JP2020074146A - Adjustment system, host terminal, adjustment method, program, and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an adjustment system in which a user who has received transportation service quickly completes payment of a fare, a host terminal, an adjustment method, a program, and a vehicle.SOLUTION: An adjustment system has a management terminal 10 of a taxi 1 for outputting transaction information relating to transportation service, and a host terminal 100 for acquiring user information and transaction information from a user terminal 200 having acquired the transaction information and acquiring fare information capable of being linked with the user information from fare measurement means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a payment system, a host terminal, a payment method, a program, and a vehicle for payment of fare information.

  When a user takes a taxi, the user typically pays the fare to the taxi driver after the user arrives at the destination by taxi. In addition to cash, fare payment methods include payment by electronic money, credit cards, etc. (see, for example, Patent Document 1), but if payment is made by other than cash, the payment process may take time. ..

  In particular, if the device that makes payments with electronic money or credit cards does not operate quickly, or if the driver is not familiar with how to use these devices, it will take a considerable amount of time to complete the payment process. Therefore, users who are in a hurry may avoid paying with electronic money or credit cards.

JP 2000-11051 A

  In view of the background as described above, the present invention provides a settlement system, a host terminal, a settlement method, a program, and a vehicle that allow a user who has received a transportation service to quickly complete payment of a fare.

The settlement system according to the present invention is
A management terminal that outputs transaction information about the transportation service,
A host terminal that acquires user information and the transaction information from the user terminal that has acquired the transaction information, and acquires fare information that can be associated with the user information from fare measurement means,
May be provided.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The fare measuring means is a fare meter,
The management terminal may acquire the fare information from the fare meter and output the fare information and the transaction information to the host terminal.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The management terminal has a management display unit for displaying the transaction information,
The host terminal may acquire the transaction information from the user terminal that has read the transaction information displayed on the management display unit.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The management display unit displays the transaction information as a QR code,
The host terminal may acquire the transaction information from the user terminal that has read the QR code.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The management terminal may output the transaction information before or during providing the transportation service.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The host terminal may acquire the transaction information and the user information from the user terminal before or during providing the transportation service.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The fare measuring means is a fare meter,
The management terminal may include a first management terminal that outputs the transaction information and a second management terminal that acquires the fare information from the fare meter and outputs the fare information to the host terminal.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The management terminal may acquire vehicle allocation information from the host terminal.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The host terminal may output a vehicle allocation instruction to a predetermined management terminal based on the position information acquired from the user terminal.

The settlement system according to the present invention is
A payment input unit for inputting a payment instruction is further provided,
The host terminal may acquire the fare information when a payment instruction is input from the payment input unit.

The host terminal according to the present invention is
A host storage unit that stores transaction information and user information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal, which is acquired by the user terminal,
A host control unit that stores the fare information measured by the fare measurement unit in the host storage unit in association with the user information;
May be provided.

The settlement method according to the present invention is
A step of outputting transaction information regarding the transportation service by the management terminal,
Outputting the user information and the transaction information to the host terminal by the user terminal,
A step of storing the fare information measured by the fare measurement means in the host terminal in association with the user information,
May be provided.

The program according to the present invention is
A program that causes the host terminal to execute the settlement method,
The host terminal is
Storing the transaction information and the user information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal, which is acquired by the user terminal,
Storing the fare information measured by the fare measuring means in association with the user information,
You may perform the settlement method including.

The program according to the present invention is
A program for executing a settlement method by a user terminal,
The user terminal is
A step of acquiring transaction information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal,
Outputting the user information to be stored in the host terminal in association with the transaction information and the fare information measured by the fare measuring means to the host terminal;
You may perform the settlement method including.

The vehicle according to the invention is
Equipped with a management terminal that outputs transaction information related to transportation services,
The management terminal and the host terminal that obtains the user information and the transaction information from the user terminal that has obtained the transaction information, and obtains the fare information that can be associated with the user information from the fare measurement means, can communicate with each other. Good.

The settlement system according to the present invention is
A management terminal capable of inputting personal identification information for identifying a user,
A host terminal that acquires user information based on the personal identification information from the management terminal, and acquires fare information that can be associated with the user information from fare measuring means,
May be provided.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The management terminal may output transaction information regarding a transportation service.

In the settlement system according to the present invention,
The personal identification information may include biometric information.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, transaction information and user information can be acquired by the time the user arrives at the arrival place, and the fare information that is determined by reaching the arrival place can be associated with the already acquired user information. .. Therefore, the user who has received the transportation service can quickly complete the payment of the fare, and when the device for making payment by electronic money or credit card is not promptly operated as in the past, or when the driver does not operate these devices. There is no need to spend a considerable amount of time to complete the payment process if it is not used.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a settlement system that can be used in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a taxi using the settlement system used in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a flow of transmitting transaction information and user information in the settlement system used in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flow showing a settlement method used in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a settlement system that can be used in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the flow of information when issuing a vehicle allocation instruction in the settlement system used in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a view for explaining a state advanced from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flow showing a settlement method used in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a flow showing another example of the settlement method used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

First embodiment << configuration >>
Hereinafter, embodiments of a settlement system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, “or” includes the meaning of “and”. That is, in this embodiment, A or B means either A, B, or A and B.

  The settlement system of the present embodiment relates to settlement of the taxi 1, for example. In the following, the use mode of the taxi 1 will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this as long as the fare information is used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the settlement system according to the present embodiment is connected to a fare meter 20 for measuring fare information by wireless or wired connection with the fare meter 20 and an interface box 30, and outputs transaction information regarding a transportation service. Management terminal 10 and a host terminal 100 such as a server that receives user information and transaction information from the user terminal 200 that has acquired the transaction information, and then acquires fare information that can be associated with the user information. Good.

