JP3479499B2 - Vehicle reservation system and operation status management device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle reservation system and an operation status management device. In particular, the present invention relates to a vehicle reservation system and an operation status management device that allow a user to acquire the operation status of a vehicle via the Internet and make a vehicle allocation reservation to a driver of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional taxi reservation system, a taxi user makes a call to a call center of a taxi company, and an operator at the call center confirms the operation status of the taxi and makes a reservation for dispatch.

[0003]

Although there is a service for distributing map information on the Internet, the operation status of a moving body such as a taxi or a bus whose position changes cannot be grasped. There was a problem that it was not possible to make a reservation for a taxi inside or to know the waiting time for the bus.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle reservation system and an operation status management device which can solve the above problems. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in independent claims of the invention. The dependent claims define further advantageous specific examples of the present invention.

[0005]

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle, and transmitting operation status information to the management station,
In a vehicle reservation system including a mobile station that receives a vehicle allocation reservation from a user, a management station moves operation status information including vehicle current location information by wireless communication with a map information database that stores map information. The operation status reception unit received from the station, the operation status database that stores the operation status information of the vehicle in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver, and the operation in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver A driver information database that stores driver information for hands, a management station receiving unit that receives search conditions including position information for searching a vehicle from a user, position information included in the search conditions, and operation status Based on the current position information stored in the database, at least one vehicle operation status information is extracted, and based on the position information and the extracted current position information of the vehicle, map information is extracted. The map information is extracted from the database, the extraction unit that extracts the driver information from the driver information database based on the extracted driver identification information of the vehicle, and the map information and the operation status information are associated with each other, and the operation status map Sending to the management station that sends to the user a creation unit that creates information, driver information for the user to reserve a vehicle for the driver via the Internet, and operation status map information created by the creation unit The mobile station transmits the current position information of the vehicle from the GPS satellites, and the operation status information and the driver identification information including the current position information received by the position information receiving unit to the management station. And a mobile station receiver that receives a vehicle allocation reservation from a user via the Internet.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation status management device in a management station for receiving operation status information including current vehicle position information from a mobile station, the map information database storing map information, and wireless communication. The operation status receiving unit that receives the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle from the mobile station, and the operation status that stores the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver. A database, a driver information database that stores driver information in association with driver identification information of the vehicle, and a receiving unit that receives search conditions including position information for searching the vehicle from the user. , Based on the location information included in the search conditions and the current location information stored in the operation status database, the operation status information of at least one vehicle is extracted, and An extraction unit that extracts map information from the map information database based on the information and the extracted vehicle current location information, and extracts driver information from the driver information database based on the extracted vehicle driver identification information. And a creation unit that creates operation status map information by associating the operation status information with the map information, and driver information for the user to make a vehicle allocation reservation for the driver via the Internet. A transmission unit that transmits the created operation status map information to the user.

The driver identification information may include an electronic mail address of the driver, and the transmitting unit may send the driver information including the electronic mail address to the user.

The creating section may create the operating status map information by combining the operating status information of the vehicle with the map information based on the current location information of the vehicle extracted by the extracting section.

The operation status information further includes a usage status indicating whether or not the vehicle is empty, and the creating unit creates the operation status map information by associating the operation status information including the usage status with the map information. You may.

The receiving unit receives the collated driver identification information from the user as a search condition, and the collated driver identification information is included in the driver identification information of at least one vehicle driver extracted by the extraction unit. When the information is included, the creation unit may create the operation status map information such that the operation status information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the compared driver identification information is emphasized and displayed.

The driver information database stores the user identification information of the user in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle, and the receiving unit receives the user identification information from the user as a search condition and extracts it. When the driver identification information of the driver of at least one vehicle and the user identification information extracted by the section are stored in association with the driver information database, the creation section associates the user identification information with the user identification information. The operation status map information may be created such that the operation status information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the obtained driver identification information is emphasized and displayed.

A waiting time calculation for calculating a waiting time until the vehicle extracted by the extraction unit is dispatched to the user based on the position information received by the receiving unit from the user and the current position information of the vehicle extracted by the extraction unit The creation unit may further include a section, and the creation section may create the operation status map information by associating the operation status information including the waiting time with the map information.

The operation status information includes the current location information of the vehicle, the destination information of the vehicle, and a usage status indicating whether or not the vehicle is vacant. When the vehicle is vacant, the waiting time calculation unit receives Calculates the waiting time based on the position information received by the department from the user and the current location information of the vehicle extracted by the extraction unit.If the vehicle is not empty, the position information received by the reception unit from the user, the extraction unit Current location information of the extracted vehicle,
Alternatively, the waiting time may be calculated based on the destination information of the vehicle.

The creating unit may create the operating status map information by associating the operating status information of the vehicle whose waiting time calculated by the waiting time calculating unit is a predetermined time or less with the map information.

The receiving unit receives the position information and the designated waiting time from the user as a search condition, and the waiting time calculating unit is based on the position information received by the receiving unit from the user and the operation status information of the vehicle. The waiting time may be calculated, and the creating unit may create the running status map information by associating the running status information of the vehicle whose waiting time is the designated waiting time or less with the map information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation status management device in a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the map information database storing map information, and wireless communication. The operation status receiving unit that receives the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle from the mobile station, and the operation status that stores the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver. From the map information database based on the database, the search condition including the position information for searching the vehicle, and the receiving unit that receives the map range to be displayed from the user, and the map range that the receiving unit receives from the user. Map information is extracted, and based on the position information included in the search conditions and the current location information stored in the operation status database, the operation of at least one vehicle is performed. The extraction unit that extracts the status information from the operation status database is compared with the current position information of at least one vehicle extracted by the extraction unit and the map range, and the operation status information of the vehicles within the map range is based on the current position information of the vehicle. The map information is combined with the map information and the operation status information of vehicles outside the map range is attached separately from the map information to create the operation status map information and the operation status map information created by the creation section to the user. And a transmitting unit for transmitting.

The receiving unit receives the map range change request,
The extraction unit extracts map information from the map information database based on the changed map range, and the creation unit compares the current location information of at least one vehicle extracted by the extraction unit with the newly extracted map range. Then, the operation status information of the vehicles within the map range is combined with the map information based on the current location information of the vehicle, and the operation status information of the vehicles outside the map range is attached separately from the map information to obtain the operation status map information. May be created.

