JPH0950548A - Terminal equipment loaded of mobile object and mobile object running management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce driver's burden or illegality and to make it possible to input running management information or the like to a terminal equipment loaded on a mobile object such as a vehicle. SOLUTION: An office computer 51 sends operation instructing information to a vehicle computer 52, and when a time interval or a vehicle state is changed, automatically collects information indicating the operation state of the vehicle or the contents of driver's work. The contents of various collected information are transmitted to the computer 51 through a radio wave or a recording medium and the contents of a driver data base 511 recording driver's information and a vehicle data base 512 recording the operation states of respective vehicles are updated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management system and operation management terminal for vehicles. In addition, although a vehicle will be described below in the present specification, it goes without saying that it is applicable to various moving bodies such as ships and aircrafts.
The present invention can be applied even to a terminal device or the like that a person carries and moves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, operation management of a moving body has been performed in order to achieve efficient operation of a vehicle or the like or for labor management of a crew member of the vehicle. Hereinafter, a vehicle will be described as an example. As a conventional vehicle operation management method, a method of recording the content of operation in a daily report has been adopted. For example, when passengers are put in a vehicle, a driver has to fill in a section in which the passengers are placed in a daily report together with the fare and submit it as a daily report after returning to the office. In addition, in the case of luggage collection, etc., each time the driver (crew member) reaches the delivery destination, etc., the delivery destination that arrived,
I had entered the arrival time in the daily report.

Further, a tachograph is attached to the vehicle so that the traveling distance of the vehicle can be confirmed later, and the traveling distance and tachograph of the vehicle which can be obtained from the work contents of the daily report after the vehicle returns to the office are recorded. It was verified that the contents of the daily report were correct by making a match with. As another method, a method has been adopted in which an in-vehicle terminal device is attached to each vehicle and the operation status of the vehicle is input using this.

FIG. 33 is a drawing showing a conventional vehicle-mounted terminal device for carrying out operation management. As shown in FIG. 33, the conventional vehicle-mounted terminal device is provided with various keys for inputting information. A function corresponding to each work content is assigned to each key, and the work content can be input by pressing the key. The work contents include start-up, end-of-day work, departure, loading and unloading of luggage, resting, waiting, traveling on general roads, traveling on expressways (toll roads), vehicle inspection, and car washing. Further, for example, when traveling on a toll road, since it is necessary to record how much the toll has been charged, the in-vehicle terminal device is provided with a ten-key pad for inputting the toll.

When inputting information using such an in-vehicle terminal device, the driver operates a key of the in-vehicle terminal device corresponding to the work performed, and inputs the work content at that time. For example, when departing from the office for delivery work, the driver presses the "departure" key. In addition, when unloading the package at the delivery destination of the package, the driver presses the "unloading" key. As described above, the driver operates the in-vehicle terminal device every time the work is performed, and the information indicating the work content is input.

[0006]

However, both the method of inputting the work content / time in the daily report and the method of key-in the work content using the in-vehicle terminal device, the work is complicated, so There is a very high possibility that the user will not be able to fill in the daily report or input to the in-vehicle terminal device, or that he / she may forget to complete the input / input itself, and it is very difficult to eliminate this possibility.

[0007] Further, every time work is done, the daily report is filled in.
Since it is necessary to operate the keys on the in-vehicle terminal device,
If the person performing the key operation work is also the driver,
It is necessary to perform an operation other than driving in order to keep track of the operation, which complicates the work and imposes an extra burden on the operator. Further, as a problem particularly in labor management, there is a possibility that a worker fills in / key inputs false work content. Taking the case where the work contents are entered in the daily report as an example, there is basically no method for verifying whether the contents described in the daily report are correct. It is possible to confirm the correspondence between the travel distance of the vehicle and the daily report to some extent by using the tachograph recording and the contents of the daily report together, but this is not a complete method. Since it is not possible to confirm the moving direction of the vehicle from the recording of the tachograph and it is impossible to confirm the moving route of the vehicle, it is not possible to confirm later whether or not the vehicle has passed the route recorded in the daily report. .

Even when the work content is keyed in from the in-vehicle terminal device, the worker does not input the key when the key operation should be performed or the operator makes a false call when the key operation is not performed. There is a possibility that the key operation may be performed, and there is a problem that it is not possible to accurately collect work information based on the information input from the in-vehicle terminal device. Furthermore, in the conventional technology, since the operation route of the vehicle is not recorded, when trying to make an efficient operation plan such as the operation route and the order of the future from the operation situation so far, It is necessary to know the operating route of the vehicle, but with conventional technology it is difficult to determine which route is the most efficient and economical, or in what order it is efficient Met.

It is an object of the present invention to realize a mobile body operation management system capable of recording the operation state of a mobile body in a more reliable and more accurate manner by reducing the burden on the operator. To do. Furthermore, the present invention collects information about operating conditions at optimal intervals according to the type of roads, conditions, etc., and automatically performs the information collecting intervals without human intervention, thereby The purpose is to prevent switching mistakes.

Further, the present invention is characterized by realizing a mobile unit-equipped terminal capable of preventing theft and illegal use of the mobile unit. Furthermore, the present invention automatically distinguishes the state of the vehicle and the work contents, and automatically records the result, thereby saving the labor of manually inputting information.
The purpose is to prevent input mistakes and mistakes, and to prevent unauthorized input of work contents.

A further object of the present invention is to eliminate input work by a passenger to a terminal device equipped with a moving body when a toll road is to be traveled, and to prevent input errors and fraudulent billing of the toll. The present invention further tells the passengers of the mobile body that the speed limit is exceeded and the like, so that the passengers of the mobile body can comply with the speed limit for each road during the operation of the mobile body.
The purpose is to realize safe operation of mobile units.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a storage unit for storing an identification symbol uniquely assigned to a terminal device, an identification symbol input from the outside, and a storage unit stored in the storage unit. A moving unit that has at least one of starting and stopping the moving body when it is determined that the identifying symbols match as a result of the matching performed by the collating unit. A mobile-mounted terminal device mounted on the body is achieved.

The embodiment of the present invention further comprises a second recording section for storing a terminal identification symbol input at the time of starting the mobile unit and an occupant identification symbol for identifying an occupant boarding the mobile unit, The collation unit further collates the occupant identification symbol input when the moving body is stopped with the occupant identification symbol stored in the second recording unit, and the control unit further controls the boarding by the collation unit. A mobile-body-equipped terminal device that executes the stop of the mobile body is realized based on the verification result of the person identification symbol. In addition,
The storage unit and the second storage unit may be physically different storage units, or may be assigned to a plurality of areas obtained by logically dividing the inside of one storage unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a transmitting means for receiving information including work instruction information for instructing a work using a moving body transmitted from the outside, the information received by the transmitting means, A mobile-body-mounted terminal device including a control unit that retrieves work instruction information for a mobile unit on which the device is mounted and a storage unit that stores the work instruction information retrieved by the control unit is realized. According to still another aspect of the present invention, an input unit attached to a moving body, to which one or a plurality of sensors outputting a signal according to a state of the attached portion is connected, a state of an output signal of the sensor, and A storage unit that stores the state of the mobile body and / or the content of work using the mobile body in association with each other, and refers to the storage unit based on an output signal from a sensor input from the input unit, and the storage unit A mobile unit-equipped terminal device including a determination unit that determines the state of the mobile unit based on the contents stored in is realized.

This embodiment may further include a second storage section for storing information on the state of the moving body discriminated by the discriminating section. The second storage unit may be a storage unit different from the storage unit, or may be assigned to each area obtained by dividing one storage unit into a plurality of areas. This form may further include a transmitting unit that transmits information regarding the state of the moving body determined by the determining unit to the outside, and further includes position determining means for determining the current position of the moving body, and the determining unit The information regarding the state of the moving body determined by the above may be stored in the second storage unit together with the information regarding the current position of the moving body determined by the position determining means. Furthermore, when the determination unit determines that the state of the moving body cannot be uniquely determined based on the sensor output signal, the user of the moving body and / or the state of the moving body at that time is notified to the user of the moving body. An output unit that outputs a message prompting the user to input the work content using the mobile body may be provided.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a collecting means for collecting moving body operation information such as a moving speed of the moving body, a moving distance of the moving body, and the collecting means collects the moving body operation information. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device including a storage unit that stores the interval is realized. This form further comprises a discriminating means for discriminating the current position of the moving body, the storage section stores information relating to an interval at which the collected information is collected and position information as a pair, and the collecting means carries out the discrimination. When it is determined by the means that the moving body has reached the position corresponding to the position information stored in the storage unit, the operation information is collected based on the collection interval of the collection information stored as a pair with the position information. It may be performed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, information regarding entrance / exit of the toll road, storage means for storing the toll of the toll road, the present position of the moving object is determined, and the determined moving object is detected. Of the toll road entrance / exit information stored in the storage means is compared to determine the entrance / exit of the toll road, and the toll charge of the toll road section is determined by referring to the storage means. A mobile terminal device equipped with a determining means, a toll road entrance / exit determined by the determining means, and a storage means for storing a toll.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the position determining means for determining the current position of the moving body, the moving condition such as the road speed limit, and the storage unit for storing the moving condition together with the position information in which the moving condition is set, A sensor for detecting a moving state of the moving body such as a moving speed of the body, a moving condition corresponding to the current position of the moving body determined by the position determining means is read from the storage unit, and the moving body detected by the sensor And a control unit that outputs a message to a passenger of the moving body when the current moving state of the moving body does not correspond to the moving condition at the position as a result of the collation by the matching unit. A mobile terminal device equipped with is realized.

Further, according to the present invention, a mobile body having a mobile body information database storing at least operation information of each mobile body, and at least a passenger information database storing operation management information of each passenger boarding the mobile body. Operation management system is achieved. In this form, the passenger information database may further store the boarding qualification information of the moving body of each passenger, and in particular, the boarding qualification information of the moving body of each passenger is stored in each passenger. The type of driver's license you have.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a work instruction information creating section for creating work instruction information for instructing work contents to the on-board device; first information for transmitting the work instruction information to the terminal device. A mobile unit including a host device including a transmission unit, a second transmission unit that receives information including the work instruction information transmitted from the first transmission unit, and a terminal device that includes a storage unit that stores the work instruction information. Operation management system is realized. In this form, the second transmission unit further transmits information from the terminal device to the host device, and the first transmission unit receives the information transmitted from the second transmission unit.

Alternatively, the first transmission means and the second transmission means may be means for transmitting and receiving information wirelessly, and the first and second transmission means may be the information from the portable storage medium. Is a reading / writing means for performing at least one of reading the information and writing information to a portable storage medium,
Information including the work instruction information is transmitted via the portable storage medium.

A mobile operation management system, which comprises a host device and one or a plurality of terminal devices mounted on the mobile and manages information about the operation of the mobile, is a system for managing information about the mobile itself and information about the mobile itself. A moving body information database that stores operation information related to operation for each moving body, a passenger information database that stores at least information about passengers boarding the moving body for each passenger, and at least a passenger identification symbol is input. Based on the identification symbol input from the input unit and the input means, the passenger's moving body boarding qualification information read from the passenger information database and the moving body of the passenger boarded by the passenger read from the moving body information database. The higher-level device is provided with a determination unit that matches the type and determines whether or not the passenger is qualified to board the moving body according to the result.

In this embodiment, further, when the host device determines that the passenger is qualified for boarding by the determination means, at least output for outputting work instruction information for instructing the work content of the passenger using the moving body. Means are provided. According to still another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device is provided, which is attached to each unit and includes one or more sensors that output a signal according to the state of the place where the unit is attached, and an input unit to which the sensor output is input, A determination in which the terminal device refers to the first storage unit that stores information regarding the state of the moving body according to the sensor output and the first storage unit according to the sensor output, and determines the current state of the moving body And a section.

Further, according to the present invention, the engine, at least the control unit for controlling the start and / or stop of the engine, the storage unit for storing the identification symbol given to the moving body, and the input of the identification symbol when the engine is started / stopped. And an input unit that accepts the input signal, the control unit collates the identification symbol stored in the storage unit with the identification symbol input from the input unit, and when both of them coincide as a result, engine start / stop control is performed. A mobile that does is achieved.

