JPH08221609A - Taxi meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To put a display of the final fare, obtained by adding fares based upon various fare systems and a normal fare, back to an original display before the addition accompanying the change of the normal fare. CONSTITUTION: This taxi meter is provided with a fare system data storage means 327 which stores data for calculations of other fare systems different from the normal fare, a calculating means 323A which calculates the final fare from the data for calculations corresponding to the operations of tariff operation means 309-319 and the normal fare, a display changing means 323B which changes the display of a display means B from the normal fare to the final fare through the operation of an indicating operation means 321, a fare change detection means 323C which detects the change of the normal fare, and a display restoring means 323D which puts the display of the display means B back to the normal fare when the change detecting means 323C detects the change of the normal fare while the display means B displays the final fare.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a boarding fare calculated by a normal fare system, discounts and surcharges for the boarding fare on a taximeter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a taxi meter generally calculates and displays a normal fare based on a traveling pulse based on a conventional fare or a late night / early morning surcharge, and also adopts a fixed vehicle fare system. Taxi meters for local areas are configured to display the pick-up charge separately from the normal boarding charge.

By the way, in recent years, in the taxi industry,
Introducing a new fare system in addition to the conventional fare system and the two fare system for late night and early morning surcharges, a move is beginning to aim to improve the service in terms of passenger fees and to invigorate competition with other companies in the same industry.

As the above-mentioned new fare system, for example, a time-specified reservation charge to be added to the boarding fare when a taxi is reserved by designating a time, or a standard time from the arrival at the reservation destination to the passenger getting on board There is an additional charge system such as a wireless waiting charge that is added to the boarding fare according to the excess time when waiting time occurs. This additional fare system is a fixed fare system or a fare system that determines the amount of money according to the elapsed time, so even if the normal fare before the taxi arrives at the destination is undetermined, The designated reservation fee and wireless waiting fee are fixed.

As a new fare system other than the additional fare system, when the actual travel time is shorter than the standard travel time set corresponding to the normal travel fare, the normal travel fare is adjusted according to the time difference. There are discount rate systems such as fast driving discounts for discounts, and long-distance discounts for discounting the fares exceeding the standard amount among the normal fares at a fixed rate when the normal fares exceed a certain standard amount. This discount fare system is different from the above-mentioned additional fare system in that the price is determined by the rate of the normal fare, so the taxi will be discounted only after the taxi arrives at the destination and the normal fare is fixed. The amount of the subsequent fare is not fixed.

When the additional fare system and the discount fare system are applied, the final boarding fare collected from the passenger at the time of getting off is obtained by multiplying the normal fare by the discount rate of the discount fare system.
The discounted fare calculated in this way is added to the normal boarding fare (the discounted fare is subtracted from the normal boarding fare), and the discounted fare calculated by this is added to the time-specified reservation charge and wireless waiting charge defined by the additional charge system. Etc. and the above-mentioned car-fare are further summed up.

Therefore, when constructing a taxi meter corresponding to the above-mentioned various new fare systems, the amount of money is irrelevant regardless of the amount of the normal boarding fare such as the intercepting fare, the time-specified reservation charge, and the wireless waiting charge. When the taxi arrives at the destination and the taxi meter arrives at the destination and the passenger pays the tariff to settle the fare, the fare to be settled is displayed on the taxi meter separately from the normal fare while the taxi is running. Ideally, the final boarding fare obtained by the summing process is displayed.

[0008]

However, when it is desired to know how much the final boarding fare at the present time will be, as an intermediate process, the above-mentioned summing process and the accompanying separation of the normal boarding fare and the fare If you switch from the display to the display of the final fare when you are traveling before you arrive at your destination, the normal fare will increase due to the subsequent driving, and the final fare displayed will increase accordingly. , It is not possible to confirm at a glance the breakdown of how much each of the normal boarding fee, pick-up fee, time-specified reservation fee, wireless waiting fee, etc. by the taxi meter display. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to obtain the final boarding fare not only after the arrival at the destination but also the final boarding fare, which is the sum of various fare generated by various fare systems and the normal fare. , Calculated at any time while driving,
It can be displayed, and with subsequent changes in the normal fare,
It is to provide a taximeter that can return the display to the state before summing.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention processes a traveling pulse signal input with traveling of a taxi by a predetermined charge system as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. In the taximeter A for calculating the normal boarding fare and displaying the normal boarding fare on the display means B,
Tariff operation means 307 to 319 that are operated when another tariff system different from the tariff system is applied, a tariff system data storage unit 327 that stores data for calculating a charge to which the other tariff system is applied, and the tariff. Calculating means 323A for calculating the final boarding fare based on the calculation data and the normal boarding fare according to the operation of the operating means 307 to 319, and the instruction operating means 321 operated when changing the display of the display means B. A display changing means 323B for changing the display of the display means B to the final boarding fare according to the operation of the instruction operating means 321; a fare change detecting means 323C for detecting a change in the normal boarding fare; While the final boarding fare is being displayed by the means B, the fare change detecting means 32
A display returning means 323D for returning the display of the display means B to the normal boarding fare when 3C detects a change in the normal boarding fare is provided.

