JP2010033223A - Taximeter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taximeter capable of accurately performing analysis of taxi services and preventing rejection of taxi-dispatching instructions. <P>SOLUTION: The taximeter includes customer picking-up operation implementation means 11a for implementing a predetermined customer picking-up operation when an operation switch 15 assigned to a customer picking-up tariff is operated, and customer picking-up operation cancelling means 11b for cancelling the customer picking-up operation when an operation switch 15 assigned to a predetermined tariff is operated while the customer picking-up operation is implemented. The taximeter further includes a setting storage means in which settings for permitting or prohibiting the cancelling of the customer picking-up operation are stored. The customer picking-up operation cancelling means 11b cancels the customer picking-up operation when settings for permitting the cancelling of the customer picking-up operation are stored in the setting storage means 12, and maintains the implementation of the customer picking-up operation when settings for prohibiting the cancelling of the customer picking-up operation are stored in the settings storage means 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a taxi meter having a function of adding a pick-up fee to a taxi fare.

  One of the taxi services is a pick-up service that picks you up at the location of the taxi user. Generally, in this pick-up service, a fixed fee is added to the taxi fare as a pick-up fee regardless of the distance to pick up.

  The taximeter performs a pick-up operation at the pick-up service. Specifically, when a taxi driver, such as a taxi clerk, presses the pick-up button to which the pick-up tariff is assigned, after adding the pick-up charge to the taxi fare, the operating state (also called the tariff state) is set to the empty state. Switch to a fixed-price pick-up state. Then, a tariff display indicating that the vehicle is being picked up and a pick-up fee are displayed on a display unit provided in the taximeter. After that, when arriving at the taxi user's location, the taxi user gets on and the renting button to which the renting tariff is assigned is pressed, the operation state is switched from the fixed fare pickup state to the renting state, The pick-up operation is finished, and then the renting operation is started, and the tariff display and taxi fare indicating that it is in the rented state are displayed on the display section, and the fare according to the travel distance and travel time etc. is displayed in the taxi fare Is added.

  In addition, the pick-up service may be canceled (cancelled) for the convenience of taxi users. In this case, when the empty vehicle button to which the empty vehicle tariff is assigned is pressed during the incoming vehicle operation, the operation state is switched from the fixed fee reception state to the empty vehicle state, and the incoming vehicle operation can be canceled. After that, an empty vehicle operation is started, and a tariff display indicating that the vehicle is in an empty state is displayed on the display unit.

  However, the empty button provided in the taximeter is also assigned to other functions (ie, tariff etc.), such as switching the operating state from the rented state to the empty state, so that it is easy to perform an erroneous operation. And when the taxi meter is performing an incoming operation, if the empty button is pressed by mistake, the incoming operation will be canceled immediately, so the released operation will remain in the operation data, so taxi operation There was a problem that the analysis of was not accurate.

  Also, as a general function provided in a taxi, when a taxi is in the service of receiving a taxi, that is, when the taxi meter is in the operation of receiving a taxi, it will not receive a dispatch instruction from the radio command center of the taxi. Yes. Therefore, there is a problem that the taxi meter makes a taxi pick-up operation for the illegal purpose of refusing it even though the taxi crew can receive the dispatch instruction by exploiting this function.

