Information processing device, level crossing information transmission device, information processing method, and information processing program

Abstract

Reduces the processing load on the receiving device. [Solution] Measurement information including measured values ​​of physical quantities is received from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to the level crossing for each level crossing operation. The measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices are stored together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, and the level crossing operation information is transmitted to an external device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a railroad crossing information transmission apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a railroad crossing information transmission apparatus that acquires information on a railroad crossing and transmits the acquired information to an external device. The railroad crossing information transmission apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 transmits sound pressure information of an alarm sound and current information of an alarm lamp to an external device at a predetermined transmission timing or after the completion of a railroad crossing operation.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, the timing at which the sound pressure information of the alarm sound is acquired and the timing at which the current information of the alarm lamp is acquired may be different. For example, if the current information of the alarm lamp for railroad crossing operation 1 is acquired during the operation of railroad crossing operation 1, but the sound pressure information of the alarm sound for railroad crossing operation 1 is acquired during the next railroad crossing operation after railroad crossing operation 1, only the current information of the alarm lamp for railroad crossing operation 1 is acquired after the completion of railroad crossing operation 1, and the sound pressure information of the alarm sound for railroad crossing operation 1 is not acquired. Therefore, in the railroad crossing information transmission apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, each information of each railroad crossing operation may be transmitted to an external device at different timings. In such a case, it is necessary to organize the information transmitted at different timings in the external device.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to reduce the processing in the apparatus of the information transmission destination.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To solve the above problems, an information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving processing unit that receives measurement information including measured values ​​of physical quantities transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation, a storage processing unit that stores the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, and a transmitting processing unit that transmits the level crossing operation information to an external device.

[0007] The transmission processing unit may, for each level crossing operation, transmit the level crossing operation information for the level crossing operation after all of the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation transmitted by the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices have been stored in the level crossing operation information for that level crossing operation.

[0008] The transmission processing unit may transmit the level crossing operation information at predetermined intervals or at predetermined times.

[0009] The measurement information transmitted from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices may include level crossing operation identification information for identifying the level crossing operation and measuring device identification information for identifying the level crossing physical quantity measuring device.

[0010] The level crossing operation identification information may be a time related to the level crossing operation.

[0011] The receiving processing unit may further receive abnormal information, including measurement values ​​in which abnormalities have been detected, transmitted from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices, and the transmitting processing unit may, upon receiving the abnormal information by the receiving processing unit, transmit the information, including the measurement values ​​contained in the abnormal information, to the external device.

[0012] A level crossing information transmission device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the information processing device, a first communication unit that transmits and receives information using wired communication, and a second communication unit that transmits and receives information using wireless communication. The level crossing physical quantity measuring device includes a first level crossing physical quantity measuring device and a second level crossing physical quantity measuring device. The receiving processing unit receives measurement information transmitted from the first level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the first communication unit or the second communication unit, and receives measurement information transmitted from the second level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the first communication unit or the second communication unit.

[0013] A level crossing information transmission device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned information processing device, a first communication unit that transmits and receives information using wired communication, and a second communication unit that transmits and receives information using wireless communication. The level crossing physical quantity measuring device includes a first level crossing physical quantity measuring device and a second level crossing physical quantity measuring device. The receiving processing unit receives measurement information transmitted from the first level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the first communication unit, and receives measurement information transmitted from the second level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the second communication unit.

[0014] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present invention is an information processing method performed by a computer, comprising: a receiving processing step of receiving measurement information including measured values ​​of physical quantities transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation; a storage processing step of storing the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation; and a transmission processing step of transmitting the level crossing operation information to an external device.

