JP2005310127A - Fuel consumption information management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote a fuel consumption improvement to a driver by providing grasping of a cost reduction effect by an improvement of fuel consumption. <P>SOLUTION: In the fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information regarding fuel consumption of a vehicle, cost reduction effect information by fuel consumption improvement is provided to the driver by the fuel consumption information management method having a computer carry out a sales information receiving procedure of receiving sales information regarding sales of fuel of the vehicle and storing it in an information table; a fuel consumption sum calculating procedure of calculating and presenting a sum of fuel consumption on the basis of a travel distance, a sold fuel amount, and a sales price determined on the basis of the sales information stored in the information table; and a fuel consumption difference calculating procedure of presenting a sum of a fuel consumption difference by calculating the fuel consumption difference from an object fuel consumption sum to be compared and the sum calculated by the fuel consumption calculating procedure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel consumption information management method that centrally manages information related to the fuel of a sold vehicle and indicates the fuel consumption of the vehicle by the amount of money. The present invention also relates to a fuel consumption information management method that centrally manages information related to fuel consumption and travel distance of a vehicle, and that indicates the fuel consumption of the vehicle by money.

  Conventionally, each automobile manufacturer has been making efforts to improve fuel efficiency from the viewpoint of both environmental measures and cost reduction.

As a conventional fuel management method, for example, a method has been proposed in which the fuel consumption based on the driving performance of a vehicle and the fuel consumption of a vehicle type owned by the user are both graphed (for example, see Patent Document 1). With this method, the user can know the fuel consumption performance of the car he is using.
Japanese Patent No. 3037123 Nippon Oil, “Net Fuel”, [online], Internet <https: // www. eneos. com / netclub / nenpi_shokai. asp> G-BOOK, “My Car Diary”, [online], Internet <http: // g-book. com / pc / service_menu / security / detail. asp? id = 047> Isuzu Motors, “NEWS RELEASE”, [online], Internet <http: // www. nikki. ne. jp / news / 85497. html>

  However, even if such a conventional method can see the fuel consumption performance of the user, for example, the driver needs to reset the travel distance during refueling.

  In addition, depending on the development of automobiles or fuels, no comprehensive approach has been made in which drivers using automobiles improve fuel efficiency. Since the fuel consumption was calculated as the mileage per unit fuel, it was impossible to know the cost reduction effect due to the improvement of the fuel consumption.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption, and receives sales information related to sales of vehicle fuel in a computer and stores it in an information table. A fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption as a monetary amount based on the procedure, the mileage obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel sold and the sales price, and comparison By calculating the fuel consumption difference from the target fuel consumption amount to be calculated and the above amount calculated by the fuel consumption amount calculation procedure, the fuel consumption difference calculation procedure indicating the fuel consumption difference in the amount is executed.

  In such a fuel consumption information management method, the fuel consumption can be indicated by the amount of money, so that interest in fuel consumption can be improved for the vehicle driver.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption. The sales information received by a computer is stored in an information table. An information reception procedure, and a fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption to be indicated by the amount of money based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel consumed and the sales price; Then, by calculating the fuel consumption difference from the target fuel consumption amount to be compared and the above amount calculated by the above fuel consumption amount calculation procedure, the fuel consumption difference calculation procedure indicating the fuel consumption difference in the amount is executed.

  As means for solving the above-described problems, the present invention may be a fuel consumption information pipe device that executes processing in the fuel consumption information management method, a program that causes a computer to execute the processing, and a storage medium that stores the program. it can.

  Since the present invention can indicate the fuel consumption of the vehicle in monetary terms, the driver can intuitively feel the goodness of the fuel consumption. In addition, the driver's awareness of fuel economy can be promoted by comparison with an equivalent vehicle type.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
The system that executes the fuel management process according to the fuel management method according to the first embodiment of the present invention configures a network as shown in FIG. 1, for example. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration example of a fuel management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a host computer 100 includes a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 2 installed at a gas station such as a service station (SS), a mail server 3 that controls transmission / reception of electronic mail, A WWW server 4 that manages Web fuel consumption information regarding the fuel consumption of the driver is connected.

  Vehicles 5 such as automobiles and motorcycles used by the driver are refueled at a service station as necessary. Further, the driver connects the Web fuel consumption information managed by the host computer to the WWW server via the Internet 7 using an information terminal 6 such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a mobile phone as necessary. refer. Further, the driver receives from the mail server 3 notification of fuel consumption information from the host computer 100.

  The host computer 100 is a server computer that collects and manages information related to fuel consumption, and the entire apparatus is controlled by a CPU (central processing unit). The output control unit 13, the input control unit 14, the display control unit 15, The communication control unit 18, the installer 19, a customer information management unit 31, a mail server management unit 32, a WWW server management unit 33, and a fuel consumption information management unit 34 are included. The host computer 100 can also be configured as an ASP (Application Service Provider) that provides collected information to a contracting organization.

  The output control unit 13 controls output data and outputs it to a printer or the like in accordance with an instruction from the CPU. The input control unit 14 controls input data input by a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The display control unit 15 controls display data to control display on a monitor or the like.

  The communication control unit 18 controls communication with the POS terminal 2 of the service station, the mail server 3, and the WWW server 4 performed by the host computer 100 through a network such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  When the storage medium 20 storing a program for realizing processing in the host computer 100 is set in the driver, the installer 19 reads the program from the storage medium 20 and installs it in the auxiliary storage device. Execution of processing in the host computer 100 is realized by the CPU performing it according to a program installed in the auxiliary storage device. Any medium can be used as long as the program can be read by a computer. For example, it is a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory). Alternatively, it may be downloaded via a network and installed in the auxiliary storage device. Processing in the host computer 100 described below is executed by the CPU.

  The customer information management unit 31 is a processing unit that manages customer information regarding a driver who performs fuel efficiency management using the host computer 100.

