JP3013978B2 - Taxi section discounted extra fare calculation method and taxi meter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention calculates a discount on a section fare which is discounted or added only for a section corresponding to a button operation during a business operation, or a discount or an extra ride rate according to a section extra charge system. About taxi meter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a taxi fare is calculated by applying a toll or a late night / early morning surcharge to a business mileage calculated from a running pulse generated as a taxi travels. In the area where the combined system is applied, the distance calculated by multiplying the time at which the vehicle travels at a low speed less than the predetermined speed or the time at which the vehicle is stopped by a predetermined coefficient is added to the business mileage is calculated by applying the fee system. Is done. In detail, the fare during the business mileage or the distance obtained by adding the converted distance of low-speed traveling and stoppage time to the predetermined basic mileage is a basic fare, and the basic mileage is If it exceeds, the fare obtained by adding the predetermined subsequent fare to the basic fare becomes a boarding fare, and thereafter, every time the excess distance from the basic mileage reaches the predetermined subsequent fare, the fare obtained by adding the subsequent fare becomes a new fare. It will be a fare.

As a fare system for discounting the fare calculated as described above, there has been a discount for physically handicapped persons.
The content of the discount is to discount the fare at a predetermined rate (for example, 10%) when the physically handicapped person gets on the board, and the discount is applied only to the section where the physically handicapped person actually boarded.
The fare system applied only for such a section is not only the discount for the current disabled, but also a section surcharge that increases the fare only for the section where the luggage was carried when the luggage was loaded with the passenger. In line with the relaxation of regulations on taxi fare systems, such as the taxi system, it is expected that they will be introduced in the future in order to improve passenger services in terms of fares and stimulate competition with other companies in the industry.

[0004] Conventionally, the calculation of the fee for the physically handicapped has been manually performed by a crew member using a fee conversion table, but as described above, other section discounts or section surcharges are provided. In consideration of the possibility that the system will increase in the future and the prevention of human error due to manual calculation, section discount,
Alternatively, it is desirable to calculate the discount and the extra fare to which the section extra charge system is applied by calculation processing in the taxi meter in the future. And in this case, it is necessary to set the applicable section of discount and extra charge system,
It is conceivable to operate the tariff button at the start and end of the application in the same manner as in the case of the application of the conventional wage-running or late-morning and early morning premium.

[0005]

However, for example, after the application of the tariff system is started by operating the tariff button, the application of the tariff system is terminated by an erroneous operation of the tariff button. If you re-operate and re-apply the fare system, section discounts or partial surcharge rates are applied in double to some of the fares, which are different from regular discounts and surcharge rates. Fees may be calculated.

The reason is that a change in the fare between the erroneous operation and re-operation of the tariff button, that is, if there is no subsequent addition of the fare, at least in the past in the past when the erroneous operation and re-operation of the tariff button are performed. This is because the added fare is subject to section discount or section surcharge for two times, one time when the tariff button is erroneously operated and one time when the tariff button is re-operated. is there. In addition, in the above section discount or double application of the section extra ride rate system, after the application of the rate system ends normally, the application of the rate system is set by erroneous operation of the tariff button, and thereafter, the user notices the erroneous operation. When the tariff button is re-operated to terminate the application of the tariff system, this tariff system is applied in two different sections during one business operation, and the end point of the first section and the second section This is also a problem that can occur if the fare is not added to the fare during the start of the ride.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to set a start point and an end point of application of a fee system, and to provide a section discount or a section premium only during that time. In calculating the discount and extra fare to which the fare system is applied, a section discount extra fare calculation method that can prevent double application of the fare system when applying the second and subsequent times, and this fare calculation method It is to provide a taxi meter suitable for implementation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a fare whose price fluctuates intermittently with a taxi's business operation is limited to a section set during the taxi's business operation. When the fare is discounted or added during the same business run, if the fare is discounted or added in the past, if the fare is the same as the amount at the latest end point of the past section, , Discount on the fare,
It is characterized in that the setting of a new new section is invalidated.

[0009] In addition, the present invention, when the setting of the new section is invalidated, after the fare fluctuates from the amount at the end point of the latest past section during the same business operation, the invalidation is made. The setting of the new section is made effective. Further, according to the present invention, while the fare is the same as the amount of money at the start point of the business operation of the taxi, the setting of the section where the fare is discounted or increased is invalidated.

