JP4797043B2 - Taxi terminal equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a taxi terminal device that further improves the convenience of a user carrying a member's card.

  At present, many taxi companies gather together to form a cooperative, and this cooperative operates the operation of dispatching radio taxis.

  In a taxi system using a conventional taxi radio, the cooperative issues a membership card that can be used in common by taxi companies that are members of the association. The member card stores customer data that identifies the customer who issued the member card. Therefore, when a passenger holding a member's card uses a taxi that is a member of a cooperative, the card can be settled through a card reader installed in the taxi. The customer data read by the card reader is stored in a memory card in the card reader together with the fee data related to the boarding fee, and the customer data and the fee data stored in the memory card are read after the taxi business hours of the day. On the cooperative side, the taxi customer who is the customer specified based on the read customer data is charged based on the fee data.

  However, in the conventional taxi system described above, when a card holder uses a taxi, there is only a function that enables postpayment of the fare, and it is possible to use a taxi without having cash. It was only a service that was not attractive as a system.

  For this reason, the terminal device provided in the taxi is provided with only a simple function such as reading customer data in the member's card.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a taxi terminal device that can further improve convenience for taxi users who have a member's card.

Taxi terminal device of the invention according to claim 1 which has been made in order to achieve the above object, includes a card reader for reading the customer data identifying the customer who issued the membership card from the membership card, by the card reader unit and read customer data and use amounts, together with stored together in memory card as the usage fee to the customer specified by the customer data are read after the end cab business hours of the day can be charged at a later date, A taxi terminal device that provides services to taxi users based on service guidance information for customers specified by the read customer data, and has issued a member's card that records customer data for specifying customers Customer information about the customer and taxi using the member's card For each customer including the cumulative discount rate corresponding to the cumulative usage amount that is aggregated based on the customer data and the usage amount read from the memory card to charge the usage fee. A customer database in which the service information is stored, a card reader unit that reads customer data that identifies the customer who issued the member card from the member card, and customer data that is read from the member card by the card reader unit The information stored in the customer database is searched based on the customer information, and the cumulative discount rate corresponding to the cumulative usage amount for the customer is included based on the customer service information specified by the customer data acquired by the search A service guide information creating unit for creating service guide information; Part is a display unit that performs display based on the cumulative discount rate included in the service guide information created, is characterized in that a service fee discount by cumulative discount rate displayed on the display unit.

According to the taxi terminal device of the present invention configured as described above, the card reader unit of the present invention reads customer data specifying the customer who issued the member card from the member card, and the read customer data and the usage amount are: The data is read out after the taxi business hours of the day and stored together in the memory card so that the usage fee can be charged later for the customer specified by the customer data. Then, customer database with itself is, Ri cumulative der of use amount of money at the time of use and customer information about the customer that issued the membership card which records the customer data to identify the customer, a taxi using the membership card , accumulated and customer-specific service information, including the cumulative discount rate according to the aggregated accumulated usage amount of money on the basis of the customer data read from the memory card to charge a usage fee and the usage amount of money, member's card or Laka to search for information stored in the database for the customer based on the Ri読 only took customer data by the code reader unit, service guide information generating unit on the basis of the customer of the service information specified by the customer data obtained by this search Create service guide information including the cumulative discount rate according to the cumulative usage amount for the customer. Service information is displayed on the display unit based on the cumulative discount rate of the service guide information, and the service of discounting the fee based on the displayed cumulative discount rate is provided. It is possible to simplify the configuration while maintaining user convenience.

According to the present invention described above, than as possible out to receive discount service fee in accordance with the taxi frequency, while allowing to further improve convenience for the taxi user carrying a membership card By improving the convenience, the taxi company can provide a taxi terminal device that can secure customers and promote the use of taxis. Further, service guide information can be created on the terminal device side, and the configuration can be simplified while maintaining user convenience.

< Reference example >
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a cab terminal equipment external configuration of the reference example to help understand the spirit of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the taxi system to which the terminal device is used is there.

  First, a taxi utilization system will be described with reference to FIG. The taxi use system 10 shown in this figure is connected to a taxi meter 30 provided in a taxi vehicle via a connection box 40, and has a function of reading customer data in a member's card 20 held by the taxi customer. A terminal device 50 having a function of wirelessly transmitting the received customer data, and a wireless center side management device 60 connected to the terminal device 50 via a wireless line.

  As shown in each figure, the terminal device 50 is formed in a size that can be held with one hand, and functionally includes a card reader unit 51, a numeric keypad unit 52, a display unit 53, a printer unit 54, and wireless transmission / reception. Unit 55, memory card unit 56, and control unit 57.

