JP2003187389A - Common vehicle allocation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable business that utilizes the uniqueness of each group affiliating itself with a system in the efficient system called a common allocation of vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A first retrieving means 13 accesses a vehicle database 11 of its own company in response to a vehicle allocation request from a customer, retrieves the existence/absence of a taxi that can be allocated, and selects a taxi 16 to be allocated among taxis belonging to its own company on the basis of predetermined conditions when there are taxis that can be allocated. A terminal device 18 transmits a vehicle allocation instruction signal to the selected taxi 16 from a base station 20 through a shared server 15 to allocate the vehicle to the customer. When there is no allocatable taxi in its own company, a second retrieving means 14 accesses a vehicle database 11 of another company to retrieve an allocatable taxi among taxis belonging to the other company. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shared vehicle allocation system for mobile vehicles such as taxis.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a system for allocating a moving vehicle represented by, for example, a taxi, in response to a customer's vehicle allocation request, a plurality of taxi companies have conventionally joined to establish a shared vehicle distribution center, and vehicle distribution can be performed through this shared vehicle distribution center. Is configured to be done. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional shared vehicle allocation system 1 including a shared vehicle allocation center 2. In the conventional taxi joint vehicle allocation system 1, the telephone 4 which receives the vehicle allocation request from the customer 3 is also collectively received in the collective vehicle allocation center 2 and is collectively accepted. When there is no particular designation for the received vehicle allocation request, the member joins. For example, the vehicle 6 located closest to the customer who has made a vehicle allocation request is selected from all the vehicles of the taxi companies that are operating, and the base station 5 gives an instruction to the vehicle 6 via a wireless telephone to allocate the vehicle.

[0003]

In the conventional shared vehicle allocation system 1, when a customer specifies a taxi company,
Further, when a driver is designated, a vehicle dispatch instruction can be given in a form that distinguishes a specific taxi company from others according to the customer's designation. Even if there is no designation from the customer, taxi companies are assigned to each telephone line that receives the vehicle dispatch request from the customer, and the taxi company is assigned to the telephone line that receives the vehicle dispatch request. There is also a system that instructs the vehicle to dispatch.

As described above, there are cases where vehicles belonging to each taxi company are dispatched separately for each taxi company, but in the conventional shared vehicle dispatching system 1, in many cases, taxis are sent from the taxi to the base station via a wireless telephone. Based on the available vacant vehicle and the current position information, the nearest vehicle to the customer's vehicle allocation request position is selected without distinguishing taxi companies, and a vehicle allocation instruction is issued to the selected vehicle.
In addition, since a person selects a vehicle to which a vehicle dispatch instruction is to be issued, when there are a plurality of vehicles that can be dispatched at a distance that is almost the same from the customer's vehicle dispatch request position, the vehicle to which the vehicle dispatch instruction is given is selected, that is, the vehicle. It may happen that the taxi company to which the company belongs does not necessarily be selected fairly.

Although deregulation is progressing in many fields, and even in the taxi industry, for example, even charges are being liberalized under the present circumstances, the conventional shared vehicle allocation system 1 for moving vehicles provides charges and services. There is a problem that it is difficult to give the company its own characteristics, differentiate the company from other companies based on the characteristics, and carry out sales utilizing the uniqueness of each company.

Further, when a new shared vehicle dispatch center is established, each member company must disclose and share customer information it holds. However, since each company has a strong sense of disclosing and sharing the information of important customers pioneered by itself, it is difficult to establish a shared car dispatch center.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a joint vehicle allocation system for moving vehicles, which enables efficient business called a joint vehicle allocation, and enables business to be carried out by utilizing the uniqueness of each group that joins the system. .

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided management means for managing the dynamic information collected from each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit by dividing it into vehicle groups for each vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle belongs, and a vehicle. A receiving unit that is provided for each operation unit and receives a vehicle allocation request from a customer, and a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request according to the reception of the vehicle allocation request from the receiving unit from a vehicle group of the vehicle operation unit that receives the vehicle allocation request. A first search means for searching based on the collected dynamic information,
When the vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request cannot be retrieved by the first search means, the vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request is collected from the vehicle group of vehicle operation units other than the vehicle operation unit that received the vehicle allocation request. A shared vehicle allocation system comprising: a second search means for searching based on information.

According to the present invention, since the shared vehicle allocation system can be used as a shared system for each vehicle operation unit that joins the system, the system introduction cost can be shared by each vehicle operation unit and the cost can be saved. it can. Each vehicle operation unit can receive a vehicle allocation request from a customer for each vehicle operation unit, and the vehicle operation unit that receives the vehicle allocation request according to the vehicle allocation request from the customer (hereinafter, referred to as a own vehicle operation unit It is possible to select a vehicle to be dispatched from among the vehicles that belong to), so that it becomes possible to carry out business activities that make the best use of its characteristics independently for each vehicle operation unit. If the customer's vehicle allocation request cannot be met, request a vehicle allocation support from a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit that received the vehicle allocation request (hereinafter sometimes referred to as another vehicle operation unit). Therefore, it is possible to obtain the trust from the customer that it will surely meet the customer's vehicle allocation request, and by mutually requesting vehicle allocation support, each vehicle operation unit responds to peak demand of vehicle allocation request Since there is no need to own a large number of vehicles that do this, fixed costs can be reduced.

According to the present invention, vehicle allocation means for allocating a vehicle to the vehicle searched by the second search means, and charging information for a vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received when vehicle allocation is performed by the vehicle allocation means. Charging means for storing charging information according to a vehicle operation unit to which a vehicle instructed to be dispatched belongs.

According to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system includes:
Since the vehicle operation unit that has received the vehicle allocation request is charged from the vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle instructed to allocate the vehicle is allocated, and charging means for storing the charging information, which is the record of the charging, is provided, it is possible to respond to the vehicle allocation support request. It is possible to clarify the cost related to the actual performance.

Further, according to the present invention, the vehicle allocation means for allocating a vehicle to the vehicle searched by the second searching means, and when the vehicle allocation is performed by the vehicle allocation means, the vehicle allocation request is received with a predetermined score. It is characterized by further comprising point adding means for subtracting or adding to the vehicle operation unit and adding or subtracting to the vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle instructed to be allocated belongs.

According to the present invention, the points subtracted from each vehicle operation unit by issuing the vehicle allocation support request to the other vehicle operation units and the subtracted points from the other vehicle operation units, for example, every predetermined period. It is possible to obtain a total score including the score added according to the vehicle dispatch support request. Depending on the size of the total points, fairness etc. of the system operation can be maintained by performing the operation such as allocating the sharing ratio of the system maintenance cost. can do.

