JP2001344316A - System for dispatching taxi - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that dispatches easily and accurately a taxi requested from a portable telephone. SOLUTION: The system is equipped with the portable telephone 101, that transmits an ID information to show the present position of a customer 100 and a radio base station A103 that transmits the ID information, received from the portable telephone 101 to a server 105, that is connected with a prescribed communication line 104. The system receives ID information from the base radio station A103, determines the present position of the customer 100 on the basis of the information concerning the radio base station A103 and the ID information, and sends the present position of the specified customer 100 to a dispatch system of a taxi company 106 via the server 105.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a taxi dispatch system using a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in many cases, taxi dispatch requests have been made by using telephones or the like from predetermined public facilities such as hotels. By the way, recently, with the rapid spread of the mobile phone, the owner of the mobile phone can use the phone without choosing a place. As a result, taxi dispatch requests can be made using mobile phones.

[0003]

However, when a taxi dispatch request is made using a mobile phone, if the current position is unclear, the current position cannot be accurately explained to a taxi company operator. For this reason, there has been a problem that it is not always possible to carry out easily or reliably. In particular, the above problem was remarkable in places where there was no intuition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a taxi dispatch system capable of easily and reliably managing taxi dispatch in response to a taxi dispatch request using a mobile phone. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are solved,
In order to achieve the object, a taxi dispatch system according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a mobile phone for transmitting ID information indicating a current location of a customer, and an ID transmitted from the mobile phone.
A base station that receives the D information, and transmits the received ID information to a server connected by a predetermined line, receives the ID information from the base station, and, based on the information about the base station and the ID information, A server that specifies the current position of the customer and transmits the current position information of the specified customer to the taxi company dispatch system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a taxi dispatch system, comprising: a mobile phone for transmitting ID information indicating a current location of a customer and telephone number information of its own device; and ID information transmitted from the mobile phone. And a base station for receiving the telephone number information and transmitting the received ID information and telephone number information to a server connected by a predetermined line, and receiving the ID information and the telephone number information from the base station, A server for identifying the current location of the customer based on the information on the station and the ID information, and transmitting the current location information of the identified customer and the telephone number information to the taxi company dispatch system. I do.

[0007]

[Embodiment 1]

(System Configuration of Taxi Dispatch System) FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the system configuration of a taxi dispatch system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a taxi dispatch system includes a mobile phone 101 owned by a customer 100 and a base station A covering a coverage area 102 of the mobile phone 101.
103, and a server 105 connected to a plurality of base stations including a base station A103 and connected to a taxi company dispatch system 106. Server 105
Is a taxi dispatch service server using the mobile phone 101.

[0008] The ID information indicating the current position of the customer is:
For example, a gas station (ID = 1234) 107
Or a convenience store (ID = 5678) 108 at a predetermined location of the nearest public facility (for example, a place where it is easy to confirm such as a wall or an entrance) as an ID number. It is effective to use a small number of digits (for example, four digits) such as numbers and symbols so that the ID number can be transmitted reliably.

[0009] The customer 100 searches for the ID number posted closest to the current position, calls the server 105, and verbally conveys the searched ID number. Or,
From the numeric keypad (not shown) of the mobile phone 101, its ID
Enter and send the number.

The base station A103 receives a voice signal related to an ID number transmitted from the mobile phone 101 or a data signal input by a numeric keypad, and transmits the data to a predetermined line 104 (a line of a communication carrier company or the Internet or the like). (The network line) to the server 105 connected thereto.

[0011] At this time, information on the base station (information on the fact that the base station is "base station A") for identifying the base station that has received the mobile phone 101 is also transmitted.

The server 105 sends an ID from the base station A 103 using an interface (I / F) 305 described later.
The information is received, and based on the information on the base station and the ID information, a CPU 301 (to be described later)
M 303, by executing a program stored in the hard disk (HD) 304, specifies the current position of the customer 100. At this time, a reference table 110 described later is used.
Using The reference table 110 is a RAM3
02, stored in the hard disk (HD) 304.

[0013] Then, the current position information of the specified customer 100 is transmitted to the taxi company dispatch system 106 using an interface (I / F) 305. Here, if the received ID information is voice information, the voice information is analyzed using a well-known voice recognition technology, and I
D information can be obtained.

Based on the current position of the customer 100 transmitted from the server 105, the taxi company dispatch system 106 dispatches an optimal taxi 120 for the current position. At this time, it is only necessary to inform the taxi 120 of the current position (convenience store 108) by radio or the like. The taxi company dispatch system 106
Can use an existing system, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. (Contents of Reference Table) FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the reference table 110 stored in the server 105 of the taxi dispatch system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the reference table includes an item of “base station name”,
The item of “ID number” for each base station name and the item of “location” for each ID number are stored in one-to-one correspondence.

The server 105 specifies the base station based on the received information on the base station, that is, the information on the base station A, the base station B, the base station C,... In the base station, the ID number
Identify the location where the D number is posted. Since the ID number may be determined for each base station, the same ID number may exist for each base station. For this reason, the number of digits of the ID number can be reduced, and the customer 100 can easily and reliably transmit the ID number. (Hardware Configuration of Server) FIG. 3 shows a server 10 constituting a taxi dispatch system according to the present embodiment.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of No. 5; FIG. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 301 denotes a CPU for controlling the entire system;
02 is an R used as a work area of the CPU 301.
AM, 303 is a ROM storing a boot program, etc.
304, an HD (hard disk) for storing various data; and 305, an I / F (interface) for connecting to the wireless relay station 201 and the taxi distribution system 106. Reference numeral 300 denotes a bus for connecting the components 301 to 305, respectively. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process performed by the server of the taxi dispatch system according to the first embodiment. In the flowchart of FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not an incoming call for a dispatch request has been received from the mobile phone 101 (step S401). Here, if there is an incoming call after waiting for an incoming call (step S4).
(01 affirmative), the ID information input / transmitted from the mobile phone 101 is acquired (step S402).

