JP2001119484A - Taxi calling system using internet mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taxi calling system that uses a mobile terminal connectable to the Internet to allow the mobile terminal to connect with a web site in common all over the country and calls a local taxi without the need for a detailed explanation about the position of the mobile terminal. SOLUTION: The Internet mobile terminal is provided with a position information specification function and transmits a taxi dispatching order with its position information to the Internet. The taxi calling system places the taxi dispatching order to a local taxi company or a local taxi together with the position of the orderer based on the position information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information system capable of calling a local taxi as long as there is only an Internet mobile terminal having a function of specifying location information even if a user does not know the present location at all. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The inventor of the present invention has devised a system for transferring a taxi order telephone to a local taxi company using a common telephone number nationwide by utilizing the positioning function of a portable telephone.
Although registered as No. 20614, since this system is based on voice exchange, there was a drawback that people who were unable to talk were unable to use it.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a local taxi is dispatched using an Internet mobile terminal based on the transmission of textual information without looking up a taxi company telephone number anywhere in the country. To make it possible.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The location of a user connected to a designated website on the Internet for taxi dispatch is narrowed down by using a PHS speaker location technology or a GPS or other location information identification technology. The information is automatically transmitted to a taxi radio station or an empty taxi near the orderer.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (a) At least one website dedicated to ordering taxi dispatches is created on the Internet and made known to users. (B) When the user wishes to dispatch a vehicle, access the site. (C) The user enters the time, place, and number of vehicles that he / she wants to dispatch in the blank section of the site. The no-mark means "immediately", "user's current location", and "one device" to minimize the burden on the user. (D) If the user does not know the current location, pressing a button for "location information determination" activates a speaker location technology of PHS and a location information specifying function such as GPS. To help taxis identify the location with high accuracy, users can also write prominent current location information such as "in front of a grocery store". (E) The host computer that manages the site that has received the order sends the dispatch information to the local taxi company or the taxi with mobile terminal. (F) The contracted taxi company or contracted taxi to which the order information has been sent returns information such as "How many minutes later to dispatch" to the user's e-mail if the dispatch is possible. If the dispatch is impossible, return it to the site, and the host computer managing the site looks for another contracted taxi company or contracted taxi. (G) If a taxi company or a taxi requested to dispatch a vehicle wants to know more detailed information of the user, an e-mail such as "Please tell me the landmark building" can be sent to the user. (H) In some cases, a taxi can be used without cash by, for example, charging a taxi fare to the telephone number of the mobile terminal.

[0006]

According to the present invention, if there is a mobile terminal connected to the Internet, a taxi can be called from anywhere in the country without looking up the telephone number of the taxi company.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] When a user calls a taxi using a mobile terminal capable of connecting to the Internet and connects to a designated website, the location of the user is roughly determined by a location information specifying function provided in the mobile terminal, and the region is opened for business. A system that conveys dispatch information to local taxi companies in the area or taxis near the location.