JP6806129B2 - Gas station system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gas station system, and more particularly to a technique for ensuring customer safety in a self-service gas station.

In recent years, the number of self-service gas stations where customers themselves perform refueling work, service work such as window cleaning, and refueling fee settlement work for the purpose of reducing labor costs has increased rapidly. In such a self-service gas station, when a centralized control device (self-service console: SSC) is installed in the office and the gas station workers are on standby and the gas station requests refueling by the customer's operation, After visually confirming the safety of the refueling area, the SSC is operated to allow refueling.

On the other hand, in a self-service gas station, even if it becomes necessary to explain to customers who are unfamiliar with self-service refueling, if there are few gas station workers, it is necessary to perform the above work from before the SSC. In many cases, it is not possible to leave, and there is a risk that services cannot be provided smoothly.

Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the applicant applies a refueling permission signal wirelessly by a mobile terminal in a self-refueling management system having a plurality of refueling machines, a self-console for controlling the refueling machines, and a POS terminal. Proposed a refueling management system that can allow refueling by a refueling machine.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-100209

Although the above invention is also effective, since there is no output condition for the refueling permission signal in the mobile terminal, the possibility that refueling is permitted even if the safety of the customer cannot be confirmed cannot be denied.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gas station system capable of permitting refueling while observing the safety confirmation of a customer.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gas station system, a refueling device having a data input / output device for setting refueling, a camera for photographing the surroundings of the refueling device, and a refueling area of the refueling device. a monitoring camera for photographing, the camera and the captured image received from the monitoring camera is displayed and one of these captured images Ru is selected, the mobile terminal fueling permission signal is enabled output, from the mobile terminal When a refueling permission signal is input, the refueling device is provided with a control device that enables refueling .

According to the present invention, as an output condition of a refueling permission signal in a mobile terminal , a gas station operation is performed among the images taken by a camera that captures the surroundings of a refueling device and the images captured by a surveillance camera that photographs the refueling area of the refueling device. By selectively displaying one of the captured images that is easy for the staff to see on the mobile terminal, the gas station worker who carries the mobile terminal confirms the safety around the refueling device or the refueling area , and then permits refueling. And can comply with the customer's safety confirmation.

In the gas station system, the gas station worker confirms the safety of the customer by configuring the mobile terminal so that the refueling permission signal can be output when a predetermined time elapses after the photographed image is selected. You can secure time to do it.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gas station system capable of permitting refueling while observing the safety confirmation of the customer.

It is a figure for demonstrating the reference example of the gas station system which concerns on this invention, (a) shows the schematic diagram of the gas station system, (b) and (c) show the display screen of a mobile terminal respectively. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the gas station system shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of the gas station system shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a schematic diagram of a gas station system, and (b) and (c) show the display screen of a smart watch, respectively. It is a figure for demonstrating one Embodiment of the gas station system which concerns on this invention, (a) is a schematic diagram of a gas station system, (b) and (c) are display screens of mobile terminals, (d). And (e) show the display screen of the smart watch respectively.

Next, a mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A shows a reference example of a gas station system according to the present invention, in which the gas station system 1 includes a refueling device 2 having a data input / output device 2a and a camera 2b that photographs the surroundings of the refueling device 2. , POS 3 having an SSC (self-service console, control device) 3a, and a portable terminal 4 carried by a gas station worker. For convenience of explanation, two refueling devices 2 and two data input / output devices 2a are shown in FIG. 1A, but the two refueling devices 2 and the data input / output device 2a are each the same device. ..

The refueling device 2 includes a data input / output device 2a that outputs a refueling request signal to the POS 3, a display 2c that displays refueling data, and a refueling system provided in a normal refueling device.

The camera 2b photographs the surroundings of the refueling device 2, particularly the operation of the customer performing the refueling operation, and outputs the captured image 4a to the mobile terminal 4.

The POS 3 is configured in the same manner as in the conventional case, and the SSC 3a is provided to output a refueling machine drive signal to the refueling device 2 when a refueling permission signal is input from the mobile terminal 4.

Next, the operation of the gas station system 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the step where the route in FIG. 2 branches, the downward direction corresponds to Yes and the horizontal direction corresponds to No.

In step S1 of the data input / output device 2a, when the refueling setting by the customer is completed (step S1; Yes), a refueling request signal is output to the POS3 and SSC3a, and a shooting request signal is output to the refueling device 2 for data input / output. The operation of the machine 2a is terminated (step S2). The refueling request signal and the photographing request signal include the identification information of the refueling device 2 for which the refueling setting has been made.

In step S11, the POS3 to which the refueling request signal is input from the data input / output machine 2a (step S11; Yes) outputs the refueling request display signal to the SSC3a (step S12). In SSC3a in which the refueling request signal is input in step S21 (step S21; Yes), when the refueling request display signal is input from POS3 in step S22 (step S22; Yes), the refueling request display signal is transferred to the mobile terminal 4. (Step S23). The refueling request display signal also includes the identification information of the refueling device 2 for which the refueling setting has been made.

The refueling device 2 to which the photographing request signal is input from the data input / output device 2a (step S31; Yes) photographs the surroundings using the camera 2b, and outputs the obtained captured image 4a to the mobile terminal 4. The captured image 4a is preferably a moving image in order to ensure safety confirmation, but may be a plurality of still images.

In step S51, the mobile terminal 4 to which the refueling request display signal is input from the SSC3a and the captured image is input from the refueling device 2 is a refueling device for which a refueling request is made on the screen as shown in FIG. 1 (b). The identification information of 2 (1 is the device number, A is the refueling area) and the photographed image 4a are displayed to prompt the gas station worker to confirm the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2 (step S52).

