JP5731903B2 - On-vehicle terminal device and method of dispatching vehicle to be picked up - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle terminal device capable of outputting vehicle identification information uniquely assigned to a vehicle to a customer terminal device of a customer who requests the vehicle to be picked up, and a method of dispatching the picked-up vehicle.

  Conventionally, when a customer requests a vehicle (for example, a taxi) to pick up a vehicle, the customer calls the company that dispatches the vehicle (a vehicle dispatch center), and the vehicle dispatch center requests the vehicle by wirelessly. The car was being dispatched to the customer.

  However, in the above-described dispatching method, the dispatching center instructs a specific vehicle to pick up a vehicle via a radio, so that it is not possible to efficiently dispatch the vehicle, such as an error in hearing the location of the vehicle. was there.

  Therefore, as a method for efficiently allocating vehicles (for example, taxis) using the Internet, for example, a taxi allocation system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-157308 (Patent Document 1) has been proposed.

  This taxi dispatch system using the Internet notifies the dispatch center of current vehicle information such as the current location of the vehicle with a small terminal that is mounted on a vehicle and can be used on the Internet. Display car information on an electronic bulletin board.

  When a customer requests to pick up a vehicle, the customer accesses the server of the dispatch center using the Internet and searches the current car information on the electronic bulletin board to find a vehicle that can be picked up and installed in the vehicle. Send mail directly to a small device.

  When the driver of the vehicle who receives the mail from the customer can respond to the customer's request to pick up the vehicle, the driver will notify the customer from the small terminal and go to the location specified by the customer. It can be carried out.

JP 2002-157308 A

  By the way, in the taxi dispatch system using the Internet described above, when the driver of the vehicle that has received the mail from the customer cannot respond to the customer's request for pickup, the customer mails to the small terminal until a vehicle that can meet the request for pickup is found. Must be sent. For this reason, the problem that the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request falls arises.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle terminal device and a method for dispatching a vehicle to be picked up with improved convenience for a vehicle pickup request. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, the in-vehicle terminal device of the present invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is an in-vehicle terminal device mounted on each of a plurality of vehicles, and is input from a customer terminal device possessed by a customer who requests a pickup. Receiving means for receiving the customer's pick-up request information by mail addressed to the unique mail address assigned to the vehicle, and based on the pick-up position information included in the pick-up request information of the mail received by the receiving means, A display means for generating and displaying a designated pick-up location requested by a customer, an operating means operated when responding to a request for a pick-up for the designated pick-up location displayed on the display means, and when the operating means is operated the email addressed mail address of the customer terminal apparatus, said geisha possible information including vehicle identification information such as the vehicle number of the vehicle customer contained in the geisha request information And having a geisha possible information output means for outputting directly to end devices.

As a modification of the in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 1,
The operation means may be an in-vehicle terminal device that is an operation switch to which an incoming tariff indicating that the vehicle is in an incoming state is assigned.

  The in-vehicle terminal device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the in-vehicle terminal device according to the first aspect, or the in-vehicle terminal device according to the modified example described above, wherein the information on whether the vehicle can be picked up is operated. An incoming vehicle response information output means for outputting incoming response information indicating that the incoming request is accepted to an email address corresponding to each vehicle having vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information contained therein, and the incoming vehicle The incoming response information receiving means for receiving the mail addressed to the own mail address of the incoming response information output by the incoming response information output means, and the incoming response when the incoming response information is received by the incoming response information receiving means. It further has a notifying means for notifying that the vehicle that has transmitted the information mail has responded to the request for pick-up.

  The in-vehicle terminal device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the in-vehicle terminal device according to the second aspect, wherein when the notification means performs the notification, the vehicle can be picked up with respect to the same vehicle pickup request as the vehicle pickup request to be notified. It further has an output prohibiting means for prohibiting the output of the information that can be received by the information output means.

  As a modification of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the informing means prohibits output indicating that the inbound information output means has prohibited the output of inbound information during the informing. An in-vehicle terminal device characterized by displaying information on the display means may be provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for allocating an incoming vehicle according to the present invention, in which the customer who requests the vehicle to be picked up at the designated vehicle pickup location requested by the customer based on the vehicle reception position information included in the vehicle pickup request information input from the customer terminal device A method for delivering vehicles to be picked up, the steps of transmitting the pick-up request information to an in-vehicle terminal device mounted on each vehicle by mail addressed to a unique mail address assigned to each vehicle; Based on the step of receiving an e-mail addressed to a unique e-mail address assigned to the own vehicle by the in-vehicle terminal device of the vehicle, and the pick-up position information included in the pick-up request information extracted from the received mail, and a step to display the geisha specified location on the display unit of the vehicle terminal, in response to the operation of the operation means responsive to attack vehicles request for pre-Symbol geisha designated location , A friend of the mail address of the customer terminal apparatus included in said Geisha request information, the Geisha possible information including vehicle identification information such as the vehicle number of the vehicle to and transmitting directly to the customer terminal device It is characterized by.

  In addition, as a modified example of the method for allocating an incoming vehicle according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, vehicle identification other than the vehicle identification information included in the incoming vehicle acceptance information in response to the operation of the operating means in response to the incoming vehicle request. To the e-mail address corresponding to each vehicle having information, the step of outputting the incoming response information indicating that the response to the incoming request is received by e-mail, the step of receiving the e-mail addressed to the e-mail address of the incoming response information, It may be a vehicle dispatching method characterized in that it further includes a step of notifying that the vehicle that has transmitted the mail of the received incoming response information has responded to the incoming request.

