JP2020177317A - Utilizing system for taxi having living room - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a service having a higher satisfaction level for a user when using a taxi having a living room.SOLUTION: A utilizing system for a taxi having a living room includes a management server for performing information processing. The management server includes: demand information acquisition means which acquires demand information, sent from a user, on utilization of the taxi having the living room; executable information acquisition means which acquires executable information, sent from each of taxi companies scattered in respective regions, on utilization of the taxi having the living room; database construction means which constructs a database by the acquired executable information; and utilization plan creation means which creates a utilization plan for utilizing the taxi having the living room on the basis of the demand information, and the executable information for construction of the database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a system for providing sightseeing, nursing care services, etc. by utilizing a taxi with a living room.

In recent years, information sites on networks (Internet, etc.) have become widespread, and it is common practice to obtain tourist information or select a tourist plan provided by an information site by accessing the information site from a user terminal. It has been Patent Document 1 below proposes an itinerary creation system using the Internet that can create an itinerary for a personal tour that satisfies various requirements such as individual tastes and budget.

On the other hand, taxi operators are exploring new service forms in order to expand the use of taxis. One of them is a service aimed at expanding the use of taxis for tourism. As a prior art of such a service, the following Patent Document 2 provides a taxi company instruction itinerary based on the itinerary information input by the travel planner by a Web server connected to the travel planner's terminal via a network. A system has been proposed that creates and automatically creates a travel plan for sightseeing using a chartered taxi at a travel destination.

In addition, long-term care services using taxis (so-called long-term care taxis) are becoming widespread. A long-term care taxi is a taxi that is used by people requiring long-term care and people with disabilities, and is mainly used by drivers as well as by using vehicles that can be used in wheelchairs or stretchers. It has the characteristic of assisting the person.

JP-A-2002-297720 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-134024

In the prior art described in Patent Document 1, the user selects accommodations and transportation facilities from the databased information to create an individual itinerary, but existing accommodation facilities and transportation facilities can be used. Since it is assumed that it will be used, there is a problem that destinations and sightseeing routes are restricted by this.

Further, the conventional technique described in Patent Document 2 is for efficiently utilizing a chartered taxi at a travel destination, but it is existing in that the taxi is not considered as a means of transportation for passengers to move. There is no difference from the service form. In order to expand the use of taxis, it is necessary to propose new services that further expand the possibilities of taxi tourism.

In recent years, the use of campers and mobile homes has been attracting attention in order to enjoy sightseeing that makes nature more familiar, or to enjoy more unique sightseeing. However, not only are campers and mobile homes expensive to use, but many people are worried about their driving skills when using them individually, which makes it difficult for beginners to use them.

In addition, tourist information on various parts of Japan can be obtained personally via the Internet, etc., but whether or not the selected tourist destination is suitable for use in campers and trailer houses can be determined from the information available to individuals. May not be able to judge accurately. It can be said that the use of campers and mobile homes is effective only in unexplored areas where there are no accommodation facilities or existing means of transportation, but hidden unexplored areas in various places can be personally used even if information sources such as the Internet are used. The current situation is that it is difficult to obtain.

In addition, the above-mentioned long-term care taxi is often used for simple services such as getting on and off for going to the hospital, and further expansion of use such as travel support for people requiring long-term care is required. At that time, there was a problem that the content of the assistance requested by the user did not always match the content of the assistance that the business operator could provide. For example, when providing travel support (assistance travel), it is necessary to match the skill of the staff required for assistance and the assistance equipment to be prepared in the vehicle according to the user's request, but the user side There is a problem that it is not possible to know which business operator can provide what kind of assistance service, and the business operator cannot fully understand what kind of assistance service the user wants. there were.

The present invention has been proposed to deal with such a problem, and can provide a service with high user satisfaction when providing services such as sightseeing and long-term care by utilizing a taxi with a living room. The challenge is to make it.

In particular, when utilizing it for sightseeing, we will provide a highly original utilization plan that does not assume the use of existing accommodation facilities and transportation, and provide new services that further expand the possibility of using taxis for sightseeing. The challenge is to ensure that the same experience as sightseeing using a camper or mobile home can be obtained with an optimal plan, easily and without worrying about driving skills.

In addition, when using it for long-term care, the content of assistance requested by the user should be matched with the assistance service that the business operator can provide and the assistance equipment that the business operator can provide in partnership with the rental company. The challenge is to be able to provide highly satisfying long-term care services.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention has the following configurations.
It is equipped with a management server that performs information processing, and the management server is sent from the request information acquisition means for acquiring the request information regarding the use of the taxi with a room sent from the user and from each taxi company scattered in each area. Based on the executable information acquisition means for acquiring the executable information regarding the use of the taxi with a living room, the database construction means for constructing the database based on the acquired executable information, and the request information and the executable information for constructing the database. A taxi utilization system with a living room, which is characterized by having a utilization plan creation means for creating a utilization plan for utilizing a taxi with a living room.

