JP2002342891A - Navigation server in communication system for providing car allocation service of mobile to user using radio terminal, radio terminal, mobile, and method for allocating car - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car allocation communication system of a mobile which satisfies a holder of a radio terminal. SOLUTION: This navigation server 400 is provided with a user database 720 for storing an identification of the radio terminal 100, position information, preference information relating to car allocation of the holder of the radio terminal, a car allocation database 710 for storing an identification of the mobile 200, position information, and corresponding information corresponding to the preference information of the mobile, and a control device for producing car allocation selection information of the mobile which can be allocated to the radio terminal which transmits a car allocation request on the basis of the position information of the radio terminal which transmits the car allocation request, the preference information, and the position information and the corresponding information of the moving body, and controlling to transmit the information to the radio terminal which transmits the car allocation request. The navigation server 400 contains time information, as the preference information, for representing a time necessary to allocate a car at least to the radio terminal which transmits the car allocation request.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation server, a radio terminal, a mobile unit, and a vehicle allocation method in a communication system for providing a vehicle allocation service to a user who uses a radio terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In response to a vehicle allocation request for a user requesting a mobile unit (taxi), a vehicle allocation system that reliably allocates the mobile unit closest to the user's allocation request point, that is, the position of the wireless terminal. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
The dispatching system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 97-2003 discloses that when a dispatch request is made by a customer, the base station on the side of the taxi center calculates an appropriate area to be called including the position of the customer, Information on the area is transmitted to each mobile station so that each of these mobile stations can measure the current position. From each mobile station within the call target area, position data and empty vehicle information can be obtained at a response timing corresponding to the position. This is a vehicle allocation system that transmits information, determines a vehicle to be allocated based on the information on the base station side, and issues a voice allocation instruction to the driver of the vehicle based on the determined content.

[0003]

The above-mentioned JP-A-6-180
No. 797, the vehicle dispatching system is a dispatching system in which a base station that manages each mobile unit dispatches a mobile unit closest to the user based only on the position information of each mobile station in response to a dispatching instruction from a one-sided user. However, it does not include any request desired by the user, such as requesting a vehicle to be dispatched in a short time until the dispatch is completed.

Further, in this system, when a user makes a dispatch request, the location information of the user who uses the wireless terminal is sent to all the mobile units in the area to be called, so that there is much waste and the user is If there are many dispatching instructions from, a load will be applied to each moving body.

[0005] Furthermore, when a vehicle is dispatched, only the position information of the wireless terminal is notified to the mobile unit, and the user does not know at all how long the mobile unit takes and from which direction. It is difficult to grasp the exact position of the user and reach the user by guiding the driver of the moving body by voice, which is not realistic.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a communication system for providing a vehicle allocation service to a wireless terminal holder, by considering the user's preference as a selection condition of a vehicle to be allocated, thereby improving the convenience for the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation server, a wireless terminal, a moving body, and a method of allocating the navigation server in a communication system capable of providing a high-quality vehicle allocation service.

[0007] Further, the present invention provides a communication system for providing a vehicle allocation service to a holder of a wireless terminal, wherein a navigation server integrally manages position information of a plurality of vehicles to be allocated, and stores preference information. To provide a navigation server, a wireless terminal, a mobile unit, and a vehicle allocation method in a communication system capable of reducing an unnecessary load by selecting a mobile unit suitable for a vehicle and notifying a vehicle allocation instruction to one mobile unit. Aim. Furthermore, the present invention displays position information of the wireless terminal and the mobile at any time updated on an output unit of the wireless terminal and the mobile in a communication system that provides a vehicle allocation service to a holder of the wireless terminal. By this, the positional relationship between the moving object to be dispatched and the wireless terminal requesting the dispatch is clarified, and the navigation server, the wireless terminal, and the moving object in the communication system capable of efficiently providing the dispatching service and the The purpose is to provide a vehicle allocation method.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the following means are provided.

The navigation server includes a user database in which an identifier of the wireless terminal, position information for each identifier of the wireless terminal, and preference information on vehicle allocation for each identifier of the wireless terminal are stored. Location information for each body identifier, and a dispatch database in which correspondence information corresponding to preference information for each identifier of the moving object is stored, and when a dispatch request to the moving object is received from the wireless terminal to be requested to dispatch, Based on the location information and preference information of the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request, and the location information and corresponding information for each mobile object, create dispatching selection information of a mobile object that can be dispatched to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. And a control device for controlling transmission to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request.

[0010] Further, the navigation server includes, as the preference information, at least time information indicating a time required for dispatching to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request.

[0011] The wireless terminal includes a navigation device for measuring the position information of the wireless terminal itself, a user interface for inputting a vehicle allocation request and preference information on vehicle allocation, and a wireless terminal acquired by the navigation device. A wireless interface that transmits position information and the preference information input by the user interface, and receives vehicle allocation selection information of the distributable mobile object created based on the position information and the preference information; The preference information includes at least the time information indicating the time required for dispatching the dispatch request.

[0012] The wireless terminal further has an output unit controlled by the control unit to output the allocation selection information received by the wireless interface.

[0013] Further, in the wireless terminal, the user interface can input vehicle allocation specifying information for specifying a moving body to which a vehicle allocation instruction is to be issued based on the vehicle allocation selection information. Control is performed so that a vehicle allocation command is transmitted to the moving object specified based on the information.

In the wireless terminal, the wireless interface further receives the position information of the moving object, and outputs the position information of the wireless terminal obtained by the navigation unit and the position information of the moving object received by the wireless interface. And an output unit controlled by the control unit.

[0015] The mobile unit includes: a wireless interface that receives a dispatch request from the wireless terminal and position information of the wireless terminal;
A position detection unit that measures the position information of the moving object itself, position information of the wireless terminal received by the wireless interface when a dispatch request is received, position information of the moving object measured by the navigation unit, An output unit that is controlled by the control unit to output time information indicating a time required to dispatch the vehicle to the wireless terminal that transmitted the request.

