JP2002312894A - Vehicle reservation method, vehicle device and server device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To accurately receive a reservation of a customer to be transported during a return trip during traveling on the outbound path, and to surely transport the customer during the return travel, thereby improving the profitability rate. A standby information including a standby place, a standby time, and a return direction transmitted from a vehicle device 2 together with identification information is transmitted.
The server device 1 makes the web page on the Internet 4 available to the mobile terminal 3. A vehicle device that accepts reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time, and a destination by a customer who uses the mobile terminal 3 on this web page, and authentication information for identifying the customer, and transmits standby information matching the reservation information. 2, when the reservation is accepted, the server device 1 sends information for recognizing each other to the vehicle device 2 and the portable terminal 3. The waiting information transmitted to the server device 1 by the driver of the taxi traveling on the outbound route is browsed by an unspecified number of customers via the Internet 4, and it is easy to obtain customers who can get on the vehicle when traveling on the return route.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a vehicle transportation system such as a taxi or a truck for transporting customers and goods by traveling back and forth from a departure place to an arrival place. The present invention relates to a vehicle reservation system capable of accurately accepting reservations for customers and freight.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-181886 discloses a vehicle transport system for transporting customers and goods by traveling back and forth from a departure place to an arrival place, such as a taxi or a truck. It consists of a dispatching management center consisting of a wireless receiving and transmitting device that updates the taxi etc. by linking the customer search system and the central processing unit, a vehicle position detecting device, and a receiving and transmitting device of a display device mounted on the vehicle and a dispatching management center A disclosed system is disclosed.

[0003] With this configuration, the location and dynamics of a taxi or a freight delivery vehicle are automatically grasped at a dispatch center, and when a dispatch request is made from a customer, a car closest to the location is selected, and quickly and efficiently. It is said that a command can be issued and a taxi can be dispatched automatically.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, it is not possible to accurately accept a reservation for a customer or a cargo to be transported on the return trip during the forward trip, and to efficiently drive a taxi or a truck. There is a problem that can not be. In other words, transportation vehicles such as taxis and trucks that transport customers and cargo from the departure place to the destination place during the outbound travel from the departure place to the destination place during the return travel from the arrival place to the departure place. There are cases where customers and cargo to be determined have not been determined.

[0005] In particular, in a taxi that transports a customer from a boarding place (departure place) to a destination (arrival place), the operable area where the customer is to be boarded or disembarked is limited, and outside the operable area. Although a passenger who has boarded cannot be disembarked outside the business activity area, generally, when a situation arises in which the customer should use a taxi, the taxi that is running empty is stopped and boarded. For this reason, a taxi that remotely transports a customer from the boarding area in the operable area to a destination outside the business activity area will board the next customer who is in the operable area around the previous customer's destination Unless this is done, it is necessary to return to the operable area by traveling on a relatively long return route in an empty state, and there is a problem that profit cannot be efficiently raised.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to accurately receive a reservation of a customer or a cargo to be transported during a return trip during a forward trip from a departure place to an arrival place, and not only during the forward trip but also during the return trip. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle reservation system, a vehicle device, and a server device that can surely transport customers and freight, and can increase profits efficiently.

[0007]

The present invention has the following arrangement as means for solving the above-mentioned problems.

(1) In a web page on the Internet, a server device creates standby information including a standby location, a standby time, and a return direction transmitted from a vehicle device mounted on a transport vehicle together with identification information for identifying the transport vehicle. Accepts the reservation information including the reservation place, reservation time and destination, and the authentication information for identifying the customer from the client terminal within this web page, and waits for the entered reservation information. The reservation information is transmitted from the server device to the vehicle device that has transmitted the information, and the customer authentication information relating to the accepted reservation information is provided on condition that the vehicle device transmits acceptance information indicating that the reservation is accepted. Is transmitted from the server device to the vehicle device, and the acceptance information is transmitted to the client terminal related to the accepted reservation information. The disclosed identification information of the vehicle device is disclosed.