Further, information on the base station that has received the incoming call of the mobile phone 101 is obtained (step S403). Thereafter, the reference table 110 is referred to based on the ID information and the information on the base station (step S404). As a result of referring to the reference table 110, it is determined whether or not there is corresponding ID information (step S405).

In step S405, the corresponding ID
If there is information (Yes at step S405), the ID
The location corresponding to the information is specified (Step S40)
6). Then, information about the specified location is transmitted to the taxi company dispatch system 106 (step S40).
7), end all processing.

On the other hand, if there is no corresponding ID information in step S405 (No in step S405), an error notification to that effect (not shown) is made (step S408), and then whether ID information has been acquired again. It is determined whether or not it is (step S409). If the ID information can be obtained again (Yes at step S409),
Move to step S404. On the other hand, when the ID information cannot be obtained (No at Step S409), all the processes are ended.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the taxi company dispatch system 106 can easily and surely know the current position of the customer 100, and by transmitting that information to the taxi 120, the taxi 120 can be smoothly operated. It can manage the dispatch of a good taxi. Second Embodiment In the first embodiment described above, the server 105 acquires only ID information from the mobile phone 101. However, as in the second embodiment described below, the server 105 In addition to the ID information, the telephone number of the mobile phone 101 may be obtained from the mobile phone 101.

The system configuration of the taxi dispatch system according to the second embodiment, the contents of the reference table stored in the server of the taxi dispatch system, and the hardware configuration of the server constituting the taxi dispatch system are shown in FIG. Since they are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted. (Processing Procedure of Server) Next, a processing procedure of the server of the taxi dispatch system according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a server in the taxi dispatch system according to the second embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 5, first, it is determined whether or not an incoming call for a dispatch request has been received from the mobile phone 101 (step S501). Here, if there is an incoming call after waiting for an incoming call (Yes at step S501), next, the ID information input and transmitted from the mobile phone 101 is acquired (step S502). Further, information on the telephone number of the mobile phone 101 is also acquired (step S503).

Further, information on the base station that has received the incoming call of the mobile phone 101 is obtained (step S504). After that, the reference table 110 is referred to based on the ID information and the information on the base station (step S505). As a result of referring to the reference table 110, it is determined whether or not there is corresponding ID information (step S506).

In step S506, the corresponding ID
If there is information (Yes at step S506), the ID
The location corresponding to the information is specified (Step S50)
7). Then, the information about the specified location and the information about the telephone number of the mobile phone 101 are transmitted to the taxi company dispatch system 106 (step S508), and all the processes are terminated.

On the other hand, if there is no corresponding ID information in step S506 (No in step S506), an error notification to that effect (not shown) is given (step S509), and then whether ID information has been acquired again. It is determined whether or not it is (step S510). If the ID information can be obtained again (Yes at Step S510),
The process moves to step S505. On the other hand, when the ID information cannot be obtained (No at Step S510), all the processes are ended.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the taxi company dispatch system 106 acquires not only the information on the location but also the information on the telephone number of the mobile phone 101. hand,
Notifying the location and the mobile phone 10 of the customer 100
1 can be provided and the driver of the taxi 120 can call the
0, can inform the customer 100 of the arrival status of the taxi 120, and
Confirmation of 0 can be facilitated.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an effect that a taxi dispatch system that can easily and reliably manage taxi dispatch in response to a taxi dispatch request using a mobile phone is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a system configuration of a taxi dispatch system according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of a reference table stored in a server of the taxi dispatch system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a server of the taxi dispatch system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a server of the taxi dispatch system according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a server of the taxi dispatch system according to the second embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Customer 101 Mobile phone 102 Receivable range 103 Base station A 104 Predetermined line 105 Server 106 Taxi company dispatch system 107 Gas station (ID information posting place (facility)) 108 Convenience store (ID information posting place (facility)) 110 Reference Table 120 Taxi 300 Bus 301 CPU 302 RAM 303 ROM 304 HD (hard disk) 305 I / F (interface)

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone for transmitting ID information indicating a current position of a customer, a base receiving ID information transmitted from the mobile phone, and transmitting the received ID information to a server connected by a predetermined line And a station, receiving the ID information from the base station, identifying the current location of the customer based on the information about the base station and the ID information, and transmitting the current location information of the identified customer to the taxi company dispatch system. A taxi dispatch system, comprising: 2. A mobile phone for transmitting ID information indicating a current position of a customer and telephone number information of the mobile phone, receiving ID information and telephone number information transmitted from the mobile phone, and receiving the received ID information and telephone number. A base station that transmits number information to a server connected by a predetermined line; receives the ID information and the telephone number information from the base station, and, based on the information about the base station and the ID information, And a server for specifying a position and transmitting the specified current position information of the customer and the telephone number information to a taxi company dispatch system.