[0016] In a dispatching method for distributing a moving object to a communication terminal of a wireless terminal, a receiving step of receiving a dispatch request from the wireless terminal, transmitting position information of the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request, and transmitting a dispatch request. From the preference information about the allocation of the wireless terminal, the location information for each mobile unit, and the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information for each mobile unit, the allocation of the mobile unit that can be allocated to the wireless terminal that transmitted the allocation request is selected. Creating step of creating information, transmitting step of sending the created vehicle allocation selection information to the wireless terminal that transmitted the vehicle allocation request, and distributing the vehicle to the mobile object specified based on the vehicle allocation selection information transmitted in the transmitting step. Issuing a command.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile unit that issues a dispatch instruction is determined based on position information of a wireless terminal, position information of a mobile unit, and user preference information. The dispatch service that can be performed will be described.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a communication system for distributing a mobile object to a radio terminal that has requested a dispatch.

A communication system for distributing a mobile unit to a wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1 includes a mobile unit 200 (e.g., taxi, pizza delivery vehicle, etc.) on which a wireless terminal 100 and a wireless terminal 100 'are mounted, and the wireless terminal. 100, the radio base station 320 accommodating the mobile unit 200, the radio control station 340 that aggregates the radio base station 320, and the navigation server 40 that manages the position information of the radio terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200.
0, a charging server 500 capable of managing charging information and automatically deducting a charge, and a network 800 to which an information server 600 for managing road traffic information and map information is connected. In addition, the navigation server 4
00 collectively manages the position information and preference information of the wireless terminal 100 and the position information and preference information of the mobile unit 200 in the wireless system, and it is sufficient that at least one is provided in the communication system.

The radio terminal 100 is accommodated in the radio base station 320 via the radio transmission path 310, and the radio base station 320 is aggregated in the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330, and the radio control station 340 and the navigation server 400 , The billing server 500 and the information server 600 are respectively connected to the network 8
00 is connected. Navigation server 400
Is the location information for each wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 10
It has a user database 720 that records the preference information on the vehicle allocation of the user who uses 0, a vehicle allocation database 710 that records the position information of each mobile unit 200, and the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information.

The preference information includes information on the time required for dispatching, information on the commission required for dispatching, and information on the company that manages the vehicle to be dispatched. The preference information is received in advance from the user and recorded in the user database 720 of the navigation server 500, or transmitted to the navigation server 500 via the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100 at the time of the dispatch request, and transmitted to the user database 720. Be recorded.

The correspondence information corresponding to the preference information includes fixed information such as the vehicle type of the moving body 200 and fluctuation information using information that is changed as needed (position information and the like). The fixed information is
The vehicle type and the like of each mobile unit are recorded in advance in the vehicle allocation database of the navigation server 400 in a company or the like that manages the mobile unit 200, and the fluctuation information is created by the control device 402 of the navigation server 400 at the time of the allocation request and recorded in the vehicle allocation database. Is done. For example, when the preference information is a preference relating to the time required for dispatch, the location information recorded in the storage device 403 when the radio terminal 100 that has requested dispatch is dispatched and the location information recorded in the storage device 403 when the mobile unit 200 is dispatched. The time required for the vehicle allocation calculated from the position information or the like is updated as the corresponding information to the preference information, and the corresponding information to the preference information recorded in the vehicle allocation database 710 of the navigation server 400 is updated. Note that the wireless terminal 100
The control unit 104 periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) transmits its own position information measured by the navigation device unit 108 to the navigation server 400 via the wireless interface unit 102, and controls the navigation server 400. The 402 controls to store the position information received by the network interface unit 401 in the user database 720. Similarly, the control unit 2 of the moving body 200
12 periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) to the navigation server 400 via the wireless interface unit 216, the position information measured by the position detection unit 210, the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400
Control is performed so that the position information received by the network interface unit 401 is stored in the user database 720.

The billing server 500 capable of automatically deducting a bill has a billing database 730 that records the fee charged by the user and the information actually used by the user. The wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 update the location information for a certain period, and transmit the updated location information to the navigation server 400 via the wireless transmission path 310, the wireless base station 320, the transmission path 330, and the wireless control station 340. Then, the location information in the user database 720 and the dispatch database 710 is updated. The user inputs the preference information from the wireless terminal 100 to perform the dispatch, and the preference information is transmitted to the navigation server 400 via the wireless transmission path 310, the wireless base station 320, the transmission path 330, and the wireless control station 340. Sent. The control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 controls the preference information of the wireless terminal 100 that has made the dispatch request, the location information that has made the dispatch request, the location information of each mobile unit 200, the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information, and the information server. From the road traffic information recorded in 600 and the map information stored in the storage device 103 of the wireless terminal 100, vehicle allocation selection information indicating a list of a plurality of mobile units 200 to which vehicles can be allocated is created. Navigation server 4
The vehicle allocation selection information created in 00 is transmitted to the radio control station 340.
Is controlled by the control unit 402 so as to be transmitted to the wireless terminal 100 that has transmitted the dispatch request via the wireless base station 320. Wireless terminal 100 that has received the dispatch selection information
The control unit 104 controls to output the selection information to the output unit 106, and the user determines the mobile unit 200 that issues a dispatch instruction from the navigation server 400 based on the output selection information, Mobile unit 200 to be dispatched via user interface 105 of wireless terminal 100
Is transmitted, and a dispatch command is transmitted to the mobile 200 determined to be dispatched via the back radio base station 320, the radio control station 340, the navigation server 400, the radio control station 340, and the radio base station 320. I do.

The mobile unit 200 arrives at the user using the wireless terminal 100, and the user enters the mobile unit 20.
When the user gets on the vehicle 0 and arrives at the destination, the charge amount is calculated based on the result of measuring the traveling distance of the mobile body 200 by a measuring device (not shown) mounted on the mobile body 200, and the charge server is provided. At 500, the user can be authenticated by a password or the like, and the fee can be automatically deducted.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the wireless terminal 100.

The wireless terminal 100 includes an antenna 101, a wireless interface unit 102, a storage unit 103, and a control unit 1.
It comprises a user interface unit 105 for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 101, an output unit 106, an input / output interface unit 107, and a navigation unit 108.
Note that the wireless interface unit 102, the storage unit 103, the control unit 104, the user interface unit 105, the output unit 106, the input / output interface unit 107, and the navigation unit 1
08 is connected by a bus connection line.

The user of the wireless terminal 100 inputs preference information on vehicle allocation through the user interface unit 105. The control unit 104 acquires position information from the navigation device unit 108 via the antenna 101 and the wireless interface unit 102, and obtains the position information and the user interface unit 10.
5 is stored in the storage unit 103. Note that the preference information is displayed using the output unit 106. The navigation device unit 108 is disclosed in, for example,
By using GPS (Global Positioning Network) disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 548, the latitude and longitude are measured to acquire own position information.

