JP2009211476A - Service providing system for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service providing system for a vehicle, capable of providing a service more convenient than that of a commercial facility to the boarding person of the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The service providing system 100 for a vehicle provides a service for transporting merchandise to be purchased by the boarding person of the vehicle to a parking position, while mutually connecting a merchandise management system H0 for managing the merchandise to be sold in a store and the onboard system V0 of the vehicle parked in the parking lot of the store. The system includes: a transportation destination specifying means H12 for specifying the parking position of the vehicle which is the transportation destination of the merchandise purchased by the boarding person of the vehicle; and an unlocking means V12 for unlocking the trunk or door of the vehicle when the merchandise purchased by the boarding person of the vehicle is transported to the parking position of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle service providing system that provides various services in a commercial facility to a vehicle occupant, and in particular, provides a service for transporting products purchased by the vehicle occupant to a parking position of the vehicle. The present invention relates to a service providing system for vehicles.

  Conventionally, a POS (Point Of Sale) system managed by a store and an electric vehicle are connected, and a parking fee or a charge for charging an in-vehicle battery using a power source installed in the store can be managed by the POS system. An electric vehicle parking lot system is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  This parking lot system includes a charging unit and an information transmission / reception unit in a parking space, and enables charging of an in-vehicle battery while parking and exchange of information between an electric vehicle and a POS system.

  As a result, this parking lot system is connected to the connection between the electric vehicle and the power source installed in the parking lot, which is used by the passenger of the electric vehicle to charge the in-vehicle battery, and various information issued at the parking lot entrance. Using a memorable parking ticket, the parking fee, charging fee, and product purchase price can be settled together.

Moreover, this parking lot system enables the traffic information and weather information after leaving the parking lot to be distributed to the electric vehicle using the wired connection.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-86058

  However, the parking lot system disclosed in Patent Document 1 stores the information managed by the POS system and the information managed by the electric vehicle in a parking ticket carried by the passenger of the electric vehicle and associates the information with the POS system. The information that can be enjoyed by the passengers of the electric vehicle is limited to services such as collective payment of various charges and acquisition of traffic information.

  In view of the above-described points, an object of the present invention is to realize a vehicle service providing system capable of providing a more convenient service in a commercial facility to a vehicle occupant.

  In order to achieve the above object, a service providing system for a vehicle according to a first invention interconnects a product management system that manages products sold in a store and an in-vehicle system of a vehicle parked in a store parking lot. A vehicle service providing system for providing a service for transporting a product purchased by a passenger of the vehicle to a parking position of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is parked as a transport destination of the product purchased by the passenger of the vehicle. A transport destination specifying means for specifying the position is provided.

  Further, the second invention is a service providing system for vehicles according to the first invention, wherein a product purchased by a passenger of the vehicle is transported to a parking position of the vehicle, and the trunk or door of the vehicle It further comprises an unlocking means for unlocking.

  The third invention is a service providing system for vehicles according to the second invention, wherein the in-vehicle system generates key information to be added to a product to be transported or a container for housing the product. The unlocking means is provided in the in-vehicle system, and collates key information held by the transported product or a container for storing the product with key information held by the in-vehicle system. The trunk or door is unlocked.

  The fourth invention is a service providing system for vehicles according to the second invention, wherein the product management system is a portable storage medium added to a product to be transported or a container for housing the product. A portable storage medium for storing information relating to the parking position, and the unlocking means in the commodity management system unlocks the trunk or door of the vehicle when the portable storage medium is detected at a predetermined position. It is characterized by locking.

  With the above-described means, the present invention can realize a service providing system for a vehicle that can provide a more convenient service in a commercial facility to a vehicle occupant.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a service providing system for a vehicle according to the present invention. The service providing system 100 for a vehicle includes an in-vehicle system V0 and a store installed in a plug-in vehicle parked in a parking lot of the store. The product purchased by the passenger of the plug-in vehicle at the store is transported to the parking position where the plug-in vehicle is parked while being interconnected with the product management system H0 constructed by the trunk of the plug-in vehicle It will be possible to provide a service for loading purchased products into the vehicle compartment.

  The in-vehicle system V0 is an information system that controls various in-vehicle devices. For example, the in-vehicle system V0 is an in-vehicle network configured by a CAN (Control Area Network), a LIN (Local Interconnect Network), or the like, and includes a control device V1, a storage device V2, and the like. The trunk control device V3, the door control device V4, and the tag reading device V5 are connected.