Further, the present invention further comprises a tariff state transition detecting means 323E for detecting the transition of the tariff state from the payment tariff of the taximeter A to another business tariff, and the display restoring means 323D is the tariff state. When the shift detection unit 323E detects the shift of the tariff state from the payment tariff to another sales tariff, the display of the display unit B is returned to the normal boarding fare. Further, in the present invention, the calculating means 323A calculates the final boarding fare according to the operation of the instruction operating means 321 in a state where the tariff operating means 307 to 319 are operated. Further, in the present invention, the display changing means 323B changes the display of the display means B in accordance with the operation of the instruction operation means 321 when in the payment tariff state.

Furthermore, the present invention provides the calculation means 323A.
Is provided with a charge system applicable charge calculation unit 323F that calculates a charge to which the other charge system is applied based on the calculation data according to the operation of the tariff operation means 307 to 319,
The display means B comprises a plurality of charge display sections 103, 303, 3
05, the plurality of fare display units 103, 303, when displaying the normal boarding fare by the display means B.
The normal boarding fare is displayed on any one of the fare display sections 103, and the remaining fare display sections 30 are displayed.
It is assumed that at least a part of the charge display portion 305 out of 3,305 displays a charge to which the other charge system is applied.

The present invention also provides the taximeter A described above.
Is composed of a main body 1 and an external fare display device 3 connected to the main body 1, and the display means B is provided in the main body 1 and displays a normal fare.
03 and a final boarding fare display section 305 which is provided in the external fare display device 3 and whose display is changed according to the operation of the instruction operation means 321. The tariff operation means 307 to 319, Charge data storage means 327,
The calculating means 323A, the operation instructing means 321, the display changing means 323B, and the display restoring means 32.
3D is assumed to be provided at least in the external charge display device 3.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the normal boarding fare displayed on the display means B is changed by the display change means 323B according to the operation of the instruction operation means 321 and the tariff operation means 307 to 319.
When the fare change detecting means 323C detects a change in the normal boarding fare while the final boarding fare calculated by the calculating means 323A is changed on the basis of the above operation, the display returning means 323D
Resets the display of the display means B from the final boarding fare to the normal boarding fare. Therefore, it is possible to calculate and display the final boarding fare not only after arriving at the destination but also at any time during traveling, and with the change in the normal boarding fare thereafter,
It is possible to return the display to the state before summing.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a taxi meter system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The taxi meter system of this embodiment includes a taxi meter main body 1 and an external charge display device (hereinafter abbreviated as a charge display device). Yes) 3 and taxi meter A, and an operation information collecting device 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the front surface 101 of the taximeter main body 1, a charge display portion 103 (corresponding to normal boarding display means), an empty vehicle tariff for setting a tariff state, a tariff tariff, and a 30% additional tariff. There are provided five buttons 105 to 113 for a car tariff and a payment tariff, a cumulative button 115 for displaying an index, and the like. The fee display unit 103
Consists of a main display area 103a in which the boarding fare is displayed and a sub-display area 103b in which the boarding fare and index are displayed. The boarding fare, the boarding fare, and the index correspond to the operation of each of the buttons 105 to 115. , Taximeter main body 1
It is calculated and displayed by an internal microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as microcomputer) 117.

The microcomputer 117 outputs the index data and the tariff data currently set in response to a request from the charge display device 3. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data that can be output by the microcomputer 117 including the index data. Item number 3 is charge data of basic charges and subsequent charges, item numbers 4 to 17 (however, item numbers 12 and 1).
(Excluding 5) is index data, and the system data is
As shown in FIG. 2, the data is output from the taximeter main body 1 to the charge display device 3 via the system data transmission line 119.

In FIG. 4, FF of item number 1 indicates a form feed, and BCCs of item number 12 and item number 18 indicate block check characters. The tariff data is a signal line dedicated to tariff data transmission, which is a tariff data transmission line 121 and an input / output interface 123.
Is output from the taximeter main body 1 to the charge display device 3 via the.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the front surface 301 of the charge display device 3, there are two charge display parts, a first charge display part 303 and a second charge display part 305, a fixed charge, and an hourly charge 1. , 2,7 additional tariffs for some sections, all sections, all sections, some section discounts, and all section discounts 30
7 to 319 (corresponding to the tariff operation means) are provided. In addition, the empty car tariff button 32 is provided on the front surface 301.
0, a total button 321 for displaying the total amount of money (corresponding to an instruction operation means), and each unit tariff button 307 to 319.
Six lamps 307a, 309 that light up when the unit tariff corresponding to is applied, that is, a fixed charge, an hourly charge, a partial section premium, a total section premium, a partial section discount, and a full section discount
a, 313a to 319a, an empty vehicle lamp 320a that lights up at the time of the empty vehicle tariff of the charge display device 3, and a total button 32.
Total lamp 3 that lights up when the total amount is displayed by the operation 1
21a etc. are provided. In this embodiment, the lamp 309 that is turned on when the unit tariff of hourly charge 1 is applied.
a is also used as a lamp that lights up when the unit tariff of the hourly charge 2 is applied, and in this embodiment, the charge display unit 103 of the taxi meter main body 1 and the first and second charges of the charge display device 3 are used. The display units 303 and 305 constitute the display means B, and the second fare display unit 305 corresponds to the final boarding fare display unit.

