JP2005309721A - Cruising vehicle support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it is insufficient to support a "cruising" since information to be acquired by a cruising vehicle is only a location map showing the current situations of a corresponding taxi on a map, or the past results. <P>SOLUTION: The on-vehicle terminal of a cruising vehicle is provided with a GPS receiver for calculating self-location on a map, a radio communication part for transferring data through a radio communication network and a control part for periodically transferring self-location and real vehicle generation data through the radio communication part to a management center, and for making a request to the management center to receive cruising support information including the real vehicle generation circumstances of the other vehicles in the neighborhood of the traveling location. In the management center, a management server is installed so as to be connected through the radio communication network to the management server, and the management server periodically retrieves the on-vehicle terminals of all object vehicles, and for collecting the information of their locations and vacant vehicles/real vehicles, and for storing and registering it in a location information database, and for generating the latest "cruising support information". <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a sink vehicle support system that supports a user to efficiently obtain a “sink” such as a taxi or a driving agency vehicle.

  As a conventional sink taxi support system, for example, there is a taxi dispatch system presented in Patent Document 1 below.

  In this system, a server device of a relay station is connected via a network to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a taxi and a mobile terminal possessed by a user of the customer. The relay station registers the vehicle identification information of multiple taxis, acquires the registered taxi position information by GPS (Global Positioning System), etc., and displays the acquired taxi position information and the empty / actual vehicle status on the map. Monitor. The user makes a taxi dispatch request to the relay station using the mobile terminal. At this time, the current location information and the telephone number are also transmitted from the portable terminal to the relay station. The relay station searches for a taxi in an empty state closest to the current position of the user based on the position information of the taxi and the empty / actual vehicle state, and notifies the searched taxi of the current position of the user for distribution.

  As another system, for example, there is a taxi passenger guide system presented in Patent Document 2 below.

  In this system, a taxi vehicle is requested to be dispatched to a management center that stores the empty status of all taxi vehicles to be managed and the position data of all taxi vehicles. The management center searches for the location of the dispatcher by the telephone number sent together with this dispatch request, and the taxi vehicle located closest to the dispatcher's location based on the location of the dispatcher and the empty vehicle information of the taxi vehicle The location information of the dispatcher is transmitted as an arrival instruction. The taxi vehicle stores the transmitted location information of the requester and calculates and sets the requester area based on the location information of the requester. When the taxi vehicle enters the client area, it transmits a client area entry signal to the management center. Upon receiving this approach signal, the management center calculates the estimated arrival time of the taxi vehicle to the requester of the taxi allocation, and transmits the estimated arrival time to the taxi vehicle allocation requester.

  In the two examples described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the taxi-mounted terminal 102 mounted on the taxi calculates an accurate current position based on a signal received from the GPS satellite 6, and periodically performs the mobile network 51. The position is notified to the relay server 103 of the taxi company. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted terminal 102 notifies the relay server 103 that the taxi meter is in operation, for example, as an actual vehicle state carrying passengers. Accordingly, the relay server 103 creates and holds the positions of all vehicles managed by the taxi company and the empty / actual vehicle status in the empty / actual vehicle position map 104.

  In this state, when the telephone number of the user's mobile phone 101 is notified to the relay server 103 from the user's mobile phone 101 together with the taxi dispatch request, the relay server 103 searches for the position from the phone number of the mobile phone 101. To do. Next, the relay server 103 selects one taxi that is closest or closest to the passenger position from the empty vehicle / actual vehicle position map 104, and instructs the in-vehicle terminal 102 to pick up the vehicle. It calculates and notifies the user's portable terminal 101 of the taxi number and, for example, the estimated arrival time.

  In other words, the above-described system is intended to provide a benefit for the user that enables the shortest time allocation and notification of the estimated arrival time in response to a vehicle allocation request from the user. The location map is used, and there is no merit for the efficiency improvement of the taxi business.

  However, for example, Patent Document 3 below discloses a taxi business support system for the purpose of improving the efficiency of sinking operations and the like for such taxi operators.

  This will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the figure, a taxi 110 is provided with a car navigation system (hereinafter abbreviated as a car navigation system) 111, a vehicle travel meter 112, an input device 113, and an in-vehicle information processing device 114.

  The car navigation system 111 collects position information, sequentially performs predetermined processing and displays the position information, and sends the position information to the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 114. The vehicle travel meter 112 sends data to the input device 113. The input device 113 accepts and inputs data such as business status, actual vehicle status, and charge calculation by a taxi driver.