  Unless otherwise specified, “connection” in the present embodiment includes both wired and wireless cases. The “output” in the present embodiment includes a mode of displaying transaction information on a screen, a mode of transmitting transaction information, and the like. Each of the user terminal 200 and the host terminal 100 is a kind of information processing device and also a kind of communication terminal. Although the fare meter 20 is used in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the fare information can be obtained by a communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet owned by the driver or the driver terminal 45 described later. The fare information may be measured, or the fare information may be measured by the host terminal 100 based on the taxi position information and the boarding time information. In the present embodiment, all means for measuring fare information such as fare meter 20, communication terminal for measuring fare information, GPS for obtaining position information of taxi, etc. are referred to as "fare measuring means". Call. The host terminal 100 may directly acquire the fare information from the fare measuring means, but may also acquire the fare information from the fare measuring means via other terminals such as the management terminal 10 and the user terminal 200. In the form, the aspect of "obtaining the fare information from the fare measuring means" includes both of these aspects.

  For example, transaction information may be used to link the user information and the fare information. That is, when the fare information is transmitted to the host terminal 100, the transaction information may also be transmitted to the host terminal 100, and the host control unit 110 described later uses the transaction information as key information to combine the user information and the fare information. May be tied. In addition, the management terminal 10 stores the user information until the payment process is completed, and when the fare is fixed, the fare information and the user information are linked and transmitted to the host terminal 100, and the information is stored in the host storage unit 120 described later. It may be stored.

The host terminal 100 of the present embodiment may be composed of one device, but may be composed of a plurality of devices. When the host terminal 100 is composed of a plurality of devices, the devices constituting the host terminal 100 may be installed in different rooms or different places, and a part of the host terminal 100 and the rest of the host terminal 100 are located in a remote area. May be located at.

  The host terminal 100 of the present embodiment may be capable of communicating with a plurality of management terminals 10 (see FIG. 2). The location of the management terminal 10 is not limited, and may be anywhere in Japan or anywhere in the world. The management terminal 10 is installed in the taxi 1, and may be installed, for example, on the head rear side of the passenger seat. By being installed in such a place, the user riding in the back seat can easily check the management display unit 12 of the management terminal 10 to be described later and easily operate the management terminal 10 as necessary.

  The management terminal 10 may be used to send the fare information to the host terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the management terminal 10 includes a management control unit 11 that controls electronic components and the like included in the management terminal 10 and a management display unit 12 that displays various information such as transaction information. Good. The host terminal 100 may include a host storage unit 120 that stores various information and a host control unit 110 that controls electronic components and the like included in the host terminal 100.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fare meter 20 may have a fare measurement start button 21, which is an example of a fare measurement start unit. When the driver presses the fare measurement start button 21, the fare meter 20 measures the fare. May be started. Alternatively, the transaction information regarding the transportation service may be determined by pressing the fare measurement start button 21. A navigation system 40 may be provided and the navigation system 40 may be connected to the interface box 30. Further, a driver terminal 45 operated by the driver may be provided, and the driver terminal 45 may be connected to the interface box 30. The driver terminal 45 may be incorporated in the navigation system 40. In this case, the navigation system 40 also performs the function of the driver terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fare meter 20 may include a payment button 22 which is an example of a payment input unit. When the settlement button 22 is pressed, the management terminal 10 may transmit the fare information and the getting-off information described below to the host terminal 100. When the settlement button 22 is pressed, the fare meter 20 may be connected to a printing unit 29 that prints a receipt that describes the fare.

  The management terminal 10 may acquire the fare information from the fare meter 20 and send the fare information to the host terminal 100 together with the transaction information. In this mode, the host terminal 100 receives the fare information from the management terminal 10. The present invention is not limited to such a mode. For example, the fare information is displayed on the management display unit 12 described below, and the fare information displayed on the management display unit 12 is read by the user terminal 200, so that the user terminal 200 can read the fare information from the host terminal. Fare information may be sent to 100.

  The fare meter 20 used in the present embodiment is for measuring fare information and the like calculated from traveling distance, traveling time, etc., and may be installed in a general taxi 1. ..

The transaction information may include vehicle information and business information. In this case, the transaction information may include individual transaction numbers such as business numbers, vehicle radio numbers, boarding dates and times, boarding locations, company identification information such as company IDs, and the like. The transaction information may be a token. When a token is used as the transaction information, the transaction information other than the token associated with the token may be obtained by acquiring the token. The “transaction information” in the present application includes all information other than fare information and user information that can identify a transaction. Therefore, it should be noted that the above-mentioned “token” is also included in the “transaction information” of the present application. The transaction information and the user information may be linked, and the transaction information and the fare information may be linked, so that the user information and the fare information may be linked.

  The management terminal 10 may be able to acquire the dismounting information including the dismounting date and time or the dismounting location, and may be capable of transmitting the dismounting information to the host terminal 100.

  When the transaction information includes the boarding date / time or the boarding place, the management terminal 10 outputs the transaction information including the boarding date / time or the boarding place, and the output transaction information is transmitted to the host terminal 100 via the user terminal 200. Good. When the boarding date and time and the boarding date and time or the boarding place and the boarding place are stored in the host storage unit 120, the boarding date and time and the boarding date and time may be linked, and the boarding place and the boarding place may be linked. The boarding date and time, the boarding date and time, the boarding location, and the boarding location may be stored in association with the user information. When such a mode is adopted, the boarding date and time and the boarding place and the getting-off time and the boarding place for each user can be stored and managed in the host terminal 100, for example.

