JP2009164814A - Communication system and method for starting services of mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system for starting services of a mobile station (taxi) with higher accuracy by correctly detecting a vehicle driven by a taxi driver and duty time of the driver. <P>SOLUTION: The communication system includes: the mobile station (taxi) 2 for transmitting driver data Ja; a base station 3 for relaying the driver data Ja; a driver database 17 registering driver's name, driver's number, vehicle number, and duty schedule; and a management center 4 having a control unit 10 including a built-in memory 11 for storing service starting data Jk. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system for, for example, taxi dispatch by business radio, and in particular, a communication system for determining and managing the validity of opening of a mobile station based on crew information from the mobile station, and the mobile station opening Regarding the method.

  In a conventional communication system, the mobile station itself detects and stores the current position of a vehicle (for example, a taxi) as a mobile station by GPS (Global Positioning System). Each mobile station transmits the stored location information to the base station according to a periodic polling signal from the base station.

  The base station receives the location information of all mobile stations, transmits the received location information to a management center connected by wire or wireless, and the management center receives and manages the location information of all mobile stations. . The management center searches for the optimal vehicle (taxi) from the location information of the mobile station in accordance with a vehicle allocation request from a taxi customer, and executes taxi vehicle allocation.

  On the other hand, a taxi crew member (taxi driver) enters the crew number at the start of taxi vehicle operation, and notifies the management center for opening.

In addition, as disclosed in “Patent Document 1” (a wireless communication system and a method for confirming the opening of a wireless communication system), the conventional communication system can correctly input crew information when the mobile station opens, and the crew It can be confirmed that the person has definitely opened.
JP 2007-180895 A (refer to claim 1, effect of the invention, FIG. 5)

  In a conventional communication system, it is essential for a mobile station of a taxi vehicle to input individual crew information such as a crew number and notify the management center when the mobile station is opened in order to perform crew management at the management center. Become.

  For this reason, before starting operation of a taxi vehicle every day, the crew member inputs a number of digits (crew number), for example. If entered, it is possible to instruct the transfer station to re-enter the crew number from the management center by referring to the crew number registered in advance in the management center. If the vehicle is outside the schedule) or is in a vehicle that the crew is not on board, the management center will not be able to check, permit the opening of the station, and the taxi vehicle will be able to operate. There is a risk of causing great trouble.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the object thereof is a communication system capable of correctly judging the vehicle on which the crew rides, the working hours of the crew, and implementing the opening of the station with high accuracy, and the movement thereof. It is to provide a station opening method.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a communication system according to the present invention includes a mobile station, a base station that performs radio communication with the mobile station, and mutual communication with the mobile station via the base station. In a communication system comprising a management center that collects and manages the mobile station, the mobile station transmits the crew number information, the vehicle number, and the crew information of the time to the management center and receives the opening information from the management center at the time of opening. The management center is equipped with a crew member database for registering crew member management information for crew names, crew number, vehicle number, and work schedule for managing crew members, and is based on the crew member information received from the mobile station. It is characterized by collating with the crew management information to determine a match and transmitting the opening information to the mobile station.
The mobile station opening method of the communication system according to the present invention is a mobile station opening method of the communication system, which receives the crew number, vehicle number, and time of the mobile station and determines whether the crew numbers match. If it is determined that the crew number coincides with the step of performing, the step of determining whether the vehicle number matches, and the step of determining whether the vehicle number matches, whether the times match. A step of determining, a step of determining that the times match, and a step of permitting opening of the station when it is determined that the crew number, the vehicle number, and the time match.

  According to the present invention, the crew number, vehicle number, and time of the mobile station are compared with the crew number, vehicle number, and work schedule (time) of the management center, so that accurate opening and proper crew management can be performed. it can.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the mobile station is described as a taxi vehicle. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the communication system 1 is a GPS (Global
This is a system example for taxi dispatch using the Positioning System, and is composed of mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n, base stations 3a to 3c, a management center 4 and a GPS satellite 5. The mobile station (taxi) 2a to 2n is represented by the mobile station (taxi) 2 and the base stations 3a to 3c are represented by the base station 3. The base station cover area (shown by a broken line) is a wireless communication range between the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n and the base station 3a.