  The in-vehicle information processing device 114 uses the data received from the car navigation system 111 and the input device 113 to determine the business performance during working hours, that is, whether it is an actual vehicle or an empty vehicle, waiting or flowing when empty, passengers getting on and off And business performance data including the time, the actual driving time and the traveling route at the time of sinking, and the charge. The generated business performance data ends the working hours, and is taken out by recording in the memory card 120 when leaving the vehicle.

  The business performance data of the memory card 120 is read by the business support device 130 of the taxi company and converted into a database.

  The business support apparatus 130 has functions of a map information DB (database) 131, a result reading record 132, a business management process 133, a business management DB 134, and a data analysis process 135.

  The result reading record 132 reads the operation result data of the memory card 120 and takes it in, and the operation management process 133 stores the operation result data collected from each taxi in the operation management DB 134 as operation management data. Further, the data analysis processing 135 performs statistical analysis processing on the business management data, and from the viewpoint of sales efficiency, distributes waiting and sinking of company-owned taxis, formulates waiting places and sinking routes, and so on. It helps to support the sink.

  From such a large amount of taxi business support information, it is possible to obtain reference data for taxi flow support, but these business support data are the sum of the business performance data of each taxi and are past data. is there. Therefore, for example, it is difficult to estimate and grasp the current state of the “sink” state. In other words, if there is no current empty / actual vehicle data for a sink taxi, an efficient sink route that does not cause an opportunity loss cannot be determined.

JP 2003-151083 A (FIG. 1) JP 2002-334395 A (FIG. 1) JP 2002-334396 A (FIG. 1)

  The problem to be solved is only a position map showing the current state of the taxi empty / actual vehicle on the map corresponding to the information obtained from the in-vehicle terminal of the sink vehicle such as a taxi, waiting or sink information when empty, passenger ride Also, it is impossible to obtain business performance data that can be referred to for “sinking” such as actual vehicle information including the location and time of getting off, travel route information at the time of actual vehicle and sinking.

  According to the present invention, since the sink vehicle acquires not only the current empty vehicle / actual vehicle position map but also the performance data of recent work for the flow support, the in-vehicle terminal of the automobile and the management server of the management center move with a so-called car navigation system. It also has facility functions with body communication terminals. Furthermore, it is desirable for the customer to have a portable terminal that can access the Internet in order to improve the service to the user.

  The in-vehicle terminal of the car is a GPS receiver that determines its own position on the map, a wireless communication unit that transmits and receives data via the wireless communication network, and a self-vehicle is generated periodically via the wireless communication unit. The main feature is that it includes a control unit that sends data to the management center each time it is generated, and requests the management center to receive predetermined sink support information including the actual vehicle occurrence status of other vehicles in the vicinity of the travel location. .

  The management center is provided with a management server and a home page connected to the Internet, and the management server is mainly characterized by including a location information database and a regional information database. In the position information database, the management server periodically searches on-board terminals of all target vehicles, collects information on the positions and empty / actual vehicles, and stores and records them. In the regional information database, the management server adds or updates regional event information other than the target vehicle information, for example, information on festivals, traffic information, etc., as service information in advance and as needed. The homepage is linked to the management server, and when a request for generating an actual vehicle occurrence map is received from the in-vehicle terminal for a limited area, the actual vehicle contains the predetermined position data including taxi position and empty / actual vehicle on the map in the target area. It is generated as an occurrence map and transmitted to the requesting vehicle as “sink support information”. In addition, when the management server receives a request for regional information data from the in-vehicle terminal for a limited region, the management server uses predetermined regional information data including event information of the target region on the map as “sink support information”. Generated and transmitted to the requesting vehicle.

  In addition, when the user mobile terminal has a wireless communication unit that exchanges data from the wireless communication network via the Internet, the home page is accessed from the user mobile terminal, linked to the management server, and inquires and requests for vehicle allocation. Can receive. When the user portable terminal has the GPS function, the user position can be accurately grasped, so that the user service can be improved.

  Furthermore, when both a user portable terminal and a vehicle-mounted terminal are provided with a short-range wireless communication unit such as “Bluetooth” (registered trademark) to which, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) of recommendation IEEE802.11b is applied In addition, it is possible to add the information providing service to the user by transmitting the area information obtained by the in-vehicle terminal to the mobile terminal.

  The sink vehicle support system of the present invention is equipped with a GPS receiver, a wireless communication unit, and an image display unit in a vehicle, and includes a management server that can transmit and receive data to and from the vehicle in the management center. The server periodically searches for the vehicle position to grasp the movement route of each vehicle, and receives and accumulates the actual vehicle state information with the passengers on the vehicle, thereby storing an empty vehicle / actual vehicle occurrence map including the current period. Can be created. Therefore, such an empty vehicle / actual vehicle occurrence map is effectively useful for supporting the flow of the vehicle by receiving and displaying the map on the vehicle side.

