TWI588768B - System and method of estimation of the location-based waiting times - Google Patents

Description

Suitability waiting time estimation system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a technique for estimating a waiting time, and more particularly to a system for estimating a waiting time for a customized waiting time and a method thereof.

Modern people have a busy life, so the time allocation becomes very important when planning the itinerary. If you can participate in the activities that must be queued, such as the amusement facilities waiting in line, you can effectively estimate the waiting time of the queue, which is quite beneficial. Plan the follow-up itinerary.

In terms of rides, the more common system that can be used for time control is the mobile phone or handheld device that the user carries. It can install an application that browses the relevant information of the park, that is, the mobile application. , referred to as App), to provide users with information on the number of facilities in the amusement park area, the timetable of stage performances or street performances, the current queuing time of the recreation facilities, and the positioning system of the handheld device to determine the current location of the user. Location, in order to allow users to view their own rides or ongoing activities, etc. After receiving the information, the user will decide whether to go to a facility or participate in an activity, and plan for follow-up through the event schedule. stroke.

However, although the above method can alleviate the user's time schedule planning, the system may not be able to customize the needs of each user. For example, there are three rides that currently have a waiting time of 15 minutes. However, the time required for users to arrive at the rides is 3 minutes, 7 minutes and 5 minutes respectively. The waiting time for the users to actually arrive at the three rides is expected to be about 12 minutes, 8 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. Therefore, the user's waiting feeling after arriving at each amusement facility is not the same. In other words, the existing method does not consider the moving time of the user's current position to walk to the amusement facility, that is, the time required for arrival, when calculating the waiting time. The rides that may be selected by the user are not the shortest waiting facilities after arrival, so that the waiting experience cannot be optimized.

In view of the above, the present invention proposes a suitability time estimation system and method thereof for effectively eliminating the above-mentioned problems in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a suitability waiting time estimating system and method thereof, which can be operated according to the position of the user, once with the event, once, the number of people in the event, the number of people queued, or the event. The remaining running time of the operation, etc., the multi-faceted data calculates the waiting time, and can effectively customize the waiting time after each user arrives.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a suitability time estimation system and method thereof, which can effectively determine the waiting time after each user arrives, provide an effective planning time for the user, and improve the overall user. Waiting for feelings.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for estimating the waiting time of a suitability, the steps comprising: first determining whether a queued number of people is less than a capacity of one event operation: if yes, determining the arrival location from the current location to the location of the event Whether the required time is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the event: if yes, it is determined that the time required for arrival from the current position to the location of the event is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the event, then the remaining running time is subtracted from the time required for arrival. To generate a waiting time; if not, to determine that the time required for arrival from the current location to the location of the event is greater than the remaining running time of the event, then the running time of the event once is determined as the waiting time; If the number of people is less than the number of times the event is run once, then the next step is taken. Determine whether the time required for arrival is less than or equal to the remaining running time plus the queuing time of the event: if yes, add the remaining running time plus the queuing time, then subtract the time required for arrival to generate the waiting time; if not, enter the next One step. Finally, determine the time required for arrival, minus the sum of the remaining running time plus the queuing time, whether it is less than or equal to one running time: if yes, the required time will be reached, minus the sum of the remaining running time plus the queuing time to generate a waiting Time; if not, set a run time as the waiting time.

After the waiting time is calculated by the above process, a suggested time can be generated according to an event schedule, a running time, a capacity, a queue number or an arrival time to suggest the user's ideal time.

In addition, the present invention also provides a system for estimating the waiting time, including a queuing counting device for calculating the number of queuing people to generate a queuing number of signals; a user device can generate a positioning signal according to the current position of the user device, and the user device Further, a waiting time estimation signal and a positioning signal are transmitted to a management device, wherein the management device has one running time and one capacity for each event, and can determine the remaining running time of the current event, and the management device receives After queuing the number of people, the queuing time can be generated according to the queue number signal, and the management device can receive the waiting time estimation signal and the positioning signal, so that the management device can determine the arrival location of the user device from the current location to the event location according to the positioning signal. After the time is required, a waiting time is generated according to the number of queues, the queuing time, the remaining running time, the running time, the capacity of one time, or the time required for arrival, and the waiting time is transmitted back to the user device to provide the user to obtain the waiting time. Information.

The above management device further has an event schedule, which can generate a suggested session time by using the event schedule, one running time, one capacity, the number of queues or the time required for arrival to suggest the ideal time of the user.

The purpose, technical content, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments.

The adaptive waiting time estimation system 1 of the present invention can be applied to amusement facilities, medical facilities, and sales facilities, etc., and needs to be queued. In this embodiment, the adaptive waiting time estimation system 1 is applied to an amusement park to make the groundability. The waiting time estimation system 1 can customize the time required for each user to arrive at the facility based on the current position of the user to the moving time of each amusement facility, that is, the time required for arrival.