  The mail server management unit 32 is a processing unit in which the host computer 100 notifies the customer of information related to fuel consumption by e-mail.

  The WWW server management unit 33 updates the information disclosed on the WWW server based on the information received from the POS terminal 2 of the service station, and the WWW server 4 receives from the driver PC 6 via the Internet 7. It is a processing unit that receives update information based on information.

  The fuel consumption information management unit 34 manages the information received from the POS terminal 2 for each member ID and the information obtained by the calculation by the fuel consumption information management unit 34 using the fuel consumption information table 34a.

  Processing performed by the service station 2 and the host computer when the driver visits the service station 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining processing when the driver according to the first embodiment of the present invention visits the service station.

  In FIG. 2, when the driver (customer) visits the service station 2 as a customer (step S11), the serviceman determines whether the customer has already registered a member ID (step S12). If it does not have a member ID, member registration is performed (step S13), and the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if the driver has registered as a member and has a member ID, the service person acquires the ID (step S14).

  The service person actually refuels the driver's vehicle and sells the fuel, and registers sales information such as the volume, type, and price of the sold fuel (step S15).

  When the member ID and sales information such as the volume, type, and price of the fuel sold are input, the total mileage of the vehicle is input to the POS terminal 2 by the service person (step S16). Based on the input total travel distance, it is determined whether the total travel distance is a reasonable value by comparison with the previous time (step S17). If it is valid, the process proceeds to step S18. If it is not appropriate, for example, as a precaution, the driver is asked to confirm, and the total travel distance is acquired again and input to the POS terminal 2. In this case, the POS terminal 2 may have a determination process, or the host computer 100 may be inquired.

  The POS terminal 2 transmits the member ID, sales information, and total travel distance collected at this visit to the host computer 100.

  When the host computer 100 receives the sales information from the POS terminal 2, the fuel consumption information management unit 19 calculates each numerical value based on the received sales information and updates the fuel consumption information (step S19).

  The host computer 100 searches the customer information of the driver by the member ID by the customer information management unit 31 and confirms the registration of the e-mail (step S20). If the e-mail is registered, the fuel efficiency information by this sale is provided to the driver by e-mail (step S21), and the WWW server management unit 33 controls the fuel efficiency information corresponding to the member ID managed by the WWW server 4 Is updated (step S22), and this process ends.

  On the other hand, when the e-mail is not registered, the WWW server WWW server management unit 33 updates the fuel consumption information corresponding to the member ID managed by the WWW server 4 without providing the fuel consumption information by e-mail. (Step S22), this process is terminated.

  Next, the process for determining the validity of the travel distance in step S17 in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining processing for determining the validity of the travel distance according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, when this process is performed at the POS terminal 2, after obtaining the member ID from the driver, the member ID is transmitted to the host computer 100 and the previous total corresponding to the member ID obtained by the fuel information management unit 34 is obtained. What is necessary is just to acquire a mileage beforehand.

In FIG. 3, the previous total travel distance (d ₂ ) is acquired from the member ID acquired from the driver (step S31). Then, the total travel distance acquired at this visit is acquired as d1 (step S32). Next, a difference total travel distance (D ₁ ) is calculated by subtracting the previous total travel distance (d ₂ ) from the current total travel distance (d ₁ ) (D ₁ = d ₁ −d ₂ ) (step S33). .

Then, the validity of the total travel distance (d ₁ ) is confirmed (step S34). For example, the difference travel distance (D ₁ ) is compared with zero. It is determined whether or not the difference travel distance (D ₁ ) is greater than 0 (D ₁ > 0) (step S35).

If the difference travel distance (D ₁ ) is 0 or less, a message is displayed in the display area of the POS terminal 2 so as to confirm the total travel distance to the driver (step S36). The service person asks the driver to check whether the total mileage reported to the driver was correct. It is determined whether or not the driver's declaration is wrong (step S37). For example, when the service person selects re-input of the total travel distance from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver is wrong. On the other hand, when the service person selects the re-input of the customer information from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver's declaration is not wrong.

If it is determined in step S37 that it is wrong, the process returns to step S32, and the total travel distance notified by the driver by the service person is input to the POS terminal 2 again. The current total travel distance (d ₁ ) is acquired, and the above steps are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no mistake, for example, if the driver visits the store with another vehicle, the service person re-enters and registers the customer information in the POS terminal 2 and ends this processing (step S38). .

If the difference travel distance (D ₁ ) is greater than 0 in the determination in step S35, the validity of the fuel consumption is confirmed (step S39). The difference travel distance (D ₁ ) and the current fuel amount (L ₁ ) are acquired. Then, the fuel consumption (N) is calculated by dividing the differential travel distance (D ₁ ) by the current fuel amount (L ₁ ) (step S40).

Then, the calculated fuel consumption (N) is greater than a predetermined minimum value _{N min,} and determines whether or not a predetermined maximum value _{N max} is smaller than (step S41). When the fuel consumption (N) is not greater than the predetermined minimum value N _{min and} less than the predetermined maximum value N _max , a message is displayed in the display area of the POS terminal 2 so as to confirm to the driver about fuel supply or the like. (Step S42).

  It is determined whether or not there is an error in the driver's declaration (step S43). For example, when the service person selects re-input of the total travel distance from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver is wrong. On the other hand, when the service person selects the input of the fueling information from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the fueling information needs to be input although the driver's declaration is correct.

If it is determined in step S43 that it is wrong, the process returns to step S32, and the total travel distance notified by the driver by the service person is input to the POS terminal 2 again. The current total travel distance (d ₁ ) is acquired, and the above steps are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no mistake, for example, when refueling at another store, the service person hears the refueling information at the other store from the driver, and inputs it to the POS terminal 2 for registration (step S44).

Then, the total travel distance (d ₁ ) is set as appropriate (step S45).