  When the vehicle and the management center are connected via the Internet, by opening and using the homepage at the management center, it is possible to access the homepage from the in-vehicle terminal of the vehicle and freely receive the above empty / actual vehicle occurrence map. The management center's home page can also be accessed from the user's mobile terminal, so it can also be used for vehicle dispatch requests. Further, by linking service information other than the flight of the sink vehicle, it is possible to add services to passengers.

  Information obtained from the on-board terminal of a sinking vehicle such as a taxi or a driving agency includes not only the current status of the vacant / actual vehicle of all the corresponding vehicles, but also waiting / sinking information at the time of vacant, the location and time of passenger boarding and getting off The object of obtaining the latest business performance data accumulated in the latest period that can be referred to when “sinking” such as actual vehicle information, actual vehicle time, and traveling route information at the time of sinking is achieved as follows. That is, the vehicle is equipped with a GPS receiver, a wireless communication unit, and an image display unit, and the management center is equipped with a management server that can transmit and receive data to and from the vehicle. To obtain the current vehicle state information with the passengers on the vehicle, and create and store the current empty vehicle / actual vehicle occurrence map. This accumulated empty / actual vehicle generation map can effectively support the crew of the flowing vehicle.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of functional blocks in the sink vehicle support system of the present invention. The sink vehicle is a taxi car or a driving agency car traveling on the road in order to obtain passengers. When a vehicle dispatch request is received from the management center 3, the car is picked up according to the instruction.

  The illustrated system includes a plurality of portable terminals 1, a plurality of in-vehicle terminals 2, a management center 3, a wireless communication network 4, the Internet 5, and a plurality of GPS satellites 6. The management center 3 is a taxi company, for example, and connects the location information management server 30 to the Internet 5 and opens a home page 39.

  The mobile terminal 1 is owned by a user, and is connected to another mobile terminal 1 or the vehicle-mounted terminal 2 via a wireless communication network 4 from a wireless line, and further to the management center 3 via the Internet 5. Accessible. In addition, the mobile terminal 1 can know its position on the earth by receiving radio waves from the GPS satellite 6. For this reason, the portable terminal 1 has a transmitter / receiver unit 11, a key input unit 12, a storage unit 13, a display unit 14, a control unit 15, a GPS receiver 16, a wireless communication unit 17, and a short-range wireless communication unit 18. ing.

  The transmitter / receiver unit 11 is used for a user to transmit and receive with another terminal using, for example, a speaker and a microphone. The key input unit 12 is used for determination of, for example, address input and function selection by the user. The storage unit 13 stores information received by the mobile terminal 1, such as taxi information such as crew names or dispatch taxi numbers, and time required for dispatch, and news, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, fireworks festivals, festivals, and other events. Information is stored under the control of the control unit 15. The display unit 14 displays the information received by the mobile terminal 1, for example, taxi information, the time required for dispatch, and additional information, for example, on the screen under the control of the control unit 15.

  The control unit 15 operates under the control of a program stored in advance in the storage unit 13. The GPS receiver 16 measures the position information of latitude / longitude from the GPS satellite 6 via the GPS antenna. The wireless communication unit 17 transmits and receives data such as position information by GPS, taxi information, and time required for dispatch to and from the management center 3 via the antenna via the wireless communication network 4 for mobile communication. The short-range wireless communication unit 18 transmits and receives signals to and from the in-vehicle terminal 2 via a short-range wireless network such as a wireless LAN of recommendation IEEE802.11b, “Bluetooth” (registered trademark), for example, news, restaurant information, shopping Information such as information, movie information, fireworks display, festivals, etc. is received as service information.

  In the portable terminal 1, the control unit 15 operates by receiving an input from the key input unit 12, accesses information related to vehicle allocation from the home page 39 provided by the management center 3, receives information regarding vehicle allocation, and displays the information on the display unit 14. Display on the screen. For example, information relating to vehicle allocation provides information for inquiring and requesting vehicle allocation, and calculation of the time required for vehicle allocation from the nearest available vehicle to the user's current location to determine whether to allocate the vehicle. There is information. In the portable terminal 1, the control unit 15 is operated by the operation of the key input unit 12 of a user who uses a car, and in order to request the required time to dispatch by dispatch inquiry, its own location information, telephone number, name, etc. Is transmitted to the management center 3 via the homepage 39 via the wireless communication network 4.