Further, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1, the present invention provides a taxi meter for calculating a fare which varies intermittently with the taxi's business operation, and discounts or increases the fare. Operating means 319 operated when setting the applicable section of the predetermined fare system to be applied, and the fare for the applicable section set by the operating means 319 is discounted by the fare system. When the start point of the applicable section is set by the operating means 319 and the discount premium calculating means 323A to be operated, the past to determine whether or not there is another applicable section in the past during the same business travel as at the time of the setting. When the past performance determination unit 323B determines that there is the other applicable section in the past when the past performance determination unit 323B determines that the other applicable section exists in the past, the ride fee at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section is the latest. A fare change determining unit 323C that determines whether the fare has changed from the fare at the end point of the other applicable section, and the fare at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section is different from the latest other fare. When the fare change determining means 323C determines that the fare has not changed from the fare at the end point of the section, the operating means 3
And setting invalidating means 323D for invalidating the setting of the start point of the applicable section by the setting unit 19.

Further, according to the present invention, the fare change determining means 323C determines that the fare at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section has changed from the latest fare at the end point of the other applicable section. In this case, a setting invalidation canceling unit 323E for validating the setting of the start point of the applicable section by the operation unit 319 invalidated by the setting invalidating unit 323D is further provided. Further, according to the present invention, the taxi meter includes a main body 1 and an external device 3 connected to the main body 1, and the calculation of the fare is performed by the main body 1, and the external device 3 performs at least the operation Means 319 are provided. Further, in the present invention, the external device 3 is provided with the discount premium calculating means 32.
3A further includes display means 305 for displaying the discounted extra fare calculated by 3A.

[0012]

According to the present invention, if there is a section in which a taxi fare has been discounted or added in the past, the current fare is calculated by comparing the latest fare in the past with the fare discounted and added in the end point of the increased section. No new discount or extra section is set while the amount is the same, so the fare portion of the fare that has already been discounted or added in the latest past is double discounted or added by setting a new section. Nothing. Further, according to the present invention, if the current fare fluctuates from the amount of the fare at the end point of the section in which the latest fare was discounted and added in the latest past, a new discount once invalidated before the fluctuation was obtained. Since the setting of the additional section becomes valid, there is no need to perform the operation of resetting the discount and the additional section after the setting is invalidated.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a taxi meter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a schematic configuration of a taxi meter according to one embodiment of the present invention. The taxi meter A of this embodiment is composed of a taxi meter main body 1 and an external charge display device (corresponding to an external device, hereinafter referred to as a charge). (Abbreviated as a display device) 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the front face 101 of the taxi meter main body 1, a tariff display section 103 and an empty car tariff for setting a tariff state, a tariff tariff, a 30% additional tariff, a pick-up tariff, and a pay tariff are provided. Five buttons 105-11
3, an index button 115 for displaying an index, and the like. The fare display section 103 includes a main display area 103a on which a fare is displayed, and a sub-display area 103b on which a fare and an index are displayed.
a and 103b are displayed on the tariff buttons 105-1.
13 and the operation of the accumulation button 115 is performed by a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as a microcomputer) 117 inside the taxi meter main body 1.

Although not shown, the microcomputer 117 has a CPU, a work area used for processing performed by the CPU, and an RA having a data area for storing various data.
M and a ROM storing control programs for various processing operations of the CPU. The data of the fare system for calculating the fare by the CPU and the amount of the pick-up fee are stored in an E ² PROM connected to the CPU inside the taxi meter main body 1.
(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Mem
ory) 118, and the three tariff buttons 107, 109, 1
By the operation of 13, the corresponding fare system is set as the fare system applied to the calculation of the fare, and the setting of the fare system is canceled by the re-operation. Note that the CPU is E ² PRO
The calculation of the fare performed in accordance with the data stored in the M118 is the same as that performed by a general taxi meter and is well known in the art, and thus detailed description is omitted, but basically the following is performed. .

First, a business travel distance is calculated based on the number of travel pulses input from a travel sensor (not shown) or the number of pulses per unit time, and until the business travel distance reaches a predetermined basic distance, the boarding is stopped. The charge shall be the basic charge. Next, if the business mileage exceeds the basic distance, the subsequent fee is added to the basic fee, and thereafter, the subsequent fee is added each time the vehicle travels a predetermined subsequent distance.
If the vehicle runs or stops at a low speed less than a predetermined speed, such as during traffic congestion on a road, the time is multiplied by a predetermined coefficient, converted to a distance, and the distance is added to the business travel distance to calculate the above. Do.