In this embodiment, the input unit further receives an input of an identification code of an occupant boarding a moving body at the time of starting and stopping the engine, and the control unit outputs the occupant identification code input at the time of starting the engine. , The passenger identification code input when the engine is stopped is checked, and the engine stop control is enabled only when the two match.

[0026]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an in-vehicle terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The in-vehicle terminal device according to the present embodiment is installed, for example, in each vehicle belonging to the office of the transportation company, and the operation management of the vehicle is performed by this in-vehicle terminal device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an in-vehicle terminal device. Reference numeral 11 is an input unit for inputting an identification symbol given to each driver or an identification symbol given to each vehicle. A storage unit 12 stores an identification symbol uniquely given to each vehicle (or vehicle terminal device). A collation unit 13 collates the vehicle identification symbol stored in the storage unit with the vehicle identification symbol input by the input means. Reference numeral 14 denotes a control unit, which controls the starting and stopping of the engine of the vehicle according to the result of the collation performed by the collating unit. Details of the control for starting and stopping the engine will be described later. Further, the control unit also controls the operation of the vehicle-mounted terminal device itself.

FIG. 2 shows another example of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. In the in-vehicle terminal device 20, 21 is an input unit. As in the case of FIG. 1, various identification symbols and the like are input to the input unit, and other vehicle operation information and the like are input. As the input unit, a well-known input unit such as a keyboard, an IC card reader, a wireless communication control unit, or the like can be used.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a storage unit, the inside of which is further divided into a plurality of regions, a first region 221 and a second region 222. Vehicle-specific identification information (ID) is stored in the first area 221. In the second area 222, vehicle ID information and driver ID information input by the input means are temporarily stored. The collation unit 23 stores the vehicle ID information stored in the first area 221 of the storage unit,
The vehicle ID information stored in the second area 222 of the storage unit is compared and collated, and the collation result is output.

The control unit 24 controls the start / stop of the engine of the vehicle based on the determination result of the vehicle ID information collation by the collating unit. The control unit also controls the operation of the in-vehicle terminal device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of another configuration of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. In-vehicle terminal device 30
In the figure, 31 is an input unit. An output signal 32 of a sensor attached to each part of the vehicle is input to the input part. Each sensor determines the state of the position where the sensor is attached, and outputs a signal according to the result.

Reference numeral 33 is a storage unit, 331 is a first storage unit, and 332 is a second storage unit. The first storage unit 331 stores the state of the output signal of each sensor and the corresponding information indicating the state of the vehicle in association with each other. A discriminating unit 34 refers to the first storage unit based on the respective sensor output signals input to the input unit, and discriminates the current state of the vehicle by this. The information indicating the vehicle state is, for example, information indicating the operating status of the vehicle (starting, stopping, unloading, etc.).

The second storage unit 332 stores information on the state of the vehicle determined by the determination unit, and this information is generated, for example, at a predetermined time interval or when it is designated. Details of this point will be described later. A position determination unit 35 determines the current position of the vehicle. As a vehicle position discriminating method, for example, GPS (GROBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) can be discriminated, but the position discriminating method is not limited to GPS, and other means may be used. The information on the current position of the vehicle determined by the position determination unit can be stored in, for example, the second storage unit in association with the vehicle state information at that time. By storing the information in such a correspondence relationship, it is possible to confirm what work was performed at which point, for example, after the vehicle returned to the office.

A card reader / writer 36 is for writing information in a medium such as an IC card 37 mounted from the outside of the vehicle-mounted terminal device and for reading information from the medium. Since the IC card has a relatively large storage capacity, this IC card may be used as the second storage unit described above, and the information regarding the vehicle state determined by the determination unit may be stored in the IC card. In this case, the in-vehicle terminal device does not have to be provided with the second storage unit, but there is no problem in providing the in-vehicle terminal device with the second storage unit.

Reference numeral 38 is an output unit. The output unit outputs various information that needs to be notified to the driver. The in-vehicle terminal device 30 can determine the state of the vehicle according to the outputs of the sensors attached to various parts of the vehicle, but the state of the vehicle cannot be uniquely and accurately grasped only by the sensor output. . In such a case,
The output unit outputs a message to the driver to urge him / her to input information indicating the contents of the work performed by the driver and the current state of the vehicle. In the case of FIG. 3, a speaker is used as the output unit and a voice message is output, but in addition to this, various messages may be displayed using a display. In addition to this, various devices capable of transmitting a message to the driver can be used as the output means.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the construction of an embodiment of a vehicle operation management system according to the present invention. This operation management system is composed of, for example, a computer, which is a higher-level device installed in a business office, and one or more in-vehicle terminal devices. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a computer which is a higher-level device (hereinafter, higher-level device), and 42 denotes a vehicle-mounted terminal device.

In the host device, 411 is a vehicle database, which is information unique to each vehicle (number, load capacity, etc.)
In addition, information regarding the operating status of each vehicle is stored. Reference numeral 412 denotes a driver database, which stores information (name, type of driver's license, etc.) for each driver who belongs to the business office, as well as work details (date and time, work details, etc.) for each driver. is there. The information recorded in these databases is used for vehicle operation management and driver labor management.

Reference numeral 413 is a work instruction information creating unit, which creates work instruction information for instructing the content of work to the vehicle (driver riding on the vehicle). Reference numeral 414 is a transmission unit that transmits the created work instruction information to the vehicle-mounted terminal device. As the transmission unit, for example, a wireless communication control device can be used, in which case the work instruction information is wirelessly transmitted to the vehicle-mounted terminal device. An IC card reader / writer can be used as the transmission unit, and in this case, the work instruction information is written in the IC card.

Further, the host device is provided with a control unit 415 for controlling each of these devices. Furthermore, output means such as display means or printing means for outputting various information,
You may have the input means 416 for inputting various information. On the other hand, in the in-vehicle terminal device, reference numeral 421 is a transmission means for receiving the work instruction information transmitted from the host device. As the transmission means, one that corresponds to the type of the transmission means provided in the host device may be used. For example, when the host device is equipped with an IC card reader / writer, the in-vehicle terminal device also has an IC. A card reader / writer may be provided. Then, the IC card is attached to the IC card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle terminal device, and the work instruction information written in the IC card is read out.

The transmission section provided in each of the host device and the in-vehicle terminal device also transfers information from the in-vehicle terminal device to the host device. A storage unit 422 stores the work instruction information transmitted from the host device by the transmission unit. The in-vehicle terminal device is provided with a control unit 423 that controls the operation of the entire device as in the case of the host device. Further, a display unit for outputting various kinds of information such as work instruction information, an output unit such as a speaker, and an input unit 424 such as a keyboard for inputting information may be provided as necessary.

The vehicle-mounted terminal device shown in FIG. 4 may be provided with a part or all of the means provided in the vehicle-mounted terminal device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 in addition.
It is possible to give various functions to the vehicle-mounted terminal device by appropriately combining the configurations of the vehicle-mounted terminal device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. The outline of the embodiments of the present invention has been described above. Details will be described below. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a vehicle operation management system (hereinafter also referred to as a management system) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the management system according to the present embodiment mainly includes a host computer (hereinafter, also referred to as a computer or a sales office computer) 51 installed in a sales office, an in-vehicle terminal device installed in each vehicle ( Hereinafter also referred to as terminal device)
52, and an IC card 53 distributed to each driver and owned by the driver.

Information such as the ID number, name, and driver's license type of each driver who belongs to the sales office is stored in the computer.
The driver database 511, which stores and manages the status of work performed by the driver, and the information such as ID numbers, vehicle types, and vehicle numbers of vehicles deployed in the sales office, and the operating status of each vehicle, are stored and managed. A vehicle database 512 is provided. By referring to the information stored in these databases, the sales office can grasp the operation status of the vehicle, and when it is necessary to make an operation plan of the vehicle and perform maintenance of the vehicle, etc. You can check it. In addition, since the work status of each driver can be confirmed, it becomes possible to manage the labor of the driver.

The in-vehicle terminal device 52 receives work instruction information given from a business office (computer) for instructing work contents to be performed on the day, and collects various work report information generated while the vehicle is in operation. And sends the collected work report information to the computer. The computer classifies various work report information collected from the in-vehicle terminal device for each vehicle and each driver, updates the vehicle database and the driver database based on the classified information, and daily work reports, etc. as necessary. Is output.

In this embodiment, there are two methods of sending work instruction information from the computer to the vehicle-mounted terminal device or sending work report information from the vehicle-mounted terminal device to the computer. The first method is to use an IC card distributed to each driver. The other method is a method of performing wireless communication between the computer and the vehicle-mounted terminal device.

When the information is transmitted using the IC card, the work instruction information is written in the IC card by the IC card reader / writer connected to the office computer, and the IC card reader / writer provided in the in-vehicle terminal device is used. I at the writer
The work instruction information written in the C card is read out. In addition, the work report information generated during vehicle operation is written in the IC card by the IC card reader / writer of the in-vehicle terminal device,
This is attached to the IC card reader / writer provided in the sales office, and the work report information written in the IC card is read out. Details of this operation will be described later. In addition,
In this embodiment, the IC card is used as a means for transmitting information, but any other storage medium can be used as long as it is a portable storage medium. The type of storage medium includes, for example, a magnetic disk and a magnetic card, and the type of storage medium does not matter at all. When wirelessly communicating between the computer and the vehicle-mounted terminal device, a mobile phone or other wireless communication means is used between the computer and the vehicle-mounted terminal device. In this case, it is necessary to install an antenna on the vehicle. Then, using such wireless communication means, the work instruction information and the work report information are communicated between the computer and the terminal device.

When the wireless communication is used, if the work instruction content is changed during the operation of the vehicle, the business office can immediately notify the vehicle of the changed work instruction content. It is possible to flexibly respond to changes in. Moreover, the work report information generated in each vehicle can be notified to the sales office in real time. Therefore, the sales office can immediately understand the work contents such as the current position of each vehicle. Then, for example, when the road is congested or when it is necessary to change the delivery order of luggage, various instructions such as changing the operation route / delivery order of the vehicle can be immediately notified to the driver of each vehicle. The situation such as road congestion can be inferred by checking the operation situation sent from each vehicle, especially the hourly vehicle position.

In this manner, by wirelessly transmitting information between the computer and the vehicle-mounted terminal device, the driver can know the change in the work content without returning to the business office. Here, the IC card and the wireless may be used together, for example, normal work instruction information and the like may be transmitted by the IC card, and when an additional instruction is issued, the notification may be performed wirelessly.

FIG. 6 is a drawing showing the configuration of the vehicle operation management system of one embodiment, and particularly is a drawing for explaining the outline of the operation of the vehicle-mounted terminal device during vehicle operation. As shown in FIG. 6, an in-vehicle terminal device 61 is installed in the vehicle 60. The in-vehicle terminal device may be fixed to the vehicle, or may be removable as necessary.

The in-vehicle terminal device includes a GPS receiver 62,
A wireless communication means 63 such as a mobile phone and sensors 64 attached to various parts of the vehicle are connected. Also, the vehicle is GP
G for receiving position information sent from S satellite 69
The PS antenna 621 is attached, and the GPS receiver determines the current position of the vehicle based on the received signal.

Further, the in-vehicle terminal device has a display means 65 for displaying guidance information for transmitting the work instruction content to the driver, and a microphone 66 for the driver to input the work content by voice. It is installed. Further, the in-vehicle terminal device has an IC card 6 held by the driver.
An IC card reader / writer (not shown) for mounting 7 is provided.

Data communication is performed between the vehicle-mounted terminal device 61 and the sales office 68 by wireless communication means such as a mobile phone, and work instruction information, work report information and other information are communicated. FIG. 7 is a drawing for explaining the detailed contents of the driver database. Each driver who belongs to the sales office is given an ID number 73 for identifying an individual driver. Then, in the driver database, each driver belonging to the sales office is managed by this ID number.