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 is mounted on a vehicle, and is connected to the portable terminal 1 and the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 via a wireless communication network 4 from a wireless line, and further via the Internet 5. The home page 39 of the management center 3 can be accessed. The in-vehicle terminal 2 includes a transmission / reception unit 21, a key input unit 22, a storage unit 23, a display unit 24, a control unit 25, a GPS receiver 26, a wireless communication unit 27, and a short-range wireless communication unit 28. Yes.

  The transmission / reception unit 21 is used for a crew member to transmit / receive to / from another wireless terminal using, for example, a speaker and a microphone. The key input unit 22 is used for setting, for example, address input, function selection, data input, etc. by the crew. The memory | storage part 23 memorize | stores customer information, such as the positional information on a motor vehicle customer after receiving a dispatch instruction | indication, a telephone number, a user name. The display unit 24 displays such customer information and the actual vehicle occurrence map received from the management center 3. The control unit 25 operates under the control of a program stored in advance in the storage unit 13. The GPS receiver 26 measures position information of latitude / longitude from the GPS satellite 6 via the GPS antenna. The wireless communication unit 27 receives the customer information, the position information at the time when the user is brought into the actual vehicle state, and the data such as the actual vehicle occurrence map and additional information from the antenna via the wireless communication network 4. 3 position information management server 30. The short-range wireless communication unit 28 transmits / receives signals to / from the mobile terminal 1 via a short-range wireless network such as a wireless LAN of recommendation IEEE802.11b, “Bluetooth” (registered trademark), for example, news, restaurant information, shopping Information such as information, movie information, fireworks display, festivals, etc. is distributed as service information.

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 installed in the car is the position information when the user is put in the actual car state, the actual vehicle information such as the near / long distance customer at the time of the actual car, the presence / absence of the chip for each customer class, And a function of periodically transmitting location information including an empty / actual vehicle state to the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 via the wireless communication network 4.

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 accesses the sink vehicle support information from the home page 39 provided by the management center 3 and displays the sink vehicle support information on the display unit 24 on the screen. In order to access the vehicle support information of the sink, an outsider's browsing is prevented by using an identification number or a keyword assigned to the management center 3 and a password. The vehicle support information for the sink includes an actual vehicle occurrence map, actual vehicle information, and additional information. The actual vehicle occurrence map is a map by day of the week / hourly (morning, noon and night) by combining the two pieces of position information stored in the position information database of the management center 3 based on the position information input from the in-vehicle terminal 2 Reflected above. One position information is the position information when the vehicle allocation for which the required time for vehicle allocation is requested from the mobile terminal 1 is canceled. The other position information is position information at the time when the user is put on the vehicle and enters the actual vehicle state. In the same location information database, actual vehicle information such as short distance customers / long distance customers, presence / absence of chips for each customer segment, and the like is accumulated.

  Further, in the regional information database of the management center 3, information including event information such as managed news, traffic jam information, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, fireworks display, and festivals is input. Additional information edited along with the information is stored as service information.

  By having such a vehicle-mounted terminal in a “sink” vehicle, information on the sink status and actual vehicle status of all vehicles within the jurisdiction of the management center is transmitted and stored from the vehicle to the management center database including its progress. it can. On the other hand, each automobile can obtain the above information from the management center via the homepage using the identification number or keyword assigned to the management center and the password.

  In addition, since the customer has a portable terminal as described above when allocating a sink, the customer inquires about allocating the vehicle from the homepage of the management center, and when he / she applies for his / her geographical position, Notification can be made automatically and the required time to dispatch can be quickly obtained as an answer. Furthermore, short-range wireless communication by wireless LAN can provide the service information from a vehicle-mounted terminal of a car to a user who is waiting for or boarding the vehicle, and is effective in supporting the flow.

  As described above, the in-vehicle terminal 2 periodically and frequently transmits location information, actual vehicle information, and the like to the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 via the wireless communication network 4, so that a vehicle is allocated from a customer. Inquiries, acquisition of support information from sink vehicles, etc. are accessed via the Internet 5 on the home page.

  In the above description, the vehicle to be moved is simply an automobile, but as described above, taxi cars, driving agency vehicles with two driver's license holders are included, and rickshaws that are not automobiles are included. You can also.

  In the above description, the dispatch request from the mobile terminal is assumed to be from the homepage. However, from the user terminal using a mobile phone or a fixed telephone that cannot be connected to the Internet, the dispatch server or console of the management center is accessed via the telephone network as before. be able to. Thereby, the distribution service of a sink vehicle can be widely used. For example, by obtaining information verbally from a user's telephone terminal, the sink vehicle support information can be supplemented and provided.

