KR101005029B1 - Tariff reporting of Taximeter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function for notifying a change in the fare and fare system of the taxi meter, and receiving an input signal input from at least one button among a driving / surcharge / compound / clock / end button. An input signal processor (2) for sensing and processing; A distance sensor unit 3 for detecting a moving distance of the vehicle and transmitting a corresponding signal; A data input unit 12 for inputting text data; A central processing unit (40) comprising a memory for controlling the overall apparatus and storing the received data and means for converting the data into voice; Receipt output unit 5 for outputting the necessary data in the form of a letter or a picture; but the central processing unit 40 is determined to the current rate based on the input data to the voice output unit 7 It outputs the voice, calculates the charge, and stores the charge system-related information in the memory, characterized in that to output the charge system-related information to the receipt output unit 5 and the voice output unit (7).

Text data, TTS, driving / surcharge / clock / composite button, receipt output

Description

Taxi meter with operation notification and receipt processing {Tariff reporting of Taximeter}

The present invention relates to a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function. More particularly, the present operation function of the taxi machine or a change or operation state of the function of the taxi machine can be voice-guided to the driver and passenger at a real time. Equipped with an operation notification function and receipt processing function to easily recognize the operation by voice without seeing the malfunction or operation, or to record the button operation time such as driving, surcharge, compound, clock, etc. on the receipt. It's about a taxi meter.

Taxi meter tariffs in Korea use a variety of fare calculation methods such as premium / combination / watches in addition to the regular fare.

Some terms used in taxi meters are defined below.

Base Rate-The fare charged for the first passenger ride. Fares to basic distance.

After-fare-The rate charged at a certain distance after the base distance.

Driving-Displays the weekly base fare when the passenger rides and operates the weekly fare calculation.

Vacancy-Passenger finishes fare calculation after getting off.

Extra-Charges more than the weekly base rate for late night time or other reasons, usually added to the base rate / after rate by a percentage. Works when the premium button is pressed. (Large surcharges are often applied automatically.) For example, if the premium rate is 20%, the base rate is 2,000 won, and the additional base rate is 20% plus 2400 won. After 100 won, the surcharge will be added by 120% for 20%.

Clock-surcharge due to crossing the boundary of the city. Works when the clock button is pressed.

Complex-surcharges incurred by region, distance. Works when you press the composite button.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a brief internal configuration of the taxi meter according to the prior art, Figure 2 illustrates the output of the receipt showing the result through the current taxi meter.

1 and 2, the conventional taxi meter as a way to notify the change of the fare and fare system of the taxi meter, the process of detecting the input of the input signal (driving, premium / compound / clock, button signal, etc. An input signal processing unit 2; a distance sensor unit 3 for detecting a moving distance of a vehicle and transmitting a corresponding signal; controlling the overall apparatus and through data from the input signal processing unit 2 and the distance sensor unit 3; A central processing unit (4) for performing arithmetic processing; a receipt output unit (5) for outputting necessary data under a control of the central processing unit (4) as a letter or a picture; and the central processing unit (4) ) Calculates a fare by judging the current fare system based on the input data, and outputs the receipt output unit 5 with the fare system related information.

On the other hand, each fare of the taxi meter is changed automatically or the taxi driver with the push of a button. In general, a premium / complex / clock is usually more expensive than the driving fare. After pressing the drive button and the base rate is displayed, pressing the premium button does not change the base rate displayed on the screen.

However, there are cases where some taxi drivers press the driving button to display the basic fare and then quickly press the premium button to change the fare to a more expensive fare and thus receive an unfair fare from the passengers.

Currently, most taxi meters in Korea have a receipt output unit inside the meter, or have a separate receipt output device. The receipt of the taxi meter currently used only displays the total travel time and distance. It does not display or print the time or fee information charged for driving, surcharge, or compound.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function to allow passengers to know the change of the driving / surcharge / compound / clock, etc. in order to prevent such an unfair charge.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function is provided with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function for notifying a change in the fare and fare system of the taxi meter. A taxi meter, comprising: an input signal processor for detecting and processing an input signal input from at least one button among a travel / surcharge / compound / clock / end button; A distance sensor unit detecting a moving distance of the vehicle and transmitting a corresponding signal; A data input unit for inputting text data; A central processing unit comprising a memory for controlling the overall device and storing the received data and means for converting the data into voice; Receipt output unit for outputting the necessary data in a letter or a picture; The central processing unit is made based on the input data to determine the current charge system to output the voice to the voice output unit, calculate the charge, Storing the tariff system-related information in the memory to output the tariff system-related information to the receipt output unit and the voice output unit.