When the receiving unit receives the information indicating that the operating condition information of the vehicle outside the static range attached separately from the map information is referred to by the user, the extracting unit causes the extracting unit of the vehicle outside the map range to be referred to. Based on the current location information, the map information may be extracted from the map information database, and the creation unit may combine the operation status information of the vehicle outside the map range with the extracted map information to create the operation status map information. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation status management method in an operation status management device of a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the method being based on wireless communication Based on the stage of receiving the operation status information including the current location information from the mobile station, the stage of receiving the search condition including the position information for searching the vehicle from the user, and the position information received from the user The vehicle operation status information is extracted from the status database, the map information is extracted from the map information database based on the position information included in the search condition and the extracted vehicle current location information, and the driver of the extracted vehicle is extracted. Identifying the driver status from the driver information database based on the driver identification information, and associating the driving status information with the map information A step of generating a broadcast, the user has and transmitting the driver information to the dispatch reservation of the vehicle driver via the Internet, and operation status map information created by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation status management method in an operation status management device of a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the method being performed by wireless communication. A step of receiving operation status information including information from a mobile station, a search condition including position information for searching a vehicle, and a map range to be displayed from the user, and a map range received from the user Based on the location information included in the search conditions and the current location information stored in the operation status database, the map information is extracted from the map information database, and the operation status information of at least one vehicle is extracted from the operation status database. The extraction stage is compared with the current location information of the extracted at least one vehicle and the map range, and the operation status information of the vehicles within the map range, Combined with the map information based on the current location information of both sides, the operation status information of vehicles outside the map range is attached separately from the map information, and the operation status map information is created and the created operation status map information is used. Sending to a person.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium in which a computer program for managing an operation status in a management station which receives operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station is stored. Let the computer store the map information in the map information database,
A search module for extracting map information from the map information database, an operation status receiving module for receiving operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle from the mobile station by wireless communication, and association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver. The operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle is stored in the operation status database, and the search module that extracts the operation status information from the operation status database and the driver information of the driver are associated with the driver identification information of the vehicle. Included in the search conditions are a search module that stores the information in the hand information database and extracts the driver information from the driver information database, a reception module that receives a search condition including position information for searching the vehicle from the user, and a search condition. Location information,
Based on the current location information stored in the operating status database, at least one vehicle operation status information is extracted, and based on the position information and the extracted vehicle current location information, map information is extracted from the map information database. An extraction module for extracting driver information from the driver information database based on the extracted driver identification information of the vehicle, and a creation module for associating the operation status information with the map information to create the operation status map information. A transmission module for transmitting the driver information for the user to reserve the vehicle to the driver via the Internet and the operation status map information created by the creation module to the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation status management device in a management station which wirelessly communicates with a mobile station of a vehicle, wherein a driver information database for storing driver information for each vehicle, A receiving unit that receives a reservation condition including position information and date and time information for reserving a vehicle allocation from a user, a wireless transmission unit that transmits the reservation condition to a mobile station of the vehicle, and a vehicle to which the reservation condition is transmitted. A wireless receiving unit that receives a response from at least one of the mobile stations that the vehicle desires to be dispatched,
For the responding vehicle, the extraction unit that extracts the driver information from the driver information database for the user to make a vehicle reservation for the driver, and the extracted driver information to the user via the Internet. And a transmitting unit for transmitting.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle reservation method in a management station which wirelessly communicates with a mobile station of a vehicle, wherein driver information of a driver is stored in a driver information database for each vehicle. A step of receiving a reservation condition including a position information and a date and time information for reserving a vehicle allocation from a user, a step of transmitting the reservation condition to a mobile station of the vehicle, and a movement of the vehicle to which the reservation condition is transmitted. Receiving a response from at least one of the stations desiring to dispatch, and extracting from the driver information database driver information for the user to make a vehicle reservation for the driver for the vehicle that responded And a step of transmitting the extracted driver information to the user, and a step of receiving a vehicle allocation reservation from the user.

The above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention, and sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be the invention.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the claimed invention, and the features described in the embodiments Not all combinations are essential to the solution of the invention.

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a management station 10 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 1 is an overall view of a vehicle reservation system including a mobile station 20. The vehicle reservation system includes a management station 10, a mobile station 20, a wireless packet network 36, and the Internet 50. The mobile station 20 is installed in the vehicle 22, can communicate with the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10 via the wireless packet network 36, and can wirelessly communicate with the mobile station 20 of another vehicle 22.
The mobile station 20 also receives position information from the GPS satellites 40. The management station 10 has an operation status management device 12, an operation status database 16, a driver information database 17, and a map information database 18, and can communicate with the user terminal 30 via the Internet 50. Management station 1
The operation status management device 12 of 0 can communicate with the mobile station 20 via the wireless packet network 36.

The mobile station 20 receives the position information from the GPS satellite 40, acquires the current position information of the vehicle 22 indicated by latitude and longitude, and creates the operation status information including the current position information.
It is transmitted to the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10 via the wireless packet network 36. The operation status management device 12 updates the operation status database 16 in real time based on the operation status information received from the mobile station 20.

The user terminal 30 is connected to the operation status management device 12 via the Internet 50, and the user can search and browse the operation status information of the vehicle 22. User terminal 3
0 can transmit the position information, the waiting time, and the like as the search condition of the vehicle 22 to the operation status management device 12, and can acquire the operation status information of the vehicle 22 that matches the search condition. In addition, the user terminal 30 can communicate with the mobile phone of the mobile station 20 or the driver of the vehicle 22 via the Internet 50.
You can book a car dispatch. The position information input by the user as a search condition is, for example, the current location of the user, a part of the address of the home or work place, or the like. In addition, the user terminal 30 is a GP
A current position detection function using S may be provided, and information regarding the current position may be received from the GPS satellite 40. The user terminal 30 is a mobile phone or PHS having a data communication function.
Alternatively, the position information may be acquired from the wireless base station.

FIG. 2 is a functional explanatory diagram of the mobile station 20 in this embodiment. The mobile station 20 has a GPS antenna 20.
2, GPS receiver 204, GPS demodulator 206, GPS
Information processing unit 208, display unit 210, operation unit 212, map information database 214, search unit 230, mobile station control unit 216, taxi meter 218, input unit 220, display unit 222, transmission unit 224, reception unit 226, and wireless communication. It has an antenna portion 228. The GPS receiving unit 204 is an example of a position information receiving unit.

The GPS receiving section 204 receives the radio wave transmitted from the GPS satellite 40 via the GPS antenna 202. The GPS demodulation unit 206 demodulates the information received by the GPS reception unit 204 on the radio wave and inputs it to the GPS information processing unit 208. The GPS information processing unit 208 uses the GPS
Based on the information input from the demodulation unit 206, the mobile station 2
Information indicating the position of 0 (latitude, longitude, and altitude) is generated. The GPS information processing unit 208 causes the search unit 230 to acquire the map information from the map information database 214 and display it on the display unit 210.

The receiving section 226 receives various information transmitted from the management station 10 via the wireless antenna section 228,
Input to the mobile station controller 216. Mobile station controller 216
Displays various information input from the receiving unit 226 on the display unit 2
22 or the display unit 2 via the GPS information processing unit 208.
Display on 10. In addition, the mobile station control unit 216 uses the GP
The transmission unit 224 is caused to transmit the position information input from the S information processing unit 208, the charge information input from the taximeter 218, the information input from the input unit 220 by the driver of the vehicle 22, and the like.

FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining the data format of the driver information file stored in the driver information database 17 of the management station 10. It has fields for driver ID, name, age, gender, email address, phone number, user ID, vehicle ID, and company.
Driver identification information is stored in the driver ID field. The name of the driver is stored in the name field. The age of the driver is stored in the age field. The gender of the driver is stored in the gender field. The e-mail address of the driver is stored in the e-mail address field. The driver's telephone number is stored in the telephone number field. The user ID field stores the identification information of the customer who is mainly in charge of the driver. The vehicle ID field stores the identification information of the vehicle on which the driver identified by the driver ID rides. The company field stores the company to which the driver identified by the driver ID belongs.

FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining the data format of the vehicle information file stored in the driver information database 17 of the management station 10. It has fields for vehicle ID, number of passengers, vehicle type, and wheelchair. Vehicle identification information is stored in the vehicle ID field.
The field of the number of passengers that can be boarded stores the number of people who can board the vehicle. The type of vehicle is stored in the vehicle type field. The wheelchair field stores whether or not the vehicle can be put on a wheelchair. In addition, information such as a fare guide, seat type, riding comfort, and trunk size may be stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the data format of the operation status information file stored in the operation status database 16 of the management station 10. Driver ID, usage status,
It has a current location field and a destination field. Driver I
The driver's identification information is stored in the D field.
Vehicles such as empty cars and transfers are available in the usage field.
The usage status of is stored. The current location field stores positional information of the current location of the vehicle 22 based on the longitude and latitude. In the destination field, positional information based on the longitude and latitude of the destination of the vehicle 22 is stored only when the vehicle 22 is picking up.

FIG. 5 is a functional explanatory diagram of the management station 10 in this embodiment. Operation status management device 12 of management station 10
Is the receiving unit 100, the extracting unit 102, the waiting time calculating unit 10
4, a transmission unit 106, a creation unit 108, and an operation status reception unit 110. The operation status management device 12 has a database interface (not shown) and can access the operation status database 16, the driver information database 17, and the map information database 18 to retrieve, store, and update information.

The operation status receiving unit 110 receives the operation status information from the mobile station 20 in real time via the wireless packet network 36, and stores the received operation status information in the operation status database 16.

The receiver 100 receives position information (hereinafter referred to as user-specified position information) from the user terminal 30 as a search condition. The extraction unit 102 extracts the operation status information of the vehicle 22 running near the user-specified position information from the operation status database 16, and the map information database 1
Map information including the user-specified position information and the extracted current position of the vehicle 22 is extracted from 8. In addition, the extraction unit 102
Extracts the driver information of the driver of the extracted operation status information from the driver information database 17. Driver information is
For example, the e-mail address of a driver or a contact number such as a mobile phone number, which is used by a user to reserve a driver for a vehicle dispatch. The creation unit 108 uses the extraction unit 102.
The operation status information extracted by is combined with the map information to create the operation status map information. The transmission unit 106 transmits the operation status map information created by the creation unit 108 and the driver information extracted by the extraction unit 102 to the user terminal 30 via the Internet.

The waiting time calculating unit 104 uses the user-specified position information received by the receiving unit 100 from the user terminal 30 as a search condition, and the operation status information extracted by the extracting unit 102 based on the user-specified position information, based on the user status information. The time until the vehicle 22 is dispatched (hereinafter, referred to as "waiting time") is calculated. For example, when the vehicle 22 is empty, the waiting time calculation unit 104 determines that the vehicle 22 is the user-specified position information from the current position based on the user-specified position information and the current-position information of the vehicle 22 stored in the operation status database 16. The waiting time is calculated by roughly estimating the time required to move to the indicated place. When the vehicle 22 is not empty, the waiting time calculation unit 104 determines the user-specified position information,
And vehicles 22 stored in the operation status database 16
Based on the current location information and the destination information, the time until the vehicle 22 moves from the current location to the destination and the time from the destination to the location of the user-specified position information are roughly estimated, and the waiting time is calculated. To do.

When the receiving unit 100 receives the waiting time as the search condition, the waiting time calculating unit 104 calculates the waiting time for the vehicle from which the operation status information is extracted and compares it with the waiting time received as the search condition. The creation unit 108
Vehicle 2 that is less than the waiting time received from the user terminal 30
The operation status map information that includes the operation status information 2 and does not include the operation status information of the vehicle 22 that is longer than the waiting time received from the user terminal 30 is created.

When the receiving unit 100 receives the user-specified position information and the driver ID as the search condition from the user terminal 30, the creating unit 108 operates the vehicle of the driver identified by the received driver ID. The operation status map information is created so that the status information is highlighted.

When the receiving unit 100 receives the user-specified position information and the user ID as the search condition from the user terminal 30, the extracting unit 102 searches the driver information database 17 and receives the received user ID. The driver ID associated with is extracted. The creation unit 108 creates the operation status map information so that the operation status information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the extracted driver ID is emphasized and displayed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the operation status management device 12 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. 6 shows an operation status management device 12 according to this embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the above. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing details of the process in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the operation status management device 1
The operation of No. 2 will be described. In the user terminal 30, the user inputs search conditions to search for a taxi and sends the search conditions to the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10. In the operation status management device 12, the receiving unit 100 receives the search condition including the user-specified position information from the user terminal 30 via the Internet (S100). The extraction unit 102
The user-specified position information received by the receiving unit 100 is compared with the current position information of the vehicle 22 stored in the operation status database 16 to obtain the operation status information of the vehicle 22 traveling near the place of the user-specified position information. Vehicles 22 that match the search conditions are extracted (S102). Next, the operation status management device 12 performs a search process by waiting time (S104).

The process of searching by waiting time (S104) will be described with reference to FIG. When the waiting time is not included in the search conditions received by the receiving unit 100 (S12
0), the process of searching by waiting time (S104) ends. When the waiting time is included in the received search conditions (S120), the waiting time calculating unit 104 calculates the waiting time of each vehicle based on the user-specified position information and the extracted operation status information (S122). . Among the extracted operation status information, the operation status information of the vehicle having a waiting time equal to or longer than the received waiting time is deleted (S124). The process of searching by waiting time (S104) ends.

Returning to FIG. 6, description will be made. When the search processing by waiting time (S104) ends, the extraction unit 102
The map information database 18 includes the user-specified position information and the extracted current location of the vehicle 22 within the map area.
Map information is extracted from (S106). Also, the extraction unit 1
02 extracts the e-mail address of each driver of the extracted vehicle 22 from the driver information database 17 (S1).
08). The creation unit 108 combines the extracted operation status information and map information to create operation status map information (S11).
0). Next, the creation unit 108 performs a process of emphasizing the operation status information of the specific vehicle on the map (S112).

A process (S112) of emphasizing the operation status information of a specific vehicle on the map will be described with reference to FIG. It is determined whether or not the search condition received by the receiving unit 100 includes the driver ID (S126). When the driver ID is not included in the search condition, the user I is included in the search condition.
The process proceeds to the process of determining whether D is included (S132). When the search condition includes the driver ID, it is determined whether or not the extracted operation status information includes the operation status information of the driver identified by the received driver ID (S).
128). If there is no driving status information of the driver identified by the received driver ID in the extracted driving status information,
The process proceeds to a process (S132) of determining whether or not the search condition includes the user ID. If the extracted operation status information includes the operation status information of the driver identified by the received driver ID, the creating unit 108 receives the received driver ID.
The operation status map information is created so that the driver's vehicle 22 identified by is highlighted on the map (S13).
0).