  The merchandise management system H0 is an information system that manages the flow of merchandise sold at a store. For example, the merchandise management system H0 is a POS system, and connects the control device H1, the storage device H2, and the tag creation device H3.

  A passenger of the plug-in vehicle connects the battery V6 and a charging power source H4 installed in the parking lot of the store with a power cable in order to charge the on-vehicle battery V6 while the plug-in vehicle is parked.

  The interconnection between the in-vehicle system V0 and the merchandise management system H0 is established when the battery V6 and the power source H4 are connected by a power cable. Note that this interconnection may be one using power line communication, or may be one using a communication cable that is attached to the power cable and connected together with the connection of the power cable.

  Next, components of the in-vehicle system V0 will be described.

  The control device V1 is an in-vehicle computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like, and includes, for example, a parking start notification means V10, a key information generation means V11, and a solution. While storing a program corresponding to each of the lock means V12 in the ROM, the CPU is caused to execute processing corresponding to each means.

  The storage device V2 is an in-vehicle device for storing various types of information. For example, the storage device V2 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores a purchased product database that manages products purchased by passengers of the host vehicle. To do.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the purchased product database, and the purchased product database includes a passenger identification number field, a product identification number field, a product name field, and an amount field.

  The control device V1 acquires information related to products purchased by the passenger of the host vehicle while referring to a sales product database (described later) stored in the storage device H2 of the product management system H0, and updates the purchase product database.

  The trunk control device V3 is an in-vehicle device for controlling locking / unlocking of the trunk of the vehicle. For example, the trunk control device V3 locks or unlocks the trunk according to the locking / unlocking signal output from the control device V1.

  The door control device V4 is an in-vehicle device for controlling the locking / unlocking of the vehicle door, and for example, locks or unlocks the vehicle door according to the locking / unlocking signal output by the control device V1.

  The tag reading device V5 is for reading a tag that is physically or electronically attached to a product purchased by a passenger of the plug-in vehicle or a container (for example, a shopping basket) that stores the product. An in-vehicle device, for example, a camera, a barcode reader, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) reader, etc., which reads a product carried to the periphery of the vehicle or a tag attached to a container for housing those products. .

  The tag holds various types of information, and is, for example, a seal printed with a bar code, a QR code, or the like, or an electronic tag equipped with a transponder.

  Next, various means included in the control device V1 will be described.

  The parking start notifying means V10 is means for notifying the merchandise management system H0 that parking of the plug-in vehicle has started, for example, that the interconnection between the in-vehicle system V0 and the merchandise management system H0 has been established. A parking start signal is transmitted to the merchandise management system H0.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the parking start signal. The parking start signal includes, for example, the passenger identification numbers of all the passengers of the plug-in vehicle. The passenger identification number is for associating a product purchased at a store with a parking position, for example, each passenger's credit card number or mobile phone number, etc. When the user gets off the plug-in vehicle, the in-vehicle non-contact information reader reads the identification number of each person and registers it in the in-vehicle system of the plug-in vehicle.

  The key information generation means V11 is means for generating key information for collating the product purchased by the passenger of the plug-in vehicle with the product transported to the parking position of the plug-in vehicle. When the key information generation request signal transmitted by the management system H0 is received, key information (for example, an authentication number) is generated and returned to the product management system H0.

  The key information is used, for example, to unlock the trunk or vehicle door of the plug-in vehicle when a product purchased by a passenger of the plug-in vehicle is transported to the parking position of the plug-in vehicle. .

  The key information generation means V11 generates key information that is temporarily valid based on, for example, the date and time, the parking position, the store name, the passenger identification number, or the product identification number of the purchased product.

  The passenger of the plug-in vehicle may determine whether or not to allow generation of key information and a time period for permitting generation of key information via an input device such as a touch panel when getting off. This is to prevent key information from being generated indefinitely.

  The unlocking means V12 is a means for unlocking the vehicle door or the trunk, for example, key information included in a tag that is included in a product purchased by a passenger of the plug-in vehicle or a container that accommodates the product. When the key information read by the tag reading device V5 and the key information held by the in-vehicle system V0 in the RAM or the storage device V2 can be collated, an unlock signal is transmitted to the trunk control device V3 or the door control device V4. The vehicle door or trunk should be unlocked.

  Next, components of the product management system H0 will be described.