The present invention is also provided with management means for managing the dynamic information collected from each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit by dividing it into vehicle groups for each vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle belongs, and for each vehicle operation unit. An individual customer master in which information about the customer is stored, a receiving unit provided for each vehicle operation unit, receiving a vehicle dispatch request from the customer, and customer information corresponding to the vehicle dispatch request received by the receiving unit,
A customer search means for searching from the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is ordered, and a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request according to the reception of the vehicle allocation request by the receiving means. It is characterized by further comprising first search means for searching from the vehicle group based on the search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information.

According to the present invention, shared vehicles are shared by sharing the system and requesting vehicle allocation between vehicle operation units, but the individual customer master, which is an important asset of the vehicle operation unit, is Since it is not disclosed and shared with other vehicle operation units, the independence of each vehicle operation unit is maintained. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can independently perform business activities by utilizing the individual customer master, which is the property of each vehicle operation unit.

The present invention further comprises a common customer master, which is provided in common for each vehicle operation unit and stores information about customers, wherein the customer search means receives customer information corresponding to a vehicle dispatch request and receives a vehicle dispatch request. It is characterized in that a search is performed from the individual customer master and the common customer master of the vehicle operation unit.

According to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation is performed by sharing the system and requesting vehicle allocation between vehicle operation units, but information about important customers who are important assets of the own vehicle operation unit. Since the individual customer master is not disclosed and shared with other vehicle operation units, the independence of each vehicle operation unit is maintained. On the other hand, the remaining customer information excluding important customers is stored in the common customer master, and each vehicle operation unit can commonly use the common customer master. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can carry out business activities independently of each vehicle operation unit by utilizing the individual customer master, which is the property of the vehicle operation unit. It is possible to accurately and swiftly respond to more vehicle dispatch requests from more customers without loss of service.

Further, according to the present invention, the customer search means retrieves corresponding customer information from the common customer master when the corresponding customer information cannot be retrieved in the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received. Characterized by searching.

According to the present invention, when the customer information of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request cannot be found in the individual customer master of the own vehicle operation unit, the common customer master shared with other vehicle operation units can be used. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can use the customer information stored in the common customer master, and can obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters, thus losing business opportunities. Without this, it becomes possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers.

Further, in the present invention, when the corresponding customer information cannot be retrieved in the common customer master, the customer search means uses the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered, It is characterized in that corresponding customer information is retrieved.

According to the present invention, when the common customer master shared by each vehicle operation unit cannot find the customer information of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request, the individual customer master of another vehicle operation unit can be used. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can use the customer information stored in the individual customer master of other vehicle operation units together with the common customer master, and obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters. As a result, it is possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers without losing business opportunities.

Further, according to the present invention, when the customer search means cannot retrieve corresponding customer information in the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request has been ordered, a customer other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered is not obtained. It is characterized in that corresponding customer information is retrieved from an individual customer master for each vehicle operation unit.

According to the present invention, when the customer information of the customer for whom the vehicle allocation request has been made cannot be found in the individual customer master of the own vehicle operation unit, the individual customer master of the other vehicle operation unit can be used. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can mutually use the customer information stored in the individual customer master, and can obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters, thus losing business opportunities. Without doing so, it becomes possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers.

Further, according to the present invention, when the customer information of the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered is used in the first searching means,
It is characterized by comprising a charging means for storing charging information for use of the individual customer master.

According to the present invention, the individual customer master, which is the property for each vehicle operation unit, is disclosed to other vehicle operation units and used, but the own vehicle operation unit by the other vehicle operation unit is used. Since a considerable consideration will be paid for the use of the individual customer master of, the information can be disclosed only when necessary and the customer information can be effectively used as a property.

Further, according to the present invention, when the customer information of the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered is used in the first searching means,
It is characterized by further comprising point adding means for subtracting or adding a predetermined score with respect to a vehicle operation unit using customer information and adding or subtracting the customer information with respect to a vehicle operation unit used.

According to the present invention, the individual customer master, which is a property for each vehicle operation unit, is disclosed to other vehicle operation units and used, but the own vehicle operation unit by other vehicle operation units A predetermined score is added to the use of the individual customer master of, and subtracted in the opposite case. The fairness of system operation can be maintained by performing operations such as determining the sharing ratio of system maintenance cost according to the total of the added points to be added or subtracted. It is possible to realize a united coordinated posture. In this way, points are added to the use of individual customer information between each vehicle operation unit, and the result of the added points is converted into a system maintenance cost sharing ratio, etc. Since it becomes possible, it is possible to limit the disclosure to information only when necessary, and it is possible to effectively use individual customer information as a property.

The present invention further comprises a vehicle master provided for each vehicle operation unit, in which characteristic information of each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit is stored, and the first retrieval means receives a vehicle ordering request vehicle. It is characterized in that a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request is searched based on the vehicle master of the operation unit, the search result by the customer search means, and the collected dynamic information.

According to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system is provided with a vehicle master in which characteristic information of each vehicle is stored,
By searching the vehicle master, it becomes possible to select and dispatch a vehicle in a finely tuned manner according to the needs of the customer who has made a vehicle dispatch request.

Further, according to the present invention, when a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be retrieved by the first retrieval means, a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request is a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered. And a second search means for searching the vehicle group based on the search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information.

According to the present invention, when the vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be found out of the vehicle groups belonging to the own vehicle operation unit, the second retrieval means selects a vehicle group belonging to another vehicle operation unit. It is possible to search for vehicles that satisfy the vehicle allocation request. In this way, even when there is no vehicle that can respond to the customer's vehicle allocation request in the vehicle operation unit, it is possible to request the vehicle allocation support to another vehicle operation unit and further enhance the reliability of the response to the customer's vehicle allocation request. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, when a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be retrieved by the first retrieval means, a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request is a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered. From the vehicle group, a second search means for performing a search based on a vehicle master other than the vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request has been ordered and a search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information is provided.

According to the present invention, when the vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be found from the vehicle groups belonging to the own vehicle operation unit, the second search means selects a vehicle group belonging to another vehicle operation unit. It is possible to search for vehicles that satisfy the vehicle allocation request. In this way, even when there is no vehicle in the own vehicle operation unit that can respond to the customer's vehicle allocation request, a vehicle that matches the customer's needs is specified and another vehicle operation unit is requested to assist the vehicle allocation The reliability of the response to the request can be further enhanced.