Preferably, the fare system related information output through the receipt output unit is information on the change in the taxi fare system according to an input signal input by at least one or more buttons of the driving / surcharge / clock / compound / end button. .

Also preferably, the means for converting data of the central processing unit into a voice comprises: a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for converting stored digital voice data into an analog sound signal; An amplifier for amplifying the converted analog sound signal and outputting the amplified analog sound signal to a voice output unit (ie, a speaker); Characterized in that it comprises a TTS (Text To Speech) engine that converts the data of the TEXT Format (Unicode, Combination, Completion, ASCII, etc.) transmitted from the data input unit into voice digital data and outputs it through the voice output unit in real time. It is done.

On the other hand, in the present invention, a method of using the voice output to notify each change by voice whenever the fare system changes to running / surcharge / compound / clock, etc., distance / time / according to driving / surcharge / compound / clock, etc. After storing information about the number of times in the memory of the central processing unit, a method of displaying the distance traveled, the time traveled, the number of changes, etc., by running / surcharge / composite / clock when the receipt was issued was used.

As described above, according to the taxi meter equipped with the operation notification function and the receipt processing function according to the present invention, there is an effect that can prevent and confirm the unfair charge using the change in the fare system.

In other words, since most taxi meters are currently equipped with a receipt machine, the number and time of driving, surcharge, compound / clock, etc., are printed together when the receipt is issued, so that passengers can easily check whether the charge is unfair. There is.

In addition, there is an effect that can be used for real-time advertising and fare information using the voice guidance function of the taxi meter.

Hereinafter, a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a view showing a receipt issued by the taxi meter according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram of a taxi meter according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a detailed block diagram of Figure 4, Figure 6 Is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation of a taxi meter according to the present invention. Description of the same parts as in the prior art Figure 1 will be briefly mentioned.

According to the present invention, when the receipt is issued, the receipt output unit displays the number of times and the time when the fare system is changed to a driving / surcharge / compound / clock, etc., so that the passenger may be charged an unfair charge.

Referring to FIG. 3, outputting related information (such as a combination of distance, time, number of times, etc.) such as driving / surcharge / combination enables the passenger to know detailed information of the fare imposed, thereby avoiding an unfair fare.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function according to the present invention, the taxi meter central processing unit 40 allocates a separate memory for each detailed information item (not shown). Accumulating the pressing of at least one button of the travel / supercharge / composite / clock / end button for each operation from the information from the input signal processor 2; Recognizing the distance from the signal of the distance sensor unit 3 to accumulate the driving distance for each detailed item; Accumulated running time for each detailed item to print the information by reading the information stored in each item's memory when printing to the built-in output device, or separate the data of each information according to the protocol specified when using a separate output device. It can be output by sending to output device. In this way, the passenger can know the details of the fare calculation of the taxi meter.

Taxi meter central processing unit 40 according to the present invention is a method for informing the change of the fare and fare system of the taxi meter, the input signal input from at least one button of the run / surcharge / compound / clock / end button An input signal processor (2) for sensing and processing; A distance sensor unit 3 for detecting a moving distance of the vehicle and transmitting a corresponding signal; A data input unit 12 for inputting text data; A central processing unit (40) comprising a memory for controlling the overall apparatus and storing the received data and means for converting the data into voice; Receipt output unit 5 for outputting the necessary data in the form of letters or pictures; and the central processing unit 40 is determined by the current rate based on the input data to the voice output unit 7 voice It outputs, calculates the charge, and stores the charge system-related information in the memory, characterized in that to output the charge system-related information to the receipt output unit 5 and the voice output unit (7). Reference numeral 6 denotes a buzzer sound output unit, and a buzzer sound is output when an error occurs.

In order to output the sound inside the taxi meter in another way, a voice output device for outputting the sound in the taxi meter is built into the taxi meter, and the "charge rate has been changed" / "clock rate has been applied" The stored voice data (voice data includes data formats such as PCM, WAV, MP3, etc.) is output each time the fare system is changed to inform passengers of the change of the fare system. For this purpose, the central processing unit 40 stores digital voice data for each fare in advance in a memory (voice data storage 44) in the taxi meter; Determining a signal entered through the input signal processor (2) to determine the current fee system to be used; When the fee system is changed, the voice data corresponding to each change is output through the voice output unit 7 by referring to the data of the memory corresponding to the state.

