JP4211414B2 - Vehicle operation system, recording medium, information recording device, transfer processing terminal, and host computer of financial institution - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system that supports operation management of vehicles such as taxis and trucks using a system of a financial institution.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, taxi drivers return to the taxi company they belong to at the end of their work, create daily business reports, report the daily driving history to the taxi company, and settle the daily sales (i.e. And pay the amount to a taxi company). In this way, taxi companies managed and managed taxis.
[0003]
By the way, in order to reduce the taxi driver's burden when creating daily business reports, for example, there is a technique of mounting an IC card in a taxi and recording a travel history on the IC card (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). reference.).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 6-75271 (FIGS. 1 to 4)
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-135243 (paragraphs 0008 to 0010, FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
With such technology, it is possible to reduce the taxi driver's burden when preparing daily business reports.
[0006]
However, the taxi driver must still return to the taxi company to settle sales (ie, measure the daily sales and pay the amount to the taxi company). For this reason, the taxi driver's burden when paying for sales has not been reduced and has remained a problem.
[0007]
In addition, taxi companies need to have a dedicated accountant to manage cash and to input the running history of each taxi driver to the computer. As a result, taxi companies have a problem of high costs.
[0008]
In order to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle operation system in which a taxi driver does not have to return to a taxi company to settle sales.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The vehicle operation system according to the present invention is capable of communicating with a recording medium in which an operation history of the vehicle is recorded, an information recording device for recording the operation history of the vehicle in the recording medium, and a host computer of a financial institution, and the recording medium A transfer processing terminal for causing the host computer of the financial institution to execute the transfer process based on the information recorded in the above, and a host computer of the financial institution executing the transfer process.
[0010]
In the vehicle operation system according to the present invention, a vehicle operation history (including vehicle travel history, information on tolls, etc.) is recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card in accordance with taxi travel. The taxi driver inserts the recording medium into a transfer processing terminal (for example, an automatic transaction apparatus of a financial institution) that can communicate with the host computer of the financial institution at the end of the business. Then, the transfer processing terminal causes the host computer to execute the transfer process based on the information recorded on the recording medium. At this time, the host computer causes the taxi driver to input an amount corresponding to the daily sales into the transfer processing terminal and processes the amount as if it was transferred to the account of the taxi company. In this way, the taxi driver can transfer the daily sales from the destination to the taxi company account. Therefore, the taxi driver does not have to return to the taxi company to settle sales.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The vehicle operation system according to the present invention is communicable with a recording medium on which a vehicle operation history is recorded, an information recording device for recording the vehicle operation history on the recording medium, and a host computer of a financial institution, and is recorded on the recording medium. And a transfer processing terminal for causing the host computer of the financial institution to execute the transfer process based on the received information, and a host computer of the financial institution executing the transfer process. In the following, a taxi is taken as an example of a vehicle, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to trucks, buses, and other vehicles. In the following, a bank is taken as an example of a financial institution, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be a credit union, an agricultural cooperative, a post office, or the like.
[0012]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each figure is shown only schematically to the extent that the present invention can be understood. Moreover, in each figure, about the common element, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0013]
<First Embodiment>
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle operation system, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information for specifying a transfer destination, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle operation history, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transfer processing terminal, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the host computer.
[0014]
(System configuration)
As shown in FIG. 1, a taxi 100 is equipped with a fare meter 110 and an IC card reader / writer 112 as an information recording device. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the charge meter 110 and the IC card reader / writer 112 are separate devices connected to each other, but can also be integrated.
[0015]
The fare meter 110 measures, for example, a travel distance, a travel time, a boarding fee, etc., and displays these (travel distance and boarding fee in the example shown in FIG. 1) on the display panel and outputs them to the IC card reader / writer 112. . The IC card reader / writer 112 is communicably connected to an IC card 114 serving as a recording medium, and records travel distance, travel time, boarding fee, and other information on the IC card 114. The connection is performed by contact of a conductive member or wirelessly depending on the form of the IC card 114.
[0016]
The IC card 114 is equipped with a control unit (not shown) for executing external communication and various calculations, and a memory (not shown) for recording various information.
[0017]
Before starting business, the IC card 114 is used to identify information related to the driver and information for specifying the transfer destination (for example, the company name of the taxi company or the taxi company established in the bank) by the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500, for example. , Etc.) are recorded. The information related to the driver is, for example, a taxi driver code (that is, an employee number assigned to the taxi driver by the taxi company 500) or a taxi driver name. Information for specifying the transfer destination is arbitrarily set according to the operation mode of the system. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, an “transfer destination” column, an “account” column, an “address” column, and the like are provided. In the “transfer destination” column, the “company name” of the taxi company that is the transfer destination is recorded. In the “account” column, for example, “bank name”, “branch name”, “account number”, and the like are recorded. In the “address” column, for example, “zip code”, “address”, “destination”, “phone number”, “facsimile number”, “e-mail address”, and the like are recorded. The “bank name” and “branch name” may be a bank code or a branch code.
