JP2002216175A - Method, system and device for summing up taxi use fare and taxi use fare display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically sum up taxi use fares for respective taxi users and taxis and to periodically balance the taxi use fares without the aid of a driver. SOLUTION: The taxi use fares for the respective taxi business travels are displayed and taxi use fare data is transmitted from a taxi use fare display device 20 loaded on the taxi to a server 10. Fare sum-up request information is transmitted from a portable telephone set which the taxi user carries. The server sums up the taxi use fares for the respective taxi users and the respective taxis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a taxi usage fee totalizing method, a taxi usage totaling system, a taxi usage totaling device, and a taxi usage display device. Taxi charge totaling method, taxi charge totaling system, taxi charge totaling device, and taxi display Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The use of a taxi, such as a rental fee, is settled by directly transferring cash between a driver and a taxi user (passenger). Is common and may be done with a prepaid card, credit card, or taxi ticket.

[0003] However, in the conventional settlement method described above,
In any case, the settlement process involving the driver is required, and the burden on the driver is increased. Considering the driver's duties, if the driver is released from these duties, the burden on the driver's duties can be greatly reduced, and the driver's original duties mainly for safe transportation of passengers can be concentrated. .

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and automatically sums up taxi usage fees for each taxi user and each taxi, and periodically adjusts the taxi usage fee without the intervention of a driver. Taxi usage fee aggregation method, taxi usage fee aggregation system,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a taxi usage fee totaling device and a taxi usage fee display device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a taxi usage fee tally comprising a display unit for displaying a taxi usage fee for each business operation of a taxi and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data. Data representing a taxi usage fee is wirelessly transmitted from at least one of a taxi usage fee display device provided in the taxi, and a portable terminal having a data transmission / reception function carried by the taxi user, and transmitted via the transmission / reception device. The data representing the taxi usage fee is received, and the taxi usage fee is totaled for each taxi user and each taxi.

A taxi usage fee totalizing system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a taxi usage fee for each business trip of a taxi, and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data, and uses a taxi usage installed in the taxi. A fee display device, connected to a network, and receives data representing a taxi usage fee wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the taxi usage fee display device and a portable terminal having a transmission / reception function carried by the taxi user. ,
And a taxi usage fee totalizing device for totalizing taxi usage fees for each taxi user and each taxi.

The taxi usage charge totaling device according to claim 4 comprises a display unit for displaying a taxi usage fee for each business operation of the taxi, and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data.
And a taxi charge display device mounted on the taxi,
A transmitting / receiving device connected to a network and receiving the data representing the taxi fare wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the portable terminals having a transmitting / receiving function carried by the taxi user; And a tally processing device that performs tally processing for each taxi user and each taxi based on the data representing the taxi usage fee.

The taxi usage fee display device according to claim 5 is a display unit for displaying a taxi usage fee for each business trip of the taxi, data indicating the taxi usage fee, and specifying the installed taxi. A storage unit for storing the identification information of the taxi, a transmission unit for transmitting the identification information for specifying the taxi and data indicating the taxi usage fee, and a connection unit to which a portable terminal can be connected. It is. In this taxi usage fee display device,
According to the above-described invention, the information indicating the taxi usage fee for each business trip of the taxi is installed in the taxi, and the data indicating the taxi usage fee is transmitted from the transmission unit only when the mobile terminal is connected to the connection unit. The data is transmitted wirelessly from at least one of the taxi usage fee display device and the portable terminal carried by the taxi user, and is counted by the receiving side for each taxi user and taxi. A taxi user can be specified by a user identification code such as an ID for identifying a taxi user, and a taxi can be specified by a taxi identification code for identifying a taxi. Therefore, by transmitting the user identification code and the taxi identification code from at least one of the portable terminal and the taxi usage fee display device to the reception side, the taxi user and the taxi are identified. Can be summed up.

Therefore, the taxi usage fee can be totalized without the intervention of the driver, and the taxi usage fee can be periodically settled without the intervention of the driver based on this totalization. Work load can be greatly reduced.