Next, it is judged whether or not the search condition received by the receiving unit 100 includes the user ID (S13).
2). If the search condition does not include the user ID, a process of emphasizing the operation status information of the specific vehicle on the map (S1
12) is ended. When the search condition includes the user ID, the extraction unit 102 determines that the driver information database 17
In step S134, the driver ID associated with the user ID of the search condition is searched. Driver ID retrieved from the received user ID in the extracted operating status information
It is determined whether or not there is operation status information of the driver identified by (S136). When there is no driving status information of the driver identified by the driver ID retrieved from the received user ID in the extracted driving status information, processing for emphasizing the driving status information of the specific vehicle on the map ( S112) is ended. User ID received in the extracted operation status information
When there is operation status information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the driver ID retrieved from, the creation unit 108 operates the vehicle of the driver identified by the driver ID retrieved from the received user ID. The operation status map information is created so that the status information is highlighted on the map (S138). Processing for emphasizing operation status information of a specific vehicle on a map (S1
12) is ended.

Returning to FIG. 6, description will be made. When the process of emphasizing the operation status information of a specific vehicle on the map (S112) ends, the transmission unit 106 causes the operation status map information created by the creation unit 108 and the driver of the vehicle 22 extracted by the extraction unit 102. The e-mail address is transmitted to the user terminal 30 (S114).

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the data flow of the vehicle allocation reservation in this embodiment. Management station 10, mobile station 2
The exchange of information between 0 and the user terminal 30 is indicated by an arrow. 10A to 10D are diagrams illustrating an example of screen display of the user terminal 30 in the present embodiment.

The mobile station 20 transmits the operation status information of the vehicle 22 to the management station 10 in real time (300). The operation status information has a driver ID for identifying the driver, a usage status indicating whether or not the vehicle is empty, and the current location of the vehicle 22. When the vehicle 22 is not empty, the operation status information further includes the destination of the vehicle 22. The management station 10 updates the operation status database 16 in real time based on the operation status information received from the mobile station 20.

The user uses the user terminal 30 to access the Web server operated by the management station 10 via the Internet. When you access the Web server,
The search page shown in (a) is sent. The user inputs latitude, longitude, or address as position information on the search page. Further, search conditions including user's preference conditions such as waiting time, number of passengers, driver ID, user ID, vehicle type, vehicle company, wheelchair equipment, driver's age, charge, and load amount are input or selected. The user terminal 30 may have a function of acquiring position information, and the position information acquired by the user terminal 30 may be automatically input. For example, the user terminal 3
0 may have a GPS receiver and may acquire the position information of the current position from the GPS satellite 40. A mobile phone or PHS as an example of the user terminal 30 may acquire position information from a base station network. As another example, the user terminal 30 may display the map information, and the user may specify a specific place on the map so that the user terminal 30 acquires the position information specified by the user. When the user terminal 30 is a mobile phone or PHS, the calling telephone number of the mobile phone or PHS may be used instead of the user ID.

In the search page shown in FIG. 10 (a),
When the search button 410 is pressed, the search condition is W of the management station 10.
It is transmitted to the eb server (302). The operation status management device 12 of the management station 10 receives the search condition transmitted to the Web server, and is stored in the operation status information of the vehicle and the driver information database 17 stored in the operation status database 16 based on the search condition. The driver information of the vehicle and the map information stored in the map information database 18 are searched and extracted. The operation status information of the extracted vehicle and the map information are associated with each other to create operation status map information and send it to the user terminal 30 (304). The screen shown in FIG. 10B is displayed on the user terminal 30.

In the screen example of FIG. 10B, the location 400 indicated by the user-specified position information input as the search condition is displayed.
And the vehicles 22a, 22b, 2 from which the operation status information has been extracted
2c and 22d are displayed on the map. Here, when the vehicle 22a of the search result on the map is designated, the operation status information of the vehicle 22a of the search result shown in FIG. 10C is displayed.

The search result is displayed on the user terminal 30, and the user acquires the operation status information of the vehicle 22. The user
Select the search result vehicle based on the operation status information and acquire the driver's e-mail address. The user is shown in FIG.
By pressing the mail transmission button 420 on the screen of (c), it is possible to make a reservation for vehicle allocation by e-mail to the driver via the Internet (306). The driver, who receives the e-mail for the vehicle allocation reservation from the user, allocates the vehicle 22. The e-mail may include the user's telephone number, the user's location information, the user's message, and the like.

FIG. 10D is an example of a screen of the user terminal 30 when the specific operation status information is emphasized and displayed. The driver's vehicle 22b associated with the driver ID or user ID input by the user as the search condition is highlighted on the map.

In the above description, the driver is booked for vehicle allocation by e-mail via the Internet, but the operation status management device 12 gives the user terminal 30 the telephone number of the driver of the vehicle 22 given as the search result. Provide and user
You may call the driver and book a ride.

In the above description, the mobile station 20 acquires the position information using GPS, but it may be a mobile phone or PHS having a data communication function, or may acquire the position information from a radio base station. Good.

In the above description, the operation status management device 12 manages the operation status information of the taxi, and the user searches for the operation status information of the taxi.
Manages bus operation status information, and the user may search for bus operation status information.

In the above description, the operation status information of the vehicle 22 running at a position close to the user-specified position information specified as the search condition is extracted from the operation status database 16 and the range including the current location of the extracted vehicle 22 is extracted. The map information is extracted from the map information database 18, and the map information and the vehicle 22 are extracted.
The operation status information of was displayed by combining. However, the user does not always refer to the map in the vicinity of the user-specified position information specified as the search condition. For example, the user may arrange the dispatch of the vehicle 22 while looking at the map of the destination of the user. The current location of the vehicle 22 extracted based on the user-specified position information is not necessarily included in the map range referred to by the user. Therefore, in the modified example, the operation status information of the vehicles within the area of the map is combined with the map, and the operation status information of the vehicles outside the area is attached separately from the map.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 11 to 15,
The positional relationship between the map information extracted based on the map range and the vehicle operation status information extracted based on the user-specified position information, and the display method of the map information and the operation status information on the user terminal 30 will be described. To do. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between map information extracted based on a map range and vehicle operation status information extracted based on user-specified position information. 11, FIG. 13, FIG. 14, and FIG. 15 are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30 in the present embodiment.