FIG. 3 shows a display example of the interface of the wireless terminal 100 and the output unit 106 of the wireless terminal 100.

When the preference information is input, the display screen of the output unit 106 displays a display example 1 as a title such as "taxi menu".
A screen for inputting preference information is displayed as shown in FIG. When the subscriber inputs a dispatch request through the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 200, the preference information is received from the navigation server 400, and the control unit 10 of the wireless terminal 100 that receives the preference instruction receives the preference information.
4 displays information for receiving the input of the preference information to the user on the output unit 106 as shown in a display example 110 of FIG. The user inputs the preference information via the user interface unit 105. The preference information is input by the user via the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100, and the input preference information is transmitted to the navigation server 400 via the wireless interface 102 by the control unit 104 of the wireless terminal 100 and received. The preference information is stored in the subscriber database 702 by the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 via the network interface unit 401.

When the user determines the mobile unit 200 to be dispatched based on the dispatching selection information, a display example 11 is displayed.
Information such as how long the mobile unit 200 is dispatched is displayed as shown in FIG. The waiting time for dispatch is determined by the position information of the wireless terminal 100 acquired by the navigation device unit 108 of the wireless terminal 100 and the position detection unit 2 of the mobile unit 200.
It is calculated by the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 from the position information of the mobile unit 200 obtained by the step 10. Note that the waiting time for vehicle allocation is based on the position information of the wireless terminal 100 acquired by the navigation device unit 108 of the wireless terminal 100 and the position information and information of the mobile unit 200 acquired by the position detection unit 210 of the mobile unit 200. From the traffic information stored in the server 600, the navigation server 40
It may be calculated by the control unit 402 of 0.

Further, when the usage fee is deducted from a bank or the like after using the allocated mobile unit 200, the usage fee and the like are displayed as in a display example 112.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the moving body 200.

The mobile unit 200 includes a position detection unit 210, a storage unit 211, a control unit 212, an output unit 213,
A main mobile device 201 including an antenna 214 and an input / output interface 215;
And the wireless terminal 100 'connected by the input / output interface unit 215. Wireless terminal 100 '
Is the antenna 101 ′ and the wireless interface unit 102 ′
, A storage unit 103 ', a control unit 104', a user interface unit 105 ', and an input / output interface unit 107'.
It is composed of The main mobile unit 201 and the wireless terminal 100 'are connected by an input / output interface unit 107', and information is exchanged between them. The components of the main mobile unit 201 are connected by a bus connection line.

The position detecting section 210 includes a VICS receiving section 210a
, A GPS receiver 210b and a sensor 210c. The mobile unit 200 is equipped with a car navigation system which is, for example, a product of Hitachi, Ltd. (SuperH, Q2 series).

The VICS receiving section 210a is connected to the information center 6
00 (VICS center etc.) to road traffic information (for example,
Traffic congestion information, parking lot availability information, service area / parking area availability information, obstacle / emergency information, etc.). The GPS receiver 210b receives radio waves from geostationary satellites and grasps position information (longitude and latitude information) of the mobile unit 200 itself. The control unit 212 transmits the acquired position information to the navigation server 400 to create the vehicle allocation selection information. The sensor 210c includes a vehicle speed sensor that measures the speed of the moving body, and a gyro sensor.

The control section 212 includes a position detection section 210, a storage section 211, an output section 213, and an antenna 214.
, An input / output interface 215, and a wireless interface 216. The control unit 212 includes the road traffic information received by the VICS receiving unit 210a, the position information received by the GPS receiving unit 210b, and the storage unit 21.
The information to be displayed on the output unit 213 is created from the map information and the like stored in the storage unit 1. The map information or the like output to the output unit 213 is based on the assumption that the information created by the navigation server 400 has been received.
0 can reduce the processing load on the control unit 212, and the more advanced information processed by the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 can be output to the output unit 213 of the mobile unit 200 and provided. For example, the dispatch output unit 213
Displays the time calculated by the navigation server 400 until the mobile unit 200 is dispatched to the wireless terminal that has requested dispatch.

The information created by the control unit 212 may be audio information in addition to image information.
0 is output by the output unit. Also, the control unit 212
The moving unit 2 is measured by a measuring unit (not shown in the figure).
00, and the measured data is stored in the storage unit 2
11 and control may be performed so as to output using the output unit 213. In the above-described embodiment, the moving body 20
0 is performed by the control unit 212 of the main mobile unit 201.
However, the processing of the mobile unit 200 may be performed by the control unit 104 ′ of the wireless terminal 100 ′ . Similarly, information for storing each process in the mobile unit 200 in the storage unit 211 of the main unit 201 may be stored in the storage device 103 'of the wireless terminal 100 ' . Further, in the above-described embodiment, the wireless terminal 100 ′ is connected to the mobile main unit 201. However, the mobile 200 having the mobile main unit 201 and the wireless terminal 100 ′ as an integrated configuration is used. Is also good.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the navigation server 400.

The navigation server 400 includes a network interface unit 401, a control device 402, a storage device 403, a user database 720, and a vehicle allocation database 710. The navigation server 400 is, for example, a navigation server in a car navigation system, which is a product of Hitachi, Ltd. (SuperH, Q2 series), as in the case of the moving object 200 described above.

User preference information and user wireless terminal 10
0 is recorded in the user database 720,
In addition, the location information of the mobile unit 200 transmitted from the mobile unit 200 and corresponding information corresponding to preference information such as a vehicle type and a car number are recorded in the vehicle allocation database 710.

