Congestion control system, congestion control method, and congestion control program
The congestion control system identifies peak-hour users and offers rewards to shift their travel to off-peak hours, effectively dispersing rail users and reducing congestion through behavioral incentives.
JP2025162295APending Publication Date: 2025-10-27OMRON CORP
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024065490
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-27
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Conventional methods for reducing rail transport congestion during peak hours are ineffective as they fail to adequately shift passengers to off-peak hours, leading to insufficient dispersion of users and persistent congestion.
Method used
A congestion control system that identifies specific users using railways during peak hours and offers rewards for shifting their usage to non-peak hours, utilizing a management server to extract peak shift targets based on usage data and grant incentives for behavioral change.
Benefits of technology
The system effectively disperses rail transport users, alleviating congestion by encouraging passengers to use trains during less crowded times, thereby improving passenger comfort and reducing delays.
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Abstract
To provide a congestion control system, a congestion control method, and a congestion control program that can appropriately distribute the number of railway transport users for alleviating congestion.SOLUTION: A management server 10 comprises: a target user extraction unit 21 for extracting, from among railway users, peak-shifting target users who use the railway during congested time periods when a railway occupancy rate is a prescribed value or above based on railway usage data of the users; and a reward giving unit 23 for giving rewards to the peak-shifting target users if the peak-shifting target users shift their usage patterns from using the railway during the congested time periods to using the railway during non-congested time periods when the railway occupancy rate is below the prescribed value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
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