Further, the present invention is characterized by comprising arithmetic means for canceling the charge between the vehicle operation units based on the charge information stored in the charge means.

According to the present invention, the billing amount between the vehicle operation units that mutually request the dispatch of vehicles can be offset by the arithmetic means provided, so that each vehicle operation unit
Since it is not necessary to exchange unnecessary amounts of money between vehicle operation units, the settlement work can be simplified.

The present invention also provides the management means in the shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A server device of a shared vehicle allocation system, comprising at least one of the first search means and the second search means.

Further, according to the present invention, the management means, the first search means, the second search means, the vehicle allocation means, the charging means and the point addition means provided in the joint vehicle allocation system according to the first to third aspects. Among these, it is a server apparatus of the joint vehicle allocation system characterized by including at least one.

The present invention also provides at least one of the management means, the individual customer master, the customer search means, and the first search means in the shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 4 to 14. A server device of a shared vehicle allocation system, comprising:

The present invention also provides the management means, the individual customer master, the customer search means, the first search means, the common customer master, and the charging means provided in the joint vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 4 to 13. , The point adding means,
A server device of a shared vehicle allocation system, comprising at least one of the vehicle master, the second searching means, and the computing means.

According to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system is provided with a server device, and the server device has the management means,
The first search means, the second search means, the vehicle allocation means,
At least one selected from the group consisting of the charging means, the point adding means, the individual customer master, the common customer master, the customer search means, the vehicle master, and the computing means is provided. As a result, it becomes possible to share the means provided in the server device together with the server device by each vehicle operation unit that joins the system.
System installation costs can be reduced.

The present invention also provides the receiving means in the shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
It is a terminal device of a shared vehicle allocation system comprising at least one of the first search means and the second search means.

According to the present invention, at least one of the individual customer master, the receiving means, the customer searching means, and the first searching means in the shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 4 to 14 is provided. It is a terminal device of a shared vehicle allocation system characterized by comprising.

According to the present invention, the management means, the first search means and the second search means, the vehicle allocation means, the charging means and the point addition means provided in the joint vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 are provided. Among these, it is a terminal device of the shared vehicle allocation system characterized by including at least one.

The present invention also provides the individual customer master, the receiving means, the customer searching means, the first searching means, the common customer master, and the charging means provided in the joint vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 4 to 13. , The point adding means,
It is a terminal device of a shared vehicle allocation system comprising at least one of the vehicle master, the second search means, and the calculation means.

According to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system is provided with a terminal device, and the terminal device includes the receiving means, the first searching means, the second searching means, the individual customer master, and the customer searching means. , The management means, the vehicle allocation means,
At least one selected from the group consisting of the charging means, the point adding means, the common customer master, the vehicle master, and the computing means is provided. As a result, the means provided in the terminal device can be used for each vehicle operation unit that is a member of the system, so that it is possible to shorten the vehicle dispatch request response processing time from the customer.

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1 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 10 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The vehicle of the present embodiment is, for example, a taxi that transports customers, and as a vehicle shared vehicle allocation system 10, a system that jointly allocates taxis to customers between taxi companies is illustrated.

The shared vehicle allocation system 10 manages the dynamic information collected from each taxi belonging to the taxi company, which is a unit of operation of each vehicle, by dividing it into vehicle groups for each taxi company to which the taxi belongs, and a taxi company. Receiving means 12 which is provided for each vehicle and receives a vehicle allocation request from a customer, and in response to receiving the vehicle allocation request by the receiving means 12,
A first search means 13 for searching for a taxi satisfying a vehicle allocation request from a vehicle group of a taxi company that has received an order for the vehicle allocation request, and a taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request in the first search means 13. And a second search means 14 that searches for a taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request from vehicle groups of taxi companies other than the taxi company that received the vehicle allocation request, based on the dynamic information collected. Prepare

In this embodiment, the management means 11 is provided in the shared server 15 shared by the taxi companies that join the joint vehicle allocation system 10, and the first search means 13 is provided.
a, 13b, 13n and second search means 14a, 14
b and 14n are provided for each taxi company, respectively connected to the shared server 15 and provided to the terminal devices 18a, 18b and 18n to which the receiving means 12 is connected.
Here, the terminal devices 18a, 18b, 18n provided in the respective taxi companies A, B, N have reference numerals 18a, 18b,
Although only three terminals 18n are illustrated, the terminal device connected to the shared server 15 is the shared vehicle allocation system 10
Since there are as many taxi companies as there are, the number of taxi companies is not limited to three, and more than three companies may be used. Therefore, the subscripts a, b, and n of the reference numerals of the terminal devices indicate that the number of terminal devices may be more than three.

The shared server 15 is a file server capable of sharing programs and data, and also a communication server capable of sharing devices such as a communication modem. Through the shared server 15, terminal devices 18a, 18b, 18 provided in each taxi company
n to access the management means 11 to search for vehicle data, and to communicate with the taxi 16 from the terminal devices 18a, 18b, 18n.

The management means 11 stores a plurality of taxis 16 belonging to each taxi company in a randomly accessible memory.
It is a vehicle database in which vehicle data about driving conditions including the current position and movement of the vehicle is stored, and the vehicle data is managed separately for each taxi company.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of the vehicle database 11 store. In the vehicle database serving as the management means 11, the name or identification symbol 21 of the taxi company to which the taxi 16 belongs, the vehicle number 22 for identifying each taxi 16, the longitude 24 indicating the current position 23 of each taxi 16, and Latitude 25, direction 26 indicating which direction each individual taxi 16 is moving, and taxi 1
The dynamics 27 of whether "6" is the "real vehicle" in which the customer is being transported or the "empty vehicle" in which the customer is not being transported, and other vehicle data are stored. The vehicle data regarding each taxi 16 stored in the vehicle database 11 is collected in the shared server 15 through the wireless communication means 17b provided in each taxi 16, and the shared server 15 keeps track of the vehicle data of the taxi 16 in the vehicle database 11 every moment. Update.

Returning to FIG. 1, the wireless communication means 17a, 17b.
Is realized, for example, by a wireless transceiver that also has a wireless telephone function. Radio communication means 17 provided in the base station 20
A can communicate with the wireless communication means 17b provided in the taxi 16 wirelessly via the communication antenna 19 provided in the base station 20.

The receiving means 12 converts the signal received by the telephone receiving the dispatch request transmitted from the customer 30 through the telephone line and the terminal devices 18a, 18b, 1
8n for communication.