[0015] An information processing program according to one embodiment of the present invention causes a computer to perform the following steps: a receiving process step of receiving measurement information, including measured values ​​of physical quantities, transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation; a storage process step of storing the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation; and a transmission process step of transmitting the level crossing operation information to an external device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] This invention makes it possible to reduce the processing required at the receiving device of the information. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0017] [Figure 1] This figure shows a level crossing information transmitting device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This diagram illustrates the relationship between the level crossing information transmission device 100, the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 (warning light supply power measuring device 210, warning sound measuring device 220), the level crossing device 400 (warning light 410, warning sound generating device 420), and the railway track 500. [Figure 3] This figure illustrates an example of the measurement information transmitted by the alarm light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 shown in Figure 2. [Figure 4] This figure shows examples of measurement information transmitted by the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 shown in Figure 2. [Figure 5] This is a diagram showing an example of the control unit 110. [Figure 6] This figure illustrates an example of level crossing operation information that the memory processing unit 112 stores in the memory unit 150 when the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives measurement information from two warning light supply power measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 and two warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. [Figure 7]All of the level crossing physical quantity measurement devices 200 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation every time the level crossing operation is performed. However, when at least a part of the level crossing physical quantity measurement devices 200 transmits the measurement information of the level crossing operation at the timing when the next level crossing operation of the level crossing operation starts, after the end of the level crossing operation 1, it is a diagram for explaining an example of the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 1 at the timing before the next level crossing operation of the level crossing operation 1 starts. [Figure 8] It is a diagram for explaining an example of the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operations 1 to N at the timing when not all of the N (N is a natural number of 2 or more) level crossing operations have ended when at least a part of the level crossing physical quantity measurement devices 200 collectively transmits the measurement information of the N level crossing operations every time the N level crossing operations are performed. [Figure 9] It is a diagram for explaining an example of the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operations 1 to N at the timing after all of the N (N is a natural number of 2 or more) level crossing operations have ended when at least a part of the level crossing physical quantity measurement devices 200 collectively transmits the measurement information of the N level crossing operations every time the N level crossing operations are performed. [Figure 10] It is a diagram showing an example of the processing operations executed in the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light supply power measurement devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measurement devices 220-1 and 220-2. [Figure 11] It is a diagram showing an example of the processing operations executed in the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light supply power measurement devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measurement devices 220-1 and 220-2. [Figure 12] It is a diagram showing an example of the processing operations executed in the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light supply power measurement devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measurement devices 220-1 and 220-2. [Figure 13] It is a diagram showing an example of the processing operations executed in the level crossing information transmission device 100 when abnormal information is received by the reception processing unit 111 of the control unit 110.

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] <Level crossing information transmission device 100> Figure 1 shows a level crossing information transmission device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The level crossing information transmission device 100 includes a control unit 110, a first communication unit 120, a second communication unit 130, a third wireless communication unit 140, and a storage unit 150. The control unit 110 is an information processing device (computer) for processing information, and for example, has an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The first communication unit 120 is a communication device for sending and receiving information, and for example, sends and receives information using wired communication (for example, wired communication of the RS485 standard). The second communication unit 130 is a communication device for sending and receiving information, and for example, sends and receives information using wireless communication (wireless communication of the first wireless communication standard (for example, short-range communication standard (for example, ZigBee®))). The third communication unit 140 is a communication device for sending and receiving information, and for example, it sends and receives information using wireless communication (for example, wireless communication of a second wireless communication standard (for example, the LoRa® standard) which differs from the first wireless communication standard and enables communication over longer distances than the first wireless communication standard). The storage unit 150 is a storage device (for example, memory) for storing information.

[0019] As shown in Figure 1, the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives measurement information from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 (level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200-1, level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200-2) via a first communication unit 120 and a second communication unit 130, and transmits level crossing operation information, including the received measurement information, to an external device 300 via a third communication unit 140. The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 measures physical quantities related to the level crossing, and the measurement information transmitted from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 includes the measured physical quantities.