This is a calculation process at the time of the tariff tariff and the pay tariff. At the time of the late night and early morning extra tariff, the cycle of the basic distance and the distance thereafter is set to 1 at the time of the tariff tariff and the pay tariff.
/1.3 and the above-described calculation processing is performed. As a result, the fare at the time of the late night and early morning extra tariff, which is 30% more than the fare at the time of the paid tariff and the paid tariff, is calculated.

The CPU constantly outputs tariff data indicating the current tariff, and when the tariff status changes from a business tariff such as a wage tariff or a late-morning extra-morning tariff to an empty tariff. It outputs data, and also outputs the system data appropriately at other times in response to external requests. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data that can be output by the microcomputer 117, including index data of various types of traveling information calculated by the CPU based on the traveling pulses. The fare and the subsequent fare are summed up, the CPU calculates the fare and displays the price in the main display area 103a, and item number 3 is index data. FIG.
BCC of middle item number 4 indicates a block check character. As shown in FIG. 2, the system data is output from the taxi meter main unit 1 to the fee display device 3 through a system data transmission line 119, and the tariff data is a signal line dedicated to tariff data transmission. The taxi meter body 1 outputs the information to the fare display device 3 via the line 121 and the input / output interface 123.

As shown in FIG. 5, first and second two charge display sections 30 are provided on the front surface 301 of the charge display device 3.
3, unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 of 3,305, fixed fee and hourly fee 1, and a partial section discount unit tariff button 319 are provided. Each unit tariff button 30 is provided on the front surface 301.
Fixed tariff, hourly tariff, and partial section discount, which are turned on when unit tariffs corresponding to 7 to 311 and 319 are applied
Lamps 307a, 309a, 319a, etc. are provided.
When each unit tariff corresponding to 309 is applied, the time fee lamp 307a is turned on together.

Here, the fixed fee and the hourly fee 1 and 2 mean an additional fee whose amount does not fluctuate in conjunction with the fare calculated by the microcomputer 117 of the taxi meter body 1, and the fixed fee is, for example, A time-specified reservation fee, a wireless dispatch fee, and the like correspond to this, and the time fees 1 and 2 include, for example, a fee whose amount fluctuates as time passes, such as a charter fee, a time waiting fee, a wireless waiting fee, and the like. Equivalent to.
Further, the partial section discount refers to a ride calculated by the microcomputer 117 of the taxi meter main body 1 only for a section from the start of application set by the operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 to the end of application. The fare is discounted at a predetermined rate (10% in the present embodiment), and corresponds to, for example, a physically handicapped discount applied only to a section in which the physically handicapped has actually boarded.

The first fare display section 303 displays fixed fares and hourly fares 1 and 2, which are added to the fare when the fixed fares and hourly fares 1 and 2 are applied by operating the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311. 2 is displayed, and when a taxi fare is set in the taxi meter main body 1, the total amount obtained by adding the taxi fare is displayed. The second fare display section 305 displays the fare displayed on the fare display section 103 of the taxi meter main body 1 or the partial fare discount by applying the partial fare discount unit tariff button 319. Display the discounted fare. The fixed fare, the hourly fee 1, 2 or the total amount of the fixed fare and the fare fare, and the fare after applying the partial section discount are described in the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311, respectively.
In response to the operation of 319, E ² PRO inside the charge display device 3
The microcomputer 323 connected to the E ² PROM 327 according to the charge system data stored in the M 327 (FIG. 6).
(FIG. 6).

Next, the hardware configuration of the microcomputer 323 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
The microcomputer 323 includes a CPU (Central Processing U)
nit, central processing unit) 323a and RAM (Random Acc.)
ess Memory) 323b and ROM (Read-Only Memory)
323c, and is provided inside the fee display device 3.

The CPU 323a has the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 and 319 and an E ² PROM.
327, a driver 303 for the first and second fee display sections 303 and 305, and the lamps 307a, 309a, and 319a.
b to 309b and 319b are connected. The RAM
The H.323b has a data area for storing various data and a work area used for various processing operations, as shown by a memory area map in FIG. 7, and the data area is provided with a fee-based data area. In
There are provided three areas of the start, the previous time, and the current time, a discount register, a cumulative total discount register, an after-discount counter, a calculation, a discount actual flag, and a discount application flag. The ROM 323c includes a CPU 323.
a stores a control program for performing various processing operations.

