JP3092781B2 - Taxi fare calculation method and taxi meter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of calculating a fare when there are a plurality of types of surcharges and discounts applicable to taxi fares, and a taxi meter suitable for implementing the method. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a fare to be collected for a taxi business trip is calculated based on a fare system set by operating a tariff button of a taxi meter. Conventionally, the fee system includes a toll system which is applied during a normal time period such as daytime and a late night and early morning extra system which is applied during a period from midnight to early morning. In accordance with the diversification of the number of passengers, the fare will be increased according to the number of passengers, the presence or absence of large luggage that can be loaded in the trunk, and the fare will be discounted when the ratio of the mileage to the fare exceeds a predetermined value. A new rate system is expected to be introduced.

In introducing such a new fare system, for example, a business trip in which the conditions of application of the new surcharge system are satisfied by the number of passengers or large luggage is applied to the midnight and early morning surcharge system. If you go to the belt, if you apply both fares, the fare will be doubled,
There is a problem that an excessive burden is imposed on the user. Conversely, if you apply multiple discount rates for one business trip,
In some cases, there is a problem that the discount amount exceeds the range of the original passenger service and affects the balance. Therefore, if the conditions for applying a plurality of the same type of fee system, such as between the extra fee system and the discount fee system, are satisfied in one business trip, a part or one of the applicable fee systems It is desirable to select and apply the fee system, and apply all the other fee systems.

In a conventional taxi meter, a toll system such as a toll system or a late-morning and early-morning surcharge system is selected and applied by operating a tariff button corresponding to each of these systems. For this reason, when actually selecting the above-mentioned tariff system, when operating the tariff button in accordance with the application of the tariff system, the crew looks at the operation state of other tariff buttons and the tariff display of the taxi meter. , Review the pricing system currently in place, and then decide whether to apply the pricing system you are about to apply,
In order to operate the tariff button corresponding to the tariff system or to cancel the currently applied tariff system by preventing double application, the tariff button corresponding to the tariff system is operated.

[0005]

However, in the above-described method in which the crew checks the operation of other tariff buttons and the setting state of the tariff system and operates the tariff button, the crew misunderstands or misunderstands the erroneous operation of the tariff button. Due to this, there is a possibility that the premium rate system and the discount price system with different contents may be overlapped and applied differently, and the crew intentionally applies the premium fee system and the discount price system redundantly, and the Could fraudulently collect large amounts of money from passengers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a taxi meter with an external charge display device in which the type of extra charge and discount is the same as that of a taxi meter that can be set, and the content of which is different from that of a taxi meter. When connecting to a taxi, a taxi fare calculation method that prevents double application of multiple toll systems of the same type, such as extras and discounts, and a taxi meter suitable for implementing the method To provide.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of calculating a taxi fare, wherein a taxi meter calculates a fare by applying a preset fare system. In doing so, when a plurality of the toll systems having the same type of premium and discount are set in the taxi meter, the fare system is calculated by applying one of the plurality of toll systems of the same type. It is characterized by doing.

Further, according to the present invention, when the setting of the one toll system for the taxi meter is canceled, the calculation of the fare after the cancellation of the setting is performed by a plurality of the same type. Among the fee systems, one fee system other than the one fee system is applied. Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, a surcharge system with a high surcharge rate is applied to the calculation of the fare preferentially. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the taxi meter includes a main body and an external fare display device connected to the main body, and the fare system set by the main body has priority over the calculation of the fare. Was applied.

A fifth aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object relates to a taxi meter, which stores a plurality of toll system data for calculating a fare as shown in a basic configuration diagram in FIG. Tariff storage means 118, 327, and tariff setting means 107, 10 operated when setting a tariff applied to the calculation of the fare among the plurality of tariffs.
9, 113, 313 to 319 and the tariff setting means 1
According to the operations of 07, 109, 113, 313 to 319,
Calculating means 323A for calculating the fare based on the data of the fare system; display means 305 for displaying the fare;
A display driving unit 323B for displaying the fare calculated by the calculating unit 323A on the display unit 305;
By the operations of 07, 109, 113, 313 to 319,
A charge system duplication determination means 323C for determining whether a plurality of charge systems with the same type of premium and discount are set, and a plurality of charge systems with the same type of premium and discount are set. When the determination unit 323C makes a determination, a selection unit 323D for selecting one of a plurality of charge systems of the same type is provided, and the calculation unit 323A is provided.
Calculates the fare by applying the one fare system.

Further, according to the present invention, the selecting means 323D preferentially selects a charge system having a higher rate of charge. Further, according to the present invention, the tariff setting means 107, 109, 113, 31
Tariff canceling means 107, 109, 1 operated when canceling the setting of the fee system set by the operation of 3-319
13, 313 and 317 are further provided.
When the 3D cancels the setting of the one charge system by operating the tariff cancellation means 107, 109, 113, 313, 317, the 3D selects one of the charge systems other than the one charge system. To do.