[0020] The level crossing information transmitting device 100 is installed near the level crossing device 400 of the level crossing, for example, as shown in Figure 2. The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 includes, for example, a warning light supply power measuring device 210 and a warning sound measuring device 220. The warning light supply power measuring device 210 measures the physical quantity of power supplied to the warning light 410 (warning light supply power) (either the current value and / or the voltage value of the warning light supply power) as a physical quantity related to the level crossing, in order to confirm the lighting status of the warning light 410 of the level crossing device 400. The warning sound measuring device 220 measures the physical quantity of the warning sound (either the sound pressure value (e.g., peak sound pressure value) and / or the sounding period of the warning sound) as a physical quantity related to the level crossing, in order to confirm the sounding status of the warning sound generated by the warning sound generator 420 of the level crossing device 400. The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 may also include a barrier power supply measuring device for measuring the power supplied to the barrier 430 of the level crossing device 400, and a barrier arm tilt measuring device for measuring the tilt of the barrier arm 440 of the level crossing device 400.

[0021] When a level crossing has multiple level crossing devices 400, a level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 is provided for each level crossing device 400, as shown in Figure 2. In the example shown in Figure 2, the level crossing has two level crossing devices 400-1 and 400-2, which are installed so as to straddle the railway track 500. In the example shown in Figure 2, a warning light supply power measuring device 210-1 and a warning sound measuring device 220-1 are provided for level crossing device 400-1. The warning light supply power measuring device 210-1 measures the physical quantity of power supplied to the warning light 410-1 of level crossing device 400-1, and the warning sound measuring device 220-1 measures the physical quantity of the warning sound generated by the warning sound generator 420-1 of level crossing device 400-1. In the example shown in Figure 2, the level crossing device 400-2 is equipped with a warning light power supply measuring device 210-2 and a warning sound measuring device 220-2. The warning light power supply measuring device 210-2 measures the physical amount of power supplied to the warning light 410-2 of the level crossing device 400-2, and the warning sound measuring device 220-2 measures the physical amount of warning sound generated by the warning sound generator 420-2 of the level crossing device 400-2. In addition, in the example shown in Figure 2, the level crossing information transmitting device 100 is installed on the same side of the track 500 as the level crossing device 400-1, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 are installed in the same housing as the level crossing information transmitting device 100, the warning sound measuring device 220-1 is installed on the level crossing device 400-1, and the warning sound measuring device 220-2 is installed on the level crossing device 400-2.

[0022] If the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 includes a warning light supply power measuring device 210 and a warning sound measuring device 220, the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives measurement information transmitted from the warning light supply power measuring device 210 using communication by the first communication unit 120 (e.g., wired communication), and receives measurement information transmitted from the warning sound measuring device 220 using communication by the second communication unit 130 (e.g., wireless communication). In this embodiment, measurement information is transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200. Therefore, the measurement information transmitted from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 includes not only the measured value measured by the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200, but also measuring device identification information, which is information for identifying the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 that measured the said value.

[0023] The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 performs measurements for each level crossing operation. Therefore, the measurement information transmitted from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 includes the measured value measured by the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200, the measuring device identification information of the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 that measured the value, and level crossing operation identification information, which is information for identifying the level crossing operation in which the measured value was taken. The level crossing operation identification information includes the time related to the level crossing operation (for example, the time when the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 started measuring the physical quantity of the level crossing operation, or the time when the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 stored the measured value in the memory device of the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200). Here, the level crossing operation is a series of operations of the level crossing device 400 from the start of the alarm sounding and the illumination of the alarm lights to the end of the alarm sounding and illumination of the alarm lights.

[0024] Figure 3 illustrates an example of measurement information transmitted by the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 shown in Figure 2. The upper part of Figure 3 shows the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 from the warning light power supply measuring device 210-1, and the lower part of Figure 3 shows the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 from the warning light power supply measuring device 210-2. In the example shown in Figure 3, the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 includes the time the measurement started (X111, X211) as level crossing operation identification information, the IDs of the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 (X112, X212) as measuring device identification information, and the current value of the warning light power supply (X113, X213) as the physical quantity of the warning light power supply.