The gas station worker confirms the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2, and in step S53 of the mobile terminal 4, the elapsed time T from the display of the refueling request and the photographed image 4a in step S52 is the predetermined time t1 ( When it reaches (for example, 5 seconds) (step S53; Yes), it is determined that the gas station worker has confirmed the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2, and as shown in FIG. 1 (c), the refueling permission signal is output. The OK button 4b for executing the above is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 4 (step S54).

In step S55, when the gas station worker presses the OK button 4b (step S55; Yes), a refueling permission signal is output to the SSC 3a to end the operation of the mobile terminal 4 (step S56). In step S24, the SSC3a to which the refueling permission signal is input (step S24; Yes) outputs the refueling device drive signal to the refueling device 2 and ends the operation (step S25).

In step S33, the refueling device 2 to which the refueling device drive signal is input (step S33; Yes) is in a state where refueling is possible, and the reset signal is transmitted to the display 2c to return the information on the previous refueling to zero (step S33; Yes). Reset) is performed to drive the refueling pump (step S34).

In step S35, when the customer removes the refueling nozzle from the nozzle hook, the nozzle SW (switch) is turned on (step S35; Yes), and when the pulse signal is transmitted from the flow rate pulse transmitter to the display 2c (step S36). Yes), the refueling data is displayed on the display 2c (step S37).

In step S38, when the customer returns the refueling nozzle to the nozzle hook and the nozzle SW is turned off (step S38; Yes), the refueling pump is stopped (step S39), refueling data is output to POS 3, and the refueling device 2 The operation is terminated (step S40).

The POS3 to which the refueling data has been input from the refueling device 2 in step S13 (step S13; Yes) saves the refueling data input for sales management and ends the operation (step S14).

As described above, according to this reference example , as an output condition of the refueling permission signal in the mobile terminal 4, the refueling device 4 is carried by displaying the photographed image 4a around the refueling device 2 on the mobile terminal 4. The worker can confirm the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2.

Next, a modified example of the gas station system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3A, the gas station system 1V in this modification is provided with a smartwatch 9 in place of the mobile terminal 4 (see FIG. 1), and the SSC3a is separated from the POS3. It is different from the system 1.

The smart watch 9 is a wristwatch type smartphone that is smaller than the conventional one, and has a display function and a communication function like the mobile terminal 4. The POS3 and SSC3a, which are independent of each other, are connected so that information can be exchanged. The operation of the gas station system 1V is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 2, and the smart watch 9 performs the operation of the mobile terminal 4 instead.

Even with this gas station system 1V, as an output condition of the refueling permission signal in the smart watch 9, a gas station worker carrying the smart watch 9 can display a photographed image 9a around the refueling device 2 on the smart watch 9. It is possible to confirm the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2. The display screens of the smartwatch 9 when the refueling request is displayed (corresponding to step S52 in FIG. 2) and when the refueling permission output is displayed (corresponding to step S54 in FIG. 2) are shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c). As shown in FIG. 3C, the OK button 9b is also displayed on the screen of the smartwatch 9.

It will be described below with reference to FIG. 4 for an embodiment of a service station system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A, in the gas station system 11 in this example, a plurality of gas stations 2 are installed in the vicinity of the office 13 of the gas station, and the gas stations on both sides of each gas station 2 ( A plurality of surveillance cameras 15 for photographing A and B) are installed. The POS3 and SSC3a are installed in the office 13, and the mobile terminals or smart watches used in this example are designated by reference numerals 14 and 19, respectively.

Similar to the above reference example , the refueling station system 11 also causes the refueling station worker who carries the mobile terminal 14 or the smart watch 19 by displaying the photographed image 19a of the camera 2b on the mobile terminal 14 or the smart watch 19. It is possible to confirm the safety of the customer who uses the refueling device 2, and further, the captured images 14a (see FIG. 4B) and 19a (see FIG. 4D) of the surveillance camera 15 are also used as judgment materials for safety confirmation. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the safety of the customer more reliably.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the refueling request is displayed, the captured images 4a and 14a of the camera 2b and the surveillance camera 15 are displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 14, and the captured images are easily visible to the gas station worker. By touching, the photographed image 4a or 14a is selected, and at the time of refueling permission output, the selected photographed image (4a in this example) and the OK button 4b are displayed as shown in FIG. 4C, and it is safe. After reaching the time required for confirmation (for example, 5 seconds), the refueling permission signal can be output to the SSC3a.

1, 1V gas station system 2 gas station 2a data input / output machine 2b camera 2c display 3 POS
3a SSC
4 Mobile terminal 4a Photographed image 4b OK button 9 Smart watch 9a Photographed image 9b OK button 11 Refueling station system 13 Office 14 Mobile terminal 14a Photographed image 15 Surveillance camera 19 Smartwatch 19a Photographed image

Claims (2)

A refueling device with a data input / output device for refueling settings
A camera that photographs the surroundings of the refueling device,
A surveillance camera that captures the refueling area of the refueling device,
When the camera and the captured image received from the monitoring camera is displayed, one of these captured images Ru is selected, the mobile terminal fueling permission signal is enabled output,
A gas station system including a control device that enables the refueling device to be refueled when a refueling permission signal is input from the mobile terminal. The gas station system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal can output the refueling permission signal after a lapse of a predetermined time from the selection of the captured image.