  The card reader unit 51 is provided on the lower side of the case surface, and determines whether it is a member card 20 issued by a cooperative, a credit card issued by a credit sales company, or a so-called debit card issued by a bank. In addition, it has a function of reading customer data from the card.

  The numeric keypad 52 includes various function keys (F1 to F5) 521 provided on the case surface, so that various functions can be added and setting data can be input. In FIG. 1, 522 is a settlement key for executing discount settlement, and 523 is a hold key.

  The display unit 53 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and can display a charge display (6 digits), a discount rate (2 digits), a cumulative (cumulative) usage amount (6 digits), points (4 digits), and the like.

  The printer unit 54 can print a pre-discount fee, a discount rate, a discounted fee, a current accumulated usage amount, and a current accumulated point, and can print data displayed on the display unit 53. is there.

  The wireless transmission / reception unit 55 transmits customer data to the center management device 60 and data transmitted from the center management device 60 only when the card read by the card reader unit 51 is the members card 20. It has a function to receive.

  The memory card unit 56 has a function of storing customer data in the memory card when the card read by the card reader unit 51 is a credit card or a debit card. Customer data and usage information stored in the memory card are read out by a personal computer or the like after business hours and used for postpayment.

  The control unit 57 has a function of controlling the card reader unit 51, the numeric keypad unit 52, the display unit 53, the printer unit 54, the wireless transmission unit 55, and the memory card unit 56, and a taximeter provided in the vehicle. 30 is connected to the taxi 30 via the connection box 40 and receives the tax data on the taximeter 30 side, while the taxi meter 30 side can display a discount rate and the like.

  The wireless center side management device 60 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 61, a customer database 62, a service guide information creation unit 63, and a control unit 64.

  The wireless transmission / reception unit 61 has a function of receiving customer data of taxi customers using the member's card 20 wirelessly and transmitting the created service guide information to the corresponding terminal device 50.

  In the customer database 62, as shown in FIG. 3, according to customer information (card No., name, address, telephone number, etc.), accumulated usage amount (daily), individual usage amount (current day), and accumulated usage amount Various information such as information about the customer such as cumulative points, cumulative discount rate according to the cumulative usage amount, discount usage date, discount rate, usage amount, and service information are stored.

  The service guidance information creation unit 63 searches the customer database 62 based on the received customer data, and customer information and service information in the customer database 62 regarding the taxi user specified by the customer data (see FIG. 3). Based on the above, it has a function of creating service guide information for the taxi user.

  The control unit 64 has a function of controlling the wireless transmission / reception unit 61, the customer database 62, and the service guidance information creation unit 63.

Next, the operation of the reference example will be described.

  When the taxi user who possesses the card uses the taxi using the card, the card reader unit 51 reads the type of the used card and the customer data. When the card type is a credit card or debit card, the read customer data is stored in the memory card and can be used in a post-payment manner.

  On the other hand, when the card type is the members card 20, the read customer data is wirelessly transmitted to the center management device 60 via the wireless transmission / reception unit 55.

  When the wireless transmission / reception unit 61 of the center-side management device 60 receives the customer data, the service guide information creation unit 63 searches the customer database 62 based on the customer data, and extracts the corresponding customer information and its service information. Is done. The service guidance information creation unit 63 creates service guidance information based on the extracted customer information and service information, and transmits the service guidance information to the corresponding terminal device 50 via the wireless transmission / reception unit 61.

  When receiving the service guide information, the terminal device 50 displays the content on the display unit 53. The customer who sees this display selects and inputs a desired service from the numeric keypad 52 from the information. This process is performed on behalf of the driver.

  In this case, for example, on the display section 53, “XX has achieved 10,000 points for taxi membership of this association, so the fare can be discounted by 3%. A message such as “It is also possible to store it” is displayed.

  The printer unit 54 can print the pre-discount fare, discount rate, discounted fare, current accumulated usage amount, current accumulated points, and the like of the taxi user. According to the form, since the user of the member's card 20 can receive a discount service for a fee according to the number of times of use or the accumulated usage amount, the service can be improved and the convenience can be improved. It is possible to secure customers, that is, to promote the use of taxis.

In this reference example , the display unit 53 is provided as a presentation unit and the service guide information is displayed on the display unit 53. However, voice guidance can be provided by adding a voice guidance function as the presentation unit. It is.

  Further, the appearance shape and key arrangement of the terminal device 50 shown in FIG. 1 are merely examples, and various shapes are possible as long as the appearance shape can be held with one hand, and the key arrangement may be other arrangements. Of course it is good.

< Embodiment >
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the implementation form of the taxi terminal apparatus according to the present invention, FIG 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the implementation form of the taxi terminal apparatus according to the present invention.