The control device 402 receives the preference information input by the user via the user interface unit 102 of the wireless terminal 100 by the network interface unit 401 and records it in the storage device 403. In addition, the control unit 402 controls the location information of the wireless terminal 100 stored in the user database 720 to be updated periodically (for example, every five minutes). When the preference information received by the network interface unit 401 is insufficient or refers to a user database provided in advance by the user (marks to refer to the user database by providing items such as an automatic dispatch mode in the preference information to be transmitted). In such a case, the control device 402 first temporarily records the preference information sent from the user in the storage device 403,
Next, the preference information provided in advance from the user database 720 to supplement the missing preference information is added to the preference information temporarily recorded in the storage device 403. Then, from the vehicle allocation database 710 in which the preference information to which the position information is added and the vehicle type, the car number, and the like for each mobile body 200, a priority order is assigned from the mobile body 200 in an order suitable for the user's preference information. To select a certain amount of moving objects 200 and transmit the vehicle allocation selection information for each of the selected moving objects 200 to the user.
Is selected based on the information output to the output unit 106. When receiving the vehicle allocation specification information for specifying the mobile unit 200 selected by the user, the control device 402 issues a vehicle allocation instruction to the selected mobile unit 200. The control unit 402 of the navigation server 400
In the step of creating the vehicle allocation selection information, the location information of the wireless terminal 100 that has requested the vehicle allocation and the vehicle allocation database 7
The distance between the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 based on the position information of each mobile unit 200 stored in 10 is within a range in which vehicle allocation is efficient (for example, within a radius of 1 km from the position of the wireless terminal 100). The mobiles 200 (or 50 mobiles 200 whose distances are close to each other) are temporarily listed, and for each of the listed mobiles 200, the distance between the mobiles 200 and the road traffic information stored in the information server 600 are listed. A control unit 4 for generating vehicle allocation selection information by calculating the time required for vehicle allocation or the fee required for vehicle allocation based on the
02 can be reduced.

The mobile unit 200 that has accepted the dispatching command of the wireless terminal 100 based on the dispatching command,
00, the navigation server 400 that has received the vehicle allocation acceptance notification transmits information such as the mutual positional relationship between the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 to the wireless terminal 100.
Is controlled by the control unit 402 so as to notify the mobile unit 200. The periodically updated position information of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200, the road traffic information monitoring the congestion state of the road in real time from the information server 600 connected via the network 800, and the distance to the destination. In conjunction with the map information that can be searched for a suitable route means, how long the mobile unit 200
, And calculates the information indicating the vehicle allocation time or the shortest reach route information, and transmits the calculation result to the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 via the network interface unit 401. Note that the information indicating the dispatch time notified by the navigation server 400 and the shortest route information are used.
The control unit 104 of the wireless terminal 100 controls output to the output unit 106 of the wireless terminal 100, and the control unit 212 of the mobile unit 200 controls display on the output unit 213 of the mobile unit 200. Also, the navigation server 400
A map database (not shown in FIG. 5),
The control device 402 has a function of searching for a route from the current position to the destination based on the route movement history and geographical information stored in the map database, and stores the searched route and the map database. A function of generating a guide text in natural language using geographical information, a function of storing the generated guide text in the storage device 403 in association with position information indicating a position at which the guide text is presented to the user, and the like are also provided. Have.

FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the charging server 500.

The charging server 500 includes a network interface unit 501, a control device 502, and a storage device 50.
3, an authentication device 504, and a charging database 730. When charging and receiving information is transmitted and received between the mobile unit 200 and the charging server 500, encryption and the like are performed to enhance security and enhance security. The authentication device 504 performs user authentication based on authentication information sent from a user via the mobile unit 200 to perform user authentication. If the authentication is successful, the control device 502 inquires of a bank or the like based on the sent billing information of the user and automatically reduces the fee, and records the billing information in the billing database 730. In addition to the billing information, the company name used by the user,
The used information such as the destination and the number of the used car is also recorded in the charging database 730, and in a certain period such as monthly,
Provide user information to dispatch service providers.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the user database 720 installed in the navigation server 400.

The user database 720 includes a number for identifying a user of the wireless terminal 100, a position of the wireless terminal 100, and preference information. The preference information includes, for example, a desired user company, a charging unit, a desired waiting time, and the like. The position information of the wireless terminal 100 is stored in the navigation device 108 of the wireless terminal 100.
The position information acquired by the user is received, and the updated position information is periodically recorded.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the vehicle allocation database 710 installed in the navigation server 400. The vehicle allocation database 710 includes information elements of an identification number (for example, a number or the like) of the mobile unit 200, position information of the mobile unit, and correspondence information corresponding to preference information. The corresponding information corresponding to the preference information is a moving object 2 suitable for the user's preference information.
00 is the key information when searching for, for example,
Fixed information such as billing unit, vehicle type, dispatch service company name,
Includes fluctuation information such as the time required for vehicle allocation that is created based on the location information of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 that is updated periodically. The position information of the moving body 200 receives the position information acquired by the position detecting unit 210 of the moving body 200, and periodically records updated position information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the accounting database 730 installed in the accounting server 500.

The charging database 730 includes a user number,
Includes destination, user company, usage fee, and waiting time information elements. The usage fee is for recording the fee charged when dispatching the vehicle, and the user number, destination, user company, and waiting time are for recording data when the user actually used the vehicle. In a certain period such as a month, data when a user actually uses the data is provided to a dispatch service provider.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show the user database 7.
FIG. 14 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of a process performed when 20 changes are made.

The preference information recorded in the user database 720 of the navigation server 400 is changed via the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100 of the user whose user number is 10001. The preference information is input according to the input instruction by receiving an instruction to input the preference information as a response from the navigation server 400 that has received the dispatch request from the wireless terminal 100. The information considered by the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100 is stored in the control unit 10 of the wireless terminal 200.
4 is displayed on the output unit 106 as an input screen (update menu screen or the like) (1001). The input screen is displayed, and information to be changed, such as a desired user, a desired waiting time, and a charging unit, is input using the user interface unit 105 (1002). In order to confirm whether the preference information input by the user is correct, the change information is displayed again using the output unit 106 (1003). If the preference information input by the user is correctly entered and the user does not approve the change of the preference information (1004), the preference information input to be changed is displayed as it is (1004).
5), re-input is notified (901). When the user approves the change of the preference information (1004), the change information is transmitted from the wireless terminal 100 to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless transmission path 310.
And transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (902), and transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the navigation server 400 (903). Navigation server 4 receiving the change information
00 updates the user database 720 based on the change information (1006). The end of the data update operation is notified from the navigation server 400 to the radio control station 340 (904), and from the radio control station 340 to the radio base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and from the radio base station 320 to the radio transmission path 310. Is notified to the wireless terminal 100 via (905). Upon receiving the notification, the wireless terminal 100 displays the changed user database 720 on the output unit 106 (1007).

FIG. 12 is an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of a process for performing a periodic update process for position registration of wireless terminal 100.