  Each of the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n detects and stores position information (longitude and latitude) from the GPS satellite 5 and receives polling signals SP1 to SPn transmitted at regular intervals from the base station 3a. Polling response signals SR1 to SRn corresponding to SP1 to SPn are transmitted to the base station 3a. The polling response signals SR1 to SRn include, for example, vehicle dynamic information (empty car, actual car, pick-up car, standby, rest, etc.) and position information in the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n.

  Also, the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n transmit crew information such as crew numbers entered by the crew to the management center 4 via the base station 3a immediately before each crew starts operation of the vehicle. Requests opening of stations (taxi) 2a-2n.

  The base stations 3a to 3c are connected to the management center 4 by wired lines or wireless lines (for example, public lines). The base station 3a transmits the polling response signals SR1 to SRn received from the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n to the management center 4 according to the vehicle number designation from the management center 4.

  In addition to transmitting the crew information received from the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n to the management center 4, the base station 3a receives the opening information (opening permission / opening permission) received from the management center 4 as well as the mobile station ( Taxi) 2a to 2n.

  The management center 4 stores the vehicle information included in the polling response signals SR1 to SRn of the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n received from the base station 3a in a database (for example, a mobile station position database).

  The management center 4 receives the crew information of the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n received from the base station 3a, and collates the received crew information with crew management information registered in a database (for example, crew database) in advance. Then, the opening information (opening permission / opening disapproval) is transmitted to the mobile stations (taxi) 2a to 2n via the base station 3a.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the principal part of an embodiment of the mobile station according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, the mobile station (taxi) 2 includes a digital wireless device 6, an operation unit 7, a display unit 8, and a car navigation device 9.

  The digital wireless device 6 stores the vehicle number and the current time. When the crew member inputs the crew number from the operation unit 7 and performs a station opening operation (for example, pressing the “open button” on the operation unit 7), the crew number, Crew information Ja consisting of vehicle number and time (current time) data is transmitted to the base station 3 via the antenna AT1.

  Further, when the digital radio apparatus 6 periodically receives the polling signal SP from the base station 3 via the antenna AT1, the current position information Jp (polling response signal) of the mobile station (taxi) 2 detected by the car navigation apparatus 9 is received. One information included in the SR) is transmitted to the base station 3 via the antenna AT1.

  Further, when the digital wireless device 6 receives the opening information (opening permission or opening permission) of the management center 4 from the base station 3 via the antenna AT1, the digital wireless device 6 supplies the received opening information to the display unit 8 to open the station. Display information in text.

  When the digital radio apparatus 6 receives a vehicle dispatch instruction from the operator of the management center 4 via the base station 3, the crew member performs a voice call with the operator of the management center 4 using the microphone MC and the speaker SP.

  Further, the digital wireless device 6 can detect the closing request information when the crew member performs a closing operation (for example, pressing the “close button” on the operation unit 7) immediately before the operation (business) time of the mobile station (taxi) 2 elapses. Is transmitted to the management center 4 via the antenna AT1 and the base station 3, and the station closing process is performed in the management center 4.

  The operation unit 7 is composed of numeric 10 (0-9) keys, “opening button”, “close button”, “call button”, etc., and the crew member operates the 10 keys when the mobile station (taxi) 2 is opened. When a crew member number (for example, “75781”) of several digits is input, the crew information Ja (crew number “75781”, vehicle number “2100”, time “9:00”) is supplied to the display unit 8. When the “Open button” is operated on the screen, the crew information Ja is transmitted from the digital wireless device 6 via the antenna AT1.

  Further, when the mobile station (taxi) 2 is closed, when the crew operates the “close button”, the operation unit 7 displays the closing request information on the display unit 8, and the closing request information is sent from the digital wireless device 6 to the antenna AT 1. Sent through.

