JPH06131522A - Taximeter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a taximeter capable of executing a taxi fare operation corresponding to a time band by the depression of a single tariff button, switching the charge operation to a proper rate even when a clock gets out of order and executing proper fare giving and receiving without increasing driver's load. CONSTITUTION:A business tariff capable of calculating both of rate traveling and extra charge without distinguish them is set up by a switch on a tariff setter 16. An arithmetic means 10a executes charge operation based upon a pulse generated from a distance pulse generator 17 and a processing setting means 10b sets up rate traveling or extra charge processing by switching operation in accordance with time obtained from a clock 13. An automatic processing switching means 10c automatically switches processing exceeding its time band to the other operation processing and a manual processing switching means 10d switches processing in operating to the other processing by switching operation. At the time of automatic switching, an alarm means 18 generates an alarm and a tariff display 15a on a display device 15 displays the processing so as to identify it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a taximeter,
In particular, the present invention relates to a taxi meter capable of automatically performing charge calculation with different charge rates depending on time zones.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Taxi charges are prescribed to be a midnight surcharge of, for example, 20% during a predetermined time period, for example, from midnight from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am the next morning. Must be changed to other time zones.

Therefore, as described above, a method of automatically changing the charge calculation according to the time zone is provided with a clock, and the time of this clock when the business tariff operation is performed is within the time zone. The rate calculation rate is automatically selected according to whether or not the time of this clock is within the above-mentioned time zone after operating the sales tariff, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 49912 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-108188.

[0004]

However, in the proposed taximeter, the time of the clock is the only one for switching the calculation charge rate. Therefore, even if this time is out of order for some reason and the fare calculation is performed at an incorrect rate, it is not possible to correct the rate calculation at the correct rate, and due to a clock error, proper fare collection can be achieved. It was like a taxi company, and it would be inconvenient for both taxi companies and passengers.

Therefore, at present, two tariff buttons are provided which are operated separately when the premium is added and when it is not.
It is common practice to switch the calculation rate manually by the driver. However, in this case, although the improper fare collection due to the clock error will disappear, the number of tariff buttons will increase and it will be easy for the driver to make mistakes in operating the tariff buttons, or the driver will make a mistake in determining the time. When such a mistake occurs, the same problem as described above occurs. In addition, when the time zone changes during the rent, the driver has to manually switch at that time, which causes a problem that the driver's burden is increased.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention enables automatic calculation of a charge of a charge rate according to a time zone by operating a single tariff button. Even if the clock goes wrong, it is possible to switch to the fare calculation at an appropriate rate, and to provide a taximeter that enables proper fare collection without increasing the burden on the driver. Has an aim.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the taximeter according to the present invention comprises a display device 15 for displaying charges and tariffs, and a taxi vehicle, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. Is composed of a distance pulse generator 17 which generates one distance pulse each time the vehicle travels a predetermined distance, and a plurality of switches for setting various tariffs,
A tariff setting device 16 that sets a business tariff that does not distinguish between wages and surcharges by operating one of the plurality of switches, clock means 13 that manages the current time, and wages processing or surcharge processing. Calculating means 10a for performing the charge calculation process set on the basis of the distance pulse from the distance pulse generator, and when the calculating means 10a is not executing the charge calculation, according to the operation of the one switch, A process setting unit 10b that determines whether the time is the rent time period or the premium time period based on the current time of the clock means 13 and sets the fare calculation process to the fare process or the premium process.
When the calculation means 10a is executing the charge calculation and the current time of the clock means 13 exceeds the time zone corresponding to the charge calculation process being executed, the charge calculation process being executed is changed to another charge calculation. While the charge calculation is being performed by the automatic processing switching means 10c and the calculation means 10a, the charge calculation processing being executed is switched to another charge calculation processing according to the operation of the one switch. It is characterized in that it is provided with a processing manual switching means 10d.

The taximeter is equipped with an alarm means 18 for issuing an alarm notifying that the charge calculation processing is automatically switched when the charge calculation processing is automatically switched by the processing automatic switching means 10c. .