[0025] Figure 4 shows an example of measurement information transmitted by the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 in Figure 2. The upper part of Figure 4 shows the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 from alarm sound measuring device 220-1, and the lower part of Figure 4 shows the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 from alarm sound measuring device 220-2. In the example shown in Figure 4, the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 includes the time the measurement started (Y111, Y211) as level crossing operation identification information, the IDs of alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 (Y112, Y212) as measuring device identification information, and the peak sound pressure value of the alarm sound (Y113, Y213) and the alarm sound period (Y114, Y214) as physical quantities of the alarm sound. When the alarm sound is a level crossing alarm sound, some level crossing alarm sounds decrease in volume after the level crossing gates close. In this case, the alarm sound measuring device 220 may measure the physical quantity of the alarm sound when it is at a reduced volume, in addition to measuring the physical quantity of the alarm sound when it is at a normal volume.

[0026] The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 may transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation, or it may transmit measurement information for multiple level crossing operations together when multiple level crossing operations occur. If the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 transmits measurement information for each level crossing operation, it may transmit the measurement information for the level crossing operation while the level crossing operation is in progress, or it may transmit the measurement information for the level crossing operation when the level crossing operation has finished, or it may transmit the measurement information for the level crossing operation when the next level crossing operation begins.

[0027] Figure 5 shows an example of the control unit 110. The control unit 110 includes a receiving processing unit 111, a storage processing unit 112, and a transmitting processing unit 113.

[0028] The receiving processing unit 111 receives measurement information transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 using communication by the first communication unit 120 and the second communication unit 130.

[0029] The memory processing unit 112 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the memory unit 150 as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation. The level crossing operation information includes, for each level crossing operation, information that identifies the level crossing operation and the measured values ​​for the level crossing operation received from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 by the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200.

[0030] If the level crossing operation identification information included in the measurement information is related to the time of the level crossing operation, the values ​​of the level crossing operation identification information included in the measurement information transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices may differ even for the same level crossing operation. In such cases, the memory processing unit 112 should determine that the measurement information in which the value of the level crossing operation identification information falls within a first time period is the measurement information for the same level crossing operation. The first time period is set appropriately, for example, based on the time from the start to the end of one level crossing operation.

[0031] The information identifying the level crossing operation included in the level crossing operation information may be any one of the level crossing operation identification pieces included in the measurement information received from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 (for example, the level crossing operation identification piece included in the first measurement information received), or it may be the time of the start of the level crossing operation (start of alarm sounding, start of alarm light illumination). If the information identifying the level crossing operation included in the level crossing operation information is the time of the start of the level crossing operation (start of alarm sounding, start of alarm light illumination), the control unit 110 may further include a level crossing operation start information acquisition processing unit 114 that acquires the time of the start of the level crossing operation, as shown in Figure 5, and the storage processing unit 112 may store the time of the start of the level crossing operation acquired by the level crossing operation start information acquisition processing unit 114 as information identifying the level crossing operation. In this case, the level crossing operation start information acquisition processing unit 114 acquires the time of the start of the level crossing operation from, for example, the level crossing device 400.

[0032] Figure 6 illustrates an example of level crossing operation information stored in the storage unit 150 by the memory processing unit 112 when the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives measurement information from two warning light supply power measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 and two warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. In the example shown in Figure 6, during level crossing operation 1, level crossing operation identification information (X111, X211), measuring device identification information (X112, X212), and current values ​​of warning light supply power (X113, X213) are transmitted from the warning light supply power measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 as shown in Figure 3, and level crossing operation identification information (Y111, Y211), measuring device Identification information (Y112, Y212), peak sound pressure values ​​of the alarm sound (Y113, Y213), and alarm sound cycle (Y114, Y214) are transmitted. As level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1, information identifying level crossing operation 1 (Z1), current values ​​of the power supply to the alarm light (X113, X213), peak sound pressure values ​​of the alarm sound (Y113, Y213), and alarm sound cycle (Y114, Y214) are recorded.

