WO2012122675A1

WO2012122675A1 - Intelligent taxi calling system using mobile phone to call taxi

Info

Publication number: WO2012122675A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/000419
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王勇
Original assignee: Wang Yong
Priority date: 2011-03-15
Filing date: 2011-03-15
Publication date: 2012-09-20

Abstract

An intelligent taxi calling system using a mobile phone to call a taxi is provided. It comprises a mobile phone user, a mobile communication system and a vehicular Global Position System (GPS) terminal. The characters of it are that: the system further comprises a taxi information management platform, which comprising a move coordinate location unit for performing a coordinate location to the user calling a taxi, a signal sending unit and a monitoring center, the GPS terminal comprises a control unit and a communication module, and all the taxis with the GPS terminals must be registered to the taxi information management platform. When the mobile phone user calls the number of the taxi information management platform, the taxi information management platform sends the protocol information, which is for the agreement of the location, to the mobile phone user, and if the mobile phone user makes a determination, the location is performed, and the monitoring center displays the move status of all registered GPS terminals, at the same time it searches for the nearest vacancy taxi around the mobile user and sends a passenger-carrying instruction. The taxi driver makes a determination and goes to carry the passenger, and the taxi information management platform returns the determined information to the mobile phone user at the same time.

Description

A smart calling system that uses a mobile phone to call a taxi

[Technical Field]

The present invention relates to a taxi, and more particularly to a system for calling a taxi using a mobile phone.

【Background technique】

It is known that taxis are one of the most widely used modes of transportation. Although the number of private cars is increasing at present, due to the convenience, flexibility and speed of taxis, more people still choose taxis as a means of travel. . For many years, people have been using the way of waiting on both sides of the traffic road. This is a passive way, especially for the more remote sections of the city or the sections that taxis do not often pass. The riders often have to wait for a long time. , or have to walk to the easy to hit section. Taxi drivers have to travel blindly in order to carry passengers, resulting in increased fuel consumption and road vehicles. In order to strengthen the management of taxis, some taxi operators are equipped with GPS navigators in their taxis. By tracking the GPS navigators, they can know the location of the taxis in real time. But it did not solve the problem of the connection between the taxi and the hitter.

On the other hand, people's communication methods are increasingly rich. Most people in the city are equipped with mobile phones. People can talk freely in the area covered by mobile phone signals, but they cannot use mobile phones to call rental links, making these two available. Resources are wasted.

[Summary of the Invention]

The present invention aims to solve the above problems, and provides a combination of the most convenient communication tool mobile phone and the most convenient transportation taxi, which is beneficial to improving the utilization rate of the taxi, and enables the caller to conveniently and quickly call The system of the smart hitting of the taxi by the mobile phone to the taxi. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a smart calling system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone. System, which includes mobile phone users distributed in the city, a mobile communication system and a car GPS terminal located in a taxi in the city, characterized in that the system further includes a taxi information management platform, the taxi information management The platform is provided with a mobile coordinate positioning unit, a signal sending unit and a monitoring center for coordinate positioning of the mobile phone user, and the GPS terminal is provided with a control unit and a communication module, and all taxis loaded with the GPS terminal must be registered to the rental. Car information management platform, and

When the mobile phone user dials the number of the taxi information management platform, the taxi information management platform sends a protocol information to the mobile phone user whether to agree to locate the location, and if the user confirms, the mobile coordinate positioning unit performs the user specific Positioning the latitude and longitude coordinates of the location, the monitoring center displays the movement status of all registered GPS terminals, and automatically finds the empty taxi nearest to the mobile phone user, and issues a passenger command, after the taxi driver confirms, through the car GPS The terminal automatically confirms to the taxi information management platform and travels to the passenger. The taxi information management platform receives the confirmed information from the vehicle GPS terminal and then feeds back the confirmed information to the mobile phone user.

The taxi information management platform is located in the mobile communication company, the traffic authority or the public security bureau, and has at least one dedicated telephone number for dialing by the mobile phone user.

The monitoring center includes a monitoring unit, a processor, a display unit, a database, a recording, and a voice device. The processor, the display unit, the database, the recording, and the voice device are all connected to the monitoring unit.

The monitoring unit is a geographic information system, and the display unit is a liquid crystal or LED large screen display with an electronic map.