In the driver database 70, information 71 about the drivers themselves and information 72 about the status of work by each driver are stored in association with each other. As the driver information, information such as the name of each driver and the type of driver's license possessed by each driver is stored corresponding to the ID number of each driver. Vehicles that can be driven by a driver are limited depending on the type of driver's license that the driver possesses.Therefore, in order to identify the vehicle type that each driver can drive, the driver database Indicates the type of driver's license possessed by each driver. The driver's license type is used as information for preventing the driver from working on a vehicle that does not correspond to the driver's license.

In the column for storing the work information, the date and time when each driver performed the work (work carried on the vehicle), the ID number of the vehicle on which the driver attended the work, etc. Stored in correspondence with the ID number of. In the case of FIG. 7, only the work content of “October 31st” is stored, but as work information, a certain month or year is used.
Alternatively, the work information of each driver in a completely arbitrary period may be stored in the driver database. There is no particular limitation on the period in which the work information should be recorded, and the work information may be stored for the period required for operation.

Taking FIG. 7 as an example, the ID number is "0000."
The driver who is “01” is named “Hoshino”, and it is memorized that “Hoshino” has a driver's license type of “large special license”.
From 9 am to 3 pm on the day, the ID number is "10.
It is recorded that he was on board a 10 ”vehicle. In addition, in the case of FIG. 7, the information such as the route of the vehicle, the work contents and the place / time are not described, but these information are also included in the driver's information. By recording in the database, it becomes possible to obtain more detailed work information.

When it is necessary to check the work status of each driver in order to perform labor management, such as checking the crew status of each driver, each driver is searched by searching the driver database shown in FIG. It suffices to output necessary information such as work information for each. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of the vehicle database. An ID number is given to each vehicle located at the sales office. In the vehicle database, each vehicle is managed by this ID number.

The vehicle database 80 has an ID for each vehicle.
Corresponding to the numbers, information 81 indicating the configuration of a vehicle computer (in-vehicle terminal device) mounted on the vehicle, information 82 on each vehicle itself, information on the operating status of each vehicle, and the like are stored. Information indicating the type of the vehicle-mounted terminal device installed in each vehicle is stored in the field in which the information indicating the configuration of the vehicle-mounted terminal device is stored. For example, it can be seen that the vehicle with the vehicle ID number “1010” is equipped with a wireless type on-vehicle terminal device and various information is wirelessly transmitted to the sales office. In addition, the vehicle ID number is "0
It is understood that a card-type in-vehicle terminal device is mounted on the 101 "vehicle, and it is necessary to transfer information to and from the computer using a medium such as an IC card. A means for transmitting information is selected based on the type information.

Further, in the column in which the information indicating the configuration of the vehicle-mounted terminal device is stored, the information related to the information collection instruction is further stored. The in-vehicle terminal device collects information about the moving distance of the vehicle, the moving speed at that time, and the like during the operation. This information collection is performed at preset time intervals or every time the vehicle moves by a predetermined distance. The “collection instruction” stored in the vehicle database indicates a time interval and a moving distance for collecting the vehicle operation information (work information).

For example, in the case of the vehicle with the vehicle ID number "1010", it is shown that the work information is collected every 500 milliseconds or every time the vehicle moves 1 meter. Here, the numerical value of 500 milliseconds and 1 meter is applied mutatis mutandis to the information collection interval where information such as the travel distance of the vehicle is conventionally collected by the tachometer.

Further, in the case of the vehicle with the vehicle ID number "0101", it is shown that the information is collected every 10 seconds or every time the vehicle moves 100 meters. In the vehicle information column of the vehicle database,
The vehicle type, vehicle number, etc. of each vehicle are stored.
In the column of operation information, the date and time when each vehicle operated, the distance traveled, and other necessary information are stored. As other information, for example, information such as the operation route of the vehicle and the fuel consumption of the vehicle can be included. In the case of FIG. 8, only the information on October 31 is described as the operation information, but like the case of the driver database, the period for recording the information occurs in the month, the year, or any other period. You may make it store the operating information which was done.

Explaining the case of FIG. 8, the vehicle ID
It is recorded that the vehicle with the number “1010” is a large vehicle, the vehicle number is “Sagami-33--0579”, and that the vehicle has traveled 1300 kilometers during its operation on October 31st. Similar information is recorded for other vehicles. In the case of FIG. 8 as well, detailed vehicle routes, work contents, etc. are not shown, but detailed information thereof may be recorded in the vehicle database.

If you want to know the operating status of each vehicle,
It suffices to search the vehicle database and collect necessary information such as operation information, and based on this, it is possible to determine whether or not vehicle maintenance is required. For example, by reading out the total traveling distance of the vehicle from the vehicle database, it becomes possible to judge whether or not the vehicle needs maintenance based on the traveling distance. Further, it becomes possible to grasp the operating status of each vehicle from the vehicle database, and based on this, it is possible to study a more efficient vehicle operating method.

Further, as will be described later, the vehicle database records the movement route of the vehicle, the time required for the movement, and the like. Therefore, which route can be used to shorten the required time, etc. It will also be possible to study the vehicle operation routes, etc. to achieve efficient operation.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an IC card carried by a driver. FIG. 9 particularly shows the structure of the memory area.

In the vehicle operation management system according to this embodiment, an IC card is distributed to each driver, and when the driver is on board the vehicle, the IC card is attached to the IC card reader / writer of the in-vehicle terminal device. To do. An ID number unique to the driver is fixedly stored in the IC card,
By reading the driver ID number from the IC card, it is possible to determine who is the driver currently using the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 9, the IC card 90 is roughly divided into a program area 91 and a memory area 92. A program for operating the IC card is stored in the program area. The memory area is further divided into a system area 93 and a file area 94. The driver ID number 95 unique to the driver is stored in the system area. The driver ID number is given as, for example, a six-digit number as shown in FIG. 9, but the number of digits is arbitrary.

The system area is further set with a file management area 96 for storing file management information. The file management area stores information about each file name, the address of the file area where the file is stored, the size of the file, and the length / size of each record. Further, in the file area, work instruction information, which will be described later, and work / operation information collected by the in-vehicle terminal device are stored.

In this embodiment, as an IC card,
A non-contact type IC card that wirelessly transmits and receives information to and from a card reader / writer is used. In the case of the conventional contact type IC card, the electrodes are exposed on the surface of the card. Here, in the case of work using a vehicle, particularly in the case of luggage collection and delivery work, the IC card is often used outdoors, and the environment in which the vehicle is placed is not good, such as the weather. Therefore, the contact type I
When the C card is used, there is a high possibility that the electrodes of the IC card may be contaminated by dust or the like, and the card itself may be destroyed by water droplets or static electricity. Therefore, it is not desirable to use the contact type IC card.

On the other hand, in the non-contact type IC card, the electrodes are not exposed on the card surface. Therefore, dustproof
Since the waterproof property is superior to the contact type IC card and contact failure does not occur, such a non-contact type IC card is desirable for the IC card used in the vehicle operation management system which is considered to be used in a bad environment. . However, if the environment in which the in-vehicle terminal device is used is not so bad, there is no problem even if the conventional contact type IC card is used.

FIG. 10 is a view showing the inside of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. As described above, the vehicle-mounted terminal device fixedly stores the vehicle ID number uniquely assigned to the vehicle.
The inside of the vehicle-mounted terminal device (vehicle computer) 100 is roughly divided into a program area 101 and a memory area 102. A program for operating the vehicle-mounted terminal device is stored in the program area.

The memory area is further divided into a system area 103 and a work area 104. The vehicle ID number described above is stored in the system area, for example, as a four-digit number. How to give the ID number such as the number of digits of the ID number is completely arbitrary. A work area program is stored in the work area. FIG. 11 is an external view showing an example of a vehicle-mounted terminal device.

The in-vehicle terminal device shown in FIG.
It is an example of a card type terminal provided with a card reader / writer. An IC card slot 111 is provided on the front surface of the vehicle-mounted terminal device 110, and the IC card carried by the driver is inserted into the vehicle-mounted terminal device from here. Further, the vehicle-mounted terminal device is provided with a connector 113 for connecting the keypad 112. The keypad shown in FIG. 11 is provided with a plurality of keys 114. The illustrated keypad is provided with numerical keys for inputting numerical values from 1 to 0 and three keys A, B and C. Using these keys, various numerical values and information can be input as necessary.

The keypad also includes a display 115.
Is provided. On this display, various kinds of information are displayed as needed, work instruction information is displayed to the driver, and a display for prompting the driver to input work details is displayed. Further, a display for confirming the information input from the keypad (display of the function assigned to each key, etc.) is also performed.

Details of the work using the keypad will be described later. FIG. 12 is a drawing showing the internal configuration of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. In the figure, reference numeral 121 denotes a CPU, which controls the operation of the vehicle-mounted terminal device 120. CPU
Is composed of a microprocessor or the like. Reference numeral 122 denotes a display control unit, which is a display 122a (see FIG.
In case of 1, display 1 provided on the keypad
15) is driven and controlled.

The bar code reader control section 123 controls the operation of the bar code reader 123a when the bar code reader 123a is connected to the outside of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. Reference numeral 124 denotes a voice control unit, which is a speaker 124a or a microphone 124b provided in the in-vehicle terminal device.
This is for controlling the operation of. The speaker attached to the in-vehicle terminal device is used when it is necessary to notify the driver of information such as guidance by voice from the in-vehicle terminal device. The microphone is used when the driver inputs an instruction to the vehicle-mounted terminal device by voice.

Reference numeral 125 is a GPS driver (receiver) to which a GPS antenna 125a is connected. The GPS driver uses the signal received from the satellite to determine the latitude of the vehicle,
The current position such as longitude and the current time are collected.
Details of the operation using GPS will be described later. RO
A program for controlling the vehicle-mounted terminal device and a vehicle ID number are stored in M126. Reference numeral 127 denotes a card reader / writer unit which is mounted with the above-mentioned IC card, reads the information stored in the IC card, and writes the information generated in the in-vehicle terminal device into the IC card.

Reference numeral 128 is a line control unit to which, for example, a mobile phone, an MCA radio or the like is connected. The vehicle-mounted terminal device uses these means to communicate information with a computer or the like at a business office. Reference numeral 129 is a sensor input / output unit. Signals from various sensors such as a key-on signal for detecting an on / off state of a vehicle key and an output signal from an engine rotation sensor for detecting an engine rotation state are input to the sensor input / output unit. .

The CPU determines the condition of each part of the vehicle on the basis of the signal from each sensor received via the sensor input / output part. For details of vehicle status based on sensor output,
It will be described later. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a file management method for an IC card. As described above, the memory area 135 of the IC card according to the embodiment is divided into the system area 135a and the file area 135b. FIG. 13 illustrates the memory management of such a card.

As the IC card 130 of the embodiment, a wireless (non-contact) card is used. Therefore, the host computer 131 and I
Communication of information with the C card is performed via the wireless communication mechanisms 132 and 133 provided respectively. The wireless communication mechanism transmits and receives data using weak radio waves.

The file access unit 134 of the upper device is
Based on the information recorded in the system area 135a of the IC card, the file area 135b of the IC card is accessed record by record to read / write data. The file access unit 134 accesses the memory area 135 of the IC card based on the instruction of the application program 136.

The IC card includes a memory access unit 137.
Is provided. The memory access unit has a function of reading and writing the memory area in the card in units of physical addresses. As shown in FIG. 13, the memory area is divided into a system area and a file area. The system area is further divided into a plurality of files, and each file name, the address where the file is stored, the size of the file, and the information about the length and size of each record are recorded.

The file area is divided into areas corresponding to the respective files shown in the system area, and each file is further divided into a plurality of records, and data is stored therein. When accessing the memory area, the system area is first accessed, the file area corresponding to the system area is accessed, and then the file area is accessed in record units.

Next, a method of vehicle operation management using such a vehicle operation management system will be described. FIG.
[Fig. 4] is a drawing explaining a procedure required before a vehicle departs from a sales office. In the case of FIG. 14, the case of an in-vehicle terminal device using an IC card is particularly described.

