JP2003072526A - Vehicle information management seal, vehicle information management system, vehicle information management method, and vehicle information management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle information management seal, a vehicle information management system, a vehicle information management method, and a vehicle information management program which can easily obtain vehicle information, and prevent any outflow and confusion of vehicle information. SOLUTION: A vehicle information management server 5 in a vehicle information management system 4 comprises a receiving unit 7 for receiving a bar code 2 transmitted from a vehicle dealer side terminal 3, a vehicle information database 8 for storing vehicle information related to the bar code 2, a retrieval unit 9 for retrieving vehicle information from the vehicle information database, a detection unit 10 for detecting specific vehicle information based on the bar code 2, and a transmission unit 11 for transmitting vehicle information to a user terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle information management sticker with code information associated with vehicle information for managing vehicle information, and vehicle information management connected to a user terminal via a network. The present invention relates to a vehicle information management system that manages vehicle information by a server, a vehicle information management method, and a vehicle information management program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, when a vehicle such as an automobile or a motorcycle is inspected and serviced, the service content and service record are recorded in a dedicated document. This document describes not only the maintenance details, but also the accident history and damage of the vehicle.

[0003] Further, according to the Road Transport Vehicle Act, at the time of periodical inspection of a vehicle, which is obliged on a regular basis, that is, at the time of vehicle inspection, the inspection content is written in a document called vehicle verification.

For this vehicle verification, in addition to the inspection and maintenance contents,
Vehicle owner's personal information, vehicle manufacturer name, vehicle type classification, displacement / drive / suspension classification, grade classification, transmission
Vehicle information such as fuel supply classification, body classification, and body color is described.

Such vehicle information plays an extremely important role among vehicle dealers and vehicle maintenance companies who deal with vehicles.

[0006] For example, when a vehicle maintenance company performs maintenance on a vehicle, it is possible to roughly estimate the maintenance content by checking the maintenance record of the vehicle.

The vehicle information described above is also very important when the vehicle dealer evaluates the vehicle. This is because the standard assessment amount is set based on the vehicle information.

Further, since the assessment amount of a vehicle having an accident history or a vehicle having many repaired parts is low, the vehicle dealer strictly checks the vehicle information when assessing the vehicle.

[0009]

The vehicle information is managed in writing as described above. Therefore, in order to obtain vehicle information, the documents had to be turned over.

Further, in the case of the written management, there is a possibility that troubles such as leakage of information due to loss of the document and non-filling of necessary items may occur.

Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of vehicle information leakage as much as possible, it is necessary to input the vehicle information described in a document into a terminal such as a personal computer.

[0012] Vehicle dealers and vehicle maintenance companies also use various systems used for conducting business, such as a system for creating a list of customers who own the vehicle,
I had to input the vehicle information in writing to a system for creating a database of vehicle maintenance details.

However, these operations are duplicate operations of inputting the vehicle information once written on the document to the terminal again, and are nothing but troublesome operations.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned matters, and a problem to be solved by the present invention is a vehicle information management sticker and a vehicle information management system capable of simply obtaining vehicle information. , Vehicle information management method,
To provide a vehicle information management program.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information management sticker, a vehicle information management system, a vehicle information management method, and a vehicle information management program that can prevent the vehicle information from being leaked or confused.

[0016]

The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems.

That is, the vehicle information management sticker of the present invention is attached to at least the vehicle, and the vehicle information is coded and printed.

The vehicle information includes vehicle repair information, vehicle accident history information, vehicle verification information, and vehicle maintenance record information.

In the vehicle information management sticker of the present invention, vehicle information is bar coded. In this case, a bar code reader that reads a bar code is used to obtain vehicle information. This bar code reader detects the bar pattern of an arbitrary bar code with an optical sensor, compares and collates this bar pattern with a predetermined bar pattern, and converts the array of bars and spaces into numbers or symbols. It operates on the principle of

The bar code reader includes a pen type pen scanner and a semiconductor memory device (Charge Cou).
Various devices such as a CCD touch scanner using a pled device (hereinafter referred to as CCD) and a hand laser scanner have been developed.

When the code is a list of numbers and characters, the input device is not limited to a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel key as long as it can input numbers and characters.

As described above, by attaching the coded vehicle information to the vehicle, the vehicle and the vehicle information are always integrated, so that the information can be prevented from being confused.

Since the vehicle information is coded and can be read only by a dedicated reading device, it is possible to prevent the vehicle information from leaking.

Further, the present invention is also a vehicle information management system for managing vehicle information. That is, the vehicle information management system of the present invention is a receiving means for receiving code information transmitted from a user terminal connected via a network, and a searching means for searching vehicle information from a predetermined database based on the code information, It is composed of detection means for detecting unique vehicle information based on the code information and transmission means for transmitting the vehicle information to the user terminal.