The user uses the user terminal 30 to access the Web server operated by the management station 10 via the Internet, specify the map range 500, and acquire the map information. When accessing the Web server, as shown in FIG. 11, a search page is sent together with map information. The user inputs latitude, longitude, or address as position information on the search page. Also, waiting time, number of passengers, driver I
Input or select search conditions such as D, user ID, vehicle type, company, and wheelchair equipment. When you press the search button 410,
Information on latitude and longitude indicating the currently displayed map range 500 (hereinafter referred to as “map range designation information”) and search conditions are transmitted to the management station 10. When the scroll buttons 60a, 60b, 60c, and 60d are pressed, the map range designation information indicating the changed map range is transmitted to the operation status management device 12 by the pressing of the scroll buttons, and the operation status management is performed. The device 12 extracts the map information in the direction of the scroll button based on the received map range designation information, and transmits it to the user terminal 30. The changed map information is displayed on the user terminal 30.

The positional relationship between the map information extracted based on the map range specifying information and the vehicle operation status information extracted based on the user specified position information will be described with reference to FIG. In the user terminal 30, the user transmits the map range designation information of the map range 500 to be displayed and the user designated position information 520 as a search condition to the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10. In the operation status management device 12, the receiving unit 100 receives the map range designation information of the map range 500 and the user designated position information 520. The extraction unit 102 extracts map information from the map information database 18 based on the map range designation information received by the reception unit 100, and based on the user-specified position information 520, vehicles 22d, 22e within a specific range 510, 22f, 22
The operation status information of g, 22h, 22i, and 22j is extracted. The specific range 510 is, for example, a range within 5 km from the place indicated by the user-specified position information, and is set in advance by the operation status management device 12. The creation unit 108 determines that the vehicles 2 in the map range 500
2d operation status information is combined with map information, and map range 50
Vehicles 22e, 22f, 22g, 22h, 2 outside 0
The operation status information of 2i and 22j is attached separately from the map information to create the operation status map information. Transmitter 10
6 transmits the operation status map information created by the creating unit 108 to the user terminal 30.

The operation status map information received from the management station 10 is displayed on the user terminal 30 as shown in FIG. The vehicle 22d in the map range 500 is composited and described on the map. Vehicles 22e, 22f, 22g, 22h, 22i, and 22j outside the map range 500 do not appear on the map, and an out-of-region button 540 indicating that six vehicles have been extracted outside the region is displayed on the map. Are displayed separately. When the user presses the off-map button 540, it is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 14 or 15. FIG. 14 is a screen on which the created operation status map information is displayed by changing the displayed map range to the map range 530 shown in FIG. 13 so that all the extracted vehicles can be combined with the map information. . On the screen of the user terminal 30, the vehicles 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g, 22h,
When 22i and 22j are designated, the screen of FIG. 10 (c) is displayed, and the vehicle allocation can be reserved using electronic mail.
FIG. 15 shows vehicles 22e, 22f, 22g, 22 outside the area.
It is a screen in which h, 22i, and 22j are not combined with the map information and the operation status information and the e-mail address are displayed. When the user confirms the operation status information and presses the mail transmission button 430 on the screen shown in FIG. 15, 1
A screen of 0 (c) is displayed, and you can book a vehicle dispatch using e-mail.

FIG. 16 shows an operation status management device 12 of a modified example.
3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the above. The operation of the operation status management device 12 of the modified example differs depending on whether a search command is received or a map range change command is received. When receiving the search command, the operation status management device 12 extracts the map information based on the received map range designating information designating the currently displayed map range, and the vehicle based on the search condition including the user-specified position information. The operation status information is extracted, and the operation status map information is created by associating the extracted map information with the operation status information. When receiving the map range change command, the operation status management device 12 extracts the map information based on the received map range designation information, and the extracted map information and the operation of the vehicle already searched and temporarily recorded. Operation status map information is created in association with the status information. First, the operation status management device 12 determines which of a search command and a map range change command has been received (S200).

The operation of the operation status management device 12 when receiving a search command will be described with reference to FIG. The user inputs user-specified position information as a search condition for performing a taxi search on the user terminal 30, and the user terminal 30 inputs map range specifying information for specifying the currently displayed map range and the input search condition. And are transmitted to the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10. Operation status management device 12
In, the receiving unit 100 receives the search condition including the map range designation information and the user designated position information from the user terminal 30 via the Internet (S202). The extraction unit 102 extracts map information from the map information database 18 based on the map range designation information received by the reception unit 100 (S204). The operation status information is extracted from the operation status database 16 based on the user-specified position information (S206). Next, the operation status management device 12 performs a search process by waiting time (S104). The process for searching by waiting time (S104) is the same as the process for searching by waiting time (S104) shown in FIG.
The description is omitted.

When the process of searching by waiting time (S104) is completed, the extraction unit 102 extracts the e-mail address of each driver of the extracted operation status information from the driver information database 17 (S208). The creation unit 108 combines the operation status information of the vehicles within the area of the map indicated by the map information extracted based on the map range designation information with the map information, and the operation status information of the vehicles outside the area is included in the map information. In addition to the above, operation status map information is created separately (S210). Next, the operation status management device 12 performs a process of emphasizing the operation status information of the specific vehicle on the map (S
112). The process of emphasizing the operation status information of a specific vehicle on the map (S112) is the same as the process of emphasizing the operation status information of the specific vehicle on the map (S112) shown in FIG. Omit it. When the process of emphasizing the operation status information of a specific vehicle on the map (S112) ends,
The transmission unit 106 transmits the operation status map information created by the creation unit 108 and the e-mail address of the driver extracted by the extraction unit 102 to the user terminal 30 (S212).

The operation of the operation status management device 12 when receiving the map range change command will be described with reference to FIG. In the user terminal 30, the user designates the map range designation and transmits the map range designation information to the operation status management device 12 of the management station 10. In the operation status management device 12, the receiving unit 100 receives the map range designation information from the user terminal 30 via the Internet (S21).
4). The extraction unit 102 extracts map information from the map information database 18 based on the map range designation information received by the reception unit 100 (S216). Operation status management device 1
When receiving the search condition and performing the search, 2 temporarily records the extracted operation status information and the e-mail address of the driver. However, since the operation status information is changing in real time, it loses its usefulness after a lapse of a predetermined time and is deleted. Therefore, it is determined whether a predetermined time has passed (S218). If the predetermined time has elapsed, the operation status information that was extracted previously is deleted, so the search condition including the temporarily recorded user-specified position information is extracted (S220), and the operation status information is extracted. Must be extracted again. Therefore, the process proceeds to S206, and the operation status information is extracted. The operation after S206 is similar to that in the case of receiving the above-mentioned search command, and therefore the description thereof is omitted. If the predetermined time has not passed, the temporarily stored search conditions, operation status information,
And the e-mail address of the driver is extracted (S22
2). Then, the process proceeds to the process of S210, and the operation status map information is created. The operation after the process of S210 is the same as that in the case of receiving the above-described search command, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the management station 10
Extracted operation status information of the vehicle 22 based on the search condition received from the user terminal 30 and transmitted it to the user terminal 30. In the second embodiment, the management station 10 transmits the reservation information of the vehicle received from the user terminal 30 to the plurality of mobile stations 20, and the information of the driver who desires the vehicle allocation is provided to the user terminal 30.
Send to.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the data flow of the vehicle allocation reservation in this embodiment. The exchange of information among the management station 10, the mobile station 20, and the user terminal 30 is indicated by an arrow. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30 according to this embodiment. FIG. 19
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of mobile station 20 in the present embodiment.