[0018]
Further, the IC card 114 records the operation history of the vehicle by the IC card reader / writer 112 when performing business. The operation history of the vehicle is arbitrarily set according to the operation mode of the system. In the example shown in FIG. 3, a “record No.” column, a “date and time” column, a “travel history” column, a “fee” column, and the like are provided.
[0019]
In the “Record No.” column, the order of the vehicle operation history recorded on the IC card 114 is recorded. The order of recording in the “Record No.” column is initialized every time settlement is performed and starts from 1. In the “date and time” column, the date and time when the operation history of the vehicle is recorded on the IC card 114 are recorded. In the “travel history” column, for example, “vehicle number”, “ride time”, “get off time”, “ride position”, “get off position”, “travel time”, “travel distance”, “extra”, etc. Is recorded. In the “fee” column, for example, “card sales” representing the sales amount of the prepaid card described in detail in the second embodiment, “boarding fee”, and “boarding fee” are paid by the prepaid card. “Prepaid payment subtotal” that represents the subtotal of the amount, “Cash payment subtotal” that represents the subtotal of the amount paid in cash for “Card sales” or “Ride fee”, etc. "Prepaid payment total" representing the total amount, "Cash payment total" representing the total amount of "Cash payment subtotal" that occurred after the previous settlement, "Grand total" representing the total amount of "Prepaid payment total" and "Cash payment total" In addition, “settlement” indicating whether or not sales are settled is recorded.
[0020]
In FIG. 3, “AXXX” of “AOO, XXXX, YOO” recorded in the “Boarding position” field and the “Getting off position” field is for each area in order to specify the area. In the attached map number, “XOO” is the X coordinate in the map number “AOO”, and “YOO” is the Y coordinate in the map number “AOO”. In the value recorded in the “traveling time” column, the integer part represents minutes and the decimal part represents units of ten seconds. The value in the “travel distance” column represents the meter traveled. “Night” recorded in the “extra” column indicates that night surcharge is applied, and “day” indicates that a normal charge is applied. In the “extra” column, in addition to “night” and “daytime”, for example, “reserved” may be recorded. In the “settlement” column, “not yet” is recorded when the sales settlement is not processed, and “done” is recorded when the sales settlement is processed. In the “payment” column, “saved” is also recorded when the taxi company 500 pays off the sales.
[0021]
The IC card 114 is a distribution business support terminal 310 installed in a retail store 300 of a distribution business (for example, a convenience store or a supermarket) or an auto teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM) installed in a bank 400 at the end of business. The data is inserted into 410 and used for execution of a transfer process by the host computer 405. The information recorded on the IC card 114 is used for the execution of the transfer process by the host computer 405 as described above, various lists (for example, a transfer amount list obtained by summing up transfer amounts described later, FIG. For example, a charge list in which the information included in the “charge” column shown in the figure is tabulated, a business performance list detailed in the third embodiment, etc.). Therefore, it is preferable that the PC server 505 and the IC card reader / writer 112 record information for identifying the transfer person, vehicle operation history, and the like on the IC card 114 in a format that can be processed by the host computer 405.
[0022]
The distribution business support terminal 310 and the ATM 410 are transfer processing terminals for causing the host computer 405 of the bank 400 to execute the transfer processing, and communicate with the host computer 405 of the bank 400 and the information read / write function for the IC card 114. With functionality. Note that the distribution support terminal 310 has the same form as the ATM 410, or the same form as the ATM 410, with a ticket issuing function, an internet sales function, a point-of-sales (POS) function, a loan application function, etc. It is an added form.
[0023]
The host computer 405 includes a database 406 for registering customer account ledgers and performs various processes. For example, the host computer 405 executes the transfer process, and various lists (a transfer amount list in which the amount of money transferred is totaled, a charge list in which arbitrary information included in the information related to the above charges is totaled, The business performance list and the like (detailed in the third embodiment) 50 are created and output to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 via a communication network such as the Internet 600.
[0024]
The PC server 505 includes a database 506 for registering the list 50 and other information, and manages various information.
[0025]
(Overview of system operation)
Hereinafter, the operation of the vehicle operation system will be described in detail along the arrows (1) to (6) in FIG. The arrows (1) to (6) indicate the flow of money and information.
[0026]
An arrow (1) in FIG. 1 indicates that money 10 corresponding to the boarding fee has been paid from the passenger 200 to the taxi driver at the time of business execution.
[0027]
The arrow (2) in FIG. 1 shows information such as the travel distance, travel time, and boarding fee measured by the fee meter 110 when the money 10 corresponding to the boarding fee is paid from the passenger 200 to the taxi driver. It is output from the charge meter 110 to the IC card reader / writer 112 and recorded on the IC card 114. The operation of the IC card reader / writer 112 will be described in detail in the section of (IC card reader / writer operation) described later.