  As a second embodiment of the present invention, the management center 3 of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of block details in the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 of FIG. In the second embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the sink vehicle is a taxi car in order to facilitate understanding of the description.

  In FIG. 2, the components having the same names and the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. The vehicle or automobile of the first embodiment is a taxi car, and the in-vehicle terminal 2A of the second embodiment is substantially the same as the in-vehicle terminal 2 of FIG.

  Therefore, details of the location information management server 30 and the homepage 39 of the management center 3 will be described here. The location information management server 30 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a control unit 33, a location information DB (database) 34, a map information DB 35, and a region information DB 36.

  Under the control of the control unit 33, the communication unit 31 periodically accesses the in-vehicle terminal 2A via the wireless communication network 4 and collects the position of the taxi on the map and the empty / actual vehicle state. For example, the storage unit 32 temporarily receives position information when a request for the time required for dispatching is received from the mobile terminal 1 operated by a user who wants to use a taxi under the control of the control unit 33 via the home page 39. save. The control unit 33 is operated by a program stored in the storage unit 32. Data such as position information, calculated time required for dispatching, generated actual vehicle occurrence map, additional information, and the like are transmitted from the homepage 39 via the Internet 5. The information is transmitted to the portable terminal 1 or the in-vehicle terminal 2A, and signals are transmitted to and received from the in-vehicle terminal 2A via the wireless communication network 4 from the communication unit 31 to collect and accumulate taxi position information and empty / actual vehicle information.

  The location information DB 34 receives the control from the control unit 33 and the location information extracted from the storage unit 32 when canceling the allocation request from the portable terminal 1 and the passengers from the in-vehicle terminal 2A mounted on the taxi. Position information when it is put on a real vehicle, the time when each position information was received, and actual vehicle information such as short-distance / long-distance passenger when it becomes a real vehicle, presence / absence of chips for each customer segment Accumulate. The map information DB 35 is used for generating an actual vehicle occurrence map from the position information accumulated in the position information DB 34 and the time based on the position information input from the in-vehicle terminal 2A. The regional information DB 36 stores event information such as news, traffic jam information, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, fireworks display, festivals, etc., registered from a terminal of the management center 3 (not shown) as service information.

  In the location information management server 30, when the control unit 33 receives location information from the mobile terminal 1 via the home page 39, it calculates the time required for dispatching to the location of the received location information, and the calculated dispatch time required Is returned to the portable terminal 1 via the home page 39. Further, since the control unit 33 receives customer information such as a telephone number and a user name from the portable terminal 1 at the time of request for dispatch, the controller 33 sends the vehicle information together with the customer information to the in-vehicle terminal 2A of the taxi via the wireless communication network 4. Send instructions. The control unit 33 sends vehicle assignment information such as the name of a crew member and a taxi number related to the taxi instructed to deliver a vehicle to the mobile terminal 1 that requested the vehicle allocation via the home page 39.

  The location information management server 30 receives access to the home page 39 from the in-vehicle terminal 2A mounted in the taxi, and is requested for taxi support information in the sink using the identification number or keyword given to the management center 3 and the password. In this case, the taxi support information for the sink is transmitted under the control of the control unit 33. The taxi support information in the sink includes an actual vehicle occurrence map, actual vehicle information, and additional information. The actual vehicle occurrence map is based on the position information input from the in-vehicle terminal 2A and the vehicle information stored in the position information DB 34 is requested from the portable terminal 1 but the position information and the user when the vehicle allocation is canceled are put on the actual vehicle. The position information at the time of the state is reflected on the map according to the day of the week / time (morning, noon and night) according to the input position information. The actual vehicle information is information such as short distance customers / long distance customers, presence / absence of chips for each customer group, which are also stored in the position information DB 34 as information at the time of actual vehicles. The additional information used as service information is information including event information such as news, traffic jam information, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, fireworks display, festivals, etc. managed in the regional information DB 36. It was edited along.

  The homepage 39 is established by the management center 3 and can be accessed via the Internet 5 from the mobile terminal 1 or the in-vehicle terminal 2A. The user accesses the home page 39 from the portable terminal 1 and inputs the above-described customer information to make a vehicle dispatch inquiry. The customer information included in this dispatch inquiry is notified from the home page 39 to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 selects a dispatch from the position information DB 34, calculates a required time, and returns the dispatch information from the home page 39 to the mobile terminal 1. The vehicle allocation condition is determined when the vehicle allocation information is approved and a vehicle allocation request is received from the mobile terminal 1.