The display device 15 uses the arithmetic processing 10a.
Is equipped with a tariff display 15a for distinguishably displaying the running fare processing or the premium processing being executed.

[0010]

In the above structure, the tariff setting device 16 is composed of a plurality of switches for setting various tariffs,
By operating one of the plurality of switches, a business tariff that does not distinguish between rent and premium is set. Further, the arithmetic processing means 10a is adapted to perform the fare calculation processing set in the fare traveling processing or the premium processing based on the distance pulse from the distance pulse generator 17. And when you operate the one switch,
If the calculation means 10a has not executed the fare calculation, the process setting means 10b determines whether it is the rent time zone or the premium time zone based on the current time of the clock means 13, and the fare calculation processing is performed. Or set to premium processing.

As described above, even if the business tariff is set by operating one switch of the tariff setting device, the process setting means 10b changes the charge calculation process to an appropriate process corresponding to the time zone according to the current time of the clock device 13. Since it is set, the number of switches in the tariff setting device can be reduced.

Further, when the calculating means 10a is executing the charge calculation and the current time of the clock means 13 exceeds the time zone corresponding to the processing of the charge calculation being executed, the automatic process switching means 10 is provided.
The charge calculation process currently being executed by c is automatically switched to another charge calculation process. Then, while the calculation means 10a is executing the charge calculation, the manual switching means 10d switches the charge calculation process being executed to another charge calculation process in response to the operation of the one switch.

Therefore, even if the automatic processing switching means 10c automatically switches the charge calculation processing according to the current time of the timepiece device 13 depending on the current time of the timepiece device 13, if the current time of the timepiece device 13 is out of order, the tariff is changed. Setting device 1
By manually operating the same switch 6 again, the process manual switching means 10d can switch to an appropriate charge calculation process corresponding to the current time.

Moreover, since the alarm means 18 issues an alarm during the automatic switching of the above processing, it becomes possible to know that the processing has automatically switched, and at this time, the current time of the clock device 13 is reached. You can check whether the clock device is out of order by checking. In addition, since the tariff display 15a displays the type of processing at the same time as the switching of the charge calculation processing, the current time of the timepiece device 13 can be confirmed by the switching of this display to determine whether the timepiece device is out of order. Can be checked.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 is a central processing unit (CPU) composed of a microcomputer.
U10 performs various processes according to a control program stored in a program ROM (read only memory) 11. The program ROM 11 also stores various fixed parameters in addition to the control program. Reference numeral 12 is a data ROM, which stores various data determined by the fare system, and includes time data that determines the extra time zone and a rate for fee calculation corresponding to the time zone. .

Reference numeral 13 is a timepiece device for managing the current time, and the time can be adjusted by the driver. According to the current time managed by this clock device 13, the CPU
10 determines the rate when calculating the fare.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a RAM (random access memory) for temporarily storing various taxi data. The data stored in this RAM includes a vehicle number at the time of business, a driver code, and a total travel distance. , Actual vehicle mileage, number of rides, number of charges thereafter, and other indices for the day.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a display device, which is a tariff display device 15a for displaying the set tariff and a fare display device 1 for displaying the boarding fare amount calculated by the CPU 10.
5b and. Reference numeral 16 is a tariff setting device for setting tariffs, which is composed of switches 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d for setting tariffs for payment, sales, pick-up and empty cars, and push buttons for operating these switches are , 16A, 16B, 16C and 16D in FIG.
As shown by the reference numeral, it is arranged together with the display device 15 on the front surface of the main body of the taximeter.

Reference numeral 17 is a distance pulse generator for generating a distance pulse based on the traveling distance of the taxi vehicle. Reference numeral 18 is a buzzer as an alarm means for generating an operation sound or a warning sound according to the tariff operation by the tariff setting device 16. The buzzer 18 as the alarm means is replaced with an alarm light source for issuing an alarm by blinking a light source, Alternatively, it can be used in combination, or by using a voice ROM, an alarm can be issued by voice such as "Because 11:00 has passed, it will be a surcharge."