[0028]
The arrow (3) in FIG. 1 indicates that the money 10 and the IC card 114 are appropriately inserted into the distribution business support terminal 310 installed in the retail store 300 of the distribution business or the ATM 410 installed in the bank 400 at the end of the business. Which indicates that.
[0029]
At this time, the taxi driver goes to the retail store 300 or the bank 400 of the nearest distribution business and operates the distribution business support terminal 310 or the ATM 410 (hereinafter referred to as transfer processing terminals 310 and 410) as follows.
[0030]
That is, first, the taxi driver selects a key for designating a transfer process from among keys for designating various transactions displayed on an initial screen of a touch panel (not shown) of the transfer process terminals 310 and 410, and presses this key. . Next, the IC card 114 is inserted into a card insertion / discharge port (not shown) of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410.
[0031]
Then, various information recorded on the IC card 114 is read by the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410. The information read at this time is arbitrarily set according to the system operation mode. In this embodiment, information on the driver described above, information for specifying the transfer destination shown in FIG. 2, the operation history of the vehicle whose “settlement” column shown in FIG. To do.
[0032]
The transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 determine a transfer person, a transfer destination, and a transfer amount based on the read information. In this embodiment, the name of the taxi driver (or taxi driver code) included in the information on the driver is the transfer person, and is specified by the “company name” column and the “account number” column shown in FIG. Assume that the account is the transfer destination, and the “total cash payment amount (however, the last line whose“ settlement ”” column is “not yet”) shown in FIG. 3 is the transfer amount. Note that the transfer amount may be determined by the host computer 405 instead of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410. That is, the host computer 405 may acquire information from the IC card 114 via the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410, and determine the transfer amount based on the acquired information.
[0033]
The transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 display information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount determined in this way on a touch panel (not shown) to make the taxi driver confirm. When the information displayed on the touch panel is correct, the taxi driver inserts the money 10 corresponding to the transfer amount into a money insertion port (not shown) of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 as shown by an arrow (3). become. Whether or not the information displayed on the touch panel is correct is determined based on whether or not the transfer amount matches the amount obtained by subtracting the amount held at the start of business from the amount currently held. In addition, when the information displayed on the touch panel is incorrect, the taxi driver corrects the incorrect item and inserts the money 10 corresponding to the transfer amount into the money insertion port of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410. The transfer process is canceled and the company returns to the taxi company 500, and the taxi company 500 settles the sales. Here, it is assumed that the information displayed on the touch panel is correct (that is, the taxi driver inserts the money 10 corresponding to the money transfer amount into the money input ports of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410). Note that the operation of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 will be described in detail in the section of (Transfer Processing Terminal Operation) described later.
[0034]
An arrow (4) in FIG. 1 indicates that information read from the IC card 114 by the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 is output from the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 to the host computer 405 of the bank 400.
[0035]
For example, when money 10 corresponding to the transfer amount is inserted by a taxi driver, information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount is output from the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 to the host computer 405 of the bank 400. . In response to this, the host computer 405 executes a transfer process. That is, for an account corresponding to a transfer destination of an account ledger (not shown) registered in the database 406, information such as the transfer date, transfer person, and transfer amount is recorded, and the balance of the account is the sum of the transfer amount and Update the account balance so that
[0036]
In addition, information other than the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount (that is, information related to the driver, information for specifying the transfer destination, information such as the operation history of the vehicle, etc.) is also transferred to the transfer processing terminal 310. , 410 to the host computer 405 of the bank 400. The timing of the output may be simultaneous with information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount, but the transfer process by the host computer 405 so that the host computer 405 can execute the transfer process promptly. It is preferable to be after execution. In this case, it is preferable to output including information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount.
[0037]
The host computer 405 records information on the driver acquired in this way, information for specifying the transfer destination, information such as the operation history of the vehicle in the database 406, and according to the use desired by each transfer destination. Various lists (for example, a transfer amount list that totals the amount of money that has been processed for transfer, a charge list that includes any information included in the information related to the above-mentioned charges, and a business performance detailed in the third embodiment 50). The operation of the host computer 405 will be described in detail in the section (Operation of the host computer) described later.
[0038]
An arrow (5) in FIG. 1 indicates that the list 50 is output from the host computer 405 to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 via the Internet 600.
[0039]
For example, the list 50 is output from the host computer 405 to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 via the Internet 600 at a predetermined time (for example, every day, week, month, or year changes). In response to this, the PC server 505 (or a personal computer (not shown) connected to the PC server 505) records the list 50 in the database 506, and at a predetermined time (for example, a date that serves as a salary calculation standard has elapsed). Each time, the salary amount of each taxi driver is calculated using the list 50. This eliminates the need for the taxi company 500 to arrange a dedicated accounting staff to manage cash and to input the travel history of each taxi driver to the computer.