  The present invention aims to solve the above problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a taxi meter that can accurately analyze taxi operation and prevent rejection of a dispatch instruction.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention described in claim 1 is assigned to a plurality of operation switches 15 and a receiving tariff among the plurality of operation switches 15 as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. When the operation switch 15 is operated, a reception operation execution unit 11a that executes a predetermined reception operation, and a predetermined tariff of the plurality of operation switches 15 during execution of the reception operation by the reception operation execution unit 11a. A setting for permitting or prohibiting the cancellation of the reception operation in a taximeter having the reception operation release means 11b for releasing the reception operation by the reception operation execution means 11a when the assigned operation switch 15 is operated. Has a pre-stored setting storage means 12, and the receiving operation canceling means 11b stores the receiving operation in the setting storage means 12. When the setting for permitting removal is stored, the receiving operation by the receiving operation executing means 11a is canceled, and when the setting storing means 12 for prohibiting the cancellation of the receiving operation is stored, the receiving vehicle The taximeter is characterized in that it is a means for maintaining the execution of the vehicle-receiving operation by the operation execution means 11a.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the predetermined tariff of the plurality of operation switches 15 is assigned during the execution of the receiving operation by the receiving operation execution means 11a. When the operation switch 15 is operated and the setting storage unit 12 stores the setting for permitting the cancellation of the receiving operation, the release confirmation that prompts the receiving operation execution unit 11a to confirm the cancellation of the receiving operation A confirmation screen display control unit 11c for displaying a screen on the display unit 10, and the setting storage unit 12 stores a setting for permitting the cancellation of the reception operation and the confirmation screen; During the display of the release confirmation screen by the display control means 11c, confirmation of release of the vehicle-receiving operation among the plurality of operation switches 15 is assigned. When said operation switch 15 is operated with, it is characterized in that a means for releasing the Geisha operation by the Geisha operation execution means 11a.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the number of times the vehicle has been canceled is counted by the number of times that the vehicle operation is canceled by the vehicle operation execution unit 11a by the vehicle operation release unit 11b. It has means 11d and output control means 11e which outputs the number of times counted by said number-of-arrival cancellation counting means 11d to at least one of said display means 10 and output medium 25. Is.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the operation switch 15 to which the receiving tariff is assigned is operated, that is, when the operation for executing the receiving operation is performed, the receiving operation executing means 11a performs the receiving operation. Execute. Then, when the operation switch 15 assigned to a predetermined tariff is operated during the receiving operation, that is, when the operation of canceling the receiving operation is performed, the receiving operation canceling means 11b is stored in the setting storage means 12. Based on the setting for permitting or prohibiting the release of the incoming vehicle operation, the incoming vehicle operation is canceled or the incoming vehicle operation is maintained.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the confirmation screen display control means 11c operates the operation switch 15 assigned to a predetermined tariff during the receiving operation (that is, an operation for canceling the receiving operation) and When the setting storage unit 12 stores a setting for permitting the cancellation of the receiving operation, the display unit 10 displays a cancellation confirmation screen that prompts the user to confirm the cancellation of the receiving operation. Then, when the operation switch 15 to which the setting for permitting the cancellation of the reception operation is stored in the setting storage unit 12 and the confirmation of the cancellation of the reception operation is operated, the reception operation cancellation unit 11b performs the reception operation. To release.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number of times the vehicle has been released is counted by the counting unit 11d for canceling the incoming vehicle. And the output control means 11e outputs the frequency | count that cancel | released the vehicle-receiving operation to at least one of the display means 10 and the output medium 25. FIG.

  From the above description, according to the invention described in claim 1, when an operation for canceling the incoming vehicle operation is performed, the incoming vehicle operation is canceled based on the setting for permitting or prohibiting the release of the incoming vehicle operation stored in advance. Since it is possible to select whether to cancel the incoming movement by storing in advance the setting that prohibits the cancellation of the incoming movement, the incoming movement can be selected. Therefore, there is no remaining pick-up operation canceled in the operation data, and the taxi operation can be analyzed accurately.

  In addition, by storing in advance the setting that prohibits the cancellation of the pick-up operation, it becomes impossible to cancel the pick-up operation, so it is necessary to perform the renting operation after the pick-up operation. This makes it difficult to perform the vehicle-to-car operation for the purpose, and prevents refusal of a vehicle dispatch instruction due to the vehicle-to-vehicle operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when an operation for canceling the reception operation is performed in a case where the setting for permitting the cancellation of the reception operation is stored in advance, the release for prompting the operation for confirming the cancellation of the reception operation is performed. When the confirmation screen is displayed and the operation to confirm the cancellation of the pick-up operation is performed, the pick-up operation is cancelled. Therefore, when the operation to cancel the pick-up operation is performed, taxi drivers such as taxi crews By confirming the cancellation of the pick-up operation again, it is possible to reliably prevent the user from canceling the pick-up operation that is not desired, so that no erroneous pick-up operation remains in the operation data, and analysis of taxi operation can be performed. Can be accurate.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number of times of canceling the reception operation can be counted, and the number can be output to at least one of the display means and the output medium. By subtracting the number of times of canceling the reception operation from the number of times, it is possible to obtain the actual number of reception services that have been performed, so that it is possible to improve the analysis accuracy of operation data.