Further, according to the present invention, the taxi meter comprises a main body 1 and an external charge display device 3 connected to the main body 1, and the main body 1 has the charge storage means. 118, the tariff setting means 107, 109,
113, and tariff releasing means 107, 109, 113, and the tariff setting means 107, 109, 11
The second calculating means 117A for calculating the fare based on the data corresponding to the fare system set by the operation 3
And the data of the fare calculated by the second calculating means 117A, and the second calculating means 1 for calculating the fare.
17A, the main body 1 is further provided with data transmission means 119 to 123 for transmitting the data of the charge system applied to the external charge display device 3 to the external charge display device 3.
The charge storage means 327 and the tariff setting means 3
13 to 319, the calculating unit 323A, the charge system overlap determining unit 323C, the selecting unit 323D, and the display unit 3.
05 and display drive means 323B, and the charge system duplication determination means 323C is provided with each tariff setting means 107, 109, 113, 3 of the main body 1 and the external charge display device 3.
Additional charge during the fee system set by the operations of 13 to 319,
It is determined whether or not there are a plurality of charge systems with the same discount type, and when the charge system overlap determination unit 323C determines that there are a plurality of the charge systems with the same premium and discount type, the selection unit 323D is Each tariff setting means 107, 109, 113, 3 of the main body 1 and the external charge display device 3
One of the charge systems set by the operations 13 to 319 is selected.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the selecting means 323D preferentially selects the fare system set by the main body 1 in calculating the fare. Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of setting tariffs respectively corresponding to a plurality of charge systems stored in the charge system storage means 327 of the external charge display device 3 are provided. Display means 313a to 319a and lighting drive means 323E for lighting the setting tariff display means 313a to 319a corresponding to the fee system selected by the selection means 323D are further provided. Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 11, in the external charge display device 3, the selection unit 323 is selected from among a plurality of charge systems of the same type.
A blinking driving unit 323F that blinks the setting tariff display units 313a to 319a corresponding to other fee systems except the fee system selected by D is further provided.

[0013]

According to the method for calculating a taxi fare described in claim 1, when a plurality of the toll systems having the same type of premium and discount are set in the taxi meter, a plurality of the toll systems of the same type are set. By calculating the fare by applying one of the toll systems, it is possible to prevent a plurality of toll systems having the same type of premium and discount set in the taxi meter from being applied by duplication. Note that the taxi meter according to claim 5 produces the same effect.

According to the method for calculating a taxi fare according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the currently applied toll system is removed from the applicable toll system by canceling the setting, the other currently set toll system is changed. It is possible to prevent the subsequent fare from being calculated without being applied at all. It should be noted that the taxi meter according to claim 7 has the same effect. Further, according to the taxi fare calculation method according to the third aspect of the present invention, by applying preferentially a rate system with a high rate of surcharge and discount, the rate of surcharge and the type of discount are the same and the type of toll is duplicated. Under the conditions that are not applied, the profitability of the taxi operator is secured at the time of premium, and the profitability of passengers is improved at the time of discount. It should be noted that a similar effect is produced by the taxi meter according to the sixth aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for calculating a taxi fare, wherein an apparatus corresponding to an existing fare system is used as a taxi meter body, and a newly added fare system is used as an external fare display device. , It is possible to preferentially apply the existing rate system and operate the new rate system as an additional rate system of the existing rate system. Further, according to the taxi meter according to the eighth aspect, the newly added toll system is made to correspond to the external toll display device 3, so that the device corresponding to the existing toll system is used as the main body 1, and It is possible to prevent an increase in cost due to modification of the entire existing device.

According to the taxi meter of the ninth aspect, similarly to the taxi meter of the eighth aspect, the newly added toll system is made to correspond to the external toll display device 3,
A device compatible with the existing charge system is used as the main unit 1, and the tariff set by the tariff setting units 107 and 109 of the main unit 1 is further changed by the tariff setting units 313 to 319 of the external charge display device 3. By prioritizing the set fare system, the existing fare system is prioritized and the new fare system is applied to the existing fare system in the same manner as the taxi fare calculation method described in claim 4. It can be operated as an additional fee system.

Further, according to the taxi meter of the tenth aspect, the lighting drive means 323E causes the selection means 32 to operate.
Setting tariff display means 3 corresponding to the fee system selected by 3D
By lighting 13a to 319a, it is possible to visually recognize the currently applied charge system on the external charge display device 3. According to the taxi meter of claim 11,
The blinking driving unit 323F blinks the setting tariff display units 313a to 319a corresponding to the currently set fee system except the fee system selected by the selecting unit 323D,
In the external charge display device 3, it is possible to visually recognize the charge system which has been set as the applicable charge system but has not been applied by applying another charge system.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A taxi fare calculation method according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings together with a taxi meter. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a taxi meter according to one embodiment of the present invention.
It comprises a taxi meter main body 1 and an external charge display device (hereinafter abbreviated as a charge display device) 3 connected to the taxi meter main body 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the front face 101 of the taxi meter main body 1, a toll display section 103, an empty car for setting a tariff state, a rent run, a late-night and early-morning extra (30% extra), a pick-up, and a payment are provided. Five tariff buttons 105-113,
A total button 115 for displaying an index is provided. 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.
03b is displayed on each of the tariff buttons 105-113,
The operation is performed by a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as a microcomputer) 117 inside the taxi meter main body 1 in response to the operation of the accumulation button 115.

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 fare system for the fare calculation process by the CPU and the amount of the pick-up fee are determined by an E ² PROM (El
ectrically ErasableProgrammable Read-Only Memory
) 118, and three tariff buttons 107, 109, 1 for the above-mentioned wage running, late night and early morning surcharge, and payment.
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 processing of the fare to be performed in accordance with the fare system stored in M118 is the same as that of a general taxi meter and is well-known in the related art. Therefore, detailed description is omitted, but basically the following is performed. is there.

