JP2003109189A - System and method for supporting allocation of cars - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology with high convenience for supporting the allocation of cars. SOLUTION: A user requests the allocation of a car from his/her own portable terminal to an allocation support server (S102). At such a time, information on a present position and a destination is reported. The allocation request information is reported to a plurality of taxi companies (S104) and each of taxi companies calculates a required time or fare and generates allocation conditions (S106). When the allocation conditions are acquired from the respective taxi companies, while referring to these conditions, the allocation support server selects the taxi company to request the dispatch of a car (S110) and the dispatch of a car is requested to the selected taxi company (S112). The requested taxi company instructs the dispatch of car to the driver of a vehicle under traveling around the destination to dispatch a car (S114). At such a time, the information on the destination to bring a car and the destination is reported (S116). The driver brings the vehicle to the destination of allocation, where the user waits, (S118) and carries the user to the destination. The user can arrive at the destination even without telling the destination to the driver.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle dispatch support technique. The present invention particularly relates to a vehicle allocation support system and a vehicle allocation support method for supporting vehicle allocation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the chaotic economic situation, many IT companies are suffering from the growing turmoil, but there is no doubt that the IT industry has the explosive power to carry the next-generation economy. In particular, the industry related to mobile terminals continues to grow rapidly due to the improvement of the communication environment through the development of infrastructure and the emergence of various services using mobile terminals, and will continue to drive the IT industry in the future. It seems to be.

[0003]

Now that the number of owners of mobile terminals has increased dramatically, it is desired to introduce an attractive service that enables more convenient and effective use of mobile terminals. The present inventor has come up with a vehicle allocation support service using mobile terminals in view of the current situation in which a large number of people always carry mobile terminals.

The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a highly convenient vehicle dispatching assisting technique.

[0005]

One aspect of the present invention relates to a vehicle dispatch support system. This vehicle allocation support system includes a mobile terminal of a user, a terminal that is a provider of a plurality of vehicle allocation services, and a vehicle allocation support server that mediates a vehicle allocation request between the user and a plurality of vehicle allocation service providers.
The mobile terminal includes a first position information acquisition unit that acquires information about the current position of the mobile terminal, a registration unit that registers information about a destination in advance, the vehicle allocation support server, and the information about the current position and the information about the current position. A vehicle allocation request unit that requests vehicle allocation while notifying information about a destination, and the vehicle allocation support server includes a notification unit that notifies each provider of the information about the current position and the information about the destination, and the terminal Is a vehicle allocation condition generation unit for generating vehicle allocation conditions including time and fare required for vehicle allocation with reference to the information on the current position and the information on the destination,
A vehicle allocation condition notifying unit that transmits the vehicle allocation condition to the vehicle allocation support server, wherein the vehicle allocation support server refers to the vehicle allocation conditions acquired from a plurality of the providing agents and selects a provider that should request the vehicle allocation. And a vehicle allocation request notifying section for requesting vehicle allocation to a provider that should request vehicle allocation, wherein the terminal acquires the vehicle allocation request and informs the driver of the vehicle of the current position. And a vehicle allocation instructing section for instructing vehicle allocation while notifying information about the destination.

When the user requests the vehicle dispatch, the driver is notified of the information regarding the current position and the destination, so that the user can receive the vehicle dispatch service without telling the current position, and the driver can receive the destination. You can reach your destination properly without telling.

The vehicle allocation support server may further include a condition storage unit for storing selection conditions to be referred to when the selection unit selects a provider that should request vehicle allocation. The condition storage unit may store the selection condition for each user. The selection condition may be, for example, selection of the provider with the lowest fare, selection of the provider with the shortest time to dispatch, or other factors such as the number of passengers, presence / absence of a trunk, and heating / cooling. The presence or absence of various services may be set as a condition.

