Management system, management device, and program

Abstract

To provide a management system, a management device, and a program which determine whether a mobile body is in a non-standby state or in a standby state, measure a duration of the non-standby state when determined to be in the non-standby state, and measure a duration of the standby state when determined to be in the standby state.SOLUTION: A management system, a management device, and a program according to the present invention determine whether a cart 2B running immediately behind a cart 2A is in a non-standby state or in a standby state, measure a duration of the non-standby state of the cart 2B when determined to be in the non-standby state, and measure a duration of the standby state of the cart 2B when determined to be in the standby state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a management system, a management device, and a program for managing the operation of a moving body.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a cart management device in a golf course, the cart management device described in Patent Document 1 is known. The cart management device (1) described in Patent Document 1 acquires the travel distances of a plurality of carts (2) respectively, and based on the acquired travel distances, calculates the inter-vehicle distance between one cart included in the plurality of carts (2) and the cart traveling immediately behind the one cart. When the calculated inter-vehicle distance is smaller than a predetermined distance, it is determined that congestion has occurred in the cart (2). Further, when calculating the inter-vehicle distances of the plurality of carts (2) and a plurality of inter-vehicle distances smaller than a predetermined distance are continuous in the plurality of carts, the leading cart is determined to be the head of the congestion. Then, it is determined whether or not the passing time when the leading cart passes through the checkpoint has elapsed a predetermined time. When the passing time has elapsed the predetermined time, it is determined that a play delay has occurred in the leading cart. In this case, the leading cart where a play delay has occurred is notified that it is the head of the congestion.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] As described above, although the cart management device (1) can detect the occurrence of congestion in the cart (2) in the golf course, there is a problem that it is impossible to grasp the time when the players riding in each cart (2) included in the congestion are actually playing or the time when they are waiting without playing.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to solve the above problems and provides a management system, a management device, and a program capable of determining whether a moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state and measuring the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body and a second moving body traveling on a traveling path, and a management device for managing the moving bodies. The first moving body travels in front of one of the second moving bodies. The management device has a state determination unit for determining whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit for measuring the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. The measurement unit measures the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and measures the time of the waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state.

[0007] The management device according to the present invention is a management device for managing a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body that travels on a travel route provided with a plurality of checkpoints including a first checkpoint, a second checkpoint that is one ahead of the first checkpoint, and a third checkpoint that is one ahead of the second checkpoint, and a second moving body that travels one behind the first moving body. The management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. The state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state when the first moving body has reached the third checkpoint when the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, and determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state when the first moving body has not reached the third checkpoint when the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint. The measurement unit measures the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and measures the time of the waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state.

[0008] Further, the management device according to the present invention is a management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body traveling on a traveling road and a second moving body traveling one behind the first moving body, and includes a state determination unit that determines whether the moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state of the moving body. The state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is equal to or greater than a reference distance calculated from specific conditions, and determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is less than the distance calculated from specific conditions. The measurement unit measures the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and measures the time of the waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state.

[0009] The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer of a management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body that travels on a travel route provided with a plurality of checkpoints including a first checkpoint, a second checkpoint one ahead of the first checkpoint, and a third checkpoint one ahead of the second checkpoint, and a second moving body that travels one behind the first moving body. The management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state of the second moving body. When the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, if the first moving body has reached the third checkpoint, the state determination unit is caused to determine that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state. When the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, if the first moving body has not reached the third checkpoint, the second moving body is determined to be in the waiting state. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, the measurement unit is caused to measure the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state, the measurement unit is caused to measure the time of the waiting state of the second moving body.

[0010] Further, the program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer of a management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body traveling on a traveling road and a second moving body traveling one behind the first moving body to execute. The management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is equal to or greater than a distance calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit is caused to determine that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state. When the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is less than a distance calculated from specific conditions, the second moving body is determined to be in the waiting state. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, the measurement unit is caused to measure the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state, the measurement unit is caused to measure the time of the waiting state of the second moving body.

Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the management system of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether the moving body one behind the previous moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, measure the time of the non-waiting state when it is determined to be in the non-waiting state, and measure the time of the waiting state when it is determined to be in the waiting state.

[0012] According to the management device of the present invention, based on the position information of the front and rear moving bodies, it is possible to determine whether the rear moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, measure the time of the non-waiting state when it is determined to be in the non-waiting state, and measure the time of the waiting state when it is determined to be in the waiting state.

