Bus stop board information intelligent generation method and system

Abstract

The invention discloses a bus stop board information intelligent generation method and system, and the method and system have the following beneficial effects: the method comprises the steps: carrying out the station management to generate station information, carrying out the line management to generate line information, and carrying out the stop board management through employing the station information and the line information to generate stop board information; through the above mode, station management and line management can be effectively carried out, namely, management operations such as newly adding or editing can be carried out on bus stations and bus lines, so that efficient, accurate and intelligent generation of station board information is well ensured; therefore, the influence on bus taking of passengers is well avoided, and cost reduction and benefit increase of station board management are realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of bus stop sign technology, specifically to a method and system for intelligently generating bus stop sign information. Background Technology

[0002] Bus stop signs, or simply bus stop signs, are a type of public transportation infrastructure. They typically display information such as the stop name and bus routes, providing passengers with information about bus services through text and other means. However, with rapid urban development, bus stops and routes frequently require additions or edits. The current lack of effective management of these areas affects the generation of information on bus stop signs, potentially impacting passengers' bus travel. Summary of the Invention

[0004] (a) Technical problems to be solved To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a method and system for intelligently generating bus stop sign information, which can solve the aforementioned technical problems.

[0005] (II) Technical Solution To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a method for intelligently generating bus stop information, comprising: performing station management to generate station information, wherein the station includes a bus stop; performing route management to generate route information, wherein the route includes a bus route; and using the station information and route information to perform bus stop management to generate bus stop information, wherein the bus stop includes a bus stop sign.

[0006] Preferably, site management includes adding sites, editing sites, and deleting sites.

[0007] Preferably, adding a station includes inputting the station's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the effective date of the addition.

[0008] Preferably, editing a site includes modifying several items, such as the site's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the newly added effective date.

[0009] Preferably, the editing of a site includes the binding of a landmark to the site. The landmark binding is performed in the following way: a radiation range value is set, and when a new landmark is added, the landmark is automatically bound to each site located within the radiation range value of the landmark.

[0010] Preferably, the deletion of a site includes deleting the site and setting the effective date of the deletion.

[0011] Preferably, line management includes adding lines, editing lines, suspending lines, and restoring lines.

[0012] Preferably, the line outage includes inputting the line outage type and the effective date of the outage; the line restoration includes inputting the line restoration date.

[0013] Preferably, the bus stop management includes adding each route that passes through the currently scheduled stop to the bus stop information.

[0014] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides another technical solution: a bus stop information intelligent generation system, which generates bus stop information using the bus stop information intelligent generation method of the above-mentioned technical solution.

[0015] (III) Beneficial Effects Compared with existing technologies, the present invention provides a method and system for intelligent generation of bus stop information, which has the following beneficial effects: The present invention includes station management to generate station information and route management to generate route information, and further utilizes station information and route information to manage bus stop information to generate bus stop information; through the above methods, the present invention can effectively manage stations and routes, and can perform management operations such as adding or editing bus stops and bus routes, so as to better ensure the generation of bus stop information, thereby better avoiding affecting passengers' bus rides. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a method for intelligently generating bus stop sign information according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0017] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0018] This invention provides a method for intelligently generating bus stop sign information, comprising: Site management is performed to generate site information, including bus stops.

[0019] Route management is performed to generate route information, including bus routes.

[0020] Station information and route information are used to manage bus stop signs and generate bus stop information, including bus stop signs.

[0021] Specifically, the above-mentioned site management includes operations such as adding sites, editing sites, and deleting sites.

[0022] Furthermore, adding a new station involves inputting the station's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the effective date to generate station information. This station information includes the station's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the effective date. Specifically, the station's location can include different directions such as east, west, south, and north. It can be understood that stations in different locations correspond to bus routes traveling in different directions. The station's latitude and longitude coordinates can be manually entered by the user or selected on a map. The effective date of the new station corresponds to the station's activation date. For example, if the effective date for station A is December 1, 2025, it means that station A will be activated on December 1, 2025.

[0023] Accordingly, editing the aforementioned sites includes modifying several items, such as the site's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the newly added effective date, to update the site information.

[0024] Adding a new site can also include inputting the site's city / district / street, maintenance company, road segment information, site number, and QR code address. It can be understood that the site information includes the city / district / street and maintenance company. Similarly, editing a site can include modifying the site's city / district / street and maintenance company information.