According to the present invention having such a feature, it is possible to provide a service with a high degree of user satisfaction when providing services such as sightseeing and nursing care by utilizing a taxi with a living room. Also, from the user's point of view, it is easy to find a taxi operator that provides the service that he / she requests.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the trailer tow taxi which is an example of a taxi with a living room. It is explanatory drawing which showed the schematic structure of the utilization system utilizing the trailer tow taxi which is an example of the taxi with a living room. It is explanatory drawing which showed the functional structure of management server. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the input format of the request information acquisition means. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the input format of the executable information acquisition means. It is explanatory drawing which showed the system configuration example of the utilization plan creation means.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals in different figures indicate parts of common functions, and duplicate description in each figure will be omitted as appropriate.

First of all, a taxi with a living room is equipped with a living room where you can live such as accommodation and meals, or a living room where elderly people, people requiring nursing care, and people with disabilities who are not certified as requiring nursing care can live comfortably. Pointing to a taxi. The living room is equipped with facilities for accommodation and meals, as well as assistive devices and equipment that enable the elderly to live comfortably.

As the vehicle form of a taxi with a living room, various forms such as a camper (various types such as full conversion, cab conversion, van conversion, bus conversion, etc.), a form of pulling a trailer house (trailer vehicle), etc. can be adopted. it can.

Hereinafter, as an example, a utilization system for utilizing a trailer tow taxi that tow a trailer vehicle will be described. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 1, a trailer towed taxi 1, which is an example of a taxi with a living room, includes a taxi vehicle 2 and a trailer vehicle 3, and the taxi vehicle 2 and the trailer vehicle 3 are connected via a connecting portion 4. .. The taxi vehicle 2 is provided with a fare meter (taximeter) 2A, and can carry out normal taxi business while towing the trailer vehicle 3.

The trailer vehicle 3 is a so-called camping trailer (or travel trailer), which is provided with a box-shaped living room having a door 3A and a window 3B, and the living room includes a bed, a dining table, a kitchen, a toilet, and a shower (bathroom). Equipment necessary for daily life such as, activity goods used at travel destinations, assistance equipment that can make life comfortable for elderly people, etc. are appropriately selected and equipped.

The connecting portion 4 that connects the taxi vehicle 2 and the trailer vehicle 3 can be manually or automatically disconnected. Then, by disconnecting the connecting portion 4, the taxi vehicle 2 can operate independently as a taxi, and the trailer vehicle 3 can be stably installed in a predetermined place in a stationary state.

In the tourism business (camping taxi business) utilizing such a trailer towed taxi 1, taxi companies scattered in each region own or manage the trailer towed taxi 1, and passengers are allowed to board the taxi vehicle 2 to drive a taxi. The hand drives the taxi vehicle 2 towing the trailer vehicle 3 to the destination, and at the destination, the connection between the taxi vehicle 2 and the trailer vehicle 3 is released, and the passenger is the trailer vehicle installed at the destination. You can enjoy accommodation and meals within 3.

According to the tourism business utilizing such a trailer towed taxi 1, passengers can utilize the camping trailer without driving, and it is still developed as a tourist destination without worrying about accommodation facilities and eating out facilities. You can go sightseeing on the premise of staying in an unexplored area. Further, since the goods and the like used at the destination of the travel destination can be deployed in the trailer vehicle 3, the passenger can carry out his / her favorite sightseeing by hand.

In addition, according to this tourism business, passengers will be provided with a highly unique utilization plan using the trailer-towed taxi 1 for areas where transportation such as railroads and buses is not available or where there are no accommodation facilities. Because it can be done, the possibility of sightseeing use of taxis can be further expanded.

Further, the trailer towed taxi 1 can be utilized for travel and movement for a person who needs nursing care or assistance. In this case, the assistance device or the like prepared in the trailer vehicle 3 can be used, and a person who needs nursing care or assistance can comfortably travel or move.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a system (utilization system) for planning sightseeing using the trailer towed taxi 1.

This system includes a management server 10 that performs information processing. The management server 10 can accumulate information and construct the database 11, and can process the information for which the database 11 is constructed.

In the illustrated example, the management server 10 is connected to an information terminal (hereinafter, user information terminal) 20 owned or managed by a user who desires sightseeing or the like via the network N. The user information terminal 20 may be any form of information terminal such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal, as long as it can exchange information with the management server 10 via the network N.