  Further, when there is a call from the operator of the management center 4 or when a crew member calls the operator of the management center 4, the operation unit 7 operates the “call button” to make a call using the microphone MC and the speaker SP. Do.

  The display unit 8 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays crew information Ja, opening request information, and closing request information corresponding to the crew number operated by the crew on the operation section 7.

  Further, the display unit 8 displays the position information Jp of the host vehicle supplied from the car navigation device 9 on a map (map) on the screen.

  In addition, when the digital wireless device 6 receives the opening information (opening permission or opening disapproval) from the management center 4 with respect to the crew information Ja at the time of opening, the display unit 8 displays a message indicating that the opening is permitted or not permitted. Display in characters.

  The car navigation device 9 detects and stores position information Jp (longitude, latitude) of the own vehicle that changes every moment from the GPS satellite 5 via the GPS antenna AT2, and displays it on a map (map) on the screen of the display unit 8. Let

  Further, when the digital wireless device 6 receives the polling signal SP, the car navigation device 9 supplies the stored position information Jp to the digital wireless device 6 and transmits it to the base station 3 via the antenna AT1.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main part of one embodiment of the management center according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the base station 3 and the antenna AT3 are accommodated in the management center 4. In FIG. 3, the management center 4 includes a base station 3 having an antenna AT3, a control unit 10, a storage unit 11, a display unit 12, an operation unit 13, a private branch exchange (PBX) 14, a customer database 15, a mobile station location database 16, A crew member database 17 and a telephone TEL are provided.

The control unit 10 is a CPU (Central
The storage unit 11 is built in based on the Processing Unit) and controls the operation of the entire management center 4. Moreover, the control part 10 controls the dispatch service by the request | requirement from a customer. Further, the control unit 10 manages the current position of the mobile station (taxi) 2. Further, the control unit 10 manages the operation state of the crew of the mobile station (taxi) 2.

  The storage unit 11 is configured by a memory such as a ROM or a RAM, stores station opening information Jk in advance, and when there is station opening request information from the mobile station (taxi) 2, the mobile station (taxi) 2 is controlled by the control unit 10. From the base station 3 is temporarily stored, and the base station 3 is supplied with the start information Jk of the start permission or the start disapproval as a result of collating the crew information Ja with the crew management information in the crew database 17. Station opening information Jk is transmitted to the mobile station (taxi) 2 via AT3.

  The storage unit 11 temporarily stores the position information Jp that changes from the mobile station (taxi) 2 every moment, and registers and manages the position information Jp in the mobile station position database 16 under the control of the control unit 10. .

  The display unit 12 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays crew information Ja, crew management information in the crew database 17, and position information Jp for each mobile station (taxi) 2 under the control of the control unit 10.

  The operation unit 13 is configured by a keyboard or the like, and registers and manages the input customer information, crew member management information, and the like in the customer database 15 and the crew member database 17 under the control of the control unit 10, respectively.

  The private branch exchange (PBX) 14 is connected to the public network NT via the line L and is connected to the control unit 10 via the cable Cb. When there is a customer dispatch request from the public network NT, the operator responds with the telephone TEL, operates the operation unit 13 to search the mobile station location database 16, and the empty mobile station (location) where the customer is located (position) Taxi) 2 is designated and the corresponding mobile station (taxi) 2 is called wirelessly to inform the crew about the delivery of the car to the customer. If the scale of the management center 4 is small, the private branch exchange (PBX) 14 may be omitted and the telephone set TEL may have a number display.

  The customer database 15 registers the customer's name, address, telephone number, dispatch priority, and the like.

  The mobile station location database 16 receives the location (longitude, latitude) information Jp detected by the mobile station (taxi) 2 from the GPS satellite 5 and transmitted for each vehicle, and is controlled by the control unit 10. Register Jp.

  The crew member database 17 pre-registers crew member management information on the crew number, vehicle number, work schedule, and status of opening and closing for each crew member name, for example, in units of one day.