[0040]
An arrow {circle around (6)} in FIG. 1 indicates that the management service fee (including fees and advisory fees) is paid from the taxi company 500 to the bank 400. This payment may be made by debiting from the account of the taxi company 500 established in the bank 400 (that is, transferring funds from the account of the taxi company 500 to the account of the bank 400).
[0041]
The above is an outline of the operation of the system. Next, operations of the IC card reader / writer 112, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410, and the host computer 405 will be described in detail in order.
[0042]
(Operation of IC card reader / writer)
The IC card reader / writer 112 operates as shown in FIG. As described above, the IC card 114 includes, for example, information on the driver and information for specifying the transfer destination (such as the company name of the taxi company or the bank) by the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 before starting the business. The account number of the established taxi company) is recorded.
[0043]
At the start of business, the taxi driver attaches the IC card 114 to the IC card reader / writer 112. The IC card reader / writer 112 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the IC card 114. When the IC card reader / writer 112 detects the IC card 114 by this sensor, the IC card reader / writer 112 communicates with the IC card 114 to confirm the setting of the IC card 114 (S11).
[0044]
At the time of business execution, the taxi driver searches for the passenger 200 by driving the vehicle. When the taxi driver finds the passenger 200, the taxi driver gets on the passenger 200 and pushes a lever (not shown) of the charge meter 110 to activate the count of the charge meter 110. At this time, the charge meter 110 displays the boarding fee (initial ride amount) on the display panel. It also measures travel history (for example, vehicle number, boarding time, getting-off time, boarding position, getting-off position, driving time, travel distance, etc.) and information related to tolls (for example, boarding fees), and IC card Information such as boarding time is output to the reader / writer 112. In response to this, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information such as the boarding time on the IC card 114 (S13).
[0045]
When the taxi 100 arrives at the destination of the passenger 200, the taxi driver erects a lever (not shown) of the toll meter 110 to stop the counting of the toll meter 110. At this time, the fare meter 110 displays the boarding fare on the display panel and outputs information related to the travel history and fare to the IC card reader / writer 112. In response to this, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information such as travel distance and boarding fee on the IC card 114 (S15).
[0046]
Passenger 200 pays the boarding fee displayed on the display panel of fee meter 110 with money 10. When the payment is completed, the taxi driver opens the door, lowers the passenger, and moves a lever (not shown) of the fare meter 110. Thereby, the charge meter 110 outputs information such as the getting-off time to the IC card reader / writer 112. In response, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information such as alighting time on the IC card 114 (S17) and resets the boarding fare displayed on the display panel to zero, indicating that the vehicle is empty / full. Change the display to empty car.
[0047]
Thereafter, the IC card reader / writer 112 repeats the processes from S13 to S17 each time a passenger gets on.
[0048]
At the end of business, the taxi driver removes the IC card 114 from the IC card reader / writer 112. Then, the IC card reader / writer 112 detects the removal of the IC card 114 by the sensor (not shown) (S19). Thereafter, the IC card reader / writer 112 measures the time from when the IC card 114 is removed until it is set again so that the taxi 100 is not used for non-business activities, and when the IC card 114 is set again. To the IC card 114. If a long time record is made, the record is notified from the host computer 405 of the bank 400 to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500, and the taxi company 500 asks the taxi driver about the reason. .
[0049]
(Transfer processing terminal operation)
The transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 operate as shown in FIG.
[0050]
The taxi driver has the IC card 114 removed from the IC card reader / writer 112, and the retail store 300 of the nearest distribution business, the main branch of the bank 400, the unmanned store, etc. that have introduced the vehicle operation system according to the present invention. Head for. Then, the IC card 114 is inserted into a card insertion / discharge port (not shown) of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 installed in the retail store 300 of the distribution business, the main branch of the bank 400, an unmanned store or the like. A sensor (not shown) for detecting that the IC card 114 has been inserted is provided at the card insertion / discharge port. When the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 detect the IC card 114 by this sensor, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 take the IC card 114 into the apparatus (S31) and convey it to a card processing unit (not shown). The card insertion / discharge port is normally used as a port for inserting / discharging a cash card.
[0051]
As described above, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 receive information on the driver, information for specifying the transfer destination, vehicle operation history (however, the “payment” column shown in FIG. Etc.) is determined, and the transfer person, transfer destination, and transfer amount are determined based on the read information. Then, information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount is displayed on a touch panel (not shown) (S33).
[0052]
When the information displayed on the touch panel is correct, the taxi driver inserts the money 10 corresponding to the money transfer amount into a money insertion port (not shown) of the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410. The transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 count the amount of money that has been inserted (S35), and when money 10 corresponding to the amount of money to be transferred has been inserted, information to be used for the transfer process (that is, transfer person, transfer destination, transfer) Information such as the amount of money) is output to the host computer 405 of the bank 400 (S37). When the taxi driver puts more money 10 than the transfer amount into the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 transfer only the transfer amount, which corresponds to the amount exceeding the transfer amount. The money 10 is returned as change. In addition, when the taxi driver puts money 10 less than the transfer amount into the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 interrupt the transfer process.