  In addition, taxi crews usually need to record the history of each operation in a handwritten daily report. By comparing the contents written in this daily report with the number of service calls recorded in the operation data, illegal taxi pickup Since it can be determined whether or not the operation has been performed, it is possible to prevent a vehicle dispatch instruction from being rejected due to the incoming vehicle operation.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The taxi meter 1 shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on a taxi so that a display unit 10 provided on the front part 2 thereof is visible from a taxi user (ie, a passenger), a taxi crew member (ie, a driver), and the like. Yes. The front portion 2 is provided with a well-known operation portion 14 so that the driver can operate to switch the tariff state in the taximeter 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the taximeter 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a ROM (read only memory) 12, a RAM (random access memory) 13, a clock IC 19, an operation unit 14, a card. And an insertion portion 17. The taximeter 1 has a plurality of interfaces (I / F), and connects the CPU 11 to each of the printing device 20, GPS (global positioning system) receiver 30, ETC (electronic toll collection) vehicle-mounted device 40, and the like. Is possible.

  The display unit 10 corresponds to display means in claims, and a liquid crystal display device or the like is used to display various information in response to a request from the CPU 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 10 displays an operating screen G1 having a tariff state display area G11, a charge display area G12, and the like during operation (that is, during a rental operation). The display contents of the tariff state display area G11 and the charge display area G12 are updated in response to a request from the CPU 11 corresponding to a change in the taxi fare, a change in the tariff state, or the like.

  Further, the display unit 10 displays, for example, an empty vehicle screen G2 having a tariff state display area G21 as shown in FIG. 6 when the vehicle is operating, and displays a tariff state display as shown in FIG. An oncoming vehicle screen G3 having an area G31, a toll display area G32, etc. is displayed, and at the time of confirming cancellation of the incoming vehicle operation, a tariff state display area G41, a confirmation message display area G42, a button function display area G43, etc. as shown in FIG. The cancellation confirmation screen G4 is displayed. The tariff state is displayed in each tariff state display area on each screen. For example, an empty vehicle tariff is displayed when the vehicle is operating, and an incoming vehicle tariff is displayed when the vehicle is operating. In the charge display area G31 of the on-arrival screen G3, a taxi fare including the pickup fee is displayed.

  In the confirmation message display area of the cancellation confirmation screen G4, a message prompting an operation for confirming cancellation of the receiving operation, for example, “Do you want to cancel the incoming vehicle?” Is displayed. In the button function display area G43 of the release confirmation screen G4, the function assigned to the operation button 15 provided in the operation unit 14 described later at the time of confirming the cancellation of the vehicle operation is displayed. In the example of FIG. 8, a character (“Yes”) indicating that the operation for confirming the cancellation of the receiving operation is assigned to the operation button 15 (indicated by reference numeral 15 b) to which the empty vehicle tariff is assigned, and the rental tariff is assigned. A character (“No”) indicating that an operation for canceling confirmation of the cancellation of the receiving operation is assigned to the operated button 15 (indicated by reference numeral 15c).

  The CPU 11 manages various controls in the taximeter 1 and executes various processes including the control according to the present embodiment according to various control programs stored in the ROM 12. The ROM 12 stores various information such as the control program and fare information 50 indicating the taxi fare system. The ROM 12 corresponds to a setting storage unit in the claims, and stores a release permission / prohibition setting that permits or prohibits the cancellation of the vehicle-receiving operation. The RAM 13 appropriately stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes. The RAM 13 is provided with an area (number of times the vehicle has been canceled) for storing the number of times the vehicle operation has been canceled. The initial value of the number of times the vehicle is canceled is set to zero.