[0013] Further, according to the management device of the present invention, based on the distance between the front and rear moving bodies, it is possible to determine whether the rear moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, measure the time of the non-waiting state when it is determined to be in the non-waiting state, and measure the time of the waiting state when it is determined to be in the waiting state.

[0014] According to the program of the present invention, the computer of the management device is caused to determine whether the rear moving object is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state based on the position information of the front and rear moving objects. When it is determined that the object is in a non-waiting state, the time in the non-waiting state is measured, and when it is determined that the object is in a waiting state, the time in the waiting state can be measured.

[0015] Also, according to the program of the present invention, the computer of the management device is caused to determine whether the rear moving object is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state based on the distance between the front and rear moving objects. When it is determined that the object is in a non-waiting state, the time in the non-waiting state is measured, and when it is determined that the object is in a waiting state, the time in the waiting state can be measured.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0017] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that not all of the configurations described below are essential requirements of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the management system according to the present invention. The management device 1 acquires the position information and the like of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C by performing wireless communication with the plurality of mobile bodies, namely, the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C. The management device 1 of the present embodiment is installed in the clubhouse H of the golf course, but it may be installed at other locations so that the administrator can access the management device 1 via the Internet. In the present embodiment, three carts, namely, the cart 2A as the first mobile body, the cart 2B as the second mobile body, and the cart 2C, will be described. However, the number of carts managed by the management device 1 may be two or less or four or more. Further, the management device 1 can also manage the carts of a plurality of golf courses simultaneously.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 2, the management device 1 includes a control means 3, and the control means 3 has a state determination unit 4, a measurement unit 5, and a delay determination unit 6. Further, the management device 1 includes a transmission / reception unit 7 that performs two-way wireless communication with the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C, and a storage unit 8 that stores various information and can read out the stored various information.

[0020] The control means 3 is configured to include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the entire management device 1 based on the program stored in the storage unit 8. By the CPU executing arithmetic processing according to the program, each function of the management device 1 is realized. The program includes a management program such as measuring the play time of the leading cart 2A described later, measuring the non-waiting time (play time) and waiting time of the subsequent carts 2B and 2C, and a notification program for performing notification by the display unit 12 and the speaker 13 when the delay determination unit 6 determines a delay.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, each cart 2A, 2B, 2C is equipped with a terminal device 9. The terminal device 9 includes a transceiver 10 that performs two-way wireless communication with the management device 1, and a position information receiver 11 that receives position information from a plurality of artificial satellites G. The transceiver 10 corresponds to the transmitter in the present invention, and the position information receiver 11 corresponds to the receiver in the present invention. The signal transmitted from the transceiver 10 to the management device 1 can identify which terminal device 9 is mounted on which cart 2A, 2B, 2C. Therefore, the information included in the signal can be classified for each cart 2A, 2B, 2C and stored in the storage unit 8.

[0022] As shown in Fig. 4, in order to go around each hole on the golf course, a traveling path R for the carts 2A, 2B, 2C to travel is provided. In addition, a plurality of checkpoints are provided on the traveling path R in each hole. As shown in Fig. 5, five checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 are provided in the first hole H1. Also, as shown in Fig. 4, the first checkpoint of the second hole H2 is checkpoint P6, and checkpoints are provided thereafter, but those after checkpoint P7 are not shown. The number of checkpoints to be provided can be determined in consideration of the length and shape of each hole. The position information of checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, ··· is specified in advance and stored in the storage unit 8 of the management device 1.

[0023] Checkpoint P1 is provided at the entrance of the first hole H1, and checkpoint P5 is provided at the exit of the first hole H1. Checkpoints P2, P3, P4 are provided between checkpoint P1 and checkpoint P5. The section from checkpoint P1 to checkpoint P2 is called the first section, the section from checkpoint P2 to checkpoint P3 is called the second section, the section from checkpoint P3 to checkpoint P4 is called the third section, and the section from checkpoint P4 to checkpoint P5 is called the fourth section.

[0024] The cart on which the players of the group that departs from the clubhouse H earliest to play board is Cart 2A, and then, it is assumed that they depart from the clubhouse H and play in the order of Cart 2B and Cart 2C. Carts 2A, 2B, and 2C acquire the position information of Carts 2A, 2B, and 2C specified by a satellite positioning system including a plurality of artificial satellites G at predetermined intervals. The position information acquired by Carts 2A, 2B, and 2C is transmitted to the management device 1 by the transmission / reception unit 10. This position information includes time information when the position information was acquired.