  Further, as a modified example of the method of dispatching an incoming vehicle according to the modified example of claim 4, after receiving the mail of the incoming response information, the incoming call possibility information related to the same incoming request as the incoming request indicated by the incoming response information The method for allocating an incoming vehicle may further include a step of prohibiting transmission by mail addressed to the mail address of the customer terminal device.

  According to the in-vehicle terminal device of the present invention described in claim 1 and the receiving vehicle allocation method of the present invention described in claim 4, the vehicle request information input by the customer from the customer terminal device is received by each vehicle. When it is transmitted to the e-mail address unique to the terminal device, the in-vehicle terminal device of each vehicle receives the e-mail addressed to its own e-mail address, and causes the display means to display the designated vehicle pickup location in the vehicle pickup request information.

  When an operation corresponding to a request to pick up a vehicle at a designated pick-up location is performed by the operating means, the information indicating that the vehicle can be picked up including the vehicle identification information is sent by e-mail to the mail address of the customer terminal device included in the pick-up request information.

  Therefore, once the customer inputs the incoming vehicle request information from the customer terminal device, it is not necessary to individually transmit the incoming vehicle request information to each vehicle until an incoming mail of incoming vehicle information from the vehicle corresponding to the incoming vehicle request arrives.

  In addition, when the operating means is operated, the customer terminal device that has output the vehicle request information outputs the vehicle-acceptable information including the vehicle identification information by e-mail. In addition, it is possible to respond to an incoming call request in a short time.

  Therefore, the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request can be improved.

  In addition, according to the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on the modification of Claim 1, the operation means is comprised by the operation switch to which the incoming vehicle tariff which shows that the vehicle is an incoming state is assigned. For this reason, while switching a vehicle-mounted terminal device to a receiving state, the information which can be picked up including vehicle identification information can be output to a customer terminal device by mail.

  For this reason, when the driver | operator of a vehicle responds to a customer's pickup request, the number of work can be reduced and the convenience of the driver can be improved.

  According to the vehicle-mounted terminal device of the present invention described in claim 2 and the variant of the method of dispatching a receiving vehicle of the present invention described in claim 4, when the operating means is operated, an email of the information on the vehicle that can be picked up is sent. The incoming vehicle response information indicating that the incoming vehicle request is accepted is output by mail to the in-vehicle terminal device mounted on the vehicle other than the vehicle output to the customer terminal device.

  And, in vehicles other than the vehicle that output the mail of the vehicle arrival possibility information to the customer terminal device, when the in-vehicle terminal device receives the vehicle response information by mail, the vehicle from which the vehicle response information information is transmitted responds to the vehicle arrival request. Notify that. For this reason, it can be easily grasped that the driver of the vehicle cannot respond to the request to pick up the vehicle.

  Therefore, the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request can be improved.

  According to the in-vehicle terminal device of the present invention as set forth in claim 3 and the modified example of the method of distributing the receiving vehicle according to the modified example of claim 4, the in-vehicle terminal device receives the vehicle in the vehicle that has received the incoming response information. It is prohibited to output the mail of possible information to the customer terminal device. For this reason, the customer terminal device does not receive the mail of the information that can be picked up from a plurality of vehicles, and the convenience to the pick-up request can be further improved.

According to the modification of the in-vehicle terminal device of the present invention described in claim 3, the output prohibition information indicating that the output to the customer terminal device by the mail of the vehicle arrival possible information is prohibited is displayed on the display means. The in-vehicle terminal device of the vehicle notifies the customer terminal device that the incoming information is received by mail. For this reason, the driver | operator of a vehicle can grasp | ascertain easily that he cannot respond to an incoming request by visually recognizing a display means, and can improve the convenience with respect to an incoming request.

It is a block diagram for demonstrating the dispatch method using the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the display of the display of the portable terminal which transmits the vehicle pick-up request information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the vehicle information processing of the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the vehicle reception possible information output prohibition process of the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, a vehicle allocation method using an in-vehicle terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining a vehicle allocation method using an in-vehicle terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  An in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device mounted for each of a plurality of vehicles (taxi), and integrates a car navigation device and a data communication terminal device using a wireless public telephone network. The composite type.

  This taximeter is communicably connected to another taximeter and a customer terminal device (portable terminal) possessed by a customer who requests a taxi pick-up.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle allocation method 1 using an in-vehicle terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a taximeter 11 mounted in a plurality of taxis 2 and a portable terminal that a customer who requests to receive a taxi 2 has. 41 and a dispatch center 3 that manages the operation of the plurality of vehicles 2.

  The data communication terminal device of the taximeter 11 mounted on the plurality of taxis 2 is assigned a mail address that is uniquely assigned to the taxi 2 at the mounting destination.

  The taximeter 11 is configured to be able to send vehicle identification information such as the vehicle number of the taxi 2 to which the taxi 2 is mounted to a portable terminal 41 of a customer who requests the taxi 2 to receive a vehicle by e-mail.

  The portable terminal 41 can request the taxi 2 to pick up in an area where the dispatch center 3 provides the dispatch service.

