Mobile Display Bus Stop Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Demand type bus stops without permanent signs can lead to confusion for users, and the lack of clear indication can result in other vehicles parking at the bus stop, causing disruptions when the bus arrives.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that utilize a mobile display device to autonomously move to a designated bus stop and display information indicating it as a bus stop, while also sending notifications to surrounding vehicles a predetermined time before the bus arrives, thereby preventing them from stopping at the bus stop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a demand type bus stop without permanent signs is used, then the bus stop can be set flexibly at various locations, but users cannot clearly identify the bus stop location and other vehicles may park there causing disruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile display device is deployed to the bus stop location in advance before the bus arrives, displaying bus stop information and timing notifications proactively. This preliminary action ensures users can identify the bus stop location and timing before the bus arrives, preventing other vehicles from parking there and causing disruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
A mobile display device serves as an intermediary between the bus stop location and users/other vehicles. The display device conveys bus stop location information and timing notifications to users and other vehicles, resolving the information loss problem without requiring permanent signs at the bus stop location.
2Loss of information
If a mobile display device is deployed to indicate bus stop location, then users can clearly identify the bus stop, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile display device performs multiple functions: indicating bus stop location, displaying timing notifications to prevent other vehicles from parking, and providing general information to users. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems for each function, thereby managing system complexity while addressing information loss.
3Reliability
If notifications are sent to surrounding vehicles a predetermined time before bus arrival, then other vehicles can be restricted from parking at the bus stop, but the need for timely and accurate notification delivery increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile display device sends notifications to surrounding vehicles a predetermined time before the bus arrives at the bus stop. This preliminary notification allows other vehicles to move away from the bus stop area in advance, preventing parking disruptions while maintaining reliable notification delivery through the visible display.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a command for instructing a mobile display device configured to display information representing that a place where the mobile display device exists is a bus stop to output, at a point set as the bus stop, a notification indicating that a bus stops at the point a predetermined time before a time at which the bus stops.