First, a travel distance is calculated based on a cycle of a travel pulse input from a travel sensor (not shown) or the number of pulses per unit time, and the fare is calculated until the travel distance reaches a predetermined basic distance. Is the basic charge. Next, if the mileage exceeds the basic distance, the subsequent fee is added to the basic fee, and thereafter, the fee is added each time the vehicle travels a predetermined subsequent distance. This is a calculation process at the time of the tariff tariff and the payment tariff. At the time of the late night and early morning extra tariff, the period of the traveling pulse is regarded as 1 / 1.3 times the period of the tariff tariff and the payment tariff, or Is calculated assuming that the number of pulses per unit time is 1.3 times that of the paying tariff and the paying tariff. 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 that has calculated the fare by the above-described calculation processing, in response to a request from the fare display device 3, includes system data including index data of various traveling information calculated by the CPU based on the traveling pulse. Then, the data of the tariff currently being set is output. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data including the index data, which can be output by the CPU of the microcomputer 117. Item number 3 is toll data, and item numbers 4 to 17 (excluding item numbers 12 and 15) are It is exponential data.

The charge data indicates the amount of the basic charge and the charge thereafter, and the index data indicates the number of times that the charge is added to the basic charge, and a business tariff (running, midnight). Business travel km indicating the travel distance in the early morning premium and each payment tariff) state, the number of business hours, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the system data is output from the taxi meter body 1 to the fee display device 3 via the system data transmission line 119. In FIG. 4, FF of item number 1 indicates a form feed, and BCCs of item numbers 12 and 18 indicate block check characters. The tariff data is output from the taxi meter body 1 to the fare display device 3 via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123, which are signal lines dedicated to tariff data transmission.

In this embodiment, both the tariff setting means and the tariff releasing means provided on the main body in the claims are provided.
Three tariff buttons 1 for wagering, late night and early morning surcharge, and payment
07, 109 and 113, and the fee storage means is E
It consists of ² PROM118, second calculation means 117A is composed of a CPU of the microcomputer 117. Further, in this embodiment, the data transmission means in the claims is a system data transmission line 119, a tariff data transmission line 121, and an 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, 305 and seven unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 for fixed fee, hourly fee 1, 2, partial section extra, whole section extra, partial section discount, and whole section discount. The front face 301 is lit when a unit tariff corresponding to each of the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 is applied, and blinks according to the situation when the application is set. , All segments surcharge,
Six lamps 307 for part section discount and whole section discount
a, 309a, 313a to 319a, and the like. In the present embodiment, the lamp 309a that is turned on when the unit tariff of the hourly rate 1 is applied is also used as the lamp that is turned on when the unit tariff of the hourly rate 2 is applied.

Here, the fixed fare and the hourly fare 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 main body 1. 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 over time, such as a charter fee, a time waiting fee, a wireless waiting fee, and the like. Equivalent to.
The surcharge and discount fare mean the fare obtained by multiplying the ride fare by a predetermined surcharge and discount rate, and some of these surcharges and discounts are at the time when this fare system is applied. Indicates a fee system that adds and discounts the subsequent fee added during the applicable period including the immediately preceding additional fee at a fixed rate. Shows the discount system. In this embodiment, the surcharge for the partial section and the entire section, the surcharge for each unit tariff, and the discount rate are 10%.

The first fare display section 303 displays fixed fares and hourly fares which are added to the fare when the fixed fare units and the hourly fare units 1 and 2 are applied by operating the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311. 1 and 2 are displayed. The second fare display unit 305 displays the fare displayed on the fare display unit 103 of the taxi meter main body 1 and displays the unit tariff buttons 313 to 3.
When the surcharge and the discount unit tariff are applied by the operation of No. 19, the fare after applying the fee system corresponding to the unit tariff is displayed. Note that the fixed fare, hourly fare 1, 2 and the fare after the surcharge and discount unit tariff rates are applied are determined by the respective unit tariff buttons 30.
E ² P inside the charge display device 3 according to the operation of 7 to 319
The microcomputer 323 connected to the E ² PROM 327 according to the charge system data stored in the ROM 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 includes the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 and the empty tariff button 32.
0, E ² PROM 327, first and second charge display sections 3
03, 305 and drivers 303b to 319b of the lamps 307a to 319a are connected. RAM3
23b, as shown in the memory area map in FIG.
It has a data area for storing various data and a work area used for various processing operations.The data area is provided with a fee-based data area, and the work area includes a buffer area, a calculation area, a fare register, and a flag. Areas a, b, c, etc. are provided. ROM 323
In c, a control program for causing the CPU 323a to perform various processing operations is stored.

The E ² PROM 327 stores the charge system data of each unit corresponding to each of the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319.
It is provided inside.