  The management terminal 10 of the present embodiment may be, for example, a touch panel tablet terminal. The user terminal 200 may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet. The fare meter 20 and the management terminal 10 may be wire-connected by a serial communication cable or the like, or may be wirelessly connected by Bluetooth (registered trademark) or LTE. When the wireless connection is adopted, the arrangement position of the management terminal 10 can be appropriately selected, and it is also advantageous in terms of appearance. On the other hand, if a wired connection is adopted, it is advantageous in that the certainty of communication can be realized.

  The host terminal 100 may receive the user information and the transaction information from the user terminal 200 that has read the transaction information displayed on the management display unit 12. The user information pre-input from the user terminal 200 and stored in the host terminal 100 is user identification information such as a user identification number or a user identification symbol, personal identification information such as a user's name, telephone number, mail address, gender, age and the like. And credit card number, expiration date, debit card number, debit account information, and other settlement means information. The user information transmitted from the user terminal 200 that has read the transaction information includes only the user identification information, and the transaction information and other information included in the user information stored in the host terminal 100 are used by using the user identification information. May be tied. As the card number of the credit card, information registered in the smartphone or information registered in association with the smartphone may be used.

  The user information may be acquired by inputting a unique password assigned to each user to the management terminal 10 or by inputting unique information belonging to the user to the management terminal 10. Each of these unique password and unique information belonging to the user is included in the personal identification information. User information based on such personal identification information may be transmitted to the host terminal 100. The “user information based on the personal identification information” in the present embodiment may be user information other than the personal identification information associated with the personal identification information, or may be the personal identification information itself. When such an aspect in which the personal identification information is acquired from the management terminal 10 is adopted, the work performed by the user can be simplified, and eventually the service can be used by many users. It is useful.

The aforementioned unique information belonging to the user includes biometric information such as a fingerprint and an iris. When biometric information is used in this way, the management terminal 10 is configured to be able to input biometric information. For example, the management terminal 10 can read a fingerprint or an iris. When the biometric information is input in this way, the user can provide the user information by using the biometric information without using the user terminal 200, which is advantageous in that the user can take a taxi with no hands. .. When inputting such biometric information from the management terminal 10, a password may be input to the management terminal 10 in addition to the biometric information. When using biometric information, the biometric information of the user is stored in the host storage unit 120, and the biometric information stored in the host storage unit 120 is compared with the biometric information input from the management terminal 10. By doing so, it may be possible to determine which user has taken a taxi.

  When the management terminal 10 acquires the personal identification information, the transaction information may be transmitted to the host terminal 100, or the transaction information may not be transmitted to the host terminal 100. As a mode in which the transaction information is not transmitted to the host terminal 100, for example, user information such as user identification information input from the management terminal 10 is stored in the management terminal 10 until the payment is completed, and when the fare is fixed, the user information is stored. It may be associated with the fare information and transmitted to the host terminal 100. Moreover, when the user information is input to the management terminal 10, the user information may be transmitted to the host terminal 100, and credit examination may be performed on the user while the transportation service is provided. In the aspect in which the user information and the transaction information are transmitted from the management terminal 10 to the host terminal 100, the transaction information may be used as the key information to link the user information and the fare information, as described above.

  When the host control unit 110 receives the fare information after the provision of the transportation service is completed, the host control unit 110 uses the user information associated with the fare information by the transaction information to pay the fare based on the fare information by a credit card issuing company or the like. You may make a request to a payment agency or a financial institution such as a bank or a post office. When the host control unit 110 confirms the payment of the payment by the payment agency or the withdrawal of the payment from the account of the financial institution, the host control unit 110 determines that the payment process is completed, and outputs the payment completion data to the user terminal 200 or the management terminal. 10 may be transmitted (see FIG. 5). When the management terminal 10 receives the payment completion data, the management display unit 12 may display that the payment is completed. When the payment completion data is transmitted to the user terminal 200, the payment completion data may be in the form of a receipt, and may include information such as date, time, and amount of money. When the payment completion data is transmitted to the user terminal 200, the user display unit 220 of the user terminal 200 may display that the payment is completed.

  The information regarding the payment may be stored in the host storage unit 120 and can be read from the user terminal 200 as appropriate. When such a mode is adopted, the user is advantageous in that the past usage history can be easily confirmed.

  The management display unit 12 may display the transaction information as a QR code (registered trademark) (see FIG. 3). In this aspect, the user terminal 200 may read the QR code and the user information and the transaction information may be transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the host terminal 100. Upon receiving the user information and the transaction information, the host terminal 100 may store the user information and the transaction information in the host storage unit 120 in association with each other. Further, the host terminal 100 does not need to associate the user information with the transaction information, but the user terminal 200 may associate the user information with the transaction information, and the information may be stored in the host storage unit 120.

  The QR code may be generated based on a token including a random number, a symbol, etc. as the transaction information. Then, the token and the expiration date of the token may be read by the user terminal 200 reading the QR code. By reading the token, the order ID, the user confirmation number, the company ID, the vehicle wireless number, the business number, and the like associated with the token may be generated or restored by the host terminal 100.