[0025] The management method by the management device 1 is different between the leading Cart 2A and the subsequent Carts 2B and 2C. First, the management method of the leading Cart 2A will be described with reference to FIG. 6. When the state determination unit 4 of the management device 1 receives the position information of Cart 2A from the transmission / reception unit 10 of Cart 2A, based on the position information of the checkpoint P1 stored in the storage unit 8, it determines whether Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P1 (step S101). When it is determined that Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P1, it is determined that the group of players riding on Cart 2A can hit the first shot, that is, it is in a playable non-waiting state, and the measurement unit 5 of the management device 1 starts measuring the time of the non-waiting state in the first section (the first play time) (step S102). On the other hand, when it is not determined that Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P1, the measurement of the time of the non-waiting state by the measurement unit 5 is not started.

[0026] After the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the first play time, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of Cart 2A, the state determination unit 4 determines whether Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P2 based on the position information of the checkpoint P2 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S103). When it is determined that Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P2, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the first play time (step S104), and the first play time is determined. Also, when the state determination unit 4 determines that Cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P2, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the time of the non-waiting state in the second section (the second play time) (step S105).

[0027] After that, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A, it determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P3 based on the position information of the checkpoint P3 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S106). When it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P3, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the second play time (step S107), and the second play time is determined. Also, when it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P3, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the time in the non-standby state of the third section (the third play time) (step S108).

[0028] After that, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A, it determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4 based on the position information of the checkpoint P4 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S109). When it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the third play time (step S110), and the third play time is determined. Also, when it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the time in the non-standby state of the fourth section (the fourth play time) (step S111).

[0029] After that, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A, it determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5 based on the position information of the checkpoint P5 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S112). When it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the fourth play time (step S113), and the fourth play time is determined. Since it is stored in the storage unit 8 that the checkpoint P5 is the last checkpoint of the first hole H1, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5, the measurement of the time in the non-standby state of the first hole H1 ends.

[0030] Next, a method for managing subsequent carts 2B and 2C will be described with reference to FIG. 7. When the transmission / reception unit 7 of the management device 1 receives the position information of cart 2B from the transmission / reception unit 10 of cart 2B, the state determination unit 4 determines whether cart 2B has reached checkpoint P1 based on the position information of cart 2B and the position information of checkpoint P1 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S201). When the state determination unit 4 determines that cart 2B has reached checkpoint P1, it reads out from the storage unit 8 the position information of the checkpoint reached by the previous cart 2A, and determines whether cart 2A has reached checkpoint P3, which is the checkpoint two ahead of checkpoint P1 (step S202). If cart 2A has reached checkpoint P3, it is determined that the group of players who boarded cart 2B can hit the first shot, that is, it is in a playable non-waiting state, and the measurement unit 5 of the management device 1 starts measuring the first play time of cart 2B (step S203). On the other hand, if cart 2A has not reached checkpoint P3, since cart 2A is running or stopped in the first section or the second section, it is determined that the group of players who boarded cart 2B is in a non-playable waiting state, and the measurement of the first play time by the measurement unit 5 is not started. However, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the group of players who boarded cart 2B is in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the waiting time (the first waiting time) in the first section (step S204). Thereafter, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of cart 2A and determines that cart 2A has reached checkpoint P3 (step S205), the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the first waiting time (step S206) and starts measuring the first play time of cart 2B (step S203). The first waiting time is determined when the measurement of the first waiting time ends.

[0031] After the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the first play time and the transceiver unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2B, the state determination unit 4 determines whether the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P2 based on the position information of the cart 2B and the position information of the checkpoint P2 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S207). When it is determined that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P2, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the first play time (step S208), and the first play time is determined.

[0032] When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P2, the state determination unit 4 reads the information of the checkpoint reached by the cart 2A from the storage unit 8 and determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4, which is two checkpoints ahead of the checkpoint P2 (step S209). If the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4, it is determined that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a non-waiting state, and the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the second play time (step S2010). On the other hand, if the cart 2A has not reached the checkpoint P4, since the cart 2A is running or stopped in the second section or the third section, it is determined that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, and the measurement of the second play time by the measurement unit 5 is not started. However, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the waiting time in the second section (the second waiting time) (step S211). After that, when the transceiver unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A and it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P4 (step S212), the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the second waiting time (step S213), and starts measuring the second play time of the cart 2B (step S210). The second waiting time is determined by the end of the measurement of the second waiting time.