  On the other hand, the crew member of the sink taxi accesses the homepage 39 from the in-vehicle terminal 2A via the Internet 5 and inputs the above-described actual vehicle occurrence map request together with the identification number or keyword assigned to the management center 3 and the password. This actual vehicle occurrence map request is notified from the home page 39 to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 generates sink taxi support information such as an actual vehicle occurrence map, actual vehicle information, and event information from the position information DB 34 and returns the information from the home page 39 to the in-vehicle terminal 2A.

  Next, main operation procedures of the location information management server 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 and the flowchart of FIG.

  When a user searches for a sink taxi, the mobile terminal 1 first uses a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) 39 of a homepage (hereinafter abbreviated as HP) established by a management center of a predetermined taxi company via the Internet 5. Access and open HP39. The user accesses a vehicle dispatch inquiry on the HP 39 opened from the mobile terminal 1. At this time, the minimum necessary items for dispatch are automatically transmitted, such as the mail address of the user and the current position of the GPS.

  In the location information management server 30, the control unit 33 receives a vehicle dispatch inquiry including the location information of the user from the mobile terminal 1 via the HP 39 (step S1). At this time, the obtained user location information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 32. The control unit 33 searches for a taxi in an empty state close to the position information received from the position information DB 34, calculates a required time to the inquiry transmission place, and replies (step S2).

  The user who has obtained the time required for dispatching continuously transmits to the HP 39 from the portable terminal 1 whether to request or cancel the dispatch. When requesting a vehicle allocation, the user becomes a customer and notifies the control unit 33 of the customer information such as the telephone number of the vehicle allocation destination and the user name from the portable terminal 1 via the HP 39.

  In the case of accepting a vehicle allocation cancellation via the HP 39 (NO in step S3), the control unit 33 records the position information temporarily stored in step S1 in the position information DB 34 together with the time (step S4). On the other hand, when the procedure S3 is “YES” and the dispatch is accepted, the control unit 33 calls the in-vehicle terminal 2A of the taxi to be dispatched from the communication unit 31, and the date and time when the customer requested the dispatch and the current location information of the customer. In addition to the above-mentioned customer information, a dispatch (or a reception vehicle) is instructed (step S5). In addition, the control unit 33 notifies the user's mobile-to-terminal 1 via the HP 39 that the taxi has been dispatched and dispatch information such as the crew name and taxi number (step S6).

  When the taxi arrives at the current location of the passenger according to the dispatch instruction in step S5 and shifts to the actual vehicle state with the passenger onboard, the crew member inputs the actual vehicle transition to the in-vehicle terminal 2A, so that the in-vehicle terminal 2A is positioned. The change notification to the actual vehicle state including the information is transmitted to the position information management server 30 as actual vehicle change information. Here, in addition to boarding by dispatch, even when boarding from a taxi stand, etc., the passengers always enter data when entering the actual vehicle state, so the actual vehicle including the location information from the in-vehicle terminal 2A A state change notification is transmitted to the location information management server 30.

  In the location information management server 30, when the control unit 33 receives actual vehicle change information including location information from the onboard terminal 2A of the taxi that has been dispatched, the location information included in this information is recorded in the location information DB 34 together with the time. (Step S7).

  When the passenger arrives at the destination and the passenger gets off, the taxi crew will go to the management center 3 from the in-vehicle terminal 2A to enter the empty state along with information on short / long distance passengers, customer class, and presence / absence of chips. A change notification is sent with empty vehicle change information.

  Therefore, in the location information management server 30, the control unit 33 accepts the empty vehicle change information including the actual vehicle information when getting off from the in-vehicle terminal 2A of the taxi. Therefore, the received actual vehicle information is stored in the location information DB 34 in the above step S7. Recording is performed in association with the position information at the time of transition to the state (step S8).

  In the case of an empty taxi, a crew member accesses the home page 39 established by the management center 3 in order to determine an efficient sink route, and wants to obtain it together with an identification number or keyword assigned to the management center 3 and a password. Enter the location information of the area and request the generation of the actual vehicle occurrence map.

  In the position information management server 30 included in the management center 3, the control unit 33 receives a request for generating an actual vehicle occurrence map from the in-vehicle terminal 2A with the position information (step S9). The control unit 33 stores the position information stored in the position information DB 34 according to the day of the week when the required time for dispatching is requested by the user but the dispatching is canceled, and the position information when the user is put in the actual car state. / Create a real vehicle occurrence map reflected on the map for each hour (morning, noon, and night) and transmit it to the requesting in-vehicle terminal 2A (step S10).