The QR code does not have to be used. For example, the management display unit 12 displays a random number and the user terminal 200 inputs the number so that the user information and the transaction information are transmitted to the host terminal 100. Alternatively, transaction information may be transmitted from the management terminal 10 to the user terminal 200 via Bluetooth or the like, and the user information and transaction information may be transmitted from the user terminal 200 that has acquired the transaction information to the host terminal 100. ..

  A dedicated application may be installed in the user terminal 200, and the information output from the management terminal 10 may be processed by the activation of the application. As a more specific example, by installing a dedicated application on the user terminal 200, the QR code and the like displayed on the management display unit 12 can be read, and the read information and the user information such as the QR code and the like. May be transmitted to the host terminal 100.

  When the management terminal 10 adopts a mode in which the fare information is acquired from the fare meter 20 and the fare information is transmitted to the host terminal 100, the management terminal 10 transmits the fare information to the host terminal 100 together with the transaction information. Good. In this case, the host control unit 110 may store the user information and the fare information in association with each other using the transaction information, and the host storage unit 120 may store the user information and the fare information in association with each other. In this case, user information, transaction information, and fare information may be stored in the host storage unit 120 as table data. When such table data is stored, it is useful because management and confirmation are easy. The transaction information transmitted together with the fare information may include only transaction identification information such as an individual transaction number and a vehicle radio number. In this case, the transaction identification information may be used to associate the fare information with other information included in the transaction information stored in the host terminal 100.

  The user information, transaction information, and fare information stored in the host storage unit 120 may be displayable on the user terminal 200 associated with the user information, another mobile terminal, a personal computer, or the like. In this case, the host control unit 110 may transmit the fare information to the user terminal 200 or the like in response to a request from the user. In this aspect, a password or the like is not required when accessing information regarding the user from the user terminal 200, while a password is required when accessing information regarding the user from a terminal other than the user terminal 200. You may do it.

  The management terminal 10 may output the transaction information before or during the provision of the transportation service. The host terminal 100 may acquire transaction information and user information from the user terminal 200 before or during providing the transportation service. When the user information of the boarded user is known in advance (see the second embodiment described later), transaction information is transmitted from the management terminal 10 to the host terminal 100, and the host terminal 100 transmits the transaction information to the user information. May be stored in association with.

  A settlement instruction may be input to the management terminal 10 by pressing the settlement button 22. When the settlement instruction is input, the management terminal 10 may send the final fare information to the host terminal 100. However, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect, and the management terminal 10 may obtain the fare information from the fare meter 20 at any time and transmit the fare information to the host terminal 100. In this case, the fare information can be continuously managed by the host terminal 100.

  The management display unit 12 may display the usage fee. The usage fee may be continuously displayed while providing the transportation service, may be displayed when the usage fee has increased, or the transportation button may be provided by pressing the settlement button 22. May be displayed only when is completed. The management display unit 12 may display the current position information, expected arrival time, etc., or may display the information acquired from the navigation system 40 as it is.

The language of the character information displayed on the management display unit 12 may be selectable. When the management terminal 10 is a touch panel type, various languages such as Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean may be selected by pressing a selection button displayed on the screen. The language may be appropriately selected based on the user information. As an example, the management terminal 10 may perform display according to the language of the dedicated application installed in the user terminal 200. In this case, after the transaction information and the user information are transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the host terminal 100, the user information is transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the management terminal 10 and displayed on the management display unit 12 based on the user information. The language to be played may be selected.

《Action / effect》
Next, the operations and effects according to the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration, which are not described yet, will be mainly described. It should be noted that any configuration described in “Operation / Effect” can be used as the configuration of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, when the host terminal 100 adopts a mode in which after acquiring the user information and the transaction information from the user terminal 200 that has acquired the transaction information, the host terminal 100 acquires the fare information that can be associated with the user information. , Is advantageous in that the user can shorten the waiting time when paying the fare. In particular, the mode in which the management terminal 10 outputs the transaction information before or during the provision of the transportation service is adopted, and the acquisition of the user information and the transaction information at the host terminal 100 is completed before the transportation service is completed. If the host terminal 100 has acquired the final fare information, the settlement process for the transportation service is completed, and thus the waiting time of the user can be significantly shortened.

  In this regard, it may be possible to read only the credit card first when getting on a taxi, for example. However, when reading (authentication) a credit card, the user must read the credit card by himself / herself, which is a service that is difficult to introduce because it is difficult for a user who is not doing such work to use it. .. It is also conceivable that a taxi driver will read the credit card, but in this case, the driver cannot drive the taxi while the card is being read, and in the end it takes time to reach the destination. It will cost you. On the other hand, when the user terminal 200 acquires the transaction information output from the management terminal 10 as in the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 only needs to acquire the transaction information, and the work performed by the user Can be simplified. Therefore, it is useful in that the service can be used by many users.

  Further, when the aspect in which the user terminal 200 acquires the transaction information is adopted, it is advantageous in that the user information and the transaction information can be surely linked. That is, an application is installed in the user terminal 200, and transaction information is acquired using the application, so that the transaction information and the user information are surely associated with each other, and then the information is transmitted to the host terminal 100. It is useful because it can be done.

  In the case where the management terminal 10 acquires the fare information from the fare meter 20 and outputs the fare information and the transaction information to the host terminal 100, the management terminal 10 transmits the fare information to the host terminal 100 when the fare is fixed. It is advantageous in that the fare information that is related to the transaction information can be surely associated with the transaction information and then the information can be transmitted to the host terminal 100.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the user terminal 200 reads the transaction information displayed on the management display unit 12 and the user information and the transaction information are transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the host terminal 100, the user is Need only read the information displayed on the management display unit 12. Further, the work of reading the screen displayed on the management display unit 12 with the user terminal 200 is easy for the user to understand, and it can be expected that the frequency of use of the service provided by the present embodiment is increased.