  The process performed by the fuel consumption information management unit 34 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining processing performed by the fuel consumption information management unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 acquires a member ID from the sales information received from the POS terminal 2 (step S101). Further, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 acquires the previous registration information from the fuel consumption information table 34a (step S102). The previous total travel distance (d ₂ ) and the previous fuel consumption (N ₂ ) are acquired. Further, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 acquires the registration information of this time (step S103). The current total travel distance (d ₁ ), the current fuel amount (L ₁ ), and the current price (P ₁ ) are acquired.

Next, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the difference distance (D ₁ ) (step S104). That is, D ₁ = d ₁ −d ₂ is calculated. Further, fuel consumption (N ₁ ) is calculated (step S105). That is, N ₁ = D ₁ / L ₁ is calculated. Further, the cost (C ₁ ) is calculated (step S106). That is, C ₁ = P ₁ × L ₁ is calculated.

Then, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the cost efficiency (E ₁ ) using the results calculated in steps S104 to S106 (step S107). That is, E ₁ = C ₁ / D ₁ × 100 is calculated.

Next, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 acquires the vehicle-specific average fuel consumption (N ₀ ) (step S108). The previous fuel consumption (N ₂ ) is acquired from the fuel consumption information table 34a, and the difference in fuel consumption (GN ₁ ) from the previous time is calculated (step S109). That is, GN ₁ = N ₁ −N ₂ is calculated. Then, the difference in fuel consumption (GN ₀ ) with the vehicle type-specific average fuel consumption (N ₀ ) acquired in step S108 is calculated (step S110). That is, GN ₀ = N ₁ −N ₀ is calculated.

The fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the previous cost efficiency (XE ₁ ) for comparison (step S111). That is, XE ₁ = 100 / N ₂ × P ₁ is calculated. A cost efficiency difference (GE ₁ ) from the previous time is calculated (step S112). That is, GE ₁ = E ₁ −XE ₁ is calculated.

Further, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the vehicle type average cost efficiency (XE ₀ ) (step S113). That is, XE ₀ = 100 / N ₀ × P ₁ is calculated. Then, a cost efficiency difference (GE ₀ ) with respect to the vehicle type average cost efficiency (XE ₁ ) is calculated (step S114). That is, GE ₀ = E ₁ −XE ₀ is calculated.

The fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the previous estimated cost (XC ₁ ) (step S115). That _is, the sum _{XC 1 = XE 1 × D 1} /100. A trial cost difference (GC ₁ ) from the previous time is calculated (step S116). That is, GC ₁ = C ₁ −XC ₁ is calculated.

Further, the fuel consumption information management unit 34 calculates the estimated cost (XC ₀ ) for each vehicle type (step S117). That is, XC ₀ = C ₁ −XC ₁ is calculated. A trial cost difference (XC ₀ ) for each vehicle type is calculated (step S118). That is, GC ₀ = C ₀ −XC ₀ is calculated.

The calculation result is registered (step S119). That is, the difference distance (D ₁ ), fuel (N ₁ ), cost (C ₁ ), cost efficiency (E ₁ ), vehicle type average fuel cost (N ₀ ), fuel consumption difference (GN ₁ ), vehicle type average fuel consumption ( GN ₀ ), previous cost efficiency (XE ₁ ), cost efficiency difference from previous time (GE ₁ ), vehicle type average cost efficiency (XE ₀ ), cost efficiency difference from vehicle type average cost efficiency (GE ₀ ), previous trial calculation The cost (XC ₁ ), the previous estimated cost difference (GC ₁ ), the vehicle type estimated cost (XC ₀ ), and the vehicle type estimated cost difference (GC ₀ ) are stored in the fuel consumption information table 34 a.

  The fuel consumption information table 34a in which information related to various fuel consumptions is stored in this way is a table as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a fuel efficiency information table according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 5, the fuel consumption information table 34a is created for each member ID, and largely manages information such as purchase information 34b, fuel consumption related information 34c, comparison information 34d, vehicle type information 34e, association information 34f, and the like.

  The purchase information 34b is information related to the fuel purchased at the service station. The specification code for specifying the specification, the date of purchase, the total travel distance confirmed to the driver at the time of purchase, the amount of fuel purchased, Has price etc.

  The fuel consumption related information 34c is information related to fuel consumption calculated by the fuel consumption information management unit 34a, and includes a difference distance, fuel consumption, cost, cost rate, and the like. The difference distance is the calculation result in step S104 of FIG. 4, the fuel consumption is the calculation result in step S105, the cost is the calculation result in step S106, and the cost rate is the calculation result in step S107. It is.

  The comparison information 34d includes previous comparison fuel consumption, previous comparison cost efficiency, cost efficiency difference, previous estimated cost, previous estimated cost difference, and the like. The previous comparative fuel efficiency is the fuel efficiency calculated at the time of previous purchase, the comparative previous cost efficiency is the calculation result in step S111 in FIG. 4, and the cost efficiency difference is the calculation result in step S112. The cost is the calculation result in step S115, and the previous estimated cost difference is the calculation result in step S116.

  The vehicle type information 34e is information indicating an average value of the entire vehicle type indicated by customer information (described later) associated with the member ID, and includes vehicle type average fuel consumption, vehicle type fuel consumption comparison, vehicle type average cost efficiency, Average cost efficiency comparison by vehicle type, estimated cost by vehicle type, estimated cost difference by vehicle type, etc. The vehicle type average fuel efficiency is the overall average fuel consumption of the same vehicle type, the vehicle type fuel consumption comparison is the calculation result in step S110 of FIG. 4, and the vehicle type average cost efficiency is the calculation result in step S113. The vehicle type average cost efficiency comparison is the calculation result in step S114, the vehicle type trial calculation cost is the calculation result in step S117, and the vehicle type trial cost difference is the calculation result in step S118.