  Here, when generating an actual vehicle generation map, actual vehicle information such as short distance customers / long distance customers, presence / absence of chips for each customer class, news, traffic information, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, fireworks display, festivals And additional information consisting of event information such as event information is added as service information edited in accordance with the input location information.

  FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a display screen when an actual vehicle occurrence map transmitted from the management center 3 and service information added to the actual vehicle map are received by the in-vehicle terminal 2A mounted on the taxi. FIG. In the figure, news, traffic jam information, restaurant information, shopping information, movie information, and local event information are shown.

  In the screen shown in the figure, when the destination is set to, for example, restaurant information according to a request from a taxi customer, the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 controls the destination by specifying and inputting the location information of the destination from the in-vehicle terminal 2A. The unit 33 can receive the actual vehicle occurrence map and the additional information from the position information DB 34 and provide predetermined information.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example when “restaurant information” is designated in FIG.

  Further, as described above, when the mail function and the short-range wireless function are installed in the mobile terminal 1 of the customer, these service information can be distributed to the mobile terminal 1.

  As described above, the location information management server of the management center requested the required time for dispatch from the user, but the location information when the dispatch was canceled, and the location information when the user was put in the actual vehicle state, Is stored in the position information database to generate an actual vehicle occurrence map, and the generated actual vehicle occurrence map is supplied from the management center to the in-vehicle terminal of the taxi, which greatly helps the taxi to determine a more efficient flow path. As a result, it is possible to perform a sink that matches the needs of the user, so it is possible to eliminate the opportunity loss on the taxi operator side.

  Moreover, since the time required for dispatching is shortened by performing efficient sinking, it is possible to provide a service that satisfies customers more. In addition, as additional information at the time of actual vehicles accumulated in the location information database, actual vehicle information such as short-distance / long-distance customers, presence / absence of chips for each customer segment, and fireworks festivals and festivals managed in the regional information database Service information consisting of event information such as can be displayed together with the actual vehicle occurrence map. Therefore, in addition to the effect of eliminating opportunity loss by determining efficient sink routes, it can be expected to target long-distance passengers, chip-type customers, event venues, etc. Is expected to improve.

  A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of system block details in a driving agency business instead of the taxi business in FIG. The car driving agency service is a service for driving a user's vehicle on behalf of a user who is unable to drive his / her vehicle mainly due to drinking. Therefore, there are two crew members, and one of them operates the user's vehicle on behalf of him.

  The difference between FIG. 6 and FIG. 2 is that the taxi is a substitute vehicle, and the in-vehicle terminal 2B is distinguished for convenience of explanation, but all the configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment. Therefore, the components are given the same names and the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, the operation procedure of the location information management server 30 of the management center 3 in FIG. 6 is almost the same as that in FIG. 5 for explaining the second embodiment, and it is only necessary to replace the taxi and the in-vehicle terminal 2A with the substitute vehicle and the in-vehicle terminal 2B.

  However, because of special circumstances such as driving agency, it is managed in the regional information database that is added to the actual vehicle information such as short-distance passengers / distance passengers, presence / absence of chips for each customer class as additional information at the time of the actual vehicle accumulated in the position information database Displaying additional information consisting of izakaya information along with the actual vehicle occurrence map will greatly help to eliminate opportunity loss due to efficient sink route determination. Furthermore, it is expected to improve the profits of the car driving agent side by performing “sink” targeting the long-distance customers, the customers who are likely to pick up chips, and the surroundings of izakayas.

  Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, the user's mobile terminal is provided with a GPS receiver, a wireless communication unit, and a short-range wireless communication unit. Single function phones are also targeted.

  The in-vehicle terminal of the sink vehicle has at least a GPS receiver and a wireless communication unit, and uses a homepage for acquiring “sink support information”. However, it is desirable to register the location information and actual vehicle information directly from the wireless communication network in the location information database of the management center with respect to immediacy.

  In the above description, the management center is a company-specific company. However, it is desirable to improve the efficiency of a company because a larger support system can be formed by forming a support system together with a plurality of same companies. By the way, the taxi industry and the driving agency business are different, so the same sink support information cannot be used.

  The in-vehicle terminal of the sink vehicle has at least a GPS receiver and a wireless communication unit, and the management center has a management server that directly accesses the in-vehicle terminal, so that the position information of the vehicle and the actual vehicle information can be obtained from the wireless communication network. Directly store and register in the database to generate the latest "sink support information" and establish a homepage linked to the above management server at the management center. It can also be applied to applications including the taxi automobiles, driving agency vehicles, and rickshaws that are not automobiles as uses of sink support information that can maintain information.