In the charge display device 3 of the present embodiment configured as described above, each of the unit tariff buttons 313 is provided.
By the operations of to 319, the corresponding fare system is set as the fare system to be applied to the calculation of the fare, and for both unit tariffs of partial section surcharge and partial section discount,
The setting is released by operating the unit tariff buttons 313 and 317 again. Then, in this embodiment, the tariff setting means provided in the charge display device 3 in the claims includes four unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 of a partial section extra, a whole section extra, a partial section discount, and a whole section discount. And the tariff canceling means is constituted by both unit tariff buttons 313 and 317 for a partial section surcharge and a partial section discount,
The charge storage means is constituted by the E ² PROM 327. In the present embodiment, the display means in the claims is constituted by the second fee display unit 305, and the setting tariff display means 313
a to 319a are four ramps 313a to 319a of partial section extra, whole section extra, partial section discount, and whole section discount.
It is composed of

Next, a control stored in the ROM 323c in order to avoid the duplication of the late-night and early-morning extra tariff of the taxi meter main body 1 and each extra unit tariff of the fee display device 3 for some sections and all sections. The charge display of the second charge display unit 305, which is performed by the CPU 323a in accordance with the program, and the lamps 31 for the partial and additional section charges
8 to 1 by taking the lighting process of 3a and 315a as an example.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

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 corresponding to each of the buttons 307 to 319 is read from the E ² PROM 327 and stored in the charge system data area of the RAM 323b, and the flag areas a, b, c of the RAM 323b are stored. Are set to 0, respectively.

The flag Fa in the flag area a is set to "1" when the late night and early morning extra tariff 109 is set by operating the late night and early morning extra tariff 109 of the taxi meter body 1, and the extra and discount unit tariffs are completely set. When there is no data, "0" is set. The flag Fb of the flag area b is set to “1” when the partial section additional unit tariff is set by operating the partial section additional unit tariff button 313, and the partial section additional unit tariff is set. When there is no data, "0" is set. Further, the flag Fc of the flag area c is set to “1” when the all section additional unit tariff is set by operating the all section additional unit tariff button 315, and is set to “1” when the all section additional unit tariff is not set. 0 ”. 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 main body 1 via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123. Check if it is. If the taxi tariff data or the late night / early morning extra tariff data has not been input from the taxi meter main body 1 (N in step S3), the taxi meter main body 1 is assumed to remain the empty car tariff, and step S3 is repeated. If this is done (Y in step S3), a request signal for system data is output to the taxi meter main body 1 assuming that the taxi meter main body 1 has entered the business tariff (step S5).

Subsequently, system data output by the taxi meter main body 1 in response to the request signal is received, and RA
In the buffer area of M323b (step S7), a basic charge and a subsequent charge are calculated from the charge data (item number 3 in FIG. 4) in the stored system data, and in the calculation area of the RAM 323b, the basic charge and the subsequent charge are calculated. Thereafter, the fare data (item number 10 in FIG. 4) is multiplied by the fare, and the basic fare is added to this value to calculate a fare (step S9).
It is stored in the fare register 323b and displayed on the second fare display unit 305 (step S11). If the input is detected in step S3 as a late-night / early-morning surcharge tariff, the charge data and the number-of-times data in the system data received in step S7 are 30% extra data corresponding to the late-night / early-morning surcharge tariff. Therefore, the second fare display section 305 displays a fare fare of 30%.

Next, it is checked whether or not the extra late-morning and early-morning tariff data has been input from the taxi meter body 1 (step S13). If it has not been input (N in step S13), the process skips to step S25 to be described later and enters If the flag has been set (Y in step S13), it is checked whether the flag Fc of the flag area c is 0, that is, whether the all-section additional unit tariff is set (step S1).
5). If the flag Fc is 0 (Y in step S15), the all-segment additional lamp 315a is blinked (step S17), and the process proceeds to step S23. If not (N in step S15), the flag Fb of the flag area b is reset. It is determined whether or not the value is 0, that is, whether or not a partial section additional unit tariff is set (step S19).

If the flag Fb is 0 (step S19)
Y), the partial section additional lamp 313a is blinked (step S21), and the process proceeds to step S23. If it is not 0 (N in step S19), the process skips step S21 and proceeds to step S23, and in this step S23, The flag Fa of the flag area a is set to 1 and the step S2
Go to 5.

In step S25, it is confirmed whether or not the all-section additional unit tariff button 315 has been operated. If it has not been operated (N in step S25), the process skips to step S39 described later, and if it has been operated (step S25). (Y in S25), it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fb of the flag area b is 0 (step S27). Flag Fb is 0
If (Y in step S27), step S described later
If it is not 0 (N in step S27), a subroutine of partial section additional release processing is executed (step S29).

As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the partial section additional release processing subroutine includes a partial section additional ramp 3
Step S291 for turning off 13a and flag area b
Is set to 0, and after these steps S291 and S293 are completed, the process returns to step S31 of the main routine.

In step S31, it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fa of the flag area a is 0, that is, whether or not the late night and early morning extra tariff is set in the taxi meter main body 1. If the flag Fa is not 0 (N in step S31), the all-segment additional lamp 315a is caused to blink (step S33), and then the process proceeds to step S37. On the other hand, if the flag Fa of the flag area a is 0 (Y in step S31), the subroutine of the all-section additional processing is executed (step S35).