Further, in the illustrated example, the management server 10 is connected to information terminals (hereinafter, taxi company information terminals) 30 owned or managed by each taxi company scattered in each area via the network N. The area here may be all over Japan or a part of a region (for example, the whole or a part of Hokkaido). Further, although not shown, the taxi company information terminal 30 described above is a rental company capable of renting activity goods and assistive devices used at a travel destination in order to appropriately meet the user's request. It is connected to the information terminal directly or via a network.

In the illustrated example, the system is such that information can be exchanged with the management server 10 via the network N, but the management server 10 is a paper medium or an individual information recording medium (FD) without going through the network N. , CD, etc.), individual communication lines (telephone, fax, etc.), etc., as long as information can be exchanged with users and taxi companies.

As shown in FIG. 3, the management server 10 uses software (a program for operating the computer of the management server 10) of the request information acquisition means 10A, the executable information acquisition means 10B, the database construction means 10C, and the utilization plan creation means 10D. Prepared as.

The request information acquisition means 10A has a function of acquiring request information regarding the utilization of the trailer towed taxi 1 from a user who desires a utilization plan. More specifically, in the system shown in FIG. 2, the request information acquisition means 10A accesses the information site managed by the management server 10 from the user information terminal 20, or the user information terminal 20 from this information site. It can be executed by downloading the application to. The request information acquisition means 10A transmits information in an input format for inputting request information to the user information terminal 20 connected to the management server 10 via the network N, and the input format is input from the user information terminal 20. It has a function of receiving the request information input via.

The request information here is information on what kind of place the user who desires the utilization plan wants to go and what he / she wants to do, and the request information acquisition means 10A uses the input format as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the input screen of the information terminal 20 and prompts for information input. The example of Fig. 4 (a) is an input format that allows you to enter where you want to go and what you want to do by inputting free sentences, and the example of (b) is an example of "where you want to go" from there. In the example of (c), when "Mountain" is selected in "Where you want to go", the activity is illustrated as "What you want to do in the mountain", and the input format is selected and input from there. The example of (d) shows an input format for inputting what kind of care or assistance is required when care or assistance is required. The format of the input format is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be any form.

The executable information acquisition means 10B has a function of acquiring executable information regarding the utilization of the trailer towed taxi 1 from each taxi company scattered in each area. More specifically, the executable information acquisition means 10B is an input format for inputting executable information to the taxi company information terminal 30 connected to the management server 10 via the network N in the system shown in FIG. It has a function of transmitting the information of the above and receiving the executable information input from the taxi company information terminal 30 via the input format.

The feasible information here is how to make tourism using the trailer towed taxi 1 attractive, or what kind of services and equipment can be provided to those who need nursing care or assistance. This is information provided by each taxi company by taking advantage of the uniqueness (regional characteristics) of each region and the characteristics of affiliated rental companies. Executable information can include location information such as suitable locations for accommodation, activity information for each location information, equipment that can be prepared by utilizing affiliated rental companies, and recommendations planned by each taxi company. Utilization plans can be included.

The executable information acquisition means 10B displays an input format as shown in FIG. 5 on the input screen of the taxi company information terminal 30 to prompt information input. In the example of FIG. 5A, an input format for inputting information (point information) regarding a place (destination) suitable for accommodation, and in the example of (b), an input format for inputting activity information that can be executed for each place. The example of (c) is an input format for inputting entertainment information that can be experienced for each place, the example of (d) is an input format for inputting gourmet information (such as prepared ingredients) for each place, and the example of (e). Indicates an input format for inputting assistance equipment such as assistance equipment that can be prepared. Again, the format of the input format is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be any form.

The database construction means 10C has a function of constructing the database 11 by the executable information acquired by the executable information acquisition means 10B. The database 11 is, for example, a table for each taxi company, and is stored in a database in a state in which each item of the above-mentioned executable information can be searched individually.

The utilization plan creating means 10D has a function of creating a utilization plan for utilizing the trailer tow taxi 1 based on the request information acquired by the request information acquisition means 10A and the executable information for which the database 11 is constructed. More specifically, the utilization plan creation means 10D selects a taxi company based on the above-mentioned request information and the executable information for which the database 11 is constructed, and is based on the executable information sent from the selected taxi company. Create a plan.

FIG. 6 shows a system configuration example of the utilization plan creating means 10D. In this example, the utilization plan creation means 10D is executed by an artificial intelligence system. The artificial intelligence system is an optimal taxi that meets the needs of users who desire sightseeing, etc., by means of a learning function obtained by analyzing the request information acquired by the request information acquisition means 10A and the executable information for which the database 11 is constructed. Select a company and create a utilization plan with the actionable information provided by the selected taxi company. The use of the artificial intelligence system here is an example, and instead, an arithmetic processing system that performs various statistical analysis processing and the like can be adopted.

