JP2022112249A - Out-of-district business inhibition system and out-of-district business inhibition program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an out-of-district business inhibition system and an out-of-district business inhibition program, capable of inhibiting a crew from performing a business activity out of a business district.SOLUTION: A position identification unit 33 identifies a position of a taxi vehicle. A notification control unit 30 allows a speaker 37 of a radio terminal A to emit an alarm for notification under conditions in which an operation of an operation button 23 for a passenger of a vehicle to pay is received and then the position identification unit 33 determines that the vehicle is located out of a business district.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an out-of-area business suppression system and an out-of-zone business suppression program.

For example, the Road Transportation Law stipulates that general passenger automobile transportation business operators (hereinafter abbreviated as transportation business operators) operate in compliance with the business areas determined for each transportation business operator. Article 20 of the Road Transportation Law stipulates that transportation business operators must not transport passengers whose origin and destination are outside their business area (except for transportation with fixed routes). It is In other words, it is stipulated that either the passenger pick-up location or the drop-off location must be in the operating area.

If a certain transportation company operates outside its business area, the crew of that transportation company will be subject to penalties such as suspension of boarding and fines, and the transportation company will also be suspended from business. Sometimes. In addition, territorial disputes between transportation companies and crews can lead to violations of customs and manners in the business area and cause trouble.

In addition, there is a risk that when the taxis of each transportation company operate outside the service area, customers who wish to ride outside the service area may misunderstand that they have refused to board. Furthermore, taxi fares are determined for each business area, so if different fares are calculated, there is a risk of customer trouble. As a technique related to the present application, an automobile electronic key system described in Patent Document 1 is provided.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-190233

It is practically impossible to completely manage the operation status of all taxi vehicles owned by the operator all day and all hours, and it is impossible to warn the drivers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an out-of-area sales suppression system and an out-of-area sales suppression program that enable crew members to suppress sales activities outside of the service area.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the notification control unit determines that the location is outside the business area by the position specifying unit after the operation of the operation button for which payment is made by the passenger of the taxi or hired vehicle is accepted. On the condition that the determination is made, the warning unit issues a warning. As a result, it is possible to suppress business activities outside the business area for the crew.

Overall system configuration diagram showing one embodiment Display example of taxi indicator A flowchart outlining the flow of operations

An embodiment of the outside sales prevention system 1 will be described below with reference to the drawings. A converter 2 is mounted in the taxi vehicle. The converter 2 mainly controls vehicle equipment related to a taxi, and includes a power supply circuit 3 and a microcomputer 4 and operates. A battery 6 is connected to the power supply circuit 3 through a cable 5 .

The microcomputer 4 incorporates a core 7 , a memory 10 consisting of a volatile memory 8 and a nonvolatile memory 9 , and an interface 11 . The interface 11 is equipped with a module of a short-range wireless communication unit 12 configured in compliance with a predetermined standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

A taxi meter 16 and a taxi indicator light 17 are connected to the interface 11 of the converter 2 through harnesses 13 and 14, respectively. The converter 2 functions as a reception unit that receives depressions of various operation buttons (see below) provided on the taxi meter 16 and the taxi indicator light 17 . The taximeter 16 is a device installed in automobiles such as taxis and hired vehicles, and is provided with an operation button that can be operated by a taxi driver. Also, the taximeter 16 automatically calculates and displays the fares and charges to be collected according to the traveling distance and time.

The taxi display lamp 17 indicates the status of taxi business, for example, "empty", "pick up", "rental", "payment", "high speed", "reserved", "sightseeing", "forwarding", "additional charge", "reserved car", etc. It is a device that displays to the outside of the vehicle, and is called a super sign. FIG. 2 shows an example of the display screen outside the vehicle.

The taxi meter 16 and the taxi display lamp 17 are provided with operation buttons that can be operated by the taxi driver, and buttons that indicate the business status and business form of the taxi are installed. Buttons include an empty car button 20, a pick-up car button 21, a car or rent button 22, a payment button 23, a forwarding button 24, a charter button 25, a high speed button 26, an emergency button 27, an extra charge button 28, etc., and these operation buttons are pressed. Then, a signal to that effect is output to the converter 2 .

The vacant car button 20 is a button for the crew to indicate to the outside that it is possible to board a new passenger instead of the state of commercial operation in which passengers are picked up from the starting point and headed for the destination. When the driver operates the empty taxi button 20, the taxi indicator light 17 displays "empty".

