JP2002015075A - Driving school admission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving school admission system wherein a client desiring buying of a vehicle makes an application of buying of the vehicle and for an application of admission to a driving school under one collective order. SOLUTION: A driving school admission system 1 is provided with an information collecting means 31 collecting vehicle information and driving school information, an information storage means 34 storing the information collected by the collecting means 31, an information searching and editing means 32 searching and editing the information stored by the storage means 34, and order processing means 33 accepting and processing orders from clients, then the searched and edited information by the means 32 is provided to a client terminal 11 via internet 16, so that the application of buying of the vehicle and the application of admission to the school allowed under one collective order.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides vehicle information and driving school information to a customer who wishes to purchase a vehicle, and accepts and processes a vehicle purchasing application and a driving school admission application from a customer in a collective order. Regarding the school driving system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Driving schools and ship driving schools (hereinafter, referred to as driving schools)
Applicants (hereinafter referred to as "customers") entering the "school"
(Hereinafter referred to as "vehicles"). Some purchase the vehicle prior to obtaining a license and drive the vehicle at the same time as obtaining a license. In many cases, a customer who wants to purchase such a vehicle is searching for a vehicle in parallel with searching for a driving school.

[0003] On the other hand, there has conventionally been a driving school recruiting system for recruiting driving schools over the Internet to customers. In this driving school recruiting system, for example, a company entrusted by the driving school posts driving school information such as the location of the driving school, a handling license, a training plan, a fee, and facilities on a homepage, and accepts an application for admission from a customer.

[0004] Therefore, even if a customer who desires to purchase a vehicle enters a driving school by using a conventional driving school recruiting system, a vehicle dealer (hereinafter, referred to as a "vehicle dealer") can purchase a vehicle. Information gathering and purchase procedures must be performed through different channels, such as advertising, magazines or other homepages.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional driving school recruiting system, only the system used by the customer to search for the driving school is used, and the excellent convenience of the Internet is not fully utilized. In addition, in the driving schools and vehicle dealers, the development of business that aims to improve customer service and increase customer acquisition by making effective use of the Internet has become a management issue.

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
In particular, the invention was created to meet the needs of customers to obtain a license because there is a vehicle that they want to purchase,
Vehicle information and driving school information are provided to customers who wish to purchase such vehicles, and the purpose of the order from the customer is to provide a driving school entrance system in which the vehicle purchase application and the driving school entrance application are applied collectively. I do. It is another object of the present invention to improve customer service by providing this system.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is provided to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 provides vehicle information and driving school information to a customer who desires to purchase a vehicle. And a server that receives and processes orders from the customer, a customer terminal used by the customer, a vehicle terminal used by a vehicle operator, and a driving terminal used by the driving school are interconnected via the Internet. Information collecting means for collecting the vehicle information from the vehicle trader and the driving school information from the driving school, and information storing the information collected by the information collecting means. Storage means;
An information search and edit unit for searching and notifying information desired by the customer from the information stored in the information storage unit, and an order processing unit for receiving and processing an order from the customer; Is a driving school entry system in which a vehicle purchase application and a driving school entrance application are collectively applied based on the information retrieved by the information retrieval / editing means.

[0008] According to such a system, a customer can search for a vehicle and a driving school that match his / her wish, and complete a vehicle purchase application and a driving school admission application in a single procedure. The following operations can be performed quickly and efficiently. In addition, the customer can secure a desired vehicle before obtaining a license, and the vehicle dealer can secure a buyer first. In addition, it is possible for a driving school and a vehicle dealer to improve customer service and increase customer acquisition by publicizing as a leading product.

The invention according to claim 2 connects a vehicle insurer terminal used by a vehicle insurer to the Internet, and the server collects vehicle insurance information from the vehicle insurer by the information collecting means. The vehicle information is stored in the information storage means, and the vehicle information can be searched by the information search / edit means, and the order from the customer is applied collectively including the vehicle insurance purchase application. It is a driving school admission system configured as described above.

