JP6172643B2 - Taxi fare payment system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a taxi fare prepaid settlement system that does not cause a shortage of fare or get on and off at the time of taxi fare settlement. Some solutions described below are systems that emphasize hospitality to passengers, and systems that eliminate the risk of driver attack.

  In taxi service management, there are many problems that must be dealt with every day. Among them, the following problems related to fare settlement may be burned. In other words, the first problem is the case of getting on and off due to non-payment of fares. In the second case, when the customer arrives at the designated destination, the boarding fee exceeds the customer's money, making payment impossible (lack of fee). In this case, there is also a case where a customer gets on a run away with saying that he will return with money. In any case, it can be said that it is a very difficult situation for the driver.

  According to the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-106645, when the difference between the set time and the travel time is equal to or less than the first threshold, when the difference between the set distance and the travel distance is equal to or less than the second threshold, and the setting When the difference between the fare and the current fare is less than or equal to the third threshold, the occurrence of an event related to the fare is approached by highlighting the fare image and outputting it to the display unit 12 in at least one of the cases. Since the fare image is highlighted when the vehicle is traveling, it is possible to make the passenger aware that an event related to the fare is approaching. Further, according to the invention of JP-A-2005-316909, the tariff display means is controlled based on the remaining distance signal until the fare increase used in the taxi fare calculation process in the fare calculation means, and the tariff display in the basic tariff display section Since the display state is sequentially switched to the reverse display step by step or continuously as the fare increase timing approaches, the taxi user can be notified of the fare increase timing. Tariff means fare table.

  JP 2014-106645 A   JP-A-2005-316909

  Certainly, both the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-106645 and the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-316909 can inform customers of the timing of price increase, so it is a good invention to have customers have some kind of preparedness. It can be said that there is. However, neither invention can solve the problem of getting on and off due to non-payment of fare or the problem that the boarding fee exceeds the customer's money and becomes unpaid. It is good to inform the customer of the timing of the fare increase, but it is the general psychology of customers to want to go to a place closer to the destination until immediately before the fare increase, which eventually misses the timing of getting off the fare It will lead to up.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and prevent a passenger from getting on or off due to non-payment of a fare or prevent a boarding fee from exceeding a customer's money and making payment impossible.

Therefore, in the present invention, a prepaid settlement system that uses cash or a credit card to allow a customer to pay the amount expected at the time of boarding, and is added each time the fare is increased during renting. Prepayment check-up department that receives the prepayment from the customer in the taxi car at the time of boarding, in order to calculate the amount to be deducted from the prepaid amount and refund the already paid money to the customer when getting off A rent amount calculation unit that sequentially calculates an addition amount from a mileage measurement signal and a reference time, and the prepayment settlement unit subtracts the addition amount sequentially calculated by the rent amount calculation unit from the prepayment amount each time The remaining amount is calculated, and if there is additional prepayment, the amount is added, and the rent amount calculation unit confirms that the prepayment amount has approached zero based on the result of the remaining amount calculation. It performs a process of notifying, by the prepaid settlement unit at checkout, without fund the balance, characterized in that to perform the process of balance refund. The prepaid amount received from the customer is the amount that is almost the same as or higher than the estimated amount of rent to the destination, or the amount that the customer can pay. Checkout can be requested by the customer at will. Or it may be performed based on the above-mentioned notification before the amount of advance payment becomes zero. It is possible to design a taxi meter using a conventional taxi meter.

  The inventor has the idea that in order to prevent passengers from escaping due to non-payment of fare, or to prevent the boarding fee from exceeding the customer's money and making it impossible to pay, the inventor should start running after receiving the advance payment. Got. Prepayment is paid in advance, and the additional amount calculated sequentially in the rent amount calculator is subtracted from the prepaid amount each time, and if the prepaid amount approaches zero, this is notified and prepaid payment is made before it reaches zero. The remaining amount is refunded so that the remaining amount does not become zero. The prepayment settlement section accepts an additional prepayment if any. By adding a prepayment, you can make room for the balance.

It is better to have a cash input part in the prepayment settlement section, but it will be prepaid without using cash by providing a credit card card reader, and the driver will receive a refund of the balance at the settlement Will be able to. From the driver's side, there is a case where the balance is received directly from the driver, or a cash refund opening is provided in the prepaid settlement section, and the remaining amount is refunded without going through the driver. In some cases. In the future, if a system that allows fishing to be refunded to customers from the amount prepaid with a credit card will become possible, it will be possible to realize complete electronic transactions that do not require cash handling with taxi services.