[0010] The information indicating the taxi usage fee to the receiving side can be transmitted from a taxi usage fee display device or a portable terminal carried by the taxi user such as a mobile phone. In this case, the taxi user or the driver may confirm whether the information indicating the taxi usage fee to the receiving side is correct when transmitting the information indicating the taxi usage fee to the receiving side. Further, the information is transmitted from both the taxi usage fee display device and the portable terminal, and the receiving side determines whether or not the both are the same using a computer or the like, and determines whether the information indicating the taxi usage fee is correct. You may do so.

If a plurality of tallying devices are connected to the taxi company in the above-mentioned taxi service charge totaling system and connected to a network, the taxi service charge totaling device collects each taxi user and each taxi. The obtained total information can be transmitted to the total device of the taxi company to which the taxi belongs.

In the above invention, it is preferable that the information indicating the taxi usage fee is transmitted while the taxi usage fee display device is connected to the portable terminal. As a result, the totalizing process can be performed only when the taxi user uses the taxi, so that the erroneous processing of the totaling, and therefore, the incorrect settlement of the taxi fare can be prevented.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, data indicating a taxi usage fee and a taxi identification code for identifying a taxi are transmitted to a server as a taxi usage fee totaling device that totals taxi usage fees from a taxi usage fee display device mounted on the taxi. At the same time, a taxi user's mobile phone transmits a user identification code and the like to the server, and the server collects taxi usage fees for each taxi company, taxi user, and taxi vehicle, and regularly sends taxi users to taxi users. The user is required to pay a usage fee.

As shown in FIG. 1, the taxi usage fee totalizing system according to the present embodiment performs totalization of taxi usage fees according to taxi companies, taxi vehicles, and taxi users, and stores the totalized information in a totalization file. And a computer as a totaling device provided in the management unit of each taxi company to collect taxi usage fees and manage drivers for each taxi company. Clients 12 _{1 to} 12 _n . Server 10 and the client 12 ₁ to 12 _n are each modem, router, or TA,
It is connected to a network 14 such as the Internet via a connection device such as a (terminal adapter).

A transmission / reception center (for example, an i-mode center) 16 and a base station 18 having an antenna are connected to the network 14 via a network such as a digital cellular phone network. .

Each of the taxis has an LED or an LC which indicates the taxi usage fee per business operation of the taxi.
A taxi fare display device 20 including a display unit constituted by D and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data is mounted. Since a taxi user usually carries a mobile phone 22 having an i-mode or other data transmission / reception function, data can be exchanged between the server 10 and the taxi usage fee display device 20 by wireless communication. It is.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server 10 controls the entire server and performs a process for collecting taxi usage charges.
PU (Central Processing Unit) 10A, ROM 10B storing a program of the processing routine shown in FIG. 6 and memory 10B having a RAM used as a work area in the process of totaling taxi usage fees, Data about the user such as the taxi company identification code of the taxi company that uses the toll collection system, taxi identification code to identify taxi vehicles, user identification code to identify taxi users, and taxi user taxi payment method. CPU 10A, memory 10B, user file 10C, and a stored user file 10C, a total file 10D that records the total processing result of taxi usage fees obtained by totaling taxi usage fees according to taxi companies, taxi vehicles, and taxi users. And data for the tally file 10D It has an input and output port 10E for inputting and outputting. These CPU 10A, memory 1
0B, the user file 10C, the tally file 10D, and the input / output port 10E are interconnected via a bus.

The input / output port 10E is connected to the network 14 via a communication control unit 10F which communicates with a device such as a client connected to the network via the network.

The taxi usage fee display device 20
As shown in FIG. 3, a sub-meter mounted on a taxi is improved, and as shown in FIG. 3, a clock unit 20A that counts time from the time when the taxi user starts riding and the taxi starts traveling, and traveling not shown. CP for calculating the taxi fare based on the traveling distance data measured by the distance measuring unit and the time data from the clock unit 20A
U20B is provided.

The CPU 20B has a display section 20C for displaying the calculated taxi usage fee, a taxi identification code for identifying a taxi vehicle equipped with the taxi usage display device 20, and a taxi company to which the taxi belongs. Taxi fee required for managing the company identification code, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that is the address for accessing the server 10 used by the taxi company, the taxi usage fee calculated by the CPU 20B, and other taxi operations required for management. A memory 20D which stores data and is constituted by an IC card or the like detachably attached to the taxi usage fee display device 20 is connected. The reason why the memory 20D can be removed is to make it easier to input data to the management device of the taxi company after the taxi service is completed. The data stored in the memory 20D may be transmitted from the fare display device to the management device of the taxi company via the network, and the client accesses the taxi usage fee display device and transmits the data stored in the memory 20D. You may make it acquire.

