TWI501190B - Taxi calling method and system - Google Patents

Description

Taxi car calling method and system

The invention relates to a taxi calling method and system, in particular to a taxi calling method and system for a user to directly communicate with a driver.

Most of the methods used in taxis are to use the telephone to dial a taxi to dispatch a dedicated line, and then the dispatch center will contact and assign the taxi to the passenger's location. Therefore, passengers are not able to know in advance the information about the taxi they are travelling on, including driver service attitude, driver gender and vehicle body information. In addition, when a passenger takes a taxi to a destination, it often causes inconvenience due to the inability to instantly know the relevant preferential information of the destination's consumption, travel, transportation or accommodation. In view of this, it is necessary to provide an innovative and progressive taxi calling method and system to solve the lack of prior art.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a taxi calling method having the effect that the user can directly communicate with the driver.

Another main object of the present invention is to provide a taxi calling system having the effect of allowing the user to directly communicate with the driver.

In order to achieve the above object, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a taxi calling method of the present invention is used for a user to call a vehicle using a mobile device. The method includes the steps of: receiving user location information transmitted by the mobile device; providing taxi information according to the user location information, and providing consumption information, wherein each taxi information includes telephone information, and the user can make a call according to the telephone information; And transfer taxi information and consumer information to mobile devices.

According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the taxi information further includes distance information, name information, vehicle type information or license plate information.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the form of the trip information is presented to the mobile device in the form of a list.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises providing a map of the location of the taxi based on the location information of the user; and transmitting the map of the location of the taxi to the mobile device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises storing user location information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the taxi calling system of the present invention is used for a user to call a vehicle using a mobile device. The system comprises a receiving module, a processing module and a transmitting module. The receiving module is configured to receive user location information transmitted by the mobile device. The processing module is configured to provide taxi information based on the user's location information and provide consumer information. Each of the taxi information includes telephone information, and the user can make a call according to the telephone information. The transmission module is used to transmit taxi information and consumer information to the mobile device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the taxi information further includes distance information, name information, vehicle type information or license plate information.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the taxi information is presented to the mobile device in the form of a list.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system further includes an electronic map module for providing a taxi location map according to the user location information, and the transmission module is further configured to transmit the taxi location map to the mobile device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the system further includes a database module for storing user location information.

1‧‧‧Taxis car calling system

10‧‧‧ receiving module

20‧‧‧Processing module

30‧‧‧Transmission module

40‧‧‧Database Module

50‧‧‧Electronic map module

70‧‧‧Users

80‧‧‧ mobile devices

90‧‧‧ Taxi

300‧‧‧Taxis information list

400‧‧‧Consumer Information List

500‧‧‧Taxis Location Map

501‧‧‧User location

502‧‧‧ Taxi location

1 is a schematic diagram of a taxi calling method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a system architecture diagram of a taxi calling system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a taxi information list in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a list of consumer information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a taxi location map in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Hereinafter, please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a taxi calling method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention is applied to an environment having a user terminal 70, a plurality of taxi terminals 90 and a servo terminal, wherein the servo terminal is the taxi calling system 1 of the present invention, and the user 70 uses the mobile device 80. Calling the car through the taxi calling system 1.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 80 is an electronic device having a positioning device, and may be a mobile device having a Global Positioning System (GPS), such as a mobile phone; The invention is not limited thereto, and may be, for example, a tablet computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The mobile device 80 needs to be able to detect the coordinate position where the user 70 is currently located, and transmit/receive data through the network and the taxi calling system 1. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the taxi calling system 1 can provide an application (APP) installed on the mobile device 80 as a communication medium between the mobile device 80 and the taxi calling system 1.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the taxi terminal 90 is also an electronic device having a positioning device, for example, a driving device disposed on the vehicle or a driver's mobile phone, and the driving device or the driver's mobile phone can pass through The GPS continuously detects the coordinates of the vehicle (ie, the location of the vehicle) and provides information such as the driver's name, model, license plate number, personal interests or expertise, and transmits the coordinates and the above information to the taxi system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the taxi calling system 1 is a remotely located computer host for receiving the location information of the user 70 and the driving information of the taxi 90 for updating, screening, and pairing. , select a number of taxis, and send the information of some taxis together with the consumption information to The mobile device 80 of the user 70 selects the taxi to be used by the user 70 and communicates with the driver by himself.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a system architecture diagram of a taxi car calling system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a taxi calling system 1 of the present invention includes a receiving module 10, a processing module 20, a transmitting module 30, a database module 40, and an electronic map module 50. It should be noted that, in addition to being configurable as a hardware device, a software program, a firmware, or a combination thereof, each of the above modules may also be configured by a circuit loop or other suitable type; and, in addition, each module may be configured in a separate type. It can also be combined with the type configuration. In addition, the present embodiment is merely illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and in order to avoid redundancy, all possible combinations of variations are not described in detail. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various modules or components described above are not necessarily required. In order to implement the invention, other well-known modules or elements of more detail may also be included. Each module or component may be omitted or modified as needed, and no other modules or components may exist between any two modules.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of steps of a taxi calling method according to an embodiment of the present invention; and reference is made to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 together with an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the taxi calling method of the present invention will be described with reference to the taxi calling system 1 shown in FIG. But need to pay attention The taxi calling method of the present invention is not limited to the use of the taxi calling system 1 shown in FIG. 1.

