JP2002157308A - Taxi allocating system using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taxi allocating system capable of rationalizing a taxi allocating center business and a taxi driving business and realizing the efficiency of operations by allowing a person who wants to bet in a taxi to visually grasp the operating situation of the taxi, and allowing the driver and the person who wants to get in the taxi to confirm it through a mail before the customer gets in the taxi. SOLUTION: This taxi allocating system using the Internet is provided with a terminal capable of using the Internet mounted on each taxi, an electronic notice board including a WWW server arranged at a control center for receiving the E mail address of each taxi and the position information of the vehicle and present vehicle information such as vacancy/occupancy information, and for successively displaying the present vehicle information as a home page, and the portable telephone or terminal of a user for designating the E mail address of the near vacant taxi which is displayed at the notice board through the WWW server of the control center, and for directly informing the drive of the information of the user's request for getting in the taxi through the mail, and for receiving taxi allocation information as a reply from the taxi.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a taxi dispatch management system, and more particularly to a taxi dispatch system using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, taxi riders often contacted a dispatch center by telephone to receive a dispatch or waited until a vacant vehicle arrived at the roadside.

[0003] For this reason, it is necessary to check the telephone number of the dispatch center, and due to the exchange of information via the dispatch center, errors such as the boarding location and name may occur.

Further, in another aspect, it is difficult for a driver to manage a driver in a company, a change problem with high-value bills, a problem with the payment of a card, and the like may occur when getting off the vehicle.

[0005]

Many prior arts have been disclosed. However, there is no taxi dispatch system using the Internet except for the following example. Patent application title: Data distribution system, data distribution device, position display device and data distribution method using Internet
No. 0-99440. The data distribution system organically couples browser software and mail communication, and easily and efficiently distributes information obtained from a Web server via the Internet.
In response to a request from the dispatching service device, the server b distributes position data including the latitude and longitude of the address and location (destination) of the individual / company to the requesting dispatching service device via a communication network. . The vehicle dispatching service device distributes the position data obtained from the Web server to a taxi or courier delivery vehicle via a communication network, and the taxi or courier delivery vehicle has a route from its current position to the destination. Is displayed on a map and shown to the driver.

[0006] For example, when a car navigation device is mounted on a taxi and the directions to the location (destination) of the customer who called the taxi are displayed, the taxi can arrive at the location of the customer without hesitation. However,
When trying to display the route to the destination on the car navigation device in a taxi, for example, the driver of the taxi finds the destination obtained by wireless communication etc. on a map, and the latitude and longitude of the destination is displayed on the car navigation device. Operation such as input was required.

[0007] The location information of the destination once searched by the operator is transmitted to the taxi driver by voice via a radio,
It is necessary for a taxi driver to manually input the location information of the destination heard by the radio to the car navigation device.

In addition, since it is necessary to divert the line of sight from the front in order to check the map or the like, the operation cannot be performed while driving. In addition, when inputting the position information transmitted by voice to the car navigation device, an input error or the like is likely to occur. Therefore, it is difficult to use a car navigation device to inform the driver of the route to the destination in a taxi or the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a data distribution system capable of easily and efficiently distributing information obtained from a Web server via the Internet to users (client nodes) by mail communication. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data distribution system suitable for distributing to a car navigation device by e-mail communication and displaying a route to a destination without a complicated operation by a user.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to enable a rider to visually grasp the taxi operation status, to have the driver and the rider confirm each other by e-mail before boarding, and to streamline and operate the dispatch center business and the driving business. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a taxi dispatch system using the Internet, which can improve the efficiency of the taxi.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to the present invention comprises a small Internet-capable terminal installed in each taxi belonging to a group, and a wireless network connected to the small terminal by wireless communication. Receive the taxi current vehicle information such as the wired network connected to the wireless network, the e-mail address for each taxi, the position information indicating the current position of the vehicle, and the discrimination information of the empty / real vehicle. W installed in the group center which is displayed sequentially as a homepage
Specify the e-mail address of a nearby empty taxi displayed on the bulletin board via the WWW server of the group center via the Internet and the electronic bulletin board including the WWW server, and direct the driver to the desired time, place, And a personal computer of a user who receives information on desired riding such as a destination and the number of passengers, and receives pick-up information as a response to the taxi.

[0012] The small terminal transmits and receives a transceiver having an Internet communication function, an e-mail address registered for the vehicle at predetermined time intervals, position information, and current taxi vehicle information to a group center by the transceiver. The current car information transmitting section that notifies the taxi user, the mail receiving section that directly receives the desired ride information such as the desired time, place, destination, and number of passengers of taxi users, and the pick-up information corresponding to the taxi user's boarding request Is transmitted by e-mail.