[0033] After the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the second play time and the transceiver unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2B, the state determination unit 4 determines whether the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P3 based on the position information of the cart 2B and the position information of the checkpoint P3 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S214). When it is determined that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P3, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the second play time (step S215), and the second play time is determined.

[0034] When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P3, it reads the information of the checkpoint reached by the cart 2A from the storage unit 8 and determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5, which is two checkpoints ahead of the checkpoint P3 (step S216). If the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5, it is determined that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a non-waiting state, and the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the third play time (step S217). On the other hand, if the cart 2A has not reached the checkpoint P5, since the cart 2A is traveling or stopped in the third or fourth section, it is determined that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, and the measurement of the third play time by the measurement unit 5 is not started. However, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the players in the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the waiting time in the third section (the third waiting time) (step S218). After that, when the transceiver unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A and determines that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P5 (step S219), the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the third waiting time (step S220), and starts measuring the third play time of the cart 2B (step S217). The third waiting time is determined by the end of the measurement of the third waiting time.

[0035] After the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the third play time and the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2B, the state determination unit 4 determines whether the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P4 based on the position information of the cart 2B and the position information of the checkpoint P4 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S221). When it is determined that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P4, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the third play time (step S222), and the third play time is determined.

[0036] When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P4, it reads out the information of the checkpoint reached by the cart 2A from the storage unit 8 and determines whether the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P6 which is two checkpoints ahead of the checkpoint P4 (step S223). If the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P6, it is determined that the players of the group boarding the cart 2B are in a non-waiting state, and the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the fourth play time (step S224). On the other hand, if the cart 2A has not reached the checkpoint P6, since the cart 2A is running or stopped in the fourth or fifth section, it is determined that the players of the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, and the measurement of the fourth play time by the measurement unit 5 is not started. However, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the players of the group boarding the cart 2B are in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the waiting time in the fourth section (the fourth waiting time) (step S225). After that, when the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2A and it is determined that the cart 2A has reached the checkpoint P6 (step S226), the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the fourth waiting time (step S227), and starts measuring the fourth play time of the cart 2B (step S224). The fourth waiting time is determined when the measurement of the fourth waiting time ends.

[0037] After the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the fourth play time and the transmission / reception unit 7 receives the position information of the cart 2B, the state determination unit 4 determines whether the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P5 based on the position information of the cart 2B and the position information of the checkpoint P5 stored in the storage unit 8 (step S228). When it is determined that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P5, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the fourth play time (step S229), and the fourth play time is determined. Since it is stored in the storage unit 8 that the checkpoint P5 is the last checkpoint of the first hole H1, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P5, the measurement of the non-waiting time and the waiting time of the first hole H1 ends.

[0038] Regarding the cart 2B, the timing of starting the measurement of the non-waiting time and the waiting time by the measurement unit 5 is determined based on the position information of the preceding cart 2A. Regarding the cart 2C, the timing of starting the measurement of the non-waiting time and the waiting time by the measurement unit 5 is determined based on the position information of the preceding cart 2B. That is, when it is determined that the cart 2C has reached the checkpoint P1, if the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P3 two checkpoints ahead, the measurement of the first play time of the cart 2C by the measurement unit 5 is started. If the cart 2B has not reached the checkpoint P3 two checkpoints ahead, the measurement of the first waiting time of the cart 2C is started, and when it is determined that the cart 2B has reached the checkpoint P3, the measurement unit 5 starts the measurement of the first play time. In this way, for the carts 2B and 2C other than the leading one, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the carts 2B and 2C have reached the checkpoint, if the cart 2A or 2B one before that cart 2B or 2C has reached the checkpoint two checkpoints ahead, it is determined to be in the non-waiting state, and if it has not reached the checkpoint two checkpoints ahead, it is determined to be in the waiting state. Thereby, the actually playable time can be measured as the non-waiting state time, and the time waiting for the previous group to move forward can be measured as the waiting time.