When performing a periodic update process for location registration,
When there is an interruption process such as a radio wave not reaching the wireless terminal 100 (2001), the stop of the acquisition of the position information is notified (906), and the periodic update process for the position registration ends. When there is no interrupt processing (2001), it is necessary to acquire position information. When acquiring the position information, there is a possibility that the acquisition of the position information may fail. Retry is performed until the number N of times of retry reaches a predetermined number Nconst. In order to retry, N is set to an initial value (2002), and then the wireless terminal 100 acquires position information using the navigation device 108 (2003).
When the position information acquisition fails (2004), if the number N of retries does not reach the predetermined number Nconst (2
005), N is incremented by 1 (2006), and notification of retrying the position information is notified (907). Number of times to retry
If N exceeds a certain number of times Nconst (2005), it notifies that the acquisition of position information has failed (908). When the location information is successfully acquired (2004), the acquired location information is transmitted from the wireless terminal 100 to the wireless base station 3 via the wireless transmission path 310.
20, transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (909), and transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the navigation server 400 (910). The navigation server 400 having received the position information updates the position information of the user database 720 (2007). The end of the data update work is notified from the navigation server 400 to the radio control station 340 (911), and from the radio control station 340 to the radio base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and from the radio base station 320 to the radio transmission path 310. Is notified to the wireless terminal 100 via the network (912). The location information of the wireless terminal 100 is updated at regular intervals by the periodic update processing for location registration, and the navigation server 400 always keeps the new location information of the wireless terminal 100 in the user database 720.

FIG. 13 is an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of a process for performing a periodic update process for position registration of the moving body 200.

When the periodic update process for location registration is performed, if there is an interrupt process such as a failure of the radio wave of the wireless terminal 100 mounted on the mobile unit 200 (300)
1) Notifying the stop of the acquisition of the position information (913), and terminating the periodic update process for the position registration. If there is no interrupt processing (3001), position information is acquired. When acquiring the position information, it is necessary to retry because the position information acquisition may fail. Number of retries
Retry until M reaches Mconst a certain number of times. In order to retry, M is set to an initial value (3002), and position information is obtained using the navigation device 108 of the wireless terminal 100 mounted on the moving body 200 (3003). When the position information acquisition fails (3004), if the number of retries M does not reach the predetermined number of times Mconst (3004)
5), M is incremented by 1 (3006), a notification of retry of position information is made (914), and when the number of times exceeds Mconst for a certain number of times (300
5) Notify the wireless terminal 100 mounted on the mobile unit 200 that the acquisition of the position information has failed (915). When the location information is successfully acquired (3004), the acquired location information is transmitted from the wireless terminal 100 mounted on the mobile unit 200 to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless transmission path 310, and transmitted from the wireless base station 320 to the transmission path 330. Is transmitted to the radio control station 340 via the network (916), and transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the navigation server 400 (917). The navigation server 400 having received the position information updates the position information of the vehicle allocation database 710 based on the position information (30).
07). The end of the data update work is notified from the navigation server 400 to the wireless control station 340 (918),
The wireless control station 340 notifies the wireless base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and the wireless base station 320
The notification is sent to the wireless terminal 100 via 10 (919).
The position information of the mobile unit 200 mounted on the wireless terminal 100 is updated at regular intervals by the periodic update process for the position registration, and the navigation server 400 constantly updates the position information of the new mobile unit 200 with the dispatch database 71.
It is held at 0.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of an input process when preference information is input. In the wireless terminal 100 of the user whose user number is 10001, when performing the dispatching service, the preference information is input using the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100, and the input preference information is output using the output unit 106. Is displayed (400
1). When inputting preference information, the user database 7
If the user 20 is not referred to (4002), preference information such as a desired user company, a desired waiting time, and a charging unit is input using the user interface unit 105 (4003). When the user database 720 is referred to (4002), items such as an automatic dispatch mode are provided in the preference information to be transmitted, and a mark ○ or the like for referring to the user database is attached (400).
4). These pieces of preference information are recorded in the recording device unit 103 and are prepared for transmission (4005). The input information is displayed again to urge the user to input the information correctly (4006). If the input information is incorrect (4007), a re-input is notified (920) and the input operation is performed again.

FIGS. 15, 16 and 17 show an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of the processing when a vehicle allocation command is issued.

The wireless terminal 100 is controlled by the control unit 104 to transmit the dispatch request input via the user interface unit 105. When the dispatch request is input through the user interface 105, the control unit 104 acquires the position information of the wireless terminal itself from the navigation device unit, and transmits the acquired position information to the navigation server 400 simultaneously with the transmission of the dispatch request. Send to

The control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 that has received the dispatch request requests the wireless terminal 100 that has requested the dispatch.
To the user to input preference information.
The dispatch request includes the own location information acquired by the navigation device unit 108 of the wireless terminal 100. The control unit 104 of the wireless terminal 100 that has received the preference information input instruction displays, on the output unit 106, information for receiving the preference information input to the user as shown in a display example 110 in FIG. The user inputs the preference information via the user interface unit 105. The preference information is transmitted from the wireless terminal 100 to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless transmission path 310, and transmitted from the wireless base station 320 to the wireless control station 34 via the transmission path 330.
0 (921), and transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the navigation server 400 (922). The request control device 402 stores the preference information sent from the wireless terminal 100 in a storage device 403 as a request request data table or the like.
(5001). If the preference information sent from the user is insufficient and nothing has been entered, or the user database 720 provided in advance is not referred to (a mark ○ that refers to the user database 720 for items such as an automatic dispatch mode) Is not attached) (5002), the storage device 4
The position information of the desired request data table stored in 03 is updated (5004). On the other hand, if nothing has been entered in the preference information sent from the user, it is insufficient, or the user database provided in advance is referred to (the user database 720 is referenced for items such as the automatic dispatch mode). In the case where a mark is attached (5002) (5002), the control device 402 first stores the preference information sent from the user in the storage device 403, and stores it in the user database 7.
20 is stored in the storage device 403 in preference information provided in advance from the user 20 and the user's position information that is periodically updated.
003). Control device 40 of navigation server 400
2 is a mobile unit suitable for user's preference information based on a subscriber database 720 in which preference information of each wireless terminal 100 is recorded and a vehicle allocation database 710 in which correspondence information corresponding to the preference information is recorded. Vehicle allocation selection information indicating a list obtained by narrowing down 200 in priority order is created (5005), and control is performed so as to be transmitted from the navigation server 400 to the wireless control station 340 (92).
3). The vehicle allocation selection information is transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the transmission path 3
The wireless base station 320 is controlled to be transmitted to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless base station 30 and transmitted to the wireless terminal 100 via the wireless transmission path 310 (924). Note that the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 wirelessly determines the dispatching selection information in step (5005) based on the location information of the wireless terminal 100 requesting the dispatch and the location information of each mobile unit 200 stored in the dispatch database 710. Terminal 10
The moving bodies 200 in which the distance between 0 and the moving bodies 200 are within a range in which the vehicle allocation is efficient (for example, within a radius of 1 km from the position of the wireless terminal 100) (or 50 moving bodies 200 with a short distance from each other). Is temporarily listed, and for each of the listed mobile units 200, the time required for dispatching or the commission required for dispatching is calculated based on the distance between the moving objects 200 and the road traffic information stored in the information server 600. The calculation processing load on the control unit 402 for creating the vehicle allocation selection information can be reduced.