[0013] Also, WWW installed in the group center
The server and the electronic bulletin board receive the e-mail address of each operating taxi periodically transmitted from the operating taxi by wireless, the position information thereof, and the current taxi information such as empty / actual vehicle identification information. A current vehicle information receiving unit, a current vehicle information storage unit for causing a WWW server to browse the current operating status of the taxi in response to a taxi user's request for boarding from various information obtained from the current vehicle information receiving unit, and a server. Via the current car information display section that displays the currently operating taxis on the electronic bulletin board for dispatch management via the Internet, and accesses the WWW server via the Internet according to the taxi user's desire to board, and browses the electronic bulletin board And a current vehicle information transmitting unit.

Also, the user's personal computer can be connected to the Internet, and the group center W
A bulletin board browsing unit that accesses the WW server and browses the electronic bulletin board, and a mail transmission unit that directly e-mails the desired boarding conditions to the e-mail address displayed on the bulletin board for a taxi that satisfies the desired boarding conditions as a result of browsing the electronic bulletin board. And a mail receiving unit for receiving a reply from the taxi directly to the mail via the Internet.

Further, the position information indicating the current position of the car is:
Position information indicating the current position of the vehicle obtained from the GPS may be used, or position information indicating the current position of the vehicle obtained from the mobile phone network may be used.

Further, the discrimination information of the empty / real vehicle may be discrimination information obtained by encoding a signal of the empty / real vehicle obtained from the taxi fare meter.

Further, the taxi current vehicle information may further include destination destination information.

Further, the boarding request information includes information on the user's desired boarding place, desired boarding time, destination, number of people, and fare payment method. The pick-up information includes information on the estimated arrival time, the number of the car, and the characteristics.

The operating status of the taxi can be obtained by repeatedly sending the e-mail address of each operating taxi and the current position of the taxi, which are periodically transmitted by radio to a bulletin board in which urban areas are graphically displayed. The present invention is characterized in that information relating to a traveling direction predicted from coming position information, a destination destination of an actual vehicle, and information on either an actual vehicle or an empty vehicle is displayed as graphical information.

Further, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to the present invention manages the refusal of boarding and management guidance for a driver who does not work by the current car information and the currently operating taxi by a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board. It is characterized by.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 4 show a small terminal mounted for each taxi, a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board installed at a group center, which are the device configurations of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of a group management center having the following and a personal computer of a user.

According to FIG. 1, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to the present embodiment is mounted on a taxi belonging to a group, and a small terminal 10 capable of using the Internet and a wireless terminal connected to the small terminal 10 by wireless communication. The network 40, a wired network 50 connected to the wireless network 40, an e-mail address for each taxi, and current taxi vehicle information such as position information indicating the current position of the vehicle and discrimination information of empty / real vehicles are received. A group management center 20 having a WWW server 21 and an electronic bulletin board 22 installed in a group center for sequentially displaying car information as a group home page, and display on the electronic bulletin board 22 via the WWW server 21 of the group management center 20 via the Internet. E-mail ad for a vacant taxi nearby And a personal computer 30 of a user who directly informs the driver of desired ride information such as desired ride time, place, destination, and number of passengers by e-mail, and receives pick-up information as a taxi response. .

Referring to FIG. 2, the small terminal 10 includes a transceiver 11 having an Internet communication function, a registered e-mail address 121 of the vehicle, and a G for obtaining position information.
The PS 122, the TX meter 123 for obtaining the current taxi vehicle information, and the e-mail address, the position information, and the current taxi current vehicle information of the transceiver 11 at predetermined time intervals.
Current vehicle information transmission unit 1 that notifies group management center
2, and the desired time, place, destination,
The system includes a mail receiving unit 13 that directly receives the boarding request information such as the number of people by mail, and a mail transmitting unit 14 that transmits the boarding information corresponding to the taxi user's boarding request by mail.