The vehicle allocation support system further includes an on-vehicle terminal used by the driver, the on-vehicle terminal relating to the current position and a second position information acquisition section for acquiring information on the current position of the on-vehicle terminal. A position information transmission unit that transmits information to the terminal, the terminal further includes an operation status storage unit that stores information regarding the current position of the vehicle-mounted terminal, and the vehicle allocation instructing unit displays the current position of the user. You may instruct a driver of the vehicle traveling in the vicinity to dispatch the vehicle. As a result, the provider can accurately grasp the operation status of the company's own vehicle and can efficiently allocate the vehicle. Also, for the user, since the vehicle close to the current position is dispatched, the waiting time can be short.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a vehicle dispatch support system. This vehicle allocation support system includes a mobile terminal of a user and a terminal that is a provider of a vehicle allocation service, and the mobile terminal includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires information about a current position of the mobile terminal, and the terminal, A vehicle allocation requesting unit for requesting vehicle allocation while notifying information regarding the current position, wherein the terminal acquires the vehicle allocation request and instructs the vehicle driver while notifying the driver of the information regarding the current position of the user. Including a vehicle dispatching instruction unit.

The mobile terminal may further include a registration unit for pre-registering information regarding the destination, and the vehicle allocation requesting unit may further notify the information regarding the destination when requesting vehicle allocation to the terminal. . The terminal may further include a vehicle allocation condition generation unit that calculates the time required for vehicle allocation with reference to the information regarding the current position of the user, and a vehicle allocation condition notification unit that transmits the time required for vehicle allocation to the user. Good. The vehicle allocation condition generation unit further refers to the information about the destination, calculates the fare to the destination,
The vehicle allocation condition notification unit may further transmit the fare to the user.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a vehicle allocation support method. This vehicle allocation support method includes a step of acquiring a vehicle allocation request from a user, a step of acquiring information regarding the user's current position, and a table in which information regarding a destination is registered in advance, and information regarding a destination desired by the user this time. And a step of notifying the driver of the vehicle of the information on the current position and the destination and instructing the vehicle allocation.

It should be noted that any combination of the above constituent elements, and the expression of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a vehicle allocation support system 10 according to an embodiment. Vehicle dispatch support system 10
Supports the service of allocating vehicles such as taxis to users. In the vehicle allocation support system 10, the vehicle allocation support server 100 and the terminal 200 of the taxi company are
Each is connected to the Internet 20. Mobile terminals 300a and 300b used by users, and mobile terminals 400a and 400b used by taxi drivers
Is connected to the Internet 20 via a wireless network 30 such as a mobile phone network. Mobile terminal 300
Each of a, 300b, 400a, and 400b may be a portable terminal having a function of connecting to the Internet 20, such as a mobile phone terminal, a PDA terminal, or a notebook personal computer. Driver's terminal 4
00 may be installed in vehicles such as taxis,
Hereinafter, the driver's terminal will also be referred to as an “in-vehicle terminal”.

In the vehicle allocation support system 10 of the present embodiment, the user only has to press the taxi call button provided on the user terminal 300 when requesting a taxi allocation. The user terminal 300 is provided with a function for acquiring the current position information and a function for registering the destination in advance. When the user presses the taxi call button, information about the current position and the destination is displayed. It is transmitted to the vehicle allocation support server 100 together with the vehicle allocation request. This information is communicated to taxi companies and drivers. As a result, the user can receive a taxi dispatch service without telling the taxi company the current position of the user, and can reach the destination without telling the driver the destination.

FIG. 2 describes a series of processing in the vehicle allocation support system 10 by exchanging information among the vehicle allocation support server 100, the taxi company terminal 200, the user terminal 300, and the driver terminal 400. Details will be described later,
We will give an overview here. Hereafter, when we say "user",
No particular distinction is made between the user himself and the user's terminal. Similarly, when the term "driver" is used, the driver himself and the driver's terminal are not particularly distinguished. Also, the term "taxi company" is used to mean any taxi company, taxi company terminal, or taxi company representative.