The terminal devices 18a, 1 in this embodiment
Reference numerals 8b and 18n are not only devices that simply input and output data and the like, but also processing devices that are realized by a microcomputer including a Central Processing Unit (CPU). The terminal devices 18a, 18b, 18n include
In response to the vehicle allocation request from the customer 30, the vehicle data of the taxi belonging to the taxi company that is currently receiving the vehicle allocation request (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as the company) is searched, and the vehicle allocation request is satisfied. The first search means 13a, 13b, 13n, and the first search means 13a, 13b, 13n for searching taxis from the vehicle group of the company based on the collected dynamic information, and the taxis satisfying the vehicle allocation request could not be searched. In this case, a taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request is searched for from a vehicle group of taxi companies other than the taxi company that received the vehicle allocation request (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as other companies) based on the collected dynamic information. Second search means 14a, 14b, 14n are provided. It should be noted that the terminal device and each means provided in the terminal device may be collectively indicated by only numbers without the suffixes a, b, and n of the reference numerals.

The first searching means 13 accesses the vehicle database 11 via the shared server 15, identifies the taxi belonging to the company based on the identification code 21 of the taxi company in the vehicle database 11, and retrieves the vehicle data. You can The first search means 13 determines the presence or absence of a taxi that can be dispatched, that is, the distinction between “actual vehicle” and “empty vehicle” in the dynamics 27 of the vehicle data, and when there is an “empty” taxi, “empty vehicle” A taxi is selected from among the taxis according to a predetermined condition and is output as a search result.

The predetermined condition for selecting a taxi to be dispatched is a taxi located closest to the customer who has made a dispatch request based on the data of the current position 23 and the direction 26, and preferably to the customer. It is set that it is moving in the direction of approaching.

On the other hand, when all the taxis belonging to the company are "actual cars", it is output that there is no taxi that can be allocated. For the “empty” taxi, the first search means 13 indicates that if the existing position of the customer 30 who has made a dispatch request and the current positions of all the “empty” taxis are more than 5 km, for example, Since it takes a long time to deliver the vehicle to the vehicle 30, conditions such as outputting that there is no taxi that can be dispatched may be set.

In response to the output of the result of selecting a taxi that can be dispatched from the first search means 13, the information regarding the customer 30 who has made a dispatch request from the terminal device 18 and the dispatch instruction signal are the selection results. It is transmitted via the shared server 15 and the base station 20 to a taxi with a fixed vehicle number.

The shared vehicle allocation system 10 of the present embodiment
Then, when it is output by the first search means 13 that there is no taxi that can be dispatched, instead of refusing the customer's dispatch request, the second search means 14 determines other taxis of other companies based on the identification code 21. Search vehicle data for each taxi company. When a taxi that can be dispatched is found as a result of the search, the second searching means 14 selects a taxi that meets a predetermined condition from the found taxis, and the terminal device 18 selects the selected taxi. 1
Information regarding the customer 30 who has made a vehicle allocation request to 6 and a vehicle allocation instruction signal are transmitted via the shared server 15 and the base station 20.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of taxi dispatch by the shared dispatch system 10. Figure 3
A series of operations up to allocating a taxi in response to a vehicle allocation request from the customer 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

At step a1, for example, the taxi company A receives the vehicle dispatch request of the customer through the telephone line 12
To receive by. In step a2, the terminal device 18a
The first search means 13a provided in the vehicle accesses the vehicle database 11 via the shared server 15 and the taxi company A
The taxi movement 27 belonging to the company with the identification symbol 21 is searched. At step a3, the first search means 13
It is determined whether or not there is a taxi that a can dispatch. If the result of this determination is affirmative and there is a taxi that can be dispatched, the operation proceeds to step a4. At step a4, a taxi to be dispatched is selected according to a predetermined condition. In step a5, in response to the output of the first search means 13a, the terminal device 18a outputs a vehicle dispatch instruction signal to the selected taxi via the shared server 15 and the base station 20, and the taxi is sent to the customer 30. To dispatch.

When the result of the determination in the previous step a3 is negative and there is no taxi that can be dispatched, the process proceeds to step a6. In step a6, the second searching means 14a searches for vehicle data of a taxi belonging to another company, for example, a taxi company B. In step a7, the second searching means 14a
Determines whether there is a taxi that belongs to the taxi company B and can be dispatched. When this determination result is affirmative, the process proceeds to step a8. When the judgment result is negative, step a
Returning to step 6, the search for vehicle data of taxis belonging to a taxi company other than the taxi company B is repeated.

At step a8, the second searching means 14a
Selects a taxi of another company to be dispatched according to predetermined conditions. In step a9, the terminal device 18a
Outputs a dispatch instruction signal to the selected taxi via the shared server 15 and the base station 20, and dispatches the taxi to the customer 30.

When the taxi dispatch instruction is output in step a5 or step a9 and the taxi is dispatched to the customer, a series of operations in the taxi shared dispatch system 10 is completed.

As described above, in the shared vehicle allocation system 10 of the present embodiment, the system can be shared by the taxi companies, so that the system introduction cost can be shared by the taxi companies and the cost can be reduced. Despite the shared vehicle allocation system 10, each taxi company can accept a taxi request from a customer for each taxi company and can dispatch from among taxis belonging to its own company in response to the taxi request from the customer. Therefore, it becomes possible for each taxi company to carry out business activities independently by making the most of its characteristics.

Even if the company cannot respond to the customer's vehicle allocation request, it is possible to request another taxi company to assist in the vehicle allocation, so that the customer's vehicle allocation request can be reliably met. By obtaining mutual trust from customers, and by requesting mutual dispatch assistance, it is not necessary for each taxi company to have a large number of taxis that can handle peak demands for dispatch. Fixed costs can be reduced.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 35 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 35 of the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 10 of the first embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In the shared vehicle allocation system 35 of the present embodiment, it should be noted that the vehicle allocation means 36 for allocating a taxi searched by the second searching means 14 and the case where the vehicle allocation means 36 allocates a vehicle. A charging means 37 for storing charging information for a taxi company that has received an order for a vehicle allocation request and charging information for a taxi company to which a taxi for which a vehicle allocation instruction has been issued, and a taxi based on the charging information stored in the charging means 37. And a calculation means 38 for canceling charges between companies.

In response to the selection result of the taxi that can be dispatched by another company outputted from the second searching means 14, the vehicle allocating means 36 provided in the terminal device 18 outputs a vehicle allocating instruction signal to the taxi of another company and dispatches the vehicle. Each time the vehicle allocation means 36 executes a taxi allocation for another company's taxi, the charging information for the other company that executed the vehicle allocation is stored in the charging means 37 in response to the vehicle allocation instruction signal from the vehicle allocation means 36.