  The association information 34f is information indicating a code for associating with another table, and includes SSCode that identifies a service station that has purchased fuel, F-Code that indicates purchased fuel, and the like. By SSCode, for example, a table for managing information on service stations can be referred to. By F-Code, for example, a table for managing information related to fuel can be referred to.

  The customer information table 31a managed by the customer information management unit 31 is, for example, a table as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a customer information table according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 6, the customer information table 31a includes a member ID for identifying a customer, name, address, date of birth, sex, vehicle type, date of purchase, e-mail, remarks 1 to 4, and the like. For example, the member ID “01234567” has a name “Taro Yamada”, an address “Nakamura Minami, Nerima-ku, Tokyo”, a date of birth “1970/1/1”, and a sex “M” (male of women). For example, “F”), vehicle type “Nissan, March, Type”, purchase date “1999/3/5”, e-mail “aaabbb@ccc.ddd” (e-mail notification not required) Note 1 is indicated as “Purchase new car”, Note 2 as “No accident calendar”, Note 3 as “Holiday use”, and Note 4 as “Regular”.

  Next, fuel consumption information relating to the current purchase created by the mail server management unit 32 will be described. First, the contents of the e-mail when it is determined that the total travel distance is appropriate at the time of fuel purchase will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the contents of an e-mail when the total mileage according to the first embodiment of the present invention is appropriate. In FIG. 7, in the e-mail 51 whose subject is “Notice of fuel efficiency information update”, for example, “Thank you for using it each time. Beginning with a greeting, the following information on fuel consumption is provided: Here, the name (for example, “Taro Yamada”) shown in the customer information table 31a is shown in the (customer) part. The same applies to the (customer) part.

  As information on fuel consumption, “Period: 12/25 to 12/31”, “Current fuel consumption: 9.80 km / l”, “Current cost efficiency: 1051 yen / 100 km”, “Comparison of fuel consumption” : (Up arrow) 0.80 km / l (improvement) ”(If the fuel efficiency is poor, a down arrow is shown),“ Cost efficiency comparison: (Down arrow) 93 yen / 100 km (discount) ”(cost If the efficiency is not good, an up arrow is shown).

  In such contents, the information 51a indicating “cost efficiency of this time: 1051 yen / 100 km” and the information 51b indicating “comparison of cost efficiency: (down arrow) 93 yen / 100 km (discount)” are shown in monetary amounts. Therefore, you can feel how much savings the driver has realized.

  Next, the contents of the e-mail when it is determined that the total travel distance is not valid at the time of fuel purchase will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of an e-mail when the total mileage according to the first embodiment of the present invention is not valid.

  In FIG. 8, in the e-mail 52 whose subject is “Notice of fuel efficiency information update”, information regarding fuel efficiency is “period: 12/24 to 12/31”, “current fuel efficiency: 18.44 km / l <−! Compared with the previous time, "Comparison of fuel consumption: (up arrow) 40.39 km / l (improvement) <-!!!!!!", "This cost-effectiveness: 559 yen / 100km <-!!!!!!" (If the fuel efficiency is not good, a down arrow is shown), “Cost efficiency comparison: (Down arrow) 1028 yen / 100 km (discount) <-!!!!!!” (If the cost efficiency is not good , An up arrow is shown) and the like. Here, "<-!!!!!!!" is emphasized to indicate that a value that seems not to exist normally is calculated.

  In such a content, information 52a indicating “cost efficiency of this time: 559 yen / 100 km <-!!!!!!” and “cost efficiency comparison: (down arrow) 1028 yen / 100 km (discount) <-! Since the information 52b indicating “!!!!” is indicated by a monetary amount, it is possible to realize how much saving has been realized for the driver.

  Furthermore, the reason for the value emphasized by “<-!!!!!!!” is explained in “Notification”. For example, a message such as “This data is very different from the other data and it seems that it was refueled during the period from 12/24 to 12/31. Please go to the refueling information input screen from here” is displayed. . The information 53c indicating “here” in this message is displayed so as to prompt the user to click by color or underline. When this “here” is clicked, a refueling information input screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a refueling information input screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, a refueling information input screen 53 is a screen in which the refueling amount is an essential input item, and input items such as a refueling date, a refueling amount, a price, a total travel distance, and a refueling location are shown. For example, “2003/1/15” for the refueling date, “150 l” for the refueling amount, “98 yen / L” for the price, “12,354 km” for the total travel distance, “Tokyo I” for the refueling place. “Hikari Kamata SS” is input.

  Next, a screen showing traveling cost efficiency created by the WWW server management unit 33 and provided by the WWW server 4 via the Internet 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, an example of a screen when the total travel distance is appropriate will be described.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of a screen showing travel cost efficiency when the total travel distance is appropriate. In FIG. 10 (A), the screen 54 displays a line graph showing the cost efficiency for each month on the vertical axis, the travel cost efficiency in units of yen / 100 km on the vertical axis, and the month on the horizontal axis. In such a screen 54, a line indicated by a dotted line indicates the average cost of the vehicle, a broken line of ◆ indicates cost efficiency at the time of purchase, and ■ indicates an average of each vehicle type. When such a screen 54 is clicked on with a mouse or the like on the line, for example, detailed information 54a or 54b as shown in FIG. 10B or 10C is displayed.

  FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a case where detailed information indicating travel cost efficiency is displayed. In FIG. 10 (B), the detailed information 54a indicates that the amount per 100 km from January 15th to February 3rd is “Your travel cost efficiency: 1496 yen”, “Car type average travel cost efficiency: 1520 yen ( "24 yen discount)", "Previous travel cost efficiency: 1587 yen (99 yen discount)" and the like.

  The cost efficiency is indicated by the amount of money, and the profit and loss when compared with the vehicle type average and the profit and loss when compared with the previous time are indicated by the amount of money, so that the driver can be impressed as an actual feeling.

