JP2003012099A - Service station system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service station system capable of easily and reliably performing the adjustment of the oil charge. SOLUTION: This service station system comprises a plurality of oil feeders 30 installed in a site of a service station and having a data inputting means 36 to set the oil feed data, a POS terminal 50 which is connected to the oil feeders 30 to control the oil sales, a transmitter-receiver 11 which is connected to the POS terminal 50 and disposed in the vicinity of the oil feeders 30, and an onboard machine 20 which is mounted on a car 5, reads/writes the data in/from a card 24, and transmits/receives the card data to/from the transmitter- receiver 11. The oil charge is adjusted based on the card data transmitted from the onboard machine 20 via the transmitter-receiver 11 and the oil feed data transmitted from the oil feeders 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas station system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, gas stations have a self-service type gas station in which a customer himself / herself performs service work such as refueling of automobiles and window cleaning in order to reduce labor costs. In this type of gas station, each refueling device is provided with a device for refueling fee settlement, which may increase the cost for capital investment. On the other hand, an automatic toll collection system for highways and the like has been adopted, and for this reason, a customer's car is equipped with a dedicated vehicle-mounted device.

[0003]

Even in the above-mentioned self-service type gas station, it would be convenient if an in-vehicle device used for the automatic charge collection system could be used, but for that purpose, it is associated with a fueling device for fueling. Otherwise, there was a problem that the refueling fee could not be settled accurately.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gas station system that can easily and reliably settle a fueling fee in a fueling device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, a plurality of units are installed in the site of the gas station and have data input means for setting the fuel data. Refueling device, a POS terminal connected to the refueling device for managing refueling sales, a transmitter / receiver connected to the POS terminal and disposed in the vicinity of the refueling device, and reading / writing data of a card mounted in an automobile. An in-vehicle device that transmits and receives card data to and from the transceiver, and a refueling fee is settled based on card data transmitted from the in-vehicle device via the transceiver and refueling data transmitted from the refueling device. It is characterized by performing. By adjusting the refueling fee based on the card data transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device via the transceiver and the refueling data transmitted from the refueling device after the end of refueling, the refueling fee can be settled easily and reliably. it can.

In the invention according to claim 2, the ID number of the card is inputted in the data input means of the refueling device, and the ID number and the refueling device number preset in the refueling device are input. The refueling fee is settled based on the card data and the refueling data. By inputting the ID number of the card with the data input means of the fueling device, the fueling device number and the card data can be associated with the fueling device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted device, the refueling device number of the refueling device arranged at the refueling station is input, and based on the refueling device number, the card data, and the refueling data. It is characterized in that the refueling fee is settled. The refueling device number is entered on the in-vehicle device,
The refueling device number and the card data can be associated with the refueling device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a control device for controlling data transmission / reception is provided between the vehicle-mounted device and the POS terminal. By introducing the vehicle-mounted device and the control device into the gas station equipped with the existing oil supply device and the POS terminal, it is possible to realize a system for easily adjusting the oil charge.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 5 are diagrams illustrating a gas station system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station system, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a gas station, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station system, FIG. 4 is a front view of a fueling device, and FIG. 5 is a front view of an in-vehicle device mounted in an automobile.

In these figures, a gas station system 10 of the present embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 20 mounted on an automobile 5,
A transmitter / receiver 11 arranged on the side of a gas station for transmitting / receiving data to / from the vehicle-mounted device 20, a plurality of fuel supply devices 30 for supplying fuel oil, and a POS terminal 50 for sales management.
Center 6 that collates card data with
It is composed of 0 and 0.

The on-vehicle device 20 is a device that is mounted on the automobile 5 and transmits / receives data for the purpose of deducting a charge at the time of refueling, and a transmitter / receiver 21 having an antenna for transmitting / receiving data by radio waves. , A keyboard 22 for inputting setting data, a display 25 for displaying setting data or received data transmitted, a card reader / writer 23 for reading and writing a credit card 24, etc. And a data control unit 26 for performing the operation.

The transceiver 11 transmits a card data transmission request signal to the in-vehicle device 20 by radio waves, and the in-vehicle device 2
It is a part for transmitting the card data received from 0 to the POS terminal 50, and is attached to the canopy 3 provided at the upper part of the site of the gas station where the fueling device 30 is arranged.