[0010] According to such a system, the customer can complete a single procedure including a vehicle purchase application and a driving school purchase application as well as a vehicle insurance purchase application, and use a more convenient and efficient service. It becomes possible.

[0011] The invention according to claim 3 is a driving school entrance system in which the order from the customer is applied for a collective fee.

According to such a system, the customer does not need to pay the vehicle fee, the training fee, and the vehicle insurance fee separately, and can pay only once. In addition, if a discount fee is set, the customer can apply for a vehicle purchase, enter a driving school, and purchase vehicle insurance at a reduced price.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an outline of the operation of a school entrance system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the driving school entrance system. In FIG. 1, a contractor 2 is a contractor who is entrusted by a driving school 4 and mediates entrance to a customer 3 (applicant to a driving school).
The contractor 2 is also entrusted by the vehicle trader 5 and the vehicle insurance trader 6 and sells vehicles and vehicle insurance. The contractor 2 sets up a home page 50 on the Internet 16 and installs the server 15 under its management, receives an order from the customer 3, and performs the order processing.

When the customer 3 browses the homepage 50 and makes a vehicle purchase application (1), the order is notified from the consignment company 2 to the vehicle company 5 and the driving school 4, and the vehicle (2) is A training service (3) is provided to the customer 3 from the driving school 4. For the payment of the fee, a collective fee (5) is paid from the customer 3 to the contractor 2, a vehicle fee (6) from the contractor 2 to the vehicle dealer 5, and a training fee (7) from the driving school 4 respectively. Paid. Here, there is a form in which vehicle insurance is added to the vehicle purchase application (1). At this time, the vehicle insurance company 6 provides the vehicle insurance (4) to the customer 3, and the vehicle insurance fee (8) is paid from the consignment company 2 to the vehicle insurance company 6. The vehicle purchase application (1) is a combination of a vehicle purchase application and a driving school entrance application, and provides a training service when a vehicle is purchased.

Next, the hardware configuration of the school entrance system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of hardware. FIG.
In the driving school entrance system 1, the customer terminal 11, the driving school terminal 12, the vehicle dealer terminal 13, the vehicle insurance company terminal 1
4. Server 15 and the Internet 1 connecting them
6 is comprised.

The customer terminal 11 accesses the server 15 via the Internet 16 to search for vehicle information and driving school information, and further performs a search including vehicle insurance information, based on the information notified from the server 15. It is a terminal that collectively purchases vehicles, enters a driving school, and purchases vehicle insurance. The customer terminal 11 is installed at the home of the customer 3, but may be a portable terminal as long as it can connect to the Internet 16 and transmit and receive information to and from the server 15.

The driving school terminal 12 is a terminal that registers driving school information with the server 15 and receives an entrance order notified from the server 15. Driving school terminal 12
Is set up in the driving school 4 office.

The vehicle dealer terminal 13 is a terminal that registers vehicle information with the server 15 and receives a vehicle purchase order notified from the server 15. The vehicle dealer terminal 13 is installed in the office of the vehicle dealer 5.

The vehicle insurance company terminal 14 is a terminal that registers vehicle insurance information with the server 15 and receives a vehicle insurance purchase order notified from the server 15. The vehicle insurance company terminal 14 is installed in the office of the vehicle insurance company 6.

The server 15 collects the vehicle information, the vehicle insurance information and the driving school information by the information collecting means 31 via the Internet 16 and stores the collected information in the information storage means 34 of the storage unit 25 as an information file. The stored information can be searched by the information search / editing means 32. Further, when the customer 3 is notified of a vehicle purchase application, a driving school entrance application, and a vehicle insurance purchase application in a batch order, the order processing means 33 performs the order processing. The server 15 is placed under the management of the contractor 2, but the installation location is
Office or an Internet provider (not shown). Server 15
Is an input unit 21, a display unit 22, an output unit 23, and a processing unit 2.
4, a computer comprising a storage unit 25 and a communication unit 26.