Before the vehicle departs from the business office, each driver inserts his / her IC card 141 into the card reader / writer of the business office computer 142 (1). The computer is the driver I recorded in the attached IC card.
The D number is read (2), the driver database is searched based on the read driver ID number, and the driver's license type corresponding to the read driver ID number is read (3). Next, the computer searches the vehicle database based on the vehicle ID of the vehicle on which the driver is on the day, reads out the vehicle type of the vehicle, and collates it with the driver's license type retrieved earlier to check the driver's license type. Perform qualification check.

As a result of the qualification check, when it is determined that the vehicle type and the driver's license type do not correspond to each other and is abnormal,
After notifying that there is an error, the IC card is ejected (4). As a result, it is possible to prevent the driver from boarding a vehicle that is not qualified to drive. On the other hand, when the vehicle type and the driver's license type are determined to be normal as a result of the qualification check, the computer writes the work instruction information corresponding to the read driver ID number to the IC card. After that, the IC card is ejected.

The work instruction information for each driver on that day is registered in advance in the sales office computer, and the work instruction information for each driver can be read based on the driver ID number. The IC card discharged from the computer at the business office is inserted into the vehicle-mounted terminal device (vehicle computer in the figure) 143 by the driver (5). When the IC card is inserted, the vehicle-mounted terminal device reads the driver ID number and the vehicle ID number from the IC card (6), and the vehicle ID number read from the card and the vehicle ID number stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal device. And are compared (7). If the comparison results match, the vehicle-mounted terminal device starts engine start of the vehicle.
On the other hand, when the comparison results do not match, the vehicle-mounted terminal device determines that the driver carrying the inserted IC card is not the one who intends to board the vehicle, and issues an error notification. In any case, after the comparison result is obtained, the vehicle-mounted terminal device ejects the IC card (8).

As to whether or not the driver's license type and the vehicle type correspond to each other, an IC card is attached to the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle terminal device and the vehicle engine is started, as will be described later. Since it can be performed even when the driver is in a car, it is not necessary to check the qualification between the driver and the vehicle when writing the work instruction information to the IC card.
In this case, when the IC card is attached to the card reader / writer of the computer, the driver ID number is read from the IC card, and the work instruction information corresponding to the read driver ID is written in the IC card, and then the IC card May be discharged.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the work instruction information recorded in the IC card. A vehicle ID file 151, a work instruction file 152, and a work report file 153 are set in the file area 150 of the IC card. The vehicle ID file contains the I of the vehicle on which the driver is on board.
The D number is written in by the computer. Further, in the work instruction file, the contents of work performed by the driver on that day are written by the computer. As the work instruction information, for example, an instruction of "delivery a package from the A place to the B place from XX month XX hour XX minute" is given. The work instruction information stored in the IC card does not have to be one, and when the driver needs to perform a plurality of works in one flight, all the work instruction information required is the work instruction. Written to file.

The work report file will be described in detail later,
Information such as a traveled distance, an operation route, and a required time obtained as a result of the work is recorded. Further, the work report file also stores collection instruction data for instructing a time interval for collecting the above information. The collection instruction data is sent to the IC by the computer together with the work instruction information.
Written on the card.

In addition, one driver may change a plurality of vehicles on the same day. In order to deal with such a case, the vehicle ID file 161 as shown in FIG.
In addition to being able to store a plurality of vehicle ID numbers, a work instruction file name 162 and a work report file name 163 corresponding to each vehicle can be stored in association with each vehicle ID number 164.

The driver can check the I ejected from the computer.
The C card is attached to an in-vehicle terminal device (a card reader / writer connected to the in-vehicle terminal device) of a vehicle on board. In this embodiment, control such as starting and stopping the vehicle engine is performed.
This is done using the IC card carried by each driver. The operation when the engine is started will be described below. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the operation of starting and stopping the engine of the vehicle.

Before starting the engine, the office (computer) 171 sends an I
The work instruction information is sent together with the vehicle ID number via the C card 173 or by a wireless instruction 174.
Then, the start / stop of the engine is controlled by inserting the IC card. Here, first, a case where an IC card is used will be described.

When the computer inserts the IC card in which the vehicle ID number is written as a part of the work instruction information into the in-vehicle terminal device, the in-vehicle terminal device mounted in the vehicle 170a is carried out by the procedure shown in FIG. 172a reads the driver ID number and the vehicle ID number recorded on the IC card. When one driver needs to switch between a plurality of vehicles as shown in FIG. 16, the IC card stores vehicle ID numbers and work instruction information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle I
Vehicle I referring to the D number and matching with its own vehicle ID number
Check whether the D number exists in the IC card.

Next, the vehicle ID number read from the IC card and the self-identified vehicle ID number are collated, and if the results do not match, or the vehicle ID numbers recorded in the IC card are self-confident. If there is no vehicle ID number that matches the vehicle ID number, the in-vehicle terminal device determines that the driver who owns the IC card does not originally plan to drive the vehicle and issues an error notification and then ejects the IC card. To do. In this case, the engine cannot be started.

On the other hand, when the vehicle ID number stored in the IC card matches the self-identified vehicle ID number, the vehicle-mounted terminal device starts the engine of the vehicle. Here, the IC card may be ejected from the vehicle-mounted terminal device when it is determined that the vehicle IDs match. When the engine is started, the vehicle-mounted terminal device reads the work instruction information and the collection instruction data written in the IC card, writes the work instruction information in the work instruction file of the vehicle-mounted terminal device, and works the collection instruction data. Store in a specified area of the report file. Thereafter, the in-vehicle terminal device refers to the collection instruction data stored in the work report file and collects various information at the designated intervals.

In this way, an IC in which correct information is recorded
By installing a card (the driver is the correct person), the engine can be started. For example, a driver who does not originally have a flight schedule can illegally use a vehicle owned by the sales office or a vehicle by an outsider. Theft can be prevented. Then, the vehicle can be managed more reliably.

On the other hand, in the case of the vehicle 170b equipped with the wireless in-vehicle terminal device 172b, the vehicle ID number passed to the in-vehicle terminal device by the IC card is included in the wireless work instruction information and transmitted from the computer. It In this case, the in-vehicle terminal device has the same vehicle ID as its own vehicle ID number.
Information having a D number is selectively received. Even when the wireless vehicle-mounted terminal device is used, the IC card is inserted into the vehicle-mounted terminal device.

Further, the work instruction information and the collection instruction data are
It can be sent from a computer to an in-vehicle terminal device via an IC card. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a procedure of processing before departure from a business office of a vehicle, including engine startup, when a wireless in-vehicle terminal device is used. In this case, the vehicle-mounted terminal device and the computer wirelessly communicate information.
In addition, for the reason of performing a security check of the driver,
In the example of FIG. 18 as well, when the engine is started, the IC card carried by the driver is attached to the vehicle-mounted terminal device.

Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIG. The numbers in parentheses correspond to the numbers in FIG. When starting the engine, the driver inserts the IC card 180 in which his driver ID number is stored into the card reader / writer of the in-vehicle terminal device 181 (1). Then, the in-vehicle terminal device reads the driver ID number from the mounted IC card (2) and ejects the IC card (3). Then, the in-vehicle terminal device sends an input request signal to the computer 182 in order to request the computer 182 to input work instruction information for the day based on the read driver ID number and the vehicle ID number of the own vehicle. , And wirelessly with the driver ID number and the vehicle ID number (4,5).

An example of the input request signal is shown in FIG. 18b. The input request signal is "function" information 183 and driver ID.
It is composed of a number 184 and a vehicle ID number 185. In the case of an input request signal, the fact that this signal is an input request signal is written in the “function” information field, and the signal is wirelessly transmitted to the computer. Further, the driver ID number transmitted is the one read from the IC card, and the vehicle ID number is the one given to the driver.

The computer installed in the sales office refers to the "function" column of the input request signal transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal device, and determines that this is the input request signal of the work instruction information. Then, the transmitted driver ID number and vehicle I
The driver database and the vehicle database are searched based on the D number (6). The computer reads out the driver's license type having the ID number transmitted from the driver database, and reads out the vehicle type information corresponding to the transmitted vehicle ID number from the vehicle database. Then, the computer checks the driving qualification of the driver who mounts the IC card on the in-vehicle terminal device based on the read driver's license type and vehicle type type information.

When the driver's license type and the vehicle type type do not correspond to each other, the computer determines that the check result is an error, and the computer notifies the vehicle-mounted terminal device of the error. On the other hand, when the driver's license type and the vehicle type type correspond to each other, the computer determines that the driving qualification check result is normal. In this case, the computer wirelessly transmits the work instruction information corresponding to the transmitted driver ID number to the vehicle-mounted terminal device (7). The work instruction information is input in the computer in advance.

An example of the work instruction information is illustrated in FIG. 18c (illustration response). The information transmitted from the computer to the in-vehicle terminal device includes “function” information 186, driver ID number 187, vehicle ID number 188, and work instruction information 189. In this case, it is written in the "function" column that this signal includes work instruction information.
In addition to the work instruction information, collection instruction information may be sent to the “function” column.

In the in-vehicle terminal device, after receiving the work instruction information from the computer and storing it in a predetermined area of the memory,
Start the engine (8). The engine starting procedure is the same as that described with reference to FIG. Here, the in-vehicle terminal device compares the driver ID number and vehicle ID number returned from the computer with the driver ID number and vehicle ID number stored by itself, and determines whether or not they match. It may be possible to determine whether or not the response signal received from the computer is for itself.

If the collection instruction data is not added to the transmission information from the computer to which the work instruction information is added to the vehicle-mounted terminal device, the vehicle-mounted terminal device instructs the computer to collect information before starting the engine. Ask to send data. In this case, the computer sends the information in the format corresponding to FIG.
Information indicating that the added information is collection instruction data is written in the column, and the collection instruction data is transmitted instead of the work instruction information.

FIG. 19 illustrates a processing procedure when the engine is stopped. In the case of this embodiment, the engine stop processing procedure is basically the same for both the card type terminal device and the wireless type terminal device. The processing procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. The numbers in parentheses correspond to the numbers in FIG.

When stopping the engine, the driver mounts his / her IC card 191 on the in-vehicle terminal device 192 (1). Then, the vehicle-mounted terminal device reads the driver ID number from the IC card (2). Then, the vehicle-mounted terminal device collates the driver ID number read at the time of starting the engine with the driver ID number just read (3). The driver ID number read at the time of start-up is recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal device, and the driver ID number read by this can be collated.

If the two driver ID numbers are the same, the in-vehicle terminal device determines that the driver equipped with the IC card for stopping the engine is a valid driver,
Then, the engine stop control is started. On the other hand, if the two driver ID numbers do not match, there is a high possibility that the driver who started the engine and the driver who is trying to stop the engine are different persons. Therefore, in this case, the vehicle-mounted terminal device does not stop the engine.

In addition, the in-vehicle terminal device has two driver IDs.
After checking the numbers, the IC card is ejected (4). By performing such control, only the legitimate vehicle owner (driver) can stop the vehicle engine. If the vehicle is stolen while the vehicle is running (particularly when the engine is running), the engine cannot be stopped, so measures can be taken against the vehicle theft. become.

When the engine is stopped, it is possible to record the work report information, which has already been recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal device and has occurred during the operation of the vehicle, in the IC card. Next, collection of operation information such as various work report information generated during operation of the vehicle will be described.

When the operation of the vehicle is started, the vehicle-mounted terminal device collects various kinds of operation information, and the work report information is created based on this. The operation information collected by the in-vehicle terminal device includes work start / end times, vehicle travel (movement) distance, vehicle speed, travel route, and the like. FIG. 20 is a drawing schematically showing the collection instruction data and the format of the collected operation information. The work report information is composed of the collection data 202 shown in the drawing, and the collection data is collected by the sensor 200 based on the condition instructed by the collection instruction data 201.