[0053]
Thereafter, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 print any information included in the operation history of the vehicle on the receipt by a receipt printing unit (not shown) (S39), and the “payment” column recorded on the IC card 114 Change the field where “is not set” to “done”. Then, the IC card 114 is returned by stacking and discharging the receipt and the IC card 114 (S41).
[0054]
When the taxi driver receives the IC card 114 and the receipt, the processing at the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 ends.
[0055]
(Host computer operation)
The host computer 405 operates as shown in FIG.
[0056]
When the host computer 405 outputs information to be used for the transfer process (that is, information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount) from the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410, the host computer 405 records these information in the database 406 ( S51), transfer processing to the account of the taxi company 500 is executed (S53).
[0057]
In addition, the host computer 405 has various lists (for example, transfer amounts obtained by totaling the amounts of money transferred) according to the usage desired by each payee for each period determined by a contract with the taxi company 500 as the payee. A list, a charge list obtained by collecting arbitrary information included in the information related to the charge, a sales performance list detailed in the third embodiment, etc.) 50 are created (S55). The list 50 is preferably in a form that is tabulated for each taxi driver or can be edited for each taxi driver. In this embodiment, for example, the host computer 405 creates a list 50 by totaling the travel history (boarding time, getting-off time, travel distance, etc.) of each taxi driver and boarding fees for a certain period. To do. The host computer 405 outputs the list 50 created in this way to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 by e-mail via the Internet 600 (S57).
[0058]
As described above, according to the vehicle operation system according to this embodiment, the taxi company 500 has the bank 400 act as a taxi driver's record of driving history and cash management. It is not necessary and can reduce the cost. Further, the bank 400 can obtain a reward for the management service from the taxi company 500 and can also enclose the taxi company 500 as a customer. Furthermore, a deposit including a boarding fee can be secured. Further, since the taxi driver does not need to return to the taxi company 500 to settle the sales, the business efficiency can be improved.
[0059]
<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, an example in which the boarding fee is paid in cash has been described. In this embodiment, an example in which the boarding fee is paid using a prepaid card will be described. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the charge meter 110 has a read / write function for a prepaid card.
[0060]
Hereinafter, “sale of prepaid card” will be described first, and then “payment using prepaid card” will be described.
[0061]
(Prepaid card sales)
First, sales of a prepaid card, which is a premise for using a prepaid card, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sales example of a prepaid card, and shows a flow of processing when the passenger 200 purchases the prepaid card 30.
[0062]
In this embodiment, each taxi driver gets on the taxi 100 with a predetermined number of prepaid cards 30 and receives a new prepaid card 30 from the taxi company 500 each time the prepaid card 30 is sold. Shall.
[0063]
At the time of business execution, when the passenger 200 purchases the prepaid card 30 from the taxi driver and pays the money 10 to the taxi driver as the price, the taxi driver uses the prepaid card 30 from the input unit (not shown) of the charge meter 110. Enter sales information for. Thereby, the fee meter 110 outputs the sales information of the prepaid card 30 to the IC card reader / writer 112. In response to this, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information on the IC card 114 as follows. That is, the sales information of the prepaid card 30 is recorded in the “card sales” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum of the previous “total cash payment” amount and the current “card sale” amount is recorded in the “total cash payment” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum total of the previous “total” amount and the current “card sale” amount is recorded in the “total” column shown in FIG.
[0064]
At the end of the business, the taxi driver conducts the transaction for the transfer process at the retail store 300 or the bank 400 of the nearest distribution business, as in the first embodiment. At this time, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 output information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount to the host computer 405 of the bank 400 as in the first embodiment. In response to this, the host computer 405 executes a transfer process. At this time, the total sales amount of the prepaid card 30 is also transferred. This is because the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 are the sum of the total amount of sales of the prepaid card 30 and the total amount of the boarding fee paid in cash “total cash payment (however, the“ payment ”column shown in FIG. 3). This is because the amount of “the last line where“ is not yet ”)” is determined as the transfer amount. The payment by using the prepaid card will be described later.
[0065]
Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 specify information other than the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount (that is, information related to the driver other than these and the transfer destination). Information, such as information on the vehicle operation history (including information on the “card sales” column shown in FIG. 3), etc.) is output to the host computer 405 of the bank 400.
[0066]
Similarly to the first embodiment, the host computer 405 determines information about the driver acquired in this way, information for specifying the transfer destination, vehicle operation history ("card sales" shown in FIG. 3). Information including the column) is recorded in the database 406, and various lists 50 are created according to the use desired by each transfer destination. At this time, for each period determined by a contract with the taxi company 500, a list in which the sales amount of the prepaid card 30 is tabulated as a kind of the list 50 is created, and the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 is created at a predetermined time. Output to. In response to this, the PC server 505 (or a personal computer (not shown) connected to the PC server 505) records the list 50 (including a list in which the prepaid card 30 sales are totaled) in the database 506.