Further, the shared server 15 is provided with a computing means 38, and the computing means 38 stores the billing information stored by the billing means 37 each time a predetermined period elapses and each taxi company stores the billing information. The billing information for each is read out, and the billing information of the other company as the billing target and the billing information charged to the company by the other company as the billing target are calculated so as to be offset.

The charge is a fee for not being able to respond to the customer's dispatch request by the taxi of the company and requesting the dispatch support by the taxi of another company. The billing means 37 provided in the terminal device 18 performs billing processing for the other company each time it requests a taxi dispatch support from another company, and the billing information is stored in the billing means 37. Table 1 shows an example in which the billing information by the billing means 37 is stored for each taxi company requesting assistance for each other company to be billed.

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[Table 1]

As shown in Table 1, for example, a taxi company A
The billing amount, which is the billing information when the taxi company B requests the taxi company B to support the vehicle allocation, is conversely the billing amount from the taxi company B to the taxi company A to request the vehicle allocation support is 35,000 yen. . The calculation means 38 is
The charge from taxi company A to taxi company B,
The calculation is performed so as to cancel out the charge amount from the taxi company B to the taxi company A. That is, 50,000 yen-
35,000 yen = 15,000 yen is calculated to offset the 35,000 yen charge from taxi company B to taxi company A. The calculation for canceling the billing amount between taxi companies by the computing unit 38 is executed every predetermined period such as one week or one month, and after the calculation is performed, the billing amount for each taxi company is once deleted. Then, the billing amount for the next period is newly stored in the billing means 37.

In this way, the taxpayer company A pays 50,000 yen to the taxi company B, and conversely the taxpayer company B pays 35,000 yen to the taxi company A. , The taxi company A pays 15,000 yen to the taxi company B to make the payment only in one direction, and the taxi company B to the taxi company A can be omitted from the payment operation, so the payment operation can be simplified. You can

FIG. 5 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 40 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 40 according to the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 35 according to the second embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

What should be noted in the shared vehicle allocation system 40 of the present embodiment is the charging means 3 in the second embodiment.
Instead of 7, the terminal device 18 subtracts or adds a predetermined number of points from the taxi company that received the vehicle allocation request when the vehicle allocation is performed by the vehicle allocation means 36, and The point adding means 41 for adding or subtracting to / from the taxi company to which the taxi company belongs is provided.

In the present embodiment, a reference point is set in advance for each taxi company according to the size of the company such as the number of taxi owners, and stored in the memory provided in the point adding means 41.
The point adding means 41 reads out the stored points of the company, subtracts, for example, 1 point from the read point each time a vehicle dispatch support request is issued to another company, and receives 1 point each time the vehicle dispatch support request from another company is answered. Add to the number of points read. The point addition result is overwritten and stored in the memory.

The result of adding points is summed up, for example, every year, and the sum of the minus points (subtraction) for which the vehicle dispatch support request is issued based on the reference points and the plus points (addition) for responding to the vehicle dispatch support request. The fairness of the system operation and the like can be maintained by calculating the points and determining the sharing ratio of the maintenance cost of the joint vehicle allocation system 40 according to the size of the total points. A collaborative posture can be realized.

FIG. 6 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 45 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 45 of the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 10 of the first embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

In the shared vehicle allocation system 45 of the present embodiment, it should be noted that an individual customer master 46, which is provided for each taxi company and stores information about customers, and a vehicle allocation request received by the receiving means 12 are dealt with. The customer search means 47 for searching the customer information for the customer from the individual customer master 46 is provided. In response to the reception of the vehicle allocation request by the reception means 12, the first search means 13 included in the joint vehicle allocation system 45 searches for a taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request from the vehicle group belonging to the company by the customer search means 47. Search based on the dynamic information collected.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the store of the individual customer master 46. The individual customer master 46 includes a customer telephone number 53, a customer name 54, and a customer address 55, which the taxi company needs when allocating a taxi to the customer.
And a longitude 57 and a latitude 58 indicating the location 56 of the customer are stored. In FIG. 7, since the individual customer master 46a for the taxi company A is illustrated, the individual customer master 4a
“A” is assigned to the 6a as the identification code 52 of the taxi company A. However, when the individual customer master 46 of each company is provided for each taxi company, it is not necessary to identify the company, and thus the identification symbol 52 may not be provided.

The terminal device 18 of this embodiment responds to a vehicle allocation request from a customer, searches the individual customer master 46 of the company, and reads out and outputs the customer information of the customer who requested the vehicle allocation. 47 is provided. First search means 13
Searches for a taxi that can be dispatched from among its own taxis based on the customer information searched by the customer search means 47.

In the shared vehicle allocation system 45, as described above, the individual customer master 46 which is an important property of each taxi company.
Is not disclosed and shared with other companies other than the company, the independence of each taxi company is maintained, and each taxi company has its own individual customer master 4
You can do business activities that make the most of 6.

FIG. 8 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 60 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 60 according to the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 45 according to the fourth embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

What should be noted in the shared vehicle allocation system 60 of the present embodiment is that the shared server 15 is provided with a common customer master 61 which is provided in common to each taxi company and stores information about customers. Here, the customer master is selectively used, for example, in the individual customer master 46, information of customers important for each taxi company is stored,
The common customer master 61 stores information about customers who can be disclosed to other companies.

Customer search means 47 provided in the terminal device 18
Searches the individual customer master 46 and the common customer master 61 for customer information corresponding to the vehicle allocation request received by the receiving means 12. The order of the customer information retrieval by the customer retrieval means 47 is not particularly limited, and when the corresponding customer information cannot be retrieved in the individual customer master 46 of the company, the corresponding customer information is retrieved from the common customer master 61. Alternatively, if the common customer master 61 cannot find the corresponding customer information, the individual customer master 46 of the company may be searched for the corresponding customer information.

As described above, when the customer information of the customer who has made a vehicle allocation request cannot be found in the individual customer master 46 of the company, the common customer master 61 can be used via the shared server 15. Therefore, since each taxi company can obtain customer information from a wider range of customer masters, it is possible to accurately and promptly respond to the dispatch request from more customers without losing business opportunities. .

FIG. 9 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 65 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 65 according to the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 60 according to the fifth embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

It should be noted that in the shared vehicle allocation system 65 of this embodiment, the terminal device 18 is provided with the charging means 37 for storing the charging information, and the shared server 15 cancels the charging information between the taxi companies. That is, the calculation means 38 for performing the calculation is provided.