The user uses the user terminal 30 to access the Web server operated by the management station 10 via the Internet. When you access the Web server,
The reservation page shown in (a) is sent. The user inputs a boarding place, a boarding place, a boarding date and time, and the number of passengers on the reservation page. The boarding place may be entered as a place name.
Alternatively, the map information may be displayed, and the user may specify a specific place on the map and input the boarding place. When the send button 650 is pressed, the reservation information is sent to the Web server of the management station 10 (600). The operation status management device 12 of the management station 10 receives the reservation information transmitted to the Web server and distributes the received reservation information to the plurality of mobile stations 20 (610). Display unit 2 of mobile station 20 that has received the reservation information
A screen of reservation information shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on 22.
When the driver wants to dispatch the vehicle, the driver of the mobile station 20 presses the dispatch request button 660. The mobile station 20 transmits a vehicle allocation request signal to the management station 10 (620). The management station 10 extracts the vehicle information and the driver information of the mobile station 20 that has transmitted the vehicle allocation request signal from the driver information database 17 and transmits them to the user terminal 30 (630). The screen shown in FIG. 18B is displayed on the user terminal 30. The user can check the driver information and the vehicle information on the screen shown in FIG. 18 (b), and reserve the driver's vehicle dispatch using e-mail or telephone. The management station 10
As the driver information and the vehicle information, information such as the driver's age, gender, and the presence / absence of wheelchair equipment may be transmitted to the user terminal 30.

In the above description, the user inputs the boarding location, the boarding location, the boarding date and time, and the number of boarding passengers on the reservation page. However, as in the first embodiment, the waiting time,
You may input search conditions, such as the number of passengers, driver ID, user ID, vehicle type, company, and wheelchair equipment. In this case, the management station 10 delivers the reservation information to the mobile stations 10 that match the search conditions. In addition, the mobile station 20 transmits the waiting time estimated by the driver to the management station 10 together with the signal that the driver desires to be dispatched, and the management station 10 also transmits the waiting time estimated by the driver to the user terminal 30. Good. Since the waiting time changes depending on traffic conditions, etc., the waiting time estimated by the driver is more estimated than the waiting time calculated by the management station 10.
It is preferable to send to.

(Third Embodiment) The operation status management device 12 of the first and second embodiments may be realized by a general-purpose computer. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the general-purpose computer 700. In FIG. 20, a computer 700, a CPU 702, and a ROM 70
4 and the program stored in the RAM 706. The input device 708 allows the administrator of the operation status management device 12 to input data and commands. Hard disk drive 7 as an example of a storage device
Reference numeral 10 stores setting information and a program for operating the CPU 702.

The floppy (registered trademark) disk drive 714 reads data or a program from the floppy disk 724 and provides it to the CPU 702. CD-R
The OM drive 716 reads data or a program from the CD-ROM 726 and provides it to the CPU 702. The communication interface 718 connects to the Internet 16 to send and receive data. The database interface 712 is connected to various databases 722 to send and receive data in the databases. Further, the computer 700 has an interface for connecting to the display 728, and the administrator can monitor the operating status and confirm the setting information by the display 728.

The software executed by the CPU 702 is
It is stored in a recording medium such as the floppy disk 724 or the CD-ROM 726 and provided to the user. The software stored in the recording medium may be compressed or uncompressed. The software is installed on the hard disk drive 710 from the recording medium, and the RAM 706
Is read out and executed by the CPU 702.

The functional configuration and operation of the software stored in the recording medium and provided, that is, the software installed in the hard disk drive 710, is the functional configuration and operation of the operation status management device 12 of the first and second embodiments. Since it is the same as, the description will be omitted.

A floppy disk 724 or a CD-ROM 726 as an example of a recording medium shown in FIG. 20 stores some or all functions of the operation of the operation status management device 12 according to the embodiment described in the present application. can do.

These programs are read directly from the recording medium.
It may be read out to the AM and executed, or once installed in the hard disk drive and then read out to the RAM and executed. Further, the program may be stored in a single recording medium or a plurality of recording media. Further, it may be stored in an encoded form.

As the recording medium, a floppy disk,
In addition to CD-ROM, optical recording media such as DVD, MD
And the like, a magneto-optical recording medium such as a PD, a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory such as an IC card and a miniature card, and the like can be used. In addition, a storage device such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet is used as a recording medium, and a program is a computer as an embodiment of the operation status management device of the present invention via the communication network. 700 may be provided. Such a recording medium is used only for manufacturing the operation status management device of the present invention, and the manufacture and sale of such a recording medium as a business do not infringe the patent right based on the present application. It is clear to configure.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. A mode in which such changes or improvements are added may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.
It is clear from the description of the claims.

[0080]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a taxi user can obtain the operation status of the vehicle via the Internet and make a vehicle dispatch reservation for the driver of the vehicle. A reservation system and an operation status management device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a vehicle reservation system including a management station 10 and a mobile station 20.

FIG. 2 is a functional explanatory diagram of a mobile station 20.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data format of a driver information file stored in a driver information database 17.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data format of an operation status information file stored in an operation status database 16.

5 is a functional explanatory diagram of the management station 10. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the operation status management device 12.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a search process by waiting time.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process of emphasizing operation status information of a specific vehicle.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data flow in the vehicle reservation system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between map information extracted based on a map range and operation status information extracted based on user-specified position information.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the operation status management device 12.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a data flow in the vehicle reservation system.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of mobile station 20.

20 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a general-purpose computer 700. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Management station 10 16 Operation status database 17 Driver Information Database 18 Map information database 20 mobile stations 22 vehicles 30 user terminals 40 GPS satellites 50 Internet 100 Receiver 102 extraction unit 104 Waiting time calculation unit 106 transmitter 108 Creation Department 204 GPS receiver 208 GPS information processing unit 216 Mobile station controller 224 Transmitter 226 Receiver

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Claims (19)