The taxi terminal device 50 in the embodiment is not connected to the center side management device, and is installed in the taxi independently.

  For this reason, the terminal device 50 does not include the wireless transmission / reception unit 55, and includes a card reader unit 51, a numeric keypad unit 52, a display unit 53, a printer unit 54, a memory card unit 56, and a control unit 57. In addition to the above, a customer database 62 and a service guide information creation unit 63 are newly provided.

  In the customer database 62, as shown in FIG. 3, according to customer information (card No., name, address, telephone number, etc.), accumulated usage amount (daily), individual usage amount (current day), and accumulated usage amount Various information such as customer-related information and service information such as cumulative points, cumulative discount rate according to cumulative usage amount, discount usage date, discount rate, usage amount, and the like are stored in the same manner as the customer database of the center side management device 60. , Saved.

The service guide information creation unit 63 searches the customer database 62 based on the customer data read from the member card 20 by the card reader unit 51 , and the customer in the customer database 62 regarding the taxi user specified by the customer data. It has a function of creating service guide information for the taxi user based on the information and service information (see FIG. 3).

  The control unit 57 has a function of centrally controlling the card reader unit 51, numeric keypad unit 52, display unit 53, printer unit 54, memory card unit 56, customer database 62, and service guide information creation unit 63.

A description will be given of the operation of the implementation forms to the next.

  When the taxi user who possesses the card uses the taxi using the card, the card reader unit 51 reads the type of the used card and the customer data. When the card type is a credit card or debit card, the read customer data is stored in the memory card and can be used in a post-payment manner.

  On the other hand, when the card type is the members card 20, the read customer data is transferred to the service guidance information creation unit 63 via the control unit 57. In the service guidance information creation unit 63, the customer database 62 is searched based on the customer data, and the customer information and service information of the taxi user are extracted. The service guide information creation unit 63 creates service guide information based on the extracted customer information and service information. The display unit 53 displays the contents. The customer who sees this display selects and inputs a desired service from the numeric keypad 52 from the information. This process is performed on behalf of the driver.

  In this case, for example, on the display section 53, “XX has achieved 10,000 points for taxi membership of this association, so the fare can be discounted by 3%. A message such as “It is also possible to store it” is displayed. Note that voice guidance is also possible by adding a voice guidance function.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the user of the member's card 20 can receive a discount service for the fee according to the number of times of use or the accumulated usage amount, so that the service can be improved and the convenience can be improved. In addition, the taxi company can secure customers, that is, promote the use of taxis.

  Further, since the customer database 62 and the service guidance information creation unit 63 are provided in the terminal device 50 installed in the vehicle, it is possible to simplify the device configuration while maintaining an improvement in service. .

It is a perspective view which shows the terminal device for taxis of the reference example useful for understanding the main point of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the taxi utilization system in which the terminal device for taxis of the reference example useful for understanding the main point of this invention is used . It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the database for customers. Is a perspective view showing an implementation form of the taxi terminal apparatus according to the present invention. Is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the implementation form of the taxi terminal apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Taxi Use System 20 Member's Card 30 Taximeter 40 Connection Box 50 Terminal Device 51 Card Reader 52 Numeric Keypad 53 Display Unit (Presentation Unit)
54 Printer unit 55 Wireless transmission / reception unit 56 Memory card unit 57 Control unit 60 Center side management device 61 Wireless transmission / reception unit 62 Customer database 63 Service guidance information creation unit 64 Control unit

Claims (1)

A card reader unit that reads customer data for identifying a customer who has issued the member card from a member's card is provided, and the customer data and usage amount read by the card reader unit are read out after the end of taxi business hours of the day, and the customer with stored together in memory card as the usage fee to the customer identified by the data can request a later date, the service based on the service guide information to customers specified by the customer data to which the read in taxi customer It is a terminal device for taxi that was made for
Customer information related to the customer who issued the member's card that records customer data for identifying the customer, and the total amount used when using a taxi using the member's card, from the memory card to charge the usage fee A customer database in which service information for each customer including a cumulative discount rate corresponding to a cumulative usage amount totaled based on the read customer data and the usage amount is stored ;
Search the information stored in the customer database based on the customer data read from the member card by the card reader unit, and the customer based on the service information of the customer specified by the customer data acquired by the search A service guide information creation unit for creating service guide information including a cumulative discount rate according to the cumulative usage amount for
A display unit that performs display based on the cumulative discount rate of the service guide information created by the service guide information creation unit;
Provides a service for discounting charges based on the cumulative discount rate displayed on the display unit
Taxi terminal device characterized by the above.

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