Taking the case of FIG. 20 as an example, the collection instruction data indicates a vehicle speed, a traveling distance (hereinafter simply referred to as distance), and a time interval for collecting information on the current position of the vehicle (hereinafter simply referred to as position). Here, it is shown that the vehicle speed is collected every 10 minutes, the distance is collected every 15 minutes, and the position is collected every 20 minutes. Note that this time interval can be set arbitrarily. If more detailed information collection is required, the time interval may be set shorter than that in the example of FIG. 20, and if rough information collection is acceptable, the time interval for information collection may be set larger. In the case of a tachometer which has been conventionally used, information such as vehicle speed is collected every 500 milliseconds. Therefore, by setting the time interval of information collection instructed by the collection instruction data to 500 milliseconds in accordance with the tachometer, it is possible to achieve consistency with the operation information conventionally collected by the tachometer.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the structure of a work report file 210 that stores collection instruction data. The collection instruction data 211 is stored in the work report file set in the memory area of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. In the case of FIG. 21, as the collection instruction data, a latitude / longitude information 212 and a time interval 2 for collecting operation information such as vehicle speed, distance, and position.
13 are recorded. Of these, the latitude / longitude information will be described later. Further, in the collection instruction data, as shown in the vehicle database shown in FIG. 8, a collection time interval and a collection distance are set. Information collection may be performed based on the time intervals shown here, or may be performed based on the moving distance. Further, the information may be collected by using the time interval and the moving distance in combination. The case of FIG. 21 is an example of collecting information based on only the time interval.

When the time interval and the movement distance are used together for the information collection, one condition, for example, the information collection based on the time interval is prioritized, and the other, for example, the information collection based on the movement distance is set as the secondary condition. Think For example, when the traveling distance of the vehicle is very small with the passage of time due to traffic congestion on the road, it may not make much sense to collect information at the designated time intervals. Therefore, when the vehicle has not moved the distance specified by the collection instruction data even after the lapse of the predetermined time, the information is collected when the vehicle moves by the predetermined distance specified by the collection instruction data.

In the column of the storage area of the collected data, various operation information collected based on the collection instruction data is recorded together with the time when the information was collected. Taking the case of FIG. 20 as an example, after the work is started at 8:40, the vehicle speed is collected at 8:50 10 minutes after that,
In this case, "30 kilometers per hour" is recorded. In addition, the moving distance of the vehicle is collected at 8:55 when 15 minutes have passed from the start of the work, and “12 kilometers”
The movement is recorded with the time. in this way,
Each piece of information collected at the time interval designated by the collection instruction data is recorded in the collection data storage area of the work report file.

Next, a method of collecting each information will be described. The vehicle speed and the distance traveled by the vehicle are collected by a sensor that measures the vehicle speed. A sensor that measures the vehicle speed is attached to the vehicle. The vehicle speed sensor generates and outputs a predetermined number of pulses every one rotation. In addition, the JIS stipulates that the vehicle speed sensor be attached to a rotating shaft of 637 rpm at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. The vehicle speed and the moving speed of the vehicle are calculated using this.

The moving distance is calculated by the following: running distance (km) = total pulse number / (637 × pulse number) (1) Here, the "pulse number" indicates the number of pulses generated when the vehicle speed sensor makes one rotation. On the other hand, the vehicle speed is calculated by vehicle speed (km / h) = pulse number per second × 3600 / (637 × pulse number) (2) The vehicle speed / movement distance thus calculated is recorded in the storage area of the collected data together with the time when the information was collected.

On the other hand, the current position of the vehicle is GPS (GROBAL PO
SITIONING SYSTEM). As described above, the vehicle-mounted terminal device is provided with the GPS driver and can receive signals from GPS satellites. The GPS system receives signals emitted from three satellites and obtains latitude and longitude based on these received signals. The in-vehicle terminal device of this embodiment utilizes such a GPS system to grasp and confirm the current position of the vehicle.

Further, various types of operation information are recorded together with the time when they were collected. Here, it is also possible to provide a timer on the vehicle terminal device and collect the current time by this timer, and the configuration is the simplest. But,
Since there is a high possibility that an error will occur between the timers mounted on the individual vehicle-mounted terminal devices, there is a possibility that each timer will display different times even at the same time. Therefore, the time information cannot be consistent between the on-vehicle terminals, and accurate time information cannot be collected. Especially,
The start and end hours are the basis for calculating working hours. Here, the start time may be considered to be the time to leave the business office, and the end time may be considered to be the time to return to the business office. If these start and end hours cannot be collected correctly, the aggregated work information will be inaccurate, which may cause various problems in salary calculation and labor management. come.

In the vehicle-mounted terminal device according to this embodiment, the GPS system is also used to collect the time information in order to prevent the above problems from occurring. Since the GPS signal includes time information, by collecting the time information from the GPS signal, it is possible to collect accurate time without relying on the timer installed in the vehicle-mounted terminal device. And
By recording the time information collected in this manner in pairs with the operation information, the operation information collected by each vehicle can be managed at a unified time.

The operation information thus collected is stored in the work report file set in the memory area of the vehicle-mounted terminal device. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a procedure for downloading the collection instruction data from the vehicle-mounted terminal to the computer. In this case, the IC card 221 is used to download the collection instruction data from the computer 220 to the vehicle-mounted terminal device (vehicle computer) 222. .

The vehicle database 223 set in the office computer stores the collection instruction data together with the vehicle ID numbers. As the collection instruction data, as shown in FIG. 22 and as described above, the vehicle speed collection time interval, the moving distance collection time interval, the position information collection time interval, etc. are set. Further, in FIG. 22, the number of pulses means the equation (1) or (2)
It is the same as the "pulse number" shown in the equation.

The collection instruction data recorded in these vehicle databases is stored in the IC card inserted into the computer before the driver departs the sales office to the card output mechanism 224.
Written by (1). Then, when the driver mounts the IC card on the in-vehicle terminal device before departure, the card input mechanism 225 of the in-vehicle terminal device reads the collection instruction data from the IC card and stores the collection instruction data in the work report file 226 ( 2).

Thereafter, the in-vehicle terminal device collects the vehicle speed sensor 228, for example, the vehicle speed sensor 228 to collect the operation information based on the collection instruction data 226a stored in the work report file (3). It is stored in the collected data storage area 227 together with the time information (4). FIG. 23 shows a computer 2 in a wireless vehicle-mounted terminal device.
5 is a diagram showing a procedure for downloading collection instruction data from the in-vehicle terminal device 231 from 30.

In this case, the business office computer is provided with a wireless output section 232, which is used to transmit information to the wireless input section of the vehicle-mounted terminal device (vehicle computer). From the computer, the message shown in FIG. 23b is sent. The message transmitted from the computer includes “function” information 233 and collection instruction data 234. The collection instruction data includes “latitude / longitude” information 234a and vehicle speed / movement distance / current position collection time interval 234b.

The in-vehicle terminal device receives a message addressed to itself from the wireless input mechanism 235, and collects instruction data 236.
a is set in the work report file collection mechanism 236.
Thereafter, various operation information is collected by using, for example, the vehicle speed sensor 237 according to the condition shown in the set collection instruction data, and the collected data is stored in the work report file 238. The operation information collection procedure itself is the same as that shown in FIG.

Here, as described above, the collection instruction data records latitude / longitude information together with the collection time interval and the like. Also, while the vehicle is in operation, the in-vehicle terminal device uses GPS to measure its latitude
Know the longitude. In this embodiment, using the collected latitude / longitude information, if the vehicle position matches the latitude / longitude indicated by the collection instruction data, or if the vehicle is located within a certain range from that point, The collection instruction data is replaced. Here, the case where the vehicle is located within the predetermined range is considered because an error occurs in the detection of the vehicle position due to the problem of the accuracy of GPS, and even if the vehicle passes the correct position (point), the point is passed. This is because the in-vehicle terminal device may not be able to recognize this.

The case of FIG. 21 will be described. For example, assume that the latitude of the business office is xx and the longitude is yy. FIG.
In the case of, the latitude / longitude "x" after leaving the sales office
x, yy ”and collection instruction data 211a, that is, collection speed data is set in the in-vehicle terminal device so that the vehicle speed is collected at 10 minute intervals, the travel distance is collected at 15 minute intervals, and the vehicle position is collected at 20 minute intervals. To be done.

Here, when the vehicle reaches (or reaches in the vicinity of) the position of latitude aa and longitude bb, the vehicle-mounted terminal device sets the time interval of the collection instruction to latitude / longitude “aa, b”.
b ”and the collection instruction data 211 stored as a pair
b, in the case of FIG. 21, the vehicle speed is 20 minutes and the moving distance is 2
The data indicating the collection at 0 minute intervals and the vehicle position at 20 minute intervals are replaced with the collection instruction data stored in the collecting unit until then.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the reason why the collection instruction data (collection time interval) is switched depending on the passing position. FIG. 24a shows an example in which the collection time interval is changed according to the day, and FIG. 24b shows a case where the collection time is changed according to the arrival position. The switching of the collection instruction data described above corresponds to that of FIG. 24b, but the basic idea is the same when the collection time interval is changed depending on the day.

In the case of FIG. 24a, the vehicle speed collection time interval is set to 500 milliseconds on the XX month day, but the vehicle speed is collected every 1000 milliseconds (1 second) on the X month X day. ing. Comparing the two, it is possible to collect more detailed operation information on XX month. However, when the road is congested, the frequency of starting and stopping of the vehicle increases, so the vehicle speed changes slightly,
It may be necessary to collect information at finer intervals. Further, when the road is vacant, the degree of change in vehicle speed is expected to be small, so the collection time interval can be made relatively long. By increasing the collection time interval, the amount of information collected can be reduced accordingly.

Since the congestion degree of the road can be predicted by collecting statistics, for example, on a day when the road is expected to be crowded, the information collection time interval is shortened and the day when the road is expected to be vacant. In order to reduce the load of information collection processing and the amount of information to be recorded, the information collection time interval is lengthened. When the collection time interval is changed for each day like this, the collection instruction data written in the driver's IC card 241 by the computer 240 before the departure of the vehicle may be set to a desired value. Also,
The collection instruction data recorded in the vehicle database may be set for each day, and the collection instruction data corresponding to the day may be read out.

On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 24b, the vehicle speed is collected every 60 seconds when the vehicle is traveling on a highway, and the vehicle speed is 1000 milliseconds (when traveling on an ordinary road). An example in which the data is collected every 1 second) is shown. Even if the vehicle is traveling on the road on the same day, the vehicle speed is relatively stable while traveling on the highway. Therefore, there is no problem even if the vehicle speed collection time interval is relatively long. On the other hand, when driving on a general road, stop the vehicle
The frequency of departure increases, and the degree of change in vehicle speed and travel distance increases. Therefore, it is necessary to frequently collect vehicle speed information and the like when traveling on an ordinary road.

In this way, it is desirable to change the operation information collection interval according to the place where the vehicle is traveling or according to the operation status of the vehicle. For example, in the case of delivery of luggage, the operation schedule of the vehicle is determined in advance on that day, so the operation route of the vehicle is also known in advance. Therefore, it is possible to know the use section of the expressway in advance.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the collection instruction data is set with position information (for example, an exit or an entrance of a highway) at which the known collection instruction data should be switched. Then, when it is determined using the GPS system or the like that the vehicle has passed the position (or the vicinity), the collection instruction data is replaced at that time. FIG.
Taking the case of as an example, by setting position information such as a tollgate of the highway at latitude aa and longitude bb, it is possible to distinguish between highway traveling and general road traveling, and respond to each condition. Information can be collected according to the collected conditions.

By the way, a toll booth on a highway has a width of several meters to several tens of meters. Therefore, the vehicle does not pass through a single point with a specific latitude / longitude. Further, even if it is assumed that the vehicle passes a specific position, it is possible to prevent an error from occurring in the vehicle passing position detected by the vehicle-mounted terminal device due to the influence of an error generated based on the traveling manner of the vehicle and the accuracy of GPS. Is difficult.