  Next, in the prepaid settlement system for taxi fare according to the present invention, the prepaid settlement section may be provided on the driver's seat side. The driver receives cash from the customer, puts it in a safe, and uses the keyboard to set the amount of money received, and the payment is made in advance. For example, the settlement section may be used. The same applies to the remaining amount refund.

  Next, in the prepaid settlement system for taxi fare according to the present invention, the prepaid settlement section can be provided on the passenger seat side (rear seat). Then, when the customer sits on the rear seat, the customer makes a prepayment at the prepayment settlement section provided there. The amount of prepayment is the amount that the customer thinks is good, but it may be decided based on the advice of the driver. With regard to the remaining amount refund, there may be a case where the balance is directly received from the driver, or a cash refund opening is provided in the prepayment settlement section on the passenger side, and the remaining amount is refunded without going through the driver. In some cases.

  In the case where the prepaid settlement section having a cash refund opening is provided on the passenger seat side, the following merits arise. In other words, since it is no longer necessary for the driver and customer to exchange money directly, it becomes possible to partition the driver's seat and the passenger seat with barrier means such as reinforced plastic. Can protect from violence. That is, it has a crime prevention effect. For the conversation between the driver and the customer, it is preferable to provide a conversation vent in the barrier means or an interphone connecting the driver seat and the passenger seat. If this intercom is made compatible with the simultaneous interpretation type of each language, it will be more convenient and value-added as a hospitality for visitors to Japan. When there is a customer who says that it is difficult to operate the prepayment settlement department, if it is necessary to use a driver to give and receive money, the barrier means will be paid only from either the driver's seat or the passenger seat at one time. For example, a movable tray should be provided so that it cannot be placed or removed. This area can be designed in any way.

Next, in the taxi prepayment settlement system of the present invention, the prepayment settlement unit may further include a credit card reader. This point is as described above.

Next, in the prepayment settlement system for taxi fare according to the present invention, the location information on the destination such as address and longitude / latitude information is further provided on the passenger seat side by operating the input device by the touch panel type or voice recognition method. A destination setting unit that can be set can be provided. By inputting the destination by the customer, it becomes possible to clearly communicate the customer's intention to the driver, which leads to reduction of problems such as straying. It can be said that this is a convenient function for drivers who do not know the names of places and buildings in recent years.

  It is more convenient if the destination setting section is provided with a GPS-linked map display section. Moreover, it can be set as the design which linked this destination setting part and the car navigation system by the side of a driver's seat. In addition, although it is somewhat inaccurate, the destination setting unit may calculate an approximate rent fee and present it as a guide. In addition, the display unit can be designed to display the remaining amount.

In addition to the above-described destination setting unit , the display language on the display of the prepayment settlement unit, the rent amount calculation unit or the destination setting unit may be a plurality of languages. If the display language on the display is compatible with each language, moving from the airport to the city and moving from the hotel to the resort will be smoother, helping to entertain guests. In the case of outputting a receipt, it is better if the printing language corresponds to each language.

The present invention accepts a prepayment in order to start running after receiving a prepayment by cash or credit card , and performs a process of subtracting the additional amount sequentially calculated by the rent amount calculation unit from that amount each time. If there is a taxi fare, add the amount and notify the customer when the prepaid amount is close to zero, prompt the customer to settle, and process the remaining amount without accumulating the remaining amount . By adopting a prepayment settlement system, the present invention has been successfully realized in that it has been successful in preventing boarding and escaping due to non-payment of fare and preventing the boarding fee from exceeding the customer's money and making payment impossible. It can be said that it is a periodical one.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a taximeter according to the first embodiment.   It is explanatory drawing showing the prepayment settlement system of the taxi fare of Example 1. FIG.   It is explanatory drawing which represented the operation | movement of Example 1 with the flowchart.   It is explanatory drawing showing the passenger side terminal of Example 2. FIG.   It is explanatory drawing showing the prepayment settlement system of the taxi fare of Example 2. FIG.   It is explanatory drawing showing the passenger side terminal of Example 3. FIG.   FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a network configuration according to a fourth embodiment.