The input unit 21 performs information input / output operations such as registration, change, and cancellation of various types of information, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The display unit 22 performs input / output screen display of various information, and the output unit 23 configured by a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like performs printing output of various information, and is configured by a printer. Communication unit 26
Is a customer terminal 11, a driving school terminal 12, a vehicle dealer terminal 13
And communication control of various information transmitted and received between the vehicle insurer terminal 14 and the server 15, including a modem, a DSU,
It is composed of a router and the like.

The processing section 24 has therein the information collecting means 3
1. It includes an information search / editing unit 32 and an order processing unit 33, and is configured by a CPU, a memory, and the like. Further, the processing unit 24 is configured so that a program (not shown) for executing processing and management related to collection, storage, search editing, and notification of various information is developed.
The information retrieval / editing means 32 and the order processing means 33 are realized by this program. The information collecting means 31 provides an information input form in which various types of information can be registered, changed, and canceled to each vendor terminal, and collects customer information, driving school information, vehicle information, and vehicle insurance information. Further, a sorting process for storing the collected various information in the information storage unit 34 as an information file is performed. The information retrieval and editing means 32 retrieves information that meets predetermined conditions from the information file stored in the information storage means 34, edits the information, and notifies the searcher. When the customer 3 notifies the customer 3 of the vehicle purchase application, the driving school entrance application, and the vehicle insurance purchase application in a batch order, the order processing means 33 sends the order to the driving school 4, the vehicle dealer 5, and the vehicle insurance company 6, respectively. Notify and perform unified management of orders.

The storage unit 25 stores therein the information storage means 3
4 and comprises a storage device such as a hard disk or MO. The information storage unit 34 stores the various information collected by the information collection unit 31 in the driving school information file 41,
The vehicle information file 42, the vehicle insurance information file 43, and the customer information file 44 are stored separately. The order information created by the order processing means 33 is stored as an order information file 45.

Next, various information files will be described with reference to FIG.
The information collecting means 31 and the information storing means 34 will be described. FIG. 3 is a logical configuration diagram of various information files. The driving school information file 41 includes information such as a handling number, a driving school name, an address, a training item, a training fee, a driving school facility, peripheral facilities, and characteristics of the driving school. The vehicle information file 42 includes a handling number, a handling company name, a vehicle manufacturer name, a type, a vehicle body price,
Includes information such as discount price, grade, color, age, evaluation comments, expected delivery date, etc. Vehicle insurance information file 43
Is the handling number, trader name, personal compensation amount, objective compensation amount,
Includes information such as deductibles and insurance premiums. Customer information file 44
Is the customer's name, address, date of birth, telephone number, E-ma
Includes information such as il address, area name, school name, parent name, etc. The order information file 45 includes an order number, an order date, a customer name, a vehicle reception number, a vehicle order specification, a vehicle insurance reception number, a vehicle insurance order specification, an entrance reception number,
Includes order management information such as entrance order specifications.

The driving school information file 41, the vehicle information file 42, the vehicle insurance information file 43, and the customer information file 44 are created by sorting the information collected by the information collecting means 31.
It can also be created by inputting information from the input unit 21 of. The order information file 45 is created by the order processing means 33.

Input of various types of information contained in these information files can be easily performed by using an information input form provided by the information collecting means 31. The information input form is a form in which predetermined information input items are prepared in advance, and is provided via the homepage 50 so as to be usable at each terminal. Further, the information storage means 34 may be configured in a database structure so that an information file is created according to the application. Even in this case, the information is stored in a predetermined field position of the database by the sorting process of the information collecting means 31.

Next, various information retrieval and information retrieval / editing means 32 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen for information search.
(2) Search example emphasizing vehicle manufacturer / type, (3)
Is a search result example. When the customer 3 operates the customer terminal 11 to access the homepage 50 of the driving school entrance system 1, the search screen shown in FIG. 4 (1) or (2) is displayed. The customer 3 enters desired conditions on this search screen to search for vehicles and driving schools.