  The dispatch center 3 has a server, and this server is connected to the well-known Internet 4 through an interface.

  When requesting to pick up a taxi 2, the customer accesses a server managed by the dispatch center 3 through the wireless base 5 and the Internet 4 through a public telephone line network (packet communication) using radio by the portable terminal 41.

  The mobile terminal 41 that has accessed the server executes the application. With this application, the customer inputs the incoming request information such as the address of the destination specified location, the number of incoming passengers, the arrival time, the customer's name, and the e-mail address of the mobile terminal 41.

  Then, the input vehicle request information is transmitted to the dispatch center 3 by transmitting to the mail address set by the application. Or you may transmit to the dispatch center 3 with data by packet communication. At this time, the address of the designated destination is converted into a latitude / longitude value and transmitted.

  The received vehicle request information is mounted on a predetermined taxi (a vehicle contracted by the vehicle dispatch center, a vehicle whose business area is within the area providing the vehicle pickup) 2 by the vehicle dispatch center 3 via the Internet 5 and the wireless base 4. To the taximeter 11.

  Here, a unique mail address is assigned to each data communication terminal device of the taximeter 11 mounted on the plurality of taxis 2. The mail address is stored in advance in the personal computer of the dispatch center 3.

  For this reason, the dispatch center 3 automatically transmits the incoming vehicle request information transmitted from the portable terminal 41 to the taximeter 11 by mail.

  The taxi meter 11 that has received the mail request information for receiving the vehicle by means of the data communication terminal device displays on the display 12 the specified vehicle pickup location requested by the customer based on the information on the vehicle request. When responding to a request for an incoming car at this designated place, the driver of the taxi 2 operates an incoming car switch 17 described later.

  When the incoming switch 17 is operated, the taximeter 11 is switched to the incoming state. In addition, the taximeter 11 directly transmits to the portable terminal 41 information on whether the vehicle can be picked up including the vehicle identification information (vehicle number, etc.) by mail based on the mail address included in the pick-up request information.

  Further, when an incoming switch 17 described later is operated, a taximeter 11 mounted on a predetermined vehicle having vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information included in the incoming information (that is, mounted on another taxi 2). To the taximeter 11), the incoming response information corresponding to the incoming information is directly transmitted by e-mail.

  In the taximeter 11 that has received the incoming response information mail by the data communication terminal device, the operation of the incoming switch 17 described later is prohibited (invalidated). For this reason, mail transmission of the information that can be picked up is prohibited. In addition, output prohibition information for prohibiting the output of the vehicle-acceptable information is displayed on the display 12.

  Thereby, the driver of taxi 2 equipped with taxi meter 11 that has received the incoming response information has sent that other taxi 2 has sent an e-mail of information that can be picked up to portable terminal 41 (the driver of other taxi 2 has picked up the vehicle). The request has been received).

  Since the taxi meter 11 which has been prohibited (invalidated) operation of the incoming switch 17 described later because of receiving the incoming response information, the operation of the incoming switch 17 is disabled (invalidated) by operating the release switch 19 described later. Canceled.

  As described above, when the taximeter 11 receives the incoming response information by e-mail, the incoming taxiable information is sent to the predetermined taxi 2 by e-mail for notification. For this reason, the mail of the information which can be picked up from a plurality of taxis 2 is not transmitted to the portable terminal 41, and it is not necessary for the customer to select a taxi 2 that can be picked up.

  In addition, because it is notified by sending e-mail information that can be picked up to a predetermined taxi 2, it is easily understood that the driver of the taxi 2 other than the taxi 2 that sent the pick-up information by e-mail cannot respond to the pick-up request. can do.

  In addition, by prohibiting the transmission of the information on the possibility of receiving the vehicle, it is notified that the predetermined taxi 2 has transmitted the information on the possibility of receiving the vehicle by email. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the convenience for the request for the incoming vehicle.

  Next, the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the taximeter (vehicle terminal device) 11 is roughly configured by a display (display means) 12 for displaying a map and the like, and a plurality of operation switches 13 operated by a taxi (vehicle) driver. Has been.

  The display (display means) 12 uses a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays information such as a map showing the current position of the taxi, a designated pick-up location where the customer requests the taxi to pick up, a tariff state, a vehicle fare, etc. The For example, a push switch or the like is used as the operation switch 13.

  The operation switch 13 includes an empty vehicle switch 14 assigned with an empty vehicle tariff indicating that the vehicle is in an empty state such as waiting for a passenger, and an actual vehicle switch 15 assigned with an actual vehicle tariff indicating that the vehicle is in a renting state. And a premium switch 16 to which a premium tariff indicating that the vehicle is in a premium operation is assigned.

  In addition, the operation switch 13 includes a reception switch 17 assigned with a reception tariff indicating that the vehicle is in the reception state when the passenger (customer) is picked up, and a payment set when receiving the vehicle fare from the customer. And a payment switch 18 to which a tariff is assigned.

  In addition, the receiving switch 17 which concerns on embodiment of this invention functions as an operation means operated when responding to the receiving request with respect to the receiving designated place displayed on the indicator 12. FIG.

  Further, the operation switch 13 has a release switch 19. When the release switch 19 is operated, as described above, the prohibition of the operation is released when the operation of the incoming switch 17 is prohibited (invalidated) because the incoming response information has been received.