The pick-up button 21 is an operation button that is operated when a request for dispatching a vehicle is received from a customer from a dispatch call center 51 managed by a transportation company. When the pick-up button 21 is operated by the crew member, the taxi display lamp 17 displays "Pick-up".

The actual car or rent button 22 is a button for turning on the taximeter 16 and starting to add the fare. At the same time, the taximeter 16 starts adding the fare. At this time, the taximeter 16 starts fare addition. The taxi indicator light 17 may display "actual car".

The payment button 23 is an operation button for stopping the addition of the taxi fare and fixing the payment fare for the passenger. When the payment button 23 is operated by the driver, the converter 2 turns the taxi indicator light 17 to indicate "payment". is displayed, and the taximeter 16 is instructed to stop the fare addition. At this time, the taximeter 16 stops adding the fare and displays the fixed fare.

The forwarding button 24 is an operation button that is operated to indicate that the driver does not intend to board the passenger. When the forwarding button 24 is operated by the driver, the converter 2 displays the taxi indicator light 17 as "forwarding". is displayed. The emergency button 27 is an operation button that the crew presses when the vehicle is robbed, for example. The forwarding button 24, pick-up button 21, and emergency button 27 are used as stop operation buttons for stopping business activities outside the business area.

When the emergency button 27 is pressed, the converter 2 causes the taxi indicator light 17 to display an emergency and an SOS. The reserved button 25 is a button that is pressed when the vehicle is reserved, and the high speed button 26 is a button that is pressed when the vehicle is traveling at a high speed. Detailed description is omitted.

Each taxi company installs the converter 2, the taxi meter 16, and the taxi indicator light 17 in the taxi vehicle it owns, and also permanently installs the radio terminal A on the dashboard or the like. The wireless terminal A is a tablet personal computer or a so-called smart phone, and is mainly composed of a microcomputer.

FIG. 1 functionally illustrates the wireless terminal A. The wireless terminal A includes a control unit 30, a telephone communication unit 31, a wireless communication unit 32, a position specifying unit 33, a display unit 34, which mainly performs control. , an operation unit 35 , a sound processing unit 36 , a speaker 37 , a microphone 38 , a storage unit 39 and an interface 40 . The control unit 30 is used as a notification control unit that issues a warning from the speaker 37 .

The telephone communication unit 31 performs telephone communication or data communication with the communication network 50 . In this case, the communication network 50 provides a mobile phone communication service using a well-known public network such as mobile phone base stations and base station controllers (not shown).

The wireless communication unit 32 performs data communication with other terminals through the communication network 50 and is mainly configured to be capable of data communication with the dispatch call center 51 . The position specifying unit 33 is composed of, for example, a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver based on GPS or the like. Locate.

The display unit 34 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 34 displays various information. The display unit 34 displays, for example, a well-known telephone directory, received e-mails, displays related to map information representing business areas, warnings, operation screens, and the like. The operation unit 35 is composed of a touch panel provided on the screen of the display unit 34, and receives various kinds of operation information.

The interface 40 is based on, for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication module or the like, and can communicate by establishing a connection with the interface 11 provided in the converter 2 . As a result, the wireless terminal A can communicate with the converter 2 various kinds of information such as information related to business areas.

The storage unit 39 has volatile and nonvolatile storage areas for storing various data, and is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as eMMC. In this case, the storage unit 39 may also store information held by the dispatch call center 51 via the telephone communication unit 31 and the wireless communication unit 32 .

The sound processing unit 36 is a block that performs sound processing on user's speech and transmission/reception sound. The speaker 37 outputs the voice received by the telephone communication unit 31 from the other party of the call as the received voice. The microphone 38 inputs the voice uttered by the user during a call by the telephone communication unit 31 as the transmitted voice.

In the storage unit 39 of the wireless terminal A, an "outside sales area sales prevention application 42" related to the outside sales prevention system 1 is installed in advance. Hereinafter, the "outside sales area business prevention application 42" is abbreviated as "prevention application 42".

An electronic key application 43 is also installed in the storage unit 39 of the wireless terminal A. FIG. The electronic key application 43 is an application program that communicates with the in-vehicle electronic key ECU 60 mounted on the vehicle through the short-range wireless communication unit 41 to remotely command whether or not to restart the vehicle engine after stopping. The in-vehicle electronic key ECU 60 is connected to a vehicle running control ECU 63 via a network 62, and can command whether or not to restart the engine after the vehicle running control ECU 63 stops the engine.

The storage unit 39 of the wireless terminal A also stores map information using latitude/longitude information, road data, etc., and business area data 44 linked to the map information. The business area data 44 indicates data obtained by partitioning the business area of one's own taxi company based on the latitude and longitude information of the map information.