  The clock IC 19 outputs clock data such as date and time to the CPU 11. The operation unit 14 includes a plurality of operation buttons 15 and a display operation switch 16. The plurality of operation buttons 15 correspond to a plurality of operation switches in the claims, and are assigned with tariffs such as an empty vehicle, a rental car, a total, an incoming car, an incoming car waiting, 30% increase, high speed, and payment. Among these operation buttons 15, the operation button 15 to which the incoming tariff is assigned is the incoming button 15 a, and the operation button 15 to which the empty electric tariff is assigned is the empty vehicle button 15 b (that is, the operation switch assigned to the predetermined tariff in the claims). The operation button to which the hire tariff is assigned is assumed to be 15c. In addition, during the display of the release confirmation screen G4 described above, confirmation of cancellation of the receiving operation is assigned to the empty vehicle button 15b, and cancellation of confirmation of cancellation of the receiving operation is assigned to the rental button. When the operation button 15 is pressed (that is, operated), a signal corresponding to each operation button is output to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 detects the pressed operation button 15 based on the signal.

  As the display operation switch 16, a push switch or the like is used. The display operation switch 16 is provided so that it can be operated from the front part 2 of the taximeter 1. The display operation switch 16 is connected to the port of the CPU 11, and the port of the CPU 11 changes from the Hi state to the Low state in response to a pressing operation (ie, pressing). That is, the CPU 11 detects a change of the port from the Hi state to the Low state. In response to the pressing operation of the display operation switch 16, the CPU 11 displays on the display unit 10 the number of times that the vehicle-receiving operation has been released (that is, the number of vehicle-to-vehicle cancellations stored in the RAM 13). The number of times that the vehicle-incoming operation is canceled is written in a card 25 described later.

  The card insertion part 17 is connected to the CPU 11. The card insertion unit 17 writes and reads specified data on a card 25 such as an inserted memory card or IC card. Insertion / removal of the card 25 with respect to the card insertion portion 17 is performed manually or automatically. Further, the card 25 corresponds to an output medium in the claims, and operation data including sales information such as sales and the number of times the vehicle operation is canceled is written by the CPU 11, and then the card 25 analyzes the operation data. The operation data is attached to the analyzing apparatus and written in the analyzing apparatus.

  The printing device 20 corresponds to display means in claims, and a known printer or the like is used, and is connected to the CPU 11 via an interface. The printing device 20 includes a receipt when paying a taxi fare under the control of the CPU 11, for example, the number of times that the pick-up operation as shown in FIG. Accumulated data P1 and the like are output. In the example of FIG. 10, the number of cancellations is 3 times and the cancellation fee is 360 yen. The printing device 20 is incorporated in the taximeter body or connected as an external device.

  The GPS receiver 30 receives radio waves emitted by a plurality of artificial satellites constituting the GPS in order to detect the current position of the mounted taxi, obtains current position information of the GPS receiver 30, The current position information is output to the CPU 11 via the interface.

  The ETC in-vehicle device 40 is mounted on a dashboard or the like of a taxi so as to face obliquely upward with respect to the traveling direction. As is well known, the ETC in-vehicle device 40 performs wireless communication with a wireless fee processing device installed at a gate on a toll road, and pays based on electronic cash information stored in a mounted card. It is used in an automatic toll collection system (ETC) that automatically collects tolls on roads. Further, when the ETC on-vehicle device 40 receives a radio signal from the roadside device, the radio signal is A / D converted and output to the CPU 11 as reception information.

  The ROM 12 stores a program for causing the CPU 11 to function as various means such as a receiving operation executing means, a receiving operation canceling means, a confirmation screen display control means, a receiving cancellation number counting means, and an output control means. And CPU11 functions as various means mentioned above by running the program.

  The CPU 11 calculates the taxi fare based on the fare information stored in the ROM 12, the taxi travel distance and the travel time, and displays the operating screen G1 for displaying the taxi fare as shown in FIG. Is generated, and the display unit 10 requests the display unit 10 to display the in-operation screen information, so that the display unit 10 performs processing such as displaying the in-operation screen G1.