The all-sections-addition processing subroutine is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0 (b), it is composed of three steps from step S351 to step S355. Step S3
At 51, a value obtained by multiplying the basic charge and the subsequent charge determined in step S9 by a multiplication rate by the charge system of the all-unit additional unit tariff in the charge system data area of the RAM 32b, and multiplying the subsequent charge after the increase by the number of times thereafter. Then, the extra fare after adding the extra is added to calculate the extra fare after applying the extra for all sections in the calculation area. In step S353, the extra fare calculated after application of the all-section extra calculated in step S351 is displayed on the second fare display section 305. In the following step S355, the all-section extra unit tariff lamp 3
15a is turned on, and after steps S351 to S355 are completed, step S37 of the main routine is completed.
Return to In step S37, the flag area c
Is set to 1 and the process proceeds to step S39.

In step S39, it is confirmed whether or not the partial section additional unit tariff button 313 has been operated. If it has not been operated (N in step S39), the process skips to step S53 described later, and if it has been operated ( In step S39, it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fa of the flag area a is 0 (step S41). Then, whether the flag Fa is 0 (Y in step S41) or not (N in step S41), the flag Fc of the flag area c is set to 0 in the next step S43 or S45, respectively. Check if there is. If the flag Fc is not 0 in steps S43 and S45 (N in steps S43 and S45), the process proceeds to step S53 described later. In step S41, the flag Fa is set to 0.
(Y in step S41), and step S43
If the flag Fc is 0 (Y in step S43), the subroutine of the partial section additional processing is executed (step S43).
47).

As shown in FIG. 10C, the partial section additional processing subroutine includes three steps of steps S471 to S475. Step S
In 471, the basic charge and the subsequent charge determined in step S9 are increased by the multiplication rate by the charge system of the partial section additional unit tariff in the charge system data area of the RAM 32b, and the subsequent charge after the increase is multiplied by the number of times thereafter. The surcharge to which the extra charge is applied is added to the value, and the extra toll after applying the partial section extra is calculated in the calculation area. In step S473, the extra fare calculated after application of the partial section surcharge calculated in step S471 is displayed on the second fare display unit 305. In step S475, the partial section extra unit tariff lamp 313a is turned on. S4
After completion of the steps 71 to S475, the process returns to the step S51 of the main routine.

On the other hand, the flag Fa is not 0 in step S41 (N in step S41), and
If the flag Fc is 0 (Y in step S45), the partial section additional lamp 313a blinks (step S45).
49), and proceed to step S51. In step S51,
The flag Fb of the flag area b is set to 1 and step S
Go to 53.

In step S53, as shown in FIG.
It is checked whether or not the subsequent signal from the taxi meter main body 1 has been received. If it has not been received (N in step S53), the process skips to step S73 described later, and if it has been received (Y in step S53), It is checked whether the flag Fa of the flag area a is 0 (step S5).
5). If the flag Fa is 0 (Y in step S55), it is checked whether or not the flag Fc of the flag area c is 0 (step S57). If the flag Fc is not 0 (N in step S57), the calculation is performed. In the area, the fare displayed on the second fare display unit 305 and step S9
After adding the surcharge to which the whole section surcharge is applied to the surcharge calculated in the above, the surcharge is recalculated (step S59), and the process proceeds to step S67.

On the other hand, if the flag Fc of the flag area c is 0 (Y in step S57), it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fb of the flag area b is 0 (step S61).
If the flag Fb is 0 (Y in step S61), the process proceeds to step S65. If the flag Fb is not 0 (N in step S61), the fare displayed on the second fare display unit 305 in the calculation area and the step S9
Then, the extra fare obtained by applying the partial section surcharge to the subsequent fare calculated by the above is added to recalculate the extra fare (step S63), and the process proceeds to step S67.

Further, at step S55, the flag Fa is set to 0.
Otherwise (N), or in step S61, the flag Fb
Is 0 (Y), in the calculation area, the fare displayed on the second fare display unit 305 and the subsequent fare calculated in step S9 are added, and the fare is calculated again (step S65). The process proceeds to step S67. In step S67, the display of the second fare display unit 305 is updated to the extra fare and the fare recalculated in steps S59, S63, and S65, respectively, and the process proceeds to step S69.

In step S 69, via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123,
It is confirmed whether the taxi tariff data or the payment tariff data has been input from the taxi meter main body 1, that is, whether the taxi meter main body 1 has shifted to a business tariff other than the late night and early morning extra tariff. If the shift to a business tariff other than the late night and early morning surcharge tariff has not been made (N in step S69),
Proceeding to step S81, if it has shifted (Y in step S69), the flag Fa of the flag area a is set to 0 (step S71), and the flag Fc of the flag area c is set.
Is determined to be 0 (step S73).

If the flag Fc is 0 (step S73)
Y), the all-section additional lamp 315a is turned on (step S75), and the process proceeds to step S81. If it is not 0 (N in step S73), the flag Fb of the flag area b is set.
Is determined to be 0 (step S77). If the flag Fb is not 0 (N in step S77), the partial section additional lamp 313a is turned on (step S79).
Proceeding to step S81, if it is 0 (Y in step S81), skip step S79 and proceed to step S81.

In step S 81, via the tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 123,
It is checked whether or not empty car tariff data is input from the taxi meter main body 1, that is, whether or not the taxi meter main body 1 has shifted to the empty car tariff. If the vehicle has not shifted to the empty vehicle tariff (N in step S81), the process returns to step S13. If the vehicle has shifted (Y in step S81), the partial section additional unit lamp 313a and the entire section additional unit lamp 315a are turned off. Turns off (step S8
3) The fee display on the second fee display unit 305 is stopped (step S85), and the program ends.