Referring to the first figure, the system architecture of the embodiment is illustrated. As shown, the suitability time estimation system 1 includes at least one queuing counting device 10 disposed at the queuing entrance of each amusement facility. The system designed by the example can use the infrared sensing or image recognition queuing counting device for user detection and humanoid calculation. When the user enters the queuing entrance, the queuing counting device 10 can detect and calculate the number of users entering. The user equipment 12 has a display screen 122, and the user device 12 can be a smart phone for the user to carry on the user. The user device 12 has a display screen 122. The user device 12 can be a smart phone for the user to carry on the user. The device 12 can obtain the current position to generate a positioning signal. This embodiment uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to generate the current position of the user device 12.

When the user wants to know the waiting time, the user device 12 can be operated to send an equal time estimation signal, and is transmitted to the management device 14 together with the positioning signal; wherein the management device 14 can be a computer device, the management device 14 has one running time and one capacity for each event, and can judge the remaining running time of the current event, wherein the event can be queued for amusement facilities, medical facilities and selling facilities, etc. For the amusement facilities, the management device 14 of the present embodiment stores one running time and one capacity for each ride, and has an event schedule, which is associated with each play time of each ride. That is, the starting time point of each operation is to determine the remaining running time of the current amusement facility according to the current time and the event schedule, and the management device 14 can obtain the queued number according to the queuing number signal transmitted by the queuing counting device 10. Multiply the number of queues by the number of people in the facility once and then multiply the run time The time required to calculate the waiting queue, a queue time produce. After receiving the waiting time estimation signal and the positioning signal sent by the user device 12, the management device 14 determines the time required for the arrival of the current position of the user device 12 to the location of the amusement facility according to the positioning signal, and then according to the queue number and the queuing time. The remaining running time, the running time, the one-time capacity or the time required for arrival generate a suitable waiting time, and the waiting time is transmitted back to the user device 12 for display on the display screen 122 for the user to wait. The time, simultaneous display screen 122 can display the time required for the arrival of the current location of the user device 12 to the location of the ride. In addition, the management device 14 can determine the most suitable time for the user according to the event schedule, the one-time running time, the number of people in the first place, the number of people in the queue, or the time required for arrival, and transmit it back to the user device 12 . And displayed on the display screen 122 to display the recommended time of the game that is most suitable for the user. In addition to this, the display screen 122 can display the recommended facilities, and the recommended facilities can be facilities with the shortest waiting time for the right place.

Next, please refer to the first figure and the second figure to explain in detail how the present invention generates the waiting time for the suitability. The second figure is a flow chart of the method steps of the present invention, wherein the flow still uses the amusement facility as an example. . As shown in the figure, first proceeding to step S10, when the user wants to obtain the waiting time, the user device 12 is operated to issue a waiting time estimation signal, and the positioning signal is transmitted to the management device 14; then, the process proceeds to step S12. The management device 14 can start counting the number of current rides queued according to the queuing counting device 10. Judging, judging the current number of queues Is it less than the capacity of the ride once? To the equation (1) (1) If the equation (1) is established, that is, it is determined that the number of queues is less than the number of people in the ride once, the process proceeds to step S14, and the management device 14 determines the current location of the user based on the location signal transmitted by the user device 12. Time required for arrival at the location of the ride Whether it is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the ride Expressed by equation (2) (2) If yes, equation (2) is established, then proceed to step S16 to calculate the current remaining running time of the amusement facility. Subtract the time required for the arrival of the user to the ride To generate a waiting time Expressed by equation (3) (3) After calculating the waiting time, and according to the event schedule in the management device 14, it has the start time of each play facility, so the management device 14 can generate according to a first suggested session time equation (4). One suggested time, the first suggested time equation (4) is as follows: (4) where Is the recommended time of the event; Is the initial running time of the currently running facility; Is a run time. Therefore, the time of the most suitable time for the user can be determined, and a suggested time is generated. The management device 14 can transmit the arrival time, the waiting time and the recommended time to the user device 12 for display on the display screen 122. The time required for arrival, the waiting time, and the recommended time of the trip to facilitate the user to plan the time; if the judgment is no in step S14, equation (2) does not hold, that is, the time required for arrival from the current location to the location of the amusement facility is determined. Greater than the remaining running time of the ride Go to step S18, and the management device 14 runs the ride once. , set as waiting time Expressed by equation (5) (5) Calculate the waiting time Thereafter, a suggested session time is generated according to the event schedule in the management device 14 and a second suggested session time equation (6). The second suggested session time equation (6) is as follows: (6) where Is the recommended time of the event; Is the initial running time of the currently running facility; Is a run time. Therefore, the time of the most suitable time for the user can be determined, and a suggested time is generated. The management device 14 can transmit the arrival time, the waiting time and the recommended time to the user device 12 for display on the display screen 122. Time required for arrival, waiting time, and suggested time. Going back to step S12, when the judgment result is no, the equation (1) is not established, that is, the number of queues is determined. A capacity greater than or equal to the number of times the ride is operated once Then, the process proceeds to the next step S20.