[0024] The E ² PROM327 is, the data of the amount of the fee-based and geisha fee of the taxi meter body 1 of the E ² PROM118 stored in the ride for the fee calculation, corresponding to each of the unit tariff button 307～311,319 The unit stores tariff data of each unit tariff, and is provided inside the tariff display device 3.

In the charge display device 3 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 causes the start and end of the application of the partial section discount system. Is set. In this embodiment, the operation means provided in the charge display device 3 in the claims is constituted by a partial section discount unit tariff button 319, and the display means is constituted by the second charge display unit 305.

Next, in order to avoid double application of the partial section discount by repeatedly operating the partial section discount unit tariff button 319, the CPU 323a calculates the discounted fare according to the control program stored in the ROM 323c. 8 and FIG. 9 will be described.

The charge display device 3 is turned on, and the microcomputer 3
When the program is started by the activation of the CPU 23, the CPU 323a performs an initial setting as shown in FIG. 8 (step S1). In this initial setting, the charge system data of each unit tariff corresponding to each unit tariff button 307 to 311 or 319 is read from the E ² PROM 327 and stored in the charge system data area of the RAM 323b. In addition to resetting the count value C in the number counter area to zero,
3b, the flags Fa and Fb of both the discount record and discount application flag areas are set to “0”, and the RAM 3
“0” (= stored value Rd) is stored in the discount total charge register area 23b.

The flag Fa in the discount record flag area
Is "0" if a partial section discount has never been applied in the past during one business run, and once the partial section discount has been applied, the business run starts from the start It is set to "1" until the process is completed. The flag Fb in the discount application flag area is set to “1” during the application of the partial section discount, and is set to “0” while the partial section discount is not applied. Further, the count value C of the after-discount after-count counter area is the number of times that the CPU 323a has received the subsequent signal during the application of the partial section discount.

The current fare register area stores the fare (= stored value Rc) currently displayed in the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1.
This stored value Rc is updated each time the display fee of the main display area 103a changes, and the stored value Rc before the update is:
The value is stored as the stored value Rb in the last-time fare register area. Further, when the application of the partial section discount is started, the stored value Rb of the previous fare register area is stored in the start fare register area.
stored as a. The stored value Rd of the discount total charge register is the total amount of the charges discounted during one application of the partial section discount. At the time of this initial setting, the taxi meter main body 1 is in an empty car tariff state.

After the initial setting described above, in the next step S3, the renting tariff data or the late night and early morning extra tariff data is input from the taxi meter body 1 via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123. Check if it is. If the taxi meter main body 1 remains empty and no taxi tariff data or late night and early morning extra tariff data is input from the taxi meter main body 1 (N in step S3), step S3 is repeated until input. On the other hand, when the taxi meter main body 1 enters the business tariff and the rental tariff data or the late night and early morning extra tariff data is input (Y in step S3),
The system data output from the taxi meter main body 1 is received (step S5).

Subsequently, the fare displayed in the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1 is displayed as a second fare based on the fare amount data (item number 2 in FIG. 4) in the received system data. It is displayed on the section 305 (step S7), and the displayed fare is stored as stored values Ra, Rb, Rc in the start, last, and present three fare register areas of the RAM 323b (step S9). Next, a partial section discount unit tariff button 31
It is confirmed whether or not 9 has been operated (step S11). If it has been operated (Y in step S11), the process proceeds to step S43 described below. If it has not been operated (N in step S11), a signal is output. It is confirmed whether or not it has been received (step S13).

After that, when a signal is received (step S
13) (Y), it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fa in the discount actual flag area is "0" (step S15).
If it is not "0" (N in step S15), the count value C of the subsequent counter area during the discount is incremented by "1" (step S17), and the process proceeds to step S19, and if it is "0" (step S15). Y), skip step S17 and proceed to step S19. In step S19, a request signal for system data is output to the taxi meter main body 1, and then the system data output by the taxi meter main body 1 in response to this request signal is received (step S21), and the previous fare register area is stored. Is updated to the stored value Rc of the current fare register area (step S23), and the stored value Rc of the current fare register area is changed to the amount of the fare data in the system data received in step S21. Update (step S25).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fb in the discount application flag area of the RAM 323b is "0" (step S27). If it is not "0" (N in step S27), it is determined in the calculation area of the RAM 323b. , Calculates the discounted fare to which the partial section discount is applied (step S2)
9), the display amount of the second fee display unit 305 is set in step S
After updating to the discounted fare calculated in step 29 (step S
31), and proceed to step S37. The calculation of the discounted fare is R1 = Rc- {A × (Rc-Ra) -Rd}.
This is performed using the following equation. Here, R1 indicates the discounted fare to be calculated, and A indicates the discount rate (10%) of the partial section discount.

