JP2004178231A - Transportation charging system and charging method used for this charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transportation charging system which is quickly utilized for use of a service space installed within a means of transportation and conducts charging for the service. <P>SOLUTION: Upon detecting the boarding of a user, a sensor 3 mounted in a vehicle 1 acquires a user ID from a mobile communication terminal 2 and transmits it to a presence server 4. The presence server 4 notifies a charging server 5 of its information. The charging server 5 starts charging if the user ID is registered and monitors whether a service request from the user occurs. When the service request from the user occurs, the sensor 3 acquires the user ID from the mobile communication terminal 2 and notifies the presence server 4 of it. The presence server 4 notifies the charging server 5 of the information, and notifies a terminal of a crew who is at the nearest position to the user, of the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transportation billing system and a billing method used for the same, and more particularly to a billing method when using a transportation system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a billing method when using a transportation system, an IC (integrated circuit) card is charged with cash and a ticket gate, that is, a billing sensor is installed in a fixed portion, and the IC card passes through the billing sensor. There is a way to collect usage fees.
[0003]
In this case, the user who uses the train only needs to bring the IC card close to the billing sensor once each when charging the IC card and entering the station and when leaving the station, respectively. Billing is possible without detecting that the user is traveling by train.
[0004]
On the other hand, as another billing system, when using transportation such as a train, a bus, or an aircraft, a medium code and usage data transmitted from an electronic medium owned by a user at a boarding position and a disembarkation position are used for transportation. There is also proposed a method of receiving a signal from a receiver mounted on a vehicle or an aircraft, and charging from a boarding station (boarding airport) to a drop-off station (airport) based on the medium code and the usage status data ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-32804 (pages 7 to 10, FIGS. 1 and 2)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional billing system for transportation, in the case of a billing method using an IC card, the user's trouble still remains, and only reading at the entrance / exit of the station can provide a service according to the user's state in the train. It is not possible to realize the billing system provided by. The same applies to a method in which a medium code and usage data transmitted from an electronic medium are received by a receiver mounted on a vehicle or aircraft of a transportation agency.
[0007]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a transportation system charging system that can be used immediately when using a service space installed in a transportation system and that can charge for the service. And a billing method used therefor.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A transportation billing system according to the present invention is a transportation billing system for charging a usage fee based on information from a sensor mounted in a moving body of a transportation and acquiring information from a mobile communication terminal. Means for charging an additional charge to the usage charge based on a user request from the mobile communication terminal in the body.
[0009]
A billing method according to the present invention is a billing method of a transportation billing system including a billing server that is mounted in a moving body of a transportation and that charges usage fees based on information from a sensor that acquires information from a mobile communication terminal. There is further provided a step of, on the charging server side, charging an additional fee to the usage fee based on a user request from the mobile communication terminal in the moving object.
[0010]
That is, in the transportation billing system of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal possessed by the user who has boarded the transportation has the user ID (identification information) at the time of starting the transportation and the shortest distance from the transportation at the time of starting the transportation. The location information of a certain access point is notified to a presence server on an IP (Internet Protocol) network, and the billing server is started to start the billing in response to the notification. Or a difference in presence status such as "standing" can be sensed by the sensor, and the difference makes it possible to change a billing amount such as applying a discount to a fee for a standing person.
[0011]
Also, if there is a service space provided in the transportation system, when the user moves to the space to use the service space, the presence status information of the user that the sensor has “moved to a certain service space” Or the presence status information of the user "using food and drink and specific services in the service space installed in the transportation system" is detected through a monitor installed in a specific location and monitoring the user status, and the service is detected. The space can be used immediately, and an additional charge can be made as a service usage fee.