Therefore, the latitude / longitude information given as the collection instruction data has a certain width, and when it is detected that the vehicle has passed within the range, it is considered that the vehicle has passed a specific point. The collection instruction data can be replaced more reliably. For example, in the case of a tollgate on an expressway, the latitude / longitude of the center point of the tollgate is set as the collection instruction data, and the latitude / longitude of a point indicating a circumference passing through a position with a radius of 10 meters from the center of the tollgate. If the longitude is set and the vehicle passes within the range of this circle, it can be considered that the vehicle has passed the toll gate. In this case, the radius of the circle can be set arbitrarily. Further, the latitude / longitude information indicating the circumferential position may be set to a number that does not complicate the position determination processing in the vehicle-mounted terminal device. Further, while looking at the passage of the vehicle in the circle in this example, within a particular square,
Alternatively, when the vehicle passes on a straight line, it may be regarded as passing a certain point.

The switching of the collection instruction data does not have to be limited to the switching between the expressway and the general road as described above, and the collection instruction data may be switched between a congested road and a relatively vacant place. It is also possible to do so. The criteria for switching the collection instruction data can be arbitrarily selected. Also, since the collection instruction data can be appropriately transmitted from the sales office to the in-vehicle terminal device by wireless communication, the location where the collection instruction data should be replaced is determined based on the vehicle condition and the on-vehicle equipment is installed based on the instruction from the sales office. It may be set in the Hadzu device.

FIG. 25 is a drawing for explaining the collected data file 250 of the vehicle-mounted terminal device when the information collection is switched, and particularly shows the format of the information stored in the collected data file. As shown in FIG. 25,
The in-vehicle terminal device receives a signal from the satellite 251 and grasps its own current position by the position detection mechanism (3). Further, based on the vehicle speed sensor 252, the collecting mechanism collects information such as the vehicle speed and the moving speed of the vehicle (1).

In the first half of the collected data file 253, the vehicle speed, the moving distance, and the vehicle position 253a after the departure from the point of latitude xx and longitude yy at 8:40 are recorded (2). In the first half of FIG. 25, the vehicle speed is collected every 10 minutes, the moving distance is every 15 minutes, and the vehicle position is every 20 minutes. Here, when passing the point of latitude aa and longitude bb at just 9:00, the collection instruction data 254 in the format as shown in FIG. 21 is replaced with the collection instruction data 254,
The vehicle speed is collected every 10 minutes, the travel distance is collected every 20 minutes, and the vehicle position is collected every 16 minutes. .

As described above, in the in-vehicle terminal device, the operation information is collected based on the newly set collection instruction data in response to the replacement of the collection instruction data (5), and the collected work report information is created. The vehicle speed, moving distance, and vehicle position 253b are recorded for the data after 9 o'clock (6). When the vehicle returns to the sales office, the driver inserts the IC card into the computer of the sales office. The computer accesses the work report file on the IC card,
Read the recorded data that has been recorded. Based on the read collected data, the computer updates the work contents recorded in the driver database and the vehicle database, respectively, so that the work contents on the day are reflected in the respective databases.

Further, in the case of the wireless type on-vehicle terminal device, the collected data may be transmitted from the on-vehicle terminal device during operation to the sales office every time the collected data is generated, or at predetermined time intervals, or as needed. Good. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for collecting operation information based on collection instruction data.

When the vehicle departs from the sales office, the on-vehicle terminal device refers to the position information of the work report file (S
1) The current position of the vehicle is obtained using GPS, and it is determined whether the vehicle has reached or passed the position indicated by the position information (S2). When a plurality of position information is set in the work report file, the respective position information and the current position of the vehicle are collated.

When it is determined that the vehicle has reached the position indicated by the position information, the vehicle-mounted terminal device collects the collection instruction data paired with the position information,
The future collection instruction data is replaced with the previous collection instruction data (S2 ′). Subsequently, when it is determined in S2 that the vehicle has not reached the position indicated by the position information, or after the collection instruction data is replaced in S2 ′, the in-vehicle terminal device collects the collection instruction data in the work report file. Is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the time instructed by the collection instruction data has passed since the previous information collection (S3). When the information collection of a plurality of items is instructed, the elapsed time from the previous information collection is determined for each item.

In S3, when the instructed time has not elapsed, the process returns to S1 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the time instructed in S3 has elapsed, it is further determined whether or not the vehicle has moved beyond the distance instructed as the collection instruction data (S4). When it is determined that the vehicle has moved beyond the distance instructed in S4, the operation information of the item corresponding to the time interval instructed by the collection instruction data is collected (S5). On the other hand, when it is determined that the distance instructed in S4 has not been moved, the operation information of the designated item is collected after moving the distance instructed by the collection instruction data (S5 ').

Subsequently, the current position and the current time of the vehicle at the time of collecting the information are collected using GPS (S
6). Subsequently, the collected operation information is stored in the memory area together with the current position and current time of the vehicle collected in S6. By repeating this process, it is possible to automatically collect various types of operation information generated during vehicle operation.

FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a case where the same driver changes vehicles while working one day. Here, the case where the vehicles with vehicle ID numbers 1010 and 0101 are used is described. In the IC card,
As already mentioned, the vehicle with the vehicle ID number 1010 and 0101
Work instruction information corresponding to each vehicle is stored in association with each vehicle ID number. Each in-vehicle terminal device has an I
The vehicle ID number written in the C card is read, and it is determined whether or not the vehicle ID number that matches the own vehicle ID is written in the IC card. When the vehicle ID number that matches the own vehicle ID number is written in the IC card, the work instruction information stored in the IC card together with the matching vehicle ID number is read from the memory area of the IC card, and the work instruction is issued. Store in a file.

On the other hand, the work report file is set for each vehicle ID number, and the work report information by the vehicle with the vehicle ID number 1010 and the work report information by the vehicle with the vehicle ID number 0101 are the respective vehicle IDs. It is stored in the work report file of the IC card in association with the number. When the vehicle returns to the sales office, the driver
When the card is attached to the computer, the computer displays the work report information corresponding to each vehicle ID number.
It is read from the C card and the work content in the column corresponding to each vehicle ID number in the vehicle database is updated.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a reference example of the work content judgment of the present invention. In this example, a sensor is attached to each part of the vehicle, the in-vehicle terminal device recognizes the state of each part of the vehicle based on the signals output from these sensors, and further, what kind of work is currently being performed. The in-vehicle terminal device determines. The table of FIG. 28 stores information about the state of the vehicle according to the on / off state of each sensor output. Further, the items described in the remarks column describe the conditions for determining the state, the information type that needs to be further input, and the like. Note that the horizontal line (-) in the table of FIG. 28 indicates that the sensor output ON / OFF is not used for the determination.

The key-on signal is used to determine whether or not the engine key of the vehicle is mounted. In the case of this embodiment, since the start / stop of the engine is controlled based on the IC card possessed by the driver, the IC card substantially functions as an engine key. Therefore, the key on / off state may be determined here depending on whether or not the IC card is attached to the in-vehicle terminal device.

The engine speed sensor is a sensor for determining the engine speed and the like. The in-vehicle terminal device determines whether the engine is started or stopped based on a signal from the engine rotation sensor. Further, since the vehicle speed sensor is attached to the vehicle as described above, the moving speed and the moving distance of the vehicle can be obtained by this.

Sensors for detecting the open / closed states of the doors of the vehicle and the luggage compartment door are attached to the vehicle. Further, a seat belt sensor for detecting the wearing state of the seat belt is attached to the seat belt. Based on the output signals from these sensors, the in-vehicle terminal device shows what kind of work is currently being performed.
Make a comprehensive judgment.

The method of determining the work content will be described below. FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining the work content determination from “start work” to “end work” and how to record the work contents.
When the initialized IC card is installed in the in-vehicle terminal device, the in-vehicle terminal device makes the vehicle "start" based on this.
It is determined that it is in the state of, and it is recorded as work report information that it is “starting work” together with the time when the determination is made.

Next, the engine sensor determines whether or not the engine has been started, and when the vehicle speed sensor determines that the vehicle has traveled a predetermined distance, for example, 100 meters, the in-vehicle terminal device determines that the vehicle is It is determined that the vehicle is in the "departure" state. In this case, the vehicle-mounted terminal device uses GPS to recognize the current latitude / longitude of the vehicle, and records the collected latitude / longitude and the current time together with the work report information indicating that the vehicle has started.

When the engine sensor detects that the engine has stopped, the in-vehicle terminal device determines that the vehicle is in the "stop" state. At the same time, if the seatbelt sensor detects that the seatbelt has been removed, and if the sensor attached to the door detects that the passenger door has opened, the in-vehicle terminal device determines whether the vehicle is in any location. Judge that it has arrived.

In this case, the in-vehicle terminal device has to determine whether the vehicle has arrived at the destination or the driver has stopped the vehicle to take a break. Whether or not you stopped because you arrived at your destination is G
Since the position information can be collected by the PS, it can be determined by setting the latitude / longitude information of the destination in the in-vehicle terminal device in advance. However, there are cases where the driver takes a break after arriving at the destination and working on the vehicle while the vehicle is stopped at the same place.
The collection of position information by S is not sufficient, and it becomes necessary to know the time when the work ends or the break starts.

Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the work content is determined as follows. When the luggage compartment door sensor detects that the luggage compartment door has been open for a predetermined time or longer, for example, for 1 minute or longer, the in-vehicle terminal device opens the luggage compartment door for "loading and unloading" luggage. It is determined that In this case, the in-vehicle terminal device uses the current latitude / longitude information as GPS information.
The information indicating “unloading” is recorded as work report information together with the current time and latitude / longitude information.

Further, when the vehicle is stopped, the on-vehicle terminal device prompts the user to input the reason for stopping by voice or screen display to the on-vehicle terminal device. For example, when the driver takes a break, the driver makes an input to that effect. As the information input, for example, a keypad may be used, or a reason for stopping may be input by voice input.

As described above, the vehicle-mounted terminal device is provided with the microphone for receiving the voice input. In addition, information indicating the reason for stopping is previously registered as voice information in the vehicle-mounted terminal device or the IC card possessed by the driver. When the vehicle stops, the driver inputs the reason for the stop by voice from the microphone. For example, when taking a break, the driver says one word "break".

In the in-vehicle terminal device, the information input by the driver by voice is collated with the voice information registered in advance, the reason for the stop input by the driver is determined based on the information, and the GPS
Record the reason for stoppage as work report information together with the latitude / longitude information collected from. In addition to this, there are various reasons to stop, such as vehicle inspection, refueling, car washing,
The reason why the vehicle has stopped can be confirmed later by inputting each of these reasons for stopping from a voice or a keypad.

When the reason for stopping is input using the keypad, a plurality of screens and corresponding keys are provided as shown in FIG. Therefore, the in-vehicle terminal device displays items such as “rest”, “inspection”, and “fueling” on the screen. The driver refers to the items displayed on the screen,
Operate the key corresponding to the screen on which the item you want to enter is displayed. Accordingly, the reason for stopping the vehicle can be input to the vehicle-mounted terminal device without using voice input.

Further, when a toll road such as an expressway is passed, it is necessary to record how much the toll of the road is, or which section is used. Therefore, latitude / longitude information of each tollgate such as an expressway is recorded in advance in the in-vehicle terminal device. In addition, the name of the road and the name of the toll gate can be recorded if necessary. Based on the determination result of the vehicle position by GPS, it is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle has passed through the toll gate of the toll road.

In this way, when the vehicle passes through the entrance gate of the expressway, the name of the entrance gate passed is recorded as a part of the work report information together with the current time. Also,
The in-vehicle terminal device is provided with an expressway toll file in which a toll between each gate of the expressway is recorded. The in-vehicle terminal device refers to the expressway toll file based on the entrance and exit gates of the highway that has passed,
Calculate tolls on expressways and record them as work report information.