[0033] The transmission processing unit 113 transmits the level crossing operation information stored in the storage unit 150 to an external device 300 using communication via the third communication unit 140.

[0034] In this embodiment, the measured values ​​received from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices are stored together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, and this compiled level crossing operation information is transmitted to an external device 300. In other words, in this embodiment, for each level crossing operation, organized information of the measured values ​​for that level crossing operation is transmitted to the external device 300. Therefore, in this embodiment, the external device 300 does not need to organize the information received from the level crossing information transmission device 100. As a result, in this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the external device 300, which is the recipient of the information.

[0035] In this embodiment, for each level crossing operation, the transmission processing unit 113 stores all the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation transmitted by two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 in the level crossing operation information for that level crossing operation, and then transmits the level crossing operation information for that level crossing operation to an external device 300.

[0036] For example, if all of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation by the time the level crossing operation is completed, then the storage unit 150 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores all the measurement values ​​for level crossing operation 1 after the level crossing operation 1 is completed, as shown in Figure 6. Therefore, if all of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation by the time the level crossing operation is completed, the transmission processing unit 113 transmits the level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation to an external device 300 after the level crossing operation is completed, for example.

[0037] Furthermore, although all of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation, if at least some of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 transmit the measurement information for the level crossing operation at the time the next level crossing operation begins, then, as shown in Figure 7, the measurement values ​​of some of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 are not stored in the level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 at the time between the end of level crossing operation 1 and the start of the next level crossing operation for level crossing operation 1. After the next level crossing operation for level crossing operation 1 begins, as shown in Figure 6, all the measurement values ​​of the level crossing physical quantity measuring devices 200 are stored in the level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1. In this case, the transmission processing unit 113 transmits the level crossing operation information for the level crossing operation to an external device 300, for example, after the next level crossing operation for that level crossing operation has started. Figure 7 shows an example of level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 stored in the storage unit 150 at the time between the end of level crossing operation 1 and the start of the next level crossing operation for level crossing operation 1, when the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit measurement information for level crossing operation 1 during the level crossing operation 1, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit measurement information for level crossing operation 1 at the time the next level crossing operation for level crossing operation 1 begins. In the example shown in Figure 7, the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 from the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 (peak sound pressure values ​​of the warning sound (Y113, Y213), alarm sound period (Y114, Y214)) is not recorded. In the example shown in Figure 7, after the next level crossing operation following level crossing operation 1 is initiated, the measurement information from the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 of level crossing operation 1 is recorded as level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1, as shown in Figure 6. Subsequently, the level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 is transmitted to the external device 300.

[0038] Furthermore, if at least a portion of the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 transmits the measurement information for N level crossing operations (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) in a batch, then, as shown in Figure 8, not all of the measurements from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 are stored in the level crossing operation information for operations 1 to N before all of the N level crossing operations have been completed. In this case, after all of the N level crossing operations have been completed, all of the measurements from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 are stored in the level crossing operation information for operations 1 to N, as shown in Figure 9. Therefore, in this case, the transmission processing unit 113 transmits the level crossing operation information for the N level crossing operations to an external device 300, for example, each time the N level crossing operations are performed. Figure 8 shows an example of level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 and level crossing operation 2 stored in the memory unit 150 at the time when two of the three level crossing operations have finished, in a case where the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation that occurs, but the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit measurement information for three level crossing operations together every three level crossing operations. Figure 9 shows an example of level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1, level crossing operation 2, and level crossing operation 3 after all three level crossing operations have finished. In the example shown in Figure 8, the measurement information for level crossing operation 1 and level crossing operation 2 from the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 (peak sound pressure values ​​of the warning sound (Y113, Y213, Y123, Y223), warning sound ringing cycle (Y114, Y214, Y124, Y224)) is not recorded. In the example shown in Figure 8, after the completion of crossing operation 3, as shown in Figure 9, the measured values ​​of crossing operations 1 to 3 from the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 are stored in the crossing operation information for crossing operations 1 to 3, and then the crossing operation information for crossing operations 1 to 3 is transmitted to the external device 300.