[0012]
After that, when the user gets off, the sensor detects the presence information that "gets off" and notifies the charging server of the user ID and the access point ID that was the shortest distance, so that the boarding and getting off and the service in the service space can be performed. By charging for the distance or charging for the service based on the access point ID notified for use, it is possible to realize a system that eliminates the hassle of conventional cash payment by the user.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 2 owned by a user, a sensor 3 mounted on a vehicle 1 of the transportation used by the user, and an IP (Intenet Protocol) network. 100, a presence server 4 connected to the network 100, a billing server 5, an access point (a) 6a when getting on, and an access point (b) 6b when getting off. However, in this example, the vehicle 1 of the transportation means is a vehicle of the Shinkansen.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the sensor 3 of FIG. 2, the sensor 3 includes a user ID (identification information) acquiring unit 31 and a wireless transmitting / receiving unit 32.
[0015]
The user ID (identification information) acquisition unit 31 detects the user's getting into and out of the vehicle 1 through the wireless transmitting and receiving unit 32 according to the presence or absence of a wireless signal from the mobile communication terminal 2, and when the user gets in and out of the vehicle 1 The user ID is obtained from the mobile communication terminal 2 through the wireless transmission / reception unit 32.
[0016]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the accounting server 5 of FIG. 3, the charging server 5 includes an ID acquisition unit 51, an ID determination unit 52, an alarm notification unit 53, and a charging unit 54.
[0017]
The ID acquisition unit 51 acquires an access point ID (hereinafter, referred to as an AP-ID), a user ID, a sensor ID, and presence information from the presence server 4 via the IP network 100.
[0018]
The ID determination unit 52 determines whether the user ID acquired from the presence server 4 is registered. If the user ID is registered, the user ID and the presence information are passed to the charging unit 54. If the user ID is not registered, the fact is notified by an alarm. Notify section 53. The alarm notification unit 53 notifies the mobile communication terminal 2 of an alarm based on the notification from the ID determination unit 52. The charging unit 54 charges the corresponding user based on the user ID and the presence information from the ID determination unit 52.
[0019]
4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation of the transportation billing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the transportation billing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0020]
First, when the user performs user registration in the charging server 5 (step S1 in FIG. 4), the charging server 5 distributes the user ID to the mobile communication terminal 2 of the user (step S2 in FIG. 4).
[0021]
Thereafter, the user gets on the vehicle 1 (step S3 in FIG. 4), and when the sensor 3 mounted in the vehicle 1 (hereinafter referred to as a sensor mounted on the vehicle) detects the user's "ride" (step S4 in FIG. 4). ), The in-vehicle sensor 3 acquires the user ID from the user's mobile communication terminal 2 (step S5 in FIG. 4), and accesses the AP-ID, the user ID, the sensor ID (the ID of the in-vehicle sensor 3), and the presence information. The presence server 4 is notified via the point (a) 6a and the IP network 100 (step S6 in FIG. 4).
[0022]
When the presence server 4 receives the AP-ID, the user ID, the sensor ID, and the presence information from the in-vehicle sensor 3, the presence server 4 notifies the charging server 5 of the user ID, the AP-ID, and the presence information (step S7 in FIG. 4).
[0023]
The billing server 5 determines whether or not the user ID received through the presence server 4 is registered (step S8 in FIG. 4). If the user ID is not registered, an alarm is issued to the user's mobile communication terminal 2 (for example, the mobile communication terminal 2). (Step S11 in FIG. 4), so that the user gets off the vehicle 1 (Step S12 in FIG. 4).
[0024]
On the other hand, if the user ID is registered, the charging server 5 starts charging based on the user ID, the AP-ID, and the presence information (step S9 in FIG. 4), and monitors whether a service request from the user has occurred. (Step S10 in FIG. 4).
[0025]
When a service request is issued from the user, the on-vehicle sensor 3 acquires the user ID from the user's mobile communication terminal 2 (step S13 in FIG. 5), and connects the access point (a) 6a or the access point (b) 6b with the IP. The AP-ID, user ID, sensor ID, and presence information are notified to the presence server 4 via the network 100 (step S14 in FIG. 5).
[0026]
When the presence server 4 receives the AP-ID, the user ID, the sensor ID, and the presence information from the on-vehicle sensor 3, the presence server 4 notifies the charging server 5 of the user ID, the AP-ID, and the presence information (step S15 in FIG. 5). Based on the ID, the user ID and the service request information are notified to the crew terminal (not shown) of the crew member closest to the position of the user (step S16 in FIG. 5).