In the taximeter having the above-described structure, when one of the tariff pushbuttons in the tariff setting device 16 is operated to turn on the corresponding switch, the CPU 10 causes the tariff display device 15a to display the operated tariff. The tariff is displayed in an understandable manner, and the tariff process corresponding to the tariff is performed.

When the operated tariff is the business tariff and the switch 16b is turned on and the previous tariff is an empty vehicle or an intercepting vehicle, the CPU 10 causes the current time of the clock 13 and the extra time zone stored in the data ROM 12 to be stored. Is compared with the time of the data, and it is determined by the result of this comparison which time zone the current time is, that is, which of the rent time zone and the extra time zone. Then, based on the result of this judgment, the fare used to calculate the fare is selected from the fare data stored in the data ROM 12, and thereafter the fare is calculated using the fare calculation or the surcharge using the calculated fare. The amount of charge is displayed on the charge display 15b
To display.

The above-mentioned comparison of times is successively performed even during the calculation of the charge according to the selected charge rate. Then, when the time zone changes in the middle of the calculation, the rate of the new time zone is selected at that time. Thereafter, the fare calculation is automatically switched by continuing the fare calculation or surcharge calculation using the fare rate, and the calculated fare amount is displayed on the fare display 15b.

When the fare calculation method is automatically switched as described above, the CPU 10 sounds the buzzer 18 to generate an alarm sound and recognizes to the driver and the passenger that the calculation method has been switched. Can be made. By generating the alarm sound in this way, the driver can know that the time of the clock device 13 has changed over the time zone, so that the time of the time zone remembered by the driver, for example, Whether or not the time of the timepiece device 13 is accurate can be determined based on the present time of the wristwatch.

As described above, when the tariff is in an empty or arriving vehicle, the business tariff switch 16b is turned on, and the fare or the charge calculation in the extra time zone corresponding to the current time is selected in accordance with this, but thereafter, Switching tariff switch 16 again
When b is turned on, it is possible to perform so-called manual switching, in which the selected fare calculation method is switched to a surcharge or a fare traveling time zone. This function is effective, for example, when the clock is out of order due to some factor, regardless of the time zone, for example, when the business is carried out with a premium for the season (winter season) or a premium for the daytime. After the manual switching, the automatic switching function for automatically switching the way of calculating the charge is not performed during the process.

The outline of the operation has been described above, and the details thereof will be described below with reference to FIG. 4 showing the processing performed by the CPU 10 according to the control program in the program ROM 11.

The CPU 10 starts its operation when the power is turned on, and performs initial setting in the first step S1. In this initial setting, various data are read from the program ROM 11. After that, the process proceeds to step S2 to turn on the time function. This time function is the timepiece device 1
3 is a function of determining the method of calculating the charge by comparing the time of day 3 with the time of a time zone preset and stored in the data ROM 12, and turning on this means making this function available.

After that, the routine proceeds to step S3, where it is judged whether or not the switch 16d corresponding to the empty vehicle tariff of the tariff setting device 16 is turned on. When the switch 16d is not turned on and the determination in step S3 is NO, the process proceeds to step S4 and it is determined whether or not the switch 16b corresponding to the sales tariff of the tariff setting device 16 is turned on. If the determination in step S4 is also NO, the process proceeds to step S5 to perform another tariff process, and then proceeds to step S15 described later.

When the determination in step S3 is YES,
That is, when the switch 16d corresponding to the empty vehicle tariff of the tariff setting device 16 is turned on, step S6 is performed.
After the time function is turned on and the empty vehicle process is performed, the process proceeds to step S4. Further, when the determination in step S4 is YES, that is, when the switch 16b corresponding to the business tariff of the tariff setting device 16 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S7 and it is determined whether or not the wage processing is currently being performed. To do. This renting process is a fare calculation process that is not a process corresponding to the extra time zone.

