need to go to work, the bus routes with greater demand are those that pass through parks, shopping malls and other leisure places. At this time, the bus routes that pass through leisure places among the bus routes stopping at this bus station will be arranged at the front, which is more convenient for users.

[0066] Therefore, in this embodiment, when the display module 3 displays the bus route information, the order of the bus routes is not fixed, but is adjusted according to the historical passenger flow information of the current time period. Specifically, the bus stop board can pre-acquire the historical passenger flow information of any time period. When the display content of the display module 3 is switched to the bus route information, the bus stop board will sort the bus routes according to the current time period and the pre-acquired historical passenger flow information.

[0067] Furthermore, during working hours or off-get off work hours on weekdays, the option of identifying the user's age can be temporarily turned off to ensure that the display screen of the display module 3 can display as much bus route information as possible and ensure the page turning speed, thereby ensuring that the user can obtain the bus route information he needs in a timely manner. During the rest of the time period, the function of identifying the user's age on the bus stop sign is continuously turned on to ensure the user experience of older users.

[0068] In another embodiment of the present invention, the bus stop sign also includes a voice broadcast module. When a bus enters the station, the voice broadcast module of the bus stop sign can broadcast the bus route of the incoming vehicle to remind users to avoid missing the bus and reducing the user experience. When the bus has not entered the station, the voice broadcast module can also broadcast the promotional content to ensure the promotional effect.

[0069] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the present invention also provides a bus stop using the above-mentioned bus stop control method, the bus stop includes a shell 2 and a functional module arranged on the front end surface or inside of the shell 2, the shell 2 can protect the functional module, and the functional module includes an image acquisition module 1, a display module 3, a human body sensing module 4 and an automatic switching module (not shown in the figure).

[0070] The image acquisition module 1 , the display module 3 and the human body sensing module 4 are all arranged on the front end surface of the housing 2 , and the automatic switching module is arranged inside the housing 2 .

[0071] The image acquisition module 1 is used to determine the number of users according to the acquired image information. The image acquisition module 1 can interact with the human body sensing module 4 and the automatic switching module.

[0072] The human body sensing module 4 is used to determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop sign is within a set range.

[0073] The automatic switching module is used to switch the display content of the display module 3 according to the feedback information of the image acquisition module 1 and the human body sensing module 4 .

[0074] In addition to the image acquisition module 1, the display module 3 and the human body sensing module 4, the front face of the shell 2 is also provided with a site name area 5. The site name area 5 is arranged at the top of the front face of the shell 2 to facilitate the user to confirm the current location. The display module 3 is arranged below the site name area 5 and occupies at least 1 / 2 of the area of ​​the front face of the shell 2.

[0075] When the display module 3 plays promotional content, users can obtain the display content of the display module 3 at a relatively remote location, thereby ensuring the promotional effect; when the display module 3 displays bus route information, as the area of ​​the display module 3 increases, more bus route information can be displayed on the screen at the same time, so that users can obtain the required information in a timely manner.

[0076] Furthermore, the display module 3 may adopt an LCD liquid crystal display to play contents such as videos, pictures or texts.

[0077] The rear end of the housing 2 is also provided with an openable door 8 to inspect or replace the functional modules inside the housing 2. In addition to the door 8, the housing 2 is also provided with an air inlet 7 and an air outlet 9 at the upper and lower ends, wherein the air outlet 9 is provided at the upper end of the door 8 to connect the interior of the housing 2 with the external environment, and the air inlet 7 is provided at the lower end of the door 8 to connect the external environment with the interior of the housing 2.

[0078] The present invention arranges the air inlet 7 at the lower end of the air outlet 9. After the outside air enters the shell 2 through the air inlet 7, it exchanges heat with the functional module to become hot air. The hot air rises to the top of the shell 2 and then flows out from the air outlet 9, thereby achieving heat dissipation for the functional module inside the shell 2.

[0079] Preferably, the air inlet 7 also has a dustproof function to prevent external dust from entering the interior of the housing 2 and affecting the normal operation of the functional module.

[0080] Furthermore, at least one side of the housing 2 is provided with a voice broadcast module 6 for broadcasting bus arrival information or promotional content to ensure the promotional effect of the promotional content and to prevent the user from missing the bus due to distraction.

[0081] The present invention uses the image acquisition module 1, the human body sensing module 4 and the automatic switching module to determine whether the user near the bus stop has a tendency to view the bus route information, and can automatically switch the display content of the display module 3 according to the determined user tendency through the automatic switching module, which is more friendly to older users, so that the display content of the display module 3 can be switched to the bus route information when the user approaches the bus stop, fully ensuring the user experience. The display content of the display module 3 in the remaining time period is the promotional content. Since the display area of ​​the display module 3 of the present invention is large, the promotional effect can be fully guaranteed.

[0082] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as a preferred embodiment as above, it is not used to limit the present invention. Any technician familiar with this patent can make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes by using the technical content suggested above without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. The implementation scheme in the above embodiment can also be further combined or replaced. However, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiment based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention still falls within the scope of the solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bus stop sign control method, characterized in that: The bus stop sign includes a display module for displaying bus route information or promotional content; The control method comprises the following steps: S1. Determine whether the number of users within the collection range is greater than zero. If so, jump to step S2; if not, jump to step S3; S2, determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop is within the set range, if so, switch the display content of the display module to the bus route information; if not, jump to step S3; S3. The display module displays the promotional content.

2. A bus stop sign control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the distance between the user and the bus stop sign is within a set range, step S2 further includes: Determine whether the user's face is facing the bus stop sign. If so, the display content of the display module is switched to the bus route information; if not, jump to step S3.

3. A bus stop sign control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the display content of the display module is switched to bus route information, the bus stop board determines whether the current user age is greater than a first set value. If so, the font of the bus route information is increased and the page turning time is extended; if not, the preset display configuration of the bus route information is maintained.

4. A bus stop sign control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the number of users within the collection range is greater than or equal to two, the bus stop sign compares the maximum age of the current user with the first set value.

5. A bus stop sign control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bus stop board pre-acquires historical passenger flow information of any time period; When the display content of the display module is switched to bus route information, the bus stop board sorts the bus routes according to the current time period and its corresponding historical passenger flow information.

6. The bus stop sign control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bus stop sign also includes a voice broadcast module; When a bus enters the station, the bus stop sign will voice announce the bus route of the incoming vehicle.

7. A bus stop sign control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The bus route information displayed by the display module at least includes the bus route and the current vehicle position.

8. A bus stop sign adopting the bus stop sign control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: It includes a housing and a functional module arranged on the front end surface or inside of the housing; The functional modules include an image acquisition module, a display module, a human body sensing module, and an automatic switching module disposed inside the housing; The image acquisition module is used to determine the number of users based on the acquired image information; The human body sensing module is used to determine whether the distance between the user and the bus stop sign is within a set range; The automatic switching module is used to switch the display content of the display module according to the feedback information of the image acquisition module and the human body sensing module.

9. A bus stop sign according to claim 8, characterized in that: The display module occupies at least 1 / 2 of the front end surface of the housing.

10. A bus stop sign according to claim 8, characterized in that: It also includes an air inlet and an air outlet respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the shell, wherein the air inlet is arranged at the lower end of the air outlet, and the outside air enters the interior of the bus stop through the air inlet, and flows out through the air outlet after heat exchange with the functional module.

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