JP5281778B2 - Taxi meter and taxi system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taxi meter used by a plurality of crews without degrading security. <P>SOLUTION: This taxi meter 3 has a control means 11a to perform various functions for taxi operation and is shared by the plurality of crews. The meter has a determination information acquisition means 11b which acquires determination information for determining the crews authenticated to use the taxi meter 3, a determination information storage means 13 which stores the acquired determination information, a crew information acquisition means 11c which acquires crew information from a storage medium 2m held by the crew using the taxi meter 3, and a crew determination means 11d which compares the acquired crew information and the determination information and determines whether or not the crew is authenticated. When the crew is not authenticated by the crew determination means 11d, the control means 11a restricts the functions, while releases the function restriction and performs various operations when authenticated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a taximeter and a taxi system, and more particularly, to a taximeter and a taxi system used jointly by a plurality of crew members.

  The taxi meter calculates the fee based on the travel distance and travel time of the mounted taxi and the approved fee system, and displays the billing fee sequentially. The travel distance is calculated, for example, by taking a distance signal corresponding to the rotation of the transmission from a distance sensor on the vehicle body side. The fare system is for ensuring the convenience of fare setting and ensuring the convenience of the user, and the taxi business is regulated by law so that the fare system is approved.

As shown in Patent Document 1, such a taximeter is connected to a control box and constitutes a taximeter system that can be electrically connected to a card reader / writer, a printer, a payment terminal, etc. via the control box. ing. In the taximeter system, the connection status of the taximeter and its peripheral devices to the system has been monitored, so that security can be improved by promptly dealing with theft or disconnection of the taximeter.
JP 2005-115663 A

  However, in the taxi industry in recent years, it is desired to use the above-described taximeter with a plurality of crew members, which causes the following problems that lower the security of the taximeter. First of all, there is a problem that when a manager gives a wrong vehicle key to a crew member, the crew member erroneously operates in a taxi vehicle of another crew member. This is a problem caused by a plurality of designated crew members driving one taxi vehicle depending on the time of day. In addition, if the taxi meter can be used by a plurality of crew members in this way, there arises a problem of illegal use of the taxi meter that is used by a person who is not a regular taxi company.

  Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a taxi meter and a taxi system that can be used by a plurality of crew members without reducing security.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the taxi meter according to claim 1 according to the present invention is based on the travel distance and travel time of a taxi vehicle and an approved fee system as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. A taximeter 3 having a control means 11a for executing a function of calculating a taxi fare and displaying the calculated taxi fare on a display unit, and being used jointly by a plurality of crew members, The determination information acquisition means 11b for acquiring the determination information for determining the crew member who has been authenticated, the determination information storage means 13 for storing the determination information acquired by the determination information acquisition means 11b, and the taximeter 3 are used. Crew member information obtaining means 11c for obtaining crew member information for identifying the crew member from the storage medium 2m possessed by the crew member, and the crew member Crew determination for determining whether or not the crew is an authorized crew based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the crew information acquired by the information acquisition means 11c and the determination information stored in the determination information storage means 13 Means 11d, and when it is not determined to be a crew member authenticated by the crew member determination unit 11d, the control unit 11a restricts the function so that the taximeter is disabled, and the crew member when it is determined that the authenticated crew by determining means 11d is characterized in that said control means 11a is means for performing a pre-Symbol function to release the function limitation.

According to the taximeter of the present invention described in claim 1 above, the determination information for determining the crew member who is certified to use the taximeter 3 by a taxi company or the like is managed by the determination information acquisition means 11b. The data is acquired from a card-like storage medium used for taximeter maintenance or the like and stored in the determination information storage means 13. When the crew information is acquired by the crew information acquisition means 11c from the storage medium of the crew, the crew information is compared with the determination information by the crew determination means 11d to determine whether or not the crew is authenticated. . And when it is an unauthenticated crew member, the function by the control means 11a is restrict | limited, and a taximeter is made into an unusable state, and when it is an authenticated crew member, a function restriction | limiting is cancelled | released by the control means 11a, and various The action is executed.
The taximeter according to claim 2 is an alarm for alarming that the authentication is inconsistent when the taxi meter according to claim 1 is not determined to be a crew member authenticated by the crew member determination means 11d. Information is created and the alarm information is displayed on the display unit.