[0039] When the first play time is determined, the delay determination unit 6 of the management device 1 compares it with the specified play time (first specified time) of the preset first section. If the first play time is longer than the first specified time, the delay information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 7 to the terminal device 9. When the transmission / reception unit 10 receives the delay information, an image notifying that the play is delayed is displayed on the display unit 12, which is the notification means of the terminal device 9. Note that the speaker 13, which is the notification means provided in the terminal device 9, may notify by voice that the play is delayed. Also, by notifying that a delay has occurred in the management device 1 as well, the person in charge of the golf course, who is the administrator, can be informed of the occurrence of the delay. Similarly, the second play time is compared with the specified play time (second specified time) of the second section, the third play time is compared with the specified play time (third specified time) of the third section, and the fourth play time is compared with the specified play time (fourth specified time) of the fourth section. If the play time is longer than the specified play time, the delay information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 7 to the transmission / reception unit 10.

[0040] Figure 8 shows an example of the specified play time. In this example, when there are two players on the cart, the first specified time is set to 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the second specified time is set to 3 minutes and 15 seconds, the third specified time is set to 3 minutes and 15 seconds, and the fourth specified time is set to 4 minutes. Also, when there are three players on the cart, the first specified time is set to 4 minutes, the second specified time is set to 3 minutes and 45 seconds, the third specified time is set to 3 minutes and 45 seconds, and the fourth specified time is set to 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Further, when there are four players on the cart, the first specified time is set to 4 minutes and 30 seconds, the second specified time is set to 4 minutes and 15 seconds, the third specified time is set to 4 minutes and 15 seconds, and the fourth specified time is set to 5 minutes. The specified play time can be determined in consideration of the length and shape of each hole, the reservation status, etc.

[0041] There is no checkpoint provided on the travel route R between the first hole H1 and the second hole H2. There are also no checkpoints provided between other holes. Therefore, the time in the non-waiting state is not measured while the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C are traveling on the travel route R between holes. When the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C pass through the checkpoint P5 and leave the first hole H1, they travel towards the next second hole H2. After the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C reach the first checkpoint P6 of the second hole, the measurement unit 5 measures the time in the non-waiting state and the time in the waiting state, and notifies of the delay, in the same manner as in the case of the first hole H1. The time in the non-waiting state and the time in the waiting state are measured and the delay is notified in the same manner for the subsequent holes.

[0042] The position information, time information, and state determination results of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C received by the transmission / reception unit 7 of the management device 1, the time in the non-waiting state and the time in the waiting state measured by the measurement unit 5, and the delay information transmitted by the transmission / reception unit 7 are stored in the storage unit 8. The time in the non-waiting state and the time in the waiting state stored in the storage unit 8 of the management device 1 can be analyzed together with other information such as the number of players playing in a group together while riding in the cart, the score, the gender and age of the players, the weather, whether it is a play in a competition or not, whether it is a play in a tournament or not, whether the player is a member of the golf course or a visitor, the day of the week and time zone of the play, the shape and difficulty level of the course, etc., to clarify the delay factors for each hole and each section and to be used for determining an appropriate regulated play time.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the state determination unit 4 determines whether the carts 2B and 2C are in a non-waiting state or a waiting state based on the position information of the carts 2A and 2B that traveled one before based on the checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, ···. However, the determination of whether the carts 2B and 2C are in a non-waiting state or a waiting state may be performed by other methods. For example, when the distance L1 between the front and rear carts 2A and 2B is equal to or greater than a reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, the rear cart 2B is determined to be in a non-waiting state. When the distance L1 between the carts 2A and 2B is less than the reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, the rear cart 2B is determined to be in a waiting state.

[0044] As described above, the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C are provided with the position information receiving unit 11, and the management device 1 acquires the position information of each of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C. In the present embodiment, the distance L1 is the straight-line distance between the carts 2A and 2B. However, the distance of the travel path R is stored in the storage unit 8 of the management device 1, and the distance between each of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C along the travel path R is calculated from the position information of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C on the travel path R, and the distance L1 may be the distance along the travel path R between the carts 2A and 2B. Further, from the position information of the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C, it is possible to specify which hall the carts 2A, 2B, and 2C are in, or whether they are at a position between halls.

