RU44193U1 - MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS TO TAXI - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the means of ensuring the management of production processes, in particular, the management of the execution of orders for servicing taxi passengers, transporting passengers and monitoring the implementation of these processes. The taxi passenger transportation control and control system contains an audio communication unit placed on each taxi, a control room audio communication unit, designed to communicate with each taxi audio communication unit, and a parameter selection unit connected to the taxi data memory for storing current data about the parameters of all working taxis with the coordinates of their location. The audio communication unit operates in the VHF and / or LO and / or CB (CB) range, an order acceptance unit, an order entry unit, an order execution control unit, a data block for transportation orders and a comparison unit for comparing current taxi coordinates with the coordinates of the address of the beginning of the order for transportation. The corresponding outputs of the taxi data memory are connected to the corresponding first inputs of the comparison block, the second corresponding inputs of which are connected to the corresponding outputs of the data block of the data on transportation orders, the output of the specified comparison block is connected to the data generator of the taxi selected to execute the order, one output of the data input block about orders for carriage directly, and the other through the address converter of the order into the coordinates of their location are connected to the memory block of data about orders for carriage. The control unit for the execution of orders for transportation with one input is connected to the corresponding outputs of the data memory of taxi data, the other inputs are connected with the corresponding outputs of the memory unit of data on orders for transportation. The technical result of the claimed system is to ensure optimal control of taxi movement to the place of call, to ensure the possibility of choosing or replacing one taxi with another, provided that it is impossible to complete an order for various reasons, to control the transportation of passengers by taxi during the execution of orders and to take into account various indicators of each taxi the entire taxi fleet for passenger service.

Description

The utility model relates to the means of ensuring the management of production processes, in particular, the management of the execution of orders for taxi passengers, passenger transportation and control over the implementation of these processes.

Known systems for collecting and transmitting messages about vehicles containing a receiver installed on the vehicle, a control unit, memory units with information about the vehicle, a device for transmitting and receiving messages for transmitting and receiving information from a control center. At the control room, known systems comprise a device for transmitting and receiving messages, a message allocation unit, a database and a display means (WO 98/11513 A1, G 07 C 5/00, 03/19/1998 or RU 2113013 C1, G 08 G 1/01, 06/10/1998).

Closest to the technical nature of the claimed system is a system (RU 2173885 C1, G 07 C 5/00, 09/20/2001) for controlling and monitoring the operation of vehicles, containing on each vehicle a receiver, an audio communication unit between the dispatcher and taxi drivers, a transceiver for the dispatch item connected through the block selection of parameters with a data memory designed to store current data about the parameters of all working vehicles.

The objective of this utility model is to create a system that provides optimal control of taxi movement to the place of call, providing the possibility of choosing or replacing one taxi with another, provided it is impossible to complete an order, ensuring the control of taxi passengers during the execution of orders and taking into account various performance indicators of each taxi and everything fleet taxi service passengers.

The technical result of the claimed system is to ensure optimal control of taxi movement to the place of call, to ensure the possibility of choosing or replacing one taxi with another, provided that it is impossible to complete an order for various reasons, to control the transportation of passengers by taxi during the execution of orders and to take into account various indicators of each taxi the entire taxi fleet for passenger service.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that in the control and monitoring system for transporting passengers by taxi, comprising a taxi sound communication unit placed on each taxi, a control room audio communication unit for communicating with each taxi sound communication unit, and a parameter selection unit connected to

the taxi data memory, designed to store current data on the parameters of all working taxis with the coordinates of their location, the new one is that the audio communication unit operates in the VHF and / or LO and / or CB range, an order receiving unit, an input unit are entered into the system an order, a control unit for fulfilling orders, a memory block for data on transportation orders and a comparison block for comparing the current taxi coordinates with the coordinates of the address of the beginning of the transportation order, the corresponding outputs of the taxi data memory are associated with the corresponding the first inputs of the comparison unit, the second corresponding inputs of which are connected to the corresponding outputs of the data block of the data on orders for carriage, the output of the specified block of comparisons is connected to the data generator of the taxi selected for the execution of the order, one output of the data entry block for the orders of carriage directly through the converter of the order addresses to the coordinates of their location are connected to the data block of the data on orders for carriage, the control unit for the execution of orders for carriage with one input is connected with the corresponding outputs of the taxi data memory, other inputs are connected to the corresponding outputs of the data block of the data on transportation orders.