First, the user uses the terminal 300 or the like to access the vehicle allocation support server 100 and registers necessary information in advance (S100). When the user wants to request a vehicle allocation, the user terminal 300 transmits a vehicle allocation request to the vehicle allocation support server 100 (S102). At this time, the information about the current position and the destination of the user is notified. The vehicle allocation support server 100 notifies a plurality of taxi companies of information regarding vehicle allocation requests such as vehicle allocation destinations and destinations (S10).
4). Each taxi company refers to the operation status of its own vehicle to generate a vehicle allocation condition such as an arrival time at a vehicle destination and a fare to a destination (S106), and notifies the vehicle allocation support server 100 (S108). The vehicle allocation support server 100 selects an optimal taxi company based on the vehicle allocation conditions notified from each taxi company (S110) and requests the taxi company to allocate vehicles (S112), and at the same time, the taxi company notifies the user. Notify the presented vehicle dispatch conditions (S11)
6). The taxi company instructs the driver to dispatch (S11
4). At this time, the taxi company informs the driver of the destination as well as the location to be dispatched. The driver dispatches a taxi to the place where the user waits (S118) and carries the user to the destination.

By participating in such a system, a taxi company can appropriately process a vehicle dispatch request from a user, and can provide an opportunity for more users to use their own services. There is an advantage. The operator of the system may collect a fee for joining the system or a brokerage fee from the taxi company. The vehicle allocation support server 100 according to the present embodiment provides, so to speak, an auction site to a plurality of taxi companies. As a result, competition between taxi companies can be promoted and service improvement can be expected, which is a great advantage for users. However, this does not apply to countries where there are legal restrictions on taxi fares.

FIG. 3 shows an internal structure of the vehicle allocation support server 100. In terms of hardware components, this configuration is realized by a CPU, memory, a program loaded in the memory, etc. of an arbitrary computer, but here, a functional block realized by the cooperation thereof is drawn. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The vehicle dispatch support server 100 is mainly composed of the communication unit 1.
02, a main control unit 104, and a storage device 106. The communication unit 102 controls communication with other devices via the Internet 20. The communication unit 102 includes hardware such as a modem required for communication, and a driver and other programs for controlling communication.

The storage device 106 is a vehicle allocation support server 100.
Stores various databases required for operation. The user database 150 stores the personal information of the user. FIG. 4 is an example of the configuration, and the user ID column 500 and the name column 5
02, address column 504, mobile phone number column 506, e-mail address column 508, and condition column 510 are provided. As will be described later, the condition column 510 stores selection conditions that the vehicle dispatch support server 100 refers to when determining a taxi company to which a vehicle dispatch is requested. User database 15
In addition, 0 may store the telephone number, gender, age, and other user information, but in consideration of the user privacy, only the minimum information necessary for the function provided by the vehicle dispatch support server 100 is stored. May be stored. As an example, as the information of the user with the user ID “0001”, the name “Taro Taro”, the address “A city B address”, the mobile phone number “0”
90-xxxx-xxxx ”, email address“ ta
ro@xx.com ”and the condition“ priority on charges ”are recorded.

The taxi company database 160 stores information on taxi companies participating in the vehicle dispatch support system 10. The taxi company database 160 may store information such as a telephone number of a taxi company, an electronic mail address, the number of vehicles, a fare, business hours, and a business range.

The user registration acceptance unit 110 accepts information about the user from the user and receives the information from the user database 15
Store in 0. The user registration reception unit 110 may present a web page including an interface for receiving user information to the user's terminal.

The vehicle dispatch request receiving unit 120 is the terminal 3 of the user.
The vehicle dispatch request transmitted from 00 is accepted. At this time,
Acquire information about the user's identification information, current location, and destination. As the user identification information, for example, the mobile phone number notified by the caller number notification function of the mobile phone 300a of the user may be acquired, or the user may use the HTTP (Hyper Telecommunications) from the web browser of the mobile terminal 300b.
When a vehicle allocation request is transmitted by a "GET" request of xt Transfer Protocol), the terminal identification information included in the header information of the request may be acquired. In addition, the user ID may be explicitly notified when the user terminal 300 transmits the vehicle allocation request. The vehicle allocation request reception unit 120 uniquely identifies the user based on these pieces of information in order to establish subsequent communication with the user.