[0067]
Since the list summing up the sales amount of the prepaid card 30 represents the sales amount of the prepaid card 30, the taxi company 500 can manage the sales amount of the prepaid card 30. In the list in which the sales amount of the prepaid card 30 is tabulated, the sales amount of the prepaid card 30 may be tabulated for each taxi driver. In this case, since the sales amount of the prepaid card 30 of each taxi driver and the amount of the prepaid card 30 distributed to each taxi driver can be checked, the taxi driver may illegally distribute the prepaid card 30. You can find this even if you receive it.
[0068]
(Payment using prepaid card)
Next, payment by using a prepaid card will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of payment processing using a prepaid card, and shows a flow when the passenger 200 uses the prepaid card 30 to pay a boarding fee.
[0069]
At the time of business execution, the passenger 200 passes the prepaid card 30 to the taxi driver in order to pay the boarding fee using the prepaid card 30 (hereinafter referred to as payment by the prepaid card 30). The taxi driver receives the prepaid card 30 and causes the charge meter 110 to read the balance of the prepaid card 30.
[0070]
When the balance of the prepaid card 30 is larger than the boarding fee, the fee meter 110 records an amount obtained by subtracting the boarding fee from the balance of the prepaid card 30 as a new prepaid card 30 balance on the prepaid card 30. Also, the boarding fee and the amount paid by the prepaid card 30 are output to the IC card reader / writer 112. The IC card reader / writer 112 records information on the IC card 114 as follows. That is, the amount of the boarding fee is recorded in the “boarding fee” column shown in FIG. Further, the amount of payment by the prepaid card 30 is recorded in the “prepaid payment subtotal” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum of the previous “total boarding fee” amount and the current “boarding fee” amount is recorded in the “total boarding fee” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum of the previous “prepaid payment total” amount and the current “prepaid payment subtotal” column is recorded in the “total prepaid payment” column shown in FIG. In addition, the sum total of the previous “total” amount and the current “ride” amount is recorded in the “total” column shown in FIG. This completes the payment process.
[0071]
The payment by the prepaid card 30 does not affect the salary amount of the taxi driver. This is because the taxi driver's salary is calculated based on the amount recorded in the “Total boarding fare” column shown in FIG.
[0072]
Further, when the balance of the prepaid card 30 is smaller than the boarding fee, the fee meter 110 displays the difference between the boarding fee and the balance on the display panel. When the passenger 200 pays money 10 corresponding to the difference to the taxi driver, the taxi driver operates an input unit (not shown) of the charge meter 110. Thereby, the fee meter 110 recognizes that the money 10 corresponding to the difference has been paid, and records the balance of the prepaid card 30 on the prepaid card 30 as zero. Further, the boarding fee, the payment information by the prepaid card 30 and the difference (that is, the amount of payment by the money 10) are output to the IC card reader / writer 112. In response to this, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information on the IC card 114 as follows. That is, the amount of the boarding fee is recorded in the “boarding fee” column shown in FIG. Further, the amount of payment by the prepaid card 30 is recorded in the “prepaid payment subtotal” column shown in FIG. Further, the amount of payment by money 10 is recorded in the “Cash payment subtotal” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum of the previous “total boarding fee” amount and the current “boarding fee” amount is recorded in the “total boarding fee” column shown in FIG. Further, the sum of the previous “prepaid payment total” amount and the current “prepaid payment subtotal” column is recorded in the “total prepaid payment” column shown in FIG. In addition, the sum of the previous “total cash payment” amount and the current “total cash payment” column is recorded in the “total cash payment” column shown in FIG. In addition, the sum total of the previous “total” amount and the current “ride” amount is recorded in the “total” column shown in FIG. This completes the payment process.
[0073]
In addition, when the balance of the prepaid card 30 is less than the boarding fee, it is also possible to pay the difference using another prepaid card 30. In this case, the taxi driver receives another prepaid card 30 from the passenger 200 and causes the charge meter 110 to read the balance of the other prepaid card 30 again.
[0074]
When the payment process is complete, the taxi driver opens the door and drops the passenger. Then, a lever (not shown) of the charge meter 110 is moved. As a result, the charge meter 110 “full” display changes to “empty” display. After this, the taxi driver runs the vehicle and searches for the next passenger 200.
[0075]
At the end of the business, the taxi driver conducts the transaction for the transfer process at the retail store 300 or the bank 400 of the nearest distribution business, as in the first embodiment. At this time, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 output information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount to the host computer 405 of the bank 400 as in the first embodiment. In response to this, the host computer 405 executes a transfer process. At this time, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 indicate the amount of “total cash payments” (however, in the last line in which the “payment” column shown in FIG. 3 is “not yet”) ”. Is determined as the transfer amount. This transfer amount does not include payment by the prepaid card 30. This is because the monetary value of the prepaid card 30 is included in the transfer amount transferred to the account of the taxi company 500 when the prepaid card 30 is sold.