  FIG. 4 is an image diagram of one embodiment of crew member management information according to the present invention. In FIG. 4, the crew management information includes a crew name (for example, an international manager), a crew number (for example, “75781”), a vehicle number (for example, “2100”), a work schedule (for example, 9:00 to 17:00). ) Is registered for each crew member name. The status is registered as “open”, “closed”, or “not yet” depending on the status of operation.

  As the crew number, a unique number (for example, an employee number) is assigned to the crew, and the vehicle number and the work schedule are allocated to the crew every operation day (for example, December 25, 200X).

  The situation is as follows: “Opening” when the mobile station (taxi) 2 requests opening of the station and the opening is permitted, “Closed” when requesting closing from the mobile station (taxi) 2 and “Mobile station (taxi) 2” When no station opening request or station closing request is made (before starting operation, etc.), “not yet” is registered (displayed).

  FIG. 5 is an image diagram of one embodiment of the opening information according to the present invention. Note that the opening permission and the opening disapproval of the opening information are stored in the storage unit 11. In FIG. 5, a). For example, if the crew member with crew number “75781” requests the opening from the mobile station (taxi) 2 with vehicle number “2100” at time “9:00”, Therefore, the opening information Jk is transmitted to the mobile station (taxi) 2 with the character data of “international officer” of the crew name shown in FIG. 4 instead of the crew number “75781” and the crew number “75781”.

  b). For example, if the crew member with crew number “75781” makes a request for opening at the time “9:00” from mobile station (taxi) 2 with vehicle number “2100”, If “75381” is entered incorrectly, the opening of the station will be disallowed. The station will be opened with the character data of “Kojiro Kuro” as shown in FIG. 4 instead of “753881”. Information Jk is transmitted to the mobile station (taxi) 2.

  c). The "opening disapproval vehicle number: 2229" is, for example, the mobile station (taxi) 2 of the vehicle number "2100" that the crew member of the crew number "75781" should get on by mistake, and the mobile station (taxi) of the vehicle number "2229" ) If a station opening request is made at time “9:00” from 2), the station opening is not permitted, and the station opening information Jk is transmitted to the mobile station (taxi) 2 with the character data of “open station not permitted” and the wrong vehicle number “2229”. Send to.

  d). For example, in the “Non-opening service schedule: 9:00 to 17:00”, the crew member with the crew number “75781” requests the opening from the mobile station (taxi) 2 with the vehicle number “2100” at the time “7:00”. In this case, the opening is not permitted, and the opening information Jk is transmitted to the mobile station (taxi) 2 with the original “work schedule: 9:00 to 17:00” and “original work schedule: 9:00 to 17:00”.

  As a result, the crew member of the mobile station (taxi) 2 who requested the opening of the station can easily recognize the opening permission or the opening permission from the character display, and when the opening is not permitted, re-enter the crew number, (Taxi) Move to 2 and check work schedule smoothly.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the crew number, vehicle number, and time of the mobile station (taxi) 2 are collated with the crew number, vehicle number, and work schedule (time) of the management center 4, so that the accurate It is possible to manage the crew's work and open the mobile station radio.

  Needless to say, when the work schedule is suddenly changed such as in an emergency, the station can be opened by appropriately changing the crew database.

  In this embodiment, the case where the mobile station is a taxi has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to a taxi, but can also be applied to a courier service, a transport vehicle, a bus, and the like that manage the work of a crew member.

  Next, a mobile station opening method of the communication system will be described. FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of one embodiment of the mobile station opening method of the communication system according to the present invention. The operation flow will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In step S1, the crew number, vehicle number, and time are received. In the operation of step S1, the management center 4 receives the crew information Ja transmitted from the mobile station (taxi) 2.

  In step S2, it is determined whether or not the crew numbers match. If they match, the process proceeds to step S3, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S6. The operation of step S2 is to determine whether the crew number in the crew information Ja matches the crew number in the crew database 17, and is executed by the control unit 10 and the crew database 17.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not the vehicle numbers match. If they match, the process proceeds to step S4, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S7. The operation of step S3 is to determine whether or not the vehicle number of the crew information Ja matches the vehicle number of the crew database 17, and is executed by the control unit 10 and the crew database 17.