In the system shown in FIG. 2, the utilization plan created by the management server 10 is transmitted to the user information terminal 20 via the network N. The utilization plan to be transmitted includes information on the destination to be headed by the trailer towed taxi 1, information on the selected taxi company, information on the meal menu at the destination, and ingredients prepared in the trailer vehicle 3 for the meal menu. Information on food and cooking utensils, information on activities that can be performed at the destination, information on goods prepared in the trailer vehicle 3 for activities, information on assistance equipment and equipment to be prepared, information on travel schedules, trailer towing Includes information about where to get on and off taxi 1. Further, as the utilization plan, a plurality of plans such as the first plan, the second plan, and the third plan may be transmitted so that the user himself / herself can select the proposed plurality of plans.

According to such a utilization system, the possibility of tourist use of taxis can be further expanded by providing a new service called trailer towed taxi 1. In addition, by utilizing the trailer towed taxi 1, it is possible to provide a highly original utilization plan that does not presuppose the use of existing accommodation facilities and transportation.

In addition, by utilizing the trailer tow taxi 1, it is possible to easily obtain an experience similar to sightseeing using a camper or a trailer house without feeling anxiety about driving skills. Furthermore, by utilizing the information held by taxi companies in each region, we will provide a utilization plan that utilizes trailer-towed taxis, so you can access the hidden unexplored regions of each region and experience activities and entertainment unique to each region. You can get the best plan.

In addition to sightseeing, it is possible to provide an assistance service (or an assistance travel service) utilizing the trailer towed taxi 1. In this case, as described above, the request information acquisition means 10A inputs information on what kind of assistance the user needs, and the executable information acquisition means 10B allows the taxi operator to provide what kind of assistance. Information on whether the service can be performed is entered.

According to the utilization system that provides such an assistance service, it is possible to solve the problem that the content of assistance requested by the user does not match the assistance service that the taxi operator can provide. For example, in the assistance travel service, The taxi operator can adjust the skill of the staff required for assistance and the assistance equipment to be prepared in the vehicle according to the user's request, and the user side can provide what kind of assistance service the taxi operator provides. You can understand whether you can provide a taxi service, select the most suitable taxi operator, and receive high-quality assistance travel services.

As described above, according to the taxi utilization system with a room according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a service or the like with a high degree of user satisfaction when utilizing the taxi with a room. From the user's point of view, it is easy to find a taxi operator that provides the services that he / she requests.

1: Trailer tow taxi (taxi with room),
2: Taxi vehicle, 2A: Toll meter,
3: Trailer vehicle, 3A: Door, 3B: Window, 4: Connection part,
10: Management server, 10A: Request information acquisition means,
10B: Executable information acquisition means, 10C: Database construction means,
10D: Utilization plan creation method, 11: Database,
20: User information terminal, 30: Taxi company information terminal

Claims (7)

Equipped with a management server that processes information
The management server
Request information acquisition means for acquiring request information regarding the use of a taxi with a room sent by the user,
Executable information acquisition means for acquiring executable information regarding the use of taxis with rooms sent from each taxi company scattered in each region,
A database construction means for constructing a database based on the acquired executable information, and
A taxi utilization system with a room is provided with a utilization plan creation means for creating a utilization plan for utilizing a taxi with a room based on the request information and the executable information for which the database is constructed. The request information acquisition means is
The information of the input format for inputting the request information is transmitted to the user information terminal connected to the management server via the network, and the request information input from the user information terminal via the input format. The taxi utilization system with a living room according to claim 1, wherein the information is received. The executable information acquisition means
The information of the input format for inputting the executable information is transmitted to the taxi company information terminal connected to the management server via the network, and the execution input from the taxi company information terminal via the input format. The taxi utilization system with a living room according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the possible information is received. The utilization plan creation means is
The feature is that a taxi company is selected based on the request information and the executable information for which the database is constructed, and the utilization plan is created based on the executable information sent from the selected taxi company. The taxi utilization system with a living room according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The utilization plan creation means is executed by an artificial intelligence system.
The taxi with a room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the artificial intelligence system creates the utilization plan by a learning function obtained by analyzing the request information and the executable information. Utilization system. The executable information is
The taxi utilization system with a living room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the point information and the activity information for each point information are included. The executable information is
The taxi utilization system with a living room according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which includes a recommended plan planned by each taxi company.

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