[0076]
Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 specify information other than the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount (that is, information related to the driver other than these and the transfer destination). Information such as information on the vehicle operation history (including information on the “prepaid payment total” column shown in FIG. 3) and the like are also output to the host computer 405 of the bank 400.
[0077]
Similarly to the first embodiment, the host computer 405 determines the information about the driver acquired in this way, the information for specifying the transfer destination, the operation history of the vehicle (the “prepaid payment total shown in FIG. 3). And the like) are recorded in the database 406, and various lists 50 are created according to the use desired by each transfer destination. At this time, for each period determined by a contract with the taxi company 500, a list in which payments by the prepaid card 30 are tabulated as a kind of the list 50 is also created, and the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 is stored at a predetermined time. Output. In response to this, the PC server 505 (or a personal computer (not shown) connected to the PC server 505) records the list 50 (including a list in which payments by the prepaid card 30 are totaled) in the database 506.
[0078]
The list in which payments by the prepaid card 30 are tabulated represents the amount of payment by the prepaid card 30. Based on this, the unused amount of the prepaid card 30 distributed in the market can be calculated. Therefore, the taxi company 500 can manage the amount paid by the prepaid card 30 and the unused amount of the prepaid card 30 distributed in the market.
[0079]
As described above, according to the vehicle operation system according to this embodiment, the taxi company 500 makes it easy to pay a fee from the passenger 200 to the taxi driver and also makes it easy to return the change from the taxi driver to the passenger 200. Can be. Moreover, since the possibility that the passenger 200 will get on again because the unused amount of the prepaid card 30 is used increases, a fixed customer can be acquired. In addition, since the bank 400 manages information related to the sale of the prepaid card 30 and payment by the prepaid card 30, a dedicated accounting staff is not required, and the cost can be reduced.
[0080]
<Third Embodiment>
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which vehicle position information is acquired from a GPS satellite and used.
[0081]
(Acquisition of location information)
First, acquisition of position information will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of acquiring position information.
[0082]
In this embodiment, the charge meter 110 mounted on the taxi 100 is connected to the GPS terminal 710. The GPS terminal 710 can acquire its own position information from the GPS satellite 700 and outputs the acquired position information to the charge meter 110.
[0083]
The fee meter 110 includes position information when the passenger 200 gets on (that is, position information acquired from the GPS terminal 710 when a lever (not shown) is inverted by a taxi driver) and position information when the passenger 200 gets off (that is, The position information acquired from the GPS terminal 710 is output to the IC card reader / writer 112 when a taxi driver erects a lever (not shown) by the taxi driver. In response to this, the IC card reader / writer 112 records information on the IC card 114 as follows. That is, the position information when the passenger 200 gets in the “boarding position” column shown in FIG. 3 is recorded. In addition, the position information at the time of getting off is recorded in the "Getting off position" column shown in FIG.
[0084]
(Use of location information)
Next, use of position information will be described. For example, the location information is used to calculate the location of the area where the boarding rate is high, the time, the travel route with a high sales record, the point that increases the vehicle allocation efficiency, and the like. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales performance list that is a calculation result of such sales performance.
[0085]
In the example shown in FIG. 10, a list related to sales performance (hereinafter referred to as a sales performance list) 60 shows information indicating how much sales performance has been obtained, for example, for each region and for each time period. ing. In addition, the sales record list 60 shows a map for each region, and the map also shows a travel route with a high sales record that can be identified by a dotted line or the like.
[0086]
Such a sales record list 60 is created as follows.
[0087]
That is, at the end of the business, the taxi driver makes a transaction for transfer processing at the retail store 300 or the bank 400 of the nearest distribution business. At this time, similarly to the first and second embodiments, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 output information such as the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount to the host computer 405 of the bank 400. In response to this, the host computer 405 executes a transfer process.
[0088]
Thereafter, as in the first and second embodiments, the transfer processing terminals 310 and 410 provide information other than the transfer person, the transfer destination, and the transfer amount (that is, other information related to the driver, transfer, etc.). Information for specifying the destination, vehicle operation history ("Boarding position" column shown in FIG. 3, that is, position information when the passenger 200 obtained from the GPS satellite 700 gets on, and "Getting off position" column, , And the like), which are obtained from the GPS satellite 700, are also output to the host computer 405 of the bank 400.
[0089]
As in the first and second embodiments, the host computer 405 records the information acquired in this way in the database 406 and creates various lists 50 according to the use desired by each transfer destination. At this time, for each period determined by a contract with the taxi company 500, a business performance list 60 is also created as a kind of the list 50, and is output to the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500 at a predetermined time. In response to this, the PC server 505 (or a personal computer (not shown) connected to the PC server 505) records the list 50 (including the business performance list 60) in the database 506.
