TRACKING OF A CHILD BY MEANS OF A CiCo SYSTEM OR A BiBO SYSTEM

Abstract

The invention relates to a ticket detection system (101) for a passenger vehicle (111), having an interface for exchanging data with a terminal (105), the ticket detection system (101) being designed to detect at least one ticket when the at least one ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger vehicle (111). The ticket detection system (101) is designed to detect a location and / or an associated time at which at least one ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger vehicle (111) and to transmit it to the terminal (105).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a ticket detection system according to the preamble of claim 1 , a passenger vehicle according to the preamble of claim 2 , a terminal device according to the preamble of claim 3 and a method according to the preamble of claim 4 . Background Art

[0002] GPS-based child locating devices are known from the prior art. These allow children to be monitored to protect them from potential dangers. However, identifying dangers requires close monitoring, which is problematic for data protection reasons and also takes up time and resources. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention is based on the object of improving the monitoring of persons requiring protection, in particular children. This object is achieved by a ticket detection system according to claim 1, a passenger vehicle according to claim 2, a terminal according to claim 3, and a method according to claim 4. Preferred embodiments are described in the dependent claims and the following description.

[0004] Be designed to be used for on people transport means or on people transport means and use according to ticket detection system of the present invention.In particular, this ticket detection system can be the part of people transport means and is accordingly installed in this people transport means.

[0005] A passenger transport vehicle is generally a vehicle for transporting personnel. It can be a rail vehicle or a road vehicle, such as a train or a bus.

[0006] The ticket verification system has an interface for exchanging data with a terminal device. This data can be exchanged directly or indirectly. In the case of direct exchange, a data transmission connection is established between the interface of the ticket verification system and the corresponding interface of the terminal device.

[0007] Terminal device refers to the computing device for the user. This terminal device can be configured to be used by the guardian of the child to be monitored, for example. It is preferably a mobile terminal device, such as a smart phone.

[0008] In the case of indirect transmission, a central computer exists between the ticket verification system and the terminal device. Data transmission connections are established not only between an interface of the ticket verification system and a corresponding interface of the central computer, but also between another interface of the central computer and an interface of the terminal device. The data to be exchanged is transmitted from the ticket verification system to the central computer and from there to the terminal device, or vice versa.

[0009] A central computer is a fixedly installed computer that is designed to exchange data with other computers, such as mobile terminals, via one or more interfaces.

[0010] The ticket detection system is designed to detect tickets when they are introduced into or removed from a passenger vehicle, for example, when a ticketed person enters or leaves a passenger vehicle, or when a ticketed luggage is loaded or unloaded from a passenger vehicle. Tickets can also be provided for transported animals, which are then detected accordingly.

[0011] All types of tickets are possible within the scope of the present invention. These can be, for example, paper tickets that are read by means of a scanner installed in the passenger vehicle. They can also be electronic tickets that wirelessly transmit data used to detect the respective ticket to a receiving device installed in the passenger vehicle.

[0012] For example, mobile terminals that transmit ticket data via Bluetooth are suitable for use as electronic tickets. BLE tags, RFID chips, or NFC chips, along with corresponding detection devices installed in passenger transport vehicles, can also be used as tickets.

[0013] According to the present invention, the ticket detection system is designed to detect the location at which a ticket is introduced into or removed from a passenger vehicle and / or the associated time. The associated time refers to the time at which the ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger vehicle. Preferably, the location at which the passenger vehicle is located when the ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger vehicle is detected as the location.

[0014] The detected data and / or the associated time are transmitted to the terminal device, as described above, directly or indirectly.

[0015] Specifically, data identifying the respective location and / or the respective time are transmitted. These data may be the GPS coordinates of the people transporter or information about the stations at which the people transporter stopped while the ticket was being introduced into or removed from the people transporter.

[0016] The described passenger vehicle with ticket detection system corresponds to a further aspect of the invention.

[0017] The terminal device also corresponds to one aspect of the present invention. The terminal device has an interface for exchanging data with the ticket detection system. As described above, the data can be exchanged directly or indirectly via the interface.

[0018] According to the invention, the terminal device is designed to receive, via the interface, the location at which the ticket was introduced into or removed from the passenger transport vehicle, or data identifying the location, and / or the associated time, or data identifying the time. The received data is the aforementioned data transmitted by the ticket inspection system.

[0019] The entry and exit of a person who needs protection into a passenger vehicle are safety-critical events. The present invention enables targeted monitoring and tracking of these events if the person who needs protection carries a ticket.

[0020] A corresponding method according to the present invention is used to track tickets and, thereby, the person requiring protection. The method provides for determining a target travel route by specifying one or more locations where the ticket is introduced into and / or removed from a passenger vehicle and / or by specifying the associated times. The target travel route corresponds to the totality of the specified locations and, if applicable, the associated times.