  If the host terminal 100 stores payment means information such as credit card number, expiration date, debit card number, and debit account information, the taxi company may not collect the fare. It is also beneficial in that it can be prevented.

The user terminal 200 may be able to issue a receipt in PDF format or the like based on the information stored in the host storage unit 120. When such a mode is adopted, the printed receipt may not be issued in the taxi 1. The necessity of the printed receipt may be input from the user terminal 200 or the management terminal 10, and the receipt is printed by the printing unit 29 only when the printed receipt is required. It may be like. According to such an aspect, when the user does not need the printed receipt, the user can get off the vehicle without waiting for the receipt to be printed, and the convenience can be further enhanced.

If the printed receipt is unnecessary, the receipt is transmitted in a format such as PDF to the user terminal 200 at the time when the payment process is completed or after that, using the user's email address registered in advance. May be done. Alternatively, the user terminal 200 may access the host terminal 100 to obtain a receipt in a format such as PDF. Furthermore, an aspect may be adopted in which the receipt is transmitted to the user terminal 200 when the payment process is completed. In this case, it is useful that the user can get off after confirming receipt of the receipt by e-mail.

  When the host storage unit 120 stores the boarding information and the dismounting information for each user, the host storage unit 120 can store the boarding date and time, the boarding place, and the boarding date and time and the boarding place for each user. Therefore, it is useful in that the taxi driver does not need to write the daily report, and the taxi company can obtain accurate information.

  When the boarding information and the exiting information are stored in the host storage unit 120, the usage status of each user can be stored and managed. For this reason, for example, the user terminal 200, the management terminal 10 or the like can simply specify a designated place (destination) that has been used in the past, such as a place where the user visits at a certain frequency such as “company” or “home”. The navigation system 40 may provide guidance to the location. Such a designated place does not have to be a past use place and may be newly registered by the user. The designated place may be registered from the user terminal 200 when the user requests the taxi 1 to be dispatched, or may be registered from the user terminal 200, the management terminal 10 or the like after the user gets on the taxi 1. May be.

"Method"
An example of the processing mode of the settlement system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When the user gets on the taxi 1, the driver of the taxi 1 presses the fare measurement start button 21. In this way, when the driver presses the fare measurement start button 21, the fare measurement by the fare meter 20 is started and the transaction information is determined.

  A user who desires processing by the settlement system according to the present embodiment taps the management display unit 12 of the management terminal 10 installed on the back side of the head of the passenger seat. When the user taps the management display unit 12 in this way, the transaction information is displayed on the management display unit 12 by, for example, a QR code (see S11 in FIGS. 3 and 6). The transaction information may be determined not when the fare measurement start button 21 is pressed but at the timing when the process by the management terminal 10 is started, such as when the user taps the management display unit 12.

  The user activates the application installed in the user terminal 200 such as a smartphone or tablet owned by the user, and reads the QR code displayed on the management display unit 12 (see S12 in FIGS. 3 and 6). By reading the QR code in this way, the transaction information and the user information are transmitted to the host terminal 100 via, for example, LTE (see S13 in FIGS. 3 and 6). These tasks by the user may be done while the shipping service is being provided.

  The host terminal 100 receiving the transaction information and the user information stores the transaction information and the user information in the host storage unit 120 (see FIG. 3).

  When the user arrives at the destination, the driver presses the settlement button 22. When the settlement button 22 is pressed in this way, the management terminal 10 transmits transaction information, fare information, and disembarkation information to the host terminal 100 (see S31 in FIGS. 4 and 6). At this time, the printing unit 29 may print a receipt describing the fare.

  When the host terminal 100 receives the transaction information, the fare information, and the disembarkation information, the host control unit 110 uses some or all of the transaction information as key information, and the user information, the fare information, and the disembarkation information stored in the host storage unit 120. The information is associated with each other and stored in the host storage unit 120 (see FIG. 4).

  Upon receiving the fare information, the host control unit 110 uses the user information to request payment of the fare based on the fare information from a settlement agent such as a credit card issuing company, or requests the financial institution to debit the user's account. If the payment of the fare by the settlement agent or the deduction of the fare from the account of the financial institution can be confirmed, the settlement process is completed (see S32 in FIGS. 4 and 6). When the payment process is completed in this way, the host control unit 110 transmits payment completion data to the management terminal 10 and the user terminal 200 (see S33 in FIGS. 5 and 6). The fact that the payment is completed may be displayed on each of the management display unit 12 of the management terminal 10 and the user display unit 220 of the user terminal 200 that have received the payment completion data (see FIG. 5).

  As another method, the following method can be used.

  When the user gets on the taxi 1, the driver of the taxi 1 presses the fare measurement start button 21 (see FIG. 1). In this way, when the driver pushes the fare measurement start button 21, the fare measurement by the fare meter 20 is started. At this time, vehicle information such as boarding time, boarding place, vehicle radio number, business number, company ID, and business information is transmitted from the driver terminal 45 to the host terminal 100 (see S100 in FIG. 14) and managed from the host terminal 100. These pieces of information may be transmitted to the terminal 10 (see S101 in FIG. 14).