  The control device H1 is a computer having a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and stores, for example, programs corresponding to the parking information storage means H10, the purchased product information storage means H11, and the transport destination specifying means H12 in the ROM. However, the CPU executes processing corresponding to each means.

  The storage device H2 is a device for storing various types of information. For example, the storage device H2 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores a sales product database for managing sold products, and parking positions of plug-in vehicle groups. Stores the parking location database to be managed.

  The sales merchandise database has a passenger identification number column, a merchandise identification number column, a merchandise name column, and an amount column (see FIG. 2), similarly to the purchased merchandise database.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the parking position database, and the parking position database includes a passenger identification number field and a parking position identification number field.

  The tag creation device H3 is a device that generates a tag attached to a product purchased by a passenger of a plug-in vehicle or a container that stores the product, for example, a printing device for printing a barcode or a QR code, There is an information storage device for writing electronic information to the transponder.

  Next, various units included in the control device H1 will be described.

  The parking information storage means H10 is a means for storing information related to parking of the plug-in vehicle. For example, when a parking start signal transmitted by the in-vehicle system V0 is received, the parking position where the plug-in vehicle is parked is identified. The number and the identification number of the passenger of the plug-in vehicle are associated with each other and stored in the parking position database. In addition, the identification number of a parking position shall be previously allocated to the power cable or communication cable of each parking position.

  The purchased product information storage means H11 is a means for storing information related to products purchased by the passenger of the plug-in vehicle. For example, the purchased product information storage means H11 has received a product purchase signal output by a cash register when the passenger purchases a product. Sometimes, the product identification number and the passenger identification number are associated with each other and stored in the sales product database (see FIG. 2). The product identification number is read from the barcode printed on each product by a barcode reader attached to the cash register, and the passenger identification number is purchased by the non-contact information reader attached to the cash register. It may be read from a credit card or mobile phone that is sometimes presented.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product purchase signal, and the product purchase signal includes an identification number of a passenger who purchased the product, and an identification number and an amount of the purchased product.

  The transport destination specifying means H12 is a means for specifying the transport destination of the already sold products held by the store, and for example, transports (delivers) to the parking position while referring to the parking position database and the sales product database. Obtain the identification number of the passenger who purchased the product from the identification number of the packaged and packaged for the purpose, obtain the identification number of the parking position from the identification number of the passenger, Is identified.

  Further, the transport destination specifying means H12 uses the tag creating device H3 to create a tag including a parking position identification number that is a transport destination and key information generated by the in-vehicle system V0 and acquired via the network.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 11, a purchased product loading service provided by the vehicle service providing system (a product purchased by a passenger of a plug-in vehicle parked in a parking lot attached to the store at the store, This is a service flow in which the service staff takes the passenger to the parking lot and loads it into the trunk of the plug-in vehicle.

  FIG. 6 shows that the plug-in vehicle is parked in the store parking lot, the battery V6 and the power source H4 are connected to charge the in-vehicle battery V6, and as a result, the in-vehicle system V0 and the merchandise management system H0 are interconnected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the vehicle-mounted system V0 when it is carried out.

  The control device V1 waits as it is until the in-vehicle system V0 and the merchandise management system H0 are interconnected (step S1) until it is detected that they are interconnected (NO in step S1).

  If it detects that it was connected (YES of step S1), the control apparatus V1 will transmit a parking start signal toward the merchandise management system H0 by the parking start notification means V10 (step S2).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the merchandise management system H0 after the in-vehicle system V0 transmits a parking start signal.

  The control device H1 waits as it is until the parking start signal is received (NO in step S11) while monitoring the transmission of the parking start signal from the in-vehicle system V0 (step S11).

  When the parking start signal is received (YES in step S11), the control device H1 stores the passenger identification number and the parking position identification number in the parking position database in association with the parking information storage unit H10 (step S12).

  6 and 7 enables the merchandise management system H0 to associate the parking position of the plug-in vehicle with the occupant of the plug-in vehicle, so that the occupant later purchases in the store. And the parking position can be associated with each other.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the merchandise management system H0 when a passenger of the plug-in vehicle purchases merchandise at a store.

  The control device H1 monitors whether or not the product purchase signal output by the cashier when the passenger purchases the product is received (step S21), and continues to receive the product purchase signal (NO in step S21). stand by.

  When the product purchase signal is received (YES in step S21), the control device H1 stores the passenger identification number and the product identification number in the sales product database in association with the purchased product information storage unit H11 (step S22).