  The present embodiment is an example in which the prepayment settlement system of the present invention is built in the taximeter 1, and the driver receives the prepayment from the customer and inputs the amount using the numeric keypad 13 and registers it in the prepayment settlement unit 20. Is. A card insertion slot 12 is also provided so that a prepaid card can be paid.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the taximeter 1 is provided with a push button 11 that is an electric switch, for example, “rental” displayed on the upper surface and the lower portion of the front surface. Most of the entire surface is the display unit 10, and the prepaid amount input from the numeric keypad 13 is displayed as it is. In FIG. 1, the state before the start of renting is displayed, and the renting fee is 0 yen, so the balance remains the prepaid amount entered above. Further, the display unit 10 is set so that it can be understood that an alert has been issued by changing the background color of the display by a notification described later. In addition to the numeric keypad 13, an add button 15, a settlement button 16 and a clear button 14 which are electric switches are provided on the right side of the front display unit 10.

  The taximeter 2, which shows the internal configuration of the taximeter 1 in a block diagram, has a credit card from the prepayment settlement section 20 to the rent amount calculation section 21, the taximeter display section 23 that controls the display section 10, and the card insertion slot 12. Are connected to a payment terminal 22 that performs a payment process by reading and the like, and an input / output unit 24 that controls the operation of a printing unit (not shown) that issues a numeric keypad 13 and a receipt (FIG. 2). The rent amount calculator 21 calculates the taxi fee based on the distance pulse signal and the reference time, as is the case with a general taximeter.

  An example of the operating state is shown in the flow chart of FIG. 3. In order to prevent passengers from getting on and off due to non-payment of fare or to prevent the fare from exceeding the customer's money, it will start after receiving advance payment. In this way, it is realized that the remaining amount is refunded before the advance payment becomes zero. In other words, when the driver receives the prepayment in cash, the driver inputs the amount using the numeric keypad 13, and the prepayment amount is sent from the input / output unit 24 to the prepayment settlement unit 20 and registered in the prepayment settlement unit 20. At the same time, the taximeter display unit 23 displays it as a prepaid amount on the display unit 10 of the taximeter 1 so that the customer and the driver can check this amount at any time. I haven't run a taxi yet.

  Then, when the rent is started, the rent amount calculation unit 21 displays the fare thus far in the middle “rental” position based on the distance pulse signal and the reference time, and the rent amount from the above prepaid amount. The amount after subtracting is displayed in the “Remaining” area. This “balance” can be confirmed at any time by customers and drivers. In addition, since the customer can get off the taxi at any time, when the driver stops the taxi, the rent amount calculation unit 21 finishes counting and subtraction processing based on this, and puts the remaining amount in the “Remaining amount” section. indicate. As a result, the driver returns the balance to the customer and operates the printing unit of the input / output unit 24 to issue a receipt as desired.

  On the other hand, it is a case of continuing running without ending the rent, but the prepayment settlement unit 20 always checks whether the remaining amount is less than the predetermined amount, and if it falls below, an alert is generated, This is notified to the customer. The predetermined amount is 20% of the prepaid amount in this embodiment. When an alert occurs, it is preferable for the driver to slow down the operation speed or stop the taxi. As described above, the alert is performed by changing the background color of the display unit 10 to red. Note that the emission color is not limited to red, and may be yellow or the like, and may be designed to blink instead of changing color.

  Subsequently, the prepayment settlement section 20 checks whether or not there is an additional addition from the customer in the “prepayment amount”, and whether or not the prepayment amount has been additionally registered by the driver using the numeric keypad 13. If not, the driver confirms that to the customer and prompts the driver to get off. When the driver stops the taxi, the rent amount calculation unit 21 finishes counting and subtracting processing based on this, The remaining amount is displayed in the place. If there is an addition to this, this will be the case until the next time the customer displays the intention to get off to the driver or an alert is generated.

Although the advance payment is made using the card insertion slot 12, the advance payment amount is also registered in the advance payment settlement unit 20 by the driver inputting the advance payment amount using the numeric keypad 13. In particular, when paying with a credit card, a prepayment is recorded as sales, so if cash is refunded, sales adjustment may be necessary. However, in the future, if a system that allows fishing to be refunded to the card from what was paid in advance with a credit card, complete electronic transactions that do not require cash can be realized with taxi services. Further, in this case, the numeric keypad 13 is used for designating a prepaid amount by the driver, and it is possible to design the prepaid settlement unit 20 to accept registration of the prepaid amount and display of the “prepaid amount”.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the prepayment settlement system 4 of the present embodiment is provided with a prepayment settlement unit 40 on the taximeter 41 side (driver's seat side), and receives a prepayment from the customer and processes the remaining amount refund. A passenger-side terminal 3 for performing the operation is provided on the passenger-seat side, and both are connected by a wiring 300. When a system that allows you to return fishing to this credit card from the amount paid in advance with a credit card is prevailing, prepayment and additional payment are made by inserting the credit card into the passenger side terminal 3, and the remaining balance is refunded This is done for this credit card. Therefore, the driver does not give or receive money directly with the customer by handing or the like. Since it is so, it is possible to provide a transparent reinforced plastic partition wall 44 between the driver's seat side and the passenger seat side as necessary. By having the partition wall 44, it is possible to exert a crime prevention effect such as protecting the driver from a thief posing as a customer. For conversation between the driver and the customer, a conversation vent may be provided in the partition wall 44.