[0027]
The charging server 5 charges an additional charge for the service based on the user ID, the AP-ID, and the presence information (step S17 in FIG. 5), and the crew gives the user to the user based on the user ID and the service request information notified to the crew terminal. Service. At the time of performing the service, the crew terminal notifies the charging server of the charge for the “thing” or “information” provided to the user, a notification of the completion of the provision, a user ID, a sensor ID, a provision completion time, and the like.
[0028]
In this case, service requests from users who board the Shinkansen or aircraft include, for example, “hungry”, “want to see something (want to read)”, etc., and requests that “hungry” , A dedicated crew provides a meal, and a request to “see something (read)” is provided by a dedicated crew to provide reading materials (newspapers, weekly magazines, etc.), movies, and the like.
[0029]
Further, service requests from a user who gets on a train or the like include, for example, “I want information near the destination”, “I want to know today's weather”, and the like. And necessary information is displayed on a screen of a receiver or the like in the vehicle 1. If the service request is charged, the service is charged, and if the service is free, no charge is performed.
[0030]
When the in-vehicle sensor 3 detects the user's "get off" (step S18 in FIG. 5), the in-vehicle sensor 3 acquires the user ID from the user's mobile communication terminal 2 (step S19 in FIG. 5), and acquires the AP-ID, the user ID, the sensor ID, The presence information is notified to the presence server 4 via the access point (b) 6b and the IP network 100 (step S20 in FIG. 5).
[0031]
When the presence server 4 receives the AP-ID, the user ID, the sensor ID, and the presence information from the in-vehicle sensor 3, the presence server 4 notifies the charging server 5 of the user ID, the AP-ID, and the presence information (step S21 in FIG. 5). The charging server 5 calculates a charging fee using the two AP-IDs of the access point (a) 6a and the access point (b) 6b (step S22 in FIG. 5), and ends the charging (step S23 in FIG. 5).
[0032]
FIG. 6 is a view showing the inside of a vehicle in a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vehicle 1a in a free seat of a vehicle 1 (a bullet train) of a transportation, a sensor 3a installed at an entrance of the vehicle 1a, and a green vehicle. Of the vehicle 1b, a sensor 3b installed at the entrance of the vehicle 1b, and the mobile communication terminal 2.
[0033]
7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the operation of the transportation billing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the transportation billing system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The overall configuration of the transportation billing system according to one embodiment of the present invention is the same as the configuration of the transportation billing system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and the sensors 3a and 3b used for this and the billing system. The configuration of the server 5 is the same as the configuration of the sensor 3 and the billing server 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.
[0034]
First, the user possessing the mobile communication terminal 2 performs user registration with the charging server 5 in advance at an arbitrary time before using the transportation (step S31 in FIG. 7). By this registration, the user authentication (ID) is distributed from the charging server 5 to the mobile communication terminal 2 (step S32 in FIG. 7).
[0035]
In this state, when the user gets on the vehicle 1a in the unreserved seat of the Shinkansen (step S33 in FIG. 7), the presence information that the user has "ridden" is detected by the sensor 3a mounted on the vehicle 1a in the unreserved seat of the Shinkansen. (Step S34 in FIG. 7), a user ID is obtained (Step S35 in FIG. 7).
[0036]
These two pieces of ID information are notified to the presence server 4 via the access point 6a and the IP network 100 together with the AP-ID of the access point 6a (step S36 in FIG. 7). The ID and the access point ID are notified (step S37 in FIG. 7).
[0037]
The charging server 5 checks whether the received user ID matches the user ID registered in step S31 (step S38 in FIG. 7). If the user ID is not registered, the charging server 5 Since the user has not been registered and an alarm indicating this is notified to the mobile communication terminal 2 of the user (step S42 in FIG. 7), the user gets off (step S43 in FIG. 7). If the ID has been registered by the user ID authentication described above, the charging server 5 starts charging (step S39 in FIG. 7).