The control unit 30 constituting the wireless terminal A executes various processes by executing the prevention application 42 and the electronic key application 43 installed in the storage unit 39 . In particular, the control unit 30 functions as a notification control unit that notifies the crew of the vehicle of a warning related to prohibition of business outside the service area. It should be noted that in the following explanation, the application by the prevention application 42 and the electronic key application 43 may be mainly explained.

A dispatch call center 51 is connected to the communication network 50 . Vehicle allocation call center 51 can transmit vehicle allocation guidance to wireless terminal A through communication network 50 . The business area data 44 described above may be received as data from a server provided in the dispatch call center 51 and stored in the storage unit 39 .

The operation of the above configuration will be explained. When a taxi driver gets into a taxi owned by a business office and starts business, the taxi driver activates the wireless terminal A permanently installed in the taxi vehicle and activates the prevention application 42 . Usually, a taxi driver puts a customer in a taxi vehicle and travels from a starting point to a destination within a service area.

When the taxi vehicle reaches the destination, the pay button 23 of the taxi meter 16 is pressed. Taximeter 16 then accepts the operation of payment button 23 in S1 of FIG.

The converter 2 transmits to the wireless terminal A through the short-range wireless communication unit 12 a signal related to the operation of the "payment" button. When the prevention application 42 installed in the wireless terminal A determines that the signal related to the operation of the "payment" button has been received, it instructs the position specifying unit 33 to measure the latitude and longitude.

The position specifying unit 33 of the wireless terminal A specifies the current position by measuring the latitude and longitude in S2. The wireless terminal A passes the latitude/longitude measurement result to the prevention application 42 .

The prevention application 42 collates the latitude/longitude measurement result with the business area data 44 held in the storage unit 39 of the wireless terminal A, and determines in S3 whether it is within the business area or outside the business area.

If the prevention application 42 determines that the latitude and longitude measurement result is within the business area, the process ends. In this case, it returns to S1 and waits. Conversely, if the prevention application 42 determines that the vehicle is out of service area, it confirms the signal associated with the button operation of the control panel installed on the taxi indicator light 17 .

When the prevention application 42 determines that pressing of the forwarding button 24, the pick-up button 21, or the emergency button 27 has been received as a signal related to button operation of the taxi indicator light 17, the user moves outside of business activities. , the taxi vehicle is driven toward the departure point to pick up the passengers, or it can be determined that there is an emergency, so the process is terminated. That is, when the taxi driver presses the buttons 21, 24, and 27 to indicate the intention of ending the sales or waiting sales outside the service area, the process ends.

When the prevention application 42 determines that the forwarding button 24, the pick-up button 21, or the emergency button 27 is not pressed or that another button is accepted as a signal related to button operation of the taxi indicator light 17, , the speaker 37 mounted on the wireless terminal A continuously emits a warning sound such as "Press forward button." At the same time, the electronic key application 43 is instructed not to restart (lock) when the vehicle engine is stopped.

The electronic key application 43 instructs the in-vehicle electronic key ECU 60 through the short-range wireless communication units 41 and 61 that the engine cannot be restarted when stopped. The prevention application 42 continues the warning sound through the speaker 37 under the control of the control unit 30 until the signal related to the button operation of the taxi indicator light 17 is changed to "forward", "pick up", or "emergency". To continue a restart disabled state when a vehicle engine is stopped.

If the taxi driver stops the engine as it is, the on-vehicle electronic key ECU 60 does not permit the vehicle travel control ECU 63 to start the engine, so that the vehicle cannot start the engine and the taxi driver cannot resume business activities. This makes it possible to prevent sales activities outside the sales area.

When the signal associated with button operation of the taxi indicator light 17 is changed to "Forward", "Pick-up", and "Emergency", the prevention application 42 continuously sounds a warning sound in S7 and a state in which restart is not possible when the vehicle engine is stopped. release. This allows taxi drivers to continue their sales activities within the sales area.

This embodiment has the following effects. After the operation of the payment button 23 is accepted, a warning is issued from the speaker 37 of the wireless terminal A under the condition that the position specifying unit 33 determines that the wireless terminal A is located outside the service area. Therefore, it is possible to warn taxi drivers about conducting sales activities outside the service area. Human errors on the dispatch call center 51 side can be eliminated, and the taxi drivers can individually respond on their own responsibility.