First, step S1 is performed: receiving user location information transmitted by the mobile device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the taxi calling system 1 can provide an application (APP) that is installed by the user 70 on the mobile device 80 as a communication medium between the mobile device 80 and the taxi calling system 1. When the user 70 wants to call a car, the application can be launched to transfer its location to the taxi calling system 1. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user location information may be directly provided by the positioning system on the mobile device 80; or provided by the user 70, for example, indicating the current location of the user 70 on a network map. Or as a text message. Therefore, the user location information may include, but is not limited to, a latitude and longitude coordinate, for example, a number of segments of a certain road. After obtaining the user location information, the application transmits to the taxi calling system 1 through the network, and the taxi calling system 1 is received by the receiving module 10.

Then, step S2 is performed: providing taxi information and a map of the location of the taxi according to the user's location information, and providing consumption information.

The taxi calling system 1 continuously receives its position and passenger status (for example, whether it is empty) from each taxi 90, and the status of the taxi (such as driver name, contact number, license plate number, model, driver gender, driver registration certificate number) Information, After the receiving module 10 receives the user's location information, the processing module 20 compares the user's location information with the location of each of the taxis 90, and selects several distances. Taxi cars that are recently empty and provide information about these taxis. In addition, the processing module 20 also provides consumer information based on the user location information. In addition, the electronic map module 50 provides a map of the location of the taxi based on the location information of the user.

Then proceed to step S3: transmitting the taxi information, the consumption information, and the taxi location map to the mobile device.

Then, the taxi calling system 1 transmits the taxi information, the consumption information, and the taxi position map to the mobile device 80 via the transmission module 30, and displays it on the mobile device 80. Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of a taxi information list according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile device 80 presents the taxi information transmitted by the taxi calling system 1 in the form of a taxi information list 300. The taxi information includes at least telephone information. It can also include distance information (ie the distance between the taxi and the user's current location), name information, model information, driver's personal interests and expertise information and license plate information. The user 70 can select a suitable taxi from the taxi information list 300 and call the driver to contact the driver according to the telephone information.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of a consumption information list according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the consumption information list 400 includes the name of the restaurant providing the discount, and the connection information. Information such as words, addresses and offers. User 70 can refer to these consumer information to decide whether or not to go to consumption. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the consumption information is stored in advance in the database module 40 of the taxi calling system 1, and is provided by the processing module 20 based on the user location information or its destination.

Next, please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of a taxi location map according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the taxi position map 500 displays the user location 501 and the taxi position 502 of at least one taxi closest to the user 70. The user 70 can learn the taxi that can be used nearby based on the taxi position map 500.

Finally, step S4 is performed: storing user location information.

Finally, the taxi calling system 1 stores the user location information by the database module 40, which can be used for future marketing statistics.

It should be noted here that the taxi calling method of the present invention is not limited to the above-described sequence of steps, and the order of the above steps may be changed as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the above various embodiments are merely examples for convenience of explanation. The scope of the claims is intended to be limited only by the scope of the claims.

1‧‧‧Taxis car calling system

10‧‧‧ receiving module

20‧‧‧Processing module

30‧‧‧Transmission module

40‧‧‧Database Module

50‧‧‧Electronic map module

70‧‧‧Users

80‧‧‧ mobile devices

90‧‧‧ Taxi

Claims (10)

A taxi calling method for a user to use a mobile device to call a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a user location information transmitted by the mobile device; providing at least one taxi information and at least one based on the user location information Consumer information, wherein each of the taxi information includes a telephone message, and the user can make a call to a taxi driver based on the telephone information; wherein the at least one consumer information is further provided according to a destination location information; and transmitting the at least A taxi information and the at least one consumer information to the mobile device. For example, the taxi calling method described in claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein each taxi information further includes a distance information, a name information, a model information or a license plate information. The method of claiming a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one taxi information is presented to the mobile device in the form of a list. The method for claiming a taxi according to claim 2, further comprising: providing a map of the location of the taxi based on the location information of the user; and transmitting the map of the location of the taxi to the mobile device. For example, the taxi calling method described in claim 1 of the patent application further includes: storing the user location information. A taxi calling system for a user to use a mobile device to call a vehicle, the system comprising: a receiving module for receiving user location information transmitted by the mobile device; and a processing module for Providing at least one taxi information and at least one consumer information according to the user location information, wherein each of the taxi information includes a telephone information, and the user can make a call to a taxi driver according to the telephone information; wherein the processing module is further Providing the at least one consumer information according to a destination location information; and a transmitting module for transmitting the at least one taxi information and the at least one consumer information to the mobile device. For example, the taxi calling system described in claim 6 includes a distance information, a name information, a model information or a license plate information. The taxi calling system of claim 6, wherein the at least one taxi information is presented to the mobile device in the form of a list. The taxi calling system of claim 7, further comprising: an electronic map module for providing a taxi location map according to the user location information, wherein the transmitting module is further configured to transmit the taxi location Map to the mobile device. For example, the taxi calling system described in claim 6 of the patent scope further includes: A database module for storing the user location information.