A connector 20E for connecting a portable telephone having a data transmission / reception function carried by a taxi user is connected to the CPU 20B via a cable. Is connected to a toll collection button 20F operated by the driver, an antenna, and a transmission / reception unit 20G for transmitting and receiving necessary information in accordance with the processing routine shown in FIG.

A browser is installed in each of the clients, and by activating the browser, it is possible to arbitrarily access a server, a taxi charge display device, and the like via a network.
At this time, the address of the server is specified by the URL. When the server receives an access request from the client,
The data at the position specified by the URL is transmitted to the access source client via the network. At this time, the data is generally transferred in the HTTP format. An IP address is used for identifying a client.

A processing routine executed in each unit of the taxi usage fee display device, the mobile phone, and the server of the taxi usage fee totalizing system according to the present embodiment will be described below. First, each taxi company using this taxi usage fee totaling system collects a taxi identification code for identifying a taxi owned by each taxi company, a taxi identification code for identifying a taxi owned by each taxi company, and a taxi usage fee totaling server. An ID and a password necessary for acquiring the result information are registered in a user file of the server 10. Similarly, a taxi user using this taxi usage fee totaling system also has an ID (user identification code) for identifying the user, a password required to use the taxi usage totaling system, and a taxi usage. The payment method of the fee and the like are registered in the user file of the server 10.

Taxi users pay taxi usage fees by registering their credit card numbers, debiting them by credit card, having them issue an invoice, paying by bank transfer using the invoice, There is payment by electronic money. In this case, the taxi user can be specified by the mobile phone number, so that payment can be made together with the telephone charge through the telephone company.

Further, as described above, the memory of the taxi usage fee display device 20 mounted on each taxi has a taxi identification code identifying the taxi equipped with this taxi usage fee display device, a taxi, The company identification code for identifying the taxi company to which the user belongs and the URL for accessing the server 10 are already stored. If the taxi user ID and password are not registered in the server when using the taxi, the taxi user ID and password may be registered when using the taxi usage fee totaling system.

When using a taxi, the taxi fare calculated according to the travel distance and the boarding time as usual is displayed on the display unit 20C. When the taxi user uses the taxi charge totaling system to settle the taxi charge, he or she connects the connector of the mobile phone carried by the taxi to the connector provided on the taxi charge display device.

Further, the driver turns on a fare counting button 20F provided on the taxi usage fee display device (taxi meter). Thereby, the data indicating the taxi usage fee (taxi usage fee data) is stored in the memory 20D together with the information indicating the time (time information), and the processing routine illustrated in FIG. 4 is started. Note that, when the fare aggregation button 20F is turned on while the mobile phone is not connected to the connector, the processing routine shown in FIG. 4 is not started, and the taxi usage fee data and time information are stored in the memory 20D. As a result, only the taxi usage fee data and the time information can be recorded.

When the processing routine shown in FIG. 4 is started,
In step 100, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is connected to the connector, and in step 102, it is determined whether or not the charge totaling button 20F is turned on.

If an affirmative decision is made in steps 100 and 102, then in step 104 the memory 20D
The server 10 is accessed using the URL stored in the server 20 and the current taxi usage fee data for one business trip (unpaid taxi usage fee data immediately after the completion of one business trip) stored in the memory 20D is read. , Memory 2
The information is transmitted to the server 10 together with the company identification code and the taxi identification code stored in 0D. As a result, it is possible to transmit to the server data indicating which taxi is used by which company. At this time, by transmitting to the server the business time information at which the taxi usage fee has been generated, management after the business end is facilitated.

In the next step 106, the taxi usage fee data stored in the memory 20D and the URL which is the access information for accessing the server are transmitted to the portable telephone by wire through the cable to which the connector 20E is attached. .