FIG. 10C is a diagram illustrating a case where detailed information indicating the travel cost is displayed. In FIG. 10 (C), the detailed information 54c includes “your mileage: 135 km”, “your mileage cost: 2020 yen” as the amount per actual mileage from January 15 to February 3. “Car type average running cost: 2052 yen (32 yen discount)”, “Previous running cost (calculated value): 2142
Etc. ”.

  The travel cost is indicated by the amount of money, and the profit and loss when compared with the vehicle type average and the loss and profit when compared with the previous time are indicated by the amount of money, so that the driver can be impressed as an actual feeling.

  The detailed information 54a and the detailed information 54b may be displayed by a user's selection, for example, by displaying a menu indicating the detailed information 54a and the detailed information 54b when the mouse is pointed on the line.

  Next, an example of a screen when the total travel distance is not valid will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a screen example when the total travel distance is not valid. FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a message indicating that the total travel distance is not valid is displayed.
In FIG. 11A, the screen 55 displays the same graph as the screen 54 shown in FIG. 10, but the mark 55a is displayed on the broken line on the month and day when the total travel distance is not valid.

  When the driver clicks this mark 55a with a mouse or the like, for example, a message 55b as shown in FIG. The message 55b is, for example, “This data is very different from other data, and it seems that it was refueled in the period of 1/15 to 2/15. Proceed to the refueling information input screen from here.” Message.

  Information 55c indicating “here” in the message 55b is displayed so as to prompt the user to click by color, underline or the like. When this “here” is clicked, a refueling information input screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

  Such a display of the screen 55 can prompt the driver to input an appropriate total travel distance.

  In this embodiment, the member ID, the amount of fuel, the type and quality of fuel, the price, and the total travel distance at the time of purchase are transmitted to the host computer 100 as sales information from the POS terminal 2 of a service center such as a gas station. 100 for each member ID.

  By showing fuel consumption in monetary terms, it is possible to intuitively grasp the effect of cost reduction.

  Further, based on the customer information table 31a managed by the host computer 100, different driving styles can be verified for each region. For example, information on vehicle development can be provided to the manufacturer, such as a car that is suitable for improving fuel efficiency at the start of a city and a car that is considered to improve fuel efficiency when traveling at a constant speed in rural areas.

  In addition to fuel consumption, a new indicator of fuel consumption can be provided as a government carbon tax assessment. As a result, preferential treatment for a vehicle with good fuel consumption can be taken, and the spread of environment-friendly vehicles can be promoted.

  The fuel efficiency can be improved even for existing vehicles that are not environmentally friendly, and the effect can be expected as an environmental measure for all vehicles.

  Since the host computer 100 collects fuel consumption information of various vehicles, for example, eco ranking can be generated for each vehicle type and attribute, and the degree of contribution to the environment can be shown.

  Although the fuel consumption data for each vehicle at the time of development by the vehicle manufacturer has been published, real-time fuel consumption information can be provided because the fuel consumption is statistically calculated in a situation where it is actually used after sales.

  By continuously providing various information such as fuel consumption to the driver, it is possible to be aware of effective driving methods and vehicle maintenance.

  The driver does not need to install new equipment in the vehicle. At the service station, the driver only needs to identify the customer, such as issuing a membership card, and tell the current mileage.

  The vehicle is not limited to a motorcycle, an automobile, or the like. The present invention can be applied to all vehicles moving by fuel.

Service stations are not limited to gas stations. For example, it may be a fuel supply station such as a hydrogen station for a fuel cell.
[Second Example]
In the network configuration of the fuel management system in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in the second embodiment, information on the fuel amount and the travel distance is output using the vehicle device, and the fuel efficiency related information is more accurately and efficiently calculated. How to manage automatically. In the second embodiment, since the network configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle including a visible light communication device. In FIG. 12, a part A is an enlarged part showing a state of supplying fuel to the vehicle 5.

  In FIG. 12, when the vehicle 5 stopped at the fueling station is refueled by a serviceman or a customer, when the fuel nozzle 203 of the fuel filler 206 is brought close to the fuel filler port 201 of the vehicle 5, the fuel nozzle 203 is moved to the vehicle 5. The information indicating the amount of remaining fuel before being supplied and output from the visible light communication device 202 provided in the above is acquired and transmitted to the SS (POS) 2 via the SS LAN (service station LAN). Next, when refueling is completed, the refueling nozzle 203 again obtains information indicating the amount of remaining fuel after refueling from the visible light communication device 202, and sends it to the SS (POS) 2 via the SS LAN (service station LAN). Send.

  The visible light communication device 202 is an information output device that uses an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp. For example, the visible light communication device 202 continues to transmit data indicating the amount of remaining fuel in the fuel tank when the fuel filler 201 is opened. When the mouth 201 is closed, the data transmission is terminated.

  The refueling nozzle 203 includes a visible receiving unit 204a capable of receiving data by visible light from the visible light communication device 202, receives information indicating the remaining fuel amount before refueling before refueling, and refueling has stopped. In this case, information indicating the remaining fuel amount after refueling is received by receiving data from the visible light communication device 202 again.

  Since the visible light communication device 202 and the fueling nozzle 203 are visible light communication, data transmission / reception can be performed without fear of ignition.

  Alternatively, although the mechanism is the same, the portable visible light receiving device 204 performs data transmission / reception with the visible light communication device 202, and the POS terminal 2 has a reading device capable of reading data using visible light. Alternatively, it may be taken into the POS terminal 2 at the time of registration of sales information. In this case, the POS terminal 2 is provided with a reading device capable of reading data by visible light.

  After the settlement, the POS terminal 2 associates the information indicating the remaining fuel amount before refueling acquired from the visible light communication device 202 of the vehicle 5 and the information indicating the remaining fuel amount after refueling with the member ID in the host computer 100. Send to.