In order to solve the above problems, the taxi system according to claim 3 according to the present invention is possessed by the taximeter 3 according to claim 1 or 2 and the crew as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. And a storage medium 2m for storing crew information for identifying the crew, wherein the crew information acquisition means 11c of the taximeter 3 acquires the crew information from the storage medium. It is characterized by being.

According to the taxi system of the present invention described in claim 3 , the crew information is stored in the storage medium 2m possessed by the crew. Then, when the crew member information acquisition unit 11c of the taximeter 3 acquires the crew member information from the storage medium, the crew member determination unit 11d determines by comparing the crew member information with the determination information, and determines that the crew member is an authenticated crew member. Only when the control means 11a does the function restriction cancel various functions.

  As described above, according to the taxi meter and the taxi system of the present invention, based on the comparison result between the crew information acquired from the storage medium possessed by the crew and the predetermined determination information, the crew member who has not been authenticated. In some cases, different crew members were mistaken even when using a taxi meter jointly with multiple crew members. It is possible to prevent a taxi vehicle from operating. In addition, it is possible to prevent the taximeter from being misappropriated by using the crew member information as information issued by a regular taxi company or various institutions. Therefore, it can be used by a plurality of crew members without reducing the security of the taximeter.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS.

  In FIG. 2, the taxi system 1 includes an IC card 2 that also serves as a crew ID carried by the crew, a taximeter 3, a printing device 20, a wind sign (W / S) indicator 30, an IC reader 40, and an ETC. (Electronic toll collection) has an on-vehicle device 50, which are mounted on a taxi.

  The IC card 2 includes a memory 2m corresponding to the storage medium in the claims, a transmission / reception unit that performs wireless communication with the IC reader 40, and a control unit that controls various controls of the entire device (not shown). doing. The memory 2m stores crew member information D5 and crew member license information D6 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later, and the control unit reads out the information from the memory 2m in response to an external request and performs the transmission / reception. To send to the request source.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the above-described information is acquired from the IC card 2 by the IC reader 40 will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, with a management device of a taxi company or the like. It can be set as various different embodiments, such as acquiring using a wireless device that performs wireless communication, and acquiring by electrically connecting with a connector, a contact, or the like. Further, the storage medium in the claims is not limited to the memory 2m, and various embodiments such as realization by a barcode or the like can be adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the taxi meter 3 is mounted on the taxi so that the display unit 10 provided on the front part 2 can be seen by passengers, crew members, and the like. The front portion 2 is provided with a known operation portion 15 so that the driver can operate the tariff state switching in the taximeter 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the taximeter 3 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a ROM 12 (read only memory), a memory unit 13, a clock IC 14, an operation unit 15, a card insertion unit 16, have. The taximeter 1 has a plurality of interfaces (I / F), and each of the printing device 20, the wind sign (W / S) display 30, the IC reader 40, the ETC (electronic toll collection) vehicle-mounted device 50, etc. And the CPU 11 are connected so that data can be transmitted and received.

  The display unit 10 uses a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and displays various information in response to a request from the CPU 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 10 displays an operating screen G1 having a charge display area G11, a tariff state display area G12, and the like during operation. And each display content of the charge display area G11 and the tariff state display area G12 is updated in response to a request from the CPU 11 corresponding to a change in the taxi fare, a change in the tariff state, or the like.

  The CPU 11 manages various controls in the taximeter 1 and executes various processes including the control according to the present embodiment and the control according to the taximeter 1 according to various control programs stored in the ROM 12. The ROM 12 is a determination information registration processing program, a crew member determination processing program, and a plurality of functions for causing the CPU 11 to function as various means such as a control unit, a determination information acquisition unit, a crew member information acquisition unit, and a crew member determination unit in the claims. Various programs such as programs are stored. And CPU11 functions as various means mentioned above by running the program.

  The CPU 11 executes a function program in the ROM 12 to control, for example, a function for calculating a taxi fare based on a travel distance, a function for controlling the display content of the W / S display 30, and a display content of the display unit 10. It is configured to execute a plurality of various functions related to taxi operation, such as a function and a function of printing taxi fare on paper. In the present invention, the function restriction means that all functions or some functions cannot be used, and can be arbitrarily determined according to the system configuration, product specifications, and the like.