The vehicle allocation request information notifying section 122 notifies each taxi company that the user has requested a vehicle allocation. The vehicle allocation request information notification unit 122 reads out the contact information of each taxi company from the taxi company database 160, and notifies the contact information of the vehicle allocation destination, that is, the current position of the user and the destination. At this time, the personal information of the user may be hidden in consideration of the privacy of the user.

The vehicle allocation condition acquisition unit 130 acquires the vehicle allocation conditions transmitted from each taxi company. Vehicle dispatch conditions include time required for vehicle dispatch, fares to the destination, and so on. The selection unit 132 refers to the vehicle allocation conditions presented by each taxi company, and selects a taxi company to request the vehicle allocation. At this time, the selection condition stored in the condition column 510 of the user database 150 may be considered. For example, if the user
When the selection condition that prioritizes low fare is set, the taxi company that presents the lowest fare among the dispatch conditions presented by each taxi company is selected. The user
When the selection condition that prioritizes that the required time is short is set, the taxi company that presents the shortest required time among the dispatch conditions presented by each taxi company is selected. In this way, by presenting conditions to a plurality of taxi companies, competition between taxi companies can be promoted and a faster and cheaper vehicle dispatch service can be realized. Vehicle dispatch request notification unit 1
34 requests the taxi company selected by the selection unit 132 to dispatch the vehicle.

The approach information transfer unit 140 acquires from the taxi company terminal 200 the situation in which the vehicle being dispatched approaches the user and transfers it to the user's contact information. The approach information may be transmitted from the driver terminal 400 or the taxi company terminal 200 directly to the user terminal 300, but in the present embodiment, the vehicle dispatch support server is provided in order to hide the user's personal information from the taxi company. 100 receives the approach information once and transfers it to the user.

FIG. 5 shows the internal structure of the terminal 200 of the taxi company. This configuration can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof, the terminal 200 of the taxi company mainly includes a communication unit 202, a main control unit 204, and a storage device 206. The communication unit 202 controls communication with other devices via the Internet 20.

The storage device 206 is the terminal 2 of the taxi company.
Stores various databases required for operation 00. The operation status database 250 stores the operation status of vehicles. FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration, which is a vehicle ID column 520, a driver ID column 522, a current position column 524, a boarding place column 526,
Drop-off place column 528, status column 530, and user ID column 5
32 is provided. The current position column 524 stores the current position information of the vehicle. The boarding place column 526 stores the position information of the place where the customer gets on or is scheduled to get on.
The drop-off place column 528 stores position information of a place where the customer gets off or is scheduled to get off. The status column 530 stores the status of the vehicle. The situation includes, for example, "while renting", that is, a passenger is traveling toward a destination, "while dispatching", that is, a situation where a customer is waiting, There are situations such as waiting for a vehicle dispatch or boarding request. The user ID column 532 is the user I of the customer when the vehicle is being dispatched or is renting.
Store D. As an example, as the operation status of the vehicle with the vehicle ID “0001”, the driver ID “0001”, the current position “east longitude xx degrees xx minutes xx seconds, north latitude xx degrees xx minutes xx”
Second ", boarding place" east longitude xx degrees xx minutes xx seconds, north latitude xx degrees x
x minutes xx seconds ", getting off place" East longitude xx degrees xx minutes xx seconds, north latitude xx degrees xx minutes xx seconds ", situation" distributed ", user ID
"0001" is recorded.

The map database 260 holds map information of the taxi company's business range. Fare table 270
Holds the information for calculating the fare.