Here, the fixed fare and the hourly fare 1, 2 mean an additional fare whose amount does not change in association with the boarding fare calculated by the microcomputer 117 of the taxi meter body 1, and the fixed fare is, for example, , The time-specified reservation fee and the wireless dispatch fee correspond to this, and the hourly fees 1 and 2 include, for example, charter fees, hourly waiting fees, wireless waiting fees, etc. Equivalent to.
In addition, the surcharge and discount fare means the fare obtained by multiplying the boarding fare by a predetermined surcharge and discount fare, and some of these surcharges and discounts are the fare applied only to the fare thereafter. The entire system refers to the charge system applied to both the basic charge and the subsequent charges.

The first charge display unit 303 displays the fixed charge and the hourly charges 1 and 2 which are additionally collected when the fixed charge units and the hourly charge units 1 and 2 are operated by operating the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311. In addition, while the taximeter main body 1 is in the empty tariff state, the total button 3
When 21 is operated, the item number of the index corresponding to the number of operations is displayed. The second fare display unit 305 displays the boarding fare after the application when the premium or discount unit tariff is applied by operating the unit tariff buttons 313 to 319, and the taxi meter main body 1 is in the business tariff state. When the total button 321 is operated, the fixed charge or the hourly charge 1, 2 displayed on the first charge display unit 303 is displayed.
Then, the total amount of the boarding fare that has been displayed on the second fare display unit 305 until then is displayed. Further, the second charge display unit 303 displays an index corresponding to the item number displayed on the first charge display unit 303 when the total button 321 is operated while the taximeter main body 1 is in the empty tariff.

The fixed fare, hourly fare 1, 2, extra, boarding fare after applying the discount unit tariff, total amount,
And the index are the unit tariff buttons 307 to 31.
9 and the total button 321 are operated, the fee display device 3
It is calculated by the internal microcomputer 323 (FIG. 7) and displayed on the first and second charge display sections 303 and 305.

Next, the hardware configuration of the microcomputer 323 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
The microcomputer 323 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
nit, central processing unit) 323a and RAM (Random Acc)
ess Memory) 323b and ROM (Read-Only Memory)
323c and is provided inside the charge display device 3.

The CPU 323a includes the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 and the empty vehicle tariff button 32.
0, a total button 321, an E ² PROM 327 (corresponding to a charge-based data storage means), first and second charge display portions 3
03, 305 and the drivers 303b to 321b of the lamps 307a to 321a are connected, the input / output interface 329 and the data transmission line 325 are connected.
The operation information collection device 5 is connected via the. As shown in the memory area map in FIG. 8, the RAM 323b has a data area for storing various data and a work area used for various processing operations, and the data area is provided with a fee-based data area and an index data area. The work area is provided with a counter area, buffer areas a, b, c, d, timer areas a, b, calculation area, boarding fare register, fixed fare register, total fare register, and flag areas a, b. ing. The ROM 323c stores a control program for causing the CPU 323a to perform various processing operations.

The E ² PROM 327 stores the charge system data of each unit corresponding to each of the buttons 307 to 319, and is provided inside the charge display device 3.

Next, the processing performed by the CPU 323a according to the control program stored in the ROM 323c will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The charge display device 3 is turned on, and the microcomputer 323
When is started and the program is started, the CPU 323a performs initialization as shown in FIG. 9 (step S
1). In this initial setting, the system data of the charge system of each unit corresponding to each of the buttons 307 to 319 is read from the E ² PROM 327, stored in the charge system data area of the RAM 323b, and the flags of the flag areas a and b of the RAM 323b are stored. Fa and Fb are set to 0, and the empty vehicle lamp 320a is turned on.

The flag Fa in the flag area a is set to "1" at the time of total display when the total fare obtained by summing the fixed fare and the hourly fare 1 and 2 together with the boarding fare is displayed on the second fare display section 305, and the boarding fare is shown. Is displayed on the second charge display unit 305, and the fixed charge and the hourly charges 1 and 2 are displayed on the first charge display unit 303 as “0” at the time of separate display. The flag Fb in the flag area b is set to "1" when the premium / discount unit tariff is set by operating the unit tariff buttons 313 to 319, and is set to "1" when the premium / discount unit tariff is not set at all. 0 ”. At the time of this initial setting, both the taximeter main body 1 and the charge display device 3 are in the empty tariff state.

Next, the counter value C in the counter area of the RAM 323b, which counts the number of times the total button 321 is operated in the empty vehicle tariff state of the taximeter main body 1 and the charge display device 3, is reset to zero (step S3).
Subsequently, it is confirmed whether or not the total button 321 has been operated (step S5), and if it has not been operated (N in step S5), the process jumps to step S27 described later, and if it has been operated (step S5). Then Y), and then
The counter value C is incremented by "1" (step S7). The counter value C is an item of an index data pair (7 sets in total, item numbers 26 to 39 in FIG. 6) in which the index data of the number of times each unit tariff is applied and the amount of application of each unit tariff are set in the system data of FIG. It corresponds to the number and is incremented in order from "1" to "7" except when reset.

