JP2004012263A - Terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a taxi travel easily to a destination (goal) without requiring guide by passenger, in any of a case where a route to the destination for the passenger in the taxi is complicated and a case where a taxi driver is not familiar with geographical features in the periphery of the destination. <P>SOLUTION: A settlement terminal 1 is mounted on the taxi 4, the terminal 1 is provided with a memory part 12 stored with a map, a display part 15, a reading means 17 for reading the goal place expressing the destination of the passenger from a card 3 of the passenger getting on the taxi, and a computing means 14 for computing a position of the taxi one by one, based on a signal from a GPS satellite 5, and a CPU 11 in the terminal equipment 1 retrieves the route to the destination read from the reading means based on the map in the memory part, using the present position of the taxi expressing a computed result by the computing means, and displays the retrieved route together with the map read out from the memory part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a terminal device that is mounted on a taxi and guides a user who gets on the taxi to a destination.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, when a user gets in a taxi, the taxi driver informs the taxi driver of the destination to which he / she will get off and the route to that destination, while the taxi driver follows the route notified by the passenger (user). I try to drive a taxi until.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, if the passenger's route to the drop-off destination is complicated, or if the taxi driver is not familiar with the geography around the destination, he will arrive at the desired destination unless the passenger guides the taxi driver. There was a problem that the burden on passengers increased.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention requires the guidance of passengers regardless of whether the route to the destination of the passenger who took the taxi is complicated or the geography around the destination is not familiar with the taxi driver. It is an object of the present invention to enable a taxi to easily travel to a desired destination without performing.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is directed to a terminal device which is mounted on a taxi and guides a user who gets on the taxi to a destination, the display device comprising: a display unit; and a storage unit storing map data. Reading means for reading the destination indicating the destination of the user from the card of the user who took the taxi; calculating means for calculating the position of the taxi one by one based on signals from GPS satellites; Control means for searching a route from the current position of the taxi indicating the destination to the destination read by the reading means based on the map data in the storage unit, and displaying the searched route together with the map data read from the storage unit on the display unit Are provided.
[0006]
In this case, a user ID is recorded on the card, and a center for managing the taxi usage fee used by the user is provided in association with the user ID. When the vehicle arrives at the ground, the card ID and the taxi fare of the user are transmitted to the center, and the center is settled to settle the taxi fare of the user.
In addition, the terminal device has value information recorded on the card, and the terminal device includes a settlement unit that setstle the taxi fare of the user based on the value information of the card when the taxi ridden by the user arrives at the destination. .
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system to which a terminal device according to the present invention is applied.
In this system, the settlement terminal 1 installed in the taxi 4, the ID owned by the taxi user, and the address of the user's home and work are recorded as the user's destination together with the ID for identifying the user. For example, an IC card 3 such as a credit card, a cash card, and a taxi ticket; a GPS satellite 5; a public network 6 capable of wireless connection with the settlement terminal 1 mounted on the taxi 4; And a settlement center 7 for settlement of the fare of the user who has boarded the vehicle 4.
[0008]
An outline of the operation of the system configured as described above will be described.
When the user gets on the taxi 4, the user gives his IC card 3 to the taxi driver. The taxi driver inserts the IC card 3 into the settlement terminal 1. Then, the settlement terminal 1 searches for a route from the current position of the taxi 4 based on the signal from the GPS satellite 5 to the destination of the taxi user read from the IC card 3 based on the map stored in advance. To start. Then, the search result is displayed together with the map on the display unit. The taxi driver drives the taxi 4 to the destination according to the route displayed on the display unit of the settlement terminal 1.