The operation status acquisition unit 210 acquires the operation status such as the current position information from the vehicle-mounted terminal 400 of each vehicle belonging to the taxi company and stores it in the operation status database 250. The vehicle allocation request information acquisition unit 220 acquires information regarding the vehicle allocation request, such as the vehicle allocation destination and the position of the destination, from the vehicle allocation support server 100. The vehicle allocation condition generation unit 222
Vehicle dispatch conditions such as time required for vehicle dispatch, time required for destination, and fare are generated. The time required to reach the destination and the destination may be calculated by referring to the map database 260. At this time, by referring to the operation status database 250, the time to the vehicle allocation destination may be calculated for the vehicle that is traveling at an empty position closest to the vehicle allocation destination. Even if the vehicle is on a fare, if it is known that the vehicle will arrive at the destination soon, the time to the destination may be calculated for the vehicle. You may ask the driver if the vehicle can be dispatched.

The fare may be calculated by referring to the fare table 270. Not only the fare from the destination to the destination, but also the fare to the destination may be added. You may want to set a lower price than your competitors so you can win a dispatch request. You may let the driver decide the fare. For example, if the user's destination is in the direction the driver is heading, it is better for the driver to put in the passenger than to drive in the air, so even if the charge is set lower than usual Good. Factors such as traffic information and traffic information related to road congestion and accidents may be taken into consideration when calculating the required time and fare.

The vehicle allocation request acquisition unit 230 receives a vehicle allocation request from the vehicle allocation support server 100. Vehicle dispatch instruction section 232
When a vehicle dispatch request is received, the vehicle driver instructs the vehicle driver to dispatch the vehicle. At this time, the vehicle allocation condition generation unit 222 instructs the vehicle for which the condition is generated to allocate the vehicle. However, if a vehicle with better conditions occurs before the vehicle allocation request is received, the vehicle is allocated to the vehicle. May be instructed. When instructing the dispatch, inform the driver of the destination and destination.

The approach information generating unit 240 generates approach information indicating the situation when the vehicle instructing the vehicle approach approaches the position where the user waits. The approach information generation unit 240 grasps the position of the vehicle being dispatched and the position of the user by referring to the operation status database 250, and, for example, generates the time required to reach the position of the user as the approach information. This approach information is
The information is once sent to the vehicle allocation support server 100, and transferred to the user terminal 300 by the approach information transfer unit 140.

FIG. 7 shows the internal structure of the user terminal 300. This configuration can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof. The user terminal 300 includes a communication unit 301, G
PS receiving unit 310, control unit 320, storage unit 340, input unit 360, display unit 37
0, a microphone 380, and a speaker 390.

The communication unit 301 includes an antenna 302 for transmitting and receiving signals, a receiving unit 304 for decoding received signals, and a transmitting unit 3 for modulating and transmitting data.
06, and controls communication with other devices via the wireless network 30. The communication unit 301 may be incorporated in the user terminal 300 in advance, or may be provided as a card-type unit that is detachably inserted into a slot provided in the user terminal 300.

The GPS receiving unit 310 performs the positioning calculation based on the antenna 312 which receives a signal from a GPS satellite and the received signal, and the GP which calculates the current position information.
S receiver 314. GPS receiving unit 310
Also, like the communication unit 301, it may be incorporated in the user terminal 300 in advance, or may be configured as a card to be inserted into the card slot of the user terminal 300. As another form, PHS is used to obtain the current position information.
(Personal Handyphone System) may be used.

The input unit 360 receives input information from the outside using a keyboard, a mouse, various buttons and the like. The display unit 370 displays text information, image information, and the like. The microphone 380 inputs voice information from the outside. The speaker 390 outputs audio information to the outside.

The storage unit 340 includes a destination information storage section 342 which stores information regarding the destination of the user.
FIG. 8 is a configuration example thereof, and a destination ID column 540, a name column 542, a position information column 544, and an address column 546 are provided. As an example, as the information of the destination ID “01”, the name “home” and the position information “east longitude xx degrees xx minutes xx”
Seconds, north latitude xx degrees xx minutes xx seconds "and address" A city B address "are recorded.

The position information acquisition unit 322 is used by the user terminal 30.
The current position information of 0 is acquired from the GPS receiver 314.
The destination registration unit 324 registers destinations in which the user frequently uses a taxi in the destination information storage unit 342 in advance. The vehicle allocation request transmission unit 326 receives a vehicle allocation request request from the user via the input unit 360, the information about the current position acquired by the position information acquisition unit 322, and the information about the destination stored in the destination information storage unit 342. And the identification information of the user terminal 300, and sends a vehicle allocation request to the vehicle allocation support server 100.