Then, index data (item numbers 4 to 11 and 1 in FIG. 4) in the system data are stored in the taximeter main body 1.
3, 14, 16, 17) request signal (step S9), the index data output from the taximeter main body 1 is received (step S11), the index data is processed and stored in the buffer area a of the RAM 323b. Store (step S13). However, here, the taximeter main body 1 is still an empty tariff, and there is still no business travel to which the premium / discount unit tariff corresponding to each button 307 to 319 is applied, so the index data after processing is the index data before processing. Is the same.

Next, the 15-second timer in the timer area a of the RAM 323b is activated (step S15), and the index of the unit tariff application amount and the application amount corresponding to the counter C obtained by processing the index data is set to the first value. The first and second charge display sections 303 and 305 are divided and displayed simultaneously (step S17). After that, it is confirmed whether or not the total button 321 has been operated again (step S19), and if it has been operated (Y in step S19), the process returns to step S7, and if it has not been operated (N in step S19). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the 15-second timer has timed out (step S21). If the 15-second timer has not timed out (N in step S21), the process returns to step S19, and if it has timed out (Y in step S21), the first and second charge display parts 30
The index display of 3,305 is stopped (step S23), and the counter value C is reset to zero (step S2).
5).

Following step S25, or step S25
In step S27, which is the jump destination when the total button 321 is not operated in step 5, in the taximeter main body 1
Confirm whether or not the business signal 1A from is detected. When the business signal 1A is detected (Y in step S27), the taximeter main unit 1 jumps to step S49, which will be described later as if the taxi meter body 1 has entered the business tariff, and when it is not detected (N in step S27), the taximeter Assuming that the main body 1 remains the empty tariff, then the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 for fixed charges, hourly charges 1 and 2,
It is confirmed whether or not has been operated (step S29).

When the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 are operated (Y in step S29), the empty lamp 3
20a is turned off (step S31), the fixed lamp 307a or the hour lamp 309a is turned on (step S33), and the fixed charge and the hourly charges 1 and 2 determined by the charge system in the E ² PROM 327 are set to the first value. Charge display section 3
03 (step S35). Subsequently, of the index data of the buffer area a, a fixed charge corresponding to the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 for which the operation is detected in step S29, or an index of the hourly charge of 1 unit tariff is added (step S37). Then, the business signal 3A is output (step S39), and it is confirmed whether or not the operation of the empty vehicle tariff button 320 is detected (step S41).

When the operation of the empty vehicle tariff button 320 is confirmed (Y at step S41), the process jumps to step S149, and when it is not confirmed (N at step S41).
It returns to step S5. When the process returns from step S41 to step S5 and then reaches step S17, the fixed charge currently displayed on the first charge display unit 303, or the counter C instead of the amount of the hourly charges 1 and 2 is displayed. The number of times the unit tariff has been applied is displayed, and thereafter, in step S23, the display of the first fee display unit 303 is changed from the number of times the unit tariff is applied corresponding to the counter C to the fixed fee displayed at the time of step S15, or , The display contents are returned to the hourly charges 1 and 2.

On the other hand, if the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 are not operated in step S29 (N),
The power supply from the stabilized power supply 13 stops and the charge display device 3
It is confirmed whether or not the power source is turned off (step S43). If the power source is not turned off (N in step S43), the process returns to step S5, and if it is turned off (Y in step S43), the internal charge power source is used. The processed index data stored in the buffer area a of the RAM 323b is moved to and stored in the index data area (step S45), the empty lamp 320a is turned off (step S47), and the control ends.

Next, when the taximeter main body 1 enters the business tariff and the business signal 1A is detected in step S27 (Y), the empty car lamp 320a is turned off in step S49, as shown in FIG. The tariff data transmission line 121 and the input / output interface 12
Based on the tariff data input from the taximeter main body 1 via 3, the business tariff, such as fare, surcharge, etc., is identified (step S51), and the tariff time of the identified business tariff is measured. It starts using the timer in the timer area b of the RAM 323b (step S53). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the business signal 3A is output (step S55), and if not output (step S55).
N), the business signal 3A is output (step S57), the process proceeds to step S59, and if it is output (step S55).
Y), skip step S57 and skip to step S59
Proceed to.

Next, a request signal for the charge data (item number 3 in FIG. 4) in the system data is output to the taximeter main body 1 (step S59), and the charge data output from the taximeter main body 1 is received. , In the buffer area b of the RAM 323b (step S61),
After calculating the basic fare from the stored fare data and displaying the basic fare as the boarding fare on the second fare display section 305 (step S63), it is confirmed whether or not a subsequent signal from the taxi meter main body 1 is received ( Step S6
5).

After that, if the signal is received (step S
65), the request signal of the subsequent count data (item number 10 in FIG. 4) in the system data is output to the taximeter main body 1 (step S67), and the subsequent count data output from the taximeter main body 1 is received. RAM32
Store in buffer area c of 3b (step S6)
9). Then, a new boarding fare is calculated by adding the fare obtained by multiplying the subsequent fare calculated from the fare data of the buffer area b by the number of subsequent times of the buffer area c and the basic fare calculated in step S63 in the calculation area. The fare is stored in the fare register of the RAM 323b (step S71), and the fare displayed on the second fare display unit 305 is updated to the fare (step S73).
After that, the process proceeds to step S75, and if the signal is not received thereafter in step S65 (N), steps S67 to S73 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S75.