  As described above, the driver of the taxi 2 (see FIG. 1) can set the current driving state of the taxi 2 by selecting a desired switch among the operation switches 13.

  Further, when a desired switch is selected from among the operation switches 13, the current operating state of the taxi 2 is displayed on the display 12 or the like. For example, when the empty vehicle switch 13 is selected, the characters “empty vehicle” are displayed on the display 12, the window display (not shown), or the like.

  In the taximeter 11 configured as described above, a car navigation device and a data communication terminal device using a wireless public telephone line network are integrated. As will be described later with reference to FIG. Means (GPS receiving device etc.) 29 and the like are mounted.

  Therefore, the current location can be determined based on the position coordinate data obtained from the signal received from the GPS satellite, and the distance and direction from the current location to the destination can be displayed on the display 12.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the incoming vehicle request information according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the display on the display of the mobile terminal that transmits the incoming vehicle request information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 41 has a display 42 that displays information on request for pick-up. On this display 42, a vehicle pickup request information input screen 43 on which a customer inputs vehicle pickup request information by executing an application that can be used in the area where the vehicle transfer center 3 (see FIG. 1) provides a vehicle transfer service. Is displayed.

  On the incoming vehicle request information input screen 43, a screen for inputting the address of the incoming vehicle designated place, the number of incoming vehicles, the arrival time, the customer's name, and the mobile phone mail mail address is displayed. When the customer operates the mobile terminal 41 input.

  After entering the incoming vehicle request information on the incoming vehicle request information input screen 43, the customer operates the confirmation button 44 to display the incoming vehicle request information confirmation screen 45. Then, when the customer operates the transmission button 46 by the portable terminal 41, the incoming vehicle request information displayed on the incoming vehicle request information confirmation screen 45 is transmitted by mail (or as data).

  On the other hand, when the customer operates the return button 47 with the portable terminal 41, the information returns to the incoming vehicle request information input screen 43, so that the information displayed on the incoming vehicle request information confirmation screen 45 can be corrected.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the detailed structure of the vehicle-mounted terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the taximeter 11 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 21 that controls the taximeter 11 as a whole, and controls the incoming vehicle information processing or incoming vehicle allowable information output prohibition processing described later.

  Connected to the CPU 21 are a ROM (read only memory) 22, a RAM (random access memory) 23, and a card R / W (reader / writer) interface (I / F) 24.

  Further, a display (LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)) 25, an RTC (Timepiece IC (Integrated Circuit)) 26, and a release switch 19 are connected to the CPU 21.

  The in-vehicle terminal device 11 includes a plurality of interfaces (I / F) 31 to 33, an external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27, an external device (printer) 28, and position information acquisition means ( A GPS (global positioning system) receiving device 29) and an ETC (electronic toll collection) vehicle-mounted device 30 can be connected to the CPU 21.

  The CPU 21 executes various processes including control according to the present embodiment in accordance with various control programs stored in the ROM 22.

  The ROM 22 stores various types of information such as the above-described control program and fee information indicating the vehicle traveling fee. Further, the RAM 23 appropriately stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

  A card R / W (reader / writer) interface (I / F) 24 writes and reads specified data in an inserted memory card 25.

  In addition, in the memory card 25, vehicle operation data including the number of times of performing an incoming operation is written by the CPU 21. The memory card 25 can take operation data into the analysis device by connecting to the analysis device that analyzes the operation data.

  The display (LCD) 12 displays various types of information in response to requests from the CPU 21 such as the current position of the vehicle and a designated parking location requested by the customer in response to a request from the CPU 21.

  In addition, the display device 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention functions as a display unit that displays a pick-up location designated by a customer based on the pick-up request information input by the external device (communication module) 27.

  The RTC (clock IC) 26 outputs clock data such as date and time to the CPU 21. The cancellation switch 19 cancels the prohibition by operating when the operation of the reception switch 17 is prohibited (invalidated) because the reception response information is received.

  The external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 inputs the incoming request information output from the mobile terminal 41, outputs the incoming information including vehicle identification information to the mobile terminal 41, and outputs to other taximeters 11 On the other hand, the reception response information is output and the reception response information from other taximeters 11 is input.

  Thereby, the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 according to the embodiment of the present invention assigns the customer's pickup request information input from the portable terminal 41 of the customer who requests the pickup to the own taxi 2. Receiving means that receives the mail addressed to the unique e-mail address, and when the vehicle pick-up switch 17 is operated, the vehicle-acceptable information including the vehicle identification information is sent to the mail address of the portable terminal 41 included in the vehicle pick-up request information. It functions as a vehicle-acceptable information output means that outputs by email.

  Further, the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 according to the embodiment of the present invention has vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information included in the pick-up available information when the pick-up switch 17 is operated. To the e-mail address corresponding to each taxi meter 11 mounted in each taxi 2, the incoming response information output means for outputting incoming response information indicating that the incoming request is accepted, and the incoming response information output means are outputted. It functions as a receiving response information receiving means for receiving a mail addressed to its own mail address.

  The external device (printer) 28 is connected to the CPU 11 via an interface 31. The external device 28 outputs a receipt or the like when paying the taxi fare under the control of the CPU 11.

