JP2012083984A - Taxi information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taxi information providing system capable of acquiring and providing information concerning a destination of a passenger as required.SOLUTION: A communication module 17 transmits destination information of a passenger input from an operation unit 15 of a navigation system integrated taximeter 10 to a wireless communication device 32. The wireless communication device 32 outputs the destination information of the passenger to a PC 31. The PC 31 outputs destination related information of the passenger selected from stored information that has been retrieved from internet 40 to the wireless communication device 32. The PC 31 also retrieves the destination related information of the passenger from the internet 40 then transmit it to the communication module 17 via the wireless communication device 32. Then, the destination related information is displayed on an information display area 21b.

Description

  The present invention relates to a taxi information providing system capable of providing information related to a destination to passengers using a taximeter.

  The taxi meter calculates the fee based on the travel distance and travel time of the mounted taxi and the approved fee system, and sequentially displays the billing fee.

  In recent years, a technology has been established to acquire position information with high accuracy using a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. The GPS receiver is mounted on a taxi, and the obtained position information is transmitted to a dispatch center by mobile radio. As a result, vehicle allocation efficiency is improved.

  In addition, the information from the GPS receiver is used as a car navigation device to calculate the boarding fee based on a preset arithmetic expression according to the travel distance, travel speed, elapsed time, etc. of the vehicle and display the taximeter screen A car navigation device having a taximeter function, which is displayed on the screen, has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, in order to obtain information such as sightseeing spots and shops in the vehicle, it is patented that information such as a car navigation system in the vehicle can be taken out from a home information processing device such as a personal computer via a portable terminal. It is described in Document 2.

JP 2002-298165 A JP 2003-344055 A

  When the car navigation device having a taximeter function described in Patent Document 1 is displayed as a map, there is nothing more than a normal car navigation device, that is, a route to the destination on the map. It is not touched, and the display of the map is not meant as an information service for passengers.

  In addition, when the method described in Patent Document 2 is replaced with a taxi, that is, taking out and registering information in advance from a taxi company office, etc., the destination (destination) must be after the passenger has boarded. There is a case where there is no information necessary for registration information because it is not known.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the information provision system for taxis which can acquire and provide the information relevant to a passenger's destination when needed.

  The invention according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a taxi information providing system that provides information on a destination to passengers using a taximeter in a taxi, and is connected to the Internet. An information search means for acquiring passenger destination information and searching for information related to the destination from the Internet; and the information search means connected to the information search means for receiving the passenger's destination information from the taxi by wireless communication. And an office communication means for obtaining information about the destination from the information search means and transmitting the information to the taxi, and the taximeter inputs the passenger destination information, and wirelessly A vehicle for transmitting destination information of the passenger to the office communication means by communication and receiving information about the destination And communication means, a taxi information providing system characterized in that it comprises a, and information display means to display information of relating to the on-vehicle communication means has acquired destination.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, when the in-vehicle communication unit receives information about the destination, the information display unit indicates that the information about the destination has been received. An icon is displayed.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising charge display means for displaying a taxi charge on the taximeter, wherein the charge display means and the information display means have one display. The screen is divided and provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein map information storage means for storing map information in the taximeter, and the position of the own vehicle are acquired to obtain the Navigation means for calculating a route to passenger destination information, and when the information display means does not display information on the destination, the route output by the navigation means is displayed on the map information. It is characterized by being.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, the passenger destination information input from the input means is transmitted from the in-vehicle communication means to the office communication means, and the office communication means outputs the passenger destination to the information search means, The information search means outputs information on the destination of the passenger from the information retrieved and stored from the Internet to the office communication means, the office communication means transmits the information on the destination to the in-vehicle communication means, and the information display means Since the information about the destination is displayed, the information about the destination of the passenger can be acquired and provided when necessary, so that serviceability to the passenger can be improved. In addition, it is not necessary to connect each taxi to a public line, and the cost for communication can be reduced. Further, once through the information search means, the search results can be accumulated, and the accumulated results can be reused, so that the communication cost can be further reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the in-vehicle communication means receives information about the destination, the information display means displays an icon indicating that the information about the destination has been received. It is possible to notify that it has been received, and when other information is displayed on the information display means, other information is not hidden by suddenly displaying information about the destination. If the user wants to continue displaying information, an operation such as returning to the information becomes unnecessary, and information about the destination can be displayed when necessary.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the charge display means and the information display means are provided by dividing one display screen, it is not necessary to provide each display means individually, and the installation space is reduced. Can be saved.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information display means displays the route output from the navigation means on the map information when the information related to the passenger's destination is not displayed. Can be used as a navigation screen, and there is no need to install a navigation display device independently.