The refueling device 30 is, for example, a ground-installed device provided at a gas filling station, and a plurality of refueling devices 30 are arranged on the island 1 provided at the site of the gas filling station. An oil supply mechanism 32 including an oil supply pump and a flow meter for supplying a predetermined oil type is arranged on the lower side of the main body case 31 of the oil supply device 30, and the oil supply mechanism 32 has an oil supply nozzle 34 at its tip. A refueling hose 33 is connected and hung from the top side, and a refueling nozzle 34 is hung on a nozzle hook 35 provided on the side surface of the main body case 31. In the vicinity of the nozzle hook 35, a nozzle switch 39 for detecting whether the fueling nozzle 34 is hooked or unhooked is provided. A display case is provided on the upper side of the main body case 31 in which the refueling mechanism 32 is arranged, and a display 37 for displaying the amount of refueling and the like is provided on the front side thereof. The display 37 is composed of a refueling amount display 37a, a refueling amount display 37b, and a unit price display 7c. The display case adjacent to the display 37 is provided with, for example, touch panel type data input means 36 for inputting refueling data or other setting data, and a printer 38 for issuing refueling details. There is. Further, in the main body case 31, a control device 40 that controls the refueling mechanism 32 and each unit, and a transmission / reception unit 41 that transmits / receives data to / from the POS terminal 50 are provided. This controller 4
0 is a refueling permission signal transmitted from the POS terminal 50 through the transmission / reception unit 41, a signal for detaching the refueling nozzle 34 from the nozzle switch 39, setting data input by the data input means 36, and the refueling mechanism 32. By receiving the pulse signal or the like from the flow meter, the operation of the oil supply pump of the oil supply mechanism 32 is controlled and the display of the display 37 is controlled, and
Refueling data is transmitted to the POS terminal 50 via the transmitting / receiving unit 41.

The POS terminal 50 is arranged in the office 2 provided on the back side of the site of the gas station, and the sales management control device 51 for performing sales management based on the oil supply data transmitted from the oil supply device 30. Then, the data transmitted from the transceiver 11 is received, the refueling permission signal is transmitted to the refueling device 30, and the refueling data is received.
0 for transmitting and receiving data for inquiring about a card and transmitting refueling data.

The center 60 is a POS terminal via a communication line.
When the card is inquired from the POS terminal 50, it is connected to the terminal 50 and collates the pre-registered card information to transmit the information on the refueling permission to perform the refueling amount settlement process.

Next, the operation of the gas station system 10 having the above configuration will be specifically described. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fueling device, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fueling device, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the POS terminal, FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the transceiver, and FIG. Is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the vehicle-mounted device, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the center.

First, when the automobile 5 enters the site of the gas station for refueling, the transceiver 11 provided in the canopy 3 outputs a transmission signal requesting the card data of the credit card 24 (ST21. ), When the transmitter / receiver 21 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 receives this transmission signal (ST3
1), the data control unit 26 uses the card reader / writer 23
Transmits the card data such as the card number, the identification number (ID code) and the card validity period read from the credit card 24 to the transceiver 11 via the transceiver 21 (ST32). When the transceiver 11 receives the card data from the vehicle-mounted device 20 (ST22), the transceiver 11 transmits the card data to the POS terminal 50 (ST23). The card data of the credit card 24 is registered in the center 60 in advance.

On the other hand, when the customer who gets off the vehicle 5 inputs the refueling setting data such as the ID code and the oil type and the refueling amount by the data input means 36 of the predetermined refueling device 30 (ST
1) The control device 40 sends the ID code and the refueling device number assigned to the refueling device 30 to the POS via the transmitting / receiving unit 41.
It is transmitted to the terminal 50 (ST2). Next, when receiving the card data from the transceiver 11 and the ID code and refueling device number from the POS terminal 50 (ST11), the POS terminal 50
Transmits the card verification data to the center 60 via the transmission / reception unit 52 (ST12). Center 60 is POS
When the card verification data is received from the terminal 50 (ST
41) The contents of the card data registered in advance are collated (ST42), and if correct, a refueling permission signal is transmitted (ST43, 44), and if not correct, a refueling impossible signal is transmitted and the process ends (ST43, 44). 47). Then P
When the OS terminal 50 receives the refueling availability signal from the center 60 (ST13), the OS terminal 50 transmits the refueling availability signal from the transmitting / receiving unit 52 to the refueling device 30 (ST14).

