TW201719563A - Monitoring system and method thereof for taxi - Google Patents

Abstract

A monitoring system for taxi is provided, comprising a moving end and a server end. The moving end includes a recording module and a handheld communication device. The recording module includes a taxi meter and an image recording unit, configured to record consuming information and condition information inside the taxi. The handheld communication device is configured to match the recording module and to receive the consuming information and the condition information from the recording module. The server end includes an image database and an information database. The image database is configured to receive the condition information. The information database is configured to storage driver's identification (ID) and the consuming information. When the driver starts the taxi meter, the taxi meter is linked to start the image recording unit for recording the condition information inside the taxi. The handheld communication device immediately uploads the consuming information and the condition information to the information database and the image database.

Description

Taxi monitoring system and monitoring method thereof

The present invention relates to a monitoring system for a taxi and a monitoring method thereof, and more particularly to a monitoring system and a monitoring method thereof for improving the safety of passengers and drivers during driving of a taxi.

In recent years, with the increase in the number of commuters and transportation demand, many people choose taxis as transportation means, commuting to work, and going out to work. As a result, the manpower invested in the taxi industry has gradually increased.

However, taxis have always been a crime corner, and there has been no blueprint for double protection for drivers or passengers. For example, drivers kidnapped passengers, passengers extorted and even beaten drivers and other social events.

In general, most of the existing taxis only include radios that are used by drivers and drivers or taxis, and there are no other recording devices. Therefore, there is no security guarantee for drivers or passengers. If a person with a heart conspires to commit a crime, the consequences are unimaginable.

In view of this, one of the objects of the present invention is to reduce the occurrence of social events by combining existing electronic technology to suppress crime.

One embodiment of the present invention discloses a taxi monitoring system including a mobile terminal and a servo terminal. The mobile terminal includes a recording module and a handheld communication device. The recording module includes a billing table and an image recording unit for recording the consumption information of the taxi and the in-vehicle condition information. The handheld communication device is used to pair with the recording module and receive the consumption information and the in-vehicle condition information transmitted by the recording module. . The server includes an image database and a message database. The image database is used to receive information on the status of the vehicle transmitted by the handheld communication device; the message database is used to store the driver's number and consumption information.

In the embodiment, when the driver starts the meter, the linked image recording unit records the in-vehicle condition information. The handheld communication device instantly uploads consumer information and in-vehicle status information to the message database and image database.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a taxi monitoring method suitable for the above-described taxi monitoring system. The monitoring method comprises the following steps: (S1) pairing the handheld communication device with the recording module; (S2) logging in to the server with the handheld communication device for authentication; (S3) starting the accounting table and recording the taxi consumption information; (S4) image The recording unit starts to record the in-vehicle condition information of the taxi; and (S5) the handheld communication device uploads the consumption information and the in-vehicle status information to the server.

Compared with the prior art, the "tire monitoring system and its monitoring method" proposed by the present invention improves the internal equipment of the existing taxi, and cooperates with the cloud database and the background management operation to improve the safety of the taxi driver and the passenger, and at the same time Achieve the trend of paperless work.

1‧‧‧Monitoring system

11‧‧‧Mobile

111‧‧‧recording module

112‧‧‧Handheld communication device

12‧‧‧Server

121‧‧‧Image database

122‧‧‧Information Database

1111‧‧‧Charging Schedule

1112‧‧‧Image Recording Unit

1211‧‧‧Backstage management

1221‧‧‧ Front desk management

A‧‧‧Management unit

C‧‧‧ Consumers

D‧‧‧Driver

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the system of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of another embodiment of the present invention.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the accompanying drawings. For the purpose of clarity, the details of the invention are described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the invention. In addition, some of the known structures and elements are illustrated in the drawings in a simplified schematic representation.

Referring to FIG. 1, the monitoring system 1 of the present invention preferably includes a mobile terminal 11 and a servo terminal 12. The mobile terminal 11 includes a recording module 111 and a handheld communication device 112 for recording the consumption information of the taxi and the information of the interior of the vehicle. It should be noted that the consumption information can roughly include the date and time of consumption, the amount of consumption, the payment method, the driving route, etc., but not limited to this. The in-vehicle status information includes information such as videos or photos of the insiders (driver D and consumer C (ie, passengers)), and the photos may also contain coordinate information such as GPS, and are not limited thereto.