Referring to FIG. 3, the group management center 20
Is composed of a WWW server 21 and an electronic bulletin board 22.
E-mail address of each operating taxi, which is periodically transmitted from the small terminal 10 of the operating taxi via the wireless network 40 and the wired network 50, its position information, and empty / actual vehicle discrimination information. The current vehicle information receiving unit 211 for receiving the current taxi current vehicle information, and the WWW server 21 from the various information obtained from the current vehicle information receiving unit 211 to view the current operation status of the taxi in response to the taxi user's request for boarding. Current vehicle information storage unit 212 and a current vehicle information display unit 22 for displaying the currently operating taxi via the WWW server 21 on the electronic bulletin board 22 for vehicle allocation management.
1 and a current car information transmitting unit 213 for accessing a WWW server using the Internet and browsing an electronic bulletin board in response to a taxi user's request for boarding.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user's personal computer 30 can be connected to the Internet, and has a wired communication interface 37 for accessing the WWW server 21 of the group management center 20 and an access result group management center 20. A bulletin board browsing unit 31 for browsing the electronic bulletin board 22, a mail transmitting unit 32 for directly e-mailing the desired boarding conditions to a mail address displayed on the bulletin board 22 for a taxi that satisfies the desired boarding conditions as a result of browsing the electronic bulletin board 22. A mail receiving unit 33 for receiving a response from the taxi directly to the mail via the Internet,
It comprises a CPU 34 for controlling a wired communication interface 37, a mail transmitting unit 32 and a mail receiving unit 33, a display 36 including a notice browsing unit 31, a memory 35, and a keyboard 38.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present embodiment.

According to FIG. 5, as a first step of the present embodiment, an operating taxi belonging to a group is registered at a preset time interval from a mounted small terminal capable of using the Internet. Email address and GP
S or location information obtained from a wireless network;
Taxi present vehicle information such as empty / actual vehicle discrimination information obtained from the taxi meter is notified to the group center (S1).
Next, the group management center sends the current taxi information of the active taxi sent from the small terminal to an electronic bulletin board indicating the stylized city along with the taxi mail address and the taxi location such as empty / real car. The current vehicle information is displayed (S2).

Next, the user who wants to call a taxi accesses the WWW server of the group management center from the personal computer (PC) using the Internet (S3). The user browses the electronic bulletin board of the group management center via the WWW server and searches for a taxi satisfying the desired boarding conditions (S4). The user determines whether there is a taxi that satisfies the desired ride condition (S
5). If you have a taxi that meets your desired conditions,
Point to the e-mail address displayed on the electronic bulletin board, e-mail the desired boarding conditions directly, and wait for a response from the small taxi terminal (S6). The taxi driver who has received the e-mail of the desired riding condition examines whether or not the desired riding condition can be satisfied, and if not, returns to S4 (S7). If the desired conditions can be met, the taxi driver notifies the rider of the ride (S8).
The taxi driver immediately goes to the designated place when the conditions for pick-up are met (S9). If no taxi meeting the desired conditions is displayed on the electronic bulletin board in S5,
The user decides whether or not to wait for a while, and if so, S3
If the process cannot be waited, the process ends (S10).

[0029] As an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal that can be used in the taxi and that can use the Internet is a small terminal.
An in-vehicle wireless terminal or a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet may be used.

The personal computer of the user according to the embodiment is not limited to a fixed terminal or a mobile terminal as long as the terminal can be connected to the Internet. Of course, a mobile phone with a browser function may be used.

The electronic bulletin board installed at the group center is based on the mail address of each operating taxi, even if it is already installed, and its position information and the current taxi car information such as empty / real car discrimination information. Anything that posts information can be used.

The position information indicating the current position of the car is G
Although the position information is obtained from the PS, the position information indicating the current position of the vehicle obtained from the mobile phone network may be used. Also, empty /
The actual vehicle identification information is obtained from the taxi fare meter
It may be discrimination information obtained by encoding a signal of an actual vehicle. The taxi current car information may further include destination destination information.

Further, the boarding request information includes information on the desired boarding place of the user, the boarding desired time, the destination, the number of people, and the fare payment method. An input table is displayed so that desired conditions can be easily set.

Further, the pick-up information includes information on the estimated arrival time, the number of the car, and the characteristics. Only the expected arrival time is input in units of 5 minutes so as not to load the taxi driver. It is assumed that the numbers and features are set in advance.

In addition, a bulletin board in which urban areas displaying the current operation status of taxis are graphically displayed is repeatedly transmitted with the current position of the taxi for each e-mail address of the operating taxi that is periodically transmitted. It is assumed that information about the traveling direction predicted from the position information, the destination destination of the actual vehicle, and any one of the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle is displayed.

Further, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet of the present invention manages the refusal of boarding and management guidance of a driver who does not work by current car information and the currently operating taxi by a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board. And

[0037]

According to the present invention, first, there is an effect that a rider can visually grasp the operation status of a taxi and reduce waiting time.

Further, since the driver and the person desiring to get on each other confirm each other by e-mail before boarding, the effect of smooth picking can be expected.