  Thereafter, the control device H1 determines whether or not there is a request for transportation (delivery) of the product purchased by the passenger (step S23), and if the transportation (delivery) request has not been received (NO in step S23), the process is terminated. Let

  On the other hand, when a transportation (delivery) request is received (YES in step S23), the control device H1 transmits a key information generation request signal to the in-vehicle system V0 (step S24).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the in-vehicle system V0 after the merchandise management system H0 transmits the key information generation request signal.

  While monitoring the transmission of the key information generation request signal from the merchandise management system H0 (step S31), the control device V1 waits as it is until the key information generation request signal is received (NO in step S31).

  When receiving the key information generation request signal (YES in step S31), the control device V1 generates key information by the key information generation means V11 (step S32), and sends the key information signal including the generated key information to the product management system H0. (Step S33).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the merchandise management system H0 after the in-vehicle system V0 transmits the key information signal.

  While monitoring the transmission of the key information signal from the in-vehicle system V0 (step S41), the control device H1 stands by until receiving the key information signal (NO in step S41).

  When the key information signal is received (YES in step S41), the control device H1 refers to the parking information database by the transport destination specifying means H12 and specifies the transport (delivery) destination of the product for which the transport (delivery) request has been received, Using the tag creation device H3, a tag attached to the product or a container that stores the product is created (step S42).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the in-vehicle system V0 when a product purchased by a passenger of the plug-in vehicle is placed on a delivery vehicle and transported to a parking position. The delivery vehicle is equipped with a navigation system, acquires information on the destination specified by the destination specification means H12, and executes a route search so that a plurality of destinations can be efficiently traveled. May be.

  The control device V1 monitors whether or not the information included in the tag of the product carried by the delivery vehicle is read by the tag reading device V5 (step S51) until the information included in the tag of the product is read (step S51). Step S51: NO) Waits as it is.

  When the information included in the tag is read by the tag reading device V5 (YES in step S51), the control device V1 generates the key information generated by the key information generation unit V11 by the unlocking unit V12 and transmitted to the product management system H0. And the key information read by the tag reading device V5 are collated (step S52).

  If it is determined that the two pieces of key information do not match (NO in step S52), the control device V1 ends the process without unlocking the trunk.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the two pieces of key information match (YES in step S52), the control device V1 outputs an unlock signal to the trunk control device V3 by the unlocking means V12 to unlock the trunk (step S53). .

  The process of FIGS. 8 to 11 enables the merchandise management system H0 to create a tag including a parking position identification number and key information and add the tag to the merchandise that has been requested for transportation (delivery). V0 collates the key information generated by itself with the key information included in the tag of the goods that have been transported so that the trunk can be unlocked.

  With the above configuration, the vehicle service providing system 100 can provide a service for transporting a product purchased by a passenger of a plug-in vehicle to the parking position of the plug-in vehicle.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the vehicular service providing system according to the present invention. In the vehicular service providing system 200, the in-vehicle system V0 includes a battery V6, a trunk control device V3, and a door control device V4. The control device H1 in the product management system H0 has an unlocking means H13, and is different from the vehicle service providing system 100 in that an ID card management device H5 is connected instead of the tag creation device H3. In common. Therefore, common components will be described mainly with respect to differences while using the same reference numerals.

  The ID card management device H5 is a device for managing ID cards installed in a parking lot. For example, a passenger of a vehicle installed in each parking space and parked in each parking space (hereinafter referred to as “use”). It is configured that the delivery staff who pulls out the ID card or transports the product purchased by the user to the store to the parking space can insert the ID card.

  The ID card stores information for identifying a parking space, and a user who has extracted the ID card from the ID card management device H5 at the parking lot can store a shopping basket or a shopping cart (hereinafter referred to as “shopping cart”). The ID card is attached to “shopping basket etc.”), and the product to be purchased is put into the shopping basket etc.

  In addition, the user can store various information in the ID card using a dedicated card information input terminal installed in the store. For example, the mobile phone number (store staff contacts the user) And a designated delivery time can be stored.

  After that, the user who has finished putting the product he / she wants to buy into the shopping cart, etc., should bring the shopping basket etc. to the payment counter installed in the store and hand the shopping basket etc. to the store staff. To do. In addition, the vehicle service providing system 200 may unattended pick up the shopping cart or the like using a transfer conveyor.