  In this embodiment, visible light communication is visible light, but a technology for transmitting and receiving data by blinking at such a high speed that it cannot be noticed by human eyes (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Tokai General Communications Bureau, “Visible Light Communication”, [online], Internet <Http://www.tokai-bt.soumu.go.jp/ictmedia/kashikou/kashiko.html>).

  Even when the fuel is not fully refilled, the remaining fuel amount can be obtained accurately, so that more accurate fuel consumption information can be provided.

  Processing in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the processing when the driver according to the second embodiment of the present invention visits the service station.

  In FIG. 13, when the driver visits the service station 2 as a customer (step S211), the serviceman determines whether the customer has already registered a member ID (step S212). If it does not have a member ID, member registration is performed (step S213), and the process proceeds to step S215. On the other hand, if the driver has registered as a member and has a member ID, the service person acquires the ID (step S214).

  The serviceman determines whether or not the remaining fuel amount data can be acquired before refueling the driver's vehicle 5 (step S214-2). For example, the serviceman determines whether the visible light communication device 202 is provided in the fuel filler 201 of the vehicle 5 and the visible light receiving unit 204a is provided in the fuel nozzle 203 of the fuel filler 206, or whether visible light is received. The device 204 determines whether it can be used. When the fuel filler 201 of the vehicle 5 is provided with the visible light communication device 202 and the fuel filler nozzle 203 or the visible light receiver 204 provided with the visible light receiver 204a is available, the remaining fuel before fueling The information indicating the quantity is acquired from the vehicle 5 (step S214-4), and the service person actually refuels the driver's vehicle and sells the fuel, and the volume, type, price, etc. of the sold fuel. Sales information and the amount of remaining fuel after refueling are registered (step S214-6). Further, the service person acquires the remaining fuel amount after refueling from the visible light communication device 202 of the vehicle 5 (step S214-8), and proceeds to step S216.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S214-2 that the remaining fuel amount data cannot be acquired, the service person actually refuels the driver's vehicle and sells the fuel, and the volume and type of the fuel sold. Sales information such as price is registered (step S215).

  In step S216, when the member ID and sales information such as the volume, type, and price of the fuel sold are input, the total mileage of the vehicle is input to the POS terminal 2 by the service person. Based on the input total travel distance, it is determined whether the total travel distance is an appropriate value by comparison with the previous time (step S217). If valid, the process proceeds to step S218. If it is not appropriate, for example, as a precaution, the driver is asked to confirm, and the total travel distance is acquired again and input to the POS terminal 2. In this case, the POS terminal 2 may have a determination process, or the host computer 100 may be inquired.

  The POS terminal 2 transmits the member ID, sales information, and total travel distance collected at this visit to the host computer 100.

  When the host computer 100 receives the sales information from the POS terminal 2, the fuel efficiency information management unit 19 calculates each numerical value based on the received sales information, and updates the fuel efficiency information (step S219).

  The host computer 100 searches the customer information of the driver by the member ID by the customer information management unit 31 and confirms registration of the e-mail (step S220). If the e-mail is registered, the fuel efficiency information by this sale is provided to the driver by e-mail (step S221), and the WWW server management unit 33 controls the fuel efficiency information corresponding to the member ID managed by the WWW server 4 Is updated (step S222), and this process ends.

  On the other hand, when the e-mail is not registered, the WWW server WWW server management unit 33 updates the fuel consumption information corresponding to the member ID managed by the WWW server 4 without providing the fuel consumption information by e-mail. (Step S222), the process ends.

  Next, the process for determining the validity of the travel distance in step S217 in FIG. 13 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining processing for determining the validity of the travel distance according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 14, when this process is performed by the POS terminal 2, after obtaining the member ID from the driver, the member ID is transmitted to the host computer 100 and the previous total corresponding to the member ID obtained by the fuel information management unit 34 is obtained. What is necessary is just to acquire a mileage beforehand.

In FIG. 14, the previous total travel distance (d2) and the remaining fuel amount (L _a2 ) after the previous refueling are acquired from the member ID acquired from the driver (step S231). Then, the total travel distance acquired at this visit is acquired as d1 (step S232). Next, a difference travel distance (D1) is calculated by subtracting the previous total travel distance (d2) from the current total travel distance (d1) (D1 = d1-d2) (step S233).

  Then, the validity of the total travel distance (d1) is confirmed (step S234). For example, the difference travel distance (D1) is compared with zero. It is determined whether or not the difference travel distance (D1) is greater than 0 (D1> 0) (step S235).

  If the difference travel distance (D1) is 0 or less, a message is displayed in the display area of the POS terminal 2 so as to confirm the total travel distance to the driver (step S236). The service person asks the driver to check whether the total mileage reported to the driver was correct. It is determined whether or not the driver report is wrong (step S237). For example, when the service person selects re-input of the total travel distance from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver is wrong. On the other hand, when the service person selects the re-input of the customer information from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver's declaration is not wrong.

  If it is determined in step S237 that it is wrong, the process returns to step S232, and the total travel distance notified by the driver by the serviceman is input to the POS terminal 2 again. The current total travel distance (d1) is acquired, and the above steps are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no mistake, for example, if the driver visits the store with another vehicle, the service person re-enters and registers the customer information in the POS terminal 2 and ends this processing (step S238). .

  If the difference travel distance (D1) is larger than 0 in the determination in step S235, the validity of the fuel consumption is confirmed (step S239).

  And it is judged whether it is a customer who can acquire information which shows the amount of remaining fuel before and after refueling (Step S239-2). This can be determined by referring to an item indicating whether or not the remaining fuel amount can be acquired in the customer information table 31a 'shown in FIG. If the customer is not able to acquire information indicating the remaining fuel amount before and after refueling, the amount of fuel supplied (sold) is set as the consumed fuel amount (L1) (step S239-4).