The stored voice output process converts the stored digital voice data into an analog sound signal through the DAC 46 and amplifies the sound (via the amplifier 48) and outputs the sound to the voice output unit (ie, speaker) 7. In addition, since the taxi meter used in the present invention has a voice output unit 7 built-in, when receiving data of TEXT Format (Unicode, Combination, Completion, ASCII, etc.) from the data input unit 12, the inside of the central processing unit 40 Built-in Text To Speech (TTS) Engine (42) to convert the Text Data into voice Digital data, and added the function to output through the voice output unit 7 in real time. Through this, it can be used for real-time advertisement, and can inform the fare information to the passenger by outputting the current fare information through the voice output unit. In particular, this method can effectively deliver the fee information to the blind.

An example of the operation of a taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

First, the CPU 40 determines whether the driving button is input from the user (S2). If it is determined in step S2 that the driving button is input, the voice data preset and stored to correspond to the button is output through the voice output unit. Of course, the central processing unit 40 controls to display the base rate (S4).

Thereafter, the fare is calculated and displayed according to the mileage (S6).

Thereafter, the CPU 40 determines whether an end button is input (S8).

If the end button is input in step S8, the fee is displayed at the corresponding position or a receipt is output at the same time (S10).

If the end button is not input in step S8, the CPU 40 determines whether one of the premium / clock / composite buttons is input (S12).

If one of the premium / clock / composite buttons is input in step S12, the CPU 40 outputs a voice message corresponding to one of the premium / clock / composite buttons through the voice output unit 7. To control (S14).

If none of the premium / clock / composite buttons is input in step S12, the CPU 40 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed or whether TEXT data has been input (S16).

Thereafter, if a predetermined time has elapsed or the TEXT data is input in step S16, a prestored advertisement message or a guide message is output in real time and the step S6 is continued (S18).

If a predetermined time has not elapsed in step S16 and no TEXT data is input, step S6 is continued.

Meanwhile, in step S16, the text data may be inputted through the data input unit 12 to the user in real time after the driving button input determination step S2 regardless of the timing.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a taxi meter according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a view showing an example of a receipt that displays the results through the current taxi meter.

3 is a view showing a receipt issued by the taxi meter according to the present invention.

4 is a schematic block diagram of a taxi meter according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed detailed block diagram of FIG. 4.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation of a taxi meter according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

2: input signal processor

3: distance sensor

5: receipt output unit

6: buzzer sound output

7: Audio output part (speaker)

12: data input unit

40: central processing unit

42: Text To Speech Engine

46: digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

48: amplification unit

Claims (3)

In the taxi meter equipped with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function to notify the change of the fare and fare system of the taxi meter, An input signal processor (2) for detecting and processing an input signal input from at least one of the travel / extra / compound / clock / end buttons; A distance sensor unit 3 for detecting a moving distance of the vehicle and transmitting a corresponding signal; A data input unit 12 for inputting text data; A central processing unit (40) comprising a memory for controlling the overall apparatus and storing the received data and means for converting the data into voice; Receipt output unit for outputting the necessary data in letters or pictures (5); The central processing unit 40 determines the current rate system based on the input data, outputs the voice to the voice output unit 7, calculates the rate, and stores the information related to the rate system in a memory. (5) and a taxi meter with an operation notification function and a receipt processing function, characterized in that to output the information related to the fare system to the voice output unit (7). The method of claim 1, wherein the fare system-related information output through the receipt output unit 5 is related to the change in the taxi fare system according to an input signal input from at least one button of the driving / surcharge / clock / compound / end button. Taxi meter with operation notification function and receipt processing function characterized in that the information. According to claim 1, wherein the means for converting the data of the central processing unit 40 to speech A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 46 for converting the stored digital voice data into an analog sound signal; An amplifier 48 for amplifying the converted analog sound signal and outputting the amplified analog sound signal to the voice output unit 7; Operation notification, characterized in that it comprises a TTS (Text To Speech) engine (42) for converting the data of the TEXT Format transmitted from the data input unit 12 into voice digital data and output through the voice output unit in real time Taxi meter with function and receipt processing.

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