On the other hand, if the flag Fb in the discount application flag area is "0" in step S27 (Y), the fare is calculated in the calculation area (step S33).
After updating the display amount of the second fare display unit 305 to the fare calculated in step S33 (step S35), the process proceeds to step S37. The calculation of the fare is R3
= Rc-Rd. Where R
3 indicates the calculated fare.

In step S37, the data is transmitted via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123.
It is checked whether or not empty car tariff data has been input from the taxi meter main body 1. If it has not been input (N in step S37), the process returns to step S11. If it has been input (Y in step S37), The section discount lamp 319a is turned off (step S39), the fee display on the second fee display unit 305 is deleted (step S41), and the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, in step S43, which proceeds when the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated in step S11, as shown in FIG. 9, whether the flag Fb in the discount application flag area is "0" or not is determined. Confirm "0"
If not (N in step S43), the process proceeds to step S61 described below, and if it is “0” (step S43).
Y), it is determined whether or not the flag Fa in the discount record flag area is "0" (step S45). If the flag Fa in the discount record flag area is “0” (Y in step S45), the flag Fa is set to “1” (step S47), and the process proceeds to step S51. In step S45, N), it is confirmed whether or not the count value C in the number counter area during the discount is "0" (step S49).

If the count value C of the number counter area during the discount is "0" (Y in step S49), the process proceeds to step S57, which will be described later. If not "N" (N in step S49), the process proceeds to step S51. move on. Step S5
In step 1, the stored value Ra of the starting fare register is updated to the stored value Rb of the previous fare register, and then, in the calculation area, the discounted fare is calculated using the same formula as in step S29 (step S53). Second charge display section 305
Is updated to the discounted fare calculated in step S53 (step S55), and the process proceeds to step S57. In step S57, the flag Fb in the discount application flag area is set to “1”, and then the partial section discount lamp 3
After turning on 19a (step S59), step S1 is performed.
Return to 1.

If the flag Fb in the discount application flag area is not "0" at step S43 (N), the process proceeds to step S61. At step S61, the count value C of the number counter area during the discount is reset to zero. The section discount lamp 319a is turned off (step S63), and the flag Fb in the discount application flag area is set to "0" (step S65). Then, in the calculation area, the discount amount is calculated by subtracting the display amount of the second fare display section 305 from the stored value Rc of the current fare register area (step S67).
After updating to the amount obtained by adding the discount amount calculated in step S67 to the stored value Rd (step S69), the process returns to step S11.

As is clear from the above description, in this embodiment, the discount surcharge calculating means 323A in the claims is executed at step S23 in the flowchart of FIG. 8 and steps S53 and S67 in the flowchart of FIG.
The past performance determination means 323B is configured in step S45 in FIG. 9, and the fee change determination means 323C is configured in step S49 in FIG. Further, in this embodiment, the setting invalidating means 323D in claims is composed of steps S49 and S61 in FIG. 9, and the setting invalidating means 323E is composed of step S17 in FIG. 8 and step S49 in FIG. Have been.

Next, the operation (operation) of the taxi meter A according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First,
For example, if the basic charge is 600 yen, and then the charge is 100 yen, when the taxi meter body 1 shifts from an empty tariff to a rental tariff or a late night and early morning extra tariff, the second
A basic fee of 600 yen is displayed on the fee display section 305 as in the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1.

Here, in the state where the business mileage since the shift to the tariff tariff or the late night / early morning extra tariff does not reach the basic mileage, and no signal is output from the taxi meter body 1 thereafter, When the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 of the fee display device 3 is operated, the application of the partial section discount is started, and the partial section discount lamp 319a is turned on. Then, the calculation of the discounted fare to which the partial section discount is applied is performed using the above-described equation.