In this configuration, the standby information transmitted from the vehicle device together with the identification information, including the standby location, the standby time, and the return direction, is displayed on a web page opened to the client terminal on the Internet by the server device. On the page, reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time, and a destination by a customer who uses a client terminal, and authentication information for identifying the customer are received, and reservation is performed in a vehicle device that transmits standby information matching the reservation information. Is accepted, information for recognizing the vehicle device and the client terminal with each other is sent from the server device. Therefore, in a transport vehicle traveling on the outward route from the departure point to the destination, the driver can use the standby information including the standby position near the destination, the standby time calculated from the estimated arrival time, and the return direction to return to the departure point. If the waiting information is transmitted to the server in advance, the waiting information is browsed by an unspecified number of customers via the Internet, and there is a significant probability that a customer matching the waiting information can be acquired and a profit can be obtained even on the return journey. improves. On the other hand, the customer can easily find a transport vehicle heading for the destination via the Internet.

(2) The current position information detected by the position detecting means mounted on the transportation vehicle is transmitted from the vehicle device to the server device at a predetermined timing, and the server device transmits the current position information to the client terminal related to the accepted reservation information. The received current position information is made public.

In this configuration, the current position information of the transport vehicle is grasped by the server device, and the current position information of the reserved transport vehicle is supplied to the client terminal related to the reservation information whose reservation has been accepted by the transport vehicle. You.
Therefore, the current position of the reserved transportation vehicle is recognized by the customer, and it is easy to deal with fluctuations in the standby time.

(3) The server apparatus calculates a discount rate of the fare according to the standby information, and discloses the calculated discount rate together with the standby information in a web page.

[0013] In this configuration, the fare of the transport vehicle when traveling in the return trip is discounted at a discount rate according to the standby information, and the discount rate is recognized by the customer using the client terminal together with the standby information. Therefore, the customer wants to use the transportation vehicle which has been invited by the discounted fare and has transmitted the waiting information, and it becomes easier for the transportation vehicle to acquire the customer when traveling on the outbound route. In addition, the customer can benefit from a discount on the fare by using the transport vehicle that has transmitted the waiting information.

(4) A vehicle device applied to the vehicle reservation method, which is mounted on a transportation vehicle and has a waiting place for a driver,
A server that receives standby information including a standby time and a return direction, an operation unit that receives an input of an acceptance response indicating acceptance of a reservation, standby information to which identification information for identifying a vehicle is added, and acceptance information based on the acceptance response. A vehicle-side communication unit that transmits the reservation information and the authentication information transmitted from the server device to the device, and a display unit that displays the received reservation information and the authentication information is provided.

In this configuration, standby information including a standby location, a standby time, and a return direction by the driver of the transport vehicle is provided.
In addition, an input of an acceptance response for accepting the reservation is received by the operation unit, standby information to which identification information for specifying the transport vehicle is added is transmitted to the server device by the vehicle communication unit, and the vehicle communication unit is connected to the server device. The reservation information and the authentication information received from are displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the driver of the transportation vehicle can acquire a customer at the time of returning travel during forward travel by transmitting and receiving information between the vehicle device and the server device.

(5) A server device applied to the vehicle reservation method, the server device being installed at a center, receiving standby information, identification information, and acceptance information transmitted from the vehicle device and inputting the information via a client terminal. A server-side communication unit for transmitting reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time and a destination, and customer authentication information to the vehicle device, and displaying the received standby information and displaying the reservation place, the reservation time and the destination from the client terminal. A web page creation unit that creates a web page that accepts input of authentication information for specifying a customer and reservation information that includes a customer, and authenticates a vehicle device that has transmitted standby information matching the input authentication information. Transmitting the information and transmitting the authentication information to the vehicle device after receiving the acceptance signal from the vehicle device;
In addition, the disclosure of the identification information to the client terminal relating to the accepted reservation information is performed.