The system may contain a processor connected by data and control buses with all the units included in the control room device, which also has a telephone for communication with customers, and each taxi has a taximeter. Taxi data memory outputs can be connected to a display unit. The unit for receiving orders is made in the form of a telephone.

Presence of signs - the audio communication unit operates in the VHF (146-174; 433.075-434.75 MHz) and / or LOWBAND (LO) (33.2-48.475; 57.0125-57.50 MHz) and / or CB ( 26.975-27.855 MHz), an order acceptance unit, an order entry unit, an order execution control unit, a carriage data data memory unit and a comparison unit designed to compare the current taxi coordinates with the coordinates of the start address of the carriage order, the corresponding memory outputs are introduced into the system taxi data is associated with the corresponding first inputs of the comparison unit, the second corresponding inputs of which are connected with the corresponding outputs of the data block of the data on orders for carriage, the output of the specified comparison unit is connected to the data generator of the taxi selected for execution of the order, one output of the data entry block for orders of carriage directly, and the other through the address converter of the order to their location coordinates are connected to the block memory data on orders for transportation, the control unit for the execution of orders for transportation by one input is connected to the corresponding outputs of the data memory of taxi, other inputs are connected with

the corresponding outputs of the data block of the data on orders for transportation, the memory outputs of data about a taxi are connected to the display unit, distinguish this technical solution from the closest analogue and, thus, we can conclude that the claimed technical solution is new.

The system is illustrated in the drawing.

Figure 1 shows the functional diagram of the device control system and control the transport of passengers by taxi.

The system consists of a control room 1 and a sound communication unit 2 placed in a taxi, made in the form of a transceiver operating in the VHF band (146-174; 433.075-434.75 MHz) and / or LOWBAND (LO) (33.2-48.475; 57.0125-57.50 MHz) and / or CB (26.975-27.855 MHz). It is designed to receive the coordinates of the customer’s location and issue the coordinates of the taxi to the control room 1. At the control room there is a sound communication unit for control room 3, which also operates in the VHF band (146-174; 433.075-434.75 MHz) and / or LOWBAND (LO) (33.2-48.475; 57.0125-57.50 MHz) and / or CB (26.975-27.855 MHz), parameter selection unit 4, taxi data memory unit 5, order reception unit 6, order entry unit 7, the unit for monitoring the execution of the order 8, the memory block data about orders for transportation 9, the comparison unit 10, designed to compare the current boiling taxi coordinates with the coordinates of the start address order on the carriage, the transducer in order address coordinates 11 and display unit 12.

A taxi sound communication unit 2 is installed on the vehicle for audio communication between a taxi driver and a dispatcher at a control room and is configured to receive and transmit code messages through communication channels between it and the control room.

The device of the control room 1 includes a parameter selection unit 4. The audio communication unit 3 is configured to communicate between it and the taxi audio communication units 2. Block 3 is designed to highlight in each call received from block 2, the vehicle number and its operation parameters. Dedicated packages arrive in the memory of data 5 about a taxi. Memory 5 provides for the storage of data on all operating parameters for all taxis involved in the system in the corresponding memory elements and data on their current coordinates.

Dispatch point 1 contains a data memory unit 9 for all orders serviced in the system.

The outputs of the corresponding memory elements 5 are connected via buses with one input of the comparison unit 10, designed to compare the coordinates of the current

locations of vehicles coming from the elements of the memory unit 5 and the coordinates of the place of the beginning of the order from block 9, i.e. taxi drop points entering the other input of the comparison block 10.