The vehicle allocation condition acquisition unit 328 acquires from the vehicle allocation support server 100 conditions such as the time required for vehicle allocation and the fare presented by the taxi company. Approach information acquisition unit 33
0 acquires the approach information transferred by the vehicle allocation support server 100. The vehicle allocation condition and the approach information are notified to the user via the display unit 370, the speaker 390, or the like, if necessary.

The e-mail transmission / reception section 336 allows the user to
E-mails for communicating with the vehicle allocation support server 100, the taxi company terminal 200, or the in-vehicle terminal 400 are transmitted and received. A telephone call may be used instead of the electronic mail.

FIG. 9 shows the internal structure of the vehicle-mounted terminal 400. This configuration can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof. The in-vehicle terminal 400 includes the communication unit 301 and the GP.
The S reception unit 310, the control unit 420, the input unit 360, the display unit 370, the microphone 380, and the speaker 390 are provided. User terminal 3 shown in FIG.
For members having the same reference numerals as the configuration of 00,
It operates similarly to the case of the user terminal 300.

The position information notifying section 424 transmits the information about the current position of the vehicle-mounted terminal 400 acquired by the position information acquiring section 322 to the taxi company terminal 300. The vehicle allocation instruction acquisition unit 426 receives the vehicle allocation instruction from the taxi company terminal 300, and at that time acquires the information on the vehicle allocation destination and the destination and the information on the fare.

FIG. 10 schematically shows the appearance of the user terminal 300. The user terminal 300 is provided with a taxi call button 362 for requesting vehicle allocation. When the user presses the taxi call button 362, the vehicle allocation request transmission unit 326 reads out the information of the destination registered in advance from the destination information storage unit 342, presents it to the user via the display unit 370, and selects the destination. Let When the user selects the destination and inputs the number of passengers, the dispatch request transmission unit 32
6 transmits the information of the destination, the current position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 322, the identification information of the user terminal 300, and the information such as the number of passengers to the vehicle allocation support server 100.

FIG. 11 schematically shows the operating status of vehicles of a taxi company. Vehicle 600 is allocating to point E,
Vehicle 602 is renting to point F, vehicle 604 and vehicle 6
06 is running free. These pieces of information are stored in the operation status database 250. When the user requests the vehicle allocation at the point A, the information is the vehicle allocation request information acquisition unit 2 of the taxi company terminal 200 via the vehicle allocation support server 100.
20 is transmitted. The vehicle allocation condition generation unit 222 refers to the operation status database 250 and calculates the time required to reach the point A for the vehicle 606 that is closest to the point A and is running idle. Furthermore, the time required from point A to point B,
Calculate the fare from the distance. These dispatch conditions are
It is transmitted from the vehicle allocation condition notification unit 224 to the vehicle allocation condition acquisition unit 130.

In the example of FIG. 11, the time required for dispatching is calculated for the vehicle 606 that is running free, but it is also possible to target the vehicle that is renting or dispatching. For example, the vehicle 60
2 is renting to the point F, but when the user requests the vehicle allocation in the vicinity of the point F, it is efficient to allocate the vehicle 602. Although the vehicle 600 is being dispatched toward the point E, if there is a user who desires to board from the point C to the point D, it is efficient to allocate the vehicle 600. In such cases, you may be encouraged to use your own vehicle by discounting the fare.