As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the calculating means 323A in the claims includes steps S9 in the flowchart of FIG. 8, steps S59, S63, and S65 in the flowchart of FIG. It is composed of steps S351 and S471 in the flowcharts of FIGS. 10B and 10C. Further, in the present embodiment, the display driving unit 323B
Step S11 in FIG. 8 and Step S67 in FIG.
And step S353 and step S473 in FIGS. 10 (b) and 10 (c).
Corresponds to steps S15, S17, S23, S27, S31, S37, S41 to S45, and S in FIG.
51 and step S293 in FIG. 10A.

Further, in this embodiment, the selecting means 323D
Is constituted by steps S25, S29, and S35 in FIG. 8, and the lighting drive unit 323E is configured by steps S75 and S79 in FIG.
Steps S355 and S47 in (b) and (c)
5 and the blinking drive means 323F is composed of steps S17, S12, S33, and S49 in FIG.

Next, the operation (operation) of the taxi meter of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First, when the taxi meter main body 1 shifts from the empty car tariff to the rental tariff, the fare calculated by the taxi meter main body 1 is displayed as it is on the second fare display section 305 of the fare display device 3, and the late night and early morning surcharge from the empty car tariff. When the vehicle shifts to the tariff, a 30% additional fare calculated by the taxi meter main body 1 is similarly displayed on the second fare display section 305.

When the taxi meter main body 1 is in the tariff running tariff, when the partial section additional unit tariff button 313 of the fee display device 3 is operated, the partial section additional lamp 31 is turned on.
3a lights up, and the second fare display section 305 displays an extra fare after applying a partial section surcharge to the fare of the taxi meter body 1. Also, when the taxi meter main body 1 is in the tariff tariff, if the additional section additional unit tariff button 315 of the fee display device 3 is operated, the additional section additional lamp 315a is turned on similarly to the partial section addition, and 2 Taxi meter main body 1
The surcharge after applying the whole section surcharge to the surcharge is displayed.

When the corresponding extra unit tariff buttons 313 and 315 are operated at the time of applying each extra charge system, the application of the extra charge system is canceled, and a partial section extra charge corresponding to the operated button is applied. The lamp 313a and the all-section additional lamp 315a are turned off, and the second charge display unit 30
Although the displayed fee of No. 5 does not change, the subsequent subsequent fee is added based only on the tariff tariff system without applying the canceled premium fee system.

Next, when the taxi meter main body 1 is a rental tariff and one of the partial section additional unit tariff button 313 and the entire section additional unit tariff button 315 of the toll display device 3 is operated. When the other unit tariff button is operated, the whole section extra is given priority over the partial section extra to prevent the double extra from being applied.

Therefore, the taxi meter main body 1 is a rental tariff, and the additional unit tariff button 315 for all sections.
Is operated, if the partial section additional unit tariff button 313 is operated later, the operation of the partial section additional unit tariff button 313 is invalidated. To indicate this, the partial section extra lamp 313a blinks. And the second charge display section 3
At 05, the extra fare after applying the whole section extra to the fare of the taxi meter body 1 is displayed. Conversely,
If the taximeter main unit 1 is a tariff tariff and the section additional unit tariff button 313 is operated, and the entire section additional unit tariff button 315 is operated later, the application of the partial section extra will be applied. It is stopped and the whole section extra is applied instead, and the whole section extra lamp 315a is turned on and the partial section extra lamp 313a blinks to indicate this. Then, the second fare display section 305 displays the extra fare after applying the whole section surcharge to the fare of the taxi meter body 1.

When any of the extra unit tariff buttons 313, 315 is operated from this state, the application of the extra charge system corresponding to the operated extra unit tariff buttons 313, 315 is released, and the extra charge system is released. Is turned off, the other surcharge system is applied, and the lamp 315a or the lamp 313a corresponding to the surcharge system is turned on. A surcharge based on the surcharge system applied without being canceled is displayed.

In this state, when the other remaining unit tariff buttons 313 and 315 are operated,
The applied surcharge system is released, the lit lamp 313a or the lamp 315a is turned off, and the display fee on the second fee display unit 305 does not change. It is based only on the tariff tariff system without applying the canceled premium tariff system.

On the other hand, when the taxi meter body 1 is in the late-night and early-morning surcharge tariff, the fare system of the late-night and early-morning surcharge tariff is applied in preference to the partial and extra section tariffs. Even if the unit tariff buttons 313 and 315 of the partial section addition and the whole section addition of the device 3 are operated, the corresponding additional charge system is not applied. Therefore, in this case, the partial section additional lamp 313a or the entire section additional lamp 315a corresponding to the operated additional unit tariff button flashes, and the late night and early morning extra charge system is applied to the second charge display section 305. A 30% additional fare is displayed continuously.

When the taxi meter main body 1 is in a tariff tariff, one of the extra unit tariff buttons 313, 3
When the taxi meter main unit 1 is shifted from the rent-run tariff to the late-morning and early-morning surcharge tariff in a state in which the surcharge 15 corresponding to the surcharge unit tariff is operated and the surcharge tariff corresponding to the surcharge unit tariff is applied. The premium charge system is cancelled, and the corresponding partial additional charge lamp 313a or the full additional charge lamp 315a blinks. Then, although the display fee of the second fee display unit 305 does not change, the subsequent fee is added based on the late night and early morning extra fee system.