In step S75, it is confirmed whether or not the premium / discount unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 are operated, and if they are operated (Y in step S75),
The lamps 313a to 319a corresponding to the operated unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 are turned on (step S
77). Then, of the index data in the buffer area a, the indexes of the premium and discount unit tariffs corresponding to the unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 whose operations are detected in step S75 are added (step S79), and the RAM 323 is added.
After the flag Fb of the flag area b of b is set to "1" (step S81), the process proceeds to step S83, and the premium and discount unit tariff buttons 313 to 3 are added in step S75.
When the operation of 19 is not performed, steps S77 to S81 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S83.

In step S83, the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 for the fixed charge and the hourly charges 1 and 2 are set.
If there is an operation (Y in step S83), the lamps 307a and 309 corresponding to the operated unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 are checked.
a is turned on (step S85), and the fixed charge or the charge determined by the hourly charge 1 and 2 unit tariffs is stored in the RAM 3
Separate display mode (first form), which is stored in the fixed fare register of 23b (step S87), displayed on the first fare display unit 303 (step S89), and displayed separately from the boarding fare on the second fare display unit 305. Equivalent to). Then, in the index data of the buffer area a, step S
The unit tariff button 307 whose operation has been detected by 83 ...
After adding the fixed charge corresponding to 311 or the index of the hourly charge 1 and 2 unit tariffs (step S91), the process proceeds to step S93, and the fixed charge and the hourly charge 1 and 2 unit tariff buttons in step S83. 307-
When the operation of 311 is not performed, steps S85 to S91 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S93.

In step S93, it is confirmed whether or not the taximeter main body 1 has become a payment tariff. If not (N in step S93), the process returns to step S65, and if it is (Y in step S93). ), Figure 1
As shown in 1, it is confirmed whether or not the total button 321 has been operated (step S95). When the total button 321 is operated (Y in step S95), it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fa is 0 (step S97), and when it is 0 (Y in step S97), the total lamp 321a is turned on. Yes (step S99). Next, the second charge display section 3
In the calculation area of the RAM 323b, the surcharge and discount fare obtained by applying the unit tariff corresponding to the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 whose operation is detected in step S75 to the fare displayed in 05 and stored in the fare register are displayed in the RAM 323b. Calculate (step S101). Further, the fixed fare and the hourly fare 1, 2 displayed on the first fare display unit 303 and stored in the boarding fare register, and step S101.
The surcharges and discounted fare calculated in step 3 are totaled in the calculation area to calculate the total fare (step S103), and the total fare is stored in the total fare register of the RAM 323b (step S105).

At the same time, the display of the first charge display unit 303 is cleared, the display of the second charge display unit 305 is updated to the total charge stored in the total charge register, and the total display mode (corresponding to the second mode) is displayed. ) (Step S107), and after setting the flag Fa to 1 (step S109),
It proceeds to step S117. If the flag Fa is not 0 in step S97 (N), the total lamp 321a is turned off (step S111), and the fixed charges or hourly charges 1 and 2 stored in the fixed charge register are displayed in the first charge display unit 3
03, and the display of the second fare display section 305 is updated to the fare stored in the fare register to be in the separate display state (step S113), and the flag Fa is set.
Is set to 0 (step S115), and then step S1
Proceed to 17. Further, if the total button 321 is not operated in step S95 (N), step S
97 to step S115 are skipped, and step S1
Proceed to 17.

In step S117, it is confirmed whether or not a signal is received thereafter, and if it is not received (step S117).
(N at 117) The process proceeds to step S141, and if received (Y at step S117), the number of times stored in the buffer area c at step S61 after that is updated to the number obtained by adding "1" (step S119). Then, the fare obtained by multiplying the subsequent fare calculated from the fare data of the buffer area b by the subsequent number of times in the buffer area c and the basic fare calculated in step S63 are added in the calculation area to calculate the boarding fare (step (S121), the boarding fare stored in the boarding fare register is updated to the boarding fare calculated in step S121 (step S123).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the flag Fa is 0, and if it is not 0 (N), the total lamp 321a is turned off (step S127), and the fixed fee and time stored in the fixed fee register are stored. Charges 1 and 2 are displayed in the first charge display unit 303
And the display of the second fare display section 305 is updated to the boarding fare stored in the boarding fare register to provide a separate display form (step S129), and the flag Fa is set to 0 (step S131). , And proceeds to step S135. If the flag Fa is 0 in step S133 (Y), steps S127 to S131.
Skip, and in step S133, the first charge display unit 3
While the display of 03 is not changed as it is, the display of the second fare display unit 305 is updated to the boarding fare stored in the boarding fare register, and the process proceeds to step S135 while keeping the separate display state.