[0017] In this configuration, the server-side communication section publishes the standby information received from the vehicle device to the client terminal on the Internet in a web page created by the web page creation section, and is input from the client terminal in this web page. Transmits and receives the reservation information and the acceptance signal to and from the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information conforming to the reservation information, transmits the authentication information to the vehicle device on condition that the acceptance signal is received, and transmits the identification information to the client terminal. Transmission is performed. Therefore, the driver of the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information via the vehicle device recognizes the customer who has matched the standby information, and the customer who has input the reservation information via the client terminal recognizes the transport vehicle that has matched the reservation information. I do.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a transportation system to which a vehicle reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The transport system 10 includes a server device 1 installed at a center, a vehicle device 2 mounted on a transport vehicle such as a taxi (hereinafter, referred to as a taxi), and a mobile terminal 3 such as a mobile phone carried by a customer. Is done. The server device 1 is a web server connected to the Internet 4, and includes a control unit 11, a communication unit (server-side communication unit) 1
2. Network interface 13 and storage unit 1
4 is provided. The vehicle device 2 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit (vehicle communication unit) 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, a position detection unit 25, and a storage unit 26. The mobile terminal 3 corresponding to the client terminal of the present invention is, for example, a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet 4 via the mobile communication network 5, and includes a control unit 31, a mobile communication unit 32, and an operation unit 3.
3 and a display unit 34.

In the server 1, the control unit 11 controls the communication unit 12, the network interface 13, and the storage unit 14. The communication unit 12 performs wireless transmission and reception of data with the communication unit 22 of the vehicle device 2. The control unit 11 is connected to the Internet 4 via a network interface 13. The control unit 12 creates a web page to be published on the Internet 4 and stores the created web page in the storage unit 14. When the URL input from the client terminal via the Internet 4 matches the URL of the web page stored in the storage unit 14, the control unit 12 reads the web page and transmits the URL. Via the Internet 4.

In the vehicle device 2, the control unit 21 controls the communication unit 22, the operation unit 23, the display unit 24, the position detection unit 25, and the storage unit 26 as a whole. The communication unit 22 wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from the communication unit 12 of the server device 1. The operation unit 23 receives a driver's input operation of standby information including a standby place, a standby time, and a return direction, and acceptance information for accepting a reservation. The control unit 21 adds identification information set in advance as information for specifying the vehicle device 2 to the standby information and the acceptance information input at the operation unit 23, and transmits the information to the server device 1 via the communication unit 22. . Further, the control unit 21 stores the reservation information and the authentication information received from the server device 1 in the communication unit 22 in the storage unit 26, and then displays the information on the display unit 24.

In the portable terminal 3, the control unit 31 is connected to the Internet 4 via the mobile communication network 5 by the mobile communication unit 32, and a web specified by the URL input by the customer via the operation unit 33. The page is displayed on the display unit 34.

FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts showing respective processing procedures of the vehicle device, the server device, and the portable terminal in the transportation system. In the vehicle device 2 mounted on the taxi traveling on the outward route from the boarding place (departure place) to the destination (arrival place), the driver operates the operation unit 23 to operate the standby unit including the standby location, the standby time, and the return direction. When the information is input (201), the control unit 21 adds identification information to the standby information and transmits the information from the communication unit 22 to the server device 1 (202).

Here, the waiting place is a place arbitrarily designated by the driver as a place near the destination where it is easy to meet with the next customer. The standby time is a scheduled time at which the customer arrives at the destination after arriving at the destination and getting off. Further, the return direction is an area in the vicinity of the boarding place of the previous customer, for example, an area that is predetermined as a serviceable area where the customer can get on or off. The identification information is information for specifying a company name of a taxi, a taxi number, and the like.

In the server device 1, when the communication unit 12 receives the standby information including the identification information transmitted from the vehicle device 2 (101), the control unit 11 performs the control based on the standby time and the standby location included in the standby information. After calculating the fare discount rate (102), a web page WP1 for publishing standby information on the Internet 4 is created (103) and stored in the storage unit 14 as shown in FIG. (104). This web page WP1 includes the return direction,
The waiting time, the waiting place, and the discount rate are listed for each taxi.

It should be noted that the data of the entire configuration of the web page WP1 and the data of the list of standby information are separately stored, and the return direction, standby time and standby location of the received standby information and the calculated discount rate are listed. The data may be added to the data, and when a browsing request by inputting a URL described later is matched, the data of the entire configuration may be combined with the data of the list of standby information and output.

As an example, the calculation of the fare discount rate is as follows. For the standby time, the discount rate becomes the lowest at the time of the return rush before and after the arrival and departure time of the last vehicle of the bus or the train. A calculation table is prepared in advance so that the discount rate becomes higher, and a calculation table is prepared in advance so that the discount rate becomes higher as the user moves away from the operable area, and the standby time included in the received standby information. And by referring to a calculation table based on the standby location. In place of these calculation tables, calculation formulas can be used.