In the search example shown in FIG. 4A, a vehicle rank and a driving school are searched for by designating a fare rank. The customer 3 first selects a vehicle type of a car, a motorcycle or a small boat. To purchase vehicle insurance together, select "Is" in the insurance column, otherwise select "I do not need it". Next, the user selects a charge rank field corresponding to the budget. This fee is the sum of the vehicle fee and the training fee, and is the sum of the vehicle insurance fee and the vehicle insurance fee when purchasing vehicle insurance. When the fare rank column is selected, a detailed vehicle search screen (not shown) is displayed, and desired conditions such as a manufacturer name, a type, and a grade can be input. When the driving place column is selected, a detailed search screen (not shown) of the driving place is displayed, and the user can input desired conditions such as a commuting course or a training camp course, an area, and an acquisition license. Here, the combination of the corresponding vehicle and the license may be displayed in advance in the fare rank column.

The search example in FIG. 4 (2) shows that the search
It searches for vehicles and driving schools. The customer 3 first selects the vehicle type and whether or not vehicle insurance is required. Next, when a maker / type column and a driving place column are selected, respective detailed search screens (not shown) are displayed, and desired conditions can be sequentially input. Here, the combination of the corresponding vehicle and license may be displayed in the maker / type column in advance.

Using the search screen shown in FIG. 4 (1) or (2), detailed desired conditions are entered, and when a "search" button (not shown) is pressed, the customer terminal 11 sends the server 1
5, a search request is transmitted. When the server 15 receives the search request, the information search / editing unit 32 searches the various information files stored in the information storage unit 34 for a combination of a vehicle and a driving school corresponding to the desired condition. The search result is, for example, in the format shown in FIG.
Will be notified. The information to be notified includes the name of the maker of the vehicle, the type, the contents of the vehicle insurance, the scheduled delivery date, the name of the driving school, the date of entering the school, the type of license, the fee, and the like.

The information retrieval / editing means 32 calculates the sum of the vehicle fee and the training fee when retrieving the information, and calculates the sum of the vehicle insurance fee and the vehicle insurance fee when vehicle insurance is selected.
It is displayed in the charge column of (3). At this time, a commission that is the income of the contractor 2 can be added. Also,
It is also possible to set a discount rate in advance and display a charge obtained by subtracting the discount amount from the total charge.

The customer 3 selects an appropriate combination of a vehicle and a driving school from the notified search results and makes an application.
For example, when the “application” button in FIG. 4C is pressed, a detailed application screen (not shown) is displayed. The customer 3 can use this detailed application screen to input information such as name, phonetic, gender, date of birth, occupation, address, telephone number, E-mail, parent name, parent contact information, and the like. Information such as license age, eyesight, color god, hearing, traffic violation history, etc. can also be input as check items for entrance qualification. The customer information input using the detailed application screen is stored as a customer information file 44 in the information storage unit 34 by the information collection unit 31.

The consignment company 2 can also provide a pack product in which the combination of the vehicle and the driving school is limited in advance. While limiting the period, the vehicle, the license, and the driving school, a unique product such as a large discount rate is prepared and posted on the homepage 50 in a format as shown in FIG. 5, for example.
When the customer 3 selects a desired product from the listed packaged products, detailed information as shown in FIG. 4C is notified.

Next, the order processing and order processing means 33
Will be described. When the order processing means 33 is notified of the application for purchase of a vehicle, the application for entrance to a driving school, and the application for the purchase of a vehicle insurance from the customer 3 in a batch order, the customer 3 checks the application qualification based on the customer information input at the time of application. I do. For example, when the customer 3 is a minor, if the guardian information such as the guardian's name, address, date of birth, and contact information has not been input, the customer terminal 11 is requested to input the guardian information. In addition, we will also check the entrance qualifications for any problems such as license age, eyesight, color god, hearing, traffic violation history, etc.