Further, the present invention is also a method in which a vehicle information management server for managing vehicle information connected to a user terminal via a network manages vehicle information. That is,
A vehicle information management method of the present invention includes a receiving step of receiving code information transmitted from a user terminal, a search step of searching vehicle information from a predetermined database based on the code information, and unique vehicle information based on the code information. It comprises a detecting step of detecting and a transmitting step of transmitting vehicle information to the user terminal.

Further, the user terminal in the vehicle information management method of the present invention has a reading step of reading code information, a transmitting step of transmitting the code information to the vehicle information management server, and a unique vehicle transmitted from the vehicle information management server. It comprises a step of receiving information and a display step of displaying vehicle information.

Further, it is preferable that the user terminal is provided with the above-mentioned bar code reader integrally with the user terminal in order to read the bar code written on the vehicle information management sticker.

As described above, since the vehicle information management server collectively manages the vehicle information and can provide the vehicle information to the user terminal via the network, the leakage of the vehicle information can be prevented and the user information can be prevented. Can easily obtain vehicle information.

Further, since the vehicle information management server is connected to the user terminal via the network, if the user terminal is capable of network communication and has a function of reading the code associated with the vehicle information. ,
You can get vehicle information without being bound by time or place.

As a result, the vehicle dealer or the vehicle maintenance company can quickly obtain the vehicle information, so that it is possible to efficiently perform the estimation and assessment, the vehicle maintenance record and the like.

The present invention is also a vehicle information management program to be executed by a computer of a vehicle information management server that manages vehicle information connected to a user terminal via a network.

That is, the vehicle information management program of the present invention is based on the receiving step of receiving the code information transmitted from the user terminal, the searching step of searching the predetermined database for vehicle information based on the code information, and the code information. The detection step of detecting unique vehicle information and the transmission step of transmitting the vehicle information to the user terminal are executed by the computer of the vehicle information management server.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle information management sticker and a vehicle information management system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Further, the vehicle information in this embodiment is personal information of the vehicle owner, vehicle verification information described in the vehicle verification (vehicle manufacturer name, vehicle type classification, displacement / drive / suspension classification, grade). Classification, transmission / fuel supply classification,
Body classification, body color, etc.), vehicle repair information, vehicle maintenance record information, vehicle accident history information, and accident damage information.

Further, the user terminal in the present embodiment will be described as a vehicle dealer side terminal possessed by the vehicle dealer. Of course, this vehicle dealer terminal is assumed to be a terminal capable of network communication and having a function of reading the code written on the vehicle information management sticker.

First, FIG. 1 shows a vehicle information management sticker in this embodiment. The code written on the vehicle information management sticker 1 in this embodiment is a bar code 2. Therefore, the vehicle dealer terminal 3 in the present embodiment is provided with a bar code reader as a code reading function. This bar code reader may be provided in a mobile phone or mobile terminal capable of network communication.

The vehicle information management system 4 and the vehicle information management method for operating the vehicle information management system 4 according to this embodiment will be described below.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, in the vehicle information management system 4 of this embodiment, the vehicle dealer terminal 3 and the vehicle information management server 5 are connected via a network 6.

The vehicle information management server 5 according to the present embodiment receives the bar code 2 transmitted from the vehicle dealer terminal 3, and the vehicle information associated with the bar code 2. A vehicle information database 8 for storing the vehicle information, a search section (search means) 9 for searching vehicle information from the vehicle information database 8, and a detection section (detection means) 1 for detecting unique vehicle information based on the barcode 2.
0, and a transmission unit (transmission means) 11 that transmits vehicle information to the user terminal. The network 6 in this embodiment is a TCP / IP (Transmission).
Control Protocol / Internet
It is assumed that the Internet is based on the (Protocol).

Further, the vehicle dealer terminal 3 in the present embodiment is a reading section (reading means) for reading the bar code 2.
And the read bar code information, the vehicle information management server 5
A transmission section (transmission means) 13 for transmitting the vehicle information, a reception section (reception means) 14 for receiving the unique vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle information management server 5, and a display section (display means) 15 for displaying the vehicle information. Is equipped with.

The reading unit 12 is an optical character reader (optical character reader).
r, hereinafter referred to as OCR).

The display unit 15 is preferably a liquid crystal display or a cathode ray tube display, but is not limited to this as long as it is a device capable of displaying vehicle information.

Next, the basic hardware configuration of the vehicle information management server 5 in the vehicle information management system 4 of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle information management server 5
3 is a ROM (Read) for storing programs and data.
Only Memory 16 and a central processing unit (Cen) that executes the programs stored in this ROM 16.
tral Processing Unit, CP
U) 17 and a RAM (Random) for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the CPU 17.
Access Memory) 18, hard disk 19 for storing programs and data processed by CPU 17, and network 6 according to instructions from CPU 17.
A communication interface 20 for transmitting and receiving communication data via the bus is connected via a bus (BUS) 21.

Further, the ROM 16 stores a program for executing various functions, including a main program for controlling the vehicle information management server 5.

Further, the communication interface 20 includes
An external communication driver (not shown) is installed. When various data such as image data and character data are supplied by an external communication cable (not shown), the external communication driver performs all processes necessary for receiving these data.