[0025] Furthermore, station editing can also include landmark binding. Some stations require landmark binding with graphic and / or textual identifiers of nearby buildings, such as hospitals, subway stations, airports, train stations, schools, and zoos. Traditional bus stop signs bind landmarks manually, while this invention binds landmarks in station editing by setting a radiation range value. When a new landmark is added, all stations within the radiation range of the landmark are automatically bound to that landmark, i.e., the landmark is automatically added to the station information. Landmark binding can be indicated using text and / or graphics. Additionally, when a station corresponds to multiple landmarks, each landmark is assigned a priority and added to the station sign information, so that the station sign displays the landmarks in order of priority. Furthermore, preferably, a binding check is performed on each landmark at a preset period. By periodically checking whether all stations within the radiation range of the landmark have been bound to the corresponding landmark, landmarks are prevented from being missed. The aforementioned radiation range can specifically be 2km, meaning that all stations within a 2km radius of the landmark are bound to that landmark. Of course, radiation range values ​​different from the aforementioned 2km can also be set according to actual needs; no further restrictions are imposed here. Through this method, the present invention can intelligently and automatically complete the landmark binding of stations, thereby improving the overall efficiency of station sign information generation.

[0026] In addition, the deletion of the aforementioned sites includes deleting the site and the effective date of the deletion, in order to update the site information; it can be understood that the effective date of the deletion represents the date on which a certain site ceases to be used.

[0027] Specifically, the aforementioned line management includes operations such as adding lines, editing lines, suspending lines, and restoring lines.

[0028] Furthermore, adding a route involves inputting the route name, direction of travel, and all stops along the way to generate route information. The direction of travel can specifically include two opposite directions: uphill and downhill. Different directions of travel for the same route correspond to stops located in different locations. The stops along the route include the starting station, the ending station, and multiple intermediate stations. Additionally, adding a route can also include inputting the route's effective date, which represents the date the route was put into operation. Adding a route can also include inputting the route number, bus company, fare collection method, service hours, and departure interval.

[0029] For the addition of the above-mentioned sites and lines, a batch addition method can be adopted. By downloading and filling in the corresponding site addition template and line addition template, batch addition and batch generation of sites can be achieved, thereby improving management efficiency.

[0030] Editing a route involves modifying its name, direction, stops, and effective date to update the route information.

[0031] Line outage involves entering the outage type and the effective date to update line information; line restoration involves entering the restoration date to update line information. Outage types include temporary and permanent outages; the effective date represents the start date of the temporary or permanent outage; and the restoration date is the date the line is reactivated after a temporary outage.

[0032] Specifically, the aforementioned bus stop management includes adding each route that passes through the currently scheduled station to the bus stop information. It can be understood that the aforementioned station information includes the names, directions, latitude and longitude coordinates, etc., corresponding to multiple stations, while the aforementioned route information includes the names, directions of travel, and each station that passes through, etc., corresponding to multiple routes. The aforementioned bus stop management will correspondingly add each route that passes through a certain station to the bus stop information corresponding to that station. The bus stop information includes the name of the station and the routes that pass through that station.

[0033] Preferably, in the above-mentioned bus stop management, for a bus stop and its corresponding multiple routes, the multiple routes can be automatically sorted in order according to a preset route sorting, wherein the preset route sorting can be based on the first letter or the first number of the route name.

[0034] Preferably, in the above-mentioned bus stop management, it is determined whether all routes have been added to the bus stop information corresponding to each stop they pass through, and whether all routes passing through the stop have been added to the stop information of the stop; if at least one of the above two determination results is negative, a reminder is given that there are bus stops to be arranged, so as to ensure the completeness of the bus stop arrangement.

[0035] Furthermore, preferably, when the aforementioned station information is updated, the associated station sign information is updated accordingly; for example, if the station name is modified through station editing, the station name in the corresponding station sign information is updated accordingly. Similarly, when route information is updated, the associated station sign information is modified accordingly; for example, if the stations along a route are modified through route editing, the route is added or deleted from the associated station sign information. Additionally, in the station sign management of this invention, when several items of station information and / or route information are updated, several items of station sign information need to be updated, i.e., there are several station signs to be arranged. At this time, all station signs to be arranged within a certain date range can be generated with one click to notify the user, including the update reason corresponding to each station sign to be arranged, such as a change in station name; it may also include information such as the historical version of each station sign.