In the shared vehicle allocation system 65 of this embodiment, if the common customer master 61 cannot retrieve the customer information corresponding to the customer who has made the vehicle allocation request, the customer search means 47 determines the individual customer master of another company. From 46, it is possible to retrieve customer information corresponding to the customer who has made the vehicle allocation request. Further, if the customer search means 47 cannot find the customer information corresponding to the customer who has made the vehicle dispatch request in the individual customer master 46 of the company, the customer search means 47 responds to the customer who has made the vehicle dispatch request from the individual customer master 46 of another company. It is also possible to search for customer information to be processed.

However, in such a system, the individual customer master 46 provided for each taxi company is disclosed and used by other companies despite being an important property of each taxi company. Therefore, in the present embodiment,
When the customer information of the individual customer master 46 of the company is used by another company in the first searching means 13, the other company used as a consideration for using the individual customer master 46 is charged, and the charging information is charged by the charging means 37. Is configured to be stored in. Further, since the shared server 15 is provided with the calculation means 38, it is possible to perform calculation so as to cancel the billing information between the taxi companies for each predetermined period.

The shared vehicle allocation system 65 of the present embodiment
In place of the charging means 37 of
When the customer information of the individual customer master 46 of the company is used by another company, a predetermined score is subtracted from the other company using the customer information and added to the company using the customer information. It may be a shared vehicle allocation system in which the adding means 41 is provided.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining a series of operations for taxi dispatch by the joint dispatch system 65. With reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, a series of operations by the joint vehicle allocation system 65 until a taxi is allocated will be described.

In step b1, for example, the taxi company A receives the customer's vehicle allocation request by the receiving means 12. In step b2, the customer search means 47a provided in the terminal device 18a accesses the individual customer master 46a of the company and searches for customer information for which a vehicle allocation request has been made. At step b3, it is determined whether or not the individual customer master 46a of the company has the customer information. If the determination result is affirmative, the process proceeds to step b4, and if the determination result is no, the process proceeds to step b5.

At step b4, the first retrieval means 13 is operated based on the customer information retrieved by the customer retrieval means 47a.
a retrieves its own vehicle data from the vehicle database 11.

On the other hand, in step b5, since the customer information does not exist in the company's individual customer master 46a, the customer search means 47a outputs a request for using the individual customer master of another company to the shared server 15. In step b6, the customer search means 47a searches the individual customer masters 46b and 46n of other companies. This search is performed as follows. For example, a customer name for which a vehicle allocation request has been made is used as a search keyword, and the presence or absence of an individual customer master of another company including the customer name is searched.

At step b7, it is judged whether or not there is another company's individual customer master including the customer name. When the judgment result is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step b8. At step b8, detailed customer information including the customer name is retrieved from, for example, the individual customer master 46b of the taxi company B. At step b9, the taxi company A searches the customer master 46b of the taxi company B to obtain the detailed information about the customer, and therefore the taxi company A terminal device 18a of the taxi company A uses the billing means 37a. Then, the charging process is executed for, and the process proceeds to step b4.

When the result of the judgment at the previous step b7 is negative, the routine proceeds to step b10. In step b10, individual customer masters 46a, 46b of the company and other companies,
Since there is no customer information regarding the customer who has made a vehicle allocation request in any of the 46n, the first search means 13a accesses the vehicle database 11 to search for vehicle data of the company regardless of the customer information.

Since the operation after step b11 is the same as the operation after step a3 in the flowchart of FIG. 3 for explaining the series of operations of the taxi dispatch by the above-mentioned shared vehicle dispatch system 10, the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, the billing amount, which is the consideration for using the individual customer master 46 stored in the billing unit 37, is read out every time a predetermined period elapses, and the computing unit 38 is read.
The billing amount of the other company that is the subject of the billing and the billing amount charged to the company by the other subject of the billing may be calculated so as to cancel each other to simplify the payment work between the taxi companies.

As described above, in the joint vehicle allocation system 65,
The individual customer master 46, which is the property of each taxi company, will be disclosed and shared with other companies, but a considerable amount of money will be paid for the use of the individual customer master 46 of the company by other companies. , It is possible to limit the disclosure to information only when necessary, and to effectively use customer information as a property.

FIG. 11 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 70 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. The shared vehicle allocation system 70 according to the present embodiment is similar to the shared vehicle allocation system 10 according to the first embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. It should be noted that in the shared vehicle allocation system 70 of the present embodiment, the terminal device 18 is a customer who searches the individual customer master 46 for the individual customer master 46 and customer information corresponding to the customer who has made the vehicle allocation request. A search means 47 is provided, and the shared server 15 is provided.
Is provided with a vehicle master 71 in which characteristic information such as the type and color of a taxi belonging to each taxi company is stored separately for each taxi company.

First searching means 13 provided in the terminal device 18
Searches for a taxi that satisfies the vehicle allocation request, based on the search result by the vehicle master 71 of the company and the customer search means 47 and the collected dynamic information. That is, the first search means 13 first searches the vehicle master 71 for the taxi belonging to the company based on the information of the customer who has made the vehicle allocation request, which is output from the individual customer master 46 by the customer search means 47, and the customer Cabs that correspond to the vehicle type and vehicle color that meet the needs of Then, the vehicle database 11 is searched to determine whether or not the vehicle can be dispatched according to the extracted dynamic information of the actual vehicle or the empty vehicle. When the search result indicating that there is a taxi that can be dispatched by the first search means 13 is obtained, as described above, a taxi dispatch instruction is given to the taxi extracted by the terminal device 18.

When the search result indicating that there is no taxi that can be dispatched is obtained by the first search means 13, the second search is performed.
The search means 14 accesses the vehicle database 11,
A taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request is searched from a vehicle group of another company based on the search result by the customer search means 47 and the collected dynamic information.

Further, in this embodiment, the first searching means 13
When the taxi satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be searched from the vehicle master 71 and the vehicle database 11 of the company, the second searching unit 14 causes the shared server 1 to search.
Vehicle master 71 of other companies and vehicle database 1 through 5
1 can be searched for a taxi satisfying the dispatch request based on the search result by the customer search means 47 and the collected dynamic information.

As described above, the vehicle masters 7 of the company and other companies
By making it possible to search 1 and the vehicle database 11, even if there is no taxi in the company that can be dispatched to meet the customer's needs, specify a taxi that matches the customer's needs and request support from another company. Can be dispatched. Therefore, it becomes possible to select and dispatch a taxi in a finely tuned manner to the needs of the customer who has made the vehicle dispatch request, and it is possible to further enhance the reliability of the response to the customer's vehicle dispatch request.