As a result, as described later, the L
Taxi usage fees are displayed on the CD display, making it easier for taxi users to check the amount of the usage fees, and access information is displayed on the LCD display of the mobile phone, making it easy to access the server. Can be. It should be noted that the taxi usage fee displayed on the taxi usage fee display device can also be confirmed from the customer seat, so that taxi usage fee data may not be transmitted to the mobile phone.

If it is determined in step 108 that the taxi service charge totaling process in the server, which will be described later, has been completed and that the process completed information has been received from the server, the display unit 2
At 0C, the fact that the taxi usage fee totaling process has been completed is notified by text. As a result, the driver and the taxi user can confirm that the taxi charge totaling process is completed by the taxi charge display device. It should be noted that the notification may be made by voice instead of the text, or the notification may be made by both text and voice.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the mobile phone connected to the taxi usage fee display device and carried by the taxi user, in step 120, the taxi usage fee display device accesses the taxi usage fee data and the server. If it is determined that the information has been received, in step 122, the taxi usage fee and the access information to the server (information for accessing the URL of the server) are displayed on the LCD display of the mobile phone. After confirming the taxi fare displayed on the LCD display, the user operates the mobile phone so as to access the URL of the server.

In step 124, it is determined whether or not the URL of the server has been input according to the access information displayed on the LCD display of the mobile phone by the operation of the user. If it is determined that the URL has been input, Step 12
In step 6, the server 10 accesses the server 10 and displays an operation screen for performing the charge totaling process transmitted from the server.
On this operation screen, a window for inputting the ID of the taxi user, a window for inputting the password, and an agreement button selected when agreeing to perform the taxi charge aggregation process are displayed.

When the user inputs the ID and password in each window of the operation screen and selects the consent button, it is determined in step 128 that the input of the ID and password has been made and that the user has agreed to perform the taxi usage fee totalizing process. Then, in step 130, the ID and the password are transmitted to the server. It should be noted that instead of the consent of the taxi usage fee aggregation, the taxi usage fee aggregation request information may be transmitted.

When it is determined in step 132 that the taxi service charge totaling process in the server, which will be described later, has been completed and the totaling process completed information has been received from the server, the LCD
The display unit informs the user of the completion of the taxi charge totaling process by text. As a result, the taxi user can confirm that the taxi charge totaling process has been completed on the LCD display of the mobile phone. Note that, similarly to the above, notification may be performed by voice instead of notification by text, or notification may be performed by both text and voice.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, a description will be given of a taxi usage fee totalizing process by the server. Step 140
And whether the taxi usage fee data, the company identification code, and the taxi identification code transmitted from the taxi usage fee display device mounted on the taxi have been received, and whether the taxi user has been accessed from the mobile phone. Step 140 and Step 1
If an affirmative determination is made in 42, data for displaying an operation screen for agreeing to perform the taxi charge aggregation process by inputting the ID and password into the mobile phone in step 144 is transmitted. As a result, as described above, the taxi user's mobile phone LCD
An operation screen is displayed on the display unit, and an ID and a password are transmitted from the mobile phone according to the operation of the mobile phone by the taxi user.

In step 146, it is determined whether or not the ID and the password transmitted from the mobile phone have been received. If the ID and the password have been received, it is determined whether or not the received ID and the password are registered in the user file. Is determined, the received ID and password are registered in the user file, and when it is determined in step 148 that the authentication processing has been completed, the taxi transmitted from the taxi usage fee display device is determined in step 150. The usage fee data is stored in the company identification code,
A totalizing process is executed to store the totalizing file in accordance with the taxi identification code and the taxi user ID. Also,
In step 150, after the completion of the above-described totaling process, the totaling processed information indicating that the totalizing process has been completed is transmitted to both the taxi fare display device and the mobile phone. As a result, both the driver and the taxi user can be notified that the taxi charge calculation process has been completed, as described above. In addition, when totaling, it is preferable that the total amount for each taxi, the total amount for the entire company, and the total amount for each taxi user in the case of the same taxi company are also totaled.

If the authentication is not possible in step 148, the user is required to input the ID and password again, or the registration of the ID and password is required again. This routine ends without executing.

In the next step 152, it is determined whether or not any one of the clients provided in the taxi company has accessed the server. If there is access, the client is requested to input the ID and password of the client. Authentication processing is performed by determining whether the registered ID and password are the same as the registered ID and password. If authenticated, in step 154, the total information of the taxi usage fee is transmitted to the authenticated client.