In the mobile terminal 3, the U of the web page WP 1 previously advertised by the customer by operating the operation unit 23
When the RL is input (301), the control unit 31 transmits the Internet 4 via the mobile communication network 5 from the mobile communication unit 32.
(302).

In the server device 1, when the URL of the web page WP1 is input from the portable terminal 3 via the Internet 4 (105), the control section 11 reads out the web page WP1 stored in the storage section 14 ( 10
6), data for displaying the web page WP1 is output from the network interface 16 to the portable terminal 3 via the Internet 4 (107).

In the portable terminal 3, when the mobile communication unit 32 receives the data for displaying the web page WP1 (303), the control unit 31 displays the web page WP1 on the display unit 34 (304), and It waits for selection input of reservation processing or end processing (305). Here, when the customer selects the reservation processing, the control unit 31 sets the mobile communication unit 3
2 outputs a lower URL to the Internet 4 via the mobile communication network 5 (306).

In the server device 1, when a lower URL is input from the portable terminal 3 via the Internet 4 (108), the control unit 11 sends a web page stored in the storage unit 14 in advance as a reservation information input page. Page WP2
(See FIG. 5B) (109), and data for displaying the web page WP2 is transmitted from the network interface 16 to the portable terminal 3 via the Internet 4.
(110).

In the portable terminal 3, when the mobile communication unit 32 receives data for displaying the web page WP2 (307), the control unit 31 displays the web page WP2 on the display unit 34 (308), and It waits for input of reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time and a destination, and authentication information for specifying a customer (309). When the customer inputs the reservation information and the authentication information on the operation unit 33, the control unit 31 outputs the reservation information and the authentication information from the mobile communication unit 31 to the server device 1 via the Internet 4 (310).

Here, the reservation place is a place where the customer desires to take a taxi. The reservation time is a time at which the customer desires to get on a taxi. further,
The destination is a place where the customer wants to get off, and in this example, is a place in a taxi business permitted area. Also,
The authentication information is information including at least the name of the customer.

In the server device 1, when the reservation information and the authentication information are input from the portable terminal 3 (111), the control unit 11 determines the reservation place, the reservation time, the standby place corresponding to the reservation time, and the standby place included in the reservation information. The standby information including the time and the return direction is selected (112), and the reservation information is transmitted to the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information related to the selection (11).
3).

By including the selection information of the waiting information by the customer in the reservation information, the control unit 11 of the server 1
Can be omitted.

When the vehicle device 2 receives the reservation information from the server device 1 (203), the control unit 21 displays the received reservation information on the display unit 24 (204), and accepts or rejects information from the driver. Wait for input (20
5). The control unit 21 transmits the acceptance information or the rejection information input by the driver through the operation of the operation unit 23 to the server device 1 via the communication unit 22 (206).

In the server device 1, when the communication unit 12 receives the rejection information (114), the control unit 11 transmits a web page WP3 indicating that the reservation has not been established.
(See FIG. 5C) (115), and output to the portable terminal 3 from the network interface 13 via the Internet 4 (116). When the communication unit 12 receives the acceptance information (117), the control unit 11 transmits a web page WP4 (FIG. 5) displaying that the reservation has been established and identification information such as the company name and number of the reserved taxi.
(Refer to (D))) (118), and the portable terminal 3 is transmitted from the network interface 13 via the Internet 4.
(119), and the authentication information such as the name of the reserved customer is transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the vehicle device 2 together with the fare discount rate (120).

In the mobile terminal 3, when the mobile communication unit 32 receives the web page WP3 or the web page WP4 (311), the control unit 31 sends the received web page W
P3 or the web page WP4 is displayed on the display unit 34 (312). On the other hand, in the vehicle device 2, when the communication unit 22 receives the authentication information (207), the control unit 21 displays the received authentication information on the display unit 24 (208).

Thereafter, in the vehicle device 2, the control unit 21
Performs a process of detecting the current position of a taxi using GPS as an example by the position detection unit 25 and transmitting the detected current position information to the server device 1 at predetermined time intervals until the vehicle arrives at the standby location ( 209-211).