In step S135, as shown in FIG. 12, it is confirmed whether the tariff data from the taximeter 1 has changed to another tariff, and if it has not changed (N in step S135), the process proceeds to step S95. When returning and changing (Y in step S135), it is confirmed whether or not the tariff of the taximeter 1 after the change is an empty tariff (step S137). If the changed tariff is an empty car tariff (Y in step S137), the process jumps to step S147 described later, and if it is not an empty car tariff (N in step S137), it is checked whether the flag Fa is 0 or not. (Step S139).

If the flag Fa is not 0 (step S
(N in 139), the total lamp 321a is turned off (step S141), and the fixed charges and the hourly charges 1 and 2 stored in the fixed charge register are displayed on the first charge display unit 303 and the second charge display unit 305. The display of No. is updated to the boarding fare stored in the boarding fare register to provide a separate display form (step S143), the flag Fa is set to 0 (step S145), and the process returns to step S95.
If the flag Fa is 0 in step S139 (Y), steps S141 to S145 are skipped and the process returns to step S95.

If the tariff after the change is the empty car tariff in step S137 (Y), the process proceeds to step S147.
End the measurement of the tariff time started in step S53,
Following this step S147, or if the operation of the empty vehicle tariff button 320 is confirmed in step S41 (Y), in step S149 a system data request signal is output to the taximeter 1. Then, the system data output from the taximeter 1 is received (step S151), the system data is processed by the index data in the index data area (step S153), and RA
Stored in buffer area d of M323b (step S1
55), the data of the tariff time of which the measurement is completed in step S147 is added to this system data (step S).
157), and outputs the system data to the operation information collection device 5 (step S159).

Subsequently, the output of the business signal is stopped (step S161), the processed index data stored in the buffer area a is moved to and stored in the index data area (step S163), and the first and second charges are displayed. All the displays of the parts 303 and 305 are cleared (step S165), and the lamps 307a and 309a that are lit other than the empty lamp 320a are lit.
After turning off all the lights 313a to 319a and 321a (step S167) and turning on the empty vehicle lamp 320a (step S169), the process returns to step S5.

As is apparent from the above description, in the present embodiment, the calculating means 323A in the claims is composed of step S103 in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the display changing means 323B is composed of step S107, and the charge change. The detection means 323C is configured in step S117, and the display restoration means 323D is configured in step S129 and step S143 in the flowchart of FIG. Further, in this embodiment, the tariff state transition detecting means 32
3E is step S135 and step S13 in FIG.
11, the charge system applicable charge calculation unit 323F is shown in FIG.
It is configured by step S101 in the middle.

Next, the operation (action) of the taximeter system of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described.
First, when the taximeter A is turned on, both the taximeter main body 1 and the fee display device 3 become an empty vehicle tariff, and accordingly, the empty vehicle lamp 32 of the fee display device 3
0a is turned on.

Next, if the total button 321 of the charge display device 3 is operated with the taxi meter main body 1 being an empty vehicle tariff, the system data is transmitted from the charge display device 3 to the taxi meter main body 1 via the system data transmission line 119. Request signal is output, and in response to this, the taximeter main body 1 returns the system data shown in FIG. 4 to the charge display device 3. And in the system data,
The index data (item numbers 26 to 39) of the number of times the unit tariff is applied corresponding to the number of times the total button 321 is operated is first.
While being displayed on the charge display unit 303, the index data of the applied amount is separately displayed on the second charge display unit 305.
If the total button 321 is not operated again within 15 seconds after being operated once, the first and second charge display portions 303, 30
The display of 5 is cleared.

On the other hand, when the fixed tariff of the charge display device 3 or the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 of the hourly charges 1 and 2 are operated while the taximeter main body 1 is in the empty car tariff, the empty car lamp 320a is turned off. The corresponding lamp of the fixed charge lamp 307a and the hour charge lamp 309a is turned on, and fixed charges such as a time-specified reservation charge and a wireless dispatch charge, a charter charge, a time-waiting charge,
Also, hourly charges 1 and 2 such as wireless waiting charges are displayed on the first charge display unit 303. Then, the unit tariff corresponding to the operated unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 and the index data of the charge to which the unit tariff is applied are temporarily stored in the RAM 323b of the microcomputer 323.

Subsequently, when the taximeter main body 1 changes from the empty tariff to the sales tariff, the CPU of the microcomputer 117 outputs the sales signal 1A and the normal boarding charge calculated by the microcomputer 117 in the main display area 103a of the charge display unit 103. Is displayed. In addition, the tariff data transmission line 12
When the tariff data from the taxi meter main unit 1 is detected by the tariff display device 3 by the tariff data from 1, the item of the business tariff to which the taximeter main unit 1 is transferred, that is, the tariff tariff or the 30% increased tariff is identified. And, the measurement of the tariff time indicating the duration of the tariff is started.
Furthermore, by the response between the fee display device 3 and the taximeter main body 1 via the system data transmission line 119,
The system data of the taximeter main body 1 is transmitted to the fare display device 3, and based on the data in the system data, the normal fare same as the display in the main display area 103a is the second fare display portion 305 of the fare display device 3. Are displayed at the same time.

In addition to this, the unit tariff corresponding to the operated unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 and the index data of the charge to which the unit tariff is applied are temporarily stored in the RAM 323b of the microcomputer 323.