The shared server 15 provided in the first to seventh embodiments of the present invention is one or more of the vehicle database which is the managing means 11, the computing means 38, the common customer master 61 and the vehicle master 71. And a server device of a shared vehicle allocation system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal device 18 provided in each of the first to seventh embodiments of the present invention includes a first search means 13, a second search means 14, a vehicle allocation means 36, a charging means 37, and a score adding means 4.
1, the individual customer master 46, and one or more of the customer search means 47 are provided, and the terminal device of the shared vehicle allocation system according to still another embodiment of the present invention is configured.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the taxi is exemplified as the vehicle, but the vehicle is not limited to the taxi, and may be a vehicle for collecting parcels for delivery.

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According to the present invention, a shared vehicle allocation system is provided.
Since the system can be a shared system for each vehicle operation unit that joins the system, the system introduction cost can be shared by each vehicle operation unit and the cost can be reduced. Each vehicle operation unit can receive a vehicle allocation request from a customer for each vehicle operation unit, and the vehicle operation unit that receives the vehicle allocation request according to the vehicle allocation request from the customer (hereinafter, referred to as a own vehicle operation unit It is possible to select a vehicle to be dispatched from among the vehicles that belong to), so that it becomes possible to carry out business activities that make the best use of its characteristics independently for each vehicle operation unit. If the customer's vehicle allocation request cannot be met, a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit that received the vehicle allocation request (hereinafter may be referred to as another vehicle operation unit).
Since it is possible to request car dispatch support to the vehicle, it is possible to gain the trust from the customer that it will surely respond to the customer's car dispatch request, and by mutually requesting car dispatch support Fixed costs can be reduced because it is not necessary to have a large number of vehicles for each operation unit to meet the peak demand for vehicle allocation.

Further, according to the present invention, in the joint vehicle allocation system, a fee is charged from the vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle instructed the vehicle allocation belongs to the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is received, and the fee has been paid. Since the charging means for storing the charging information is provided, it is possible to clarify the cost related to the track record in response to the vehicle dispatch support request.

Further, according to the present invention, the points subtracted from each vehicle operation unit by issuing the vehicle allocation support request to the other vehicle operation units and the subtracted points from the other vehicle operation units in a predetermined period, for example, every year. It is possible to obtain the total score with the score added in response to the vehicle dispatch support request. Depending on the size of the total points, fairness etc. of the system operation can be maintained by performing the operation such as allocating the sharing ratio of the system maintenance cost. can do.

Further, according to the present invention, although the shared vehicle allocation is performed by sharing the system, the vehicle allocation support requests are made between the vehicle operation units, but the individual customer master, which is an important property of the own vehicle operation unit, is used. Is not disclosed and shared with other vehicle operation units, so that the independence of each vehicle operation unit is maintained. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can independently perform business activities by utilizing the individual customer master, which is the property of each vehicle operation unit.

Further, according to the present invention, although the shared vehicle allocation is performed by sharing the system and requesting the allocation of vehicles between the vehicle operating units, the important customer who is an important property of the own vehicle operating unit is related. Since the individual customer master, which is information, is not disclosed and shared with other vehicle operation units, the independence of each vehicle operation unit is maintained. On the other hand, the remaining customer information excluding important customers is stored in the common customer master, and each vehicle operation unit can commonly use the common customer master. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can carry out business activities independently by utilizing the individual customer master, which is the property of each vehicle operation unit. It is possible to accurately and swiftly respond to more vehicle dispatch requests from more customers without loss of service.

Further, according to the present invention, when the customer information of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request in the individual customer master of the own vehicle operation unit cannot be found, the common customer master shared with other vehicle operation units can be used. . As a result, each vehicle operation unit can use the customer information stored in the common customer master, and can obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters, thus losing business opportunities. Without this, it becomes possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers.

Further, according to the present invention, when the common customer master shared by each vehicle operation unit cannot find the customer information of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request, the individual customer master of another vehicle operation unit can be used. . As a result, each vehicle operation unit can use the customer information stored in the individual customer master of other vehicle operation units together with the common customer master, and obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters. As a result, it is possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers without losing business opportunities.

Further, according to the present invention, when the customer information of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request in the individual customer master of the own vehicle operation unit cannot be found, the individual customer master of the other vehicle operation unit can be used. As a result, each vehicle operation unit can mutually use the customer information stored in the individual customer master, and can obtain the customer information from a wider range of customer masters, thus losing business opportunities. Without doing so, it becomes possible to accurately and swiftly respond to the dispatch requests from more customers.

According to the present invention, the individual customer master, which is a property for each vehicle operation unit, will be disclosed and used for other vehicle operation units. A considerable amount of consideration will be paid for the use of individual customer masters of units, so it is possible to limit the disclosure to information only when necessary.
Customer information can be effectively used as a property.

According to the present invention, the individual customer master, which is a property for each vehicle operation unit, will be disclosed and used for other vehicle operation units. A predetermined score is added to the use of the individual customer master of the unit, and is subtracted in the opposite case. The fairness of system operation can be maintained by performing operations such as determining the sharing ratio of system maintenance cost according to the total of the added points to be added or subtracted. It is possible to realize a united coordinated posture. in this way,
It is possible to evaluate the property of individual customer information by adding points to the use of individual customer information between each vehicle operation unit and converting the added result to the share ratio of system maintenance cost etc. In addition, it is possible to limit the disclosure to information only when necessary, and to effectively use individual customer information as a property.

Further, according to the present invention, the joint vehicle allocation system is provided with the vehicle master in which the characteristic information of each vehicle is stored, and by searching the vehicle master, the needs of the customer who has the vehicle allocation request can be finely met. It becomes possible to select a vehicle and dispatch it.

Further, according to the present invention, when the vehicle satisfying the dispatch request cannot be found from the vehicle groups belonging to the own vehicle operation unit, the vehicle group belonging to the other vehicle operation unit is obtained by the second searching means. It is possible to search for a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request from among the above. In this way, even when there is no vehicle that can respond to the customer's vehicle allocation request in the vehicle operation unit, it is possible to request the vehicle allocation support to another vehicle operation unit and further enhance the reliability of the response to the customer's vehicle allocation request. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, when the vehicle satisfying the dispatch request cannot be found from the vehicle groups belonging to the own vehicle operation unit, the vehicle group belonging to the other vehicle operation unit is obtained by the second searching means. It is possible to search for a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request from among the above. In this way, even when there is no vehicle in the own vehicle operation unit that can respond to the customer's vehicle allocation request, a vehicle that matches the customer's needs is specified and another vehicle operation unit is requested to assist the vehicle allocation The reliability of the response to the request can be further enhanced.