The wireless terminal 100 receives the vehicle allocation selection information via the wireless interface unit 102 (500).
6). The control unit 104 of the wireless terminal 100
Based on the vehicle allocation selection information output to the output unit 106 of 0, vehicle allocation specification information that specifies the mobile unit 200 that is selected by the user of the wireless terminal 100 that has received the vehicle allocation selection information and that wants to allocate the vehicle is created. (5007). If there is no desired moving object in the list (5008), the user inputs the preference information again to create the dispatching specific information, outputs a list of the distributable moving objects to the output unit 106, and outputs the desired list to the output unit 106. If there is a moving body to be dispatched (5008), dispatching control information is created, and control is performed to transmit a dispatching instruction to the moving body 200 to which dispatching has been requested. The dispatch command is transmitted from the radio terminal 100 to the radio base station 320 via the radio transmission path 310, transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (925), and transmitted from the radio control station 340. Sent to the navigation server 400 (92
6).

FIG. 17 shows an example of the vehicle allocation selection information.

FIG. 17 shows an example in which the vehicle allocation time until the mobile unit 200 is allocated to the subscribing vehicle holding the wireless terminal is set as the user preference information. In this example,
The vehicle allocation selection information is listed in the moving body 200 having a shorter vehicle allocation time, in the priority order with respect to the user's preference, in that order.

The procedure for creating the vehicle allocation selection information by the control unit 402 of the navigation server 400 will be described below.

Each wireless terminal 100 periodically communicates with the wireless terminal 1
00 is controlled to transmit its own position information to the navigation server 400. The network interface unit 401 of the navigation server 400
The received position information of each wireless terminal 100 and the preference information of the user of the wireless terminal 100 received at the time of the dispatch request are received from the wireless terminal 100 that has requested the dispatch. The control unit 402 is controlled to store the received position information and preference information of the wireless terminal 100 in the user database 720 for each wireless terminal 100 (FIG. 7). On the other hand, each moving body 20
0 is controlled to periodically transmit the position information of the mobile unit 200 to the navigation server 400. The received position information of the mobile body 200 is controlled by the control device 402 so as to be stored in the vehicle allocation database 710 (FIG. 8). The fixed information such as the vehicle type among the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information is stored in the vehicle allocation database 710.
(FIG. 8).

The control device 402 searches the user database for the identifier of the wireless terminal 100 that has transmitted the dispatch request. The position information and the preference information stored corresponding to the identifier of the searched wireless terminal 100 are stored in the user database 7.
Read from 20. Here, when the corresponding information corresponding to the retrieved preference information is the corresponding information that fluctuates according to the position information of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 such as the dispatch waiting time or the dispatch fee, the control device 402 reads the dispatch request. The time required for the vehicle allocation is calculated from the obtained position information of the wireless terminal 100, the position information of the mobile unit 200 stored in the vehicle allocation database 710, and the road traffic information of the information database 600, and the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information of the vehicle allocation database 710. Record and update When reducing the calculation processing load on the control unit 402 for creating the vehicle allocation selection information, the control unit 402 firstly transmits the vehicle allocation request to the wireless terminal 10.
From the position information of the mobile terminal 200 and the position information of each mobile unit 200 stored in the vehicle allocation database 710, the distance between the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 is within a range in which the vehicle allocation is efficient (for example, from the position of the wireless terminal 100, The moving bodies 200 within a radius of 1 km (or 50 moving bodies 2 that are close to each other)
00) is listed once, and each listed mobile unit 20
0, the distance between them and the information server 600
Calculates the time required for dispatching or the dispatching fee based on the road traffic information stored in the database, and records and updates the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information in the dispatching database 710.

Next, the control device 402 uses the read preference information as a search key to search the vehicle allocation database for corresponding information corresponding to the preference information, and finds the identifier of the mobile unit 200 suitable for the preference information and the identifier. The corresponding information corresponding to the position information and preference information of each of the moving bodies 200 stored correspondingly is read, and vehicle allocation selection information indicating a list of the mobile bodies 200 to which vehicles can be allocated is created. For example, when the preference information retrieved from the user database 720 is the time required for vehicle allocation, vehicle allocation selection information indicating a list of the mobile units 200 that can be allocated is created from the vehicle allocation database 710 in ascending order of the time required for vehicle allocation.

Control device 4 of navigation server 400
02 controls to transmit the created vehicle allocation selection information to the wireless terminal 100 that has requested vehicle allocation, and the control unit 402 of the wireless terminal 100 that has received the vehicle allocation selection information dispatches the vehicle based on the vehicle allocation selection information received by the user. Is controlled so as to output to the output unit 106 of the wireless terminal 100 so that the user can select.

FIG. 18, FIG. 19, and FIG. 20 show an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of an approach process for a mobile body to approach a wireless terminal.

The dispatch instruction is sent to the navigation server 400.
To the radio control station 340 (927), transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the radio base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the mobile unit 200 via the radio transmission path 310. (928). Mobile unit 20
0 displays the position information of the wireless terminal 100 based on the transmitted data using the output unit 213 (6001), and notifies that the vehicle allocation has been established. The vehicle allocation is notified from the mobile unit 200 to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless transmission path 310, and the wireless base station 320 is notified to the wireless control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (929). It is notified to the navigation server 400 (93
0). In order to notify the wireless terminal 100 that the vehicle allocation has been completed, the vehicle allocation completion notification is transmitted from the navigation server 400 to the wireless control station 340 (931).
The signal is transmitted from 40 to the wireless base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and transmitted from the wireless base station 320 to the wireless terminal 100 via the wireless transmission path 310 (932).