When the determination in step S7 is NO, that is, when the wage fare processing is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S8 and it is determined whether or not the premium processing is being performed. This premium processing is charge calculation processing corresponding to the premium time zone. When the determination in step S8 is also NO, that is, the tariff setting device 1
When the switch 16b corresponding to the sales tariff of No. 6 is just turned on in the empty tariff state and neither the fare processing nor the surcharge processing has been performed yet,
In step S9, it is determined whether or not the current time of the clock device 13 is within the renting time zone.

If the determination in step S9 is YES, the process proceeds to step S10 to select the wage process, and if the determination in step S9 is NO, the process proceeds to step S11 to select the premium process and then to step S12. Then, the buzzer 18 is turned on to generate an alarm sound to inform the driver that the processing has been selected.

The determination in step S7 or S8 is YES.
In other words, when the switch 16b corresponding to the sales tariff of the tariff setting device 16 has already been turned on once in the empty tariff state, and the charge calculation processing of either the wage fare processing or the premium processing has already been performed. Then, the procedure proceeds to step S13 or S14 to turn off the time function, and then to step S11 or S10 to set the premium processing or the fare processing, thereby switching the method of the charge calculation processing.

After the execution of step S12, step S
In step 15, it is determined whether or not the time function is turned on. If the determination is NO, the process returns to step S3. Further, when the determination in step S15 is YES, that is, when the time function is on and alive, the process proceeds to step S16 and it is determined whether or not the wage processing is being performed.

When the determination in step S16 is YES, the process proceeds to step S17, and it is determined according to the current time of the timepiece device 13 whether it is in the premium time zone. When the determination in step S17 is NO, that is, when the renting time period has not passed during the renting process, the process proceeds to step S20 described later. On the other hand, the determination in step S17 is YE.
If S, that is, if the renting time period has passed during the renting process, the process proceeds to step S18, the buzzer 18 is sounded to generate a warning sound, and then the process proceeds to step S19 to set the premium process and charge. The arithmetic process is automatically switched from the fare rent process to the premium process, and then the process proceeds to step S20. The alarm sound of the buzzer 18 generated in step S18 informs the driver that the charge calculation process is automatically switched according to the time of the timepiece device 13. If the determination in step S16 is NO, step S17
The process skips steps S19 to S19 and proceeds to step S20, where it is determined whether or not the premium processing is being performed.

When the determination in step S20 is YES, that is, when the premium processing is being performed, step S20 is performed.
Then, the process proceeds to step 21, and it is determined whether or not it is in the rent time zone based on the current time of the clock device 13. When the determination in step S21 is NO, that is, when the premium time period has not passed during the premium process, the process returns to step S3. On the other hand, when the determination in step S21 is YES, that is,
If the premium time period has passed during the premium processing, step S
After proceeding to step 22 and sounding the buzzer 18 to generate a warning sound, the process proceeds to step S23 to set the fare processing and automatically switch the fare calculation processing from the premium processing to the fare processing, and then to step S3. Return. Note that the above step S2
The alarm sound of the buzzer 18 generated in 2 informs the driver that the charge calculation processing is automatically switched according to the time of the timepiece device 13. When the determination in step S20 is NO, steps S21 to S23 are skipped and the process returns to step S3.

By the processing according to the flowchart described above, the switch 16b corresponding to the business tariff of the tariff setting device 16 when the taximeter is in the empty vehicle tariff.
When is turned on, the determination in step S4 becomes YES, and then the process proceeds to step S9 through steps S7 and S8 to determine whether it is the rent-running time zone according to the time of the clock device 13. In S10, the renting process is selected, and when it is not in the renting time period, the premium process is selected in step S11, and in step S12, the buzzer 18 is sounded to generate a warning sound to inform that the fare calculation process is selected. .

As described above, when the arithmetic processing is once selected by turning on the switch 16b corresponding to the sales tariff of the tariff setter 16, and then the same switch 16b is turned on again, the determination in step S7 or S8 becomes YES. During the fare traveling processing or the premium processing, the time function can be turned off, and the premium processing or the fare processing can be selected to manually switch the fare calculation processing.