Both the unit tariff buttons 307 to 311 and the unit tariff buttons 313 to 319 for fixed charges or hourly charges 1 and 2 are connected to the taximeter main body 1.
When the user operates after the empty tariff is transferred to the sales tariff, the fixed or hourly fare is displayed on the first fare display section 305 and the normal boarding fare is displayed on the second fare display section 307 in the same manner as described above. A separate display is displayed. The fixed fee lamp 307a and the hourly fee lamp 30
9a and the lamps corresponding to the operated unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 among the lamps 313a to 319a are turned on. Further, when a signal is subsequently generated in the taximeter main body 1 as the vehicle travels and is transmitted to the charge display device 3 via the system data transmission line 119, the main display area 103a and the second charge display unit 305 are displayed each time. The normal boarding fare displayed in will be updated to the amount including the fare.

While the above-mentioned separate display is being performed on the charge display device 3, the total button 321 of the charge display device 3 is displayed.
Is operated, the operated unit tariff button 307
To 319, a surcharge after applying the discount unit tariff, and a discount boarding fare are calculated by the microcomputer 323 of the fare display device 3, and the surcharge, the discount fare, and the first fare display section 303 are displayed. The fixed fee that was displayed,
Or, the final boarding fare, which is the total of hourly fare 1 and 2,
The total display is displayed on the charge display unit 305, and
The total lamp 321a is turned on. Conversely, if the total lamp 321 is operated while the total display is being performed on the charge display device 3, the charge display on the charge display device 3 is changed from the total display to the separate display, and the total lamp 321a is turned off.

When the taximeter main body 1 shifts from another business tariff state to a payment tariff, the tariff data from the tariff data transmission line 121 detects this, and the charge display device 3 displays it. Is the total display, the display form is forcibly restored from the total display to the separate display, and then the second charge display unit 3
The normal boarding fare displayed in 05 is then updated to the amount including the fare. Further, when the taxi meter main body 1 is in the payment tariff state and the subsequent signal from the taxi meter main body 1 is transmitted to the charge display device 3, if the display of the charge display device 3 is a total display, payment of the taxi meter main body 1 is made. Similar to the transfer to tariff, the fare display of the fare display device 3 is forcibly returned to the separate display, and then the normal boarding fare displayed on the second fare display unit 305 is added with the fare. The amount is updated.

Further, the tariff data from the tariff data transmission line 121 detects the shift of the taxi meter main body 1 to the business tariff, the charge display device 3 detects the tariff time, and the system data transmission line 11 is terminated.
The system data of the taximeter main body 1 is transmitted to the fee display device 3 by a response between the fee display device 3 and the taximeter main body 1 via 9. The index data in the system data is processed according to the unit tariff corresponding to each of the unit tariff buttons 307 to 319 and the index data of the charge to which the unit tariff is applied, and includes the processed index data. System data is
It is output to the operation information collection device 5 via the system data transmission line 325. Further, the empty vehicle lamp 320a is turned on instead of turning off all the lamps other than the display of the first and second charge display portions 305 and 307 and the empty vehicle lamp 320a.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by operating the unit tariff buttons 313 to 319, the charge display device is operated by operating the total button 321 at the time of paying tariff of the taxi meter main body 1 while setting the premium or discount unit tariff. Three
The final boarding fare calculated by the microcomputer 323 and displayed on the fare display unit 305 is added from the state to the normal boarding fare thereafter, or the taxi meter main body 1
Changes from the payment tariff to the fare tariff or the late night early morning surcharge tariff, the fixed charge by the first charge display unit 303 or the hourly charge 1 or 2 which is performed before the operation on the total button 321. The display and the display of the normal boarding fare calculated by the microcomputer 117 of the taxi meter main body 1 by the second fare display unit 305 are forcibly restored to the separate display.

Therefore, not only when the taxi setstles the fare after the taxi arrives at the destination, but also at the time when the taxi is traveling where the normal boarding fare changes, the above-mentioned extra / discount unit tariff is applied at that time. After applying the premium, discounted fare and fixed fare, or hourly fare 1,2
It is possible to display the final boarding fare, which is the total of the above, and to match the change in the normal boarding fare associated with the subsequent taxi driving, the original normal boarding fare and the fixed fare It is possible to automatically return to the separated display in which the breakdown of can be understood at a glance.

In the present embodiment, the taximeter main body 1
Changes from the pay tariff to the fare tariff or late night early morning surcharge tariff, from the display of the final boarding fare by the second fare display unit 305, the first and second fare display units 303, 305
It was configured to change the fixed fare by 1 or the separate display of the hour fare 1, 2 and the normal boarding fare, but this display change is
It may be configured to be performed only when the normal boarding fare changes while the final boarding fare is being displayed by the second fare display unit 305. Further, the change from the separate display according to the operation of the total button 321 to the display of the final boarding fare on the second fare display unit 305 can be performed at the time of the fare tariff of the taxi meter main body 1 or the late night early morning surcharge tariff. You may comprise.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the normal fare is displayed on the second fare display section 305 when the first and second fare display sections 303 and 305 are separately displayed. However, a surcharge is added to the normal fare, It is also possible to display the surcharge and discount fare applying the discount unit tariff on the second fare display unit 305. With such a configuration, the surcharge and discount fare can be displayed in real time while the taxi is running. You can In addition, in the present embodiment, the taximeter A including the taximeter main body 1 and the charge display device 3 has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a taximeter configured as a single unit. Needless to say.