In the case of a section which is to be passed for the first time, the toll may not be recorded in the expressway toll file. In such a case, even if the vehicle-mounted terminal device inspects the highway charge file, the highway charge cannot be calculated. Therefore, the in-vehicle terminal device requests the driver to manually input the toll of the highway by voice or screen display. The toll entered by the driver in response to this is stored in the work report instruction file together with the toll section of the highway. At the same time, the entrance
Based on the exit gate and the entered toll, the in-vehicle terminal device adds a new toll to the toll file and updates the toll file so that it can handle the tolls from the next time onward. . Further, the update result of the luminous flux road fare file is also sent to the computer of the sales office together with the work report information, so that the result can be reflected in the expressway fare file of other in-vehicle terminal devices.

Here, when operating the vehicle, it is necessary for the driver to comply with the speed limit. Therefore, if the vehicle speed is detected and the vehicle speed at that time exceeds the speed limit, an alarm is raised for the driver. However, the speed limit depends on the type of road (highway, general road, etc.)
The speed limit is often different depending on the location even on the same road.

The vehicle-mounted terminal device shown in FIG. 30 is a drawing showing a configuration for coping with such a situation.
The basic configuration of the vehicle-mounted terminal device is not much different from that shown in FIG. In the vehicle-mounted terminal device 300 of FIG. 30, an electronic map unit 301 that electronically stores map information is connected. The electronic map information is recorded in, for example, a CD-ROM, an IC card or the like.

A map information reading unit 301a for reading the map information stored in the electronic map storage unit is also provided. The map information reading unit can be, for example, a CD-ROM player, an IC card reader, or the like, and is selected according to the medium in which the map information is stored. Here, the travel speed limit often differs depending on the type and location of the road. Therefore, the in-vehicle terminal device of FIG. 30 records the speed limit on each road together with the map information. Further, as additional information, the position information of the entrance / exit gates of the expressway in the map information and the position information of the destination when the package is delivered are recorded in the map information.

Further, as described above, the vehicle-mounted terminal device collects the vehicle speed and the vehicle position at that time during traveling.
Therefore, the in-vehicle terminal of FIG. 30 uses these pieces of information to determine whether the vehicle is traveling at the speed limit or less. The control unit 302 includes a control unit 1 (302a), a control unit 2 (302b), and a control unit 3 (3 as shown in FIG.
02c).

The control unit 1 associates the speed limit with the vehicle speed. Each time the vehicle speed and vehicle position are output from each sensor, speed limit information for each road, highway gate information, stopover (destination) information, etc. are read from the map information. The information to be read may be the information corresponding to the closest position based on the current position of the vehicle. Each piece of information read from the map information is cut by the cutting unit and sent to each control unit.

The speed limit information is sent to the control unit 1. Vehicle speed information is also sent to the control unit 1. The control unit 1 obtains the speed limit of the road on which the vehicle is traveling based on the current position of the vehicle. Subsequently, the control unit 1 compares the obtained speed limit with the current vehicle speed. In the case of FIG. 30, the speed limit of the road on which the vehicle is traveling is 80k.
Recognize that it is m / h. Then, based on the output of the vehicle speed sensor, it is recognized that the vehicle is currently traveling at 90 km / h. As a result of the comparison between the two, the control unit 1 determines that the vehicle is running at a speed exceeding the speed limit and is dangerous.

Therefore, the control unit 1 displays a message on the display unit to warn the driver so as to suppress the speed as shown in FIG. 30, and also outputs a voice message such as "speed over" from the speaker. Emit. As a result, the driver can be warned not to drive the vehicle at a speed exceeding the speed limit, and more detailed safety management can be performed.

The gate information of the expressway is sent to the control unit 2. Based on the current position of the vehicle obtained by GPS, the control unit determines whether or not the vehicle has passed through the gate of the highway. When it is determined that the vehicle has passed the highway gate, the control unit 2 records the gate name of the highway that has passed. In the case of FIG. 30, it is recorded in the control unit 2 that the vehicle has passed the "Tomei Kawasaki" gate and the "Tomei Atsugi" gate of the Tomei Expressway. When entering the Tomei Expressway from the "Tomei Kawasaki" gate, the control unit 2 memorizes it and displays "Tomei Expressway Tomei Kawasaki entry" on the display. When passing through the "Tomei Atsugi" gate, the control unit 2 recognizes that the vehicle has exited from the "Tomei Atsugi" gate, and displays "Tomei Expressway" on the display.
The contents of "Atsugi Ide" are displayed.

At the same time, the control unit 2 calculates the toll of the expressway from the two gates that have passed. The toll can be calculated by referring to the table in which the toll between each gate is recorded as already mentioned. Then, the control unit 2 displays the toll “1300 yen” on the display unit, and also displays the toll charge, and the gate name that entered the highway in the memory area,
Write the data that is a pair of gate name and toll from the highway.

This eliminates the need for the driver to manually input the information about the location of the gate which has passed through the vehicle-mounted terminal device and the toll, thereby eliminating an input error. Further, since the on-vehicle terminal device calculates and records the toll, it is possible to prevent the driver from illegally charging the toll of the highway that is not towed later. The control unit 3 performs processing based on the stopover information.

Based on the vehicle position obtained by GPS, the control unit 3 searches the delivery list in which the stop point closest to the current vehicle position and the package to be delivered are recorded. Then, the control unit 31 displays the result on the display unit,
The name of the customer who should stop by the driver and the name of the package that should be delivered,
Display the number of items. This eliminates the need for the driver to input the destination name to the vehicle-mounted terminal device when the vehicle arrives at the destination. In addition, since information about luggage is recorded in advance on the in-vehicle terminal device, when the vehicle approaches the destination, the in-vehicle terminal device automatically displays the destination and the luggage to be delivered in a matched manner, and the driver Does not make a mistake in the delivery destination.

When the IC card is removed from the in-vehicle terminal device after the engine has been stopped, the in-vehicle terminal device detects this by the sensor output, and when the vehicle arrives at the sales office by GPS. It is determined that the vehicle is in the “closed” state. The work report information collected from the in-vehicle terminal device when the vehicle is operating is stored in the IC card discharged from the in-vehicle terminal device after the “end of work”. This information is sent to the office computer, and the computer updates the contents of the vehicle database and the driver database based on the sent information.

Each work report information is temporarily stored inside the vehicle-mounted terminal device while the vehicle is in operation, and the driver reattaches the IC card to the vehicle-mounted terminal device for the engine stop processing. At this time, the work report information stored in the in-vehicle terminal device may be downloaded to the IC card. FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of the daily work report created for each driver and each vehicle. Here, FIG. 32a shows the personal daily report, and FIG. 32b shows the vehicle daily report. In this embodiment, since the driver database and the vehicle database are created in the computer of the sales office, it is very easy to output the daily work report for each individual and vehicle that describes the work content for each individual and the operating status for each vehicle. can do.

In the case of the personalized daily report, the time zone in which each driver was on board the vehicle is output for each vehicle on which the driver was on board. Taking FIG. 32a as an example, the driver “Hoshino” is on board a vehicle having a vehicle ID number “1010”, which is a large vehicle, from 9:00 to 11:00. Then, from 12:00 to 14:00, the vehicle ID number "010" which is a small vehicle
After 15:00, the driver again rides a large vehicle with a vehicle ID number of "1010" from 15:00 to 17:00.

By outputting such a personal daily report for each driver who has been on duty that day, the status of each driver's duty can be confirmed. In this way, in the personalized daily report, the vehicle on which the driver is onboard and the time zone on which the driver is on board are output, so that it is possible to easily grasp the work status of each individual.
As described above, the personalized daily report can be output based on the information recorded in the driver database, so that the daily report can be output very easily.

On the other hand, in the daily vehicle report, the time zone in which each vehicle is used is output together with the name of the driver who is on board the vehicle. Figure 32b shows a vehicle ID for a large vehicle.
It is an output example of the daily report regarding the vehicle of number "1010".
This vehicle has a driver ID number of "0" from 9:00 to 11:00.
The driver “Hoshino” of 00001 ”is on board. Next, the driver ID number is“ 00000 ”from 11:00 to 13:00.
"Sato" of 2 "is driver ID from 13:00 to 15:00
"Yoshinaga" with the number "000003" is on board. Finally, from 15:00 to 17:00, "Hoshino" is on board again.

By outputting such a daily report for each vehicle, it is possible to easily grasp the operating status of each vehicle. When outputting the above-mentioned daily report for each driver or vehicle, the driver ID number or the vehicle ID number for which the daily work report is to be output is input to the office computer. In response to this, the computer searches the driver database and the vehicle database, edits necessary work report information and the like in the form of daily report, and prints it out.

In this example, the daily report summarizing the work for one day has been described. However, the work contents for each month, each year, or any other period may be output. Further, the items to be output to the daily report are not limited to the example of FIG. 31, and the required items may be output. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a drawing showing an application example of the vehicle operation management system described above, and illustrates a case of delivering parcels and the like.

The "field office" (hereinafter referred to as "office") corresponds to the sales office described above. When the driver enters or leaves the office, he / she operates the employee card (IC card), so that the attendance / leaving information is captured in the office computer. The office is equipped with a database that stores work data. The attendance / leaving information captured by the employee card is stored in this database.

Further, a time and attendance management table is created by a computer based on the information stored in the work database, and the work status of each driver can be referred to as necessary. Furthermore, by referring to the work database, it is possible to respond to inquiries about the attendance status from each person. The "operation management system" (hereinafter referred to as a management system) corresponds to the "business office computer" described above, and is for managing the operation of vehicles and the like. In addition, the management system has multiple terminals on the LAN.
Connected by Further, a vehicle database is provided in the office.

When the vehicle departs from the office, an operation card (corresponding to the IC card described above. The IC card of the driver may be used) in which work instruction information is recorded is prepared, and the in-vehicle terminal is prepared. When the driver attaches the operation card to the device, the crew starts operation. After the start of the crew, it is output between the office and the vehicle, for example, when the vehicle is traveling outside the predetermined route or when dangerous driving such as excessive speed is performed. , A standard message indicating an abnormality, a standard message that is normally communicated, or a time when the customer departs to deliver a package is departed.

Here, the work instruction information includes the operation route of the vehicle. Therefore, the in-vehicle terminal device confirms the route the vehicle is currently traveling on and the route instructed in advance by receiving the GPS information, and when the vehicle is traveling outside the predetermined route, It gives an alarm to the driver and informs the office that the vehicle has left the route.

The work instruction information also includes a work schedule diagram in which the scheduled work time is recorded. Therefore, the time when the vehicle actually arrives at the customer store is checked, and the arrival time and the estimated time of arrival recorded in the work schedule are checked to confirm whether the vehicle is operating according to the schedule. The terminal device does. Then, when an abnormality such as a large difference between the arrival time and the estimated arrival time occurs, the in-vehicle terminal device notifies the office to that effect.

The customer store may be provided with a device capable of communicating with an in-vehicle terminal device or the like. Thus, when the vehicle approaches the customer, the in-vehicle terminal device can output a signal notifying that the vehicle is approaching to the customer device to notify the customer of that fact.
In addition, if the arrival at the customer store is delayed or earlier than the scheduled time due to road conditions or delivery conditions, the arrival time is changed by sending a message from the in-vehicle terminal device to the customer device. It is possible to notify the customer in advance that there is a possibility.

When the vehicle returns to the office and the flight is completed, the driver installs the operation card in the operation management system of the office. As a result, information such as the work content of the day is sucked up from the card to the operation management system. The sucked information is stored in the vehicle database (or the driver database or the like). Inside the office, there is also a "motion management system" that manages the motion of each vehicle. Wireless communication is performed between the office and the vehicle, but at that time, by sequentially notifying the office of the information indicating the current position of the vehicle from the in-vehicle terminal device,
The office side can easily grasp the current position of the vehicle.

[0187] The office is equipped with a map database in which map information of each region is stored. Then, in the movement management system, the position information received from each vehicle and the map information stored in the map database are superimposed and displayed on the screen. With such a superimposed display, the current position of each vehicle can be easily grasped even in the office.

The map information to be displayed on the screen is selected optimally for displaying the vehicle position according to the received current position (latitude / longitude) of the vehicle. In addition, by storing the dynamics of each vehicle in a database (for example, a vehicle database) that stores operation records, the dynamics of each vehicle can be investigated at a later date.