Further, from this state, when the taxi meter main body 1 shifts to the rental tariff or the payment tariff, the partial section additional lamp 313a or the entire section additional lamp 31 which is blinking.
5a is turned on, and when the charge system of the late-night and early-morning extra tariff is applied in preference to both the partial tariff and the all-tariff unit tariff, the partial extra lamp 313a that has been turned off until then. Flashes. Further, instead of the late night and early morning extra charge system, an extra charge system corresponding to the lit partial section extra lamp 313a or the whole section extra lamp 315a is applied, and the display fee of the second fee display portion 305 does not change. However, subsequent charges are added based on a surcharge applied in place of the midnight and early morning surcharge.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tariff display device 3 capable of setting both the unit tariff of the partial section and the entire section is connected to the taxi meter body 1 capable of setting the late night and early morning extra tariff. In operation, all three additional unit tariffs are prioritized over some partial additional unit tariffs, and late-morning and early morning extra tariffs are prioritized over all additional unit tariffs. It is possible to prevent two or more of the tariffs of the tariff system from being applied by dubbing, thereby preventing the user from being unduly burdened.

Further, according to this embodiment, for example, if the setting of the late-night and early-morning surcharge tariff is canceled while the late-night and early-morning surcharge tariff is applied, if the entire section extra unit tariff is set, Or, if a partial section extra unit tariff is set, the priority order of all section extras and partial section extras corresponds to the set unit tariff instead of the canceled late night and early morning extra tariff. The fare system will continue to be applied to the fare calculation.
Therefore, when the currently applied fare system is removed from the applicable fare system by canceling the setting, it is necessary to prevent the subsequent fare calculation from being calculated without any other currently applied fare system being applied. Can be.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the late-night / early-morning extra tariff set on the taxi meter main body 1 side has priority over the extra unit tariff for the partial section and all sections set on the fare display device 3 side. Since the present invention is applied to the calculation of the fare, the new fare system can be operated as an additional fare system of the existing fare system. In addition, priority is given to the late-morning and early-morning extra tariffs, which have a higher rate of surcharge than the extra unit tariffs for some sections and all sections, thereby maximizing the profitability of taxi operators while avoiding the application of multiple premium rates. As much as possible.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the additional unit tariffs of the newly provided partial sections and all sections other than the existing late night and early morning extra tariffs are set not by the taxi meter body 1 but by the toll display device 3. In addition, the toll display device 3 is provided with a toll system selection function for avoiding the overlapping application of two or more toll systems.
It is possible to eliminate the necessity of performing remodeling or replacement on the side, thereby increasing the cost. Further, in the present embodiment, of the unit tariffs that can be set in the fare display device 3, some of the unit tariffs of the additional section, the additional section, the partial section discount, and the entire section discount, the charge system applied to the calculation of the fare is applied. The lamps 313a to 319a corresponding to the unit tariffs are turned on to give priority to other tariffs or unit tariffs that have been set and are not applied to the calculation of the fare. Corresponding lamps 313a-3
Since the configuration is such that 19a blinks, the application or setting of each unit tariff can be easily visually recognized.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a plurality of premium rates are prevented from being dubbed and applied. For example, both discount rates of a partial section discount and a full section discount of a rate display device are used. The present invention can also be applied to the case where two or more additional charge systems of different types are prevented from being applied by dubbing, such as when the system is prevented from being applied by dubbing, in which case, Further, it is possible to improve the profitability of the passengers while avoiding the overlapping application of a plurality of premium rates. Further, the lamps 313a to 319a corresponding to the respective unit tariffs of the fee display device 3 and the configuration for lighting and blinking the lamps may be omitted, and a plurality of surcharge and discount fee systems are set by duplication. In this case, the priority order of the fee system applied to the calculation of the fare is the order shown in the present embodiment,
It is not limited to the conditions for determining the order and the like, and is arbitrary. Further, in the present embodiment, the taxi meter constituted by the taxi meter main body 1 and the fee display device 3 has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to a taxi meter constituted solely. Needless to say.

[0069]

As described above, the method for calculating a taxi fare according to the present invention relates to a method for calculating a taxi fare, and calculates a fare using a taxi meter by applying a preset fare system. In doing so, when a plurality of the toll systems having the same type of premium and discount are set in the taxi meter, the fare system is calculated by applying one of the plurality of toll systems of the same type. I did it.

According to the taxi meter of the present invention,
A tariff storage unit storing data of a plurality of fare systems for calculating a fare system, a tariff setting unit operated when setting a fare system applied to calculation of a fare system among the plurality of fare systems, Calculating means for calculating the fare based on the data of the fare system in accordance with the operation of the tariff setting means, display means for displaying the fare, and displaying the fare calculated by the calculating means on the display means. In a taxi meter including a display drive unit for displaying, by operation of the tariff setting unit, a surcharge, a charge system overlap determination unit for determining whether or not a plurality of the charge systems of the same type of discount are set, a surcharge, And selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of charge systems of the same type when the charge system overlap determination unit determines that a plurality of the charge systems of the same discount type are set. Only, the calculating means has a configuration to calculate the fare by applying the one pricing.