The GPS terminal includes a control unit, a display unit, a GPS unit, a GPS antenna, a mobile phone communication module, and a communication unit. The display unit, the GPS unit, the GPS antenna, the mobile communication module, and the communication unit are all connected to the control unit, and the control unit The GPS positioning information or graphic information received by the GPS antenna is displayed by the display unit.

The monitoring center automatically finds that the empty taxi closest to the mobile phone user compares a fixed target with multiple moving targets on the electronic map of the display unit of the monitoring center, and the minimum value is Determined to be the closest empty taxi to the mobile phone user.

After receiving the confirmation message of the in-vehicle GPS terminal, the taxi information management platform feeds back the confirmed information to the mobile phone user with a short message.

A camera for preventing passengers from forgotten items is installed in the trunk of the taxi in which the GPS terminal is loaded, and the camera is wirelessly connected to the monitoring center.

The contribution of the present invention is that it provides a new way to establish a convenient and quick communication path between the taxi and the user. Due to the widespread popularity of mobile phones, mobile phone users can conveniently send a call signal through the system of the present invention, and determine the empty taxi that is closest to the hitter position through the monitoring center, and notify the passenger to go to the passenger, thus It provides great convenience and greatly improves the utilization and economic benefits of taxis. The invention realizes the effective combination between the most convenient communication tool and the most convenient travel tool, and realizes the sharing of social resources.

[Description of the Drawings]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the overall structure of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the monitoring center of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a GPS terminal of the present invention.

【detailed description】

Referring to FIG. 1, the smart phone system for calling a taxi using a mobile phone of the present invention includes a mobile phone user 10, a mobile communication system 20, a taxi information management platform 30, a car GPS terminal 40, and a taxi 50. The mobile phone users 10 are users who hold mobile phones, and they may be any mobile phone holders distributed in the city. The mobile communication system 20 may be any one of the mobile communication systems currently in operation, for example, they may be at least one of China Unicom, China Mobile, or China Telecom. The invention realizes the reception of the call signal, the determination of the signal coordinates and the transmission of the signal by the user of the existing mobile communication system and the wireless communication network. The taxi information management platform 30 may be located in a mobile communication company, a traffic authority or a public security bureau, and the platform is provided with at least one dedicated telephone number for dialing by the mobile phone user. As shown in FIG. 1, the taxi information management platform 30 is provided with a mobile coordinate positioning unit 31, a signal transmitting unit 32, and a monitoring center 33, wherein the mobile coordinate positioning unit 31 employs a wireless signal positioning device in the mobile communication system, which can accurately determine The latitude and longitude coordinates of the cell phone call signal. When the user's mobile phone dials the dedicated telephone number, the user does not need to specify his or her location, and the mobile coordinate positioning unit 31 can automatically locate the mobile phone. The signal sending unit 32 is a short message transmitting device in the mobile communication system, and the information transmitted includes sending protocol information to the mobile phone user whether to agree to locate the location thereof, and feedback to the mobile phone user after receiving the confirmation message of the in-vehicle GPS terminal. Confirmation information, where the agreement information is "Do you agree to locate?", which is used to protect the privacy of the user. Feedback to the mobile phone user is confirmed as ".... How many kilometers away from your nearest taxi, how many minutes". As shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring center 33 includes a monitoring unit 331, a processor 332, a display unit 333, a database 334, a recording and voice device 336, a processor 332, a display unit 333, a database 334, and a recording device. The voice devices 336 are all connected to the monitoring unit 331. The monitoring unit 331 is a geographic information system loaded with an electronic map, and the display unit 333 is a liquid crystal or LED large screen display screen, which can display an electronic map in real time. The database 334 is used to store related data such as an electronic map. The recording, voice device 336 is used to talk to the driver when necessary. Through the large screen of the monitoring center 33, the specific orientation of each taxi can be known in real time.