[0090]
As described above, the sales performance list 60 includes a region where the boarding rate is high, a time, a travel route with a high sales performance, a point for increasing vehicle allocation efficiency, and the like. Therefore, the taxi company 500 can find the passenger 200 efficiently by running the vehicle based on the business performance list 60. As a result, the taxi company 500 can improve vehicle allocation efficiency, business efficiency, and profitability.
[0091]
As described above, according to the vehicle operation system according to this embodiment, the taxi company 500 can receive a consultant from the bank 400 such as the area where the boarding rate is high, the time, the travel route, etc. Efficiency, profitability, etc. can be improved. Further, the bank 400 can obtain various information from the taxi company 500 and can obtain a consultant fee.
[0092]
<Modifications>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications and modifications can be considered without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0093]
For example, the recording medium described as the IC card 114 can be in the form of various portable electronic devices (for example, a mobile phone, an electronic notebook, a game machine, etc.).
[0094]
Further, the settlement of the sales by transfer is not limited to when the business is finished, but can be appropriately performed. For example, when a sales amount exceeding a certain amount is accumulated, it may be performed. Or, for example, at a certain time such as midnight or midnight, the sales for the unsettled portion may be settled.
[0095]
Further, in the first embodiment, the information for specifying the transfer destination is described as being recorded by the PC server 505 of the taxi company 500. However, the information is recorded by the IC card reader / writer 112. Also good.
[0096]
In the second embodiment, an example of a payment process using a prepaid card has been described. However, a payment process using a credit card or a debit card is also possible.
[0097]
In the third embodiment, the example of managing the boarding information and the getting-off information has been described. However, the operation route can also be managed.
[0098]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention described above has an effect of improving work efficiency because it is not necessary for the taxi driver to return to the office and measure the daily sales.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle operation system.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information for specifying a transfer destination.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation history of a vehicle.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the IC card reader / writer.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a transfer processing terminal.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the host computer.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sales example of a prepaid card.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of payment processing using a prepaid card.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of acquisition of position information.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales performance list.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 currency
50 lists
100 taxi
110 Charge meter
112 IC card reader / writer
114 IC card
200 passengers
300 retail stores
310 Distribution support terminal (transfer processing terminal)
400 banks
405 Host computer
410 ATM (transfer processing terminal)
500 taxi companies
505 PC server
600 Internet

Claims (18)

A recording medium on which the operation history of the vehicle is recorded;
An information recording apparatus for recording a vehicle operation history in the recording medium;
A transfer processing terminal that is communicable with a host computer of a financial institution and causes the host computer of the financial institution to execute a transfer process based on information recorded in the recording medium;
A host computer of the financial institution executing the transfer process;
A vehicle operation system comprising: The vehicle operation system according to claim 1, wherein information for specifying a transfer destination is recorded on the recording medium. The vehicle operation system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation history includes a vehicle travel history and information related to a charge. The vehicle operation system according to claim 3, wherein the traveling history of the vehicle includes position information acquired from a GPS satellite. The vehicle operation system according to claim 3, wherein the information about the fee includes sales information by prepaid card sales. 4. The vehicle operation system according to claim 3, wherein the information about the fee includes payment information by using a prepaid card. A recording medium characterized in that information for specifying a transfer destination and an operation history of a vehicle are recorded, and a host computer of a financial institution executes a transfer process based on the recorded information. The recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the recording medium is an IC card. An information recording apparatus for recording an operation history of a vehicle on a recording medium in a format that can be transferred by a host computer of a financial institution. The information recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information recording apparatus is connected to or incorporated in a fee meter. 11. The information recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein payment processing using a prepaid card can be executed. It can communicate with a host computer of a financial institution, acquires information from a recording medium on which information for specifying a transfer destination and a vehicle operation history is recorded, and transfers to the host computer of the financial institution based on the acquired information A transfer processing terminal characterized by executing processing. The transfer processing terminal according to claim 12, wherein the transfer amount is determined based on information acquired from the recording medium. The transfer processing terminal according to claim 12 or 13, wherein a vehicle operation history is acquired from the recording medium, and a part or all of the acquired vehicle operation history is output to a host computer of the financial institution. A host computer of a financial institution that executes a transfer process based on a transfer request by a transfer processing terminal according to claim 12. 16. The host computer of a financial institution according to claim 15, wherein information is acquired from the recording medium via the transfer processing terminal, and a transfer amount is determined based on the acquired information. 17. The financial institution host computer according to claim 15 or 16, wherein a list relating to the transfer process is generated and output to a computer of an institution operating the vehicle via the Internet. 18. A financial institution according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein a list of business results is generated based on a vehicle operation history and output to a computer of an institution operating the vehicle via the Internet. Host computer.

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