  Next, an example of an outline of processing according to the present invention executed by the CPU 11 described above will be described below with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When the taximeter 1 is powered on, the CPU 11 executes a predetermined initialization process, and then proceeds to step S100 shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S100, the tariff state is changed to the empty vehicle state, empty screen information for displaying the empty vehicle screen G2 as shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 10 is generated, and the empty vehicle screen information is transmitted to the display unit 10. Then, the display of the empty vehicle screen G2 is requested. Then, the process proceeds to step S200.

  In step S200, it is determined whether or not the incoming button 15a is pressed while the empty screen G2 is displayed (that is, during the empty operation). When it is determined that the incoming button 15a is pressed, an operation for executing the incoming operation is performed. As a result, the process proceeds to step S300 (Y in S200), and when it is determined that the incoming call button 15a is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S400 (N in S200).

  Step S300 performs an incoming vehicle operation process, and includes substeps of steps S310 to S370 as shown in FIG. First, the process proceeds to step S310.

  In step S310, the tariff state is changed to the fixed-price pick-up state, and on-arrival screen information for displaying the on-arrival screen G3 as shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 10 is generated. To request display of the on-arrival screen G3. Then, the process proceeds to step S320.

  In step S320, it is determined whether or not the rent button 15c has been pressed while the on-arrival screen G3 is being displayed (that is, the vehicle is being picked up). When it is determined that the rent button 15c has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S400 ( When it is determined that the hiring button 15c has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S330 (N in S320).

  In step S330, it is determined whether or not the empty button 15b is pressed while the incoming vehicle screen G3 is displayed (that is, during the incoming operation), and when it is determined that the empty vehicle button 15b is pressed, an operation for canceling the incoming operation is performed. As a result, the process proceeds to step S340 (Y in S330), and when it is determined that the empty button 15b is not pressed, the process proceeds to step 320 in order to determine again that the rent button 15c is pressed (N in S330).

  In step S340, the release permission / prohibition setting stored in the ROM 12 is confirmed. When “permitted” is set in the release permission / prohibition setting, the process proceeds to step S350 in order to confirm the cancellation of the incoming operation (Y in S340). When “prohibited” is set in the cancelability setting, the operation of canceling the receiving operation (that is, pressing of the empty vehicle button 15b) is ignored, and the process proceeds to step 320 in order to determine the pressing of the rent button 15c again. (N in S330).

  In step S350, release confirmation screen information for displaying the release confirmation screen G4 as shown in FIG. 8 is generated on the display unit 10, and the release confirmation screen information is transmitted to the display unit 10 to display the release confirmation screen G4. Request. Then, the process proceeds to step S360.

  In step S360, during the display of the release confirmation screen G4, it is determined whether or not the empty vehicle button 15b to which the operation for confirming the cancellation of the incoming vehicle operation has been pressed. If it is determined that the empty vehicle button 15b has been pressed, the incoming vehicle operation is performed. The process proceeds to step S370 to cancel (Y in S360). In addition, it is determined whether the rent button 15c to which an operation for canceling the confirmation of the cancellation of the receiving operation is assigned, and when it is determined that the renting button 15c is pressed, the cancellation of the receiving operation is canceled. The cancel confirmation screen G4 is erased, the on-coming screen G3 is displayed again, and the process proceeds to step S320 to determine again whether the rent button 15c is pressed (N in S360).

  In step S <b> 370, the number of cancellation of the incoming car provided in the RAM 13 is increased by one. Then, after changing the tariff state to the empty state, generating the empty vehicle screen information for displaying the empty vehicle screen G2, transmitting the empty vehicle screen information to the display unit 10 and requesting the display of the empty vehicle screen G2, Proceed to step S400.

  In step S400, it is determined whether or not the wage button 15c has been pressed. When it is determined that the wage button 15c has been pressed, the operation proceeds to step S500 assuming that an operation for executing the wage operation has been performed. When it is determined that the button 15c has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S600.

  In step S500, a hiring operation is executed. Specifically, the tariff state is changed to the rented state, the operating screen information for displaying the operating screen G1 as shown in FIG. 2 on the display unit 10 is generated, and the operating screen information is displayed on the display unit 10. Transmit and request display of the operating screen G1. Then, after adding the basic fare (also referred to as the initial fare) to the taxi fare, measurement of the travel distance and travel time is started based on the distance signal and clock data input to the CPU 11. Then, the taxi fare is calculated by adding the subsequent fare (also called additional fare) according to the travel distance and travel time, and this taxi fare is displayed in the fare display area G12 of the operating screen G1 according to the change in the taxi fare. A request for display is transmitted to the display unit 10.