  The configuration on the driver's seat side is represented by the block diagram of FIG. 5, but the taximeter 41 and the prepayment settlement unit 40 connected thereto, the settlement terminal 42, and the printing unit (not shown) of the passenger side terminal 3 that issues the receipt ( And an input / output unit 43 for controlling the operation of the receipt issuing port 39. The rent amount calculation unit described above is provided in the taximeter 41.

  The passenger side terminal 3 includes a display device 30 that occupies most of the terminal 3, an alarm light 35 provided as a component on the lower side, a card insertion slot 36, a checkout button 37 that is an electric switch, and an additional button 38. . In the state of FIG. 4 of the display device 30, the above-mentioned charge related display is made on the upper fare display screen 31, and the GPS map display is made on the lower map display screen 32. The display device 30 is a touch panel that allows various operations with a fingertip. Reference numeral 33 denotes a screen switching icon for switching from the map display screen 32 to a numeric keyboard display screen (not shown). This numeric keyboard is for designating the amount paid by the customer as advance payment. Reference numeral 34 denotes a language selection icon for switching the display language to various languages such as English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Arabic for foreign customers who are not good at Japanese. When a language is selected by the language selection icon 34, a function for changing the display of the fare display screen 31 or the like to the language is provided. It should be noted that the voice guidance in each language is attached to the passenger side terminal 3.

  For passengers who have boarded a taxi, first the credit card is inserted into the card insertion slot 36 of the passenger side terminal 3 and the prepayment amount is specified by the ten keyboard, and the prepayment settlement section 40 reads the credit card. The settlement terminal 42 performs settlement processing. This content is displayed as a prepaid amount on the fare display screen 31 on the upper side of the display device 30 of the passenger side terminal 3. When a credit card is inserted into the card insertion slot 36, it is designed to automatically switch from the map display screen 32 to a display screen of a numeric keyboard (not shown). If the numeric keyboard is not displayed for some reason, The screen is switched by having the customer tap the screen switching icon 33.

  Therefore, when the rent is started, a rent amount calculation unit (not shown) incorporated in the taxi meter 41 displays the fare so far in a timely manner based on the distance pulse signal and the reference time in the middle of the fare display screen 31 "Rent ", And the amount obtained by subtracting the rent amount from the prepaid amount is displayed in the" remaining amount "portion. When the driver stops the taxi in accordance with the customer's instruction, the taximeter 41 finishes counting and subtracting processing based on this, and the prepayment settlement unit 40 displays the remaining amount at the “remaining amount” portion. When the customer presses the settlement button 37, the settlement terminal 42 returns the balance to the customer's credit card, and operates the printing unit of the input / output unit 43 as desired to receive a receipt from the receipt issuing port 39 of the customer side terminal 3. Issue. On the other hand, in the case where the run is continued without finishing the rent, the prepayment settlement unit 40 always checks whether the remaining amount falls below a predetermined amount, and if it falls, the alarm light 35 of the passenger side terminal 3 blinks. To alert the driver and especially the customer. Accordingly, when the customer inserts a credit card into the card insertion slot 36 and presses the add button 38, the prepayment settlement unit 40 determines that there is an additional charge from the customer in the “prepayment amount”. This is the flow until the driver is notified of the intention to get off or an alert is generated.

  In the prepayment settlement system of the present embodiment, the passenger side terminal 5 for receiving the prepayment from the customer or performing the remaining amount refund processing, as shown in FIG. 6, is between the prepayment settlement section provided on the taximeter side. Are connected by wiring not shown, and prepayment and additional payment are made by inserting a credit card into the passenger's side terminal 5, and the balance is refunded directly by handing it from the driver. Is. In this embodiment, it is possible to provide a transparent reinforced plastic partition between the driver's seat side and the passenger seat side as necessary. The crime prevention effect such as protecting can be exhibited. In this case, although not shown in the figure, a conversation vent may be provided in the partition wall for dialogue between the driver and the customer. A movable tray may be provided so that money can be placed or taken from only one side.