Next, the refueling device 30 receives a signal indicating whether or not refueling is possible from the POS terminal 50 via the transmission / reception unit 41, and when refueling is permitted (ST3), the refueling nozzle 34 is removed from the nozzle hook 35 and the nozzle switch is activated. When 39 is turned on (ST4), refueling becomes possible. Further, when refueling is impossible (ST3), the fact that refueling is impossible is notified and the process ends (ST8). Refueling is permitted and refueling is performed (ST5),
When the refueling ends based on the refueling data set and the refueling nozzle 34 is hung on the nozzle hook 35 and the nozzle switch 39 is turned off (ST6), the printer 38 receives the receipt as the refueling details under the control of the control device 40. The data is output and the refueling data is transmitted to the POS terminal 50 via the transmitting / receiving unit 41 (ST7).

Next, in the POS terminal 50, when the refueling data is received from the refueling device 30 (ST15), the sales management control device 51 calculates the refueling charge and sends the ID code and the refueling amount to the center 60 via the transmitting / receiving unit 52. Send to (ST
16). When the center 60 receives the ID code and the refueling amount from the POS terminal 50 (ST45), the center 60 performs a settlement process such as withdrawal of the amount (ST46) and ends the process.

In the gas station system 10 having the above-described structure, when the car 5 enters the gas station for refueling, the transceiver 11 provided in the canopy 3 transmits the card data from the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted in the car 5. When it receives, the card data is transmitted to the POS terminal 50. On the other hand, when the customer who gets off the car 5 inputs the ID code refueling data of the card in the data input means 36 of the predetermined refueling device 30, the refueling device 30 receives the ID code and the refueling device 30.
To the POS terminal 50. P
The OS terminal 50 associates the credit card 24 for refueling charge settlement with the refueling device 30 based on the card data received from the transceiver 11 and the ID code and refueling device number transmitted from the refueling device 30 refueled by the customer. Done,
It is possible to inquire the card data from the center 60 to check whether the credit card is a correctly registered credit card and to give the refueling device 30 a refueling permission. Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely settle the refueling charge in the refueling device 30.

Next, a gas station system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The parts and members corresponding to those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The filling station system of this embodiment has the same configuration as that shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and is different in that the number of the filling device for filling the oil in the vehicle-mounted device 20 is input. explain. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fueling device, FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fueling device, FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the POS terminal, FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the transceiver, and FIG. Is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the vehicle-mounted device, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the center.

First, when the automobile 5 enters the premises of the gas station for refueling, the customer has the keyboard 22 of the vehicle-mounted device 20.
The refueling device number of the refueling device 30 for refueling is input by (ST81), and then the card reader / writer 23 credits the transmission signal requesting the card data of the credit card 24 of the transceiver 11 provided in the canopy 3. The card data read from the card 24 is transmitted to the transceiver 11 via the transceiver 21 (ST82). When the transceiver 11 receives the card data and the refueling device number from the vehicle-mounted device 20 (ST71), the transceiver 11 transmits the card data and the refueling device number to the POS terminal 50 (ST7).
2).

Next, the POS terminal 50 receives the card data and the refueling device number from the transceiver 11 (ST
61), and transmits the card verification data to the center 60 via the transmitting / receiving unit 52 (ST62). Center 60 is
When the card verification data is received from the POS terminal 50 (ST91), the contents of the pre-registered card data are verified (ST92), and when correct, a refueling permission signal is transmitted (ST93, 94). A signal indicating that refueling is not possible is transmitted and the process ends (ST93, 74). Next, when the POS terminal 50 receives the refueling availability signal from the center 60 (ST63), the POS terminal 50 transmits the refueling availability signal from the transmitting / receiving unit 52 to the refueling device 30 (ST6).
4).

On the other hand, when the customer who gets off the vehicle 5 receives the signal indicating whether or not refueling is possible at the refueling apparatus 30 to which the predetermined refueling apparatus number has been input and the refueling is permitted (ST51), the data input means 36 causes the oil type and When the refueling setting data such as the refueling amount is input (ST52), the refueling is ready. Further, when refueling is impossible (ST51), the fact that refueling is impossible is notified and the process ends (ST67). The refueling device 30 allows the refueling nozzle 3 to move from the nozzle hook 35 when refueling is permitted.
4 is removed and the nozzle switch 39 is turned on (ST
53), refueling becomes possible. When refueling is permitted and refueling is performed (ST54), and refueling ends based on the refueling data that has been set and the slip switch 39 that hooks the refueling nozzle 34 on the nozzle hook 35 is turned off (ST55), the control device 40 Under the control, the printer 38 outputs a receipt as the refueling details, and the refueling data is sent to the PO via the transmission / reception unit 41.
The data is transmitted to the S terminal 50 (ST56).