  When the operation button 15 (for example, a payment button) assigned with the end of the renting operation is pressed while the operating screen G1 is being displayed (that is, during the renting operation), the taxi fare to be charged is displayed. After sequentially requesting the display of the payment screen to be displayed and the display of the empty vehicle screen G2, the renting operation is terminated, the tariff state is changed to the empty vehicle state, and the process proceeds to step S600.

  In step S600, it is determined whether or not the display operation switch 16 has been pressed while the empty vehicle screen G2 is displayed. When it is determined that the display operation switch 16 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S700 (Y in S600), and the display operation is performed. When it is determined that the switch 16 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S100 (N in S600).

  In step S700, the cumulative index screen for displaying the cumulative index screen G5 indicating the number of cancellations and cancellation charges of the vehicle movement operation as shown in FIG. Information is generated and the cumulative index screen information is transmitted to the display unit 10 to request display of the cumulative index screen G5. Note that the cancellation fee is calculated by multiplying the number of cancellations of the arrival vehicle by the reception fee included in the fee system information. In the example of FIG. 9, it is shown that the number of cancellations is 3, and the cancellation fee is 360 yen. Then, accumulated data information for displaying accumulated data as shown in FIG. 10 is generated in the printing device 20, and the accumulated data information is transmitted to the printing device 20 to request printing of accumulated data P1. Then, the process proceeds to step S800.

  In step S <b> 800, operation data including the number of arrival cancellations provided in the RAM 13 is written in the card 25 inserted in the card insertion unit 17. And the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

  Note that the above-described steps S200 and S310 correspond to the receiving operation execution means in the claims, steps S330, S340 and S360 correspond to the receiving operation release means in the claims, and step S350 corresponds to the claims in the claims. Step S370 corresponds to the confirmation screen display control means, and the number of times the vehicle has been canceled in the claims. Steps S700 and S800 correspond to the output control means in the claims.

  In the present embodiment, when the operation for canceling the receiving operation is performed, the cancellation confirmation screen G4 is displayed (S350), and the operation for confirming the cancellation of the receiving operation is performed while the cancellation confirmation screen G4 is displayed. When the operation of canceling the pick-up operation is performed, the process of canceling the pick-up operation is simplified by omitting the processes of steps S350 and S360. It may be the one that cancels or maintains the vehicle-receiving operation based only on the cancelability setting.

  Moreover, while the number of cancellations and the cancellation fee of the vehicle-receiving operation are displayed on the display unit 10 and printed by the printing device 20, they are output (that is, displayed or displayed) to either the display unit 10 or the printing device 20. Printing). Also, the process of writing the number of cancellations and the cancellation fee of the vehicle-receiving operation to the card 25 is arbitrary. These may be configured to select execution of each display process, print process, and write process based on settings stored in the ROM 12 or the like.

  Next, an example of the operation (action) of the taximeter 1 according to the present invention will be described.

  When “permitted” is stored in advance in the ROM 12 as the release permission / prohibition setting, when the incoming vehicle button 15a is pressed during the empty vehicle operation (S200), the incoming vehicle screen G3 is displayed on the display unit 10 and the incoming vehicle operation is executed. (S310). Then, when the empty vehicle button 15b is pressed while the on-arrival screen G3 is displayed (S330), since “permitted” is stored as a release permission / inhibition setting, a release confirmation screen G4 is displayed (S340). When the empty vehicle button 15b is pressed again while the release confirmation screen G4 is displayed (S360), the number of incoming vehicle cancellations is increased by 1, and the operation returns to the empty vehicle operation (S100). Further, when the rent button 15c is pressed while the release confirmation screen G4 is displayed (S360), the release confirmation screen G4 is deleted and the on-coming display G3 is displayed again, and the incoming operation is continued (maintained).