  The position information acquisition means (GPS receiving device or the like) 29 receives radio waves emitted by a plurality of artificial satellites to detect the current position of the mounted vehicle, and sends the vehicle position information to the CPU 21 via the interface 32. Output.

  The ETC vehicle-mounted device 30 performs wireless communication with a wireless toll processing device installed at a gate on a toll road, and automatically charges the toll on the toll road using electronic cash information stored in a mounted card. Used for automatic fee collection system (ETC) that collects money.

  Further, the CPU 21 receives a speed input signal corresponding to the speed of the vehicle. Then, the CPU 21 calculates the travel distance of the vehicle based on the input speed input signal, calculates a vehicle travel fee based on the travel distance, and displays it on the display 12.

  Further, the tariff state data corresponding to the operation of the operation switch 13 (see FIG. 1) is input to the CPU 21. In response to the pressing operation of the operation switch 13, the CPU 11 displays the current driving state of the vehicle on the display 12.

  Then, the CPU 21 displays on the display 12 the picked-up location requested by the customer based on the pick-up request information input by the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27. Therefore, the pick-up is based on the pick-up request information. Process to generate the specified location.

  The CPU 21 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is configured such that when the incoming response information is input from the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27, the predetermined taxi 2 is connected to the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device). ) It functions as an informing means for informing that the vehicle-acceptable information has been output.

  In addition, the CPU 21 according to the embodiment of the present invention functions as an output prohibiting unit that prohibits the output of the vehicle-acceptable information by the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27.

  For this reason, the CPU 21 prohibits the output of the information that can be picked up, so that the predetermined taxi 2 outputs the information that can be picked up by the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 (the driver of another taxi 2 Notify that you have received a request for an incoming car).

  In addition, the CPU 21 according to the embodiment of the present invention generates output prohibition information for prohibiting the output of the vehicle-acceptable information by the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 and displays it on the display 12. Thereby, the CPU 21 notifies that the predetermined taxi 2 has output the information that can be picked up by the external device (communication module, data communication terminal device) 27 (the driver of another taxi 2 responded to the pick-up request).

  Next, the operation of the in-vehicle terminal device 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the incoming vehicle information processing of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an incoming signal information prohibition process of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, with reference to FIG. 5, the vehicle information processing of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

  The CPU 21 receives an email of the vehicle request information transmitted from the customer by the communication module (data communication terminal device) 27 (see FIG. 4), and receives the location information acquisition means (GPS receiving device etc., see FIG. 4) 29. The destination coordinate data is received (step S101).

  The destination coordinate data is acquired by receiving an email to which the GPS function of the mobile terminal 41 of the customer is added, or the address of the pick-up location specified by the customer operating the mobile terminal 41 (see FIG. 3). Obtained from the data converted into latitude and longitude values based on.

  Next, the CPU 21 displays a reception confirmation screen and a reception area on the display 12 (see FIG. 1) based on the mail of the reception request information transmitted by the customer (step S102). That is, the CPU 21 displays the map of the designated place for pick-up, the number of pick-ups, the time of pick-up, and the like on the display 12 based on the mail of the pick-up request information transmitted by the customer.

  Next, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the vehicle can be picked up (step S103). That is, the CPU 21 determines whether or not it has responded to an incoming vehicle request corresponding to the incoming vehicle designated location displayed on the display 12 by operating the incoming vehicle switch 17.

  When the CPU 21 determines that the vehicle cannot be picked up (step S103: NO), that is, when it is determined that the vehicle switch 17 is not operated, a message indicating that the vehicle cannot be picked up is attached to the information indicating that the vehicle cannot be picked up (step S104). Then, the process proceeds to step S107.

  If a large number of taxis 2 send information that cannot be received to the customer's mobile terminal 41 by e-mail, if there is a possibility that the customer's mobile terminal 41 may receive a large number of e-mails, processing is performed without transmitting the information that cannot be received May be processed to move to step S101.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 21 determines that the vehicle can be picked up (step S103: YES), that is, if it is determined that the vehicle switch 17 has been operated, a message indicating that the vehicle can be picked up is attached to the information that can be picked up (step S105). This incoming message includes vehicle identification information (vehicle number and the like).

  Next, the CPU 21 switches the taximeter 11 to the incoming state based on the operation of the incoming switch (operation means) 17 (step S106). When the CPU 21 switches the taxi meter 11 to the pick-up state, the display unit 12 displays that the taxi 2 is in the pick-up state for picking up the customer.

  When the meter is switched to the incoming vehicle, the CPU 21 transmits an email to the customer (step S107). In other words, the CPU 21 directly transmits to the portable terminal 41 the information on the vehicle that can be picked up including the vehicle identification information (vehicle number and the like) by mail based on the mail address included in the pick-up request information received in step S101.

  As described above, the operation means includes the incoming switch 17 to which the incoming tariff indicating that the taxi 2 is in the incoming state is assigned. For this reason, the taximeter 11 can be switched to the state of being picked up, and the information that can be picked up including the vehicle identification information can be output to the portable terminal 41.

  Next, the CPU 21 transmits a mail to the surrounding vehicle (step S108). That is, the CPU 21 picks up a taxi meter 11 mounted on a predetermined vehicle having vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification included in the pick-up possibility information (that is, taxi meter 11 mounted on another taxi 2). Sending response information to meet the information directly by e-mail. When this process ends, the CPU 21 returns the process to step S101.