In the embodiment, the recording module 111 integrates the billing table 1111 and the image recording unit 1112 into one. Of course, the image recording unit may be externally connected to the existing taxi meter, and is not particularly limited. The image recording unit 1112 is preferably a camera (recording) with infrared shooting function, which is convenient for nighttime recording, and preferably can be a wide-angle lens, so as to increase the shooting angle, but not limited thereto. The handheld communication device 112 preferably has a Bluetooth, network, and other communication function for pairing with the recording module 111 and receiving the consumption information and the in-vehicle condition information transmitted by the recording module 111. It should be noted that the handheld communication device 112 of the embodiment may be a smart phone, but in other embodiments, it may also be a tablet or other similar smart electronic product with network function.

The server 12 is, for example, a cloud database, preferably including an image database 121 and Information database 122. The image database 121 is configured to receive in-vehicle status information transmitted by the monitoring system 1 via the handheld communication device 112. The message database 122 is used to store the driver's D number and consumption information. Among them, the number of the driver D refers to the taxi driver's practice registration certificate number, license plate or identity card number.

When the driver D wants to take off the passenger, the handheld communication device 112 needs to be paired with the recording module 111. Further, the handheld communication device 112 is connected to the meter 1111 via the network or the Bluetooth. Then, the handheld communication device 112 is connected (using a mobile phone APP or a browser) to the message database 122 of the server 12 for authentication, that is, the driver D number stored in the message database 122 is checked. After the authentication is passed, the related functions of the meter 1111 can be executed or activated. If the authentication is not passed, the related functions of the meter 1111 cannot be enabled. In other embodiments, it may also be designed that when the authentication is not passed, the billing table 1111 may issue an alert or an alarm sound to remind the consumer C that the driver D of the taxi may have an abnormality (for example, the original registration of the vehicle is not original). Driver).

When the driver D starts the billing table 1111, the billing table 1111 associates the image recording unit 1112 to start recording the in-vehicle condition information, and the image recording unit 1112 transmits the recorded or photographed information to the memory in the handheld communication device 112. The handheld communication device 112 immediately uploads the in-vehicle status information to the image database 121 to store the backup. It should be understood that due to the limitation of the memory size of the handheld communication device 112, such as taking a photo, the file size is preferably less than 200 KB, but not limited thereto. If you are shooting a movie, you can limit the recording to only 2-3 minutes at a time, but it is not limited to this. However, based on the privacy, the information recorded by the image recording unit 1112 is not stored in the handheld communication device 112 or the meter 1111, and is transmitted to the image database 121 via the network through the handheld communication device 112 for backup. This will protect passenger privacy and solve image recordings. The possibility that the recording unit 1112 is intentionally destroyed.

It is worth mentioning that the authentication action can be preset to log in once a day, avoiding the inconvenience of the driver D and the unnecessary load of the system. However, if the driver D is offline for a long time (for example, more than 2 hours), the server side login verification must be performed again. The purpose of this is to assume that when the offender wants to use the billing table normally, in addition to the hardware link pairing, it needs to further log in to the server for authentication, which has double guarantee.

When the driver D stops the meter 1111, that is, when the passenger ends, the meter 1111 transmits the relevant consumption information to the handheld communication device 112, and the handheld communication device 112 transmits the information to the message database 122 for storage. . At the same time, the recording module 111 generates a set of codes for the consumer C to query and/or download relevant consumer information in the future.

In this embodiment, the server 12 preferably further includes a background management terminal 1211 and a foreground management terminal 1221. The background management terminal 1211 is coupled to the image database 121; the foreground management terminal 1221 is coupled to the message database 122. The background management terminal 1211 preferably uses the .NET database, and has the advantage that it can combine the functions of the hardware encryption management, but is not limited thereto. The image database 121 is available for the management unit A to log in through the background management terminal 1211 to query and/or download the in-vehicle status information. It should be noted that since the image database 121 has personal privacy (for example, facial data), it needs to be locked in the image database 121 by the encryption function of the background management terminal 1211. Moreover, the management unit A in this embodiment refers to a police agency, a court, or the like, and must query the case, read and/or download related materials by means of a triple order or a document.