  Further, when “prohibited” is stored in advance as the release permission setting in the ROM 12, when the incoming vehicle button 15a is pressed during the empty vehicle operation (S200), the incoming vehicle screen G3 is displayed on the display unit 10 and the incoming vehicle operation is performed. It is executed (310). Then, when the empty vehicle button 15b is pressed while the incoming vehicle screen G3 is displayed (S330), “prohibited” is stored as the release permission / inhibition setting, so the empty vehicle button 15b is pressed (that is, the operation of canceling the incoming vehicle operation). Is ignored, and the moving operation is maintained.

  Then, when the display operation switch 16 is pressed during the idle operation, the cumulative index screen G5 is displayed on the display unit 10, the cumulative data P1 is printed by the printing device 20, and the operation data is written to the card 25.

  According to the present embodiment, the CPU 11 functioning as an incoming vehicle operation executing means executes the incoming vehicle operation when the incoming vehicle button 15a to which the incoming vehicle tariff is assigned is operated, that is, when an operation for executing the incoming vehicle operation is performed. . When the empty vehicle button 15b assigned to the empty vehicle tariff is operated during the incoming vehicle operation, that is, when the operation of canceling the incoming vehicle operation is performed, the CPU 11 functioning as the incoming vehicle operation canceling means is stored in the ROM 12. Based on the release permission / inhibition setting, the receiving operation is canceled or the receiving operation is maintained.

  Further, the CPU 11 functioning as the confirmation screen display control means displays the release confirmation screen G4 on the display means 10 when the empty button 15b is operated during the vehicle receiving operation and “permitted” is stored as the release permission setting in the ROM 12. To do. Then, the CPU 11 functioning as an incoming vehicle operation canceling unit cancels the incoming vehicle operation when “permitted” is stored in the ROM 12 as the release enable / disable setting and the empty vehicle button 15b is operated.

  The CPU 11 functioning as a reception cancellation number counting means counts the number of cancellations of the reception operation. Then, the CPU 11 functioning as the output control means displays the number of times the vehicle-incoming operation has been canceled on the display unit 10 and the printing device 20 and writes it on the card 25.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when an operation for canceling the incoming vehicle operation is performed, the incoming vehicle operation is canceled or the incoming vehicle operation is performed based on the release permission setting that permits or prohibits the cancellation of the incoming vehicle operation stored in advance. Since the setting for prohibiting the cancellation of the receiving operation (that is, the “prohibition setting for canceling permission / inhibition”) is stored in advance, an operation for canceling the receiving operation by mistake is performed. Even in such a case, the receiving operation can be maintained, so that the canceled receiving operation does not remain in the operation data, and the taxi operation can be analyzed accurately.

  In addition, by storing in advance the setting that prohibits the cancellation of the pick-up operation, it becomes impossible to cancel the pick-up operation, so it is necessary to perform the renting operation after the pick-up operation. This makes it difficult to perform the vehicle-to-car operation for the purpose, and prevents refusal of a vehicle dispatch instruction due to the vehicle-to-vehicle operation.

  In addition, when an operation for canceling the receiving operation is performed when “permitted” is set in the cancellation permission setting, a cancellation confirmation screen G4 for prompting an operation for confirming the cancellation of the receiving operation is displayed, and this receiving operation is performed. When the operation to confirm the cancellation of the vehicle is canceled, the operation of canceling the vehicle is canceled, so when the operation of canceling the vehicle operation is performed, the taxi crew or other taximeter user confirms the cancellation of the vehicle operation again. It is possible to reliably prevent the user from canceling the unintended reception operation, so that no erroneous reception operation remains in the operation data, and the taxi operation can be accurately analyzed.

  In addition, counting the number of times the vehicle has been canceled and displaying the number of times of cancellation on the display unit 10 and the printing device 20 and writing it to the card 25. By subtracting the number of times of canceling the receiving operation, the number of actually receiving services can be obtained, so that the analysis accuracy of operation data can be improved.

  In addition, taxi crews usually need to record the history of each operation in a handwritten daily report. By comparing the contents written in this daily report with the number of service calls recorded in the operation data, illegal taxi pickup Since it can be determined whether or not the operation has been performed, it is possible to prevent the refusal of the dispatch instruction due to the receiving operation.