By investigating the movement of each vehicle later, it is possible to review the traveling route of the vehicle and determine an efficient delivery route, which is very advantageous in vehicle operation management. Further, since a message can be sent from the office to the vehicle by wireless communication, it is possible to send an instruction for operation management to the designated vehicle particularly when some kind of emergency occurs. In this case, when specifying the vehicle, add the vehicle ID number of the specified vehicle to the message,
A method such as confirming the vehicle ID number transmitted by the vehicle-mounted terminal device can be used.

Further, it is possible to grasp the congestion status of the road according to the movement of each vehicle. Therefore, the office can instruct each vehicle to change the operation route or the delivery order as needed.

[0191]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on a worker who is operating a moving body for inputting information, and in a simpler method, more reliably and more accurately. A mobile operation management system capable of recording the operation status of a mobile can be realized. Further, according to the present invention, information regarding the operation status and the like is collected at an optimum interval according to the type of road, the status, etc., and further, the information collection interval is automatically performed without human intervention, thereby collecting information. It is possible to prevent mistakes in switching the intervals.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a mobile terminal equipped with a mobile unit which can prevent the theft and illegal use of the mobile unit. Further, according to the present invention, the state of the vehicle and the work content are automatically discriminated, and the result is automatically recorded, so that the time and effort of inputting information by a human can be saved, and forgetting input and mistakes can be prevented. It becomes possible to prevent the input of work contents.

Further, according to the present invention, when the toll road is passed, the work of the passenger to input the toll to the mobile device-equipped terminal device can be omitted, and the input error and the illegal charge of the toll can be prevented. Further, the present invention detects the excess of the speed limit and informs the passenger of it so that the passenger of the moving body complies with the speed limit of each road during the operation of the moving body, and the safe moving body. The operation of can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Other examples of in-vehicle terminal device

FIG. 3 is an example of still another configuration of the in-vehicle terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle operation management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vehicle operation management system according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration of a vehicle operation management system according to an embodiment.

[Figure 7] Detailed contents of the driver database

FIG. 8: Details of vehicle database

[Fig. 9] Configuration example of IC card possessed by driver

FIG. 10: Inside of in-vehicle terminal device

FIG. 11 is an external view showing an example of an in-vehicle terminal device.

FIG. 12: Internal configuration of in-vehicle terminal device

FIG. 13 is an example of an IC card file management method.

[Fig. 14] Procedures required before a vehicle leaves the sales office

FIG. 15: Work instruction information recorded on the IC card

FIG. 16 is an example in which a plurality of vehicle ID numbers are recorded in a vehicle IC file.

FIG. 17: Outline of vehicle engine start / stop operation

FIG. 18 is a procedure of processing before departure from a business office of a vehicle, including engine startup, when a wireless in-vehicle terminal device is used.

FIG. 19 is a processing procedure when the engine is stopped

FIG. 20: Format of collection instruction data and collected operation information

FIG. 21 is a structure of a work report file that stores collection instruction data.

FIG. 22: Download procedure of collection instruction data from in-vehicle terminal to computer

FIG. 23 is a procedure for downloading the collection instruction data from the computer to the in-vehicle terminal device in the wireless in-vehicle terminal device.

[Fig. 24] Reasons for switching the collection instruction data depending on the passage position

FIG. 25 is a collected data file of the in-vehicle terminal device when the information collection is switched.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for collecting operation information based on collection instruction data.

FIG. 27: Example of the case where the same driver changes vehicles while working one day

FIG. 28 is a reference example of work content judgment of the present invention.

[Fig. 29] How to record and record the work content from "start work" to "end work"

FIG. 30 is an example of an in-vehicle terminal device that stores map information.

31 is a configuration of a control unit of the vehicle-mounted terminal device shown in FIG.

[Fig. 32] Example of daily work report created for individual driver and vehicle

FIG. 33 is an application example of a vehicle operation management system (exemplifies the case of delivering luggage etc.)

FIG. 34: Conventional vehicle-mounted terminal device

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. In a mobile-body-mounted terminal device mounted on a mobile body, a storage unit that stores an identification symbol uniquely given to the terminal device, an identification symbol that is input from the outside, and a storage unit that is stored in the storage unit. And a control unit for performing at least one of starting and stopping the moving body when it is determined that the identification symbols match as a result of the collation performed by the collating unit. A mobile terminal device, characterized by: 2. The mobile unit-equipped terminal device has a second recording unit that stores a terminal identification symbol input when the mobile unit is started and an occupant identification symbol that identifies an occupant boarding the mobile unit. The collation unit further collates an occupant identification symbol input when the moving body is stopped and an occupant identification symbol stored in the second recording unit, and the control unit further includes the collation. The mobile device-equipped terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is stopped based on a result of matching of the passenger identification symbol by the unit. 3. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device mounted on a mobile unit, which receives information transmitted from the outside and which includes work instruction information for instructing work using the mobile unit; Among the above information, the mobile device mounting means is provided with a control means for taking out work instruction information for the mobile body on which the own device is mounted, and a storage means for storing the work instruction information taken out by the control means. Terminal device. 4. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device mounted on a mobile unit, comprising: an input unit attached to the mobile unit, to which one or a plurality of sensors that output a signal according to the state of the attached portion are connected; A storage unit that stores the state of the output signal of the sensor and the state of the moving body and / or the content of work using the moving body in association with each other; A mobile unit-equipped terminal device, comprising: a determination unit that refers to the storage unit and determines the state of the mobile unit based on the content stored in the storage unit. 5. The mobile-device mounted terminal according to claim 4, wherein the mobile-device mounted terminal device includes a second storage unit that stores information regarding the state of the mobile unit determined by the determination unit. Terminal device. 6. The mobile-mounted terminal device is a mobile-mounted terminal device set forth in claim 4, further co.
mprising: The mobile unit-equipped terminal device according to claim 4, further comprising: a transmission unit that transmits information regarding the state of the mobile body determined by the determination unit to the outside. 7. The mobile unit-equipped terminal device comprises position determination means for determining a current position of the mobile body, and the information regarding the state of the mobile body determined by the determination unit is determined by the position determination means. The mobile device-equipped terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the mobile device-mounted terminal device is stored in the second storage unit together with information on a current position of the mobile device. 8. The mobile unit-equipped terminal device, when the determination unit determines that the state of the mobile unit cannot be uniquely determined based on the sensor output signal, prompts the user of the mobile unit to do so. 5. The mobile device-equipped terminal device according to claim 4, further comprising: an output unit that outputs a message prompting input of a state of the mobile unit and / or work content using the mobile unit at that time. 9. In a mobile unit-equipped terminal device mounted on a mobile unit, a collecting unit that collects mobile unit operation information such as a moving speed of the mobile unit and a moving distance of the mobile unit, and the collecting unit is the mobile unit. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device, comprising: a storage unit that stores an interval for collecting operation information. 10. The mobile terminal device is a mobile terminal device set forth in claim 9, further compr.
ising: comprises a discriminating means for discriminating the current position of the moving body, the storage section stores information regarding the interval for collecting the collected information and position information as a pair, and the collecting means, by the discriminating means, When it is determined that the mobile body has reached the position corresponding to the position information stored in the storage unit, it is possible to collect the operation information based on the collection interval of the collection information stored as a pair with the position information. The mobile device-mounted terminal device according to claim 9, which is characterized in that: 11. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device mounted on a mobile unit, which stores information about entrance / exit of a toll road, a toll charge of the toll road, and a current position of the mobile unit. The entrance / exit information of the toll road stored in the storage means is compared with the determined current position of the moving body to determine the entry / exit of the toll road, and the toll road passage section is further referred to by referring to the storage means. Determination means for determining the toll of the toll road, and entrance / exit of the toll road determined by the determination means,
And a mobile unit for storing a toll. 12. A mobile unit-equipped terminal device to be mounted on a mobile unit, a position discriminating means for discriminating a current position of the mobile unit, a movement condition such as a road speed limit, and position information in which the movement condition is set. A storage unit that stores together with the sensor, a sensor that detects a moving state of the moving body such as a moving speed of the moving body, and a moving condition corresponding to the current position of the moving body that is discriminated by the position discriminating unit is read from the storage unit. , A collating unit that collates with the moving state of the moving body detected by the sensor, and as a result of the collating by the collating unit, the current moving state of the moving body does not correspond to the moving condition at that position,
A mobile unit-equipped terminal device, comprising: a control unit that outputs a message to an occupant of the mobile unit. 13. A mobile body operation management system for managing operation information of one or a plurality of mobile bodies, a mobile body information database storing at least operation information of each mobile body, and at least for each passenger riding on the mobile body. A mobile operation management system, comprising: a passenger information database that stores operation management information. 14. The mobile terminal operation management system according to claim 13, wherein, in the mobile object operation management system, the passenger information database stores boarding qualification information of the mobile object for each passenger. 15. In the mobile body operation management system, the boarding qualification information for each passenger on the mobile body is a driver's license type possessed by each passenger.
The mobile operation management system according to claim 14. 16. A mobile operation management system comprising a host device and one or a plurality of terminal devices mounted on the mobile device, wherein the host device further creates work instruction information for instructing the installed device of work content. The work instruction information creation unit, and a first transmission means for transmitting information including the work instruction information to the terminal device, the terminal device further, the work instruction information transmitted from the first transmission means. A mobile operation management system, comprising: a second transmission unit that receives information including the above; and a storage unit that stores the work instruction information. 17. The mobile operation management system, wherein the second transmission means transmits information from the terminal device to the host device, and the first transmission means is transmitted from the second transmission means. The mobile operation management system according to claim 16, which receives information. 18. The mobile operation management system according to claim 18, wherein the mobile operation management system is set forth in claim 16, wh
erein: The mobile operation management system according to claim 16, wherein the first transmission means and the second transmission means are means for transmitting and receiving information wirelessly. 19. The mobile operation management system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second transmitting means perform at least one of reading information from a portable storage medium and writing information to the portable storage medium. The mobile operation management system according to claim 16, which is a writing unit, wherein the information including the work instruction information is transmitted via the portable storage medium. 20. A mobile operation management system comprising a host device and one or a plurality of terminal devices mounted on the mobile device for managing information on the operation of the mobile device, wherein the host device further relates to the mobile device itself. Information and operation information about the operation of the mobile body, a mobile body information database that stores each mobile body, a passenger information database that stores at least information about passengers who board the mobile body for each passenger, and at least boarding Based on the identification part input from the input means and the input part where the identification code of the passenger is input, the passenger embarkation qualification information of the passenger read out from the passenger information database, and the mobile body information database. And a discrimination means for discriminating whether or not the passenger is qualified to board the moving body according to the result. Wherein the mobile traffic control system. 21. In the mobile body operation management system, the host device further instructs at least the work content of the passenger using the mobile body when the discrimination means discriminates that the passenger is qualified to board. 21. The mobile operation management system according to claim 20, further comprising output means for outputting work instruction information. 22. A terminal device, comprising: one or a plurality of sensors, each of which is attached to each part and outputs a signal in accordance with a state of an attached place; and a terminal device having an input part through which a sensor output is input. Furthermore, a first storage unit that stores information about the state of the moving body according to the sensor output, and a determination unit that refers to the first storage unit according to the sensor output to determine the current state of the moving body. A mobile body characterized by comprising: 23. A power unit, at least a control unit for controlling starting and / or stopping of the power unit, a storage unit for storing an identification symbol given to a moving body, and an identification at the time of starting / stopping the power unit. An input unit that receives an input of a symbol is provided, and the control unit collates the identification symbol stored in the storage unit with the identification symbol input from the input unit, and as a result, when the both match, the power unit. A mobile body, which is characterized by performing start / stop control of. 24. In the mobile unit, the input unit receives an input of an identification symbol of an occupant boarding the mobile unit when the power unit is started and stopped, and the control unit starts the power unit. The occupant identification symbol input at this time and the occupant identification symbol input when the power unit is stopped are collated, and the stop control of the power unit is possible only when the two coincide. 23. The mobile object according to 23.