In the dispatch center business, there is an effect that the driving business can be visually grasped and the operation efficiency can be improved.

Also, the information such as credit card payment, customer withdrawal payment, cash payment, etc. can be known to the crew member in advance, so that the process of getting off the vehicle can be smoothly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a device configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the small terminal of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of a group management center shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of a user's personal computer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Small terminal 11 Transceiver 12 Current vehicle information transmission part 13 E-mail receiving part 14 E-mail transmission part 20 Group management center 21 WWW server 22 Electronic bulletin board 30 Personal computer 31 Bulletin reading part 32 E-mail transmission part 33 E-mail receiving part 34 CPU 35 Memory 36 Display 37 Wired communication interface 38 Keyboard 40 Wireless network 50 Wired network 121 E-mail address 122 GPS 123 TX meter 211 Current vehicle information receiving unit 212 Current vehicle information storage unit 213 Current vehicle information transmitting unit 221 Current vehicle information displaying unit

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A small terminal that can be used on the Internet and is installed for each taxi belonging to a group; a wireless network connected to the small terminal by wireless communication; a wired network connected to the wireless network; The e-mail address, position information indicating the current position of the vehicle, and taxi current vehicle information such as empty / actual vehicle discrimination information are received, and the taxi current vehicle information is transmitted to the group homepage via the wireless network and the wired network. A group management center including a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board installed in the group center, which is displayed sequentially, and a WW of the group management center via the Internet.
Specifying the e-mail address of an empty taxi nearby displayed on the bulletin board via the W server and notifying the driver of the desired riding time, location, destination, number of people, etc. by e-mail directly to the driver, A taxi dispatching system using the Internet, comprising: a personal computer of a user who receives pick-up information as a response to a taxi; 2. The small terminal transmits and receives a transceiver having an Internet communication function, a registered e-mail address of the vehicle at predetermined time intervals, position information, and current taxi vehicle information by the transceiver. A current car information transmitting unit that notifies the group center, a mail receiving unit that receives taxi users' desired boarding information such as desired time, place, destination, and number of passengers by e-mail directly, and responds to the taxi user's boarding request 2. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, further comprising an e-mail transmitting unit that transmits the incoming pick-up information by e-mail. 3. A WWW server and an electronic bulletin board installed at a group center, wherein an e-mail address of each operating taxi periodically transmitted by radio from an operating taxi, the location information, and the empty space. A current vehicle information receiving unit that receives taxi current vehicle information such as actual vehicle identification information, etc., and a WWW server based on various information obtained from the current vehicle information receiving unit in response to a taxi user's desire to ride a taxi. A current vehicle information storage unit for viewing the current taxi, a current vehicle information display unit for displaying the currently operating taxi via the server on the electronic bulletin board for vehicle allocation management, and according to the taxi user's request for boarding. And a current vehicle information transmitting unit for accessing the WWW server using the Internet and browsing the electronic bulletin board using the Internet. Taxi dispatch system. 4. The user's personal computer is connectable to the Internet, and is connected to the W of the group center.
A bulletin board browsing unit for accessing the WW server and browsing the electronic bulletin board; a mail for directly emailing the desired boarding conditions to a mail address displayed on the bulletin board for a taxi that satisfies the desired boarding result as a result of browsing the electronic bulletin board. 2. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit, and a mail receiving unit that receives a response from the taxi to the direct mail via the Internet. 5. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the position information indicating the current position of the vehicle is position information indicating the current position of the vehicle obtained from GPS. 6. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the position information indicating the current position of the vehicle is position information indicating the current position of the vehicle obtained from a mobile phone network. 7. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the discrimination information of the empty / real vehicle is discrimination information obtained by encoding a signal of the empty / real vehicle obtained from the taxi fare meter. 8. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the current taxi car information further includes destination destination information. 9. The boarding request information includes a desired boarding place of the user, a boarding desired time, a destination,
2. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the taxi dispatch system includes information on the number of people and a fare payment method. 10. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the pick-up information includes information on an estimated arrival time, a car number, and characteristics. 11. A taxi operating status is displayed on a bulletin board in which an urban area is graphically displayed, and an e-mail address of each operating taxi periodically transmitted by wireless,
It is assumed that the current position of the taxi, the traveling direction predicted from the repeatedly sent position information, the destination destination of the actual vehicle, and the information on either the actual vehicle or the empty vehicle are displayed as graphical information. The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein: 12. The Internet according to claim 1, further comprising management of the refusal of a ride or management guidance of a driver who does not work by using current car information and a taxi currently in operation by a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board. Taxi dispatch system using the.