In addition, if the consumer C wants to query and/or download related consumer information, such as the amount of purchase, date, driving route, etc., the code generated by the recording module 111 and the corresponding mobile APP or browser can be used to log in. Go to the front-end management terminal 1221 and enter the message database. 122 Perform related information inquiry and/or downloading. If consumer C needs the amount of consumption as a receipt, it can also be downloaded and printed for use.

On the other hand, the driver D can also use the serial number to log in to the front management terminal 1221 to the message database 122 to download the relevant business report. The business report can be written into the message database 122 in a software or firmware manner, and the software or firmware automatically organizes the data stored in the message database 122 into the business report required by the driver D. Statistics or inquiries in the future.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a taxi monitoring method, which is preferably applied to the above-described taxi monitoring system 1 , and the method includes the following steps: (S1) pairing the handheld communication device with the recording module; (S2) using the handheld communication The device logs into the server for authentication; (S3) starts the meter and records the taxi consumption information; (S4) the image recording unit starts to record the in-vehicle status information of the taxi; and (S5) the handheld communication device compares the consumption information with the in-vehicle Status information is uploaded to the server.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: (S6) when the driver stops the meter, the recording module generates a set of codes; (S7) the consumer queries and/or downloads the consumer information through the code And (S7-1) the driver inquires and/or downloads a business report. It should be noted that the step (S7) and the step (S7-1) can be simultaneously parallel, and there is no specific order.

The detailed system configuration and operation mode are described in the system embodiment. Those skilled in the art should understand the flow of the method through the foregoing embodiments, and therefore are not described herein.

Compared with the prior art, the "tire monitoring system and its monitoring method" proposed by the present invention improves the internal equipment of the existing taxi, and cooperates with the cloud database and the background management operation to improve the safety of the taxi driver and the passenger, and at the same time Achieve the trend of paperless work.

1‧‧‧Monitoring system

11‧‧‧Mobile

111‧‧‧recording module

112‧‧‧Handheld communication device

12‧‧‧Server

121‧‧‧Image database

122‧‧‧Information Database

1111‧‧‧Charging Schedule

1112‧‧‧Image Recording Unit

1211‧‧‧Backstage management

1221‧‧‧ Front desk management

A‧‧‧Management unit

C‧‧‧ Consumers

D‧‧‧Driver

Claims (11)

A taxi monitoring system includes: a mobile terminal, comprising: a recording module, comprising a billing meter and an image recording unit for recording the consumption information of the taxi and the in-vehicle condition information; and a handheld communication device for Pairing with the recording module and receiving the consumption information and the in-vehicle condition information transmitted by the recording module; and a server end comprising: an image database for receiving the in-vehicle transmitted by the handheld communication device Status information; and a message database for storing the driver's number and the consumption information; wherein, when the driver activates the meter, the image recording unit is linked to record the in-vehicle status information, and the handheld communication device is immediately Upload the consumer information and the in-vehicle status information to the message database and the image database. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the driver connects the handheld communication device to the recording module for pairing; and logs in the message database through the handheld communication device for authentication. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the server further comprises: a foreground management terminal coupled to the message database; and a background management terminal coupled to the image database. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the foreground management terminal is available for the consumer to log in and query and/or download the consumption information from the message database. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the foreground management terminal is operable for the driver to log in and query and/or download a business report from the message database. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the background management terminal is available for the management unit to log in and query, read, and/or download the in-vehicle status information from the image database. The monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the background management end has an encryption function. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the recording module generates a set of codes when the driver closes the meter. A taxi monitoring method includes the steps of: (S1) pairing the handheld communication device with the recording module; (S2) logging in to the server with the handheld communication device for authentication; (S3) starting the charging table and recording the taxi consumption information; S4) the image recording unit starts to record the in-vehicle condition information of the taxi; and (S5) the handheld communication device uploads the consumption information and the in-vehicle condition information to the server. The monitoring method according to claim 9, further comprising the following steps: (S6) when the driver stops the meter, the recording module generates a set of codes. The monitoring method of claim 10 further includes the following steps: (S7) the consumer queries and/or downloads the consumption information through the code; and (S7-1) the driver queries and/or downloads a business report.