As shown in step S20, the management device 14 determines the time required for the user to arrive at the ride at the current location. Whether it is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the ride Queue time with amusement facilities , expressed as equation (7) is as follows: If the equation (7) is established, proceed to step S22 to save the remaining running time of the amusement facility. Plus queue time After that, subtract the time from the arrival of the user to the ride. To generate the waiting time, the performance of equation (8) is as follows: Calculate the waiting time Thereafter, a suggested session time is generated according to an event schedule in the management device 14 with a third suggested session time equation (9). The third suggested session time equation (9) is as follows: Where BestRnd is the recommended time of the game; CurrRnd is the initial running time of the currently running facility; Is a run time; The number of people in the queue; The number of times is one time, so that the time of the most suitable user can be determined to generate a suggested time, and the management device 14 can transmit the arrival time, the waiting time and the suggested time to the user device 12, In the display screen 122, the time required for arrival, the waiting time, and the suggested time of the game are displayed; if not, the equation (7) is not established, that is, the time required for the arrival of the user to the amusement facility is determined. Greater than the remaining running time of the ride Queue time with amusement facilities Then, the process proceeds to the next step S24.

As shown in step S24, the management device 14 determines the time required for the user to arrive at the ride at the current location. , minus the remaining running time of the ride Plus queue time Whether the sum is less than or equal to the running time of the ride , expressed by equation (10) is as follows: If the equation (10) is established, the process proceeds to step S26, and the management device 14 takes the time required for the user to arrive at the amusement facility. , minus the remaining running time of the ride Plus queue time Sum of sum to generate waiting time , expressed by equation (11) is as follows: Calculate the waiting time Thereafter, a suggested session time is generated according to an event schedule in the management device 14 with a third suggested session time equation (9). The third suggested session time equation (9) is as follows: Where BestRnd is the recommended time of the game; CurrRnd is the initial running time of the currently running facility; Is a run time; The number of people in the queue; The capacity is one time, so that the time of the most suitable user can be determined, and a suggested time is generated. The management device 14 can transmit the arrival time, the waiting time and the suggested time to the user device 12 to The arrival time, the waiting time, and the suggested session time are displayed on the display screen 122; if not, the equation (10) is not established, then the process proceeds to step S28, and the management device 14 sets the running time of the amusement facility. Set as waiting time , expressed by equation (12) is as follows: Calculate the waiting time Thereafter, a suggested session time is generated according to an event schedule in the management device 14 and a fourth suggested session time equation (13). The fourth suggested session time equation (13) is as follows: among them Is the recommended time of the event; Is the initial running time of the currently running facility; Is a run time; The time required for arrival is determined, so that the time of the most suitable time for the user can be determined, and a suggested session time is generated, and the management device 14 can transmit the arrival time, the waiting time and the recommended time to the user device 12, The display screen 122 displays the time required for arrival, the waiting time, and the recommended time of the session.

The waiting time calculated in each step above is calculated according to the current state of the user and the current state of the facility, and the present invention considers the queuing situation, the running time of the facility, the remaining running time of the facility, the number of people in the facility, or The time required for the user to arrive at the facility, etc., to determine the waiting time one by one according to different situations, and effectively customize the waiting time after any user arrives at the facility, so that the user can plan his own more accurately. Time can also improve the overall waiting experience of the user.

In summary, the present invention can calculate the multi-party data according to the position of the user, the running time of the event operation once, the number of people who run the event once, the number of people queued for the event, or the remaining running time of the event operation. The waiting time can effectively customize the waiting time after each user arrives. Since the present invention can effectively determine the waiting time after each user arrives, the user can effectively plan the time and improve the use. The overall waiting experience.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications of the features and spirits of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

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The first figure is a block diagram of the system of the present invention. The second figure is a flow chart of the steps of the method of the present invention.