Further, according to the present invention, the billing amount between the vehicle operation units that mutually request the dispatch of vehicles can be offset by the arithmetic means provided, so that each vehicle operation unit can be divided between the vehicle operation units. Since it is not necessary to exchange unnecessary amounts of money with each other, settlement work can be simplified.

Further, according to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system is provided with a server device, and the server device includes the management means, the first search means, the second search means, the vehicle allocation means, the charging means, At least one selected from the group of the score adding means, the individual customer master, and the customer search means
One is prepared. As a result, the server device and the means provided in the server device can be shared by each vehicle operation unit that is a member of the system, so that the system introduction cost can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, the shared vehicle allocation system is provided with a terminal device, and the terminal device includes the receiving means,
The first search means, the second search means, the individual customer master, the customer search means, the previous management means, the vehicle allocation means, the charging means, the point adding means, the common customer master, the vehicle master, the At least one selected from the group of computing means is provided. As a result, the means provided in the terminal device can be used for each vehicle operation unit that is a member of the system, so that it is possible to shorten the vehicle dispatch request response processing time from the customer.

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FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a vehicle joint allocation system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of a store of a vehicle database 11.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of taxi dispatch by the shared vehicle dispatch system 10.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 35 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 40 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 45 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a store of an individual customer master 46. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 60 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 65 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a series of operations for taxi dispatch by the shared dispatch system 65.

FIG. 11 is a system diagram showing a shared vehicle allocation system 70 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional shared vehicle allocation system 1 including a shared vehicle allocation center 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 35, 40, 45, 60, 65, 70 Joint vehicle allocation system 11 Vehicle database 12 Receiving means 13 First searching means 14 Second searching means 15 Shared server 16 Taxi 18 Terminal device 36 Vehicle allocating means 37 Charging means 38 Computing means 46 Individual customer master 47 Customer search means 61 Common customer master 71 Vehicle master

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[Claims] 1. A management unit that manages the dynamic information collected from each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit by dividing it into vehicle groups for each vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle belongs, and a management unit that is provided for each vehicle operation unit. Receiving means for receiving a vehicle allocation request from the vehicle, and a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request in response to the vehicle allocation request received by the receiving means, from the vehicle group of the vehicle operation unit that received the vehicle allocation request, to the collected dynamic information. Based on the first search means, and when the first search means cannot find a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request, a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request is operated by a vehicle other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered. A shared vehicle allocation system comprising: a second search means for searching based on the collected dynamic information from a vehicle group of a unit. 2. A vehicle allocation means for allocating a vehicle to the vehicle searched by the second search means, and when the vehicle allocation is performed by the vehicle allocation means, charging information for a vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received, and vehicle allocation The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a charging unit that stores charging information according to a vehicle operation unit to which the instructed vehicle belongs. 3. A vehicle allocation unit that allocates a vehicle to the vehicle searched by the second search unit, and when the vehicle allocation is performed by the vehicle allocation unit, a predetermined point is a vehicle operation unit that has received an order for a vehicle allocation request. 2. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a point addition means for subtracting or adding to and from the vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle instructed to allocate is added or subtracted. 4. A management unit for managing the dynamic information collected from each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit by dividing it into vehicle groups for each vehicle operation unit to which the vehicle belongs, and a customer provided for each vehicle operation unit. Customer order information for each vehicle operation unit, receiving means for receiving vehicle allocation requests from customers, customer information corresponding to vehicle allocation requests received by the receiving means, and ordering vehicle allocation requests The customer search means for searching from the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit, and the vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request in response to the reception of the vehicle allocation request by the receiving means, from the vehicle group of the vehicle operation unit that has received the vehicle allocation request, A shared vehicle allocation system comprising: a first search means for performing a search based on a search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information. 5. A common customer master, which is provided in common for each vehicle operation unit and stores information about customers, wherein the customer search means receives the customer information corresponding to the vehicle allocation request, and the vehicle operation for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 4, wherein the individual customer master and the common customer master of the unit are searched. 6. The customer search means, when the corresponding customer information cannot be searched in the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received,
The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 5, wherein corresponding customer information is retrieved from the common customer master. 7. The customer search means, if the corresponding customer information cannot be searched in the common customer master, from the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is received, the corresponding customer 7. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 5, wherein information is retrieved. 8. The customer search means, if the corresponding customer information cannot be searched in the individual customer master of the vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received,
The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 4, wherein the corresponding customer information is retrieved from an individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is received. 9. When the customer information of the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered is used in the first search means, the charge information for use of the individual customer master is stored. 9. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a charging means for performing the charging. 10. When the customer information of the individual customer master of a vehicle operation unit other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered is used in the first search means, a predetermined score is used as the customer information. 9. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 7, further comprising point adding means for subtracting or adding to the vehicle operating unit that has been performed and adding or subtracting the customer information to and from the vehicle operating unit that has been used. 11. A vehicle master, which is provided for each vehicle operation unit and stores characteristic information of each vehicle belonging to each vehicle operation unit, wherein the first searching means includes a vehicle operation unit that receives an order for a vehicle allocation request. The shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request is searched based on a search result by the vehicle master and the customer search means and the collected dynamic information. 12. A vehicle group of vehicle operation units other than a vehicle operation unit for which a vehicle allocation request is received, when a vehicle satisfying the vehicle allocation request cannot be retrieved by the first searching means. The second search means for performing a search based on the search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information is further provided.
11. The shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of 11. 13. The vehicle group of vehicle operation units other than the vehicle operation unit for which the vehicle allocation request is ordered, when the first search means cannot find a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle allocation request. The second search means for performing a search based on the vehicle master other than the vehicle operation unit that has received the vehicle dispatch request and the search result by the customer search means and the collected dynamic information.
The shared vehicle allocation system described in 1. 14. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 2, further comprising a computing unit for canceling billing between vehicle operation units based on billing information stored in the billing unit. 15. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the management unit, the first search unit, and the second search unit. Server device for vehicle dispatch system. 16. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 4, further comprising at least one of the management unit, the individual customer master, the customer search unit, and the first search unit. The server device of the characteristic shared vehicle allocation system. 17. The shared vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising at least one of the reception means, the first search means, and the second search means. The terminal device of the system. 18. The shared vehicle allocation system according to claim 4, further comprising at least one of the individual customer master, the receiving unit, the customer searching unit, and the first searching unit. The terminal device of the joint vehicle allocation system.