[0039] Furthermore, the transmission processing unit 113 may transmit level crossing operation information at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined times. In this case, the transmission processing unit 113 transmits level crossing operation information to the external device 300 that contains all the measured values ​​included in the level crossing operation information at the time of transmission. In this case, after transmitting the level crossing operation information, the transmission processing unit 113 stores the level crossing operation identification information of the transmitted level crossing operation information in the storage unit 150, and when transmitting level crossing operation information again, it is preferable to transmit the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation information stored in the storage unit 150 that has not yet been transmitted to the external device 300.

[0040] Figure 10 shows an example of processing operations performed by the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. Figure 10 shows an example of processing operations performed between the start of level crossing operation 1 and the start of the next level crossing operation 2. In the example shown in Figure 10, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of level crossing operation 1 to the level crossing information transmission device 100 during level crossing operation 1, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit the measurement information of level crossing operation 1 to the level crossing information transmission device 100 at the time level crossing operation 1 is completed.

[0041] The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 1 (step S1001). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1002). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2. The storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 1 (step S1003).

[0042] After the completion of level crossing operation 1, the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit the measurement information of level crossing operation 1 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1004). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of level crossing operation 1 transmitted from the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. The storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of level crossing operation 1 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 (step S1005).

[0043] After the completion of the level crossing operation 1, the transmission processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmission device 100 transmits the level crossing operation information of level crossing operation 1 stored in the storage unit 150 to the external device 300 (step S1006).

[0044] Figure 11 shows an example of processing operations performed by the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. Figure 11 shows an example of processing operations performed from the start of level crossing operation 2 following level crossing operation 1 to the end of level crossing operation 3 following level crossing operation 2. In the example shown in Figure 11, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit measurement information of the level crossing operation to the level crossing information transmission device 100 during the level crossing operation, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit measurement information of the level crossing operation to the level crossing information transmission device 100 at the timing when the next level crossing operation following the current level crossing operation begins.

[0045] Here, the measurement information from the warning light supply power measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 during level crossing operation 1 is already stored in the storage unit 150 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100. After level crossing operation 2 is started, the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit the measurement information from level crossing operation 1, which precedes level crossing operation 2, to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1101). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information from level crossing operation 1 transmitted from the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information from level crossing operation 1 received by the receiving processing unit 111 as level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 1 in the storage unit 150 (step S1102). The transmission processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmission device 100 transmits the level crossing operation information of level crossing operation 1 stored in the storage unit 150 to the external device 300 (step S1103).

[0046] The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 2 (step S1104). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1105). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 2 (step S1106).

[0047] After the level crossing operation 3 is started, the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit the measurement information of level crossing operation 2 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1107). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of level crossing operation 2 transmitted from the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of level crossing operation 2 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 2 (step S1108). The transmitting processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 transmits the level crossing operation information for level crossing operation 2 stored in the storage unit 150 to an external device 300 (step S1109).

[0048] The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 3 (step S1110). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 3 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1111). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 3 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation 3 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 3 (step S1112).

[0049] Figure 12 shows an example of processing operations performed by the level crossing information transmission device 100, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2. The processing operations shown in Figure 12 are an example of processing operations performed from the start of level crossing operation 1 until before the start of the next level crossing operation 4 after level crossing operation 1. In the example shown in Figure 12, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit measurement information for each level crossing operation to the level crossing information transmission device 100 during the level crossing operation, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 summarize the measurement information for three level crossing operations every three level crossing operations and transmit it to the level crossing information transmission device 100 after the completion of the three level crossing operations. Subsequently, the level crossing operation information for level crossing operations 1 to 3 transmitted to the level crossing information transmission device 100 is transmitted to an external device 300.

[0050] The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 1 (step S1201). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1202). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation 1 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 1 (step S1203).