FIG. 12 shows an example of vehicle dispatch conditions presented by each taxi company. Taxi company A has a fare of "1000
"Yen", dispatch time "9 minutes", taxi type "medium size" are presented, and taxi company B presents fare "950 yen", dispatch time "15 minutes", taxi type "small size". . The selection unit 132 refers to these vehicle allocation conditions,
Select a taxi company to request a dispatch. The condition serving as a selection criterion may be commonly held in the vehicle allocation support server 100, or may be set for each user. For example, referring to FIG. 4, since the user with the user ID “0001” has set “price priority” as the selection condition,
Here, Company B, which has the lowest fare, is selected. Also, user I
D “0002” user selects “time priority” as selection condition
Is set, the company A with a short dispatch time is selected here. In addition to this, the selection conditions are the maximum number of passengers,
You may consider the number of passengers and the availability of trunks.

The vehicle allocation request notifying section 134 requests the selected taxi company for vehicle allocation again and notifies the user terminal 300 of the vehicle allocation conditions. Vehicle dispatch request acquisition unit 230
In response to the vehicle allocation request, the vehicle allocation instruction unit 232 instructs the vehicle allocation. The vehicle allocation instruction acquisition unit 426 acquires information regarding the vehicle allocation destination and the destination and transmits the information to the driver. The driver is
Based on these pieces of information, the user goes to the waiting position and carries the user to the destination.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the vehicle dispatch condition display screen presented on the user terminal 300. On the dispatch condition display screen,
The taxi of the selected taxi company "Company A" will arrive in "9 minutes" and the fare to the home will be "100".
It is presented that it is "0 yen". While the taxi is approaching the position where the user waits, the approach information generating unit 240
Estimates the time until arrival by referring to the current position of the taxi, and the user terminal 3 through the approach information transfer unit 140.
Send to 00. The approach information acquisition unit 330 acquires the information and updates the time until arrival of the vehicle dispatch condition display screen.

With the above configuration and operation, the user can call a taxi with a single button. In addition, since the destination can be notified to the taxi company and the driver in advance, there is an advantage that the user does not need to inform the driver of the destination, and the taxi company and the driver can manage the operation. There is an advantage that it is easy to do.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each constituent element and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention.

As such a modification, the vehicle allocation support server 100 is provided in the present embodiment, but in another example, the vehicle allocation request from the user is sent directly to the taxi company without going through the vehicle allocation support server 100. It may be transmitted to the terminal 200 or the in-vehicle terminal 400. At this time, the user terminal 30
In order to communicate with the taxi company terminal 200 or the in-vehicle terminal 400, it is preferable that 0 hold information regarding their contact points in advance.

Even if the constituent members provided in each terminal or server are provided in a terminal or server different from the illustrated example, the same system may be realized in some cases.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art. For example, the function of the destination information storage unit 342 provided in the user terminal 300 is the user database 150 of the vehicle allocation support server 100.
May have. In this way, the flexibility of the configuration of this system is high.

In the present embodiment, the operation status of the taxi is grasped by sequentially transmitting the position of the in-vehicle terminal 400 to the taxi company terminal 200. Similarly, the user terminal 30
The position of 0 may be sequentially transmitted to the vehicle allocation support server 100. Thereby, for example, even if the user leaves the position where he / she has requested the vehicle allocation, the vehicle can be appropriately allocated to the user's position.

As a modification, the following form can be assumed. Some taxi companies use the current wireless system together, and when the taxi company receives a vehicle dispatch request from a customer, the current wireless system asks, "How many cars are you near Q town?" If there is, the taxi company will announce to the customer that it is possible to pick up.

[0056]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly convenient vehicle allocation support technique.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle allocation support system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a flow of processing in a vehicle allocation support system.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle allocation support server.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing internal data of a user database.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a taxi company terminal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing internal data of an operation status database.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a user terminal.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing internal data of a destination information storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an in-vehicle terminal.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an appearance of a user terminal.

FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing the operating status of a taxi company.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle dispatch condition presented by each taxi company.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle dispatch condition display screen presented on a user terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 vehicle dispatch support system, 100 vehicle dispatch support server,
120 vehicle allocation request reception unit, 122 vehicle allocation request information notification unit, 132 selection unit, 134 vehicle allocation request notification unit,
200 taxi company terminal, 210 operation status acquisition unit, 222 vehicle allocation condition generation unit, 224 vehicle allocation condition notification unit, 230 vehicle allocation request acquisition unit, 232 vehicle allocation instruction unit, 300 user terminal, 322 position information acquisition unit, 324 destination registration unit, 326 vehicle allocation request transmission unit, 328 vehicle allocation condition acquisition unit, 400 in-vehicle terminal,
424 Position information notification unit, 426 Vehicle dispatch instruction acquisition unit.