  On the other hand, when the customer can obtain information indicating the remaining fuel amount before and after refueling, the fuel remaining amount before refueling and the remaining fuel amount after refueling are referred to in a fuel efficiency information table 34a ′ shown in FIG. Thus, the remaining fuel amount (Lb1) before refueling and the remaining fuel amount (La2) after refueling are acquired (step S239-6). Then, the consumed fuel (L1) is calculated by subtracting the remaining fuel amount (Lb1) before refueling from the remaining fuel amount (La2) after refueling (step S239-8), and the process proceeds to step S240.

  The amount of fuel consumed is calculated from the difference between the remaining fuel amount after the previous refueling and the remaining fuel amount before the current refueling for vehicles that can measure the remaining fuel amount. Since the amount of fuel consumed by a vehicle whose remaining fuel amount cannot be measured is based on the full tank method, the amount of fuel supplied is used.

  In step S240, based on the difference travel distance (D1) and the current consumption fuel amount (L1), the difference travel distance (D1) is divided by the current fuel amount (L1) to calculate the fuel consumption (N).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the calculated fuel consumption (N) is larger than a predetermined minimum value Nmin and smaller than a predetermined maximum value Nmax (step S241). If the fuel efficiency (N) is not larger than the predetermined minimum value Nmin and smaller than the predetermined maximum value Nmax, a message is displayed in the display area of the POS terminal 2 so as to confirm to the driver about fuel supply or the like (step) S242).

  It is determined whether or not there is an error in the driver's declaration (step S243). For example, when the service person selects re-input of the total travel distance from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the driver is wrong. On the other hand, when the service person selects the input of the fueling information from the display screen of the POS terminal 2, it is determined that the fueling information needs to be input although the driver's declaration is correct.

  If it is determined in step S243 that it is wrong, the process returns to step S232, and the total travel distance notified by the driver by the service person is input to the POS terminal 2 again. The current total travel distance (d1) is acquired, and the above steps are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no mistake, for example, when refueling at another store, the service person asks the driver for refueling information at the other store, and inputs it to the POS terminal 2 for registration (step S244).

  Then, the total travel distance (d1) is set as appropriate (step S245).

  About the process performed by the fuel consumption information management part 34, since it replaces with fuel consumption (L1) as fuel consumption (L1) in step S103 demonstrated in FIG. Detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The fuel consumption information table 34a storing information on various fuel consumptions in the second embodiment is a table as shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a fuel efficiency information table according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In the purchase information 34b ′ of the fuel consumption information table 34a ′ according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 15, in addition to the items of the purchase information 34b of the first embodiment, the remaining fuel amount before refueling, the remaining fuel amount after refueling, and Is further included. The remaining fuel amount before refueling is information indicating the remaining fuel amount before refueling acquired in step S214-4 in FIG. The remaining fuel amount after refueling is information indicating the remaining fuel amount after refueling acquired in step S214-8 in FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a customer information table according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The customer information table 31a 'according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 16 includes whether or not the remaining fuel amount can be acquired in addition to the items of the customer information table 31a according to the first embodiment. Whether or not the remaining fuel amount can be acquired indicates whether or not information indicating the remaining fuel amount can be acquired from the member's vehicle. Here, since “OK” is indicated, information on fuel consumption is managed for this member by a fuel information table 34a ′ as shown in FIG.

  The content of the e-mail created by the mail server management unit 32 when it is determined that the total mileage is appropriate at the time of fuel purchase is the same as that described in FIG. The description of is omitted.

  Further, since the content of the e-mail created by the mail server management unit 32 when it is determined that the total mileage is not appropriate at the time of fuel purchase is the same as that described in FIG. Description is omitted.

  Furthermore, since the refueling information input screen linked from the contents of the e-mail is also as described in FIG. 9 in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. However, when the information indicating the remaining fuel amount can always be acquired from the vehicle 5 by visible light communication when refueling, the link to the refueling information input screen shown in FIG. Reduced.

  Next, the screen showing the traveling cost efficiency created by the WWW server management unit 33 and provided via the Internet 7 by the WWW server 4 is the same as that described in FIGS. 10 and 11 in the first embodiment. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  According to the second embodiment, the fuel amount and mileage information necessary for managing the fuel consumption can be obtained using the vehicle device, so that the fuel consumption related information can be managed more accurately and efficiently. can do. Further, even when the fuel is not replenished fully, fuel consumption related information can be acquired more accurately. Therefore, it is possible to suggest a driving with a higher environmental contribution to the driver.

  In the second embodiment, the communication means between the vehicle and the SS is not limited to visible light communication. Any communication means capable of communicating electronic data can be applied by infrared communication.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
In a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information reception procedure for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption in monetary amount based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel sold and the sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure to indicate the fuel efficiency difference as a monetary amount by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency amount calculation procedure. Management method.
(Appendix 2)
The fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure is as follows:
A cost efficiency calculation procedure for calculating cost efficiency with respect to fuel efficiency based on a calculation result calculated by the fuel consumption amount calculation procedure.