  When the user taps the management display unit 12 of the management terminal 10, the management terminal 10 displays a token associated with the vehicle information such as the boarding time, the boarding location, the vehicle radio number, the business number, the company ID, and the business information. The generation may be requested to the host terminal 100 (see S110 in FIG. 14), and the host terminal 100 may transmit the token, the token expiration date, and the company ID to the management terminal 10 (see S111 in FIG. 14).

  When the management terminal 10 receives the token, the token expiration date, and the company ID, the management terminal 10 may generate a QR code using the token, and the QR code may be displayed on the management display unit 12. Use of such a token is advantageous in that the QR code can be easily generated.

  When the user terminal 200 reads the QR code displayed on the management display unit 12, the user terminal 200 may transmit the token, the token expiration date, and the user information to the host terminal 100 (S120 in FIG. 14).

When the host terminal 100 receives the token, the token expiration date, and the user information, the host terminal 100 generates or restores the order ID, the user confirmation number, the company ID, the wireless number, the business number, etc. using the token and the user information, for example. You may. Even if the order ID, the user confirmation number, the company ID, the wireless number, and the business number generated or restored in this way are transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the driver terminal 45 and approval by the driver terminal 45 is requested. Good (S121 in FIG. 14). It should be noted that when requesting approval in this way, it may be confirmed by the host terminal 100 that credit examination for the user has been completed and payment can be made using the application installed in the user terminal 200. As a mode in which the host terminal 100 generates or restores the order ID, the user confirmation number, the company ID, the wireless number, the business number, etc. using the token and the user information, the host control unit 110 associates the company ID with the token. , The wireless number, the business number, etc. may be read from the host storage unit 120, these pieces of information may be associated with the user confirmation number included in the user information, and the order ID may be assigned to the associated information.

  When the driver terminal 45 approves, the approval may be transmitted to the host terminal 100 (S122 in FIG. 14). Then, the approval may be transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the management terminal 10 (S123 in FIG. 14), and the management display unit 12 may display that effect. Further, when the driver terminal 45 approves the approval in this way, the approval is transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the user terminal 200 (S124 in FIG. 14), and the user display unit 220 displays that effect. May be. In addition, when adopting the mode of performing approval by the driver terminal 45 as described above, it is useful in that the driver can confirm in advance whether or not the user can get off the vehicle without charging the fare to the user. is there.

  The above communication and control may be performed while the taxi transportation service is provided to the user.

  When the user arrives at the destination, the driver presses the settlement button 22. When the settlement button 22 is pressed in this way, the fact that the settlement button 22 is pressed is transmitted to the driver terminal 45 (S130 in FIG. 14), and a display for approving the settlement execution is displayed on the driver terminal 45. May be. Then, when the driver operates the driver terminal 45 to approve the payment execution, the payment is executed, the order ID is transmitted to the host terminal 100 (S131 in FIG. 14), and the payment for the order ID is completed. It may be stored in the host terminal 100. When such a mode is adopted, the driver can more surely recognize that the settlement processing has been performed, and further, the driver can more surely recognize that the user is not required to charge the fare. It is beneficial in terms.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, one management terminal 10 outputs transaction information, acquires fare information from the fare meter 20, and transmits the fare information to the host terminal 100. In the second embodiment, the management terminal 10 includes a first management terminal 50 that outputs transaction information and a second management terminal 55 that acquires fare information from the fare meter 20 and transmits the fare information to the host terminal 100. It is in the form of having. The first management terminal 50 has a first management control unit 51 that controls electronic components and the like included in the first management terminal 50, and a first management display unit 52 that displays various information such as transaction information. Good. The second management terminal 55 includes a second management control unit 56 that controls electronic components and the like included in the second management terminal 55, and position information and destination information when the second management terminal 55 also serves as a navigation system. It may have the 2nd management display part 57 which displays various information, such as. The second management terminal 55 may also serve as the driver terminal 45 of the first embodiment. The present embodiment will be described using a mode in which the second management terminal 55 has the functions of both the navigation system and the driver terminal.

  The other configurations of the second embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. The description of the same contents as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.

The first management terminal 50 used in the present embodiment may be, for example, a touch panel tablet terminal. The second management terminal 55 may be a vehicle allocation management terminal that also receives vehicle allocation information and the like. When the second management terminal 55 is composed of a vehicle allocation management terminal, the second management terminal 55 acquires vehicle allocation information from the host terminal 100. Generally, the vehicle allocation management terminal is often connected to the fare meter 20 by wire such as a serial communication cable. Therefore, when the vehicle allocation management terminal is adopted as the second management terminal 55, the second management terminal 55 and the fare meter 20 are used. This is advantageous in that the certainty of communication can be secured as compared to the case where and are connected by Bluetooth or the like. Also,
In general, the vehicle dispatch management terminal is arranged far from the user's boarding position, so it is possible to prevent the appearance from being deteriorated by connecting the fare meter 20 and the second management terminal 55 by wire.

  The host terminal 100 may output a vehicle allocation instruction to a predetermined second management terminal 55 based on the position information acquired from the user terminal 200 or the pickup desired position information input from the user terminal 200. The predetermined second management terminal 55 may be appropriately selected by the host control unit 110. For example, the taxi 1 that is closest to the position information of the taxis 1 that are vacant or the taxi 1 that can pick up the user at the earliest time. The second management terminal 55 installed in the computer may be selected (see FIG. 2).