However, at this time, the start, the last time, and
The stored values Ra, Rb,
Rc is 600 yen in each case, and during the current business run, there is no charge that was previously discounted by applying the partial section discount, and 0 yen is stored as the stored value Rd of the discount total charge register in the initial setting. Therefore, the discounted fare calculated by applying these numerical values to the above equation is 600 yen, which is the same as before the discount. For this reason, 600 yen is displayed on the second fee display unit 305 of the fee display device 3 in the same manner as the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1, and no substantial discount is generated. In the state where the business mileage since the shift to the late night and early morning extra tariff has not reached the basic mileage and no signal has been output from the taxi meter body 1 thereafter, the partial section discount unit tariff of the toll display device 3 The operation of the button 319 is the same as the case where the operation is invalidated and the application of the partial section discount is not started.

On the other hand, in the state where the business mileage after the shift to the tariff tariff or the late night / early morning extra tariff exceeds the basic mileage and the signal has already been output once from the taxi meter body 1 thereafter. When the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated, application of the partial section discount is started, and accordingly, the following operation is performed after the partial section discount lamp 319a is turned on. For example, if the current fare displayed in the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1 is 700 yen, the stored values Ra and Rb of the start and previous fare register areas are both 600.
In this case, the stored value Rc of the current fare register area is 70
0 yen and the stored value Rd of the discount total charge register
Is 0 yen, so the discounted fare calculated by the calculation using the above formula is 690 yen. Therefore, this 690 yen is displayed on the second fee display unit 305 of the fee display device 3.

Note that, even if the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated before the business mileage exceeds the basic mileage, the same operation that the application of the partial section discount is not started is performed. Thereafter, when a subsequent signal from the taxi meter main body 1 is received, the discounted fare starts to be calculated using the above formula, and the operation is the same as when the application of the partial section discount is started. On the other hand, after the business mileage exceeds the basic mileage, the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated, and after the application of the partial section discount is started, a subsequent signal from the taxi meter body 1 is received. Each time, the discounted fare is recalculated using the above formula. Then, the discounted fare operation performed every time a signal is received is continuously performed by the subsequent operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 until the application of the partial section discount is completed. . Then, in the case of the present embodiment, every time the discounted fare is recalculated, the second
The discount fare displayed on the fare display section 305 is added by 90 yen.

Further, when the application of the partial section discount is completed by re-operating the partial section discount unit tariff button 319,
The partial fare discount lamp 319a is turned off, and the second fare display section 30 of the fare display device 3 is changed from the fare displayed in the main display area 103a of the taxi meter main body 1 at that time.
A discount fare discounted by the current partial section discount is calculated by subtracting the discount fare displayed in 5 and the calculated fare is added to the stored value Rd of the cumulative discount fare register.

Next, after once terminating the partial section discount,
Partial discount unit tariff button 3 during the same business run
The operation when the user operates the button 19 again will be described. Apply a new partial section discount again during the same business operation. First, the taxi meter body 1 does not add the subsequent rate to the fare from the end of the previous application of the partial section discount. When the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated again in the state where there is no output, the calculation of the discounted fare is not performed, so that the operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is invalidated, The same operation as when the application of the partial section discount is not started is performed. Then, after that, when the signal is output from the taxi meter body 1, the discounted fare is calculated here. Therefore, the partial section discount unit tariff button invalidated before the output of the next subsequent signal is output. The operation of 319 is made valid here, and the same operation as when the application of the partial section discount is started is performed.

Accordingly, after the previous application of the partial section discount is completed, the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated again before the signal is output, and further, the partial section discount unit tariff button is pressed before the signal is output. When the user operates the button 319 again, the calculation of the discount fare is not performed, which is the same as operating the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 once after the application of the previous partial section discount is completed. The operation is performed.

On the other hand, between the end of the application of the previous partial section discount and the start of the application of the current partial section discount,
The taxi meter 1 has added at least one additional fare to the fare on the taxi fare.
If the number of times has been output more than once, the discounted fare is calculated, and the application of the partial section discount is started. After that, during the same business operation, even if it is the operation for starting the application of the partial section discount, the subsequent signal output after the previous application of the partial section discount has been completed Depending on the situation, the start of the application of the partial section discount in accordance with the operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is suspended until the time after receiving the subsequent signal from the taxi meter body 1 as necessary. You.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the fare calculated by the taxi meter main body 1 is partially changed from the start of application set by the operation of the section discount unit tariff button 319 to the end of application. In discounting by the section discount rate system, the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 is operated to set the start point of application of the current partial section discount from the end of the application of the previous partial section discount. If no additional fare is added to the fare on the side of the taxi meter 1 and no signal is output thereafter, the discount fare will not be calculated and the partial tariff unit tariff button The operation of 319 is invalidated,
The same operation as when the application of the section discount was not started was performed.