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[Claims] 1. A mobile terminal of a user, a terminal of a provider of a plurality of vehicle allocation services, and a vehicle allocation support server that mediates a vehicle allocation request between the user and a plurality of vehicle allocation service providers. The mobile terminal includes a first position information acquisition unit that acquires information about a current position of the mobile terminal, a registration unit that registers information about a destination in advance, the vehicle allocation support server, and the information about the current position and the purpose. And a vehicle allocation requesting unit for requesting vehicle allocation while notifying information regarding the location, the vehicle allocation support server includes a notification unit that notifies each providing entity of the information regarding the current position and the information regarding the destination, and the terminal is , Vehicle allocation condition generation for generating vehicle allocation conditions including time and fare required for vehicle allocation with reference to the information on the current position and the information on the destination And a vehicle allocation condition notification unit that transmits the vehicle allocation condition to the vehicle allocation support server, wherein the vehicle allocation support server refers to the vehicle allocation conditions acquired from a plurality of the providing agents, and a provider that should request vehicle allocation. And a vehicle allocation request notification unit that requests vehicle allocation to a provider that should request vehicle allocation, wherein the terminal acquires the vehicle allocation request and notifies the vehicle driver of the current position. A vehicle allocation support system comprising a vehicle allocation instructing section for instructing vehicle allocation while notifying information on the vehicle and information on the destination. 2. The vehicle allocation support server further includes a condition storage unit that stores a selection condition to be referred to when the selection unit selects a provider that should request vehicle allocation. Vehicle dispatch support system described. 3. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 2, wherein the condition storage unit stores the selection condition for each user. 4. The vehicle-mounted terminal further used by the driver, wherein the vehicle-mounted terminal includes a second position information acquisition unit that acquires information about a current position of the vehicle-mounted terminal; and information about the current position of the terminal. And a position information transmission unit for transmitting to the vehicle-mounted terminal, the terminal further includes an operation status storage unit that stores information related to the current position of the vehicle-mounted terminal, and the vehicle allocation instructing unit is traveling near the current position of the user. The vehicle dispatching support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driver of the vehicle is instructed to dispatch the vehicle. 5. A mobile terminal of a user and a terminal of a vehicle dispatching service provider, wherein the mobile terminal includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires information about a current position of the mobile terminal, and the terminal has the current information. And a vehicle allocation requesting unit that requests vehicle allocation while notifying information regarding the position, wherein the terminal acquires the vehicle allocation request and instructs the vehicle driver while notifying information about the current position of the user to the vehicle driver. A vehicle allocation support system including a vehicle allocation instruction unit. 6. The mobile terminal further includes a registration unit that registers information about a destination in advance, and the vehicle allocation requesting unit, when requesting a vehicle allocation to the terminal,
The vehicle dispatching support system according to claim 5, wherein information about the destination is further notified. 7. The terminal includes a vehicle allocation condition generation unit that calculates time required for vehicle allocation by referring to information about a current position of the user, and a vehicle allocation condition notification unit that transmits the time required for vehicle allocation to the user. The vehicle dispatching support system according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising: 8. The vehicle allocation condition generation unit further refers to the information regarding the destination to calculate a fare to the destination, and the vehicle allocation condition notification unit further transmits the fare to the user. The vehicle dispatch support system according to claim 7, characterized in that. 9. A process for obtaining a vehicle dispatch request from a user, a process for obtaining information about the user's current position, and a table in which information about a destination is registered in advance. A vehicle dispatch support method comprising: a step of extracting; and a step of notifying a driver of a vehicle of the information on the current position and the destination and instructing vehicle dispatch.