It is explanatory drawing which showed one Embodiment of the terminal side detail in a sink vehicle assistance system. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing which showed one Embodiment of the management center side detail in a sink vehicle assistance system. (Example 2) It is explanatory drawing which showed one Embodiment of the actual vehicle generation | occurrence | production map in a sink vehicle assistance system. (Example 2) FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing one form of display when one service information is designated in FIG. 3. (Example 2) It is the flowchart which showed one Embodiment of the main procedure of the sink vehicle assistance system in FIG. (Example 2, Example 3) It is explanatory drawing which showed one Embodiment of the management center side detail in a sink vehicle assistance system. Example 3 It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the conventional in a sink vehicle assistance system. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the prior art different from FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1-1 Portable terminal 2, 2-1, 2A, 2B Vehicle-mounted terminal 3 Management center 4 Wireless communication network 5 Internet 6 GPS satellite 11, 21 Transmission / reception part 12, 22 Key input part 13, 23, 32 Storage part 14 , 24 Display unit 15, 25, 33 Control unit 16, 26 GPS receiver 17, 27 Wireless communication unit 18, 28 Short-range wireless communication unit 30 Location information management server 31 Communication unit 34 Location information DB
35 Map information DB
36 area information DB
39 Homepage (HP)

Claims (6)

In a support system for enabling a "sink" vehicle to efficiently "sink"
The vehicle is equipped with an in-vehicle terminal that accesses a wireless communication network,
A management center that manages the vehicle includes a management server that accesses the in-vehicle terminal via the wireless communication network,
The in-vehicle terminal includes a GPS receiver that obtains a self-position on a map from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, a wireless communication unit that transmits and receives data via the wireless communication network, and the wireless communication unit, The self-location is sent periodically and when the actual vehicle occurrence data is input to the management server, and a request for obtaining “sink” support information is requested to the management server when the input is received. And a control unit for obtaining and displaying on the screen,
The management server includes a position information database that periodically searches the in-vehicle terminals of all vehicles to be managed, collects and stores information on the positions and empty / actual vehicles, and receives access from the in-vehicle terminals. When receiving a request for acquisition of “sink” support information, a request is made by creating “sink” support information including the actual vehicle occurrence status of other vehicles within a predetermined time around the position of the requesting in-vehicle terminal from the position information database. A sink vehicle support system comprising means for sending to a former onboard terminal.   The sink vehicle support system according to claim 1, wherein the management center opens a homepage controlled by the management server on the Internet, and the in-vehicle terminal is accessible to the Internet via a wireless communication network, A sink vehicle support system comprising means for accessing a homepage and requesting acquisition of the "sink" support information.   The sink vehicle support system according to claim 1, wherein the management server further includes a regional information database that includes regional information including local event information and traffic jam information as service information, and is added and updated in advance as needed. When receiving a request from a terminal, the service information is extracted from the regional information database and sent to the in-vehicle terminal, and the local service information received by the control unit in the in-vehicle terminal is displayed on the screen. A sink vehicle support system characterized by displaying and providing to passengers.   The sink vehicle support system according to claim 3, wherein the management center opens a homepage controlled by the management server on the Internet, and the in-vehicle terminal is accessible to the Internet via a wireless communication network, A sink vehicle support system comprising means for accessing and obtaining the sink support information and the service information by accessing the home page.   2. The moving vehicle support system according to claim 1, wherein the management center establishes a home page controlled by the management server on the Internet, and a mobile terminal possessed by a user obtains a self-location on a map from a GPS satellite. A GPS receiver, a wireless communication unit that transmits and receives data from the wireless communication network via the Internet, and via the wireless communication unit, accesses the homepage when requesting the dispatch of a sink vehicle, A sink vehicle support system, comprising: a control unit that requests a vehicle allocation and receives a vehicle allocation decision from the management server; The sink vehicle support system according to claim 5,
The management server further includes a regional information database that is updated by adding regional information including regional event information and traffic jam information in advance as service information.
The management server, when receiving a request from the in-vehicle terminal via the home page, has a means for extracting the service information of the requested area from the regional information database and sending it to the in-vehicle terminal, and
It further includes a short-range wireless communication unit to which a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) for short-range wireless communication is applied to both the in-vehicle terminal and the portable terminal, and the in-vehicle terminal acquires the service information acquired from the management server The mobile terminal has means for receiving the service information and displaying the service information of the area on the screen, and both terminals are close to each other when the vehicle is approaching the destination user. The sink vehicle support system, wherein the service information is transferred from the in-vehicle terminal to the portable terminal while being at a distance.

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