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Claims (13)

A method for estimating the waiting time of the groundability includes the following steps: (A) determining whether the number of queued persons is less than the number of people who once run an event: (A1) If yes, determining the time required for arrival from the current location to the location of the event. Whether it is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the event: (a) if yes, subtracting the remaining running time from the time required for arrival to generate a waiting time; and (b) if not, then running the event once One run time, determined as the waiting time; and (A2) if no, proceed to the next step (B); (B) determine whether the time required for arrival is less than or equal to the remaining running time plus the queuing time of the event : (B1) If yes, add the remaining running time to the queuing time, then subtract the required time of arrival to generate the waiting time; and (B2) If no, proceed to the next step (C); And (C) determining the time required for the arrival, subtracting the sum of the remaining running time plus the queuing time, whether it is less than or equal to the one-time running time: (C1) If yes, subtracting the time required for arrival Remaining running time The sum of the queue time, to generate the waiting time; and (C2) If no, then the run time for a given waiting time. The method for estimating the suitability waiting time according to claim 1, wherein after the step (a), a suggested session time is further generated according to a first suggested session time equation, and the first suggested session time equation is as follows: Where the BestRnd is the suggested session time; the CurrRnd is the initial running time of the event in the current running; This is the time of the run. The method for estimating the suitability time according to claim 1, wherein after the step (b), a suggested session time is further generated according to a second suggested session time equation, and the second suggested time time equation is as follows: Where the BestRnd is the suggested session time; the CurrRnd is the initial running time of the event in the current running; This is the time of the run. The method for estimating the suitability waiting time according to claim 1, wherein after the step (B1), a suggested session time is further generated according to a third suggested session time equation, and the third suggested time time equation is as follows: Where the BestRnd is the suggested session time; the CurrRnd is the initial running time of the event in the current running; Is the one run time; Is the number of queues; It is the number of people in this time. The method for estimating the suitability waiting time according to claim 1, wherein after the step (C1), a suggested session time is further generated according to a third suggested session time equation, and the third suggested time time equation is as follows: Where the BestRnd is the suggested session time; the CurrRnd is the initial running time of the event in the current running; Is the one run time; Is the number of queues; It is the number of people in this time. The method for estimating the suitability waiting time according to claim 1, wherein after the step (C2), a suggested session time is further generated according to a fourth suggested session time equation, and the fourth suggested session time equation is as follows: Where the BestRnd is the suggested session time; the CurrRnd is the initial running time of the event in the current running; Is the one run time; It is the time required for the arrival. The method for estimating the suitability time according to claim 1, wherein the event may be a ride, a medical facility, a sales facility, or the like. A method for estimating a waiting time, comprising: at least one queuing device for calculating a queuing number to generate a queuing number signal; and at least one user device for generating a positioning signal according to a current location of the user device, the using The device device further transmits a waiting time estimation signal and the positioning signal; and a management device, which has a running time of running once for each event and a capacity of the event once run, and can determine the current event The remaining running time, the management device can receive the queuing number signal, and generate a queuing time according to the queuing number signal, the management device can further receive the waiting time estimation signal and the positioning signal, so that the management device is based on the positioning The signal determines the time required for arrival from the current location of the user device to the location of the event, and then according to the queued number, the queue time, the remaining running time, the one-time running time, the one-time capacity or the arrival The required time generates a waiting time and passes the waiting time The user device; wherein the management apparatus based on the number line, the queuing time, the remaining operating time, the run time, the number or the time of arrival of the received The time required to generate the waiting time is: (A) the management device determines whether the queued number of the queuing counting device is less than the number of times the event is run once: (A1) if yes, the management device is further based on the user The positioning signal of the device determines whether the time required for the arrival from the current location to the location of the event is less than or equal to the remaining running time of the event: (a) if yes, the management device subtracts the remaining running time Arriving the required time to generate the waiting time, and returning the waiting time to the user device; and (b) if not, the management device sets the running time of the event once as the waiting time, And returning the waiting time to the user device; and (A2) if no, proceeding to the next step (B); (B) the management device determining whether the time required for arrival is less than or equal to the remaining running time plus The queuing time of the event: (B1) If yes, the management device adds the remaining running time to the queuing time, and then subtracts the time required for the arrival to generate the waiting time, and returns Waiting time to the user device; and (B2) if not, proceeding to the next step (C); and (C) the management device determining the time required for arrival, subtracting the remaining running time plus the queuing time The sum, whether it is less than or equal to the one-time running time: (C1) If yes, the management device subtracts the remaining running time plus the queuing time from the time required for arrival to generate the waiting time, and returns the Waiting time to the user device; and (C2) If not, the management device sets the one-time running time as the waiting time, and returns the waiting time to the user device. The suitability time estimation system of claim 8, wherein the user device is a smart phone. The suitability time estimation system of claim 8, wherein the management device is a computer device. The suitability time estimation system of claim 8, wherein the management device further has an event schedule, and the management device can be based on the event schedule, the one-time operation time, the one-time capacity, the queue number, or the The time required for arrival generates a suggested time to the user device. The suitability time estimation system according to claim 8, wherein the event may be a ride, a medical facility, a sales facility, or the like. The suitability time estimation system of claim 11, wherein the user device further has a display screen to display a recommended facility, the suggested time of the event, the waiting time, and the time required for the arrival.