The first cost efficiency difference calculation procedure for calculating a difference between the cost efficiency with respect to the previous fuel efficiency and the cost efficiency calculated by the cost efficiency calculation procedure as the target fuel consumption amount to be compared The fuel consumption information management method described.
(Appendix 3)
The fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure is as follows:
A second cost efficiency difference calculation procedure for calculating a difference between the cost efficiency with respect to the average fuel efficiency of the same vehicle type as the target fuel consumption amount to be compared and the cost efficiency calculated by the cost efficiency calculation procedure, The fuel consumption information management method according to appendix 2.
(Appendix 4)
The fuel efficiency information management method according to appendix 2 or 3, wherein the cost efficiency calculation procedure calculates the cost efficiency in units of a predetermined distance.
(Appendix 5)
The fuel efficiency information management method according to appendix 2 or 3, wherein the cost efficiency calculation procedure calculates the cost efficiency with respect to a travel distance from the previous refueling.
(Appendix 6)
A determination procedure for determining the validity of the total mileage indicated by the sales information received by the sales information reception procedure;
Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3, further comprising: a refueling information acquisition procedure for acquiring refueling information related to refueling including the total travel distance from the purchaser of the fuel based on a determination result by the determination procedure. The fuel consumption information management method described in the item.
(Appendix 7)
The e-mail address of the purchaser is acquired from a table storing purchaser information regarding the purchaser who has purchased the fuel, and the fuel efficiency difference indicated by the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure is calculated to the e-mail address. The fuel consumption information management method according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, further comprising a fuel consumption information transmission procedure for transmitting fuel consumption information including the fuel consumption information.
(Appendix 8)
Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 5, further comprising: a fuel efficiency information providing procedure that enables browsing of the fuel efficiency information including the fuel efficiency difference indicated by the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency difference calculating procedure via the Internet. The fuel consumption information management method described in the item.
(Appendix 9)
In a fuel consumption information management device that manages fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information receiving means for receiving sales information relating to the sale of fuel for the vehicle;
A fuel consumption amount calculation means for calculating a fuel consumption in a monetary amount based on a mileage obtained based on sales information, an amount of fuel sold and a sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference calculating means to indicate the fuel efficiency difference in monetary amount by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from a target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency amount calculating means. Management device.
(Appendix 10)
In a computer-executable program that functions as a fuel consumption information management device that manages fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information receiving means for receiving sales information relating to the sale of fuel for the vehicle;
A fuel consumption amount calculation means for calculating a fuel consumption in a monetary amount based on a mileage obtained based on sales information, an amount of fuel sold and a sales price;
A program for calculating a fuel consumption difference from the target fuel consumption amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel consumption amount calculation means, thereby causing the difference in fuel consumption to function as a fuel consumption difference calculation means.
(Appendix 11)
In a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information reception procedure for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption in monetary terms based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel consumed and the sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference to be calculated by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the above amount calculated by the above fuel efficiency amount calculation procedure. Management method.
(Appendix 12)
It has a fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the consumed fuel amount by subtracting the remaining fuel amount after refueling indicated by the sales information from the remaining fuel amount before refueling indicated by the sales information. The fuel consumption information management method according to attachment 11.
(Appendix 13)
In a fuel consumption information management device that manages fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information receiving means for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation means for calculating the fuel consumption in a monetary amount based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel sold and the sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference calculating means to indicate the fuel efficiency difference as a monetary amount by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency amount calculating means. Management device.
(Appendix 14)
In a computer-executable program that functions as a fuel consumption information management device that manages fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information receiving means for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation means for calculating the fuel consumption in a monetary amount based on a travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, a consumed fuel amount, and a sales price;
A program for calculating a fuel consumption difference from the target fuel consumption amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel consumption amount calculation means, thereby causing the difference in fuel consumption to function as a fuel consumption difference calculation means.

It is a figure which shows the network structural example of the fuel management system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure for demonstrating the process when the service station driver which concerns on 1st Example of this invention visits a service station. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which judges the validity of the travel distance which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the process performed by the fuel consumption information management part which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the fuel consumption information table which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the customer information table which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the content of the email when the total mileage which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is appropriate. It is a figure which shows the content of the email when the total mileage which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is not appropriate. It is a figure which shows the example of the oil supply information input screen which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which shows driving | running cost efficiency when the total mileage which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is appropriate. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which shows the traveling cost efficiency when the total traveling distance which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is not appropriate. It is a figure which shows the example of the vehicle provided with the visible light communication apparatus. It is a flowchart figure for demonstrating the process when the driver which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention visits a service station. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which judges the validity of the travel distance which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the fuel consumption information table which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the customer information table which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 POS terminal 3 Mail server 4 WWW server 5 Vehicle 13 Output control part 14 Input control part 15 Display control part 18 Communication control part 19 Installer 31 Customer information management part 31a, 31a 'Customer information table 32 Mail server management part 33 WWW Server management unit 34 Fuel consumption information management unit 34a, 34a 'Fuel consumption information table

Claims (5)

In a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information reception procedure for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption in monetary amount based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel sold and the sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure to indicate the fuel efficiency difference as a monetary amount by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency amount calculation procedure. Management method. The fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure is as follows:
A cost efficiency calculation procedure for calculating cost efficiency with respect to fuel efficiency based on a calculation result calculated by the fuel consumption amount calculation procedure.
The first cost efficiency difference calculating procedure for calculating a difference between the cost efficiency for the previous fuel efficiency and the cost efficiency calculated by the cost efficiency calculating procedure as the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared. The fuel consumption information management method according to 1. The fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure is as follows:
A second cost efficiency difference calculation procedure for calculating a difference between the cost efficiency with respect to the average fuel efficiency of the same vehicle type as the target fuel consumption amount to be compared and the cost efficiency calculated by the cost efficiency calculation procedure, The fuel consumption information management method according to claim 2. A determination procedure for determining the validity of the total mileage indicated by the sales information received by the sales information reception procedure;
4. A fuel supply information acquisition procedure for acquiring fuel supply information related to fuel supply including the total travel distance from a purchaser of the fuel based on a determination result obtained by the determination procedure. The fuel consumption information management method according to one item. In a fuel consumption information management method for managing fuel consumption information related to vehicle fuel consumption,
Sales information reception procedure for receiving sales information related to vehicle fuel sales and storing it in an information table;
A fuel consumption amount calculation procedure for calculating the fuel consumption in monetary terms based on the travel distance obtained based on the sales information stored in the information table, the amount of fuel consumed and the sales price;
Fuel efficiency information characterized by causing a fuel efficiency difference calculation procedure to indicate the fuel efficiency difference as a monetary amount by calculating a fuel efficiency difference from the target fuel efficiency amount to be compared and the amount calculated by the fuel efficiency amount calculation procedure. Management method.

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