In the server device 1, when the communication unit 12 receives the current location information (121), the control unit 11 compares the current location information and the current time with the reservation location and the reservation time included in the reservation information, and taxi-cabs. It is determined whether or not the arrival is delayed (122). When it is determined in this determination that the arrival of the taxi is delayed, the control unit 11 notifies the customer to that effect (123). This contact is made, for example, because it is not clear whether or not the customer continues to connect the mobile terminal 3 to the Internet 4.
Or by making a call to the mobile communication network 5. In this case, the estimated arrival time of the taxi arriving at the reserved place may be calculated and notified.

With the above configuration and processing, according to the vehicle reservation method of this embodiment, during the forward traveling to the destination of the previous customer, the next customer during the return traveling is widely recruited in advance via the Internet. It is possible to improve the profit efficiency by traveling on the return route in the actual vehicle state.
In addition, customers can conveniently find a taxi and obtain the benefit of being able to use a cheap fare.

As shown in FIG. 5 (B), in the web page WP2 for inputting reservation information displayed on the portable terminal 3, a selection key indicating whether or not sharing with other customers is possible, Also, an input unit for the number of passengers may be provided, and these conditions may be included in the reservation information. By transmitting the reservation information including these conditions to the vehicle device 2, the taxi driver has more information to decide whether to accept or reject the reservation, and it is possible to efficiently raise higher profits.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a server device constituting a transportation system to which a vehicle reservation method according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied. In this embodiment, in the vehicle device 1 mounted on a taxi, the current position is constantly detected by the position detection unit 25, and the detected current position information is transmitted to the server device 1 at predetermined time intervals.
Thus, the server device 1 always knows the position of each taxi.

In this state, when the communication unit 12 receives the waiting place information for specifying the waiting place and the identification information for specifying the taxi transmitted from the vehicle device 2 (401), the control unit 11 makes the control of the taxi. The arrival time at the standby location is predicted from the distance from the current position to the standby location, the current time, the traffic situation, and the like (402), and the standby location, the arrival time, the return direction (can be determined from the taxi's affiliated company), and the like. Add information to the web page (403).

After that, the control unit 11 sends the Internet 4
Web page display data is output to the client terminal 3 to which the URL has been input via the Internet (404, 405), and the reservation information input by the customer along with the authentication information from the client terminal 3 via the Internet 4 is matched with the standby information. (406, 407), and on the condition that the acceptance information is transmitted from the vehicle device 2, the authentication information is transmitted to the vehicle device 2 and the identification information is notified to the client terminal 3 ( 408-410).

According to this processing, the taxi driver only needs to input the standby place to the vehicle device 2, and does not need to input the standby time and the return direction, thereby simplifying the work.

The present invention can be applied not only to a system for picking up customers by taxi, but also to other transportation systems such as a parcel delivery service for delivering cargo by freight vehicles.

[0047]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) The standby information transmitted from the vehicle device together with the identification information, including the standby location, the standby time, and the return direction, is displayed on a web page published to the client terminal on the Internet by the server device. The reservation is accepted in the vehicle device which receives the reservation information including the reservation place, the reservation time and the destination by the customer using the client terminal, and the authentication information for specifying the customer, and transmits the standby information matching the reservation information. In this case, information for recognizing the vehicle device and the client terminal can be sent from the server device. Thereby, in the transport vehicle traveling on the outward route from the departure point to the destination, the standby information including the standby position near the destination, the standby time calculated from the estimated arrival time, and the return direction to return to the departure point Is transmitted to the server device in advance, the waiting information can be browsed by an unspecified number of customers via the Internet, and it is possible to easily obtain a customer who is compatible with the waiting information that can be boarded when returning. It is possible to improve profit efficiency. On the other hand, the customer can easily find the transportation vehicle heading for the destination via the Internet.

(2) The current position information of the transport vehicle is grasped by the server device, and the current position information of the reserved transport vehicle is supplied to the client terminal associated with the reservation information whose reservation has been accepted by the transport vehicle. , Customers can accurately determine the current location of the reserved transportation vehicle,
It is possible to make it easier for the customer to deal with the fluctuation of the standby time.