The in-vehicle GPS terminal 40 is installed on all the taxis 50 that are added to the smart phone system of the present invention, and is wirelessly connected and communicated with the taxi information management platform 30 for satellite navigation and positioning of the vehicle, and accepts rental. The passenger command of the vehicle information management platform 30 carries passengers. All taxis loaded with GPS terminals must be registered to the taxi information management platform. The GPS terminal should be provided with at least a control unit and a communication module. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle-mounted GPS terminal 40 includes a control unit 41, a display unit 42, a GPS unit 43, a GPS antenna 44, and a mobile communication module 45. And the communication unit 46, the display unit, the GPS unit, the GPS antenna, the mobile communication module and the communication unit are all connected to the control unit. The control unit 41 is a CPU for GPS control, and displays The unit 42 is a liquid crystal display, and the GPS unit 43 and the GPS antenna 44 can be a general-purpose car GPS device. The mobile communication module 45 is a GSM mobile phone module or other communication module. The call unit 46 can adopt a universal car phone, and can be called back to the user through the call unit if necessary. To protect the personal privacy of the passenger, only the words "passenger 1" or "passenger 2" are displayed on the car GPS terminal 40, and the phone number is displayed. Not displayed in the terminal. The GPS positioning information or the graphic information received by the GPS antenna 44 is displayed by the control unit 41 through the display unit 42.

As shown in Fig. 1, in order to prevent the passenger from forgetting the item in the trunk of the vehicle when getting off the vehicle, a camera 51 is installed in the trunk of the taxi loaded with the GPS terminal, and the camera is processed by the conventional wireless transmission method and the monitoring center. The wireless port of the 332 is wirelessly connected, so that the condition of the item in the trunk of the taxi can be displayed on the large screen of the display unit 333 in real time. When the vehicle arrives at the destination, if the passenger does not take the item, the monitoring center passes the voice. The device 336 notifies the driver in time.

Referring to FIG. 1, the method for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to the present invention includes the following steps: When the mobile phone user 10 dials the number of the taxi information management platform 30, the taxi information management platform 30 sends a notification to the mobile phone user 10 whether or not to agree to The protocol information for positioning the location, if the user agrees and confirms, the moving coordinate positioning unit 31 performs the latitude and longitude coordinate positioning of the specific location of the user. The large screen of the monitoring center 33 displays the movement status of all registered GPS terminals, and automatically finds the empty taxi 50 closest to the mobile phone user through a comparison algorithm. The comparison algorithm is to fix a fixed target on the electronic map. In contrast to multiple moving targets, the minimum is determined to be the closest empty taxi to the mobile phone user. After determining the nearest empty taxi, the taxi information management platform 30 sends a passenger command to the empty taxi 50 via the signal transmitting unit 32. After the taxi driver confirms, the taxi information management platform automatically confirms to the taxi information management platform. And go to the passengers. After receiving the GPS terminal confirmation information, the taxi information management platform 30 feeds the confirmed information to the mobile phone user in a short message, and informs the mileage and the required time.

Claims

Rights request

1. A smart calling system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone, comprising a mobile phone user distributed in the city, a mobile communication system, and a car GPS terminal disposed on a taxi in the city, wherein the system further The utility model comprises a taxi information management platform, wherein the taxi information management platform comprises a mobile coordinate positioning unit, a signal sending unit and a monitoring center for performing coordinate positioning on the mobile phone user, wherein the GPS terminal is provided with a control unit and a communication module. All taxis loaded with GPS terminals must be registered to the taxi information management platform, and

2. The system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the taxi information management platform is disposed in a mobile communication company, a traffic authority or a public security bureau, and is provided with at least one A dedicated telephone number for dialing by mobile phone users.

3. The system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring center comprises a monitoring unit, a processor, a display unit, a database, a recording, and a voice device, and the processor, The display unit, database, recording, and voice device are all connected to the monitoring unit.

4. The system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 3, wherein the monitoring unit is a geographic information system loaded with an electronic map, and the display unit is a liquid crystal or LED large screen display.

5. The system for calling a taxi using a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that The GPS terminal includes a control unit, a display unit, a GPS unit, a GPS antenna, a mobile phone communication module, and a call unit, and the display unit, the GPS unit, the GPS antenna, the mobile communication module, and the communication unit are all connected to the control unit. The control unit displays the GPS positioning information or graphic information received by the GPS antenna through the display unit.

6. The system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring center automatically finds that the empty taxi closest to the mobile phone user is on the electronic map of the display unit of the monitoring center. A fixed target is compared with multiple mobile targets, and the minimum value is determined as the closest empty taxi to the mobile phone user.

7. The system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the taxi information management platform returns the confirmed information to the mobile phone user by using a short message after receiving the confirmation message of the in-vehicle GPS terminal.

8. The smart phone system for calling a taxi by using a mobile phone according to claim 3, wherein a camera for preventing a forgotten item of the passenger is installed in a trunk of the taxi in which the GPS terminal is loaded, the camera and the monitoring Central wireless connection.