JP3606313B2 - Taxi dispatch system using the Internet - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a taxi dispatch management system, and more particularly to a taxi dispatch system using the Internet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, taxi riders often have to wait until a call is made by contacting the dispatch center by telephone or an empty vehicle arrives on the roadside.
[0003]
For this reason, it was necessary to check the telephone number of the dispatch center, and there were cases where mistakes such as the boarding location and name were made due to the exchange of information via the dispatch center.
[0004]
Furthermore, in another aspect, management of the driver is difficult for the company, a change problem with a large amount of bills, a problem of whether or not to pay the card, and the like may occur at the time of getting off.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Many are disclosed as prior art. However, there is no taxi dispatch system using the Internet except for the following examples. A data distribution system, data distribution apparatus, position display apparatus, and data distribution method using the Internet are disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-99440. The data distribution system organically combines browser software and mail communication, and distributes information obtained from a Web server via the Internet easily and efficiently. The Web server responds to a request from a vehicle allocation service device. In response, the position data including the latitude and longitude of the address / location (destination) of the individual / company is distributed to the requested dispatch service device via the communication network. The dispatch service device distributes the position data obtained from the Web server to the taxi or courier delivery vehicle via the communication network, and the taxi or courier delivery vehicle has a route from its current position to the destination. Is displayed on the map and shown to the driver.
[0006]
For example, when a car navigation device is placed on a taxi and the route to the location (destination) of the customer who called the taxi is displayed, the taxi can arrive at the location of the customer without hesitation. However, if you want to display the route to the destination on the car navigation device on the taxi, for example, the taxi driver finds the destination obtained by radio contact etc. on the map, and the latitude and longitude are car navigation An operation such as inputting to the device was necessary.
[0007]
The location information of the destination once searched by the operator is transmitted to the taxi driver by voice via a radio, and the location information of the destination heard by the taxi driver via the radio is manually input to the car navigation system. There is a need to.
[0008]
Moreover, since it is necessary to deflect the line of sight from the front in order to check the map or the like, it cannot be performed while driving. In addition, when inputting position information conveyed by voice to the car navigation device, an input mistake or the like is likely to occur. Therefore, in the end, it is difficult to inform the driver of the route to the destination using a car navigation device in a taxi or the like.
[0009]
The data distribution system is intended to provide a data distribution system capable of distributing information obtained from a Web server via the Internet to a user (client node) easily and efficiently by mail communication. An object of the present invention is to provide a data distribution system suitable for delivery to a car navigation device by mail communication so that a user can display a route to a destination without complicated operations.
[0010]
The purpose of the present invention is to enable the rider to visually grasp the taxi operation status, so that the driver and the rider can confirm each other by e-mail before boarding, streamlining the dispatch center operations and driving operations, and improving the operation efficiency It is to provide a taxi dispatch system using the Internet.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Taxi dispatch system using the Internet of the present invention is a small terminal mounted for each taxi belonging to a group, a wireless network connected to the small terminal wirelessly, a wired network connected to the wireless network, In a taxi dispatch system using the Internet having a WWW server connected to the wired network, a group management center including an electronic bulletin board, and a user's personal computer connected to the wired network, the small terminal is connected to the Internet. Taxi current vehicle information including a functioning transceiver, a registered e-mail address of the own vehicle, position information indicating the current position of the own vehicle, and discrimination information of the sky / actual vehicle at a preset time interval Is transmitted to the WWW server by the transceiver. A current vehicle information sending unit, and a mail receiving unit that directly receives a boarding request information including information on a desired ride time, a desired ride location, a destination, and the number of people from the personal computer of the taxi user; A mail transmission unit that transmits the arrival information corresponding to the boarding request information from the personal computer of the taxi user to the personal computer of the taxi user, and the WWW server is in operation The current taxi information including an e-mail address for each active taxi, the position information, and the discrimination information of the sky / actual vehicle periodically transmitted by radio from the small terminal mounted on the taxi. A current car information receiving unit for receiving a taxi and a taxi based on the current taxi car information obtained from the current car information receiving unit. The current vehicle information storage unit for allowing the personal computer of the taxi user to browse the electronic bulletin board on the electronic bulletin board, and allowing the personal computer of the taxi user to access the WWW server using the Internet. A current car information display unit for viewing the electronic bulletin board, and the electronic bulletin board displays a currently operating taxi on the electronic bulletin board for vehicle management via the WWW server. A personal computer of the user, which is connectable to the Internet, accesses the WWW server and browses the electronic bulletin board, browsing results of the electronic bulletin board, and conditions for riding Specify the e-mail address displayed on the electronic bulletin board of the taxi you meet, It has a mail transmitting unit that transmits by mail the desired ride information to the small terminal mounted directly, a mail receiving section that receives the Geisha information from the small terminal corresponding to the desired ride information by mail.