[0051] After the level crossing operation 2 begins, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 2 (step S1204). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1205). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the storage processing unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation 2 received by the receiving processing unit 111 in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation 2 (step S1206).

[0052] After the level crossing operation 3 begins, the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 and the warning sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 measure the physical quantities of the level crossing operation 3 (step S1207). The warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 transmit the measurement information of the level crossing operation 3 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1208). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of the level crossing operation 3 transmitted from the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2, and the storage processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the warning light power supply measuring devices 210-1 and 210-2 of the level crossing operation 3, which were received by the receiving processing unit 111, in the storage unit 150 as level crossing operation information for the level crossing operation 3 (step S1209).

[0053] After the level crossing operation 3 is completed, the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 transmit the measurement information of level crossing operations 1 to 3 to the level crossing information transmitting device 100 (step S1210). The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmitting device 100 receives the measurement information of level crossing operations 1 to 3 transmitted from the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2, and the storage processing unit 112, The receiving processing unit 111 stores the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the alarm sound measuring devices 220-1 and 220-2 for level crossing operations 1 to 3, as level crossing operation information for level crossing operations 1 to 3, in the storage unit 150 (step S1211). The transmission processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the level crossing information transmission device 100 transmits the level crossing operation information for level crossing operations 1 to 3 stored in the storage unit 150 to an external device 300 (step S1212).

[0054] The above example assumes that all measurement values ​​are obtained from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200. However, even if there are gaps in the measurement values ​​from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200, the system may still be able to transmit them to the external device 300. For example, even if level crossing operation identification information (e.g., time) is available, measurement values ​​may not be obtained due to a burnt-out warning light bulb, a short circuit, or a malfunction of the warning sound generator. In this case, the level crossing information transmitting device 100 will determine that there is "no data" (blank, NULL data) and transmit this to the external device 300, allowing the external device 300 to determine that something is wrong with the level crossing device 400.

[0055] <Processing when an abnormality is detected in the measurement value> The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 should transmit abnormality information, including the abnormal measurement value, when it detects an abnormality in the measurement value. In this case, even if the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 transmits the measurement information of the level crossing operation at the time the next level crossing operation starts, or if the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 transmits the measurement information of multiple level crossing operations together each time multiple level crossing operations are performed, the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 should transmit abnormality information, including the abnormal measurement value, when it detects an abnormality in the measurement value. An abnormality here refers to a case where, for example, in the measurement results of the warning light supply power measuring device 210, the current value or voltage value is outside the specified value (open circuit, short circuit), or the sound pressure of the warning sound measuring device 220 is above or below a predetermined sound pressure (sound is too quiet / too loud), or the warning sound is not sounding (speaker is broken), or the period of the warning sound is longer / shorter than a predetermined cycle, or it is not intermittent, etc., where the measurement results deviate from the allowable value or specified value and show behavior different from normal level crossing warning operation.

[0056] The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 is configured to receive the abnormal information transmitted from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 using communication by the first communication unit 120 and the second communication unit 130. If the transmitting processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 receives the abnormal information from the receiving processing unit 111, it is configured to transmit information including the measured value (the measured value in which the abnormality was detected) contained in the abnormal information to the external device 300 using communication by the third communication unit 140. By doing so, it becomes possible to notify the external device 300 more quickly that an abnormality has been detected in the measured value of the physical quantity of the alarm sound.

[0057] The level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 may transmit recovery information, which includes information indicating that the measured value has recovered to a normal value, after detecting an abnormality in the measured value of the alarm sound and then the measured value of the alarm sound returns to normal. The receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110 receives the recovery information transmitted from the level crossing physical quantity measuring device 200 using communication by the first communication unit 120 and the second communication unit 130. The transmitting processing unit 113 of the control unit 110, upon receiving the recovery information from the receiving processing unit 111, may transmit information, which includes information indicating that the measured value has recovered to a normal value, to the external device 300 using communication by the third communication unit 140. In this way, it becomes possible to notify the external device 300 more quickly that the measured value of the physical quantity of the alarm sound has recovered to a normal value.