When these data are stored in an external medium (not shown), processing necessary for writing these data is performed.

Further, the hard disk 19 stores the vehicle information database 8 shown in FIG. The vehicle information database 8 stores the vehicle information associated with the vehicle information management sticker 1 shown in FIG.

Since the hardware configuration of the vehicle dealer terminal 3 is almost the same as that of the vehicle information management server 5 described above, its explanation is omitted. Although not shown, the vehicle dealer terminal 3 reads the barcode 2 in addition to the hardware configuration of the vehicle information management server 5 and the reading unit 12 shown in FIG. A display unit 15 for displaying the displayed vehicle information is connected via a bus 21.

With the above hardware configuration, the CPU of the vehicle information management server 5 operates as the communication interface 20.
Communicates with the vehicle dealer terminal 3 via the network 6.

Next, based on the above-described hardware configuration, the vehicle information detection procedure by the vehicle information management system 4 in the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the vehicle information management server 5 waits for access from the vehicle dealer terminal 3 (S0
1).

Then, it is determined whether or not there is an access from the vehicle dealer terminal 3 (S02). If it is determined that there is no access, the process waits until there is access.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the vehicle dealer terminal 3 is accessed, the vehicle dealer terminal 3 is accessed.
The barcode information read from the reading unit 12 and transmitted by the transmitting unit 13 is received (S03).

When the bar code information is received, the search unit 9 searches the vehicle information database 8 for the vehicle information associated with the bar code information (S04).

Then, the unique vehicle information associated with the bar code information received by the detection unit 10 is detected (S
05), and the transmission unit 11 transmits to the reception unit 14 of the vehicle dealer terminal 3 (S06).

As described above, according to the vehicle information management system 4 described above, the vehicle information described in the vehicle verification is managed by the vehicle information management server 5. Therefore, the vehicle dealer does not have to store the vehicle information in a document, which prevents the vehicle information from leaking.

Since the vehicle dealer terminal 3 that needs the vehicle information and the vehicle information management server 5 that manages the vehicle information are connected via the network 6 as described above, the vehicle information can be obtained. If necessary, the vehicle information can be obtained by accessing the vehicle information management server 5 from the vehicle dealer terminal 3 and entering the barcode 2.

Therefore, the vehicle dealer can obtain the vehicle information from the terminal capable of network communication, when and when needed, regardless of time and place.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention, a vehicle information management sticker capable of simply obtaining vehicle information,
A vehicle information management system, a vehicle information management method, and a vehicle information management program can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle information management sticker, a vehicle information management system, a vehicle information management method, and a vehicle information management program that can prevent the vehicle information from being leaked or confused. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle information management sticker in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a system configuration diagram of a vehicle information management system in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration diagram of a vehicle information management server according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a vehicle information management method search according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Vehicle information management sticker 2 barcode 3 Vehicle dealer terminal 4 vehicle information management system 5 Vehicle information management server 6 network 7 Receiver (Receiving means) 8 vehicle information database 9 Search section (search method) 10 Detection unit (detection means) 11 transmitter (transmitting means) 12 Reading unit (reading means) 13 transmitter (transmitting means) 14 Receiver (Receiving means) 15 Display unit (display means) 16 ROM 17 CPU 18 RAM 19 hard disk 20 communication interface 21 Bus (BUS)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle information management sticker which is affixed to at least a vehicle, and vehicle information is encoded and printed. 2. The vehicle information management sticker according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is vehicle repair information. 3. The vehicle information management sticker according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is information on an accident history of the vehicle. 4. The vehicle information management sticker according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is vehicle verification information described in vehicle verification. 5. The vehicle information management sticker according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is vehicle maintenance record information. 6. The vehicle information management sticker according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is bar coded. 7. Receiving means for receiving code information transmitted from a user terminal connected via a network, searching means for searching vehicle information from a predetermined database based on the code information, and based on the code information. A vehicle information management system comprising: a detection unit that detects unique vehicle information; and a transmission unit that transmits the vehicle information to a user terminal. 8. A method of managing a vehicle information by a vehicle information management server, which manages vehicle information connected to a user terminal via a network, the receiving step of receiving code information transmitted from the user terminal. A search step of searching vehicle information from a predetermined database based on the code information; a detection step of detecting unique vehicle information based on the code information; a transmission step of transmitting the vehicle information to a user terminal;
A vehicle information management method using a vehicle information management server consisting of. 9. The user terminal includes a reading step of reading code information, a transmitting step of transmitting the code information to the vehicle information management server, and a reception of unique vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle information management server. The vehicle information management method by the vehicle information management server according to claim 8, further comprising: a step of displaying the vehicle information. 10. A vehicle information management server, which manages vehicle information connected to a user terminal via a network, receives a code information transmitted from the user terminal, and a predetermined database based on the code information. A searching step for searching vehicle information from the vehicle, a detecting step for detecting unique vehicle information based on the code information, a transmitting step for transmitting the vehicle information to a user terminal,
A vehicle information management program to execute.