[0009]
When the taxi 4 arrives at the destination, the settlement terminal 1 transmits the user ID recorded on the IC card 3 and the taxi fare of the user to the settlement center 7 via the public network 6, Electronic payment of taxi fares. At the settlement center 7, the taxi fare of the user is deducted from the user's bank account at a later date.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the settlement terminal 1 mounted on the taxi 4. The payment terminal 1 has a CPU 11 that performs all control of the payment terminal 1, a storage unit 12 that stores a map, a GPS antenna 13 that receives a radio signal from the GPS satellite 5, and a signal based on a signal from the GPS antenna 13. A GPS unit 14 that calculates the current position as latitude / longitude information, a display unit 15 that displays a map or the like, and a keyboard 16 are provided.
[0011]
Further, the settlement terminal 1 transmits and receives radio signals to and from the IC card reader 17 for reading information of the IC card 3, a magnetic card reader 18 for reading information of a magnetic card (not shown), a printer 19, and the public network 6. And a wireless communication unit 21 for performing wireless communication with the public network 6 via the antenna 20, and a power supply unit 22 for supplying power to the above units.
[0012]
Next, a detailed operation of the settlement terminal 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be described.
When the user gets on the taxi 4, the user gives his IC card 3 to the taxi driver as described above. The taxi driver inserts the IC card 3 handed by the user into the IC card reader 17 of the settlement terminal 1. Then, the IC card reader unit 17 reads the destination of the user recorded on the IC card 3 and transmits it to the CPU 11. When the user's destination transmitted from the IC card reader unit 17 is input, the CPU 11 calculates the position of the destination as latitude / longitude information.
[0013]
On the other hand, the GPS unit 14 of the settlement terminal 1 always calculates the current position of the taxi 4 as latitude / longitude information based on a signal from the GPS satellite 5 input via the GPS antenna 13 at all times. The storage unit 12 stores map data corresponding to the latitude / longitude information. The CPU 11 searches the map data in the storage unit 12 based on the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the taxi 4 calculated by the GPS unit 14 and the latitude / longitude information of the destination of the IC card 3, and searches for the taxi. A route from the current position 4 to the destination of the user is obtained, and the obtained route is displayed on the display unit 15 together with the map read from the storage unit 12.
[0014]
When two addresses, for example, a user's home address and a work address, are recorded on the IC card 3 as the user's destination, the settlement terminal 1 sets the display unit 15 to use both addresses as the destination. At this time, the driver operates the keyboard 16 to select one of the addresses as the destination based on the designation from the user who got on the taxi 4, so that the selected address is determined as the destination. To
[0015]
The taxi driver recognizes the map displayed on the display unit 15 and the route to the destination on the map, starts the taxi 4, and drives the taxi 4 according to the route displayed on the display unit 15. Even while the taxi 4 is traveling, the GPS unit 14 calculates the position of the taxi 4 one by one based on the signal from the GPS satellite 5. Further, the CPU 11 executes the above-described processing for obtaining a route from the current position of the taxi 4 calculated by the GPS unit 14 and the destination of the user and displaying the route together with the map data in the storage unit 12 on the display unit 15. . As described above, since the route to the destination is displayed one by one on the display unit 15 even while the taxi 4 is traveling toward the destination, the route to the destination of the passenger who took the taxi is complicated. However, even if the taxi driver is not familiar with the geography around the destination, the taxi driver recognizes the route displayed on the display unit 15 accurately, so that the taxi 4 To a desired destination.
[0016]
When the position based on the calculation result of the GPS unit 14 matches the destination position of the user, the CPU 11 of the settlement terminal 1 determines that the taxi 4 has arrived at the destination. In this case, the CPU 11 reads the toll from a not-shown toll meter, inputs a high-speed toll based on the driver's operation of the keyboard 16 when the taxi 4 travels on the highway, sets these as a fare, and uses an IC card. The reader 17 is controlled to read the user ID recorded on the IC card 3. Then, the user ID and the fare are transmitted to the wireless communication unit 12 and transmitted from the wireless communication unit 21 to the settlement center 7 via the antenna 20 and the public network 6 as settlement information.