It is a block diagram of the information provision system for taxis concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the navigation integrated taximeter shown by FIG. It is the front view which showed the display screen of the navigation integrated taximeter shown by FIG. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the navigation integrated taximeter shown in FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement of PC shown by FIG.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A taxi information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a navigation integrated taximeter 10, a PC 31, and a wireless communication device 32. The navigation integrated taximeter 10 is installed in a taxi vehicle, and the PC 31 and the wireless communication device 32 are installed in a taxi company office or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation integrated taximeter 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an RTC 14, an operation unit 15, a card R / W interface 16, a communication module 17, a printer 18, a GPS A receiver 19, an ETC in-vehicle device 20, and a navigation device 21 are provided.

  The CPU 11 manages various controls in the navigation integrated taximeter 10 and executes various processes including control according to the present embodiment in accordance with various control programs stored in the ROM 12. The ROM 12 stores various types of information such as the control program and fare information indicating the taxi fare system. The RAM 13 appropriately stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

  The RTC 14 is a clock IC and outputs clock data such as date and time to the CPU 11. The operation unit 15 has various operation buttons for changing the tariff state such as an empty car, a rental car, a total, an incoming car, an incoming car waiting, 30% increase, high speed, and payment. Then, the operation unit 15 outputs tariff state data corresponding to the operation of each operation button to the CPU 11. The operation unit 15 as input means also includes a button for inputting a passenger's destination.

  The card R / W interface 16 is connected to the CPU 11. The card R / W interface 16 writes and reads specified data on a card C such as an inserted memory card or IC card, and the card R / W interface 16 is manually inserted into or removed from the card R / W interface 16. Or do it automatically.

  The communication module 17 as in-vehicle communication means is connected to the CPU 11 via an interface. Under the control of the CPU 11, the communication module 17 performs data communication with a wireless communication device 32 installed in an office, which will be described later, via a communication network for mobile objects such as a taxi radio or a mobile phone.

  The printer 18 is connected to the CPU 11 via an interface. The printer 18 outputs a receipt or the like when paying the taxi fare under the control of the CPU 11. The printer 18 is incorporated in the taximeter body or connected as an external device.

  The GPS receiver 19 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 19, The current position information is output to the CPU 11 via the interface.

  The ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted on a taxi dashboard or the like so as to face obliquely upward with respect to the traveling direction. As is well known, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 performs wireless communication with a wireless fee processing device installed at a gate on a toll road, and is charged by 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 20 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 navigation device 21 as a map information storage means and a navigation means includes a display device (monitor), is connected to the CPU 11 via an interface, and is installed so that the display device can be seen by passengers, drivers, and the like. ing. Then, the navigation device calculates the route from the position information obtained by the GPS receiver 19 acquired via the CPU 11 to the destination input from the operation unit 15 and stores the map information on the map. Display on the display device. The display device also serves as a taxi meter display unit of the navigation-integrated taximeter 10, and as shown in FIG. 3, a taximeter area 21a as a charge display means for displaying a fare and tariff state on one screen. The information is divided into an information display area 21b as information display means for displaying a navigation map and destination related information described later.

  The PC 31 as information retrieval means is constituted by a personal computer equipped with a CPU, RAM, ROM, hard disk, network interface, and the like, and is connected to the Internet 40 via the network interface. The PC 31 acquires passenger destination information input from the navigation-integrated taximeter 10 via the wireless communication device 32, searches the Internet 40 for information related to the passenger destination, and wirelessly communicates information related to the passenger destination. Output to the navigation integrated taximeter 10 via the device 32.

  The wireless communication device 32 as an office communication means is connected to the PC 31 and performs data communication with the communication module 17 of the navigation-integrated taximeter 10 via a communication network for mobile objects such as a taxi radio or a mobile phone.

  Next, the operation of the taxi information providing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 4 shows the operation of the navigation integrated taximeter 10, which is executed by the CPU 11.

  First, in step S101, it is determined whether there is a destination operation (whether the operation unit 15 has been operated and a destination has been input). If there is a destination operation (in the case of Y), the process proceeds to step S102, where the destination operation is performed. If not (N), wait in this step. The destination input is not limited to the operation unit 15, and may be, for example, voice input using a microphone (not shown), or an information display area in which the display device of the navigation device 21 is configured with a touch panel and a map is displayed. You may input by touching on the map of 21b.

  Next, in step S102, the destination information operated and input in step S101 is transmitted to the PC 31 (wireless communication device 32) via the communication module 17, and the process proceeds to step S103.

  Next, in step S103, it is determined whether destination related information (information related to the destination) is received from the PC 31 (wireless communication device 32) via the communication module 17, and if received (in the case of Y), the step is performed. The process proceeds to S104, and if it is not received (in the case of N), it waits in this step.