The order processing means 33 issues an order number when the items required for the application are satisfied. This order number is the order reception control number for the application from customer 3,
It is used for centralized management of orders, such as a management number for order notification to each trader and a management number for billing the customer 3.

The order processing means 33 transmits an order notice to each trader terminal in a format including an order number. Upon receiving the order notice, each trader performs an acceptance process and then returns an order acceptance completion notice. This order reception completion notification is returned in a format including the reception number. The order processing means 33 creates an order information file 45 in the information storage means 34 by associating the reception number with the order number.

Next, payment of a fee will be described. The fee paid by the customer 3 is a fee combining the vehicle fee and the training fee. When purchasing vehicle insurance, the vehicle insurance fee is added. In order to pay the fee, the commissioning company 2 collects the fee from the customer 3 and the commissioning company 2 pays each fee to each agency. If the application is made in a lump sum as described above, the customer 3 does not need to pay the vehicle fee, the training fee, and the vehicle insurance fee separately, and can make a single payment. . Further, if the contractor 2 sets a discounted fee, the customer 3 can apply for a vehicle purchase, a school entrance, and a vehicle insurance purchase at a reduced price. The delivery of the vehicle is performed by the consignment company 2 mediating between the customer 3 and each company or by directly exchanging the customer 3 with each company.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, a processing procedure of the driving school entrance system 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a processing flowchart. In FIG. 6, when the customer 3 inputs desired conditions from the customer terminal 11 and makes a search request for the vehicle information and the driving school information (step 101), the server 15 causes the information search / editing means 32 to transmit the vehicle information file 42 and the driving school information file. A combination of the vehicle and the driving school corresponding to the desired condition is searched from the 41 (step 102). At this time, when the fare rank is designated, the search is performed so that the total amount of the vehicle fee and the training fee falls within the range of the designated fare rank.

In order to confirm whether the searched vehicle is available for sale, the server 15 sends an inquiry about the stock status to the vehicle dealer terminal 13 (step 103).
An answer is notified from the vehicle dealer terminal 13 (step 1).
04). If the desired condition of the customer 3 includes purchase of the vehicle insurance, an inquiry is transmitted from the server 15 to the vehicle insurer terminal 14 in order to confirm whether the vehicle insurance is available for sale (step 105). The answer is notified from the insurance company terminal 14 (step 106). If the purchase condition of the vehicle insurance is not included in the desired condition of the customer 3, the steps 105 and 106 are omitted. In addition, in order to confirm whether or not the found driving school can enter the school, an inquiry about the availability is transmitted from the server 15 to the driving school terminal 12 (step 107), and the answer is notified from the driving school terminal 12. Is performed (step 108).

After the server 15 receives the response from each trader, the server 15 compares the retrieved combination of the vehicle and the driving school with, for example, FIG.
It is edited to the format shown in (3) (step 109) and notified to the customer terminal 11 (step 110). The customer 3 submits a vehicle purchase application and a driving school entrance application in a batch order based on the notified search results and inputs customer information (step 111). The server 15 checks the application qualification based on the received customer information (step 11).
2) The customer information is stored in the information storage means 34 by the distribution processing of the information collection means 31.
4 is stored (step 113).

In the server 15, an order number is issued by the order processing means 33 (step 114), and each trader is notified of the order. When the vehicle purchase order is notified to the vehicle dealer terminal 13 (step 115), the order reception processing is performed by the vehicle dealer 5 (step 11).
6), the order reception completion notification is transmitted from the vehicle dealer terminal 13 to the server 15 (step 117). When the purchase of the vehicle insurance is included, when the vehicle insurance purchase order is notified to the vehicle insurer terminal 14 (step 118),
An order reception process (step 119) and an order reception completion notification (step 120) are performed. Similarly, when the entrance order is notified to the driving school terminal 12 (step 121), an order reception process (step 122) and an order reception completion notification (step 123) are performed. here,
The order notification to each trader includes the order number issued in step 114 in common, and the order reception completion notification from each trader includes the individual reception number.