[0021] As mentioned above, the actual travel route is detected by means of the ticket detection system. Therefore, the location where the ticket is introduced into or taken out of the passenger transport vehicle and / or the associated time are detected by means of the ticket detection system.

[0022] Finally, the target driving route is compared with the actual driving route. To this end, the confirmed location and, if necessary, the associated time are compared with the detected location and, if necessary, the associated time.

[0023] In a preferred embodiment, the comparison according to the invention allows the determination of deviations between the actual driving route and the target driving route.

[0024] Minor deviations from the target route, such as those caused by delays in passenger transport, can be tolerated. However, larger deviations require attention. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, a notification or alarm is output if at least one deviation does not meet a predefined criterion. For example, an upper limit for spatial deviation and / or an upper limit for temporal deviation may be suitable as the criterion.

[0025] In a preferred embodiment, the target driving route is confirmed by means of a terminal device, which can be the terminal device mentioned above. Specifically, the above-mentioned places and, if necessary, the associated times for defining the target driving route are input via the input device of the terminal device.

[0026] In a preferred embodiment, the target driving route is compared with the actual driving route by a terminal or a central computer. In particular, the terminal can be the aforementioned terminal, and / or the central computer can be the aforementioned central computer. If the target driving route is determined by the terminal and the comparison is performed by the central computer, the target driving route or data defining the corresponding locations and, if necessary, the associated times is transmitted from the terminal to the central computer in advance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] exist Figure 1 The preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Specifically:

[0028] Figure 1 A system for tracking people is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] exist Figure 1 1 shows a ticket inspection system 101 having a central computer 103 and a mobile terminal 105. The ticket inspection system 101 is connected to the central computer 103 via a first data connection 107. The central computer is in turn connected to the mobile terminal 105 via a second data connection 109.

[0030] The ticket detection system is used to detect tickets of people in the bus 111. Accordingly, the ticket detection system 101 is installed in the bus 111. In addition, the ticket detection system 101 is designed to detect the location of the bus 111, such as the station 113 where the bus 111 stops.

[0031] The detected data, i.e., data about the tickets of persons boarding or disembarking bus 111, is transmitted from ticket detection system 101 to central computer 103 via first data connection 107, along with data about the corresponding location or stop 113 of bus 111. Based on the transmitted data, the central computer generates the actual travel routes of the respective persons. Furthermore, central computer 103 stores target travel routes for the persons requiring protection. The central computer compares these target travel routes with the respective actual travel routes. If an impermissible deviation is detected, the central computer outputs a warning message to terminal 105 via second data connection 109.

[0032] Reference Signs List

[0033] 101 ticket detection system

[0034] 103 Central Computer

[0035] 105 terminal equipment

[0036] 107 data connections

[0037] 109 data connection

[0038] 111 bus

[0039] 113 sites

Claims

1. A ticket detection system (101) for a passenger vehicle (111), said ticket detection system having an interface for exchanging data with a terminal device (105) according to claim 3, wherein The ticket detection system (101) is designed to detect at least one ticket when the at least one ticket is introduced into the personnel transport vehicle (111) or removed from the personnel transport vehicle, and is characterized in that: The ticket detection system (101) is designed to detect the location and / or the associated time at which the at least one ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger transport (111) and transmit it to the terminal device (105).

2. A means of transporting people (111), It is characterized by There is a ticket detection system (101) according to claim 1.

3. A terminal device (105) having an interface for exchanging data with the ticket detection system (101) according to claim 1, characterized in that The terminal device (105) is designed to receive, via the interface, the location and / or the associated time at which a ticket is introduced into or removed from the passenger transport (111).

4. A method for tracking a ticket, comprising the following steps: - confirming the target travel route by specifying one or more locations and / or associated times at which the ticket is introduced into the passenger transport vehicle (111) and / or removed from the passenger transport vehicle (111); - using the ticket detection system (101) according to claim 1, detecting the actual travel route by determining the location and / or the associated time at which the ticket was introduced into or removed from the passenger transport (111); as well as - comparing the target driving route with the actual driving route by comparing the confirmed locations and / or the associated times with the detected locations and / or the associated times.

5. The method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that A deviation between the actual driving route and the target driving route is obtained.

6. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that If at least one deviation does not meet a predefined criterion, a notification or an alarm is output.

7. The method according to any one of the above method claims, characterized in that The target driving route is confirmed by means of a terminal device (105).

8. The method according to any one of the above method claims, characterized in that The terminal device (105) or the central computer (103) compares the target driving route with the actual driving route.

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