[0061]

As described above, according to the present invention, the traveling pulse signal input along with the traveling of a taxi is processed by a predetermined fare system to calculate the normal fare, and the normal fare is displayed. In the taxi meter to be displayed on the means, a tariff operation means that is operated when a different tariff system different from the tariff system is applied, and a tariff system data storage unit that stores data for calculating a charge to which the other tariff system is applied. A calculating means for calculating a final boarding fare based on the calculation data and the normal boarding fare according to the operation of the tariff operating means, and an instruction operating means operated when changing the display of the display means, Display change means for changing the display of the display means to the final boarding fare according to the operation of the instruction operating means, fare change detecting means for detecting a change in the normal boarding fare, and the table Wherein in the final fare display by means, when the rates change detecting means detects a change in the normal fare, it was configured to provide a display restoring means for restoring the display of the display means to the normal fare.

Therefore, the final boarding fare, which is the sum of the normal boarding fare and various fare generated by the various fare systems, can be calculated and displayed not only after the arrival at the destination but also at any time during the traveling. In addition, the display can be returned to the state before the summation in accordance with the change in the normal boarding fare thereafter. Therefore, even if switching from the separate display of the normal fare and the pick-up fare to the display of the final fare is made at the time of traveling before arriving at the destination, the normal fare will be charged by the subsequent traveling. When the final boarding fare displayed is increased by that amount, it is possible to check at a glance how much each of the normal boarding fare and the pick-up fare is, respectively.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

3 is a front view of the taximeter main body of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data output by the microcomputer of the taxi meter body of FIG.

5 is a perspective view of the external charge display device shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing items of system data output by the microcomputer of the external charging device of FIG.

7 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a microcomputer of the external charging device of FIG.

8 is a memory area map of a RAM of the microcomputer shown in FIG.

9 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer shown in FIG.

10 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer shown in FIG.

11 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer shown in FIG.

12 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a CPU according to a control program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Taxi meter body 117,323 Microcomputer 3 External charge display device 303 First charge display unit 305 Second charge display unit 307 Fixed charge unit tariff button (tariff operation means) 309 hour charge 1 unit tariff button (tariff operation means) 311 Hourly rate 2 unit tariff button (tariff operating means) 313 Partial section premium unit tariff button (tariff operating means) 315 All section premium unit tariff button (tariff operating means) 317 Partial section discount unit tariff button (tariff operating means) 319 All section discount unit Tariff button (tariff operation means) 321 Total button (instruction operation means) 323a CPU 323b RAM 323c ROM 323A calculation means 323B display change means 323C charge change detection means 323D display Return means 323E tariff state transition detecting means 323F pricing applicable fee calculation unit 327 E ² PROM (fee-based data storage means) A taxi meter B display means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A taxi meter for calculating a normal boarding fare by processing a traveling pulse signal input with traveling of a taxi by a predetermined fare system, and displaying the normal boarding fare on a display means. Tariff operation means that is operated when applying another tariff system different from the above, a tariff data storage means that stores data for calculating a charge to which the other tariff system is applied, and a tariff operation means that corresponds to the operation of the tariff operation means. Calculation means for calculating the final boarding fare based on the calculation data and the normal boarding fare, instruction operating means operated when changing the display of the display means, and the display according to the operation of the instruction operating means Display changing means for changing the display of the means to the final boarding fare; fare change detecting means for detecting a change in the normal boarding fare; While browsing, wherein when the rates change detecting means detects a change in the normal fare, taxi meter is characterized by providing a display returning means, a to return the display of the display means to the normal fare. 2. A tariff status transition detecting means for detecting a tariff status transition from a payment tariff of the taximeter to another business tariff is further provided, and the display restoring means is configured such that the tariff status transition detecting means detects a tariff status transition from the payment tariff. 2. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein when a transition of a tariff state to another business tariff is detected, the display of the display means is returned to the normal boarding fare. 3. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein the calculating means calculates the final boarding fare according to an operation of the instruction operating means in a state where the tariff operating means is operated. 4. The taximeter according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said display changing means changes the display of said display means in response to an operation of said instruction operating means when in a payment tariff state. 5. The calculating means includes a charge system applicable charge calculating means for calculating a charge applying the other charge system based on the calculation data in accordance with an operation of the tariff operation means, and the display The means comprises a plurality of charge display parts,
When the normal fare is displayed by the display means, the normal fare is displayed on any one of the plurality of fare display sections, and at least a part of the remaining fare display sections The taximeter according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein a charge applied with the other charge system is displayed on the display unit. 6. The taxi meter comprises a main body and an external fare display device connected to the main body, and the display means is provided in the main body and displays a normal fare. And a final boarding fare display section which is provided in the external fare display device and whose display is changed according to the operation of the instruction operating means, the tariff operation means, the fare system data storage means, and The taximeter according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the calculating means, the operation instructing means, the display changing means, and the display restoring means are provided at least in the external charge display device.