Further, when the premium time zone or the rent time zone is exceeded during the fare mileage processing or premium rate processing selected as described above,
Depending on the time of the clock device 13, step S17 or S21
Is YES, the next step S18 or 22
In step S19 or S23, the premium processing or the fare traveling processing can be selected to automatically switch the fare calculation processing after the fuzzer 18 is sounded and the warning sound is generated.

As is clear from the explanation of the flow chart described above, the CPU 10 serves as the calculating means 10a for performing the charge calculation processing set for the renting processing or the premium processing based on the distance pulse from the distance pulse generator 17. work. The CPU 10 also determines whether it is a renting time zone or a premium time zone according to the current time of the clock means 13 according to the operation of one switch of the tariff setting device 16 when the calculation means 10a is not executing the charge calculation. Processing setting means 10 for determining whether or not the charge calculation processing is set to the fare processing or the premium processing.
working as b.

Further, the CPU 10 executes the charge calculation processing being executed when the calculation means 10a is executing the charge calculation and the current time of the clock means 13 exceeds the time zone corresponding to the charge calculation processing being executed. In addition to the automatic processing switching means 10c for automatically switching to another charge calculation processing, the calculation means 10
While a charge calculation is being executed, a operates as a process manual switching means 10d that switches the charge calculation process being executed to another charge calculation process in response to the operation of the one switch.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, 1
By setting the sales tariff by operating one switch, it is possible to set the appropriate charge calculation process for the time zone corresponding to the current time, so the number of switches to be operated is reduced and the cost is reduced by reducing the number of parts. Also, reliability can be improved by reducing erroneous operations.

When the time zone corresponding to the charge calculation process is exceeded, the charge calculation process being executed is automatically switched to another charge calculation process. The charge calculation process being executed can be switched to another charge calculation process, so even if the charge calculation process changes due to the current time of the wrong clock, the same switch must be operated again. By doing so, it is possible to switch to an appropriate fare calculation process corresponding to the correct time zone, and it is possible to properly collect fare without increasing the burden on the driver.

In addition, a warning sound is emitted at the time of automatic switching of the processing, or a display is displayed so that the type of processing can be known at the same time as the processing is switched, so that the processing is automatically switched. To be able to know
At this point, the current time of the clock can be confirmed to check whether the clock is out of order.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a taximeter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the taximeter of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing work performed by the CPU in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a Arithmetic means (CPU) 10b Processing setting means (CPU) 10c Automatic processing switching means (CPU) 10d Manual processing switching means (CPU) 13 Clock means (clock device) 15 Display device 15a Tariff indicator 16 Tariff setting device 17 Distance pulse Generator 18 Alarm means (buzzer)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device for displaying charges and tariffs, a distance pulse generator for generating one distance pulse each time a taxi vehicle travels a predetermined distance, and a plurality of switches for setting various tariffs. A tariff setting device configured to set a sales tariff that does not distinguish between wages and premiums by operating one of the plurality of switches, a clock means for managing the current time, and a wage processing or Calculating means for performing charge calculation processing set in the premium processing based on the distance pulse from the distance pulse generator; Processing setting means for determining whether it is a renting time zone or a premium time zone based on the current time of the clock means, and setting fare calculation processing to fare mileage processing or premium processing; When the calculation means is executing charge calculation and the current time of the clock means exceeds the time zone corresponding to the charge calculation process being executed, the charge calculation process being executed is automatically changed to another charge calculation process. And automatic processing means for switching the processing of the charge calculation being executed to another charge calculation processing in response to the operation of the one switch while the calculation means is executing the charge calculation. A taximeter that is characterized. 2. The alarm means for generating an alarm notifying that the charge calculation process is automatically switched when the charge calculation process is automatically switched by the process automatic switch means. Taximeter. 3. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein the display device has a tariff indicator for distinguishably displaying a wage fare process or a premium process being executed by the arithmetic process.