  In this manner, when the incoming response information is input to the taximeter 11, it is notified that the predetermined taxi 2 has output incoming information. For this reason, there is no need to input information that can be picked up from the plurality of taxis 2 to the portable terminal 41, and there is no need for the customer to select a vehicle that can pick up.

  In addition, when the operating means (receiving switch) 17 is operated, the vehicle receiving information including the vehicle identification information is output to the portable terminal 41 that has output the vehicle request information, and therefore the vehicle receiving information is output to the customer with a simple operation. In addition, it is possible to respond to an incoming call request in a short time.

  Furthermore, when the operating means (receiving switch) 17 is operated, the taxi 2 that has output the information that can be picked up is output to the taxi meter 11 mounted on the predetermined taxi 2 in order to output the response information for receiving the request. It is possible to easily grasp that the driver of the taxi 2 other than can not respond to the request for the pickup.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a description will be given in detail of an incoming signal information prohibition process of the in-vehicle terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the CPU 21 determines whether or not an incoming mail is received from another vehicle (step S201). That is, the CPU 21 determines whether or not an incoming vehicle response information mail corresponding to the incoming vehicle information transmitted in step S107 in FIG. 5 has been received. When CPU 21 determines that it has not received an incoming mail from another vehicle (step S201: NO), CPU 21 waits until an incoming mail from another vehicle is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the incoming mail from another vehicle has been received (step S201: YES), the incoming car ready transmission operation is stopped (step S202). In other words, the taximeter 11 that has received the incoming response information is prohibited (invalidated) from operating the incoming switch 17, so that the mail transmission of the incoming information is prohibited.

  In this way, by prohibiting the output of the information that can be picked up, it is notified that the predetermined taxi 2 has output the information that can be picked up. For this reason, the information which can be picked up from the plurality of taxis 2 is not input to the portable terminal 41, and the convenience for the pick-up request can be further improved.

  Next, CPU21 displays the output prohibition information (message) which prohibits the output of the information which can be picked up on the display 12 (step S203).

  As described above, the output prohibition information for prohibiting the output of the information that can be picked up is displayed on the display 12 to notify that the predetermined taxi 2 has output the information that can be picked up. Therefore, the driver of the taxi 2 can easily grasp that it is not possible to output the information that can be picked up by the user by visually checking the display device 12 (that it cannot respond to the pick-up).

  Next, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the operation (acknowledgement operation) of the release switch 19 has been completed (step S204). That is, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the cancel switch 20 has canceled the operation of the stop switch 17 that has been prohibited (invalidated) because the stop response information has been received.

  When the CPU 21 determines that the approval operation has not been completed (step S204: NO), the CPU 21 waits until the approval operation is completed. That is, the CPU 21 waits until the operation of the release switch 19 is completed.

  On the other hand, when determining that the consent operation has been completed (step S204: YES), the CPU 21 returns the process to step S201. When the release switch 19 is operated, the CPU 21 releases the operation of the reception switch 17 that is prohibited.

  Thus, the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses the vehicle identification information assigned to the plurality of vehicles 2 by being mounted on the plurality of vehicles (taxi) 2. A vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 that can be output to a customer terminal device (portable terminal) 41 possessed by a customer who requests to pick up a vehicle, and receives the customer's pick-up request information output from the customer terminal device 41 by e-mail Pick-up location designated by the customer based on the pick-up request information of the mail received by the means (for example, CPU 21, external device (communication module) 27) and the receiving means (for example, CPU 21, external device (communication module) 27) Display means (display device) 12 for generating and displaying the vehicle, and an operation that is performed when responding to an incoming vehicle request for the designated incoming vehicle location displayed on the display means 12. When the operation means (reception switch) 17 and the operation means (reception switch) 17 are operated, the reception possibility information including the vehicle identification information is output by mail to the mail address of the customer terminal device 41 in the reception request information. It has a vehicle-acceptable information output means (for example, CPU 21, external device (communication module) 27).

  Further, in the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the operation means (receiving switch) 17 is an operating switch (receiving switch) 17 to which an incoming tariff indicating that the vehicle is in an incoming state is assigned. It is.

  Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention has vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information included in the pick-up available information when the operation means (receiving switch) 17 is operated. Pick-up response information output means (for example, CPU 21, external device (communication module) that outputs the pick-up response information indicating that the pick-up request is accepted to the mail addresses respectively corresponding to the in-vehicle terminal devices 11 mounted on the vehicle 2 ) 27) and an incoming vehicle response information output means (e.g., CPU 21, an incoming device response information receiving means (e.g., CPU 21) that receives an e-mail addressed to its own mail address of the incoming vehicle response information output by the external device (communication module) 27). An external device (communication module) 27) and an incoming vehicle response information receiving means (for example, CPU 21, external device (communication module)). In addition, when a vehicle response information mail is received according to 27), notification means (for example, the CPU 21) for notifying that the vehicle (2) that sent the vehicle response information email has responded to the vehicle request is further provided. Have.