[0038]
When the user moves to the green vehicle 1b in order to use the green vehicle seat while riding in the unreserved vehicle 1a (step S40 in FIG. 7), the sensor 3b installed on the green vehicle transmits the user presence information “green”. "Move to car" is received together with the user ID (step S41 in FIG. 7, step S44 in FIG. 8), and the presence server 4 is further notified and requests the charging server 5 to perform additional charging for the service usage (FIG. 7). 8 steps S45 to S47).
[0039]
Thereafter, when the user arrives at the destination and gets off, the user ID is acquired by the sensor 3b mounted on the vehicle 1b of the green car (step S49 in FIG. 8), and the presence information that the user has got off is displayed. It is detected (step S50 in FIG. 8).
[0040]
These two pieces of ID information are notified to the presence server 4 via the access point 6b and the IP network 100 together with the AP-ID of the access point 6b (step S51 in FIG. 8). The ID and the access point ID are notified (step S52 in FIG. 8).
[0041]
The charging server 5 calculates the fee for the distance of the user and the fee for the green car based on the two IDs of the access point 6a and the access point 6b (step S53 in FIG. 8), and the charging ends (step S54 in FIG. 8). ).
[0042]
As described above, according to the present invention, the user can be charged by changing the presence information of the user from "getting on" to "getting off", so that the user using the transportation system purchases a ticket or a numbered ticket for using the same. There is no necessity, and the effect of eliminating the trouble of purchasing tickets can be obtained.
[0043]
In this case, according to the present invention, a monitor for monitoring the state of the user is introduced at a specific position, so that a service space (for example, a green car, eating and drinking in a car, provision of peripheral information, , Etc.), the user can immediately use the service and charge for the service.
[0044]
Further, according to the present invention, by introducing information of “standing / seated” into the presence information of the user, the user who “stands” in transportation such as a shared bus or a train can be “seated”. The difference is that the user is charged less than the user who does. In this case, however, detection means such as an image sensor for detecting "standing / seated" is required in the sensors 3, 3a, 3b.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention relates to a transportation billing system including a billing server that is mounted in a moving body of a transportation facility and charges a usage fee based on information from a sensor that acquires information from a mobile communication terminal. By charging an additional fee to the usage fee based on the user request from the mobile communication terminal in the moving body, it can be used immediately when using the service space installed in the transportation, and the service There is an effect that the user can be charged for the service.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the sensor of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a charging server in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transportation billing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the transportation billing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view showing the inside of a vehicle in a transportation billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transportation billing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transportation billing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 1 vehicle 1a unreserved vehicle 1b green vehicle 2 mobile communication terminals 3, 3a, 3b sensor 4 presence server 5 billing server 6a access point 6b at the start of boarding access point 31 at the time of getting off 31 user ID acquisition unit 32 wireless transmission / reception unit 51 ID acquisition unit 52 ID determination unit 53 Alarm notification unit 54 Billing unit 100 IP network

Claims (6)

A transportation billing system for charging usage fees based on information from a sensor mounted in a moving body of a transportation facility and acquiring information from a mobile communication terminal, wherein a user from the mobile communication terminal in the moving body A transportation billing system comprising means for charging an additional fee to the usage fee based on a request. Means for detecting the movement of the mobile communication terminal within the moving body, and means for determining whether or not to charge the additional charge associated with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein it has been determined that the additional charge has been charged. The transportation system charging system according to claim 1, wherein the additional fee is charged at a time. The transportation billing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the additional fee is charged when the user request is to provide at least a service product and service information in the moving body. A billing method for a transportation billing system including a billing server that is mounted in a moving body of a transportation facility and charges a usage fee based on information from a sensor that acquires information from a mobile communication terminal, wherein the billing server side And charging the additional charge to the usage fee based on a user request from the mobile communication terminal in the mobile object. Detecting the movement of the mobile communication terminal in the moving body, and determining whether or not to charge the additional charge associated with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein it is determined that the additional charge has been charged. 5. The charging method according to claim 4, wherein the additional fee is charged at a time. 6. The charging method according to claim 4, wherein the additional fee is charged when the user request is to provide at least a service product and service information in the moving body.

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