  In this embodiment, the ROM 12 is used as the setting storage means described in the claims. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an electrically erasable EEPROM, a hard disk device, or the like is used as the setting storage means. The release permission / prohibition setting may be rewritten by a maintenance device or the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the CPU 11 writes the operation data (that is, the number of times the vehicle has been canceled) to the card 25 inserted in the card insertion unit 17, thereby inputting the operation data to the analysis device via the card 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the taximeter 1 is provided with a wireless transmission unit, the analysis device described above is provided with a wireless reception unit, and the wireless transmission unit displays information indicating the number of times the vehicle has been canceled, such as radio waves and infrared rays. (Ie, via radio waves, infrared rays, etc.) and may be input to the wireless reception unit of the analysis device. This eliminates the card insertion / removal operation and improves convenience. In this case, radio waves and infrared rays correspond to the output medium in the claims.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the basic composition of the taximeter concerning this invention. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the taximeter which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the taximeter of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process outline | summary which concerns on this invention which CPU of FIG. 3 performs. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing outline according to the present invention executed by the CPU of FIG. 3 (continuation of FIG. 4). It is a figure which shows an example of the screen during empty vehicle which the taximeter of FIG. 2 displays during empty vehicle operation. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen during picking-up which the taximeter of FIG. 2 displays during pick-up operation. It is a figure which shows an example of the cancellation | release confirmation screen which the taximeter of FIG. 2 displays at the time of vehicle movement operation | movement cancellation confirmation. It is a figure which shows an example of the cumulative index screen which the taximeter of FIG. 2 displays at the time of a cumulative index screen display. It is a figure which shows an example of the cumulative data which the taximeter of FIG. 2 prints.

Explanation of symbols

1 Taximeter 10 Display (Display means)
11 CPU
11a Pick-up operation execution means (CPU)
11b Pick-up operation cancellation means (CPU)
11c Confirmation screen display control means (CPU)
11d Counting means for counting the number of vehicle arrival cancellations (CPU)
11e Output control means (CPU)
12 ROM (setting storage means)
20 Printing device (display means)
15 Operation buttons (operation switches)
25 cards (output medium)

Claims (3)

A plurality of operation switches, a reception operation operation means for executing a predetermined reception operation when the operation switch assigned to the reception tariff among the plurality of operation switches is operated, and the reception operation by the reception operation execution means A taxi meter having an incoming operation canceling means for canceling the incoming operation by the incoming operation execution means when the operation switch assigned to a predetermined tariff is operated among the plurality of operation switches during execution of ,
A setting storage unit in which a setting for permitting or prohibiting the cancellation of the vehicle-receiving operation is stored in advance;
When the setting for permitting the cancellation of the reception operation is stored in the setting storage unit, the reception operation cancellation unit cancels the reception operation by the reception operation execution unit, and the setting storage unit stores the reception operation. A taximeter, characterized in that it is means for maintaining the execution of the receiving operation by the receiving operation execution means when a setting prohibiting the release of the vehicle is stored. During the execution of the receiving operation by the receiving operation execution means, the operation switch to which the predetermined tariff is assigned among the plurality of operation switches is operated, and the setting storage means is set to permit the cancellation of the receiving operation. A confirmation screen display control means for displaying a cancellation confirmation screen for prompting an operation for confirming the cancellation of the receiving operation by the receiving operation execution means on the display means when stored,
The receiving operation canceling means stores a setting for permitting the cancellation of the receiving operation in the setting storage means, and the display of the release confirmation screen by the confirmation screen display control means includes the operation switch among the plurality of operation switches. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein when the operation switch to which confirmation of canceling the receiving operation is assigned is operated, the taxi meter is configured to cancel the receiving operation by the receiving operation execution means. An incoming vehicle cancellation number counting means for counting the number of times the incoming vehicle operation is canceled by the incoming vehicle operation executing means by the incoming vehicle operation releasing means;
The output control means for outputting the number of times counted by the number of times the vehicle has been canceled to at least one of the display means and an output medium, according to claim 1 or 2. Taxi meter.

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