  Next, in step S104, an icon 21c indicating that destination related information has been received (hereinafter simply referred to as icon 21c) is displayed in the information display area 21b, and the process proceeds to step S105. Although the icon 21c is displayed on the upper left of the information display area 21b in FIG. 3, it goes without saying that it is not limited to this position. Also. The icon 21c may be blinked as well as simply displayed.

  Next, in step S105, it is determined whether or not the destination related information display operation has been performed, that is, whether or not the icon 21c displayed in step S104 has been operated. If operated (in the case of Y), the process proceeds to step S106. When not operated (in the case of N), it waits at this step.

  Next, since the icon 21c is operated in step S106, the destination related information is displayed in the information display area 21b and the icon 21c is turned off.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of destination related information to be displayed in the information display area 21b, the information may be divided into a plurality of pages. In this case, a button or the like indicating that there is a next page may be displayed so that the page can be moved.

  Next, FIG. 5 shows the operation of the PC 31. First, in step S201, it is determined whether or not passenger destination information has been received from the navigation-integrated taximeter 10 via the wireless communication device 32. If received (in the case of Y), the process proceeds to step S202. (In the case of N), it stands by in this step.

  Next, in step S <b> 202, destination related information is searched from the Internet 40 based on the passenger destination information received in step S <b> 201 and transmitted via the wireless communication device 32. For destination related information, for example, if it is a sightseeing spot, search for event information around it, and if it is a station, search the train departure timetable. That is, for example, a keyword set in advance for each category such as “timetable” in the case of a station or “event” or “souvenir” in a sightseeing spot is automatically added to the destination information and searched. In addition, the search results may be held (accumulated) in the PC 31 for a predetermined period. For example, when the same destination is designated by another taxi or another passenger, the held information may be transmitted.

  According to this embodiment, the destination information of the passenger input from the operation unit 15 of the navigation integrated taximeter 10 is transmitted from the communication module 17 to the wireless communication device 32, and the wireless communication device 32 sends the passenger's destination information to the PC 31. The PC 31 outputs passenger destination related information from the information retrieved and stored from the Internet 40 to the wireless communication device 32, and the PC 31 retrieves passenger destination related information from the Internet 40 to obtain the wireless communication device. Since the destination related information is displayed in the information display area 21b by transmitting to the communication module 17 via 32, the passenger related information can be obtained and provided when necessary. Can be improved. In addition, it is not necessary to connect each taxi to a public line, and the cost for communication can be reduced. In addition, once the search results are accumulated through the PC 31, the accumulated results can be reused, so that communication costs can be further reduced.

  When the communication module 17 receives the destination related information, the icon 21c indicating that the destination related information has been received is displayed in the information display area 21b, so that the destination related information has been received. When the navigation map is displayed in the information display area 21b, the destination related information is suddenly displayed, and other information is not hidden, and the map display is continued. The destination related information can be displayed when necessary.

  Further, since the taximeter area 21a and the information display area 21b are provided by dividing one monitor, it is not necessary to provide each display area individually, and the installation space can be saved.

  When the destination related information is not displayed in the information display area 21b, the route calculated by the navigation device 21 is displayed on the map so that the information display area 21b is used as a navigation screen. This eliminates the need to install a navigation display device independently.

  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.

1 Taxi information service system 10 Taxi meter with integrated navigation (taxi meter)
11 CPU
15 Operation unit (input means)
17 Communication module (vehicle communication means)
21 Navigation device (map information storage means, navigation means)
21a Taximeter area (rate display means)
21b Information display area (information display means)
21c icon 31 PC (information retrieval means)
32 Wireless communication equipment (office communication means)
40 Internet

Claims (4)

A taxi information providing system that provides information about a destination to passengers using a taxi meter in a taxi,
An information search means connected to the Internet, obtaining destination information of passengers, and searching for information on the destination from the Internet;
Office work connected to the information search means, receiving the passenger's destination information from the taxi by wireless communication, outputting the information to the information search means, and acquiring information about the destination from the information search means and transmitting it to the taxi A communication means,
The taximeter, the input means for inputting the destination information of the passenger, the in-vehicle communication means for transmitting the destination information of the passenger to the office communication means by wireless communication and receiving the information regarding the destination, and the in-vehicle communication And a taxi information providing system comprising: information display means for displaying information about the destination acquired by the means.   The taxi according to claim 1, wherein when the vehicle-mounted communication means receives information on the destination, an icon indicating that the information on the destination has been received is displayed on the information display means. Information provision system. A tax display for displaying taxi fare on the taximeter;
The taxi information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fee display means and the information display means are provided by dividing one display screen. Map information storage means for storing map information in the taximeter, and navigation means for calculating a route to the passenger's destination information by acquiring the position of the host vehicle,
4. The information display unit according to claim 1, wherein when the information about the destination is not displayed, a route output from the navigation unit is displayed on the map information in an overlapping manner. 5. Taxi information providing system according to one item.

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