  In addition, the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the notification means (e.g., the CPU 21) performs notification, receives a vehicle-acceptable information output means regarding the same vehicle pickup request as the notification target vehicle pickup request ( For example, the CPU 21 and the external device (communication module) 27) further include output prohibiting means (for example, the CPU 21) for prohibiting the output of the vehicle-acceptable information.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the notification means (for example, the CPU 21), the notification information (for example, the CPU 21), the incoming signal information output means (for example, the CPU 21, the external device (communication module) 27). ) Displays on the display means (display device) 12 output prohibition information indicating that the output of the vehicle-acceptable information is prohibited.

Furthermore, in the method of dispatching a vehicle to be picked up according to the embodiment of the present invention, based on the pick-up position information included in the pick-up request information input from the mobile terminal 41 by the customer requesting the pick-up, the pick-up location designated by the customer is set. It is a method for dispatching the taxi 2 of the incoming vehicle,
A step of transmitting the incoming vehicle request information to an in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 installed in each taxi 2 by e-mail addressed to a unique e-mail address assigned to each taxi 2;
Receiving an e-mail addressed to a unique e-mail address assigned to the own taxi 2 by the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 of each taxi 2;
A step of displaying on the display means (display device) 12 of the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 based on the pickup location information included in the pickup request information extracted from the received mail;
In response to the operation of the operating means (incoming vehicle switch) 17 in response to the incoming vehicle request, a step of sending incoming information including vehicle identification information to the e-mail address of the portable terminal 41 included in the incoming vehicle request information by e-mail. It is characterized by including.

  In addition, the method for allocating the vehicle to be picked up according to the embodiment of the present invention provides vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information included in the pick-up available information in response to the operation of the operation means (receiving switch) 17 in response to the pick-up request. A step of outputting, by e-mail, response information indicating that a request for a reception is accepted to each e-mail address corresponding to each taxi 2, a step of receiving an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address of the response information; And a step of notifying that the taxi 2 that has sent the response information mail has responded to the request to pick up the vehicle.

  Furthermore, in the method of dispatching an incoming vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the incoming response information mail, the incoming information on the same incoming request as the incoming request indicated by the incoming response information is addressed to the email address of the mobile terminal 41. The method further includes the step of prohibiting the transmission by e-mail.

  Then, according to the on-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 and the method of dispatching the vehicle to be picked up according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mail of the incoming vehicle request information input by the customer from the portable terminal 41 is the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taxi) of each taxi 2. Meter) 11 is sent to a unique e-mail address, the in-vehicle terminal device (taxi meter) 11 of each taxi 2 receives the e-mail addressed to its own e-mail address, and displays the pick-up location specified in the pick-up request information. (Display device) 12 is displayed.

  When an operation corresponding to a request to pick-up at a designated place for pick-up is performed by the operation means (pick-up switch) 17, information on the possibility of pick-up including vehicle identification information is sent by e-mail to the e-mail address of the portable terminal 41 included in the pick-up request information Is done.

  Therefore, once the customer inputs the pick-up request information from the portable terminal 41, it is not necessary to individually send the pick-up request information to each taxi 2 until an e-mail of information on possible pick-up from the taxi corresponding to the pick-up request arrives.

  Further, in the taxi 2, when the operation means (interception vehicle switch) 17 is operated, the vehicle-acceptable information including the vehicle identification information is output by e-mail to the portable terminal 41 that outputs the vehicle reception request information. It is possible to output an e-mail with information on the possibility of picking up the vehicle, and it is possible to respond to the pick-up request in a short time.

  Therefore, the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request can be improved.

  The operation means 17 is composed of an operation switch (receiving switch) 17 to which a receiving tariff indicating that the taxi 2 is in the receiving state is assigned. For this reason, the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) 11 can be switched to the incoming state, and incoming information including vehicle identification information can be output to the portable terminal 41 by mail.

  For this reason, when the driver | operator of the taxi 2 responds to a customer's pickup request, the number of work can be reduced and the convenience of the driver can be improved.

  Furthermore, when the operation means (receiving switch) 17 is operated, an in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 mounted on the taxi 2 other than the taxi 2 that outputs an email of information on the possibility of receiving to the portable terminal 41, The incoming vehicle response information indicating that the incoming vehicle request is accepted is output by mail.

  Then, in the taxi 2 other than the taxi 2 that has output an email of the information on the arrival of the vehicle to the portable terminal 41, when the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 receives the incoming response information of the incoming vehicle by email, Notify that the taxi 2 has responded to the request. For this reason, it can be easily grasped that the driver of the taxi 2 cannot respond to the request to pick up the vehicle.

  Therefore, the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request can be improved.

  Further, in the taxi 2 that has received the incoming response information by mail, the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 is prohibited from outputting the incoming mail information to the portable terminal 41. For this reason, the mail of the information which can be picked up from the plurality of taxis 2 does not reach the portable terminal 41, and the convenience for the pick-up request can be further improved.

  Further, output prohibition information indicating that output to the portable terminal 41 by the mail of the information on arrival is prohibited is displayed on the display means (display) 12, and the in-vehicle terminal device (taximeter) 11 of the other taxi 2 is displayed. It is notified that the information on the arrival possibility has been output to the portable terminal 41 by e-mail. For this reason, the driver of the taxi 2 can easily grasp that he / she cannot respond to the incoming vehicle request by viewing the display means (display) 12.