  In step S4, it is determined whether or not the time is within the work schedule. If the time is within the work schedule, the process proceeds to step S5. If the time is outside the work schedule, the process proceeds to step S8. The operation of step S4 is to determine whether the time of the crew information Ja is close to the start time of the work schedule, and is executed by the control unit 10 and the crew database 17.

  In step S5, the opening permission is notified. Note that the operation of step S5 is the permission to open the station when the crew number, vehicle number, and time of the crew information Ja match the crew number, vehicle number, and work schedule of the crew database 17 in steps S2, S3, and S4. This is notified to the mobile station (taxi) 2 and executed by the control unit 10 and the storage unit 11.

  In step S6, notification of re-input of the crew number (no opening permission) is notified. The operation of step S6 is to notify the mobile station (taxi) 2 that the opening is not permitted because the crew numbers do not match, and is executed by the control unit 10 and the storage unit 11.

  In step S7, the vehicle confirmation (opening permission) is notified. Note that the operation of step S7 is performed by the control unit 10 and the storage unit 11 because the mobile station (taxi) 2 on which the crew rides is different, so that the opening is not permitted.

  In step S8, confirmation of working hours (not permitted to open) is notified. Note that the operation in step S8 is to notify the opening permission because the working hours (working schedule) of the crew are different, and the control unit 10 and the storage unit 11 execute the operation.

  As described above, according to the mobile station opening method, opening permission or opening permission is accurately determined and notified, so that the opening process can be speeded up and convenience can be improved.

  Further, according to the mobile station opening method of the present invention, since it is impossible to intentionally open a station with other crew information, it is possible to manage the work of a crew member fairly.

  The present invention is capable of correctly determining the crew number of a crew member, the vehicle on which the crew rides, and the working hours of the crew member, and carrying out high-accuracy opening of a station. All communication systems such as taxis, courier services, and buses are provided. Can be applied to.

System configuration diagram of main part of one embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention Block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a mobile station according to the present invention Block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a management center according to the present invention One Embodiment Image Diagram of Crew Management Information According to the Invention An embodiment image diagram of the opening information according to the present invention Operation flow diagram of one embodiment of mobile station opening method of communication system according to this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system 2, 2a-2n ... Mobile station (cab)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3, 3a-3c ... Base station 4 ... Management center 5 ... GPS satellite 6 ... Digital radio | wireless apparatus 7, 13 ... Operation part 8, 12 ... Display part 9 ... Car navigation apparatus 10 ... Control part 11 ... Memory | storage part 14 ... Private branch exchange ( PBX)
15 ... Customer database 16 ... Mobile station location database 17 ... Crew member database MC ... Microphone NT ... Public network L ... Line Cb ... Cable AT1, AT3 ... Antenna TEL ... Telephone AT2 ... GPS antenna Jp ... Location information Jk ... Opening information Ja ... Crew Information SP ... Polling signal, speaker SR ... Polling response signal

Claims (2)

A mobile station, a base station that performs radio communication with the mobile station, and a management center that performs mutual communication with the mobile station via the base station and collects and manages location information of the mobile station. In a communication system,
The mobile station transmits predetermined information required for opening to the management center at the time of opening, receives and displays information from the management center,
The management center includes a crew member database for registering crew member management information for managing crew members, and determines a match by comparing with the crew member management information in the crew member database based on the crew member information received from the mobile station. A communication system characterized by transmitting station opening information to the mobile station. A mobile station opening method for a communication system, comprising:
Receiving a mobile station crew number, vehicle number and time, and determining whether the crew numbers match; and
If it is determined that the crew numbers match, the step of determining whether the vehicle numbers match;
When determining that the vehicle numbers match, determining whether the times match; and
Determining that the times match; and
When it is determined that the crew number, the vehicle number, and the time match, the step of permitting opening,
A mobile station opening method for a communication system, comprising:

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