  The memory unit 13 uses an EEPROM (electrically erasable / programmable read only memory) or the like, and stores various information such as the control program and fare information 50 indicating a taxi fare system. The memory unit 13 appropriately stores data, programs, time counters, and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes. Then, when the setting of the memory unit 13 is set by the repair business operator, it is then sealed and cannot be changed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the memory unit 13 includes fare information D1, taxi system setting information D2, instrument number information D3, vehicle number information D4, determination information D5, crew information D6, and crew license information D7. Etc. are stored. The fare information D1, taxi system setting information D2, equipment number information D3, and vehicle number information D4 are conventional information, and determination information D5, crew information D6, and crew license information D7 are: The information is newly added to realize the present invention.

  The fee system information D1 indicates a number indicating a fee system uniquely assigned by a manufacturer that manufactures the taximeter 1, a management number added at the time of various orders, and the like. And from the price information D1 issuance date, update date, ROM code, basic distance, basic fare, subsequent distance 1, subsequent fare, subsequent time 1, additional rate, consumption tax rate, fare → premium switching time, premium → fare Switching time, incoming vehicle type, incoming vehicle distance, external update date, external ROM code, additional rate, fraction processing, fixed incoming vehicle additional charge, overlap with long distance additional charge, fixed fee, basic waiting time, subsequent waiting time, waiting run The CPU 11 can refer to a plurality of fee items such as distance and fee item data set in each of the fee items.

  The taxi system setting information D2 indicates the setting contents of various devices such as the printing device 20, the W / S display 30, the IC reader 40, and the ETC in-vehicle device 50 that are mounted on the taxi and connected to the taximeter 1. ing. The equipment number information D3 indicates a number (manufacturing number) added by the manufacturer for management. The vehicle number information D4 indicates a vehicle number uniquely determined by each taxi company, a vehicle number approved for each vehicle, and the like.

  The determination information D5 is information for determining a crew member whose use of the taximeter 3 is authenticated by a taxi company or the like. As an example of the determination information D5, it has data corresponding to crew information D6 and crew license information D7, which will be described later, and is configured to be able to determine one or more authenticated crew members. When a plurality of certified crew members are determined, a single crew member who can use the taximeter 1 is determined from among the plurality of crew members by providing data such as the time zone and the date and time when the certified crew members can be used. I can do it.

  As a method for obtaining the determination information D5, for example, when the taximeter 3 is released and the taximeter 3 shifts to the setting mode, a setting jig or the like is used, and the CPU 11 obtains the determination information D5. The data is acquired from the card C or the like via a card insertion unit 16 described later and stored in the memory unit 13. This prevents the determination information D5 from being changed by a person other than the regular taxi company. In addition, as another acquisition method of the determination information D5, various acquisition methods such as acquisition through wireless communication, acquisition from a manual input by a maintenance worker of the taximeter 3, input from a setting device, or the like may be used. it can.

  The crew information D6 indicates a crew number assigned to each crew member by each taxi company. The crew member license information D7 indicates a license issuance number or the like issued by the administrative organization as a proof of license, and is different from the crew member information D6. Thus, by using both the crew member information D6 on the taxi company side and the crew member license information D7 of an organization other than the taxi company, it can be expected to prevent unauthorized use of the taximeter 3. The crew member license information D7 may be various embodiments such as information assigned to crew members by an organization other than a taxi company.

  As described above, in the best mode, the case where the memory unit 13 functions as the determination information storage unit in the claims will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an external memory that the CPU 11 can read, An embodiment in which various storage media such as a hard disk device function as the determination information storage unit may be employed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the clock IC 14 outputs clock data such as date and time to the CPU 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 15 has various operation buttons for changing the tariff state of the taximeter 3 such as empty vehicle, rent, total, pickup, waiting for arrival, 30% increase, high speed, payment, etc. Yes. Then, the operation unit 15 outputs tariff state data corresponding to the operation of each operation button to the CPU 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the card insertion unit 16 is connected to the CPU 11. The card insertion unit 16 writes and reads specified data on a card C such as an inserted memory card or IC card, and the card C is inserted into or removed from the card insertion unit 16 manually or automatically. . Then, in response to a request from the CPU 11, the card insertion unit 16 reads the determination information D5 from the card C and outputs it to the CPU 11. That is, in this embodiment, the CPU 11 acquires the determination information D5 from the card C via the card insertion unit 16.