(57) [Claims] 1. An operation status management device in a management station that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station of a vehicle, wherein an e-mail address of the driver or
A driver information database that stores driver information including the driver 's telephone number; a receiver that receives reservation conditions including position information and date and time information for reserving the vehicle allocation from a user; A wireless transmission unit that transmits the reservation condition to the mobile station of the vehicle; a wireless reception unit that receives a response desiring vehicle allocation from at least one of the mobile stations of the vehicle to which the reservation condition has been transmitted; An extraction unit for extracting the driver information from the driver information database for the user to make a vehicle allocation reservation for the driver for the vehicle that has been found; An operation status management device, comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the information to a person via the Internet. 2. An operation status management device in a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the map information database storing map information, and the current location of the vehicle by wireless communication. An operation status receiving unit that receives the operation status information including information from the mobile station, and an operation that stores the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle in association with driver identification information of a driver of the vehicle. The situation database, including the driver's email address or the driver's telephone number in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle.
A driver information database for storing non-driver information, the search condition including the position information for searching the vehicle,
Based on the receiving unit received from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the current location information stored in the operation status database, and extracts the operation status information of at least one of the vehicles, The map information is extracted from the map information database based on the position information and the current location information of the vehicle extracted, and the driver information database is extracted based on the driver identification information of the vehicle extracted. From the extraction unit that extracts the driver information from, a creation unit that associates the operation status information and the map information with each other to create operation status map information, and the user makes a reservation for dispatching the vehicle to the driver. The driver information and the operation status map information created by the creating unit to the user via the Internet.
An operation status management device comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting. 3. The creation unit creates the operation status map information by synthesizing the operation status information of the vehicle with the map information based on the current location information of the vehicle extracted by the extraction unit. The operation status management device according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The operation status information further includes a usage status indicating whether or not the vehicle is empty, and the creating unit associates the operation status information including the usage status with the map information. The operation status management device according to claim 2, wherein the operation status map information is created. 5. Operation status information including current vehicle information
With the operation status management device in the management station that receives from the mobile station
There is a map information database that stores map information, and the wireless communication includes the current location information of the vehicle.
Operation status receiving unit for receiving operation status information from the mobile station
And the vehicle identification information associated with the driver of the vehicle.
Store the operation status information including the current location information of both
The driver is associated with the operation status database and the driver identification information of the vehicle.
A driver information database that stores driver information of, and a search condition including position information for searching the vehicle,
The receiving unit that receives from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the operation status
Based on the current location information stored in the database
The operation status information of at least one of the vehicles.
Extracted, the position information and the current of the extracted vehicle
Based on the geographic information, from the map information database
The map information is extracted, and the driver of the extracted vehicle is extracted.
From the driver information database based on the identification information
An extracting unit that extracts the driver information , associates the operation status information and the map information, and operates
A creation unit that creates situation map information, and the user makes a reservation for dispatching the vehicle to the driver.
Driver's information for
Situation map information to the user via the Internet
A transmitting unit for transmitting, wherein the receiving unit receives the driver identification information to be collated from the user as the search condition, and the driving unit of the driver of at least one of the vehicles extracted by the extraction unit. When the collated driver identification information is included in the hand identification information, the creation unit emphasizes the operation status information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the collated driver identification information. An operation status management device, characterized in that the operation status map information is created so as to be displayed. 6. The operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle
With the operation status management device in the management station that receives from the mobile station
There is a map information database that stores map information, and the wireless communication includes the current location information of the vehicle.
Operation status receiving unit for receiving operation status information from the mobile station
And the vehicle identification information associated with the driver of the vehicle.
Store the operation status information including the current location information of both
The driver is associated with the operation status database and the driver identification information of the vehicle.
A driver information database that stores driver information of, and a search condition including position information for searching the vehicle,
The receiving unit that receives from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the operation status
Based on the current location information stored in the database
The operation status information of at least one of the vehicles.
Extracted, the position information and the current of the extracted vehicle
Based on the geographic information, from the map information database
The map information is extracted, and the driver of the extracted vehicle is extracted.
From the driver information database based on the identification information
An extracting unit that extracts the driver information , associates the operation status information and the map information, and operates
A creation unit that creates situation map information, and the user makes a reservation for dispatching the vehicle to the driver.
Driver's information for
Situation map information to the user via the Internet
A transmission unit for transmitting, the driver information database stores user identification information of the user in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle, the reception unit, as the search condition, the The user identification information is received from a user, and the driver identification information of the driver of at least one of the vehicles extracted by the extraction unit and the user identification information are associated with the driver information database. If stored, the operation information of the vehicle of the driver identified by the driver identification information associated with the user identification information is emphasized and displayed by the creation unit. An operation status management device, characterized in that the operation status map information is created as described above. 7. Operation status information including vehicle current location information
With the operation status management device in the management station that receives from the mobile station
There is a map information database that stores map information, and the wireless communication includes the current location information of the vehicle.
Operation status receiving unit for receiving operation status information from the mobile station
And the vehicle identification information associated with the driver of the vehicle.
Store the operation status information including the current location information of both
The driver is associated with the operation status database and the driver identification information of the vehicle.
A driver information database that stores driver information of, and a search condition including position information for searching the vehicle,
The receiving unit that receives from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the operation status
Based on the current location information stored in the database
The operation status information of at least one of the vehicles.
Extracted, the position information and the current of the extracted vehicle
Based on the geographic information, from the map information database
The map information is extracted, and the driver of the extracted vehicle is extracted.
From the driver information database based on the identification information
An extracting unit that extracts the driver information , associates the operation status information and the map information, and operates
A creation unit that creates situation map information, and the user makes a reservation for dispatching the vehicle to the driver.
Driver's information for
Situation map information to the user via the Internet
A transmitting unit for transmitting, the receiving unit receives a waiting time input by the driver of the vehicle extracted by the extracting unit, the creating unit, the operation status information including the waiting time, and the An operation status management device, characterized in that the operation status map information is created in association with map information. 8. Operation status information including current vehicle information
With the operation status management device in the management station that receives from the mobile station
There is a map information database that stores map information, and the wireless communication includes the current location information of the vehicle.
Operation status receiving unit for receiving operation status information from the mobile station
And the vehicle identification information associated with the driver of the vehicle.
Store the operation status information including the current location information of both
The driver is associated with the operation status database and the driver identification information of the vehicle.
A driver information database that stores driver information of, and a search condition including position information for searching the vehicle,
The receiving unit that receives from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the operation status
Based on the current location information stored in the database
The operation status information of at least one of the vehicles.
Extracted, the position information and the current of the extracted vehicle
Based on the geographic information, from the map information database
The map information is extracted, and the driver of the extracted vehicle is extracted.
From the driver information database based on the identification information
An extracting unit that extracts the driver information , associates the operation status information and the map information, and operates
A creation unit that creates situation map information, and the user makes a reservation for dispatching the vehicle to the driver.
Driver's information for
Situation map information to the user via the Internet
And a transmitting unit for transmitting, wherein the receiving unit uses the vehicle extracted by the extracting unit based on the position information received from the user by the receiving unit and the current position information of the vehicle extracted by the extracting unit. Further comprising a waiting time calculating unit for calculating a waiting time until the vehicle is dispatched to the passenger, and the creating unit creates the operating status map information by associating the operation status information including the waiting time with the map information. An operation status management device characterized by: 9. The operation status information includes the current location information of the vehicle, destination information of the vehicle, and a usage status indicating whether the vehicle is an empty vehicle, and when the vehicle is an empty vehicle. The waiting time calculating unit calculates the waiting time based on the position information received by the receiving unit from the user and the current position information of the vehicle extracted by the extracting unit, and the vehicle is vacant. Otherwise, the reception unit calculates the waiting time based on the position information received from the user, the current location information of the vehicle extracted by the extraction unit, and the destination information of the vehicle. The operation status management device according to claim 8, which is characterized in that. 10. The creation unit associates the operation status information of the vehicle having the waiting time calculated by the waiting time calculation unit with a predetermined time or less with the map information to obtain the operation status map information. Claim to be created