[0036] The present invention may further include: using the aforementioned bus stop information to create corresponding bus stop signs, and further installing the bus stop signs on a bus rack to facilitate passengers' access to relevant bus information at the stops. In addition, for the effective dates of the addition of stops, the effective dates of the deletion of stops, the effective dates of routes, the effective dates of route suspension, and the effective dates of route resumption, the associated bus stop information can be updated accordingly a preset number of days before each of these dates expires, to generate updated bus stop information. The updated bus stop information can then be used to create new bus stop signs, ensuring timely replacement of the new signs when each of these dates expires. For example, the preset number of days can be set to 3 days. If the effective date of the suspension of route A is December 15, 2025, then route A will be deleted from the bus stop information corresponding to each stop along the route of route A on December 12, 2025. In addition, in bus stop management, when a certain line is suspended, it is preferable to automatically suspend the line at all stops along the line using a one-click suspension method. The effective date of the suspension can be selected in the one-click suspension, thereby improving the efficiency of bus stop management.

[0037] Furthermore, large bus stops often divide the waiting area into multiple sections, or sub-stations, each serving specific bus routes. In response, the bus stop management system of this invention can also manage these sub-stations. Each sub-station's sign includes information on the routes served at that sub-station, as well as the names of the routes served at other sub-stations, the locations of other sub-stations, and other sub-station information. This allows passengers to clearly understand which routes serve each sub-station. For example, a certain stop might include a first sub-station, a second sub-station, a third sub-station, etc. The first substation stops for lines A1 and A2, the second substation stops for lines A3 and A4, and the third substation stops for lines A5 and A6. The sign at the first substation not only displays the information for lines A1 and A2 that it stops at, but also indicates that "the second substation stops for lines A3 and A4, the third substation stops for lines A5 and A6, the second substation is 5 meters away from the first substation, and the third substation is 10 meters away from the first substation." This allows passengers to understand the information for all substations even if they go to the wrong substation, thus improving their travel experience.

[0038] Specifically, the aforementioned bus stop information and templates are used to create corresponding bus stop signs. Preferably, different types of bus stop templates are provided, and the corresponding template is automatically called for different stations bound to different landmark types. For example, for the first station, whose bound landmark is a zoo, when creating a bus stop sign using the first station's information, the zoo bus stop template is automatically called to create the corresponding sign. Different animal images are placed on the different route names of this zoo template for fun differentiation. In addition, the zoo bus stop template also includes information about the zoo's features, opening hours, and other relevant information. When creating bus stops for different zoos bound to different stations, their corresponding information is automatically added. Similarly, for the second station, whose bound landmark is a school, when creating a bus stop sign using the second station's information, the school bus stop template is automatically called to create the corresponding sign. This school bus stop template includes information about the school's history, distinguished alumni, and teaching characteristics. When creating bus stops for different schools bound to different stations, their corresponding information is automatically added. In addition, other corresponding bus stop templates can be set according to different landmark types, without too many restrictions. The above methods can improve the intelligence and distinctiveness of bus stop production, thereby achieving a better display effect. Furthermore, the above-mentioned different types of bus stop templates also include route template types. The corresponding route template is automatically called to create the bus stop sign based on the route type. Route template types include night shift route templates, day shift route templates, and tourist route templates, etc. For example, if route A is a night shift route, the night shift route template will be automatically called to create and display route A in the bus stop sign. This night shift route template can specifically use a dark template and include icons such as moons and stars; without too many restrictions.

[0039] Preferably, the aforementioned bus stop template may also include custom templates, using the bus stop information and custom templates to create corresponding bus stops. Multiple different custom templates may be included, each generated by the user. Creating a custom template involves filling in the template name, the width and height range of the bus stop, DPI (Dots Per Inch, higher DPI results in a clearer printed bus stop), background color, etc., thus completing the creation of a custom template. After creating a custom template, the user can further customize it, including editing the font, size, and color of the text such as the current station name, route name, and names of all stations along the route. It may also include editing the route layout style, the overall layout style of the bus stop, and the fixed display content. Furthermore, a route selection area is provided during bus stop creation. After the user selects a custom template and the current station, all routes corresponding to the current station are automatically placed in the route selection area, facilitating the placement of routes on the custom template and simplifying the bus stop creation process.