The passenger side terminal 5 includes a display device 50 that occupies most of the terminal 5, an alarm light 54 provided as a component on the lower side, a card insertion slot 55, a checkout button 56 that is an electric switch, and an additional button 57. . In the state of FIG. 6 of the display device 50, a destination map display screen is shown. The search window 51 is a voice recognition screen , and is searched when the customer speaks the address of the destination toward the microphone on the back side of the passenger-side terminal 5 and does not appear in FIG. A destination is set in the car navigation system to be displayed, and a GPS map is displayed on the display device 50. Reference numeral 52 denotes a screen switching icon for switching from the screen of the search window 51 to a fare display screen (not shown). Reference numeral 53 denotes a language selection icon for switching the display language to various languages such as English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Arabic for foreign customers who are not good at Japanese. When a language is selected by the language selection icon 53, a function for changing the display of a fare display screen or the like to the language is provided. It should be noted that voice guidance in each language is provided on the passenger side terminal 5. Reference numeral 58 indicates a receipt issuing port.

  In the prepayment settlement system of the present embodiment, the tablet computer 7 relating to the customer possession for the customer to make a prepayment or refund the remaining amount is installed on the road by installing an application, which will be described later, as shown in FIG. It has acquired the function of receiving taxi dispatch and the function of receiving prepaid payments.

  That is, when the application is started, the control unit 70, the communication unit 71, the display unit 72, and the input unit 73 operate, and the communication unit 71 connects to the server computer 6 via the Internet N and uses the GPS function. Receive taxi dispatch and use prepaid checkout system. Further, the control unit 70 makes it possible to use a customer-owned credit card with the tablet computer 7. In addition, the input unit can use the settlement function of the server computer 6 after boarding a taxi to transmit a personal identification number and input an advance payment amount via the control unit 70. The display unit 72 displays a fare display screen on the display screen of the tablet computer 7. Accordingly, the customer can use the self-owned tablet computer 7 to receive the advance payment.

The present invention calculates the fare by estimating the distance and required time between each destination to reach the final destination via a plurality of destinations, and calculates the fare. Will open the door to enabling credit card prepayments and refunds.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Taximeter 10 Display part 11 Push button 12 Card insertion slot 13 Numeric keypad 14 Clear button 15 Additional button 16 Settlement button 2 Taximeter 20 Prepayment settlement part 21 Rent amount calculation part 22 Payment terminal 23 Display part 24 Input / output part 3 Passenger side Terminal 30 Display device 31 Fare display screen 32 Map display screen 33 Screen switching icon 34 Language selection icon 35 Alarm light 36 Card insertion slot 37 Checkout button 38 Additional icon 39 Receipt issuing port 300 Wiring 4 Prepayment settlement system 40 Prepayment settlement section 41 Taximeter 42 Payment terminal 43 Input / output unit 44 Bulkhead 5 Passenger side terminal 50 Display device 51 Search window 52 Screen switching icon 53 Language selection icon 54 Alarm light 55 Card insertion slot 56 Checkout button 57 Add button 58 Issue receipt 6 server computer 7 Tablet 70 control unit 71 communication unit 72 display unit 73 input unit

Claims (1)

A taxi prepayment settlement system that allows customers to use the credit card to pay the expected amount when boarding , and separates the driver's seat from the passenger's seat. And a destination setting unit capable of setting position information regarding the destination by a voice input using a microphone by a customer provided on the passenger seat side, and a passenger provided on the passenger seat side A prepayment settlement unit that receives prepayment, and a rent amount calculation unit that sequentially calculates an addition amount from a mileage measurement signal and a reference time, wherein the prepayment settlement unit is a credit card card reader, an add button, and a settlement button And a ten-key keyboard for designating an amount to be paid by the customer for advance payment or addition, and a receipt issuing unit, and using the card reader by credit card And the additional amount that sequentially calculated by the fare Hashigaku calculator from prepaid amount performs calculation processing of subtracting each time, when the add button there is prepaid by the additional is operated with the card reader by the customer performs a calculation process of adding the amount, the fare Hashigaku calculator performs a process of notifying them if the amount of prepaid is close to zero, also the prepaid settlement unit the payment button is operated by the customer In the case where the payment has been made, it is possible to perform a process of refunding without accumulating the remaining amount already paid, and to perform a process of issuing a receipt from the receipt issuing unit. And a taxi fare prepaid settlement system in which a plurality of languages are displayed on the display of the destination setting unit .

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