  The store staff who has received the shopping basket with the ID card attached reads the information about the products with a barcode reader, stores the information in the sales product database, and then packs the products together. The ID card attached to the shopping basket is attached to a product or a container in which the product is packed (hereinafter referred to as “container”).

  Thereafter, the containers etc. are transported to the parking space by the delivery vehicle at the designated time, and when the delivery staff arrives at the parking space corresponding to each container etc., each ID card management device H5 installed in each parking space Insert the ID card attached to the container.

  When the unlocking means H13 detects that the ID card corresponding to the parking space is inserted into the ID card management device H5, the trunk control device V3 and the door control device V4 of the plug-in vehicle parked in the parking space. The unlock signal is transmitted to the trunk and the vehicle door (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle door”).

  When the vehicle door or the like is unlocked, the delivery staff opens the vehicle door or the like, loads a corresponding container or the like into the trunk or the passenger compartment, and then closes the vehicle door or the like.

  When the unlocking means H13 detects that the vehicle door or the like is closed based on the output of the trunk control device V3 or the door control device V4 in the plug-in vehicle, the unlocking device H13 or the door control device for the plug-in vehicle. A lock signal is transmitted to V4 to lock the vehicle door and the like.

  With the above configuration, the vehicle service providing system 100 can provide a service for transporting a product purchased by a passenger of a plug-in vehicle to the parking position of the plug-in vehicle.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle service providing system can use a voluntary connection (a connection between the in-vehicle battery and a parking lot installed power source) by a passenger for charging the in-vehicle battery. In-vehicle systems for plug-in vehicles that can stably operate on-vehicle devices while receiving stable power supply even when parked are targeted for interconnection. An in-vehicle system that can be connected and that is mounted on a conventional vehicle using an internal combustion engine may be the target of interconnection.

  In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle service providing system interconnects the in-vehicle system and the merchandise management system, but further interconnects an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system and a credit card system so that the parking fee and the merchandise You may make it provide the service which can pay a purchase price etc. collectively.

It is a block diagram (the 1) which shows the structural example of the service provision system for vehicles. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a purchase goods database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a parking start signal. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a parking position database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a goods purchase signal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in a vehicle-mounted system when a vehicle-mounted system and a merchandise management system are mutually connected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the merchandise management system after an in-vehicle system transmits a parking start signal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the goods management system when the passenger of a plug-in vehicle purchases goods in a store. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the vehicle-mounted system after a merchandise management system transmits the key information generation request signal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the goods management system after a vehicle-mounted system transmits a key information signal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the vehicle-mounted system when the goods purchased by the passenger of the plug-in vehicle are carried on the delivery vehicle and carried to the parking position. It is a block diagram (the 2) which shows the structural example of the service provision system for vehicles.

Explanation of symbols

100, 200 Service providing system for vehicles H0 Merchandise management system H1 Control device H2 Storage device H3 Tag creation device H4 Power supply H5 ID card management device H10 Parking information storage means H11 Purchased goods information storage means H12 Transport destination identification means H13 Unlocking means V0 In-vehicle system V1 control device V2 storage device V3 trunk control device V4 door control device V5 tag reading device V6 battery V10 parking start notification means V11 key information generation means V12 unlocking means

Claims (4)

Provides a service for transporting products purchased by passengers of the vehicle to the parking position of the vehicle while interconnecting a product management system for managing products sold at the store and an in-vehicle system of a vehicle parked in the store parking lot A service providing system for a vehicle,
A transport destination specifying means for specifying a parking position of the vehicle, which is a transport destination of goods purchased by a passenger of the vehicle,
A service providing system for vehicles characterized by this. The vehicle further comprises unlocking means for unlocking a trunk or door of the vehicle when a product purchased by a passenger of the vehicle is transported to the parking position of the vehicle.
The service provision system for vehicles according to claim 1 characterized by things. The in-vehicle system includes key information generating means for generating key information added to a product to be transported or a container for storing the product,
The unlocking means is in the in-vehicle system, and checks the key information held by the transported product or the container for storing the product and the key information held by the in-vehicle system to unlock the trunk or door of the vehicle. Lock,
The service provision system for vehicles according to claim 2 characterized by things. The product management system includes a portable storage medium that is added to a product to be transported or a container that stores the product, and stores information about a parking position.
The unlocking means is the merchandise management system, and unlocks the trunk or door of the vehicle when the portable storage medium is detected at a predetermined position.
The service provision system for vehicles according to claim 2 characterized by things.

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