Since the wireless terminal A such as a smartphone having the position specifying unit 33 and the short-range wireless communication unit 41 can be used to issue a warning, it is possible to issue a warning to the taxi driver with a simple configuration. Since the short-range wireless communication unit 12 is provided in the converter 2 and the short-range wireless communication unit 41 is provided in the wireless terminal A, it is possible to suppress business outside the area by taxi drivers using simple equipment, and the operation cost is zero. can be achieved.

Even if the wireless terminal A temporarily warns a crew member who is continuing business activities outside the business area, the crew member's subsequent duties may be left to his or her will and there is a possibility that the enforcement force will not be applied. However, according to the present embodiment, the warning is continued until the stop operation is received by the forwarding button 24, the pick-up button 21, or the emergency button 27 for stopping the business of passing business or waiting business outside the business area. ing.

In addition, restarting after stopping the vehicle engine is prohibited until the above-described stop operation for business is accepted. Therefore, if the engine is stopped without stopping the business outside the business area, the taxi driver cannot continue the business. Therefore, a semi-forced warning can be given to the taxi driver. By issuing a semi-forced warning, the risk of violating the law can be avoided.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented in various modifications, and can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.

Although a taxi vehicle is exemplified, it can also be applied to hired vehicles. Although the form of notifying the taxi driver with a warning sound has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this. Also good.

As the "warning unit", a form in which a warning is given from the speaker 37 of the wireless terminal A permanently installed in the taxi vehicle has been exemplified, but it is not limited to this, and the display unit 34 of the wireless terminal A or the The warning may be issued from the taximeter 16 shown, devices connected to the converter 2, a speaker 65 installed in the vehicle connected to the notification control ECU 64, various displays 66, and the like. In this case, taximeter 16, display unit 34, speakers 37, 65, or display 66 function as the warning unit of the present disclosure.

Moreover, although the present disclosure has been described in accordance with the above-described embodiments, it is understood that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments or structures. The present invention includes various modifications and modifications within the equivalent range. In addition, various combinations and configurations, as well as other combinations and configurations including one, more, or less elements thereof, are within the scope and spirit of this disclosure.

The apparatus and methods described in this disclosure can be implemented by a special purpose computer manufactured by configuring a processor programmed to perform one or more specific functions implemented in a computer program. Also, the apparatus and methods described in this disclosure may be implemented by dedicated hardware logic circuits. Furthermore, the apparatus and methods described in this disclosure may be implemented in combination with one or more special purpose computers manufactured by configuring a processor to execute a computer program, and one or more hardware logic circuits. . Computer programs can be stored as computer-executable instructions on a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible storage medium.

In the drawing, 1 is an outside sales prevention system, A is a wireless terminal (terminal), 16 is a taxi meter (warning unit), 30 is a control unit (notification control unit), 33 is a position specifying unit, 34 is a display unit (warning section), 37 a speaker (warning section), 65 a speaker (warning section), and 66 a display (warning section).

Claims (5)

a locating unit (33) for locating a vehicle by taxi or hire vehicle;
A notification control unit (30) that notifies and controls the crew of the vehicle with a warning related to the prohibition of business outside the business area,
After the operation of the operation button (23) for payment by the passenger of the vehicle is accepted, the notification control unit determines that the vehicle is located outside the business area by the position specifying unit. , an out-of-area business restraint system that notifies the warning from a warning unit (16, 34, 37, 65, 66). The device (2) that accepts the operation of the operation button and the terminal (A) that includes the position specifying unit and the notification control unit are configured to be capable of mutual short-range wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined standard. A short-range wireless communication unit (12, 41) is provided,
2. The out-of-area sales suppression system according to claim 1, wherein said short-range wireless communication unit communicates a signal related to said operation button, and said notification control unit causes said warning unit to notify said warning. Equipped with a reception unit (2) that receives stop operation buttons (24, 21, 27) such as forwarding, pick-up car, or emergency for stopping business due to running business or waiting business outside the business area,
3. The out-of-area sales suppression system according to claim 1, wherein the notification control unit forcibly continues the warning until the reception unit receives an operation of the stop operation button. 2. The out-of-area business suppression system according to claim 1, wherein, on condition that said position specifying unit determines that said vehicle is located outside of said business area, said vehicle engine cannot be restarted after being stopped. To the terminal (A) mounted on the vehicle by taxi vehicle or hire vehicle,
a procedure of identifying the position of the vehicle by a position identifying unit when an operation of an operation button (23) for which payment is made by a passenger of the vehicle is accepted;
A procedure for causing a warning unit to issue a warning on the condition that the vehicle is determined to be located outside the service area;
Out-of-area business restraint program.

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