  The printer 20 is a known printer or the like, and is electrically connected to the CPU 11 via an interface. The printing device 20 prints a receipt or the like on a sheet when the taxi fee is paid under the control of the CPU 11. The printing device 20 is integrated into the taximeter body or connected as an external device.

  The W / S display 30 is electrically connected to the CPU 11 via an interface. As is well known, the W / S indicator 30 is provided on a dashboard or the like of the vehicle so that it can be seen from outside the vehicle. In response to a request from the CPU 11, an “empty vehicle” or the like is displayed. By turning off the lights, the taxi service status (tariff status) is displayed outside the vehicle.

  The IC reader 40 is determined by arbitrarily selecting a non-contact IC reader, a contact IC reader, a wireless IC reader, or the like from the above-described IC card 2. For example, a place where the crew card is stored on the back side of the W / S display 30 Is provided. Then, when the IC card 2 is mounted in the place where the crew member gets into the taxi, the above-mentioned crew information D5 and crew license information D6 are obtained from the memory 2m of the IC card 2 by communication or the like. It outputs to CPU11.

  The ETC vehicle-mounted device 50 is mounted on a taxi dashboard or the like so as to face obliquely upward with respect to the traveling direction. As is well known, the ETC in-vehicle device 40 performs wireless communication with a wireless fee processing device installed at a gate on a toll road, and pays based on electronic cash information stored in a mounted card. It is used in an automatic toll collection system (ETC) that automatically collects tolls on roads. Further, when the ETC on-vehicle device 40 receives a radio signal from the roadside device, the radio signal is A / D converted and output to the CPU 11 as reception information. Note that whether or not the ETC on-board device 50 is added to the configuration of the taxi system 1 can be arbitrarily determined.

  Next, an example of determination information registration processing according to the present invention executed by the CPU 11 described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the determination information registration processing program in the ROM 12 is executed by the CPU 11, a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not the determination information D5 is registered is displayed on the display unit 10 in step S11, and the selection result on the confirmation screen is displayed. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not to register the determination information D5. If it is determined not to register (N in S11), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined to be registered (Y in S11), the mode in the taximeter 3 is shifted to the setting mode in step S12, and then the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13 (corresponding to the determination information acquisition means), the determination information D5 is acquired from the card C through the card insertion unit 16 as described above. In step S14, the determination information D5 is determined based on the presence or absence of the determination information D5. It is determined whether the acquisition of is successful. If it is determined that the acquisition is not successful (N in S14), the process returns to step S13, and re-acquisition is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquisition is successful (Y in S14), the acquired determination information D5 is stored in the memory unit 13 in step S15, and the setting mode in the taximeter 3 is canceled in step S16. Thereafter, the process ends.

  Next, an example of a crew member determination process according to the present invention executed by the CPU 11 described above will be described below with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the crew member determination processing program in the ROM 12 is executed by the CPU 11, in step S31 (corresponding to crew member information acquisition means), the IC reader 40 is requested to obtain the crew member information D6 and the crew member license information D7. By acquiring the crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 obtained from the memory 2m of the card 2 and outputting them to the CPU 11, the crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 are obtained from the IC card 2 and stored in the memory 13. Then, the process proceeds to step S32.

  In step S32 (corresponding to crew member judging means), the obtained crew member information D6 and crew member license information D7 are compared with judgment information D5 in the memory 13, and based on whether or not the comparison result matches, the taximeter It is determined whether the crew member using 3 is a crew member certified by a taxi company or the like.

  If it is determined that the crew member has been authenticated in step S32 (Y in S32), the function restriction in the taximeter 3 is released in step S33, and then the process ends. Thereby, the taximeter 3 can be used as usual. On the other hand, when it is determined that the crew member is not authenticated in step S32 (N in S32), alarm information for alarming that the authentications do not match is created in step S34, and the alarm information is displayed on the display unit 10. Etc., a warning is given to an unauthorized user, and then the process is terminated. As a result, the taximeter 3 becomes unusable due to function limitations.

  Next, an example of the operation (action) related to the operation of the taximeter 3 in the taxi system 1 according to the present invention described above will be described below.