[0017]
In the settlement center 7 that manages the taxi fare of each user based on the ID of each user, the settlement terminal 1 mounted on the taxi 4 transmits the taxi of the user together with the ID of the user as described above. When the fare is transmitted, the taxi fare is stored in association with the user ID. Then, at a later date, the taxi fare of the user is deducted from the bank account registered in association with the user ID. Thus, the settlement terminal 1 can settle the taxi fare of the user.
[0018]
In the present embodiment, the user ID and the destination of the user are recorded on the IC card 3, and when the user gets on the taxi 4, the taxi 4 is moved to the destination of the user recorded on the IC card 3. When the vehicle is driven and arrives at the destination, the ride fee of the taxi 4 and the user ID of the IC card 3 are sent to the settlement center 7 to settle the ride fee of the user. The same thing can be realized by recording the user ID and the destination of the user on a magnetic card instead of 3 and causing the magnetic card reader section 18 to read the recorded information of the magnetic card.
[0019]
In the present embodiment, the payment terminal 1 is provided with a GPS function such as the GPS unit 14 for calculating the current position of the taxi 4 and an IC card reader unit 17 for reading information on the IC card 3. The payment terminal 1 is provided with only the IC card reader unit 17 and the GPS function is provided on a device different from the payment terminal 1, and the guidance display to the destination of the taxi 4 is performed in conjunction with the payment terminal 1 and another device. You may comprise so that it may implement | achieve.
[0020]
Further, in the present embodiment, the user ID is recorded on the IC card 3, and this user ID is sent to the settlement center 7 together with the taxi fare of the user to settle the fare. When the user pays the taxi company, the taxi company charges the IC card 3 with value information corresponding to the payment, and when the taxi 4 occupied by the user arrives at the destination of the user, the settlement terminal is settled. 1 may settle the ride fare of the user by subtracting the fare from the balance of the IC card 3.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a display unit, a storage unit in which map data is stored, and a destination representing the destination of the passenger from the card of the passenger who took the taxi are displayed on the terminal device mounted on the taxi. And a calculating means for calculating the position of the taxi one by one based on a signal from the GPS satellite, from the current position of the taxi representing the calculation result of the calculating means to the destination read by the reading means. Route is searched based on the map in the storage unit, and the searched route is displayed on the display unit together with the map read from the storage unit, so if the route to the destination of the passenger who took the taxi is complicated And even if the taxi driver is not familiar with the geography around the destination, the taxi driver will be able to In can carry its passengers.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system to which a terminal device according to the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the terminal device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Payment terminal, 3 ... IC card, 4 ... Taxi, 5 ... GPS satellite, 6 ... Public network, 7 ... Payment center, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... Storage unit, 13 ... GPS antenna, 14 ... GPS unit, 15 ... Display unit, 16 keyboard, 17 IC card reader unit, 18 magnetic card reader unit, 19 printer, 20 antenna, 21 wireless communication unit.

Claims (3)

A terminal device installed in a taxi,
A display unit,
A storage unit in which map data is stored;
Reading means for reading a destination indicating the destination of the user from a card of the user who has boarded the taxi;
Calculating means for calculating the position of the taxi one by one based on a signal from a GPS satellite;
A route from the current position of the taxi indicating the calculation result of the calculation unit to the destination read by the reading unit was searched based on the map data in the storage unit, and the searched route was read from the storage unit. A terminal device comprising: control means for displaying on the display unit together with map data. In claim 1,
The card records the ID of the user, and is provided with a center for managing the usage fee of the taxi used by the user in association with the ID of the user,
When the taxi carried by the user arrives at the destination, the ID of the card and the taxi fare of the user are transmitted to the center, and the center is settled for the taxi fare of the user. A terminal device comprising means. In claim 1,
Value information is recorded on the card,
A terminal device, comprising: settlement means for settingtle the taxi fare of the user based on the value information of the card when the taxi carried by the user arrives at the destination.

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