When the server 15 receives the order acceptance completion notice from each trader, the order processing means 33 creates an order information file 45 in the information storage means 34 (step 124). From the server 15 to the customer terminal 11
An application completion notification is sent to (step 125)
Application procedure is completed.

In the example of FIG. 6, the application is made based on the search results of the vehicle information and the driving school information. However, the application may be made by selecting a pack product posted on the homepage 50. The process in this case is almost the same as that in FIG. 6 except that the information search process is omitted. Further, the search result is notified to the customer terminal 11 after making an inquiry to each trader.
, And inquire about the vehicle and the driving school for which the application has been made from the customer terminal 11.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained. (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a customer can search for a vehicle and a driving school that match his / her wish and complete a vehicle purchase application and a driving school admission application in a single procedure. The work leading up to the application can be performed quickly and efficiently. In addition, the customer can secure a desired vehicle prior to obtaining a license, and the vehicle dealer can secure a buyer first. Driving schools and vehicle dealers will be able to improve customer service and increase customer acquisition by promoting them as leading products. (2) According to the second aspect of the invention, the customer can complete a single procedure including a vehicle insurance purchase application in addition to a vehicle purchase application and a driving school entrance application, which is a more convenient and efficient service. Can be used. (3) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the customer does not need to pay the vehicle fee, the training fee, and the vehicle insurance fee separately, and can pay only once. In addition, if a discount fee is set, the customer can apply for a vehicle purchase, enter a driving school, and purchase vehicle insurance at a reduced price.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present driving school entrance system.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration block diagram of a driving school entrance system.

FIG. 3 is a logical configuration diagram of an information file.

FIG. 4 is an example of an information search screen, in which (1) is a search example emphasizing a fee, (2) is a search example emphasizing a maker / type of a vehicle, and (3) is a search result example.

FIG. 5 is a screen example of a pack product.

FIG. 6 is a processing flowchart of the driving school entrance system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 driving school entrance system 2 contractor 3 customer 4 driving school 5 vehicle operator 6 vehicle insurance company 11 customer terminal 12 school terminal 13 vehicle operator terminal 14 vehicle insurance company terminal 15 server 16 internet 21 input unit 22 display unit 23 output unit 24 processing unit 25 Storage unit 26 Communication unit 31 Information collecting unit 32 Information searching and editing unit 33 Order processing unit 34 Information storage unit 41 Driving school information file 42 Vehicle information file 43 Vehicle insurance information file 44 Customer information file 45 Order information file 50 Homepage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A server for providing vehicle information and driving school information to a customer who desires to purchase a vehicle, receiving and processing an order from the customer, a customer terminal used by the customer, and a vehicle used by a vehicle dealer. What is claimed is: 1. A driving school entrance system in which a trader terminal and a driving school terminal used by the driving school are interconnected via the Internet, wherein the server collects the vehicle information from the vehicle operator and the driving school information from the driving school. Collection means; information storage means for storing the information collected by the information collection means; and information search editing for searching and notifying information desired by the customer from the information stored in the information storage means. Means, and an order processing means for receiving and processing an order from the customer, wherein the order from the customer is transmitted to the information search / editing means. Driving school enrollment system characterized the structure was that, as apply for the vehicle purchase application and school enrollment application as a block on the basis of the retrieved said information I. 2. A vehicle insurer terminal used by a vehicle insurer is connected to the Internet, and the server collects vehicle insurance information from the vehicle insurer by the information collecting means and stores the information in the information storage means. The information search / editing means enables the vehicle insurance information to be searched, and the order from the customer is configured so as to be applied collectively including a vehicle insurance purchase application.
The school entrance system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The school entrance system according to claim 1, wherein the order from the customer is applied for a batch fee.