[0040] In addition, the aforementioned bus stop management system allows for the addition and deletion of effective dates for new stops, routes, and services, including the effective dates for service suspension and resumption, to be added to the associated bus stop information. This enables passengers to better understand the effective dates of stops and routes. For example, if route B passes through stop C, and the effective date for the suspension of route B is December 30, 2025, then the effective date for the suspension of route B will be added to the bus stop information corresponding to stop C, allowing passengers to see the suspension date of route B on the bus stop sign at stop C.

[0041] Preferably, the aforementioned bus stop sign is equipped with information codes such as QR codes. Passengers can scan the QR code with their mobile phones to generate a corresponding electronic bus stop sign on a client app or mini-program. This allows passengers to conveniently view the names of various bus routes, as well as past and upcoming stops, on their mobile phones. Furthermore, when the bus stop information is added, deleted, or modified, the corresponding changes are pushed to passengers via the client app or mini-program, ensuring they are promptly informed of the changes. For example, information such as a newly added bus route and its effective date, or information about a relocated stop and its effective date, can be pushed to passengers via the client app or mini-program.

[0042] Preferably, the aforementioned station information may also include location-related information such as the road and location area where the station is located, so that passengers can better understand the location and orientation information of the current station.

[0043] Preferably, in the above-mentioned production of corresponding station signs using station sign information and station sign templates, the station sign templates can use the following different methods to distinguish between stations that have been passed and stations that have not been passed, so that passengers can more clearly distinguish between stations that have been passed and stations that have not been passed through the station signs: the first method is to use different fonts, sizes and / or colors to represent stations that have been passed and stations that have not been passed respectively; the second method is to frame all stations that have been passed on a certain line with a border. Furthermore, the bus stop template can also hide all previously passed stops, meaning that the bus stop sign does not display any of the previously passed stops. In other words, the current stop on the bus stop sign is displayed as being located at one end of a certain route (e.g., the far left end of the route). By not displaying the previously passed stops, the efficiency of bus stop management can be improved and the cost of bus stop management can be reduced. For example, when the name of a previously passed stop changes, traditional bus stop management requires that the information on all bus stop signs including the previously passed stop be changed accordingly, meaning that all bus stop signs need to be changed. However, by not displaying the previously passed stops, this invention can reduce the number of bus stop signs that do not display the previously passed stops, thereby reducing the cost of bus stop management.

[0044] The present invention also provides a bus stop information intelligent generation system, which generates bus stop information using the above-mentioned bus stop information intelligent generation method. For details, please refer to the description of the above-mentioned bus stop information intelligent generation method, which will not be elaborated here.

[0045] Compared with existing technologies, the present invention provides a method and system for intelligent generation of bus stop information, which has the following beneficial effects: The present invention includes station management to generate station information and route management to generate route information, and further utilizes station information and route information to manage bus stop information to generate bus stop information; through the above methods, the present invention can effectively manage stations and routes, and can perform management operations such as adding or editing bus stops and bus routes, so as to better ensure the generation of bus stop information, thereby better avoiding affecting passengers' bus rides.

[0046] It should be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0047] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for intelligently generating bus stop sign information, characterized in that, include: Site management is performed to generate site information, wherein the sites include bus stops; Route management is performed to generate route information, wherein the routes include bus routes; The station information and the route information are used to manage bus stop information and generate bus stop information, wherein the bus stop information includes bus stop signs.

2. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 1, characterized in that: The site management includes adding sites, editing sites, and deleting sites.

3. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 2, characterized in that: Adding a new site involves entering the site's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the effective date of the addition.

4. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 3, characterized in that: Editing the site includes modifying several items, such as the site's name, location, latitude and longitude coordinates, and the newly added effective date.

5. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 2, characterized in that: The editing of the site includes the binding of the site to a landmark, which is done in the following way: a radiation range value is set, and when a new landmark is added, the landmark is automatically bound to each site located within the radiation range value of the landmark.

6. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 2, characterized in that: The deletion of the site includes deleting the site and the effective date of the deletion.

7. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 1, characterized in that: The line management includes adding lines, editing lines, suspending lines, and restoring lines.

8. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 7, characterized in that: The line outage includes inputting the outage type and the effective date of the outage; the line restoration includes inputting the restoration date of the line.

9. The intelligent generation method for bus stop sign information according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bus stop management includes adding each route that passes through the currently scheduled stop to the bus stop information.

10. A smart bus stop sign information generation system, characterized in that: It uses the intelligent bus stop information generation method according to any one of claims 1-9 to generate bus stop information.

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