  When the host terminal 100 transmits a vehicle allocation instruction to the second management terminal 55 and the driver replies that the vehicle allocation instruction can be received, the location information of the user terminal 200 or the route to the pickup desired position input from the user terminal 200. May be displayed on the navigation system installed in the taxi 1, and the estimated arrival time may be displayed. The second management terminal 55, which is a vehicle dispatch management terminal, may be a device different from the navigation system, or the second management terminal 55 may be the same device as the navigation system. 7 to 12, the second management terminal 55 is described by using the same device as the navigation system. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the second management terminal 55 also serves as the navigation system and the vehicle allocation management terminal.

  When the expected arrival time is calculated by the second management terminal 55, the expected arrival time may be transmitted to the host terminal 100, and the host terminal 100 may transmit the expected arrival time to the user terminal 200.

  The host terminal 100 may have an artificial intelligence function. In the case of having such an artificial intelligence function, the best taxi 1 is selected from the taxis 1 in the empty state based on the past vehicle allocation record, and the second management terminal 55 mounted in the taxi 1 is selected. You may issue a dispatch instruction. The past vehicle allocation record may be appropriately updated, and the host terminal 100 may perform mechanical learning to select the best taxi 1 from the taxis 1 in the empty state.

  Also in the present embodiment, the first management display unit 52 may perform display according to the language of the dedicated application installed in the user terminal 200. Also in this case, after the transaction information and the user information are transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the host terminal 100, the user information is transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the first management display unit 52, and the first management is performed based on the user information. The language displayed on the display unit 52 may be selected. The user terminal 200 transmits the vehicle allocation request to acquire the user identification information by the host terminal 100, and the language displayed on the first management display unit 52 is selected based on the user information including the user identification information. May be.

"Method"
An example of the processing mode of the settlement system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The user requests the vehicle allocation from the user terminal 200 such as a smartphone or tablet in which the application is installed (see S1 in FIGS. 8 and 13).

  The host terminal 100 that has received the vehicle allocation request selects the best taxi 1 from the position information of the user terminal 200 or the pickup desired position input from the user terminal 200 and the position information of the taxi 1 in the empty state, and A dispatch instruction is issued to the second management terminal 55 mounted on the taxi 1 (see S2 in FIGS. 8 and 13).

  The second management terminal 55 that has received the vehicle allocation instruction inquires of the driver whether the vehicle allocation instruction can be received, and when the driver inputs that the vehicle allocation instruction can be received, the fact is transmitted to the host terminal 100. (See S3 in FIGS. 9 and 13).

  When the driver inputs that the vehicle dispatch instruction can be received, the position information of the user terminal 200 or the route to the pickup desired position input from the user terminal 200 is the second management terminal that also serves as the navigation system installed in the taxi 1. The estimated arrival time is displayed on the second management display unit 57 of 55. When the expected arrival time is calculated by the second management terminal 55, the expected arrival time is transmitted to the host terminal 100, and the host terminal 100 transmits the expected arrival time to the user terminal 200. The host control unit 110 may perform these controls automatically, but the dispatcher at the dispatch center may perform these inputs by appropriately operating a terminal such as a personal computer. The expected arrival time may be calculated not by the second management terminal 55 mounted in the taxi 1 but by another navigation system connected to the host terminal 100 and installed at the dispatch center.

  When the taxi 1 which has received the dispatch instruction arrives at the user, the user gets on the taxi 1. When the user gets on the taxi 1, the driver of the taxi 1 presses the fare measurement start button (fare measurement start section) 21. In this way, when the driver presses the fare measurement start button 21, the fare measurement by the fare meter 20 is started and the transaction information is determined. This transaction information may be transmitted from the second management terminal 55 to the host terminal 100, and may be transmitted from the host terminal 100 to the first management terminal 50 (see FIG. 10). Instead of such a mode, the transaction information may be determined at the time when the driver inputs that the vehicle allocation instruction is received. Alternatively, when the driver of the taxi 1 presses the fare measurement start button 21, information about the route and time relating to the dispatch may be sent to the host terminal 100 and stored in the host storage unit 120. The information about the route and the time stored in this way may be used as data for future vehicle allocation instructions, and when the host terminal 100 has an artificial intelligence function, it is used as teacher data for mechanical learning. May be. The information sent to the host terminal 100 may include information on a time zone, weather, etc., in addition to the information on the route and time relating to vehicle dispatch. Since these conditions are information related to the traffic congestion state, they are useful information when issuing a future vehicle allocation instruction.

  A user who desires processing by the settlement system according to the present embodiment taps the management display unit 12 of the management terminal 10 installed on the back side of the head of the passenger seat. When the user taps the management display unit 12 in this way, the transaction information is displayed on the management display unit 12 by, for example, a QR code (see S11 in FIGS. 10 and 13).

  The user reads the QR code displayed on the first management display unit 12 of the first management terminal 50 by the application installed in the user terminal 200 and also used in the vehicle allocation request (see S12 in FIGS. 10 and 13). By reading the QR code in this way, the transaction information and the user information are transmitted to the host terminal 100 via, for example, LTE (see S13 in FIGS. 10 and 13). These tasks by the user may be done while the shipping service is being provided.

The host terminal 100 that has received the transaction information and the user information stores the transaction information and the user information in the host storage unit 120.

  When the user arrives at the destination, the driver presses the settlement button 22. When the settlement button 22 is pressed in this way, the second management terminal 55 transmits the transaction information, the fare information, and the exit information to the host terminal 100 (see S31 in FIGS. 11 and 13). At this time, the printing unit 29 may print a receipt describing the fare.