The operation status management device described in 8 . 11. The receiving unit receives the position information and a specified waiting time from the user as the search condition, and the waiting time calculating unit receives the position information received from the user by the receiving unit. , And the waiting time is calculated based on the operation status information of the vehicle, and the creation unit calculates the operation status information of the vehicle and the map information in which the waiting time is equal to or less than the specified waiting time. The operation status management device according to claim 8 , wherein the operation status map information is created in association with each other. 12. An operation status management device in a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the map information database storing map information, and the current location of the vehicle by wireless communication. An operation status reception unit that receives the operation status information including information from the mobile station, and stores the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle in association with the driver identification information of the driver of the vehicle. An operation status database, search conditions including position information for searching the vehicle,
A receiving unit that receives a map range to be displayed from the user, and the map information is extracted from the map information database based on the map range received by the receiving unit from the user and included in the search condition. An extraction unit that extracts the operation status information of at least one of the vehicles from the operation status database based on the position information stored in the operation status database and the current location information stored in the operation status database, and the extraction unit extracts the operation status information. Comparing the current location information of at least one of the vehicles and the map range, combining the operation status information of the vehicles within the map range with the map information based on the current location information of the vehicle, and the map A creation unit for creating operation status map information by attaching the operation status information of the vehicle outside the range separately from the map information; There operation status management apparatus characterized by comprising a transmitter for transmitting the operation status map information created to the user. 13. The receiving unit receives the map range change request, the extracting unit extracts the map information from the map information database based on the changed map range, and the creating unit. Compares the current location information of the at least one vehicle extracted by the extraction unit with the newly extracted map range, and obtains the operation status information of the vehicle within the map range from the current location of the vehicle. synthesized in the map information based on the information, the operation status information of the vehicle outside the map range separately is attached from said map information, to create a running condition map information in claim 12, wherein The operation status management device described. 14. The extraction, when the receiving unit receives information indicating that the operation status information of the vehicle outside the static range, which is attached separately from the map information by the user, is referred to. The section extracts the map information from the map information database based on the current location information of the vehicle outside the map range, and the creating section extracts the operation status information of the vehicle outside the map range. The operation status management device according to claim 12 , wherein the operation status map information is created by synthesizing the map information with the map information. 15. A vehicle reservation including a management station that receives operation status information including current location information of the vehicle, and a mobile station that transmits the operation status information to the management station and receives a vehicle allocation reservation from the user. In the system, the management station includes a map information database that stores map information, and an operation status reception unit that receives the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle from the mobile station by wireless communication, An operation status database that stores the operation status information of the vehicle in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver, and an email of the driver associated with the driver identification information of the driver of the vehicle Address or said driver
A driver information database that stores driver information including a telephone number, and a search condition that includes position information for searching the vehicle,
Based on the management station receiving unit received from the user, the position information included in the search condition, and the current location information stored in the operation status database, the operation status information of at least one of the vehicles. The map information is extracted from the map information database based on the location information and the current location information of the vehicle that is extracted, and the driving is performed based on the driver identification information of the vehicle that is extracted. An extraction unit that extracts the driver information from a hand information database, a creation unit that associates the map information and the operation status information with each other, and creates operation status map information; Management for transmitting the driver information for making a vehicle allocation reservation and the operation status map information created by the creating unit to the user via the Internet A transmitter, the mobile station receives a current position information of the vehicle from a GPS satellite, the operation status information including the current position information received by the position information receiver, and the driver. A mobile station transmitting unit that transmits identification information to the management station by wireless communication, and a mobile station receiving unit that receives the vehicle allocation reservation from the user via the Internet. Vehicle reservation system. 16. A method of reserving a vehicle in a management station that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station of a vehicle, wherein an e-mail address of the driver or
Storing driver information including a driver 's telephone number in a driver information database; receiving a reservation condition including position information and date / time information for reserving the vehicle allocation from a user; Transmitting the reservation condition to the mobile station of the vehicle; receiving a response desiring vehicle allocation from at least one of the mobile stations of the vehicle to which the reservation condition has been transmitted; Regarding the vehicle, a step of extracting the driver information from the driver information database for the user to make a vehicle reservation for the driver, and transmitting the extracted driver information to the user. A vehicle reservation method, comprising: a step of receiving a reservation of the vehicle allocation from the user. 17. An operation status management method in an operation status management device of a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the method including the current location information of the vehicle by wireless communication. Receiving operation status information from the mobile station, and search conditions including position information for searching the vehicle,
Based on the step of receiving from the user and the position information received from the user, the operation status information of the vehicle is extracted from the operation status database, and the position information included in the search condition and the extracted vehicle The map information is extracted from the map information database based on the current location information, and the e-mail address of the driver is extracted from the driver information database based on the extracted driver identification information for identifying the driver of the vehicle. Well
Alternatively, a step of extracting driver information including the driver 's telephone number, a step of associating the operation status information with the map information, and creating operation status map information; An operation status management method, comprising the step of transmitting the driver information for making a vehicle allocation reservation of the vehicle and the created operation status map information to the user via the Internet. 18. An operation status management method in an operation status management device of a management station for receiving operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, the operation including the current location information of the vehicle by wireless communication. Receiving status information from the mobile station, search conditions including position information for searching the vehicle,
Receiving a map range to be displayed from the user, and extracting the map information from the map information database based on the map range received from the user, and the position information included in the search condition. A step of extracting the operation status information of at least one of the vehicles from the operation status database based on the current location information stored in the operation status database; and the extracted current location information of the at least one vehicle. And the map range, the operation status information of the vehicle within the map range is combined with the map information based on the current location information of the vehicle, and the operation status of the vehicle outside the map range. A step of creating operation status map information by attaching information separately from the map information, and a step of creating the operation status map information Operation status management method characterized by comprising the step of transmitting to the user. 19. A recording medium storing a computer program for managing operation status in a management station which receives operation status information including current location information of a vehicle from a mobile station, wherein the program stores map information in the computer. In a map information database, and a search module for extracting the map information from the map information database; and an operation status receiving module for receiving the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle from the mobile station by wireless communication. And a search module for storing the operation status information including the current location information of the vehicle in an operation status database in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle driver and extracting the operation status information from the operation status database. And the driving in association with the driver identification information of the vehicle. Including the e-mail address or phone number of the driver
Is stored no driver information to a driver information database, a search module for extracting the driver information from the driver information database, the search condition including the position information for searching the vehicle,
A receiving module to be received from a user, the position information included in the search condition, and based on the current location information stored in the operation status database, to extract the operation status information of at least one of the vehicles, Based on the position information and the extracted current location information of the vehicle, the map information is extracted from the map information database, and based on the extracted driver identification information of the vehicle, the driver information database An extraction module for extracting the driver information from the vehicle; a creation module for associating the operation status information and the map information with each other to create operation status map information; Driver's information for making a reservation for vehicle allocation, and the operation status location created by the creation module Recording medium characterized by comprising a transmission module which transmits the information to the user.