[0015]
Further, the position information indicating the current position of the car may be position information indicating the current position of the car obtained from GPS, or may be position information indicating the current position of the car obtained from the mobile phone network. .
[0016]
Further, the determination information of the empty / actual vehicle may be determination information obtained by encoding an empty / actual vehicle signal obtained from a taxi fare meter.
[0017]
The taxi current car information may further include destination destination information.
[0018]
Furthermore, the boarding request information includes information on the user's boarding location, boarding time, destination, number of people, and fare payment method. The arrival information includes information related to estimated arrival time, car number, and characteristics.
[0019]
In addition, the current status of taxis is shown on the bulletin board of the urban area. The e-mail address for each active taxi that is regularly transmitted by radio, the current location of the taxi, and the location information that is repeatedly sent. Information regarding the predicted direction of travel, the destination of the actual vehicle, and either the actual vehicle / empty vehicle is displayed as diagrammatic information.
[0020]
Furthermore, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to the present invention is characterized by managing boarding refusal and management guidance for drivers who do not work by current vehicle information and currently operating taxis by a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board. To do.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are small terminals mounted for each taxi, which is a device configuration of the present embodiment, a WWW server installed in a group center, and an electronic bulletin board 2 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of a group management center having a personal computer and a personal computer of a user.
[0022]
According to FIG. 1, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet of the present embodiment is mounted on a taxi belonging to a group, and is equipped with a small terminal 10 that can use the Internet, and a wireless network 40 that is connected to the small terminal 10 by wireless communication. Receive the taxi current car information such as the wired network 50 connected to the wireless network 40, the e-mail address for each taxi, the position information indicating the current position of the car and the discrimination information of the sky / actual vehicle. A group management center 20 having a WWW server 21 and an electronic bulletin board 22 installed in a group center that sequentially displays as a group home page, and is displayed on the electronic bulletin board 22 via the WWW server 21 of the group management center 20 through the Internet. Specify email address of nearby empty taxi Te, driver desired ride time in the mail directly to, location, destination, and notifies the desired ride information of the number of people or the like, and is configured from the user's personal computer 30 for receiving a geisha information as taxi response.
[0023]
According to FIG. 2, the small terminal 10 includes a transmitter / receiver 11 having an Internet communication function, a registered e-mail address 121 of the own vehicle, a GPS 122 for obtaining position information, and a TX meter for obtaining taxi current car information. 123, a current car information transmission unit 12 for notifying the group management center of the e-mail address, position information and taxi current car information to the group management center at a preset time interval, and a taxi user's desired ride time, It comprises a mail receiving unit 13 for directly receiving boarding information such as place, destination, number of people, etc. by mail, and a mail transmission unit 14 for sending pick-up information corresponding to the taxi user's boarding request.
[0024]
According to FIG. 3, the group management center 20 includes a WWW server 21 and an electronic bulletin board 22, and is periodically transmitted from the small terminal 10 of the operating taxi via the wireless network 40 and the wired network 50. E-mail address for each operating taxi, its position information, current car information receiving unit 211 for receiving taxi current car information such as empty / actual vehicle discrimination information, and various information obtained from the current car information receiving unit 211 In addition, the current vehicle information storage unit 212 for allowing the WWW server 21 to read the current operation status of the taxi in response to the taxi user's desire to ride, and the currently operating taxi to the electronic bulletin board 22 via the WWW server 21 The current vehicle information display unit 221 that is displayed for vehicle allocation management and the WWW server can be accessed using the Internet according to the taxi user's request for boarding. Scan to, and is configured from the current car information transmission unit 213 to browse the electronic bulletin board.