For this reason, the last subsequent fee discounted at the time of the previous partial section discount is prevented from being double discounted by the current partial section discount, and the double application of the partial section discount is eliminated. Accordingly, even if the crew member erroneously operates the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 after the previous partial section discount has been completed or while the partial section discount is being applied,
At that time, it is possible to prevent the charge system of the partial section discount from being unconditionally applied twice, and to return to the state before the erroneous operation by re-operating the partial section discount unit tariff button 319. Even if the conditions for applying the partial section discount are newly established after the end of the application of the previous partial section discount and at the time when there is no signal output thereafter, the same applies to the previous partial section discount. It is possible to prevent the last subsequent fee discounted by the section discount from being discounted again, and prevent the rate system of the partial section discount from being applied twice.

A partial section for setting the start time of the application of the current partial discount, which is substantially invalidated because there is no subsequent signal output after the end of the application of the previous partial section discount. The operation of the discount unit tariff button 319 may be treated as being valid after the signal is output thereafter, and the configuration for calculating the extra fare from that point may be omitted. The setting invalidation canceling means 323E in the section can be omitted. However, if the above-described configuration is provided as in the present embodiment, the partial section discount unit tariff button 31 for setting the application start point of the current partial discount is provided.
Even if the operation of Step 9 is substantially invalidated, the operation of the partial section discount unit tariff button 319 for setting the application start time of the current partial discount is not performed again after the charge is generated. , The application of this partial discount can be started, and the partial section discount unit tariff button 31
This is advantageous because the re-operation of 9 can be omitted.

In this embodiment, the case where the discounted fare is displayed on the second fare display unit 305 of the fare display device 3 has been described. However, the discounted fare may be displayed on the taxi meter body 1 side. . Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the discount is not generated when the fare is equal to the basic fare and the same as when the partial fare discount system is not substantially applied has been described. It is a matter of course that a configuration in which a discount is generated by a partial section discount rate system even when the price is the same as the basic fee.

In this embodiment, the fare in the claims refers to the fare calculated by the microcomputer 117 of the taxi meter main body 1 and displayed in the main display area 103a. The ride fare calculated by the fare display device 3 when is not applied is the same as the discount fare calculated by the fare display device 3 when the partial discount is applied. Applicable. In the present embodiment, the toll data in the system data output from the taxi meter main body 1 is used as the amount of the display fee in the main display area 103a. 1
The calculation on the side has been described. But, for example,
The charge data is defined as a basic charge and a subsequent charge, and E
² PROM118 the pricing data of the E ² PROM327
The fare display device 3 may calculate the fare corresponding to the fare in the claims based on the fare data of the system data and the index data of the number of times thereafter.

Further, in this embodiment, a case has been described in which a discounted fare is calculated in the case where a partial section discounted fare system is applied to a fare. However, the present invention restricts a section during business operation of a taxi. The same applies to a case where an applied surcharge system, that is, a case where an extra surcharge system is applied to a fare to calculate an extra surcharge. And
In this embodiment, the taxi meter main body 1 and the fee display device 3
Although the taximeter A configured as described above has been described as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention is also applicable to a taximeter configured as a single unit.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fare which intermittently fluctuates in accordance with the taxi business travel is discounted only in the section set during the taxi business travel. In the case of a surcharge, the ride fare is discounted during the same business run, and if there is a surplus section in the past, while the fare is the same as the latest amount at the end point of the past section, the ride The setting of the new section that discounts and increases the fee is now invalidated.

Further, according to the present invention, in a taxi meter for calculating a fare which intermittently fluctuates in accordance with the business operation of a taxi, a section to which a predetermined fare system for discounting and increasing the fare is applied. Operating means operated at the time of setting, discounting the fare of the applicable section set by the operating means by the fare system, discount surcharge calculating means for calculating an extra discounted section fare, and the operating means When the start point of the applicable section is set according to the past performance determining means for determining whether there is another applicable section in the past during the same business travel as at the time of the setting, and the other applicable section in the past When the past performance determining means determines that there is a fare change, the fare at the time of the setting changes to determine whether or not the fare at the end point of the latest other applicable section has changed. When the fare change determining means determines that the fare at the time of the setting is not changed from the fare at the end point of the latest other applicable section, the operating means The configuration is such that the setting of the start point of the applicable section is not accepted.