[0045] Specific conditions can be set in multiple ways. For example, when it is specified that the front cart 2A and the rear cart 2B are within the same course, the calculated reference distance L is a distance that cannot be reached in a normal shot (for example, 500 yards). More specifically, conditions can be set such that the position of the rear cart 2B is near the tee ground, near the green, or at other positions, and different reference distances L can be calculated accordingly. Also, if the storage unit 8 of the management device 1 stores past flight distance information of the player boarding the rear cart 2B, the reference distance L can be calculated using that flight distance information as a specific condition. Furthermore, the age and gender of the player boarding the rear cart 2B can be used as specific conditions. Also, if the storage unit 8 of the management device 1 stores past flight distance information of players (including other people) from positions identical or approximate to the position information of the rear cart 2B, the reference distance L can be calculated using the flight distances of those past players as specific conditions.

[0046] When the front cart 2A is between courses and the rear cart 2B is within the course, a specific condition that the position of the front cart 2A is between courses is set to calculate the reference distance L. The reference distance L in this case can be a relatively short distance (for example, 50 yards, etc.).

[0047] In this way, it is possible to determine whether the rear cart 2B is in a non - standby state or a standby state based on the inter - vehicle distance L1 between the front and rear carts 2A and 2B and the position information of the cart 2A traveling in front. Similarly, it is also possible to determine whether the cart 2C is in a non - standby state or a standby state based on the inter - vehicle distance L2 between the front and rear carts 2B and 2C and the position information of the cart 2B traveling in front. Similar to the above - described embodiment, when it is determined to be in a non - standby state, the measurement unit 5 measures the time of the non - standby state, and when it is determined to be in a standby state, the measurement unit 5 measures the time of the standby state.

[0048] As described above, the management system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of carts 2A, 2B, 2C including carts 2A and 2B traveling on the traveling path R, and a management device 1 for managing the carts 2A, 2B, 2C. Cart 2A travels one ahead of cart 2B. The management device 1 has a state determination unit 4 for determining whether cart 2B is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit 5 for measuring the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the state determination unit 4 determines that cart 2B is in a non-waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the non-waiting state time of cart 2B. When the state determination unit 4 determines that cart 2B is in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the waiting state time of cart 2B. Therefore, the time that the player riding on cart 2B actually plays can be measured as the non-waiting state time, and the time that the player waits without playing can be measured as the waiting state time. That is, both the non-waiting state time and the waiting state time of the player riding on cart 2B can be measured.

[0049] Further, in the management system of the present embodiment, a plurality of checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 including a first checkpoint P1, a second checkpoint P2 one ahead of the first checkpoint P1, and a third checkpoint P3 one ahead of the second checkpoint P2 are provided on the traveling path R. When cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1 and cart 2A has reached the third checkpoint P3, the state determination unit 4 determines that cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. When cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1 and cart 2A has not reached the third checkpoint P3, the state determination unit 4 determines that cart 2B is in a waiting state. Therefore, information such as the number of occurrences of the waiting state and the length of the waiting state time for each checkpoint can be obtained.

[0050] Further, in the management system of this embodiment, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the inter-cart distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is equal to or greater than the reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, it determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. When the inter-cart distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is less than the reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, it determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state. Therefore, an appropriate reference distance l can be set according to the difficulty level of the course, the position within the course, the player's strength, age, gender, etc., and it is possible to determine whether it is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state with higher accuracy.

[0051] Further, in the management system of this embodiment, when the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state and the measurement unit 5 measures the waiting time of the cart 2B, and then when the cart 2A reaches the third checkpoint P3, the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. Therefore, when the player on the cart 2B becomes in a playable state (non-waiting state), by starting the measurement of the first play time by the measurement unit 5, the measured first play time can be made close to the actual play time. Also, the waiting time can be determined.

[0052] Further, in the management system of this embodiment, when the cart 2B reaches the second checkpoint P2, the measurement unit 5 ends the measurement of the non-waiting state time. Therefore, the non-waiting state time (first play time) of the first section can be measured.

[0053] Further, the management system of this embodiment has a delay determination unit 6 in which the management device 1 determines whether the non-waiting state time measured by the measurement unit 5 is longer than a preset specified time. Therefore, the administrator of the golf course or the like can know whether there is a delay with respect to the specified time.