  Therefore, the convenience with respect to an incoming vehicle request can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although the vehicle-mounted terminal device (taximeter) of this invention was demonstrated based on embodiment of illustration, this invention is not limited to this, The structure of each part is arbitrary structures which have the same function. Can be replaced with something.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the taximeter 11 is a composite type in which a car navigation device and a data communication terminal device using a wireless public telephone line network are integrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, in a taximeter, even if a car navigation device and a data communication terminal device using a wireless public telephone line network are separate from each other, it is only necessary that they are electrically connected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the customer terminal device is the mobile phone 41 has been described. However, if the customer terminal device is a terminal device that can be connected to the Internet, the customer terminal device is a fixed terminal device or a movable terminal device. There may be.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where output prohibition information indicating that the output of the vehicle-acceptable information is prohibited is displayed on the display device 12, but the output of the vehicle-acceptable information to the vehicle driver is prohibited by a speaker or the like. You may alert | report.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the prohibition of the output of the information that can be received by the release button 19 is canceled has been described. However, the information that can be received by touching a predetermined icon or the like by configuring the display 12 with a touch panel or the like. The prohibition of output may be lifted.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the incoming vehicle request information input by the customer is transmitted to the mail address set by the application, but the data is transmitted by packet communication to the home page of the private address set by the application. May be.

  Moreover, although the taximeter 11 demonstrated the case where the taximeter 11 transmits directly the information which can be picked up to the portable terminal 41 based on the mail address contained in the pick-up request information, it can change suitably.

  For example, the taximeter 11 may send the information that can be picked up to the dispatch center 3 by mail, and may send the information that can be picked up from the dispatch center 3 to the portable terminal 41 by mail.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the incoming response information corresponding to the incoming vehicle information is transmitted by e-mail to the taximeter 11 mounted on a predetermined vehicle having vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification included in the incoming vehicle possibility information. However, it can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, the taximeter 11 may send the incoming response information to the dispatch center 3, and may send the incoming information from the dispatch center 3 to the taximeter 11 of another taxi 2 by mail.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is extremely useful in providing a vehicle-mounted terminal device with improved convenience for an incoming vehicle request and a method for dispatching incoming vehicles.

1 How to dispatch 2 Taxi (vehicle)
11 Taximeter (on-vehicle terminal device)
12 Display (LCD)
13 Operation switch 14 Empty switch 15 Actual vehicle switch 16 Additional switch 17 Pick-up switch 18 Payment switch 19 Charter switch 20 Release switch 21 CPU
22 ROM
23 RAM
24 card R / W interface 25 memory card 26 RTC (clock IC)
27 External equipment (communication module)
28 External equipment (printer)
29 Location information acquisition means (GPS receiver, etc.)
30 ETC in-vehicle device 41 Mobile terminal (customer terminal device)

Claims (4)

An in-vehicle terminal device mounted on each of a plurality of vehicles,
A receiving means for receiving the customer's pick-up request information input from the customer terminal device possessed by the customer requesting the pick-up by a mail addressed to a unique mail address assigned to the own vehicle;
Display means for generating and displaying the pick-up location designated by the customer based on the pick-up position information included in the pick-up request information of the mail received by the receiving means;
Operation means operated when responding to a request for an incoming car for a designated place of incoming car displayed on the display means;
When the operation means is operated, a friend of the mail address of the customer terminal apparatus included in said Geisha request information, the customer terminal apparatus Geisha possible information including vehicle identifying information of the vehicle number and the like of the vehicle A vehicle-mounted terminal device comprising: a vehicle-acceptable information output means for directly outputting to the vehicle. The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 1,
When the operation means is operated, incoming response information indicating that the incoming request is to be addressed to e-mail addresses respectively corresponding to vehicles having vehicle identification information other than the vehicle identification information included in the incoming information. Vehicle response information output means for outputting by email,
Pick-up response information receiving means for receiving mail addressed to the self-mail address of the pick-up response information output by the pick-up response information output means;
Wherein when the mail geisha response information has been received by Geisha response information receiving means further includes a notifying means to notify that the mail transmission source of the vehicle of the geisha response information corresponding to Geisha request In-vehicle terminal device. The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 2,
The vehicle-mounted terminal further comprising: an output prohibiting unit that prohibits the output of the vehicle-acceptable information by the vehicle-acceptable information output unit regarding the same vehicle-accounting request as the vehicle-incoming vehicle request when the notification unit performs the notification. apparatus. A method for allocating a vehicle of an incoming vehicle to an incoming designated location requested by a customer based on the incoming vehicle location information included in the incoming vehicle request information input from the customer terminal device by the customer requesting the incoming vehicle,
Sending the incoming vehicle request information to an in-vehicle terminal device installed in each vehicle by e-mail addressed to a unique e-mail address assigned to each vehicle;
A step of receiving an e-mail addressed to a unique e-mail address assigned to the own vehicle by the in-vehicle terminal device of each vehicle;
Based on the pick-up position information included in the pick-up request information extracted from the received mail, displaying the pick-up designated place on the display means of the in-vehicle terminal device;
In response to operation of the operation means responsive to attack vehicles request for pre-Symbol Geisha designated location, the Geisha email addressed mail address of the customer terminal device included in the request information, the vehicle identification information such as the vehicle number of the vehicle Directing to the customer terminal device the information that can be picked up including:
A method of dispatching a vehicle to be picked up, comprising:

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