Therefore, when discounting or increasing the fare only in the section set during the business operation, it is prevented that the fare is double discounted and increased in the two sections before and after the same operation. This allows you to incorrectly set the end of a section when you are currently in a section where you want to discount or increase your fare, set the start of your section again to resume your discount or increase your fare, Or, even if the latest past fare is discounted, a new discount is applied after the end point of the section to be added, or if the additional section is set incorrectly, the fare is unconditionally double discounted at that time, To prevent being charged extra,
If a new discount or extra section is set incorrectly, the setting to end the discount or extra section is performed again,
It is possible to return to the state before the incorrect setting.

Also, when there is no change in the fare from the end point of the latest past discount or premium section, the fare is discounted.
Even if the premium conditions are newly set and new discounts and premium sections are set, the latest past discounts,
Discounts on extra sections, extra ride fares, new discounts,
It is possible to prevent double discounts and premiums in the premium section.

Further, according to the present invention, when the setting of the new section is invalidated, after the fare has changed from the amount at the end point of the latest past section during the same business operation, The setting of the invalid new section is made valid. According to the present invention,
When the fare change determining means determines that the fare at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section has changed from the fare at the end point of the latest other applicable section, the setting invalidating means is invalidated. The configuration further includes a setting invalidation canceling unit that makes the setting of the start point of the applicable section valid by the operating unit. Therefore, after the end point of the discount or premium section, there is no need to set a new section which is invalid because there is no change in the fare after the change in the fare, and saves time and effort for that. It has effects such as being able to do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a taxi meter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a taxi meter according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the taxi meter main body of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data output by a microcomputer of the taxi meter main body of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the external charge display device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a microcomputer of the external charge device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a memory area map of a RAM of a microcomputer of the external charge device shown in FIG. 2;

8 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of a microcomputer of the external charge device shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of a microcomputer of the external charge device shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Taxi meter main body 3 External charge display device (external device) 305 2nd charge display part (display means) 319 Partial section discount unit tariff button (operation means) 323 Microcomputer 323a CPU 323b RAM 323c ROM 323A Discount surcharge calculation means 323B Past performance determination means 323C Charge change determination means 323D Setting invalidation means 323E Setting invalidation release means

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] The present invention relates to a method of discounting or increasing a fare, which is intermittently fluctuating in accordance with a taxi's business operation, only in a section set during the taxi's business operation. If there is a section in which the fare has been discounted and added in the past, while the fare is the same as the amount at the end point of the latest past section, setting of a new section in which the fare is discounted and increased And a method for calculating a taxi fare discounted surcharge. 2. When the setting of the new section is invalidated, after the fare fluctuates from the amount at the end point of the latest past section during the same business operation,
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting of the invalidated new section is made valid. 3. The section for discounting or increasing the fare is invalidated while the fare is the same as the amount of money at the start point of the business operation of the taxi. How to calculate the fare discounted fare for a taxi. 4. A taxi meter for calculating a fare which intermittently fluctuates in accordance with a taxi's business operation, wherein the fare is operated when a predetermined fare system applicable section for discounting or increasing the fare is set. Operating means, a discount premium calculating means for calculating the section discount premium fare discounted and added to the fare of the applicable section set by the operating means by the fare system, and a start of the applicable section by the operating means When setting points,
A past performance determination unit that determines whether there is another applicable section in the past during the same business run as the setting, and a past performance determination unit that determines that there is another applicable section in the past. A fare change determining means for determining whether or not the fare at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section has changed from the latest fare at the end point of the other applicable section; When the fare change determining means determines that the fare at the time of setting the starting point has not changed from the fare at the end point of the latest other applicable section, the applicable section by the operating means And a setting invalidating means for invalidating the setting of the starting point of the taxi meter. 5. When the fare change determining means determines that the fare at the time of setting the start point of the applicable section has changed from the latest fare at the end point of the other applicable section, The taxi meter according to claim 4, further comprising a setting invalidation canceling unit that makes the setting of the start point of the applicable section valid by the operation unit that is invalidated by the setting invalidating unit. 6. The taxi meter comprises a main body and an external device connected to the main body, the calculation of the fare is performed by the main body, and the external device has at least the operating means. The taxi meter according to claim 4 or 5. 7. The taxi meter according to claim 6, wherein said external device further comprises a display means for displaying said discounted extra fare calculated by said discount extra calculation means.