[0054] In addition, the management system of this embodiment includes a position information receiving unit 11 that acquires position information by means of a satellite positioning system for carts 2A, 2B, and 2C, and a transceiver unit 10 that transmits the position information to the management device 1. The position information receiving unit 11 periodically acquires the position information, and the transceiver unit 10 transmits the position information to the management device 1 when it is acquired. Therefore, the management device 1 can periodically acquire the position information of carts 2A, 2B, and 2C. As a result, it is possible to determine whether carts 2A, 2B, and 2C have reached checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, and P6.

[0055] Moreover, the management device 1 of the present embodiment is a management device 1 that manages a plurality of carts 2A, 2B, 2C including a cart 2A traveling on a travel path R provided with a plurality of checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 including a first checkpoint P1, a second checkpoint P2 one after the first checkpoint P1, and a third checkpoint P3 one after the second checkpoint P2, and a cart 2B traveling one behind the cart 2A. The management device 1 includes a state determination unit 4 that determines whether the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit 5 that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. The state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state when the cart 2A reaches the third checkpoint P3 when the cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1, and determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state when the cart 2A does not reach the third checkpoint P3 when the cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint. The measurement unit 5 measures the non-waiting state time of the cart 2B when the state determination unit 4 determines that it is in a non-waiting state, and measures the waiting state time of the cart 2B when the state determination unit 4 determines that it is in a waiting state. When the cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1 and the preceding cart 2A has reached the third checkpoint P3 two ahead, that is, when the player on the cart 2B is in a playable state (non-waiting state), the measurement unit 5 starts measuring the first play time, so that the first play time can be measured to be close to the actual play time. Therefore, information such as the number of occurrences of the waiting state and the length of the waiting state time for each checkpoint can be obtained.

[0056] Moreover, the management device 1 of the present embodiment is a management device 1 that manages a plurality of carts 2A, 2B, 2C including a cart 2A traveling on a traveling path R and a cart 2B traveling one behind the cart 2A. The management device 1 includes a state determination unit 4 that determines whether the carts 2A, 2B, 2C are in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit 5 that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the inter-vehicle distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is equal to or greater than a reference distance calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. When the inter-vehicle distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is less than the reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state. When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the time of the non-waiting state of the cart 2B. When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the time of the waiting state of the cart 2B. Therefore, an appropriate reference distance l can be set according to various conditions such as the difficulty level of the course, the position within the course, the player's strength, age, gender, etc., and it is possible to determine whether it is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state with higher accuracy.

[0057] Further, the program of the present embodiment is a program for causing a computer of a management device 1 that manages a plurality of mobile carts 2A, 2B, 2C including a cart 2A that travels on a travel route R provided with a plurality of checkpoints P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 including a first checkpoint P1, a second checkpoint P2 one after the first checkpoint P1, and a third checkpoint P3 one after the second checkpoint P2, and a cart 2B that travels one behind the cart 2A. The management device 1 includes a state determination unit 4 that determines whether the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit 5 that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1 and the cart 2A has reached the third checkpoint P3, the state determination unit 4 is made to determine that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. When the cart 2B reaches the first checkpoint P1 and the cart 2A has not reached the third checkpoint P3, it is determined that the cart 2B is in a waiting state. When the state determination unit 4 determines that it is in a non-waiting state, the measurement unit 5 is made to measure the time of the non-waiting state of the cart 2B. When the state determination unit 4 determines that it is in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 is made to measure the time of the waiting state of the cart 2B. Therefore, information such as the number of occurrences of the waiting state and the length of the waiting state time for each checkpoint can be obtained.

[0058] Further, the program of the present embodiment is a program that causes a computer of a management device 1 that manages a plurality of carts 2A, 2B, 2C including a cart 2A traveling on a traveling path R and a cart 2B traveling one behind the cart 2A to execute. The management device 1 includes a state determination unit 4 that determines whether the carts 2A, 2B, 2C are in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit 5 that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the inter-vehicle distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is equal to or greater than a reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state. When the inter-vehicle distance L1 between the cart 2A and the cart 2B is less than the reference distance L calculated from specific conditions, it is determined that the cart 2B is in a waiting state. When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a non-waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the non-waiting state time of the cart 2B. When the state determination unit 4 determines that the cart 2B is in a waiting state, the measurement unit 5 measures the waiting state time of the cart 2B. Therefore, an appropriate reference distance l can be set according to various conditions such as the difficulty level of the course, the position within the course, the player's strength, age, gender, etc., and it is possible to determine whether it is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state with higher accuracy.