Accordingly, when a plurality of the toll systems having the same type of premium and discount are set in the taxi meter,
By calculating the fare by applying one of the plurality of fee systems of the same type, the plurality of fee systems of the same type of premium and discount set in the taxi meter are dubbed and applied. This prevents the possibility of fraudulently collecting a fare larger than the original fare from the passenger, thereby protecting the passenger from excessive burden and improving the profitability of the passenger. And so on.

[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;

10 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of a subroutine in the flowchart of FIG. 8; FIG. 10 (a) is a partial section additional release processing subroutine; FIG. 10 (b) is an entire section additional processing subroutine; FIG. 10 (c) Is a partial section additional processing subroutine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Taximeter main unit 107 Rental tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff releasing means) 109 Late night and early morning extra tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff releasing means) 113 Payment tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff releasing means) 117, 323 micro computer 117A second calculating means 118,327 E ² PROM (fee-based storage means) 119 system data transmission lines (data transmission means) 121 tariff data transmission lines (data transmission means) 123 input-output interface (data transmission means) 3 external Charge display device 305 Second charge display section (display means) 313 Partial section extra unit tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff canceling means) 313a Partial section extra lamp (setting tariff display means) 315 All section extra unit tariff button ( Tali Setting means, tariff releasing means) 315a Additional lamp for all sections (setting tariff displaying means) 317 Partial section discount unit tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff releasing means) 317a Partial section discount lamp (setting tariff displaying means) 319 all sections Discount unit tariff button (tariff setting means, tariff canceling means) 319a Discount lamp for all sections (setting tariff display means) 323a CPU 323b RAM 323c ROM 323A Calculation means 323B Display drive means 323C Charge system overlap determination means 323D selection means 323E Lighting drive means 323F flashing drive means

Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] When calculating a fare using a taxi meter by applying a pre-set fare system, if a plurality of the same fare systems having the same type of premium and discount are set in the taxi meter, A method of calculating a taxi fare, wherein the fare is calculated by applying one of a plurality of fares of the same type. 2. When the setting of the one toll system for the taxi meter is canceled, the calculation of the fare after the cancellation of the setting is performed by the one of the plurality of toll systems of the same type. 2. The method of calculating a taxi fare according to claim 1, wherein the taxi fare is applied by applying one other fare except for the taxi system. 3. The taxi fare calculation method according to claim 1, wherein a fare system having a high surcharge rate is applied preferentially to said fare calculation. 4. The taxi meter includes a main body and an external fare display device connected to the main body, and a tariff set by the main body is preferentially applied to the calculation of the fare. The method for calculating a taxi fare according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 5. A toll system storing means for storing a plurality of toll system data for calculating a fare system, and a tariff operated when setting a fare system to be applied to the calculation of a fare system among the plurality of fare systems. Setting means, calculating means for calculating the fare based on the data of the fare system in response to operation of the tariff setting means, display means for displaying a fare, and the fare calculated by the calculating means And a display driving means for displaying on the display means, wherein the tariff setting means operates the tariff setting means to determine whether or not a plurality of the same charge types with the same type of premium and discount are set. Judging means, when the charge system overlap judging means judges that a plurality of charge systems having the same type of premium and discount are set, one of the plurality of charge systems of the same type is set And selection means for-option provided, said calculation means calculates the fare by applying the one pricing, taxi meter characterized in that. 6. The taxi meter according to claim 5, wherein said selection means preferentially selects a charge system having a higher rate of charge. 7. A system according to claim 7, further comprising: a tariff canceling unit that is operated when canceling the tariff setting set by operating said tariff setting unit. 7. The taxi meter according to claim 5, wherein, when released by operation of the means, one of the fare systems other than the one fare system is selected. 8. The taxi meter comprises a main body and an external charge display device connected to the main body, wherein the main body is provided with the toll system storing means, the tariff setting means, and the tariff releasing means. A second calculating means for calculating the fare based on the data corresponding to the fare system set by the operation of the tariff setting means, data of the fare calculated by the second calculating means, The main body further includes data transmission means for transmitting the data of the fee system applied by the second calculation means to the calculation of the fare to the external fee display device, and storing the fee system in the external fee display device. Means, the tariff setting means, the calculating means, the charge-based overlap determination means, the selection means, the display means, and the display drive means, wherein the charge-based overlap determination means comprises the main body and the external charge. It is determined whether there are a plurality of charge systems with the same premium and discount types during the charge system set by the operation of each tariff setting means of the gold display device, and a plurality of the charge systems with the same premium and discount type are determined. When the charge system duplication determination device determines that there is a charge system, the selection device selects one of the charge systems set by the operation of each tariff setting device of the main body and the external charge display device. Item 7. A taxi meter according to item 5, 6 or 7. 9. The taxi meter according to claim 8, wherein said selecting means selects the fare system set in said main body in preference to said fare calculation. 10. The external charge display device, wherein a plurality of setting tariff display means respectively corresponding to a plurality of charge systems stored in the charge system storage means of the external charge display device, and the selection means are selected. 10. The taxi meter according to claim 9, further comprising lighting drive means for lighting the setting tariff display means corresponding to the set fee system. 11. A flashing display on the external charge display device, wherein the setting tariff display means corresponding to a charge system other than the charge system selected by the selection device among the plurality of charge systems of the same type flashes. The driving means is further provided.
Taxi meter as described.