[0025]
According to FIG. 4, the user's personal computer 30 is connectable to the Internet, and the wired communication interface 37 for accessing the WWW server 21 of the group management center 20 and the electronic bulletin board 22 of the group management center 20 as a result of the access. A mail browsing unit 31 that directly sends the desired boarding conditions to the mail address displayed on the bulletin board 22 for the taxi satisfying the desired boarding result, the viewing result of the electronic bulletin board 22, and the direct mail A mail receiving unit 33 for receiving an answer from a taxi to the Internet, a CPU 34 for controlling the wired communication interface 37, the mail transmitting unit 32, and the mail receiving unit 33, a display 36 including a posting browsing unit 31, a memory 35, The keyboard 38 is configured.
[0026]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.
[0027]
According to FIG. 5, as a first step of the present embodiment, an active taxi belonging to a group is registered with a registered e-mail address at a preset time interval from a small terminal that can be used on the Internet. The taxi current vehicle information such as position information obtained from the GPS or wireless network and empty / actual vehicle discrimination information obtained from the taximeter is notified to the group center (S1). Next, the group management center puts the current taxi information of the taxi in operation on the electronic bulletin board representing the city, which is sent from the small terminal, along with the taxi mail address, the taxi location and the taxi such as the sky / actual vehicle. The current vehicle information is displayed (S2).
[0028]
Next, a user who calls for a taxi accesses the WWW server of the group management center from the personal computer (PC) using the Internet (S3). The user browses the electronic bulletin board of the group management center via the WWW server and searches for a taxi that satisfies the desired ride condition (S4). The user determines whether or not there is a taxi that satisfies the ride request condition (S5). If there is a taxi that satisfies the boarding request, the user points to the e-mail address displayed on the electronic bulletin board, directly sends the boarding request condition, and waits for a response from the small terminal of the taxi (S6). The taxi driver who has received the e-mail of the desired ride condition examines whether or not the desired ride condition is met, and if not, the process returns to S4 (S7). If the desired conditions can be met, the taxi driver notifies the user who wishes to ride (S8). The taxi driver goes to the designated place as soon as the conditions for receiving a vehicle are met (S9). If no taxi satisfying the desired boarding condition is displayed on the electronic bulletin board in S5, the user decides whether or not to wait for a while and returns to S3 if it waits or ends if it cannot wait (S10). .
[0029]
As an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal that can be used on the taxi mounted on a taxi is a small terminal, but it may be an in-vehicle wireless terminal or a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet.
[0030]
The user personal computer of the embodiment is not limited as long as it is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, whether it is a fixed terminal or a mobile terminal. Of course, a mobile phone with a browser function may be used.
[0031]
In addition, the electronic bulletin board installed at the group center displays the location information and taxi current car information such as empty / actual vehicle identification information based on the e-mail address of each taxi that is already in operation. Anything to do.
[0032]
Further, the position information indicating the current position of the car is obtained from the GPS, but may be position information indicating the current position of the car obtained from the mobile phone network. Further, the determination information of the empty / actual vehicle may be determination information obtained by encoding an empty / actual vehicle signal obtained from a taxi fare meter. The taxi current car information may further include destination destination information.
[0033]
Furthermore, the boarding request information includes information on the user's preferred boarding location, boarding time, destination, number of people, and fare payment method, and an input table is provided with a predetermined operation code before calling the taxi. The desired conditions can be set easily.
[0034]
In addition, the arrival information includes information on the estimated arrival time, car number and characteristics, and only the estimated arrival time is input in units of 5 minutes so as not to put a load on the taxi driver. Etc. are set in advance.
[0035]
In addition, a bulletin board with a city area that displays the current status of taxi operation is based on the current location of the taxi and the location information sent repeatedly for each email address of the active taxi that is sent regularly. It is assumed that information on the predicted traveling direction, the destination intended for the actual vehicle, and either the actual vehicle / empty vehicle is displayed.
[0036]
Furthermore, the taxi dispatch system using the Internet of the present invention manages boarding refusal and management guidance for drivers who do not work by current vehicle information and currently operating taxis by a WWW server and an electronic bulletin board.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, first of all, there is an effect that a rider can visually grasp the operation status of a taxi, and the waiting time can be reduced.