[0059] Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the management system for carts in a golf course has been described. However, for example, it may be applied to a management system for sightseeing buses or the like that operate multiple vehicles within a safari park or a theme park.

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[0060] 1 Management device 2A Cart (first moving body, moving body) 2B Cart (second moving body, moving body) 2C Cart (moving body) 4 State determination unit 5 Measurement unit 6 Delay determination unit 10 Transmission / reception unit (transmission unit) 11 Position information reception unit (reception unit) P1 First checkpoint P2 Second checkpoint P3 Third checkpoint P4 Fourth checkpoint P5 Fifth checkpoint P6 Sixth checkpoint R Travel route

Claims

1. A plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body and a second moving body that travel on a traveling path, and a management device that manages the moving bodies, characterized in that: the first moving body travels in front of one of the second moving bodies, the management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state, wherein the measurement unit measures the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and measures the time of the waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state. A management system characterized by this.

2. The traveling path is provided with a plurality of checkpoints including a first checkpoint, a second checkpoint one ahead of the first checkpoint, and a third checkpoint one ahead of the second checkpoint, wherein the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state when the first moving body reaches the third checkpoint when the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, and when the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint and the first moving body has not reached the third checkpoint, it is determined that the second moving body is in the waiting state. The management system according to claim 1, characterized by this.

3. The state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is equal to or greater than a reference distance calculated from specific conditions, and determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is less than a reference distance calculated from specific conditions. The management system according to claim 1, characterized by this.

4. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state and the measurement unit measures the waiting time of the second moving body, and then when the first moving body reaches the third checkpoint, the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state [[ID= ​ The management system according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the measurement unit ends the measurement of the non-waiting state time when the second moving body reaches the second checkpoint.

6. The management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the management device includes a delay determination unit that determines whether the non-waiting state time measured by the measurement unit is longer than a preset specified time.

7. The moving body includes a receiving unit that acquires position information by a satellite positioning system, and a transmitting unit that transmits the position information to the management device. The receiving unit periodically acquires the position information. The management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the position information to the management device when the position information is acquired.

8. A management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body that travels on a travel route provided with a plurality of checkpoints including a first checkpoint, a second checkpoint that is one ahead of the first checkpoint, and a third checkpoint that is one ahead of the second checkpoint, and a second moving body that travels one behind the first moving body. The management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the non-waiting state time and the waiting state time. When the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state when the first moving body has reached the third checkpoint, and when the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state when the first moving body has not reached the third checkpoint. The measurement unit measures the non-waiting state time of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and measures the waiting state time of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state.

9. A management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body that travels on a travel route and a second moving body that travels one behind the first moving body. A state determination unit that determines whether the moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is equal to or greater than a reference distance calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state. When the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is less than the reference distance calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, the measurement unit measures the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body. When the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state, the measurement unit measures the time of the waiting state of the second moving body. A management device characterized by this.

10. A program for causing a computer of a management device that manages a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body that travels on a travel route provided with a plurality of checkpoints including a first checkpoint, a second checkpoint one after the first checkpoint, and a third checkpoint one after the second checkpoint, and a second moving body that travels one behind the first moving body, The management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the second moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state. When the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, if the first moving body has reached the third checkpoint, the state determination unit is made to determine that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state. When the second moving body reaches the first checkpoint, if the first moving body has not reached the third checkpoint, the second moving body is determined to be in the waiting state. A program for causing the measurement unit to measure the time of the non-waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that it is in the non-waiting state, and for causing the measurement unit to measure the time of the waiting state of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that it is in the waiting state.

11. A program that causes a computer of a management device to manage a plurality of moving bodies including a first moving body traveling on a traveling path and a second moving body traveling one behind the first moving body, wherein the management device includes a state determination unit that determines whether the moving body is in a non-waiting state or a waiting state, and a measurement unit that measures the time of the non-waiting state and the time of the waiting state, when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is equal to or greater than a distance calculated from specific conditions, the state determination unit is caused to determine that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and when the distance between the first moving body and the second moving body is less than a distance calculated from specific conditions, the second moving body is determined to be in the waiting state, a program for causing the measurement unit to measure the non-waiting state time of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the non-waiting state, and causing the measurement unit to measure the waiting state time of the second moving body when the state determination unit determines that the second moving body is in the waiting state.

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