The current coordinates of all working taxis also go with their numbers to the display unit 12, designed to visually reproduce the position of each working taxi on a map of a given territory and provide visual control by the dispatcher to complete each order. Any map (table, freehand list) on which the dispatcher makes appropriate notes can be used as a display tool.

The output of the comparison block 10 is connected with the data shaper on the taxi selected for the execution of the order. The device of the control room 1 is a computer system, all of the listed blocks of which are connected via control and data buses to a processor designed to control the operation of the claimed control room according to the algorithm of operation below.

The device of the dispatch center 1 also includes a data input unit 7 connected via buses and with a unit 9 for storing order data. The outputs of the input unit 7 are also connected to the converter 11, intended for converting the entered order addresses into the coordinates of the map of the territory where the taxi carries passengers.

The control room device 1 contains an order fulfillment control unit 8, also connected via buses and to all system units and to the processor. Block 8 contains comparison elements according to the number of orders, while the first coordinates of the taxi serving this order come from the corresponding elements of memory block 5 to the first input of each comparison element, and the coordinates of the taxi pick-up point, i.e. the beginning of the corresponding order from the memory block 9. The outputs of the comparison elements are connected to the inputs of the matching elements, to which the corresponding elements of the memory block 5 are also connected, in which the state parameters of the taxi serving this order are stored. At the beginning of service ordering, the driver informs in block 2 about the start of service. This message is transmitted to the memory unit 9, in a line with a record of service data of the corresponding order with the start time of the service. The system continues to monitor the implementation of each order until its completion. For this, a different group of comparison elements is provided by the number of orders. At the first input of each comparison element, the current coordinates of the taxi serving this order from the corresponding element of the memory block are received, and the coordinates of the route end point, i.e.

the coordinates of the destination-end of the order, from the memory block 9. When they coincide, the corresponding comparison elements 31 for each of the orders are triggered and a signal is generated about the event of the end of the order.

If the order is completed, the corresponding event matching element for each order is triggered and generates a signal about the end of the service. This message is transmitted to the memory unit 9 for recording data about the end of the order with the time.

The system operates as follows.

The system operates a taxi fleet. A voice unit is installed on each taxi 2 data about the driver and number of the taxi vehicle is entered in the taxi data memory unit 5. The taxi driver, through a dedicated communication channel through the voice unit 2, transmits information about the voice control unit of the control room 3 to the control room 1 location and degree of congestion. These messages from each working taxi are sent to the parameter selection block 4 and the taxi data block 5 memory block.

Data for each of the received messages is selected by the parameter selection unit 4 and stored in memory 5 in the corresponding memory elements 14 for each of the parameters and for each vehicle (taxi).

The order at the control room is processed as follows.

The control unit has an order acceptance unit (telephone) 6 of the public network (wired or cellular), by which the dialed customer provides information about the order, the time of the taxi, the address of the taxi and the final destination. The dispatcher, using the data input unit 7, enters data on the start address of the route, the start time and destination on the buses to the order data memory unit 9. In addition, since the system works with the coordinates of the location of objects in the system, data about the addresses specified by the customer are converted in the unit 11 converting the order addresses to the coordinates associated with the input unit 7, and are also transmitted to the memory unit 9 for storing data on orders received in the system. Upon receipt of this data in the system, the system searches for a taxi closest to the coordinates of the start of service. To do this, the coordinates of the beginning of the corresponding order, as well as the current coordinates of all taxis, for example, by performing their sequential comparison are entered into the comparison block 10. At the output of the comparison block 10, when the specified coordinates of the order coincide with the taxi coordinates, taken with some tolerance for the time spent on the way to the place of call, signals of coordinate coincidence for several taxi numbers with