  When the host terminal 100 receives the transaction information, the fare information, and the disembarkation information, the host control unit 110 uses some or all of the transaction information as key information, and the user information, the fare information, and the disembarkation information stored in the host storage unit 120. The information is associated with each other and stored in the host storage unit 120 (see FIG. 11).

  Upon receiving the fare information, the host control unit 110 uses the user information to request payment of the fare based on the fare information from a settlement agent such as a credit card issuing company, or requests the financial institution to debit the user's account. If the payment of the fare by the settlement agent company or the deduction of the fare from the account of the financial institution can be confirmed, the settlement process is completed (see S32 in FIGS. 11 and 13). When the payment process is completed in this way, the host control unit 110 transmits payment completion data to the first management terminal 50 and the user terminal 200 (see S33 in FIGS. 12 and 13). Payment completion may be displayed on each of the first management display unit 12 of the first management terminal 50 and the user display unit 220 of the user terminal 200 that have received the payment completion data (see FIG. 12). The payment completion data may be transmitted to the second management terminal 55 instead of the first management terminal 50 or in addition to the first management terminal 50. When the payment completion data is transmitted to the second management terminal 55, the payment completion information such as a message notifying that the payment is completed may be displayed on the second management display unit 57.

  The above description of the embodiments and disclosure of the drawings are merely examples for explaining the invention described in the claims, and are described in the claims by the description of the above-described embodiments or the disclosure of the drawings. The claimed invention is not limited. The description of the claims at the beginning of the application may be appropriately modified within the scope of the present patent specification, and the scope may be expanded.

  The management terminal 10 of the first embodiment may also be a mode in which the vehicle allocation information is acquired from the host terminal 100, which is performed by each of the first management terminal 50 and the second management terminal 55 of the second embodiment. The same processing as the above may be performed by one management terminal 10. Further, the navigation system 40 according to the first embodiment obtains the vehicle allocation information and responds to the vehicle allocation as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the transaction information as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12. The management terminal 10 may perform a series of processes such as acquisition of the. In addition, the navigation system 40 of the first embodiment and the second management terminal 55 of the second embodiment do not have to serve as the vehicle allocation management terminal, and the vehicle allocation management terminal is separate from the navigation system 40 and the second management terminal 55. May be provided.

10 management terminal 11 management control unit 12 management display unit 20 fare meter 23 settlement input unit (settlement button)
50 first management terminal 55 second management terminal 100 host terminal 110 host control unit 120 host storage unit 200 user terminal

Claims (18)

A management terminal that outputs transaction information about the transportation service,
A host terminal that acquires user information and the transaction information from the user terminal that has acquired the transaction information, and acquires fare information that can be associated with the user information from fare measurement means,
A payment system characterized by having. The fare measuring means is a fare meter,
The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the management terminal acquires the fare information from the fare meter and outputs the fare information and the transaction information to the host terminal. The management terminal has a management display unit for displaying the transaction information,
The said host terminal acquires the said transaction information from the said user terminal which read the said transaction information displayed on the said management display part, The settlement system in any one of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. The management display unit displays the transaction information as a QR code,
The settlement system according to claim 3, wherein the host terminal acquires the transaction information from the user terminal that has read the QR code.   The settlement system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the management terminal outputs the transaction information before or during providing the transportation service.   The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the host terminal acquires the transaction information and the user information from the user terminal before or during providing the transportation service. .. The fare measuring means is a fare meter,
The management terminal includes a first management terminal that outputs the transaction information, and a second management terminal that acquires the fare information from the fare meter and outputs the fare information to the host terminal. The settlement system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The settlement system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the management terminal acquires the vehicle allocation information from the host terminal.   The settlement system according to claim 8, wherein the host terminal outputs a vehicle allocation instruction to a predetermined management terminal based on the position information acquired from the user terminal. A payment input unit for inputting a payment instruction is further provided,
The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the host terminal acquires the fare information when a settlement instruction is input from the settlement input unit. A host storage unit that stores transaction information and user information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal, which is acquired by the user terminal,
A host control unit that stores the fare information measured by the fare measurement unit in the host storage unit in association with the user information;
A host terminal comprising: A step of outputting transaction information regarding the transportation service by the management terminal,
Outputting the user information and the transaction information to the host terminal by the user terminal,
A step of storing the fare information measured by the fare measurement means in the host terminal in association with the user information,
A payment method comprising: A program that causes the host terminal to execute the settlement method,
The host terminal is
Storing the transaction information and the user information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal, which is acquired by the user terminal,
Storing the fare information measured by the fare measuring means in association with the user information,
A program characterized by executing a settlement method including. A program for executing a settlement method by a user terminal,
The user terminal is
A step of acquiring transaction information regarding the transportation service output from the management terminal,
Outputting the user information to be stored in the host terminal in association with the transaction information and the fare information measured by the fare measuring means to the host terminal;
A program characterized by executing a settlement method including. Equipped with a management terminal that outputs transaction information related to transportation services,
The management terminal and the host terminal that obtains the user information and the transaction information from the user terminal that has obtained the transaction information, and obtains the fare information that can be associated with the user information from the fare measurement means, can communicate with each other. A vehicle characterized by the presence of A management terminal capable of inputting personal identification information for identifying a user,
A host terminal that acquires user information based on the personal identification information from the management terminal, and acquires fare information that can be associated with the user information from fare measuring means,
A payment system characterized by having.   The settlement system according to claim 16, wherein the management terminal outputs transaction information regarding a transportation service.   18. The settlement system according to claim 16, wherein the personal identification information includes biometric information.