Next, in the POS terminal 50, when the refueling data is received from the refueling device 30 (ST65), the sales management control device 51 calculates the refueling charge and sends the ID code and the refueling amount to the center 60 via the transmitting / receiving unit 52. Send to (ST
66). When the center 60 receives the ID code and the refueling amount from the POS terminal 50 (ST95), the center 60 performs a settlement process such as withdrawal of the amount (ST96) and ends the process.

In the gas station system of the second embodiment having the above-described structure, the credit card 24 and the oil supply device 30 for refueling fee settlement are input by inputting the oil supply device number on the in-vehicle device 20 side, as in the first embodiment. And associate it with
It is possible to inquire the card data from the center 60 to check whether the credit card is a correctly registered credit card and to give the refueling device 30 a refueling permission. Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely settle the refueling charge in the refueling device 30.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram for explaining the structure of a gas station system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The parts and members corresponding to those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The refueling system 70 of this embodiment is the first
Although the transceiver 11, the vehicle-mounted device 20, the refueling device 30, the POS terminal 50, and the center 60 similar to those of the embodiment are provided, the card data or the refueling device number transmitted from the transceiver 11 is transmitted to the POS terminal 50. POS terminal 5
0, the card inquiry, the refueling availability or the refueling data transmission / reception between the center 60 are performed through the control device 71 provided on the refueling station side. Other configurations are the first and second embodiments. It is similar to the form.

In the gas station system 70 of this embodiment,
By newly introducing the transceiver 11 and the control device 71, it becomes easy to apply to the conventional gas station including the fueling device 30 or the POS terminal 50.

In each of the above embodiments, the credit card 24 has been described as an example, but a debit card, an IC
A prepaid card or electronic money may be used to simplify the card or credit.

[0032]

As described above, the gas station system of the present invention includes a plurality of fueling devices installed on the premises of the gas station and having data input means for setting the fueling data,
A POS terminal that is connected to a refueling device and manages refueling sales;
It is equipped with a transceiver connected to the POS terminal and arranged in the vicinity of the refueling device, and an in-vehicle device mounted in an automobile for reading and writing card data and transmitting and receiving card data to and from the transceiver. By adjusting the refueling fee based on the card data transmitted via the machine and the refueling data transmitted from the refueling device, the refueling fee can be settled easily and reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a gas station according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the oil supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the oil supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the POS terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the transceiver according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the vehicle-mounted device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the center according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the oil supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the POS terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the transceiver according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the vehicle-mounted device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the center according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 island 2 offices 3 canopy Four 5 cars 10 gas station system 11 transceiver 20 Onboard equipment 21 Transmitter / receiver 22 keyboard 23 Card Reader / Writer 24 credit cards 25 indicator 26 Data control unit 30 Refueling device 31 body case 32 Refueling mechanism 33 Refueling hose 34 Refueling nozzle 35 nozzles 36 Data input means 37 indicator 37a Refueling amount display 37b Refueling amount display 37c Unit price indicator 38 Printer 39 nozzle switch 40 control device 41 Transmitter / receiver 50 POS terminal 51 Sales management control device 52 Transmitter / receiver 60 Center 70 Gas station system 71 Control device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of refueling devices installed on the premises of a refueling station and having data input means for setting refueling data, and a POS connected to the refueling devices to manage refueling sales.
A terminal, a transceiver connected to the POS terminal and arranged in the vicinity of the refueling device, and an in-vehicle device mounted in an automobile for reading and writing card data and transmitting and receiving card data to and from the transceiver. A refueling station system, comprising: a refueling fee based on card data transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device via a transceiver and refueling data transmitted from the refueling device. 2. The data input means of the refueling device inputs the ID number of the card, and refuels based on the ID number, the refueling device number preset in the refueling device, the card data and the refueling data. The gas station system according to claim 1, wherein payment is made. 3. The on-vehicle device is configured to input a refueling device number of a refueling device arranged at a refueling station, and to settle a refueling charge based on the refueling device number, card data, and refueling data. The filling station system according to claim 1. 4. The gas station system according to claim 1, wherein a control device for controlling data transmission / reception is provided between the vehicle-mounted device and the POS terminal.