Upon receiving the notification, the wireless terminal 100 displays that the dispatch has been established (6002). After the dispatch is completed,
The position information of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 is constantly changing. Periodic update processing is performed at regular intervals in order to grasp the position. The navigation server 400 sets a timer T to monitor the periodic update processing of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200. First, the timer T is set to an initial value (6003), and a periodical update process of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 is monitored (6004). When the position information is updated by the periodic update processing, the position information and the information server 600 connected via the network 800 are updated.
In conjunction with the road traffic information monitoring the congestion state of the road in real time and the map information capable of searching for a suitable route means to the destination, how much
00 arrives at the wireless terminal 100 or calculates a good route or the like (6005), and transmits the calculation result and mutual positional information of the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 to the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200. After the transmission, it waits until the timer T expires (937), and when the timer T expires, notifies the location information update (938). The calculation result is transmitted to the radio control station 340 (933) and (935), and is transmitted from the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 to the radio base station 320.
And transmitted from the wireless base station 320 to the wireless terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 via the wireless transmission path 310 (934) and (936). Wireless terminal 100 and mobile unit 2
00 displays position information and the like based on the calculation result (601
1) (6006). While watching the display,
Approaches the wireless terminal 100 (6007). This approach processing is repeated until the user who has requested the vehicle allocation gets on the mobile unit 200 (6008). When the user gets on the vehicle (6009), it is necessary to notify the end of the approach processing. The notification of the end of the approach processing is transmitted from the mobile unit 200 to the wireless base station 320 via the wireless transmission path 310, and transmitted from the wireless base station 320 to the wireless control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (939). It is transmitted from the station 340 to the navigation server 400 (940). Then, a notification of the end of the approach processing is transmitted from the navigation server 400 to the wireless control station 340 (941), and the wireless control station 34
0 to the wireless base station 320 via the transmission path 330 and from the wireless base station 320 to the wireless terminal 100 via the wireless transmission path 310 (942). Upon receiving the notification, the wireless terminal 100 notifies that the service has been completed (6012).

FIG. 21 is an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of a billing process for performing a billing process.

When paying by cash when using the dispatching service (7001), the distance traveled is calculated using the measuring device 210 mounted on the moving body 200, and the fee generated from the travel distance is calculated by the user. Is paid in cash (700
9), the vehicle allocation process ends. Here, when the fee is automatically deducted from a bank account or the like without using cash (700
1) It is necessary to perform user authentication. In order to perform the authentication, (943) the wireless terminal 1 mounted on the mobile body 200
00, authentication information is input from the user interface unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100 (7002). The input authentication information is transmitted to the billing server 500 after enhancing the security by performing encryption or the like and enhancing the security. The authentication information is transmitted from the mobile unit 200 to the radio base station 320 via the radio transmission path 310, transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (944), and transmitted from the radio control station 340. The data is transmitted to the charging server 500 (945). Authentication device 5 of billing server 500
04 performs authentication based on the authentication information of the user, and sends back the authentication result. The authentication result is transmitted from the charging server 500 to the wireless control station 340 (946), and the wireless control station 34
0 to the radio base station 320 via the transmission path 330 and from the radio base station 320 to the mobile unit 200 via the radio transmission path 310 (947). If the authentication is not established (7004), re-authentication is performed (948). If the authentication is established (7004), the accounting information is stored in the accounting server 500.
Send to The billing information is transmitted from the mobile unit 200 to the wireless transmission path 3.
10, transmitted to the radio base station 320, transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio control station 340 via the transmission path 330 (949), and transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the accounting server 400 (950). . The billing server 500
An inquiry is made to a server such as a bank to automatically debit the account (7005). The accounting information is recorded in the accounting database 730 (7006). This billing information
It is transmitted from the charging server 500 to the radio control station 340 (9
51), transmitted from the radio control station 340 to the radio base station 320 via the transmission path 330, and transmitted from the radio base station 320 to the radio terminal 100 and the mobile unit 200 via the radio transmission path 310 (952) (953) ). Based on this billing information, the fact that automatic debit has been performed from the account
0 is displayed on the mobile unit 200 (7008) (700
9). Thus, the dispatching service ends.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an outline of the flow of information and money between a user who is a user of a wireless terminal, a communication service provider providing a mobile communication system, and a dispatch service provider performing dispatch service. .

The user provides information to the user database 720 in advance (954). The amount of information provided is calculated, and the communication carrier pays the user for the amount of information provided (955). The telecommunications carrier provides the dispatching service provider with the information used at the time of dispatch.
6). The dispatch service company pays the usage information fee to the communication company (957). By counting the number of times the user has used the dispatch service in an arbitrary period from the information fee, and requesting the user for usage information to be paid by the dispatch service provider according to the number, the communication service provider It is possible to cover the usage information fee to be paid. In addition, the use information of the user can be used for planning an appropriate dispatch service (95).
8).

Thus, if the user provides preference information to the telecommunications carrier in advance in the user database, selecting a dispatch service provider in the preference information leads to the acquisition of fixed customers, and the information of the preference information. Depending on the amount, it is possible to deduct the price according to the amount of information from the communication fee etc. to be paid by the user to the communication carrier at the time of communication fee billing, etc.
In order to cover the consideration, the information provided by the user from the charging database to the dispatching service provider for an arbitrary period can be reflected in the planning of the dispatching service by providing the information to the dispatching service provider. It has a settlement function that counts the number of times the service has been used and can request the user for usage information to be paid by the vehicle allocation service provider according to the information or the number of times. The following is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention can be similarly applied to a communication system for distributing a mobile to a wireless terminal linked to position information.

[0076]

According to the present invention, there is provided a communication system for providing a mobile terminal dispatch service to a wireless terminal holder.
A navigation server, a wireless terminal, and a moving object in a communication system capable of providing a user-friendly dispatching service by considering a user's preference as a selection condition of a moving object to be dispatched, and a dispatching method thereof. can do.