  When the crew member who starts the taxi operation has the IC card 2 which is a crew member's card and gets on the taxi, the crew member stores the IC card 2 in a predetermined storage location located behind the W / S display 30. When the accessory switch of the taxi vehicle is turned on, the taximeter 3 is activated by supplying power from a battery or the like.

  When the taximeter 3 acquires the crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 from the memory 2m of the IC card 2 via the IC reader 40, the taximeter 3 compares these information with the judgment information D5 of the memory unit 13, and judges information D5 It is determined whether or not it is a crew member who has been authenticated by. And if it determines with being an authorized crew member, the function restriction | limiting in the taximeter 3 will be cancelled | released, and a normal driving | operation operation | movement will be started. During this normal operation, as is well known, the travel distance is calculated based on the speed input signal corresponding to the speed of the taxi vehicle, and the taxi fare based on the travel distance is calculated and displayed on the display unit 10. Upon arrival at the passenger's destination, the fee payment process is performed. And when a taxi returns to a taxi company, a garage, etc. and a service is complete | finished, the taximeter 3 invalidates the function of the taximeter 3 by setting a function restriction | limiting again after performing a warehousing process.

  On the other hand, if the taxi meter 3 determines that it is not an authenticated crew member, the taxi driver issues an authentication mismatch warning so that the crew member can recognize that the taxi vehicle on board is wrong. In addition, since the function restriction remains valid, functions related to taxi operation are restricted, so that an unauthorized user cannot use the taximeter 3 for taxi operation.

  As described above, according to the taximeter 3 and the taxi system 1 of the present invention, the crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 acquired from the memory (storage medium) 2m of the IC card 2 possessed by the crew are predetermined. Based on the comparison result with the determination information D5, the function is restricted for the unauthenticated crew, and the function restriction is released to the certified crew to provide various functions. Even when a taxi meter 3 is used jointly by a plurality of crew members, it is possible to prevent different crew members from operating on the wrong taxi vehicle. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the taxi meter 3 from being misappropriated by using the crew member information as information issued by a regular taxi company or various institutions. Therefore, it can be used by a plurality of crew members without lowering the security of the taximeter 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 are acquired from the memory 2m of the IC card 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the crew information D6 is obtained. It can also be set as embodiment acquired. The crew information D6 and the crew license information D7 are linked directly to the police, information management company, etc. servers by wireless communication, etc., and the information is obtained from the database, and the crew information is compared with the judgment information D5. Embodiments can also be made.

  Moreover, the taximeter 1 mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the taximeter and taxi system which concern on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the taximeter and taxi system which concern on this invention. It is a front view of the taximeter concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory map of the memory part in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the determination information registration process which concerns on this invention which CPU of FIG. 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the crew member determination process which concerns on this invention which CPU of FIG. 2 performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 Taxi system 2 IC card 2m Storage media (IC card memory)
3 Taximeter 11a Control means (CPU)
11b Determination information acquisition means (CPU)
11c Crew information acquisition means (CPU)
11d Crew determination means (CPU)
13. Determination information storage means (memory unit)

Claims (3)

Taxi fare is calculated based on the travel distance and travel time of the taxi vehicle and the approved fee system, and has a control means for executing the function of displaying the calculated taxi fare on the display unit. A taximeter used jointly,
Determination information acquisition means for acquiring determination information for determining a crew member who is authorized to use the taximeter;
Determination information storage means for storing the determination information acquired by the determination information acquisition means;
Crew information acquisition means for acquiring crew information for identifying the crew from a storage medium possessed by the crew using the taximeter;
Crew determination for determining whether or not the crew is an authorized crew based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the crew information acquired by the crew information acquisition means and the determination information stored in the determination information storage means Means,
Have
When it is not determined to be a crew member authenticated by the crew member determination means, the control means restricts the function, and the taximeter is disabled.
A taximeter , wherein when it is determined that the crew member is authorized by the crew member determination unit , the control unit cancels the function restriction and executes the function.   When it is not determined that the crew member is authenticated by the crew member determination means, warning information for warning that the authentication is inconsistent is created, and the warning information is displayed on the display unit. The taximeter according to claim 1. A taxi system comprising: the taximeter according to claim 1 or claim 2; and a storage medium that the crew member possesses and stores crew member information for identifying the crew member,
The taxi system characterized in that the crew information acquisition means of the taximeter is means for acquiring the crew information from the storage medium.

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