JP-7854910-B2 - Train reservation system and its control method

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Inventors

栗本大輝

Assignees

株式会社日立製作所

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20220927

Claims (7)

A train reservation system for reserving train seats, An information storage unit that stores car number information for managing each car of the aforementioned train, advertising information indicating information about one or more advertisements provided in each car, with target passenger attributes set, and seat information for managing the reservation status of each car, The system includes a seat allocation unit that, based on passenger attribute information indicating the attributes of passengers who reserve the aforementioned train, the advertising information, and the seat information, preferentially allocates seats to passengers in the cars where advertisements that are highly compatible with the passenger attribute information are provided, among the cars mentioned above. The advertisements placed in each of the aforementioned cars are part of a train reservation system set up before the passenger makes a reservation for the train.
The train reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the seat allocation unit allocates to the passenger seats in the cars where advertisements that are highly compatible with the passenger attribute information are provided, seats within a range where the advertisements compatible with the passenger attribute information are visible, and seats that have not yet been reserved.
The train reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement is a static advertisement set before the passenger reserves the train and whose content does not change.
The aforementioned seat allocation section is, The system includes a first mode in which the passenger is assigned to a seat where an advertisement matching the passenger attribute information is visible, and a second mode in which the passenger is assigned to any seat in each of the cars, regardless of the advertisement. The train reservation system according to claim 1, wherein, when the first mode is selected, seats are assigned to the passenger preferentially from the cars in which advertisements that are more closely matched to the passenger attribute information are provided, based on the passenger attribute information, the advertisement information and the seat information.
A method for controlling a train reservation system that reserves train seats using a computer, A passenger attribute information acquisition step involves acquiring passenger attribute information that indicates the attributes of the passenger who makes a reservation for the aforementioned train, A train information acquisition step to acquire train information that manages the aforementioned train, A step to obtain car number information for each car of the aforementioned train, An advertising information acquisition step involves acquiring advertising information that shows information about one or more advertisements set in each car before the passenger makes a reservation for the train, and for which the target passenger attributes are set. An advertising suitability calculation step is to calculate an advertising suitability rate for each of the aforementioned cars, which indicates the suitability between the advertisements provided in each car and the passenger attribute information. If the passenger requests an advertisement-compatible seat where an advertisement matching the passenger attribute information is visible, the seat is searched preferentially starting from the car with the highest advertisement compatibility rate, and an advertisement-compatible seat that has not yet been reserved is assigned to the passenger in the advertisement-compatible seat assignment step. A method for controlling a train reservation system to cause the computer to execute the above.
A control method for a train reservation system according to claim 5, wherein if the passenger does not request the advertisement-designated seat, the method is to perform the step of assigning any seat in any of the cars to the passenger, regardless of the advertisement, instead of the step of assigning the advertisement-designated seat.
The control method for a train reservation system according to claim 6, wherein the advertisement is a static advertisement set before the passenger reserves the train and whose content does not change.

Description

This invention relates to a train reservation system and a control method thereof. Technologies for dynamically changing and displaying advertisements tailored to passengers on trains or airplanes are known (Patent Documents 1 and 2). Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-199589Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-063161 Figure 1 is an overall diagram of the train reservation system.Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram showing examples of advertisements placed in each car.Figure 3 shows an example of in-car advertising information.Figure 4 shows an example of passenger attribute information set in an advertisement.Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the process of assigning seats.Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the process of extracting car numbers that have advertisements suitable for passengers.Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the process of searching for seats where passengers can see advertisements that are suitable for them.Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of how to calculate the advertising suitability rate.Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of assigning seats to passengers in a manner suitable for them.Figure 10 is a flowchart showing the seat assignment process in the second embodiment. The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This embodiment provides a train reservation system and a control method therefor that can enhance the effectiveness of advertising within train cars. The train reservation system 1 of this embodiment includes, as described later, an information storage unit 4 that stores car number information 42 for managing each car number 11 of the train 10, advertising information 44 indicating information about one or more advertisements P provided in each car, in which the target passenger attributes 6 are set, and seat information 43 for managing the reservation status of each car; and a seat allocation unit 30 that, based on passenger attribute information 7 indicating the attributes of the passenger reserving the train, the advertising information, and the seat information, preferentially assigns seats to passengers starting from the cars in which advertisements with a high degree of compatibility with the passenger attribute information 7 are provided. The advertisements provided in each car are set before the passenger reserves the train.