Further, according to the present invention, in a communication system for providing a vehicle allocation service to a holder of a wireless terminal, position information of a plurality of mobile units to be allocated is centrally managed by a navigation server, and preference information is provided. A navigation server, a wireless terminal, a mobile unit, and a vehicle allocation method in a communication system capable of reducing an unnecessary load by selecting a mobile unit suitable for a vehicle and notifying a vehicle allocation instruction to one mobile unit. it can. Furthermore, the present invention displays position information of the wireless terminal and the mobile at any time updated on an output unit of the wireless terminal and the mobile in a communication system that provides a vehicle allocation service to a holder of the wireless terminal. By this, the positional relationship between the moving object to be dispatched and the wireless terminal requesting the dispatch is clarified, and the navigation server, the wireless terminal, and the moving object in the communication system capable of efficiently providing the dispatching service and the A vehicle allocation method can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system for distributing a mobile unit 200 to a wireless terminal 100.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless terminal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless terminal interface and a display example of a wireless terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a moving body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a navigation server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a billing server.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user database installed in the navigation server.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle allocation database installed in the navigation server.

FIG. 9 shows a charging database 1 installed in a charging server.
It is a figure showing an example.

FIG. 10 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of a process when a user database is changed.

FIG. 11 shows an example of transmission data to be transmitted when the wireless terminal changes the user database.

FIG. 12 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of a process when a periodic update process for position registration of a wireless terminal is performed.

FIG. 13 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of a process when performing a periodic update process for position registration of a moving object.

FIG. 14 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of an input process when preference information is input.

FIG. 15 is an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of a process when requesting a vehicle allocation.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of preference information transmitted at the time of dispatch.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of the navigation server selecting a moving object that matches the preference information.

FIG. 18 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of an approach process for a moving object to approach a wireless terminal.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of data transmitted to make a vehicle allocation request.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of data calculated when performing the approach processing.

FIG. 21 is an example of a sequence diagram showing an outline of a charging process for performing a charging process.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an outline of information and money flows between a user who is a user of a wireless terminal, a communication provider providing a mobile communication system, and a dispatch service provider performing dispatch service.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 wireless terminal 102 wireless interface unit 104 control unit 105 user interface unit 106 output unit 108 navigation device unit 200 mobile unit 201 main unit of mobile unit 210 position detection unit 210a VICS reception unit 210b GPS reception unit 210c sensor 211 storage unit 212 control unit 213 Output unit 215 Input / output interface unit 320 Radio base station 340 Radio control station 400 Navigation server 401 Network interface unit 402 Control device 403 Storage device 500 Billing server 600 Information server (road traffic information, map information, etc.) 710 Vehicle dispatch database 720 User database 730 billing database

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Claims (12)

[Claims] A user database storing identifiers of the wireless terminals, position information of the identifiers of the wireless terminals, and preference information on vehicle allocation for the identifiers of the wireless terminals; A vehicle allocation database in which location information for each mobile object identifier and corresponding information corresponding to the preference information for each mobile object identifier are stored, and a vehicle allocation request to the mobile body from a wireless terminal that should request a vehicle allocation is received. At this time, based on the position information and the preference information of the wireless terminal that has transmitted the dispatch request and the position information and the correspondence information for each mobile object, a dispatch is made to the wireless terminal that has transmitted the dispatch request. A navigation device comprising: a control device that generates dispatch selection information of the movable object and controls transmission to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. 2. The navigation server according to claim 1, wherein the preference information includes at least time information indicating a time required for dispatching to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. server. 3. The navigation server according to claim 1, wherein the preference information includes at least charging information indicating a dispatch fee for the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. 4. A user database storing an identifier of a wireless terminal, position information of each identifier of the wireless terminal, and preference information on vehicle allocation for each identifier of the wireless terminal; A dispatch database in which location information for each mobile object identifier and corresponding information corresponding to the preference information for each mobile object identifier are stored; and a dispatch request for requesting dispatch of the mobile from a wireless terminal that should request dispatch. When receiving the vehicle allocation request, based on the position information and the preference information of the wireless terminal that transmitted the vehicle allocation request, the position information and the correspondence information for each of the moving objects, and the congestion information in the vehicle allocation route, the vehicle allocation A control device that creates dispatch selection information of the mobile object that can be dispatched to the wireless terminal that transmitted the request, and controls transmission to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. Navigation server that. 5. A navigation device for measuring position information of a wireless terminal itself, a wireless interface for transmitting and receiving signals via an antenna, preference information including a vehicle allocation request and time information indicating at least a time required for vehicle allocation. When the vehicle allocation request is input by the user interface, the position information of the wireless terminal itself is obtained from the navigation device unit, and the obtained position information and the preference information are A control unit for controlling transmission via a wireless interface, wherein the wireless interface selects a dispatchable mobile object created based on the transmitted position information and preference information of the wireless terminal itself. A wireless terminal for receiving information. 6. The wireless terminal according to claim 5, further comprising: an output unit that outputs the vehicle allocation selection information received by the wireless interface. 7. The wireless terminal according to claim 6, wherein the user interface is capable of inputting vehicle allocation specifying information for specifying a moving body to which a vehicle allocation instruction is to be issued based on the vehicle allocation selection information. A wireless terminal comprising: a control unit configured to control a mobile object specified based on the input vehicle allocation specifying information to transmit a vehicle allocation instruction. 8. The wireless terminal according to claim 5, wherein the wireless interface further receives position information of the moving body, and the position information of the wireless terminal acquired by the navigation device unit and the wireless interface. An output unit configured to output the received position information of the moving object. 9. A radio interface for receiving a dispatch request from a wireless terminal, position information of the wireless terminal, a position detecting unit for measuring position information of the mobile unit itself, and when receiving the dispatch request, The position information of the wireless terminal received by the wireless interface, the position information of the moving object measured by the navigation device, and time information indicating the time required to dispatch to the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request. And an output unit that outputs the following. 10. A dispatch method for distributing a mobile object to a communicator of a wireless terminal, comprising: a receiving step of receiving a dispatch request from the wireless terminal; position information of the wireless terminal transmitting the dispatch request; Preference information about dispatch of the wireless terminal that transmitted the dispatch request,
Creation of dispatching selection information of the movable body that can be dispatched to the wireless terminal that has transmitted the dispatch request from the position information of each of the traveling objects and the corresponding information corresponding to the preference information of each of the moving objects. A transmission step of transmitting the created vehicle allocation selection information to the wireless terminal that transmitted the vehicle allocation request; and a vehicle allocation instruction to the mobile object specified based on the vehicle allocation selection information transmitted in the transmission step. And a vehicle dispatching method. 11. The dispatching method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of transmitting the position information of the moving object to the wireless terminal that has transmitted the dispatch request. 12. The dispatching method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of transmitting, to the mobile unit, positional information of the wireless terminal that has transmitted the dispatching request.