[0058] Figure 13 shows an example of processing operations performed in the level crossing information transmission device 100 when abnormal information is received by the receiving processing unit 111 of the control unit 110. The processing operations shown in Figure 13 are performed independently of the processing operations shown in Figures 10 to 12.

[0059] The transmission processing unit 113 of the control unit 110 transmits information including the measurement value (the measurement value in which the anomaly was detected) contained in the anomaly information to an external device 300 using communication by the third communication unit 140 (step S1301).

[0060] The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments. Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific examples, various modifications and changes can be made to these examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the claims. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0061] 100 Level crossing information transmission device 110 Control Unit 111 Receiving Processing Unit 112 Memory Processing Unit 113 Transmission Processing Unit 114 Level crossing operation start information acquisition processing unit 120 First Communications Department 130 Second Communications Department 140 Third Communications Department 150 Storage section 200 Level Crossing Physical Quantity Measuring Device 210 Warning light supply power measuring device 220 Alarm sound measuring device 300 External devices 400 Level crossing device 410 Warning light 420 Alarm sound generator 500 tracks

Claims

1. A receiving processing unit that receives measurement information, including measured values ​​of physical quantities, transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation, A storage processing unit that stores the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, An information processing device having a transmission processing unit that transmits the aforementioned level crossing operation information to an external device.

2. The transmission processing unit, The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein, for each of the aforementioned level crossing operations, all of the measured values ​​included in the measurement information of the level crossing operation transmitted by the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices are stored in the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation, and then the level crossing operation information of the level crossing operation is transmitted.

3. The transmission processing unit, The information processing device according to claim 2, which transmits the level crossing operation information at predetermined intervals or at predetermined times.

4. The measurement information transmitted from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices is, Level crossing operation identification information for identifying the aforementioned level crossing operation, The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising measuring device identification information for identifying the level crossing physical quantity measuring device.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the level crossing operation identification information is a time related to the level crossing operation.

6. The receiving processing unit, Further receiving abnormal information, including measurement values ​​in which abnormalities have been detected, transmitted from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices, The transmission processing unit, If the receiving processing unit receives the abnormal information, it transmits information including the measured value contained in the abnormal information to the external device, as described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

7. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A first communication unit that transmits and receives information using wired communication, It has a second communication unit that transmits and receives information using wireless communication, The level crossing physical quantity measuring device includes a first level crossing physical quantity measuring device and a second level crossing physical quantity measuring device. The receiving processing unit, Using communication by the first communication unit or the second communication unit, the measurement information transmitted from the first level crossing physical quantity measuring device is received. A level crossing information transmitting device that receives measurement information transmitted from the second level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the first communication unit or the second communication unit.

8. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A first communication unit that transmits and receives information using wired communication, It has a second communication unit that transmits and receives information using wireless communication, The level crossing physical quantity measuring device includes a first level crossing physical quantity measuring device and a second level crossing physical quantity measuring device. The receiving processing unit, Using the communication by the first communication unit, the measurement information transmitted from the first level crossing physical quantity measuring device is received. A level crossing information transmitting device that receives measurement information transmitted from the second level crossing physical quantity measuring device using communication by the second communication unit.

9. A method of information processing performed by a computer, A receiving processing step that receives measurement information, including measured values ​​of physical quantities, transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation, A storage processing step in which the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices are stored together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, An information processing method comprising a transmission processing step of transmitting the aforementioned level crossing operation information to an external device.

10. On the computer, A receiving processing step that receives measurement information, including measured values ​​of physical quantities, transmitted from two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices that measure physical quantities related to level crossings for each level crossing operation, A storage processing step in which the measured values ​​received from the two or more level crossing physical quantity measuring devices are stored together as level crossing operation information for each level crossing operation, An information processing program that performs a transmission process for transmitting the aforementioned level crossing operation information to an external device.

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