(3) The fare when the transport vehicle travels on the return trip is discounted by a discount rate according to the standby information, and the discount rate is made known to the customer who uses the client terminal together with the standby information, so that the customer can use the discounted fare. As a result, it is desired to use the transport vehicle that has been transmitted to the waiting information and is transmitted, so that it is possible to more easily obtain customers when the transport vehicle travels on the outbound route, thereby further improving the profit efficiency. In addition, the customer can obtain a profit from the fare discount by using the transport vehicle that has transmitted the waiting information.

(4) Waiting information including a waiting place, a waiting time, and a return direction by the driver of the transportation vehicle, and an input of an acceptance response indicating acceptance of the reservation are received by the operation unit.
By transmitting standby information to which the identification information for specifying the transport vehicle is added to the server device by the vehicle-side communication unit, and displaying the reservation information and the authentication information received from the server device by the vehicle-side communication unit on the display unit, By transmitting and receiving information between the server and the server device, it is possible to support acquisition of a customer at the time of traveling on the return path during traveling on the outward path.

(5) The server-side communication section publishes the standby information received from the vehicle device to the client terminal on the Internet in a web page created by the web page creation section, and reserves the information input from the client terminal on this web page. It transmits and receives reservation information and an acceptance signal to and from the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information matching the information, transmits authentication information to the vehicle device on condition that the acceptance signal is received, and transmits identification information to the client terminal. It can be carried out. With this, the driver of the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information via the vehicle device can reliably recognize the customer who has matched the standby information, and the customer who has input the reservation information via the client terminal has Suitable transport vehicles can be reliably recognized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a transportation system to which a vehicle reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a vehicle device in the transportation system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a server device in the transportation system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a portable terminal in the transportation system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a web page published on the Internet by the transportation system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a server device constituting a transportation system to which a vehicle reservation method according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-server device 2-vehicle device 3-type terminal (client device) 10-transportation system

Claims (5)

[Claims] A waiting place transmitted from a vehicle device mounted on the transportation vehicle together with identification information for identifying the transportation vehicle;
The standby information including the standby time and the return direction is disclosed to the client terminal in a web page on the Internet created by the server device, and the reservation information including the reservation location, the reservation time, and the destination from the client terminal in this web page,
In addition, the server device transmits the reservation information to the vehicle device that has received the input of the authentication information specifying the customer, and has transmitted the standby information matching the input reservation information, and the vehicle device accepts the reservation. On condition that the acceptance information is transmitted, the authentication information of the customer relating to the accepted reservation information is transmitted from the server device to the vehicle device, and the acceptance information is transmitted to the client terminal relating to the accepted reservation information. A vehicle reservation method characterized by disclosing the identification information of the vehicle device. 2. The vehicle device transmits the current position information detected by the position detecting means mounted on the transportation vehicle to the server device at a predetermined timing from the vehicle device, and the server device receives the current position information from the client terminal related to the accepted reservation information. The vehicle reservation method according to claim 1, wherein the current position information is disclosed. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the server calculates a discount rate of the fare according to the standby information, and publishes the calculated discount rate together with the standby information in a web page. How to book. 4. A vehicle apparatus applied to the vehicle reservation method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the vehicle information is mounted on a transport vehicle and includes a standby place, a standby time, and a return direction by a driver. And an operation unit for accepting an input of an acceptance response indicating that the reservation is accepted, standby information to which identification information for identifying the vehicle is added, and acceptance information based on the acceptance response are transmitted to the server device and transmitted from the server device. A vehicle device comprising: a vehicle-side communication unit that receives the received reservation information and authentication information; and a display unit that displays the received reservation information and authentication information. 5. A server device applied to the vehicle reservation method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server device is provided at a center and has standby information transmitted from the vehicle device.
A server-side communication unit for receiving the identification information and the acceptance information, transmitting reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time and a destination inputted from a client terminal and customer authentication information to the vehicle device, and displaying the received standby information. And a web page creation unit for creating a web page for receiving reservation information including a reservation place, a reservation time and a destination from a client terminal, and an input of authentication information for identifying a customer. After transmitting the authentication information to the vehicle device that has transmitted the standby information conforming to the above, after receiving the acceptance signal from the vehicle device,
A server device for transmitting authentication information to the vehicle device and publishing identification information to a client terminal related to the accepted reservation information.