After the business is closed, the driver removes the memory from the taxi usage fee display device, connects to the taxi company client, and loads data to the client. Thus, the client can compare the taxi usage fee total information received from the server with the taxi usage fee data loaded from the memory.

In the next step 156, it is determined whether or not a predetermined fare collection time such as the end of the month has come, and when the time has come, the taxi usage fee total data stored in the tally file is determined. And step 1
At 58, the taxi user performs a toll collection process so that the toll can be paid by the payment method registered in advance, and then ends this routine. The result of the toll collection process is also reported to each taxi company.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the taxi usage fee is aggregated while the taxi user's mobile phone is connected to the taxi usage fee display device. Since the taxi usage fee summarization process is performed in the state, it is possible to prevent erroneous processing such as the fact that the taxi fees are erroneously calculated even though the taxi is not used.

In the above description, an example in which taxi usage fee data is transmitted from the taxi usage fee display device to the server has been described. However, taxi usage fee data is received from the taxi usage fee display device or the taxi usage data is transmitted by the taxi user's operation. Taxi usage fee data may be input from a telephone, and taxi usage fee data may be transmitted to a server from a mobile phone carried by the taxi user. Taxi usage fee data may be transmitted from both of the mobile phones to the server, and the server may determine whether or not the taxi usage fee data transmitted from the both matches.

In the above description, an example in which a portable telephone is used as a portable terminal has been described. However, a portable terminal such as a PDA may be used. Further, in the above description, an example is described in which a server is used as a taxi usage fee totaling device, but the dial Q2 of the telephone office may be used as a taxi usage totaling device. In this case, the taxi service charge display device may be provided with a call function.

Further, in the above description, the example in which the transmission / reception unit is provided in the taxi usage fee display device has been described. Instead of the transmission / reception unit, a portable telephone used by a taxi driver may be connectable.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, the taxi fare is automatically totaled for each taxi user and each taxi without the intervention of the driver. Can be greatly reduced,
The effect is obtained.

Also, there is an effect that the taxi fare can be automatically settled without using a driver by using the totaled result.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a taxi usage fee display device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing routine of the taxi usage fee display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing routine of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing routine of a server according to the embodiment of this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 server 12 _{1 to} 12 _n client 20 taxi usage fee display device 22 mobile phone

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A taxi service charge display device provided in a taxi, comprising a display unit for displaying a taxi service charge for each business trip of a taxi and a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting and receiving data, and carried by a taxi user. Data representing the taxi usage fee is wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the portable terminals having the data transmission / reception function, and the data representing the taxi usage fee is received via the transmission / reception device, and the taxi usage fee is calculated for each taxi user and each taxi. Taxi usage fee counting method to be counted. 2. A taxi service charge display device for displaying a taxi service charge for each business trip of a taxi, and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data. Receiving data representing the taxi usage fee transmitted wirelessly from at least one of the taxi usage fee display device and the portable terminal having a transmission / reception function carried by the taxi user, and providing a taxi usage fee for each taxi user and each taxi; Taxi usage fee totaling device that tallies up taxi usage fee totaling system. 3. A plurality of tallying devices are connected to a network in association with a taxi company, and tally information obtained by the taxi usage fee tallying device for each taxi user and taxi is compiled by the taxi company to which the taxi belongs. 3. The taxi service charge totaling system according to claim 2, wherein the taxi usage fee is transmitted to a device. 4. A taxi service charge display device mounted on a taxi, comprising a display unit for displaying a taxi service charge for each business trip of a taxi and a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting and receiving data, and carried by a taxi user. A transmission / reception device connected to a network so as to receive data representing a taxi usage fee wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the mobile terminals having a transmission / reception function, and data representing the taxi usage fee received by the transmission / reception device And a taxi processing device for performing a totaling process for each taxi user and each taxi based on the taxi service. 5. A display unit for displaying a taxi usage fee for each business trip of a taxi, a storage unit for storing data indicating the taxi usage fee, and identification information for specifying a mounted taxi, A taxi usage charge display device, comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting identification information for specifying the information and data indicating a taxi usage fee; and a connection unit to which a mobile terminal can be connected.