[0038]
In addition, since the driver and the rider want to check each other by e-mail before boarding, an effect of smooth picking can be expected.
[0039]
The dispatch center business can also visually grasp the driving business, and the operation efficiency can be improved.
[0040]
In addition, the crew member can know in advance information such as credit card payment, withdrawal payment by customer card, cash payment, etc., and there is an effect that processing at the time of getting off becomes smooth.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the small terminal in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the group management center of FIG. 1;
4 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the user's personal computer of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Small terminal 11 Transceiver 12 Current vehicle information transmission part 13 Mail reception part 14 Mail transmission part 20 Group management center 21 WWW server 22 Electronic bulletin board 30 Personal computer 31 Display browsing part 32 Mail transmission part 33 Mail reception part 34 CPU
35 Memory 36 Display 37 Wired communication interface 38 Keyboard 40 Wireless network 50 Wired network 121 Email address 122 GPS
123 TX meter 211 Current vehicle information reception unit 212 Current vehicle information storage unit 213 Current vehicle information transmission unit 221 Current vehicle information display unit

Claims (8)

A small terminal mounted for each taxi belonging to a group, a wireless network connected wirelessly to the small terminal, a wired network connected to the wireless network, a WWW server connected to the wired network, and an electronic bulletin board In a taxi dispatch system using the Internet having a group management center including a personal computer connected to the wired network,
  The small terminal is
  A transceiver having an internet communication function;
  At a preset time interval, the registered email address of the vehicle, location information indicating the current location of the vehicle, / Taxi current vehicle information including discriminating information of the actual vehicle, and a current vehicle information transmission unit that transmits to the WWW server by the transceiver;
  A mail receiving unit that directly receives information about a desired ride including information on a desired ride time, a desired ride location, a destination, and the number of people from the personal computer of the taxi user;
  A mail transmission unit that transmits the arrival information corresponding to the boarding request information from the personal computer of the taxi user to the personal computer of the taxi user by mail,
  The WWW server is
  An e-mail address for each operating taxi, which is periodically transmitted from the small terminal mounted on the operating taxi, the location information, and the empty / A current vehicle information receiving unit for receiving the taxi current vehicle information including the discrimination information of the actual vehicle;
  A current vehicle information storage unit for allowing the personal computer of the taxi user to view on the electronic bulletin board the operating status of the taxi based on the taxi current vehicle information obtained from the current vehicle information receiving unit;
  A current vehicle information transmission unit that allows the personal computer of the taxi user to access the WWW server using the Internet and browse the electronic bulletin board;
  The electronic bulletin board
  A current vehicle information display unit that displays a currently operating taxi via the WWW server on the electronic bulletin board for vehicle allocation management;
  The personal computer of the user is
  A bulletin browsing unit that is connectable to the Internet and accesses the WWW server to browse the electronic bulletin board;
  By specifying the e-mail address displayed on the electronic bulletin board of the taxi that satisfies the boarding request condition as a result of browsing the electronic bulletin board, the boarding preference information is directly sent to the small terminal mounted on the taxi by e-mail. An email sender to send,
  A mail receiving unit that receives the pick-up information from the small terminal corresponding to the boarding request information by mail;
  Taxi dispatch system using the Internet. The location information indicating the current location of the car
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, which is position information indicating a current position of a vehicle obtained from GPS. The location information indicating the current location of the car
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, which is position information indicating a current position of a vehicle obtained from a mobile phone network. Empty / actual vehicle discrimination information
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, which is discrimination information obtained by encoding a signal of an empty / actual vehicle obtained from a taxi fare meter. Taxi current car information
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, further comprising destination destination information. Ride preference information
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, comprising information on a user's preferred boarding location, desired boarding time, destination, number of people, and fare payment method. Pick-up information
The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, comprising information on estimated arrival time, car number and characteristics. The operating status of taxis
An e-mail address for each active taxi that is periodically transmitted by radio to a bulletin board that is a figure of an urban area, the current position of the taxi, and a traveling direction that is predicted from position information that is repeatedly sent, The taxi dispatch system using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein information on a destination in the actual vehicle and information on either the actual vehicle / empty vehicle is displayed as schematic information.

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