matching order fulfillment conditions. The dispatcher selects one of the numbers, communicates with the driver of this vehicle through the sound communication units 2, 3, reports on the order parameters. Next, the dispatcher tells the customer the number, time and place of the start of the order, service by phone. However, there may be a situation when the vehicle chosen by the dispatcher for some reason cannot be at the place of the start of the order at the time. The system constantly monitors the location, and the condition of vehicles and the time of the machine’s delivery, remembers the data in memory 5 and displays the taxi position on the map of block 12. If the dispatcher identifies a situation leading to the possibility of non-fulfillment of the order by the selected vehicle, he again sets the system with the task of choosing a taxi for this order. The procedure for comparing all current taxi coordinates is carried out with some tolerance, due to the travel time to the place of the start of the order, therefore there is an allowed time zone for which you can change the vehicle to service the order. In this case, the comparison unit 10 compares the constantly changing coordinates of the vehicles with the coordinates of the beginning of the order route, the implementation of which has not yet begun. The dispatcher identifies an additional vehicle, which also provides the ability to complete the order, communicates with him through the audio communication units 2, 3 and reports the order. The driver accepts the order, and the dispatcher checks with the customer the taxi number. The dispatcher can also inform the taxi driver about the cancellation of the order if circumstances arise that prevent him from arriving at the place of order at the time.

Thus, the system provides the ability to change the taxi number when serving the customer, if any failure occurs (for example, traffic jams, etc.).

Monitoring the work and execution of all orders is as follows. The control unit 8 contains elements of comparison by the number of orders that the system serves. The number of comparison items should be at least not less than the number of all taxis in the territory. Constantly, for each element of comparison, the current coordinates of the vehicle serving this order and the coordinates of the taxi place, i.e. start of order. The signal about the start of service is also sent to the comparison unit 10 to complete the selection of a suitable taxi for this order.

The system continues to monitor the implementation of each order, while for each element of comparison the current coordinates of the vehicle serving this order and the coordinates of the place where the order ends, i.e. coordinates

destination, (end of order).

In case the passenger got out of the taxi, the driver informs about the end of the service in blocks 2, 3. This message is transmitted to the memory unit 9 to register the end of service order. All data about each order is also entered into the memory block of 9 orders and can be used for accounting and processing.

Thus, it is possible to optimally manage the work of a large number of vehicles of a taxi fleet, increase the number of orders received, control the fulfillment of passenger orders and transportation, and also take into account the parameters and performance of each taxi and the entire fleet of vehicles as a whole. It is obvious that the examples of the implementation of the claimed system are one of the possible embodiments and do not limit other forms of embodiment within the framework of the claimed control and monitoring system.

Claims (5)

1. The control and monitoring system for passenger taxi transport, containing a sound communication unit placed on each taxi, a sound control unit for communication with each taxi sound communication unit, and a parameter selection unit connected to a taxi data memory for storing current data on the parameters of all working taxis with the coordinates of their location, characterized in that the audio communication unit operates in the VHF and / or LO and / or CB range, an order receiving unit, an input unit a kaza, a block for monitoring the execution of orders, a memory block for data on orders for transportation and a comparison block for comparing the current coordinates of a taxi with the coordinates of the address of the beginning of a order for transportation, the corresponding outputs of the memory of data about a taxi are associated with the corresponding first inputs of the comparison block, the second corresponding inputs of which are connected with the corresponding outputs of the data block of data on orders for transportation, the output of the specified comparison block is connected to the data generator of the taxi selected to fulfill the order, one the output of the unit for entering data on transportation orders directly, and the other through a converter of order addresses to the coordinates of their location is connected to the memory unit for data on orders for transportation, the unit for monitoring the execution of orders for transportation with one input is connected to the corresponding memory outputs of taxi data, other inputs are connected with the corresponding outputs of the memory block data on orders for transportation. 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains a processor connected via data and control buses to all units located at the control room. 3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each taxi has a taximeter. 4. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the unit for receiving orders is made in the form of a telephone. 5. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outputs of the taxi data memory are connected to a display unit.